God created man in the best design, then reverted him to the lowest of the low, except those who believe and lead a righteous life, who receive a well deserved reward.1, 2
From the Quranic point of view, a person does good for society seeking God, rather than treating social good as an end in itself.1
Righteous Jews and Christians are rewarded for their good works, but they lost the contact prayers, and all their good works together are a small fraction of what the five daily prayers give.1, 2, 3, 4
Verse 59:18 commands each believer to examine every day what he or she has advanced for the coming day, because that account decides one's eternal status.1, 2, 3
Anyone following one of the divinely revealed systems is all right, provided he believes in God and the Hereafter and leads a righteous life.1, 2, 3
Believing in God comes first; a truthful, honest, nice person who does not believe in God has all his work in vain, and after that every commandment is important.1, 2, 3
When the righteous go to heaven they leave their bodies, just as Adam and Eve were before breaking God's law, because the body is not really anything.1, 2, 3
Anyone, including a Jew or a Christian who does not recognize Muhammad, goes to heaven if they believe in God and the Last Day and lead a righteous life.1, 2, 3, 4
God being omnipotent means He backs up His guarantee of perfect happiness and health to those who do their part by following His commandments.1, 2, 3, 4
God's guarantee of happiness in this world and the Hereafter for those who believe and lead a righteous life is repeated 23 times in the Quran, as in 10:62.1, 2, 3, 4
Freeing slaves is a difficult path believers must take; exploiting other humans is a vicious crime in the Quran, and oppression is worse than murder.1, 2, 3
Redeem your soul by feeding it daily through the five prayers, charity, righteousness, and never lying or cheating, being an exemplary person of moral behavior.1, 2, 3
God promises in 24:55 that those who believe, lead a righteous life, and worship Him alone will be made kings or queens on earth, and believers must believe this without doubt.1, 2, 3, 4
God rewards a person for everything he or she does.1
Believers who worship God alone and uphold the Quran alone are good and go to Heaven, but they are not of the same rank as those who strive.1, 2, 3, 4
The righteous rarely sleep the whole night, implore forgiveness at dawn, and set aside a portion of their money for the needy and deprived.1, 2
The basic requirements for reaching the lower heaven are believing in God alone, working righteousness, and believing in the Hereafter.1, 2, 3
A good deed is rewarded tenfold, while a bad deed is punished only once.1, 2, 3
Asking God's forgiveness after harming someone may not be enough; one also has to work righteousness and may need to make amends with the person harmed.1
The Quran describes the true servants of the Most Gracious as those who answer the ignorant with peace and spend the night worshiping their Lord.1, 2, 3
What truly matters in this life is the spiritual food of the soul: tests, challenges, righteous works, and remembrance of God.1, 2
Believers who confer secretly must not confer to commit sin, transgression, or disobedience to the messenger, but only to work righteousness and piety.1, 2
People who adhere to God's commandments prove that they believe in God, and these obligations are for our benefit, not for God's benefit.1, 2, 3
Idolizing anyone nullifies all of one's works no matter how good one is, and even Muhammad was told his works would be nullified if he fell into idol worship.1, 2, 3, 4
Righteousness means a consistent, active consciousness of God.1
The Quran says those who declare their Lord is God and lead a righteous life have no fear and deserve paradise forever as a reward for their works.1, 2
God promises believers who work righteousness that He will give them security in place of their fears because they worship Him alone without idolizing anything besides Him.1, 2, 3
Whoever observes righteousness toward God, God creates an exit for him and provides for him from where he never expects, and God always carries out His decisions.1, 2
Whoever observes righteousness toward God, God makes everything easy for him, and there is no humiliation for the servants of God.1, 2, 3
God promises in His final message that whoever observes righteousness will have everything made easy, and there is no humiliation for the servants of God.1, 2, 3
Whoever observes righteousness toward God will be given a way out and provided for from where he never expects, but one must believe it with absolute confidence and no doubt.1, 2, 3
Physical nakedness in the story of Adam is an issue but not the main one; the main concepts are obedience, disobedience, and righteousness.1, 2, 3, 4
The splendid garments God gave are themselves the garments of righteousness, not a separate garment, and the garment of righteousness is the best.1, 2, 3
Unlike the first garment given to Adam without consulting him, the garment of righteousness must be acquired by free choice.1, 2, 3