DAY 238: Isra 31-39

•  Do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide sustenance to them and to you, too. Killing them is a great sin indeed. Do not go near adultery. It is truly a shameful deed and an evil way. Do not take a ˹human˺ life—made sacred by Allah—except with ˹legal˺ right. If anyone is killed unjustly, We have given their heirs the authority, but do not let them exceed limits in retaliation, for they are already supported ˹by law˺. Do not come near the wealth of the orphan—unless intending to enhance it—until they attain maturity. Honour ˹your˺ pledges, for you will surely be accountable for them. Give in full when you measure, and weigh with an even balance. That is fairest and best in the end. Do not follow what you have no ˹sure˺ knowledge of. Indeed, all will be called to account for ˹their˺ hearing, sight, and intellect. And do not walk on the earth arrogantly. Surely you can neither crack the earth nor stretch to the height of the mountains. The violation of any of these ˹commandments˺ is detestable to your Lord. This is part of the wisdom which your Lord has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺. And do not set up any other god with Allah ˹O humanity˺, or you will be cast into Hell, blamed and rejected.
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  This passage concludes the famous "Ethical Decalogue" that began in verse 22. It moves from commandments about family and wealth to broader societal laws, ultimately prohibiting all forms of transgression and arrogance, and grounding this entire moral framework in the absolute knowledge and sovereignty of God.
  
  Provide a comprehensive legal and ethical framework for a just society, protecting:
      Life (of children and individuals)
      Lineage and Chastity (prohibition of Zina)
      Property (of orphans and in commerce)
      Intellect and Truth (pursuing knowledge, avoiding conjecture)
      Social Fabric (through fulfilling covenants)
      The underlying spirit is to curb human vices like greed, lust, arrogance, and dishonesty, and to promote a society built on piety, justice, humility, and trust in Allah's wisdom and provision.
  
      These verses provide a complete moral code, protecting life, wealth, and honor through justice and humility, all grounded in the worship of God and ultimate accountability to Him.  
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