قل تعالوا اتل ما حرم ربكم عليكم الا تشركوا به شيا وبالولدين احسنا ولا تقتلوا اولدكم من املق نحن نرزقكم واياهم ولا تقربوا الفوحش ما ظهر منها وما بطن ولا تقتلوا النفس التى حرم الله الا بالحق ذلكم وصىكم به لعلكم تعقلون
ولا تقربوا مال اليتيم الا بالتى هى احسن حتى يبلغ اشده واوفوا الكيل والميزان بالقسط لا نكلف نفسا الا وسعها واذا قلتم فاعدلوا ولو كان ذا قربى وبعهد الله اوفوا ذلكم وصىكم به لعلكم تذكرون
وان هذا صرطى مستقيما فاتبعوه ولا تتبعوا السبل فتفرق بكم عن سبيله ذلكم وصىكم به لعلكم تتقون
Say, "Come, let me convey to you what your Developer has made inviolable upon you:
- Associate nothing with Him (tushrikoo bihi shayan).
- Honor your parents, do good to them, fulfil their needs (bi-l-Walidayni ihsanan).
- Neither kill your children for fear of poverty nor deprive them of proper training and education (la taqlutu awladakum min im’laqin). We provide for you and for them.
- Do not go near immodesty or lewdness (la taqrabu al-Fawahisha) whether openly or in secret.
- Do not slay a life, life that God has made inviolable (la taqtulu al-nafsa allati harrama Allahu) - except in the course of justice (ila bi-l-Haqqi). This He has commanded you so that you may use your intelligence and reason (taqiluna). God commands you further:
- Do not approach the wealth (mala) of the orphan (al-Yatimi) except to improve it (ahsanu) until they come of age with full maturity of body and mind (yablugha ashuddahu).
- Give full weight and full measure (awfu al-Kayla) in all your dealings. Uphold the balance (al-Mizan) with Justice (bi-l-Qisti). We do not assign any 'self' responsibility beyond its means.
- And when you voice an opinion, be just (3dilu), even if it is against a relative.
- Fulfil your covenant (3hdi) with God.
- This He commands for you to bear in mind. This is my straight path (sirati mustaqiman), Follow it, then, and follow not other ways that take you away from His path. This He has ordained for you so that you live upright (attaquna). (6:151-153)
The first commandment is the only religious creed of the list, and refers to the duty of understanding that Allah is above and beyond existence. We can philosophize and discuss this subject with other people, as many people have an irrational and childish view on God which does not confirm with the framework of the universe, and are thus stuck in unrealistic ideas, but nobody may ever be forced into accepting a view. We can only truly understand ourselves correctly, when we try to understand the universe and its Creator, as this framework will explain to us His Manifestation. Many people reject religion and faith in a God, because of the irrational ideas perpetrated by many traditional theologies, as they contradict reality (al-Haqq).
The second to ninth commands are all ethical values which are shared by all human beings, taking care and protection of the weaker persons among us, to not kill other people, to be honest in all dealings and moments of life, from paying for your gum to testifying in courts, to equal sharing of all resources, foods etc., to hold to our oaths and agreements. This the way we must follow, and these ethics do not contradict our natural disposition (fitrat), as this the path which keeps mankind erect (sirati mustaqim) and righteous (attaquna), and these are the most honourable with God (49:13), and certainly also with all the rest of mankind. The world would be a lot safer and more prosperous if the majority of the people were to uphold these universal ethics and the obligation (al-Din) of peacemaking (al-Islam), which unites mankind in their humanity and positive behaviour.
والله يدعوا الى دار السلم ويهدى من يشاء الى صرط مستقيم
God calls to the Abode/State of Peace (Dar al-Salam), and leads whomever to the straight path (sirat mustaqeem).(10:25)