36 Traits of the Believers in the Quran
"My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the incitements of the devils, and I seek refuge in You my Lord, lest they turn up.” ~ Quran 23:97-98
1. They Worship God Alone
You alone we worship and You alone we ask for help. ~ Quran 1:5
2. They Advocate Righteousness
They believe in God and the Last Day, and they advocate righteousness and forbid evil, and they hasten to do good. These are among the righteous. ~ Quran 3:114
3. They Do Good Deeds
Wealth and children are ornaments of the worldly life, but the enduring good deeds yield a better reward from your Lord and better hope. ~ Quran 18:46
And the one who comes to Him as a believer and has done good deeds, those shall have the high ranks; ~ Quran 20:75
4. They Remember God’s Blessings
O you who believe, remember God’s blessings upon you. When some people intended to extend their hands against you, He withheld their hands from you. You shall reverence God, and in God the believers should trust. ~ Quran 5:11
5. They Are Steadfast
We have not sent any messengers before you who did not eat food and walk in the markets. We have made some of you a means for testing others. Will you be steadfast? Your Lord is Seer. ~ Quran 25:20
6. They Are Not Stingy When They Give
So reverence God as best as you can, and listen, and obey, and give. It is for your own good. Those who guard against their own stinginess; they are indeed the successful ones. ~ Quran 64:16
7. They Are Humble
The servants of the Almighty are those who walk on the earth humbly and when the ignorant speak to them, they say, “Peace.” ~ Quran 25:63
The believers are those whose hearts tremble when God is mentioned, and when His revelations are recited to them, it increases their faith, and in their Lord they trust. ~ Quran 8:2
8. They Are Truthful
God will then reward the truthful for their truthfulness, and punish the hypocrites if He so wills, or redeem them. God is Forgiver, Merciful. ~ Quran 33:24
Those who believed in God and His messengers are the truthful ones and the witnesses at their Lord. They shall have their reward and their light. As for those who disbelieved and denied Our revelations, they are the companions of Hellfire. ~ Quran 57:19
9. They Are Appreciative
The one who possessed knowledge of the Scripture said, “I can bring it to you before you blink.” So when he saw it settled before him, he said, “This is a favour from my Lord to test me as to whether I will be appreciative or unappreciative. Whoever is appreciative is appreciative for his own good. As for the one who is unappreciative; my Lord is Rich, Generous.” ~ Quran 27:40
10. They Are Kind
And when We took the covenant from the Children of Israel: “You shall not worship except God and treat your parents kindly, as well as the relatives, the orphans and the needy, and speak kindly to the people, and observe the Salat and give the Zakat.” Then you turned away in aversion, except a few of you. ~ Quran 2:83
11. They Are Sincere
And those who, when they repent and do good deeds, they turn to God in sincere repentance indeed. ~ Quran 25:71
12. They Pardon The People
O you who believe, among your spouses and your children are enemies to you, so be wary of them. If you pardon, overlook and forgive, then God is Forgiver, Merciful. ~ Quran 64:14
13. They Refrain From Anger
who give in prosperity and hardship, and the suppressors of rage, and those who pardon the people. God loves the good-doers. ~ Quran 3:134
14. They Are Compassionate
and then to be one of those who believed and encouraged one another to exercise patience, and encouraged one another to show compassion. Those are the companions of the Right. ~ Quran 90:17-18
15. They Have Self-Control
And as for the one who feared the position of his Lord, and restrained the self from base desires; Paradise will be the refuge. ~ Quran 79:40-41
16. They Keep Their Promises
And those who honour what they have been entrusted with and their oaths, and those who stand by their testimonies, ~ Quran 70:32-33
17. They Are Grateful To God
We gave Luqman the wisdom: “You shall give thanks to God. The one who gives thanks, gives thanks but for his own good. As for the one who is ungrateful, then indeed, God is Rich, Praiseworthy.” ~ Quran 31:12
18. They Remember God Frequently
Those who remember God while standing, sitting, and on their sides, and they reflect upon the creation of the heavens and the earth: “Our Lord, You did not create this in vain, glory to You, so guard us against the punishment of the Fire. ~ Quran 3:191
Then when the Salat is concluded, you shall spread out through the land and seek God’s favour, and remember God frequently so that you may succeed. ~ Quran 62:10
19. They Do Not Put Themselves Before God
O you who believe, do not put yourself before God and His messenger, and reverence God. Indeed, God is Hearer, Knowledgeable. ~ Quran 49:1
20. They Have Attained Patience
And be patient, and your patience is attainable only with God’s help. Do not grieve over them and do not be distressed by their schemes. ~ Quran 16:127
21. They Do Not Use Bad Language
God does not like foul language being voiced out loud, except in the case of someone who has been wronged. God is Hearer, Knowledgeable. ~ Quran 4:148
22. They Do Not Ridicule, Mock Or Insult Other People
O you who believe, no people shall ridicule other people, for they may be better than them. Nor shall some women ridicule other women, for they may be better than them. And do not insult one another or call each other names. How evil it is to acquire a name for wickedness after attaining faith! Those who do not repent, they are indeed the transgressors. ~ Quran 49:11
23. They Disregard Vein Talk
And if they hear vain talk, they disregard it and say, “We have our deeds and you have your deeds. Peace be upon you. We do not wish to be with the ignorant ones.” ~ Quran 28:55
24. They Trust In God
God: there is no god except Him. In God, the believers should trust. ~ Quran 64:13
And put your trust in God. God suffices as a Trustee. ~ Quran 33:3
Why should we not place our trust in God, when He has guided us to our ways? We shall be patient in the face of the harm you caused us. The trusting ones should trust in God.” ~ Quran 14:12
25. They Have No Doubt In Their Heart
Rather, the believers are those who believe in God and His messenger, then have no doubt, and strive with their money and themselves in the cause of God. Those are the truthful ones. ~ Quran 49:15
26. They Have Attained Certainty
So glorify your Lord with praise, and be among the prostrators, and worship your Lord in order to attain certainty. ~ Quran 15:98-99
27. They Fear God
Those who are in awe for fear of their Lord, and those who believe in the revelations of their Lord, and those who do not associate any partners with their Lord, and those who give what they have given, with their hearts fearful, knowing that to their Lord they will return; it is those who hasten to do good deeds, and they are the first to it. ~ Quran 23:57-61
28. They Seek The Hereafter
Whoever seeks the harvest of the Hereafter, We increase for him his harvest, and whoever seeks the harvest of this world, We will give him thereof and he will have no share in the Hereafter. ~ Quran 42:20
But if you seek God and His messenger and the Abode of the Hereafter, then God has prepared for the good-doers among you a great reward.” ~ Quran 33:29
29. They Do Not Desire The Reward Of This World
No self is to die except with God’s permission. It is a predetermined decree. Whoever desires the reward of this world, We grant him therefrom, and whoever desires the reward of the Hereafter, We grant him therefrom. We shall reward those who are thankful. ~ Quran 3:145
30. They Turn To God
He is the One who shows you His signs and brings down to you provisions from the sky, but none will remember except those who turn to Him. ~ Quran 40:13
31. They Are Not Boastful
Do not be like those who left their homes boastfully and showing off in front of the people, and they repel others from the path of God. God is encompassing of what they do. ~ Quran 8:47
32. They Are Not Arrogant
Do not turn your cheek away from the people in arrogance, nor walk haughtily in the land. God does not like the arrogant, boastful. ~ Quran 31:18
And do not walk arrogantly in the earth, for you cannot bore through the earth, nor can you be as tall as the mountains. ~ Quran 17:37
33. Their Hearts Feel Assured
They are the ones who believe and whose hearts are assured through the remembrance of God. Absolutely, through the remembrance of God do the hearts feel assured. ~ Quran 13:28
34. They Speak With Humility
When they were told, “Dwell in this town, eat therefrom as you please, speak with humility, and enter the gate in submission. We will then forgive you your sins. We will increase further for the good-doers.” ~ Quran 7:161
35. They Possess Intelligence
He grants wisdom to whom He wills, and whoever is granted wisdom has indeed been granted much good, but none will remember except those who possess intelligence. ~ Quran 2:269
A blessed Book which We brought down to you so that they would reflect on its verses, and so that those who possess intelligence would be reminded. ~ Quran 38:29
36. God Is Sufficient For Them
Those who were told by the people, “People have gathered against you, so you should fear them.” But this merely increased their faith, and they said, “God suffices us. He is the best Trustee.” ~ Quran 3:173
God knows best who your enemies are. God is sufficient as an Ally, and God suffices as a Supporter. ~ Quran 4:45
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The submitting men and the submitting women, the believing men and the believing women, the obedient men and the obedient women, the truthful men and the truthful women, the patient men and the patient women, the humble men and the humble women, the charitable men and the charitable women, the fasting men and the fasting women, the men who guard their private parts and the guarding women, the men who remember God frequently and the women who also remember; God has prepared for them forgiveness and a great reward. ~ Quran 33:35
English Translation by A. Muhammad