Hawzah News Agency (Qom, Iran) -The Quran is the principle source of every Muslim’s faith and practice, but its basic theme is the relationship between God and His creatures and provides guidelines for a just society, proper human conduct and equitable economic principles. For next 100 days we are presenting some short articles on ethical issues that have been written based on the verses of Quran.

 God Almighty says in the Qur’an: “Tell My servants to speak in a manner which is the best. Indeed Satan incites ill feeling between them, and Satan is indeed man's manifest enemy”. (Quran; 17:53) Our words contain the power of life and death. You have the power to speak life into your home and the people around you, and you were given that power for a reason. The people around you need to hear your words of encouragement. Your encouraging words are more meaningful to them than anyone else's! They are like little gifts of life that the people closest to you need to hear.

 Therefore, our words are so important. For example Qur’an says about speaking with our parents: “do not say to them," Fie!" And do not chide them, but speak to them noble words”. (Quran; 17:23) On the other hand, when almighty God send Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh, He says: “Speak to him in a soft manner; maybe he will take admonition or fear”. (Quran; 20:44) However, sometimes we compliment total strangers or people we barely know more than we complement our own family members. Many times, a person will tell a coworker what a great job they did, but when their own spouse excels, they do not say a word. We need to always make it a priority to compliment and encourage our own family members first. Holy prophet said: “If a man tells his wife "I love you", she never forgot that”. 

 It is easy to take the people closest to us for granted. You might think, “Oh, I do not need to say anything. They know how I feel”, or, “She knows I think she is beautiful...He knows I think he is great”. Maybe so, but a blessing is not a blessing until it is spoken. When you release those positive, faith-filled words of affirmation, they have a positive impact on the lives of the people you love. Holy prophet said: “If you love someone, tell him”. 

 Always remember, the people in your inner circle not only want your approval — they need it. Life and death are in the power of your tongue, and the seeds you sow will produce a harvest for your own future. Speak words of faith and victory and set yourself up for a harvest of victory in your own future. Give gifts of life to others and receive His life in abundance in return.

Noble Words

 Author: Abolfazl Sabouri

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