Ethical Theme: Honesty

Those to whom We gave the Scripture know him as they know their own sons. But indeed, a party of them conceal the truth while they know [it].

And of the people is he whose speech pleases you in worldly life, and he calls Allah to witness as to what is in his heart, yet he is the fiercest of opponents.

Do you not consider, [O Muhammad], those who were given a portion of the Scripture? They are invited to the Scripture of Allah that it should arbitrate between them; then a party of them turns away, and they are refusing.

And indeed, there is among them a party who alter the Scripture with their tongues so you may think it is from the Scripture, but it is not from the Scripture. And they say, "This is from Allah," but it is not from Allah. And they speak untruth about Allah while they know.

O you who have believed, testimony [should be taken] among you when death approaches one of you at the time of bequest - [that of] two just men from among you or two others from outside if you are traveling through the land and the disaster of death should strike you. Detain them after the prayer and let them both swear by Allah if you doubt [their testimony, saying], "We will not exchange our oath for a price, even if he should be a near relative, and we will not withhold the testimony of Allah. Indeed, we would then be of the sinful."

And who is more unjust than he who invents a lie about Allah? Those will be presented before their Lord, and the witnesses will say, "These are the ones who lied against their Lord." Unquestionably, the curse of Allah is upon the wrongdoers.

Those are the ones who will have lost themselves, and lost from them is what they used to invent.

They said, "We will attempt to dissuade his father from [keeping] him, and indeed, we will do [it]."

So when they returned to their father, they said, "O our father, [further] measure has been denied to us, so send with us our brother [that] we will be given measure. And indeed, we will be his guardians."

And recite, [O Muhammad], what has been revealed to you of the Book of your Lord. There is no changer of His words, and never will you find in other than Him a refuge.

And mention in the Book, Moses. Indeed, he was chosen, and he was a messenger and a prophet.

He said, "It is my staff; I lean upon it, and I bring down leaves for my sheep and I have therein other uses."

[Pharaoh] said, "So who is the Lord of you two, O Moses?"

So have they not traveled through the earth and have hearts by which to reason and ears by which to hear? For indeed, it is not eyes that are blinded, but blinded are the hearts which are within the breasts.

Say, "O people, I am only to you a clear warner."

[Moses] said, "The Lord of the heavens and earth and that between them, if you should be convinced."

And it was said to the people, "Will you congregate

And when the magicians arrived, they said to Pharaoh, "Is there indeed for us a reward if we are the predominant?"

And recite to them the news of Abraham,

When he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship?"