The Ten Commandments
(Exodus 12: 1-17 & Deuteronomy 5: 6-21) |
Confirmation in the Quran
(Chapter: Verse) |
1. Thou shall not
take any
God except one God. |
1. There is no God except
one God (47:19) |
2. Thou shall make
no
image of God. |
2. There is nothing whatsoever
like unto Him (42:11) |
3. Thou shall not
use
God's name in vain. |
3. Make not God's name an
excuse to your oaths (2:224) |
4. Thou shall honor
thy
mother and father. |
4. Be kind to your parents if one
or both of them attain old age in thy
life, say not a word of contempt nor
repel them but address them in
terms of honor. (17:23) |
| 5. Thou shall not
steal. |
5. As for the thief, male or female,
cut off
his or her hands, but those who repent
After a crime and reform shall be
forgiven by God for God is forgiving
and kind. (5:38 - 39) |
6. Thou shall not
lie or give
false testimony. |
6. They invoke a curse of God if
they lie. (24:7) Hide not the
testimony (2:283) |
| 7. Thou shall not
kill. |
7. If anyone has killed one person it
is as
if he had killed the whole mankind (5:32) |
| 8. Thou shall not
commit adultery. |
8. Do not come near adultery. It is an
indecent deed and a way for other
evils. (17:32) |
9. Thou shall not
covet thy neighbors
wife or possessions. |
9, Do good to your parents, relatives
and
neighbors. (4:36) Saying of the Prophet
Muhammad (P) "One of the greatest sins
is to have illicit sex with your neighbors
wife". |
| 10. Thou shall keep
the Sabbath holy. |
10. When the call for the Friday
Prayer is
made, hasten to the remembrance of
God and leave off your business. (62:9) |
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