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The other day I was reading the Holy Quran I came across the commandments given to Muslims in Chapter 17 (Surah Israa), I found that similar commandments are also found in the Old and New Testaments (the 10 commandments and the seven deadly sins), and even in non-Semitic religions, i.e., Buddhism.
People who have read those will find the similarity here (as the Holy Quran confirms what is in the previous books and makes corrections where necessary).
- Don’t associate any partner with God. (Chapter: Surah Israa 17, Verse 22)
- Worship Him alone. (Chapter 17, Verse 23)
- Respect and Good behavior towards parents. (17, 23)
- Keeping the ties of Kinship. (17, 26)
- Avoiding wasting wealth. (17, 26)
- Don’t kill your children out of fear of poverty. (17, 31)
- Don’t kill the innocent. (17, 33)
- Don’t devour the wealth of orphans/widows. (17, 34)
- Fulfill obligations and promises. (17, 34)
- Weighing and measuring justly/avoid cheating and dishonesty. (17, 35)
- Don’t act on a matter that you do not know (lying, false witness, etc.) (17, 36)
- Don’t be arrogant. (17, 37)

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