=Pride and Vanity Condemned.=—Pride and vanity are condemned as sins, whilst forgiveness of offences, meekness, and humility are prescribed as duties. ‘Verily God loveth not the proud, the vain boaster’; ‘Call on Him with fear and longing’; ‘Verily the mercy of God is nigh unto the righteous’; ‘Turn aside evil with that which is better’; ‘Be of those who enjoin steadfastness and compassion on others’; ‘Forgiveness and kind speech are better than favours with annoyance’; ‘Blessed are the patient, the truthful, the lowly, and the charitable ... the forbearing who bridle their anger and forgive—God loveth those who do good to others’; ‘The servants of the Merciful are they that walk upon the earth softly; and when the ignorant speak unto them, they reply “Peace” ... those that invoke not with God any other God, and slay not a soul that God hath forbidden otherwise than by right; and commit not fornication ... they who bear not witness to that which is false; and when they pass by vain sport they pass it by with dignity: who say, “O our Lord, grant us of our wives and children such as shall be a comfort unto us, and make us examples unto the pious,” these shall be the rewarded, for that they persevered; and they shall be accosted in Paradise with welcome and salutation. For ever therein,—a fair abode and resting-place!’ ‘Adhere to those who forsake you; speak truth to your own heart; do good to every one that does ill to you!’ Foulness is forbidden: ‘Truly my Lord hath forbidden filthy actions, whether open or secret and iniquity and violence’; ‘Commit not adultery, for it is a foul thing and an evil way’; ‘Let the believer restrain his eyes from lust.’ Quarrelsomeness and public and private disturbance are prohibited. ‘And commit not disorders on the well-ordered earth.’ Charity is not left to individual discretion, it is made part of the legal prescriptions. Every man possessed of income has to contribute a certain proportion of his wealth at the end of the year for the keep of the poor and the distressed. =Compulsion in Religion Forbidden.=—Compulsion in religion is strictly forbidden. ‘What wilt thou force man to believe when belief can only come from God?’ ‘Let there be no compulsion in religion.’ Whilst the attitude towards other creeds is one of humanity and toleration. ‘Verily those who believe [the Moslems] and those who are Jews, Christians, or Sabæans, whoever hath faith in God and the last day (future existence), and worketh that which is right and good—for them shall be the reward with their Lord; there will come no fear on them; neither shall they be grieved.’