04. Human dignity, family and access to education

Source: Qur’an, Surah Al-Isra (17), ayah 70.

Published English excerpt: And We have certainly honored the children of Adam

Translations / status: Sahih International (English); Fateh Muhammad Jalandhari (Urdu). Arabic and both excerpts checked at the links below.

Relevance: The wording names the children of Adam, not merely one tribe or class. The verse also mentions mobility and provision.

Best use: dignity / practical example.

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Source: Qur’an, Surah Al-Tin (95), ayah 4.

Published English excerpt: We have certainly created man in the best of stature;

Translations / status: Sahih International (English); Fateh Muhammad Jalandhari (Urdu). Arabic and both excerpts checked at the links below.

Relevance: The verse concerns humanity’s created constitution; its surrounding passage also discusses moral consequences, preventing a merely physical reading.

Best use: dignity / practical example.

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Source: Qur’an, Surah Al-Nisa (4), ayah 1.

Published English excerpt: created you from one soul

Translations / status: Sahih International (English); Fateh Muhammad Jalandhari (Urdu). Arabic and both excerpts checked at the links below.

Relevance: Shared origin is joined to accountability and kinship obligations. It supports human solidarity without erasing every legal distinction.

Best use: dignity / practical example.

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Source: Qur’an, Surah Al-Nahl (16), ayah 97.

Published English excerpt: Whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while he is a believer

Translations / status: Sahih International (English); Fateh Muhammad Jalandhari (Urdu). Arabic and both excerpts checked at the links below.

Relevance: Faith and righteous action, rather than sex alone, are the stated basis of the promise of good life and reward.

Best use: dignity / practical example.

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Source: Qur’an, Surah Al-Isra (17), ayah 23.

Published English excerpt: speak to them a noble word.

Translations / status: Sahih International (English); Fateh Muhammad Jalandhari (Urdu). Arabic and both excerpts checked at the links below.

Relevance: The full verse connects worship, kindness to parents and respectful speech in old age: a concrete setting of personality formation.

Best use: dignity / practical example.

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Source: Qur’an, Surah Al-Rum (30), ayah 21.

Published English excerpt: He placed between you affection and mercy.

Translations / status: Sahih International (English); Fateh Muhammad Jalandhari (Urdu). Arabic and both excerpts checked at the links below.

Relevance: Marital tranquillity, affection and mercy are resources for personality and family development, not merely contractual coexistence.

Best use: dignity / practical example.

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Source: Sahih al-Bukhari, no. 1312–1313; Funerals, Book 23; chapter 49; entry 1312–1313.

Narrator: Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Layla, from Sahl ibn Hunayf and Qays ibn Sad.

Published English excerpt: Is it not a living being (soul)?

Grade: Sahih; included in the named Sahih collection.

Text sources: Arabic / English / numbering: Sunnah.com. Published Urdu translation not verified; no substitute translation supplied.

Relevance: The report records standing for a Jewish funeral and recognising the deceased as a soul. The general legal rule on standing is not settled here.

Best use: dignity / practical example.

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Source: Sahih al-Bukhari, no. 101; Knowledge, Book 3; chapter 35.

Narrator: Abu Said al-Khudri.

Published English excerpt: On that he promised them one day for religious lessons and commandments.

Grade: Sahih; included in the named Sahih collection.

Text sources: Arabic / English / numbering: Sunnah.com. Urdu: Islamic Urdu Books; wording checked, individual translator not independently established.

Relevance: Women requested dedicated teaching time and received it. The direct subject is religious instruction; broader educational applications require explicit reasoning.

Best use: dignity / practical example.

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Source: Jami al-Tirmidhi, no. 1956; Righteousness and Kinship, Book 27; chapter 36.

Narrator: Abu Dharr.

Published English excerpt: Your smiling in the face of your brother is charity,

Grade: Hasan (Darussalam, displayed grading); al-Tirmidhi’s own comment: hasan gharib.

Text sources: Arabic / English / numbering: Sunnah.com. Published Urdu translation not verified; no substitute translation supplied.

Relevance: The full report also includes guiding a person with poor sight and removing hazards. Ordinary helpful conduct becomes part of shared moral culture.

Best use: dignity / practical example.

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Source: Ibn Kathir; Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged).

Locator: Commentary on al-Isra 17:70; opening explanation.

Scholarly position / paraphrased argument: The commentary illustrates human honour through bodily form, perception, understanding, transport and provision.

Access / status: English abridged Tafsir inspected on Quran.com; compiler’s paraphrase, not a published translation quotation.

Relevance: This is an exegetical account, not a complete modern legal definition of dignity; the angel-human ranking debate is not adopted here.

Related evidence: Reference 049.

Best use: dignity / practical example.

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