
The closest single passage in similarity to the Ten Commandments occurs in the chapter of the cattle ( surat al-an’am). All of the divine revelations throughout history are founded upon these two principles.Ībdullah Al-Hashimi reported: I came to Tawus, may Allah have mercy on him, and he said to me, “Would you like me to summarize in this sitting all of the Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms, and the Quran?” I said yes. In other words, we should respect the rights of Allah by holding sound beliefs and performing acts of worship in the best manner, and we should respect the rights of people by treating them in the way we would love to be treated. These common teachings can be distilled into two main principles: love for Allah and love for our neighbors. But if they turn away, then say: Bear witness that we submit to Allah. Say: O people of the Book, let us come to a common word between us, that we will not worship anything but Allah, we will not associate anything with Him, and we will not take one another as lords instead of Allah. They are the “common word” for which we can all come together in agreement. Some believe these commands go back as far as the seven laws of Noah, peace and blessings be upon him.Īs such, these commandments can be the basis of interfaith dialogue and mutually-beneficial cooperation between Muslims, Jews, and Christians. These commandments are among the core teachings of Judaism and Christianity that are taught to children at an early age, and all of them are included within the teachings of Islam.


The commandments prohibit the major sins of idolatry, impiety, disrespect for parents, murder, theft, adultery, false witness, and envy.

The Ten Commandments are the well-known instructions, the essence of the Torah, which Allah revealed to Moses on Mount Sinai, peace and blessings be upon him. In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful
