"And the servants of ((Allah)) Most Gracious are those who walk on the earth in humility, and when the ignorant address them, they say, "Peace!"; *
Those who spend the night in adoration of their Lord prostrate and standing; *
Those who say, "Our Lord! avert from us the Wrath of Hell, for its Wrath is indeed an affliction grievous,-*
"Evil indeed is it as an abode, and as a place to rest in"; *
Those who, when they spend, are not extravagant and not niggardly, but hold a just (balance) between those (extremes); *
Those who invoke not, with Allah, any other god, nor slay such life as Allah has made sacred except for just cause, nor commit fornication; - and any that does this (not only) meets punishment. *
(But) the Penalty on the Day of Judgment will be doubled to him, and he will dwell therein in ignominy,- *
Unless he repents, believes, and works righteous deeds, for Allah will change the evil of such persons into good, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful,
And whoever repents and does good has truly turned to Allah with an (acceptable) conversion;- *
Those who witness no falsehood, and, if they pass by futility, they pass by it with honourable (avoidance); *
Those who, when they are admonished with the Signs of their Lord, droop not down at them as if they were deaf or blind; *
And those who pray, "Our Lord! Grant unto us wives and offspring who will be the comfort of our eyes, and give us (the grace) to lead the righteous." *
Those are the ones who will be rewarded with the highest place in heaven, because of their patient constancy: therein shall they be met with salutations and peace,
Dwelling therein;- how beautiful an abode and place of rest! * "
Qur'an, Surah 25. The Criterion, The Standard, verses 63:76