God has detailed for us in Quran the best examples of the highest standards of morality. Coming from the Most Wise, the manners of Quran are the most suitable ones to human nature and they are specifically designed to build righteous communities with healthy souls.

As is human nature, ego sometimes gets boosted to become an idol without perceiving. An example is that we sometimes tragically prefer our personal wishes and our very own standards over the ones set by God. Out of ignorance or hypocrisy, we sometimes tend to exhibit gracious and peaceful personae, in wrong situations, with the wrong people, trying to be righteous. This awkwardness is the typical work of ego augmented by our ignorance of the teachings of Quran within its general context. Once we fall to that, Satan adorns these crippled standards in our eyes to continue adopting them:

This reminder is to hopefully heed the guiding fact that God is the ONLY entity to set for us the best possible manners, according to His divine standards and based on on His infinite wisdom. Our health and salvation as individuals rely on that. It is not up to us to impose our own measures and our personal wishes under the banner of "best possible manners". This would be a continuation of the human's egoistic history of transgression and idol worship.

To expand on this issue, we first need to understand that what generally leads to innovating our own "best possible manners," is accepting only parts of Quran, picking and choosing our favorite verses while ignoring a whole set of other verses that should be applied in other various situations (15:90-94, 2:85). This selectivity whether it is deliberate or not explains why Quran's teachings could guide and misguide! (17:82)

Under the subtitle of "best possible manners", here are some of the beautiful but most abused verses to go through:

To believe that the above verses along with all others that advocate peace, tolerance, and patience are applicable for all kinds of encountered circumstances would be a poor analysis of Quran and a misrepresentation of God's infallible teachings. There are many aggressive situations believers face in which they are commanded by God to apply measures of manners that are harsher in nature than the above ones. When believers practice that, they are often badly judged by those who tend to believe they might be more gracious than God and have better "best possible manners" than His.

It is important to learn that upholding those harsh measures provided by God, appropriately, in the right circumstances without being selective or driven by our own emotions is by all means following the "best possible manners" of Quran. We need to refrain from advocating our false standards and our personal preferences. Failing to do so is what cripples communities, spreads apathy and compromise and pushes individuals far from God's wisdom and systems. True believers act according to God's commands - they never contradict them.

God who invites us to follow the above verses,16:125-127, 17:53 , 73:10-11, and all similar verses, is the same Merciful God who issued for us the following commands when His words and laws become under attack or when we are, personally, experiencing aggression, all the way to being oppressed. There is a wide range of reactions from benign neglect, to proclaiming the truth, to responding by an equivalent action, to fighting. The kind of situation we go through, the extent of injustice, and our personal tolerances would determine the divine reaction we are entitled to.

Please examine the following divine best possible manners :

- Benign neglect or peaceful desertion is one of the choices available for us. However, and like all kinds of choices, a judgment has to be made in order to choose our action and decide who we are to neglect or disregard. It is only logical to resort to this approach when there is no harm or any kind of public community damage.

- Confronting others with their wrong actions or violations is not cruel, or harsh but rather a righteous stand in the sight of God. It is a chance to forbid evil, advocate righteousness and set a moral example for others when there is public damage and/or violation of God's commands. God does not command us to sympathize with ignorance when it is publicly shared in honor of our personal motives and human emotions. God has informed us that we validate righteousness by forbidding evil (3:104, 9:71, 22:41). We are also commanded to be straightforward and to not beat around the bush (2:189.) We will not be following the best possible manner when we accommodate ideologies that are against the concepts of Quran, shared and proclaimed by some:

- Using bad language is sometimes permissible. It is our shortcoming and ignorance to classify bad language, at all times, as bad manners. Again, the same Merciful God who knows us best and is fully aware of our differences in dealing with aggression and emotional stress is the one who allows us to address the unjust and point out their aggression with an equivalent response/punishment:

- Being firm, and stern in dealing with the hypocrites, the idol worshipers, and the disbeliever is prescribed by God and one of His best possible manners in specific situations. Logically, that would be in aggressive situations:

-Severe situations when we are attacked, persecuted or oppressed mandate prompt judgment and a severe reaction. In doing that, we are following the best possible manners and God has promised us the upper hand. God doesn't contradict Himself by advocating such severe reactions. We can never find contradictions in His infallible scripture. It is us who lack the guidance and the right understanding.

And finally, let's reflect on Abraham's example which was declared by God as a good example and was rendered as an everlasting lesson for those who wish to take heed. Abraham proclaimed disowning his father and the tribe he grew up in when they were aggressive against him. He also expressed his hatred to all of them. According to God, this is one of His best possible manner and a righteous example to be set for future generations:

In conclusion, Quran is a complete and infallible scripture that sets for us different manners of different severity depending on the different situations we may encounter. All of these manners are prescribed for our salvation as societies and individuals. To be trapped in one or two verses about the best possible manners and ignore the rest would be partial obedience of God, a misrepresentation of His teachings, and going against His set systems. We are truly righteous and following the best possible manners of Quran when we are able to judge, choose and apply the right command for the right situation with the right person. It is Satan who prioritizes our personal agendas and wishes on the expense of the word of God. His goal is to spread evil, dilute the facts and let those who compromise think that they could cleverly hide from God and get away with their foolish, unjust and undignified stands.

Peaceful Friday, salaam and God bless.