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Laughing at others

Making fun of others has reached new levels with the arrival of digital age. Quran tells us not to mock others, defame, or insult each other. O ye who believe! Let not some men among you laugh at others: It may be that the (latter) are better than the (former): Nor let some women laugh at others: It may be that the (latter are better than the (former): Nor defame nor be sarcastic to each other, nor call each other by (offensive) nicknames: Ill-seeming is a name connoting wickedness, (to be used of one) after he has believed: And those who do not desist are (indeed) doing wrong. [Surah Al-Hujurat : 11] translation by Yusuf Ali

Make peace between warring Muslims

Lot more Muslim lose their lives in Muslim vs. Muslim violence than in violence perpetrated by non-Muslims on them. Still, whenever there is a news of Muslim-Muslim violence it becomes difficult for a Muslim whom to support and whom to oppose. Quran provides some guidance for this dilemma. If two parties among the Believers fall into a quarrel, make ye peace between them : but if one of them transgresses beyond bounds against the other, then fight ye (all) against the one that transgresses until it complies with the command of Allah; but if it complies, then make peace between them with justice, and be fair: for Allah loves those who are fair (and just). The Believers are but a single Brotherhood: So make peace and reconciliation between your two (contending) brothers ; and fear Allah, that ye may receive Mercy. [Surah Al-Hujurat : 9-10. Translation by Yusuf Ali]

Verify news

It is so easy to "share" and "retweet" any piece of information. Quran instructs us to be careful and verify. O you who have believed, if there comes to you a disobedient one with information, investigate, lest you harm a people out of ignorance and become, over what you have done, regretful. [Surah Al-Hujurat:6]