BIBLE AND TRUTHFULNESS

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Truthfulness is one of the main foundations of the Druze Tawhid religion. It is the most important quality that a good person possesses, and it complements all other good qualities. It is the mother of all good in a person’s character, and it is the source of all other virtues.

All religions advocate truthfulness and urge us to be truthful. In the holy Quran there are many verses that call for truthfulness and warn us from lying (not being truthful): “Oh you believers obey

God and be truthful.” Also in the Old Testament and the holy Bible many sayings that advocate truthfulness: “Do not steal; Do not lie; Do not deceive; Do not take a false oath (do not falsely swear in the name of God) else your Gods name would be tarnished.

All prophets and saints are described as being truthful, and the great quality of truthfulness have decorated their sayings and their deeds. Truthfulness is also the quality of the wise and “men of good deeds” for it is beneficial both in the material life and in the afterlife. It is said that “truth leads to bliss, and bliss leads to heaven, while lying leads to belligerence, and belligerence leads to hell.”