Positive Social Values in the Qur'anic Narratives and Their Contemporary Significance: An Analytical Study

قرآنی قصص میں معاشرتی تعلقات کے مثبت رویے اور ان کی عصری معنویت: ایک تجزیاتی مطالعہ

Abstract

This article studies positive social behaviours in the Qur’anic narratives and explains their contemporary relevance. It argues that Qur’anic stories are not merely historical accounts; they are ethical, social, and reformative models. Through an analytical reading of selected narratives, Adam, Noah, Abraham, Joseph, Moses, Shuʿayb, David, Solomon, Luqman, Maryam, the People of the Cave, and earlier communities, the article identifies the core values that build healthy relations: forgiveness, compassion, kinship, respectful speech, patience, hospitality, modesty, honesty, knowledge, responsibility, and justice. It also shows that social collapse begins when these values are replaced by envy, arrogance, oppression, immorality, fraud, economic exploitation, and moral indifference. The study concludes that the Qur’anic narratives provide a living framework for family reform, educational training, public communication, economic justice, and institutional ethics in the contemporary Muslim society. Their guidance is rooted in revelation but remains practical for modern life because human social needs have not changed in essence: people still need trust, mercy, justice, dignity, and moral discipline.