For God’s Sake, Hold Thy Tongue Questions & Answers

For God’s Sake, Hold Thy Tongue

Lesson 4                     Class : 8 

          Working with the Text 

1. What do the Quran and the traditions of the Prophet (PBUH) tell us on backbiting and scandal mongering? 

Ans. The Quran strongly condemns those who indulge in scandal-mongering and admonishes them. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said that a person who indulges in backbiting is like a man who has eaten the flash of his dead brother. 

2. What do the Gita and the Bible tell us on backbiting? 

Ans. The Gita tells that a person free from the habit of backbiting is like a god. The bible says that a person free from the habit of backbiting is a perfect man having control over his whole body. 

3. What do the Granth Sahib and Lord Buddha tell us on backbiting? 

Ans. The Granth Sahib tells us that a backbiter carries a great burden of sins. Lord Buddha lays stresses on right speech as a path towards salvation. 

4. Why did the servant of Rabbi Simeon bring tongues both the times? 

Ans. There is nothing better than a good tongue and nothing worse than an evil one. That is why the servant brought tongues on both occasions. 

5. Why did Rabbi Simeon invite his disciples for a meal? 

Ans. Rabbi Simeon invited his disciples for a meal to teach them the value of having a soft tongue. 

6. What according to you is the moral of the lesson? 

Ans. The moral of the lesson is that we should not speak ill of other behind their backs.

7. How does our tongue do good or bad to others? 

Ans. From the tongue issues the good and also the bad. The tongue does good if one holds it and doesn’t speak bad about others. It proves to be bad if it is given liberty.