Quality #4: Adab (manners)
Apart from knowledge, one of the most endearing characteristics of any Quranic teacher is manners.
Manners beautify a person, and it attracts other people towards them. Imagine that you had to pick between an easy going, friendly person and a person with a foul mouth. It’s a no-brainer who you would choose.
“It was through God’s mercy that you dealt with them gently; for had you been stern and hard of heart they would surely have broken away from you.” (Quran 3:159)
This verse is about the messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and his gentle nature with his Companions. As expected, he is the epitome of a teacher who teaches with the best of manners.
