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WHAT IT MEANS TO BE MUSLIM Being a Muslim means believing that this life is a test for the hereafter. Being a Muslim means earning lawful bread. Being a Muslim means respecting elders. Being a Muslim means to be affectionate towards the young. Being a Muslim means protecting one's chastity. Being a Muslim means living a simple life. Being a Muslim means avoiding greed. Being a Muslim means learning and gaining knowledge. Being a Muslim means helping the needy and the poor. Being a Muslim means considering one's family, their duty from God. Being a Muslim means walking with a controlled and lowered gaze. Being a Muslim means to keep their voices low when with parents and elders. Being a Muslim means to discuss personal matters with experienced people. Being a Muslim means having patience. Being a Muslim means to be tolerant. Being a Muslim means to be forgiving. Being a Muslim means refraining from bribe and unlawful earnings. Being a Muslim means caring for their family, neighbors and friends. Being a Muslim means respecting your mother and father. Being a Muslim means being nice to your siblings and children. Being a Muslim means learning, practicing and preaching. Being a Muslim means never stealing anyone's property or rights. Being a Muslim means giving the other their due share of rights and respect. Being a Muslim means living with modesty and contentment. Being a Muslim means telling the truth. Being a Muslim means helping and sympathizing the handicapped and the blind. Being a Muslim means not letting foul thoughts come to one's mind. Being a Muslim means not hurting the animals. Being a Muslim means smiling and being nice to everyone. Being a Muslim means promoting cleanliness. Being a Muslim means being timely and punctual. Now you must be wondering what's new in this? These are all civic duties and moral ethics. Nothing new…? Right? A Muslim believes God to be omnipresent and all-seeing. He rewards him for all the good deeds, and punishes for the bad ones. For a non-Muslim, the above mentioned are just a few codes of ethics. But for a Muslim. These are his DUTIES. And he will be questioned about his performance on the Day of Judgment. Period. "Be nice to them, even if they detest you. Smile, even if they frown at you. Forgive, even if they stone you. Tolerate, even if they abuse you. Because. In the end, it was never between you and them. It was between you and your God SO WHAT DOES ISLAM MEANS FOR YOU BE HOUNEST ?
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/ˌɑːm-/present or having an effect everywhere at the same time Definitionomniscient adjective/ɒmˈnɪs.i.ənt/
