Islam As It Is
Islamic Society
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one who keeps a Muslim’s secrets will have his
secrets kept by God on that Day.”
“Almighty God has told me to be humble: one
person should not commit excesses against another,
nor should one look down on anyone.”
“A Muslim is to another Muslim as one part of a
building is to another part: each part strengthens
the other parts.” Here the Prophet interlaced his
fingers to illustrate this.
The picture of Islamic Society which emerges from
these sayings of the Prophet shows how a believer
should live amongst his fellows: he should look
upon them not as strangers, but as if they were a
part of himself. When the conduct of others makes
him happy, he should realize from this what will
make others happy, and act accordingly. Con-
versely, when he feels distressed by the behaviour
of others, he should realize how troubled others
would be if he served them in like manner. He is,
therefore, careful not to treat anyone in this way.
The feeling for one another in any Muslim
community should be so great that the whole social
framework becomes like one single body. That is,
