Islam Rediscovered
5. Islam in Brief
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case with the believer. His words and deeds
are all restricted by the limitations set by his
faith. (
Mishkat al-Masabih
, vol. 2/1226)
The true Muslim leads a highly disciplined life,
always adhering to the set of do’s and don’t
ordained by God Almighty. He is entirely pure in
speech, and even subordinates his intention and
thinking to the will of God. He always feels himself
to be a servant of his Lord. The Qur’an depicts the
true Muslim thus:
And the servants of the Beneficent God are
they who walk on the earth in humbleness,
and when the ignorant address them, they
say: “Peace.” And they who pass the night
standing and prostrating themselves before
their Lord. And they who say: O our Lord!
Ward off from us the punishment of hell, for
surely its punishment is everlasting. Surely it
is an evil abode and (evil) place to stay. And
they who, when they spend, are neither
extravagant nor parsimonious, but keep the
golden mean. And they who do not call upon
any other god besides God and do not kill,
