2.14. Consciousnessof God The Qur'an specifically mentions the consciousnessof God as the highest level a Muslim should aspireto: "The most honourableamong you in the sight of God is the one who is most God conscious".129 Humility, modesty, control of passions and desires, truthfulness, integrity, patience, steadfastness, and the fulfillment
of one's promises are all moral values that are
following Quran, in in the the verse: as emphasized again and again
"And God loves those who are firm and steadfast"130 ".. and vie with one another to attain to your sustainer's forgiveness and to a Paradise as vast as the heavens and earth, which awaits the God-conscious, who spend for charity in time of plenty and in time of hardship and restrain their anger, and pardon their fellow 131 " good.
men, for God loves those who do
In a way which summarisesthe moral behaviour of a Muslim, the Prophetsaid: "My sustainer has given me nine commands: to remain conscious of God, whether in private or in public; to speak justly, whether angry or pleased; to show moderation both when poor and when rich, to re-unite friendship with those who have broken it off with me; to give to him who refuses me; that my silence should be occupied with thought;
that my looking should be an
admonition and that I should command what is right.
2.1 5. Social Responsibilities ' Isl채m's main assertions concerning social responsibilities are based on kindness and broad Since injunction kind is be in be likely ignored to to others. a consideration of specific situations, Islam lays emphasis on specific acts of kindness and defines the responsibilities and rights of various relationships. In relationships, a Muslim's first family, immediate is to parents, husband or wife and children, then to other obligation
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