1 | O you who believe! Let it be said: Al-Mugib; |
2 | The Responsive, the Answer; |
3 | And the twenty-second name of Allah, the One, the Absolute, the Almighty. |
4 | The one who watches over the home and guards against danger. |
5 | A helper and member of the family called community; |
6 | A friend and ally through mutual respect and tolerance. |
7 | Thus Allah is ever present. |
8 | Verily, the most beloved of Muslims, |
9 | Are those that would treat his neighbor as a brother; |
10 | To judge them not by their beliefs, |
11 | And to protect their home as if it were their own. |
12 | Thus when wicked and deceitful men seek to rob and destroy. |
13 | They must sow terror and fear into the hearts of a town; |
14 | So that neighbor fear and ignore neighbor; |
15 | So that even if one may hear a cry for help, |
16 | The people shut their doors and hide until sunrise. |
17 | Behold evil then can only grow, |
18 | When neighbors do not care nor seek to help their neighbours. |
19 | The wise man knows this truth. |
20 | He seeks then amity with all his neighbours. |
21 | That his community be strong; |
22 | That his neighbor be safe. |
23 | Thus the robber and wicked man cannot divide and prosper. |
24 | The best of persons in Allah's sight is the best amongst his friends; |
25 | And the best of neighbors near Allah, |
26 | Is the best person in his own neighborhood. |
27 | A Muslim who mixes with people and puts up with their inconveniences, |
28 | Is better than one who does not mix with them, and bears with patience. |
29 | Do you love your creator? |
30 | Love your fellow-beings first. |