Al Sufian


iconSufa 24 - The Neighbour (Al-Mugib)

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