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24 Hours in the Life of a Muslim
24 Hours in the Life of a Muslim

Thoughtfulness

In a society in which the values of the Qur'an are not dominant,
there are people who are crude, impolite, thoughtless and disrespectful.
But believers carefully avoid these kinds of manners and behaviour;
they have a quality of character that is irreproachable, polite, sensitive
and thoughtful. These are also qualities of Allah's Messengers. In the
Qur'an we are told about the Prophet Moses’ (pbuh) subtle way of
thinking:
When he arrived at the water of Madyan, he found a crowd of peo-
ple drawing water there. Standing apart from them, he found two
women, holding back their sheep. He said, "What are you two
doing here?" They said, "We cannot draw water until the shepherds
have driven off their sheep. You see our father is a very old man."
So he drew water for them and then withdrew into the shade and
said, "My Lord, I am truly in need of any good You have in store for
me." (Surat al-Qasas: 23-24)
Being a sensitive man, the Prophet Moses (pbuh) immediately
recognised that the women he met were in need and he helped

them without wasting any time. This characteristic of the Prophet
Moses (pbuh) is praised in the Qur'an and people of faith take it
as an example in their daily lives. When they see someone who
is in a difficult or anxious state they immediately try to do
everything they can to help. Besides this, they try to cheer them
up and in order to create a happy and beautiful ambiance, they
act nobly in a way that will please them.
It is a quality of thoughtfulness to act in a way that will not
make people uncomfortable. A person in a family situation who

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