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The Effects of the Muslim Way of Speaking

mission, thus allows those they are speaking with to understand this sub-
ject more easily. If the speaker tries to explain the same subject without this
awareness in his or her heart, repeating the same sentences, in the same
way, with the same arguments, even if he were to do so over and over, be-
cause he was not able to convince them of his sincerity, the listeners will
likely be unmoved by what they were told. However, one who speaks in
the way of the Muslims will explain sincerity by being sincere, submission
by feeling submission, optimism with optimism, and compassion with
compassion, etc, Allah willing, will exercise an effect on the conscience of
the listener.
Another important effect that the Muslim way of speaking has is that
it puts people's hearts at peace, contentment and ease, because, as Allah
tells us, "… Only in the remembrance of Allah can the heart find peace"
(Surat ar-Ra‘d: 28). Every word spoken mindful of Allah and in conform-
ity with His will, brings peace and joy to people's hearts. Those who speak
in this way may not directly refer to Allah by name, or be speaking on a re-
ligious subject, but just their manner of speech, which reflects their faith
and the morality of the Qur'an, effectively reminds people of Allah.
Muslims affect people around them; because of their way of speaking,
others begin to think about the temporary nature of this worldly life, the
nearness of death, the truth of the afterlife, and the importance of earning
Allah's approval. Thus, one of the effects on those who benefit from wit-
nessing the Muslim way of speaking is that it leads them towards examin-
ing their consciences and thinking sincerely.
Those around one who speak in the way of the Muslims may come to
abandon their own errant ways of speaking, which had not been mindful
of Allah, though these had become a habit and they seeing nothing dubi-
ous about them. The obvious contrast between the two styles of speaking
makes them feel embarrassed of their errant manner and they thus aban-
don it. In fact, where speech which is not mindful of Allah predominates,
these people do not see anything wrong about speaking in a base man-

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