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The Modesty of Believers

Allah. To this end, they maintain good manners at every
moment possible. In addition, they do not discriminate
between people, but show good manners to everyone. An

adverse situation or a circumstance they may find distasteful
never changes this approach, because, for a believer, the good
pleasure of Allah is to be sought over and above everything.
Aware that Allah sees everything all the time, they are
extremely attentive. As reward, they are given the good news
of the promise of Paradise:
And Paradise will be brought up close to the heedful, not
far away: "This is what you were promised. It is for every
careful penitent: those who fear the All-Merciful in the

Unseen and come with a contrite heart. Enter it in peace.
This is the Day of Timeless Eternity." (Surah Qaf: 31-34)

The Secret of Modesty

These many character traits found in a believer, as
mentioned in the Qur' an, make clear that modesty is a
resultant quality of faith in Allah. As the Allah' s messenger
pointed out, modesty is one of the fundamental notions of
Islam:
Every religion has a distinctive virtue, and the distinctive virtue of
Islam is modesty. (Malik)

In fact, while the Qur' an describes the modesty of the
believers, it is merely mentioned as being part of their normal
disposition. In other words, for believers it is not necessary to
expend effort to act modestly; they are naturally modest,
because their outlook is based on the truth of the Qur' an.
The following verse explains this: