Akhlāq
أخلاق
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Taqwā
Definition
God-consciousness — placing a guard between yourself and what displeases Allah.
Example
ʿUmar asked Ubayy what taqwā is. He replied: 'Have you walked a path full of thorns?' ʿUmar said yes. Ubayy said: 'That is taqwā — walking cautiously, lifting your garment.'
See also
Iḥsān
Excellence in worship — to worship Allah as though you see Him, and if you do not see Him, to know He sees you.
Ikhlāṣ
Sincerity — doing an act purely for Allah's sake, free of all other motivations.
Īmān
Faith — affirmation in the heart, declaration on the tongue, action by the limbs. It rises with obedience and falls with sin.
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