The Second Point: It is sincerity and dignity that connect character sublimity with the ground of truth. Like blood circulating in the veins, what maintains sincerity and gives order to all the dimensions of good character is just honesty and trustworthiness. When sincerity, honesty and trustworthiness are lost, the character ‘withers away’.
Sincerity is a quality within which reflects honesty and trustworthiness.
Comment: How do I know that I am sincere in my actions?
You may not even know your own sincerity when performing an action. Usually, when someone seems trustworthy, they have an element of sincerity within them. Since the Prophet Muhammad reflected honesty and trustworthiness in his character in the message that he conveyed, that requires sincerity.
Even if God revealed to the Prophet about someone’s sincerity, he never disclosed it to others and he treated the person accordingly. For us, we cannot judge about others i.e. we cannot know what is in their heart or how sincere they are. We can only investigate the actions and judge from there. If we see a person projecting such qualities, then we take heed to his/her message and be on the way of transforming our lives.
Comment: How can people’s life get transformed from the message?
Anyone’s life can only get transformed based on how much they value the message. During the age of ignorance, whatever your life style is remains when you start receiving light.
- In other words, you can only transform based on how much you perceive and value the message.
The Third Point: Things compatible and consistent with one another attract and are attracted to one another, while repulsive and contradicting things do not like to be together. This is true for both the social and spiritual/moral realms.
Like attracts like, in other words, if you happen to have the same worldview as another, then you will be attracted to each other. People then form a community based on sharing the same worldview. When you perform an act, you perform it as a created-being by acknowledging your make and your Creator. When you are in a community of like-minded individuals, then you act in conformity with the standards set by this community.