Here we are given a beautiful description of the righteous and God-fearing man who first has to fix his gaze on the love of God, and not to the deadening formalism; like directing the face towards the East and the West, or with closed eyes pretending to recite some incantations to God!

      The verse then implies most important principles and the virtues that a righteous God-fearing man should have. These are mentioned in six groups of deeds and actions as follows:

      1- Righteousness is not only to direct your faces towards the East and West. It is right to have faith in Allah - the Last Day - the Angels - the BOOK - and the prophets.

      This indicates that faith is not merely a matter of words. We must do our best to realize the presence and goodness of God, and to see the Last Day in the First Day of our faith and work. We should also see God's hand of power working in ourself and in all, and also God's Message and Messenger should come within our experience.

      2- After the FAITH, comes charity and helping the poor and supportless people; but such a charity will be of value only, if it proceeds from the love of God. This is to grant for the sake and love of God a portion of our income to our kith and kin, to the orphans, to the people who are in real needs, but who never ask. It is our duty to find them out. And also to those who ask for help; and to ransom a slave. Slavery has many forms, and all forms are included in this charity.

      3- The third characteristic of the righteous man is that he performs the prayers - all sorts of prayers incumbent upon him.

      4- The fourth virtue of the God-fearing man is that he pays the due alms-tax which is declared incumbent upon him. There are many a one, who eagerly pay in charity, but they are indifferent and careless in paying the alms, tax that is incumbent upon them. On the contrary, there are some who pay their due religious taxes, but give no alms or charity to the needy and poor who are without support or help. Both of these two groups of people have their own weak points.

      5- The fifth specification of the righteous man is that as the verse says: ``They fulfil their covenants which they have made.'', and observe faithfully their promises.

      A capital of the social life is what we may call it the Mutual Confidence and trusting one another. In a tradition, we read that a Muslim will have to observe three conditions whether his opposite party be a believer or an infidel, and these are:

      1) Being faithful to covenants and contracts.

      2) Passing over any deposite or trust to its owner, and the third is respecting father and mother.

      6- The sixth important virtue of the righteous and God-fearing man, is being patient and standing firm in pains and panics and all kinds of adversities, as the verse wants them to; saying: ``And the patient in distress, and adversity, and in time of war. Such are the truthful, and such are those who avoid evil deeds.''