WE HAVE MADE YOU A MODERATE COMMUNITY SO THAT YOU MAY BE WITNESS OVER ALL MANKIND, AND THE MESSENGER MAY BE WITNESS OVER ALL OF YOU. SURAH 02, AL-BAQARAH, AYAH #143; WHEREAS OTHER RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES FALTER BETWEEN EXTREMES IN BELIEF AND ACTION, MUSLIMS ARE A MODERATE COMMUNITY THAT AVOIDS EXTREMES IN EITHER SIDES AND KEEPS AN EQUITABLE BALANCE. IT IS REALISTIC IN ITS APPRECIATION OF MAN'S NATURE AND CAPABILITIES, REJECTING BOTH OVER INDULGENCE AND EXAGGERATED ASCETICISM. YOU MAY BEAR WITNESS OVER ALL MANKIND MEANS THAT YOUR WAY OF LIFE, AS A MUSLIM, BE AN EXAMPLE TO ALL MANKIND, JUST AS THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD IS AN EXAMPLE TO YOU ALL. EXPLAINED BY BADR HASHEMI