i hate doing "part 2" 's and i thought the first was in laymens terms, because thats all i am but in essence it is embrace islam wholeheartedly, we tend to want to make islam fit into our lives, when we should be fitting into islam when you look at our great heros in this deen, from noah, to our commonly referred to "extremists" you see certain common elements

firstly, a true, sincere dedication to Allah and this deen, and not fearing the blame of the blamers, not conforming to any "modernity" in deen or application, but a striving to do the right thing, just as those before us, whether noah till the companions of the prophets and our great scholars Allah opens His book with THIS IS THE BOOK, WITHOUT DOUBT, we need to stop doubting and hesitating and apologizing for this deen

we need to stand up for islam a man once asked the prophet, how do i complete my islam, he said, say there is no god but Allah and stick to it (establish it), that has many levels and meanings and the more we apply it, the more beneficial our islam will be to us

the prophet said that during these times, we would suffer from love of the world and a fear of death, we must remove our love of the world and fear of death and replace it with a disregard for the world and a love for Allah, whether we are dead or alive