Murawwat is a virtue, most delicate to express in words. It is refraining from any action in respect for another, be it in consideration for someone's age or position or knowledge, goodness or piety. Those who practice this virtue they do not need to have that respect only for someone with position or piety, but one develops this quality which manifests in his dealings with all.

Murawwat is contrary to what one calls in English bluntness. Murawwat is not necessarily respect; it is something more delicate than respect, it is consideration and respect both together. This virtue in its full development may even rise to such an extent that a person out of consideration and respect may try and sustain the lack of the same coming from another. But when one arrives at this stage then human manner finishes, and saintly manner begins.

Man in this world is not born only to eat, drink and make merry. He is born to arrive at the fullness of humane character. And he realizes that by greater thoughtfulness and consideration. If not, with power, position, wealth, learning and all good things in the world, he remains poor, without this richness of the soul which is good manner. All beauty around one is something which is outside one. And the only beauty which is dependable is to be found and developed in one's own character.

A person may show lack of Murawwat, if not in words, in his glance. One does not need to speak in order to be rude. In one's look, in one's turn or twist, in one's standing up or walking, in closing the door after leaving the room, one can show one's feeling. If man does not speak he makes the door speak. It is not an easy matter to manage oneself, when one's mind has escaped his hands.

Plainly speaking Murawwat is an action out of consideration and respect for another under a situation when a rude impulse is called out, in other words, controlling ourselves from committing insolence out of respect for another.

It is such delicate ideas which are most difficult to learn and to practice in life. Many today may wonder if it cannot be a weakness. But nothing in the world can prove to be a weakness which can only be practiced by mastering oneself. There is no loss if thought or consideration was given to someone who did not deserve it; for if such an action did not bring any profit, still it was a practice; for it is practice which makes man perfect. God bless you.