4260 The "fear of Allah" ( Taqwa) is explained in n. 26 to
2:2. See also n. 2912 to
23:60. The fear of Allah is akin to love, for it means that we are afraid to displease Him. 4261 Cf.
29:56 and n. 3489. We must always do right. We cannot plead that the circumstances in which we find ourselves force our hands. If our home conditions do not allow us to act according to the Faith that is in us, we must be prepared to suffer ostracism or even exile.