
Depiction of the 12th Imam, with the following quote: "The opportunity to help the orphans and the poor is a gift from God to you."
Everywhere I run into Islamic commands to be good, to do good, to help the poor, to be honest. Everyone also keeps saying that all that is necessary to live a decent, honest life is contained within Islam's teachings.
Yet, within the same breath, people point out that real, consistent manifestations of goodness and decency is almost impossible to find.
And even the most religious often criticize the Islamic government that lords over them.
Like the old saying, "there's just enough religion in the world for people to hate each other, but not enough to love one another."