Pakistan, Sept. 11 -- In Pakistani society, Western civilisation is generally mentioned in the context of its negative aspects-such as the weakening of the family system, materialism, and distance from religion. However, civic virtues practised there-such as greeting everyone with a welcome, the common use of "Good Morning," "Thank you," and "Sorry," maintaining cleanliness, respecting the rights of others, assisting individuals with disabilities, and providing social safety nets for the poor-deserve recognition in the interest of justice.

Yet, the astonishing truth is that these principles are not Western inventions; their foundations were laid centuries ago in the Holy Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad?. Therefore, our actu...