I'd like to talk about what the religion of Islam says about neighbors and why this is a significant relationship in society.
             We are living in a society where neighbors often do not know one another. People are scared of one another. The rate of crime has increased tremendously. People may see one another being hurt and killed, and their answer would be: "it is not my business to get involved." Everyone is looking after himself. These attitudes and behaviors do not lead to a harmonious society.
             In Islam, Allah informs us that neighbors are important segments in the society. In fact, after obligations to relatives, come obligations to neighbors. Without having good neighbors, people can have a difficult and miserable life.
             The definition of a neighbor is quite varied; for example, it can refer to someone who lives directly beside you, but it can also refer to someone living further away, such as someone who shares the same mosque or social meeting place, or lives in the same district as you, or whatever is traditionally considered to be a neighbor. As a distant example, we consider Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee to be our neighbors.
             Having used this example, it is also important to note that an immediate neighbor takes preference over a distant neighbor, and a distant neighbor takes preference over people who are not neighbors.
             In Islam, the Sunnah, or example of Prophet Muhammed, says that the best person is the one who is good to his neighbors, and that we should be kind to them, and share with them.
             This concern for our neighbors can take many forms. It means to ensure that our neighbors have the basic necessities -- a Muslim should not eat if his or her neighbor is going hungry.
             Further, it means -not to gossip about them, or harm them in any way,
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