Born a Muslim

 If you were born a Muslim, Arabic is your mother tongue, and you have been a devout Muslim practicing your faith for decades, you memorized the Quran, and you know Islamic jurisprudence, and you are the master of Islamic decree and all, please, know that this is NEVER qualify you to think you're better than any other Muslim. Yes, you may surpass other Muslims in knowledge, but that DOESN'T mean that you surpass them in reward and thawab. Instead, we should look up to our revert brothers and sisters, especially those who were born and raised in the west or anywhere where their faith practices were abandoned or banned. Even if they are new reverts, you should see their faith as pure as yours, and you should pray for them that they will be able to prosper and stick firmly to their beliefs.

In Islam, there shouldn't be a hierarchy based on the years of practice. How long you have been practicing shouldn't be how you evaluate someone's faith rank. You're no better than anyone else but with piety. It doesn't matter how long you have been practicing your faith, but how you practiced it matters. How you put your knowledge into practice counts the MOST.

Saad Ibn Muaz was one of the Prophet's companions. He became a Muslim when he was 30, and he died when he was 36. He was a Muslim for only six years during his short life; however, when he died, the Prophet (PBUH) said that the heavens gates were open and God's throne shook out of happiness-as his blessed soul was returning back to its creator, and even 70000 angels came to his funeral. The Prophet was rushing his other companions to wash him before the angels. So don't let the long years of being a devout Muslim turn you into a real cruel judgy hypocrite. Let that sink in.

#justsayin