a male and a female and made you peoples and tribes so that you may know one another. Indeed, the most honoured of you in Allah’s sight is the most mindful of Him.”

It is reported in the Sahīh that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was asked, “Who are the most honoured people?” He replied, “Those most mindful of Allah.”

It is also reported in the Sunan that he said:

“No Arab is superior to a non-Arab, nor any non-Arab to an Arab; no white person is superior to a black person, nor any black person to a white person, except through mindfulness of Allah. All people descend from Adam, and Adam was created from dust.”