'Are you an admirer of Islam or are you a follower of Islam?'
An admirer of Islam (among Muslims) is someone who looks at Islam and is pleased with it, but follows only the basic requirements or learns a lot but it is not reflected in their actions and fails to follow up on the knowledge gained.
A follower of Islam is someone who looks at Islam and follows the basic requirements, but continues to strive to always do much more, learn more and become the best and highest performers we could be and keep rising until we reach our graves.