Avoid Harm

to both men and women, to individuals and the community, to national life, and international life. In the present age, every human being has to live in different situations, both favorable and unfavorable. There is a comprehensive rule for how men and women should live in such situations. First, every individual should be harmless to others, and second, he should live so carefully that no one else gets a chance to harm him. 52. Greater Power The Prophet of Islam said that God grants to gentleness what He does not grant to harshness. (Sahih Muslim, Hadith No. 2593) A law of nature is stated in these words. That is, the Creator has made the world in such a way that it works with gentleness and non-violence, not with harshness and violence. Gentleness and non-violence yield useful results, while harshness and violence bear no fruit. Adopting the attitude of harshness and violence may vent his anger, but it is not useful for any constructive purpose. Constructive work requires a mechanism that may continue once initiated. This attribute of sustainable action is found only in non-violent methods. 53. Reconciliation is Better The Quran addresses people that in a dispute reconciliation rather than confrontation is the best course of action. (4:128) It is common in life that conflict arises between individuals. In such situations, there are two possible ways for people. One is to try to resolve it through confrontation and violence, and the