Not Permissible to Stop Talking for More than Three Days
English book, p. 41
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
that never end. Every human being needs God's help in different stages of life, it is impossible to be successful in this world without this. The easiest way to make a person deserving is to give to others what he wants God to give to himself. If he wants God to help him, he should also be a helper of others. If he wants God to be kind to him, he should be kind to others. If he wants God to forgive him for his shortcomings, he should also overlook the shortcomings of others. Dealing with someone with kindness and compassion is like saying to God: “O God, I have dealt with your servants with kindness and compassion, so deal with me with kindness and compassion.” 65. Mutual Respect Addressing the Prophet of Islam, the Quran states: “O people, your religion is for you, and my religion is for me.” (109:6) This verse explains how to create a harmonious environment in a society where people of diverse religious traditions coexist. The simple formula which applies to such situations is ‘to follow one and respect all.’ This is the only valid principle of maintaining peace in a multi-religious society. In this world of differences, it is not possible to eliminate differences. In such a situation there is only one viable solution, and that is tolerance. That is, give everyone the right to choose the religion or culture of their choice. We can hold a peaceful dialogue with each other on the issue of differences, but trying to eliminate the differences will only create more differences. 66. Respecting All Religions

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