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has described it thus: “And for the sake of your Lord, be patient.” (74:7) The Quran declares that the patient one will be rewarded beyond measure. (39:10) 88. Unilateral Tolerance The Prophet of Islam said, “Forgive the one who wrongs you.” (Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 17452) This is a teaching of great wisdom. Oppression can end only with forgiveness. Retaliation and counter oppression can never bring oppression to an end. This saying of the Prophet of Islam is a teaching based on result-oriented action. If a person commits an act of oppression, the oppressed should first think that his response should be to alleviate rather than increase his oppression. By thinking in this manner, the oppressed will find that forgiving the oppressor is the greatest form of revenge. Without doubt, forgetting the oppression of the oppressor is the easiest way to end oppression. Forgiving the oppressor is not an act of cowardice, rather it pertains to high moral principles. One should forgive an oppressor as a matter of principle and not out of helplessness. 89. The Method of Avoidance The Quran commands you to turn away from the ignorant and the foolish. (7:199) This is a very important principle for living a successful life in today's world. In the world of plants, there are thorns with flowers, while in the human world, there are many ignorant people among the enlightened. Just as in the world of plants, a man takes flowers without being entangled with thorns. Similarly, in the human world, one has to continue one’s life’s journey without becoming entangled with the ignorant.