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Disagreement

English book, p. 62

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

destruction, the only outcome for them is to fall into the pit of misguidance. Such a person’s mind becomes a factory of negative thoughts. They lose the ability to distinguish between reason and accusation. They cross the line from fair disagreement and enter into unjust dispute. They become oblivious to the sense of God’s accountability. They make their ego their guide. Their goal is no longer to uphold the truth; instead, their own self-interest becomes their only focus. They drift further from God’s mercy and completely fall into Satan’s grasp. Disagreement is completely natural. However, turning disagreement into destruction is an entirely unjust act. Those who transform disagreement into destruction face a severe risk of falling into God’s punishment. It is possible that in the Hereafter they will be told, ‘Today, you made Satan your guide in worldly life. Now, you have no share in the divine blessings of the Hereafter.’ Maintaining justice during a disagreement opens the door to paradise for a person. Departing from justice and fairness during a disagreement leads a person to the door of hell. SILENCE Ernest Psiachari (1883-1914), a French writer, was in his youth a free-thinker and an atheist. But later he reverted to Christianity. Grandson of the famous historian, Ernest Rinan, Psiachari is ranked among those who made an effort

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