Don’t Let Blood Flow Where “Water” Is Sufficient

Don’t Let Blood Flow Where “Water” Is Sufficien enormous quantity of blood conquered the heart of even one person? In the past several decades, our failure to follow the prophetic model of avoidance and patience has made us incur heavy losses. The Prophet demonstrated wisdom in not getting enmeshed in disputes. Moreover, he had the foresight to manage problems created by others so that a potentially explosive situation could be nipped in the bud before intensifying beyond the possibility of peaceful resolution. Present Muslims’ actions have been utterly inconsequential in resolving matters and could not influence even a single person to change his mind. In the past, the Prophet’s sublime behaviour proved to be an irresistible force in winning over the hearts and minds of large groups of people. The Prophet’s model inspires us to gain the love and sympathy of people through kindness, benevolence, forgiveness and patience. Bloodshed can spread conflict in society, but it can never persuade people to soften their stance in our favour.