THOUGHTS WORTH CONSIDERING HAJR JAMEEL

Dr. Zakir Husain, the former president of India. Once, while driving on a street in Delhi, his car lightly bumped into another vehicle and received a dent. The other driver stopped and approached him angrily. Dr. Zakir Husain also stopped and stepped out of his car. The man looked at him with anger and said, “Idiot.” The meaning of this English word is “fool.” Dr. Zakir Husain did not respond with anger. Instead, ignoring the insult, he calmly said: Sir, I am not Mr Idiot; I am Zakir Husain. Hearing this, the man’s anger subsided. He quietly said, “Sorry,” then got into his car and drove away. 2. The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah: Wisdom in Submission After the migration, the incident at Hudaybiyyah occurred. The leaders of Makkah prevented the Prophet and his followers from entering the city. At Hudaybiyyah, a peace treaty was drafted between the two sides. During negotiations, the Quraysh showed both stubbornness and aggression. They demanded that the agreement be based on their one-sided terms. This caused significant distress among the companions. To them, agreeing to such terms seemed like an act of humiliation. At that moment, the Prophet said: Whatever terms the Quraysh suggest today, as long as they include kindness to kin, I will certainly accept them. (Sirah Ibn Hisham, Vol. 3, p. 358) Accepting the enemy’s one-sided conditions was very unpleasant. But by saying this, the Prophet transformed a