No Interference
English book, PDF p. 73
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
4. Moral Concept of Islam ~ 73 ~ SUMMARY The standard of conduct maintained by God through His direct control over nature has to be exhibited by man in his personal life under his own control. The pattern of action laid down by God in the rest of the world on the physical level should be reflected in the world of man on the human plane. What is found in the physical world in the form of iron is required in the human world in the form of firmness of character. The stream trickling down the mountains is synonymous, in the human world, with gentleness and soft-heartedness. All that exists in the physical world as predictable in character corresponds to the fulfillment of promises on the human level. Whatever exists in the physical world in the form of fine texture and fragrance has its counterpart in the human world in good behaviour and fair dealing. The absorption of carbon dioxide by trees and the emission of oxygen that helps man breath imply that man in his practical life should do good even to those who do evil to him. This is because natural objects do not contradict each other; all of them are

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