An Example of Noble Character

No, you would hate it. Fear God—God is ever forgiving and most merciful.” (49:10-12) These verses address both believing men and women. The path to well-being for both is the one described here. How should believing men and women live with one another? The answer can be given in a single phrase: as brothers and sisters live with one another. Biological brothers and sisters live together with affection due to their blood ties. Similarly, spiritual brothers and sisters should live together with affection and goodwill. Why does a person mock another? It is often because they do not want to acknowledge the other’s virtues. Every person has an innate desire to be seen as superior. That is why, when someone finds a weak spot in another, they highlight it—to make the other seem smaller and satisfy their own desire for superiority. Such individuals mock others, find faults in them, and use offensive labels—all in order to affirm their own sense of being greater than others. However, the true measure of what is good or bad, or who is high or low in status, is not what any person arbitrarily decides. Good is what is considered good in the sight of God, and bad is what is seen as bad in His eyes. If a person—man or woman—truly internalizes this understanding, then their desire to feel superior will fade. Mocking others, ridiculing them, pointing out their flaws, calling them by hurtful names—all of these will appear