English book · The Spirit of Islam

Superiority Complex Leads to Evil CONTENTS

English book, p. 328

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

STRIVE TO REFORM OTHERS WITH FEELINGS OF WELL-WISHING In society people must be mirrors of others. We should make people aware of their faults and accept it wholeheartedly when someone discerns faults in us. A ccording to a tradition, the Prophet of Islam once observed: “A believer is another believer’s mirror and when he finds some shortcomings in him, he rectifies them.” (Adab al-Duniya wa al-Din, alMawardi, p. 381) A person’s humanity demands that he should be the well-wisher of other human beings. Everyone should wish what is best for others. Everyone should regard others as brothers and sisters, and should be happy about their progress. And if you find any fault in your brother, you should strive for his reform out of a feeling of well-wishing. If you stand before a mirror, it will show your face

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