English book · The Spirit of Islam

Superiority Complex Leads to Evil CONTENTS

English book, p. 332

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

THE PERFECTION OF HUMANITY One should be a man of character by speaking the truth, never uttering words as are at variance with reality and only making promises that one can fulfil. A ccording to a tradition, the Prophet of Islam once observed: “Those who did not do injustice in dealings with others; those who did not lie while conversing and those who did not break their promises are of those who have perfected their humanity.” (Adab al-Duniya wa al-Din, al-Mawardi, p. 501) Who is the perfect human being? The perfect human being is one who possesses the noble qualities of humanity. He is one who in every experience and on all occasion proves that he is a human being in the real sense. To really know a person, it is not by his appearance but by his dealings. One who keeps his humanity in all dealings is the true human. On the contrary, one who in his dealings does not fulfil the expectations or

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