Superiority Complex Leads to Evil CONTENTS
English book, p. 341
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
REMOVE EVIL WITH GOODNESS One cannot remove evil by responding with evil. The best corrective strategy is that the one who has behaved badly should be shown good behaviour in return. A ccording to a tradition, the Prophet of Islam once observed: “God does not remove evil from evil but he removes evil from good. Dirt is not cleaned by dirt.” (Musnad Ahmad 3672) Good behaviour towards others is engrained in human nature. Everyone by his nature wants to behave with others in a way which will elevate his position in society. Then why does it happen that he often deviates from this high moral attitude? The reason is reactive psychology. It is in reaction that he returns evil for evil. Whenever in society one’s feelings are hurt, the person concerned regards his honour to be in danger. And to safeguard his honour, he thinks that he must

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