English book · The Spirit of Islam

Superiority Complex Leads to Evil CONTENTS

English book, p. 364

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

affair. He thinks that his adversary is just a human being. And if he does him any injustice, he is not going to be punished for it. But the reality is that there is a superior power over human beings and that is God. God is watching all human beings. Anyone who hurts another unjustly or does any injustice to anyone will be chastised and punished by God for his misdeeds. The anticipation of God’s punishment is the greatest deterrent for any wrongdoer. It makes a person aware that the issue he has taken up as something human is indeed a divine matter. You may be powerful as compared to others but, as compared to God, no one is powerful. When God chastises, no one, whether powerful or powerless, can escape God’s wrath. This belief reinforces moral disciplines and curbs the misuse of human freedom. If you are convinced of this reality, you will not seek out anyone weak whom you can oppress and you will not seek out anyone helpless against whom you feel emboldened to perpetrate some act of injustice.

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