English book · The Spirit of Islam

Superiority Complex Leads to Evil CONTENTS

English book, p. 375

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

FORGIVENESS AND MODESTY ARE NOT WEAKNESSES Nature is your representative with others. When you behave forgivingly and modestly, you find yourself having the support of that representative. J ust as the Prophet of Islam told us the ways of worship by which a person can become a servant of God whom He likes and approves of, similarly, he also gave us the ethical principles which, if adopted, can bring a person a place of honour and respect amongst his fellow human beings. There is a hadith in this connection: “God enhances the honour of those who forgive and one who is modest for the sake of God, is elevated by Him.” (Sahih Muslim 2588) Generally, people take it that if someone does evil to another, if he is not punished, he will be emboldened to do further evil deeds. But this tradition of the

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