English book · The Spirit of Islam

Superiority Complex Leads to Evil CONTENTS

English book, p. 377

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

FOLLOW PRINCIPLES, NOT YOUR DESIRES If people provoke you and you react, you are following your desires. The prophetic method, in the face of provocation, is to tread the path of patience and avoidance. A ccording to Abdullah ibn Umar, the Prophet of Islam once observed: “None of you can be a believer until his desires become subservient to what I have brought.” (al-Sunnah, Ibn Abi Asim 15) From this prophetic saying we learn that there are two ways of acting in this world: one is following one’s desires and the other is following the divine message conveyed by the Prophet. Truth came before you and your heart affirmed that this was the truth, but along with this, consciously or unconsciously, you had this feeling that if I accepted the truth my position would be lowered. If you believe the truth, then it means following what the Prophet

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