English book · The Spirit of Islam

Superiority Complex Leads to Evil CONTENTS

English book, p. 427

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Be of Benefit to Others Patience helps a person to rise above his emotions and give thought to the reality that in rising above his personal desires, he will come to understand the system of nature. Patience enables one to engage in action which has been planned and in this world successful action is only that which has been executed with proper foresight. BE OF BENEFIT TO OTHERS Only one who proves useful to others has a place in this world. An individual or group who has lost its capacity to benefit others has no place in this world of God. C hapter 13 of the Quran has this to say: “He sends down water from the sky that fills riverbeds to overflowing, each according to its measure. The torrent carries along swelling foam, akin to what rises from smelted ore from which man makes ornaments and tools. God thus depicts truth and falsehood. The scum is cast away, but whatever is of use to man remains behind. God thus speaks in parables.” (13:17)

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