English book · The Spirit of Islam

Superiority Complex Leads to Evil CONTENTS

English book, p. 445

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

An Enemy is Also Our Friend unnecessary clash and confrontation and will continue to your onward journey in a gradual manner to achieve your goal. Moreover, another benefit you will have will be that you will be able to use all those constructive possibilities which existed in that environment in your favour, to the point where you enter upon a new and better future. This is the law of nature and there can be no change in the law of nature. AN ENEMY IS ALSO OUR FRIEND Everyone has a conscience and an ego. If you awaken the conscience of a person, he will become your friend; if you hurt his ego, he will become your enemy. A ccording to the Quran: “Good and evil deeds are not equal. Repel evil with what is better; then you will see that one who was once your enemy has become your dearest friend.” (41:34) It repeatedly happens that one is affronted by something said or done by another person. One minds something when one is hurt. Such incidents take place as are provocative to the emotions. On

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