English book · UNDERSTANDING ISLAM

Safe Harbour On Both Sides

English book, p. 311

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

NO REVENGE S omeone has said, “Before taking revenge, think that revenge will also be taken against revenge.” This is a deep truth of life. Only after understanding this truth can a person build a successful life in this world. If someone causes you harm, a feeling of revenge may rise in your heart. You start thinking of taking revenge to cool the fire burning inside you. But think about it—if someone’s action caused you to feel revenge, then won’t your revenge make that person feel the same way again? Surely, it will. And thus, a cycle of wrongdoing begins. After one trouble, you’ll face another. That’s why wisdom is to ignore the matter and end it right from the beginning. Once, I met a man from UP. He had bought a bus in partnership with a political leader. The man invested the money, and the leader got the license. Legally, the license was in the leader’s name, but both were equal partners in the profit.

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