Seeing the Best in Others

Seeing the Best in Others

1992 10-11 October-November 15 Seeing the Best in Others (266) Those who eschew Evil and fall not into its worship and turn to God (in repentance) for them is Good News: So announce the Good News to My servants. Those who listen to the word and follow the best (meaning) in it: Those are the ones whom God has guided and those are the ones endowed with understanding (Qur’an, 39: 17-18).

The present world is one of trial, and, as such has much in it over which a veil of doubt is cast. Moreover, the mode of communication throughout the world being that of the human tongue, there is always room for misinterpretation.

But men of understanding, who have been thoroughly chastened by the fear of God, are careful to place the right construction upon anything they hear. They are not carried away by superficial meanings, but go deeper into whatever is said. This trait in them leads to their placing things in their correct context and ultimately arriving at their true significance.

On the contrary, those whose hearts are untroubled by the fear of God and who have, therefore, had no share in divine wisdom, place their own interpretation on everything they hear. With utter disregard for truth they twist and willfully misinterpret the words of others. Such people will always go in want of God’s guidance.

Quoting others out of context, to their detriment, is equally to follow in Satan’s footsteps. True servants of God always first determine the precise meaning of what others say. They invariably give the benefit of the doubt, putting the best and not the worst construction on others’ utterances.

Two eyes that shall be saved from the Fire

1992 10-11 October-November 15 Two eyes that shall be saved from the Fire (44) “There are two eyes that the Fire shall not touch,” said the Prophet Mohammad. “One is an eye that has wept in fear of God, and the other is an eye that has spent the night keeping a vigil in the path of God.”