THE GREATER JIHAD

An Idle Mind: A Devil’s Workshop A person with no sense of commitment is only living on the fringes of existence. He is out of touch with reality and will soon lapse into utter degeneracy. No really superior being has ever been found among the ranks of the idle. As the old saying goes, the Devil finds work for idle hands. According to a Hadith report, one’s faith increases and decreases. To save one’s faith from erosion requires a continuous jihad. Living along with other people, one is repeatedly attacked by negative feelings or emotions, such as anger, jealousy, revenge, pride, ingratitude, greed and so on. These negative emotions constantly threaten to weaken or decrease one’s faith. In this regard, one has to awaken one’s consciousness and struggle against these negative tendencies and quash them. This is a jihad, and without this jihad no one can save his or her faith from decrease or erosion. o Combating Violence Instead of combating violence with violence, we should adopt the policy of avoidance; remaining united in spite of differences.