TRUSTING HUMAN NATURE

The Quran tells us that God created all human beings with the same nature: And follow the nature as made by God—the nature in which He has created mankind. There is no altering the creation of God. (30: 30) There is a Hadith to this effect: “God has created human beings with an upright nature.” This shows that all human beings are born with the same nature. Trusting the nature man is born with, one must think along the lines that some people are his direct supporters, but others are his potential supporters. He nurtures in his heart the same well-wishing for his opponents as he feels towards his friends. He is able to address his apparent opponents with a cool-mind and without losing his balance, until the time comes when his enemies turn into his friends. This is the reality pointed out in the Quran in these words: 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) An enemy becoming a friend does not mean that earlier a person was fire, then he became water. The truth is that the person already was a friend, only some superficial layers had obscured his true personality. One’s unilateral good behaviour helps in removing these superficial layers and brings out the real person. At the level of the real inner personality, every human being is predisposed to truth. No one is averse to it as far as his nature is concerned. A study of the life of the Prophet shows that trusting human nature is a permanent principle of Islam. Dividing people into friends and enemies is against Islam as well as nature. While dealing with people, the actual factor worth considering is human nature. Man is basically subordinated to the temperament he is born with. All other things are only of a temporary nature. They do not enjoy the position of a decisive element in the matter of human behaviour. Taking into consideration the above factor, if we are able to give concessions to human nature by avoiding provocation and not letting imaginary fears overwhelm us, we can solve many problems of the world in the most sensible manner. o A study of the life of the Prophet shows that trusting human nature is a permanent principle of Islam. Dividing people into friends and enemies is against Islam as well as nature.