For example, someone pushes
him out of the way in order to get on
the bus first. A friend might say
harsh things to him in anger. A
careless driver of a passing car
might cover him with mud from head to toe as he
walks along the road. The possible examples could be
multiplied. But a person who has espoused the
teachings of the Qur'an will realise that all these
things are created this way in his destiny and will never behave in an
unseemly, irritated or peevish way. Of course, he will take every pre-
caution against such a thing happening again, and will do everything
he can to avoid things that cause irritation. According to the values
taught in the Qur'an, even in the case when something happens that
causes one harm, a person must be patient with others and if possible
repay bad behaviour shown him with better. In the Qur'an, Allah
draws our attention to the fact that, through their patience, believers
can repel bad actions kindly:
A good action and a bad action are not the same. Repel the bad
with something better and, if there is enmity between you
and someone else, he will be like a bosom friend. None
will obtain it but those who are truly steadfast. None will
obtain it but those who have great good fortune. (Surah
Fussilat: 34-35)
Harun Yahya
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