The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
Trusting Human Nature
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From the
dawah
point of view, this is an extremely
important reality. It means that if the
dayee
finds
that some people are his antagonists and others his
friends, then he should not consider this difference
to be a real one. Trusting the nature man is born
with; the
dayee
must think along the lines that if
some people are his direct supporters, others who
appear to be antagonists are his potential
supporters. This thinking gives enormous hope to a
dayee.
He nurtures in his heart the same well-
wishing for his opponent as he feels towards his
friend. He is able to address his apparent enemies
cool-mindedly, and without losing his balance, until
the time comes when his enemies turn into his
friends. This is the reality pointed out in the Qur’an:
And good and evil are not alike. Requite evil with
good, and he, between whom and you is enmity
will become your warm friend. (41: 34)
An enemy becoming a friend does not mean that
earlier he was fire, then he became water. The truth
is that he was water already, only some superficial
layers had obscured his true personality. The
dayee
manages with his unilateral good behaviour to
