The Teachings of Islam
Stimulus and Response
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should be thankful in one’s heart for the happiness
and comfort granted by God.
People’s response to various circumstances is being
put to the test on earth. This is what their worldly
trial really consists of. If given wealth and power,
they become proud, then they are failures, but if
they remain humble under the same circumstances,
they have succeeded. They have failed if they are
obstinate and contemptuous towards their rivals or
opponents: if they are unjust to others, they are
bound to come to grief themselves: if they are fair to
all and sundry, they will emerge triumphant from
life’s trial.
