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39 Turning away from the Ignorant
In the Qur’an, the believers are described as in the
verses below:
“The servants of Allah (Most Gracious) are those who
walk on the earth in humility, and when the ignorant address
them, they say, `Peace!’” (Surat al-Furqan, 25:63)
“And when they hear vain talk, they turn away
therefrom and say: ‘To us our deed and to you yours; peace
be to you: we seek not the ignorant.’ ” (Surat al-Qasas,
28:55)
Believers are innately peaceful, whereas those
who disbelieve are extremely uneasy, restless and
aggressive. It is as if their torment of hell had already
started on earth. That is why they cause trouble and
are also constantly faced with difficulties. However,
believers do not even communicate with those people
unless they attempt to give harm to the believers and
Islam. They behave honorably, as the above verses
describe. When intervention is necessary, they do
notbehave rudely, but in the most civilized and law-
abiding way.
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