Page 151 - Communication and Argument in the Qur'an

Adnan Oktar 149

The manner of conversation
People’s love and respect for others is reflected in their
conversations. For this reason, all conversations should
adhere to Islamic morality so that everybody can benefit
from them.

Avoiding being a “know-it-all”

People who think that they know everything create ten-
sion in a conversation. Such individuals always impose
their own ideas and speak without respect for others. They
are not aware that their approach is very distasteful to oth-
ers.

Giving others the opportunity to speak
Listening politely without interruption and trying to
understand what the other person is saying is, one hopes,
pleasing to Allah. Such an attitude shows respect for the
speaker and for what is being said. It is wrong to think that
people “who suppress others by adopting an over-
emphatic tone of voice are worthy of respect.” On the con-
trary, those who raise their voices, interrupt others, and
monopolize the conversation are showing their ignorance.
Eventually, such a conversation becomes a torture to oth-
ers. Their silence does not mean that they are listening or
paying attention; rather, it generally means that they are
just being polite.
It is natural that an expert can speak on a particular
matter. But everyone can express their own ideas and

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