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does not want to make them uncomfortable and incite a quar-
rel; he wants only to invite them to faith and the practice of
high moral principles.

If you examine the Qur'an you will see that a warm, gentle and
compassionate disposition characterised all the prophets. God reveals
that the Prophet Abraham (pbuh) was "tender-hearted and forbear-
ing." (Qur'an, 9:114) and in another verse, the Prophet Muhammad's
(pbuh) moral principles are described in this way:

It is a mercy from God that you were gentle with them. If you had
been rough or hard of heart, they would have scattered from around
you. So pardon them and ask forgiveness for them, and consult with
them about the matter. Then when you have reached a firm decision,
put your trust in God. God loves those who put their trust in Him.
(Qur'an, 3:159)

God commands people to avoid angry words

An obvious characteristic of radicalism is its anger. This disposi-
tion can be clearly seen in the speeches, writings and demonstrations

of radicals. However, anger is not an attribute of Muslims. When God
describes believers in the Qur'an, He describes, "those who give in
times of both ease and hardship, those who control their rage and
pardon other people – God loves the good-doers" (Qur'an, 3:134).

There is no situation in which a Muslim displays anger. Every
Muslim of course wants other people to believe in God and live accord-
ing to moral principles, but this is possible only by the grace of God.
No matter what we do, no matter how much we try to explain
the truth to people, human hearts are in God's hands. God
reminds Muslims of this very important fact in this

verse, "... Do those who believe not know that if
God had wanted to He could have guided all
mankind? ..." (Qur'an, 13:31)