Ahmadiyyat or The True Islam — Page 206
206 to see which of them conducts himself most beau- tifully,' 111 That is to say, which of them develops Divine at- tributes in himself. So that the reason why some moral qualities are called good is that they are reflections of Divine attributes, and the reason why others are called bad is that they are inconsistent with Divine attributes. That which has no share of the light must surely be dark; and the farther it recedes from the light, the darker will it grow. Apart from this general classification Islam has in the case of different moral qualities assigned detailed reasons which demonstrate the good or bad nature of each of these qualities, so that people may be drawn towards those of them that are good, and should avoid those that are evil. I shall here mention some of those details by way of illustration. I have already stated that one of the highest moral qualities in man is the quality of pity which manifests itself in forgiveness. In addition to the general reason stated above why this quality should be regarded as good or noble the Holy Quran states: 'When a man injures and oppresses you and deals unjustly with you, you should deal kindly by him and forgive him. Thus will you strike at the 111 Al-Kahf, 18:8.