Lecture Lahore — Page 14
14 kindness. All rancour between you will thus turn into a friendship so close that it borders upon kinship. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 i. e. , do not backbite one another: would any of you like to eat the flesh of a dead brother? Nor should a people ridi- cule another, proclaiming their own superiority and thinking of others as inferior, for those who are ridiculed may well be better than themselves. Surely, the more hon- oured in the sight of God is he who is greater in virtue and righteousness. The distinction of nation or caste is immate- rial to Him. Do not call people with contemptuous names which they consider offensive, or else you will yourselves be considered evil in the sight of God. Keep away from idols and from falsehood, for they are both impurities. 10 Al- H ujur a t, 49:13 [Publishers] 11 Al- H ujur a t, 49:12 [Publishers] 12 Al- H ujur a t, 49:14 [Publishers] 13 Al- H ujur a t, 49:12 [Publishers] 14 Al- H ajj, 22:31 [Publishers] 15 Al-A h z a b, 33:71 [Publishers] 16 A l-e-‘Imr a n, 3:104 [Publishers]