Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 284
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 284 teaching of forgiveness not acted upon? Notwithstanding— contrary to this—the perfect teaching is that which Islam pre- sented and which we received through the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings be upon him, and that is: 1 اُؤٰٓزَج ٍةَئِّيَس ٌةَئِّيَس اَهُلْثِّم١ۚ ْنَمَف اَفَع َو َحَلْصَا ٗهُرْجَاَف ىَلَع ِهّٰللا اُؤٰٓزَج ٍةَئِّيَس ٌةَئِّيَس اَهُلْثِّم١ۚ ْنَمَف اَفَع َو َحَلْصَا ٗهُرْجَاَف ىَلَع ِهّٰللا Meaning, the recompense of an injury is an injury like that which has been done, but the person who forgives a sin and forgives it on such an occasion that it leads to some reformation and does not cause any evil, then his reward is with Allah the Exalted. This clearly shows that the intention of the Holy Quran is not that evil should not be resisted at all places needlessly, and revenge should not be exacted. Rather, the Divine principle is that one should look at the place and occasion to see if the occasion calls for pardon and forgiveness or punishment. If it is expedient to punish at that time, the punishment should be as much as deserved, but if the occasion calls for forgiveness, the thought of punishment should be abandoned. This is the beauty of this teaching because it considers every aspect. If every wicked scoundrel is released by following the Gospel, darkness will come to prevail throughout the world. Hence, you should always take care not to think all faculties are dead. On the contrary, you should strive to employ them at their appropriate place. I say honestly that this teaching is such that it has drawn the map of human faculties. But pity be upon those who are seduced by listening to the sweet talk of Christians, allowing a blessing like Islam to slip from their hands. A truthful one does not appear sweet to others in every situation. Just as a mother cannot always give sweets to her child for 1. S u rah ash-Sh u r a , 42:41 [Publisher]