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sympathetic towards all the living creatures. Then comes Raheem which draws our attention towards sympathy for all the human beings. In short the attributes that have been mentioned in the Suratul Fatiha are the attributes of God and man should also partake of them. ·. {Malfoozat Vol. III, p. 345) IIlGH MORALS The Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, displayed so high morals that at times he offered the Janaza prayer of a hypocrite simply because the son of that hypocrite was a true Muslim; he even gave away his shirt for that hypocrite to be wrapped in, for burial. It is not an easy thing to make the morals excellent. Unless a man continuously studies himself, he cannot improve himself. The immoralities of the tongue create enmities and you should, therefore, keep your tongue under control. Nobody can. be inimical towards his well- wisher. How unwise is the person who does not take pity on his self and puts himself in danger of losing his life by not making good use of his capabilities and by not trying to improve his morals. We should behave gently and kindly to- wards the people; of course, he who is an open enemy of Islam and uses foul language, has to be dealt with differently. Look at the Companions of the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam; they cut themselves off from their relatives who abused them and humiliated them because of Islam; they preferred Islam to their relatives. In some cases the father killed the son or the son killed the father (in the battles -when one was on the side of Islam and the other opposed this noble religion). (Malfoozat Vol. III, p. 345-346) 177