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The Gulf Crisis & The New World Order then his immediate reaction would be lo slap him back ten times as much. if one abuse is hurled al a person, then in reply, he does not stop after reciprocating with just one abuse. Indeed, there are some who may not feel satisfied even after flinging ten, fifty or a hundred abuses back. Peck someone on the head, he might feel so much insulted and annoyed that his anger might not cool down till he beats the assailant lo a pulp. Reacting aggressively and disproportionately is an act of transgression and rebellion and not submission and surrender. If someone dies in this slate, then such a person will not have given up his life in a state of Islam. In this context, Hazrat Musleh Maood (The Second Successor to the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaal) used lo recount an amusing anecdote that once a well built wrestler was returning from the ring - his body well oiled, head shaven, and gleaming in the sun. Following closely behind was a very weak man, who could not have survived even one feeble blow of the wrestler. Seeing his gleaming shaven, head an irresistible urge to do mischief welled up in him, and in full view of all people in the marketplace, he jumped up and gave the wrestler a peck on his head. The wrestler turned back in surprise to see his puny assailant. People in the marketplace burst into a fit of laughter. In anger, the wrestler pummelled this man out of his senses. When he was done, this man said to him: "You can beat me as much as you like but you will never have as much fun as I did when I gave you that peck on your shiny head. " This is only an anecdote, but it illustrates a deep secret of human nature. Apparently, a man was given only one peck on his head but, as a result, he felt so humiliated and annoyed, and thought that he had been so greatly disgraced in front of the public that his reaction was totally out of proportion. And usually such is the reaction in these cases; with the exception of those who fulfil the demands of Taqwa. When you hear some good news, your reaction may also take different forms. Some people begin to jump up and down in joy doing silly things, become boastful and go crazy. Hearing a good news, or when celebrating a happy occasion or gaining victory over someone or gelling a windfall profit, in every such situation a person's reaction may be excessive. Such a condition cannot be termed "Islamic" and is not what Islam demands from a Muslim. 123