Imagine, a time when you were entering your job and as you walked in you accidently bumped into a co-worker exiting the building. What did you do next? You most likely apologized, however the person you bumped into responded with anger and tells you they do not forgive you. What did you think of that person? We may do wrong upon others and automatically expect them to forgive us. However, when something is wrong done to us we tend to bear grudges. Robert Frost once stated "Nothing can make injustice just but mercy." There are various examples of people who have fought injustice through having mercy on the opposer. For example, Prophet Muhammed was born in Mecca, Medina and was a messenger during a time when the Middle East had a battlefield struggle with the Persian Empire. During this particular time the message of Islam was unfamiliar to the people of Medina and the task of Prophet Muhammad was to spread the message.
Many horrific acts were happening in Mecca, Medina during this period. Little girls were being buried alive merely because they were girls. Drinking and drugs were common activities being done by mankind at that time similar to present times. According to the holy Qu'ran, Muhammed (pbuh) was sent by Allah (swt) the creator of mankind, to profess his knowledge of the oneness of God and help mankind better themselves spiritually and mentally. However, the new message was rejected by the people of Medina and Muhammed (pbuh) was ridiculed throughout the city and accused him of telling tales and myths. Children would throw rocks at him and stone the messenger of God. He would still remain patient and never retaliated.
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