Islam is such a religion that preaches tolerance, mercy, and kindness. The definition of tolerance that was set by our Prophet was a guiding star for all Muslims. He was unduly oppressed by the people of his birthplace Mecca. Physical torture was a part of his daily routine, but still the Prophet kept on preaching the message of Allah and went on bearing the oppression by practicing tolerance. If a Muslim is not tolerant, then his belief is incomplete.
On day a person asked the Prophet (P.B.U.H), “What is Eman?” The Prophet P.B.U.H replied: “Eman is tolerance and patience.” Tolerance is one of the important aspects of human rights. Islam teaches Muslims how to tolerate. If there is no tolerance, then believe me, people in this world will start to kill each other for any reason. The people who deviate from the teachings of their religion cannot survive easily.
Islam teaches us to forgive and forget. If you cannot forgive the other person then you should not expect Allah to forgive you, but we do expect Allah to forgive us. Muslims have a very different reputation in this world today as compared to the past. In the past, the whole world knew the integrity and honesty of the Muslims, but today, that perception is changed to a great extent. Muslims are considered to be terrorists and the peace destroyers of the world.
This is mainly because of the fact that Muslims have forgotten the teachings of Islam. When a Muslim sees a negative perception of his personality, then this sure gives birth to anger and intolerance. It is stated in Quran that even if you are right, but you keep quiet in some argument just for the sake of ending the fight and not creating a feeling of hatred, then you will be getting a really nice status in Heaven.
Islam teaches Muslims to forgive when they are able to take revenge and practice tolerance when others make mistakes. Hope and fear from Allah make a Muslims tolerant. Practicing Tolerance is not easy especially today when everybody is trying to fill his own pocket through unfair means. Muslims need to follow the teachings of Islam strictly if they want to succeed today and hereafter.
The need of the hour is to awaken the Muslim spirit of ours that is lost in the materialism of this world. We need to gather good deeds in the life hereafter. The life in this world is temporary. If we practice the teachings of Islam and follow the right path that is provided to us, then we will succeed in the life hereafter. Tolerance is the first thing that can make us climb the ladder of that success.
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