"The final level - of good ethics - is to deal with your enemy in the best kind of treatment as though he is a close friend!"

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“It is relatively easy to control your anger after a while, but to do that after facing such extremes and at the height of your troubles, when you are wearied and exhausted, when you are heart-broken and depressed, that is sublime morality and magnificent ethics.”

“Goodness is not only required in action, but also in speech.”

“A true Muslim will surely strive to improve his manners and correct his condition, and purify his demeanor and his innermost feelings.”

“Goodness is required even in thoughts and desires.”

“Any intentional inequitable harm is a danger zone!”

“Imagine!, the two most important Sahabah in Islam, racing to help an old blind woman, at night and at the edge of the city!.”

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