Everyone deserves to be happy. Every life is precious and deserves comfort and love.
Please be happy, guys. All of you. You all are awesome. Please. Keep. Smiling. That is all.
Go on and rock!
It is important for a believer to realize that every soul is an expression of God's Creative Act and
therefore, every soul is special. That is why we must learn to respect life whether that life be of
the saint or sinner, priest or leper, rich or poor, because, in the end, all are the Handiworks of God.
Would one, if handed the Mona Lisa or the Sculpture of David be able to destroy the artworks at a whim? No.
Most, out of respect for Leonardo da Vinci or Michelangelo can't even bring themselves to entertain such a thought, yet they are composed by human artists, so what more is the reverence due upon the Artwork of God?
The belief that the worth of a soul is inferior if it is that of a sinner is an anathema and should be abhorrent for
the believer for every soul has sinned and therefore none should hate the other for sinning differently than the self.
Now, let us assume for the sake of argument here, that a non-believer is the worst of transgressors. Even then,
does this really give us the right to condemn them and loathe them? The sin of every soul is different and it is
not for us to judge one who sins differently than us. The Scriptures state:
left among us with the very gift of life They have granted to every being.
Observe how we are prejudiced against one another even though our genesis is the derivative of the same source: the Creative Act of God. Our origin and destiny, the same, yet we are unfair to one another, thinking ourselves greater than the other because we see the color blue differently than them, whereas Scripture tells us:
as commanded in the Scripture:
— Fahim Ferdous Kibria
therefore, every soul is special. That is why we must learn to respect life whether that life be of
the saint or sinner, priest or leper, rich or poor, because, in the end, all are the Handiworks of God.
Would one, if handed the Mona Lisa or the Sculpture of David be able to destroy the artworks at a whim? No.
Most, out of respect for Leonardo da Vinci or Michelangelo can't even bring themselves to entertain such a thought, yet they are composed by human artists, so what more is the reverence due upon the Artwork of God?
The belief that the worth of a soul is inferior if it is that of a sinner is an anathema and should be abhorrent for
the believer for every soul has sinned and therefore none should hate the other for sinning differently than the self.
Now, let us assume for the sake of argument here, that a non-believer is the worst of transgressors. Even then,
does this really give us the right to condemn them and loathe them? The sin of every soul is different and it is
not for us to judge one who sins differently than us. The Scriptures state:
They cause Their sun to riseOften, we see admirers of celebrity figures preserve their clothes, their shoes, the manuscripts of their first works, purchasing them for fortunes. Yet we fail to preserve the Work of the Most High, tarnish the Signature They have
on the evil and the good,
And sends rain
on the righteous and the unrighteous.
If you love those who love you,
what reward do you have?
Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
If you greet only your brothers,
what more are you doing than others?
Do not even the Gentiles do the same?
Therefore you are to be perfect,
as your Heavenly Parent is Perfect.
[Matthew 5:45-48]
left among us with the very gift of life They have granted to every being.
Observe how we are prejudiced against one another even though our genesis is the derivative of the same source: the Creative Act of God. Our origin and destiny, the same, yet we are unfair to one another, thinking ourselves greater than the other because we see the color blue differently than them, whereas Scripture tells us:
O mankind! Behold! We have created you male and female, and have made you nations and tribes that ye may know one another. The noblest of you, in the Sight of God is the best in conduct.And therefore humanity must unite against hatred and prejudice, treating each other fairly with love and equity,
God is Omniscient, Aware.
[Quran 49:13]
as commanded in the Scripture:
O you who believe! Be ever steadfast in your devotion to God, bearing witness to the truth in all equity; never let hatred of anyone lead you into the sin of deviating from justice. Be just: this is closest to piety. And remain conscious of God: verily, God is aware of all that you do.
[Quran 5:8]
O you who believe! Stand out firmly for justice as witnesses to God even if it be against yourselves or your parents or kin, and whether it be against the rich or the poor: for God can best protect both. Follow not the lusts of your desires, lest you swerve, and if you distort justice or decline to do justice, verily God is well-acquainted with all that you do.
[Quran 4:135]
— Fahim Ferdous Kibria
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