The Effect Of Good Actions
And Good Words

People are in a relentless search for peaceful environments where they can live in safety, have joy and cherish friendship. Despite this longing, however, they never put forth an effort to foster these values, but rather they become themselves the causes of conflicts and misery. Often people expect others to provide peace and safety and be friendly. This applies to family relations, relations among employees of a company, to social peace as well as to international affairs. Yet, maintenance of friendship, peace and safety demand altruism. Conflict and restlessness cannot be avoided when people insist on having the last word, when they consider only their own comfort and are unwilling to make any compromises or sacrifices. However, believers who fear God act differently. They are unselfish, forgiving and forbearing. Even when they are wronged, they renounce their own rights, regard the peace and safety of the society and happiness of others over their own self-interest, and display courteous behaviour. This is a noble attribute that God commands believers to have:

A good action and a bad action are not the same. Repel the bad with something better and, if there is enmity between you and someone else, he will be like a bosom friend. None will obtain it but those who are truly steadfast. None will obtain it but those who have great good fortune. (Surah Fussilat: 34-35)

Call to the way of your Lord with wisdom and fair admonition, and argue with them in the kindest way. Your Lord knows best who is misguided from His way. And He knows best who are guided. (Surat an-Nahl: 125)

As stated in the verse, in return for this good act of believers, God changes their enemies into "bosom friends". This is one of God's secrets. After all, all hearts are in God's hand. He changes the heart and thought of whomever He wills.

In some other verses, God draws our attention to the effect of good and gentle word. God commands the Prophet Moses and Aaron, peace be upon them, to go to Pharaoh and to speak to him gently. Despite Pharaoh's unfairness, insolence and mercilessness, God has commanded His messengers to speak to him with gentle words. God has explained the reason in the Qur'an:

Go to Pharaoh; he has overstepped the bounds. But speak to him with gentle words so that hopefully he will pay heed or show some fear. (Surah Ta Ha: 43-44)

These verses inform believers about the type of attitude they should assume towards disbelievers, their enemies and insolent people. This surely encourages patience, will, modesty and wisdom. God has revealed as a secret that He will render the acts of believers effective and will change their enemies into friends when they obey His commands and act in compliance with good morals.

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  • Introduction
  • God Answers Everyone's Prayers
  • God Increases His Blessings On Thosewho Are Grateful
  • Secrets of Submission to One's Fate and Putting One's Trust in God
  • There is Good in Every Event
  • There is Surely Ease with Every Difficulty
  • God Obscures the Comprehension of Disbelievers
  • God Bestows Understanding on Those Who Fear Him
  • Those Who Do Good Meet Goodness
  • There is Light in Believers' Faces, But Disgrace in Those of Disbelievers
  • The Secret That God Erases Bad Actions
  • Divine Purposes In Spending In God's Way
  • The Effect Of Good Actions And Good Words
  • The Secret That God Provides Room For People
  • God Certainly Helps Those Who Help His Religion
  • Quarrelling Causes Loss Of Strength
  • Only In The Remembrance Of God Do Hearts Find Satisfaction
  • The Cunning Of Satan Is Weak
  • Obeying The Majority Misleads Man From The Right Path
  • Secrets in The Expansion and Diminishing of Blessings
  • Obedience to the Messenger is Obedience to God
  • A Small Group of Believers can Overcome a Vast Majority of Disbelievers
  • God Makes His Religion Supreme When One Worships Him Alone
  • God Casts Dread into The Hearts of Disbelievers
  • Wisdom and Decisive Speaking are Blessings from God
  • Man will Also Account for His Thoughts and Intentions
  • It is God Who Places Love in People's Hearts
  • The Deaths of Disbelievers and Believers will not Be The Same
  • Prayer Keeps Man Away from Evil
  • Those Who are Killed in The Way of God are not Dead
  • God is The Giver of Honour
  • Secrets of Finding the Straight Path
  • Man's Inner Self Commands Evil Acts
  • Secrets of Abundance and The Wealth Given To People
  • Conclusion