How to Develop Gentleness

Dear Islamic brothers! We should adopt the approach that whenever we get the opportunity to invite someone towards righteousness, we do so with love, compassion, and gentleness. By presenting the invitation to goodness in this gentle style, اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه, our words will be more effective, and the person we are advising will listen attentively and make an effort to act upon them. In the noble Quran, Allah Almighty has declared the gentleness of the blessed Prophetصَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم as His mercy:

فَبِمَا رَحْمَةٍ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ لِنْتَ لَهُمْۚ-

So Dear Beloved Prophet, through Allah’s mercy, you are soft-hearted for them,^{^[1]}

In this verse, the beautiful character and manners of the beloved Prophetصَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم are being described. It is being said: O Beloved! Allah Almighty’s immense mercy upon you is that He made you soft-hearted, kind, compassionate, and merciful. He blessed your temperament with such kindness and affection that even on the day of Uhud, despite facing severe pain, you did not express anger. Had you been harsh in your interactions with people, they would have turned away from you. O Beloved! Pardon their mistakes and pray for their forgiveness so that by virtue of your mediation, Allah Almighty also forgives them.^{^[2]}

Importance of gentleness

Dear Islamic brothers! Just as gold becomes jewellery by softening, iron becomes a weapon when made malleable, and soil becomes fertile for crops when it is soft, in the same way, “gentleness,” when practiced

[1] Al-Quran, Āl-ꜤImrān, verse 159; translation from Kanz al-ꜤIrfān

[2] Ṣirāṭ al-Jinān, vol. 2, p. 80

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