Most Gracious Believers:

Look how the Quran is giving a glimpse of this emancipated ones:

25.Surah Al Furqan

The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:

وَعِبَادُ الرَّحْمَنِ الَّذِينَ يَمْشُونَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ هَوْنًا...

25: 63. And the servants of (Allah) Most Gracious are those who walk on the earth in humility,

... وَإِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ الْجَاهِلُونَ قَالُوا سَلَامًا ﴿٦٣﴾

and when the ignorant address them, they say, "Peace!"

C3123. Ignorant: in a moral sense.

Address: in the aggressive sense.

Their humility is shown in two ways:

- to those in real search of knowledge, they give such knowledge as they have and as the recipients can assimilate;

- to those who merely dispute, they do not speak harshly, but say "Peace!", as much as to say,

"May it be well with you, may you repent and be better"; or

"May Allah give me peace from such wrangling"; or

"Peace, and Good-bye; let me leave you!"

Asad’s Version:

25:63 And the servants of (God) most gracious are those who walk on the earth in humility, and when the ignorant address them, they say, “Peace !”

verson A

Let us see what kind of elements this one possess to be called ‘most gracious’ by God.

This is a person with humility, unaltered faith in God’s workings, and unbeatable compassion and goodwill for all human beings. He/she does not judge others, even the ones who are the wrong doers. Because this one knows that judgment is the exclusive domain of God, and a human being has no business of judging other. Others’ cruelty, ignorance, malicious attitudes, nothing makes this person loose his/her essential goodness of heart or goodwill toward the others, nothing makes him/her strength of faith or graciousness compromised or diminished. This person has submitted to the Will of God, and he/she is determined to walk through the path, no matter how difficult the path is or how difficult the tests and trials are along that path, to remain compassionate and undisturbed. This is the person whose spirit and hope remain undiminished. This is the person of peace, the peace, Islam exhorts.

Verson B

Let us see what kind of elements this one possess to be called ‘most gracious’ by God.

This is a person with humility. He/she does not judge anyone, even the wrong doers.

Because this one knows that judgment is the exclusive domain of God, and a human being has no business of judging others. The struggle or hardship of life or other peoples’ pettiness, prejudice, or hatred, none of these diminishes his/her essential goodness of heart and goodwill and compassion toward fellow human beings. This person’s heart is fixed on God, and his/her submission complete to His Will. This is the person of ‘peace’, the peace, Islam means.