ANGER

One should not get angry with others for worldly or religious affairs. The hadîth-i-sherîf titled, “Lâ taghdab” forbids anger. When a person gets angry all of his nerves become unstable and some parts of his body lose their physical fitness. Doctors cannot find a cure for that illness. The only cure for that illness is the above mentioned hadîth-i-sherîf “Lâ taghdab”.An angry person hurts people around him with his words and behavior. They also catch nervous illnesses. No peace and harmony will be found in their home. It may even result in separation or murder. If there is no one who gets angry in a home, there is happiness, comfort, peace and cheerfulness there. If there is a person who gets angry, there will not be any comfort, peace or cheerfulness there. There could always be some sort of disagreement or even animosity between the husband and wife or between the son and his mother. It must be understood from these that complying with the rules of Islamic Sharî’at will bring happiness, comfort, and cheerfulness. Even disbelievers who follow the rules of the Sharî’at will attain happiness in this world.

Ignorant and stupid people refer to anger (ghadab) and wrath (tahawwur) as bravery (shajâ’at), honor, manliness, and patriotism. They embellish and beautify the vice anger (ghadab) with these euphemistic words. They tell others that having anger is a good thing and try to support this view with stories relating how great personalities got angry. Their attitude reflects their ignorance and prove that their brains do not function properly. As a matter of fact, a sick person gets mad faster than a healthy person, women get angry more quickly than men, and ageing people are more prone to anger than youngsters. People who are below thirty years of age are called young, people who are between thirty and fifty are called mature people and those over fifty are called old people (shaikh) and those who are above seventy years of age are called very old men (pîr-i-fânî).