Getting Along Well with People and Spreading Goodness
Islam is not merely a religion of individual retreat, but also an order of living intertwined with society, in mercy and compassion. The true dervish is one who bears no grudge against people and strictly avoids causing them harm. "Work; do not strive to harm anyone. Bear good intentions towards all." The perfect believer (kāmil muʾmin) possesses a heart (inshirāḥ, spiritual expansion) so broad that he desires salvation for all humanity—including sinners—just as he desires it for himself. "Good people do not think only of themselves, nor do they eat alone."
The Eternal Destruction of Oppression
Wronging people, usurping their rights, or behaving harshly towards them is a burden so grave that it can nullify the reward of all acts of worship in this world. Geylânî Hazretleri warns: "Do not oppress any servant in this world. The oppression you commit will call you to account in the Hereafter. Be just in this world." Those who wrong others—the oppressors (ẓālimūn)—will experience the bitterest regrets on the Day of Resurrection.
Patience with the Harm of People
One of the pinnacles of spiritual development (takāmul) is not responding instantly with anger to the evil that comes from people, and seeing such harm as a test from Allah (losing sight of the good and evil of people), and thus practicing sabr (patient endurance) continuously. Hearts that do not bear grudges and have abandoned revenge are the invisible springs of healing on earth.