no good, it will only increase evil and human woe. It
will encourage them to exploit and subdue others
and 'ncrease disorder and injustice. Islam declares
that evil in all cases must be repelled. If the evil doer
can be reformed and prevented from doing vioince
and injury by kindness and mercy, then there can be
nonthing better than this. But if kindness makes him
bolder in doing harm to others, then chastise ment in
proportion to the crime must be meted out to him.
The teaching of the Ouran in this respect also 'is uni-
versal and applicable to all cases. It says :
"The good deed and the evil deed are not alike. Re-
pel the evil deed with one which is good, then lo! he,
between whom and thee there was enmity will be-
come as though he was a bosom friend." (The Quran
41:34)
"The guerdon of an ill-deed is an ill the like there-
of. But whosoever pardoneth and amendeth (the evil
doer by kindness and love), his wage is the affair of
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