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Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi
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Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi
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Pakistan
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A Pleasing Lie is Better than an Unkind Truth
Once an Emperor ordered to kill a captive whose tongue was foreign to him. The poor captive became frustrated seeing his life on this mortal earth going to be concluded soon. So he got frenzied and began to rebuke the Emperor in torrents of words. But the Emperor could not understand him and therefore asked one of his viziers to interpret it. The vizier was kind and good-natured. In soft voice he said to the Emperor, \"Your majesty, he is saying that Allah loves those who digest their anger and forgive the accused.\" The Emperor was pleased hearing such beaming proposition and hence he withdrew the death penalty imposed on the captive. Another vizier was enemy to the captive. He said to the Emperor, \"Your Excellency, the captive rather spoke ill of you using invective language. And it is not fair to lie before your honour by hiding the fact.\"
The Emperor heard him critically and replied, \"Though you speak the truth, it is not to help gain good mind and feeling.\"
Question:
1. Why did the captive become frustrated ?
2. Why was one vizier regereded kind and good motured ?
3. What was king’s reply to another vizier dislosing the truth ?
4. What is the moral of the story ?
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Geebat
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Imam Gazzali
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Islami Rastre Amuslimder Adhikar
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Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi
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