A series of moral, doctrinal, and social statements from the esteemed religious authority, Grand Ayatollah Shirazi, may his shadow remain (Words of Wisdom, episode number 21)
"Kindness in the Face of Hostility"
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
God, the Blessed and Exalted, says in the Holy Qur’an:
"Repel evil with that which is better" (Qur’an 41:34).
There are different ways to respond to the bad behavior of others. One way is to retaliate with something even worse—for example, responding to an insult