I do, and don't wish harm on anyone who has wronged me. I also have great friends who are a thousand times better than me and seem to never get annoyed with the world. What does the following say to you? Did you read anything in it you hadn't known before?
"Sixth: Another feature of religious tolerance in Islam is the idea that, where religious differences exist, the followers of various religious traditions should engage one another on a basis of mutual respect and kindness. Islam enjoins Muslims to conduct any dialogue or even disagreement about religious matters in a spirit of gentleness, sensitivity, and good will and never with hostility or violence. Allah says in the Holy Quran:
And dispute ye not with the People of the Book except with means better T.Q., Sura 29, The Spider, verse 46.
Recognizing that Allah, the Lord of all, is the sole Judge and greatest knower, Muslims are encouraged to approach all such discussions with gentleness:
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Invite all to the Way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious: for the Lord knoweth best, who have strayed from His path, and who receive guidance. T.Q. Sura 16, The Bee, verse 125.
Even when dealing with people who may be hostile to them and their faith, Muslims are encouraged to take the path of goodness, peace, and unity, and to respond with patience and kindness. Allah instructs the believers to:
Repel (Evil) with what is better; then will he between whom and thee was hatred become as it were thy friend and intimate! And no one will be granted such goodness except those who exercise patience and self-restraint none but persons of the greatest good fortune T.Q., Ha-Mim (Abbreviated Letters), Sura 41, verse 34.
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