*    Envy is such a disease which only harms the envier and has no effect on the one being envied.

*    It ruins a person’s well-being, harms his faith and taints his heart. This is because the one who is envied sleeps peacefully, whilst the envier burns in his envy thereby ruining his peace of mind.

*    The envious person does not progress, because he spends all his time burning in envy, so when will he find time to think about progressing.^[1]

Mawlānā Rūmī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه states:

Look! It was envy that prevented Iblīs from prostrating to Sayyidunā Ādam عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم, leading to him being deprived of felicity and success for eternity. We learn from this that if you envy those of pure heart, darkness will arise in your heart. Therefore, become dust on the sides of Allah’s righteous slaves, and like us, stay far away from envy!^[2]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                     صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Do not conceal the description of the beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم!

Dear Islamic brothers! The beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was mentioned in the previous heavenly books. Alongside this, the People of the Book were commanded to not conceal this remembrance of the beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, but to publicise it. Just as it is stated in verse 42 of Surah al-Baqarah:

وَ لَا تَلْبِسُوا الْحَقَّ بِالْبَاطِلِ وَ تَکْتُمُوا الْحَقَّ وَ اَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ (۴۲)

 Do not enshroud truth with falsehood, and do not conceal the truth knowingly.^[3]