A true faithful believer is he whose rage does not induce...

A true faithful believer is he whose rage does not induce him to abandon what is right, whose approval (of something) does not induce him to indulge in the wrong, and whose power does not induce him to take more than his due. [^2] Self-Building and Control of Emotions Without a doubt, self-building is one of the most imposing acts that man adopts in his progress towards self-perfection.

According to an authentic tradition, the Holy Prophet (S) is reported to have described self-building as ‘the major jihad’.[^3] One aspect of self-building is controlling emotions and steering them towards what is right and approved by religious laws and divine goals. In its subjective aspect, the significance of this regulation stems from educating and strengthening the human will to be in a permanent state of harmony with reason and religious laws in its choice and activity.