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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Islamic Culture and Religious Studies Book - 3 Lesson 12 : Anger and Its Control Have you ever seen someone in a state of total rage? Did you notice that the colour of his face changed, his whole body trembled and he most probably lost control of himself, shouting things that made no sense. He might have reminded you of a mad man. A person in this state cannot listen to reason, he is unable to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

He acts without thinking and is fuelled by an urge to destroy and hurt all around him which explains why he may insult the people who try to help him or even throw and break anything he can get his hands on. When he has vented his anger, he will feel tired and as he gradually comes back to his senses, shame for his beastly actions will wash over him. Such is the destructive force of anger. Anger is an inherent quality in all human beings.

It is a weapon provided by nature to be used in danger when guarding oneself from the enemy. It can be a useful tool to make sure that others do not think us weak and easily taken advantage of. However, misused, anger can turn into uncontrollable rage, and provoke an individual to acts that he would never consider under normal circumstances. One might argue that anger is not in our power to control and an involuntary reaction. This would be wrong. Anger is within a person's control.

It only requires effort and practice to learn how to rein it.By cultivating and strengthening one's will power, one can learn to control one's anger and to deal with issues rationally and constructively. The aim is to keep calm when we face any personal attacks and to save our anger only for the defense of Islam.

The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.w.) was never seen to lose his temper for worldly or personal reasons but when the truth was hidden or violated, he would show his anger in such a manner that nobody would be able to oppose him. We mostly tend to become angry over worldly issues. We get upset over the smallest things. We should make every effort to control our anger or swallow our temper.

It may be difficult at first to distance ourselves in the middle of a crisis and contemplate the issues at hand but it gets easier with practice and the positive results we derives from such action will definitely be worth the effort.