Moral of the story

His Religious Teacher says to a young man who is a newcomer to Sufism:

"My son! Slap the back of the neck of the person who is reciting the Qur'an in that room and wait."

The boy slaps the man on the back of the neck. The man gets up and also slaps him on the back of the neck. Our boy tells his murshid what happened. His murshid says:

"Good, this is how it was supposed to be. Now, you will slap the person in the second room on the back of the neck."

The young man slaps the second man on the back of the neck. That person looks to see who slapped him. Then he looks up and smiles. Then he continues reciting the Quran. The slap does not come. Our boy tells his Master, and his Master says:

"Okay, son! This always happens in the second room. Now go to the third room."

In the third room, there is an older man with a white beard who is reading the Qur'an. The young man gives him a slap too. But this time, the person gets up and says:

"My son, I apologize to you. Surely this has been a reflection and atonement for some wrong I did to you or someone else before.  I apologize to you. Tell me what I did wrong and I'll correct it, and I won't do it again. Secondly, I apologize because my neck hurt your hand. And thirdly, with this slap, you have gained a friend. From this point on, wherever you need help, I am ready."

There are three types of behavior in the Qur'an: Retaliation, forgiveness and responding to evil with good.

Those who retaliate are those who do not wish to reach Allah.

Those who forgive are those who purify their souls.

Those who respond to evil with good are those who submit their spirits, physical bodies, souls and wills to Allah. Goodness against evil is a goal that Allah wants all people to reach.