have the quality of possessing a positive psychology, and have no propensity to complain. This shows what is of the utmost importance in the process of tazkiyah: that man cease to complain and give utterance
would be after the next hundred or thousand years. Similarly, in regard to water we know in advance at what degree it will come to boiling point. In this way, the whole universe has become of a predictable
the real state of affairs that policy should be adopted which is possible in practice rather than what is right from the ideological standpoint.
WHY RECONCILE WITH PEOPLE?
One should seek reconciliation
Majah, Hadith No. 4081) That is to say that they will come to possess the world’s entire resources.
What will happen after the breaking down of the physical barrier erected by Dhul-Qarnayn is recorded in
Sometimes old age intervenes and sometimes man’s inherent limitations prevent him from achieving what he wishes; sometimes he is hindered by some weakness and sometimes he is not favoured by fortune.
of man gives people the courage to indulge in injustice and contumacy in this world. If people knew what was coming to them, they would stop dead, in fear; their tongues would freeze into silence. They would
benefits. About sleep, the French military and political leader Napoleon Bonaparte (d. 1821) said:
‘What a delightful thing rest is—The bed has become a luxury place to me. I would not exchange it for all
free. However, this freedom does not belong to him as a matter of right, but is rather a test paper. What man has to do is to acknowledge the truth of One God, and surrender to Him— not by compulsion but
eternal success in the next eternal world.
The Most Important Issue
If a group of people were asked, ‘What was the most important issue for mankind today?’ different
which the Lord of the worlds has given us due warning, which we do not even give a second thought to. What is this warning? It is the warning of the Lord of the worlds. He proclaims His imperatives through