A Predictable Character

predictable character can build a better society. There is no alternative to this. The whole of nature is completely predictable. Nature will accept only those men and women who prove to be as predictable as other parts of nature. Don’t Live in Suspicion One of the divine commandments given in the Quran is that of avoiding suspicion. In the chapter Al-Hujurat (The Apartments), the Quran gives important guidance: Believers, avoid much suspicion. Indeed, some suspicion is a sin. (49:12) Suspicion means believing something to be bad without there being any substantial evidence. Allowing suspicion to become a habit can have a disastrous effect on any society. In moral terms, suspicion is a sin and in the legal sense it is a crime. In both cases, it is to be completely avoided. The Prophet once said: “Do not be suspicious of your fellow men. Suspicion is tantamount to a lie.” When you suspect another person of some wrongdoing and you have no irrefutable evidence in support of your suspicion, you are committing falsehood. In other words, you are telling a lie. It is said that man is a social animal. Collective living is