Islam A PATH OF GREAT STRUGGLE

crossed by that person, and as a result of his struggle, he attained that elevated position which was possible for him under the law of the time. Success does not mean finding a magical lamp like the one in the story of Aladdin. Rather, success is the result of a person using his abilities and the opportunities available to him along the paths open before him, and ultimately reaching the destination that is meant to be reached through such effort. Success is not a matter of luck or a chance occurrence; it is the natural outcome of right and sustained effort. A thinker expressed this truth in these words: “To say a capable person cannot succeed is a lie.” The same applies to success in the afterlife, which is the true destination of human beings. There, all earlier and later people will be gathered before their Lord. On that day, honour and success will be for those who attain God’s pleasure, and humiliation and failure will be for those who fail to attain it. For the first group, there is eternal comfort, and for the