Make Yourself Eligible, Don’t Make Demands

demands, protesting and stirring up a big hue and cry. This principle, according to which the world functions, has been devised by God, the Creator of the world. People who refuse to accept this God-ordained principle, on the basis of which His world runs, can make an imaginary world of their own if they want to. They need to remember, however, that in this world, success can only be had by abiding by God’s will, not by following their own. 20 Discover Opportunities in Challenging Situations I ran was conquered in 636 C.E., during the Caliphate of Umar (d. 644), the second Muslim Caliph. At that time, the commander of the Muslim army was Sa‘ad ibn Abi Waqqas. When the war between the Muslims and Persians broke out, the Persians initially suffered considerable damage. They thought that further fighting was not in their interests, and so they offered to dialogue with the Muslims. Accordingly, Sa‘ad sent some selected men to the court of Yazdgird, the Persian Emperor. When this group of Muslims entered Yazdgird’s court, they were not affected by the glitter and glamour all around them. They boldly addressed