The Book of Life

INSIGHTS OF THE WISE already exhausted the Quraysh and caused them great harm. If they wish, I will set a truce for a fixed time, and they can step aside between me and the other Arab tribes. If I prevail, then they may choose to enter this religion as others have done. And if I do not prevail, then their goal has been achieved.” (Al-Seerah al-Nabawiyyah by Ibn Kathir, Vol. 3, p. 330) THE PRINCIPLE OF LIFE W hy does a person buy a car? For fast travel. The purpose of a car is to turn walking speed into running speed. But a car can only be called a proper car if it also knows how to stop. A car may look excellent, but if it has no braking system, no one would agree to buy it. The same rule that applies to travel on the road also applies to the journey of life. Only those people can succeed in life’s journey who know how to stop as well as move. Those who only know how to move forward, who never think in terms of stopping or pausing, are like a car without brakes. And a car without brakes will always end up in a ditch. Such a car is never destined to reach its destination. If your nature is such that you argue with anyone who speaks against you, or you treat someone who does not meet your expectations as an enemy and start fighting