Superiority Complex Leads to Evil CONTENTS
English book, p. 399
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
ACCEPT TEMPORARY LOSS FOR GREATER GAIN Continuing the conflict stops positive activities. Ending conflicts, even at the cost of incurring material loss, is better as it allows constructive activities to go on unhampered. Suhaib Rumi was a companion of the Prophet on the occasion of the emigration. When he was ready to leave Makkah for Madinah he took along some gold coins. When he left his home, he met some youths of Makkah. During the conversation, they found out that he was leaving Makkah, and was carrying gold coins so they said, ‘We won’t allow you to go to Madinah with your gold.’ Suhaib Rumi said, ‘If I give you the gold, will you let me go to Madinah?’ They said, ‘Yes.’ Suhaib Rumi immediately gave them the gold coins and left for Madinah. When he reached Madinah, he first of all met the Prophet Muhammad and told him what had happened to him while he was leaving Makkah. On hearing this

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