Pay Off‘Reputation is what other people know about you. Honour is what you know about yourself.’ An American author, Lois McMaster Bujold (b. 1949), once observed: ‘Reputation is what other people know about

about you. Honour is what you know about yourself.’ Reputation is the opinion that others have about you. How is this opinion formed? It is formed on the basis of your deeds, not of your words. Reputation

It is like self- praise, that is, believing that you are ‘so and so’, without taking into account what others think about you. Your reputation is like a cheque that can be cashed at the bank. The market

is the greatest means of reform for man in this world. According to a tradition, the Prophet of Islam said: “Remember death often.” (Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith No. 4258) But it is strange that death is the

was a daunting task that entailed intense motivation and a strong incentive. Beginning in 610 AD, Islam expanded rapidly because of favourable circumstances. A great empire came into being in just a period

This un-Islamic practice with regard to shahadah and shahid has today reached its ultimate limit. This is the actual reason for the violence that has spread among Muslims today. Those Muslims who are killed

put one’s trust in God alone. During the life of the Prophet Muhammad, many people turned against Islam and began to conspire against the Muslims and their religion. The Quran mentions this at many points

conditions of power and wisdom, the extirpation of evil is rebellion rather than the implementation of an Islamic command. NO ONE IS AN ETERNAL ENEMY If one appears to be your antagonist, never regard him as your

GIVE TO PEOPLE THEIR RIGHTSThis concept of human equality is in accordance with Islam as well as with nature. Furthermore, a good society can be built only by giving an equal position to all human beings

left his home in Makkah for Madinah. This event is called the emigration (hijrah) in the history of Islam. Emigration is a clear example of abandoning violent solutions in favour of peaceful solutions. 3

numerous books authored on this subject describe morning time as the best time. One such book is titled, ‘What The Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast’ by Laura Vanderkam. Research has shown that a person’s