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                 affairs. Without a boss you cannot run a company, without a
                 prime minister you cannot run a government, without the head
                 of the family you cannot run a home, without a coordinator, or
                 a supervisor, you cannot run a joint effort. Adherence to the
                 principle of leadership is an integral part of any successful joint
                 effort.
                    This being so, the law of nature set forth in the above Quranic
                 verse is a great blessing for us. God Almighty created people with
                 differences or disparities. It is this difference or disparity that
                 gives us the opportunity to bow to the principle of leadership
                 in our social activities. This principle could not work if all the
                 members of society were completely equal. Equals need a superior
                 person to manage their affairs. This requires them to accept the
                 principle of leadership.
                    Every train requires an engine for its smooth running. Without
                 an engine, the train would not be able to budge an inch. The
                 same is true of society. Society is like a train which we need to
                 mobilize, but this mobilization cannot be achieved without an
                 engine to lead the way. The same formula that requires physical
                 movement  is applicable to  social movement;  the social train
                 cannot travel towards its goal without an engine.


                  Adherence to the principle of leadership is an integral
                            part of any successful joint effort.


                    A secondary role is not an inferior role; it is a role that has
                 a value higher than that of the person primarily in command.
                 The commander will be given only one credit but those who
                 accept the secondary role will be rewarded with double credit
                 because, apart from their normal role, they have proved to have
                 a great ability—ego management. Without learning the art of ego
                 management, no one can successfully play the secondary role.




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