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The ‘Save Yourself’ Formula

The above saying of Jesus Christ is a maxim of universal
application. All the prophets adopted this strategy, in one
form or another, and on each occasion this method proved to
be successful.
For example, ancient Makkah was the home town of the
Prophet Muhammad. At that time the leaders of Makkah
forced him to leave the city and settle elsewhere.
The Prophet duly left Makkah and migrated to Madinah.
This was like giving away the “shirt” at the time of an unjust
demand. But the Prophet accepted this with a positive mind.
At the time of his migration, he said:
‘I am told to opt for a town that will swallow all other
towns.’
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The implication of this saying was: ‘If I fight with the
Makkan leaders on this issue, I will be wasting my time and
energy. But if I leave Makkah and settle in some other town,
there will be enough time for me to re-plan peacefully for my
mission.’

The secret of success in life is not to make others
suffer losses at your hands. The secret of success
in life is to plan one’s time and energy wisely and to
avail of the opportunities within one’s reach.

The Prophet quietly migrated from Makkah without any
protest and settled in Madinah. He adopted the peaceful
method for spreading his mission. The result of his devoting
himself entirely to this peaceful agenda was miraculous:
without fighting, he was able to conquer the hearts of people. It
has been proved that when the heart is conquered, everything
else is also conquered.

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