Human life is a continuous journey with many turns of success and failure.
In this journey, three elements hold a fundamental importance: Time, Fate, and the Throne. These three not only determine the direction of a person’s life but also define their status and standing.
If they are understood correctly, a person can shape their destiny for the better.
Time
Time is an invaluable treasure, the worth of which a person often realizes only after it has passed. Time neither stops nor turns back; it keeps moving forward constantly.
Those who waste time by treating it as insignificant are in reality losing the precious opportunities of their life. Successful people use time with discipline, spend every moment with purpose, and align their actions with the value of time.
Time is, in fact, the measure by which a person’s effort, seriousness, and insight are judged.
Fate
Fate or destiny is often mistakenly seen as mere coincidence, when in truth it is a combination of God’s decree, a person’s effort, prayer, and strategy.
Fate is not blind; it supports those who strive.
The idea of fate without effort is like hoping for a harvest without sowing a seed. All the great people in history did not succeed by fate alone, but through tireless effort and continuous struggle. It can be said that fate is, in essence, another name for hard work.
The Throne
The throne symbolizes authority, honor, power, and elevation. It is a position for which a person makes countless sacrifices.
But one crucial reality of the throne is that it is not permanent. Today, the one on the throne may be on the ground tomorrow. History teaches us that from Pharaoh to the greatest of kings, no one could secure their throne forever. Therefore, when someone is granted a throne, they should adopt humility, justice, and service instead of pride and arrogance, because true greatness lies not in holding power but in using it rightly.
If we look at these three elements together, it becomes clear that Time is the foundation, Fate is the means, and the Throne is the result.
Valuing time correctly leads a person to hard work, hard work shapes fate, and a shaped fate can bring a person to the throne. But only the one who makes patience, perseverance, and sincerity their companions can complete this journey.
The person who learns to value time, awakens their fate through hard work, and practices justice and humility when given a throne becomes, in the true sense, a successful and dignified human being.
Remember
Time is never the same.
Fate is never the same. And the throne does not always remain standing.
So, humility in success and patience in decline is the real wisdom. The one who understands these three realities and shapes their life accordingly earns respect in this world and success in the Hereafter.
The secret of success is to value time, to awaken your fate through hard work, and if a throne is granted, to make it a means of justice, integrity, and service to humanity.
Because true success lies not in status, but in character.
Mufti Muhammad Ishaq Madani
24 April, Friday 2026
