صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

3. Work hard

O those who love Allah’s Messenger! The third cause of inferiority complex is vain hopes. Most people who have an inferiority complex tend to have excuses for everything. Their feelings of inferiority stem from the fact they are lazy or negligent in things they do. In reality, such people do not work hard. When they do not put effort in, it is obvious they will not gain any kind of success. When they do not gain any kind of success, they ultimately develop an inferiority complex.

Such people can be heard saying, “I worked as hard as I could, but I didn’t get the position I deserve!” If their efforts were reviewed, one will see they did not put their all into it, and this is why they are unsuccessful. In this way, some muballighs may feel inferior to others. For example, “That Islamic brother delivers fantastic speeches, and I cannot even deliver a dars”, or “That Islamic brother does all 12 of Dawat-e-Islami’s Islamic activities wherever he goes, but I cannot do one.” These are just a few examples of how someone can feel inferior to others. If they were asked as to whether they worked hard to prepare a dars or speech, perhaps they would say no. If they were asked how much time they gave to perform the 12 Islamic activities, they would feel embarrassed to answer.

In reality, those suffering from an inferiority complex do not try their best to accomplish their ambitions. And whether it be willingly or unwillingly, they cover up their laziness with an inferiority complex.

Behind every success is hard work

If you feel inferior because another person is successful, remember that their success was not given to them on a plate for free; they worked hard for it. The successful muballigh of today was not a muballigh at all once upon a time. When he delivered his first speech, he was shaking in