COMMENT It is often said that the leopard cannot change its spots, but who is saying that former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad is a leopard?

At worst, he is a cunning old fox, but, as long as he is a fellow human being, his heart can change, hopefully for the better of the nation. The only thing that he cannot change is his age.

When confronted with the imminence of death, most people do change the course of their lives because they know, after this, they will have to face the judgement. Muslims believe this, don’t they?