The Chains in the Mind

Living is about making choices- the choice to be a ‘victim’ of circumstances or to do something about circumstances and be their ‘master’. We are free to choose – to be ‘victims’ or ‘masters’ – but the choices have different payoffs. Both stances are subject to the same givens of society, environment, organization etc. But… Continue reading The Chains in the Mind

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Message of Muhammadﷺ

When you study the Seerah, ask yourself what the fundamental nature of the message of Rasoolullahﷺ was, which resulted in such overwhelming opposition to begin with and then total transformation of society. In my study of the Seerah, and I have written two books on this, the reason for the extent and severity of opposition… Continue reading Message of Muhammadﷺ

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Zabiha Halal

Zabiha Halal, what’s that? Zabiha is the process by which the meat of an animal or bird which is permissible to eat, becomes Halal. “Non-Zabiha Halal” is an oxymoronic term. There’s no such thing. If it is not Zabiha it is dead meat and it is Haraam. Zabiha happens when I Muslim slaughters an animal… Continue reading Zabiha Halal

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Investment – not ‘Charity’

Charity is a zero-sum game because we see charity as giving. All giving is to lose something. When you give, you are saying that you didn’t receive anything in return. That is why if you give $1000 in charity, you say, “I gave $1000.” But when you buy Tesla shares for $1000 you don’t say,… Continue reading Investment – not ‘Charity’

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Rasoolullahﷺ – Teacher Par Excellence

Driving transformational change is the most difficult of tasks, but the most rewarding. If we take the two Ahadith that are quoted on this subject, in one Rasoolullahﷺ said: وَإِنَّمَا بُعِثْتُ مُعَلِّمًا and in the other: بُعِثْتُ لِأُتَمِّمَ حُسْنَ الْأَخْلَاقِ We can say from these two that he was sent as a teacher to transform… Continue reading Rasoolullahﷺ – Teacher Par Excellence

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Rasoolullahﷺ – The Guide to Jannah

There are two ways to guide anyone. One is to give them a map and leave it to them to follow it. The other is to send a guide with the map, who teaches them how to read the map and guides them on the right path, course correcting as necessary, so that they can… Continue reading Rasoolullahﷺ – The Guide to Jannah

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