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Abu Bakr (RadhiAllahu Anhu) was born into a rich family who had a business in trading clothing material. When he was 18 years old, he joined the family business and started trading internationally. He travelled with caravans on business trips to Yemen, Syria, Iraq and Abyssinia. By the blessings of Allah, he managed to gain a lot of profit and the valuable experience needed to help his business flourish.

Over time, his social status rose and he became recognised as one of the richest merchants ...

Khadija was born into a rich family of Quraysh. Like her father, she became a successful merchant herself. The number of caravans she owned for trade equaled the caravans of all the other traders. This is what lead to her title, The Princess of Quraysh.

She was also given the title The Pure One. From her great generosity, she used her wealth to feed and clothe the poor. She also assisted them to pay off their marriage portions.

Khadija employed others to trade on her behalf. One of her employe...

Allah dedicates a whole surah in the Qur’an to the beautiful story of Prophet Yusuf. In it are many life lessons from being patient and relying upon Allah to practical methods of seeking refuge from sin and advice on how to spend your wealth.

Here are a couple of gems we can take from the story to help us in our lives as Entrepreneurial Muslims:

1) Avoid Jealousy

In the first few verses, Prophet Yusuf’s father teaches his son about jealousy. He warns him to not show off his bounties in order ...