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“Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should speak a good word or remain silent.” [Sahih al-Bukhari]

What a beautiful reminder of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, to guard our tongues! This means to:

>>> Speak that which is beneficial and good. .

>>> Be careful of what we say by avoiding harmful or false speech.

======== SPEAK GOOD ========

1) Speak the truth.

“O you who believe! Fear Allah and speak a word that is right. He will set right for you your deeds and forgive you y...

My knees felt weak, my head started spinning and my sight went blurry - but I couldn’t shed a single teardrop out of sheer shock and disbelief.

Last month, somebody very dear to me passed away and I had volunteered to wash her body. The first few minutes of seeing her face was the hardest. All the loving memories flooded back: the fun laughter, the warm hugs and all the good times.

But the weirdest thing was that this initial period of “shock” only lasted a few minutes. We had a job to do. Wit...

An entrepreneurial Muslim who is content with whatever Allah has given him will always remain rich, whether that be regarding his house, clothes, business or his family.

To be content means to happily accept Allah’s blessings on you and choosing to look beyond the imperfections.It means to let go off blindly chasing the shiny objects and start practising self-control and gratitude to Allah.

Here are 3 benefits of the contentment of the soul:

=====GIVES YOU TRANQUILITY=====

When we realise th...

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 ...

Most of us don’t like selling because we don’t like being salesy and pushy, right?

The truth is, if you choose to stick with the “I don’t want to be salesy” mindset, then you will most probably end up having minimal impact and only helping a few people, if any at all.

==IT’S YOUR MORAL OBLIGATION TO SELL==

However, if you shift your mindset and realise that the knowledge and experience you have has the potential to alleviate someone’s pain and give someone a better life then you must strive h...

As entrepreneurial Muslims and leaders of the ummah, we often face hardships in our lives - and why wouldn’t we when we’re on some of the greatest missions to positively impact the WORLD?

Here are some of the top reasons why we are tested with the hardest battles:

======= ALLAH LOVES YOU=======

The prophets of Allah, peace be upon them all, were on a huge mission to spread the message of tawheed: to worship Allah alone. They were tested by being tortured, jailed and even eaten up by a whale! ...

Writing, liking or sharing a post doesn’t mean anything unless you practise what you post. It’s easy to copy and paste a heart-touching quote or press a button a show you appreciate it...

>>> HOWEVER it’s more important for us to support that thought and take action upon it.

Recently, I’ve gotten into designing these beautiful quotes and it’s really made me wonder, how much of them am I actually implementing myself.

When we research and speak about the importance of taking action, then why do...

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...

According to science, humans can’t efficiently plan for more than 90 days ahead. If we take this principle and tie it with optimum self-development and productivity, we can achieve in 90 days what it takes most people an entire year to do.

This proven system of planning and executing results-focused tasks, intertwined with special personal management techniques can help you to achieve more and rapidly accelerate your business forward, inshaAllah.

***** Here are 3 steps to optimise your busines...

We all know entrepreneurship can get really difficult at times: the stress of sticking to schedules, the regret of losing money due to a poor decision and dealing with the painful stings after someone cheats on you.

Islam teaches us beautiful solutions on how to deal with our negative emotions and how to emerge as stronger and better entrepreneurs. From these beliefs are:

>>> Give without expecting anything back in return.

>>> Be motivated about helping people and relieving them of hardship.