Rules of Selling in Islam

 “An honest Trader will be with Prophets, Shuhadaa and Saaleheen on day of Judgement”. Hadeeth ‘Sale’ (Bai in Arabic) is defined in Shariah as ‘the exchange of a thing or service of value by another thing of value with mutual consent’. Selling is an essential part of everybody’s life therefore Continue Reading

How Corporate Started & East India Company

For many in the 3rd world especially the Muslim world, Multinational companies such as Coca Cola, McDonalds, and General Electric represent awe inspiring success stories of Capitalism. The rulers regularly distribute contracts to foreign companies who extract oil, minerals, build infrastructure, hospitals, and provide services such as banking and insurance Continue Reading

Currency is not Commodity – Just a Paper

  “Currency is not a Commodity” says Dr Mohatir Muhammad, ex prime minister of Malaysia. Really? Is it true? Well this is what West has been telling & selling to the Rest, particularly East! “You are poor Europe, you have nothing to sell. You have lost your money. Accept it Continue Reading

Poor Picking Food

This photo was taken in Lahore in early January (Click to Enlarge). What does this photo tell you?     1-      A poor man is picking food from a pile of rubbish and eating it.  2-      Two little girls are collecting waste to burn as fuel.  3-      None of them are Continue Reading

Two Parveens Two Paths but One Town & One Objective

Help the Needy with Honour & Dignity There is a town “Khuda Ki Basti” in outskirts of Karachi. It is home to very poor families who are merely surviving. I came across the story of two Parveens here, one providing food for the body and the other one for the Continue Reading