THE TRADE

We are all traders in the grand marketplace of life, where every moment counts, and every decision has a consequence. A Hadith of Prophet ﷺ mentions this trade as following كُلُّ النَّاسِ يَغْدُو فَبايِعٌ نَفْسَهُ فَمُعْتِقُها، أوْ مُوبِقُها. 'All people go out in the morning, selling their souls, either freeing them (through their virtues) or destroying them (in sin).' (صحيح مسلم)

This profound concept is also echoed in the Quran, where Allah SWT presents us with a divine 'business proposal' – an opportunity to invest our lives in a way that yields eternal returns. يٰۤاَيُّهَا الَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا هَلۡ اَدُلُّكُمۡ عَلٰى تِجَارَةٍ تُنۡجِيۡكُمۡ مِّنۡ عَذَابٍ اَلِيۡمٍ (61:10)

‘Every moment is an investment or a debt, the rewards of which we will find with our Lord, or a debt that we will be held accountable for, therefore we must choose how we spend our time wisely and with purpose.’

Just taking a pause to let that sink in. Knowing the magnitude of being in debt as a Muslim, how the Prophet SAW even delayed janaza for someone who’s in debt! Subhanallah

I have been careful over the years to avoid debt, only take a non interest loan when I had the means to pay it back, or only take it loans from honourable people who had no need of immediate repayment.

There have been people that have unfairly held on to loans they took from me, and I have been trying to respo

Renfermée dans les pensées négatives, Le manque d'estime de soi, La culpabilité du péché, La colère envers soi-même, La traitrîse de mes valeurs...

De ce brouillard surgit une évidence : Allah me veut du bien. Il me veut du bien, donc il me donne l'ouie. Il m'accorde les outils.

Il suffit d'observer auprès de moi, au profil de mes journées, Toutes les bonnes actions qu'Il me permet de faire, Les mauvaises qui finissent par se taire, Il s'agit de voir au delà de la moitié du verre,

Mais son existence est liée à ma subsistance, L'amour de mes proches et de mes parents, La tolérance du monde face à mes fautes, L'oubli de mes manquements.

Les portes qui me sont ouvertes, Les verr

A Most Profitable Bargain

When the history of faith has thus been outlined and the inevitable triumph the final version of the divine faith has been promised, the Qur'an addresses the believers - those living at the time and those of later generations - offering them the bargain of their lives. This is a transaction in which the merchandise is faith and the means to achieve it is Jihad:

Believers! Shall I point out to you a bargain that will save you from grievous suffering? (Verse 10)

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