Whoever says Islam was spread by the sword?

“I was horrible to my captors. I spat at them and was rude and refused to eat. It wasn’t until I was freed that I became interested in Islam.” This was Yvonne Ridley, the British journalist from Sunday Express who was captured by Taliban for crossing Afghan borders without visa in 2001. In 2003, she embraced Islam after studying the religion very deeply. She could not believe her eyes when she saw Taliban treating women with great respect; even the prisoners. She finds Islam to be the most feminist of all instead of ‘women oppressing’. After her conversion, BBC; the Zionist Jews’ mouthpiece declared her ”as a victim of Stockholm syndrome, in which hostages take the side of the hostage-takers.” Whereas she herself rejects this saying that nobody attempted to brainwash her.

11 days of being held by the Taliban in September 2001, changed Yvonne’s life. She found that the new faith helped her put behind her three broken marriages and a reputation as the “Patsy Stone of Fleet Street.”

Yvonne is just one of the several examples including those of some US army soldiers who converted to Islam in Afghanistan. The western media portray one picture of Islam which contrasts drastically with its reality which when faces the open-minded soldiers or jornalists or citizens, strikes their curiosity. It is us who are accused of not having the freedom of expression and religion. One look at the syndrome story fabricated by BBC speakes volumes of the West’s so-called openness. Today, Yvonne is a Muslim world’s advocate in journalist circles. She covers war news from Gaza to Afghanistan, from Iraq to Kashmir with her anti-war agenda and uncovers the dark side of imperialists.

Besides these individual examples, Islam was never spread by fighting even among nations. Muslims ruled in Spain for centuries and preserved the local culture,religion and heritage. Today under non-Muslim rule, Spain did not have even a single mosque until recently. In India, it was saints like Data sahib in Lahore and Ajmer sharif in Ajmer whose humane dealings influenced the lower caste Hindus towards Islam. No Hindu temple was ever damaged during the entire Mughal era in India but Hindus crafted their own reasons for demolishing Babri mosque. Indonesia, the largest Muslim country was never conquered by Muslim warriors, it was Muslim traders who went there and impressed the natives by their fair business dealings. Salahuddin Ayubi forgave the Christian/Jew knights after his victory over them instead of killing them. This is what true Islamic history is. This is what propagated Islam.

So sword was never Islam’s weapon for expansion but media definitely is its opponents’ weapon today. Muslims now need to pay them in the same coin. Project the true history of Islam and don't let the Zionist-led media camouflage our religion.

Hadhrat 'Umar's (Radhiyallaho anho) Daily Allowance

Hadhrat 'Umar (Radhiyallaho anho) also lived by

trade. When he was made Khalifah after Hadhrat Abu Bakr

(Radhivallaho anho), he assembled the people and said to

them:

"I earned my living through trade. As you people have

engaged me as Khalifah, I cannot attend to my business.

Now, what about my living?"

Different amounts of daily allowance from the Bait-ul-Mal

were suggested by different people. Hadhrat Ali (Radhiyallaho

anho) did not speak. 'Umar inquired of him:

"Oh Ali! what is vour suggestion?"

He replied:

"I suggest that you should take such amount as may be

on average be sufficient for vour family."

Hadhrat Umar (Radhiyallaho anho) accepted his suggestion

and a moderate amount was fixed as his daily allowance.

Later on. some people including Hadhrat Ali. Hadhrat

Usman, Hadhrat Zubair and Hadhrat Talhah (Radhivallaho

anhum) once proposed that Hadhrat Umar's (Radhiyallaho

anho) allowance might be increased, as it was hardlv sufficient

for him. but nobody dared to suggest that to Hadhrat

'Umar (Radhiyallaho anho). People approached Ummulmomineen

Hadhrat Hafsah (radhivallaho anha), his daughter,

and requested her to ascertain 'Umar's (Rdhivallaho

anho) reaction to the suggestion without mentioning their

names to him. When Hadhrat Hafsah (Radhiyallaho anha)

talked about it to Hadhrat IJmar (Radhivallaho anho), he

became angry and said:

"Who are the persons making this suggestion?"

Hadhrat Hafsah (Radhiyallaho anha):

"Let me first know your opinion."

Hadhrat 'Umar (Radhiyallaho anho):

"If I knew them, I would smite them on their faces

Hafsah! just tell me what was the Prophet's best dress

in your house?"

Hadhrat Hafsah (Radhiyallaho anha):

"It was a pair of reddish brown clothes, which the

Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) wore on Friday or

while receiving some envoy."

Hadhrat 'Umar (Radhiyallaho anho):

"What was the best of food that the Prophet (Sallallaho

alaihe wasallam) ever took at your house?"

Hadhrat Hafsah (Radhiyallaho anha):

"Simple barley bread was the only food we used to

take. One day I anointed a piece of bread with the sediments

from an empty butter tin, and he ate it with

relish and offered it to others as well."

Hadhrat 'Umar (Radhiyallaho anho):

What was the best bedding that the Prophet ever used

in your house?"

Hadhrat Hafsah (Radhiyallaho anha):

"It was a piece of thick cloth. In the summer it was

spread in four layers, and in the winter in two, half he

spread underneath and with the other half he covered

himself ."

Hadhrat Umar (Radhiyallaho anho):

"Hafsah! Go and tell these people that the Prophet

(Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) has set a standard by his

personal example. I must follow him. My example and

that of my other two companions viz., the Prophet

(Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) and Abu Bakr (Radhivallaho

anho) is like that of three men travelling on the

same road. The first man started with a provision and

reached the goal. The second followed the first and

joined him. Now the third is on his way. If he follows

their way, he will also join them, otherwise he can

never reach them;'

Such is the life of the person who was a dread for the

monarchs of the world. What a simple life he lived! Once

he was reciting the Khutbah when it was noticed that his

lower cloth had as many as twelve patches, including one

of leather. Once he came late for his Jumu'ah prayer and

told the congregation:

"Excuse me, people! I got late because I was washing

my clothes and had no other clothes to put on."

Once he was having his meal when 'Utbah bin Abi

Farqad (Radhiyallaho anho) asked permission to see him.

He allowed him in and invited him to share the food with

him. 'Utbah (Radhiyallaho anho) started eating, but the

bread was so coarse that he could not swallow it. He said:

"Why don't you use fine flour for your bread,

'Umar?"

Mesaid: "Can every Muslim afford fine flour for his

bread?"

'Utbah replied, "No. Everybody cannot afford it."

He remarked, "Alas! You wish to fulfill all my pleasures

while I am in this world."

There are thousands of such stories about the illustrious

Sahabah. Everybody should not try to imitate them,

for we lack the physical strength of those people; and that

is why the Sufi Sheikhs of our time do not'recommend

such exercise, which tax the body too much, as the people

are already low in physical strength. We should however

keep the life of the Sahabah as an ideal before us, so that

we may at least give up some of our luxuries and lead a

simpler life (judged by modern standards). With the Sahabah's

lives as an ideal, we can at least feel ashamed when

vieing with one another in running after the luxuries of this

world.

Delegating Work Out

The main four areas in running a successful business are financial/accounting, sales/marketing, personnel skill development, and customer service. Most small businesses are on a tight budget and therefore have difficulty contracting work out. You can overcome this difficulty with effective planning and decision making on where and how to spend your money. Use your talents, skills, and abilities to their fullest and delegate out those areas in which you are not as efficient or have the time or desire to do.

You want to be cautious on how much to spend, yet not to penny pinch by selecting those who are the cheapest. Sometimes selecting the cheapest can be the most expensive if you end up paying for their costly mistakes and limited amount of expertise spent in that area. Prioritize the parts of your business you can cut costs on and negotiate the other parts with the various parties you have chosen to do business with. By doing this, you are able to use your time wisely and are able to focus your time on your talents, skills, and abilities as you make your business more profitable. Listed below is important information on the steps to take when delegating work out.

Credibility Background Check:
When you are planning to assign work out, it is important to do a background credibility check on those people you plan to contract work to. One way to do this is with their customers from various industries and size of businesses. If possible, select at least 3 long term and short term customers, so that you are able to get a more accurate account on the business's credibility. Make sure the people you are researching to contract work out to have a reputation for honesty, efficiency, and valued services/products. A credibility background check can be time consuming yet in the long run you will avoid frustrations and costly misjudgments. When you call these customers, let them know who you are and the purpose of your call.

The first thing you want to check on is the potential contractor's character.
Does this person have integrity and honesty? Does he/she walk their talk or do they say one thing and do another? Does this person lie using ‘sweet talk' to cover up the way they'll actually handle toe job at hand? Does this individual do their job effectively, or does he/she make lots of mistakes?

If the answers to these questions are swaying towards dishonestly and/or inefficiency, you don't want to do business with him/her. You don't have to play the victim game allowing these people to take advantage of you and your business. You will avoid the possibilities of you being misled by con artists who use techniques, such as flattery, over promising, and enticing with premiums, discounts, or cost reductions. You will also have peace of mind when it comes to hiring them. Dishonesty and little integrity are red flags on doing business with this person.

The next area to check on is the business's stability.
Stability and longevity is important in your selection process. Is this business registered to do business in the state where the work will be performed? How long has the business been around? Is the business run by the original owner, or have there been numerous owners? If the business had many owners or a high turnaround of employees, it can be a red flag on the stability of the company.

The last area is the owner's work ethics.
How efficient is he/she in getting the work done? Does he/she meet their deadlines or come up with excuses on why they have not been met? These excuses again can be extremely costly when you have to turn around and reschedule things. I schedule things a week after the anticipated deadline to avoid unexpected occurrences that cause delays. Does this person listen to your decisions on what you want? Is he/she listening to your products/services needs, or selling you unnecessary items?

As you collect your information and weigh it to make your final decision, it is important to trust your intuition. I believe your intuition is your best guidance. At times I may not have understood why I chose to do something, yet later on I find out and I am relieved that I didn't talk myself out of my decision.

Type an Agreement:
I believe it is important to know what is expected from both parties when negotiating a business decision. A written agreement can also be used to resolve legal disagreements. I have seen business owners get involved with other businesses using word of mouth alone. Some were fortunate enough to get what they asked for, while others got work they were not satisfied with and some have even gotten ripped off. The ones who were badly burned have no hard factual proof to compensate for the damage. Some end up becoming very bitter and mistrusting in their decision making, resulting in them doing more of the work on their own. Some get so misled, that they end up going out of business.

Before you type up the agreement, you both want to list the specifics of what is required. For example, you want to list the actual work that is going to be done, and how it will be done. When you do this you are able to get clarity on what you as the customer wants and give the person doing the work clarity as to how you want it. The clearer you are on what you want from the person doing the work, the more satisfied you will be with the results. If you rely too heavily on their choices and decisions, you may end up dissatisfied and blame them and the efficiency of their work. Discuss the length of time it will take for the work to be done. Allow for set backs: human errors, bad weather, machine breakdowns, etc. Talk about putting together a log of some sort discussing how the cost of their work is calculated. Finally, what type of follow up is necessary for you to know that the work is being done effectively and timely? Don't turn all your the faith and trust to this person without doing some follow-up to see how things are going. You may end up regretting it, if the work was completed and it didn't turn out the way you wanted it. You could have avoided wasting time as you waited for it to be corrected if you checked the work out during interim periods.

When you follow up with the person, it is important to have a balanced approach. You don't want to be too rigid or too lenient with them. Either will not get effective results, rather possible purposeful delays and errors. I use the humanitarian approach; sincere complimenting and asserting myself with compassion on areas that seem unjust or out of whack works best for me. People are human and they will make mistakes, yet if the mistakes are costing you money, you want to let the contractor know that you want to be compensated. I have seen businesses allow the people they delegate their work to take advantage of them when they make mistakes and condone them. They end up paying for these mistakes both financially and personally.

Surah Al Fatiha (The Opening)

[1] In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

[2] Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds;

[3] Most Gracious, Most Merciful;

[4] Master of the Day of Judgment.

[5] Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek,

[6] Show us the straight way,

[7] The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray.

Intro

Assalam o Allaykum,

Been thinking for awhile now to start blogging, hardly got a chance to start. Well lets start some about myself. Not much, currently a 26 years old single Muslim man, working with super technologies, as Support manager. I guess that's a lot in a sentence. I will be sharing (or at least wil try to :D) my interest, new, views, any other updates or things I can share with the world.

Mostly I'll probably talking voip, little business and may sports and etc.

More I guess later.

cya!