Know that hearing and sight are two open doors, from which whatever enters through them reaches the heart. How many things does a man hear or see, which he should not have, and which entered the heart and has proven difficult to remove? For the […]
Category: Ethics
Hadith on Mercy & Those Who Show Mercy
Hadrat Abu Hurayrah (Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Noble Prophet (Allah’s Peace and Blessings upon him) said: Allah possesses one hundred mercies. He sent down one mercy to the jinn, human beings, animals and insects; by it, they show compassion and mercy […]
Isʟᴀᴍɪᴄ ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄs : ɢᴜɪᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇʀs
The recent unfortunate demise of a 26 year old Ernst & Young employee in Pune has sparked a debate about toxic corporate work culture. In today’s fast-paced and highly competitive work environment, many individuals face the challenges of toxic work culture, which can lead to […]
Myths vs Facts: Islamic Philosophy of Punishments
ISLAM is the final and definitive addition of Divine Revelation, obviating the necessity of another Religion or Prophet, God has blessed it with an unending, inexhaustible and permanently enforcable system of punishments. The philosophy of Islamic punishments is adopted to eliminate the conditions which affect the […]
PROPHET MUHAMMADﷺ – THE SOCIO-ECONOMIST
The life of the Holy Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is an archetype which serves as a practical demonstration and an exegesis of Allah’s commandment of adopting peace in its entirety. The Prophet ﷺ set a precedent for the greatest ethical, spiritual and sociopolitical revolution in human […]
Business Etiquettes and Ethics
Business Etiquette’s and Ethics TAKING TRADE as a means of earning livelihood is encouraged in Islam. The Holy Prophet(peace be upon him) said: Take to trade, because there are nine portions in trade out of ten portions of provisions. ►(Reported in Ihya-ul-Uloom by Imam Ghazali). Islam laid much stress […]
Charter of Medina : The First constitution of Human History
Nearly 1,400 years ago, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) directed the preparation of a governing outline for an Islamic state which was named “The Charter of Medina”. At that time, Medina was inhabited by various tribes and religious groups, and the charter mandated peaceful coexistence […]
Prophetic guidance on Serving Humanity (Khidma)
Almighty Allah made the religion of Islam, a religion of mercy, ease, moderation, clemency and temperance. The Holy Prophet(peace be upon him) was sent as mercy to the whole of creation; and he is full of compassion and kindness. There are several traditions from the […]
Prophetic Teachings about Ease and Moderation in Religion
EVERYTHING IS PERMISSIBLE UNLESS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED Allah and His Beloved Prophet(ﷺ) expanded the sphere of permissibility(hilla) and constricted the ambit of forbiddance(hurma) for the welfare of mankind. The original rule for everything is permissibility(unless a legal evidence prohibits it).Almighty Allah has blessed the Ummah with […]
Excellence of visiting the Sick
Duty of a Muslim is that when his Muslim brother is sick he should visit him. The Arabic word for inquiring on the health of the sick is ‘Ayaadat which means to return. It is our duty to visit our Muslim brethren in time of illness. […]










