Why did the Prophet not allow Ali to get married a second time?

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Why did the Prophet not allow Ali to get married a second time? Is it because Fatimah would have been upset? If so, how do men of today expect us to be happy and allow them to marry another women when Fatimah the daughter of the Prophet couldn’t?http://aboutislam.net/author/sadaf-farooqi/

 As Muslims, we need to remember one thing. We have to believe that whatever our Prophet (peace be upon him) did was based upon Divine guidance. After becoming Allah’s messenger, whatever he said or did was the truth. This includes those decrees and verdicts that we can find difficult to understand or accept. Sometimes, our lack of knowledge can cause us to question the fairness of certain verdicts. In such a scenario, we should seek answers to our questions with sincerity. We must be careful that these answers are from the correct sources of Islamic knowledge.

Indeed, polygamy is a hot and debatable topic today. As cultures converge, science & technology make advances, and gender roles overlap, society rapidly evolves. In lieu of these, the discussion on polygamy can get a little volatile.

First, our belief as Muslims

Sister, I would like to start with some important advice. As Muslims, we need to remember one thing. We have to believe that whatever our Prophet (peace be upon him) did was based upon Divine guidance. After becoming Allah’s messenger, whatever he said or did was the truth. This includes those decrees and verdicts that we can find difficult to understand or accept.

Sometimes, our lack of knowledge can cause us to question the fairness of certain verdicts. In such a scenario, we should seek answers to our questions with sincerity. We must be careful that these answers are from the correct sources of Islamic knowledge.

Special conditions for the Prophet’s family

Polygamy is a social practice that predates Islam. Historically, men have had multiple simultaneous wives, especially at older ages. Even in some non-Muslim cultures, it was a social norm for powerful men to keep mistresses.

At your age, it is admittedly difficult for a girl to accept how and why polygamy can be fair towards women. Nevertheless, with time, one begins to understand the great wisdom behind Islamic edicts. This includes the allowance of limited polygamy for men (maximum four wives), with strict conditions.

Sister, Prophet Muhammad has been designated as the numero-uno role model for Muslims. However, there are certain exceptions that Allah has made towards him and his family. For example, he was allowed to have more than four wives at one time. He was also ordered by Allah to marry the divorcee of his adopted son, despite his reluctance.

Whatever the Prophet forbade or commanded, was not based upon his personal desires or preferences. Rather, it was only for the betterment of the Muslims, for all time.

Possible explanations for the Prophet’s decision 

It is true that the Prophet stopped Ali from bringing a co-wife for Fatimah. However, we should not assume that this was just due to his love for her. Polygamy was allowed for all other Muslim marriages. There can be several reasons why the Prophet prevented it for his daughter’s marriage to Ali.

– He knew well the personalities and natures of both Fatimah and Ali. He had practically raised both of them, as an older parent and a guardian, respectively. Fatimah was still a very young girl. He foresaw, based on wisdom, that a co-wife would put her faith to severe trial. This trial would outweigh the benefit of the second marriage. So he clearly stated so.

– Marriages served special purposes and involved social repercussions for the Prophet and his family members. Ali was part of the Prophet’s close family (his biological nephew). Ali wanted to marry the daughter of one of the Prophet’s greatest deceased enemies (Abu Jahl). Marrying her would mean being related to her extended family, and having children from her. This could cause more harm to Fatimah and Ali, than good.

– Fatimah had once witnessed a traumatizing incident during her childhood involving Abu Jahl. She saw him dump animal filth on her father’s back as he prostrated near the Kabah. She was still very young as Ali’s wife. It is possible that the hurtful incident was still very fresh in her memory. Having the daughter of the man whom her father had prayed against, as a co-wife, could traumatize her.

Conclusion: see the bigger picture 

Sister, please remember the hadith in which the Prophet made a staunch point by mentioning Fatimah. He emphasized that had she committed theft, the capital punishment would be carried out on her. And that he would command this himself, as the Prophet of Allah.

This clearly indicates that the Prophet ordained justice over his kinship and love for anyone. As Prophet of Allah, he was not protecting his daughter from co-wife jealousy. Rather, he was preventing fitnah (tribulation and dissension) from happening to his family, including to Ali.

And Allah knows best. I hope that this answers your question.

Jack Ma's lessons for success

https://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-jack-ma-s-lessons-for-success-2665333

Jack Ma, the legendary founder of the e-commerce giant Alibaba recently decided to step down as chairman and pursue his philanthropic interests in education. A former English teacher, he co-founded Alibaba in 1999, and grew the firm into a global giant. What lessons can budding Indian entrepreneurs learn from Jack Ma’s career? Besides the most obvious ones of persistence, hard work, focus, and courage, here are a few other critical lessons that Jack Ma has taught us about entrepreneurship.

Act Fast

Opportunities in life come randomly when you least expect them. Most people spend time agonising over the risks. By the time they are ready to take the first tentative step, the opportunity is lost. The best entrepreneurs, people like Bill Gates and Jack Ma, are blessed with the analytical ability to peer into the future, quickly size up the opportunity and take the plunge. Gates started Microsoft despite the presence of giants like IBM, and Jack Ma started a private company in an environment dominated by state-run companies.

Use a shotgun approach

It is easier to shoot down a target with a shotgun which sprays pellets over a wide range than a pistol. Jack Ma attributes his success to his desire to search for opportunities going far beyond his professional and financial capabilities. Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, is neither a scientist nor an aeronautical engineer, but has ventured into building spaceships to take people to Mars—that’s going far beyond personal capabilities.

No one can do everything

The best businesses are built not by a brilliant founder but by people who understand the value of cooperation and are humble enough to accept that their employees often know more than them. People who believe they are irreplaceable build companies that don’t outlast them. Successful entrepreneurs like Jack Ma recognise that there are a lot of very smart and hardworking people out there. 

In his retirement letter, he said: “You find the best people you can to help, work with them to do better, and create structures that can last past your final participation.”

Behold yourself as a giant

The best entrepreneurs don’t limit themselves in their mind. Don’t think locally, think globally. It is through that thought process that you identify the weaknesses of your product offering and develop a framework to put together the resources required to grow. And, as Jack Ma said, thinking alone is not enough; thought must be accompanied by action. “Think big and act as if you were a giant.”

Customers first, employees second

Jack Ma used to spend 60 per cent of his time every day speaking to customers and understanding what they wanted. Many entrepreneurs get fixated on the greatness of their product offering without ever asking customers what they want. 

So, do what Jack did—spend more time trying to understand what the market wants rather than trying to push what you think the market should have. Jack Ma also invested heavily in finding the best employees. In the early days of Alibaba, Jack would even give equity to the high school students working with him. As one executive puts it: “[Jack Ma] wasn’t the type of person who starts a business keeping 90 per cent of the equity for himself and hoarding all of the wealth and riches.” 

By empowering his workers with an ownership mentality, Jack got the best out of his team. He believed that employees with “skin in the game” were critical to the success of a business.

Entrepreneurship is a long-term game

If you are thinking quick bucks, its time to sit down and re-evaluate your goals. The best businesses are built not by people who think of short-term riches but those who dream of long-term success. Short-term thinking often leads to shortcuts and compromises – the worst of which is compromising on integrity to make a quick buck. Cheating a customer or lying about your product offering to make a quick sale are not the hallmarks of entrepreneurs. That’s what hustlers do. As Ma said, “we got successful today not because we did a great job today, but because we had a great dream 15 years ago.” Having a long-term vision also requires reserves of new ideas to continually draw upon.

Think cooperation and connectivity

Some of the most successful products today are the result of collaboration and connectivity. Apple’s iPhone requires parts supplied by companies many of which compete with Apple in other products. Uber depends critically on Google Maps a company with which it is in direct competition for autonomous cars. Success in today’s business world requires the ability to cooperate directly or indirectly with other businesses and not crush anyone who crosses your path. But cooperation requires humility and no one exhibited that better than the ever-smiling, diminutive Jack Ma.

Business success is a little part wisdom, a little part vision and a whole lot of willingness to take a risk and endure failure. Jack Ma rose from a poor background to become one of the wealthiest men in Asia because he had a clear set of principles to guide him. As he very presciently said when he first started Alibaba, “As entrepreneurs, today is very difficult. Tomorrow is even more difficult. But the day after tomorrow is very beautiful.” What a beautiful message for Indian entrepreneurs.

The author is Founder of Ideafundz.com, a venture-capital fund. Views are personal.

preventive homeopathy for cold cough allergy nux vom 30

preventive homeopathy for cold cough allergy nux vom 30

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6 BEST HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINES FOR ALLERGY

Arsenic alb - There is thin watery discharge from the nose with burning sensation, recurrent sneezing one after another with runny nose. Burning and tearing of eyes . There is puffiness around eyes, stuffy nose. The person has an asthmatic tendency with breathing difficulties, and oppression of chest which is generally worse when he lies down. On sitting with a forward bending posture makes the patient little comfort from his asthmatic problem. There is marked wheezing sound during asthmatic affection. The asthma is worse in wet cold weather.  Besides that the constitutional symptoms of arsenic alb are anxiety,  restlessness,  prostration,  burning  sensation. The anxiety that is found in Arsenic alb is intermingled with fear. The other prominent symptoms are debility, exhaustion, restlessness, with nightly aggravation. Great exhaustion after a slightest exertion.

Sulphur – There is itching with redness of eyes in allergic condition. The itching is followed by burning sensation and relieved by cold application. sulphur patient is always irritable, depressed, thin and weak, but good vappetite. He is having forgetful nature, difficulties in thinking. He has many good ideas but cannot implement it. Selfish type person, no regards for others. very lazy person, not cleanness, never look after about his dressing and clothing. Don’t like to take bath. Having of skin diseases always. The skin rashes itch a lot generally in night and warm atmosphere. The person has a feeling congestion or oppression of chest in  asthmatic condition.–

Natrum mur – Natrum mur is generally well indicated in case of allergic condition which gives the symptoms of more itching of nose, throat, ear with recurrent sneezing one after another. The characteristic discharge from the mucous membranes is watery or thick whitish, like the white of an egg.Natrum mur patient is very sensitive in nature. Every thing he/she takes into the heart. The person is irritable in nature and when in upset does not like any body’s present or giving of any consolation.Consolation aggravated the state of the mind - the melancholy, the tearfulness, sometimes brings on anger. The Natrum mur  patient is extremely emotional. The whole nervous economy is in a state of fret (visible anxious like scratching finger on her skin in worry). Completely or desperately in love brings on complaints. The natrum mur patient desire to take extra salt in his diet. 

Sabadilla- it has good action on mucous membrane of the nose and the lachrymal glands, producing coryza and symptoms like hay-fever. There isspasmodic sneezing one after another. symptoms of hay-fever or allergic rhinitis with itchy nose and fluent coryza.  Either nostril stuffed up, inspiration through nose labored, snoring. Violent sneezing is occurred from time to time, shaking abdomen followed by lachrymation. There is runny nose with severe frontal headache and redness of eyelids. 

Allium Cepa Allium Cepa is one of the most commonly used Homeopathic medicines for Allergic Rhinitis or Hay Fever. It is generally used in the symptoms of severe runny nose that drips from the tip of nose with watery eyes. There is burning of nose due to over secretion mucous. Along with the watery nasal discharge there is watery eye. There is profuse sneezing associated with runny nose and watery eyes.

Tuberculinum- The patient is very susceptible to catch cold. The physical constitution is lean and thin like natrum mur, but not obese like calcarea carb. If there is family history of tuberculosis or bronchial asthma then is more suitable to give this medicines in any allergic or asthma condition. The person is very depressed, melancholic, taciturn sulky nature.  

Commonly prescribed Homeopathy medicine for specific allergen

• Allergy to dust, strong perfumes - Histamine
• Allergy to Animal Dander – Tuberculinum
• Allergy to Asparagus - Carcinosin
• Allergy to Bananas - Phosphorus
• Allergy to Bees - Apis mel
• Allergy to bread, acidic food - Natrum Mur
• Allergy to Butter – Sulphur
• Allergy to Buckwheat - Pulsatilla
• Allergy to Buckwheat- Pulsatilla
• Allergy to Carrots - Phosphorus
• Allergy to Castor BeanAlumina, Antimonium ars.
• Allergy to Cats- Phosphorus, Tuberculinum
• Allergy to Celery- Apium grav
• Allergy to Chocolate - Sulphur
• Allergy to Cod Liver Oil - Pulsatilla
• Allergy to Dogs - Phosphorus
• Allergy to Dust - Blatta orientalis, pothos
• Allergy to Eggs - Ferrum met, Nat mur, Sulphur, Tuberculinum
• Allergy to Fats, Animal- Pulsatilla, Sulphur
• Allergy to Feathers - Sulphur
• Allergy to Fish - Sulphur, Tuberculinum
• Allergy to Flour - Aspidosperma
• Allergy to Flowers - Sanguinaria
• Allergy to Fruit - Arsenicum alb, Pulsatilla
• Allergy to Glutamate - Nat mur, Phosphorus
• Allergy to Grass, Freshly Cut - Allium cepa, Dulcamara, Pulsatilla, Sabadadilla
• Allergy to Grass Pollens - Medorrhinum, Natrum sulph, Phosphorus, Senega
• Allergy to Guinea Pig Hair - Kali carb, Lycopdium
• Allergy to Hair Dyes - Sulphur, Tuberculinum
• Allergy to Hazelnuts - Phosphorus
• Allergy to Honey - Nat mur
• Allergy to Hornets - Vespa crabro
• Allergy to Insect Bites - Carbolic acid
• Allergy to Meat - Nat mur, Sulphur, Tuberculinum
• Allergy to Metals - Sulphur
• Allergy to Milk - Calc carb, Homarus, Nat mur, Sepia, Sulphur, Tuberculinum, Urtica urens
• Allergy to Mosquito - Culex
• Allergy to Onion - Nat mur, Thuja
• Allergy to Oranges - Pulsatilla
• Allergy to Oysters - Lycopodium
• Allergy to Pollen - Blatta orientalis, psorinum
• Allergy to Pork - Pulsatilla, Sepia
• Allergy to Ragweed - Ambrosia
• Allergy to Sardines - Sulphur, Tuberculinum
• Allergy to Shellfish - Arsenicum alb., Terebinthina, Urtica urens
• Allergy to Starch - Nat mur
• Allergy to Strawberries - Carcinosin, Fragaria vesca
• Allergy to Sugar - Saccharum officinale
• Allergy to Tamarind Seed - Blatta orientalis, Carbo veg
• Allergy to Wasps - Vespa crabro
• Allergy to Weevils - Grindelia, Ipecac
• Allergy to Wheat - Nat mur, Psorinum
• Allergy to beer; malt liquor - Kali Bich
• Allergy to warm boiled milk - Sepia
• Allergy to cod liver oil - Hepar Sulph
• Allergy to aspirin, bad liquors, salt butter, bad eggs, poultry items - Carbo Veg
• Allergy to antibiotic - Sulphur
• Allergy to antibiotic - Sulphur
• Allergy to coffee - Nux Vom
• Allergy to heat - Apis Mel
• Allergy to cold drinks; fruits; rotten foods, iodine - Arsenic Album -
• Allergy to dampness - Dulcamara
• Allergy to smell of flowers - Ailanthus
• Allergy to sugar - Argentum nit
• Allergy to rice - Tellurium
• Allergy to cabbage - Petrolium
• Allergy to cheese - Nitri-spiritus dulcus
• Allergy to dust - Justicia adhatoda

Preventive homeopathy for viral attach, cold cough: Nux Vomica 30, 5 drops.every half hour.Also smell Nux Vom30 by rubbing in nostrils

After you catch cold take : Ammonium Carb30, every three hours, sabadilla 30,three hours in acute cases if there is sneezing too much

For Dry Cough: justicia mother tincture , 20 drops ,every half hours

For Wet Cough:Antim tart30, three hourly

For Fever: Rhustox30 and aconite 30 alternatively. Belladona30.

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