Nabi ﷺ said: “If ever immorality spreads in a community & there is no sense of shame on its occurrence or mentioning it (people talk about it as if nothing bad has taken place), diseases which were not present in the time of their predecessors will spread among them.” (Ibn Majah)
Regarding the Permissibility of Insurance in Islam Shaikh Mustafa Al-Zarqa, a leading scholar of Fiqh says that all #insurance is permissible, unless there is a clear element of usury in the #business of the insurance company. Read more https://samiaa.substack.com/p/what-do-muslim-scholars-say-regarding
Noam Chomsky,the author of ‘Manufacturing Consent,’ defined mainstream media as “corporations (which) are basically tyrannies, hierarchic, controlled from above. If you don’t like what they are doing you get out. The major media are just part of that system.” Chomsky’s analysis suggests that those who make accusations of ‘fake news’ can themselves be the purveyors of ‘fake news’, if such information conveniently serves those who control these organizations “from above”, especially as “most of them are either linked to, or outright owned by, much bigger corporations”. https://www.milligazette.com/news/6-issues/34047-lying-about-lying-why-we-must-revisit-the-definition-of-fake-news
The band 'OK Go' created 4 minute video “This Too Shall Pass," focusing on a giant Rube Goldberg machine—those unnecessarily complicated contraptions that use all sorts of intricate steps and chain reactions to ultimately pull off a relatively simple task. The glut of pointless smart products really only serves to underline the idea that, just because you can do something, doesn’t mean you should. Technology for the sake of technology is a poor strategy because, at a certain point, just like a Rube Goldberg machine, the added complexity just becomes counterproductive. Sure, a little style is nice, but ironically, by making everything “smart,” we all end up a little dumber. https://www.rmmagazine.com/2015/06/02/the-dumber-side-of-smart/
A psychology expert, Stefan Falk, the author of “Intrinsic Motivation: Learn to Love Your Work and Succeed as Never Before", shares 7 toxic phrases ‘highly insecure’ people always use—and how to deal with them“ He thinks, the best way to motivate insecure people to do something is assert: "An excuse is a claim, and a claim needs to be proven to be true.” Ask questions to poke holes in their argument, and get them to identify what is actually true in this moment. This method can help them see that their excuses may be standing in the way of what they can accomplish if they face their fears. READ THE PHRASES: ”https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/11/psychology-expert-shares-toxic-phrases-highly-insecure-people-always-use-and-how-to-respond.html
Preparing for New Business Email Compromise Attacks Dr. Chris Pierson | February 1, 2023 🔸 BEC is a form of phishing that involves the criminal taking over the email account of a high-ranking executive and using it to conduct social engineering attacks on other employees. 🔸 In a mobile BEC attack, the hacker uses SMS messages and/or messaging apps like WhatsApp to carry out a social engineering attack on employees. One of the most popular types of mobile BEC scams is the fake IT notification... For details, read from https://www.rmmagazine.com/articles/article/2023/02/01/preparing-for-new-business-email-compromise-attacks
Ibn Umar (رضي الله عنه) would advise, "When the evening comes, do not wait for the morning. When the morning comes, do not wait for the evening. Take advantage of your good health before your sickness. Take advantage of your life before your death." Hasten to do good as if it's your last.
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