Uves Sareshwala

Themes

Ali ibn Abi Talib رضي الله عنه

His writing

Writing · Character & Communication

The Man Who Never Left You Guessing

What the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ teaches us about communication and commitment

Argues from the Seerah that words create expectations and expectations are an amanah. Points to the Prophet ﷺ confirming he was understood, Ka’b ibn Malik admitting he had no excuse, and the deposits he arranged to return on his last night in Makkah, and concludes: never disappear after creating an expectation.

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Writing · Da'wah, Community & Institutions

Stick to Mashwara for Teamwork

Qur’an & Sunnah-Based Analytical Guidance on the Etiquettes of Consultation as Guided by Rasoolullah ﷺ

Argues that mashwara is a Divinely commanded act of collective ibadah, not a borrowed management technique, and grounds its etiquettes in Qur’an and Sunnah: spiritual preparation, who qualifies, the duties of the Amir and members, women’s counsel, confidentiality, no lobbying or postmortem, and wholehearted implementation with tawakkul.

31 min read