For weeks now, due to the continuous invitations of merchants to the website and the encouragement to come and the threats of not coming, we have been having friendly battles and arguments with each other.😁
All these strictness are just for you.
Because Arad Branding is going to unveil various plans for the year 1403 for its merchants and employees, God willing.
And there is a need for a gathering place or a platform for everyone to be informed.
We have learned from experience that SMS and social networks have weak communication power because each of us receives tens or maybe hundreds of messages daily and is a member of many channels and groups on social networks, among which Arad does not stand out.
But when you come to the Arad Branding website, your attention is here.
We hope you have understood the importance of this issue, that being present on the website and being informed about the trainings, plans, and programs can provide you with exciting opportunities that you would miss out on if you were not here.
It's just like a very simple and familiar example where in a place, they distribute charity food and whoever brings a container gets a share, and in the meantime, some people are not even aware that such a place exists.
Others have brought containers, pots, and even boilers, taken food, and eaten it, and he hasn't even noticed.
We hope all of us, Aradis, from this bountiful and colorful table of commerce that we have spread together and is becoming richer and more savory day by day, benefit and express gratitude to God for this abundance.
Exciting News Today
Arad Branding's export mentors and international negotiators have now reached a very strong and powerful point for engaging with foreigners.
Their high negotiating power with foreigners is the result of their round-the-clock efforts over the past two years and the daily training of senior managers to persuade foreigners to accept representation and establish offices in their own countries in order to circumvent sanctions.
Thanks to God, the negotiations that have taken place with them over the past two years, especially this year, were initially like seeds planted in fertile ground, gradually sprouting, becoming vigorous, and are now close to fruition.
We are confident that, God willing, the year 1403 will be a year of practical achievement in the field of exports by the representatives of Arad Branding.
Although we have not been fruitless during this period and have had good business dealings with them, the documents and movements of foreign representatives and the reports received by us indicate a magnificent transformation.
And as we have been able to simultaneously showcase this productivity in the field of foreign trade with the widespread presence of Arad merchants on the site, we hope to witness a great revolution and an indescribable enthusiasm in the field of exports in the coming year.
From now on, news of foreign representations will reach you, esteemed individuals, including merchants and employees, more than ever before.
Undoubtedly, this news will bring joy to the hearts of all those interested in Iran.
Mentors, international negotiators, and export merchants will enter the field of action and shape the businesses.
Domestic merchants, with more confidence and higher determination, will overcome the difficulties of domestic trade in their efforts to reach exports.
All of these are the forefront of conquering the peaks of global trade for us and all the people of Iran.
A Stunning Surprise
Through two months of round-the-clock efforts by the Research and Development Unit, led by the beloved Javid Mirzaei, the amiable Manager of Research and Development Unit, a new domain of Arad Branding's powerful website called Arad Branding Marketplace has been launched, fully validated, and is currently undergoing final testing, which will be completed by today and tomorrow and will be unveiled thereafter.
In Arad Branding Marketplace, the speed of guest post production will increase by more than 6 times, and its SEO and programming power are estimated to be more than 10% higher than the current website.
The most important advantages of Arad Branding Marketplace compared to the current site are as follows:
- Faster loading and uploading speed
- Easier access of people to the Arad merchants
- In-site search capability
- Categorized product listings
- Increased engagement and time spent by the public
- Optional and easy participation of merchants in guest posts
- Improved navigation in viewing Arad merchants' products
The main platform of Arad Branding Marketplace is in Farsi to expedite and enhance branding for merchants engaged in domestic trade. However, in the near future, it will also be unveiled in other languages for wider utilization.
Today, Thursday, and tomorrow, Friday, the technical and website unit employees will swiftly publish the new guest post of Arad merchants on Arad Branding Marketplace, and after the site is updated with content, it will be open for public viewing, God willing.
The first page displays 110 merchants
Sample Guest Post for Ms. Fatemeh Kashi, Scarves and Shawls Merchant
Tomorrow is Friday.
Tomorrow is Friday, and until tomorrow evening, God willing, we will attend a lesson from the sweet lessons of the honorable Mr. Vahid. This is an opportunity for this article to remain the top news on the site, and for us, the merchants and employees of Arad, to enjoy it.
Undoubtedly, all of you esteemed individuals are familiar with Surah Al-Jumu'ah.
Now, you may recite it on Friday nights or Friday days, or read it at the graves of your loved ones, or contemplate it in solitude.
In this short 11-verse Surah, after praising Himself, God reminds people of the blessed presence of His Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, and mentions that he was the one sent among them, reciting God's signs to them, purifying them, and teaching them the Book and wisdom. If it were not for him, they would certainly have remained in clear error.
Our dear leader, the founder of Arad Branding, has mentioned in several speeches that the inception of commerce came to his mind when he became familiar with the hadith: "There are ten shares of substance, and nine of them are in trade."
If the Prophet had not uttered these words, and the narrators of the hadith had not conveyed them to us, today there would be no Arad for me and you to call ourselves Aradis.
So, if anyone, God forbid, denies this saying of the Lord about the misguidance of people without a prophet, then God is our witness that we Aradis say with certainty, if it were not for your prophet, we would have been clearly misguided.
Then, in verses 3 and 4, God praises those who responded to the call of His Prophet and believed, counting their faith as a favor from God.
Then, from verses 4 to 8, God directs His arrow of wrath towards the Jews and considers them defeated due to the oppression they inflicted upon humanity.
Immediately after condemning the Jews, God addresses the believers, perhaps wanting to remind us of the real way to confront the Jews.
Thus He says:
"O you who have believed, when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allah and leave trade. That is better for you, if you only knew." (Quran 62:9)
This verse easily proves three things.
Firstly, during the time of the Prophet, people were still engaged in work and business on Fridays, and Friday was not a holiday at that time.
The effort and pursuit of worldly sustenance on Fridays were so intense that God says, 'O believers, leave it and hasten to the remembrance,' and the word 'leave' implies a quick abandonment of something one is attached to.
Therefore, the idea that Friday is a day of rest is completely wrong and baseless.
The second point is that these believers were not hired workers, and they had control over their own time.
If they were hired workers, God would have said, 'Go to your employer or the administration where you work and take leave.' However, the word 'leave' implies a quick abandonment in the moment, and no hired servant can implement the act of abandonment in a moment.
The third point that is easily evident from this verse is what these believers were engaged in?
If they were teachers, God would have said, 'Leave teaching and preaching.'
If they were lawyers and judges, God would have said, 'Leave your profession and judiciary.'
If they were builders, carpenters, or hairdressers, God would have said, 'Leave manual labor.'
If they were employees, God would have said, 'Go and take leave quickly to perform your prayers.'
What was their occupation?
It was the same thing that God instructed them to abandon quickly.
This category of believers, whom God has mentioned in His book, were engaged in buying and selling.
Buying represents the lowest level of commerce, which will dispel all doubts in the following verses to convince those who doubt this matter severely.
Then, God says in verse 10:
"And when the prayer has been concluded, disperse within the land and seek from the bounty of Allah, and remember Allah often that you may succeed.
According to strong evidence from both Shia and Sunni sources, the meaning of 'seek from the bounty of Allah' is to return to trade and commerce.
So, Friday mornings were spent in buying and selling, and for a brief moment, God asked them to quickly attend Friday prayers. And as soon as Friday prayers were over, they were not allowed to sit together and waste time in idleness. Instead, they were immediately instructed to disperse, as it was not a gathering place or a time for socializing.
Then, God asks them to seek from His bounty and return to their work.
This is the Friday that God has outlined, and this is the Friday that we Muslims live. Then we wonder why Muslims are poor and blame Islam for it.
And finally, in the last verse, God clearly indicates that the purpose of trading is commerce, and He states:
'And when they see trade or amusement, they break away to it and leave you standing. Say, 'What is with Allah is better than amusement and than trade, and Allah is the best of providers.'
Historians have narrated that on a Friday, while the Prophet was engaged in delivering a sermon, not praying, as indicated by the word 'standing,'
News arrived of the arrival of a caravan from Shaam.
Here, God says when they see a trade, it refers to seeing the trade caravan.
However, merely seeing the trade did not make them leave; rather, the news came that among the caravan were some attractive slave girls.
This was the moment when most of those lustful Arabs of that time (far from the spirit of our community and the Arabs of the present era) left the Prophet of God alone and went towards the trade caravan to both engage in trade and...
Only Amir al-Mu'minin Ali ibn Abi Talib and a few true companions of the Prophet remained with him, while even some apparent dignitaries among the Muslims went towards the trade caravan, despite being over sixty years old. This is a reliable and trustworthy narration accepted by both Shia and Sunni.
Therefore, God referred to their inclination towards those slave girls as amusement.
Then, God says to the Prophet, 'Say, 'What is with Allah is better than amusement and than trade, and Allah is the best of providers.'
Interestingly, at first, it says when they see trade or amusement, they leave you, but later, it substitutes trade with amusement and He commands: "Say, 'That which is with Allah is better than diversion and than trade.
Why do you think the Lord juxtaposed these two?
Because initially, upon sight, they witnessed trade—the caravan of Sham—then they became informed about the maidens. Therefore, trade was introduced initially, followed by amusement.
However, God knew that in their hearts, the role of those maidens was more prominent than trade. Therefore, He said what is with God is better than the amusement you prefer, and then trade is better.
So, it becomes clear that these believers were traders.
And God has commanded His believing traders to observe the Friday prayers and to abstain from trading during the Friday prayer, and to resume their businesses immediately after the prayer.
There are also weak-willed individuals who, upon reading this, say, "So, we won't engage in trade because our resolve weakens by seeing such women, and we abandon the Prophet of God."
Then they conclude that it's better not to engage in trade so that they can remain with the Prophet.
Do you think such companionship with the Messenger of God is virtuous?
Do you think if you were living in the time of the Prophet and had such thoughts, the Prophet would praise you?
Rather, it is better to adhere firmly to trade and seek assistance from God.
O Lord, we seek refuge in You from being so engrossed in trade, leisure, and pleasures that we become heedless of the companionship of Your Prophet.
We have recognized the sweet path of trade because of him, lest we be ungrateful.
Grant us such strength that we remain in control of ourselves, so that even if every pleasure and entertainment were to come our way, and the Prophet or the family of the Prophet were on the other side, we would not hesitate for a moment to choose the path of Your Prophet.
Amen, O Lord of the Worlds.
Fridays are not saddening.
Perhaps our hearts are attached to someone who is absent.
O Allah, hasten the reappearance of the Imam of the Time.
O Allah, hasten the reappearance of the Imam of the Time.
O Allah, hasten the reappearance of the Imam of the Time.
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