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In business, you often hear these two terms: Lead and Signal.

Leads are categorized into four types, while signals are divided into three. The entire wealth of traders begins with leads.

These two terms are exclusive to business, but unfortunately, cryptocurrency enthusiasts who falsely label themselves as "traders," despite bearing no resemblance to true business practices, have stolen the terms "lead" and "signal" to appear credible and deceive the public.

Since this act might already exist within you, I will use examples to make you feel disgust, repulsion, and hatred whenever you attempt it. This reaction will help you avoid doing it.

This content is intense, so if consuming spicy food makes you feel unwell and you think intense knowledge will have the same effect, do not read today’s article. Instead, say a pleasant goodbye, close the page, or skip to the comments section and focus on your businesses.

I’ll leave some dots for you to think: if you read it and its intensity burns you, the responsibility is yours.

Do you remember yesterday’s post with its valuable videos, detailed text, and the many subjects I explained for you?

Someone, who isn’t even an Aradi trader and came across the news through the Telegram channel, left a comment. I’ll share the exact comment with you.

We did not say in yesterday's text that the Prophet's name, Muhammad, is not mentioned in the Quran. Rather, we said that God did not address him by this name.

When an Arab wishes to call someone, they add the word "Ya" to the beginning of their name.

In the verses we cited about Adam (peace be upon him), it was stated, "O Adam."

To Noah, it was said, "O Noah."

To Abraham, it was said, "O Abraham."

To Moses, it was said, "O Moses."

To Jesus, it was said, "O Jesus."

However, nowhere in the Quran does it say "O Muhammad." Instead, it says, "O Messenger" and "O Prophet."

Therefore, the objection raised by this individual against the writer is entirely invalid, as the reason is that they did not read the text carefully.

However, I have a question:

How many videos were included in yesterday's report?

Could this individual not have commented on the videos?

But they didn’t.

How many topics were there in yesterday's text?

Could this individual not have commented on the topics?

But they didn’t.

Why did this individual ignore all the topics and focus solely on finding a flaw?

Because they are like a fly.

Let me delve deeper into this subject.

A fly has a particular characteristic.

If you place a thousand objects in an empty room but cover just one corner with even a tiny bit of filth, the fly will land only on that spot and ignore everything else.

Whenever you find yourself focusing solely on flaws, faults, or filth among a world of information, remember that you are behaving like a fly.

One day, the Messenger of God gathered his companions and said:

“Do not be like flies; be like honeybees.”

The companions were surprised and asked, “O Messenger of God, what do you mean?”

He said: “The fly, out of all creatures, lands on filth and ugliness, while the honeybee, out of all creatures, lands on flowers and beauty.”

Then he continued: “My companions, know that finding faults is the easiest thing to do in this world.”

One day, Jesus (peace be upon him) and his disciples passed by the carcass of a dog that had been dead for several days.

One of them said, “What a foul stench!”

Another said, “What a rotting corpse!”

A third said, “What a dreadful sight!”

Each one pointed out some flaw or defect in the dead dog. Finally, Jesus (peace be upon him) said: “Look at how white its teeth are—they have not yellowed or blackened throughout its life.”

Fly-like behavior, like any other trait, has degrees.

The individual whose comment I shared with you is a severe example of fly-like behavior.

You might ask how I know this.

It’s because, to showcase their fly-like nature, they could have written: “That’s not true; Muhammad’s name does appear in the Quran.”

Or they could have said: “Muhammad’s name is mentioned four times in the Quran.”

But their fly-like tendency was so extreme that they spent time and effort proving the writer wrong to demonstrate that they are a fly-like person of the highest degree. So they searched online:

“In which verses of the Quran is Muhammad’s name mentioned?”

They copied the search results, returned to the comment section, formatted the text (since no site lists it so neatly), and then hit send.

This means they burned mental energy and spent time just to prove their fly-like nature.

What was their goal?

To make readers doubt the writer, so that by pointing out a flaw in one part of the text, they could discredit the entire message.

I will now demonstrate that this trait stems solely from individuals filled with hypocrisy.

And because they wanted to conceal their hypocrisy, they began their comment by calling you “friends” and ended it by thanking me with the word “respected.”

Rest assured, they are neither your friend nor do they have any respect for me. These words were only used to hide their inner malice and hatred.

Otherwise, after all the text I wrote and all the videos included in yesterday’s report, why did they fail to see any goodness to discuss? Instead, like a fly in a room filled with a thousand objects, ignoring everything else, they searched for a flaw—and unfortunately for them, it ended in smoke.

Dear traders,

Business is not a bed of roses.

In fact, no job is a bed of roses.

Working and earning money come with their own challenges.

Apart from this, these words belong to the Commander of the Faithful, Ali (peace be upon him), who said: “This world is a home surrounded by afflictions.”

If you are always focusing on the negative side of every event you encounter in business—the empty half of the glass—you will not succeed as a trader.

You will face a supplier with all his tricks and games.

You will face a customer with all his demands and attitudes.

If, like a fly, you focus on the negative points of a negotiation or business matter, you have already lost.

You won’t do any business.

In my 51 years of life, I have analyzed the failures of people from all walks of life—whether in science, education, politics, art, economics, or anything else—and one thing all these failures had in common was their fly-like nature.

They couldn’t focus on the good aspects of a subject.

They focused so much on what they thought was a flaw, which, in fact, wasn’t even a flaw, that their limited understanding blocked them from seeing the good.

God sees good thoughts about Him and His righteous servants as a sign of the purity of that person, and bad thoughts about God and His righteous servants as a sign of impurity within the person.

This bad suspicion is a fruit of hypocrisy and polytheism.

You know yourself.

If you truly know that you are pure and not someone who engages in lies, betrayal, or filth, then if someone becomes suspicious of you, and their suspicion grows, rest assured that they are a hypocrite, and their heart is filled with filth.

Pure-hearted people never become suspicious of other pure-hearted individuals, and if they do, their suspicion does not persist.

God says in His Book:

“And that He may punish the Hypocrites, men and women, and the Polytheists men and women, who imagine an evil opinion of Allah. On them is a round of Evil: the Wrath of Allah is on them: He has cursed them and got Hell ready for them: and evil is it for a destination.” Surah Al-Fath, Verse 6

One day, Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) gathered his companions and asked:

“What do people say about this verse? And who are these people about whom God speaks so harshly?”

The companions replied, “They are those who harbor bad thoughts about God.”

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) responded:

“Whoever has bad thoughts about God is an infidel, but God did not call them infidels in this verse; rather, He called them hypocrites and polytheists.”

The companions were amazed and said, “What a subtle point you have made, O son of the Messenger of God.”

They then asked, “Please, enlighten us, who are these people that God refers to?”

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: “They are those who harbor bad thoughts about the Messenger of God and the believers. God has attributed bad thoughts about His Messenger and his followers to bad thoughts about Himself.”

“Would you like me to tell you what characteristics they have so that you may recognize them?”

They said, “Please tell us.”

Then Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) recited six verses after the same Surah Al-Fath, the verse we previously mentioned, in which God says they have bad thoughts about Him:

“Nay, ye thought that the Messenger and the Believers would never return to their families; this seemed pleasing in your hearts, and ye conceived an evil thought, for ye are a people lost [in wickedness].”
Surah Al-Fath, Verse 12

Pay attention to two words that appear in both verses:

Evil thoughts.

In verse 6, it says: those who have evil thoughts about God.

In verse 12, it says: those who have evil thoughts about the believers.

Anyone with even a basic understanding of Arabic literature would realize that this means God equates bad thoughts about His faithful servants with bad thoughts about Himself. Otherwise, God is far too self-sufficient to be concerned if a person harbors bad thoughts about Him. Why would He address such a matter in His Book or express anger over it?

There are countless disbelievers who don’t believe in God at all, let alone harbor suspicions about Him. Yet, we do not see such wrath and anger directed at them in the Quran. However, those who harm the faithful provoke such divine anger. God is angered not for Himself, but because of the hurt caused to His believing servants.

When Imam Sajjad (peace be upon him) was asked, “Who is worse—the people of Sham or the Romans?”

He replied: “The Romans are disbelievers, but they did not harm us. The people of Sham recite the Shahada (declaration of faith) yet they killed my father, my brothers, my uncles, and the righteous ones of my grandfather, the Messenger of God’s nation. They took us captive, so God’s wrath and curse be upon them.”

Before you read this section, reflect inwardly: Are you truly a believer in God, His Messenger, and His promises about His divine traditions? 

Each of us knows ourselves best.

I know myself. I’m certain that every word I write reflects my beliefs, even if I might fall short in practice. I write only what my heart testifies to.

If you find yourself a believer, look around you. 

If we could peer into their hearts and see their thoughts, what would they say about your success?

Do they believe that you will return to your family and yourself as a victor, triumphant in your endeavors?

Or do they harbor doubts and think: "The Messenger and the believers would never return to their families victorious."

Now let me ask a question to those who’ve been around longer:
Of all those who failed and spoke ill of Arad, what did they think about our future as Aradis?

1. We shall be the conquerors of the economy and business.

2. They never imagined any victory or conquest for us.

Certainly, it’s the second. If they had envisioned us as victors, they would have stayed by our side. They wouldn’t have left.

Anyone who left harbored doubts about us, otherwise, if you were certain that an organization in Iran would soon conquer global trade and economy, would you leave it? 

You wouldn’t leave even in the toughest circumstances.

You part ways when your belief turns toward suspicion about Arad.

So far, from what we have seen of Arad, they were a blind people, for Arad grew more victorious and esteemed day by day.

Now, which chapter of the Quran contains these verses?

Surah Al-Fath—the chapter where God promises victory to the believers. This alludes to the blindness of those who refuse to see the triumphs of the believers.

How painful it must be for them when they witness our victories—they must feel it burning deep within their souls.

From now on, we will continue to see, by God’s grace, how we claim victories in trade, to their dismay. And God is the supporter and helper of us, the Aradis, in all these victories.

How could God abandon us when every day we chant the remembrance of His Messenger and His family and stand firm in the hardships of trade to support the son of Fatimah (Imam Mahdi, peace be upon him)?

God knows that years before Arad, when I was managing other businesses, I had access to advertising campaigns.

Every time I mentioned religion or faith in these campaigns, our customers would decrease.

To the extent that news websites and channels refused to accept advertisements containing religious content.

When I inquired about the reason, they said, “If we do this, we will lose our followers.”

Look at the leading brands in Iran; none of them say a single word during religious occasions because they know such topics drive customers away.

And these are data from 10–12 years ago. Day by day, people are distancing themselves from religion, and whenever religious topics arise, the money diminishes.

Despite this, I have been firmly instructed never to write anything devoid of Qur'anic verses or traditions of the Prophet’s family.

We believe more strongly in the light that shines into our lives from the Qur'an and the family of the Prophet than in the money that comes from people, forcing us to remain silent about our Imams.

Certainly, God sees all this, and this noble family does not owe anyone anything.

I promise you, as long as Arad keeps alive the remembrance of God, His Prophet, and His family, dignity and triumph in business will belong to Arad.

May God never separate us from this remembrance.

How beautiful it is to become examples of this verse:

“By men whom neither traffic nor merchandise can divert from the Remembrance of Allah.” Surah An-Nur, Verse 37

Let us all strive with the hope that, on the Day of Resurrection, the herald announces: The Aradis were the men and women whose profession was trade and commerce. Yet, when the remembrance of God arose, they sacrificed their profits and prioritized God’s remembrance.