Author: Shahid Bolsen

Insofar as private ownership of property and the accumulation of wealth are not forbidden in Islam, Capitalism does not legally contradict the religon. However, when this causes deprivation and severe inequality, it clearly contradicts fundamental Islamic principles. Remember Abu ‘Ubaydah bin al-Jarrah who said: “…If I had a carpet or a cushion, I would not…

The first four years of my imprisonment were spent mainly gathering information about the facility and developing various plans for escaping. Initially, I was figuring out how to escape alone, then I included a friend (a new Muslim), so the plans had to change. Eventually, there was a group of us, so again, the plan…