Eid ul Adha Mubarak

Eid ul Adha Mubarak to every one.

This Eid reminds us of the great prophet Ibrahim (A.S.) ’s sacrifice in front of the Almighty Allah.

“Surely Abraham was an example, obedient to Allah, by nature upright, and he was not of the polytheists. He was grateful for Our bounties. We chose him and guided him unto a right path. We gave him good in this world, and in the next he will most surely be among the righteous.” (Qur’an 16:120-121)

“That was an exacting test indeed. We ransomed (Ismail) by substituting an animal sacrifice. And we preserved his history for subsequent generations. Peace be upon Abraham. We thus reward the righteous. He is one of our believing servants.”(Qur’an 37:106-111)

May Allah give us the same strength and feeling of sacrifice and taqwa.

“It is not their meat nor their blood that reaches Allah; it is your piety that reaches Him.” (Qur’an 22:37)

Congratulations to Aisam Al Haq and James Cerretani

Pakistan’s Aisam ul Haq and USA’s James Cerretani beat Swiss team of Roger Federer and M. Chiudinelli in ATP Basel tournament.

The doubles team beat the Swiss favorites for the match in straight set with scores of 6-4 and 6-3.

Tennis has been a real neglected sports in Pakistan despite having a great following all over the world but somehow players like Aisam ul Haq on their own create some chances for their selves and the country to record some glory.

It’s a real great achievement for a country where government doesn’t care about and support tennis.

Congratulations to Aisam Al Haq and James Cerretani!

Earthquake, 8 October 2005–>Still lots of things left.

Who can forget the devastation of 8 October 2005 Northern Pakistan & Kashmir earthquake which claimed the lives of thosands of people and left more as homeless and injured.

The biggest victim of the earthquake were kids and educational institutions as the earthquake came at morning time when many of the kids were in schools and got hit by the devastation.

The people of Pakistan especially and all over the world in general immediately rose to the call and showed their support to the affected people.

Sadly the response from our government and international ones except for initial days cannot be considered as great. Pledges were made , estimates of rehabilitation were given but not much on the ground was done.

Still hundreds of thousands are living in tents , more than 1300 educational institutions are yet to be built leaving more than 100,000 people to study under the open sky or in temporary camps.

I don’t know after having so many refugees from Bajur,Sawat,Waziristan and other places due to an undue war how the victims of the 2005 earthquake will get the attention they need.

This Ramadan–> Try to get away from shirk as far as possible.

Ramadan is the month in which Allah revealed Quran on us :

“The month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Quran, a guidance for mankind and clear proofs for the guidance and the criterion (between right and wrong). So whoever of you sights (the crescent on the first night of) the month (of Ramadan), he must fast that month, and whoever is ill or on a journey, the same number (of days which one did not fast must be made up) from other days.

Allah intends for you ease, and He does not want to make things difficult for you. (He wants that you) must complete the same number (of days), and that you must magnify Allah for having guided you so that you may be grateful to Him” (2: 185).

As Quran is a book of hidaiath and the biggest message it gives us to stay away from shirk so in this Ramadan we should make a pledge with ourselves to get away from shirk as far as possible and associate no partners with Him.

As it is taught us in the Quran to invite Ahl e Kitab towards Tauheed:

“O People of the Book! Let us come to a mutual agreement, that we shall worship and obey none but God. That neither shall we ascribe divinity to anyone beside Him, nor shall we take human beings from among ourselves as our lords beside God.” And if they turn away, then say, “Bear witness that it is we who have surrendered ourselves unto Him.”(3:64)

Also one of the most common type of Shirks we see in darbars,shrines and other places is asking help from graves and sufis which is condemned in Quran in the words:

“Those whom you call upon besides Allah, [such as mystics and saints], are people like you. Go ahead and call upon them, let them respond by helping you if you are true in your belief”(7:194)

“ Do they ascribe to Him as partners things that can create nothing, but are themselves created”(7:191)

“Call upon those whom you imagine beside Allah! They have not an atom’s weight of power either in the heavens or in the earth, nor have they any share in either, nor does He need any of them as a helper.”(34:22)

Also there is a good question-answer video on this topic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=319_wWmlAok

You are not gonna get me—>You dead wind of oblivion

You are not gonna get me
I am setting free…
My will is thunder
And you are a falling tree

The dream of the fearful eye
Is not going to hit me

The bands of slavery
Will not part me…
From the run to sky
High above the vision you have

I don’t have any woes to remember
And whoa to the thought of thee
Now not part of me…
So let it be or do your best!

You dead days of sorrow
You dead wind of oblivion
No place for you now on
In the life of me…

I say to you goodbye forever
You are not part of me…

AKHIR YEH KIA HAI YEH PAGAL PAN

AHKIR YEH KIA HAI YEH PAGAL PAN
NA SAMJHAIN KUCH NA SAMJHA PAAIN
YEH BEKHUDI AUR YEH DEWANA PAN
KAISAI KHOAI ANDAZON MEIN
ANDAZON KI HAD VEERANI HAI
IN VEERANON MEIN KOI KAHANI HAI
ISS KAHANI KA ANJAAM KIA HO
KOI NA JANAI AUR JANAI KION
DEEWANAI KI TARHA HOA HAAL HAI
ISS HAL KO MEIN NA SAMAJH PAAON
AHKIR YEH KIA HAI YEH PAGAL PAN
NA SAMJHAIN KUCH NA SAMJHA PAAIN

Pakistan has Won the T20 World Cup!

It’s a great feeling to write this as Pakistan after going through lots of ups and downs has finally got the glory they needed, the team needed it, the whole nation needed it and finally got it.

Pakistan has finally won the T20 World Cup and it’s a real great feeling.

Congrats Pakistan! Congrats Team! Congrats Afridi,Gul and Younis!

PakistanTeam-Great Wrok

 

WE ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS.

Congrats to Srilanka as well for putting up a great fighting game.

YEH JANG KAISI JANG HAI

YEH JANG KAISI JANG HAI

JO APNAI MULK MEIN LA BETHAI HO

GHAIRON KI GHULAMI KARTAI HO

AUR HAKIM BAN BETHAI HO

APNON KAI KHOON SAI KHAILTAI HO

AUR FATAIH BAN BETHAI HO

SHAITAAN HO YA HAIWAAN HO TUM

AUR INSAAN BAN BETHAI HO

AURTAIN BACHAI TUM NAI MARAI

APNAI LOGON KO TUM NAI BECHA

NA MULK KI AAN KA KHIAL KIA KUCH

QAUM KI BETION KI IZZAT BECHI

INSAAF KAI DIN KO YAAD RAKHO

WOH DIN JALD HI AAIGA

NA ZOR GOLI KA CHALAI GA PHIR

NA KOI BACHANAI AAIGA

KHUDA KO KIA BHOOL CHUKAI HO

YA KHUDA BHI KHUD BAN BETHAI HO

YEH JANG KAISI JANG HAI

JO APNAI MULK MEIN LA BETHAI HO

SAWAT KI WOH KHUBSURAT WADI

RANGEEN CHASHMON KA BEHTA PAANI

AB KHAK HOA BARBAAD HOA

KHOON KI HAI WAHAN AB ARZANI

FATA HO YA WAZIRISTAN

HAR TARAF JAL RAHA HAI INSAAN

KIA BAROOD KI BU LIKHI HAI AB

QISMAT MEIN HAM INSAANON KAI

KIA HUMAIN TUM HAINWAN SAMAJHTAI HO

YA KHUD TO KHUDAI PAI NAAZ HAI APNI

DEKH RAHA HAI SUB KUCH WO BHI

AIK DIN INSAAF ZAROOR WOH DAIGA

US DIN TUM KIA MAKAR KAROGAI

YA US SAY BHI JANG KAROGAI

YEH JANG KAISI JANG HAI

JO APNAI MULK MEIN LA BETHAI HO

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It’s a continuation of my previous entry on the same subject:

http://syedfaisal.wordpress.com/2008/07/31/yeh-jang-kaisi-jang-hai-a-poem-for-our-leaders-who-have-sold-their-souls/

 

Random Thoughts

When fools rule you and you can’t do much then it means your wisdom sucks!

Attack on ‘Masjid-e-Tauheed’

I was shocked to know that a group of people attacked a local mosque (Masjid-e-Tauheed) in Malir Khokhrapar.
The attack was done after false allegations of Tauheen-e-Risalat on the honorable Maulana Rafiq of the Mosque who criticized the Un-Holy Biddats which are done in 12 RabiulAwwal (The similar criticism is done by Deoband and Ahle Hadith Ulema on the Shirk activities during these days)which include saying words of Shirk. The worst thing about the attack is that few of the people Sprayed the name ‘Ghausia’ on the word ‘Tauheed’ in the name of the Mosque.
Tauheed is the basic belief in Islam and without believing on Tauheed no one can call himself a muslim.
Even if some people dislike the opinion they should counter it from the proofs of Quran and Sunnah (which they don’t have) instead of attacking the Mosque(and according to some reports threw away Quran “Nauzubillah” in the Mosque just in the hatred of Qari Rafiq) also they sprayed on the Word Tauheed to remove it and replace it with Gausia (Ghaus is the word they use for Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani which means The One who gives treasures and according to Quranic beliefs this can only be attributed to Allah Subhana wa Taala) and used the name of Prophet (S.A.W.) for their sectarian politics.

According to reports police sealed the Mosque which was captured by the mob and on the pressure of the violent Mo registered a case under 295-C of blasphemy act as the mob attacked the local police station.
“O People of the Book! come to “common term”s as between us and you: that we worship none but Allah; that we associate no partners with Him; that we erect not, from among ourselves, Lords and patrons other than Allah.” If then they turn back, say ye: “Bear witness that we (at least) are Muslims (bowing to Allah’s Will)(Holy Quran:3:64)

May Allah give Hidaiat to all of us and give people the open minds to accept the point of difference.