Saqi..

I have started writing it….

aftabzz — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 09:27:10 +0000

I have always thought about writing.I am not talking about a blog or a short story.This is very personal.This is about me.I am not taking about an autobiography.I don`t think that i am that much famous to do that.May be i should call it a memior or may be lets call it a short story. I am so eager to start it writing.What ever i do i thought about content and style.whether i am in the shower or in the kitchen making a spicy biryni , running on the treadmill in the gym , travelling through the tube . My mind seems to be busy in writing the content of this memoir and ignores the sorroudings even that pretty face curly hair girl that that travel every day in the same carriage as me in the train eating the same packet of biscuits , that young teen ager who plays the same crazy chicks game on his console every day.All this goes in the back ground and in the foreground my mind is busy in completing this vital , once in a life time project.

But i haven`t been able yet to write it.Not because i am lazy.but because i fear,i fear i may get carried away.I may get too much emotional.But then how do writers cope when they write about emotions.How philosphers,poets , writers cope.Writing a book or story may emotionally shatter them .How Khalil Gibran would have completed writing Broken Wings.What would be Chales Dickens personal feeling when he wrote an account of poor Oliver Twist.How Iqbal coped with writing bang-e-Dara ?

All these questions resounds in my mind but i started.I started to write my first few paragraphs and i am so relieved.This is about me and everything that connects to me.I have started.

End of another Ramdan…

aftabzz — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:53:28 +0000

its last week of Ramadan , masjid was still full at Taraweeh time .I could hardly get in.When its over it will be over in a week time.Peace and quiet will return to the masjid.It will be only Imam and few maqtadi (followers).

Nimaz or ibadat (prayer) is like a seasonal rite nowadays.Our beards , our tasbihs are religeous ornaments.In one hand we will hold the rope of islam and in other hand we will hold the rope of the ” culture of Bidaah” (unacceptable forbidden rites).

Allah clearly says in Surah Baqarah in the Quran :

” Are you trying to mix the right with the wrong? are you like those who sometimes follow the straight path and sometimes follow the evil ? if you are like this you will face disgrace and misfortune in this world as well as in the life after “

Right is right and wrong and wrong is wrong. Don`t try to justify wrong actions with logic.Wrong actions means not paying zakat , accepting RIBA ( interest ) ( or working with interest based business ) , not praying nimaz and other unislamic actions .

“There is no confusion in DEEN , the message of islam is simple and straight forward ” Quran says .

We must pray at the end of ramadan for our IMAN on Allah and His deen to stay stronge for ever . May Allah help us to stay stronge in the face of distractions from the true path . The greed of money , the lust of luxury and happiness , even the love of own family are the distraction in the path of DEEN . At the end of Ramadan we should pray that Allah forgive us and protect us from the evils of the world and from the evil of ourselves.

“Rabbana Zalamna Anfusana Wa Inlam Taghfirlana Wa Tarhamna La Nakoonanna Mina Khasireen. (They said, “Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among losers. Surah Al A’raf 7:23)

Khwaab marte nahin – Dreams do not die – Ahmad Faraz

aftabzz — Tue, 17 May 2011 22:28:15 +0000

Khwaab marte nahin
Khwaab dil hain na aankhein na saansein ke jo
Rezaa-rezaa hue to bikhar jayein ge
Jism ki maut se yeh bhi mar jayein ge

(Dreams do not die
Dreams, unlike hearts,
Do not vanish or scatter
or wither away with death.)

Khwaab marte nahin
Khwaab to roshni hain, navaa hain, hawa hain
Jo kaale paharon se rukte nahin
Roshni aur navaa aur hawa ka alam
Maqtalon mein pohanch kar bhi jhukte nahin

(Dreams do not die,
Dreams are light, melody and breeze.
They cannot be stopped by mountains
Cannot burn in the hell fire of persecution
These flags of light, sound and breeze
Will not bow, even in execution’s square)

Khwaab to harf hain
Khwaab to noor hain
Khwaab to suqraat hein
Khwaab to mansoor hain

(Dreams are words
Dreams are light
Dreams are Socrates
Dreams are Mansoors )

Maturity

aftabzz — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 11:58:20 +0000

with the show of life as it goes on with its bad and good characters …. with the calm and valvour .. with scenes calming and then jittering nerves…..i watch this show .. trying to keep my coool..i see .. i see the friends comming back and enemies turning away and vice versa …. i know most of things i dont have control but what i can control is the reaction to this play.You dont know that a calamity can turn in to blessing in the next scene or a blessing can turn into a calamity few minutes later.My reaction if i loose my nerves , can spoil the plot which is being set, which never can be bad.only the logic says bad or good.For all these years when we see oursleves from growing into men and women we see the bigger perspective of life and there are signs for us to see them.Time goes quick like nothing and Humanss are in the loss of time.Humans cant capture the time and not can even we stop the time.As soon as we realize the moment it is gone.life is the preparations for one after this one.

Allah , Pakistan

aftabzz — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 02:24:35 +0000

what a re great mess have we made of the country that was built and independence was earned through so many sacrifices !!???

In the holy month of Ramadan when Allah showers all the Rahmat(Blessings) , the country is going through a historic natural devastation … there are lessons need to be learnt…. a country that came into being after hardships , a country which was built in the name of the Islam.

Pakistan constitutions clearly says that : ” Islam and Holy Quran will be the main source of legislation” preamble of constitution says : “Whereas sovereignty over the entire Universe belongs to Almighty Allah alone, and the authority to be exercised by the people of Pakistan within the limits prescribed by Him is a sacred trust”..

Purity of soul and body is the essence of any Pakistani life style.. and that is why we are called Pakistani ( pure people ) from land of pure people…….

and when Jinnah put down the foundations of this country it was based on ”the principles of democracy, freedom, equality, tolerance and social justice, as enunciated by Islam, shall be fully observed”

The people of Pakistan , the politicians of Pakistan have not only committed a crime but a great SIN by violating the above principles….. today the purity of soul have only been narrowed down to long beards , tasbihs and dress code…..the preachers (Immans) and Talibs ( students ) of the religon , the guardians of pure soul became the very criminals to commit sucidal killings in temples and Masjids to kill innocent people….. Now we don`t put our trust in Allah but in foreign Aid…

We need good leaders ,who can drive the nation through this tough time .We need another Jinnah,strong , stubborn and determined to achieve national goals.”Allah,Pakistan” the last words of Jinnah, May Allah forgive us and give us the spirit and determination to get through this tough times and enable us to be proud among the league of nations.

creation of Universe

aftabzz — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:34:20 +0000

” in the journey of discovering the universe ,,, man first thought earth is most important part of universe and earth is the only planet and the sun & moon revolves around it …. & then when he discovered other planets he found out that we are part of solar system and all planets in the solar system revolve around the sun…& then man found out that ..there is not only one solar system out there but there are millions and trillions… ..that was when science suggested to us that we dont really matter in this universe and there are millions of planets and solar systems out there .. they are beyond our knowledge and discovery…” ( Narrated from James May documentary discovering the universe on BBC ….)

No Doubt the Holy Quran mentions same facts …. Allaho Khaliq o walbarioooo ! (Allah is the true creator )

Influential Recitation

aftabzz — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:44:28 +0000

An influential recitation of Surah Dhuha by Qari Abdul Basit :

Thanks to Technology , now you can read Quran online , not only on your pc but on any portable hand held device .

I strongly recommends http://www.quranexplorer.com/ . The good thing in here is that you can launch Quran Explorer and you can choose the Surah you want to read , the Qari ( recitor ) and the language of translation . Please donate on this site to encourage such a brilliant work done by fellow believers.

Inspiration

aftabzz — Mon, 18 May 2009 20:36:35 +0000

Taken from the Mystic Saint Blog (http://mysticsaint.blogspot.com)

The Prophet(PBUH) said :

“

Remembrance of God is my friend;

Reason is the root of my faith;

Love is my foundation;

Enthusiasm is my horse;

Knowledge of God is my capital;

Firmness is my treasure;

Sorrow is my companion;

Science is my weapon;

Patience is my mantle;

Contentment is my reward;

Poverty is my pride;

Devotion is my art;

Conviction is my power;

Truth is my redeemer;

Obedience is my sufficiency;

Struggle is my manner

and my pleasure is in my prayer.

“

I wish the truth has a tongue !

aftabzz — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:19:42 +0000

All your armies, all your fighters
All your tanks, and all your soldiers
Against a boy holding a stone
Standing there all alone
In his eyes I see the sun
In his smile I see the moon
And I wonder, I only wonder
Who is weak, and who is strong?
Who is right, and who is wrong?
And I wish, I only wish
That the truth has a tongue

I wish !

( Thanks to Sami Yusuf for sending such a powerful message across )

I am and I am not !

aftabzz — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:33:16 +0000

I AM AND AM NOT

I’m swimming
in the flood
which has yet to come

I’m shackled
in the prison
which has yet to be built

I am the checkmate
in a future game of chess

I’m drunk with your wine
which remains untasted

I’m slain on a battlefield
of long ago

I don’t
know the difference
between idea and reality

Like a shadow
I am
and am not.

RUMI

Rumi`s madness is what i like .