EID MUBARIK and Prayers for all.

All Praise is due to Allah Karim, Seeking His help and forgiveness I take refuge in Him from Satan and my own evils. Anyone who is guided by Allah, cannot go astray and who has been left astray by Him, finds no guide. Allah Karim revealed in Quran:-

By the Blessings of Allah We shall be completing the holy month in a day or two. LETS BOW IN THANKSGIVING TO ALLAH THAT Another month of Mercy, Forgiveness and Freedom from Hellfire is approaching summit. Join me in praying that Allah in His Infinite Mercy accepts our fasting and other prayers of the month. Lets ask Allah Karim to spare us at least until next Ramadan. Aameen.

Most of us by the Grace of Allah have been fasting regularly in the past as well and will InshAllah keep doing it, if the opportunity is afforded again. I was just reflecting and it dawned on me that I hardly retained any of the regulated activities of Ramadan once it was over. Astonishingly I find that most of the routine of Ramadan, I can easily carry along in all other months too, which can be highly beneficial to me in my worldly regime and spiritual well being.

In Ramadan we rise about 3 hours before the Sunrise for having (SEHRI) the morning meal and then most of us remain awake well beyond sunrise for offering the Fajar Prayers and other deeds. Sehri time is ideal for offering Tahajud Nawafils. Allah Says in Quran "And rise from the sleep and pray during part of the night, as a free offering  from you, and your Sustainer may well raise you to a glorious station [in the life to come] AL-ISRA (17) : 79". I ask myself a question, if I can get up for three hours before morning for one complete month, why can't I do the same for rest of my life and that too for 30 minuets at the most? SO LETS RESOLVE TO OFFER TAHAJUD NAWAFIL REGULARLY - WITH GRACE OF ALLAH.

In Ramadan we are accustomed to eat twice at Sehri and Iftar time. Eating less and at regular intervals can be a great tonic for our health, moreover Prophet Salalaho Allaihe Wasalam said "A believer eats less and that food of two persons is sufficient for three, and the food of three persons is sufficient for four. "BUKHARI and MUSLIM". Lets follow the routine with a little change by having good breakfast and supper only.

In Ramadan we make a deliberate effort to refrain from back biting, loose talk, foul language and many other evils. why can't we make this effort part of our lives?

Ramadan teaches us the virtues of patience, perseverance and tolerance but are these meant only for Ramadan? If no, then these should be our permanent assets.

Ramadan actually is the great manifestation of " وَ مِما رزقنا ھم ینفِقون" as not only we make special arrangements for Sehr and Iftar but also are very sincere in sharing the food with others. FITRANA - is another example of this INFAAQ. Lets make it a habit.

Trawih Prayer affords the opportunity to pray more and listen to the recitation of Holy Quran. If we can do it for 30 days for almost 2 hours, it can very conveniently become a second nature for us to devote at least half an hour for Quran with meaning and exegesis. This practice InshAllah can change our lives and we can become MOMINS as Allah wants us to be. 

We make a very determined effort to offer our prayers in the Masjid during Ramadan but is it mandatory only for this month? If no then Lets fill our Masjids and grow the bond and love between all of us so the Murderers of the Muslims who claim to be hardcore Muslims are isolated and recognized.

Ramadan is great example of purity, cleanliness and care. These virtue are absolute necessity for successful life and hereafter. Lets adopt these for good.

Drop-able habits like smoking, extra consumption of caffein filled drinks like tea and coffee etc can be dropped for ever or brought to an acceptable tone.

LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST - ANYONE WHO CAN FAST IN JULY AND AUGUST OF PAKISTAN CAN FAST THROUGHOUT LIFE - LETS DO IT ONCE OR ON BI-WEEKLY BASIS - WE CAN DO IT FOR OUR HEALTH BOTH PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL.  RASOOL ULLAH SALALAHO ALLAIHE WASALAM USED TO FAST ON MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS, WE CAN AT LEAST CHOOSE ONE OF THESE DAYS.

EID MUBARIK AND MAY WE SEE MANY MORE RAMADANS. AAMEEN.  

Prayers for every one ! 

Tomorrow marks the 65th Independence Day of Pakistan and I take this opportunity to say "THANK YOU ALLAH KARIM" -   تو نے پاکِستان دِیا  and Happy Independence Day to Every Pakistani anywhere on the Globe. Pakistan is a Special Gift from Allahu Ta'ala  عطیہ خداوندی - which unfortunately we have not been able to preserve, sustain and nurture. Allah Says in Quran :-

Which, then, of your Sustainer's Blessings can you disavow? AL-RAHMAN (55).

and

Verily, towards his Sustainer man is most ungrateful - and to this, behold, he [himself] bears witness indeed:     AL-ADIYAT (100) : 6-7.

He carved out for us a homeland bestowed with everything people aspire for; plains, mountains, rivers. oceans, deserts, flora and fauna, minerals and all natural resources. Only thing we had to do was to think, explore, tap, find and do the things as ordained by Allah. We didn't - and the result is scarcity of everything including THE HUMANITY. We are at the receiving end of everything bad from every corner of the universe. It doesn't, though, seems likely that the people who matter in shaping the destiny of the Nation have learned anything. 

Greed for Power, Wealth and Fortunes is insatiable - Corruption runs amok - Merit is dead since decades - Might is right ( جنگل کا قانون ) is the law of the land -  ایک روپیہ چرانے والا چور اور اربوں کا ڈکیت لیڈر. 

There is no cerebral effort, hence no plans, no agenda, no experts, no shadow cabinets, no talk of the future - Enjoy today  کل کِس نے دیکھا ھے ؟  is the catchphrase and the manifesto. 

Public servants both military and civilians have harbored the sinister desire of ruling and subjugating own nation since its inception.  

AND WE BELIEVE IN ACCOUNTABILITY - BUT  - ONLY FOR OTHERS.  

 ایسی صورتِ حال میں کرم کہاں سے اور کیونکر ھو گا؟  -   ذرا سوچیے                                  

Lets resolve today - henceforth we will think, do, crave, struggle, live and die for Pakistan - through our dedication and industry we will make this land an earthly Paradise for us, for our coming generations and for the world. WE CAN DO IT - INSHALLAH.

 اٹھ باندھ کمر کیا ڈرتا ھے
 پھر دیکھ خدا کیا کرتا ھے 

PAKISTAN PAINDABAD AND YOUM-E-AAZADI MUBARIK

               

اَلہہ کریم توبتہُ نصوحا کی توفیق عطا فرماے ! آمین۔

Today in the morning I received a message from a friend which is appended below 'as it is':-

اِس میسج کو عام نہ سمجھیے ۔ اَلہہ کے ایک نیک بندے (ضلع قصور) کو پاکِستان سے متعلق سختی کا بتایا گیا ھے ۔ اور بتایا ھے کہ 370 دفعہ ”آیتہ کریما” پڑھی جاے ۔ پلیز۔ 

O YOU who have attained to faith ! Turn unto Allah in SINCERE REPENTANCE: it may well be that your Sustainer will efface from you your bad deeds, - - - - - - - - - - - -AT-TAHRIM (66) : 8.

However for acceptance of  TAUBA Allah Says:-

Verily, Allah's acceptance of Repentance relates only to those who do evil out of ignorance and then repent before their time runs out- - - - - - - AN-NISA (4) : 17.

and:-

- - - - so that if any of you does a bad deed out of ignorance, and thereafter repents and lives righteously, He [Allah] shall be {found} much-forgiving, a dispenser of Grace. AN-AN'AM (6) : 54.

and:-

But as for those who do bad deeds and afterwards repent and [truly] believe - Verily, after such Repentance Your Sustainer is indeed much-forgiving, a dispenser of Grace !. AN-A'RAF (7) : 153. 

. . and whose TAUBA is not accepted:-

Whereas Repentance shall not be accepted from those who do evil deeds until their dying hour and then say, "Behold, I now repent"; nor from those who die as deniers of the truth- - - - -  AN-NISA (4) : 18.

What is Repentance (TAUBA)? As per Shiekh-ul-Isalm Hazrat Abdullah Harwi RA, it provides the lead to right path, the key to treasure of Success [Falah], It takes man to Allah, It intercedes between the Repenter and the Forgiver,  it the the guarantee for acceptance and a Fountain of happiness. It has three basic ingredients:-

To be ashamed of the bad deeds and conduct.

To openly confess and ask for repentance with complete sincerity.

To make a resolve  for not resorting to sinful life again and severe relations with those who are bad and evil.

Now lets go back to the message contents - yes recitation of AAYA KARIMA has a special place and significance - no doubt about that - But isn't it necessary for all of us and the Ummah to look inwards and fix the cause/causes due to which we are now susceptible for Allah's Wrath (MA'AZ ALLAH}? 

Lets complete all three steps enunciated above and go for individual and collective TAUBA with sincerity declaring that henceforth WE SHALL FOLLOW DEEN-E-MATEEN IN LETTER AND SPIRIT AND BE WHAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE - TRUE SERVANTS OF ALLAH AND ABIDING FOLLOWERS OF RASOOL ULLAH SALALAHO ALLIHE WASALAM.  


ALLAH GIVE US STRENTH, BELIEF AND PERSEVERANCE TO BE TRUE TO OURSELVES. AAMEEN.