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.

 

دل کی گہرایوں سے دعائیں سب کے لئے ۔ الئہ کریم ہمیں صحیح سوچنے اور سمجھنے کی توفیق عطا فرماے ۔ آمین

اے گناہگارو مایوس نہ ھو !۔,  - While going through today's Jang Groups Newspapers I saw this being advertised as the topic for a Ramadan Programme, being telecast by GEO Television daily. I was instantly reminded of Allah's Mercy as He declares:-

And what a better time to invoke the Mercy of Allah Karim; the Holy month of Ramadan. The avowed enemy i.e. Satan and his creed are chained and we are free to meditate, contemplate and take stock of the years gone-by. To err is human, to accept fumbles is being a better human and to repent is being the true servant of Allah. Lets all seek forgiveness for all our wrong deeds and resolve that we shall lead the remaining part of our lives as ordained by Allah and demonstrated by His Prophet Salalaho Allaihe Wasalam. 

To be on the right path or a deliberately chosen evil way is discretionary privilege of human kind with an inbuilt system of reward and award. Allah Says in Quran:-

THE CHOICE IS, THUS, OURS - BECAUSE

اَلہّہ سب کی خیر 

Final part is before us, we can see, irrespective of the religious affinity, the universality of the message and the truth therein.

51.  Do not be jealous of those who are blessed [4/54]. {Do they, perchance, envy other people for what Allah has granted them out of His bounty? But then, We did grant revelation and wisdom unto the House of Ibrahim, and We did bestow on them a mighty dominion}.

52.  In your collective life, make rooms for others [58/11]. {O YOU who have attained to faith ! When you are told, "Make room for one another in your collective life", do make room: [and in return] Allah will make room for you [in His grace]- - - - - -}.
 

53.  When invited to dine, Go at the appointed time.  Do not arrive too early to wait for the preparation of meal or linger after eating to engage in bootless babble.  Such things may cause inconvenience to the host [33/53]. {O YOU who have attained to faith ! Do not enter the Prophet's dwellings unless you are given leave; [and when invited] to a meal, do not come [so early as] to wait for it to be readied: but whenever you are invited, enter [at the proper time]; and when you have partaken of the meal, disperse without lingering for the sake of mere talk; - - - - - - -}.
 

54.  Eat and drink [what is lawful] in moderation [7/31]. {O CHILDREN OF ADAM ! Beautify yourselves for every act of worship, and eat and drink [freely], but do not waste: verily, He does not love the wasteful}.
 

55.  Do not squander your wealth senselessly [17/26]. {And give his due to the near of kin, as well as to the needy and the wayfarer, but do not squander [your substance] senselessly. Behold, the squanderers are, indeed, of the ilk of the satans - inasmuch as Satan has indeed proved most ungrateful to his Sustainer}.
 

56.  Fulfill your promises and commitments [17/34]. {And do not touch the substance of an orphan, save to improve it, before he comes of age, And be true to every promise - for, verily, [on Judgement Day] you will be called to account for every promise which you have made}.
 

57.  Keep yourself clean, pure [9/108, 4/43, 5/6]. {Never set foot in such a place ! Only a house of worship founded, from the very first day, therein - [a house of worship] wherein there are men desirous of growing in purity: for Allah loves all purify themselves. 9 : 108}. 

{O YOU who have attained to faith ! Do not attempt to pray while you are in a state of drunkenness- - - - - - - 4 : 43}. 

{O YOU who have attained to faith ! When you are about to pray, wash your face, and your hands and arms up to - -- - - 5 : 6}.

58.  Dress-up in agreeable attire and adorn yourself with exquisite character from inside out [7/26]. {O CHILDREN OF ADAM ! Indeed We have bestowed upon you from on high [the knowledge of making] garments to cover your nakedness, and as a thing of beauty: but the garment of Allah-consciousness is the best of all. Herein lies a message from Allah, so that man might take it to heart}.
 

59.  Seek your provision only by fair Endeavor [29/17, 2/188]. {- - -then all your sustenance from Allah, and worship Him [alone] and be grateful to Him: [for] unto Him you shall be brought back 29 : 17}. 

{AND DEVOUR NOT one another's possessions wrongfully, and neither employ legal artifices with a view to devouring sinfully, and knowingly, anything that by right belongs to others; 2 : 188}.
 

60.  Do not devour the wealth and property of others unjustly, nor bribe the officials or the judges to deprive others of their possessions [2/188]. {{AND DEVOUR NOT one another's possessions wrongfully, and neither employ legal artifices with a view to devouring sinfully, and knowingly, anything that by right belongs to others}. 

مولا عمل کرنے کی توفیق عطا فرما دے ! آمین

 الہہ کریم اِس مقدس ماہ کی تمام رحمتیں اور فیوضیات سمیٹنے کی توفیق عطا فرماے ! آمین

Third Part is appended below : May We all find time to read and reflect.

36.  Take care of -The needy,-The disabled- Those whose hard earned income is insufficient to meet their needs- And those whose businesses have stalled – And those who have lost  their jobs.  [4/36]. {AND WORSHIP ALLAH (alone), and do not ascribe divinity, in any way, to aught beside Him. And do good unto your parent, and near of kin, and unto orphans, and the needy, and the neighbor from your own people, and the neighbor who is stranger, and the friends by your side, and the wayfarer, and those whom you rightfully possess. Verily, Allah does not love any of those who, full of self-conceit, act in a boastful manner. 

37.  Treat kindly -Your related neighbors, and unrelated neighbors-Companions by your side in public gatherings, or public transportation.  [4/36]. {See 36 above}. 

38.  Be generous to the needy wayfarer,  the homeless son of the street, and the one who reaches you in a destitute condition [4/36]. {See 36 above}.

39.  Be nice to people who work under your care.  [4/36].  {See 36 above}.

40.  Do not follow up what you have given to others to afflict them with reminders of your generosity [2/262]. {They who spend their possessions for the sake of Allah and do not thereafter mar their spending by stressing their own benevolence and hurting [the feelings of the needy] shall have their reward with their Sustainer, and no fear need they have, and neither shall they grieve}.

41.  Do not expect a return for your good behavior, not even thanks [76/9]. {- - - [saying in their hearts] "we feed you for the sake of Allah alone: we desire no recompense from you, nor thanks:"}.

42.  Cooperate with one another in good deeds and do not cooperate with others in evil and bad matters [5/2].  {- - - - but rather help one another in furthering virtue and Allah-consciousness, and do not help one another in furthering evil and enmity; and remain conscious of Allah: for, behold, Allah is severe in retribution ! }.

43.  Do not try to impress people on account of self-proclaimed virtues [53/32]. {As for those who  avoid the [truly] grave sins and shameful deeds - even though they may sometimes stumble - behold, your Sustainer is abounding in forgiveness. He is fully aware of you when He brings you into being out of dust, and when you are still hidden in your mothers' wombs: do not, then, consider yourselves pure - [for] He knows best as to who is conscious of Him}. 

44.  You should enjoin right conduct on others but mend your own ways first.  Actions speak louder than words.  You must first practice good deeds yourself, then preach [2/44]. {Do you bid other people to be pious, the while you forget your own selves - and you recite the divine writ? Will you not, then, use your reason?}.

45.  Correct yourself and your families first [before trying to correct others] [66/6]. {O YOU who have attained to faith ! Ward off from yourselves and those who are close to you that fire [of the hereafter] whose fuel is human beings and stones: [lording] over it are angelic powers awesome [and] severe, who do not disobey Allah in whatever He has commanded them, but [always] do what they are bidden to do}.

46.  Pardon gracefully if anyone among you who commits a bad deed out of ignorance, and then repents and amends [6/54, 3/134]. {Who spend [in His way] in time of plenty and in time of hardship, and hold in check their anger, and pardon their fellow-men because Allah loves the doers of good:}.

47.  Divert and sublimate your anger and potentially virulent emotions to creative energy, and become a source of tranquility and comfort to people [3/134]. {See 46 above}.

48.  Call people to the Way of your Lord with wisdom and beautiful exhortation.  Reason with them most decently [16/125]. {CALL YOU [all mankind] unto your Sustainer's path with wisdom and goodly exhortation and argue with them in the most kindly manner: for, behold, your Sustainer knows best as to who strays from his path, and best knows He as to who are the right-guided}.

49.  Leave to themselves those who do not give any importance to the Divine code and have adopted and consider it as mere play and amusement [6/70]. {And leave to themselves all those who, beguiled bu the life of this world, have made play and passing delights their religion; but remind [them] herewith that [in the life to come] every human being shall be held in pledge for whatever wrong he has done, and shall have none to protect him from Allah, and none to intercede for him; and though he offer any conceivable ransom,it shall not be accepted from him. It is [people such as] these that shall be held in pledge for the wrong they have done; for them there is [in the life to come] a draught of burning despair, and grievous suffering awaits them because of their persistent refusal to acknowledge the truth}.

50.  Sit not in the company of those who ridicule Divine Law unless they engage in some other conversation [4/140]. {And indeed, He has enjoined upon you in this divine writ that whenever you hear people deny the truth of Allah's messages and mock at them, you shall avoid their company until they begin to talk of other things - or else, verily, you will become like them. Behold, together with those who deny the truth Allah will gather in hell the hypocrites}.

Second Segment is appended below.

35.  Treat kindly -Your parents-Relatives-The orphans- And those who have been left alone in the society [4/36]. {AND WORSHIP ALLAH [ALONE] ! and dont ascribe divinity, in any way, to aught beside Him. And do good unto your parents, and near of kin, and unto orphans, and the needy, and the neighbor from among your own people, and the neighbor who is a stranger, and the friend by your side, and the wayfarer, and those whom you rightfully possess. Verily, Allah does not love any of those who, full of self-conceit, act in a boastful manner}.

بے حد و حساب دعاؤں کے ساتھ

Beseeching Allahu Ta'ala for the highest rewards for the brother who shared this treasure with me. I may, however, clarify at the outset that brothers looking for exact meaning of the verses may find little variation as this generally is not the literal translation of the referred Ayat but conveys the message contained therein. I am, therefore, appending the precise translation too in parenthesis {IN GREEN} for easy reference. There are total Sixty (60) Verses but due to shortage of time and space it will be blogged in four (4) different segments InshAllah.

Worth sharing with friends, Muslims, non-Muslims, believers and non-believers (you don't have to be a Muslim to appreciate these teachings) -- these verses have at least one positive aspect, they help people understand what Islam is all about, they are good bridge-building material.

Sixty Verses from Holy Koran for Wise Guidance in Life