Tuesday, 29 April 2014

* ~ Final Revelations ~ *





In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

* ~ Final Revelations ~ *
 
·         "What is the life of this world but play and amusement? But best is the home in the hereafter, for those who are righteous. Will you not then understand?” - (Qur’an - Surat Al-Anam: 32)

·         "That which is on earth We have made but as a glittering show for the earth, in order that We may test them - as to which of them are best in conduct." - (Qur’an - Surat Al-Kahf: 7)

  • "When the dwellers of Paradise enter Paradise, an announcer will call: (you have a promise from Allah that) you will live therein and you will never die; you will stay healthy therein and you will never fall ill; you will stay young and you will never become old; you will be under a constant bliss and you will never feel miserable." – Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.w.) - (Muslim)

  • "When the inhabitants of the Garden (heaven) have gone to the Garden and the inmates of the Fire (hell) have gone to the Fire, death will be called and placed between the Garden and the Fire. Afterward the following announcement will be made: "Inhabitants of the Garden! There is no more death! Inmates of the Fire! There is no more death!" This will increase the delight of the inhabitants of the Garden and the grief of the inmates of the Fire." – Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.w.) - (Muslim)


Sunday, 27 April 2014

"Eldorado" - by Edgar Allan Poe




"Eldorado" by Edgar Allan Poe (1809 – 1849)

Gaily bedight,
A gallant knight,
In sunshine and in shadow,
Had journeyed long,
Singing a song,
In search of Eldorado.

But he grew old-
This knight so bold-
And o'er his heart a shadow
Fell as he found
No spot of ground
That looked like Eldorado.

And, as his strength
Failed him at length,
He met a pilgrim shadow-
"Shadow," said he,
"Where can it be-
This land of Eldorado?"

"Over the Mountains
Of the Moon,
Down the Valley of the Shadow,
Ride, boldly ride,"
The shade replied-
"If you seek for Eldorado!"

Criticism, Pakistan, Religiosity, Human Imperfections & Arrogance


CRITICISM, PAKISTAN, RELIGIOSITY, HUMAN IMPERFECTIONS & ARROGANCE:

Criticism is a two-way process. When we criticize others, we can expect criticism also in return, even if we are just in our approach. The sad thing is that in Pakistan, some people like to criticize the spirit of religiosity in people while they themselves don't bother to understand the true spirit of Islam. We are only human beings and no one is perfect. And ultimately only ALLAH Almighty will judge us on the day of Resurrection. But those people while criticizing the spirit of religiosity, make little efforts in acquiring the knowledge of 'deen'. They think that offering 'Nawaafil' on Shab-e-Baraat and Shab-e-Qadr will bring Allah's support in their lives throughout the year, but they don't try to offer Salah (Namaaz) five times a day on regular basis which has been deemed as a compulsory or obligatory act in Islam for every Muslim from the age of 10 years. Just because their lives proceed smoothly, they say Allah is happy with them and they forget that God tests His close ones more than others though all human beings go through ups and downs in life. We should all make efforts to acquire true knowledge of 'deen' which won't happen if we are not keen to invest time in it. - Roman Ahsan.

The attached link leads to a 'concern about afterlife' without which we would fail to do justice to our existence in this temporary world:
"How big is your light?" http://together-we-rise.blogspot.com/2013/12/how-big-is-your-light.html

Saturday, 26 April 2014

Should GEO be banned?

SHOULD GEO BE BANNED?

To be very honest and neutral, no Pakistan media channel has the right to show ISI chief as responsible on its media reports for attack on a journalist for EIGHT HOURS continuously without any concrete evidence. This is not called committing excess but gross irresponsibility and crime since ISI is still our own institution which is defending the country from external threats of our enemies. GEO needs to submit an apology to ISI and Pakistan government for committing this crime. The second option is that it should be shut down since we cannot afford this kind of blame-game against our defense institutions in future! - Roman Ahsan.

Monday, 21 April 2014

“Facebook fanatics & Hamid Mir” – by Roman Ahsan



 


“Facebook fanatics & Hamid Mir” – by Roman Ahsan

-      April 22, 2014


Closed minds can never prosper which is what happens when people tend to ‘totally’ follow the views of any particular media house or any political party or any institution. In Hamid Mir’s case, we are seeing extremes on both sides. There is no doubt that GEO TV (from Jang Group) needs to be careful with its undue criticism of Pakistan Army and ISI. However, Pakistan Army and ISI are also not above the law, and accountable to the nation for any wrong decisions and moves though we do acknowledge the services and sacrifices of our soldiers and officers.

And then there are the Facebook fanatics with little education and grooming running Facebook pages who sometimes cross all limits in defending the image of Pakistan Army and ISI with their below the belt and filthy abusive language / posts which is opposed to what Islam teaches. There should be ethics involved in publishing content which is seen by thousands of followers of Facebook pages also. A continuous wrong trend can give rise to hate culture which can affect the psyche of some of the innocent youth looking for adventure. Who can control them and what if they get charged up actually trying to kill the person who is continuously being targeted by the runners of FB pages? We are not hinting at anything here but this happens all over the world and we have cases where the youth have shown violent behaviour after being exposed to some stimuli (videos, movies etc.)

A careful observation reveals that youth spend more time on social media compared to adults and due to lack of overall experience in life they have greater chances of falling for absurd philosophies that have little relevance with truth or reality. If the shooting of Hamid Mir is a drama by GEO to defame ISI as opined by a journalist, then it should also be admitted that we have no proof of that right now. We should neither let any media house defame Pakistan Army and ISI by levying false charges, nor the “blind lovers” of Pakistan Army and ISI should get carried away at this moment. It is alarming though that GEO TV blamed the ISI chief for the attack on Hamid Mir without any concrete evidence. Thus all of us need to mellow down and assess our personal attitudes and behaviours!

- Above, A Concern Has Been Addressed About Some Facebook Pages Run By Very Raw & Fanatic Elements In Pakistan Who Have Been Constantly Using Abusive Language/Posts Against GEO And Its Journalists (Even Attacking Ansar Abbasi Who Tries To Give Neutral Insights)

- Below We Have A Post Floated By A Defence Analyst On The Hamid Mir Issue On His Facebook Page - The Rest Of What He Says Is True But Two Of His Lines Are Very 'Wrong' (lines given below followed by full post) –

1- "When a journalist commits treason, why he should not be punished ??" [ So Mr. X wants that people should take law in their own hands and start shooting down others - Such stupid and irresponsible statement ]

2- "Geo claims that it has the right to criticize anyone. Who has given them this right ????"
[The defence analyst himself criticizes everyone including the Hindu Bunya, the liberals, Deobandis etc., and has even called both Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan as traitors for initiating peace talks with tribal people in North even though majority of Pakistan is in favour of them]

COMPLETE POST FLOATED BY THE DEFENCE ANALYST (Mr. X):

Geo claims that it has the right to criticize anyone. Who has given them this right ???? who has give the right to the media to destroy everything that is sacred ?? when they claim full freedom for themselves, why do they ally with criminals to silence their opponents ?? when a journalist commits treason, why he should not be punished ?? Geo has owned its crimes. Now the time for accountability begins..... Time to shut down this haramkhor channel. Our program on Waqt news today.


Iqbal's Death Anniversary - 21st April


21st April - Death Anniversary of Allama Mohammad Iqbal (RA)
- Poet, Philosopher and Visionary of the East