Friday 19 November 2010

FIRST LINE TO WRITE IN EXAMS (Exams SMS)

FIRST LINE TO WRITE IN EXAMS:

"All the answers written below are imaginary & work of my creative mind. Any resemblance to text book is unintentional & purely accidental"

Guzre hue Examz ko yaad na krna (Exams SMS)

Guzre hue Examz ko yaad na krna,

Answr sheet me jo likha he uski faryad na krna,

Jo hoga wo to hoga,

Uski fikar me apne Holidays barbad na krna;-)

who discover what? (Exams SMS)

Aeroplane
Wright Brothrs

Cycle
Macmillan

Telephone
Graham Bell

Telescope
Galileo

Exams

Saale Ko Dhundo Re, kahan bag gyia?

Genius (Exams SMS)

Genius Is A Person Who Can Do In 1 Day

What Any Fool Can Do In 100 Days

Just As

We Complete Sylabus In A Day B4 Exam,

While D Faculty Take 1 Year

Supply (Exams SMS)

Father to son: Saath walon ki larki ko dekh,

wo exam may first ayee hai !! . . . . . . .

Son: Usko hi to dekhta tha,

tabhi to supply aii hai

Kehdo un pharno walo say (Exams SMS)

Kehdo un pharno walo say,
*
kabhi hum bhi parha kartay thay,
*
jitna syllabus parh k woh top kartay hain,
*
utna tu hum choice per chor dia karty thy

salana Imtehan (Exams SMS)

Humari mohabat ka imtehan mat lo farzana,

Hamaray pahle he imtehan ho rahay hain salaana.... ;p

Never Stop (Moral SMS)

Success is not Permanent.
And:~
Failure is not Final.

So:~

Never Stop Working after Success.
And:~
Never Stop Trying after Failure.

Being a good person is like being a goal keeper (Moral SMS)

Being a good person is like being a goal keeper

No matter how many brilliant saves u hav on ur record

People will remember only the one u missed

THAT'S LIFE!

WHEN U GET TROUBLES (Moral SMS)

IN £IFE..
WHEN U GET TROUBLES,
DON'T GET NERVOUS...
JUST CLOSE UR EYES & FOLLOW UR HEART...
COZ HEART IS IN THE £EFT BUT IT IS ALWAYS RIGHT...

Love of Mother (Moral SMS)

1 din "Maa"se pocha tha k jin ki Maa nahi hoti un k lye Dua kon karta hai,

Wo boli Drya ager sokh b jaye to rait se nami nahi jati.

Live life b4 life leaves u. (Moral SMS)

**Kill the stress before it kills u.

**Reach the goal before it kicks you.

**Help everyone before someone helps you.

**Live life b4 life leaves u.

Mothers Love

1 din "Maa"se pocha tha k jin ki Maa nahi hoti un k lye Dua kon karta hai,

Wo boli Drya ager sokh b jaye to rait se nami nahi jati.

MAN I KNEW U'll COME (Moral SMS)

In a battle, a soldier prepared to bring his wounded friend back from the field. His Capt says, " Its of No use! ur friend must b dead". But soldier still goes & brings back his friend. Seeing the dead body, Captain says "I told u its of no worth. He's dead".
The soldier replies "No sir, it was really of worth. When I got to him, my friend saw me, smiled & said his last words.
"MAN I KNEW U'll COME". . . !

Bill Gates says (Moral SMS)

"Always remember MONEY isn't everything;
But make sure that you've made lot of it before talking such nonsense"
- Bill Gates

Have faith in ALLAH (Moral SMS)

Sometimes ALLAH upsets your plans
to set up his own plans..
ALLAH’s plans r perfect.
So never get upset
when your plans get upset
Have faith in ALLAH

Be like a candle (Moral SMS)

Be like a candle
which burns itself
but
gives light to others

WORDS and HEARTS (Moral SMS)

WORDS
and
HEARTS
should be handled carefully,
Because words when
SPOKEN
&
Hearts when
BROKEN
are the hardest things to repair

Hasna zindagi ki zarorut hai (Moral SMS)

Zindagi me her dum hastey raho,
Hasna zindagi ki zarorut hai,

Zindagi ko is andaz mei jiyo k,
Aap ko dekh ker log kahen “wo dekho”
zindagi kitni khubsoorut hai

HOPELESS END & ENDLESS HOPE (Moral SMS)

If you will carry on the way
guided by human,
you will find a HOPELESS END.

But if you will carry on the way
guided by Allah, you will find
an ENDLESS HOPE.

Silence & smile (Moral SMS)

Silence & smile are two powerful tools.
Smile is the way to solve many problems.
&
Silence is the way to avoid many problems.

Gulab ka phool bano! (Moral SMS)

Gulab ka phool bano!
Q k yeh phool
us k hath mein bhi khusbu chor deta hai
jo isay masal kar phaink deta hai.

Mistakes and Experiences (Moral SMS)

Mistakes are painful but years later a collection of mistakes

called "Experience" Leads us to "Success" So dont be Afraid of "Mistakes"

Most Humble and Most Powerful (Moral SMS)

The Most Humble Statement ..

"I am NOTHING without ALLAH."

And
the Most Powerful Statement is..

"With ALLAH, I can do EVERYTHING!"

duniya walon se waabsta (Moral SMS)

"Jis ka raabta
"Allah" ke saath ho wo naakaam naheen hota"

"Naakaam wo
hota hai Jis ki
umeedein
duniya walon se
waabsta hon"

Trust Sum1 (beautiful SMS)

"If U Trust Sum1,

Trust Till The End;

Whatever The Results May Be"

In The End Either U'll Have A Very

Good Relation

Or A Very Good Lesson....

Hitler said in his book (Wise Words SMS)

Hitler said in his book "my struggle"

i could have annihilated all jews in the world,

but i left some of them so you will know why i was killing them....

Hamesha DUA mangte Raho (Wise Words SMS)

"Hamesha DUA mangte Raho
Q K
Mumkin or Na Mumkin To Sirf Hamari "SOCH" me hy
ALLAH TALAH k liye to kuch bhi Na Mumkin nahi hai".

3!kam kisi k dil mein apki izat barhatay hain! (Wise Words SMS)

3!kam kisi k dil mein apki izat barhatay hain!
1,salam karna
2,kisi ko jagah dena
3,asal naam se pukarna(yani nam ko na bigarna).

People will Love U more (beautiful SMS)

Hate but LOVE more...

Argue but AGREE more...

Talk but LISTEN more...

Punish but FORGIVE more...

Then U'll Love people BUT People will Love U more...

You Can Win Life (Wise Words SMS)

You Can Win Life
By All Means
If You Simply Avoid
Two Things

"Comparing"
&
"Expectation" (:

Shakespeare said (Wise Words SMS)

Shakespeare said:
Never play with the feelings of others bcoz you may

win the game but you'll surely loose the person for lifetime...!

"Diamond collection" (Wise Words SMS)

"Diamond collection"

DOST chahe jitna b bura ßan jai,
Kbhi us se Dosti mat torna
Q k
Pani chahe jitna bhi ganda ho jai,
Aag bhujane k kam aata hai!

Everybody Tells (Wise Words SMS)

Everybody Tells,
'Mistake Is De 1st Step Of Success'
But It Is Not True.
'The Correction Of Mistake'
Is The First Step Of Success...!
Stay Blessed!

Ghurbat (Wise Words SMS)

Ghurbat"
Ki Waja Sy
Kisi Ko
Faqeer Mat Samjo

Q
K
Uska"RAB"
B Wohi Hy
Jo ApKa hai

Wo"Ye"Sub
Usy"Ataa"
kar sakta HA

OR

Ap Se
"Ley" Bhi Sakta Hai....!

True relation (Wise Words SMS)

Shakespare says

"When you'r angry at someone & get irritated time to time but you still can't live without Him/Her

That's a relation.True relation

Excellent lines (Wise Words SMS)

Excellent lines
1-Money cant buy hapines but somehow,it's more comfortable

to cry in a BMW than on a bicycle

2-Forgive ur enemies,but remember their names

3-Help a man whn he is in trouble & he'll remember u whn he is in trouble again

4-Cigaretes don't solve any problems,but neither does milk

Life is like having a cup of coffee (Wise Words SMS)

Life is like having a cup of coffee. You sit by the window,

lift the cup, take a careless sip and find no sugar.

Too lazy to go for the sugar, you somehow manage

with that sugarless cup. On finishing you discover

undissolved sugar crystals settled at the bottom

THINK Twice..,ACT Wise (Wise Words SMS)

Dont make promise when you are in Joy,
Dont reply when you are sad,
Dont take decision when you are angry,
THINK Twice..,ACT Wise.

Short Message (Wise Words SMS)

A short n True Message for £ife:

"Care should be in Heart

and not in Words".

"Anger should be in Words and not in Heart".

Strange but true!!! (Wise Words SMS)

Strange fact!!
We love ourself even after making so many mistakes...

Then how can we hate others for their small mistakes??

Strange but true!!!

Insan Ka Fazool Shoq (Wise Words SMS)

''Insan Ka Fazool Shoq Main Waqt Kho dena

Iss Baat Ki Daleel Hy K KHUDA Us Se Naraz Hai.''

HAZRAT ALI (R.A)

Be Positive (Wise Words SMS)

"If your Eyes are Positive,You Would Like All The People In The World
"BUT"
If your Tongue Is Positive, All People In the World Will Like You "

Hazrat Ali R.A ka farman (Wise Words SMS)

"Jab Bhi Farig Waqt Mile To Apni Maa K Pas Ja K Beth Jaya Karo,
Kiyon K Maa K Sath Guzra Hua Waqt Qayamat K Din Nijat Ka Bais Baney Ga."

HAZRAT ALI {R.A}.

Trust Sum1 (Wise Words SMS)

"If U Trust Sum1,

Trust Till The End;

Whatever The Results May Be"

In The End Either U'll Have A Very

Good Relation

Or A Very Good Lesson....

Just you and me (love SMS)

We belong together,

You had me from the start,

We belong together,

You make my world complete,

Its the way it was meant to be,

You’ve completely stole my heart.

We belong together,

Just you and me.

I Will Wait for You (love SMS)

I don’t know if i can live without your presence in my life,

all I know is..

that I’ll keep on waiting for you,

even you wouldn’t return

I’ll just wait for you in heaven..

mere Khilaf (love SMS)

Wo meri har Baat se Ikhtilaf Karta hy

Chup chup k magar mera Twaaf Karta hy

Kahin koi Or Shakhs Mere Kareb na ho jaey

Is liey wo Sub ko mere Khilaf Karta hy.

Nafrat Ho Jay Gi (love SMS)

"Nafrat"
Ho Jay Gi
Tum Ko Bhi Dunya Se, . ,

"Muhabat"
Kisi Se
"Beshumar"
Kr K Dekhna. . .

Kuch Nazar Aaya.? (love SMS)

10 PYAAR Bhary SMS..
1,
.
2,
.
3,
.
4.
.
5,
.
6,
.
7,
.
8,
.
9,

10

Kuch Nazar Aaya.?

Nahi.?

PYAAR Nazar Nahi Ata Mehsoos kia jata hai...!

Hachiko, the Faithful Dog

In 1934, a bronze statue of a dog called Hachiko was erected at the Shibuya Train station in Tokyo, Japan. The story of this dog is mentioned below.

Hachiko was born in 1923 and was owned by Eisaburo Ueno, a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo. The professor used to take a train from the Shibuya Station every day to go to the university. Each day Hachiko accompanied the professor to the train station when he left for work. Upon returning, the professor would find the dog patiently waiting for his master and wagging its tail. This happy routine continued until one fateful day in 1925, when the professor was taken ill on the job and unfortunately died before he could return home. As usual, the dog waited at the train station that day for his master to return back. However, seeing that he wasn't coming back, Hachiko waited till night fell and retuned back home. The next day Hachiko went back to the train station again, waiting for his master to come back. He patiently waited till sunset and then retuned back home. The dog was so devoted to the professor that he continued to visit the train station everyday for the next 10 years! The people who passed the loyal dog each day were so touched by his story that they erected a statue in his honor in 1934.

In 1935, Hachiko died at the very same spot where he used to wait for his master.

Dear readers, we should take a lesson from this story for ourselves. By reciting the kalimah of Tawheed, all of us have taken an oath to be loyal to our Master, Allah Ta'ala. Now, we should look deep into ourselves and check to see how much love we really have for Allah in our hearts.

Source: Partially extracted from Wikipedia and Fabulous Travel.com.

A Thousand Camels

In the times of Umar (Radiallahu Anhu) there was a severe famine. All the people of Madinah were suffering due to the shortage of food. A caravan made up of a thousand camels loaded with a large stock of food grains belonging to Uthman (Radiallahu Anhu) arrived from Shaam (Syria). Several merchants offered to buy all of it. He asked them what profit they would pay. "Five per cent," they said. He answered that he could get higher profit than that. They began to argue with him, saying that they did not know of any merchant who would offer him more than their quote. He said to them, "I know of one who repays a profit of more than seven hundred to a dirham (Arabian currency)." He then recited the verse of the Noble Quran in which Allah Ta'ala mentioned this profit. "The likeness of those who spend their wealth in the Way of Allah, is as the likeness of a grain (of corn); it grows seven ears, and each ear has a hundred grains. Allah gives manifold increase to whom He pleases. And Allah is All-Sufficient for His creatures' needs, All-Knower." (2:261).

"O traders! Bear witness with me that I donate all this to the poor people of Madinah!" said Uthman (Radiallahu Anhu).

Source: Related by Shaikh Habibullah Mukhtaar in his book "Bringing Up Children in Islaam" in the chapter of Generosity.

Dear readers, what ever we give for the sake of Allah is really ours and whatever we keep with us will one day be someone else's. Let us follow the footsteps of our Prophet and the pious Sahabah, with whom Allah was pleased with, by helping the needy ones in this blessed month of Ramadan.

The Sight of Kabah

One never tires of gazing at the sight of the House of Allah, the Kaa'ba. The site upon which the mercy and blessings of Allah are constantly descending. There is truly nothing comparable to the House of Allah on this Earth. People wish time would stand still so they could keep gazing at the Kaa'ba; their thirst is never quenched, rather it increases.

Once, while on a visit to Washington, people told me that a woman had accepted Islam and had some questions for me. They told me that many non-practicing Muslim women had started practicing again due to her. At prayer time she would dress in her best clothes as if readying herself for someone special, and would become oblivious to everything around her as soon she started praying.

After a brief question and answer session, I asked her what prompted her to accept Islam. She sighed and started explaining; "I was a Jew and my husband was a Christian who was posted in Saudi Arabia for some technical work. Everyday I used to see Muslim men and women dressed in white on their way somewhere. I asked my husband where they were going and he told me that they go to perform pilgrimage at the Muslim shrine of Kaa'ba. I expressed a desire to go but he told me that non-Muslims were not allowed. However, I was determined and so we both bought white clothes and set out. Fortunately no one stopped us and we reached Makkah, from where we found directions to the Kaa'ba. Upon seeing the Kaa'ba our eyes froze and time seemed to stand still. When we turned to look at each other after some time, we were both crying. With our eyes we told each other that this was the Truth and we should accept Islam. No one ever told me about Islam, but there were so many blessings descending on that House that they changed my life forever."

The blessings of Tawhid descend in Makkah, and the blessings of Prophethood descend in Madinah. One has seen nothing in life if he has not seen these two holy sites. May Allah give all Muslims the opportunity to visit to His House.

Source: Excerpt from a speech of Shaikh Zulfiqar - sacredlearning.com

What is kindness?

About ten years ago when I was an undergraduate in college, I was working as an intern at my University's Museum of Natural History. One day while working at the cash register in the gift shop, I saw an elderly couple come in with a little girl in a wheelchair.

As I looked closer at this girl, I saw that she was kind of perched on her chair. I then realized she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and torso. She was wearing a little white dress with red polka dots.

As the couple wheeled her up to me I was looking down at the register. I turned my head toward the girl and gave her a wink. As I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the cutest, largest smile I have ever seen. All of a sudden her handicap was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile just melted me and almost instantly gave me a completely new sense of what life is all about. She took me from a poor, unhappy college student and brought me into her world; a world of smiles, love and warmth.

That was ten years ago. I'm a successful business person now and whenever I get down and think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl and the remarkable lesson about life that she taught me.

Source: Submitted by a Writer of AL-Islaah Publications.

A World of Smile

Giant Ship Engine that Failed

The following is an incident about an engine failure in a giant ship. The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine. Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a youngster. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom.

Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do. After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life He carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed! A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for ten thousand dollars.

"What?!" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did anything!"

So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemized bill."

The man sent a bill that read:

Tapping with a hammer $ 2.00
Knowing where to tap $ 9998.00

Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort in your life makes all the difference. Knowledge in Islam is highly valued. Knowledge will benefit us in this world and in the hereafter.

The Carpenter

A highly skilled carpenter who had grown old was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire.

The employer was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter agreed to this proposal but made sure that this will be his last project. Being in a mood to retire, the carpenter was not paying much attention to building this house. His heart was not in his work. He resorted to poor workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career.

When the job was done, the carpenter called his employer and showed him the house. The employer handed over some papers and the front door key to the carpenter and said "This is your house, my gift to you."

The carpenter was in a shock! What a shame! If he had only known that he was building his own house, he would have made it better than any other house that he ever built!

Our situation can be compared to this carpenter. Allah Ta'la has sent us to this world to build our homes in paradise by obeying His commands. Now, we have to decide how well we wish to build the homes where we will live forever.

The Guard Who Found Islam

By Dan Ephron - NEWSWEEK
From the magazine issue dated Mar 30, 2009

Army specialist Terry Holdbrooks had been a guard at Guantanamo for about six months the night he had his life-altering conversation with detainee 590, a Moroccan also known as "the General." This was early 2004, about halfway through Holdbrooks's stint at Guantanamo with the 463rd Military Police Company. Until then, he'd spent most of his day shifts just doing his duty. He'd escort prisoners to interrogations or walk up and down the cellblock making sure they weren't passing notes. But the midnight shifts were slow. "The only thing you really had to do was mop the center floor," he says. So Holdbrooks began spending part of the night sitting cross-legged on the ground, talking to detainees through the metal mesh of their cell doors.

He developed a strong relationship with the General, whose real name is Ahmed Errachidi. Their late-night conversations led Holdbrooks to be more skeptical about the prison, he says, and made him think harder about his own life. Soon, Holdbrooks was ordering books on Arabic and Islam. During an evening talk with Errachidi in early 2004, the conversation turned to the shahada, the one-line statement of faith that marks the single requirement for converting to Islam ("There is no God but God and Muhammad is his prophet"). Holdbrooks pushed a pen and an index card through the mesh, and asked Errachidi to write out the shahada in English and transliterated Arabic. He then uttered the words aloud and, there on the floor of Guantanamo's Camp Delta, became a Muslim.

A Brother Like That

Shuaib received an automobile from his brother as an Eid present. On Eid day when Shuaib came out of his house, a street urchin was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it. "Is this your car, Uncle?" he asked. Shuaib nodded. "My brother gave it to me for Eid." The boy was astounded.

"You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you nothing? Boy, I wish..." He hesitated. Of course Shuaib knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the lad said jarred Shuaib all the way down to his heels. "I wish," the boy went on, "that I could be a brother like that." Shuaib looked at the boy in astonishment, then impulsively he added, "Would you like to take a ride in my automobile?" "Oh yes, I'd love that."

After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes aglow, said, "Uncle, would you mind driving in front of my house?" Shuaib smiled a little. He thought he knew what the lad wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Shuaib was wrong again. "Will you stop where those two steps are?" the boy asked. He ran up the steps. Then in a little while Shuaib heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the bottom step, then sort of squeezed up against him and pointed to the car.

"There it is, little brother, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Eid and it didn't cost him a penny. And some day I'm gonna give you one just like it...then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Shop windows that I've been trying to tell you about."

Shuaib got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable ride. That Eid, Shuaib learned what the RasulAllah (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) meant when he had said: "love for your brother what you love for yourself".

What is Love of Allah?

Once at the time of Hajj, there was a gathering in Mecca of some friends of Allah; the youngest among whom was Junaid Baghdadi (ra). In that gathering, there was a discussion on the subject of 'Love for Allah' and as to who is the lover of Allah. Many of them expressed their views on the subject, but Junaid (ra) kept quiet. He was pressed to say something.

With his head bowed down and tears in his eyes, he said, "The lover of Allah is he who forgets his own self, remains engaged in Allah's remembrance with due regard to all its requirements; sees Allah with the eyes of his heart, which is burnt by the heat of Allah's fear; Allah's remembrance affects him like a cup of wine, he speaks the word of Allah as if All-Mighty Allah speaks through his mouth; if he moves, he does so under the command of Allah; he gets peace of mind only through the obedience of Allah; and when such a stage is reached, his eating, drinking, sleeping, awakening and, in short, all his actions are for the pleasure of Allah; he neither pays heed to the worldly customs, nor does he attach any importance to unfriendly criticism by people."

The Pious Man and the Shopkeeper

There lived a pious man all by himself, who spent most of his time in praying, fasting and praising Allah. Almost all his waking hours were utilised in meditation and devotions. He was very happy with his spiritual progress. No wicked thoughts came to his mind and no evil temptations entered his heart.

One night, he dreamt a rather disturbing dream. He saw that a shopkeeper in the town was far superior to him in spirituality and that he must go to him to learn the basics of true spiritual life.

In the morning, the pious man went in search of the shopkeeper. He found him busy with his customers, selling goods and collecting money with a cheerful face. He sat there in a corner of the shop and watched the shopkeeper carefully. No signs of any spiritual life at all, he said to himself. His dream could not be true. But then he saw the shopkeeper disappear to pray his Salah. When he returned, he was busy dealing with money matters again.

The shopkeeper noticed the pious man sitting in the corner and asked: "As Salamu Alaikum, would you like something, brother?"

"Wa Alaikum As Salam. Oh! No! No!" said the pious man. "I don't want to buy anything, but I want to ask you a question." He then related his dream.

"Well, that is very simple to explain," said the shopkeeper, "but you will have to do something for me before I answer your question."

"I will do anything for you," replied the pious man.

"All right! Take this saucer; there is some mercury in it. Go to the other end of the street and come back fast within half an hour. If the mercury falls out of the saucer, you will hear nothing from me. There you go now."

The pious man took the saucer and started running. The mercury nearly wobbled out of the saucer. He saved it just in time, and slowed down. Then he remembered he had to return within half an hour, so he started walking at a fast pace. At long last he returned puffing and panting. "Here is your mercury, safe and sound," he told the shopkeeper. "Now tell me the true interpretation of my dream."

The shopkeeper looked at the pious man's weary condition and asked him: "Well, friend, how many times did you remember Allah while you were going from this end of the street to the other?"

"Remember Allah!" exclaimed the pious man. "I did not remember Him at all. I was so worried about the mercury in the saucer."

"But I do remember Him all the time," said the shopkeeper. "When I am doing my business, I am also carrying mercury in a saucer. I am fair, honest and kind to my customers. I never forget Allah Ta'ala in my dealings with other men."

"Men whom neither trade nor sale (business) diverts from the remembrance of Allaah (with heart and tongue) nor from performing As‑Salaah (Iqaamat‑as‑Salaah) nor from giving the Zakaah. They fear a Day when hearts and eyes will be overturned (out of the horror of the torment of the Day of Resurrection). That Allaah may reward them according to the best of their deeds, and add even more for them out of His Grace. And Allaah provides without measure to whom He wills" [Al Quran, Surah an-Noor 24:37-38]

Junaid Baghdadi and Love for Allah

The Emperor and the Seed

An emperor in the Far East was growing old and knew it was time to choose his successor. Instead of choosing one of his assistants or his children, he decided something different. He called young people in the kingdom together one day. He said, "It is time for me to step down and choose the next emperor. I have decided to choose one of you."

The kids were shocked! But the emperor continued. "I am going to give each one of you a seed today. One very special seed. I want you to plant the seed, water it and come back here one year from today with what you have grown from this one seed. I will then judge the plants that you bring, and the one I choose will be the next emperor!"

One boy named Ling was there that day and he, like the others, received a seed. He went home and excitedly told his mother the story. She helped him get a pot and planting soil, and he planted the seed and watered it carefully. Every day he would water it and watch to see if it had grown. After about three weeks, some of the other youths began to talk about their seeds and the plants that were beginning to grow.

Ling kept checking his seed, but nothing ever grew. Three weeks, 4 weeks, 5 weeks went by. Still nothing. By now, others were talking about their plants but Ling didn't have a plant, and he felt like a failure. Six months went by-still nothing in Ling's pot. He just knew he had killed his seed.

Everyone else had trees and tall plants, but he had nothing. Ling didn't say anything to his friends, however. He just kept waiting for his seed to grow.

A year finally went by and all the youths of the kingdom brought their plants to the emperor for inspection. Ling told his mother that he wasn't going to take an empty pot. But honest about what happened, Ling felt sick to his stomach, but he knew his mother was right. He took his empty pot to the palace. When Ling arrived, he was amazed at the variety of plants grown by the other youths. They were beautiful-in all shapes and sizes. Ling put his empty pot on the floor and many of the other kinds laughed at him. A few felt sorry for him and just said, "Hey nice try."

When the emperor arrived, he surveyed the room and greeted the young people. Ling just tried to hide in the back. "My, what great plants, trees and flowers you have grown," said the emperor. "Today, one of you will be appointed the next emperor!" All of a sudden, the emperor spotted Ling at the back of the room with his empty pot. He ordered his guards to bring him to the front. Ling was terrified. "The emperor knows I'm a failure! Maybe he will have me killed!"

When Ling got to the front, the Emperor asked his name. "My name is Ling," he replied. All the kids were laughing and making fun of him. The emperor asked everyone to quiet down. He looked at Ling, and then announced to the crowd, "Behold your new emperor! His name is Ling!" Ling couldn't believe it. Ling couldn't even grow his seed. How could he be the new emperor? Then the emperor said, "One year ago today, I gave everyone here a seed. I told you to take the seed, plant it, water it, and bring it back to me today. But I gave you all boiled seeds which would not grow. All of you, except Ling, have brought me trees and plants and flowers. When you found that the seed would not grow, you substituted another seed for the one I gave you. Ling was the only one with the courage and honesty to bring me a pot with my seed in it. Therefore, he is the one who will be the new emperor!"

The Prophet taught, "Truthfulness leads to righteousness, and righteousness leads to Paradise. And a man keeps on telling the truth until he becomes a truthful person. Falsehood leads to Al-Fajur (i.e. wickedness, evil-doing), and Al-Fajur (wickedness) leads to the (Hell) Fire, and a man may keep on telling lies till he is written before Allah, a liar." [Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol. 8:116]

Did You Thank Allah for Your Eyesight?

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: "I am blind, please help." There were only a few coins in the hat.

A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.

Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, "Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?"

The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way."

What he had written was: "Today is a beautiful day and I cannot see it."

Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?

Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective?

"It is He, Who has created for you (the sense of) hearing (ears), sight (eyes), and hearts (understanding). Little thanks you give." [surah Al-Mu'minun; 78]

what is blessing?

what is real friendship?

Once upon a time...
There was a rich King who had 4 wives.
He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to the finest of delicacies. He gave her nothing but the best.
He also loved the 3rd wife very much and was always showing her off to neighboring kingdoms. However, he feared that one day
she would leave him for another.
He also loved his 2nd wife. She was his confidante and was always kind, considerate and patient with him. Whenever the King faced a problem, he could confide in her to help him get through the difficult times.
The King's 1st wife was a very loyal partner and had made great contributions in maintaining his wealth and kingdom. However, he did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.
One day, the King fell ill and he knew his time was short.
He thought of his luxurious life and pondered, "I now have 4 wives with me, but when I die, I'll be all alone.
Thus, he asked the 4th wife, "I have loved you the most, endowed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?"
"No way!" replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word.
Her answer cut like a sharp knife right into his heart.
The sad King then asked the 3rd wife, "I have loved you all my life. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?"
"No!" replied the 3rd wife. "Life is too good!
When you die, I'm going to remarry!"
His heart sank and turned cold.
He then asked the 2nd wife, "I have always turned to you for help and you've always been there for me. When I die, will you follow me
and keep me company?"
"I'm sorry, I can't help you out this time!" replied the 2nd wife. "At the very most, I can only send you to your grave."
Her answer came like a bolt of thunder and the King was devastated.
Then a voice called out:
"I'll leave with you and follow you no matter where you go." The King looked up and there was his first wife. She was so skinny,
she suffered from malnutrition.
Greatly grieved, the King said, "I should have taken much better care of you when I had the chance!"
In Truth, we all have 4 wives in our lives ...
Our 4th wife is our body. No matter how much time and effort we lavish in making it look good, it'll leave us when we die.
Our 3rd wife is our possessions, status and wealth.
When we die, it will all go to others.
Our 2nd wife is our family and friends. No matter how much they have been there for us, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave.
And our 1st wife is our Soul,
(Guidance)
often neglected in pursuit of wealth, power and pleasures of the ego.
However, our Soul is the only thing that will follow us wherever we go.
So cultivate, strengthen and cherish it now!
It is your greatest gift to offer the world. Let it Shine!

Multan City of Pakistan

Multan (Punjabi/Urdu: ملتان, from ancient Sanskrit: Moolasthan) is a city in thePunjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. It is located in the southern part of the province. Multan District has a population of over 4.5 million— It is situated on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about 562 km (349 mi) from Islamabad, 356 km (221 mi) from Lahore. & 966 km (600 mi) from Karachi.
Multan is known as the City of Sufis or City of Saints due to the large number of shrines and Sufi saints from the city. The city is full of bazaars, mosques, shrines and ornate tombs. It is located in a bend created by five rivers of the Punjab province. The Sutlej Riverseparates it from Bahawalpur and the Chenab River from Muzaffar Garh. The city has grown to become an influential political and economical center for the country, with a dry port and excellent transport links. Multan is famous for its crops: wheat, cotton and sugar cane as well as mangoes, citrus, guavas and pomegranates.

Culture:

Multan is locally known as the 'City of Saints, Sufis and Beggars'. It is one of the main cities in the Southern Punjab province of Pakistan. The city has been a focal point for many religions, in particular becoming a central abode for Sufism, the mystical side of Islam. The city has attracted Sufi saints from far places of the globe. Today, Multan is known as the 'City of Sufis'. It is one of the oldest cities in South Asia, with many tombs, shrines, temples, cathedrals and mausoleums, as well as a historical fort. Today Multan is a combination of old and the new Pakistan culture. There is a big hustle bustle in the old city and comfort of a five star hotel and fine dining in the new. The old city has a various bazaars selling mystical artifacts, perfumes to arts and crafts. There are also elaborately decorated shrines of the Sufi saints, tombs of various travellers and important people within the old city of Multan.

The prime attractions of Multan are its mausoleums of Sufi saints. The Mausoleum of Sheikh Baha-ud-Din Zakariya, as well as the Mausoleum of Shah Rukn-e-Alam are the prime attractions of the city. Their lofty domes of are visible, from miles and dominate the skyline of Multan. Another popular shrine is the Mausoleum of Shams-ud-Din, commonly known as Shah Shamsuddin Sabzwari is located about half a mile to the east of the Multan Fort, on the high bank of the old bed of the Ravi River.

Another famous and beautiful mausoleum of a warrior sufi saint and poet Hazrat Hafiz Muhammad Jamal Multani (1747-1811 AD) is situated near Aam Khas garden outside Daulat Gate, Multan.

There are also a number of other mausoleums located within the city which gather a great deal of attention. The Nuagaza tombs are shrines to martyrs and warriors who fought in wars centuries ago some dating back 1,300 years ago. The Multan Museum located within the city has a vast collection of coins, medals, postage stamps of the former State of Bahawalpur, manuscripts, documented inscriptions, wood carvings, camel-skin paintings, historical models and stone carvings of the Islamic and Pre-Islamic periods.

Multan also has a number of old mosques which were once considered as the jewels of the city. Some have been dated back to a few thousand years and have been recognized as some of the oldest mosques within South East Asia. The legend goes that the first mosque ever built in Multan was the Jamia Mosque which was constructed on the orders of General Mohammed Qasim, who conquered Multan in 712AD. Ruins of this mosque were visible till 1954 at Qasim Bella however due to repeated floods, the structure was lost. Sawi Mosque is supposed to be the oldest mosque which still exists today though in deteriorating state, there are glazed blue tiles from the era in which it was built which dates the mosque to several centuries ago. The second oldest mosque within Multan is Mohammad Khan Wali Mosque. It is an excellent condition, situated in the busiest Chowck Bazar of the city. It was built by Nawab Ali Mohammad Khan Khakwani, in 1757 when he was the governor of Multan in the time of Alamgir II. The mosque is provided with a reservoir for the ablutions, baths, and a large hall for prayers.

Multan is another Pakistani city that loves cricket. The city government inaugurated a new multi-purpose stadium replacing Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium which was the lone stadium used for football and cricket matches. The inauguration of the new stadium has allowed the city to offer Test day/night matches as well as other national sports such as hockey, badminton and football. The stadium is home to the Multan Cricket Association. Other sports grounds include Divisional Sports Ground and the Pakistan Cricket Board owned Government College Cricket Ground.

A visit to Multan: