Jum'ah Journal-The world

 Word of advice:
 "The world is like a serpent
 soft to touch but with poison inside.
 The ignorant heedless one reaches for it, while the intelligent one is wary of it"

(Ali AR form Nahjul-balagha)

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Sunday Surkhi- Religious freedom?

 Even though praying in the mosque is inside and spill-over to the street on a day like Friday is nothing unusual yet it is said:
That lot of Muslims praying in a street is hurtful to the non-Muslims in France
 wow: 
  It means that all Christians praying in the Church in Pakistan hurt Muslims?
 What a freedom philosophy. And yet if you write derogatory remarks about Islam, Quran, or Muhammad PBUH, that is freedom!!! of press.
ہم آہ بھی کرتے ہیں تو ہو جاتے ہیں بدنام
وہ قتل بھی کرتے ہیں تو چرچا نہیں ہوتا


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Jum'ah Journal- Friend

 The world is a transitory abode, not a permanent one. The people in it are of two sorts: One who sells his soul and ruins it; the other who ransoms his soul and frees it.
A friend is not a true friend
 UNLESS
he protects his brother in three situations
1. In his misfortune
2. in his absence
 and 3. at his death
  (From Nahjul-Balgha by Ali RA)

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Sunday Surkhi-nine one one

  I was on my daily rounds as usual (start at about 8 am.) !0 years ago
 Somebody told me about what was going on on TV. There it was, I saw a burning tower in New york and the second one being hit by a plane. At first it appeared like some disaster movie scene and I was not horrifid until I realized it was for the real.
 Then by lunch time it was allover and all kind of things developing all over USA. Lunch time we all assembled in conference room (all the hospital staff) A female Pastor made a prayer which touched me close and I had tears flowing down on my cheeks. She was praying to was God, beseeching His help in tolerating what was happening and helping us against the enemy (or something like that, so much like Muslim prayer).
 Nine one one that is now more often referred to as nine eleven was a well-known number in USA for emergency and whoever thought out the day for this "emergency' has to be thoroughly American which I know Osama was not and I do not know any of the 19 names who was so American. Somebody else must have suggested that date.
 The last but not the least about 11th September is that in Pakistan we have been observing that date solemnly as we lost our Quid-e-Azam M.A. Jinnah, the father of our nation, the person who brought Pakistan into existence.. There are more things about this month but 11th has been undoubtedly more special


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Sunday Surkhi- No AC

 Due to certain unavoidable circumstances we have had no AC and the Sun has shown its shining heat fully for us. Nights have been a bit of relief.
 Now coming from Pakistan this should be no big deal for me but I tell you I have found myself crancky and lazy. Have no inclination to do anything and just trying to keep my fluid balance appropriate which is not that simple either because we are not used to drinking regular water here.
 So when this afternoon AC was restarted and I felt so good I had to write this note. In Pakistan you are expecting heat and no electricity so you have to manage somehow but it is not easy there either with frequent 'load-shedding', a term we were not familiar until about 30 years ago. Now it is a routine in Pakistan but then everything carries a load-shedding principle (not excluding the intelligence of some of the politicians.)
 Thank God we are not in Pakistan but those of my dear ones who are there deserve my sympathies and I pray for them. I realize that much more acutely. May you have a safe and enjoyable summer


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