Jum'ah Journal--Pictures of the prophet SAWS

I am sure you have come across this "chain-letter" on FB or other places on the IN and sometimes you want to support but not always.
As for the pictures of the prophet, I am not sure what would be the purpose. the pictures were first seen (I dont know how old) or paintings or drawings of some kind in Iranian writings, showing the prophet on the Burraq. I do not know who drew those and why and of course Ulama must have objected but that remains a fact and I have personally seen them.
It is 'prohibited' to draw him or dramatize his life or person of him etc. and that was his own teaching during life (for obvious reasons) and we as Muslims who love the prophet SAWS must respect his wishes. Inspite of that a movie was made (I enjoyed it) about the 'messenger' in which the 'prophet' did not appear on the screen. However our friend Mustafa Akkad (May his soul rest in peace) was allowed to produce it, by Al-Azhar.
If the drawing is not for mockery and is done by non-Muslim he/she is not prohibited as we Muslims are. It is not 'offensive' to us but is considered 'disrespectful' at most.
My own thinking has been that we as Muslims should have made objections for all the movies made in Hollywood about Jesus Christ PBUH or Moses PBUH. The Christians did not object even though they consider him son of God or even God because they did not consider such an act as disrespectful to the person. I have enjoyed some of them, I must say even though I think it is 'disrespectful' to picturize such exalted personalities.


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Seventy Year old and pregnant?

That is what attracted me to see the program on TV
Incidentally the old woman and the doctors were in India doing this business of
providing "healthy elderly women" with IVF and making pregnancy from ova (did not hear the whole story so I do not know where was it obtained from) and a "donated Sperm" from unknown sources.
Frankly I could not see enough reason why an elderly couple wanted to have a child of "their Own" But they sold two buffaloes and borrowed money from the bank etc. and got the pregnancy and a beautiful child. The commentators insisting that older mothers are better, less nervous more loving and more tolerant etc. etc.
The Qur'an recognizes the mother "who gives birth" to the baby.
How would you consider that if it is not your sperm and your wife gives birth to a baby?

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Sunday Surkhi--Animal Kingdom

 1950-52, I was a student of Biology in University of the Panjab (Governmnt College, which is now upgraded to the University level.
 My favorite was Zoology so much that I had gone through the whole Zoology Museum of the University (Just a couple of small rooms with all 'specimens'.
 I was fascinated with names and animals of all kinds. I have since visited many museums here for kids and have enjoyed with my kids and now am still doing with G-kids. I almost joined the Zoology department as teacher but fascination with human medicine got better of me
Upgraded Durham museum is the first one I am seeing with well-organized 'insectarium' which I did not see before anywhere. insects give me creepy crawly feelings because I have been bitten/stung by some but this a vast class indeed
 I learnt that Spiders eat insects but are not insects-amazing (Maybe I have forgotten my lessons). Both belong to Phylum Arthropoda but spiders are Class Arachnida class and insects-of course Class Insecta.
Still learning

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Jum'ah Journal--Lost art of physicians

  There has been a major coverage of miners and of course each of the 33 ones will have a minor to major story--the one conflict of a GF (who was embraced by the miner on emerging from the capsule) and wife has laready started and so the life goes on
 Along with such news one news caught my attension
Physician revives the dying art"
So I was curious. It turned out to be just PE (physical Examination)
 Yes indeed I stand witness to this dying Art which our physician pictured in the 'news' clearly shows as he was trained in India where the emphasis is still on the exam (and also in Pakistan). The teachers especially at the bed side make sure your observation remains better than Sherlock Holms.
 When a patient walks in you must have some idea of the problem he/she is going to present and half the diagnosis should be ready before the patient opens the mouth. Because you have seen his/her gait, the face, other movements, how he/she is dressed, etc. etc. a host of things to observe.  Clinical acumen is sharpened by frequent questioning of students by the teacher as this physician (Professor) is doing.
 As a neurology resident, my teacher told me you should be able to make a diagnosis of sphenoid ridge meningioma from looking at the skull films of the patient.. and you are not supposed to miss; at the appropriate place on the inner table of the skull there will be vascular marking of the blood vessel feeding that tumor. (That was before the CT and MRI days and before doing cerebral angiogram. That was some teaching. I have many stories like that

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Late Sunday Surkhi--Talaq

Well, folks today being the famous  11th day of the 10th month you will forgive me for being lazy and to tell you the truth I was very busy on this sunday which fell on the special date of 10.10.10
 One new couple was celebrating their wedding and then we had another important engagement.
 Anyway so here I am and I thought I may write a bit more on this subject of Talaq.
Talaq or divorec often brings to your mind fighting bickering between the spouses and families etc, including court procedures which bring substance to the lawyers like, some lawyer said to his wife,
 "honey wait till I get this couple finish their divorce and then I'll get you that pearl necklace"  (or something like that.)
  The teachings of Qur'an tell us,
 "When ye divorce women and they fulfill the term of their Iddah either take them back on equitable terms or set them free on equitable terms..................." (#231 of S. Baqara)
 This "equitable terms" is very significant. 
The other verse (#229) "Divorce is only permissible twice (goes on to say) after that the parties should either hold together on equitable terms or separate with kindness,.........."
 The word in Arabic is "m'aroof" which is translated as "equitable terms" by Yusuf Ali and Asad renders it "in a fair manner"
  This is the important aspect I wish to single out here because there is so much ill-feeling and inclination to hurt the other party which is why Qur'an emphasizes "fair manner". In more clear words, do not fight or hurt but separate with kindness,
MEN ARE ADVISED NOT TO TAKE BACK THEIR GIFTS OR OTHER THINGS WHICH HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO HER
 Once parting has been decided by both plan the separation on good terms. men should not only let the women keep what is their share and their gifts but should give them additional "parting gift", that is what I understand by the word IHSAN "kindness", does not completely convey the total significance of Ihsan.
 Verses #236 1nd 237 indicate'

"there is no blame on you, if you divorce women before consummation or fixation of their dower, but bestow on them (a suitable gift); a wealthy according to his means and the poor according to his means;--a gift of a reasonable amount is due from those who do the right things"
"And if ye divorce before summation but after the fixation of dower, then half of the dower (is due to the women), unless they remit it, or (the man's half) is remitted by him in whose hands is the marriage tie and the remission (of man's half) is the nearest to righteousness- and do not forget liberality between yourselves,  (that is the men and the women involved in this process), for Allah sees well all that ye do"

I have done my own Italics to indicate that aspect Allah is insisting upon the two parties how to be fair  .
These are the aspects of divorce that we are less likely to pay attention to and I think they are very very important for "doing the thing in a right way" both the men and women divorcing each other are warned "to be fair with each other". The word is "fadla bainakum" which Asad renders it as "And forget not that you are to act with grace towards each other".
   I have seen too many divorces in my life and seen the effects and after effects etc. of divorces and that is my reason for emphasis on this aspect although I know very well how difficult it is for the two parties to follow the Qur'anic instructions. I have seen even those who have good knowledge of sharia and Qur'an and they ignore these teachings with no remorse. The families suffer the children of the divorcing couple suffer and....
well you know all these unpleasant things I dont have count.

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Teen Talaq--Contd.

 So we have two positions (with Talaq Mughalliza- I will not repeat this is the one I am talking about).
 1. Accepted and adhered to by non-Ahl-Hadeeth (I always have difficulty in defining these labels because we are all following hadeeth- NOT the Imams named like Malik, Abu Haneefa etc.)
 Here 3 talaqs pronounced in one sitting will be taken as three--final requiring HALALA to return to divorced wife (again) and so it will be Ghair Ruja'i type +
 2. Accepted by Ghair Muqallid group (Non-followers of any Mazdhab) three given in one sitting will be counted as one. The only three talaqs will be those THAT ARE REPEATED AT INTERVALS OF PERIODS. (This later type is undisputed final three talaq situation and is not being discussed.
 Without quoting hadeeth (Of Abdullah Bin Umar RA) let me summarize the way a Muslim should divorce ("good" Talaq or طلاق  حسن   )
  The wife has finished her period and is Pak or Tuhur period again, pronounce Talaq one time making sure you have NOT gone to bed with her because if you have. you must wait for the next period of Tuhur  طہر to pronounce. Let the woman finish her second period-- and again pronounce one more time and again no going to bed and then finish her third period  (without going to bed with her because If you have sexual intercourse with her that is counted as Rujooa which means you have dropped the idea of divorce)  The divorce is complete and unapplicable but once all three periods have finished and then you pronounce third time that will be THREE TALAQS (Ghair Ruja'ee)
 Like our Imam said, if one bullet will kill why use the second or third.  That is to say the Talaq is completed after third period if you have pronounced only one time The resulting talaq of such type will be you have to marry again if you want to go back to the same wife. I know some would suggest pronounce second also but that is not essential because Allah mentioned in the above quoted aya only a suggestion that you are allowed the Ruja'i type talaq up to two times only and if you take the liberty of going for the third; beware! you will not be allowed to get back to her fourth time (without halala).
 Now taking these both positions we can see there is room for repenting and reconsidering if the three pronunciations were made for whatever reason and time is given to you so that is "leniency" in the Position of #2 given above whereas the man has no time for repenting etc. in position of #1. He lost the opportunity with that wife unless he can wait for her to be married to somebody else and enjoyed Husband-wife relations, may have more time lapsed and then if either her husband dies or he does divorce her on his own-- then and only then he will be able to remarry her.
 This means that whoever is divorcing his wife in anger and without the knowledge of consequences of three talaqs  he is creating hell for himself in more than one way. So he should not take divorce as a simple matter of just pronouncing three talaqs and you are done. He should think carefully before saying three times.
 There is one 'leniency' here that if one used words like three talaqs in one sitting, there may be possibility of considering that as one IF the intention of the person is that of one. But if the words used are talaq to you talaq to you talaq to you, even in anger etc. that would be counted as three no matter what the intention.
   AS I see there is merit in both situations but I belong personally to Muqallideen group (Mostly teachings of Imam Abu Haneefa) and in this matter I do not feel I have option available to use Ghair Muqallideen advice. This is NOT a matter of merely an "opinion", because of "ijma'a" of Sahaba on that. I have put forward two positions as objectively as possible.
 I will now take questions insha-Allah for discussion but will guide you to the best of my ability to seek proper guidance from sources I can suggest; Remember I am NOT  an Islamic scholar.

  Now I wish to say afew words about Halala but will do that in a separate blog

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Sunday Surkhi- Teen Talaq Contd.

 Before discussion let me first give names and significance of various types of Talaq
1. Talaq Ruja'i    طلاق رجعی 
  This is divorce pronounced in which during Iddat one husband can re-establish the matrimonial bond without new nikah AND after Iddat can re-establish the bond with a new Nikah.
2. Talaq Ghair Ruja'i    طلاق غیر رجعی
  This is a divorce pronounced after which the husband hs no option available to rejoin his wife during Iddat (the three periods time)
 This is called Talaq Baa-in  طلاق بائن
The other talaq which can be called Ghair ruja'i is the third talaq or when (acceptable) three talaqs are pronounced in one sitting which is called Talaq Mughalliza طلاق مغلّظہ which would be absolute Talaq and the husband cannot get back to his wife without halala., So both the three talaqs pronounced at three different times as well ass pronounced all three at one time can be called Ghair Ruja'i, though in fact these are more than ghair ruja'i.
Now back to the question of three talaqs pronounced at one time


The story is given like this.
 From the time of the prophet to the first two years time of Umar RA (As Khalifa)
 the three Talaqs (Mughalliza, given in one sitting) were considered one talaq. (This is a sweeping statement because there is no doubt that some times the three talaqs were accepted as three-irrevocable and ghair ruja'i). Anyway Umar RA felt that people are getting away with three talaqs as one whenever anybody wants to and they have become hasty and careless so why not take ALL Talaq Mughalliza as three talaqs and stop counting them as ONE.
 He proposed that to the Sahaba and ALL AGREED and so he went ahead and made the decision of counting Talaq Mughalliza as three talaqs (which would require a halala to get back his wife).
 This then became an "IJMA'A" and therefore binding for the rest of the Muslims to follow.
All four sections Mazdaheb Imams agree with that and nobody questions.
 However those who do not follow ANY IMAM and call themselves Ahl-e-Hadeeth or Ghair Muqallid
غیر مقلّدThey say that this interpretation was done by Umar and they do not follow him or any imam so they go back to the prophet's decision which makes it easy for the persons to declare three talaqs and still have the option for Rujooa رجوعavailable to them. 
 So let me take up this question and cite examples of the prophet SAWS
 One hadeeth is that of 'Rukanah'(Briefly)
Rukana Bin Yazeed RA narrates that he divorced his wife Suhaima with Tallaqa al-Battata  --طلقہ البتّتہ 
 and then told the prophet who asked him to swear upon Allah that he actually meant only one talaq and he said yes by God I meant only one and that was treated as Baa-in and the prophet gave him permission to re marry without Halala.
In those days this "al-Battata" was used in place of three talaqs or talaq Baa-in and therefore the prophet allowed it as Baain, after making sure the person did not mean three talaqs.
 Next is hadeeth of Uwaimer  Al-Ajlani عویمر العجلانی رضی اللہ عنہ
Briefly; This man made "Liaan"  -لعان-with his wife and before the prophet told him anything he pronounced three talaqs to his wife in the presence of the prophet and he accepted it as final irrevocable talaq .
 Another hadeeth (from Saheeh Bokhari quoted in Maarif-ul-Qur'an page 563 Ist vol.) Ayesha RA reports that "A man pronounced three talaqs to one woman who then afterwards married another man who also divorced her. Now would her previous husband make the matrimonial bond with her again?
 The prophet said NO, not unless it is made sure that the second husband has been in bed with her.
I have given these examples for you to make your judgment. One more hadeeth I quote from Nawawi's forty hadeeth (this is #28)
 From Ibn Sariya RA "...........We said O messanger of Allah it is as though this is farewell sermon so counsel us, he said; I counsel you to fear Allah and to give absolute obedience even if a slave becomes your leader. Verily he among you who lives long, will see great controversy, so you keep to my sunnah and to the sunnah of the rightly guided Khulafa clinging to them stubbornly............."
 That is the reason why when Umar RA makes a decision AND ALL AGREE with him it is considered as good as Sunnah of the prophet. After all-- and mark this point-- He was not making his "own" decision (some have sort of accused him)but a decision based on the precedence of the prophet's decisions and the well-known companions were still there who had known such decisions of the prophet SAWS and that is why that was NOT considered something new being introduced by Umar RA 
 Now I am ready to make my final discussion on this subject .

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Jum'ah Journal--Three Talaq

Ibn Umar RA narrated:
Rasool-ul-Allah SAWS said,
"Among the halal things the most despised by God is divorce" Abu Dawood and Ibn Majah, considered it saheeh.
I have hesitated writing about this for a long time and on the other hand I have wanted to write about it for a long time. Yes, I come across this subject every now and again and always I find that we are always making mistakes because of lack of knowledge about this subject.
 Generally speaking, the notion exists that a Muslim man should say three talaqs when divorcing his wife and this is utterly wrong.
  From Mahmood Ibn Labeed RA, who said:Rasool-ul-Allah was informed that someone divorced his wife saying three times Talaq in one sitting. He got furious and stood up to say--Are people playing with the Book of Allah while I am still alive amongst you?--On that one man stood up and said--Shall I not kill him Ya Rasool-ul-Allah ?
Well I will be writing more about this before I write the Hadeeth that advises the proper way of divorcing (one time and three times)
 From the above hadeeth of Ibn Labeed, it looks like that it is haram (prohibited) to say three times divorce in one sitting. However here it does not indictae whether this was considered ONE talaq or was considered three talaq about which the Qur'an Says

"A divorce is permissible only twice; after that the parties should either hold together on equitable terms or separate with kindness; It is not lawful for you (men) to take back any of your gifts (from your wives) except when both parties fear that they would be unable to keep the limits ordained by Allah..........." (Aya 229
"So, if a husband divorces his wife (Irrevocably; that is third time),He cannot after that remarry her until after she married another husband and he divorced her.   .........." (Aya 230--of sura Baqara)

This is the "three talaq" which is allowed by Allah (though not liked) that is one and remarry her, then second and remarry her and THEN the third time pronouncing the final or irrevocable talaq after which you cannot remarry her
So pronouncing three talaqs in one sitting is disapproved but ACCEPTED as the final irrevocable talaq which makes a husband and wife to get married for the fourth time ONLY IF that wife has been married and divorced by ANOTHER HUSBAND. (Or if he dies) This is called "halala"  ( I am writing about Halala more later) and is very much despised, not allowed if that is "arranged" by the man for his 4th time. 

  This particular question was admirably dealt with in the old Indian Movie called "Nikah"
 There are two positions about the three talaqs pronounced in one sitting, one of which is accepted as correct the other as not correct according to ( my thinking) ALL FOUR IMAMS as well as many well-known Sahaba and their followers and the followers of the followers.
 Those who call themselves "ahl-hadeeth" or call themselves Ghair muqallad" (Not following ANY IMAM) consider it wrong to accept the three talaqs as final irrevocable talaq necessitating a halala but are of the opinion that such 'three talaqs" pronounced in one sitting equal to only one talaq.(I guess that is the reason for that erroneous notion among Muslims)
. Let me first state the position of all four Imams which is based on sunnah and Ijama'a. How that Ijam'a came into being requires another note so will write next time insha-Allah. I am hoping that so far what has been written is clearly understandable but would answer any questions 

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Sunday Surkhi--AntiMuslim feelings

There is no doubt that such names as "ground Zero Mosque" are created with Muslim hatred. I was really appalled at the Ad. used by Renee Ellmers for her election  campaign using openly anti-Islam and Muslim hatred wording. Perhaps encouraged from the NY successful campaigner who won "because"? of his stand on anti-Mosque statements.
 It reminded me of the Republican attempts (Not successful) at a similar campaign against Obama during presidential elections when in strategic states a specific DVD was distributed free including NC and of course you all NC people would remember our protest with News and Observer people.
 The fact remains however that the atmosphere of USA is tainted with this "anti-Muslim" color or Islamo-phobia what ever you may call it and all those people who harbor such sentiments either because of 9/11 or any other reasons are coming out in the open and "enjoying" the Free Speech these days and I feel it is going to last for some time.
 We as Muslims, however, should continue our efforts may be with more vigour to educate all peoples about real Islam.

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An Avowed Atheist awarded for---

 How does an atheist get high honors by degrading religious personality?
 Answer:
 Do something against Islam/Qur'an/Muhammad in the name of 
Freedom of speech
 The most religiously guarded maxim of the West
 But if that happens to be any other religion than Islam the freedom is short-circuited.
 No you cant do that It hurts the feelings of so and so. That is not allowed, the first amendment (USA) does not apply.
 Mr. Westergaard (the Danish Cartoonist)
 Recieved 
1. Sappho Award for "the journalist who combined excellence in work with courage and refusal to compromise"
2. M-100 Media Award, given by Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor for
 "contribution to freedom of expression" 


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Thats Me, Come back

 Eid Mubarak to all my Muslim readers
 It was a good experience hidden away in the Masjid for 10 days, trying to make contact or trying to keep in touch with my Creator. I realized it is hard to change bad habits but evaluated myself and found lot of negatives.
Will continue working on it
 Most interesting quote I am posting in Urdu , so please get in there to see
 I received it from a friend

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Sunday Surkhi- Today's word

 My dear Readers
 I am taking your leave from today for the next couple of weeks or so.
 My 're-treat' time. Yes I am planning to re treat myself for freshening up my life. This last 10 days of Ramadhan provides an excellent opportunity for everyone but since I did not 're-tyre' myself (or the vehicle of of my life) when I retired over seven years ago (my my! am I getting to be old and---) now I have to do this bit.
 My "SELF" which is me, my body + soul+ my personality weaved into these, needs to be looked at by ME but with the vision of a sane, a 'saint' and see what can be done to it for "improvement". Well everything we have needs cleaning, does it not?
 See you in sha-Allah (God-willing) in two weeks.


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Jum'ah Journal-

Ali RA said: (to some one who asked for counel
   "Do not be one of those who hope for the hereafter without work and postpone repentance by exaggeration f hope......"
  In this second Ashrah of Ramadan two more quotes from him:
 "Beckon fortune by means of CHARITY"
 "I marvel at one who despairs while still able to seek forgiveness.
 The prophet SAWS designated this second Ashrah for "forgiveness"
 and Allah's forgiveness is VAST.

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Changing my Opinion

Last Saturday in my blog I expressed uneasiness for building the "ground Zero Mosque" which is a clear misnomer and this term has been cleverly and purposefully fabricated and should be criticized. 
 I am posting a part of a copy of an article I recieved that needs your attention and the reason why I am back in favor of that Islamic center in Manhatten.
No compromise on religious freedom

By Richard Cohen
Tuesday, August 24, 2010; A15 

When it comes to the mosque that's neither too close to Ground Zero for its proponents nor far enough away for its opponents, the disturbing word "compromise" is now being tossed around. It has been suggested by New York Gov. David Paterson, Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan and, in Sunday's Post, Karen Hughes, once an important adviser to George W. Bush. These are all well-meaning people, but they do not understand that in this case, the difference between compromise and defeat is nonexistent.

This is not a complicated matter. If you believe that an entire religion of upward of a billion followers attacked the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, then it is understandable that locating a mosque near the fallen World Trade Center might be upsetting. But the facts are otherwise. Islam was not in on the attack -- just a sliver of believers. That being the case, those people with legitimate hurt feelings are mistaken. They need our understanding, not our indulgence.

If, on the other hand, you do not believe that the attack was launched by an entire religion, you have a moral duty to support the creation of the Islamic center. Lots of people fall into this category -- or say they do -- and still protest the mosque. They include Newt Gingrich, New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio and that Twittering Twit of the Tundra, Sarah Palin. They indulge in a kind of pornography of analogy -- a bit of demagogic buffoonery that is becoming more and more obvious. They pretend that they have a solemn obligation to defend the (powerful) majority from the demands of the (powerless) minority and champion people whose emotions are based on a misreading of the facts.

Those of us who are of a certain age remember the days when African Americans and their champions were being cautioned to go slow, compromise. They were being told to consider the tender feelings of whites, no matter how ugly their racism, and protect their dewy Scarlett O'Hara way of life. Leading politicians espoused this course, President Eisenhower among them. Wrong was somehow to become a little less so, but right would be painfully postponed. What was compromise? The middle of the bus?

 

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Sunday Surkhi-Sialkot Killing

It appears I keep getting bad news from Pakistan.
This one is un-imaginable, brutal killing of two youngmen 15 and 17. Crime== They were carrying a bag (Sports, they wanted to play Cricket) in an area where there had been some robbery so they were considered suspects.
 No investigation, somebody accused them and attacked them and a mob of people came out to beat them up, nobody trying to find out why. They died and their bodies are hanged upside down at a crossing. This is the city that boasts of high education and the city of Allama Mohammad Iqbal.
 I do not know what has happened to people, what is going on and why can these things happen while the police officers are looking on almost supervising. The Suppreme court has ordered to take strict action against the police officers who did nothing etc. etc.
 But to me what is strange is that this kind of thing happened. One of the boys was a Hafiz of Qur'an, but even if he was not, how could a mob of normal human beings kill two youngmen. I thought Lynching was only practiced in America against the slaves and negroes.
 As I said before man has reached the lowest of low in Pakistan.
 I believe that the floods are Pakistan's second wake up call, the first was the earthquake of 2005.
 Like some other columnist I wonder what kind of wake-up call awaits Pakistan in 2115 (may Allah forbid) 


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Sunday Surkhi-More floods, more deaths

 There is no doubt that all the superlatives are being used to describe this disaster in Pakistan.
 What I fail to understand that people in Karachi still find it necessary to "avenge" their "leader's" death and go on a spree  burning vehicles and killing innocent people.and terrorize the city as it seems to have become a past time for these murderers.
 I know the news is old but I just saw some pictures of floods as well as the results of these murderers.
 Are they Muslim?

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Yawm Azadi Pakistan

  Do not know what to write and how to say on this day the 63rd birthday of  Pakistan. Having seen those heart-rending pictures and videos of the poor people of Pakistan. 6 million displaced and number of deaths keeps increasing and likely to do so for some coming time.
 Yet the bullets and bombs continue. I have said these are just happenings but how else are the "azdab" of God has affected people?

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Jum'ah Journal--Hot weather Ramzan

 Summer getting more hot days, reminds me of my younger dyas fasting July-August fasts without AC and no refrigerator  temp. over 110 F, we would welcome any clouds any time and rains would be so much relief but this years rains have  over done it., reminding us that God is Qadeer on all things and he has everything in appropriate proportion, a slight increase in that proportion cretaes heavoc (Floods of today in Pakistan are a terse reminder) کلّ شی ء عندہ بمقدار from S, #13, Verse 8. (Everything with Him has a proportion")
 This "miqdar"  can be a good news when it satisfies the parched earth and  dampening of the heat of sun even if temporary. But if God llets this 'miqdar to increase the opposite happens.
 Anyway I was talking about mild cooling effect of rain was so welcome for the young (myself) fasting and going for Taraweeh. It was hard and so when I see this hot weather of Ramzan I thank God that now I have everything to keep me safe from the  heat and sweat. I was in the village with no electricity, so I had to find the help of "hand fan". Would go to spend time between Zuhr and Asr near a well with water running and sit down under the shade of a tree watching the oxen pair going round and round running the water extracting system and cool clear water flowing into the fields
 That was  'fast' of hot weather (49-50).


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Ramadhan Mubarak to all Muslims

 Yes, today is the first of this holy month, the blessed month, the month of Muslim celebration especially in America and more so in New York.
 I know the media hype, the varied opinions of all sometimes confusing, some times annoying but the fact is Muslims are now a recognized Minority in the USA including 'Official' recognition (by the US government), no less than the recognition of Christmas or Hanuka or other religion's'celebrarions'.
 Why NY?
 There are reportedly no less than 800K Muslims in NY and there is a claim of 100 mosques/Islamic centers in NY. The fuss is about hurting the feelings of people affected by 0/11 by building another mosque which happens to be a couple blocks from Ground Zero.
 What? hurting the feelings of Jews, Christians, Muslims, Hindus etc. by building a mosque near Ground Zero.
 The question is were the perpetrators of 9/11 really Muslims? May be by name but ask a real scholar of Islam. He will give you quotes of Qur'an and Hadeeth that Muslims are prohibited from killing any person who is not fighting and clearly all the Muslims, Christians, Jews and Hindus in the twin towers, were NOT fighting,
 Well, it is kind of getting too repetitive and old to talk about it. Even if they were Muslims what does that mean if the other American Muslims wish to build a mosque  at that location. How far from the GZ will not hurt the feelings of all those Muslim, Jewish Christian and such families?  TV personalities come up with remarkable hatred of Muslims and Islam.
 I heard a Journalist discussing about the Mosque near ground zero and persistently questioning an "imam"
 "Do you support Hamas?" That is a party that won the elections and is a legitimate party of Palestine even though US Government  (and Israel etc) have declared it to be "Terrorist Organization".
 To me it is ridiculous to connect Israeli-Palestinian connection when discussing about building a mosque in NY or anywhere.
 What should then happen to the other 100 or so mosques in NY and thousands of others all over USA. We here in Raleigh are building mosques. Should we stop then?
 The above is just one side of the argument. In my own opinion  USA has consistently shown less prejudicial attitude than by any other country in the world. Just see how the Mayor of NY spoke out which is so supportive of my opinion and then  I remember (Journalist) Brown's statement (in support of his presidency) on TV when talking about Obama and his winning campaign before elections. "Even if he is a Muslim, so what? he is the best candidate to be President of this country" (or something like that).
Yes I agree there are still people who do not consider Obama to be legitimate president inspite of his solid  Christian backgound with regular church history and seeing his birth certificate in Hawaii, but that is just ignorance of people.
 The people talking against building a mosque in NY are not necessarily ignorant and persons like Foxman, the head of ADL has been duely criticised for the opposing statement to be nothing but bigotry.



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Sunday Surkhi-Murder of Aid workers in Afghanistan

  Whoever is responsible for their death deserves all contempt and condemnation from all Muslims.
How could anybody even think of such a heinous act. It does not matter whether they were Muslims or Non-Muslim. Killing them is simply inhuman and prohibited in Islam
 Everybody is telling things like that and my statement is no exception, but what bothers me is how does such a thing happen in Islamic world? Why are Muslims so ignorant and when are they going to learn the teachings of Islam/ Who is going to teach? Surely they are not expecting Rasoolullah SAWS to come back to teach, he has left his legacy of teachings on everything.
 I am angry and sad indeed.

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Parent Trap--Lindsay Lohan

 I had seen the original 1961 movie  (Parent Trap) also when I saw Lindsay's twin-sisters playing in the 1998 remake and no doubt  She stands out clearly a winner. The film is a light-hearted comedy
 1961 film had used Brian Keith (One of my Fav. actors) and Maureen O'Hara as parents and the girl playing the twins (cannot remember the name) did a lot to amuse me. Lindsay has turned out to be beautiful girl and much spoiled with drugs and now has been placed in Jail (rightly so by the Judge) That may improve her so she can get back her career, otherwise, she would be doomed as an actress or singer.  That jailing may be a blessing in disguise if she can turn her life 180 degrees. Somebody should tell her. (This at the time of current writing)
Drugs, so often determine the fate of these artists.
 Anyway, Lindsay film has these twins meeting at the camp and what connects me with this more is their birthday
 Yes folks
 That is my birthday too.

April 2021 I just watched her being interviewed by British journalist. Reason Is Lindsay on the point of turning Muslim?

 They sounded scared but Her responses were reassuring. I had noted on some previous interview that she had quit drugs, was not pursuing a singing career and has become rich with business options. Today I was impressed with her intelligence and her love for studying Quran in addition to other religious books but she said Quran gives her strange satisfaction and spiritual uplift. Her sister is Buddhist

 She is on the right track after all but becoming a Muslim depends on Allah SWT

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Jum'ah Journal--Secularism

The bignews at present is the floods and having talked to our people in Pakistan the torrential rains have never been so ugly and the floods have continued to rise. The distances between rivers have decreased to almost completely disappearing. May Allah have mercy, please pray for the country but here is my take on secularism (Borowed from a book)
If Pakistan really becomes completely secular, almost like Turkey (Like Musharraf was thinking to change) some youngman has given a detail what would happen (Abidullah Jan)
1. All Loudspeakers for Azan will be removed (Actually I would support that to some extent because the Jum'ah Khutbahs also go on the loud speakers which broadcast them to the whole mohallah and not just the namazis or masjid area)
 2. Entire Educational material will change so that no references to Allah or Islam will remain
3. All those who pray in public places or go for Hajj will be declared fundamentalists and barred from Army service or other Governmental offices.
4. Women will be forced to remove hijabs/burqa if they go for a job or work
5. All Islamic/Muslim schools/colleges or Madrisas will be closed down
6.  All political parties using Islam in their agenda will be banned
7. All public symbols of Islamic type will be  banned
8. Constitution will be changed to reflect people's sovereignty instead of that of Allah and all shariah laws will be changed. Also meaning that divorce and amrriage laws will not be Islamic
  Divine Moral authority will be replaced by the moral authority of Human Reason.
  These rules, of course will be applicable in any Muslim country that supports secularism and abhors Islamic or religious superiority. May Allah guide our leaders in Pakistan to see the light and also the leaders in Turkey or other Muslim countries

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Sunday Surkhi- Tragedy after tragedy

 The floods affecting north west Pakistan, somewhat unusual. It is just human tragedy after tragedy. Poor people usually suffer more. How many homes are lost, how many lives are lost and how many things are lost. We will not know but those who we find in need of help MUST be helped.
 I overheard some discussions of the type that
"This is happening because of wrong doings of some type of Muslims and is a result of that allah sending azab, jst like that was the thinking with the deadly earthquake of Pakistan in the north.
 Well maybe it is true but does that mean we watch people drown in floods children and women, with and without burqas or hijabs and men, with or without beards. Is that what we are taught in Islam? Should we not look at our own selves first before being critical of others?
 NO my gentle readers, we only see sufferings of humans and jump to help in anyway we can.

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Sunday Surkhi--Mangoes diplomacy for Pakistan

 Yes, Pakistani Mangoes are in the news folks.
Praised as delicious by no less than Mrs.Hilary Clinton, the foreign secretary of USA and she recommended these mangoes be started and introduced to the Americans, yes.
Of course there is that old competition with Indian mangoes cannot be overstated but like us, when you have tasted the juicy-pulpy sweet and super sweet mangoes from Pakistan, the competition gets reduced to which one from Pakistan. All the famous names of Tota paree, Dusehri and such disintegrate into oblivion
 I cant wait for Pakistani mangoes to appear in the grocery stores of America. Watch carefully in Food Lion Pigly Wigly, etc etc.
Man! you dont know what you are missing
Thanks Mrs Clinton, we appreciate your gesture and may be you will get the supply soon for Chelsae's 2 Million Dollar wedding, That would be most appropriate gift for your daughter on this auspicious occasion. The guests will remember for the rest of their lives the taste of Pakistani mangoes, the fruit for the regalia and royals. Chacha Ghalib rightly gave this variety of fruits  the regal position
"The king of the fruits" is the only fit fruit for the kings.


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Sunday Surkhi--'d'awa' of IAR vs others'

 Islamic Association of Raleigh has a D'awa commmittee
 First what is this d'awa. Urdu speaking people know it as D'awat, meaning invitation (because they pronounce the T of this type of "Ta" that Arabic speaking make the T as silent when ending the word and would pronounce it only when it connects with another word like in"d'awat-ul-Islam")
 In Urdu d'awa is pronounced when it means very different because it  ends in Ya instead of Ta the difference in shapes is given here  دعوۃ  - دعوےا
 I am taking note of the experiences of the persons who are conducting the 'booth for Islam'. Very good results so far, mashaallah they were well prepared for all kinds of visitors and they are learning. The best thing I read, (and knew) was--THEY WERE THERE.
 You dont have to say anything in favor of Islam. just be there.
 ONLY answer questions if asked, and yes the commonest thing ( we all watch on TV) is "salvation", because  that is all their interest is. Every Christian is assured of salvation whereas the Muslim is never assured of salvation or anything.
  Today (7/19/10) a woman came to my door, I answered the door bell. She was African American plumpish lighter color and smiling. I was handed over a piece of paper with the caption
"Draw closer to God"
 I thanked her. Later I read the paper that was an invitation to attend Jehova's Witness's programs to be held at RBC center next month. This is not the first time I found Jehova's witness going door to door.
I remember my patient who liked me very much so he talked about Jesus  PBUH and salvation and God with trinity but could not convince me (I refrained from introducing anything more than Tawheed)
 In the end he said he will pray for me, so I thanked him.

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Jum'ah Journal

 A "mosque study" is proposed which will be useful to define further activities as well as give the present leadership in the masajid of USA a guiding plan to conduct their affairs. This is really unique and correctly described as "unprecedented".
 A committee representing a broad range of community professional and academic institutions to oversee such "mosque Study" has started activities this month to last till September 2010. It should be very interesting.
 "The Mosque Study will provide useful information and insights for community leaders and organizations as well as the academic community to assist them in both scholarly research as well as community development," states ISNA Secretary General Safaa Zarzour.

Information included in the U.S. Mosque Study 2010 will be collected from online surveys and phone or in-person interviews.  The survey will be available online and will address a range of issues, including: quality of mosque programs, mission and identity of the mosque, diversity and needs of mosque participants, leadership and organizational dynamics and history of the organization.

A random sample of mosque leaders from around the country will be selected to participate in interviews to discover the perceptions of Muslim religious leaders on a variety of substantive issues, including: Muslim involvement in American civic life, involvement of women and young adults in mosques, concerns about radicalization in the community and evaluations of mosque staffing.

Zarzour states, "This collaboration of academic, professional, and community institutions is unprecedented and reflects the desire of all sponsors to produce credible, valid, useful results from this study for the benefit of everyone."

 So watch out dear leaders.

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Sunday Surkhi--Real killer Doc

  I had not heard this story before that I heard today and it was more than shocking.
 In Manchester, England a doctor was arrested 1998 for changing the will of an old lady who died under his 'care'
"I leave everything to Dr. Shipman who was kind and caring for me during all my illness"
The Jury found him guilty of act of fraud and he was sentenced to some time for punishment but death was not considered murder. Many people had suspicions he was killing and a new investigation was launched but before he was arrested again he had killed three more.
Investigations revealed he had taken more than 200 lives amlost all old women and old men, but there was one 4 yr. old child also.
  His mother died of cancer at the time he was teenager and probably he developed a "revenge" that carried out on his patients and may be he adopted medicalo carrier for that perpose. he was well-liked by patients and colleagues and his wife with 4 children
 Then you see lot of investigation of his colleagues their opinions and statements how they failed to suspect as he was so well-educated and clever in carrying our his killings. This is reported to be the worst of the serial killers who ever lived.
 Shocking as it is to listen to the details, you cannot help wondering how a killer can hide himself under so much of "ordinary life" that no partners, no spouse or children could suspect. Even in the prison he spent 4 years being a popular 'Doc" making happy all the inmates before he took one more life - his own, hanged himself in the prison one day. Doctor Harold Shipman, amazing story but true. He surpasses Kevorkian.
 He was  really "evil". That brings me to the "non-evil" caring doctors who kill or assist in killing their patients in most countries (where it is "allowed") with permission of the patient and families and in one country even without the permission. Under such circumstances when an old man of 80 or do goes to his doctor for treatment of his chest pain and cough, he may not know whether his doctor is going to treat his bronchitis or he is likely to be "shipped" to the other world by the kind and "non-evil" doctor.
 What kind of ethics?

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Jum'ah Journal-"Unwholesome food"

 My old blog excerpt here (copied for you)

Monday, September 24, 2007

Step-by-step prohibition

Chapter 16, Verse 67 (Al-Qur'an)
"And from the fruits of datepalm and the vine, ye get out STRONG DRINK and WHOLESOME FOOD; behold in this there is a sign for those who are wise."
Ch. II, Verse 219,
"They ask thee concerning wine and gambling, say, "in them there is sin and some profit but the sin is greater than profit"
Ch.IV, Verse 43
"O ye who believe, approach not prayers in a state of intoxication, until ye understand what ye say......"
Ch. V, Verse 90:                                                                          -----------------------------------
"O ye who believe, intoxicants and gambling, sacrificing to stones and divination by arrows are an abomination of Satan's handiwork, eschew such abomination that ye may prosper."
  
I have highlighted the part I wish to talk about. Just bear with me, as I have a lot to tell
First I want to tell you my own experience with Alcohol as a child (Oh! not drinking). I was in my village where some people used to come for shopping and FUN. There was a room, not far from our home where they would get together for cards and GAMBLING. Many Hindus (for they had more money) and some Muslims (only some who had money) would play for money and fun. That may be followed by DRINKING, which was seen as uncommon in Muslims. Because of their 'garrulousness' and misbehavior, I was frightened of them. Indeed one time there was altercation leading up to physical assaulting with axe and one fellow had a thumb almost cut off. (Our village had a dispensary also where there was a Sikh Doctor). Some more accidental confrontation with another "drunk" made me more frightened.
  So, when I was in college and heard some 'advanced' students 'drinking' I was surprised. I had indeed grown up considering drinking not only prohibition but also 'abominable' as it would cause a grown man to behave silly, childish and unbecoming. The persons with such behavior did not have good reputation.
When I came to the West you can guess my surprise when I saw in parties doctors including consultants (England) behaving funny and childish etc. and it was quite acceptable in the society, because these 'persons' would be back in their serious roles without even with some hinting at the "unbecoming' behavior of theirs.
 I could then understand the meanings of this part of the verse, "UNTIL YE UNDERSTAND WHAT YE SAY". Anyway I want to throw some more light on this. I know that the physicians are familiar with the effects of alcohol on the human mind as we learnt in our pharmacology classes-- the first effect (mild) would be "dizzy and delightful feeling" and then confusion will begin etc. etc. But what the first effects do; are that natural inhibitions are relaxed, what the man has learnt to control gets erased and the results are--that kind of behavior. (Many youngmen try to get he young women they are 'dating' for their sexual advances and such behavior of 'taking advantage' of the drunk girls is considered somewhat acceptable/OK or usual). What our old friend Baba Ghalib was saying:
ہم سے کھل جاءو بوقت مے پرستی ایک دن
ورنہ ہم چھیڑیں گے رکھ کے عذر مستی ایک دن
(You can see the whole poem on my Urdu blog)
 Ghalib is telling his "girl friend that--open up with me when I am drinking otherwise , I will"tease you" someday under the pretense of being drunk"
 
 Anyway, let me continue on that subject. Wake County Physician's Magazine (July ,10) gives some "news" about HOPS BEER (may be more popular in Australia?) Some scientific observations (In Canada) are noted in a research' report of Uri A. Girly, Ph D that there is significant (and perhaps 'harmful') amount of "Phyto-estrogens" in the hops beer. Let me write down the summery of observations after drinking 6-8 schooners in one hour.
 Anyway what Dr Girly (Concentrate on the name first) is saying about  phystoestrogens('fighto-estrogens")
 is that persons taking large amounts of this beer:
1. Argued over nothing
2.Refused to apologize when obviously wrong
3.Talked excessively
4. Became overly emotional
6.Could not drive
7. Failed to think rationally
8 Had to sit down while urinating (again concentrate on the 'girly' and fighto-estrogens)
    Of course nothing new for the physicians (except for the sitting down position for micturition) but for your amusement I have made my own 'additions'.  (Have I digressed from the aya quoted above too much?.)
 Well, the doctor with the name Girly has cautioned the men drinking such beer about the possible 'feminizing effects'. (Please do not get alarmed, but these phyto (from plant) estrogens can act like and/or fight the effects of body estrogens because of their close similarity with the chemical structure of estrogens. These are seen in many leguminous plants and are present in soy beans too, so it may be better for males-especially male children- to avoid 'vegetable protein' processed foods)

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Sunday Surkhi-Iraq-Afghanistan-and--

Overheard the discussion on TV
 "We won in Iraq, but we have to keep enough ground forces....."
"We had similar situation as in Korea, or Germany"
Then my question is what next, may be Pakistan, the worry being if the nukes get into wrong hands of Taliban, a genuine worry. So far the Pakistan Army has done a good job of keeping it preserved from such hands. But that is not the point of my question. How many other countries we can hold with democracy or whatever you call it, our type of government, but Iraq , for instance has had centuries old connections with Iran and not just shia only. There is lot of cultural overlap. One of these days they are gpoing to say to us
"Get the hell out of here"
 Our type of government does not suit them or any other country for that matter.
 Try taking a shalwar and long shirt and the turban off a Taliban for example and shave off or decrease his beard etc. Teach him English also and eveything else but can you make him American?
 He will always remain Taliban at heart.
 I feel that our leadership has to come to terms with reality and start seeing things as they are and not what they should be. There is going to be some day a wake up call for us and I hope it is not--repeat-- it is not like pearl harbour or 9/11.

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Sunday Surkhi--Gary andTony have a Baby

While the California Courts continue to solve the conflict of Proposition8 and its opponents, the Same-Sex Married couples enjoy further by having a "baby". (There are other terminologies in the making for 'couples' like 'Domestic Partnerships' or 'State-sanctioned Union'. I wonder what terms would be used for such a 'child'--some modification of such words a s offspring or progeny or brood etc.)
 Huge sums of money are collected and spent for all this fight as well as now for "having a baby".
One of the "couple" used his sperm to impregnate an egg bought in the market (Yes like the usual hen's eggs, now there is a market of human eggs too, just a bit more expensive, say a few thousand times more).
Then they went out hunting an "Uterus" to use as the incubating instrument for "gestation" and sure enough (if you spend enough money you can always find a needy woman to sell that "gestational equipment" God Almighty has provided her for procreation) they secured one and--result---out comes Nicholas, a healthy boy for a healthy same sex couple.
My wording above does tend to be somewhat derisive but forgive me for that and let us consider this a bit more seriously, where the gay marriages are taking our civilization and its impact on those concepts and values that have existed since the times of Adam.
 I missed the documentary of Soledad O'brien, but it obviously painted a picture not only sympathizing but also approving and praising the 'happy healthy family'.
 Evidently Gary and Tony spent a lot of money to achieve their goal of having their "own" child who they are raising together as father and "...............". I see articles in support of this that
"there is no effect on the child's psychology when gay 'parents' raise a child (mostly adopted)"
"why does the society oppose such a union between the same sex persons"
"there will be so much to gain in terms of moneys generated by "additional" marriages (if they are given a legal recognition) for example from taxes the state will obtain. (See how much the state is losing by not recognizing the SSmarriages)

------And the battle of sexes goes on.
     Ethics and morals aside, just consider the woman who sold her uterus+ (after all she 'bore' the child, got through the pains and difficulties of gestation and parturition etc.) only to gain some money for her and her family. She opted to remain behind the scenes. She is after all the "biological mother" of Nicholas (and God knows how many more Nichloases will be brought into this world to please many more Garys and Tonys and may be for example Jennys and Janes)
There will be legal battles fought by the biological mothers to get the baby back and "return" the funds obtained. Psychologically she may feel the attraction for the baby (has happened before).
 The opposite of Gary and Tony, we are going to see Soleded or some such reporter bringing to us a gay couple by the names of Jane and Jenny who will find money to get a "sperm" bought in the market of frozen sperms (preferencially chosen from known super-athletes and therefore high prices paid for the sperm) and either of Jane or Jenny providing the uterus for giving birth to their "own child". Then in future may be their child "Jessica" will go out looking for the absent father, who will most likely fail to recognize his daughter
There are myriads of stories I see developing in our 'civilization' which my children and grand children will see and ?enjoy.
An old man like me, even if not Alzheimer's patient, gets confused, can you blame me?

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Jum'ah Journal-

   "When asked about what you do not know, do not be ashamed to say, you do not know.
      and when you do not k now something, do not be embarrassed to learn it.
 And may you have patience, for patience is to faith as the head is to the body; there is no good in a body without its head and none in faith without patience."

 From "Living & Dying with Grace"
By Ali Ibn Abi Taalib RA

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Medical Musings

1.   I was examining the chest of a patient with stethoscope
Breathe with open mouth
Now breathe normal
 Say ninety nine
 say ninety nine
Say ninetynine... many more times
"Doctor, when are you going to ask me to say one hundred".
 
2.  I was getting ready for L.P. to do a myelogram on a patient and after the proper positioning I started the aseptic cleaning with swab of betadine solution.
"Doctor, you forgot to warm up the solution"


3. I was  taking a history of a gentleman in Pakistan about his epigastric pain
"ڈاکٹر صاحب کھانے کے بعد ایکدم پیٹ میں قوالیئں ہونے لگتی ہیں
  (Doctor, after I eat my, tummy gets feelings of Qawwali singing)

4. (I have written it before) I was on the evening rounds in a hospital in NorthEast England where there was lot of COPD (Nearby coalmines). I had prescribed Aminophylline suppository to some patients for relief of respiratory distress (with good results).
 Sister (the charge nurse of the ward) who had overheard the conversation in neighboring patients in the ward tells me
  (Medicine has advanced so much nowadays,  the medicine is given you "down" and the effect is "up")


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Sunday Surkhi--Nuremberg Code

  American CIA has rejected allegations against the Bush  administration for their practice of unethical medical experimentations  under "enhanced interrogation" violating Geneva convention restrictions on prisoners, Nuremberg Code and even US war crimes Act Code.
 Physicians for Human Rights has lodged the complaint to Obama Administration to act on the evidence and start investigation and punishment for the Bush administration. Some 22 organizations have signed  for this complaint.
 The problems started right after 9-11 though. First thing that happened was to make sure when "war on Terror" was declared that the terminology had to be changed.
Since it was not "conventional war" therefore the prisoners were not prisoners but "enemy combatants" and then a whole host of  new terminology was introduced, words were redfined so that those who would do "unconventional" things would not be held responsible or 'answerable'. The concepts of torture chambers, were unchanged but new terms threw dust or smoke on them until the pictures from 'Abu Ghuraib' appeared. All moral and ethical standards of the most powerful nation in the world were just--- ignored.
Water boarding--use saline instead of water
Forced Nudity (its effect on the the subjects and also its effect on the 'onlookers'
checking time for "sleep deprivation"
Check medical evidence on exposure to extreme temperatures etc. etc.
 Future will see things more clearly and in more detail just like we see now in the movie "Nuremberg Trials" the Germans did not know how to dodge the media or they were not 'sophisticated' but although the race on which the Germans did the "experiments'--OK you can call them Nazis-- was not the only one of Jews but Jews did learn a lot from them. So now they 'teach' the American Administration Bush or any other, how to throw dust in the eyes of the "public" and do the same things Nazis did with impunity.
 Have Human beings learned anything from Nazis, Hitler, Gustapo, concentration camps etc. etc.?
The answer is "YES". They have learned how to change names and terms and still carry on doing the same things. It is like wearing a thin or extra thin piece of cloth without underwears and considering that you are completely clad.
 Modern Civilization of Man!!!!!

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Jum'ah Journal--Seek forgiveness

 "I marvel at the one who despairs while still able to seek forgiveness."
Ali (RA) in  "living and dying with Grace"
 Knowing that with the exception of 'Shirk', God Almighty forgives every sin, so the truth of the above statement, why not seek His forgiveness There is caution, we should stay away from despair altogether and always hope for forgiveness,o matter how great and how many are your sins.

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Jum'ah Journal-- Raleigh NC news

 Oho Oho
Occu-
pation
to go





 The young fellow on the hooter perched on his older brother's shoulders making the scene today, the usual practices of slogans at the top of your voices, placards and the good group feeling which I went to enjoy.
BUT my voice choked each time I wanted to say something
1 2 3 4- occupation no more.
 because instead my thoughts went to all those innocent people who were massacred on the Flotilla and my eyes filling up.
.The little one may not understand any of the slogans but I did not understand them either way back when I first joined such a demonstration in Lahore, Pakistan. They were demonstrating against the establishment of the state of Israel, 1948. All I knew that we must show support for our "flastini brothers".
   I wonder after another 62 years whether this young-man will still be doing the same what I am still doing?
May God guide our leaders of today to solve this problem  during my life time.


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Pirates, approved by US

 There is a whole bit of history of this category of human misery making machine. Israel is keeping it alive and unfortunately we as Americans are equally to share the blame. This is not a question of Muslim vs Jews or Palestinians vs Israelis, it is just human, now. Just like we used to see in the movies those pirates jumping into the ships they attack with ropes and ladders but now they come on choppers and climbing down on the ship with ropes and they now call them commandos
The whole world is up in arms about this occurance but that is the way it was when Bush attacked Iraq.
Did the American Administration see the light then?
 No! and nor are they going to see today anything.
 I wonder how much political advantage there is to let these atrocities happen to Humans and then I see a poor dof or a puppy being saved from a hole successfully retrieved, a life saved of a poor animal
 Three chairs for the Americans, hip hip hurray.
 So much time, energy and funds spent to save one life of a puppy and not a single finger raised on the "massacre" of human beings in the middle of international waters and the pirates--our own Israelis- Zionists, call them what you like, all the weapons supplied by Americans, us I am afraid. The greatest power on earth gripped into moral decay

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Sunday Surkhi- Muslims and Ahmadis

 Many people still refer to Ahmadis as a sect of Muslims though Pakistan declared them as a minority meaning non-Muslims.
 AS such their safety and prosperity is a duty of the Muslims and the Islamic Government and the Taliban and everybody else. To me the attack on the Ahmadis, unprovoked, unnecessary, detestable and totally condemnable and also the police not acting for their safety even more condemnable, unforgiveable, unIslamic. These Taliban, if at all, are nothing but terrorists and I would condemn their action, their thinking, their teachers, their instigators their associates everybody.
 O Allah help Muslims to understand their faith.

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Two Faces of Facebook

 I guess by now you are familiar with it here are the two faces. Both are "official statements of FB"

"We have strong belief that FB users have the freedom to express their opinions and we do not typically take down the content, groups or pages that speak out against countries, religions, political entities or ideas."

"We do not tolerate hate speech. Targeting people based on their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or disease is a serious violation of our standards and has resulted in loss of your account....."  AND YET

whenever I try to write the name Allah on Facebook there is an automatic appearance of unworthy words with it which I cannot write

 I have discontinued FB now (2020)

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Jum'ah Journal-Qur'an Quotes

I have been talking about such quotes that non-Muslims have used incorrectly basically to further their own agenda.
The language of Qur'an is the language that was prevalent and clearly understandable by those who were present then. The words used by Qur'an were those that carried the significance which was easy to comprehend.
Sura 14th, Verse #4, "We sent an apostle (th teach) in the language of his (own) people, in order to make (things) clear to them.............."
 That is why wen we wish to understand a verse we look into how those people understood or how they acted upon it etc. There are many examples of that for us to understand, for example; in Sura Nisaa (4th) verse#101
"When ye travel through the earth there is no blame on you if ye shorten your prayers, forthe fear the unbelievers may attack you....."
 The prophet, however continued to shorten prayers even when there was no fear of attack during travel. That was his interpretation and accepted by all AND allowed by the Lawgiver.
 I repeat here what I said before, the preservation is that of the "sounds of the words" as they were pronounced then by different people in 'Hijaz area' so the harakat (signs that make a sound of vowel) were "added" for those who did not know the exact way of pronunciation and had to be guided with those 'harakat'. The persons who memorize Qur'an have to first learn how to pronounce  as close to the way it should be pronounced because they are 'repeating the sounds' as if a recorded copy that has been handed down through the ages to us. (This is a brief introduction only. there is a whole bit of science of "tajweed" when you wish to learn how to recite Qur'an properly)

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Sunday Surkhi-Facing FaceBook Fight

 Enough has been said about the Pakistani knee-jerk action about FB.
 There is such a large variehty of media available for anti-Islam, anti-Muslim expressions for those who iwsh to that it is becoming a problem to catch up with all.
 You can take one of the two ways to deal with it
 Ignore
Do something
 Doing something if one has to do, can be i) effective or ii) ineffective
 We must see what would be most effective one method for counteracting. As I see it I applaud the way California MSA students did
 They drew boxing gloves on all the line drawings of (Supposedly)Muhammad, the prophet of Islam. That is using the same "freedom of speech" method so effectively and sending a clear message.
 لوہے کو لوہا کاٹتا ہے
 Iron cuts Iron

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Out of context quotes of the Qur'an

 During times of anti-Islam posts in all kinds of media there have been varied responses and good ones. Although I am no scholar but would take one by one.

2:190

Sahih International

Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you but do not transgress. Indeed. Allah does not like transgressors.

Tafsir al-Jalalayn

After the Prophet (s) was prevented from [visiting] the House in the year of the battle of Hudaybiyya, he made a pact with the disbelievers that he would be allowed to return the following year, at which time they would vacate Mecca for three days. Having prepared to depart for the Visitation [‘umra], [he and] the believers were concerned that Quraysh would not keep to the agreement and instigate fighting. The Muslims were averse to becoming engaged in fighting while in a state of pilgrimage inviolability in the Sacred Enclosure [al-haram] and during the sacred months, and so the following was revealed: And fight in the way of God, to elevate His religion, with those who fight against you, the disbelievers, but aggress not, against them by initiating the fighting; God loves not the aggressors, the ones that overstep the bounds which God has set for them: this stipulation was abrogated by the verse of barā’a, ‘immunity’ [Q. 9:1], or by His saying [below]:

2:191

And kill them wherever you overtake them and expel them from wherever they have expelled you, and fitnah is worse than killing. And do not fight them at al-Masjid al- Haram until they fight you there. But if they fight you, then kill them. Such is the recompense of the disbelievers.

Tafsir al-Jalalayn

And slay them wherever you come upon them, and expel them from where they expelled you, that is, from Mecca, and this was done after the Conquest of Mecca; sedition, their idolatry, is more grievous, more serious, than slaying, them in the Sacred Enclosure or while in a state of pilgrimage inviolability, the thing that you greatly feared. But fight them not by the Sacred Mosque, that is, in the Sacred Enclosure, until they should fight you there; then if they fight you, there, slay them, there (a variant reading drops the alif in the three verbs [sc. wa-lā taqtilūhum, hattā yaqtulūkum, fa-in qatalūkum, so that the sense is ‘slaying’ in all three, and not just ‘fighting’]) — such, killing and expulsion, is the requital of disbelievers.

2:192

And if they cease, then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

Tafsir al-Jalalayn

But if they desist, from unbelief and become Muslims, surely God is Forgiving, Merciful, to them.

2:193

Fight them until there is no [more] fitnah and [until] worship is [acknowledged to be] for Allah . But if they cease, then there is to be no aggression except against the oppressors.

Tafsir al-Jalalayn

Fight them till there is no sedition, no idolatry, and the religion, all worship, is for God, alone and none are worshipped apart from Him; then if they desist, from idolatry, do not aggress against them. This is indicated by the following words, there shall be no enmity, no aggression through slaying or otherwise, save against evildoers. Those that desist, however, are not evildoers and should not be shown any enmity.

     Here is sample fromJalalain Tafsir and accepted English transaltion of Verses from second sura (Al-Baqara) from 190 to 193.

Frequently #191 is quoted without others as can be easily guessed from the tafsir notes Two points need to be talked about.

 1. Consider #191 alone which means, "Kill them (non-believers) wherever you find them and expel them from Mecca (Where they were expelled from)"  The point is if this was to be the principle Muslims are being placed in a state of constant war against non-Muslims. No truce, no compromise, no other conditions but we see that is not what happened because of the other associated verses.

2. Next is #193. Meanings here suggest to continue fighting until the rule is that of Allah or in other words the Muslims have conquered and subjugated and only then quit fighting. This evidently refers to the situation with the meccans at the time. At best it can serve as a principle when a fighting breaks out between Muslim and non-Muslim governments/countries, that at such times Muslims should not rest until non-Muslims have stopped aggession against Muslims and 'Deen', the way of life with governments being just and fair which would mean "approved by God", if such state of affairs comes to set, no need to continue fighting/killing.

 This s not a permanent ultimatum for non-Muslims. What is overlooked is #190, where Muslims are being Allowed to fight with God's leave and it is to be emphasized that this fighting must be 'Fee sabeel Allah (In the way of God)' NOT for personal or political or other worldly gains. Here the caution is clear No excess, "no more no less". Fighting for worldly gains etc. is not Jihad. Here we have the beautiful example of Ali RA:

 During the thick of the battle once a non-Muslim came under the strike of Ali's sword and the unbeliever spat on his face.

 Ali lowered his sword and spared his death.

 The unbeliever utterly surprised asked him why did you not kill me?
 "If I kill you it would appear to be because I was angry with you for your spitting in my face and that would be excess for all I can do is spit back on your face but killing would be wrong, so because of this personal anger I could not kill you I am only allowed to kill you in the way of God."

 The nonbeliever changed.

 Will take up other verses of similar substance next time inshallah.

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Jum'ah Journal-Have you thanked God this morning?

 فبایّ آلآ ء ربّکما تکذّبان
 Then which of the favors of your Lord will ye deny?
My dear reader you need to thank God for

1. your eyes which helped you to see blog
2. ability to understand what is written here
3.the language abilities
4. the fingers which worked to open the computer and brought out the blog
5. the brain that functions normally.
  6. and..............
This is just a few of the 'favors' you are taking for granted but God keeps providing you in abundance without your asking.  God's love.

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Jum'ah Journal-Late Entry

Emergency visit to N. Virginia.
  Situation under control but with these grandchildren draining energies.No serious problem Alhamdulillah.
Got opportunity to play with Ayah Iman and Issa and Musa.
 Will get back home soon Inshallah.
Being a grandfather can be very enjoyable but tiring too.

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My Ancestral Link-Contd.

 My father had started medical practice (Hikmat) in Saugor city about 1900 and lost his fther in 1905 but then he turned to family and got married settled in there with political and other activities. He remained the main source of medical help for a long time with one MBBS physician coming to town after some time. Our life (his children) was simple. Mother was (afraid of?) against having electricity at home so we had oil lamp ( Lantern or Laltain). We had rooms where things like food grains or wood for burning etc. stored and there was no concept of 'individual rooms' for each child. Water was stored for use in earthen pitchers in one corner and a woman filled them everyday from a nearby well One kitchen and we all sat down on the ground for eating together food spread out on a piece of cloth (dasterkhwan). My father stored money (coins) in a large box kept locked in one room That was considered a comfortable living. We would eat two or three times a week some meat otherwise usually vegetables of each season as was the case with fruits.
 All of us were born in Saugor except my oldest sister and my older brother. There were a total of four sons and 6 daughters. As I grew older I learnt my oldest brother was from first wife of my father who he divorced early and she (my stepmother) was a stepsister of my mother. So my maternal grand father had married twice (not from divorce). My father and my step mother (who we called 'massi"-aunt) both had bad temper so the divorce, but that put all my maternal uncles on the defence and were not friendly with my father or mother. After the retirement of my father and as we all came back to the village in the Panjab before Partition of India, two of the maternal uncles started back friendly relationship.
 Seems complicated but it was really amazing how it happened and I was told this all happened within the family that my grandfather's brothers acted in good faith and my father was liked by all of them and they respected him.
 We had taken up the culture and language of central India but it changed after we all came back to the Panjab, all due to my mother's decision as she wanted her children to be married in Panjab. From practical point of view it was difficult as my parents/father was not well-known here as they had spent nearly all of their life in central India. Anyway, I was ten year old when we came back to Panjab.
 My father continued seeing patients and advising prescriptions free of charge for the rest of his life in Kotla, the village, my mother had chosen for that purpose. Father had mild obesity but no hypertension and during my medical school days he had developed Congestive heart failure, later got Atrial fibrillation and was maintanied on medications. Around 17th July 1957 he woke up with right hemiplegia and aphasia and was treated by us (my brother had started medical practice and I had just taken my final MBBS exam but he breathed his last on 31st July and was buried in the  (then) new graveyard of Kotla. My aunt from saugor and another neighbor from Saugor, my oldest brother, all were able to come at his burial.

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