When you go out all by yourself in a public transport bus or train don't you feel connected to people travelling with you ?

When you go to buy sabzi , phal , grocery , or when you go to the bank , or for a walk , or to a restaurant don't you feel connected to people in those places ?

When you are watching a film or a play or a concert in a theater , even if you may not be accompanied by family or friends don't you feel connected to people sitting there with you , as also the performers on the stage ?

Isn't it fascinating to come so close to people you ve never met before and may never meet them again in future ?

And yet you were destined to share those moments in that space with them ... ?

One may often feel awesome typing a Facebook status connecting with people in a world that exists in one's imagination ... or just sitting by the window and clicking selfies with the rain outside in a world that is for real ?

One can choose to ignore these amazing miracles of God 

Or allow ourselves the luxury to be fascinated by them and be grateful to The Almighty ... 

I say Buddy ! Choose the better option 🙂🙂🙂 !!!

Controlling woman in the name of love

 Jisey hum behadd pyaar karne ka daawa kartey haiN ussi ko sab se zyadaa dukh kyoN de detey haiN ... 

Sangam ki Radha ho 

Ya Antony ki Cleopatra 

India ka Kashmir ho 

Ya Israel - Palestine ka Jerusalem 

Maa ke liye Beta 

Biwi ke liye shauhar ... 

And such other examples 

Saari conflict domination and ownership ke liye hoti hai 

Lekin kya mohabbat meiN ownership ki baat hoti hai 

Sochiye ...

Mohabbat kahaaN hai 

Where Love has gone ...

 My husband's Chacha was an educationist , used to be on various advisory / interview committees of govt departments and his determination to work for women's education was amazing

He had set out as a teacher 

Then became the principal and then marched higher up 

Priceless wit , amazing class and a unique way to handle the youth made him an endearing personality 

He was once appointed the Principal of a school that was notorious for a large number of indisciplined rogue element among it's students

He took up the challenge with his characteristic enthusiasm 

After a month or so there was a high level meeting of the board where he was asked about his assessment of the situation 

With his unique sense of humour he remarked :

"Students ko to maiN thiik kar dooNga ... Lekin teachers ke liye Principal ki nahi ... Paighambar ki zaroorat hai !!! "

Kaaaaash ... 

koi Vighnaharta ... 

koi ibn Maryam ...

koi aman ka paighamber ... 

aaj ke daur meiN bhi aa jaaye kahiiN se ... aur ...

iss duniya ko zulm , agyaan , nafratoN aur dard ke aNdheroN se baahar nikaal de ... 

 Two / three days back I read an interesting post on one of my friend’s timeline listing the benefits of being an atheist 

Although I firmly believe that all beliefs , religious or otherwise are a matter of sensibility v/s senselessness , one can also not deny the fact that most atheists are the true believers and have not only understood The Messages of The Creator (that came via so many prophets ) , but are actually living their life according to the essence of all those Messages put together 

A couple of days before Eid ul Zuha was celebrated , sitting with my chaai ka cup somewhere , I overheard a conversation , the dumb irony of which was honestly terribly irritating 

So it went like ... 

1st person : " Allah has created ease for the people in worship and belief ... Everything is based on logic and neeyat ... He is All-knowing and knows you inside out "

2nd person : " Yeah .. Will be fasting on  the day of Araafah ... But I am a little confused , because going by the lunar calendar in India we are a day behind Saudi Arabia ... So on what date should I fast ? " 

3rd person :" My friend lives in Dubai , they ve given money for qurbaani in India , following the lunar calendar and sighting of moon we are celebrating Eid on different days , unn ki qurbaani qubool  hogi bhi ya nahi ... ???"

4th Person :"Will it be against Islam if we show pics of Khaan e K'aba ( House of God / Holy K’baa ) to our children ... ?!!!"

Call this thinking what you will 

But in my humble opinion in the hands of Confused / Semiliterate / Over-thinking / Frightened followers , religion becomes a bondage that closes minds and enslaves souls ... and quite often it becomes a weapon that can mercilessly kill logic !!!

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A word about why Mount Arafaat is important to the Muslims and what is the day of Araafah :

It is believed that the Prophet was standing at Mount Arafaat on a Friday when this momentous message from God was delivered to him 

It said :

"Today I have perfected for you your religion and completed upon you My blessing and I have chosen for you Islam as [your] religion”’.

That day known as "Araafah" is hence considered more blessed 

Even before the time of Prophet Mohammed , Hajj was prevalent and Pilgrims used to travel to Arafaat and spend time in prayer and asking for forgiveness

Mount Arafat also known as “mountain of mercy” is a granodiorite hill near Makka

Mummy ka purse

 Bahot thaki hui thi ... sleep-deprived bhi thi uss din ... friend ke ghar dinner par jaanaa tha ... bilkul dil nahi chaah rahaa tha 

Lekin koi bahaana bhi kaam nahi aa rahaa tha 😊

So ... 

Just half an hour meiN nahaa-dho kar , saari लपेट kar सोती सूरत se लाइवली मूरत bann kar tayyar ho hi gaye hum 🤗😄🥳

Lekin yaar saath meiN purse kaun sa le jaaooN ... 🤔🤔🤔 

I usually am not the one who matches purses and footwear with clothes ... But pataa nahi , shaaed neeNd ka khumaar poori tarah utra nahi hoga , tabhi to dil khwaaboN waali khwaahish kar rahaa tha ...

 

Thi to ye bahot be-mauqa baat because I was getting delayed be-kaar meiN 

Aur ye matching purse ki chaahat ... Kya bhai ... Koi aur kaam nahi hai 😛😎😄???

But dil ki chaahat thi ... Aur dil kabhi kuchh chaahey to ussey be-sabab nahi samajhna chaahiye ... KyoN ke dil ke apney hi reasons hotey haiN ... Shaaed aNgrezi meiN issi ko Sixth Sense kehtey haiN 😍

To bhai rummaging through the drawers of my cupboard I had no idea what a treasure was waiting to be discovered till my fingers touched an old black and red leather clutch ...

Mummy ko maiN ne gift karaa tha , yaad nahi kab ❤️

She had brought two of her clutches when she had come to my place 

In the smaller one she used to keep all the small coins and currency notes

Whenever anyone needed "chhutta" they knew where to look for it 😄

The bigger clutch was exactly to suit my purpose that evening 

Perfect match Maa 👍🏽👌🏽🥰😊💖💖💖

Friend ke ghar , after dinner I was showing it off to everyone ... "Aaj mujhe Mummy ka purse mil gayaa ..." , and saying this , I opened it ... honestly for no reason ...

There was this worn out piece of paper inside ...

She used to make a list of her medicines at the beginning of the month 

Here it was ... 

In her own handwriting 😊✍🏽💖✍🏽😊 !!!

Lovvvvvvve you Momzii ... Happy Birthday to you ... JahaaN bhi haiN apney bachchoN aur unn ke bachchoN ke liye duaaeiN bhejti raheiN 💖🥰💐💖🥰💐💖🥰💐

Hum aap ki yaad meiN two extra cups chaai piiney jaa rahey hai

Mazhabiyat v/s Insaaniyat

 Ye kab hua , kaisey hua ... 🤔

KyoN ki to baat hi nahi kar rahey filhaal ... 🙂

Arrey yehi ... Mazhabiyat ka overdose ... !!!

Har koi preacher banaa hua hai aajkal

And you can never predict when a perfectly normal conversation would turn into a sermon ... !!!

Every time a discussion / conversation on why the Muslim community is facing backwardness , injustice and discrimination happens , you are loftily informed 👇🏽

"Log Qur'an padh to letey haiN , lekin samajhtey nahi haiN ... Khuda ke bataaye raastey se bhatkeiNgey to aur kya hoga ... ???" 

Chalo ji ... Mil gayaa solution ... Ho gayi baat khatam ... !!! 

I have read The Holy Qur'an in Arabic

Aur phir Urdu translation bhi kaafi hadd tak padha hai 

But the preachers are not satisfied , they want you to "understand" the Message 

They will tell you to read the interpretation of these holy verses done by religious scholars 

And the ignorant me is wondering ke  

... kaun haiN ye log jin ko asal meiN iss Aasmaani Kitaab ko samajhney ki zaroorat hai ... 🤔 ? 

... jo bhatkey huay haiN ... ??

Aur kya hai wo baat jo sirf religious scholars samajh rahey haiN , lekin aam log-baag nahi samajh paa rahey haiN 🤔 ???

And why should I read someone else's interpretation ? 

That too of a centuries old text that is done by someone who lived in a time that is unimaginable in our time 

Or even by someone who is a contemporary ?

Just because they have studied Arabic and know the language of The Qur'an doesn't mean they have understood the Message to the extent of imposing their point of view on others 

Human intellect and knowledge is limited , and biased too , because like somebody has very rightly said , "no one sees what you see even if they see it too"

Is it any wonder then that our understanding and interpretation of anything and everything  ... be it a situation , a text , a relationship ... or whatever ... depends on where one is coming from 

A lot also depends on what one is trying to prove , evade or justify ...

Even the people whose only mission in life is to malign Muslims claim to have read and "understood" The Holy Qur'an !

So everyone has interpreted it as per their intelligence , needs and above all their vested interests

Khuda ne duniya banaayi ... insaan-haiwaan , phool-phal , nadiyaN-jharney , pahaad-samunder , darakht-jungle , jhaadiyaN-biyabaan ... Aur bhi sab kuchh Khuda ne banaya ... 

Lekin Khuda ne mazhab NAHI banayaa !

 

Mazhab insaan ne banayaa 

In fact , mazhab mard ne banayaa 

Aur very conveniently saarey dos and don'ts apney favour meiN rakh liye !

Namaaz din meiN paaNch martaba padhna farz kari hai 

Lekin sach bolney ki bass preaching-hi-preaching hai

Sach bolney ko mazhab meiN farz ka darja nahi diya gayaa ... 

Ek mahiiney ke rozey rakhna farz hai

Lekin kisi ki dil-azaari karney ko sirf manaa karaa hai 

Dil rakhna , care karna farz meiN shumaar nahi hota hai ...

Ancestral property meiN female heirs ka hissa jaan-na hai to Sureh (chapter) “Nisa” padhiye ... 

KyoN bhai  ???

Khud ke aNdar itni strength of character nahi hai ke sabhi legal heirs ko property meiN equal share diya jaaye ?

Aurat ke rights jaan-ney ke liye Sureh “Nisa” ki zaroorat hi kyoN padey , agar insaan ki niyat saaf ho , aur mard aur aurat ke huqooq (rights) baraabar (equal) hoN ? 

Mazhab meiN Hajj aur Zakaat to farz haiN lekin imaandaari ko sirf ek guiding instruction batayaa hai , uss ko farz nahi karaa hai 

Sharaab haraam hai lekin war haraam nahi hai

In fact war is even permitted !!!

HaaN naa ... ! 

War is allowed for "righteous" causes , like "ushering in peace" or "protecting" religion 

But of course ... conditions apply so as to make a crime like war be regarded as "sacred" and can be justified ... !!!

So ... Don’t kill women , don’t kill children , don’t destroy crops , don’t kill priests , don't kill the aged or the sick ... Lekin generally killing men is okay ... !!!

We , Muslims believe that Qur’an was sent by God more than 1400 years back 

Imagine the condition of women back then ... 

And so came the clause of four marriages ... !

Four marriages were allowed to men under the pretext of extending legitimate protection to women who had lost their male protectors in wars 

 

Wowwwwww ... !

"Neki" ki iss "aziim" inteha par koi fida ho hi naa jaaye ... !!!

Srsly ! 

Ramzaan ke ba-barkat mahiiney meiN aisey sarkash khayalaat ke liye koi jagah honi to nahi chaahiye ... 

Lekin social media aisi jagah hai jahaaN arkash-sarkash-zarkash sab apni-apni kahaani kehtey rehtey haiN ... 

Koi suney ya naa suney ... Apna dil halka ... Aur status bhaari ho jaati hai 😉😊🙏🏽 !

So ... Gustaakhi maaf ... May God Almighty be merciful and forgiving towards all His creations ... and may we stay on the righteous path and understand the difference between righteous and religious

Jai Shree Raam 🙏🏼

Three-four days back ... der shaam ko mere darwaaze par kisi ne ghaNti bajaayi 

The time was such that I was not expecting anyone except my elderly neighbour ... Shaaed 🤔

She suffers from an acute knee problem so whenever I think it is her at the door , I go as fast as I can to let her in ... 

And btw , ghaNti bajaaney ka andaaz meri neighbour se kaafi milta-julta sa tha 

She is a very sweet lady , and a great cook too ... So wo jab kabhi kuchh special banaati haiN to hum ko bhi zaroor khilaati haiN ... 

Waise bhi der shaam ko ya to wo didi ya phir family ke alawa mere ghar koi nahi ataa 

So I opened the door expecting the pados waali Didi , but instead I was greeted with an enthusiastic  "Jai Shree Raam" by a couple of men whose presence seemed so dense that inspite of being just two or three of them , they seemed to be all over the place !!!

Zaraa si der ke liye to maiN samajh hi nahi paayi ke kaun aaye haiN 

Phir lagaa ke shaaed koi donation leney aaye hoNgey 

Meanwhile one of the men said "Raam Mandir ka udghatan hai ..." 

Preoccupied with my thoughts , trying to figure out their identity my spontaneous response was ... "तो ... ???" 

He said "To kuchh nahi , ab sab log desh meiN prem se raheiNgey" 

He handed me an envelope 

And I said "Ji" 

Ummid par duniya qaaem hai ... Unn mahashay ne sach hi kahaa hoga ... ke ab sab log prem se reh sakeiNgey ... 

So hum ne bhi agreement zaahir kartey huay "Ji" keh diya hai

Ab aagey Shree Raam ki marzi  

Jai Shree Raam 😊🙏🏼💖💐💐💐