Eid Mubarak
August 8, 2013 Comments Off
Eid Mubaarak Eid ul-Fitr means the Celebration of Breaking the Fast and Recurring Happiness. Eid ul fitr is the traditional event of Muslims, which comes after Ramadan (the month of fasting). People celebrate this Eid with great pomp and show. They send greeting cards and gifts to their family friends and relatives. But nowadays we have a trend of ... Read More »
Spirituality and society
July 29, 2013 Comments Off
This column is based on a very useful and enlightening discussion I had with my dear friends, Prof Dr Muhammad Al-Ghazali and Prof Dr Khaleeq-uz-Zaman. In one of my previous articles I had mentioned that many educated people feel that the solution to all our problems lies in following western culture. Our spiritual and cultural assets have been badly ... Read More »
Determination
July 28, 2013 Comments Off
In most domains, talent is overrated compared to determination—partly because it makes a better story, partly because it gives onlookers an excuse for being lazy, and partly because after a while determination starts to look like talent.The simplest form of determination is sheer willfulness. When you want something, you must have it, no matter what.Talent probably matters more in types ... Read More »
Ways to Let Go and Feel Less Pain
July 28, 2013 Comments Off
We replay past mistakes over and over again in our head, allowing feelings of shame and regret to shape our actions in the present. We cling to frustration and worry about the future, as if the act of fixation somehow gives us power. We hold stress in our minds and bodies, potentially creating serious health issues, and accept that ... Read More »
Be Happy
July 25, 2013 Comments Off
You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life. Albert Camus Happiness is a choice that you make.A popular greeting card attributes this quote to Henry David Thoreau: “Happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it, ... Read More »
Life
July 24, 2013 Comments Off
When life give you100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to smile. Life is a characteristic that distinguishes objects that have signaling and self-sustaining processes from those that do not, either because such functions have ceased (death), or else because they lack such functions and are classified as inanimate. Biology is the science concerned with the study of life. Read More »
Silence is the speech of love
July 22, 2013 Comments Off
Less talk – more work! There is too much talking going on. Because of excessive talking, spiritual energy is being wasted. Silence often has the strongest voice. Before you speak, THINK Is it necessary? Is it true? Is it kind? Will it hurt anyone? Will it improve on the silence? Spend a few minutes every morning and evening in ... Read More »