Burning our own country...

Pakistan, that was once considered as a very peaceful place to live as told in tales of my father and grandfather has now become one of the place where people get butchered with no hesitation. I once used to picture Pakistan as a peaceful society. It was long before when people used to care for each other and live like families.  Things have changed a lot deal now and my own people have become my enemies now. Killing someone has now become as easy as clicking by two fingers.

Following the rallies and protest against the blasphemous film which a fact was made by a producer in US turned to be a horrible day in the history of Pakistan. Where we speak about the ethics of Islam and teachings of Holy Prophet (PBUH) there on the other hand we exploit the worst characteristics of one self.  More than a dozen people were declared dead and hundreds injured on the day announced to celebrate Ishq-i-Rasool day which was supposed to be a day we show respect and love for the Prophet. Following the footsteps of Holy Prophet (PBUH) has always been a far cry. However, yesterday’s incident proved that we have failed humanity as well.  

The protesters insured that they destroy public property throughout the country fearlessly. Some of the banks were robbed and many police vehicles were torched. A failure of law could be seen on the day but not only the law but a failure of humanity. How could this justify one love for the Holy Prophet (PBUH)? A policeman was stoned to death as if he had made that blasphemous movie. A sense of responsibility and commonsense seems faded away from the people of Pakistan. We have clearly shown our enemies how naïve we are and how vulnerable we can be. 

We have become so intolerant and our conscience is long dead that we don’t even know where are heading too. Even a small spark can ignite the whole country leaving behind the ashes for the enemies to cheer on. What happened yesterday was definitely what one has expected but it has left a strange message for the people of Pakistan and a question mark for 1.8 billion Muslims.

Pakistan Today 14 August 2012 - A letter on the occasion of Independence Day 2012

a random thought .

Its been a while since I have felt this way in my life ... I felt lonely and sad. I am upset or I am unhappy or may be its just a matter of time and I might get well soon I dont know what has happened to me or what is happening to me I am yet to understand the silence of my thoughts or is it just a delusion I am pretending to be. I dont feel like talking much I dont feel like doing much but I do talk and do things that I used to. Is it I am fed of doing same things every day or its just the boredom of my life. I am yet to explore the unrest of my soul or is it just what I am assuming that is.

I am missing you or its just the absence of yours bothering me much. Is it I love you more then I ever do or its just the memories that want me to think of you every day. Is it that I want to come out of your realm or its just that you are on my mind. Have God pour you in me to be there by default or its just that my heart being in me still yours? I have so many questions to ask and so many answers that I seek will you ever understand what I need to speak. Have this been what I always want to be or its just what you make me to be. Is it that I am incomplete without you or its just the breathe that have vanished away. I am dreaming or what was before were my dreams. Am I living a life in your mind or its just you the life that lives in me? Have this a charm of your beauty or is it you resting here with me.

I will do what I want but I can hide and I wont go I wont sleep and I cant breathe... until you are resting here with me. What is tangible is what the life or is it the euphoria of your memories. If you really exist then do come to me and if you dont exist then let me come to you .. a state where you and I can be no different .. but just the same blend in together... forever...

Brain washing in Universities.....

Well, it has been a long time since I wrote my last piece and due to some unavoidable circumstances I could not write but here I am now...

This post was about my best friend who just left me because in her university she was taught that friendship with boys is haram. At first I was shocked to hear that and could not accept the fact that I was about to loose my best friend. It has been a long time since we became friends and it all got away in just few seconds. It was not easy for after so much we had in together the fun, the time, special memories. But nevertheless she was totally charmed and completely brain washed  what she had heard at her University.

Two very famous scholars visited her University and gave a lecture in which they told that friendship is haram with boys/men. No offense to those scholars who might have best qualification and experience in what they do but I want to ask them, where in Islam it is mentioned that friendship with boys is haram?

According to my experience I have not known of any other beautiful relation than friendship be it with boys or girls. I must mention that we all have been taught about our limitations and yes we should abide but it is a pure relation.  Beside this there is lot more those scholars have to learn about friendship. Friendship is a pure relation with pure feelings and any relation cant be as strong as rocks but the relation of friendship. Friend can be anybody, a father, a mother, a brother, sister colleagues class fellows and even Allah. We can even do friendship with good deeds. Calling such a relation haram, under what circumstances?

Eventually, I did my best to convince her but I failed and now she is gone long gone yet once again. This is a part of life and people and people go but there are some special people who physically are absent from your life but they always live in your memories. Thats why they are special. We tend to live our life and adopt the habit of living a life with a friend but it is hurting and every day we think about them pray for them and hope for them to return one day.

I do hope that my friend will come back some day as they say if you let the bird fly and if it is yours by heart it will return to you one day. I would like to appeal to all of those people out there stop spreading hatred and don't see Islam as a religion of hatred. There is a whole other side of Islam learn and spread that side of it which teaches love, friendship, peace and humanity.

That is all I have to say.

Dream Car ... My photography at an art contest

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Dreams of my past two days...

Its been a while now since I had those dreams.. but I will write it any how...

Dream 1:

I am at the airport and boarding in a plane.  I have no idea where that plane was about to fly. The plane was very small with limited crowd. I had a window seat. I hear the pilot saying that we should fasten our seat belts now as the plane is about to fly. The plane took off a few minutes later. Suddenly, we heard a explosion in the earshot and we could almost see it. It was in the right engine of the plane I could see the smoke emerging from the engine dark and black I could also see the sparks emerging. I thought to myself this was it and I will die, but plane landed safely in between desert. No body got injured during the landing.

this was the first dream ..

Dream 2:

I went to a tour of a zoo garden. It was a nice day the weather was fine and I was alone. While roaming around I saw a crocodile and due to some weird reason I leap over the cage and went inside. The crocodile eyes were closed and his mouth was wide open. I don't know what run into me and I decided to put my hand in his mouth with a thought that nothing would happen as the eyes of the crocodile were closed. I put my hand in his mouth and suddenly the crocodile sense my presence and open his eyes. In no time he close his upper jaw with some force. Puffff I woke up...

Pakistan Observer 21 Jan 2012