Pre-independence regiment/ battalion history

All post independence re-raised regiments/ paltons should draw a red line on pre-independence history.

Even in this write up words like 'raised during upheaval of Indian Mutiny'. I mean seriously, who were Indian mutineers? I guess, some of our brave, freedom loving and self respecting forefathers.

Above feat is followed by genocides in Bhutan, Afghanistan,Burma and overpowering 'tribal uprising in NWFP',   how shameful. On independence, those tribes helped us take back some of Kashmir which call AJK today. 

As if working as mercenaries to kill our lovely neighbours was not enough that serving British interests I'm Baghdad came to light in next para of brilliant gallantry history. Wait a second, Barnes was another moment of pride.

Post independence, every act of this palton or any other is a matter of pride even if it couldn't fulfil its mission or met with casualties  ut please omit pre-independence history. Its disloyalty to the soil. It is shameful for the new generations.

Warm regards

Dictators caused more harm than good to Army

It is very easy to tag people in advance to stop any possibility of a rational argument. Like in this post, it is stated in first line as a safety valve that anyone who opposes the deceased general must have to either liberal or secular. So firstly, let me declare I'm a Muslim Pakistani to whom Islam is the only hope and love of Rasool Allah SAW surpasses everything. Having submitted my Oath (which makes me feel ashamed) like showing identity on a check post, let's come to point. Zia ul Haq must be a great general, devout Muslim and patriot Pakistani, it still doesn't give him licence to usurp power in this country. Veterans may show professional reverence to the general but we can't eulogize him for holding on to power for 11 years on one pretext or the other.  Veterans should either amend this constitution or  continue to abide by it. Praise all four dictators for their professional excellence but we can't Praise them for running this country against the law of the land. By praising wrongs like these, we ourselves are creating a divide among the nation and allowing the corrupt to get away with corruption. Because they on human level see themselves as equal Pakistanis and if General Musharraf got away from court proceedings, Nawaz Sharif and Ishaq Dar also feel it their right to stay above the law. 

Even a dictatorial takeover gets cover of narratives. Question was raised on a retired veteran's forum as to why people hate Pervez Musharraf. Normally, there is no real gain in sharing views on such forums. Easy way out is tagging people with political biases because engaging in a rational argument is a novelty rarely seen on any forum. By the way, our favourite sport, daily inconclusive political talk shows have also shaped a new social norm i.e. spin the fact and get away with it. Anyway, no love lost for General Musharraf, political system and media, takeover of Perverz Musharraf was one wrong decision that led to so many wrong things. When a usurper like him rules for a decade, it takes more than a decade for Army to clear its name or may be eternity. This is where my love for Army comes to fore. Army has taken overdose of stick for mistakes of few individuals like Pervez Musharraf, at times turning blood of our brave martyrs to multiple of zero. So few facts need to be registered or straightened up:

Army system of merit was violated by the politician at the helm of affairs and PM (Pervez Musharraf) came into being. Meaning came into limelight from three to four star.

NS (Nawaz Sharif) was/ is so full of hatred and spite for the Army that at times shenanigans of PM look little infront of his evocative maliciouness. In reality, those were not little.

If his plane was not allowed landing, he should have fought his case in the court.

Same brainless person who appointed him, appointed General Zia ud din, so neither his first appointee (PM) was correct nor second.

What is not permissable by the law of the land couldn't be defended by any logic. Hence, no matter how bad was the situation on ground and how happy were the people on military takeover,  it can't be justified. Either obey the law or change it, you can't twist it. Blatant twisting of law gives licence to people like NS to get away from any amount of corruption basing on their self proclaimed rulings that if they can, why can't we?

PM and dictators before him brought more disrepute to my institution than the good.

People point out his wrong political decisions. To me his office of Chief Executive was ill founded and every decision emanating from that office was wrong. Some highlights to perpetrate his reign were manipulation of judiciary (not if Judiciary didn't want to be manipulated) NRO, Lal Masjid, overdependece on politicians particularly Q League, nurturing cancers like MQM and Zardari, post 9/11 allowing US easy access without substantial gains etc. Illegal office taking wrong decisions adds to the misery and little bit of positive contribution in economy, freedom of media, devolution of power etc also wither away like it never happened. 

However,

So sir, if you have any rationale argument, please table it

Newly found Af-Pak Nexus & hybrid warfare

There is news circulating on social media that cross border skirmishes at Durand Line resulted in number of casualties on Pakistan side.

So first thing's first, Tehreek-e-Taliban Afghanistan is not the same as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. TTP was an Indo-US implant to confuse everyone. Even now, you will hear Indians, Khoni liberals, Geo News, Salim Safi and likes screaming at the top of their voices to equate TTA with TTP. No, not at all. This is all fake news. 

This news of border crossfire is a pathetic attempt to discredit Taliban's recent policy announcement that no one shall use Afghan soil to perpetrate into other countries particularly Pakistan. And even if this news has any truth in it, we must know that it's not Taliban because they are still finding their feet in Kabul. They are yet to take full control of Afghanistan. In the meantime, enemies of newly found nexus of Af-Pak shall try and create a wedge as soon and as deep as possible. We shall act responsibly. We should remain vigilant. News without authentic sources are the best tools of hybrid war or should we call it dis-info race. Enemies of Pakistan and Afghanistan (Taliban) shall do all they can in their powers to discredit both parties along Durand Line. Unless there is credible evidence, we shouldn't act as proponents of sensationalism. 

Remember, inhabitants of Pure Land, Taliban coming back to power is no less than a miracle. We don't even know what we have achieved by remaining steadfast all these years. Part of the reason we don't know the volume of our achievement is that we are unaware of our own potential.  To keep us guessing, aloof, confused and under-rated is the main job of foreign and homegrown dis-info labs. Our plight is that we don't even have info labs but we have the sense to tell the difference between news and planted fake news.There will be barrages of fake news, bullets of tweets, bombardments of fabricated posts and missiles of Vlogs. Just beef up own defences. Let's not allow narratives of our enemies to take the better of us. If we could strengthen our defences of Hybrid Warfare, we shall prevail without firing a bullet.

Surah Al Kahf- Ayah No 27

Assalam o Alaikum. Juma Mubarak. On this blessed day, let's seek protection of Allah swt from our open and eternal enemy. Al Kahf (The Cave) of protection also gives protection from Fitn of Dajjal. Its recitation on Juma keep us protected till next Juma. But being thinking Muslims, please don't just count on the ritualistic aspects of worship (Ibadaat عبادات) and remembrance (Zikr ذکر الله). We must be able to develop deeper understanding of The Book and shall be able to relate physical dimensions of religion with metaphysical. Otherwise, the same Dajjal from whom we seek Allah's protection generation after generation, will deceive us before we know it.

Often, the questions are asked about timings of Al Kahf's recitation. For this click on the link below:

http://asadjamal32.blogspot.com/2015/06/timing-for-recitation-of-al-kahf-on-juma.html?m=1

 In today's Ayah, Allah swt addressing Nabi SAW emphasises the value of recitation of Quran. Let's examine how this text (of Al Quran) can do miracles for its acoustics. For this, little flavour of Quantum Physics may help. Real objects including us humans are both particles and waves. Properly speaking, the objects described by quantum physics are neither particles nor waves, but a third category that shares some properties of waves (a characteristic frequency and wavelength, some spread over space) and some properties of particles (they’re generally countable and can be localized to some degree). So we are partly particles and partly waves which can be affected by nature of wavelengths we encounter. Without going into tedious details of Quantum Physics, our moods are determined by the wavelengths of our encounters. Like many 'educated' and science savvy minds, reciting few verses of Quran in a particular mental or physical illness never made sense to my ignorant mind as well. But it does now. So for example, if we listen to Ar Rehman in the voice Qari Abdul Basit, has miraculous healing powers including depression, heart conditions and cancers. It's wavelength synchronises with our souls' divine and our bodies' temporal wavelengths and helps us recover. This is why our Creator and Best Friend keeps emphasising about recitation of Al Quran. Imagine, if somehow, we understand this Book, how will it affect our waveleghts and the waveleghts across the universe which itself (universe) is gliding over cosmic waves. I guess, enough of science for today.

Let's go to the second part of this Ayah, wherein Allah swt assures us that no one can (dare) change its (Quran's) words/ wordings. Why is there a need of this assurance? In order for someone (like dajjal) to deceive us, he will alter the message in this book. He has to sound eloquent, appear sincere and make sense out of the same text. Remember, mini dajjal Mirza Ghulam Ahmad  had all those traits and he did influence some of Muslims. But the question is how do we know that someone is trying to manipulate Quran? Only through study and understanding of it.

The greatest fitn is upon us and our only hope is Al Quran. May Allah give us strength to hold tight to His rope (Al Quran). Ameen

Aghan debacle - A colossal failure of US and her poppies

On a query by one of my British friend as to what is the solution?
Solution to the problem of Afghanistan is,   just leave them alone. Let them decide what is good for them. Who gave US and her poppies the right to ravage a country savagely to avenge three thousand killed in 9/11 and we still don't have credible evidence who did it. His  answer was, who gave the right to Al Qaeda to attack US? My answer, AQ had no right. Where is the difference then? Should have sent your James Bonds to pick out AQ leadership and settle the issue with those rascals. In the end, few marines did the same, why not do it earlier why you guys had to make entire generation of Afghans suffer. Now leaving behind biometrics with the data of all those Afghani moles who sold their motherland for pennies, will make life hell for those poor people. All wrong political and strategic decisions and only poor  Afghans have to pay regardless of their ethnicities and religious inclinations. However, going back in time, in a unipolar world, with people like 'Dick' Cheney calling the preemptive shots, Americans (intoxicated by high of power) go out and kill millions with state-of-the-art weapons including daisy cutters. Spent 3 trillion in 2 decades just to get another three thousand of their own killed and handover Afghanistan back to owners of Afghanistan i.e. Taliban. Colossal failure. Now Taliban have USD 85 Bn worth US equipment. 75000 Vehicles, over 200 Aeroplanes including attack helicopters. 600,000 small arms. Taliban now have more Blackhawks than 85% of countries who bought it from US. Night vision goggles, body armour, biometric devices. Our (Pakistan's) past experience with US did make us wise. If US complained all these years to do more and couldn't get more out of us, we did the right thing. All this contains a lesson for friends of US, particularly Afghans who helped US occupation on their land and Indians, you will be left in the lurch. US will walk out any minute, it felt its interests are served or going nowhere, you will be abandoned to face the real world around you. Stop playing stooges of US or you will be left with excruciating screams coming from our Eastern borders.
Joe Biden may get a lot of stick for it, but this is the only right decision a US president took on Afghanistan in past 20 years.
Taliban may have the intent to form inclusive government and bring peace to their land. But due to geo-political importance of their country, Afghans can't have lasting peace which is evident from three bomb blasts on Kabul Airport this weekend. Let's hope now US doesn't go in circles by deploying more forces to avenge these attacks.ISIS or RAW or any other new stooge will emerge. Any stakeholder will pump in money to keep situation unstable particularly with important component of BRI running parallel to Eastern borders of Afghanistan.

Surah Al Kahf- Ayah No 26

Assalam o Alaikum. Juma Mubarak. On this blessed day, let's seek refuge from greatest fitn through Al Kahf (The Cave) of protection. Often people ask, what is the relationship of Al Kahf and its four stories with Dajjal. For very detailed account, you might have to wait. For basic understanding, please go through the link below:

http://asadjamal32.blogspot.com/2015/06/relation-of-dajjal-with-four-stories-of.html?m=1

Start of this Ayah is again powerful reminder that only Allah knows the whole Truth. It also gives an impression that 309 lunar years mentioned in previous Ayah might be a statement of the popular Christian tradition on the topic. And actual knowledge of everything is with the Knower of everything. The statement is further qualified in next line that unseen knowledge of the universe between Heavens and Earth rests with Allah swt only. It gives us two lessons to take home. One that Allah's swt emphasis of knowing all must be paid heed to. Even a dead leaf from a tree in Delta of Amazon falls with knowledge of Allah. With his knowledge 100,000 miles long veins in human body flow or get blocked. These are just samples of details/vastness of His Knowledge. Instead of daring Allah by naming vessels as 'Challenger' which lasted for only 73 seconds, we should submit to His knowledge. Imagine sitting outside milkyway looking down upon a spacecraft crossing just one orbit in Solar system from earth to Mars. It will look like a child learning to take a step  or two. Please do look up in Ar Rehman, the challenge thrown by the Lord in 55:33. Just to remind in Allah's words,'اُوْتِیْتُمْ مِّنَ الْعِلْمِ اِلَّا قَلِیْلً'،'And mankind have not been given of knowledge except a little.' 17:85 So, all our knowledge as specie from inception till the D Day shall accumulative be 'little' when compared with the 'total knowledge' out there. Secondly, don't get into the fuss of numbers, just focus on the message. Even if our heroes, Al Kahf Boys slept for 409 years or 509 years, we only need to understand that Allah swt controls everything. If He can create the Physics that we know of, He can suspend its laws whenever and however He wants.

No wonder, He continues discourse in exclamation that (He swt is) how seeing and how listening. Careful people, He knows it already, it is a word of caution for us who sometimes lose this sense of being seen, heard and recorded. 

Last part of this Ayah is the best example of 'Unity of Command', i.e. Oneness and that too without any partnership. Allah swt shows His affection by prompting that for us there could be no better friend than Him. However, we must keep in mind that He is the King whose Kingdom extends yonder than our imagination, hence, He wouldn't share His authority with anyone or let anyone use/misuse His authority. It is perfectly logical, if there are any heir to any throne, there is divide in heirs and followers. It warrants reciting:

قُلْ هُوَ اللّٰهُ اَحَدٌۚ(۱)اَللّٰهُ الصَّمَدُۚ(۲)لَمْ یَلِدْ ﳔ وَ لَمْ یُوْلَدْۙ(۳)وَ لَمْ یَكُنْ لَّهٗ كُفُوًا اَحَدٌ۠(۴)

Taliban 2.0 and Pakistan

A lot of change has occurred in Afghanistan. Taliban 2.0 is the most significant one. Rest all are the games of narratives. Everyone is sticking to their narrative with cosmetic changes e.g. Indians are screaming with anger and agony. Joe Biden Administration is firm on its failure. Chinese would like to cease the opportunity by filling in the vacuum. Russia and Iran have interests to safeguard. State and people of Pakistan are happy except those aligned with Western/ Indian narrative. After getting lots of airtime in India, Hamid Mir's Hindi has also improved. 

Popular narrative is that Taliban will seek revenge from Afghans who opposed them during US' unofficial occupation. Another sensational item is release of prisoners may vent Taliban style/supported movements in neighbouring countries. Funniest and most irrelevant is the discourse on women dress code. None of these are real issues, these are like smokescreen to keep real issues out of sight.

An upgrade means an upgrade. Taliban are not the Talibans of past. One common thread from their past is that they are not skilful spin-doctors. They say what they mean and do what they say. They have announced amnesty and we have to believe them until they prove otherwise because right now they are in-charge of Afghanistan. Even if they prove otherwise, will they be worst than Modi or Joe? And if they nab few Afghans who helped occupation forces kill their comrades, what is wrong with that? Moles should get their due share. Them, Indians and few quarters in Pakistan may also learn this lesson that allying with US is total lose-lose scenario. You could be abandoned any minute. In this regard, British were great masters. They alloted chunks of lands to their loyal servants before they left and left us with seudo gora class/ culture as their perpetual legacy. So the notion of revenge is real and logical if it comes to pass. Scenes of mob at Kabul Airport are also reflection of stark reality that if you sell out your motherland, you suffer. Also note that four thousand of these don't represent all forty million Afghan. However, there is nothing ideological about this madness, most of them are looking to explore better life in the lands of opportunities.How fallacious!!! More importantly, things are normalising in Afghanistan. Traffic wardens are regulating traffic. Ashura procession in Kabul followed usual routines. Taliban went to Hindu temples to assure them safety. Women dress codes to be decided by Isamic Shura of clerics. All this points towards better and upgraded version i.e. Taliban 2.0.

Secondly, India may worry about Kashmir now but no movement may surge in Pakistan. We have a  battle hardened, well oiled war machine ready to take on anything/anyone. However, we couldn’t be complacent and bank on our past rapporteur with Taliban. We need to be proactive. Stop playing at backfoot. Stop being defensive. Don't wait for anyone else to occupy the space. We have sacrificed a generation in this cause and forget about it being right or wrong. Reach out. Don't wait for China, Russia, Iran and Turkey to accept current Afghan regime. The moment they are able to establish some form of govt accept them hands down. Hindu will runaway from Afghanistan. Take on his unfinished projects. Build infrastructure there. Train Afghan Army. Trade regulations and ties. Businessmen to go across. Educate them and if possible educate yourself a little better. Play sports with them. Send across academia, experts on media, economy etc. Start taking Afghanistan like a normal neighbour because current regime is here to stay.

National Media Workshop-11 Part 2

Secondly, notwithstanding the fact that all Media houses are commercial enterprises, there are too many expectations from the media/ anchors/ reporters to raise their ethics and education levels. An unrealistic expectation. Owners of Media houses have money, political inclinations and unsatiated desire to make more money wherea

National Media Workshop-11 Part 1

It was a unique experience to join National Media Workshop 11 from 2-13 August 2021 in Digital Media category as Blogger. Arrangements by the Admin staff, NDU faculty, quality of speakers and vibrant participants exceeded expectations. I learnt from honourable information minister to look happy for nothing.

Above is the most easily earned certificate of my life. I got selected, got educated,  was well hosted, met some amazing people and all this for free which makes me feel obligated to at least spread the word about the whole activity.
Personally, I feel much more educated on functioning of electronic media and associated government functionaries like helpless PEMRA, toothless PTA. With education come thoughts which I can't help. The Workshop affirmed my belief that we live in the era of ,'The Game of Narratives'. At the same time, concentrated dose of National Security narrative was much needed medicine for all participants. However, shockingly, there is no documented National Security Narrative and every other person, group and office has its own version of Narional Security.

Beautiful gift of pen by DG ISSRA, Major General Ehsan Mahmood Khan. Ironically and sadly, I'm from the category of keyboard warriors rather than pen users.

NDU Shield dished by Lt Gen Muhammed  Saeed,  President NDU who is a breed apart.

Let's quickly run through few observation cum typical cynical blabbing.

Firstly, instead of NDU, MOI should run this Workshop. The productivity might increase manifold if NDU still forms part of this Workshop staying focused on security aspects of the narrative (if we finally have one). Well, disciplining Media friends at MOI could be an issue but then we have to eventually learn some norm without some stick.

Part 2 shall follow soon.

Surah Al Kahf -Ayah No 25

 Assalam o Alaikum.  This Juma coincides with 10th of Muharram. Sad day when kids of my Aqa Alaihe Salam were apparently slain but they live.

Today's Ayah is about the time for which our Heroes, The Boys slept in Al Kahf (The Cave). 
Firstly, Islamic / lunar day starts with moonrise i.e. After Maghrib. Hence, this Blog is shared on Thursday eve (Shab-e-Juma) as a gentle reminder for recitation and understanding of Al Kahf or part of it.

Secondly, we need to understand the rationale of 309 years' sleep by The Boys in this Ayah. According to Christian tradition they slept for 300 years. In order to balance out lunar and Gregorian accounts, Allah swt used figure of 309. Lunar calendar is usually 11 days lesser than Gregorian Calendar i.e. 354 days a year. Total days were 309 x 354 = 109,386. Divide this by days in a Gregorian year, 109,386 ÷ 365 = 299.68 i.e. approx 300 years. This story emanated from Christian traditions which follows Gregorian Calendar and they already had the correct numbers i.e. 300 years. However, currently, the story is being told in Quran which made it incumbent upon us to follow Lunar Calendar. Either way, the figures are correct. Such is wisdom, truth and authenticity of this Book. Subhan Allah.

Thirdly, the time travel aspect of this story; The Boys slept for three centuries and woke up as if they woke from overnight sleep. Despite, the time jump, they were healthy and well nourished. They engaged in normal conversation of how long they had slept and craved for food. Their unscathed mental and physical health defied logic. Yet, justified the only true logic that The Creator of Universe may suspend laws of Physics to make His point. And for once, in the form of true story, human romance with time travel was also satiated.

Fourthly, why lunar cycle is the calendar of choice in Islam? Is it just an outdated calendar system or one of our lost treasures of wisdom and religious inheritance? Let's find out from tradition and science:

1. The new moon marks the beginning of each new lunar month and it is easy for people to see the new moon and know that a new month has begun. Interestingly, the word month is derived from the word moon.

2. Islamic physical worships of fasting  and Hajj rotate every year and are not fixed like the Solar Year. People, therefore, will perform acts of worship in various climatic conditions and in different length of hours in submission to the will of Allah where human imagination plays no part.

3. Lunar calendar makes it easier to calculate tides. Tides are linked with gravitational pull which will (scientifically) cause doomsday. In fact, moon is a cosmic force which has impact on cycles of nature.For example, the gravitational force of the moon influences the sap of plants affecting photosynthesis and all the processes that a plant goes through in its development.

4. Hunters for visibility and fishermen for lunar sensitivity and reproductive activity of sea creatures know moon cycles very well.

5. The new moon is ideal to reflect on new ideas. Whereas, during the full moon we experience the phase in which people's emotions reach the surface.

Lastly, as Muslims all our important events of the year like Ramadan & Hajj followed by Eids, Rabi ul Awal, Muharram, Shab-e-Meraj, Shab-e-Barat etc are all from Islamic Calendar. Allah swt made it crystal clear in Al Baqarah, 'They ask you (O Muhammad (PBUH)) about the new moons. Say,'They are measurements of time for the people...' [02:189]. To resurrect our relation with lunar sense of time, start by celebrating birthdays as per Islamic Calendar every year. It can have lasting impression on growing kids and has worked like magic in my household.
Only Allah knows the whole Truth

Afghan war of narratives: speculations and realities

Assumptions:

The scenario sketched by US speculative version of Tbn and Pakistan in emerging scenario has met a road crash. Assertions like:

1. We might see instability coming up in few months if Tbn don’t fill the vacuum by making a really inclusive govt.

2. Governance will be a challenge for Tbn though it seems that they are scrambling to address this issue.

3. Negative impact on our society cannot be ruled out. Tbn have taken control of Kabul through force which will embolden many. 

4. For us the situation is dier when linked to internal political divide and growing threat of 5th generation warfare.

Indian govt and media is also trying to sell the same doom and gloom narrative but ground realities suggest different outcomes.

Realities:

1. Tbn got a walk over in entire Afg. Scribe had predicted this outcome 5 years ago in a Blog that the moment US leaves Afg it would be a matter of hours not days  for Tbn to achieve bloodless sweep across Afg.

2. Tbn have matured and vying to be recognised as viable political entity. Their political acumen is way above the popular Western narrative.

3. US recognised Tbn much before they overtook Afg.

4. China (the force to reckon with) is tacitly backing Tbn to safegd its interests on Pak's Western borders.

6. Pakistan is much more stabler than its presumed.

7. 5th Generation is a reality but limited to Geo and few journalists who continue to lose credibility.

8. Outreach of Pak's 5th Gen keyboard warriors is very limited and hardly anyone outside Pak takes them seriously.

9.  There's no potent political force to impact assumption of divide in Pakistan particularly when opposition parties are fighting the war of their survival.

The Bright side:

1. US walked out, Pakistan kept composure, real Afghans got their homeland back from US' illegit implants. Expect a stable Afghanistan with our long time allies in TTA at the helm of affairs. Anti Pakisran puppet govt, army of unichs and sick media of Afg fed by hysteric India media is silenced for ever.

2. India is the only loser here. Fall of Kabul is in reality, India's worst drubbing. We've got a good reason to celebrate 15 August from next year as India's worst defeat.

3. Our Western borders are fenced and secure. We are battle hardened and can overcome any threat propping up from TTP.

Surah Al Kahf - Ayah No 24

Assalam o Alaikum 

Juma Mubarak. Al Kahf Time. Let's get into Al Kahf (The Cave) i.e. Al Quran for protection against our enemy at large who has avowed to attack us from left, right, center and back wherever he sniffed an opportunity. We are weak and vulnerable because The Maker in The Manual mentioned,(خلق الانسان ضعيفا),' Man is created weak' 04:28. Mindful, that enemy doesn't hold our hands and makes us do things. He has the permission to run in our blood and appoint an altar ego upon us. The bad news is that Shaitan is not weak, however, the good new is (ان كيد الشيطان كان ضعيفا) ,'Surely the strategy of the Shaitan is weak' 04:76. Weak strategy is bound to be doomed. His mission is to deceive the mankind to add to the tally of his companions in hell. To achieve this goal, he adroitly shields our good judgment by whispering (وسوسہ) in our heads. He is aware that if we use our good judgement, he wouldn't succeed in his mission of revenge. This cat and mouse shall continue till our last breath.

So where lies our soft underbelly? What are most vulnerable spots? Since human intelligence has evolved, so has the enemy tactics. He is still doing alright in realm of cardinal sins. However, being master of deception, he has identified our two exploitable vulnerabilities; firstly, material insecurity (فکر معاش) and second falling below dignity by committing any degree of vulgarity (بے حیائی). And it seems that he is thriving in these domains. 

How do we shield against such onslaught? In this tug of war, our only hope is to hold The Rope (Al Quran) tight. Its one end (Master Copy) is kept up there which Archangel brought down in parts and put it straight into the heart of Prophet (PBUH). With these credentials, The Rope won't fail us, however our loose grip of it can.

Moving over to today's Ayah No 24 which is continuation of previous Ayah. Although, the enemy is relentless but our ally is his Creator. We need to listen to our Merciful Teacher and Friend who only wants us to avoid these boobytraps and succeed. We concluded in previous Ayah that we must not forget to say Insha Allah while talking about any future happening. Knowing our limitation of forgetfulness, The Merciful Teacher has taught us to refer the matter to Him, the moment we realise that we had forgotten to say Insha Allah with the conviction that He swt would guide us nearer the right conduct. How considerate!!!

Lastly, the real game changer i.e.four expressions  الحمدالله، سبحان الله، ماشاءالله، انشاءالله may sound like everyday/household utterances of "practising people', whereas these are four precious pearls of Quran. Allah swt gifted these to us. Only if we could believe in what we say, the impact might transcend known dimensions of time and space.

May Allah swt bless us with conviction in beliefs. Ameen

Surah Al Kahf- Ayah No 23

Assalam o Alaikum 

Juma Mubarak. We forget things and that is why Allah swt gave us title of Insan (forgetful). We have a tendency to forget almost anything and everything. We forget good things, similarly bad things. Likewise, we forget good times, bad times and times in between. Forgetting grief is Allah's mercy. Imagine, we are unable to forget most grieving moments of our lives; life would be constant agony. So forgetfulness is a limitation, yet a blessing particularly in grief. 

The Ayah of today has a background. 

Meccan Kuffar sent their reps to master of mischief, (Jews of Medina). Jew Rabbis told them to ask three questions (Al Kahf, Zulqarnain & Rooh)from Messenger of Allah (PBUH). Prophet (PBUH) said: "I will tell you tomorrow about what you have asked me." But He (PBUH) did not say, Insha Allah (If Allah Wills).
Allah's Messenger (PBUH) waited for the revelation from Allah but fifteen days passed away without any revelation. The people of Mecca started to doubt him and said: 'Muhammad (PBUH) promised to tell us the next day and now fifteen days have gone by and he has not told us anything in response to the questions we asked.' The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) felt sad because of the delay in revelation and was grieved by what the people of Mecca were saying about him.  Then Jibreel (AS) came with the revelation of Surah Al-Kahf, which contained answers to the questions asked by Meccans. Today's verse No 23, was also revealed explaining the correct etiquette when intending to do something in future. 

Now just imagine the intensity of the situation. Credibility of infant Islamic movement and title of Allah’s Prophet (PBUH) “Sadiq & Amin” was at stake. It is Allah’s best chosen religion for which He swt appointed His most beloved Prophet (PBUH) who is the reason of the creation of universe. But in order to stamp His authority, Allah swt delayed the answers to questions of Meccan idolaters. This shows importance of etiquettes in Allah’s Court. It also reflects importance of having this infallible faith that only Allah is the Knower of the unseen/future. And only He controls the outcome of any future happening.

May we not forget saying Insha Allah before using future tense. Ameen