موجودہ سیاسی ہیجان کا حل

 ایک ہفتے سے غصے کے مارے برا حال تھا کہ پاکستان کا کیا بنے گا۔  باہر نکل جاؤں اور چیخ چیخ کر لوگوں کو بتاؤں کہ بہت بڑا ظلم ہونے جارہا ہے۔ پھر خیال آتا اتنے سالوں سے قلم سے اپنے لوگوں کی خدمت کی کچھ لکھوں ایسا کہ بات بن جائے۔ شروع کرتا پھر رک جاتا۔ کبھی انگریزی کبھی اردو،کتنی ادھوری تحریریں رہ گئیں یہ سوچ کر کہ "اقراء" کا امر بھی لوگ بھول چکے ہیں جب سے چرب زبان میڈیا اور VLog سننے کو ملے۔ آج کل کون پڑھتا ہےلکھا ہوا۔ مایوسی اس قدر کہ سوچنے لگا اگر ایک بار پھر ایسا ہوا تو ملک ہی چھوڑ دوں؟ہم ایسے ماحول میں بچے بڑے ہو گئے جہاں کرپشن ایک قابل قبول امر رہا۔ اوپر سے لیکر نیچے تک سب میں مقابلہ تھا کہ کون کتنا مال بنائے گا جیسے بھی بنے۔ 

آج پھر بچوں کو بتانا مشکل ہورہا ہے کہ کیا ہورہا ہے۔ ہم انہیں کیا درس دے رہے ہیں؟ کیا ضرورت محنت کی یہ دیکھو ملک خداداد میں مبینہ طور پر۲۰ کروڑ کمانا کتنا آسان ہے۔  اگر اپنی قیمت نہ لگا سکے تو کوئی اور راستہ نکال لینا۔ 

اس اضطرابی کیفیت میں کوئی امید بر نہیں آرہی تھی تو میراثی میڈیا نے مسئلے کا حل بتا دیا۔ اور ان کی بات سے استدلال کا طریقہ  بہت آسان ہے۔ جو یہ کہ رہے ہوں اس کا الٹ کرکے دیکھ لیں اسی میں پاکستان کی بہتری ہوتی ہے۔  

دو دن پہلے سندھ ہاؤس میں فاتحانہ انداز میں داخل ہونے والے  اینکر اچانک پی ٹی آئی کے کارکنان کے اسی عمارت پر دھاوا بولنے پر آئین اور قانون کی پاسداری پر چلا اٹھے اور ان کے اس ردعمل میں ہی موجودہ سیاسی مسائل کا نسخہ کیمیا پنہاں تھا۔ یہ لوٹے اپنے پچھلے انتخابات سے دس دس گنا زیادہ ووٹ عمران خان کے نام پر لے کر آئے ہیں۔ زندہ ضمیر کی آواز کا تقاضا تھا کے مردوں کے میدان مستعفی ہوکر اگلا سیاسی لائحہ عمل تشکیل دیتے نہ کہ چوہوں کی طرح سندھ ہاؤس میں دبک کر چند میراثیوں کو بلا کر اعلان کرتے جب بلی تھیلے سے نکلنے کو تیار تھی، جب حکومت کو اپنے ذرائع سے سارے معاملے کا علم ہو چکا تھا۔ 

 جی تو میراثی جو کل تک خوشی کےشادیانے بجا رہے تھےاچانک سندھ ہاؤس پر دھاوے سےمضطرب کیوں ہوئے؟ ان کی اخلاقی حالت کو مدنظر رکھیں تو پنجابی کی  ضرب المثل  ممد ثابت ہوگی،”رب نیڑے کے گھسن”۔ 

اور یہی حل ہے۔ ان کو اور ان کو ہڈی ڈالنے والوں کو پہلے گھسن دکھائیں اور اس سے بھی کام نہ بنے تو ایک آدھ لگا جائیں۔ کیا کہا ! سیاسی ہیجان کا حل مزید ہیجان سے تجویز کررہا ہوں اور لوگوں کو انار کی پراکسا رہا ہوں؟ جی صد فی صد درست۔ آج اپنے حق کے لیئے نہ بولے، نہ نکلے اور ایک آدھ گھسن نہ رسید کیا تو آئندہ آنی والی نسلیں بھی ہماری طرح ڈرائنگ روم میں بیٹھ کر کڑہتی رہیں گیں اگر ڈرائنگ روم بچ کئے اگر میرا یہ پاک وطن ان راجہ  گدہوں کے خونی وار سہ پائے تو

Vote of No Confidence

My generation saw corruption flourishing from top to bottom because elected representatives of people had no values. Corruption was so rampant that it became,an acceptable norm. Change in this political culture was unthinkable. Sum total of our political milieu was hide and seek among two parties and military regimes.

Surah Al Kahf - Ayah No 56

Assalam o Alaikum. Shab-e-Juma Mubarak. Time to take benefit of this blessed day and special Surah.

Today's Ayah No 56 is continuation of previous Ayah wherein limitations of humans nature like his fiesty nature and avoiding the truth until he sees the writing on the wall. After problem identification in Ayah 55, solution of the problem is given in 56 i.e. debuting Prophets as warners and mesengers of good tidings. For a creature so susceptible to manipulation and vulnerable to temptations, Allah swt The Chief Architect and The Master Programmer of this Universe, has made guidance arrangenents. It also confirms the logic of appointing Messengers from among humans to testify the message and emphasise why we actually need the guidance. No matter how much progress we have made, the value system invogue are ethics in practice which may contradict with morality and religion. So many educated (in worldly affairs only) and liberals (fanatics like religious extremists) are victims of deceptive traps of ethics (what is acceptable as a norm). For example, most abused and selectively used ethic of freedom of speech. We all knows how West condones disrespectful behaviour to our beloved Prophet PBUH and how it reacts to holocaust. 

To free us from these confusions and contradictions of adaptive ethics, Allah swt sent Messengers with clear cut Message. However, people who don't want to believe will not just settle on it rather they would do anything they can to invalidate the Truth. And how would someone invalidate the Truth? Yes, by fabricating falsehood. You hear some of our own confronting Allah swt's executive orders on things like capital punishment. Capital punishment is the guarantor of life. Where there is no fear of death on killers, they indiscriminately kill people cold blooded in numbers without remorse. Such news are common from the societies where man-made ethics superceded Divine Code of life. 

May Allah swt keep us on the path of those, He guided. Ameen

Surah Al Kahf- Ayah No 55

Assalam o Alaikum. Shab-e-Juma Mubarak.

Today we discuss 2nd Ayah of Rukuh 8 or the 8th Speech of Al Kahf. First Ayah (54) described fiesty nature of humans. Current Ayah No 55 narrows broad observations to specific details of human nature. Close look at Ayah divulges that there are two things that waylay our journey towards Allah swt thus preventing us from furthering in Imaan. 

Firstly, social order or social pressures like family, financial, professional, peer pressures etc. Ironically, in overall scheme of things, none of these pressures matter because in the end, every man/ woman is for himself/ herself. If we don't feel pressure of Allah swt's presence or pleasing Allah swt is not our top priority then our whole process of setting precedence is flawed. Like everlasting battle between good and evil, another battle continues between ethics (what is socially acceptable) and religious values. Take for example, the ritual of Mehendi in Pakistani Muslim marriages. By resisting this completely unnecessary but apparently unavoidable (for some) function of marriage, we may experience social pressures. First in the line is immediate family. In such a scenario, remarks like, 'What will people say?' 'Education, company or religion has put him/ her astray', are common. Those who don't like us in family (The Khandan) and extended circle of friends would tag us as miserly (Kanjoos). So under this social pressure, inadvertently, financial pressure starts to mount to throw a sumptuous (lavish & vulgar is minimum acceptable level) Mehendi party whether we can afford or not. People in professional life may whisper during smoke breaks or over a cup of tea that he/ she has extreme religious views. So, you see how every possible pressure is experienced for resisting an ethical value not part of our Deen. Also goes to show that it is easier to go with the flow and extremely difficult to swim against the current. Funny enough that each one of those pressures is farce. None of our family members, friends or colleagues would be there when we face the accountability of our deeds.

In second part of this Ayah another specific human shortcoming is highlighted that unless we see the writing on the wall, we tend to deliberately ignore or procrastinate taking the hard path i.e. the path of Imaan. Naturally, living life of Imaan is not going to be easy. So as long as possible we avoid thinking about living the life in which Allah swt is our priority. Ironically, if The King of Heavens of Earth who created success is not our priority then what kind of success are we pursuing? He swt grants success. With such messed up order of priorities, what kind of success should come our way?

Now let's back to the start of this Ayah and we should feel lucky that we are reading this text. Nothing shall prevent us from holding on this Book and from seeking Allah's forgiveness. when the guidance has come to us. How simple is the alchemy of life i.e. being grateful to Allah swt and seeking His forgiveness and how gull are we that we try and find the same in confused literature like Paulo Cohelo's Alchemist.

How perfect are the observations of Allah swt on human nature and who knows the product better than The One who created it. May Allah swt help us overcome our shortcomings. Ameen

Surah Al Kahf - 54

Assalam o Alaikum. Shab-e-Juma Mubarak. On this blessed day, may Allah Karim increase his blessings upon you.

Today's Ayah No 54 marks the beginning of 8th Rukuh (8th Speech of Al Kahf). First Ayah of every Rukuh is introduction to the subject of speech. Keep in mind The Speech Writer, though we can't completely imagine the infinite with our finite minds. The Teacher himself assures that The Book contains every kind of example for us to take lead on diverse subjects of life. Every possible subject is covered in The Manual of everything including life (creation, during life and Afterlife), history, science (maths, numerology, physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, embriology, quantum physics etc) sociology, morality,  economics, governance etc. The list is too long to capsulate all subjects. Besides, students of The Book would already know it. Every branch of knowledge stems from Quran. This doesn't mean we stop exploring other avenues of knowledge rather every new study, invention and exploration is confirmation of what is already alluded in The Book.

Second part of Ayah points towards human nature.And who knows human psychology better than The One who invented and introduced us to the subject of Psychology. At the time of creation, Angels brought up this point,:

وَاِ ذْ قَا لَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلٰٓئِكَةِ اِنِّيْ جَا عِلٌ فِى الْاَ رْضِ خَلِيْفَةً ۗ قَا لُوْۤا اَتَجْعَلُ فِيْهَا مَنْ يُّفْسِدُ فِيْهَا وَيَسْفِكُ الدِّمَآءَ ۚ وَنَحْنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَـكَ ۗ قَا لَ اِنِّيْۤ اَعْلَمُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ

"And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority." They said, "Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?" Allah said, "Indeed, I know that which you do not know.""(2: 30)

And the Angels submitted to the wisdom of their Creator. Today's Ayah confirms the same human vulnerability to dispute. Just take example of Russia-Ukraine conflict. The world was overcome by COVID-19 for over two years. However, the moment fear of pandemic appeared to be easing off, fear of bombs started to take over. And then we as specie have the tenacity to claim of evolution, progress and values. The tone is set for the Rukuh to come and later Ayahs may help us understand the purpose of this introductory Ayah.

May Allah swt keep us safe from Pandamics and more so from humans (bombs). Ameen 

Only Allah knows the whole Truth. 

Ukraine conflict & media

Thank God that we have access to free medium like Social Media and options in electronic media e.g. RT, TRT etc. allowing us to differentiate news from propaganda. A generation before in wars like 1st Gulf War in 1991, we could only see the world through lenses of the Western Media which is biased, hypocritical and has double standards. BBC, DW and VOA radio channels were considered the most authentic news sources. Rest was easy, they indoctrinated our elders and we grew up angry with Russia, Arabs and Islamic ideology. Our generation graduated in Western ways through Hollywood and pursuing dreams by attempting to either shift to west or adopt that life style. How ridiculous that if you didn’t wear Levi’s jeans, Polo shirt, Nike shoes and couldn’t speak in British or American accent, you were not modern. Hence, our ‘Porn Savvy’ generation was anything but clear in its orientation with its true ideology. But some of us did survive this onslaught due to strong bonding with roots. 

Above thought train set off from what Western media is wanting us to believe on Ukranian war and how different things are on ground. Do we really need to mention Pakistani Media. One liner would suffice. Just consider them extras in movie being played by the Western media. War is no good. Russia-Ukraine conflict is no exception. At least, this time we get to see more clearly and make better judgement on the matters. Western media would in this situation have never shown us that Mr Volodymyr Zelensky was an ardent Jew and a stand up comedian. Put a joker in charge of a country expect no less than what has befallen Ukraine. 

Ukrainians are betrayed when they were asked to surrender their nuclear arsenal at the end of Cold War. But the promises were not kept and in the hour of need, Boeing has cancelled MoU regarding supply of services and  Disney has cancelled premiering its new movie in Moscow. Really!!!

Now West and US would like the war to prolong as much as possible until it becomes financially unviable for Russia.  They would love to suck Russia in and then through stalemate bleed it to surrender without getting directly involved. But the price is too heavy for Ukraine and it’s people to pay. And Russians are quite dispassionate rather cold bloodied when it comes to achieving their war objectives. They are living up to their repute and pursuing their goals ruthlessly. Ukrainians have committed the gravest mistake of their political history by putting a Jew in charge of the country. As if being Jew wasn’t enough, Mr President is a joker as well. Coming days, Russia, in order to achieve its objectives may get more lethal in her approach to the war. Some liberals might like to ‘rise above’ and not approve of this ‘Jew Paint’ in this piece. Well, Ukrainians did the same mistake and you can live with your ‘humanity’. Jew media has got its reward in case of our confused liberals.  However, my source of everything (including theory of everything) is The Book and Jew is synonymous to trouble not to mention his deep rooted hatred for us till the end of times.

Only Allah knows the whole Truth.

https://youtu.be/Y7RASTRaZYw

Surah Al Kahf- Ayah No 53

Assalam o Alaikum  Shab-e-Juma Mubarak. May this Juma bring all the blessings your way.

Alhamdolillah, today after a year of weekly Ayah wise series on Al Kahf without a miss, we reach the end of 7th Rukuh (Speech of Allah swt). Before we discuss today's Ayah, let's recap this Speech. At the back of the story 'Men of Two Gardens', Allah swt took us to the story of genesis. Exodus of Iblees from The Court of Allah swt was too much for him to take. But bear in mind that it was happening as part The Grand Design. Who know the nature of all creation better than Allah swt. Iblees had short temper, low IQ and carried evil attributes deep within him. He could pretend to be pious (like most of us) but he couldn't hide his true nature from his Maker. On exposure and expulsion from The Court, he avowed revenge from mankind. His clarity of objective is in sharp contrast with human obscurity on purpose of life. Current Speech is a stark reminder that if we follow Iblees and his associates, we may end up in closed street from one end and hell fire at the other. It is mercy of Allah swt that He has given us warnings time and again in His open letter i.e. Al Quran.

Today's Ayah is not only the last Ayah of this Rukuh but seems like end of the road for those who follow misguided misguiders. Just read the Ayah carefully, it depicts height of helplessness. There can't be worse state of hopelessness in entire human journey (Creation of Rooh, Sleep, Life, Death, Final Disposal) that anyone out of us is staring down hell fire and nowhere else to go. Now is the time to mend ways. It is greatest mercy of Allah swt that His current speech may end with a warning but Al Quran gives hope after hope in Surah after Surah time and again. 

Let's pray that we read the warning signs along the way and don't fall prey to the misguiders before its too late. Ameen