Tuesday, April 19, 2011
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Pakistan’s first female football club breaks down cultural barriers.
By Heather Sutliff
KARACHI, Pakistan, 14 April 2011- On a scorching, early morning in Karachi, a dozen girls - some wearing shawls and burqas in the blistering heat - arrive in a large walled field, ready to practice football. Their eagerness is evident as they enthusiastically remove their burqas to reveal their practice uniforms. Hurriedly, they put on their cleats and run out to the field to meet their head coach, Sadia Sheikh.
UNICEF correspondent Natasha De Sousa reports on Pakistani girls who are challenging gender stereotypes through sport. Watch in RealPlayer
These girls are members of Pakistan’s first female football club, Diya, and they are ready to play.
“The football field provides girls with a place to breathe – to get away from their daily tensions, and focus on an activity that will make them confident, healthy and strong,” explained Sadia Sheikh, who founded Diya in 2003. Diya is the only female club started and managed by women.
Gaining support
In Pakistan, there is a general lack of support for girls who want to do more than get married and become mothers. Girls face many obstacles including poverty, lack of access to education, and cultural barriers which prohibit or restrict their freedom of movement and pursuit of their dreams.
By showing up for practice today, these girls have already triumphed. They have gained the support of their families and community. Some have even travelled alone on public transportation – often frowned upon by traditional male members of society.
© UNICEF Pakistan/2011/De Sousa
17 year old Hajra used to practice football alone in her room. Now she has her eyes on a spot in the national Pakistani women’s football team.
“It’s not just about the game. In this club, we get to mix with girls from other backgrounds, poor, rich, Christian, Muslim. We even get to play with girls from other countries. It’s very supportive, it’s a safe environment, and we support each other,” said Hajra Khan, 17.
Since Diya was founded in 2003, girls’ football clubs in Pakistan have increased to around 16 including clubs from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Pakistan now has a national female football team which was provisionally included in FIFA’s global female ranking system in 2010.
‘We can do anything’
UNICEF has found that sports programs are an excellent way to reach out to girls – to encourage education, support achievements, enable girls to challenge gender stereotypes and have a voice within their families and society. This is particularly true for adolescent girls across the developing world.
“When my father fell sick I was in class six and there wasn’t money for me to continue school along with my brothers. Because I was a strong athlete, Diya recruited me and provided me with a scholarship so that I could play sports and go to school. I am now studying in Class ten. My family only agreed to support my further education after it was free,” said Fauzia Naz, a 16-year- old footballer.
Fauzia also is a part-time coach at a private elementary school. As a coach, she is not only encouraging other young girls to participate in sports, but earns a small income to help support her mother and brothers.
© UNICEF Pakistan/2011/De Sousa
Like many of her teammates, Fatima dons a burqa and shawl over her football clothes before and after practice so that she can more easily travel on public transport.
“Just like boys, girls can become doctors, lawyers, we can do anything if we have the support. We just want to have the same opportunities,” asserted Fatima Ansari, 15.
Breaking the cycle
Although some progress in social acceptance of girls’ sports teams has been made over the last decade, huge disparities exist when compared to sport opportunities for boys and for sports activities for girls living in poor rural areas.
These same disparities exist in girls’ education. UNICEF estimates that over 100 million children of primary school age were out of school in 2008, 52 per cent of which were girls
According to UNICEF’s SOWC 2011 report, changing the cycle of poverty and gender discrimination must include significant investment in adolescents - especially girls. Improving access to education and economic opportunities will empower girls and provide them with a stronger voice in decisions about marriage, birth spacing and effective ways to raise healthy, productive children.
“Change won’t happen overnight, but I am encouraged by how these girls are skilfully navigating and overcoming social barriers and expanding opportunities for girls. Every time they show-up to practice, they graduate into another class, support other girls, or score on the field they are showing us all what is possible, and living their dreams,” said Sadia.
UNICEF - Pakistan - Pakistan
utu.be/JEIEVVY4Ce0Pakistan’s first female football club breaks down cultural barriers.
By Heather Sutliff
KARACHI, Pakistan, 14 April 2011- On a scorching, early morning in Karachi, a dozen girls - some wearing shawls and burqas in the blistering heat - arrive in a large walled field, ready to practice football. Their eagerness is evident as they enthusiastically remove their burqas to reveal their practice uniforms. Hurriedly, they put on their cleats and run out to the field to meet their head coach, Sadia Sheikh.
UNICEF correspondent Natasha De Sousa reports on Pakistani girls who are challenging gender stereotypes through sport. Watch in RealPlayer
These girls are members of Pakistan’s first female football club, Diya, and they are ready to play.
“The football field provides girls with a place to breathe – to get away from their daily tensions, and focus on an activity that will make them confident, healthy and strong,” explained Sadia Sheikh, who founded Diya in 2003. Diya is the only female club started and managed by women.
Gaining support
In Pakistan, there is a general lack of support for girls who want to do more than get married and become mothers. Girls face many obstacles including poverty, lack of access to education, and cultural barriers which prohibit or restrict their freedom of movement and pursuit of their dreams.
By showing up for practice today, these girls have already triumphed. They have gained the support of their families and community. Some have even travelled alone on public transportation – often frowned upon by traditional male members of society.
© UNICEF Pakistan/2011/De Sousa
17 year old Hajra used to practice football alone in her room. Now she has her eyes on a spot in the national Pakistani women’s football team.
“It’s not just about the game. In this club, we get to mix with girls from other backgrounds, poor, rich, Christian, Muslim. We even get to play with girls from other countries. It’s very supportive, it’s a safe environment, and we support each other,” said Hajra Khan, 17.
Since Diya was founded in 2003, girls’ football clubs in Pakistan have increased to around 16 including clubs from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Pakistan now has a national female football team which was provisionally included in FIFA’s global female ranking system in 2010.
‘We can do anything’
UNICEF has found that sports programs are an excellent way to reach out to girls – to encourage education, support achievements, enable girls to challenge gender stereotypes and have a voice within their families and society. This is particularly true for adolescent girls across the developing world.
“When my father fell sick I was in class six and there wasn’t money for me to continue school along with my brothers. Because I was a strong athlete, Diya recruited me and provided me with a scholarship so that I could play sports and go to school. I am now studying in Class ten. My family only agreed to support my further education after it was free,” said Fauzia Naz, a 16-year- old footballer.
Fauzia also is a part-time coach at a private elementary school. As a coach, she is not only encouraging other young girls to participate in sports, but earns a small income to help support her mother and brothers.
© UNICEF Pakistan/2011/De Sousa
Like many of her teammates, Fatima dons a burqa and shawl over her football clothes before and after practice so that she can more easily travel on public transport.
“Just like boys, girls can become doctors, lawyers, we can do anything if we have the support. We just want to have the same opportunities,” asserted Fatima Ansari, 15.
Breaking the cycle
Although some progress in social acceptance of girls’ sports teams has been made over the last decade, huge disparities exist when compared to sport opportunities for boys and for sports activities for girls living in poor rural areas.
These same disparities exist in girls’ education. UNICEF estimates that over 100 million children of primary school age were out of school in 2008, 52 per cent of which were girls
According to UNICEF’s SOWC 2011 report, changing the cycle of poverty and gender discrimination must include significant investment in adolescents - especially girls. Improving access to education and economic opportunities will empower girls and provide them with a stronger voice in decisions about marriage, birth spacing and effective ways to raise healthy, productive children.
“Change won’t happen overnight, but I am encouraged by how these girls are skilfully navigating and overcoming social barriers and expanding opportunities for girls. Every time they show-up to practice, they graduate into another class, support other girls, or score on the field they are showing us all what is possible, and living their dreams,” said Sadia.
UNICEF - Pakistan - Pakistan
Women should know they don't need to tolerate abuse!!!
FAISALABAD: Violence against women is increasingly prevalent in all spheres of society, according to a recently released in-depth report on the subject.
A team of social scientists at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF) recently released a study on “Domestic Violence – Rural-Urban Current Age and Age at Marriage Differential Impact on Women’s Physical Health in Punjab.” The team headed by Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Dean Prof Muhammad Iqbal Zafar, with Prof Ashfaq Ahmad Maan, Fawad Asif and Munir Ahmad observed that violence against women has increased considerably over the past five years.
Generally, victims of domestic violence were found to be young and middle-aged adults. Several studies found an increased likelihood of abuse among women of age groups 15 to 19, 20 to 24, and 25 to 29 years. The report stated that married women in age group of 20 to 24 years are more likely to be abused than women aged 25 to 29 years. Women in age group of 15 to 19 years have an increased likelihood of falling victim to honour killings by blood relatives.
The study also revealed that the likelihood of domestic abuse decreases considerably in women above the age of 50. Those in age group 40 to 44 and 45 to 49 reported fewer instances of spousal abuse. “We also expect an increase in domestic abuse in newly married women between the age group of 20 to 29. Our data indicates that this is exceedingly common in Southern Punjab and several areas of Sindh,” said Zafar.
The researchers stated that a girl’s marriageable age played an important part in the understanding the risk factors that influence domestic abuse.
“The younger the girl is at the time of her marriage the less she knows about her rights. Young girls often consider domestic abuse to be the norm and put up with it for this reason,” Prof Maan said. Evidence from earlier studies concluded that girls who marry early (before the age of 18) are more likely to experience domestic violence.
The study also found that instances of domestic violence were considerably fewer among women who married at a later age. Women who married after the age of 24 were 44 per cent less likely to be abused than women who married under the age of 19.
“This research used a statistically valid random sample of 800 married women to classify the type of violence, frequency of the incident and severity of violence against married women in two district of Punjab,” Zafar said. Out of the 34 district of the Punjab two districts, Faisalabad and Narowal, were randomly selected for analysis. From each selected district two teshsils representing an urban or rural setting were listed and these included Faisalabad city and Samundari from Faisalabad and Narowal city and Shakargarh from Narowal.
Finally using a lottery method, an equal number of married households from each rural and urban area were randomly drawn.
Then numbers for each selected teshil, the total number of urban, rural union councils were calculated on the basis of an urban or rural setting census report.
With regard to the age-at-first marriage, over two thirds of women (68.6 per cent) and less than one per cent of men had their first marriage before reaching the age of 20. The majority of men (44.8 per cent) had their first marriage after celebrating their 25th birthday, compared with only 11.1 per cent of women. The study revealed that “physical violence may cause deep scars on the victims and could permanently damage or impair their mental health”. The respondents were asked about health problems they had suffered due to physical abuse during the last 12 months. Many respondents reported physical violence incidences that resulted in medical conditions such abdominal, thoraces injuries, bruises and welt’s, chronic pain, ocular damages, fibromyalgia and fractures.
The study concluded that gender based violence takes many different forms and there may be distinctive patterns or manifestations of gender violence associated with particular cultures, work status, number of spouses and marriages. “However, gender violence is present in all contexts of cultural, socio-economic and political power relations, which reduces women to economic and emotional dependency,” Maan said.
The experts made a number of recommendations to overcome violence against the women and said that marriageable age of young women should not be less then 22 years. “The biggest problem we found was absolute economic dependence on the man. Nearly all the women we interviewed continued to put up with abuse for years simply because they depend on their husbands for financial support and for their children,” said Prof Asif.
The report recommends that public and private institutions establish and implement model protocols for the early identification and referral of abuse victims in health care settings.
“Someone needs to report incidents of abuse to the police and women should not be encouraged to return to abusive husbands simply because of societal pressures,” said Dr Munif Ahmed.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 18th, 2011.
A team of social scientists at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF) recently released a study on “Domestic Violence – Rural-Urban Current Age and Age at Marriage Differential Impact on Women’s Physical Health in Punjab.” The team headed by Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Dean Prof Muhammad Iqbal Zafar, with Prof Ashfaq Ahmad Maan, Fawad Asif and Munir Ahmad observed that violence against women has increased considerably over the past five years.
Generally, victims of domestic violence were found to be young and middle-aged adults. Several studies found an increased likelihood of abuse among women of age groups 15 to 19, 20 to 24, and 25 to 29 years. The report stated that married women in age group of 20 to 24 years are more likely to be abused than women aged 25 to 29 years. Women in age group of 15 to 19 years have an increased likelihood of falling victim to honour killings by blood relatives.
The study also revealed that the likelihood of domestic abuse decreases considerably in women above the age of 50. Those in age group 40 to 44 and 45 to 49 reported fewer instances of spousal abuse. “We also expect an increase in domestic abuse in newly married women between the age group of 20 to 29. Our data indicates that this is exceedingly common in Southern Punjab and several areas of Sindh,” said Zafar.
The researchers stated that a girl’s marriageable age played an important part in the understanding the risk factors that influence domestic abuse.
“The younger the girl is at the time of her marriage the less she knows about her rights. Young girls often consider domestic abuse to be the norm and put up with it for this reason,” Prof Maan said. Evidence from earlier studies concluded that girls who marry early (before the age of 18) are more likely to experience domestic violence.
The study also found that instances of domestic violence were considerably fewer among women who married at a later age. Women who married after the age of 24 were 44 per cent less likely to be abused than women who married under the age of 19.
“This research used a statistically valid random sample of 800 married women to classify the type of violence, frequency of the incident and severity of violence against married women in two district of Punjab,” Zafar said. Out of the 34 district of the Punjab two districts, Faisalabad and Narowal, were randomly selected for analysis. From each selected district two teshsils representing an urban or rural setting were listed and these included Faisalabad city and Samundari from Faisalabad and Narowal city and Shakargarh from Narowal.
Finally using a lottery method, an equal number of married households from each rural and urban area were randomly drawn.
Then numbers for each selected teshil, the total number of urban, rural union councils were calculated on the basis of an urban or rural setting census report.
With regard to the age-at-first marriage, over two thirds of women (68.6 per cent) and less than one per cent of men had their first marriage before reaching the age of 20. The majority of men (44.8 per cent) had their first marriage after celebrating their 25th birthday, compared with only 11.1 per cent of women. The study revealed that “physical violence may cause deep scars on the victims and could permanently damage or impair their mental health”. The respondents were asked about health problems they had suffered due to physical abuse during the last 12 months. Many respondents reported physical violence incidences that resulted in medical conditions such abdominal, thoraces injuries, bruises and welt’s, chronic pain, ocular damages, fibromyalgia and fractures.
The study concluded that gender based violence takes many different forms and there may be distinctive patterns or manifestations of gender violence associated with particular cultures, work status, number of spouses and marriages. “However, gender violence is present in all contexts of cultural, socio-economic and political power relations, which reduces women to economic and emotional dependency,” Maan said.
The experts made a number of recommendations to overcome violence against the women and said that marriageable age of young women should not be less then 22 years. “The biggest problem we found was absolute economic dependence on the man. Nearly all the women we interviewed continued to put up with abuse for years simply because they depend on their husbands for financial support and for their children,” said Prof Asif.
The report recommends that public and private institutions establish and implement model protocols for the early identification and referral of abuse victims in health care settings.
“Someone needs to report incidents of abuse to the police and women should not be encouraged to return to abusive husbands simply because of societal pressures,” said Dr Munif Ahmed.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 18th, 2011.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
اللہ کو کيسے مُخاطب کريں ؟
اللہ کو کيسے مُخاطب کريں ؟
سلسلہ ميں قرآن شريف کی متعلقہ آيات ميں سے کُچھ کا ترجمہ
سُورَة الْأَعْرَاف آيت 180 ۔
اور اللہ ہی کے لئے اچھے اچھے نام ہیں ۔ سو اسے ان ناموں سے پکارا کرو اور ایسے لوگوں کو چھوڑ دو جو اس کے ناموں میں حق سے انحراف کرتے ہیں ۔ عنقریب انہیں ان (اعمالِ بد) کی سزا دی جائے گی جن کا وہ ارتکاب کرتے ہیں
۔
سُورَة الْاِسْرَء / بَنِیْ ِإسْرَآءِيْل ۔ آيت 110 ۔
کہہ دیجئے کہ اﷲ کو پکارو یا رحمان کو پکارو ۔ جس نام سے بھی پکارتے ہو اچھے نام اسی کے ہیں
۔
سُورة ٢٠ طٰہٰ آيت 14١٤ ۔
بیشک میں ہی اللہ ہوں میرے سوا کوئی معبود نہیں سو تم میری عبادت کیا کرو اور میری یاد کی خاطر نماز قائم کیا کرو
۔
سُورَة النَّمْل آيت 9 ۔
اے موسٰی! بیشک وہ میں ہی اللہ ہوں جو نہایت غالب حکمت والا ہے
۔
سُورَة الْقَصَص آيت 30 ۔
جب موسٰی وہاں پہنچے تو وادئ کے دائیں کنارے سے بابرکت مقام میں ایک درخت سے آواز دی گئی کہ اے موسٰی! بیشک میں ہی اللہ ہوں تمام جہانوں کا پروردگار
۔
سُورَة الرَّحْمٰن آيت 78
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آپ کے رب کا نام بڑی برکت والا ہے ۔ جو صاحبِ عظمت و جلال اور صاحبِ اِنعام و اِکرام ہے
۔
سُورَة الْحَشْر آيات 22 تا 24 ۔
وہی اللہ ہے جس کے سوا کوئی معبود نہیں، پوشیدہ اور ظاہر کو جاننے والا ہے ۔ وہی بے حد رحمت فرمانے والا نہایت مہربان ہے ۔ وہی اللہ ہے جس کے سوا کوئی معبود نہیں ۔ بادشاہ ہے ۔ ہر عیب سے پاک ہے ۔ ہر نقص سے سالم ہے ۔ امن و امان دینے والا ہے ۔ محافظ و نگہبان ہے ۔ غلبہ و عزّت والا ہے ۔ زبردست عظمت والا ہے ۔ سلطنت و کبریائی والا ہے ۔ اللہ ہر اُس چیز سے پاک ہے جسے وہ اُس کا شریک ٹھہراتے ہیں ۔ وہی اللہ ہے جو پیدا فرمانے والا ہے ۔ عدم سے وجود میں لانے والا ہے ۔ صورت عطا فرمانے والا ہے ۔ سب اچھے نام اسی کے ہیں ۔ اس کے لئے وہ (سب) چیزیں تسبیح کرتی ہیں جو آسمانوں اور زمین میں ہیں ۔ اور وہ بڑی عزت والا ہے بڑی حکمت والا ہے
سلسلہ ميں قرآن شريف کی متعلقہ آيات ميں سے کُچھ کا ترجمہ
سُورَة الْأَعْرَاف آيت 180 ۔
اور اللہ ہی کے لئے اچھے اچھے نام ہیں ۔ سو اسے ان ناموں سے پکارا کرو اور ایسے لوگوں کو چھوڑ دو جو اس کے ناموں میں حق سے انحراف کرتے ہیں ۔ عنقریب انہیں ان (اعمالِ بد) کی سزا دی جائے گی جن کا وہ ارتکاب کرتے ہیں
۔
سُورَة الْاِسْرَء / بَنِیْ ِإسْرَآءِيْل ۔ آيت 110 ۔
کہہ دیجئے کہ اﷲ کو پکارو یا رحمان کو پکارو ۔ جس نام سے بھی پکارتے ہو اچھے نام اسی کے ہیں
۔
سُورة ٢٠ طٰہٰ آيت 14١٤ ۔
بیشک میں ہی اللہ ہوں میرے سوا کوئی معبود نہیں سو تم میری عبادت کیا کرو اور میری یاد کی خاطر نماز قائم کیا کرو
۔
سُورَة النَّمْل آيت 9 ۔
اے موسٰی! بیشک وہ میں ہی اللہ ہوں جو نہایت غالب حکمت والا ہے
۔
سُورَة الْقَصَص آيت 30 ۔
جب موسٰی وہاں پہنچے تو وادئ کے دائیں کنارے سے بابرکت مقام میں ایک درخت سے آواز دی گئی کہ اے موسٰی! بیشک میں ہی اللہ ہوں تمام جہانوں کا پروردگار
۔
سُورَة الرَّحْمٰن آيت 78
۔
آپ کے رب کا نام بڑی برکت والا ہے ۔ جو صاحبِ عظمت و جلال اور صاحبِ اِنعام و اِکرام ہے
۔
سُورَة الْحَشْر آيات 22 تا 24 ۔
وہی اللہ ہے جس کے سوا کوئی معبود نہیں، پوشیدہ اور ظاہر کو جاننے والا ہے ۔ وہی بے حد رحمت فرمانے والا نہایت مہربان ہے ۔ وہی اللہ ہے جس کے سوا کوئی معبود نہیں ۔ بادشاہ ہے ۔ ہر عیب سے پاک ہے ۔ ہر نقص سے سالم ہے ۔ امن و امان دینے والا ہے ۔ محافظ و نگہبان ہے ۔ غلبہ و عزّت والا ہے ۔ زبردست عظمت والا ہے ۔ سلطنت و کبریائی والا ہے ۔ اللہ ہر اُس چیز سے پاک ہے جسے وہ اُس کا شریک ٹھہراتے ہیں ۔ وہی اللہ ہے جو پیدا فرمانے والا ہے ۔ عدم سے وجود میں لانے والا ہے ۔ صورت عطا فرمانے والا ہے ۔ سب اچھے نام اسی کے ہیں ۔ اس کے لئے وہ (سب) چیزیں تسبیح کرتی ہیں جو آسمانوں اور زمین میں ہیں ۔ اور وہ بڑی عزت والا ہے بڑی حکمت والا ہے
اللہ اور انسان
اللہ اور انسان
.میں نے کہا: تھک چکا ہوں.
تو نے کہا: لا تقنطوا من رحمة اللہ.
خدا کی رحمت سے ناامید نہ ہوں ـ
(سورہ زمر/آیت 53)
میں نے کہا: کوئی بھی میرے دل کی بات نہیں جانتا.
تو نے کہا: ان اللہ یحول بین المرء و قلبه.
خدا انسان اور اس کے قلب کے بیچ حائل ہے ـ
(سورہ انفال/آیت 24)
میں نے کہا: تیرے سوا میرا کوئی نہیں.
تو نے کہا: نحن اقرب من حبل الورید.
ہم گردن کی رگوں سے بھی انسان کے قریب تر ہیں ـ
(سورہ ق/آیت 16)
میں نے کہا: لیکن لگتا ہے تو مجھے بھول ہی گیا ہے!
تو نے کہا: فاذکرونی اذکرکم.
مجھے یاد کرتے رہو تا کہ میں بھی تمہیں یاد رکھوں ـ
(سورہ بقرہ/آیت 152)
میں نے کہا: کب تک صبر کرنا پری گا مجھے؟
تو نے کہا وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّ السَّاعَةَ تَكُونُ قَرِيبًا.
تم کیا جانو شاید وعدے کا وقت قریب ہی ہوـ
(سورہ احزاب/آیت 63)
میں نے کہا: تو بہت بڑا ہے اور تیری قربت مجھ نہایت چھوٹے کے لئے بہت ہی دور ہے، میں اس وقت تک کیا کروں؟
تو نے کہا: واتبع ما یوحی الیک واصبر حتی یحکم الله.. (تم وہی کرو جو میں کہتا ہو اور صبر کرو تا کہ خدا خود ہی حکم جاری کردےـ
(سورہ یونس/آیت 109)
میں نے کہا: تو بہت ہی پرسکون ہے! تو خدا ہے اور تیرا صبر و تحمل بھی خدائی ہے جبکہ میں تیرا بندہ ہوں اور میرے صبر کا ظرف بہت ہی چھوٹا ہے. تو ایک اشارہ کردے کام تمام ہے.
تو نے کہا: وَعَسَى أَن تُحِبُّواْ شَيْئًا وَهُوَ شَرٌّ لَّكُمْ
شاید تم کسی چیز کو پسند کرو اور تمہاری مصلحت اس مین نہ ہو ـ
(سورہ بقرہ/آیت 216)
میں نے کہا: انا عبدک الضعیف الذلیل – میں تیرا کمزور اور ذلیل بندہ ہوں؛- تو کیونکر مجھے اس حال میں چھوڑ سکتا ہے؟
تو نے کہا: إِنَّ اللَّهَ بِالنَّاسِ لَرَؤُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ
خدا انسانون پر بہت ہی مہربان اور رحم کرنے والا ہےـ
(سورہ بقرہ/آیت 143)
میں نے کہا: گھتن کا شکار ہون.
تو نے کہا: قُلْ بِفَضْلِ اللّهِ وَبِرَحْمَتِهِ فَبِذَلِكَ فَلْيَفْرَحُواْ. (لوگ کن چیزوں پر دل خوش رکھتے ہیں ان سے کہہ دو کہ خدا کے فضل و رحمت پر خوش رہا کریں.
(سورہ یونس – آیت 58)
میں نے کہا: چلئے میں مزید پروا نہیں کرتا ان مسائل کی! توکلتُ علی الله.
تو نے کہا: ان الله یحب المتوکلین. (خدا توکل کرنے والوں سے محبت کرتا ہے.
(سورہ آل عمران/آیت 159)
میں نے کہا: غلام ہیں تیرے اے مالک!
لیکن اس بار گویا تو نے کہا کہ: خیال رکھنا؛ وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ فَإِنْ أَصَابَهُ خَيْرٌ اطْمَأَنَّ بِهِ وَإِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ فِتْنَةٌ انقَلَبَ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ خَسِرَ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةَ ذَلِكَ هُوَ الْخُسْرَانُ الْمُبِينُ۔
(سورہ حج – آیت 11)
... (بعض لوگ صرف زبان سے خدا کی بندگی کرتے ہیں، اگر انہیں کوئی خیر پہنچے تو امن و سکون محسوس کرتے ہیں اور اگر آزمائش میں مبتلا کئے جائیں تو روگردان ہوجاتے ہیں
Interesting Facts About Islam
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Summiyyah RadiAllahu Anha mother of Ammar RadiAllahu Anhu and wife of Yassir RadiAllahu anhu was the first to meet martyrdom for the cause of Islam. She was killed by Abu Jahl the enemy of Islam.
Summiyyah RadiAllahu Anha mother of Ammar RadiAllahu Anhu and wife of Yassir RadiAllahu anhu was the first to meet martyrdom for the cause of Islam. She was killed by Abu Jahl the enemy of Islam.
Did you know that Imam Bokhari Rahmatullah Alaih compiled his collection of 7,275 Ahadith by selection from 600,000. Before writing each Hadith he would make 2 Rakaat nafl Salaat.
The 10 Sahabah who were promised Paradise during their lifetime were Abubakr Siddique, Umar bin Khattab, Uthman bin Affan, Ali bin Abi Talib, Talha Bin Ubaidullah, Saeed Bin Zaid, Abu Ubaidah Bin Jarrah, Zubair bin Awwam, Saad Bin Abi Waqqas, and Abdur Rahman Bin Auf RadiAllahu Anhum Ajmaeen.
Ammar RadiAllahu Anhu Built the First Masjid at the request of RasoolAllah Alaihi Wa Sallam. It was the Masjid in Quba.
Two of the Ummahatul Mu’mineen (Mothers of the Ummah), (RasoolAllah Sallallahu Wa Sallam’ wives) died before him, they are Khadija RadiAllahu Anha and Zainab Bint Khuzaimah RadiAllahu Anha.
Salmaan Farsi RadiAllahu Anhu was the one who suggested to RasoolAllah Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam about digging a trench around the city of Madina at the time of the battle of Khandakh (trench)
Abdullah Ibn Zubair (RA) was the first baby boy to be born after Hijrah. His Father was Zubair (RA) and his mother was Asma (RA). His aunt (mother's sister) was none other than Ummul Mu'mineen Aaiysha (RA) and his grand father was Abu Bakr Siddique (RA)
Zaid RadiAllahu Anhu is the only Sahabi whose name is mentioned in the Quran (Surah Ahzaab)
Rasulullah (SAW) made duaa to Allah Subhanaho Wa Taala that, He strenghten Islam with Umar bin Al-Khattab or Umar bin Hisham i.e. Abu Jahl. Allah accepted the duaa in favour of Umar bin Al-Khattab (RA).
Abu Bakr (RA) received the title 'As-Siddeeq' on readily saying that he accepted Rasulullah (SAW)'s Night Journey (Mairaaj) to the Heavens when the Kuffar asked for his opinion.
Ali bin Abi Talib (RA) walked all the way from Makkah to Madeenah, at the time of Hijrah, while hiding from the pursuing Quraish.
Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari (RA) was blessed by Allah to be the first host of Rasulullah (SAW) in Madeenah.
Rasulullah (SAW) called Yahya (AS) son of Zakariyyah (AS) 'Shaheed bin Shaheed' meaning 'Martyr son of Martyr'.
Uthman bin Affan (RA) did not fight in the battle of Badr as he stayed home to take care of his sick wife Ruqayyah (RA), daughter of Rasulullah (SAW). She died shortly before Madeenah received the news of Victory for the Muslims in the battlefield.
All of Rasulullah (SAW)'s children died before him except for his daughter, Fatimah (RA).
Amr bin Thabit (RA) became a muslim during the battle of Uhud, and died as a martyr in the same battle. When asked about him, Rasulullah (SAW) said that he was from the People of Paradise, even though he had not prayed a single salaah.
Zaid bin Harith (RA) accompanied Rasulullah (SAW)when he went Taif.
The cause of Abu Lahab's death was the wife of his brother Abbas (RA), Umul-Fadl (RA). on hearing about the defeat of non-muslims at Badr, he started abusing a muslim servant, so she took a log and hit him, which caused his skull to crack. He died a few days later because of it.
Ameer ul Mumineen Uthman RA. had given the duty of collecting and compiling the first holy Quran to Zaid Ibn Thaabit RA., who fulfilled it by the help of other companions and off course the help of Allah. Zaid RA. once said that "By Allah, if they had asked me to move a whole mountain from its place, it would have been easier than the task of compiling the Quran which they ordered me to fulfill".
Abdullah Ibn Masood RA. was the first Muslim to read the Quran publicly near the Kaaba in Makkah, after the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Waa Sallam.
Bilaal RA. was the first Muezzin chosen by RasoolAllah Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam.
RasoolAllah Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam had four daughters ZAINAB, RUQQAYYAH, UMM KULTHOOM AND FATIMA RadiAllahu Taala Anhun and three sons QASIM, TAYYAB OR TAHIR, AND IBRAHIM, but all the sons died in their infancy.
Did you know that the original name of the holy city of Madinah was "YATHRIB"
Rasool Allah Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallams' father's name was ABDULLAH and his mother's name was AAMINAH.
Khadijah RadiAllahu Anha was the first person and the first woman to take shahada and accept Mohammad Sallallahu alaihi Wa Sallam as the Prophet and Messenger of Allah, followed by Zaid Bin Haritha RA., Ali Ibn Abi Talib RA. and Abu Bakar Siddique RA.
The first Hafiz of Quran was Uthman bin Affan (RA, offcourse after RasoolAllah Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam.
Ali RadiAllahu Anhu Said that he heard The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam say "TALHA(RA) AND ZUBAIR(RA) ARE MY NEIGHBORS IN PARADISE"
Did you know that Rasoolallah Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam performed only one Hajj in his lifetime.
Usamah Bin Zaid(RA) was the son of Zaid Bin Harith(RA)and his wife Barakah(RA)(known also by the name of Umm Ayman(RA))
If all Quraans in the world today were destroyed, the original Arabic would still remain, because millions of Muslims, called Huffaz have memorized the text of the Quraan letter for letter from beginning to end, every word and syllable. Also, chapters from the Qur'an are precisely recited from memory by every Muslim in each of the five daily prayers.
The Islamic calender is based on the phases of the moon, with it being approximately 11 days shorter than the 365 days of the year in the Georgian calender. Hence, the dates of our festivals (Eid -ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha) move through the year.
Adam Alayhis salam was approximately 30 Ziraa tall. Ziraa is a measurement and one Ziraa is approximately half a metre.
The Majority of muslims do not live in the middle East. The most populous muslim country is Indonesia , the 4th largest country in the world with approximately 184 million muslims
The splitting of the Moon was was one of the greatest miracle of RasoolAllah Sallallahu Alaihi Wa sallam. When Sayyiduna Rasulullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) was 52 years old, the leaders of the disbelievers of the Quraish tribe came to him and said, "If you are a Prophet, then split the moon into two parts." Sayyiduna Rasulullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) dearly wanted the people to convert to Islam, especially his close friends and relatives. He prayed, raising up his hands, and the moon split into two equal halves. Each part of the moon was seen above different mountains. The disbelievers said, "Muhammad (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) has performed magic." They did not accept Islam.
The Ummah of Sayyiduna Rasulullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam), are more than that of all the Ummahs of all the other Ambiya put together.
It is obligatory on every Muslim to love Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alaihi wasallam). The sign of love for him is to adapt his way of life and always remember him.
According to the Qur'an, the Kaaba was first built by the Ibrahim Alaihi Salaam and and his son Ismail Alaihi Salaam.
Muslims do not worship the Kaaba; the Kaaba is simply a focal point for prayer ordered by Allah Subhanaho Wa Taala..
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Prominent Kuffar like Abu Jahl would secretly listen to the verses of the Holy Quran because they were fascinated by it.
Prominent Kuffar like Abu Jahl would secretly listen to the verses of the Holy Quran because they were fascinated by it.
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