Monthly Archives: December 2008

It’s been a while since I wrote. But I just had to do this one because it sickens me to see where my country Pakistan is heading. A country which was built on principles of love and respect, is packed with nutcases who are misusing my religion to the max and doing stuff which has nothing to do with Islam. It’s been misused by leaders and public alike and sadly nothing we can do about it besides talking.

A nation where each and every tv channel was showing how Miss Benazir is no more and so on, yes it’s sad. But where the HELL did everyone’s brain go as to not show a single thing about one of the greatest people of the century, who did so much for our nation, without whom we wouldn’t have our own identity and India wouldn’t have its own.

Where did his celebrations go? Quaid-e-Azam was born December 25, 1876… majaal hei if there was any program about him on TV, oh yes.. about any leader that has snatched the country for billions of dollars.. yes for them we have lots of time.. LOTS of it. Keep on showing them on TV day in day out, name every school on their name, and yes also make a statue of them and start it’s pooja karna. Afterall, ab Muslim hona sirf naam ka hi hei na.

Disgusting!

The world is such a beautiful place to live in isn’t it ? How many times do we stand by a tree and look at the splendid way it grew from a tiny plant to be what it is today, how many times do we look at flowers and praise the beautiful work of God.. how he dipped them in the colors of the rainbow and beautified the world for all of us.

How many times do we look at the stars which grace the beautiful dark sky like tiny diamonds as if they were stitched to the largest black cloth ever woven. We don’t see how they keep shining no matter how dark the night is. Maybe there is something to learn from those tiny diamonds.

When was the last time you took out time for yourself, just for yourself and realized that there is more to the world than money, there is more to fame in this world and there definitely is more to the world then your materialistic needs. You feed the needs of your body but how many times have you given the importance to your soul, which is the REAL you.

Did you ever sit at a quiet spot and thought for one single moment, that each second, each minute, each hour is just passing by and you aren’t able to stop it at all. Time is slipping through your hands like sand and you are still trying to hold as much of it as possible.

The world is just too beautiful to be missed, yet our eyes don’t see it. We see what others want us to see, we want what others have and we do what others did before us.

When will we do what we really want to do? When will we want what WE really want and need? When will we have peace within ourselves? I feel the only perfect time for that is NOW. Not tomorrow or in an hour or so.. but NOW.

So, go on.. free yourself from the worries of the “world” and start seeing the billions of blessings you are blessed with, i doubt you will see a single reason to be sad about.

Note : This post is NOT suggesting that we celebrate if we have lost some dear and near ones, it’s created because some celebs in the movie industry who are no where near Islam claim to be representing it with their actions.

I just read something which made me blow the steam out of my ears. And before I say anything, those that know me know very well that I have as many hindu best friends as muslims and christians.. so don’t even get into a discussion pointing fingers at my words before you read the whole thing.

I am gonna write this post being a “Muslim” first and then anything else. The incident that occurred in India was one of the most heart breaking things that happened there since ages and my duas n prayers go out to the lovely souls who lost their lives, plus I also wish that those that carried the attacks are wiped from the face of this earth. I had a friend who’s dad was missing during the attacks and it was very painful seeing the friend worried because that’s how any human would feel like who has a family. But did you guys know that lots of the victims in the Mumbai attacks were Muslims as well?

Now onto my point. I read that some Hindu extremists want Muslims stars and celebs out of India, and not only that, but some “Muslim” superstars have not celebrated Eid this time. I mean ok there are more ways you can express your pain than letting it go over the religion. Where in the world does this sense come in the so called Muslim Celebrities in India that the religion that they claim they belong to is being ridiculed in such a way of protests? And that too by saying “No India I will not celebrate my religious day because I feel bad for the attacks” It’s not about Religion for God’s sake.. The ones who carried the attacks no matter what country they are from are NOT MUSLIMS.. and COUNTRYLESS. And by saying this and that about not celebrating Eid for this or that, is saying in other words “Yes Islam allows killings, so I will not celebrate Eid because I don’t know about my religion” . I for one will NOT allow any celebrity taking the stand on my behalf.. if they want to not celebrate something for Gods sake I wish they don’t say “I am not celebrating one of the most cherished days of Eid that we are told to by Allah because I want to shine my publicity” There are more ways to show your sympathy.. Go on a hunger strike, until my Pakistani govt hands over those who were behind it, if they were. And also go on a hunger strike whenever there is a bomb that goes off in Pakistan. Because if you are for humanity my friend, then don’t see the border between Pak and India. That won’t work…

Coming to the real core of the problem here. The attacks have created amazing amounts of news all over the world, but it’s very very very sad that I hardly see any news of bombings each and every day in Pakistan. Just as I am writing this yesterday a bomb killed 24 people in a city in Pakistan. EVERY single day a bomb goes off, not every other day. But everyday.

Yes back to the celebs not celebrating eid, are we talking about same celebs who probably don’t even know the “Kalima” or even if they do then by not celebrating EID doesn’t prove their support to the victims, all it does is their ended support to the religion of peace that I follow, Islam.

And no where in Islam it says we are to kill people, Muslims just like non-muslims have families and have a life to live. The voice of the media is the real terrorist, that creates people like the ones who blow up places i n Pakistan everyday, and places all over India.

If I was incharge over the talks or anything, I would first of all get the facts straight and get both country heads to FOCUS that its a common enemy.. terrorists we are fighting. And demand that any reported who puts the word Islamist Jihadi in the name of “terrorist” is taken their license away. Because what right does one journalist have to take benefit of a situation which can be resolved. But just because they wanna sell their stinky newspaper they have to spice it up.

We would have to take both Pakistanis and Indians hand in hand signing a mutual agreement to support understanding and realize we are against a group of losers who can NOT be Muslims but countryless, mindless nutcases, because a real Muslim has no time for this stuff. And no suicide bomb takes one to Heaven.. end of story!

I just can’t see my religion made fun of by the media, and now the celebs are joining in by saying “No eid celebration” .. would any Hindu celebs not celebrate “Ganpati pooja” or any other major celebration this time, if the bombs in Pakistan are a response by hindu extremists? No na? Well that’s what I mean.. why the hell let things go over a religion, especially “no celebration” by celebs who know nothing about their own religion and hardly even practice…

The only way this tension between Pakistan and India can stop is when both start seeing each other as Humans first. Those of us who have thousands of friends from across the border realize the value of communication. I think both countries should jail every single extremist who talks bad about the other country.

End of story!!