Islamic index launched in Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)

Bombay Stock Exchange has launched Islamic index. Main objective is to provide a suitable environment for Muslims who are hesitant of using normal stock exchange activities due to certain religious concerns. These concerns are related to nature of company where investment is going to take place. Also interest based activities are strictly prohibited in Islamic Sharia.

It is very positive and should be appreciated that in economic filed, Indian business community have acted professionally without any religious bias.

Surprisingly, i became a little bit disturbed by reading this news. The reason was that we got a separate country by chanting slogans of Islam and now we are without any Islamic ideology. Instantly i Googled for any clue of Islamic index in Pakistani stock exchanges. And i found that The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) and Al-Meezan Investment Management Limited (Al Meezan Investments) launched the Pakistan’s first co-branded Islamic Index, KSE-Meezan Index (KMI).

To bridge the gaps among religious and less religious classes in Pakistan, Government and private sectors should try to come close by such steps in every filed of life.

No wikileaks about Israel, Really?

I have heard many people saying that unlike many other countries there are no wikileaks about Israel. And with same mind most of people declare the wikileaks as a conspiracy by US Govt itself. Am so sick of these conspiracy theories. ): Even one of leading columnist in his recent column mentioned the same point and at the end declared the leaks as conspiracy of US Govt to develop a new strategy of diplomacy around the world.

I think such issues are not so simple as people give authoritative view on same. If you discuss this issue with people around you (as Pakistani folk is eager to discuss such topics) or read columns/articles in newspapers you may get a funny vision that Obama administration and Pentagon high ups are sitting together and approve the plan to reveal truth about their spy type diplomacy in form of wikileaks. It is ridiculous to think so.

Back to main point, today i have captured a snap on Google.com with results of term "wikileaks Israel". Google is showing lot of results on web and in news. So leaks are there about Israel also and these are serious. So there is no reality to say that there are no wikileaks about Israel.

You can try it yourself.

Year 2011 calender would be same as year 2005

Regarding the coming year of 2011, it is interesting to note that 2011 would match  2005. Days and dates would follow same combination as in 2005. This means vacations and other yearly events would follow same days. So if you have 2005 calender with you then  no need to buy a new one for 2011.

Where your cell phone got assembled

To get know that where your cell phone was assembled, here is a simple way.
Press *#06# on your mobile  and the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number appears check the 7th and 8th digits.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7th 8th 9 0 11 12 13 14 15

IF the 7th & 8th digits are

• 02 or 20 that mean it was Assembled in Emirates
• 08 or 80 that mean it' s manufactured in Germany
• 01 or 10 that mean it' s manufactured in Finland
• 00 that mean it was manufactured in original factory
• 13 that mean it was Assembled in Azerbaijan

Emotions have foot

اشفاق احمد نے اپنی ایک کتاب میں لکھا ہے کہ
زندگی میں کوئی خوشی، کوئی جذبہ کبی مستقل نہیں ہوتا.
 ان کے بھی پاؤں ہوتے ہیں.
 ہمارا سلوک اور رویہ دیکھ کر کبھی یہ بھاگ کر قریب آ جاتے ہیں،
 اور کبھی آہستہ آہستہ دور چلے جاتے ہیں

Which are you? (A story highlighting the difference of effect)

A girl went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil; without saying A word.

In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl.

Interesting facts about Oct 2010

Oct 2010 has some interesting facts associated with it.

• 5 Fridays
• 5 Saturdays
• 5 Sundays 

October with these qualities is once in 823 years.

Distinction of problem types

Pakistan is now a country full of problems and challenges. From a pedestrian to president of country every individual has grieve challenges on daily basis. Media is acting as an important character to highlight the problems.

Among the debates and commentaries every where, one thing is confusing (even funny) that common man is spending a lot of time on watching, reading and commenting the Govt level constitutional, judicial and policy issues and is paying less attention to problems that are really affecting his life.

Political parties are also neglecting these issues that are directly affecting the lives of people.

If i try to list the issues that i think are directly affecting the people, then it is surprising that about 60 to 70 % of issues are not even touched in our print and electronic media. Even people themselves are not too much involved in solution and highlight. The list may be as follows.

• Inflation
• Food contamination
• Traffic jams
• Fake medical practitioners
• Poor quality medicines
• Increasing black magic operators in society
• Corruption for services
• Law and order
• Poor transport facilities
• Awareness of women rights
• Insufficient facilities at courts and jails
• Insufficient and polluted drinking water
• Optimizing Telecommunication sector policies. It includes revision and censorship of SMS and call packages. 

These are few problems that hit my mind at this time. Of course you may point many more along with these. But main point is that these problems are not touched by any authority. And even media do not pay due attention to these issues. 

It is required that to make the life a bit more better, people should talk and care about the problems that are really their own and truly affect them.

Why Bill Gates would decide to Sell off Microsoft?

Letter from Banta Singh of Punjab to Mr. Bill Gates of Microsoft

Subject: Problems with my new computer.

Dear Mr. Bill Gates,

We have bought a computer for our home and we have found some problems, which I want to bring to your notice.

1. There is a button 'start' but there is no 'stop' button. We request you to check this.

2. We find there is 'Run' in the menu. One of my friends clicked 'run' he ran up to Amritsar ! So, we request you to change that to 'sit', so that we can click that by sitting.

3. One doubt is whether any 're-scooter' is available in system? I find only 're-cycle', but I own a scooter at my home.

4. There is 'Find' button but it is not working properly. My wife lost the door key and we tried a lot trace the key with this ' find' button, but was unable to trace. Please rectify this problem.

5. My child learnt 'Microsoft word' now he wants to learn 'Microsoft sentence', so when you will provide that?

6. I bought computer, CPU, mouse and keyboard, but there is only one icon which shows 'MY Computer': when you will provide the remaining items?

7. It is surprising that windows says 'MY Pictures' but there is not even a single photo of mine. So when will you keep my photo in that.

8. There is 'MICROSOFT OFFICE' what about 'MICROSOFT HOME' since I use the PC at home only.

9. You provided 'My Recent Documents'. When you will provide 'My Past Documents'?

10. You provide 'My Network Places'. For God sake please do not provide 'My Secret Places'. I do not want to let my wife know where I go after my office hours.

Regards,

Banta Singh

Last one to Mr Bill Gates :

Sir, how is it that your name is Gates but u are selling WINDOWS??????

A puppet of clay

Yesterday i got small poem through SMS. I find it simple and interesting so decided to blog it.

A puppet of clay

Often, as i look through my old window

Wounder, from where does this wind blow

There must be some one who made trees

And then made them to move to and fro

Often, as i look into the burning sun

I start to think of Him, the greatest one

He is the creator and protector of all

I am the creator and protector of none

He gave me eyes to see His grace

He gave me a tongue just to praise

Today as i think of my bad deeds

All selfish talks and my greeds

My eyes get filled with tears and shame

With pain and sorrow, my heart bleeds

For how long in this world, will i stay?

Surely, i will have to leave one day

With the passage of time, i have realized

I am nothing but a puppet of clay.

You are the one

Importance and glory of Juma-tul-Mubarak according to Hadith Shareef

Really interesting personality test

This is a real test given by the HR Departments at many of the major corporations today. It helps them get better insight concerning their employees and in their prospective employees. Read on, this is very interesting. Don't be overly sensitive. The following is pretty accurate and it only takes a few minutes. Take this test for yourself and send it on to your friends. Don't peek, but begin the test as you scroll down and answer. Answers are for who you are now and not who you were in the past.

It's only 10 Simple questions, so grab a pencil and paper, keeping track of your letter answers to each question.

Ready?
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Begin......................
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1. When do you feel your best.
A) in the morning
B) during the afternoon and early evening
C) late at night

Test your sharpness

1.

man

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board

 
Ans. = man overboard

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stand

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Poor genius of dormant Muslim Umma

Prisoner No. 650 Dr Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani PhD. Having 144 honorary degrees and certificates in the field of neurology from different institutes of the world. She is the only Neurologist In the world having honorary Ph.d from Harvard University. Dr. Aafia is Hafiza-e-Quraan and Aalima. Not even a single American matches her qualifications. 

She was kidnapped from Karachi along with her 3 children in 2003. This operation was performed by FBI with help of authorities in Pakistan. She was transferred to notorious Bagram jail in Afghanistan without any legal process or channel. First there was no information provided by US or Pakistan to her family. Later she was charged for alleged connection with Al-Qaeda.

Why collation forces are loosing Afghanistan

War critics and observers are astonished by tilting power balance towards Taliban side. Major part of world war power is engaged in Afghanistan along with their state of art and sophisticated weaponry. Elite intelligence mechanism is supporting the forces. On the other side there is nothing and no one on Taliban side. Their close allies like Pakistan have refused to be with them in war of terror.

Only foreign power is few hundred (as mentioned in American congress) strength of Al-Qaida. So the million dollars question is that why Taliban are gaining grounds and collation forces are looking for grace full escape.

A part of answer lies in following two pictures of Afghan and collation forces.

Read and learn Namaz-e-Janaza with Urdu translation

It is right of every Muslim that he should be buried with regard as guided by Allah through His Prophet peace be upon him. Fellow Muslim has to offer Namaz-e-Janaza at that occasion with advised recitations. Following is the Arabic text along with Urdu translation that is read during Namaz-e-Janaza.

Different forms of Hijab or Parda

Parda or Hijab is a beautiful aspect of women nature and dressing. Most of the modest societies have concepts of covering the women to cure her beauty that Allah bestowed her. Islam also obligates the Muslim women to get an attire which is under agreed moralities of humankind.

Under light of this true teaching of Islam Muslim women have adopt many forms of Hijab or Parda, inspired by their culture, climate and social values. Following are some of the types of Hijab or parda that noble women use all over the world.

Download Saha-e-Sitta Hadith books with Urdu translation

Following books of Hadith Shareef can be downloaded in .pdf format.
Jamia Tirmizi is with Urdu translation of Arabic Hadith. Zip file contains 2 .pdf files. Total approximate size is about 57 MB.
Mota Imam Malik is with Urdu translation of Arabic Hadith. Approximate size is about 10 MB.
Sahih Bukhari is with Urdu translation of Arabic Hadith. Zip file contains three .pdf files. Total approximate size is about 56 MB.
Sahih Muslim is with Urdu translation of Arabic Hadith. Zip file contains three .pdf files. Total approximate size is about 49 MB.
Shumail e Tirmizi is with Urdu translation of Arabic Hadith. Approximate size is about 5 MB.
Sunan Abu Daood is with Urdu translation of Arabic Hadith. Zip file contains three .pdf files. Total approximate size is about 35 MB.
Sunan Ibn Maja is with Urdu translation of Arabic Hadith. Zip file contains three .pdf files. Total approximate size is about 30 MB.
Sunan Nasai is with Urdu translation of Arabic Hadith. Zip file contains three .pdf files. Total approximate size is about 38 MB.

Click here to view my post containing Sahih Bukhari Sharif in Software product form

Live life as it is or improve it by out of box thinking

Nadeem F. Parachoaf, a confused mind of Pakistan

After watching this confused Nadeem F. Parachoaf in "News, Views and Confused", i read several of his blogs and columns in daily English dawn. I mostly enjoyed his critics on values and conservations in society. With the passage of time a common resemblance emerged in dominant number of his writings. He always get a religious or cultural issue to make mock of. Along with criticizing the religious scholars he also looks of the vision to ban the freedom of thinking and expression for religious mind people.

A mail from a frustrated victim of chain mails

I wanted to thank all my friends and family who have forwarded chain letters to me in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 and continuing it in 2010 also.......

How to permanently delete your facebook account

Instead of mentioning any reasons like biased policy of facebook or no privacy respect, for your good decision of quitting facebook, let me come straight to the point. Take few minutes to read following lines for graceful quit process from facebook. I would discuss the process of permanently deleting the facebook. So if you are looking to temporarily de-activate your facebook account then this post is not meant for you.

Utilize your problems in a Tai-Chi way

Some years back i watched a movie 'Tai-Chi' where hero (jet li) uses a special fighting technique of using force of opponent to attack him. It is told by his old master.
I think this Tai-Chi type method is applicable against problems and hardships of life. Here i would quote some examples.

Get inspired by your past

I have noticed that various aspects of my past always motivate and inspire me. When i am down and there is nothing challenging to be involved in. At such times life looks boring. Here when intentionally or unintentionally i go through my past achievements and good memories it has great effect and i realize that challenges are still there and i would be successful as before and also it enhance my believe on Allah and i get thankful for His guidance and mercies upon me.
So try to have a glance at your past achievements to get motivated.

Motivated muslims but down fall is still there

Recently i received an email with inspirational snaps taken at different parts of world. Snaps demonstrate that Muslims are offering their prayers even in worst, unfavorable, depressed and miserable conditions. During Friday prayers in hot summer days, i have personally noticed that my fellow Muslims even offer prayer directly under sun without any shed.

Obama analysing the return of Russian influence

Over past 5 years America got success to settle his favored Governments in former Russian states through successful color revolutions. But during last three months Russia has turned back by over throwing the American biased regimes in Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan. It is an active move by Russia to spread the sphere of interest in the region. Surprisingly Obama has not expressed his concerns on the issue. But eventually stage would come where concern would be showed and terms would be re-visited.

Interesting facts about table of 9

9 * 1 = 09 and also 0 + 9 = 9
9 * 2 = 18 and also 1 + 8 = 9
9 * 3 = 27 and also 2 + 7 = 9
9 * 4 = 36 and also 3 + 6 = 9
9 * 5 = 45 and also 4 + 5 = 9
9 * 6 = 54 and also 5 + 4 = 9
9 * 7 = 63 and also 6 + 3 = 9
9 * 8 = 72 and also 7 + 2 = 9
9 * 9 = 81 and also 8 + 1 = 9
9 * 10 = 90 and also 9 + 0 = 9

After 10, 11 would give 18 and onwards to 12 same formula would be applied.

9 * 11 = 99 and also 9 + 9 = 18
9 * 12 = 108 and also 1 + 0 + 8 = 9
9 * 13 = 117 and also 1 + 1 + 7 = 9
9 * 14 = 126 and also 1 + 2 + 6 = 9
9 * 15 = 135 and also 1 + 3 + 5 = 9
9 * 16 = 144 and also 1 + 4 + 4 = 9
9 * 17 = 153 and also 1 + 5 + 3 = 9
9 * 18 = 162 and also 1 + 6 + 2 = 9
9 * 19 = 171 and also 1 + 7 + 1 = 9
9 * 20 = 180 and also 1 + 8 + 0 = 9

After 20, 21 and 22 would give 18. Onwards to 23 same formula would be applied.
Same pattern would go up to infinity. It is amazing and math is elegant as art and sophisticated as science.

Hazara Province demand and agitation

Hazara province demand occurred just after presentation of 18th amendment by constitutional committee. And it was relatively less projected as long as at least 13 people were killed and several got bullet injuries by brutal police firing on public protest. There was a lot of anger and voilent sentiments against loss of lives. Dormant leadership of Hazara came on scene without any clear goal and motive in mind. They were just following the vast majority of people.

Movie review for Hitman

Action movie Hitman was released in 2007. It covers the life part of a contract killer like agent. In the movie he gets involved in killing of Russian president. He successfully completes the task but story takes turn and a dummy president takes place of dead one. Hitman come to know that this was plan to take over by dummy president. At a funeral Hitman manages to kill the dummy also. At the end Hitman manages escape with help of CIA.
Over all it is action movie with stylish fight actions.
Main cast is

• Olyphant as Agent 47: An orphaned child kidnapped and trained by the Organization to become an elite assassin. He is the hero of movie.
  

• Dougray Scott as Mike Whittier: Interpol agent Mike Whittier has been tracking Agent 47 for quite some time.
  

• Olga Kurylenko as Nika Boronina: A woman as heroin with Agent 47.
  

Debt life style bounds you

Debt life style bounds you in many ways.

Pakistani media trends

Media has great responsibility to lead the society on various issues. Pakistani media is looking not OK with his responsibilities.

Ground realities are changing in war on terror

Pakistan should not blindly follow American view of war on terror. Ground realities are changing

Most beautiful border of the world

All Pakistani Urdu columns and urdu articles at one place

I am habitual to have a look at Urdu columns in leading newspapers of Pakistan. At the same time i was fed up to visit and browse separate sites for searching good Urdu columns. Recently i came across a very use full website. It is www.urdu-columns.com. Urdu-Columns.com compiles all urdu columns from leading Urdu newspapers of Paksitan. Along with that it publishes urdu articles and interviews from other sources like weekly Nida E Millat, Weekly Akhbar-e-Jahan, Weekly Al-Qalam. Above all this collection is timely and regularly updated.
I would recommend you to bookmark http://www.urdu-columns.com

Meray mutabiq, A increasingly funny production by geo news

May be some one would wounder that why i am declaring 'Meray Mutabiq' as increasingly funny production of geo news. Right, once upon a time i was also a regular viewer of this program and was fan of deep and ponder-able critics of Dr. Shahid Masood. But it has been some months that Dr. has totally focused upon every aspect of President Zardari.

My goals for 2010

New year tends to have a glance at lost and gained in ending year. Also it is reasonable to set your priorities for coming year. I have following goal to acheive following qualities during year 2010

• to start my day early in morning
• not to miss my prayer
• stay in touch with recitation of holy Quraan
• to have more time with my family
  
• to stay in touch with my friends
  
• to play more out door games and go for hiking regularly (currently only on weekends)
• to help and facilitate every one in any way
• to blog regularly
• to read more books

Although all these mentioned qualities may look lite, but they have great relationship with personality and powers.

Movie review for AVATAR

Avatar directed by James Cameron. Cast is relatively low profile including Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Sigourney Weaver. It gave concept of human invasion to another creature on their planet. It has resemblance to invasion of super powers to poor countries. Superpowers do not want to let the poor countries to live the life their way. A human mind is shifted to alien body. Later that human is conquered by right cause of aliens and fights again human forces. It is really cool idea to present human as alien and invaders to that place. I enjoyed it a lot and recommend you at some week end.

Some thing to ponder

Some days back i bought books containing discussions from famous Zaviya program of Ashfaq Ahmed. That was a very useful program and has many aspects of advice for young and old.
To day while reading some pages from Zaviya, i came across very simple concept of good deed. Ashfaq Ahmed defines the good deed as "act to facilitate any other". Its beautiful, simple and has very essence of Islam and other religions.
I think we all should comprehend and apply this concept in our lives. Surely it would benefit us in this world as well as in eternal life coming after death.

Interesting facts about year 2010

Following are some interesting facts about year 2010

• Starts on Friday and ends at Friday
• Eid ul Fitr on Friday and eid ul adha on Friday
  
• 12 Rabi ul Awal on Friday
• Shab e Miraj on friday

Personality improvement handbook

At start of new year make sure to implement steps to improve your personality. Start with following tips

• Don ' t compare your life to others.
• Don ' t have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.

Health handbook

At start of new year every one have new priorities. It would be great if we give more priority to our health. Start with following tips

• Drink plenty of water.
• Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
• Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
• Live with the 3 E ' s -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy.
• Make time to pray.
• Play more physical games than computer games.
• Read more books than you did in 2009 .
• Sit in silence and alone for at least 10 minutes each day.
• Sleep for 6-7 hours.
• Take a 10-30 minute walk daily. And while you walk, smile.