My Diary: Some Random Thoughts

10th May 2015 is approaching. The day when my 5 years Bond with NUST to serve as a faculty member is finishing; and I am free to move anywhere (legally and morally). I had been waiting for this day during the first few months at NUST so eagerly but now, when it is right there, there is no feeling but of emptiness. It is not that, I am a kind of person who plans for future; I am not a dreamer but with each passing day, when life appears to be very slowly loosing, this feeling of emptiness is emerging. Shoq-e-Perwaz has diminished...

to be contd

Allama Iqbal - Zara nam ho to ye mitti bari zurkhez hay saqi

متاع دين و دانش لٹ گئي اللہ والوں کي

يہ کس کافر ادا کا غمزئہ خوں ريز ہے ساقي

وہي ديرينہ بيماري ، وہي نا محکمي دل کي

علاج اس کا وہي آب نشاط انگيز ہے ساقي

نہ اٹھا پھر کوئی رومی عجم کے لالہزاروں سے

وہی آب و گل ایران وہی تبریز ہے ساقی

نہیں ہے ناامید اقبال اپنی کشت ویران سے

ذرا نم ہو تو یہ مٹی بری زرخیز ہے ساقی

Baba Bhullay Shah

In Roman Urdu

sir te topi niyyet khoti

ki lena topi dhar ke

tasbeeh pheri per dil na phirya

ki lena tasbeeh huth phur ke

chillay keetay per Rab na mileya

ki lena chillian wur ke

Bhulay shah jhaag bina dodh nai jamday

bhawain laal hoey kurh kurh ke

Some Random Thoughts on Spiritualism-1

[Note: I am not presenting my own opinion in this post but I am just commenting upon some beliefs regarding spirituality that I have come across during discussion with other people and the confusions that come in mind about those beliefs]

We, colleagues in university, were having discussion about spirituality. Few of them have had experienced spiritualism by themselves or know the people who have  (or claim to have) performed so. I learnt from them a few beliefs about spirituality I found hard to grasp. I have tried to enlist some of these points which are basically the characteristics that are associated with spiritual people.

1. People who have mastered the spirituality can not only know their own date of deaths but can tell that for any other person.
2. All the events in the universe (those which have happened and those which are going to happen) are stored like a book. Spiritual people can look into that book and see and tell the events.
3. They can talk to people who are dead. They can ask them any question related to their lives that they lived on earth and their life hereafter.
4. They can visit the skies (heavens). They can even meet the Prophets (A.S) on those skies.

Questions:

1. If people can tell their own date of deaths and others, then is there any point in admiring the bravery of those who performed Jihad and returned as Ghazi? For example, in battles and ghazvas, the sahabis (ra) who pariticipated in Battle of Badar are admired by Almighty. Is it possible that none of those 313 had practiced spirituality to know their date of deaths? Why didn't they practice it if it is so necessary in religion? and if they did practice it, then how can they be claimed to be heroes when they knew that they were not going to die that day?
2. If they can see the future events as well, why do they don't use this skill for the betterment of humanity like other people do (for example scientists who have done so much to improve the life). For example, if they can tell the natural calamity is going to happen, then why not they try to save people life? and if they say that they have to keep it secret, why is it so ? Why an ilm (knowledge - a good thing) has to be kept in secret if it is allowed in religion?

contd..

Ranja Ranjha Kerdi - By Bhulay Shah

پریشان ہو کے میری خاک آخر دل نہ بن جاے

جو مشکل اب ہے یا رب پھر وہی مشکل نہ بن جاے

نہ کر دیں مجھ کو مجبور نوا فردوس میں حوریں

میرا سوز دروں پھر گرمی محفل نہ بن جاے

کہیں اس عالم بے رنگ و بو میں بھی طلب میری

وہی افسانہ دنبالہ مہمل نہ بن جاے

بنایا عشق نے دریاے پیدا کراں مجھ کو

یہ میری خود نگہ داری میرا ساحل نہ بن جاے

کبھی چھوڑی ہوئی منزل بھی یاد آتی ہے راہی کو

کھٹک سی ہے جو سینے میں غم منزل نہ بن جاے

Iqbal -

از هند و سمرقند و عراق و همدان خیز

از خواب گران، خواب گران، خواب گران خیز

از نالهء مرغ سحر و از بانگ آزان خیز

وز گرمی هنگامهء آتش نفسان خیز

از خواب گران خواب گراخواب گران خیز

memar-e-haram baz batameer-e-jehan khaiz

iz khawab-e-giran khawab-e-giran khawab-e-giran khaiz

Afghanistan = Graveyard of Empires

Iqbal (Apni Jolangah)

Apni jolaaN'gah zaer-e-AasmaaN samjha tha meiN
Aab-o-gill ke khel ko apna jahaN samjha tha meiN

Be'hijaabi se teri TooTa nigahooN ka talism
Ik ridaa-e neelgooN ko aasmaaN samjha tha meiN

KarvaaN thuk ker fizza ke paich-o-kham meiN reh gya
MeHr-o-mah-o-mushtree ko hum'anaaN samjha tha meiN

Ishq ki ik jast ne teh ker diya qissa tamaam
Iss zameen-o-aasmaaN ko be'karaaN samjha tha meiN

Keh gayeiN raaz-e-muhabbat parda'dari haaey shoq
Thi fughaaN wo bi jissay zabt-e-fughaaN samjha tha meiN

Thi kisi darmaaNda reh'ro ki sadda-e dardnaak
Jis ko aavaaz-e-raheel-e-karvaaN samjha tha meiN

Nationalism

Iss daur main may aur hai, jaam aur hai, jum aur
Saaqi ne bina ki rawish-e-lutf-o-sitam aur
Muslim nai bhi ta’ameer kia, apna harum aur
Tahzeeb ke azar ne trishwai sanam aur
In taza khudaon main baRa sab se watan hai
Jo pairhan iss ka hai, woh mazhab ka kafan hai
Yeh but keh tarasheeda-e-tahzeeb-i-navi hai
Gharat gar-e-khashan-e-deen-i-nabawi hai
Baazu tira tawheed ki quwwat se qawi hai
Islam tira dais he, tu Mustafawi hai!
Nazzara-e-deerana zamanay ko dikha dai
Ai Mustafawi, khaak main iss but to mila dai
Ho qaid-maqaami to nateeja hai tabahi
Rah bahar main azad-e-watan, soorat-e-maahi
Hai tark-e-watan sunnat-e-Mahboob-e-Ilaahi
Dai tu bhi nabuwwat ki sadaqat peh gawahi
Guftaar-e-siyasat main watan aur hi kuch hai
Irshaad-e-nabuwwat main watan aur hi kuch hai
Aqwaam-e-jahan main hai raqabat, to issi sai
Taskheer hai maqsood-e-tijarat, to issi sai
Khaali hai sadaqat sai siyasat, to issi sai
Kamzor ka ghar hota hai gharat, to issi sai
Aqwam main makhlooq-e-khuda bat-ti hai iss sai
Qaumeat islam ki jaR kat-ti hai iss sai