People keep asking, (saying, by-the-way) about profession of forefathers or perhaps, they taunt about what they were doing to earn their livelihood; working masonry or carpentry, blacksmith! My Advice is introduce yourself, open up yourself, then ask other person to do so. Given that is truth, I am proud of them who worked in severe hot and cold weather to earn Halal (honest) livelihood, and not like we people working in office; where temperature is maintained and employer pays regularly; do we put enough work honestly into the hours we are paid???? I want to tell the questioner and the fitna person behind him. You have picked up a bad word, if it was something good, why the person behind you did not ask me direct. I will never put such an unethical question on anyone; Neither for salaries, nor for age. Professions are adopted in which you can show your talent to the employer who pays you for work done. Children from find creeds and colors are forced by circumstances to work at gas stations, cycle repair shops, or restaurants. If you have been in touch with your loved-ones in the background, you will find them doing jobs;--you will abruptly say; No, No, they are not your relatives; they are acquaintance. When you have YOUR PURPOSE, you will marry your son or daughter in that acquaintance family.
To find out facts I put this question in turn to myself, and I asked for Allah’s guidance, it was revealed that from a toilet to a house, mosque, church, temple, God’s house, mosque of the prophet (pbuh) and the mosque Al-Aqsa; all worked consists of masonry and carpentry. People involved have been from various families (in creed and color). They adopted this state-of-the-art and improved and developed, searched and produced fired bricks; blocks, showed their works in large bridges, domes, wonders of the world; towers, the forts in remote areas, the Taj Mehal, mausoleums, ready-made roofs, large span roof without pillars, wall-panels, and their work has been recognized and is now called “civil engineering” for which people of different colors and creeds are eager to achieve.
Construction of Sears Tower in Chicago, USA. The team of architect Bruce Graham and structural engineer Fazlur Rehman Khan designed the building as nine square "tubes"—each essentially a separate building—clustered in a 3x3 matrix.
The labor worked hard in supplying materials, to lay their work in place, without them they could do nothing. Whatever respectable titles (khatabs) their forefathers were bestowed upon in recognizion of their services rendered to the invaders. SINCE THEN they are known by that ? There are flourishing large socialized cities where everyone is called Nawab-Sahib. There are those nice happy cities where everybody’s name is ending with “Khan”, I thought we used word Khan for those people from Afghanistan or the northwestern areas of Pakistan. They speak Pashto or Persian. Here they don’t know any of these languages, they speak urdu. How can we dig out deep; we have no time, to find their backgrounds.
During a census in Lahore, Pakistan, 1.5 million pathans were working there; as firewood and charcoal dealer, cobbler/shoe-shine, popcorns. We call them Khan-Sahib; they are from northwestern areas; there are Maliks, Masuds, Mehmands, Tajiks, but we never asked any one which family some one belonged to.
Once I was returning from Pakistan and landed at Midway airport of Chicago, USA. I came out of the airport. I had not arranged for one from family to pick me up. Cab driver for the first in the line, was away from his car. His colleague called him Khawaja sahib there is sawari (passenger). I got into the car. I paid respects to the driver and addressed like this: My name is Sheikh Sarwar, I am from Samanabad, Lahore; I had not yet completed my address; he said “I am khawaja; also from Samanabad, living Khawaja Gulzar dental clinic. I did not get my professional job. My friend Bhatti from Pakki Tathi, Samanabad, is here and he arranged a cab for me. I make 40-50 thousand a month; no tax.” In our general rough language we call them “cabbies” by their apparent profession. Later on I found there were doctors also from Pakistan driving cabs because to get a certificate to practice in Chicago was time-consuming and expensive.
I carried a gift from Pakistan to be delivered to their relative in Chicago. After two days I gone to the address. No one answered my call. I was ready to leave. A cab came in and stopped at the drive way. He greeted me and asked whom I was looking for. I said “Chaudhry Imtiaz”. He shook hand with me and invited me to have a cup of tea. He thanked for the gift.
CONCLUSION:
We should not do “search-work” we have other essential jobs to do.
Meat and Depart as nice human beings.
I believe God gave expertise to:
- Prophet Daood" for making steel chains.
- Prophet Issa" to make clay birds
- Prophet Noha" to build a large boat
- People to prepare arrows, swords, and warfare headgear
I ask God and the readers for errors I have done in above writing. Please correct me. Thanks.
sheikhmsarwar@gmail.com
Monday, September 28, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
Afghanistgan and Indian Influence
My feelings are:
If some one is injured, hungry or thirsty, or some one’s dear has passed away; he will be thankful to that person who helps him in time of need. I have heard people calling that helping hand an “angel”.
Some nationals promote their nationalism on worldwide basis. They reach places they find vacuum and people looking out to redress their sufferings; be the helper from among or an outsider.
Deeds and not slogans do the job. Noble cause is to be noble and promote a noble image of your country. Go deep into the hearts of people. Work for their prosperity in bringing them “dress, education, food, and health services”.
In many countries, I found Indians working as importers, exporters, consultants, wholesalers, retailers and doctors and entertainers (theaters, movie and music discs). They have established themselves in those countries and earn money for them and ultimately name and money for their country.
Indian nationals established themselves since long, in many Muslim countries, as in Afghanistan, investing money, doing business, providing cheap manpower, IT-innovations, industrial machinery and what not.
My questions to a Pakistani –
Have you ever tried to set up businesses, medical facilities, food processors, textiles, in other countries; instead of opening up several outlets in one city or the whole of country?
US and Japan have established industry in countries where cheap labor is available. It created jobs in those countries and reduced cost of products. Pakistan industry is no less than others; take, Batala Engineering whose products used to be exported to UK; Imdad Tanning Machinery; they are also exporters; Kohinoor Textiles and their contemporaries; Ittefaq Industries; they have a long range of products, the KSB pumps at Wah.
If you have put 100 demands on table for help from other countries; how many were for “exporting your manpower – officially”.
On the other side –
There have been established instances where products of Pakistan; like dalda (cooking oil), atta (wheat flour) and rice were expensive inside Pakistan and they were cheaper in Afghanistan????
If that was labeled “smuggling”; why Pakistan did not try to export officially and why the other country welcome unofficially.
Pakistan and Afghanistan are brotherly, friendly; Why they are not on talking terms from core of heart? Why they don’t visit each other frequently?
sheikhmsarwar@gmail.com
If some one is injured, hungry or thirsty, or some one’s dear has passed away; he will be thankful to that person who helps him in time of need. I have heard people calling that helping hand an “angel”.
Some nationals promote their nationalism on worldwide basis. They reach places they find vacuum and people looking out to redress their sufferings; be the helper from among or an outsider.
Deeds and not slogans do the job. Noble cause is to be noble and promote a noble image of your country. Go deep into the hearts of people. Work for their prosperity in bringing them “dress, education, food, and health services”.
In many countries, I found Indians working as importers, exporters, consultants, wholesalers, retailers and doctors and entertainers (theaters, movie and music discs). They have established themselves in those countries and earn money for them and ultimately name and money for their country.
Indian nationals established themselves since long, in many Muslim countries, as in Afghanistan, investing money, doing business, providing cheap manpower, IT-innovations, industrial machinery and what not.
My questions to a Pakistani –
Have you ever tried to set up businesses, medical facilities, food processors, textiles, in other countries; instead of opening up several outlets in one city or the whole of country?
US and Japan have established industry in countries where cheap labor is available. It created jobs in those countries and reduced cost of products. Pakistan industry is no less than others; take, Batala Engineering whose products used to be exported to UK; Imdad Tanning Machinery; they are also exporters; Kohinoor Textiles and their contemporaries; Ittefaq Industries; they have a long range of products, the KSB pumps at Wah.
If you have put 100 demands on table for help from other countries; how many were for “exporting your manpower – officially”.
On the other side –
There have been established instances where products of Pakistan; like dalda (cooking oil), atta (wheat flour) and rice were expensive inside Pakistan and they were cheaper in Afghanistan????
If that was labeled “smuggling”; why Pakistan did not try to export officially and why the other country welcome unofficially.
Pakistan and Afghanistan are brotherly, friendly; Why they are not on talking terms from core of heart? Why they don’t visit each other frequently?
sheikhmsarwar@gmail.com
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Gen Ziaul Haque plane crash
Mein kis ke haath pe apna lahu talash karun
tamam shehr ne pehn rakhey hein dastaney
Translation: like:
How can I find my blood stain on a hand
Population of this city has gloved their hands
As I heard a plane of the then Pak Airways carrying six Generals was crashed. How and who was behind it; perhaps not known yet.
We have been unable to find cause of death: starting with Quaid-e-Azam to Benazir Bhutto – several of people and country leaders.
We ask Allah for forgiveness for every thing He didn't like of those who are with him and for us waiting in line - and, we forgive those who have hurt us and ask for fogiveness from those those who were hurt by us - Aameen.
It has happened in other countries also, like: India, Maxico, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Kabul and United States.
Only one thing comes to my mind. When General Zia used bike to go his office. As I heard, he said, he needed no security but it was duty of the Security office to secure his journey. Later on, the Security said that journey by bike cost Security 70,000 rupees. Given that Security has to do its job – were they there securing the travel of General Zia and entourage.
sheikhmsarwar@gmail.com
tamam shehr ne pehn rakhey hein dastaney
Translation: like:
How can I find my blood stain on a hand
Population of this city has gloved their hands
As I heard a plane of the then Pak Airways carrying six Generals was crashed. How and who was behind it; perhaps not known yet.
We have been unable to find cause of death: starting with Quaid-e-Azam to Benazir Bhutto – several of people and country leaders.
We ask Allah for forgiveness for every thing He didn't like of those who are with him and for us waiting in line - and, we forgive those who have hurt us and ask for fogiveness from those those who were hurt by us - Aameen.
It has happened in other countries also, like: India, Maxico, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Kabul and United States.
Only one thing comes to my mind. When General Zia used bike to go his office. As I heard, he said, he needed no security but it was duty of the Security office to secure his journey. Later on, the Security said that journey by bike cost Security 70,000 rupees. Given that Security has to do its job – were they there securing the travel of General Zia and entourage.
sheikhmsarwar@gmail.com
Sugar crisis in Pakistan
Healthwise
I heard of a saying:
"Why we give poison to kill some one who can be killed by sugar"
Brown sugar is far better than the white sugar which is labelled as white poison. Our body extracts enough sugar, salt and minterals etc. that our body needs and expels the extras. We need heat/fuel for body which is in the form of sugar. Extra sugar we use for taste should be minimal. Only those people need extra sugar who work hard/manual labour or walk and burn sugar found in their body. To replenish that extra sugar is needed. In summer when sweating takes away salt and we go for salt. Nature has given us fruit like water melon which is all sugar and we see people doing hard labour, usually go for water melon to quench thirst and sugar take-in. Be careful please; extra sugar not used, not flushed out, can cause DIABETES.
Sugar crisis
This is not a new popup. People forget very soon what had happened in the past because they are continuing to compose themselves and struggle for their daily life livelihood. They accept calamities as if that was a test from God. Crisis such as this – sugar, ghee (butter oil) crisis; are man made.
Shortage of essentials is related to the Demand and Supply formulae. Whenever manufacturers think of enhancing prices; they get into pool and holdback supplies to the wholesalers and then retailers and customers face the shortage. They try here and there to find the stuff even if they have to pay extra to get it. Protests come on streets. Government at this stage jumps into it and form a committee to investigate and suggest what should be solution to crisis. Meetings are held between manufacturers and wholesalers, government. Manufacturers put forward reasons that raw material has become expensive and it is difficult to release goods without recovering extra money they paid for the raw materials. Customers continue suffering and meetings are continuing moving from week to week.
Finally prices are negotiated and decided to the benefit of manufacturers and the wholesalers; hoarders; who had a pre-knowledge of these crises. All upper hands benefit at the expense of customers.
When Mr. Bhutto was in power, a party who sails in two boats, was directed to or did it on its own, bought large stocks of sugar and ghee from main cities, over night. Dawn of the next day surprised users that these two items were not available. Government tried to help people through Utility stores and other outlets. Those who had piled stocks, offered these essentials at much lower rates than the government. To destabilize government rallies and slogans were on the street. This gave chance to the manufacturers and wholesalers to benefit out of it. They made large amount of profits.
Same thing – sugar crisis was created in FM Ayub Khan’s rule to destabilize government.
In all circumstances there are associations and groups whose members have to comply with their policies to stay with the group and take benefit from their dealing and negotiations with the source of supplies.
Possible solution
Manufacturers, producers wholesalers, some users and government meet each year end of December and review any increase in basic raw material which should help increased price of the finished goods.
Reverse of this – to reduce prices
In the international market: oil producing countries take their tankers for sale in the open market. At one time, purchasers of large stocks pooled and did not buy any oil. Oil production continued and tankers piled up at the selling point. Because there were no customers, prices had to go – go – go down from 52 dollars to 2.5 dollars a barrel.
MAY GOD HELP US ALL, BLESS US ALL!
Please tell me where you find me wrong so I can correct my thinking. Thanks.
sheikhmsarwar@gmail.com
I heard of a saying:
"Why we give poison to kill some one who can be killed by sugar"
Brown sugar is far better than the white sugar which is labelled as white poison. Our body extracts enough sugar, salt and minterals etc. that our body needs and expels the extras. We need heat/fuel for body which is in the form of sugar. Extra sugar we use for taste should be minimal. Only those people need extra sugar who work hard/manual labour or walk and burn sugar found in their body. To replenish that extra sugar is needed. In summer when sweating takes away salt and we go for salt. Nature has given us fruit like water melon which is all sugar and we see people doing hard labour, usually go for water melon to quench thirst and sugar take-in. Be careful please; extra sugar not used, not flushed out, can cause DIABETES.
Sugar crisis
This is not a new popup. People forget very soon what had happened in the past because they are continuing to compose themselves and struggle for their daily life livelihood. They accept calamities as if that was a test from God. Crisis such as this – sugar, ghee (butter oil) crisis; are man made.
Shortage of essentials is related to the Demand and Supply formulae. Whenever manufacturers think of enhancing prices; they get into pool and holdback supplies to the wholesalers and then retailers and customers face the shortage. They try here and there to find the stuff even if they have to pay extra to get it. Protests come on streets. Government at this stage jumps into it and form a committee to investigate and suggest what should be solution to crisis. Meetings are held between manufacturers and wholesalers, government. Manufacturers put forward reasons that raw material has become expensive and it is difficult to release goods without recovering extra money they paid for the raw materials. Customers continue suffering and meetings are continuing moving from week to week.
Finally prices are negotiated and decided to the benefit of manufacturers and the wholesalers; hoarders; who had a pre-knowledge of these crises. All upper hands benefit at the expense of customers.
When Mr. Bhutto was in power, a party who sails in two boats, was directed to or did it on its own, bought large stocks of sugar and ghee from main cities, over night. Dawn of the next day surprised users that these two items were not available. Government tried to help people through Utility stores and other outlets. Those who had piled stocks, offered these essentials at much lower rates than the government. To destabilize government rallies and slogans were on the street. This gave chance to the manufacturers and wholesalers to benefit out of it. They made large amount of profits.
Same thing – sugar crisis was created in FM Ayub Khan’s rule to destabilize government.
In all circumstances there are associations and groups whose members have to comply with their policies to stay with the group and take benefit from their dealing and negotiations with the source of supplies.
Possible solution
Manufacturers, producers wholesalers, some users and government meet each year end of December and review any increase in basic raw material which should help increased price of the finished goods.
Reverse of this – to reduce prices
In the international market: oil producing countries take their tankers for sale in the open market. At one time, purchasers of large stocks pooled and did not buy any oil. Oil production continued and tankers piled up at the selling point. Because there were no customers, prices had to go – go – go down from 52 dollars to 2.5 dollars a barrel.
MAY GOD HELP US ALL, BLESS US ALL!
Please tell me where you find me wrong so I can correct my thinking. Thanks.
sheikhmsarwar@gmail.com
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Resolution
Resolution: author my grandson Sameed Irfan
Everyday we think of and plan to accomplish certain work during the day (a short term planning) and some to complete in a month or so (called a long term planning). We write it down or save in our memory.
Resolutions are when a person makes a goal to do some thing in the near future. It helps accomplish and achieve aim going through various steps to get to the target.
They could also be personal goals that would help improve upon a person’s habits. They help make a person better by getting rid of bad habits one by one. If some one resolves to get through the exams; he sketches a road to success by replacing some extra curricular activities by studies.
Next step is ‘how to start and work through until it is done”. This is planning and we start step by step various points to complete the task smoothly. There are failures also. And we check back to find where we made a mistake and how to correct it.
When we make a resolution and find it shouldn’t be to hard then we might just give up that task; if that is feasible, for the future. If that has to be done then we consult with other person/persons to find a better solution. When we find a solution and agree to it, we say we have “resolved”.
We should go through these thinking, working out step by step, consult others, to reach a successful resolution. Spend time as needed in the initial stages and not to take decisions haphazardly to let things incomplete and hanging over head blocking or interrupting taking up other tasks. Each and every minute of TIME is precious, it does not wait and will not be reverse itself.
(CHOOSE WISELY AND BENEFICIALY)
I appreciate he has ability to think over such useful things.
Sheikh sarwar
Everyday we think of and plan to accomplish certain work during the day (a short term planning) and some to complete in a month or so (called a long term planning). We write it down or save in our memory.
Resolutions are when a person makes a goal to do some thing in the near future. It helps accomplish and achieve aim going through various steps to get to the target.
They could also be personal goals that would help improve upon a person’s habits. They help make a person better by getting rid of bad habits one by one. If some one resolves to get through the exams; he sketches a road to success by replacing some extra curricular activities by studies.
Next step is ‘how to start and work through until it is done”. This is planning and we start step by step various points to complete the task smoothly. There are failures also. And we check back to find where we made a mistake and how to correct it.
When we make a resolution and find it shouldn’t be to hard then we might just give up that task; if that is feasible, for the future. If that has to be done then we consult with other person/persons to find a better solution. When we find a solution and agree to it, we say we have “resolved”.
We should go through these thinking, working out step by step, consult others, to reach a successful resolution. Spend time as needed in the initial stages and not to take decisions haphazardly to let things incomplete and hanging over head blocking or interrupting taking up other tasks. Each and every minute of TIME is precious, it does not wait and will not be reverse itself.
(CHOOSE WISELY AND BENEFICIALY)
I appreciate he has ability to think over such useful things.
Sheikh sarwar
Veil/Pardah in 1940's
Pardah/Veil - a sign of self and to avoid eye to eye contact with a male person. What happened to it after 1947 India partition?
Women used to keep the scarf/dupatta over their heade and shoulder covering all body to below the hips. If a male guests came into the house and she had to talk to him, she would lower her scarf until below her eyes.
All women, were observing traditional pardah; muslims in burqa, shalwar, qameez; Hindus in Sarees; Sikh with dupatta, kameez/shirts below knee.
Heads were covered by all muslim men with fabric cap/topi or turbine, sikhs in turbin and hindus topi.
Men and women - all communities - were communicating with each other very respectfully.
Women used to keep the scarf/dupatta over their heade and shoulder covering all body to below the hips. If a male guests came into the house and she had to talk to him, she would lower her scarf until below her eyes.
All women, were observing traditional pardah; muslims in burqa, shalwar, qameez; Hindus in Sarees; Sikh with dupatta, kameez/shirts below knee.
Heads were covered by all muslim men with fabric cap/topi or turbine, sikhs in turbin and hindus topi.
Men and women - all communities - were communicating with each other very respectfully.
Blasts and the human lives
I don't know who fired or ordered to fire the first blast. Sure, he knew it will take without warning human life; men, women and children; damage properties. What type of reward the igniter should expect in life hereafter. We take it very lightly. Life here in this world is very very short while the life hereafter will be endless; whether in heaven or hell, though we are assured the severity of punishment will not be more than the severity of injurious actions done in this world.
Those who blast themselves have never been identified or claims of their parents have never been brought to public. Who they are! From where they come! Do they have parents, brothers and sisters! OR they are brainwashed to do this "holy" job for an uncertified assurance of a place in the heaven.
Blasts are heard of all over the world. If it is done in tit-for-tat fashion; both sides are earning stain of blood and both are to be claimed.
There are lot of joyful programs aired on media. Some time we listen a few minutes message to restrain from such acts and that they are not recognized by any religion. We need much more stress on this and message should be aired in all languages and repeated over and over again.
First we ask, pray for children and expect children when grown up to help their parents. Then, we kill them and their parents also. Sooner or later we are punished in one or the other form for our wrong doings in this world but at that time we do not realize the link and pray to God for recovery from the calamity. First we do the forbidden then expect for forgiveness.
Please join me in my prayer:
God put us on the right path, restrain us from taking lives and damaging property, give us strength and opportunity to do good deeds, forgive us for what we have done in the past and that was not to Your liking. (Aameen)
Sheikh Sarwar
Those who blast themselves have never been identified or claims of their parents have never been brought to public. Who they are! From where they come! Do they have parents, brothers and sisters! OR they are brainwashed to do this "holy" job for an uncertified assurance of a place in the heaven.
Blasts are heard of all over the world. If it is done in tit-for-tat fashion; both sides are earning stain of blood and both are to be claimed.
There are lot of joyful programs aired on media. Some time we listen a few minutes message to restrain from such acts and that they are not recognized by any religion. We need much more stress on this and message should be aired in all languages and repeated over and over again.
First we ask, pray for children and expect children when grown up to help their parents. Then, we kill them and their parents also. Sooner or later we are punished in one or the other form for our wrong doings in this world but at that time we do not realize the link and pray to God for recovery from the calamity. First we do the forbidden then expect for forgiveness.
Please join me in my prayer:
God put us on the right path, restrain us from taking lives and damaging property, give us strength and opportunity to do good deeds, forgive us for what we have done in the past and that was not to Your liking. (Aameen)
Sheikh Sarwar
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