Vision against Propaganda

Sir Allama Muhammad Iqbal's historical presidential address in Allahabad introduced the Two-Nation Theory which outlined a vision for the creation of Pakistan on 29th December, 1930.

Muslims of the Subcontinent, who were supporting All Indian Congress to get rid of the British government, now had a different agenda. Iqbal's vision made them realize that Muslims would have to suffer even more once the Britishers are gone after restoring the power with the Hindu's.

Had it not been for Iqbal's vision, who thought for a separate land for Muslims on the ground of religion, Muslims would have been living as a minority with socio-religious  problems.

Does the campaign of 'Aman ki Asha' by Geo and Jang Group compliment with the Two-Nation theory of Iqbal? Can Muslims and Hindu's live in peace together having complete religious freedom? Which perspective is correct?  The one coming from a particular Media Group or the one from a great visionary philosopher?

You are the one to Decide.

Ghalib-A-Day-Series: Lover's Street

Couplet:

Phir tere kuche ko jaata hai khayaal

Dil-e-Gum gashta magar yaad aaya

Translation:

Once again my thoughts have taken me back to your street

But as I thought about it, I just remembered my lost heart

Explaination:

Ghalib's imagination takes a walk back to the street of his loved one where he seems to have some sweet memories. He now has not been in touch with his loved one so he is sentimental about his lost heart - the heart which he lost in that street of his loved one.

Ghalib-A-Day-Series: Silence

Couplet:

Hai kuch aisi he baat jo chup hoon

    varna kya baat ker nahi aati

Translation:

This matter is such that I am prevented from speaking of it


Otherwise what is there that I cannot speak of

Explanation:

Ghalib speaks about his helplessness on a complicated and a controversial matter which can raise many eye brows. Ghalib understands the sensitive nature of the matter so he decides to keep silent in order to avoid any controversy. He reminds his readers in the second part of the couplet that it's not as if he doesn't know how to play with words, but the sensitivity of the matter has silenced him altogether

25 December: The Actual Date of Birth of Jesus (Pbuh)?

Background: A False Prophecy
The Jews of Jerusalem were awaiting a Messiah, who would end their slavery against the Romans - the governors of Jerusalem (the holy city to Jews and later to Muslims and Christians) at that time. Jews were shocked to know about the birth of a girl instead of a boy on the night when Messiah was predicted to be born. The girl that was born in the house of Imran, was named Maryam (A.S) or Mary. Jews were disappointed at nature's decision and hence they never really gave Mary the due respect although she was a pious lady. When she gave a miraculous birth to Hazrat Eesa (A.S) or Jesus, they alleged her of adultery.

Reason Why Jesus was rejected by his own people:
Jesus was never accepted as a prophet by his own people because they were told in their distorted holy books that the Messiah would be from the lineage of Hazrat Daud (A.S) or David and since Jesus (A.S) was born without a biological father, his lineage was from his maternal grandfather (who was not from Daud's descendents).

Jesus was sent to Bani Israel, as a Muslim just like Moses:
One important clarification which even most of the Muslims today are unaware of is that Jesus was sent to Bani Israel, as a Prophet of Allah and as a MUSLIM. Jesus (PBUH) did not lay the foundation of Christianity. According to the New Testament of Holy Bible, Jesus has quoted the fact that he was sent to the 'Lost sheep of Israel'. Christianity never existed at the time of Jesus (PBUH) or before him. There's no doubt that Jesus (PBUH) was just one out of thousands of prophets that were sent to the people of Israel as Muslims.

Alleged Crucifixion that never really happened:
Jesus (PBUH) was given a scripture - Injeel (not the current bible), which was revealed to restore the true message of the distorted Toraat (Torah). Some of the influential but corrupt Jewish Rabbi's (just like Islamic Maulana's) saw this as a threat to their own agendas. They conspired with Roman authorities by implicating that Jesus of Nazareth was trying to brainwash the local people against the Jewish as well as against the pagan Roman religion. The authorities ordered to crucify Jesus (PBUH) however according to Islamic belief, they couldn’t do so and Jesus (PBUH) was lifted to the heavens alive.

12 Apostles of Jesus (PBUH):
The Question arises that how did the Christianity came into existence? Hardly 12 people, who are known as the apostles of Jesus Christ, embraced his message and after the alleged crucifixion, those apostles traveled across distant regions to preach the message of Jesus (PBUH) . The prominent apostles were Mark, Luke, Thomas, Matthews, John, Barrabas, Peter and Paul.

Reality of Barrabas, the Apostle: 
Out of the 12 apostles, Barrabas was more closer to Jesus and possessed the original Injeel. He also authorized the authentic compilation of life of Jesus (PBUH) but due to the propaganda of various origins - which is a separate debate, Barrabas is never considered to be a prominent apostle by the Christians today. The original injeel was taken from him and was kept hidden. He is portrayed as a thief in the modern Gospels, who was set free in a swap to the crucifixion of Jesus - a shameful example of historical inaccuracy. Such a portrayal of a prominent apostle gives rise to the suspicion overlying the Christian faith itself.

The Foundation of Christianity as a Religion:
Gospels were written by Luke, Mark, Matthews and John. All of them claimed that their Gospels were a word of God. Interestingly , each of the four Gospels contradict from one another at various places. Paul and Peter went to Rome and were able to convince a huge number of Pagan Romans to the teachings of Jesus (PBUH). Paul, famously known as Saint Paul, in additions to the original teachings of Jesus, also added various other aspects into his preachings. Hence, Saint Paul but not Jesus (PBUH), is the founder of Christianity. The religion of Paul spread like a wildfire.

Constantine the Roman becomes a Christian:
The Roman emperor, Constantine the Great, was converted to Christianity and so did the Roman empire. He called a gathering of the representatives of all the different sects of Christianity in 325 A.D. The sect which truly believed that Jesus (PBUH) was a true prophet of God still existed at that time but their numbers were scarce. Constantine burned all the different versions of Gospels except for the above mentioned four and made further changes in them. Real sample of Injeel was again kept hidden and was sent to Vatican.

 Sun God, Not the Son of God:
Constantine made the amendment in Christianity faith by imposing that Jesus was 'Son of God' (Nauzubillah). Constantine was of Pagan origin (worshiping different gods). It is to be noted that he never became a Christian by his heart. He used to worship 'The Sun god' who lived in 3000 B.C and was worshiped by Egyptian and Roman Pagans. The date of Birth of The Sun god according to Roman calendar was 25th December. Constantine killed two birds with one stone . For his Christian fellows, he associated this day of 'Sun God' as the day of 'Son of God (Jesus)'. Note the similarities between ‘sun’ and ‘son’ when you pronounce it. So basically he made half of the world's population to worship and remember his Pagan God instead of what people thought. Have you ever thought about Christianity’s Cross sign? Why would they symbolize their religion with something which is associated with the death of the person they brag about being as son of the God? Jesus was Crucified according to the Christians on a cross so why is it Holy for them? The answer is simple. Cross was a distinctive method of giving deaths to people by the Romans, and Constantine was a Roman.

Jesus (PBUH) was not born on 25th December: 
It is evident that Jesus (PBUH) was not born on 25th December. The forefathers of early Christians, the Jews, rejected the message of Jesus, raised fingers on his mother's character and helped the Roman pagans to crucify him. How could they note down the date when a son was born to a women whom they hated right from the day when she came into this world? They didn’t even accept Jesus as a prophet rather they accused him of blasphemy. His apostles were not even there at the time of his birth. So who could have given an exact date of the birth of Jesus (PBUH) when he was even rejected by his own people? Think about it. Do not glorify an ancient Pagan’s Sun god by thinking that Jesus was born on this day. 

This was a Historical background to prove that Jesus was not born on 25 December. The Religious proof from the Holy Quran on the same topic will discussed later.

Ghalib-A-Day Series: Better Expression of Love

Couplet:

Ya Rabb Na Wo Samjhay hain na Samjhaingay meri baat

Dey Dil Aur he unko, Jo na dey mujhko zubaan aur...

Translation:

O God, she doesn't, nor will understand me

Give her a wiser heart, if you wont give me a better expression.


Explainantion:

Ghalib seems to be dejected by the fact that his loved one is unable to understand the hidden hints of love and affection that he has been trying to give her. He expects things not to change either and is hopeless in her regard. But the next thing he does is to pray to God that either He would soften her heart and make her wise enough so that she could understand his love for her, Or either God teaches him a better way of expessing his feelings, so that she is able to understand the love he has been trying to show.

Rafi - The Legend

24 December 1923 - a day when arguably the best playback singer of Hindi Cinema was born. It has been more than three decades since the demise of the great Rafi, as he rightly mentioned in one of his songs : 'Ye zindagi ke melay dunya mai kam na hongay, afsos ham na hongay'  - Translation: The amusements in the world will not come to an end but alas, we'll be no more.

May his soul rest in peace.

Ghalib-A-Day-Series: Hypocricy

Couplet:

Kahan maykhaanay ka darwaaza Ghalib aur kahan waaez

Par itna jaantay hain kal wo jataa tha ke ham niklay

Translation:

Door of the Tavern and a preacher are two entirely different things

 but I saw a preacher going inside a tavern yesterday as I was coming out of it.


Explanantion:

Ghalib describes the double-faced nature of some of the preachers or so called molvi's of his time. This couplets tries to explain that idealy, a saint and a place like tavern- where alcohol is consumed, should be poles apart. But in reality, those hypocrites who mask their faces and hide them under the cover of religion, are themselves involved in the activities which they tell others not to do.

Ghalib tries to indicate that even though he himself may not be a pious one, as he visits the tavern as well, but atleast he does not hide it from anyone because he does not fear what people say. He is trying to say that he visits the tavern at a public time without any fear unlike the preachers, who wait for the dusk to take control before going to the tavern, so that no one is able to recognize them. This act, according to Ghalib, is an act of hypocricy which according to him, is a graver sin than the consumption of alcohol.

Ghalib-A-Day-Series: Prison of Life

Couplet:

Qed-e-hayat o band-e-gham asal mai dono ek hain


Maut se pehle aadmi gham se nijaat paaye kyun.....


Translation:

The prison of life and the bondage of grief are one and the same

Before the onset of death, how can man expect to be free of grief?

Explanation:
Mirza Ghalib has gone philosophical in this couplet by describing life as a 'prison'. An imprisonment which is imposed on every soul without a warrant and a crime.

Ghalib describes the prison of life and the bondage of grief as one and the same. In his view, it is impossible for a person to set himself free from the harsh prison of life and the cruel tragedies that are encountered throughout the life itself. The only way out or perhaps the only bail out of the jail of life and bondage of grief is death; the death which has no specific time.