Mola Ali ibn e Abi Talib A.S.

The zeal and virtue of Ali were never outstripped by any recent proselyte. He united the qualifications of a poet, a soldier, and a saint; his wisdom still breathes in a collection of moral and religious sayings; and every antagonist, in the combats of the tongue or of the sword, was subdued by his eloquence and valour. From the first hour of his mission to the last rites of his funeral, the apostle was never forsaken by a generous friend, whom he delighted to name his brother, his vicegerent, and the faithful Aaron of a second Moses."

--- English historian Edward Gibbon

"In my view, ʿAlī was the first Arab to have contact with and converse with the universal soul. He died a martyr of his greatness, he died while prayer was between his two lips. The Arabs did not realise his value until appeared among their Persian neighbors some who knew the difference between gems and gravels"

--- Khalil Gibran

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"O people, I am a human being. I am about to receive a message from my Lord and I, in response to Allah's call, (would bid good-bye to you), but I am leaving among you two weighty things: the one being the Book of Allah(Qur'an) in which there is right guidance and light, so hold fast to the Book of Allah and adhere to it. He exhorted (us) (to hold fast) to the Book of Allah and then said: The second are the members of my household I remind you (of your duties) to the members of my family."

--- Hadith at Pond of Khumm, Sahih Bukhari, Vol 3, P 5920

Sayings of Mola Ali A.S.

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  “People's hearts are like wild animals. They attach their selves to those that love and train them.”
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  “You [humans] think that you an insignificant, while there is a great universe contained in you.”
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  “Associate with people in such a manner, that they weep for you when you die and long for you if you are alive.”
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  "He who is deserted by friends and relatives will often find help and sympathy from strangers."
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  "One who does not realize his own value is condemned to utter failure. (Every kind of complex, superiority or inferiority is harmful to man)." 

21st Ramadan, 1431 Hijri 

“With him perished the truest hearted and best Muslim of whom Mohammadan history had preserved the remembrance.”

---Robert Durey Osborn (1835-1889) Major of the Bengal Staff Corps.

[Islam Under the Arabs, 1876, p. 120]

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Sponsoring Suicide

If you have any intentions of committing suicide, let Pakistan sponsor you.

The whole country is hit by natural and un-natural disasters. First it was only Talibans and their jackets, which can blow you into pieces. In return, you family gets meager amount of compensation and that too after struggling through red tape policies.

But that’s old. The nation got used to it so much that hearing only 30-40 people died in a blast is a thankful situation. One may hear, “Chalo shukar karo buhat ziada log nahi maray” or “Abhi to dekho, hospital jakar kitne maren gay”. We Pakistanis have become immune to terrorism.

So, now if we don’t get killed in a blast, we have other sources. You may flying in a plane, anticipating the landing and guess what? You are murdered at Margalla Hills (Islamabad) leaving others never to look at the hills in a way they used to.
It’s ok if you don’t like being burned down like this. We have floods to offer as well.


Millions displaced and thousands killed by the floods in northern and southern Pakistan. There was a time when we were crying for water shortage and bad crops due to no rains. When it came, it came like cats and dogs. I prefer to call it bitchy rains.


You are also most welcome to Karachi or Quetta. Both are the hubs of ethnical clashes. There are various choices such as target killing, torched buses and cars.


If not by this, than by that but options are infinite. Choose at your ease.

Lakki Marwat Blast, January 2010

Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa Flood and Rains, July  2010

Karachi, burned down after ethnical target killing, Aug 2010

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Men vs. Markets

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“He is one of those people who would be enormously improved by death.”

By H.H. Munro

The above has proven to be correct for Syed Muzzamil Hussain Shah, a young scout who embraced martyrdom on 28th December, 2009 in Ashur procession blast in Karachi.

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-->But how many of us remember him? Or do we remember any of those who got killed that day? Off the record, over 75 people got killed on that day while participating in the procession. We remember none but burned shops because that’s what being over-run on media.

Sometimes the significance of material takes over precious lives. I wonder why and who called lives precious since they are not anymore. We have better things to show and cry over, such as loss of Rs.30 billion, stolen arms, and arguing and blaming political parties.


Government of Pakistan announced Rs. 500,000 for the deceased and Rs.100,000 for injured but these funds will take time to arrive in the hand of families. With the increasing inflation, how long do we expect the families to survive on Rs.500, 000? Or in case of injured, I know many who are not capable of affording private hospitals for better treatment.
But then why should we bother? 
Those people were not supporting the national economy but just mere breadwinners of their families. We are more concerned about the commercial hub of Karachi, Bolton Market, that has been hyped so much that we have almost forgotten the actual incident i.e. bomb blast. 

Not only the Government but international Memon communities have come forward to help the businessmen. But which community will raise for people like Muzzamil, from whose house, five funerals came out at a time, including two earners of separate families? This is not all. 

With the start of New Year, when Karachi was not yet over with its grief, the blast took place in Lakki Marwat leaving 105 dead and over 100 injured. Once again compensation was announced with condemnation from political figures and country runners. I never happen to see those who died, acknowledged or their families condoled when almost genocide took place. 
Why? Because our media and other responsible were too busy with the re-building of markets in Karachi. We are ignoring the long-term effect of our ignorance. The coming generation of terrorism stricken families is keeping nothing but hatred because there is nobody to take care of their future. 

Does the government think that 0.5 million rupees are enough to take care of a family of 5 for the rest of their lives? 
No. So, shall we consider lives precious? No way!! Markets are better than men.
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