Gaza and the Muslim world!

So Paris Hilton opened her new store in Makkah close to the holy mosque. I think this is a good thing because now Muslims can properly accessorize themselves before entering Masjid-al-Haram! It will not only increase their takwa but they will look and smell good too. Paris Hilton is so thoughtful. At least there is someone who cares about Muslims. She can really improve her sales by claiming in her advertisements that “Passport (Fragrance) by Paris Hilton. Get extra 1000 hasanaat/naikiaan/points with each prayer in this life, and as the name suggests, it is also a “passport” to Jannat-ul-Firdoos!!! Buy it now!”

Now back to the original topic…The rain of fire over the terrorists of Gaza is justified if you ask me and why shouldn’t it be?  I don’t think anybody can just sit and do nothing when the safety of their loved ones is in jeopardy, when the terrorists are planning massive attacks using their matchsticks, rocks, slingshots and other advance weaponry, and when you are fighting against the savage barbarians who should be stopped in their tracks to protect and safeguard your peaceful & civilized way of life.
The fear of rocks and slingshots in justified too, because one of the biggest victories in the history of God’s Chosen People (at that time) came with the help of tiny rock and a slingshot. The only difference between now and then is that the roles are reserved. This time, the army of Goliath is playing their part by using rocks & slingshots, but unlike last time, the chosen people are better equipped in every imaginable & possible way.
But who is Goliath and who is David; who is with rocks and who is with tanks; who is strong and who is weak; who is good and who is evil; in today’s scenario, it is not difficult to comprehend.
I have seen many people on blogs, Facebook, Twitter, etc. talking about all that is happening in Gaza. Everyone is sharing the pictures of fathers holding their murdered sons, pictures of mothers with the shredded bodies of their daughters, and much more. General idea behind all the posts: America and Israel are evil, Jewish lobby, lobbyists and their control over American politics, bla bla bla… But instead of cursing the Zionists and the Capitalists, the only thing we need to do is to look in the mirror. The person is the mirror is the one to blame. We are responsible for everything that has happened and everything that will happen in the future.
Getting pissed at the Zionist lobby, their money and power is like getting angry at your neighbor for buying a new car. I mean he bought the car because he can afford it. Similarly, if Zionists can control political and public opinion of Americans then instead of getting angry and emotional, we should work on our own weaknesses and try to improve ourselves as individuals and as a nation. It is not Zionists fault that Saudis waste most of their oil money on building palaces and showing off. It is not Zionists problem that most of the Muslim leaders (those who are in power and those who are not) are corrupt. Hence “look in the mirror!!!”
Secondly, blaming the Zionists, protesting in front of them and asking them to stop is just pure stupidity. I mean everyone should understand and accept the fact that there is a war going on in the Holy Land. I don’t know your definition of war but according to me, both the “terrorists” of Gaza lighting up their matchsticks and the response efforts of  Zionists to blow out the flame(of matchsticks) with carpet bombing and missile strikes are acts of war and that is how wars are fought. It is true that one side is weak and the other one is super strong with full or silent support of the whole world. The side that is weak and without any support or help is in that condition because of us i.e. their “brothers” and “sisters”. We have abandoned them; we have deserted them; both as individuals and as nations of the sleeping Muslim world. Hence “Mirror, mirror upon the wall, who is responsible of this all?”
For me, Zionists and the Capitalists are more Muslims than we can ever be. They give importance and value the life of their citizens. An Israeli killed due to the matchstick attack from Gaza is considered act of war, attack on a single American is dealt with an iron fist, etc.  It may be surprising for you but these are extremely Islamic concepts and that is exactly how a “true” Muslim nation should react. According to the hadith of Prophet Mohammad (S.A.W) blood and honor of a single Muslim has more value in the eyes of Allah then the Kabbah. Muslim history is full of such events where life and honor of a single citizen was given the utmost importance. For example the clan of Banu Qaynuqa was thrown out of Medina when a Muslim woman was pestered to uncover her hair by some men of the clan. To make the situation worse, some mischievous men of the clan pinned her clothing such that, upon getting up, she was stripped naked. Single letter of a Muslim woman (to Hajaj Bin Youssef) who was in Raja Dahir’s (of Sindh) captivity resulted in the conquest of Sindh and the Sub Continent. A single cry of help and tears of a Muslim woman resulted in the conquest of Cyprus. Iqbal talks about the conquest of Cyprus as follows:

Dasht To Dasht Hain, Darya Bhi Na Chhore Hum Ne
Bahr-e-Zulmaat Mein Daura Diye Ghore Hum Ne

Not only land we bore Your (Allah) Word across the heaving seas,
Upon our steed of zeal, we rode unto their darkest boundaries

On the other hand, we so called Muslims don’t care when our kids are droned, when Raymond Davis kills our sons, when our daughters are massacred in the red mosque, when our scholars are murdered, when our sisters like Aafia are imprisoned…(I have much more to say but this thing is getting too long.)
In short: where is the mirror?” Find it, look in it, analyze, improve and conquer the world! I have no doubt in that! Time has come!!! (This is a reminder to me too!)

Knowledge, wisdom & understanding

Everyone is aware of the story of Malala Yousafzai who was shot in the head by Taliban wanabbes also knows as TTP. They accepted the responsibility of this senseless and inhumane act as soon as the story was out in the media. The speed at which they accepted the responsibility was faster than the speed of light proving Einstein right with their infinite mass (thick headedness) and zero knowledge,

understanding and common sense. They justified their act using the same religion and theology that prohibits it’s followers from not even ”touching” women, children, monks, old & weak, non combatants, but also crops in fields, trees, and animals. They justified this evil by using the same message that preaches that killing a human is like killing the whole humanity and saving a life is like saving the whole humanity.
After reading the statements given above, the first question that comes in our mind is that how can someone who follows or claims to follow this kind of religious philosophy can do such an act?
The answer to this question is simple but complicated, long but concise, vertical but horizontal and circular but triangular in nature. According to the statement issued by TTP, they base their justification on in depth ”knowledge” of Quran, Hadeeth, Islamic law & jurisprudence, Islamic history etc. But Huston, we have a problem, a serious one!
To better understand the problem, first we should look in Quran as that is the most important source. All those who have read the Quran with translation/explanation, will testify that whenever Allah talks about knowledge, He also talks about one more thing; one thing without which knowledge is useless. Yes you are right, it is called “wisdom & understanding aka حُكْمًا وَعِلْمً”. Now let me give you some examples to better understand this concept:
In Quran, Allah talks about prophet Joseph whose knowledge and wisdom saved Egypt and it’s people from total destruction i.e And when he reached full manhood, We bestowed upon him the wisdom to judge between right and wrong, as well as innate knowledge (12:22).
When Prophet Moses goes back to Egypt with his new mission and Pharaoh asks him about the murder he committed and the reason why he fled Egypt, he replies by saying i.e. I fled from you because I feared you. But since then my Sustainer has endowed me with the wisdom to judge between right and wrong, and has made me one of His message bearers (26:21).
And prophet Abraham asks Allah by saying i.e. O my Sustainer! Endow me with the wisdom to judge between right and wrong, and make me one with the righteous (26:83).
As we can can see in these examples, the importance and emphasis that is given to wisdom and understanding in the religion whose followers are famous for being hyper emotional. Hyper emotional includes people from both sides of the spectrum i.e. those who shot the girl, those who are always ready to burn stuff and those who just want to bomb all those who differ from their ideas of modern society.
Trust me when I say this, ”Emotions can never win wars” Wars are won by tactics, patience, planning and by wisdom. It was the impatience and emotions that cost crusaders and Guy of Lusignan Jerusalem and almost all it’s army. And it was the wisdom and patience of Saladin who waited for the right time (he planned up to minute) and location in the battle of Hattin.
A doctor applies his knowledge to identify the illness by looking at the symptoms and then tries to cure the disease, a General makes a unique and unexpected battle plan by applying his knowledge and experience (and destroys his perfect career by lowering his pants. Oh! I mean guard. yes! guard is what I wanted to say!). Even an anti virus program in our computers applies it’s (man made) intelligence and knowledge of specific patterns, signatures & attributes to detect and eliminate the virus.
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Baba Bullay Shah said about people without wisdom and understanding:

Parh parh ilm qitaban da, tu naan rakh lya qazi
hath wich phar ke talwaran, tu naan rakh lya ghazi

You have read some books and call yourself scholar & a judge
You have a sword in your hand and call yourself soldier & a veteran

Take home message for today: If you have knowledge but no wisdom to apply that knowledge to the problem at hand, then that knowledge is as useless as “Snooki”. (If you don’t know who Snooki is, your future is bright because even knowing the name of such stupidity can destroy your odds. She is like modern version of Medusa. The onlooker’s brain turns into stone just by a single look. Trust me, I saw her and I am not the same anymore. The damage is done!)

self help can only help!

The elections are finally over and the Obam-ination of America continues for another four years. The promise of ”change” in 2008 was fulfilled resulting in this historic victory. Even though the change was only in the definition of the word ”change”, but who am I to question if the sheeple of America are happy (I am neither Democrat nor Republican and in fact I am against ”western democracy” but we can talk about that some other time).
Just like many Americans, Middle East & the Muslim world is happy and relieved. Obama’s middle name just give them some sense of security, which Romney’s middle name just can’t do. I am also unable to understand this philosophy, but it is true. They were really scared of Romney and the republicans but now they can breath. Pakistanis were worried about ”boots on ground” and the middle east was concerned about more American support for Israel in case of republican victory. I even saw someone in my Facebook news feed saying ”Obama wins!!! Now let us see what he does for (”to” would have been more appropriate) Syria!!!”. What all these people (& nations) fail to understand is that Obama or Romney, Democrats or Republicans, Black or White, Pink or Purple will never do anything for anyone. That is not how nations think or work. Nations only keep their national interest in mind. They don’t & should not care about Syria, Pakistan or any other nation and why should they?
If Saddam is useful, he will be used (helped) to take care of the Iranian revolution and flushed like a toilet paper when both nations (Iran & Iraq) are weakened because of the 10 year war. And after a job well done, they pull him (Saddam) from a sewage pipe like a clogged toilet paper and put him for a display. Afghans were ”Mujahedeen” until Russian disintegration and then magically turned into ”terrorists”. Pakistan stays an ally as long as they keep killing their own people. Saudis will always be friends as long as they are compliment. Gaddafi becomes a friend as soon as he gives up his nuclear ambitions, and discarded by his own 24 caret gold gun, when he has served his purpose. Hence, ”nations only work for and protect their own interests!!!”. It is funny to expect something from someone when you are not doing it yourself. It is not America’s fault that Pakistan is weak and cannot protect it’s borders and air space. Nations are like people, some are weak and some are strong. Consider the following scenario:
I was bullied in school and that is when I learned that you should shut up and accept everything as long as you are weak and cannot retaliate. Your good behavior, being nice, paying lunch money as tax, accepting orders,doing homework etc. will not change the behavior of the bully towards you. You have to take care of matters yourself. God help those who help themselves. Finally, I acted upon the proverb and helped myself by beating the **** out of the bully.
Yet again, ”nations only work for and protect their own interests!!!”. Pakistan will be ”droned” till death if it is in American national interest. Sad but True!!! Moral of the story: Instead of asking the bully to stop or help you with your affairs, you will have to help yourself. All I can pray for myself and my people is:

Aza’im Ko Seenon Mein Baidar Kar Dey
Nigah-e-Musalman Ko Talwar Kar Dey (Iqbal)

Awaken in them an iron will,
And make their sight a sharpened sword