This might be long and tedious to read

This might be long and tedious to read, but do give this your time. I've read this somewhere and sharing now.

Inspiring story!

I made my students get used to listen to Adhaan from their first grade, says one teacher.

Even when I am explaining in the class, I stop and I tell them to repeat after the Muadheen. Then I remind them that the du'aa between the Adhaan and the Iqama is answered.

I noticed one of my students always say the du'aa between the Adhaan and Iqama, and uses the opportunity more than her classmates. One time I was correcting her note book, I said to her: "I like you because when I give you a chance to say du'aa between the Adhaan and Iqama, I notice that you take advantage of the opportunity more than your classmates."

She said: "Alhamdulillah, Praise be to Allaah, the first time I knew that the du'aa between the Adhaan and the Iqama is answered, I was in the fifth grade. So I make sure that I say du'aa at that time, especially this particular du'aa."

I asked her: "What is the du'aa?"

She said: "My mother gave birth to me and she can no longer give birth. I am now 13 years old and I have no sister. I get jealous of my friends when they talk about their sisters and I hope to have a sister. I always say du'aa for Allah to Bless me with a sister. But my mother tells me to say du'aa for Allah to Bless her with a son, because she already have me as her daughter."

She said this in a very innocent way: "Therefore I say du'aa to Allah to Bless us with a boy for my mother, and a sister for my sake and another boy for my brother not to remain alone." I said Ameen and I gave her back her notebook. I forgot the story and the days passed by, and the girl reached grade 9.

One day I was walking and I met her. She said: "O teacher my mother, gave birth yesterday. She brought triplets, two sons and a daughter." I said: "Subhan Allaah."

I learnt a lesson from my student which I can't forget. Be optimistic and say your du'aa continuously, and have good thoughts of Allah the Almighty. Say your du'aa and it will be answered. Say du'aa and take advantage of the time when du'aas are answered. Say du'aa and trust that Allah the Almighty is Close to His servant.

Do you know the secret my beloved sisters and brothers? You can say du'aa if you want righteous children, or righteous husband or wife, or you want to be in good condition, health or wealth.

Whatever you need just say du'aa. Say du'aa to your Lord and you will be answered. Even if it will be a bit late to be answered but say du'aa.

Because you are asking a Generous Lord, nothing is impossible for Him in the world and in the sky.

Say Ya Rab, and say du'aa to your Muslim brothers and sisters, and all your loved ones at their absence, and the Angels will say: "Ameen, May it be for you too."

roller coaster ride

"Ohh what a roller coaster ride this life has turned out to be!

A very ambivalent box of emotions.. An undesirable package of tolerance!

and yes in between these two states, there lies a chance for those "who pretend" to be unaffected by any of the above . There has been a time when we were making sure to stand up from a wet prayer mat each and every time!, to have back all those things, we took for granted lately... and every minute of getting those things in the past was another untold story... But it's so strange, after a while we don't care about them even!

At the very same time, at the subconscious level, we so very unknowingly... heartily desire for all the things we outrageously rejected, but then again ... perhaps we are even going to take them for granted, a year on from now, if we really got them in our lives .

I have seen people who so eagerly want to win today's race of "having everything"!! ohh man stop!

Life will open up for you in strange ways. There might come a time when you don't have anything you've ever asked for... and on the other side of the plate, there are people who are happy in whatever little they have... and yes these are the ones who will surely taste the feeling of being gratified.

Having said that it is obvious to work for your limited desires. Do yourself a favour and make yourself brave enough to accept what Allah has written for you ! For me life is just another name of acceptance"

The biggest mistake we do is taking our heart

The biggest mistake we do is taking our heart, our feelings, our genuineness for granted. It is us who take them for granted and handover to people we deep inside know won't take care of it the way it deserves but it is us who keep telling ourselves it will be fine one day, we kept reminding ourselves they will take care, we kept deceiving ourselves although our intuitions signaled us many times but IT IS US WHO PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN DESTROYING OURSELVES BY OUR OWN HANDS .

Always set defined limits for the people.And don't let them cross that at any cost

"Always set defined limits for the people.And don't let them cross that at any cost."

"What's the way to set limits?"

"See,people always use your weakness against you.Make sure you don't do the blunder of giving them all your secrets.

Because once you do, they're gonna invade your personal space and will ruin everything to the extent of irreplaceable loss.Ultimately,you'll be left with a shattered confidence and split personality.They'll cause you to doubt on your very own skills that you carried proudly before meeting them."

"What if we fall victim of a vulnerable moment and unveil our sacred scars to a wrong being?"

"Yeah,I got you.This happens in everyone's life at least for once.Therefore,take is as a blessing in disguise and turn the tables eventually.Transform those flaws into strength.Heal those wounds in a way that there's no mark left behind.And not because you're concerned of that person to be incapable of revealing your insecurities.But actually for your own.As,it will enable you to learn prioritizing yourself.And remember that the individuals who possess this power are invincible.So,work on yourself until you mold into one."

Being beautiful

Being beautiful is not just about look but about simplicity ,nature which you have

Being beautiful is not just about having fair face but about having charming and attractive smile which you have

Being beautiful is not just about wearing the branded clothes but about modesty along with these which you have

Being beautiful is not just about being a fashionable but about finding a happiness in small things which you have

Being beautiful is not just about having delightful but about doing something for other without any greed

Being a beautiful is not just about having attitude and swag but about having good heart

Being beautiful is not just about good look but about to be good

Being beautiful is not just about ideal self but about real self.

NOBLE THOUGHTS

NOBLE THOUGHTS

When you think good about others

no matter how bad they are

When you pray about people

who hurt you so much

When you don't want to hurt anyone

who hurt you so much

When you think positively about someone

who thinks so much negative about you

When you want good for others

no matter how bad they think about you

When you want others happiness

no matter how much thay want to see you unhappy

When you treat people in a best possible manner

no matter how ill mannered their behavior are

When you pray about the people

who done so many things against you

When you want to help people

who left you when you need their help

Then you have reached at the level of nobility

Then you have noble thoughts

Then you become the noble person

Actually then you become the precious person

Then you become the real human

about How others treat us

about

How others treat us

What others say to us

What others did to us

How much they love us

How much they hate us

We were on the wrong path of utmost dependance upon others for our very own happiness and living.

We never thought that our life only belong to us

That we are nothing to do with what others thinks

Or either they love us or not

We never thought of how we are treating ourselves

Thus we were self destroyer, dependent and utmost Prisoners for Life

When, You had a heartache

When,

You had a heartache, no one came to console but your Mother did.

When,

You had wounded soul, no one came to heal but your siblings did.

When,

You were bleeding inside, no one came to dress but your father did.

When,

You cried for hours and hours, no one came to wipe your tears, but your lil or elder brother did. Why?

Because you are not just a common girl, you may have your own stories of pain and grief but, There is a king ( A father),

A queen (A mother),

Supporters ( A sister and Brother)

in your stories.

You are not a common girl but a flower of the world (your family) 🙂

It bugs me how we keep on saying

It bugs me how we keep on saying, and go on preaching others about kindness and empathy without realizing the depth of these two words.

The last 2 years of my life were everything about understanding these two words. It took me whole lot of 2 years to finally get what kindness means, what empathy holds. And I began to notice all the unkind behaviours around me with a new vision. I remember the night I was with my nano in the hospital.. and that one night, in that ward, taught me everything about how humans are, and how humans should be. What kindness looks like. How important its very essence is . How it should be the very matter of being a human. I remember the nurses, and I all-too-well remember those patients. I have this incredibly bitter memory of the way the patients were being dealt by the staff. There was this one woman, looked 70+ to me. This poor lady was on dialysis. With full body paralysis, she couldn't speak. The old woman had a lone son, as it seemed to me, who wasn't allowed inside the ward as it was an all-female-ward obviously. So she, one helpless creature, was completely at the mercy of those nurses.

The nurses had to draw blood from her hand. One of them mercilessly held her hand while the old woman continued to scream at the top of her throat and the other one kept on laughing and saying "budhi ki cheekhen to suno". This behaviour left me confused. I couldn't understand the reason behind this disrespectful attitude and an act of unkindness,. as I, as a medico, know for a fact that they must've been taught kindness as their first lesson in medical school. I asked them as to what this behaviour was, onto which they replied "ap ko nahin pata y budhyan aise hi manti hn, nakhre hn bs"

It killed me there. Looking back at the memory, I think to myself, only if the old woman had been deaf so she wouldn't have had to hear the unkind words that were spoken to, and about her by the nurses.

I don't know what happened to that woman afterwards but still to this day, whenever that scene crosses my mind, I pray for her. If she's alive may God give her helping hands around her. If she's not, may she rest in peace.

I remember one time we were at Tariq Road. There was this handicapped man selling accessories and pens etc. The peculiarity was that he was crawling on his legs with the stand in one of his hands. On the road side, a car came and almost hit him. He was aged enough to not say anything. But then a young boy got out of the car and started shouting at the poor, hardworking man, even though it had been his own mistake. He was the one driving recklessly.

I remember seeing a woman, a few days back in the heaviest rainfall of Karachi. She struggled to get out of a rikshaw due to the rough weather. While doing so, she fell out of the vehicle. She had many stuff and packages with her. Some fell with her and some were still in the rikshaw. Instead of helping the lady, the rikshaw driver loudly yelled at her "aman saman jldi nikalo' der horhi hai".

I remember these all and I remember a lot more. They have taught me about kindness. How important it is. How it's impossible for us humans to be humans without having this trait in ourselves. Hospitals have taught me to be empathetic with ones in there. And life, with each passing day, is teaching me to be kind with everyone around me.

I pray this independence day, may we be able to learn the very essence of kindness. Because, well we need it. :)

Depression | My take on it

If you guys ask me to write a literal definition of the word I'll say I can't do that. Because I would say something and Google would that something else. You know! No conflicts but a pure heart to heart because cyber peace shalt prevail no matter what! So, yeah! We are all going through something in our lives but we don't talk it out. Why? Because we don't trust people. Or should I say we don't trust our very own selves?! I read on the internet that the cause of depression varies from person to person; it can be situational or biochemical. Therefore it requires different therapies. What I personally think is depression can control you and can throw you into darkness/ loneliness. Because if you don't be brave enough to talk it out/ vent you would be gathering a lot of pressure inside your brain, you know! And what happened to the classic? A container can only endure certain amount of pressure - then BRAIN? You know it can take a roll on your loved ones and in other cases; when you're constantly and regularly stressed out and do not communicate it effectively, you might lash onto others and draw your wrath onto them and you know the result! THEY'LL ALL BE GONE. ALL YOUR LOVED ONES. ONE BY ONE. I am not saying me or anyone who is reading it right now is facing this very problem, but let's assume we might come across such a situation in future? So, let's be proactive and read further.

REMEDIAL AND FUN ACTIVITIES TO CURE DEPRESSION | Said by one of my friends long ago

• Say prayers and meditate

• ME-TIME my friend. Get to know yourself. Read a book. Listen to podcasts. Learn to play a new game and whatnot? Google it. It always helps you out LOL

• This one is my favorite. I pen down my feelings. We all have notes on our smartphones, no? Write something everyday. It is the best activity to vent things out - at least for me

• Feel comfortable in your skin. You're too thin? That's okay. Are you too fat? Like I am? That's okay too. You don't have a car or a motorbike and you use public transport? Such as chinchee, W-11 etcetera like I do. That's okay too. Say you're driving a Mercedes Benz or Tesla X but you're not happy inside. Think!

• Workout. Give yourself 20 minutes a day. Walk. Stretch. Stop thinking about people. Burn those calories like a champ at home. Yayyy

• You're not a doctor, right? So stop buying medicines you think might relax or cure you. Consult a doctor. Don't Google it. It is going to be like: YOU'RE DYING IN 10 DAYS LOL

• Don't compare yourself with others.

Well, that'll be all from my side - if you feel like adding something to it. You're free to do so.