Another master piece by Rumi

Sometimes, in order to help, He makes us miserable;
but heartache for His sake brings happiness.
Laughter will come after tears.
Whoever foresees this is a servant blessed by God.
Wherever water flows, life flourishes:
wherever tears fall, Divine mercy is shown.

Mother

“The death of a mother is the first sorrow wept without her” Anonymous

Another of my calligraphic sketch

Yet Another ..

Prophet Peace be upon him in the words of Hazrat Hassan ibn Thabit

Qasida in praise of the Prophet Peace be Upon Him

attributed to Hazrat Hassan ibn Thabit RA

When I saw his light shining forth,

In fear I covered my eyes with my palms,

Afraid for my sight because of the beauty of his form.

So I was scarcely able to look at him at all.

The lights from his light are drowned in his light

and his faces shines out like the sun and moon in one.

A spirit of light lodged in a body like the moon,

a mantle made up of brilliant shining stars.

I bore it until I could bear it no longer.

I found the taste of patience to be like bitter aloes.

I could find no remedy to bring me relief

other than delighting in the sight of the one I love.

Even if he had not brought any clear signs with him,

the sight of him would dispense with the need for them.

Muhammad is a human being but not like other human beings.

Rather he is a flawless diamond and the rest of mankind is just stones.

Blessings be on him so that perhaps Allah may have mercy on us

on that burning Day when the Fire is roaring forth its sparks.

Translation by Aisha bewley

Pakistan Premier League

Another sketch

Another of my sketch

A Unique Birthday Card

My Scribblings

Two images , Two different places, One world

From Palestine



From New York

Aey Rasool e Amin Tujh Sa Koi Nahin

Nice treatment of fatigue

http://www.pkcolumns.com/2008/09/21/mien-thekta-nahi-hoon/

Tell me by Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan on Failure

Palestinian loss of land from 1946 to 2000

Nice Picture

Cover of Zain Bhikha Album Allah knows

Ishq e Rasool of Allama Iqbal

Imam Abu Hanifa concern for his mother

Imam Dhahabi in his manaqib writes

"When Abu Hanifah was lashed (by corrupt leader) for not accepting the post of Chief Justice, he said: 'Nothing hurt me more than the thought of my mother, who is hurt because of my suffering'.

Courtesy : masabih.org

Jami's love for Prophet Muhammad Peace be upon him

English Translation

O Messenger of God! If only like the dog of the Companions of the Cave,
I could be in Paradise among your Companions.
Is it right that their dog is in Paradise while I am in Hell?
He was the dog of those Companions; I am the dog of yours!



Courtesy : http://www.makkahmasjid.co.uk/wp/index.php/2005/09/05/maulana-jamis-poetry/

Prophet Muhammad (Peace be Upon Him) in words of Hazrat Hassan bin Thabit (May Allah be pleased with him)

I could not praise Muhammad with my words;
rather,
my words were made praiseworthy by Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).



My eyes have not seen more beautiful person than you
No women has given birth to a more beautiful person than you
You have been created without any weaknes and blamish
As if you have been created as you wished to be created

Courtesy : http://www.makkahmasjid.co.uk

Preaching by Imam Ghazali

"preaching is zakah and its eligibility is practice. how can one pay zakah, without being eligible first?"
Imam Ghazali

Courtesy : masabih.org

Iqbal's love for Prophet Muhammad Peace be upon him

zarra e ishq e Nabi az Haqq talab
soz e Siddiq o Ali az Haqq talab
zaan ke millat ra y-at az ishq e oost v
soz o saaz e kainaat az ishq e oost



Translation
Seek a mote of the Prophet's love from God
Seek the anguish of Abu Bakr and Ali from God
The whole of the Nation is from his love
The ebb and flow of the Universe is from his love!

Courtesy Masabih.org
Image :artislamic.com

Hypocrisy by Shams Tabriz

When some body calls me bad names it makes me very happy, but I am troubled when some body praises me. Praise should be such that afterwards no denial comes. Otherwise that praise is hypocrisy. Some one who is a hypocrite is worse than an unbeliever.

Surely the hypocrites will be in the lowest reach of fire {4:145}

Kalam e Hazrat Jami

Ghalib's best

Ragon mein daudtay phirnay kay hum nahi kayal (i am not fond of seeing them flow in the veins)

Jab aankh hi say na tapka to phir lahoo kya hai (when it didnt dropped out of the eyes then may be its not blood)

Mother

Happenings

It is not what happens
but
what you do about it

Failure ........... What??

"Failure is a word unknown to me"
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Founder of Pakistan

National Monument Islamabad

Waqt by EP

this is how the story goes ,in and out

one minute u're there, the next time runs out

its a figure of speech as a matter of fact

did u ever really think about the time you had

its the grain that falls, every second that crawls

to the minute to the hour till infinity recalls

its a barricade of twigs thats really never there

did u ever really think that time even cares

ik ehsaas hai

keh socha na tha

waqt dhalta raha

mein chalta raha



andheron mein bhee

ik roshnee thee

us roshnee mein

ghar jalta raha



tau dil mera roye to kia

waqt iradon ko torey to kia

manzil ko apnee payen gai hum

waqt ko apna banayen gai hum



ho ho ho

ho ho ho

ho ho hoho

jo chahoon woh ho



ho ho ho

ho ho ho

ho ho ....ho



here's a little something that you really can think about

the time that got left and time that ran out

keepin in mind what i left behind

my sanity my soul brought down to a fine line

the pain the shame too late to quit this game

i can never change....

cuz i'm one of a kind

even if i wanted to i couldnt decide

cuz i never really had time on my side



girta raha

sambhalta raha

is khamoshi mein

main marta raha



umeedon kai mein saye taley

khwabon ko tarasta raha



tau dil mera roye to kia

waqt iradon ko torey to kia

manzil ko apnee payen gai hum

waqt ko apna banayen gai hum



is dhool kai khumar sai nashey mein rahey

giray jin diyon pai pardey jaley na bujhey



ho ho ho

ho ho ho

ho ho hoho

jo chahoon woh ho



ho ho ho

ho ho ho

ho ho ....ho



.......

mein chahoon woh ho

If you have never failed, you have never lived

Can one help the slips???

Toofan

Toofaan kar raha tha Merey Azm ka tawaaf
Duniya samajh rahi thi ke, Kashti bhanwar mein hai

The recipe of life by Muhammad Ali

Brick walls

"Brick walls let us show our dedication They are there to separate us from the people who do not want to achieve their childhood dreams."

Randy Pausch, CMU