the fifteenth of the holy month shahaiban is the night of prayers, night of joy, night of worship, known as shab barat, all good intentioned prayers are accepted , it is said
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kainaz felt low, her mood was very off, her father lovingly said he wanted his daughter be happy and full of life like a talky doll, that smiled and smiled, but kainaz put down her spoon in the plate as if ready to discuss a serious matter in detail , roma was her friend and her mother was against their friendship, a friendship so pure simple and straight
grand ma was happy to see pari , she was a great comfort giver, she massaged old aging joints and pressed her old aching limbs , but when pari happens to notice a beautiful fresh floral bouque in the room sent by sheheryar she felt bad, grandma consoled her, sheheryar was not what they had thought him to be, he was a good soul
once a very old man came to see the wisest of hakims who gave herbal medicines, the old man said he was losing memory
the herbal doctor said it was his old age
that he was losing his eye sight
-it was because of his old age
-that he was losing his strength and felt weak
-it was because of his old age
like this the herbal doctor kept on remarking till the old man became angry annoyed and shouted back at him , if he had any other reason besides repeating that old age was the only problem
--the doctor smiled and said he was shouting because he lost his patience and will power and tolerance like all controls of body functions are lost in old age
moral of the story -- the faithful have special ability to influence others, those who do not believe in the power of god also can get affected by the aura of faith, it completes the soul, faith is more powerful than any other man made thing , for faith has the divine support
kaisar rome sends his trusted man to meet a revered fakir --hazrat umar faruq razi allah tali anah, in madina the people did not tell where the hazrat lived, they only laugh out openly at him for thinking he had a palace , a woman tells him the fakir slept under a date tree, the visitor reaches there to see the fakir sleeping, he was over awed, he began to shiver, he was surprised for he was a brave fighter, so may times he had faced death, but he had never felt that feeling of love and fear before he could not dare touch him though the fakir was unarmed and sleeping
the trusted man of kaisar rome gets curious to meet the hazrat who was feared and revered but lived in a hut, he asked the directions for his hut, nobody tells him where he lived, finally a ill reputed woman tells him the fakir was sleeping under a date tree,
it is said once kaisar rome sent his trusted man to meet hazrat umar faruq razi alla tali anah , the trusted man entered madina and asked the community where the palace of fakir hazrat umar faruq was situated, he was openly laughed at, because though the hazrat was revered and feared he had no palace , just a small simple hut he lived in,
a farmer heard a sudden dumping noise , he came out to find out what was happening, a huge grass pile was dumped on the ground and a small boy stood near by crying, the farmer called him in , gave him food , water and asked why he was still crying , the boy said he would get a good thrashing from his father, the farmer admitted it was late for such a small boy to return home , the boy said innocently he was crying because his father was pressed underneath the dump
those who were not illusion nor virtual got separated from me
those who were my love got separated from me
heart refuses to accept they are my companions
those i loved in all ways got separated from me
aiza"s scream was heard, everyone ran in the direction, she was fallen on the carpet, sabahat patted her face, pari called the grandmother , and rang up the doctor, faakhr was stunned into silence, adla looked very worried, faakhr asked what was wrong with her, , he had to go
both grandfather and grandson were together , enjoying their rasmalai sweets, teased the old man that his young grand son was reacting to his comments like a film heroine of sixties , being melodramatic about nothing, but if his grand daughter in law comes into his life they would have more sweets before him , just to irritate him
bibi supported her and made her sit in the sofa comfortably, then getting a glass of water she held it to her lips , the first gulp choked her , she coughed up, looking at bibi with questioning and fearful eyes
nasim beghum was tearful, she said they belonged to ordinary family, all she had to treasure was her dutiful son who took care of his widow mother and sister, how could she get amount as big as twenty lakhs ,
alisha and khalid meet at a restaurant , they have some matters to discuss, of property , of personal relationships, of professional interest, she tells him to make arrangements for the shoot , she would follow him to the site, she checks her email on cell phone when she feels she is being watched, she lifts her head , asud ali on the next table is staring at her, she lowers her head , she hates being stalked, her expression makes khalid to turn round and see asud who smiles and waves his greetings encouraged at khalid looking at him
both alisha and khalid sit discussing their project in a restaurant, the waiter was given their order, they start an argument , he wanted to know if she had discussed it with sarzergham, she looked suspiciously at him because she had no intensions of revealing it to anyone else other than him, he again remarked that sarzergham was interested in tabanda was an open secret, alisha did not like it , but khalid was aware of her likes and dislikes , he could be changed by her but not others , she checked her email on her cell phone , the waiter brings their order when she feels being watched, on the next table sat asud ali staring at her,
boil mutton in salted water, fry paste of coconut powder mixed in blender with green chillies, , fry lightly ginger garlic paste in hot oil , add the boiled mutton , roast for some minutes , when dry sprinkle water , add lemon juice and raisins and roast some more
for the problems readers have to share , wisdom of experienced spiritual practitioners give solution--for example--a reader"s son is good looking handsome and well mannered , but twelve times as it has happened that his marriage is cancelled at the last moment
another reader shares her horrifying life experience after marriage , she was happily married into a known family but she is sent home and she has no future
yet another shares their daughter is betrothed for many years to a young man but that family neither marries them off nor breaks off ties , they just remark if they doubt them or are in a hurry they could break off and marry somewhere else
sheila was a railway cerk, posted on a hilly terrain for past six months, her nature was to do all the work and get things done perfectly under her own supervision or it did not satisfy her, one day as she completed her register and put it away she was free for at least four hours , 13 up had left , but ASM was on leave so she had to see to extra work like attending the phone, watching the signal, tracks, ticket section, accounts and keping the records , she was good at doing work on time
he felt the case was very simple , straight and clear, he tried to make the others see his point of view, the accused"s wife was having an extra marital affair with the dead, the husband was found standing by the body wearing gloves, he had confessed his crime , but the two lawyers --prosecution and the defence -both were dragging the case
jim corbett called the lion the gentleman of the jungle for its natural dignified behaviour and penguin is the gentleman of birds , it feels they are properly dressed up for dinner and going somewhere trodding in the snow
jealousy is found in every creature and pushes him to compete with others to prove himself the best but in some it is found in large quantities that becomes dangerous and destructive of goodness of the good because the envious want to destroy the good because they like it but can not have it, instead of being destructive one must learn to be positive and admire goodness
madam was the hostess, she signed them all to sit down at the table, it was a polished atmosphere, before each one was placed a bottle of mineral water, a note pad, flower vase and tissue paper, he realised all those present were dangerous hard core criminals
he was fidgeting with his new mobile set, trying to aquaint himself with its keys and operating system, suddenly he remembered he had forgotten to note down shahid salim"s phone number , though his father had insisted so many times, now to contact him was to meet him personally and wait for the right time
then he recalled a scene from his past , when hayat khan said to chiragh din what could he do if his brother had secretly sold his lands to fardin but because of his shame and pride did not reveal in nurpur about the deal, why should fardin be blamed for it
he began to be seen out of the eyes
in the dreams better than the dreams
mirror was seen to satisfy my soul
the image reflected exact of me
heat, hatred, poverty, gloom , solitude
for my desire what all I got
The unfriendly injured the feet
when someone is reached the top
when a smiling person was seen wahid
his background of past appeared lonely
the couple waved their goodbyes to the sweet smiling airhostess at their arrival on the airport safely, the man on a personal note addressed the air hostess by her first name, irritated wife asked how did he know her name , he hesitated and said it was printed next to the pilot"s , the wife asked --and what is the pilot"s name ?
those were the days when in kerachi openly any accused was freed just by a telephonic message sent by a VIP politician and a powerful person, though in the staff noone was an angel so if nobody supported the accused , he could find no body to be his godfather he would himself buy his own freedom easily on the sly
he was the junior most ASI posted in hyderabad policestation, it was his first job posting after he had finished his police training at the center, all that he did there in the job was to locate old case files and read them
nahid was alone in the room , somewhat busy as he came into the room holding his bags, surprising her enough to jump up on her feet, he remarked was she pining for him , she turned red, before he could sit by her side on the bed speaking sweet nothings his mother called out from somewhere to meet her , give her comfort of being the mother who missed him so much, anwar left the room and nahid alone as she sat down thinking whether she should follow him out or just wait for him there
feroza was married to a well off landlord , she sends her unmarried sister to meet a family, there everyone was expecting mansoor afaq"s arrival , whose weakness was beauty, feroza herself had been his one time friend but he had never proposed to her, finally when she got ajlal's offer she quickly and wisely agreed, but now in the gathering all cursed her for bringing her sister mah who was an extraordinary beauty and it was time for mansoor afaq to arrive soon in minutes
mah nim mah felt pathetic after her father"s death, feroza her sister tried her best to change her attitude , mood and air , but everyone looked at her with those pitying sympathetic glances she hated so much, she also did her best to smile, but she was emotionally insecure and uncomfortable
it was a cold march night, the sky was moonless, clouds floated the wind was strong, the air smelled of fresh rain, both liza and jeeny felt if pricking their faces, both were soulmates, every weekend they spent time together shopping , watching movies or roaming
he picked up the receiver and ordered the manager be sent to room number 43 quick, in a most authoritative voice, then went up to the window to look out at the most attractive oxfordshire scenery visible
on a piece of land
where victory flag is fixed
so many brave men"s blood
is silently sacrificed unspoken of
when a beauty is wed
hena on her hands is decorated
so many suitors" bleeding dreams
are sacrificed
dara tells his father that major atif was a good trusted friend of his for long time, he depended entirely upon him many times he proved helpful, he gives atif's cell number to rustam ali in case he wanted to enquire about them both when he was away
the young college girls like more to rub moisturiser on their hands than to scrub dirty dishes, phoophi ama came calling them from far as they innocently answered , she wanted them to make for her kahva, as she turned to leave she asked if they know how to make kahva, the girls said it was made like tea, they were told a piece of ginger and a piece of cinamon were added to the boiling water a pinch of tea leaves was brewed , when it was ready they must get it to her room, but the girls forgot to ask how did cinamon look like
phoophi ama yelled at the two girls in the kitchen who had not completed their task of cleaning the dishes, they thought rinsing them was enough but the experienced old woman smelled each utensil and commented the washing powder was not used, the girls thought rukhsana was a full time uneducated maid why should they be bothered, but the old aunt who was not easy to please --easier was a mafia don to catch - she said college girls like them had less sense than a maid in cleaning and keeping hygine in mind
the two girls hated doing the kitchen work, because they did not know how to do anything, they grumbled that people must use banana tree leaves instead of dirtying the utensils for them to wash , one big leaf could be easily used cut up into small pieces many times , there were just a couple of each type to clean of spoons, plates, bowls and so on yet they took too long , finally the phoophi came in yelling at them
mili and tashi were young chemistry students in college, unmarried and hoped to enjoy life in a hostel, but they were called to a lunch because phoophi ama :s guest who had rented their lowere floor were specially invited because the boy was an MBA, he had got recently a very good job in the ford company as an accountant in finance management department
natasha was lovingly called tashi and komal mili, both were invited by phoophi ama to stay with them , chemestry students in a college both were modern and planned to enjoy life with friends in a girls hostel, but from islamabad they had to come, in the kitchen rukhsana had cooked a good meal and served the guests now it was rukhsana"s turn to rest with phoophi ama and their turn to do the dishes
mike hope of scotland yard was his close friend and teacher , he learnt a lot from him , but then he returned to pakistan because his father died , he had no other family , siblings or relatives , in pakistan there was no job for him permission and licences are not given to private detectives but he was granted special permission and to earn money from his clients officially as a special case
when his father was young he migrated to london, he settled down there , he told he was thus born in london but because of their pakistani background and culture he was raised like one,
the wise spend their wealth to find peace, the unwise acumulate wealth to find joy
experience does not come easy, it needs time and age to mature it
silence is deep and secretive
during french -german war everything disappeared quickly from the market, food clothes and prosperity, all that was left was hunger starvation fear and poverty, people feared going out, weekly bazar supplied rations and it quickly sold out groceries and cheap stuff
it was a beautiful day, the sky was clear, the weekly market was crowded with shoppers, the stalls were decorated with fruit vegetables, cheap stuffs, second hand clothes meat butter cheese, the war had brought hunger stravation and poverty, people were afraind of going out , fearing bomb strikes from flying planes
a man was a regular , religious and never missed his prayers, one day the wicked devil put an idea in his mind that he was the best worshipper of god , no other in the world could equal his faith, the man became proud, but if amighty wishes to guide someone noone ca misguide him, quick enough the pride was removed and goodness took its place--moral of the story is--goodness is worship, pride has a fall
a man with his goat were seen walking ,the goat followed its master everywhere, a passer by happened to notice it and remarked that the beast was following because it was chained, the master untied it still it followed the master because it is fed and taken care of , the gratitude is a trap unseen and very strong
mrs farzana was shown in, the lawyer had seen this woman waiting in the hall when he had come , she asked him what kind of cases he specialized in, it was a strange question to ask a lawyer, he asked her what type of case was hers, she wanted to be free from her husband, married just a couple of months she found she hated her husband and wanted professional help
he was a practising lawyer, he finished his case in the court , returned to his chamber, he felt strongly that death and clients were unpredictable, they could come any time any where, his secretary shabana informed him that one mrs farzana waited for him
