Imam of Hamdard University Mosque

This time I went for my Eid Namaz in Hamdard University Mosque.

The Imam's message before the Namza impressed me a lot. I am not sure I have listen to such a wonderful message at the time of Edi Namaz. The Imam covered all the aspect of life and linked them with the Quran & Hadis. I will shared few of them.

He quoted one incident before the message. After the Alvida Namaz at the last Eid, people left the mosque and filled the whole road. There was a traffic jam. A patient was on the way from Batra Hospital to Escort Heart Hospital. Because of the traffic jam created by irresponsible Namazi of the Alvida Namaz, the patient could not reach the Escort. The family members of the patient were crying, running, requesting but no one could give a damn to their request. It was an emergency case, some of us (namzis on the road) should have taken initiative to create way for the ambulance.
His message: It was a long & elaborate lecture but i will just share its crux. When you leave today after the namaz, please abide by the traffic rule. Do not disturb traffic. Let others go 1st before you. Our action is a message for them. We should walk at the walking space of the road. DO NOT BLOCK TRAFFIC.

Shaheen

25/9/2015

Be Nice & Humble

Be Nice & Humble

-Because Life is short and uncertain!

It was shocking news. I could not believe. A friend’s friend succumbed to heart attack on Monday. He was just 44 year old, smart and handsome. He had a meeting in Gurgaon and then he had to go to Okhala Industrial Area for another meeting. The day was full of meetings. But he could only finish the 1^st meeting of the day and that was the last meeting of his life.

That was really a very painful news. He left for his heavenly journey at the age of 44. May his soul rest in peace.

The first thing came in my heart is:

Life is short and uncertain,

Be a nice and humble person!

 Reg

Shaheen

July 21, 2015 

AAP’s Himalyan Blunder: Failed in the 1st test (scored much less than passing mark)

AAP’s Himalyan Blunder: Failed in the 1^st test (scored much less than passing mark)

The way YY & PB was removed from the PAC of AAP reflects immaturity and arrogance of the party. Mayank Gandhi’s Letter to volunteers says a lot.  The AAP is developing “High Command Culture of Congress & BJP” of for that matter any other political parties. People supported AAP because they rejected BJP & Cong culture.   

The party should be run by system, rules & regulation.  It must be transparent and just. AAP internal conflict could and should have been handled better.  

I salute YY for mature response to the most adverse time in his political life. His ideas for AAP, his views for AAP and his message for AAP volunteers is must matured and politically right than the whole NE members who voted him out.  The truth will come out. 1^st YY. Now Maynak and then there will be many more. Most of the people joined or supported for alternative kind of political values. Certainly suppressing the voice of others can not be one of those values people supported them.

I hope the good sense will prevail sooner than later. It reminds me about this verses “Na samjhoge toh  mit jaaoge, ae hindustan waalon, tumhari daastan tak bhi milegi daastanon mein”

न समझोगे तो मिट जाओगे  ऐ हिंदुस्तान वालों 

तुम्हारी दास्तान भी न मिलेगी दास्तानों में 

This is best suited for AAP. They must understand why people like them so much. They must ensure they stand for what they are known for. They failed in the 1^st test. Hope they will improve in future. 

Step One: “Hum Log” to “AAP”

Step One: “Hum Log” to “AAP”

-          People’s Action for Delhi’s Development

Hum Log, we the people of Delhi, can help Delhi government by paying our taxes honestly and taking bills for all the purchases we are going to make.

Today (the 16^th Day of February 2015) is the first day of the AAP Government in Delhi. There were lots of debate & discussion going on social media, electronic media and the traditional print media. Most of the people wants to give sometime to the AAP.

Now, since the government is formed, we must be alert & vigilant. We should also remind ourselves that this is the Delhi Government & not the AAP government. The promises made by the AAP looks very ambitious and beyond the Delhi budget but that is what the people of Delhi want and gave a clear majority.  But we do not care- you have promised, you have to deliver. 

As a lay person, person with no economic background,  can suggestion step one for the people of Delhi. Let me also confess that I do not know how much money/ revenue  can be generated if all people do what I am thinking and suggesting. Based on my little knowledge & experience I think step one can be a good economic support for the Delhi

Government.

[NOTE-1: I met 100 people in Delhi (mostly in Mehrauli). The purpose of meeting these people was to understand how many of them take original bills with TIN number on it. I had to drop the idea of TIN because many of these respondent do not have idea about the TIN. So I concentrated one kind of consumers- those who buy medicines. And ask for Pakka and Kachcha bills. I chose medicines because everyone at one or other points buys medicines. Once I decided for medicine consumers, the next question was whom to ask? I decided not to ask those people who claim medical reimbursement from their offices or mediclaims. Because these people have to take bills anyway. So the sample was very small and selective. Most of the respondents are known to me. It does linot give perspective of people of Delhi]

[NOTE-2: The questions. Do you take pakka bills when buy medicines? Yes Or No? .Why? Do you take bills from other shops?- Yes or Know. Why? I have not included those answer which get bills without asking for it- eg. Big Bazar, KFC, Lilli Put or mobile shops etc. Apart from medicines ask 2-3 questions also. Do you take pakka bills when buy cloths from local market? Do you take pakka bills when buy sweets from Bikaner, Agrawals or such shops? Do you take bills when you buy daily use things from local market?]

I asked these questions to myself also. I take pakka bills from chemist shops because I get reimbursements. So the first question is  not applicable to me.   In the last one month I did not take bills from sweet shops. We bought bed sheets & blanket  from a local market in Mehrauli. I checked the bill. It does not have TIN number. Grocery Shops/ General Store in Mehrauli never gives pakka bills.

 To my surprise majority of the people (98 % of whom l contacted) do not care about asking bills from these shops.  None of them tried to check whether the bill is Kacchcha or pakka- meaning the bill has TIN or not. The general answer was “what will we do with the bills? It has to go to the dust bin. So why to ask for the bills. 5 % take bills from chemist shops if the amount is high (more than Rs. 200-300/-) or if they want to return the medicines in future. Again they do not check whether the bills are pakka or kachcha.     

Conclusion & Recommendation:

It is important to note that except in few cases, the amount you way the shop remains the same. I checked this at several chemist shops- they charge you the same amount whether you take bills or not.  Some shop keepers charges taxes (VAT) but we should give it.

If we voted for the government in the name of honesty, we should also become honest. It is a difficult proposition. It will cost us in the form of taxes, ill treatment from the shop keepers for wasting their times in making bills and sometime people may make fun of you. I bought a kg of mutton. When I asked for bill- the shop keeper was amused. Yeh kaunsa piece hai? He thought I was asking for some specific mutton piece. I stood for an hour there and noticed that no one asks for bills- some bought 1 kg and some also bought 5 kg.

I think the common persons can make a difference buy start asking for

No Word strong enough to Condemn Peshawar Incident

                     No  Word  strong enough to Condemn Peshawar Incident  

The attack on children in school by Talibans and killing about 142 children is the most heinous crime against the humanity. How can one kill children in the name of God? No religion in the world approve violence and that violence against children.

Pakistan must learn lesson from this and  take decisive action to end the terrorist.

May Allah give strength to the parents of these children!

Reg

Shaheen Ansari 

It Is Difficult to Understand 

This is the story of my village. I am not taking their name here as the name is not important but the message is important. It is said- नाम में क्या रखा है (what is there in the name).  

2 brothers, working as laborer in a factory, decided to do something for their siblings. They could only think of doctor at that time as the role of doctor in the village community was very important. They struggled a lot. Their monthly income/ salary was not enough to support their family members at home and educational support to their sibling at college.

They decided to do some other work in the evening after factory hours. The elder brother collected some money and the younger one went to market to do the survey of the kind of shop they would like to open. Finally they came up with the idea to open a cloth shop on the street as they could not afford proper shop. Both the brothers were very ambitious, had vision for whole of their families and were committed to what they want to do. Their favorite lines were:

है अपना दिल आस की पंछी उड़ता है उचे गगन पर 

कभी तो पहुचेगे हम चाँद की उजली ज़मीन पर 

They actually lived with the idea and worked hard. They invested their whole earning on their younger brother who was very bright and hardworking. After a long years of struggle, they saw the morning sun. They desire to not to engage their younger brother in the same profession was fulfilled. The Younger brother joined the civil services with a good position.

Now the whole scenario was changed. 1st few years were very beautiful for the whole family but gradually and slowly things started changing. The actual change started when was married and became father. He has 3 children.

Both the brother resigned from the factory and started their own business. The elder of the 2 developed his family business started by his father where as the younger of the 2 started a cloth showroom in the city. Within a span of 2-3 years, they developed their own brand and every person in the market recognizes them.  He has clients in Mumbai, Surant and other part of the country. With the grace of god and their hard work, the became one of the important wholesale centres.

Now the person, who these two brothers nurtured with their खून पसीना  decided to destroy the business.  He hatched with the youngest brother and eldest son of the eldest brother.  It took less than a month to destroy the business. They two guys would follow the instruction of Destructive Man (DM). The DM would ask them to go to different clients, collect the money. Sometime, they would also take the half the pending amount and leave the shop.

Today, the DM and his family are enjoying. The family of the eldest brother are suffering. They really in a bad condition. The youngest among them got the test of easy earning with the help of DM. Once the business was destroyed, the younger one fell in trap of anti-social element. He has been regular to the local jails. Inspite of lots of trouble and suffering the clothwala work hard to provide him bail.

A Japanese proverb says “Vision without action is daydream. Action without vision is nightmare”. This is actually true to this family. Similarly Nelson Mandela Said” Action without vision is only passing time, vision without action is merely daydreaming but vision with action can change the world”  

This is actually true to the family. The two elder brothers had vision, so the changed the world around them but the younger brother (DM) who acted without vision made his younger brother a criminal minded.

This is a fact but even for me it is difficult to understand.

[Note: Plz wait for the full story]

  July 23, 2014

  

A Story from Badaun, UP

A Story from Badau, UP
Feb 15, 2013

This is the story of 3 villages, 3 schools but same story. It was Valentine Day, the 14^th day of February. It was supposed to be a beautiful day but when I visited these villages one by one things were different.

I will share the story of one village called Gariahardopaati in Usawa block.

There were 183 children (M 82 + F 101) as per the register. Only 90 (M 39 + F 51) were present at the time of visit. After interacting with the teacher on duty I came to know that this school does not have regular school teacher for last 8 months. Currently there were two teachers called Shiksha Mitra (Friend of Education or para teachers). Both the teachers are local youth and are working for last one year. They have not got payment (salary) since May 2012. I was amazed with the commitment of these teachers- working for almost an year without any payment. I am sure they will get their salary but the important point is that why not in time. How can they support their family? How we expect quality teaching without payment.

Interestingly only 1 teacher was present at the time of visit and the other one has gone for some kind of training. So literally there was 1 teacher for 90 children in primary school. It violates all the norms of Right to Education Act 2009.

How can our system is so pathetic about the future of this nation, which are children?

Reg

Shaheen