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Sep

Justice to Muslims, and the Justice of Muslims

Posted by: SAWJ in Ali(A.S.), Ali(A.S.) - Life, Enemies of the Ahle Bayt (A.S.), Facts, Fatimah Zehra(S.A.), General Knowledge, Hasan(A.S.), History, Husain(A.S), Muhammad(S.A.W.W.), Pakistan, Rants, Reflections, Religious, Society

One day a man was traveling on his camel with his possessions and his slave. He stopped at a mosque and went inside to pray, leaving the slave to take care of the goods. When he was gone, the slave climbed on the camel’s back. When the master returned, the slave declared himself as the master [...]

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Aug

The Month in which Allah decorated Karbala: Sha’ban-ul-Muazzam!

Posted by: SAWJ in Ali(A.S.), Captives of Karbala(A.S.), Facts, Fatimah Zehra(S.A.), General Knowledge, Hasan(A.S.), History, Husain(A.S), Imam-e-Zamana(A.S.), Martyrs Of Karbala(A.S.), Muhammad(S.A.W.W.), Religious

The month of Rajab has passed us by and the month of Sha’ban is upon us. Most of us recognize the importance of this month as the one in which Imam Husain (A.S.) and Imam Mehdi (A.S.) were born. But that’s not all. The month of Sha’ban is associated with the births of other important personalities [...]

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Aug

Leaving the Prophet’s (S.A.W.W.) Madinah

Posted by: SAWJ in Captives of Karbala(A.S.), Enemies of the Ahle Bayt (A.S.), Facts, General Knowledge, Hasan(A.S.), History, Husain(A.S), Martyrs Of Karbala(A.S.), Muhammad(S.A.W.W.), Political, Reflections, Religious, World, Zain-ul-Abideen(A.S.)

تیرے شہر سے جاتے ہیں، دے ہم کو دعا نانا آباد کریں گے ہم ، ہائے اب کرب و بلا نانا The Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.W.) was sitting with his young grandson, Husain (A.S.), and granddaughter, Zainab (S.A.), sitting in front of him. Suddenly, tears started streaming down his face. Husain (A.S.) asked him, “Grandfather, why are you [...]

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Jul

Hey, [Dr?] Israr Ahmed, read this!

Posted by: SAWJ in Ali(A.S.) - Life, Enemies of the Ahle Bayt (A.S.), Facts, General Knowledge, History, Muhammad(S.A.W.W.), Rants, Reflections, Religious, Society, World

On the 6th of July, 2000, British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s son was arrested for drinking when he was found drunk and incapable near Leicester Square, London. When asked about it, Tony Blair remarked: “Being a prime minister can be a tough job and being a parent is probably tougher!” It is apparent from the above statement that [...]

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Jul

Date of Birth of Imam Muhammad Taqi (A.S.)

Posted by: SAWJ in Ali Raza(A.S.), Ali(A.S.), Facts, Fatimah Zehra(S.A.), General Knowledge, Hasan(A.S.), History, Husain(A.S), Imam-e-Zamana(A.S.), Jafar-e-Sadiq(A.S.), Muhammad Baqar(A.S.), Muhammad Taqi(A.S.), Muhammad(S.A.W.W.), Musa Kazim(A.S.), Religious, Zain-ul-Abideen(A.S.)

The 10th of Rajab marks the date of birth of the 9th Imam in the Progeny of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.W.), Imam Muhammad Taqi (A.S.). He was born in the year 195 AH in Madinah. Courtesy: Syed Awn Husain Rizvi Name, Title and Kunniyat He was born Muhammad to Imam Ali Raza (A.S.) and Bibi Sabikah Khatoon (S.A.), whom [...]

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Jul

Date of Birth of Imam Ali Naqi (A.S.)

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The 5th of Rajab marks the date of birth of the 10th Imam in Prophet Muhammad’s (S.A.W.W.) progeny, Imam Ali Naqi (A.S.). He was born ‘Ali’ to Imam Muhammad Taqi (A.S.) and Hazrat Samanah Khatoon (S.A.). His father Muhammad Taqi (A.S.) was the son of Ali Raza (A.S.), son of Musa-e-Kazim(A.S.), son of Jafar-e-Sadiq (A.S.), [...]

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The 3rd of Rajab marks the date of martyrdom of the 10th Imam in the progeny of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.W.), Imam Ali Naqi (A.S.). He is the son of Muhammad-e-Taqi(A.S.), son of Ali-e-Raza (A.S.), son of Musa-e-Kazim(A.S.), son of Jafar-e-Sadiq (A.S.), son of Muhammad-e-Baqar (A.S.), son of Ali Zain-ul-Abideen (A.S.), son of Imam Husain (A.S.) [...]

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May

Tagged by Nikki

Posted by: SAWJ in Facts, General Knowledge, Me

Feel free to Tag yourself if you want to. 1. Last movie you saw in a theater? “Jo dar gaya woh mar gaya”. Jis ne dekha woh ghussay se mar gaya! 2. What book are you reading? Zahoor-e-Imam-e-Zamana(A.S.), printed collection of ten majalis (Ash’ara) of Allama Dr. Syed Zameer Akhtar Naqvi from 1993. 3. Favorite board game? Snakes and Ladders! 4. Favorite [...]

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May

Meet the World’s Best Performing Stock Market: PAKISTAN!

Posted by: SAWJ in Facts, General Knowledge, Pakistan, World

If you were one of the legions of Wall Street Kool-Aid drinking emerging-markets speculators who bought into the promise of BRICs-Brazil, Russia, India and China-you would have lost a lot of money in the market thus far this year. Instead, the only booming stock markets are those in the most emerging of emerging markets: Pakistan, Peru, [...]

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Feb

Some mathematical symmetries

Posted by: SAWJ in Amazing, Facts

1 x 8 + 1 = 9 12 x 8 + 2 = 98 123 x 8 + 3 = 987 1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876 12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765 123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654 1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543 12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432 123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321 1 [...]

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Saying of Ali(A.S.)

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