I hate it when: People drive slow in the fast lane and hinder my speed… Don’t get the heck out of my way when I honk at them… Park in the middle of the road… Don’t have the decency to move their car to the side when it breaks down… Mend punctures in the middle of the road… Have their fog [...]

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 [...]

Dear all, Assalam alaikum. Alhamdolillah and shukar in all tests and trials. I have just been informed by our webmaster that US government has forced the site hosting server to close down our site and now www.brasstacks.pk is no more available for the time being. We had taken some space on a third party server in US [...]

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Ten years after the birth of Ali (A.S.), the Prophet (S.A.W.W.) was ordered to reveal his Prophethood. All sects of Islam are in agreement on the fact that Ali (A.S.) was the first to testify to the Prophethood, followed by Lady Khadijah (S.A.). For three years, the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.W.) was preaching Islam under absolute secrecy, [...]

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 [...]

9th of Rajab, 60 AH, is the date of birth of Hazrat Ali Asghar (A.S.), the youngest son of Imam Husain (A.S.), the younger grandson of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.W.). Born ‘Ali’ from Bibi Umm-e-Rubab (S.A.), he was the youngest of Imam Husain’s (A.S.) three sons, all named Ali, and six daughters, all named [...]

One of my friends got married yesterday. His wedding was held at the Kashmir Lawns, P.E.C.H.S. Society, Karachi. There were three lawns, A,B and C. His wedding was in A and B combined, while lawn C was occupied by another wedding ceremony. We could hear music playing in Lawn C but the volume was low and [...]

Readers of this blog will vouch for the fact that I tend to stay away from religious debate, as we seem to have different interpretations and after all, everyone is entitled to their opinions and beliefs. But this time, Dr. Israr has really crossed the line for me. His comments, aired on June 12th on [...]