When We Will Die ..... ?

Many people have been on this planet and many arrogant have gone under this earth. Those Kings, Pharaohs, Nimruds and many more... arrogantly claimed to be the God but they have died! Not just this, they could not even know when they would die! All of us might know our date-of-birth or place-of-birth, but who knows one's date-of-death or place-of-death! However, as long as we don't know when we will die, doors of repentance are open for us, insha' Allah.

A little fish considers her ocean to be the only universe, after all, how big is an ocean for a little fish! Once a big fish advised the little fish about fishermen outside the water but she could not be convinced to believe that there could be anything 'beyond' this under-water- world. The big fish gave descriptions of the fishermen and their tools (ship, baits, net, sinker.. etc) and warned her to stay away from those things.

One day, the little fish came across something strange and suddenly remembered what the elder fish had said about fishermen & their tools. The little fish moved ahead saying "There is no such thing as fishermen" and started to eat the bait until the hook got stuck into her mouth. Sadly, she was dragged out of the water and this was it! She could now see the world-beyond- water and became certain about what the elder fish had said before but unfortunately, she had no chance to return back.

Some of us we might consider that this world is the only world. Some fish cannot perceive life outside of water, however, there are also some fish who can see things outside the water, it might also happen that a small fish comes out of water for a short time then goes back without being hurt (thus witnessing things outside the water). There are Angels as well as Jinns outside our sights, we don't see them. Devils can be imagined as the fishermen with baits trying to lure us. We have been warned to stay away from evil, even if we like it's bait.

Imagine that the Angel of death suddenly appears before us and demands our Soul/Spirit (it can happen any instant anyway), if we don't happily surrender ourselves, that Angel could painfully snatch our Soul from us. Then we will realize and become certain about that unseen world, quite like that fish in the above example. Our death is certain, but are we prepared to stand in front of our Lord?

Jewellery can cause backache!

Dear friends recently I read this article,I like to share with my MS ains :


Those earrings, neck chains and even fillings might be giving you the 'bling' edge over the others, but in the bargain you're putting your back at stake, that's what a leading chiropractor says.

Simon King from New Zealand said earrings, neck chains, watches and even fillings and gold crowns could trigger debilitating muscle ache. His theory is "irritation from metal causes muscle inhibition which means muscles are weaker than is normal."

Muscle weakness causes pain and injury resulting in back and neck pain, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, repetitive strain injury and slipped discs, he says.

"Nobody wants to remove dental work or jewellery unnecessarily, but if an injury or health problem is going to cost you your job or sporting career or cause you years of pain and suffering, it may be worth having a crown or a filling replaced or going," the Mirror quoted him, as saying.

The manager of a natural health and wellness centre in Herts advises: "Just go without jewellery for two weeks and see if they get better, then put it back on again and keep doing it until they are certain there is a link."

Explaining the science behind the theory, he's been researching for the past eight years, Simon says wearing metal jewellery causes the nervous system to move body parts away as it's uncomfortable to the skin that surrounds them. The muscles used in that movement then place strain on other larger muscles as they try to maintain a distance.

"One of the great advantages of this theory is that the treatments are all natural, completely safe and can be reversed at any time. People can do their own experiment with their jewellery," he said.

Simon is set to release a book about his theory called Live Without Pain which is due to be published in September

BAD HABITS :

Once a man was waiting for a taxi. A beggar came along and asked him for some money. The man ignored him. But being a professional, the beggar kept on pestering him.

The man became irritated when he realized that the beggar would not leave him alone unless he parts with some money.
Suddenly an idea struck him. He told the beggar, “I do not have money, But if you tell me what you want to do with the money, I will certainly help you.” “I would have bought a cup of tea”, replied the beggar.

The man said, “Sorry man. I can offer you a cigarette instead of tea”. He then took a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and offered one to the beggar. The beggar told, “I don’t smoke as it is injurious to health.” The man smiled and took a bottle of whisky from his pocket and told the beggar, “Here, take this bottle and enjoy the stuff. It is Really good”.

The beggar refused by saying, “Alcohol muddles the brain and damages the liver”. The man smiled again. He told the beggar, “I am going to the race course. Come with me and I will arrange for some tickets and we will place bets. If we win, you take the whole amount and leave me alone”. As before, the beggar politely refused the latest offer by saying, “Sorry sir, I can’t come with you as betting on horses is a bad habit.”

Suddenly the man felt relieved and asked the beggar to come to his home with him. Finally, the beggar’s face lit up in anticipation of receiving at least something from the man. But he still had his doubts and asked the man, “Why do you want me to go to your house with you”. The man replied, “My wife always wanted to see how a man with no Bad habits looks like.”

To help the new wave of outgoing students from India, here are the proper answers to awkward questions asked abroad everyday: 

Q. What does that red dot on women's forehead mean? 

A. Well, in ancient times, Indian men used to practice archery skills by target practicing by aiming at their wife's red dot. In fact, that is one of the reasons why they had many wives. You see, once they mastered the art of archery and hit the target.... 

Q. You're from India? I have read so much about the country. All the wonderful places, the forests, the snake charmers, the elephants. Do you still use elephants for transportation?

A. Absolutely. In fact we used to have our own elephant in our house. But later, we started participating in elephant-ride sharing schemes with our neighbors, to save the air. You see elephants have an "emissions" problem..... 

Q. Does India have cars? 

A. No. We ride elephants to work. The government is trying to encourage ride-sharing schemes. 

Q. Does India have TV?

A. No. We only have cable. 

Q. Are all Indians vegetarian? 

A. Yes. Even tigers are vegetarian in India.

Q.How come you speak English so well? 

A. You see when the British were ruling India, they employed Indians as servants. It took too long for the Indians to learn English. So the British isolated an "English-language" gene and infused their servants' babies with it and since then all babies born are born speaking English. 

Q. Are you a Hindi? 

A. Yes. I am spoken everyday in Northern India. 

Q. Do you speak Hindu? 

A. Yes, I also speak Jewish, Islam and Christianity. 

Q. Is it true that everyone there is very corrupt? 

A. Yes, in fact, I had to bribe my parents so that they would let me go to school. 

Q. India is very hot, isn't it?

A. It is so hot there that all the water boils spontaneously. That is why tea is such a popular drink in India.

Q. Are there any business companies in India?

A. No. All Indians live on the Gandhian principles of self-sufficiency. We all make our own clothes and grow our own food. That is why you see all these thin skinny Indians -- it is is a lot of hard work.

Q. Indians cannot beef, huh? 

A. Cows provide milk which is a very essential part of Indian diet. So eating cows is forbidden. However in order to decrease the population of the country, the government is trying to encourage everyone to eat human meat.

Q. India is such a religious place. Do you meditate regularly? 

A. Yes, sometimes I meditate for weeks without food and drink. But it is difficult to keep my job, because I have to miss work when I meditate like that. But the bosses there do the same thing. That is why things are so inefficient there. 
Q. I saw on TV that people there walk on burning coals. Why do they do that? 

A. We don't have shoes. So we burn the bottom of our feet to make it hard so that we can walk.

Any more questions please ?

Thought To Share,

A good friend is a connection to life - a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world. - Lois Wys

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BEAUTY IS !

Beauty is upon you like the rose without a thorn.

Beauty is upon you like the dew on grass each morn,

Beauty is upon you like the sapphire shining sea.

Beauty is upon you like the apple on the tree.

Beauty is upon you like the sunshine on the Earth.

Beauty is upon you like the day God granted birth.

Beauty is upon you like the wings on butterflies.

Beauty is upon you like the grace that God supplies.

Beauty is upon you like the diamond wedding ring.

Beauty is upon you like the season known as Spring.

Beauty is upon you like the little lambs that play.

Beauty is upon you like the snow on Christmas Day.

Beauty is upon you like the rainbows up above.

Beauty is upon you like the sentimental dove.

Beauty is upon you like the young bird new to flight.

Beauty is upon you like the shooting stars each night.

Beauty is upon you like the dolphins as they leap.

Beauty is upon you like the peace that comes with sleep.

Beauty is upon you like ten thousand whispering sighs.

Beauty is upon you like true love that never dies...

Beauty is upon you like true love that never dies...  

The Will of Babar,

Babar was the First Moghul Emperor. Babar was an Afghan, who invaded India, settled in Delhi, and is buried in Kabul.

The following is His advice to his son Humayun.

”My son take note of the following: Do not harbour religious prejudice in your heart. You should dispense justice while taking note of the people’s religious sensitivities, and rites. Avoid slaughtering cows in order that you could gain a place in the heart of natives. This will take you nearer to the people.

Do not demolish or damage places of worship of any faith and dispense full justice to all to ensure peace in the country. Islam can better be preached by the sword of love and affection, rather than the sword of tyranny and persecution. Avoid the differences between the shias and

SELECTING AN HONEST OFFICER : (Time for tales)

Once the Sultan of Turkey consulted his Grand Vizier and asked him to find an honest man to collector-in-chief the taxes of his empire. The Vizier advised the Sultan to invite all the applicants to his palace.


“I will show you an honest officer who can be the chief of tax collectors in the Empire. But I will place a condition before them. They will have to pass through a dark corridor and dance before you when they appear in the court. The applicants arrived at the invitation of the Sultan, and they were told to advance before the Sultan one at a time, through a dark empty corridor. As soon as they assembled before the Sultan to the last man the Sultan addressed them: “Now, Gentlemen, my first test for you is that I should very much like to see you all dance in front of me.”


But, to the Sultan’s astonishment all the applicants refused with many blushes, and pleaded with the Sultan to spare them from this trial, except one man who danced cheerfully and well.


“This is the honest man,” said the Grand Vizier, pointing to the dancer.


In the dark corridor, the Grand Vizier had placed sacks of gold coins, which were minted for the Sultan, and all the dishonest men had filled their pockets to the full as they passed through the dark corridor and advanced towards the Sultan. If they had danced, their pockets would have jingled with the gold coins, which they had stolen from the money sacks, and so they refused the command of the Sultan.


Naturally, the dancer was selected for the position, which was a highly paid job, and the Grand Vizier had ordered his guards to empty the pockets of each applicant as they left the presence of the Sultan in the Durbar Hall.

THE FENCE - ( TIME FOR TALES )

There was a little boy with a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, to hammer a nail in the back fence.

The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Then it gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence. Finally the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all.

He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.
 
The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, “You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one.

You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry, the wound is still there. A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one.

  The lion, rats, snake and the honey comb - a beautiful story 

I heard the following story from a teacher. Hopefully, this story will be beneficial for everyone,

Once a man saw in his dream, that a lion was chasing him. The man ran to a tree, climbed on to it and sat on a branch. He looked down and saw that the lion was still there waiting for him. The man then looked to his side where the branch he was sitting on was attached to the tree and saw that two rats were circling around and eating the branch. One rat was black and the other one was white. The branch would fall on the ground very soon. The man then looked below again with fear and discovered that a big black snake had come and settled directly under him. The snake opened its mouth right under the man so that he will fall into it. The man then looked up to see if there was anything that he could hold on to. He saw another branch with a honeycomb. Drops of honey were falling from it. The man wanted to taste one of the drops. So, he put his tongue out and tasted one of the fallen drops of honey. The honey was amazing in taste. So, he wanted to taste another drop. As he did, he got lost into the sweetness of the honey. Meanwhile, he forgot about the two rats eating his branch away, the lion on the ground and the snake that is sitting right under him. After a while, he woke up from his sleep.

To get the meaning behind this dream, the man went to a  scholar. The scholar said "The lion you saw is your death. It always chases you and goes where ever you go. The two rats, one black and one white, are the night and the day. Black one is the night and the white one is the day. They circle around, coming one after another, to eat your time as they take you closer to death. The big black snake with a dark mouth is your grave. It's there, just waiting for you to fall into it. The honeycomb is this world and the sweet honey is the luxaries of this world. We like to taste a drop of the luxaries of this world but it's very sweet. Then we taste another drop and yet another. Meanwhile, we get lost into it and we forget about our time, we forget about our death and we forget about our graves."