February 17th, 2010
Random thoughts
by Dr A Q Khan
Even a child can differentiate between truth and a lie. As we all know, its opposite is lying. A lie is defined as something which one says despite knowing it to be incorrect and being against one’s conscience, belief, knowledge and iman. There are various proverbs on truth: “Nothing can harm the truth,” “The truth shines, the lie is black,” “The irony is that those who speak the truth often end up in trouble, while liars get away.”
In the Quran, Almighty Allah pronounced a curse on all liars in Surah Aal-e-Imran, Ayat 61. As if once is not enough, in the Surahs Shura, Naml, Taha, Tur, Saf, Munafiqun, Raad, Baqara, Zukhuf and Taubah, and ten times in Surah Mursalat the Almighty has pronounced a curse on all liars. In Surah Baqarah, it is not only the telling of truth that is stressed, but also the need to keep a promise.
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February 10th, 2010
Random thoughts
by Dr. A. Q. Khan
In my school days we used to read classical Urdu stories by writers like Deputy Nazir Ahmad and Maulvi Muhammad Ismail Meruthi. One interesting story was about mice and a cat. This particular cat was terrorising the mice, every now and then catching and eating one of them. The mice called a meeting to find a solution. One of them suggested that they put a bell around the neck of the cat so that its whereabouts would be known and they could run to safety. An old mouse then quietly enquired as to who would volunteer to do the job. Pin-drop silence ensued and there were no volunteers. There then followed the sound of the cat approaching and they all ran to safety. The present political situation and the actions of those in power remind me of this old story and I wonder if someone will have the courage to bell the cat.
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February 3rd, 2010
Random thoughts
By Dr A Q Khan
“To err is human; to forgive divine.” A blunder of devastating consequences was the murder of Genghis Khan’s messengers and Chinese Muslim traders by the Governor of Utrar, brother-in-law of Alauddin Khwarizm Shah. It ultimately resulted in the complete destruction of all the Islamic countries of Central Asia, the murder of more than a million Muslims and the razing of many famous cities to rubble.
In more recent times we see the sons of Shah Jahan fighting for succession to the throne. Dara Shikoh made the mistake of dismounting from his elephant and riding a horse. Not seeing him upon the elephant, his army thought he had been killed, lost hope and gave up the fight. Dara Shikoh was arrested, blinded and brutally murdered by Aurangzeb.
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