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What Should be Done in Shab-e-Baarath?

Dear Brothers in Faith As salaam alaikum Rahmath Ullahi wa Barakevatakhu,

On the occassion of the Shab-e-Barath, Please accept my hearty congratulations to you all.

SHAB-e-BARATH MUBARAK to One & All.

 

To celebrate the Shab-e Bara'ah, one should remain awakened in the whole night ,and should perform the following acts of worship:

Namaz : Offer namaz-e-Isha ba Jamath [ dont offer namaz-e-Witr as usual which one has to perform when the time for namaz-e-Isha ends & before the Namaz-e-Fajr starts]

Ziyarath: Go to ziyarath and pray for the Marhumeen, and Buzurgan-e-Deen and others. This is a night where you can pray for the Maghfirath of all those who have passed away. And also it is a time to remember your death, and pray for your Maghfirath.

Tilawath: Tilawat-e-Quran, the recitation of the Holy Qur'an is another form of worship, very beneficent in this night. After performing namaz, or at any other time, one should recite as much of the Holy Qur'an as he can.

Zikr: Say "Illalah Tu Hai" in while exhaling and "La ilaha Hun Nahi" while inhaling. The zikr has to be recited while walking, lying on bed and during other hours of work or leisure.

Other Recitation: One should recite Durood-e-Sharief & Darood-e-Taj on Prophet Muhammad, Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam, as many times as he can.

Dua: The best benefit one can draw from the blessings of this night is prayers and supplications. It is hoped that all the prayers in this night will be accepted by our Lord, insha-Allah. Prayer itself is an 'Ibadat, and Allah Almighty gives reward on each prayer along with the fulfillment of the supplicator's need. Even if the purpose prayed for is not achieved, one cannot be deprived of the reward of the prayer which is sometimes more precious than the mundane benefits one strives for. The prayers and supplications also strengthen one's relation with Allah Almighty, which is the main purpose of all kinds and forms of worship.  One can pray for whatever purpose he wishes. But the best supplications are the ones made by Prophet Muhammad, Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam. These are so comprehensive and all-encompassing prayers that all the human needs, of this world and the Hereafter.
Recite 4o rabbanas from quran which are the best Duas. And remember Imamana Mehdi Maud Alaihis salaam has said "Quda Se Quda Ku Mangu"

 بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

1. رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ السَّمِيعُ العَلِيم 
2. رَبَّنَا وَاجْعَلْنَا مُسْلِمَيْنِ لَكَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِنَا أُمَّةً مُّسْلِمَةً لَّكَ وَأَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَآ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ
3. رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
4. رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْراً وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانصُرْنَا عَلَى القَوْمِ الكَافِرِينَ
5. رَبَّنَا لاَ تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِن نَّسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا
6. رَبَّنَا لاَ تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِن نَّسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا
7. رَبَّنَا وَلاَ تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لاَ طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا أَنتَ مَوْلاَنَا فَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ
8. رَبَّنَا لاَ تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْوَهَّابُ
9. رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ جَامِعُ النَّاسِ لِيَوْمٍ لاَّ رَيْبَ فِيهِ إِنَّ اللّهَ لاَ يُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَادَ
10. رَبَّنَا إِنَّنَا آمَنَّا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
11. رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا بِمَا أَنزَلَتْ وَاتَّبَعْنَا الرَّسُولَ فَاكْتُبْنَا مَعَ الشَّاهِدِينَ
12. ربَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَإِسْرَافَنَا فِي أَمْرِنَا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ
13. رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَذا بَاطِلاً سُبْحَانَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
14. رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ مَن تُدْخِلِ النَّارَ فَقَدْ أَخْزَيْتَهُ وَمَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ مِنْ أَنصَارٍ
15. رَّبَّنَا إِنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا مُنَادِيًا يُنَادِي لِلإِيمَانِ أَنْ آمِنُواْ بِرَبِّكُمْ فَآمَنَّا
16. رَبَّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَكَفِّرْ عَنَّا سَيِّئَاتِنَا وَتَوَفَّنَا مَعَ الأبْرَارِ
17. رَبَّنَا وَآتِنَا مَا وَعَدتَّنَا عَلَى رُسُلِكَ وَلاَ تُخْزِنَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِنَّكَ لاَ تُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَاد
18. رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا فَاكْتُبْنَا مَعَ الشَّاهِدِينَ
19. رَبَّنَا أَنزِلْ عَلَيْنَا مَآئِدَةً مِّنَ السَّمَاء تَكُونُ لَنَا عِيداً لِّأَوَّلِنَا وَآخِرِنَا وَآيَةً مِّنكَ وَارْزُقْنَا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ
20. رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ
21. رَبَّنَا لاَ تَجْعَلْنَا مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ
22. رَبَّنَا افْتَحْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ قَوْمِنَا بِالْحَقِّ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْفَاتِحِينَ
23. رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَتَوَفَّنَا مُسْلِمِينَ
24. رَبَّنَا لاَ تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةً لِّلْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ ; وَنَجِّنَا بِرَحْمَتِكَ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ
25. رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ مَا نُخْفِي وَمَا نُعْلِنُ وَمَا يَخْفَى عَلَى اللّهِ مِن شَيْءٍ فَي الأَرْضِ وَلاَ فِي السَّمَاء
26. رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلْ دُعَاء
27. رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْحِسَابُ
28. رَبَّنَا آتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا
29. رَبَّنَا إِنَّنَا نَخَافُ أَن يَفْرُطَ عَلَيْنَا أَوْ أَن يَطْغَى
30. رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الرَّاحِمِينَ
31. رَبَّنَا اصْرِفْ عَنَّا عَذَابَ جَهَنَّمَ إِنَّ عَذَابَهَا كَانَ غَرَامًا إِنَّهَا سَاءتْ مُسْتَقَرًّا وَمُقَامًا
32. رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا
33. رَبَّنَا لَغَفُورٌ شَكُورٌ
34. رَبَّنَا وَسِعْتَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ رَّحْمَةً وَعِلْمًا فَاغْفِرْ لِلَّذِينَ تَابُوا وَاتَّبَعُوا سَبِيلَكَ وَقِهِمْ عَذَابَ الْجَحِيمِ
35. رَبَّنَا وَأَدْخِلْهُمْ جَنَّاتِ عَدْنٍ الَّتِي وَعَدتَّهُم وَمَن صَلَحَ مِنْ آبَائِهِمْ وَأَزْوَاجِهِمْ وَذُرِّيَّاتِهِمْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ وَقِهِمُ السَّيِّئَاتِ وَمَن تَقِ السَّيِّئَاتِ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَقَدْ رَحِمْتَهُ وَذَلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ
36. رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلِإِخْوَانِنَا الَّذِينَ سَبَقُونَا بِالْإِيمَانِ وَلَا تَجْعَلْ فِي قُلُوبِنَا غِلًّا لِّلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا
37. رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ رَؤُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ 
38. رَّبَّنَا عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ
39. رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ
40. رَبَّنَا أَتْمِمْ لَنَا نُورَنَا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ                                     

Qaza Namaz: Offer Namaz-e-Qaza which is the most preferable act to be performed in this night.


Namaz-e-Witr: Offer Namaz-e-Witr at the end of all, as it is the prayer to be performed at the end of the night(period of Namaz-e-Isha). The best time to offer it is between 4:00 am & 5:00 am.

Fasting: On the day immediately following the Night of Bara'ah, i.e. the 15th of Sha'ban, it is mustahabb (advisable) to keep fast. Prophet Muhammad, Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam, is reported to have recommended this fast emphatically.

• The blessed companion Anas, Radi-Allahu anhu, reports that Prophet Muhammad, Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam, was asked, "Which fast is the most meritorious after the fasts of Ramadan?" He replied, "Fasts of Shaban in honor of Ramadan.

• "Ummul Mu'mineen 'Aishah, Radi-Allahu anha, says, "Prophet Muhammad, Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam, used to fast the whole of Sha'ban. I said to him, 'Messenger of Allah, is Sha'ban your most favorite month for fasting?' He said, 'In this month Allah prescribes the list of the persons dying this year. Therefore, I like that my death comes when I am in a state of fasting."

• In another Tradition she says, "Prophet Muhammad, Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam, would sometimes begin to fast continuously until we thought he would not stop fasting, and sometimes he used to stop fasting until we thought he would never fast. I never saw the Messenger of Allah, Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam, fasting a complete month,except the month of Ramadan, and I have never seen him fasting in a month more frequently than he did in Sha'ban."

• In another report she says, "I never saw the Messenger of Allah, Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam, fasting in a month so profusely as he did in the month of Sha'ban. He used to fast in that month leaving only a few days, rather, he used to fast almost the whole of the month."

•  Ummul-Mu'mineen Umm Salamah, Radi-Allahu anha, says: "I have never seen the Messenger of Allah fasting for two months continuously except in the months of Sha'ban and Ramadan."

• These reports indicate that fasting in the month of Sha'ban, though not obligatory, is so meritorious that Prophet Muhammad, Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam, did not like to miss it.  

Please remember me & my family in your duaa.

Allahu Allam,
Inayath Ulla Khan, Mandya


Updates:

• Abid Masjid Masjid, Channapatna Main Namaz-e-Isha 9:00pm ku ada kijayegi aur Baad-e-Namaaz Shab-e-Barath ki Fazeelath k taluq se Hazrath Peer-o-Murshid Abid Khundmiri Saheb qibla ka bayan hoga.[We got this update by sms from our Volunteer Correspondent Syed Waseem]
• The Mehdavia Charitable Trust Hall(Jamaath Khana), Sirisi Circle will be kept open for ibadat, those interested can assemble and do ibadat.
• Masjid-e-Madavia, Gholakpur, Musheerabad me Namaz-e-Isha 9:00pm ku ada kijayegi, aur Bad Namaz-e-Isha Jalsa Hoga. Jalse me Syed Abdul Rauf ki taqreer hogi aur Syed Roshan Munawar shaheb jala ki sadarath karenge.[We got this update by phone from our Volunteer Correspondent Mohammed Nemath]
• Mehdavia Sadath Masjid, Mandya me Namaz-e-Isha 10:00pm ku ada ki jayegi, aur Bad namaz-e-isha Jalse ka intezam hai. Jalse me Maulana Syed Mubarak Ishaqui ki taqreer hogi aur Hazrath Mashayaq Faqeer Syed Hussain Ishaqui sadarath karenge. Aur Fajr tak ibadat ka intezam rahega.[We got this update by phone from our Mashaq Faqeer Syed Hussain Ishaqui]
• Jamiat-e-Mehdavia, Momin Manzil, (Jamaath Khana), Matadahalli, Bangalore me aaj Ibadat ke liye intezam hai. [We got this update by sms from our Volonteer Correspondent Syed Arshad bhy]

A brief biography of Yakoob Miran Mujtahedi

Yakoob Miran Mujtahedi was born in 1931, in Hyderabad India. He completed his early education in Urdu medium from Chanchalguda High School,Hyderabad. In 1954,he graduated from Osmania University, completing Bachelor of Arts in Urdu medium. In 1960, he joined as an Urdu Translator in the Translation Department of the Government of Andhra Pradesh, India. After spending 29 fruitful years in the Department, he retired in 1989 as Deputy Director of Translations.

His mission: To offer the world a modern Urdu-English dictionary with over 100,000 entries. And the world of Urdu literature that has not seen work of such monumental proportions for decades, should be bowing its head in acknowledgement.

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For Mujtahedi, an Urdu-English dictionary has been a consuming passion. Having been a translator in Andhra Pradesh government, he had often felt helpless for want of an Urdu-to-English dictionary that could aid translation from the language. This aroused a quest that kept burning in him till he himself decided to take a plunge and embarked on compiling a dictionary. Languages being organic, ever-evolving and constantly absorbing changes in the wake of developments in natural and human sciences and fast pace of science and technology, were no longer static. Urdu was no exception. While all English magazines regularly monitored the changes through literary columns, Urdu had suffered as there had been no systematic effort in lexicography. Words were accepted out of compulsion. 

Though there were three Urdu-to-English dictionaries compiled by John Shakespeare, Duncan Forbes and S. W. Fallon, they were over 150 years old. While on one hand they had become respositories of hundreds of obsolete words, lack of updating had rendered them irrelevant when it came to thousand of words being added to Human knowledge every day. Other works of recent origin were too limited in their purpose and left a lot to be desired. All along there had been no attempt at periodically updating them.

Mujtahedi visualized a modern dictionary where besides meanings, pronunciation in Roman script, usage, part of speech, vocabulary associated with Lucknowi, Deccani and Lahori variants of Urdu etc. were provided. Proverbs emanating from Urdu words were also listed with proximate English equivalents. In one instance, 500 proverbs coming out of the term Aankh (eye) were listed. Culture-specific words such as suhag (happy and auspicious state of wifehood) did pose ticklish moments for Mujtahedi as no single-word equivalents were readily available. These were explained through notes. Entry like Abdaal took almost 80 words to explain. One even feels surprised to know that commonly used English words such as Interview have Urdu equivalent i.e., Musaharat.

A portion of the dictionary where one can notice Mehdavia flavor  

According to Mujtahedi, his dictionary with nearly 1.25 lakh entries would be the most comprehensive and authentic work of its kind. Says he, “Meticulous research has gone into ensuring the accuracy of the meaning and translations of the word. Even those who cannot read Urdu script can benefit from the work as all information in the entries is also provided in transliterated form thereby widening the scope for usage in India.”

Words from other languages commonly finding use in Urdu and Urdu denizens in English too have been shown. Similarly, the dictionary comprises words that are technical in nature but are used in common parlance, idioms, phrases, several bureaucratic and administrative terms coined during the Nizam era such as abkari, atiyat etc too have been included. Hindi words making forays into Urdu due to audio-visual media such as pradhan mantri, tamas, atankvadi etc have also been introduced.

Though English to Urdu translation has been easy, thanks to presence of the dictionary of Maulvi Abdul Haq, the vice versa has always posed problems. Mujtahedi’s long experience enabled him to come to grips with practical problems involved in transferring the sense from one language to another.

he encyclopaedic range, large number of phrases, idioms, technical, medical and scientific terms make the dictionary the most sought after. Further, those who cannot read Urdu, can also make use of the lexicon with the help of the Roman script provided in the dictionary. The first Urdu-English dictionary was compiled by Baba-e-Urdu Dr Abdul Haq. And thereafter, seven dictionaries were published by different authors.

However, according to Mujtahedi, they serve a limited purpose. “The difficulties I faced in the process of translation during service prompted me to take up this gigantic project,” he said. Several academicians from various universities and abroad have appreciated his work. Director of South Asian Language and Area Centre, US, James H Nye, has requested Mujtahedi to allow him to host the dictionary on the website — dsal.uchicago. edu/dictionaries — for use of non-commercial purposes. 

Speaking to the Times of India reporter  he had said “Failing health and lack of money have affected the work. But the urge to complete the work is always there. Syed Abdul Khader Jeelani, chairman of Syed Hashim Memorial Foundation has helped me acquire a computer and also agreed to publish the dictionary”. TOI 4th Aug 2002

Due to ailing age he suffered from poor health from past one month and the legend Yakoob Miran Mujtahedi  expeired on 21st July 2010 in Hyderabad "Inna Lilahi wa Inna Ilaihi Rajiwwon", we called his eldest son and passed our condolences.

Allah un ki rooh-e-paak ku apne Deedar se Nawaze, aur aise hasityon ku hamare mashire mai bheje. Aamen.

Inayath Ulla Khan, Mandya

Source: Internet

Another Mehdavia Gem departed from us......!

As Salam Alaikum!

It is with great sorrow I want to inform that Hzt. Syed Yaqoob Miran Mujtahedi, the author of world's largest Urdu-English dictionary - Mujtahedi's Urdu - English Dictionary (almost 3,000 pages in 3 volumes) died Yesterday,

Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Wa Rajeoon

A legend in his lifetime who rose from a humble translator to a great lexicographer. 

More details follows. Most probably the tadfeen will happen today. But no news yet. 

Khudahafiz O Nasir

Syed Mubarak Jawad

source : by email from Syed Mubarak Jawad 
dated: 21 July 2010

Mega Health Camp in Channapatna

Waz-o-Bayan on july 6th By SyedYusuf Tajammul Khundmir

Jamiat-e-Mahdavia,Mattadhalli,Bangalore
Invites you to attend religious Waz-o-Bayan
on Tuesday,July 6th after Maghrib.
Speaker:Syed Yusuf Tajammul Khundmir.
Purdah arrangements for Ladies.
Dinner will be served Allah Diya
for all attendees,
insha Allah.

Inauguration of Dental Clinic by Maulana Maulvi Muffassir-e-Quran Meeranji Abid Khundmiri Saheb in Bangalore

Bangalore 27 June 2010: Dr.Raj Mohammed Faraz Qureshi (Dental Surgeon) s/o Janab Hanif Qureshi Saheb (Secretary of Mehdavia Charitable Trust, Sirsi Circl, Bangalore ) started a clinic in Tilak Nagar Bangalore.

The Clinic was inaugurated by His Holiness Maulana Maulvi Muffassir-e-Quran Meeranji Abid Khundmiri Saheb on 27th June 2010. The Clinic is named as "Dental Comforts - Complete tooth Care.." which was coined by Meeranji saheb himself.

Many people from neighborhood and eminent persons of our community also visited the clinic to congratulate Dr.Raj Mohammed Faraz Qureshi & Janaab Hanif Qureshi Saheb.

Currently the  clinic has the following facilities:

• Orthodontics
• Prosthodontics, ( Dentures, Crown & Bridges)
• COnservative & Endodontics
• Periodontics (Gum Care)
• Oral Surgery
• Pedodontics ( Chils Dental Care)
• Tooth Jewellery
• X-Ray
• Intra oral Camera

There is Free Dental Checkup is on offer from 27-06-2010 to 11-07-2010 as part of the inauguration.

Mehdavia Times Congratulates the Qureshi Family on the auspicious occation of the Launch of "Dental Comforts - Complete tooth Care.."

pictures will follow.

Qaed-e-Millat Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung Memorial Lecture,

Pearls of Wisdom by Hazrat Ali (R.A.)

1) Fear God and you will have no cause to fear any one.
2) Resignation to the Will of God is the cure of the disease of the heart.
3) The word of God is the medicine of the heart.
4) Lead such a life, that, when you die, the people may mourn you, and while you are alive they long for your company.
5) The days of life pass away like clouds, so do good while you are alive.
6) Of all the follies the greatest is to love the world.
7) Opportunity is swift of flight but slow to return.
8) Pride, cowardice, and miserliness are bad for me but good for women.
9) The most happy is he to whom God has given a good wife.
10) He who knows himself knows God.
11) Do not soil your conscience for anything but heaven
12) The disease of the heart is worse than the disease of the body.
13) To fight against one's desires is the greatest of all fights.
14) The strongest amongst you is he who subdues his self.
15) Wealth and greed are the roots of all evils.
16) Riches without faith are the greatest poverty.
17) A man's worth depends upon the nobility of his aspirations.
18) Knowledge enlivens the soul.
19) The learned lives, although he dies.
20) The sum total of excellence is knowledge.
21) To respect the learned is to respect God.
22) Generosity hides shortcomings.
23) The wealth of a miser is as useless as a pebble.
24) Desire is one's most inveterate enemy.
25) Those who walk on the surface of the earth shall one day be interred in it.
26) Every breath of man brings him nearer to death.
27) People are asleep as long as they are alive, they are awakened when they die.
28) Patience is the fruit of faith.
29) Virtue never dies.
30) A man's glory from his virtue is greater than the glory of his pedigree.
31) No shelter is safer than piety.
32) A man's behavior is the index of his mind.
33) Courtesy costs nothing but buys everything.
34) Clemency graces power.
35) Jealousy devours virtue as fire devours fuel
36) He that lends a listening ear to reproach is one of those that deserve reproach.
37) Forgiveness is she crown of greatness.
38) Carnal appetites are nets spread by the devil.
39) Every arrow does not hit the mark, nor every prayer granted.
40) Ostentatiousness spoils prayers.
41) Fear none but your sins.
42) He who praises you murders you.
43) A man who praises himself displays his deficiency of intellect.
44) Honor your parents and your sons will honor you.
45) A man is hid under his tongue.
46) The tongue of a wise man lies behind his heart.
47) The tongue pierces deeper than the spear.
48) He who purifies his heart from doubt is a believer.
49) The opinion of a wise man is an oracle.
50) To seek counsel is to go to the fountain of guidance.
51) Association with a fool is tyrannical to the soul.
52) God hastens the fall of tyrants.
53) Tyranny leads to moral cowardice.
54) A tyrant's success is his moral defeat.
55) It is better to die than to beg.
56) When a man begs he loses his faith.
57) Hajj is the Jihad of every believer in faith.
58) A wise enemy is better than a foolish friend.
59) Silence is the best reply to a fool.
60) The best speech is one that is short and reasonable.
61) Speech is like a medicine, a small dose of which cures but an excess of which kills.
62) He that has no courage has no religion.
63) His grief is long whose hope is short.
64) The right of freedom of speech consists in speaking the truth.
65) Repentance washes away sins.
66) Folly is an incurable disease.
67) To assist the wrong is to oppress the right.
68) Sinning is a disease, repentance is its medicine, and abstinence from it a sure cure.
69) Sorrow makes a man old before his time.
70) Pride impedes progress and mars greatness.
71) To forgive is the crown of greatness.
72) He who understands humanity seeks solitude.
73) Right is the best argument.
74) Misrepresentation spoils narration.
75) As a man's wisdom increases, so his desire to speak decreases.
76) He who seeks to do justice with men, let him desire for them what he desires for himself.
77) The greatest sin is the sin that the sinner considers to be ordinary.
78) Contentment is the asset which is never exhausted.
79) Governments are a trial for men.
80) He who fights against the truth, the truth will defeat him.
81) Finding fault in others is one's greatest fault.
82) Haste is a species of madness.
83) Greed is perpetual enslavement.
84) He who does not know his own worth is doomed to destruction.
85) The best investment is one with which duties are performed.
86) Anger is a fire kindled, he who restrains anger extinguishes the fire; he who gives vent to it is the first to be consumed by such fire.
87) Jihad is the highway of prosperity.
88) None is more solitary than a miser.
89) Knowledge is the ornament of the rich, and the riches of the poor.
90) Knowledge is the sum total of excellence.
91) He who teaches you a letter binds you with a fetter of gratitude.
92) As long as we do not hope, we do not fret.
93) He who indulges in jokes and loose fall, loses a part of his wisdom.
94) Truth is bitter, but its result is sweet; falsehood appears to be sweet but it is poisonous in its effect.
95) Miserliness is the root of many evils.
96) Knowledge and practice are twins, and both go together. There is no knowledge without practice, and no practice without knowledge.
97) He who dissembles plays with his honor.
98) When God wants to humiliate a person He deprives him of knowledge.
99) When your power increases, decrease your desires accordingly.
100) He who listens to a backbiter loses a friend.
101) It is no justice to decide a case on mere conjecture.
102) He who does not know his own worth is deemed to ignominy.
103) He who practices thrift would never be in want.
104) He who does not know should not be ashamed to learn.
105) Patience is to faith, what head is to the body. When patience goes, faith goes, when head goes, the body goes.
106) The grace of God is the best guide.
107) A good disposition is the best companion.
108) Wisdom is the best friend.
109) Good breeding is the best inheritance.
110) There is nothing more hateful than pride.
111) Be among men like bee among birds.
112) Mix with the people with your tongue, but be separate from them in your deeds.
113) Be generous but do not be a spendthrift.
114) Do not run after the world, let the world run after you.
115) A wise man is he who does not despair of the bounty and mercy of God.
116) He who is aware of his own faults is oblivious of the faults of others.
117) What the eye sees the heart preserves.
118) The vision of the eye is limited; the vision of the heart transcends all barriers of time and space.
119) Do not be misled by appearances for these are apt to be deceptive.
120) Do not have too many irons in the fire; concentrate on one thing at a time.
121) What you do not like for your self, do not like it for others.
122) Contentment is the treasure which is never exhausted.
123) The advice of old men is dearer than the bravery of young men.
124) That knowledge is superficial which is merely on the tongue. That knowledge is real which demonstrates itself in your practice.
125) Waste of time is one's greatest loss.
126) He who knows to keep his secret knows the way to success.
127) Foresight is the way to safety.
128) No relationship is stronger than the relationship that exists between man and God.
129) Enlighten the heart with prayers.
130) Strengthen your heart with faith.
131) Suppress all lust with piety.
132) Do not sell the Hereafter for the world.
133) Do not speak in a state of ignorance.
134) Refrain from unnecessary talk.
135) Do not tread the path from which you can apprehend the danger of running astray.
136) In the affairs of God, do not be afraid of the accusations of the evil mongers.
137) In all that you do seek the protection of God.
138) Do not covet what is undesirable.
139) If you seek the truth neither stray from the right path, nor be assailed by doubts.
140) Do not become a slave of your desires.
141) That wealth is no wealth which brings dishonor.
142) Whatever harm accrues of silence can be remedied but whatever harm is done because of speech cannot be remedied.
143) It is better to restrain your desires than to stretch your hand before others.
144) A little that is earned because of honest labor is better than a larger amount gained through dishonest means.
145) Guard well your secret.
146) He who seeks more than what is necessary indulges in error.
147) To oppress the weak is the worst tyranny.
148) Do not bank on false hopes for that is the capital of the dead.
149) A wise man takes a lesson even from a minor lapse.
150) Overpower desires and suspicions by patience and faith.
151) He who does not take the middle course strays.
152) A stranger is he who has no friends.
153) When hopes are frustrated despair becomes the way of life.
154) He who trusts the world, the world betrays him.

Syed Jawad
smjawad24@yahoo.com

“REED AWARENESS AND MOTIVATION PROGRAMME” (RAMP) on 26th June 2010, in Bangalore

RAMP – CONCEPT NOTE

The need for a “REED AWARENESS AND MOTIVATION PROGRAMME” (RAMP) arose from the collective experience gained with the CITIZENSHIP AWARENESS PROGRAMME (CAP), and was further refined by the BALANCED SCORE CARD evaluation process that JCCD adopted in 2010.

CAP is an interactive day-long programme delivered by trained facilitators on-site at corporate premises. This programme sought to create fundamental understanding of citizenship values. It set out to empower participants with the knowledge and awareness of government, democracy, the challenges of urban governance, and a citizens role in society. It prepared participants with perspectives and avenues for participating in change.

CAP puts the vision of a better quality of life within reach, and helps accelerate the time line for action, which citizens could embrace as agents to drive change.

 CAP faced some significant challenges:

·         A paucity of trained facilitators to conduct ‘live’ CAP sessions.

·         Reluctance of corporate participants to commit 8 hours to the programme.

·          CAP is Bangalore centric – thus the inability to roll-out Pan-India.

·         A price-point that precluded wide dissemination.

These challenges inhibited the reach and spread of the CAP.

The RAMP program adopts a holistic approach with an aim to create a critical mass of citizens (5000-10000/city) who fully understand and subscribe to the strategic changes in urban governance systems, that  are implicit to Janaagraha’s “Theory of Change” (REED framework).

 This critical mass of REED Active citizens will function as catalysts for change, in turn spawning other adherents who will collectively expedite the necessary REED based governance reforms that are essential to transform the Quality of Life in our urban conglomerations.

RAMP will comprise of 6 distinct modules, for delivery via a “net plus roots” approach, comprising

 On-line content, games, E-Learning modules, videos, live interactive sessions, etc.

By developing generic RAMP content through a net plus roots, lends itself to a  Pan-India reach, it also offers greater adaptability and flexibility to participants to choose between a net or roots based approach and pace their progress through RAMP. RAMP also eliminates the heavy dependency on trained facilitators, and offers a lower price-point than was possible with CAP.

 RAMP content will take citizens through the following stages of knowledge and understanding:

1.       Where We Stand Today (M-1) – “When we learn about what we do not know” - this stage involves understanding the current federal systems of government, democracy, participation, the role of citizens, and down-stream changes wrought through the JNNURM.  Much of this module will drawn from the CAP.

2.       Envisioning a Better World (M-2) – The REED World Game - This module envisages a browser based game that superimposes the REED based government structures (ideal world) on the “Real” world scenario.

3.       Understanding the process of Change (M-3) – While change in a democratic frame-work is slow, we need to understand the processes for getting there. This module involves understanding the process of change in the public domain. It show-cases several systemic changes that have occurred. It involves a study of the various tools and methods used by agents of change, and an understanding of the underlying principles that work.

4.       Understanding REED (M-4) - This module involves an education and understanding of the Janaagraha’s Theory of Change (REED framework) and how the governance reforms as prescribed under REED can transform the Quality of Life in our urban conglomerations.

5.       Short Term Victories (M-5) - This module will show-case real world victories possible in the short term to improve QOL, while we work towards long term sustainable solutions using REED. This module will be a ready reference for citizens to emulate some of the victories in the real world to alleviate some of the pain points in urban living. Pluck the low hanging fruit, while continuing to work towards effecting strategic changes.

6.       Long Term Solutions (M-6) – This module will involve participants in “working towards creating the REED world” – influencing long term changes in urban governance through a REED based approach. Citizens will use the knowledge and understanding of RAMP to advocate, catalyze and expedite the urban governance system changes, necessary for a transformation in the Quality of Living for all in our cities and towns.

We anticipate the entire RAMP development process to span 6-9 months, during which period the RAMP development team would welcome the active involvement of citizen volunteers to beta-test the products as they evolve from the drawing board.  

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