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Continue Celebrating 23rd March?

By Rehman Abdula • Mar 24th, 2012 • Category: Politics

How funny, pathetic actually this nation is! and obviously this is a reason we are suffering!
No body indeed is happy and interested in celebrating 23rd march, all we can rejoice about is “long weekend”.
Now lets talk about 23rd march,a day when resolution was passed that Muslims are different from Hindus and need separate state to [...]



Purpose of Life

By Rehman Abdula • Mar 6th, 2012 • Category: Politics

Which one is the Only important thing? No,its not your degree,carrier, your looks,accent. Being muslim, the most important thing in our life is to follow and practice Islam.
Its Not only namaz,or fasting in ramadan!
Its living islam!
We need to come back to purpose of life,why Allah created us?
Allah says: “and i didnot created the jinn and [...]



Why I Don’t Celebrate Eid Milad un Nabi

By Rehman Abdula • Feb 5th, 2012 • Category: Politics

I don’t celebrate eid milad un nabi because it has no evidence from Quran, Sunnah,or Sahaba.
Those who celebrate it, usually arrange a gathering where they listen to naats and that’s it?
Last night when most TV channels were showing such mehfils, i was disparate to watch the show discussing message, purpose of Prophet (s.a.w).
How sad is [...]



For you will overcome them, if you are believers

By Rehman Abdula • Jan 9th, 2012 • Category: Politics

17th April Syria,1 June Tunisia,26 Oct Iran,29 Oct turkey,14th august Pakistan….
People living in these lands celebrate independence on the respective dates. If we are independent, then what are we asking for today? And if were not independent all these decades, why did we fool ourselves?
Opening the gift box labeled “independence” we see policies to rule [...]



Imran Khan’s Political Innings

By Rehman Abdula • Dec 7th, 2011 • Category: Politics

Imran Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have spent many years in Pakistan’s political wilderness. Despite his platform for change and condemnation of the incessantly corrupt Pakistani political culture, PTI has had very little to show for itself in Pakistan’s political system.
Gaining support by appealing to populist politics is the easy part and has served [...]