The Pakistani Spectator

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Posts Tagged ‘Allah’

The Burning Issues of Pakistan and Their Solution

By Guest Blogger • Mar 30th, 2012 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

A baby cries far across the villages of Pakistan because of hunger, his mother can’t feed him due to absence of food. The other day that baby dies leaving his family members totally shattered. Parents are afraid to send their children out in big cities due to extreme fear that someone may shoot them, someone [...]



Food adulteration in Pakistan on rise

By Shaukat Masood Zafar • Mar 13th, 2012 • Category: Politics

Food is the basic necessity for sustenance of life. Pure, fresh and healthy diet is most essential for the health of the people, and without any doubt community health is national wealth. Importance of the matter is also quite evident from the following Hadith:
The Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) said,
“One who gives us adulterated [...]



The Lawyers must be all set to back the SCP

By Aftab Alam • Feb 12th, 2012 • Category: Politics

PPP’s ‘Jayalas’ tongue lashings are on the rise we, the lawyers’ community therefore must be on the alert to take them to the task. The SCP is already doing more than ever before against all the odds in very unfriendly circumstances.
It’s the SCP, which demonstrated the nerve to kick out the Mushi. And it’s the [...]



Call to the Muslim Scholars

By Aftab Alam • Jan 29th, 2012 • Category: Politics

Al Qur’an, is not an ordinary religious book, it’s the only authentic Divine Book, its Al Kitab. It is Allah Almighty Final Testament, which was bestowed by Allah Almighty through His final Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) for the genuine guidance of entire human race in this life as well as hereafter. It’s the only Divine book, [...]



The Black Stone and its importance

By Masood Khan • Jan 24th, 2012 • Category: Politics

When we do the tawaf around the Kaaba, during the pilgrimage or the Umrah, or even as a sunnah, we always start and finish at the eastern corner of the Kaaba where the Black Stone is placed. It is recommended to kiss the Black Stone or touch it at the beginning and as we start [...]



What Happened To The Sunnah Way Of Marriage?

By Mohammad Yusha • Jan 17th, 2012 • Category: Features

It seems as though to go along with society’s customs, people are willing to compromise with Islamic teachings, specifically the sunnah way of marriage. Even religious people spend enormous amounts of money on their son’s and daughter’s marriages. In this day and age, the sunnah way of marriage seems non-existent. What happened to the sunnah [...]



Black Magic Treatment

By Mohammad Yusha • Dec 4th, 2011 • Category: Mystic Matters

With an increase in black magic, it must be said that Manzil is a very effective cure. However, people must be reminded that black magic on one’s house is different, and while sprinkling Manzil water everywhere is very effective and is strongly recommended, Manzil water should also be sprinkled on people’s clothes.
For personal recitation, those [...]



Zardari Mirza Notanki

By Jalal Ahmad • Nov 14th, 2011 • Category: Politics

Mirza and Zardari soap opera has reached new heights in recent days. Fierce it may look but it is just a good guy bad guy routine.
Zardari risked losing the entire nationalist vote in Sindh by his unrelenting commitment to alliance with MQM. And he had a scare when Sindhi nationalists gathered a storm in response [...]



Sufism : An antidote to all brands of terrorism

By Ayaz Kolachi • Nov 9th, 2011 • Category: Features

If angels were to descend on earth and hold us to book for the wrongs that we have perpetrated, surely most of us will untie their seat belts in anger telling them about the number of good things that they are so zealously wedded to.The list might be stretchy,but most of them will feel overwhelmingly [...]



Honour Killings

By Mohammad Yusha • Oct 23rd, 2011 • Category: Mystic Matters, Worth A Second Look

Warning: Gruesome Images

Honour killings is perhaps the most despicable crime out there. In the name of so called honour, women are killed by their own brothers, fathers, uncles, husbands, and in some cases, even mothers. The reasons for killing range from, refusing to enter an arranged marriage, asking for a divorce, marrying according to [...]