Wednesday, July 22, 2015

What is required for one as a Muslim, after Ramadan? How one can keep the spirit of Ramadan?

     After the month of fasting is over, a Muslim is required to keep the spirit of Ramadan as much as he or she can. Moreover, if he or she has missed fasting for some days in Ramadan for a valid justification, he or she should hasten to make up for them.

I do advise my dear brothers and sisters to consider the following after Ramadan:

1. Make Up for Missed Fast Days. A Muslim should hasten to make up for the missed fast days of Ramadan if he or she has missed fast day(s) of Ramadan for a valid reason such as illness, travel, or menses in the case of women.
2. Fast Six Days in Shawwal. It is highly recommended by the Sunnah for a Muslim to fast six days in the month of Shawwal. Fasting for six days in Shawwal entails great reward and blessings from Allah Almighty. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is reported to have said, “Whoever fasts the month of Ramadan, and then follows it up by (fasting) six days of Shawwal, it is as if he has fasted the whole year.” (Muslim)
Here, it is important to point out that it is not necessary for a Muslim to fast the six days of Shawwal consecutively. So long as one has fasted six days, either consecutively or separately, he or she will fulfill the requirement and will receive the same rewards, in shaa’ Allah.
3. Keep the Spirit of Ramadan. A Muslim should spare no efforts to keep the spirit of Ramadan throughout the other months of the year by means of:
a) Seeking Allah's support, beseeching Him Almighty to guide him to the right path and help him remain steadfast in faith.
b) Observing optional fasting after Ramadan, as Muslims are encouraged by the Sunnah to observe optional fasting after Ramadan. The days in which optional fasting is recommended are:
i. Fasting six days during the month of Shawwal.
ii. Fasting the day of `Arafah, 9th of Zil Hajj, provided that the person is not offering Hajj.
iii. Fasting the 10th of Muharram, and if possible the 9th and the 11th days of the same month.
iv. Fasting as many days as possible during the month of Sha`ban
v. Fasting during the months of Rajab, Zil Qadh, Zil Hajj, and Muharram.
vi. Fasting on Mondays and Thursdays.
vii. Fasting the 13th, 14th, and 15th of every lunar month.
c) Keeping on offering optional night Prayer.
d) Keeping on reciting, listening to and reflecting on the Qur’an.
e) Keeping on taking care of the poor and the needy.
f) Keeping on offering supererogatory acts of worship.
g) Avoiding the prohibitions and illegal practices.

Allah Almighty knows best.

Thursday, June 18, 2015

The Significance Ramadan & Fasting

Allah says in the Quran:
'O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you, even as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may attain God-consciousness. (2:183)

"In the month of Ramadan, the Quran, a book of guidance with proofs of guidance distinguishing right from wrong, was revealed. Therefore, whoever of you is present in that month let him fast. But who is ill or on a journey shall fast a similar number of days later on. Allah desires your well-being, not your discomfort. He desires you to fast the whole month so that you may magnify Him and render thanks to Him for giving you His guidance." 2:185

Accordingly, the month of Ramadan is called the month of the Quran; therefore, Muslims have tradition of reciting Quran frequently in this month.

Ramadan Mubarak...!


Monday, March 16, 2015

My First Job..................!

For teenagers, having a job is a way of making money, just a way of having extra cash for movies or clothes.  It makes one feel independent. Personally, it made me feel sort of like an adult. It taught me how to be responsible and to handle my finances. I had to learn how to take public transportation, how to interact with my coworkers, work with different types of people, and also learn punctuality. In a way, it was almost like I had learned real life skills in under 3 months. I will never forget my first job experience. It will always be a big part of me maturing and becoming a young adult.

Monday, October 20, 2014

Shampoo Ad

Scene1
In a street all the girls are cutting hairs and making them shorter due to hair falling.

Scene2
dandruff problem but to their surprise they see a person with a long hair, another comes with a Bob Marley style hair, another comes with jogi baba style and thus there are many in the streets with long hair style thus they say "Kaise".

Scene3
The camera comes in front and to everyone's surprise they all were boys and then a background it says,
"jab baal tute nahi and dandruff ka koi nishana nahin to koi bhi baal badha sakta hain to male kyun nahin."

Scene4

Then advertise their shampoo name and describe its plus points.  

RajniGandha & Charulata

Rajni Gandha
The movie is completely focused on the actress, Vidya Sinha. The whole story revolves around her, showing double sided Deepa’s Mind.
RajniGandha is basically a love triangle. It is story of Deepa (Vidya Sinha) who is in love with Sanjay (Amol Palekar). The movie shows the complications of a woman character.
This reunion makes her confused and her life becomes very difficult.
On one side, she wants to be with Sanjay who also loves her very much. Actually meeting Naveen awakens the old first love and buried memories of college romance for Deepa and she starts believing herself to be in love with him, all over again.
Finally after Sanjay’s arrival, she gets out of her dilemma and realizes where her true love is Sanjay, not Naveen.
This story is of confuse indian women story.

Charulata
The film tells the story of a lonely housewife, known as Charu (Madhabi Mukherjee), who lives a wealthy, secluded and idle life in 1870's Calcutta. Her husband, Bhupati (Sailen Mukherjee), runs a newspaper, The Sentinel, and spends a lot more time at work than with his wife. However, he notices that Charu is lonely, and asks his cousin, Amal (Soumitra Chatterjee), to keep her company. Amal is a writer and is asked to help Charu with her own writing. However, after some time, Charu and Amal's feelings for each other move beyond those of a mentoring relationship as Charu begins a latent sexual attraction towards Amal. Amal is unwilling to betray his cousin's trust that has already suffered at the hands of Charu's swindling brother, Umapada. He abruptly leaves, and after Charu hysterically submits to her disappointment in the presence of Bhupati, there is nothing left but for the forsaken woman and her humiliated husband to forge a contrived reconciliation.[1]
Charu is interested in the arts, literature and poetry

We see the young wife Charulata moving from one window to another in her house. She observes the activities of the outside world through the window blinds using opera glasses. She is like a caged bird in her mansion. We sense her curiosity and desire to know the outside world.