This is my prayer to thee, my lord—strike,strike at the root of penury in my heart.Give me the strength lightly to bear my joys and sorrows.Give me the strength to make my love fruitful in service.Give me the strength never to disown the pooror bend my knees before insolent might.Give me the strength to raise my mind high above daily trifles.And give me the strength to surrender my strength to thy will with love....
The Pledges of Aqabah : During the Hajj season, tribes from all over Arabia came to Makka to perform their pilgrimage. Although their worship was not anything like the Hajj that Islam has taught us, they regarded the Holy Ka’ba as an important building. The Holy Prophet (S) took advantage of this time of the year by meeting the visitors and introducing the teachings of Islam to them.The people of Madina, which was called Yathrib in those days, also used...
Ameer Hamzah :Lailatul Qadr (The Night of Power) is the most significant night for mankind all over the world. This...
Geography: Location: Middle East, bordering the Oman Sea, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan.Area: 1,648,195 sq kmCountry comparison to the world: 18Border countries: Afghanistan 936 km, Armenia 35 km, Azerbaijan 432 km, Nakhchivan exclave under Azerbaijan 179 km, Iraq 1,458 km, Pakistan 909 km, Turkey 499 km, Turkmenistan 992 kmClimate: arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coastPeople:Ethnic groups: Persian, Kurd, Arab, Turkmen, Baloch, Azeri Official Language: Persian Religions: Muslim 99%, other (Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian and...
Al Mujahidi :This day is exclusively my day … Repeatedly explains my existence This day is exclusively my day … Awakes me through my existence. Explains the essence of my life and death- And of my loving and not-loving. This day is exclusively my day … Traces the footsteps of my forefathers. Insignificant was I, but steadily Have I transcended the flights oflighted stairs, Miles of forests, braved the attacks of snakes ; Crossed the lines death, the sharklands of...
Americans celebrate Independence Day on July 4 because that’s when, in 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of...
Muhammad Quamrul Islam :We were 30 years old at end of first decade in service career in March1971 as Dhaka University batch 1961 beaming with Bengali nationalistic spirit in continuation of democratic practices in the College and University campus regularly in academic excellence. Our ‘Paltan-Stadium group’ comprising batch mates, affectionate juniors and respected seniors met every evening to exchange views on current affairs emanating from language movement from partition of Bengal 1947, socio-economic and political aspirations to participate in cultural...
Khondaker Abdus Samad :Our nationalist movement that led to the War of Liberation began soon after the creation of Pakistan....
Mohammad Amjad Hossain :Bangladesh is a relatively young country on the world map, but its socio-political and cultural development date...
On the joyous occasion of the 75th anniversary of Pakistan’s Independence, I extend my heartiest felicitations to the entire nation....
It is my pleasure and honor to greet my fellow Filipinos as we celebrate the 116th Anniversary of the Proclamation...
Syed Ashraf Ali :Ashura, on the tenth day in the month of Muharram, occupies a very important place in the...