25th December Is A Reminder Of
Teachings of Jesus
And
Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Let’s Make Them A Part Of
New Year’s Resolution!
(M. Javed Naseem)
“Failure is a word unknown to me.”
– Quaid-e-Azam
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“I should like to
give a warning to the landlords
and capitalists
who have flourished at our expense
by a system which
is so vicious, which is so wicked
and which makes
them so selfish that it is difficult
to reason with
them. The exploitation of the masses
has gone into
their blood. They have forgotten
the lessons of
Islam.”
-- Quaid-e-Azam
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Happy holidays everybody! Today is 25th of December. The world knows this
day as the birthday of Jesus Christ (although most people and scholars agree
that it is not the correct date). In Asia, the people of the sub-continent (Pakistan
& India) know it as the birthday of Mohammad Ali Jinnah (the Quaid-e-Azam), the founding
father of Pakistan (and they know that it’s the correct date).
A Christian activist asks:
Santa Claus: The
Ultimate in Fake News (a.k.a. What The F… Are We Celebrating?)
“Why do we persist with the Santa Claus mythology? Do we
really need all the lies and ‘naughty/nice’ behavioral rewarding to have a
meaningful annual midwinter celebration? Instead of fiction, it is time instead
to celebrate the true magic and wonder around us”, says Ethan Indigo Smith (a
writer/activist at the Wake Up World).
For children who have just learned or realized the
truth, the lie is everywhere we look at Christmas time. It’s at home, in
schools, on the news; even the local weather forecasters cooperate with
powerful military institutions like NORAD (the North American Aerospace Defense Command) lie to us! And we
play along without a moment to process our loss, lest we poop the party for
younger, still-ignorant children. (Never mind that ours is the only culture
on Earth to base its major holy-day on a foundation of pure fictional
fabrication, forgoing reality to celebrate the bounty of a deliberately false
patriarch.)
In a sense the Santa Claus story is the biggest series of
lies on the planet — the mother of all ‘fake news’ — because most of the white
western world eats up and regurgitates it all cyclically. We all know it’s a
lie, but most of us don’t question its effect on our children’s psychological
and spiritual development. The Santa Claus story is not the worst of the
big lies, not by far; especially when compared to the lies that underpin the
financial, political and education systems, energy and resources, nuclear
experimentation, and countless other industries that destroy our Earth
Mother; or to the lies that inspire people to kill on behalf of religious,
or national institutions. But it is one of the big lies in our lives, and it
does have an effect– and arguably, a purpose.
(Courtesy: Wake-Up-World. Santa Claus: The Ultimate in ‘Fake News’ (a.k.a. What
The #$*! Are We Celebrating?)
Jesus Christ was known for many of his miracles that gave
new life to scores of people. He gave them direction with the Divine support as
he was a Prophet of God. People were so impressed that, out of love and
respect, they falsely proclaimed him as son of God and then as God, and
worshipped him.
Mohammad Ali Jinnah was not a prophet but he did show the
world his miracle. He single-handedly carved Pakistan out of the world map – a
homeland for millions of Muslims of India. And that also happened with the
Divine support as many Mullahs of India opposed him for one reason or the
other. But most Muslims adored him and were so impressed that, out of love and
respect, they called him “Quaid-e-Azam” (the great leader), and justly so!
Commemorating the occasion, it is only befitting that I
share with you some beautiful quotes of the above mentioned great personalities
of human history.
Jesus Christ said:
1-Corinthians 10:24
“None of you should be looking out for your own interests,
but for the interests of others.”
Romans 12:13
“Share your belongings with your needy fellow Christians,
and open your homes to strangers.”
1-John 3:17
“Rich people who see a brother or sister in need, yet
close their hearts against them, cannot claim that they love God.”
Luke 4:18-19
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has
chosen me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim
liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind; to set
free the oppressed and announce that the time has come when the Lord
will save his people.”
James 2:15-16
“Suppose there are brothers or sisters who need clothes
and don’t have enough to eat. What good is there in your saying to them, ‘God
bless you! Keep warm and eat well!’ – if you don’t give them the necessities of
life?”
Luke 18:29
"You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery; do
not murder; do not steal; do not bear false witness; honor your father and
mother!’”
James 4:1
“What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you? Is
not the source your pleasures that wage war in your members?”
1-Peter 2:17
“Honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the
king!”
Ephesians 6:1-3
“Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
Honor your father and mother (which is the first commandment with a promise), so
that it may be well with you, and that you may live long on the earth.”
2-Timothy 3:1-2
“But realize this, that in the last days difficult times
will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant,
revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy.”
1-Timothy 5:1-2
“Do not sharply rebuke an older man, but rather appeal to
him as a father, to the younger men as brothers, the older women as mothers,
and the younger women as sisters, in all purity.”
Galatians 5:22-23
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things
there is no law.”
Quaid-e-Azam (Mohammad
Ali Jinnah) said:
“No nation can rise to the height of glory unless your women
are side by side with you.”
“No struggle can ever succeed without women participating
side by side with men.”
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“If we want to
make this great State of Pakistan
happy and
prosperous we should wholly and
solely
concentrate on the well-being of the people,
and especially
of the masses and the poor.”
-- Quaid-e-Azam
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“Think 100 times before you take a decision, but once that
decision is taken, stand by it as one man.”
“With faith, discipline and selfless devotion to duty, there
is nothing worthwhile that you cannot achieve.”
“Expect the best, prepare for the worst.”
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“You have to stand
guard over the development
and maintenance of
Islamic democracy, Islamic
social justice and
the equality of mankind
in your own native
soil.”
-- Quaid-e-Azam
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“Islam expect every Muslim to do this duty, and if we realize
our responsibility time will come soon when we shall justify ourselves worthy
of a glorious past.”
“You will no doubt agree with me that the first duty of a
government is to maintain law and order, so that the life, property, and
religious beliefs of its subjects are fully protected by the State…..…if we
want to make this great State of Pakistan happy and prosperous we should wholly
and solely concentrate on the well-being of the people, and especially of the
masses and the poor.”
“That freedom can never be attained by a nation without
suffering and sacrifice has been amply borne out by the recent tragic
happenings in this subcontinent.”
“The great majority of us are Muslims. We follow the
teachings of the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh). We are members of the brotherhood of
Islam in which all are equal in rights, dignity and self-respect. Consequently,
we have a special and a very deep sense of unity. But make no mistake: Pakistan
is not a theocracy or anything like it.”
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“The adoption of
Western economic theory
and practice will
not help us in achieving our
goal of creating a
happy and contented people.
We must work our
destiny in our own way
and present to the
world an economic system
based on the true
Islamic concept of equality
of manhood and
social justice”
-- Quaid-e-Azam
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“Yet this is a truth people so easily seem to forget and
begin to prize local, sectional or provincial interests above and regardless of
the national interests. It naturally pains me to find the curse of
provincialism holding sway over any section of Pakistan. Pakistan must be rid
of this evil.”
“We must get Pakistan at any cost. For it we live and for it
we will die. The Musalmans have to struggle and struggle hard for their
honorable existence…you must work and work hard. By doing so you will
contribute substantially not only to the honour of ten corers of Muslims but to
the crystallization of a free Muslim state of Pakistan where Muslims will be
able to offer the ideology of Islamic rule”
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“The Government
can only have for its
aim one objective
– how to serve the people,
how to devise ways
and means for their
welfare, for their
betterment.”
-- Quaid-e-Azam
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“If we are to make any real, speedy and substantial
progress, we must bring our educational policy and program on the lines suited
to the genius of our people, consonant with our history and culture, and having
regard to the modern conditions and vast development that have taken place all
over the world... What we have to do is to mobilize our people and build up the
character of our future generation……In short, we have to build
up the character of our future generations which means highest sense of honor,
integrity, selfless service to the nation, and sense of responsibility,
and we have to see that they are fully qualified or equipped to play their part
in the various branches of economic life in a manner which will do honor to
Pakistan”
“Brotherhood,
equality, and fraternity of man – these are all the basic points of our
religion, culture and civilization and we fought for Pakistan because there was
a danger of the denial of these human rights in the Subcontinent.”
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