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groupfazza · 3 months ago

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حمدان بن محمد يُصدر قرارات بتعيين مديرين تنفيذيين في حكومة دبي ..

أصدر سمو الشيخ حمدان بن محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم، ولي عهد دبي نائب رئيس مجلس الوزراء وزير الدفاع، بصفته رئيساً للمجلس التنفيذي لإمارة دبي، عدداً من القرارات الخاصة بتعيين مديرين تنفيذيين في حكومة دبي.

فقد أصدر سموه قرار المجلس التنفيذي رقم (54) لسنة 2024 بتعيين عصام عبدالرحيم عبدالله كاظم، مديراً تنفيذياً لمؤسسة دبي للتسويق السياحي والتجاري، والقرار رقم (55) لسنة 2024 بتعيين محمد عبدالله شاعل السعدي، مديراً تنفيذياً لمؤسسة دبي لحماية المستهلك والتجارة العادِلة، والقرار رقم (56) لسنة 2024 بتعيين عيسى حارب خليفة بن حاضر، مديراً تنفيذياً لقطاع الاستراتيجية الاقتصادية بدائرة الاقتصاد والسياحة في إمارة دبي.

وأصدر سموه قرار المجلس التنفيذي رقم (57) لسنة 2024 بتعيين ساهية ساجاد أحمد، مديراً تنفيذياً لقطاع السياسات التنظيمية والحوكمة بدائرة الاقتصاد والسياحة في إمارة دبي، والقرار رقم (58) لسنة 2024 بتعيين ساعد محمد محمد العوضي، مديراً تنفيذياً لقطاع خدمات الدعم المُؤسّسي بدائرة الاقتصاد والسياحة في إمارة دبي، والقرار رقم (59) لسنة 2024 بتعيين خالد حسن محمد مباشري، مديراً تنفيذياً لقطاع التشريعات والنزاعات بدائرة الاقتصاد والسياحة في إمارة دبي، على أن يُعمل بالقرارات أرقام (54)، (55)، (56)، (57)، (58)، (59) اعتباراً من الأول من أبريل 2024، وتُنشر في الجريدة الرسميّة.

كما أصدر سموه قرار المجلس التنفيذي رقم (60) لسنة 2024 بتعيين يوسف أحمد يوسف عبدالله لوتاه، مديراً تنفيذياً لقطاع الاستراتيجية والأداء المُؤسّسي بدائرة الاقتصاد والسياحة في إمارة دبي، على أن يُعمل بهذا القرار اعتباراً من الأول من أكتوبر 2024، ويُنشر في الجريدة الرسميّة.

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, issued a series of decisions pertaining to the appointment of new CEOs for Dubai Government entities.

His Highness issued Executive Council Decision No. (54) of 2024 pertaining to the appointment of Issam Abdulrahim Kazim as CEO of Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing; and Decision No. (55) of 2024 naming Mohammed Abdullah Shael AlSaadi, as CEO of Dubai Corporation for Consumer Protection and Fair Trade; and Decision No. (56) of 2024 appointing Essa Harab Khalifa bin Hadher, as CEO of the Economic Strategy Sector at Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism.

His Highness also issued Decision No. (57) of 2024 pertaining to the appointment of Sahia Sajjad Ahmed as CEO of Regulatory Policy and Governance at Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism; and Decision No. (58) of 2024 appointing Saad Mohammed Al Awadhi as CEO of Corporate Support Services at Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism. His Highness also issued Decision No. (59) of 2024 appointing Khaled Hassan Mohammed Mubasheri as CEO of the Legislation and Disputes Sector at Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism.

Decisions No. (54), (55), (56), (57), (58), and (59) are effective from 1 April 2024, and will be published in the Official Gazette.

His Highness also issued Decision No. (60) of 2024 appointing Yousuf Ahmed Yousuf Abdullah Lootah as CEO of Strategy and Corporate Performance at Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism. This Decision is effective from 1 October 2024, and will be published in the Official Gazette.

Thursday, 5 September 2024 الخميس

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layanwayang · 1 year ago

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Pasti ramai peminat Sutradara Arwah Mamat Khalid, terutamanya penggemar filem 16 Puasa dan 17 Puasa, telah melihat hasil karya dari Arwah Mamat Khalid. Berita gembira buat peminat Mamat Khalid(termasuk saya).

Arwah Mamat Khalid telah membikin siri Puasa yang lepas, iaitu 18 Puasa Di Kampong Pisang. Alhamdulillah, saya telah menontonnya, dan ini adalah ulasan peribadi saya mengenai filem ini.

Harap anda pembaca boleh terimanya dengan hati yang terbuka. Mungkin akan ada sedikit bias kepada filem ini. Sudah pasti, akan ada, kerana saya peminat karya Sutradara Mamat Khalid.

Filem : 18 Puasa Di Kampong Pisang Tarikh Tayangan : 15 April 2021 Pengarah : Mamat Khalid Produksi : Astro Show Astro First Saluran 480

Pelakon 18 Puasa :

Bell Ngasri – Barkoba Aziz M Osman – Pak Jabit Mat London – Pak Karim Kazar Saisi – Pak Din Pest Control Dewa Sapri – Cik Purnama Namron – Tyson Elizad Sharifuddin – Kiambang Irfan Daniel Roslan – Kamal Jaafar Onn – Tyson 2 Yeop Hitler Zami – Manap Joey Daud – Daud M Rashid Othman – Faguha Jabar Nizam Deanne – Yah Kuchei Ahmad Yassin – Ahmad Yassin Muhammad Azwan Mohd Khalid – Filus Nur Fitri – Adun

Artis Jemputan Datuk Ustaz Kazim Elias – Datuk Ustaz Kazim Elias Rani Kulup – Ayahanda Rani Kulup Man Raja Lawak – Penjaga Pintu

ULASAN PELAKON

Jika dilihat senarai pelakon 18 Puasa ini agak ramai, dan kesemuanya dari Siri Kampong Pisang, ini disebabkan Filem 18 Puasa ini memang latar belakangnya dari Siri Kampung Pisang dan tiada kene mengena dengan filem 17 Puasa yang sebelum ini.

Saya tidak tahu pendapat orang lain, bagi saya sedikit kecewa bagi seorang yang meminati 16 Puasa dan 17 Puasa yang sudah serasi dengan suasana itu.

Jika dilihat pada 16 dan 17 Puasa, ianya sangat berlainan walaupun sebenarnya pelakonnya sama sahaja. Kerana inilah Mamat Khalid, beliau akan membawa pelakonnya disetiap filemnya. Kita akan lihat “Orang sama je”.

Oh ya, bila bercerita mengenai pelakon, Datuk Ustaz Kazim Elias juga ada satu babak dalam 18 Puasa. “Datuk Ustaz Kazim Elias berlakon?”. YA! Walaupun wataknya kecil dan hanya satu babak, tapi sangat menarik untuk dibincangkan.

Kelebihan Mamat Khalid ini, bilamana seseorang berlakon dibawah arahannya, kita dapat menyaksikan seseorang itu bukan orang itu, seolah-olah orang itu berada dalam dimensi Mamat Khalid. “Susah benar nak faham”.

Begini, kita ambil contoh Datuk Ustaz Kazim Elias(UKE), bilamana beliau berlakon dalam arahan Mamat Khalid, watak UKE(diluar) itu hampir hilang, dan kita lihat UKE dalam arahan Mamat Khalid sangat tidak kekok, berbanding beberapa filem bilamana ada Ustaz berlakon, kita akan nampak Ustaz itu kaku, kekok dan sebagainya. Seolah-olah UKE itu penduduk Kampong Pisang.

Terdapat ramai lagi pelakon yang sangat terbaik, biarlah anda membeli dan menontonnya sendiri kerana saya tidak suka terlalu mendalam, takut akan ada spoiler. Ada satu babak Yah Kuchei yang bagi saya sangat seronok di awal babak, kena beli dan tontonnya sendiri. Tapi Yah Kuchei ini wajahnya seiras Jihan Muse dan ada kecomelan dan kena dengan wataknya. Penampilan Namron dan Jaafar Onn membuatkan saya sedikit terkejut, bagaimana kedua pelakon ini ada dalam 18 Puasa Di Kampung Pisang. Tidak perlu memperkenalkan Namron itu siapa, sememangnya pelakon hebat. Dan Jaafar Onn? Terfikir sejenak, apa yang pelakon ini buat di Kampung Pisang? Nak tahu, kenalah tonton. Saya tidak mahu menyebut nama pelakon dan wataknya sebagai apa. Nanti akan ada spoiler. Sebab watak Barkoba adalah watak utama, jika saya sebut siapa dia apa akan jadi, terus akan merosakan jalan ceritanya.

ULASAN UMUM

Secara umumnya cerita ini mengisahkan sekumpulan manusia yang memang habitnya tidak mahu puasa. Jika dahulu 16 dan 17 Puasa menceritakan mengenai ‘sekumpulan’ tetapi dalam filem kali ini, 18 Puasa, seakan-akan mencerita hanya seorang sahaja, iaitu Barkoba. Kerana itu pada awalnya saya mengatakan ini bukan sambungan 16 dan 17 Puasa, ini seolah-olah suatu ‘another film‘, filem yang lain yang tiada hubung kaitnya. Mungkin bahagian ini saya agak sedikit kecewa, mungkin atau sepatutnya Mamat Khalid membuat judul yang lain bukan menggunakan 18 Puasa, tetapi kepada Puasa Di Kampung Pisang atau apa sahaja judul yang bukan dari 16 17 18. Ini sekadar pendapat saya sahaja. Baiklah, kita tinggalkan perkara ini. Kita ke perkara lain pula.

CGI? Saya lihat kebelakangan filem Mamat Khalid ini banyak menggunakan teknik CGI. Dalam 18 Puasa Di Kampung Pisang, penggunaan CGI agak menarik yang mana anda boleh membincangkannya. Tidaklah sehebat filem besar yang mempunyai dana jutaan. Bagi saya untuk 18 Puasa ini, cukup baik. Banyak penggunaan CGI dimasukan kedalam filem ini. Kesan api, air, alam neraka dan sebagainya. Ada satu babak ketika Barkoba, Yah Kuchei dan Cik Purnama sedang masak, terdapat elemen api di dapur. Walaupun nampak fantasi, tapi, inilah filem kelakar. Dalam filem kelakar mana ada realiti.

Cerita pasal alam neraka didalam filem ini, ada sedikit unsur kemasukan filem Along With The Gods(AWTG). Saya tidak tahu apakah perasaan saya sahaja atau memang benar-benar rujukannya latar belakang itu dari AWTG, tapi bila sekali imbas seakan macam ya pun ada. Tapi bukanlah suatu kejelekan, bahkan ianya nampak menarik. Pendapat saya, saya menyukainya. Bila tengok, terus teringat AWTG.

Mengenai sound atau audio, saya tidak tahu, kebanyakan filem bahagian suaranya akan bermasalah. Bila bercakap, macam tidak berapa dengar. Bila bahagian muzik, terus cari alat kawalan jauh, suara.

Ada satu babak dalam neraka, ada dialog yang ditapis atau didiamkan, tidak tahu apa yang dicakapnya, jika ada sesiapa yang tahu, boleh komen dibawah.

ULASAN LAWAK JENAKA

Malangnya bagi saya, ini satu filem yang kurang mengenai lawak jenaka, ini pendapat saya. Kerana filem ini seakan memasuki genre yang agak serius. Jalan cerita tidaklah terlalu berat tetapi Mamat Khalid seolah membuat filem ini dari sudut yang berbeza. Lawak dan Pengajaran. Itu yang saya fikirkan bila menonton filem 18 Puasa ini. Bukan seperti 16 dan 17 Puasa yang penuh dengan lawak jenaka yang kurang pengajaran. Yelah, pengajaran itu ada, tetapi mengenai tidak puasa. Tetapi 18 Puasa ini sedikit berlainan, bagi saya, sangat berlainan. Saya harap anda dapat membeli dan menontonnya.

Antara babak lawak.

Ada satu babak “Bendi dua”. Bagi saya ada lawaknya disitu, sebab bila kedengaran dialog sayup-sayup “Bendi dua?”, teringat saya kepada Nasi Kandar Kedai Mamak. Memang bendi dia bagi dua sahaja. Satu lagi, babak baling cekodok. Nak tahu apa lawaknya? Beli dan tontonlah.

Jika sebelum ini terdapat lagu-lagu yang menarik, dalam 18 Puasa ini, agak sedikit kurang. Hanya muzik Ghazal sahaja. Mungkin seperti yang saya katakan sebelum ini, filem ini memasuki genre yang agak serius.

ULASAN PENGAJARAN

Sungguh saya katakan, filem 18 Puasa Di Kampung Pisang ini sangat banyak pengajarannya. Tidak percaya? Beli dan tontonnya sendiri. Untuk mendapat pengajaran dalam setiap filem Mamat Khalid, anda tidak boleh tontonnya secara lewa, tetapi perlu melihatnya secara mendalam dan peka setiap dialog yang disampaikan. Sebab kadang kala dialog yang diucapkan sipi-sipi sahaja, tapi memang kena pada tempatnya. YB masuk neraka, bagaimana seorang YB yang berjasa masuk neraka? Pak Din(Kazar) masuk neraka, bagaimana seorang yang tidak pernah tinggal solat, bayar zakat, seorang yang luarannya baik tapi terperosok dilembah neraka. Semuanya ada pengajarannya.

Dan terdapat ‘Plot Twist‘ didalam filem ini yang pastinya akan mengubah persepsi anda bilamana pada awalnya anda akan lihat filem ini berunsurkan barat dan agak sedikit sensitif, bilamana mereka memasukan unsur ‘alam neraka’ dan terdapat penjaga pintu neraka dan sebagainya. Di akhir filem ini akan mengubah persepsi anda mengenai filem ini. Saya juga hampir-hampir untuk mengatakan filem ini khurafat dan unsur yang bagi saya agak sensitif. Nasihat saya, anda perlu menontonya hingga habis.

Kenapa saya berkata kurang lawak jenaka dan filem ini lain? Kerana sebelum ini jenakanya banyak, pengajaranya hanya tidak puasa. Tetapi 18 Puasa ini pengajaranya banyak dan jenakanya sedikit. *Tolong memahami maksud saya cakap pengajaran sikit atau banyak. Ianya bermaksud pengajaranya hanya 1 bab, iaitu tidak puasa*. Adapun dalam filem 18 Puasa, pengajarannya mengandungi 2 bab, iaitu Puasa dan Zakat. Filem ini tekankan Rukun Islam juga. Yang mana sebelum ini(16 17 Puasa) tiada. Ada beberapa lagi pengajaran yang dimasukan seperti berjudi, pentingkan diri sendiri, curi duit anak yatim, menipu dalam perniagaan, dan sebagainya. Lihat, berapa bab pengajaran yang dimasukan oleh Mamat Khalid dalam 18 Puasa ini? Sangat berlainan sebenarnya filem kali ini. Kemudian setiap kesalahan yang dilakukan Barkoba dan beberapa penduduk kampung, akan ada nasihat yang akan disampaikan. Sebab apa orang Islam perlu berpuasa? Sebab apa perlunya umat Islam membayar zakat? Semua akan diterangkan dalam 18 Puasa. Sebab itu saya kata 18 Puasa ini sangat berlainan. Banyak lagi nasihat-nasihat yang akan disampaikan.

Oh ya, ada satu babak yang bagi saya dialognya agak menarik. Ketika diberitahu penjaga pintu neraka ada ramai orang masuk, dan ditanya siapakah orang itu. Kluster Politik dan Kluster Filem. Mungkin ini tamparan hebat dari Mamat Khalid kepada orang politik dan orang filem. Tapi, ianya tidaklah pelik, kerana karya Mamat Khalid memang tidak lepas dari sindiran demi sindiran didalam filem, terutamanya orang politik. Kumpulan rock pun terpalit sekali.

KESIMPULAN

Sebenarnya dalam fikiran sangat nak review filem ini sebab saya terbayang 16 dan 17 Puasa. Tetapi bilamana saya menonton 18 Puasa ini, pegangan saya terus bertukar. “Mungkin ulasan aku kali ini mengenai pengajaran je kot dalam filem ini”. Ternyata memang benar. Filem ini terlalu lain buat saya. Saya tidak mahu bercerita banyak mengenai filem ini dan lawak yang ada dalam filem ini, supaya anda menontonnya kelak tidak terbayang dengan tulisan saya. Saya cuba untuk meng-hadkan tulisan saya mengenai setiap babak dalam filem ini. Berapa bintang? Saya tidak akan beri bintang, bagi saya bintang saya tidak sama dengan bintang orang lain. Mungkin bagi saya terbaik, tidak bagi orang lain. Kerana itu saya kurang gemar untuk memberi bintang. Bagi saya, plot twist dihujungnya menarik, walaupun bukan yang terbaik. Ada sedikit unsur sedih dan keinsafan dipengakhirannya, bagi saya, saya agak terkesan juga dengan pengajaran filem ini. Yelah, siapalah tidak takut akan azab api neraka bukan? Dengan dosa yang ada ini, ditambah pula dengan dosa hampir setiap hari. Terkesan jugalah.

kredit: Wanz Ramli

Ps: Al Fatihah buat Arwah Abang Mamat Khalid gaisss.

#layanwayang.my

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loverandservantoftheahlulbayt · 2 years ago

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🍃🕊🍃 The Seventh Imam Musa Ibn Jafar Al-Kazim (as)

🕌 Born in Madina on 7th Safar 128 Hijri (10.11.745AD). Died in Baghdad Iraq 25th Rajab 183 Hijri (4.9.799 AD) Period of Imamate was 35 years.

Imam Musa Ibn Ja’far was born during the struggle between the Ummayads and the Abbasids. He was only four years old when Abul Abbas “Saffah”, “The Shedder of Blood”, came to the throne as the first Abbasid caliph. For twenty years he was under the authority of his father, who died ten years before the end of the long reign of Mansur.

The Imamate of the 7th Imam extended through the ten remaining years of the caliphate of Mansur, and included the ten years of the rule of Mahdi, one year and some months of Hadi and about twelve years of the reign of Harun al- Rashid. Thus for thirty five years he was the Imam. He held this coveted distinction as the longest period of Imamate of the Eleven Imams.

With six brothers and nine sisters Imam Musa (as) grew up in a large family. Ismail the oldest brother died at a young age and Musa was chosen by Divine providence to succeed his father as the Imam. There were those among the followers of the 6th Imam who thought that Imamate should be hereditary and therefore the eldest son of the 6th Imam should succeed.

They misunderstood the whole concept of Imamate which was neither hereditary nor mandatory for any one person. It was divinely selected and the Imam at his death bed reveals the name of the next Imam.

The Abbasid caliphs were always on the alert with this distinctive source of Imamate and our 7th Imam was fully aware of this danger. The Caliphs were on the alert to discover any real or imaginary disloyalty with the Imam or his followers and they would immediately put them under arrest.

This natural anxiety, however, does not appear to have seriously interrupted his life as an Imam. He continued to disseminate Qura’nic teachings as his father Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (as) used to do through the Islamic schools opened in Madina during the life of the 5th Imam.

Ibn Khalikan related that caliph Mansur saw in his dream Imam ��Ali (as) who was reciting the verse from the Qur’an, “O’Muhammad, were you ready therefore, if you had been put in authority, to commit evil on the earth and to violate the ties of blood.” Mansur sent for his favorite companion Ibn Younus at night and told him of his dream.

He then said,” bring me Musa Ibn Ja’far.” The Imam Musa ibn Ja’far was brought in all the way from Madina to Baghdad. When he arrived Mansur embraced him and said to him, “Abul Hasan, I have just seen in a dream ‘Ali Ibn Abi Talib (as) who was reciting this verse.

Give me your assurance that you will not revolt against me or against any of my children. Imam replied, By Allah I have no such intentions. The caliph then gave him a thousand dinars and restored him to his family in Madina.

This story give us some idea how these Abbasid caliphs were so afraid of the Imams of Ahlul Bayt that in spite of their total lack of evidence for any kind of revolt against their earthly power, they would not leave them alone.

From time to time the Imams were brought in from Madina, kept in Baghdad either on house arrest or inside prisons under the most difficult of conditions. But it was the Imams great Divine Characters that managed to keep them going in the most severe of conditions. It is because of these uncertain times that the Imam said,

“How base is the world for a people, unless God give them joy; and how great is this life , if God is not angry with them.” Total submission to the Will of God in all circumstances.

It was widely known that Imam Musa Ibn Ja’far had been given powers of healing. Once he was passing by a house and heard little children weeping. He enquired as to why they were crying. He was told that they were orphans and their mother had just died and now they had no one to look after them.

He went inside the house, made two prostrations and prayed to God for her life. Moments later the woman stood up well and in good health. People who saw this and cried out, “Behold it is Jesus son of Mary.”

Once Harun al Rashid was visiting Madina. He went to the mosque of the Prophet near his grave and said, My Salaams to you O’cousin of our fathers. Imam Musa was there who saluted the grave of the Prophet with the words, My Salams to you O’our grandfather. At this Al-Rashid was disconcerted and went away angry.

This occurrence was sufficient to explain his first summons from Al Rashid to come to Baghdad. There he was kept in prison. But after nearly a year in prison Harun saw in a dream that an Abyssinian slave was rushing towards him with a javelin and telling him to release Musa Ibn Ja’far or he will slay him.

Harun immediately called the head of the prison and told him to release the Imam and give him thirty thousand Dirhams. When this man reached the door of the prison he found Imam was waiting for him and welcomed him, saying how quickly he had come to release him. The man said how did he know.

Imam replied “I saw the Holy Prophet in my dream who told me to recite these words and then I will be released from prison for I had been put here unjustly." The man asked what were those words, Imam replied,

“O thou who hearest every voice,

O thou who lets no opportunity escape;

O thou who clothes the bones with flesh

and who wilt raise them up after death;

I invoke thee by thy Holy name, and by that great and splendid name which is treasured up and closely hidden, by that name which no created thing shall ever know;

O thou who art so mild and whose patience is never equaled;

O thou whose favors never cease and cannot be numbered, set me free. (Masudi, Muruj el Dhahab)

So you see what happened. The superintendent of prisons was flabbergasted and released the Imam immediately, organized an escort for him to take him to Madinah.

🕌 Character and Virtues 🕌

Imam Musa Ibn Ja’far (as) was one of the illustrious Imams who God had set a paragon of moral excellence. Each member of this noble family possessed cardinal virtues. Naturally in some individuals a particular virtue is dominant and more conspicuous. The seventh Imam excelled in tolerance and forgiveness, so much so that he was entitled al-Kazim, the suppressor of anger.

Never was he heard speaking roughly or harshly to anyone. Even in the most unpleasant situations, he was seen smiling bearing the pain gracefully. This was in accordance with the saying of his ancestor Imam ‘Ali (as) that the faithful keeps his grief confined in his heart with a smile on his face.

One State official of Madina was a persistent source of harassment to the Imam. He even used abusive language regarding Imam ‘Ali. (as) But our 7th Imam always directed his followers not to retaliate in the same abusive manner.

When his manner became too rude to be tolerated, Imam’s followers sought permission from the Imam to retaliate against him. The Imam appeased them, promising to decide the matter in his own way.

Pacifying his followers, the Imam went to that man on his Farm and treated him with such noble benevolence that the man felt ashamed of his conduct and subsequently changed his attitude and altered his conduct. Explaining his policy to his followers, the Imam asked,“ Was my behavior better than the methods you suggested?”

They admitted that it certainly was. He thus carried out the instructions of his great ancestor Imam ‘Ali (as) which is recorded in Nahjul Balagha to subdue the enemy with benevolence since it is more effective than trying to defeat them with the same methods. No doubt this requires a correct judgement of your adversary’s nature. Imam ‘Ali (as) has therefore warned not to use this policy with the vile and mean, or they will be encouraged to do more mischief.

To vanquish the enemy with goodness certainly requires the foresight the Imam possessed. Strictness is permissible only when the enemy’s continuous vile conduct justifies retaliation or the use of force. If not, these dignified Nufus preferred to deal with that kind of person gently so as to have a valid pretext against the opponent and leave no ground for him to justify his aggression.

This was the noble method usually adopted by all members of Ahlul Bayt. Imam ‘Ali (as) even on his death bed behaved liberally with Ibn Muljim who had dealt him a mortal blow only the day before. Imam Musa Ibn Ja’far (as) showered his generosity on many of his relatives even when he knew that some of them were envious of him and conspired with the ruler of the time Harun al-Rashid.

As to what may have led to his final imprisonment, we find that it is stated by Al-Fakhri that there were some of the relatives of Musa Ibn a’afar who were envious of him and carried false reports about him to Al-Rashid, saying, “The people paying him the Khums, or one fifth of the property, are accepting the Imamate and he is about to revolt against you”.

They brought this report to Al-Rashid so frequently that it made him anxious and agitated. He gave the accuser some money to keep bringing him more information. But it is related through authentic sources that this relative of the Imam did not have the chance of enjoying that reward for espionage, for as soon as he reached Madinah, he suffered a serious illness and died from it.

It was in that year that Al-Rashid went on the pilgrimage, and when he arrived in Madina, he arrested the Imam Musa Ibn Ja’far, brought him to Baghdad and imprisoned him under the care of al-Sindi ibn Shahik. (Al-Fakhri-Ibnul Tiktika)

This agrees with Majlisi’s comment in Bihar al Anwar that “Harun took him from Madina ten days from the end of the month of Shawwal 177 Hijiri. Then Harun set out for Makka and took the Imam with him when he returned to Basra and had him imprisoned with Issa. About one year later he was taken out of the Basran prison and taken to Baghdad.

He was put in prison there under the watchful eye of the cruelest person named al-Sindi. Majlisi goes on to say that the Imam died in his prison and was buried in the cemetery of Quraish on the south side of Baghdad.

Al-Fakhri adds,” Al-Rashid was at Rakka and sent orders that he should be put to death. They then brought a number of so called reputable men to Karkh to act as coroners and to testify publicly that the Imam died a natural death.

The place he was buried was a cemetery of the Quraish. But soon this place became the focus of pilgrimage on the grave of the Imam. A town grew around the grave yard. The name of the town became Kazimiya, the town of the Imam Kazim (as) A reputed school of theology was founded in this town which is still a source of learning for many students from all over the world.

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nofatclips · 5 years ago

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Hey Sister by Simian Mobile Disco from the album Murmurations - Director and choreographer: Kiani Del Valle

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apenitentialprayer · 6 years ago

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I think I just stumbled across a Muslim sectarian conflict preserved as a fairy tale in 1001 Nights. 0_o

#Arabian Nights #Haroun al Rashid #al Kazim

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ahlulbaytnetworks · 3 years ago

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🕌🕋🕌 The Seventh Imam Musa Ibn Jafar Al-Kazim (as) 🕌

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Born in Madina on 7th Safar 128 Hijri (10.11.745AD). Died in Baghdad Iraq 25th Rajab 183 Hijri (4.9.799 AD) Period of Imamate was 35 years.

Ibn Khalikan related that caliph Mansur saw in his dream Imam ‘Ali (as) who was reciting the verse from the Qur’an, “O’Muhammad, were you ready therefore, if you had been put in authority, to commit evil on the earth and to violate the ties of blood.” Mansur sent for his favorite companion Ibn Younus at night and told him of his dream.

“How base is the world for a people, unless God give them joy; and how great is this life , if God is not angry with them.” Total submission to the Will of God in all circumstances.

“O thou who hearest every voice,

O thou who lets no opportunity escape;

O thou who clothes the bones with flesh

and who wilt raise them up after death;

I invoke thee by thy Holy name, and by that great and splendid name which is treasured up and closely hidden, by that name which no created thing shall ever know;

O thou who art so mild and whose patience is never equaled;

O thou whose favors never cease and cannot be numbered, set me free. (Masudi, Muruj el Dhahab)

So you see what happened. The superintendent of prisons was flabbergasted and released the Imam immediately, organized an escort for him to take him to Madinah.

Character and Virtues 🕌🕋🕌

When his manner became too rude to be tolerated, Imam’s followers sought permission from the Imam to retaliate against him. The Imam appeased them, promising to decide the matter in his own way.

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constantrush · 4 years ago

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showing this one at

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for Begin Again

Exhibition continues - until 27th August

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As society shifts, the art world shifts. We are on the cusp of change. This is a time to stop, reflect, create dialogue, and put our words into positive action. To begin again we must shoulder each other, listen to each other, work together and collectively change together. As the newest generation of art collectors, we urge you to collect from this exhibition.

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Thomas Langley

Alonso Leon-Velarde

Rosa Luetchford

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Polly Morgan

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Alvin Ong

Daisy Parris

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Prem Sahib

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Gray Wielebinski

Salome Wu

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[TASK 176: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]

There’s a masterlist below compiled of over 90+ Emirati faceclaims categorised by gender with their occupation and ethnicity denoted if there was a reliable source. If you want an extra challenge use random.org to pick a random number! Of course everything listed below are just suggestions and you can pick whichever faceclaim or whichever project you desire.

Any questions can be sent here and all tutorials have been linked below the cut for ease of access! REMEMBER to tag your resources with #TASKSWEEKLY and we will reblog them onto the main! This task can be tagged with whatever you want but if you want us to see it please be sure that our tag is the first five tags, @ mention us or send us a messaging linking us to your post!

THE TASK - scroll down for FC’s!

STEP 1: Decide on a FC you wish to create resources for! You can always do more than one but who are you starting with? There are links to masterlists you can use in order to find them and if you want help, just send us a message and we can pick one for you at random!

STEP 2: Pick what you want to create! You can obviously do more than one thing, but what do you want to start off with? Screencaps, RP icons, GIF packs, masterlists, PNG’s, fancasts, alternative FC’s - LITERALLY anything you desire!

STEP 3: Look back on tasks that we have created previously for tutorials on the thing you are creating unless you have whatever it is you are doing mastered - then of course feel free to just get on and do it. :)

STEP 4: Upload and tag with #TASKSWEEKLY! If you didn’t use your own screencaps/images make sure to credit where you got them from as we will not reblog packs which do not credit caps or original gifs from the original maker.

THINGS YOU CAN MAKE FOR THIS TASK - examples are linked!

Stumped for ideas? Maybe make a masterlist or graphic of your favourite faceclaims. A masterlist of names. Plot ideas or screencaps from a music video preformed by an artist. Masterlist of quotes and lyrics that can be used for starters, thread titles or tags. Guides on culture and customs.

Screencaps

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PNG packs

Manips

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Character Aesthetics

PSD’s

XCF’s

Graphic Templates - can be chara header, promo, border or background PSD’s!

FC Masterlists - underused, with resources, without resources!

FC Help - could be related, family templates, alternatives.

Written Guides.

and whatever else you can think of / make!

MASTERLIST!

Badriya Ahmad (1964) Emirati - actress.

Huda El Khateib (1964) Emirati - actress.

Ahlam Alshamsi (1969) Emirati / Bahraini - singer.

Fatima Al Hosni (1969) Emirati - singer.

Layla Kaylif (1971) Emirati - singer-songwriter and screenwriter.

Mahira Abdel Aziz (1982) Emirati - tv anchor.

Salama Mohamed (1987) Emirati - instagrammer (salamamohamed).

Amal Mohammed (1987) Emirati - actress.

Sarah Al Agroobi / Sarah Alagroobi (1989) Emirati / Syrian - actress, filmmaker, and interdisciplinary artist.

Aroob Ali (?) Emirati - model.

Nadya Alwiny (?) Emirati / Chinese - model.

Shamma Hamdan (?) Emirati - singer.

F - Athletes:

Elham Al Qasim (1982) Emirati - skier.

Shahad Budebs (1994) Emirati - crossfit games athlete.

Khadija Mohammed (1995) Emirati - weightlifter.

Zahra Lari (1995) Emirati - figure skater.

Nada Al-Bedwawi (1997) Emirati - swimmer.

Amna Al Qubaisi (2000) Emirati - racing driver.

Mahra Al-Hinaai (2001) Emirati - ju-jitsu practitioner.

Jaber Nagmoosh (1950) Emirati - actor.

Abdallah Belkhair (1950) Emirati - singer.

Ahmed Al Jasmi (1962) Emirati - actor.

Saif Al Ghanim (1962) Emirati - actor.

Ahmed Alansari (1963) Emirati - actor.

Habib Ghaloom (1963) Emirati - actor.

Fayez Al Saeed (1974) Emirati - singer and composer.

Ahmed Abdul Khaleq (1977) Emirati - blogger.

Ali F. Mostafa (1981) Emirati / British - filmmaker.

Khalid Al Ameri (1983) Emirati / Scottish - instagrammer (khalidalameri).

Yaser Alneyadi (1990) Emirati - actor.

Omar Almulla (1992) Emirati - actor.

Spek / Hussain Yoosuf (?) Emirati - rapper.

Ahmed Khamis Ali (?) Emirati - actor.

M - Athletes:

Mohammed bin Sulayem (1961) Emirati - rally driver.

Mubarak Ghanim (1963) Emirati - footballer.

Zuhair Bakheet (1967) Emirati - footballer.

Samir El-Mais (1980) Emirati - boxer.

Obaid Al-Jasmi (1981) Emirati - swimmer.

Rami Yaslam (1981) Emirati - footballer.

Hasan Ali (1981) Emirati - footballer.

Mahmoud Almas (1983) Emirati - footballer.

Ali Al-Wehaibi (1983) Emirati - footballer.

Mahmoud Hassan (1984) Baloch Emirati - footballer.

Mohamed Hammadi (1985) Emirati - paralympic athlete.

Yousif Jaber (1985) Emirati - footballer.

Walid Abbas (1985) Baloch Emirati - footballer.

Salem Abdullah (1986) Emirati - footballer.

Abdullah Faraj (1986) Emirati - footballer.

Abdulla Sultan Al Nasseri (1986) Emirati - footballer.

Yaqoub Al Hosani (1987) Emirati - footballer.

Mubarak Al-Besher (1988) Emirati - swimmer.

Humaid Abdulla Abbas (1988) Emirati - footballer.

Yousif Mirza (1988) Emirati - cyclist.

Fawaz Awana (1988) Emirati - footballer.

Ali Al-Hosani (1988) Emirati - footballer.

Khaled Abdulrahman (1988) Emirati - footballer.

Tareq Ahmed (1988) Emirati - footballer.

Jasim Abdalla (1988) Emirati - basketball player.

Saeed Rashid Al Qubaisi (1989) Emirati - judoka.

Nasser Abdulhadi (1989) Emirati - footballer.

Hazza Salem Al Faresi (1989) Emirati - footballer.

Amer Abdulrahman (1989) Emirati - footballer.

Hamdan Al-Kamali (1989) Emirati - footballer.

Mohammed Khalaf (1989) Emirati - footballer.

Bandar Al-Ahbabi (1990) Emirati - footballer.

Abdulla Al-Karbi (1990) Emirati - handball player.

Habib Al Fardan (1990) Emirati - footballer.

Ali Mabkhout (1990) Emirati - footballer.

Mohammed Ali Ayed (1990) Emirati - footballer.

Hamad Al-Hammadi (1991) Emirati - footballer.

Hamad Al-Ahbabi (1991) Emirati - footballer.

Qais Alshabebi (1991) Emirati - basketball player.

Al Hassan Saleh (1991) Emirati - footballer.

Waleed Hussain (1991) Emirati - footballer.

Shahin Abdulrahman (1992) Emirati - footballer.

Masoud Sulaiman (1992) Emirati - footballer.

Majed Hassan (1992) Emirati - footballer.

Abdullah Al-Naqbi (1993) Emirati - footballer.

Salem Sultan (1993) Emirati - footballer.

Waleed Jumaa (1993) Emirati - footballer.

Suhail Al-Mansoori (1993) Emirati - footballer.

Sebil Ghazi (1994) Emirati - footballer.

Mohammed Jamal (1994) Emirati - footballer.

Rashed Muhayer (1994) Emirati - footballer.

Rayan Yaslam (1994) Emirati - footballer.

Khaled Ba Wazir (1995) Emirati - footballer.

Khalfan Mubarak (1995) Emirati - footballer.

Yaaqoub Al-Saadi (1996) Emirati - swimmer.

Abdullah Kazim (1996) Emirati - footballer.

Mohamed Al Shamsi (1997) Emirati - footballer.

Mohammed Al Attas (1997) Emirati - footballer.

Ali Saleh (2000) Emirati / Scottish - footballer.

Humaid Al-Derei (?) Emirati - judoka.

Sayed Ibrahim Al Hashmi (?) Emirati - bodybuilder.

#emirati fc #poc fc #fc list #rph #underused fc #task: 176 #task: united arab emirates

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UAE: Sheikh Mohammed mourns passing of first Emirati doctor - News

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Dubai Ruler pays rich tribute and offers his condolences to the family. Dr Ahmed Kazim, the first Emirati surgeon, has passed away. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, took to Twitter on Monday to mourn his loss. The UAE Vice-President hailed Dr Kazim’s decades of service and prayed to Allah to grant him the highest…

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burlveneer-music · 7 years ago

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Simian Mobile Disco - Murmurations - new album features Deep Throat Choir on 4 tracks

A thrilling 9-song set, Murmurations is as perfectly pitched for headphones as it is for clubs, named after giant cloud formations of starlings and themed around the stunning emergent behaviors that appear within them. To mirror these movements in the sonic landscape and visuals of Murmurations, SMD’s James Ford and Jas Shaw collaborated with the celebrated Hackney-based vocal collective The Deep Throat Choir, as well as creative directors Kazim Rashid of ENDLESSLOVESHOW (Aphex Twin, Flying Lotus, Hudson Mohawk) and Carri Munden. From the beat-less introduction “Boids” onwards you can hear uncanny patterns and sounds rising up from the sea of voices -- not traditional chords or harmonies, but complex interference patterns that play tricks on the mind and merge perfectly with SMD's distinctive synth tonalities and instinctive dancefloor nous. At times you might hear hints of Bulgarian choral music, or Cocteau Twins, or avant-garde composers like Iannis Xenakis or Pauline Oliveiros – but really, thanks to the creative freedom of SMD's working methods, it is a sound completely of its own, something all too rare in an age of retro and reference. All vocals performed by the Deep Throat Choir All instruments & programming by James Ford & James Shaw

#Simian Mobile Disco #Murmurations #2018 #electronic #uk #female vocal #deep throat choir #wichita recordings

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loverandservantoftheahlulbayt · 2 years ago

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🍃🕊🍃 The Seventh Imam Musa Ibn Jafar Al-Kazim (as)

🕌 Born in Madina on 7th Safar 128 Hijri (10.11.745AD). Died in Baghdad Iraq 25th Rajab 183 Hijri (4.9.799 AD) Period of Imamate was 35 years.

“How base is the world for a people, unless God give them joy; and how great is this life , if God is not angry with them.” Total submission to the Will of God in all circumstances.

“O thou who hearest every voice,

O thou who lets no opportunity escape;

O thou who clothes the bones with flesh

and who wilt raise them up after death;

I invoke thee by thy Holy name, and by that great and splendid name which is treasured up and closely hidden, by that name which no created thing shall ever know;

O thou who art so mild and whose patience is never equaled;

O thou whose favors never cease and cannot be numbered, set me free. (Masudi, Muruj el Dhahab)

So you see what happened. The superintendent of prisons was flabbergasted and released the Imam immediately, organized an escort for him to take him to Madinah.

🕌 Character and Virtues 🕌

When his manner became too rude to be tolerated, Imam’s followers sought permission from the Imam to retaliate against him. The Imam appeased them, promising to decide the matter in his own way.

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orbemnews · 4 years ago

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Year-round sunshine, pool days and zero taxes: How to move to Dubai and work remotely for a year (CNN) — As global business and travel hubs remain largely closed off to the masses, Dubai is making entry easier than ever for international visitors. The glitzy city, as well as the United Arab Emirates as a whole, has for years been opening up its once-strict residency and tourist visa rules, but has accelerated its changes in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Last month, the country announced a UAE-wide remote working visa program (similar to one announced in Dubai in October), in a bid to attract a growing global pool of digital nomads as temporary working-from-home situations become more permanent. The visa is being marketed as a chance for remote workers to take advantage of the country’s low taxes — the UAE does not impose income tax on its residents — as well as its year-round sunshine and five-star lifestyle. The move is a bold one in the face of a mass exodus of expats leaving the UAE, where foreign workers reportedly make up about 90% of a 10-million strong population. But Dubai is also tapping into a growing global trend; other tourist destinations such as Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Bermuda, Estonia, Georgia and Mauritius have unveiled similar remote working visas. Alongside the UAE-wide remote visa announcement, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai, announced the adoption of multi-entry tourist visas for all nationalities. The five-year visa enables tourists to enter multiple times and remain in the country for 90 days on each visit, which can be extended for another 90 days. Long-term destination for expats Dubai sunbathers pictured in July 2020. KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images It’s the latest in a string of initiatives Dubai has recently introduced to try to cement itself as a long-term destination for expats. Previously, people could not move to Dubai without a job offer from a UAE-based employer, with workplaces responsible for providing two-year renewable residence visas and medical insurance. Permanent options, such as residency or retirement, were not available to expats. But the first seeds for permanent residency were sown in 2018, when a five-year retirement visa was introduced for the first time. In 2019, the country introduced “golden visas.” This meant high-profile investors and businesspeople could apply for 10-year and five-year visas. It was extended to more sectors, such as doctors and engineers, in November 2020. And in January this year, perhaps the biggest announcement of all, the government opened up Emirati citizenship to expats. Issam Kazim, chief executive of Dubai’s Tourism Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DCTM), told CNN in late March that around 1,700 applications for the remote working visa had been received since October. “Most” of these applications have been accepted and issued, he says. In January, Kazim told CNN a further 16,000 foreigners — many of them foreign workers — had opted to stay on in the UAE after Dubai announced a complimentary one-month extension to all tourist visas in December due to the onset of global lockdowns. Kazim says he expected many of these to “convert into full-time-working virtual applicants in the weeks ahead.” “Dubai’s response to this pandemic has only strengthened the perception of the city with regards to our proposition, and this is translating into strong uptake of people choosing Dubai as a permanent or semi-permanent base,” Kazim says. ‘One of my favorite cities’ Pictured in February 2021, a Dubai health worker prepares an injection of the OxfordAstraZeneca vaccine. KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images CNN spoke to several digital nomads who have applied for the remote working visa, who cited Dubai’s lifestyle, its weather and its relative affordability in comparison to other expat centers such as Singapore or Hong Kong as prime reasons to relocate. Peter Walsh, co-founder of an education company in Canada, says he applied for the visa as he’d lived in Saudi Arabia as a teenager and Dubai remains “one of my favorite cities.” He planned on working remotely from the UAE for up to a year to begin with, and possibly extending after that. “I was originally planning to take out the family for an extended break. Maybe as a bonus, get vaccinations while we’re there,” Walsh says. “It’s been a tough year with Covid so getting a break was my main motivation.” Walsh applied for the visa on February 16 and was issued an entry permit on March 2. From there, he has 60 days to enter Dubai. However, with Canada introducing a 14-day quarantine for those returning from abroad, and with relatively high costs for sponsoring families in the UAE, he’s not managed to make it to Dubai yet. The tax question For entrepreneur Deeya Khemlani, swapping 4 p.m. winter sunsets in London for year-round sunshine in Dubai is enough to sell her on the scheme. Khemlani, one of the founders of fashion label Izaak Azanei, has been frequenting Dubai for years for business, and is excited at the prospect of splitting her time more permanently between the two. “The city really offers the best of everything and it’s a great location geographically for me to get to the countries I need to be for work,” Khemlani says. Before the UK travel corridor closed, Khemlani had been flying “back and forth” between London and Dubai relatively often, so had not finalized her application yet. However, she intends to in the near future. “Quite honestly, during the winter months, Dubai is a welcome escape,” she says. But while the program is being advertised as a shortcut to a tax-free salary, the reality is that applicants will probably still be taxed in their home country. David Daly, partner at UAE-based Gulf Tax Accounting Group, says residents of other countries wanting to earn a tax-free salary would need to declare themselves a non-resident of their home country first, which isn’t possible while holding a full-time job there. Face coverings are mandatory in all public places in Dubai. GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images The matter of double taxation then depends on tax agreements between each country. Nearly 120 countries have reciprocal taxation agreements with the UAE, to ensure individuals and businesses are only taxed once. Conscious decoupling There are also some caveats to take into consideration. For the remote working scheme, you must be earning a minimum of $5,000 per month to apply. It costs $287 per year, plus medical insurance with valid UAE cover and a processing fee per person. For a retirement visa, applicants must be 55 or older, have valid UAE health insurance and fulfill one of these three requirements: earn a monthly income of Dh20,000 (around $5,500); have Dh1 million in cash savings; or own property in Dubai worth Dh2 million. Murtaza Khan, partner at immigration firm Fragomen, says there appears to be a “decoupling of visa sponsorship and employment.” “In order to attract and retain the best and brightest talent, the country’s immigration policy needs to provide appropriate options,” he says. Looking forward, he believes there may be further policies that provide a “balanced employment relationship between foreign workers and employers, rather than the historical sponsorship-led approach.” The new remote working visas will add to Dubai’s reputation as a tourist hub, he says, allowing it to become known as a “virtual workers destination” too. Source link Orbem News #days #Dubai #move #pool #remotely #Sunshine #Taxes #Work #Year #Yearround

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Miniatures from several souths | Art & Culture | thenews.com.pk Hasnat Mehmood. Cut Along the White Line. 2004 How would the painters whose work is part of the South Asian Art Institute’s exhibition, Old Traditions, New Narratives, interact if they were somehow gathered at one place? Would they be able to relate to one another, or recognise a common lineage? How would, for instance, the painter of Mughal miniature Sufi Seated with Ladies on a Terrace communicate with Mohammad Zeeshan, the maker of Dying Miniature Series; or Abdur Rahman Chughtai (of Standing Lady) converse with Saira Waseem, who created Identity? Perhaps all twenty-five artists from this exhibition may act like people working on the Tower of Babel; each speaking in a different tongue, while the memory of a shared language is still fresh in their mouths and minds. We believe today that painters of Mughal, Pahari, Rajput, Decani, Company School, AR Chughtai, Bashir Ahmed and his numerous students (Shahzia Sikander, Imran Qureshi, Nusra Latif Qureshi, Aisha Khalid, Talha Rathore, Saira Wasim, Mohammad Zeeshan, Hasnat Mehmood, Waseem Ahmed, Khadim Ali, Wardha Shabbir and others) belong to a tradition. We call it the Indian miniature painting. Its presence – to some extent – can also be traced among artists not trained in the discipline of miniature art such as Rashid Rana, Faiza Butt, Ali Kazim, Imran Channa, Imran Mudassar and Farhat Ali. However, the idea of belonging to a tradition is merely a longing for shelving individual artists into a category, movement or genre. This is an attitude ingrained by European art history based upon splitting art practices into periods, schools and movements. Ijazul Hassan, noticing this approach, once remarked that in the late nineteenth century Paris, there were realists, symbolists, impressionists, and post-impressionists, meeting and greeting one another as painters and not worried too much with labels tagged to their work by art historians and critics. In that sense, the exhibition organised by the South Asian Art Institute, Chicago, (September 8, 2020 – February 28, 2021) reminds us of a latent diversity in our tradition of art making. It provides an opportunity to view individual choices and formal preferences in works made by artists, who are lugged together as ‘miniature painters’. Probably the difference among a painter of Mughal court and Decani, or a Basohli and Kangra artist would be as pronounced and detectable as between Imran Qureshi and Amjad Ali Talpur, between Nusra Latif Qureshi and Khadim Ali, between Hasnat Mehmood and Waseem Ahmed. Actually, these artists are not following a single tradition. Each of them has carved something new by combining elements, concerns and techniques of indigenous, European, modern and contemporary art. In the exhibition consisting of 100 works, one of the oldest paintings is: Executioner Presents the Head of John the Baptist to Salome, on a Platter, While Herod Sits on a Dias. It was an appropriation of European imagery. Another work deals with the story of Prophet Joseph and Zuleika (portrayed with her female friends holding apples and knives in hands), all in the attires of Mughal period. For these painters of the past, like any artist, there were no boundaries. Prior to nation-states, there were no passports or visas. Traders, missionaries, professionals or outcasts moved from one region to another, without today’s restrictions. Likewise, the art was not bound and did not bow down to a national flavour/obligation. As painters from Mughal court domesticated Western/Christian paintings, Rembrandt copied miniatures from Shah Jahan’s period. Cultures were in conversation, and so were artists. Today too, artists are not limited or restrained by format or convention. In any case, a person living in today’s wealth of gadgets and web of information technology, cannot be detached from the rest of the world, especially the West. Artists are freely appropriating, assimilating and invading other traditions. Diverse in their imagery, concerns, method �� so much so that it is hard to classify them as a group; but who knows that 500 years later all their works would be seen as closely connected as we view historic miniatures from different courts and periods as one. Although it seems that the exhibition intends to bridge a link between the past and the present, it seems that the present is also diffused. The display of artworks, both historical and new, by artists from the region and other countries, using conventional vocabulary and contemporary language, executed in different mediums and a range of techniques available now – certifies that tradition does not exist till a new narrative defines it, defies it or destroys it. The history of exploring, excavating and exterminating tradition is visible at various levels in the works of artists from the generation of Shahzia Sikander and Rashid Rana to the most recent ones such as Asif Ahmed and Farhat Ali. One must also recall that old master of modern miniature, Abdur Rahman Chughtai, who was the first to modernise the tradition of Indian miniature painting, and being a Muslim of North India, referred to Persian miniature, as he was associating his art with Indo-Persian cultural expression, by illustrating Urdu poets in his Muraqqa-i-Chughtai (Ghalib) and Amal-i-Chaghtai (Iqbal). Looking at Chughtai now, one can appreciate how modern he was, before the term ‘modern’ gained common currency, here, in a colonized community. His painting, shown in Chicago, confirms that an artist of genius can foresee his followers. More than Bashir Ahmed, or other celebrated names, it was Chughtai, who transformed, and translated miniature painting into the present-day lingo. In the exhibition, one observes the way artists from diverse backgrounds have added to what is now called ‘Neo-Miniature’. From Shahzia Sikander and Imran Qureshi to later generations, they have created digital prints, mixed media, installations, video projections and performances. Their link to miniature painting, or to a place where this art form flourished in the past, is as exciting as looking at miniatures made by Jethro Buck, the “British miniaturist who graduated from the Prince’s School of Traditional Arts in London and studied miniature painting in Jaipur, India”, or of Alexander Gorlizki, a “British artist who graduated from Slade School of Fine Arts, London”. Coming across works by celebrated names of Neo-Miniature, and other contemporary artists from Pakistan, one admits that more than you living in the past, the past lives in you with all its neighbours, friends and foes from different directions and locations. The writer is an art critic based in Lahore https://timespakistan.com/miniatures-from-several-souths-art-culture-thenews-com-pk/8584/

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