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loverandservantoftheahlulbayt · 4 years ago

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🍂🥀🍂 Introducing Imam Husayn (as) to Humanity 🍂🥀🍂

🍂 Dr. Mohammad Ali Shomali 🍂

🥀 Introducing Imam Husayn (as) to Humanity: Spiritual Advice for Organizations 🥀

🍂 Abstract 🍂

This paper is based on a lecture given in the city of Mashhad, during the gathering with representatives of the WhoIsHussain global campaign, which aims to educate and inspire humanity on Imam Husayn, the third Imam, and the values he stood for; as well as bringing positive changes at the grassroots level from helping the homeless, to feeding the hungry, to donating blood.

In this lecture, Huj. Sh. Mohammad Ali Shomali praises the group for their efforts, and acknowledges this project as an exceptional one, due to the importance of reaching out and making Imam Husayn known and beneficial to humanity. He also gave gentle and thought-provoking ideas and reminders to the group regarding the importance of being far-sighted in our approaches, being genuine in our love for people, being sincere and disinterested in power and position, uniting the Ummah rather using our institutions to divide it, increasing in our humbleness when we witness success, and focusing on moving towards the truth and serving it rather than egotistically bringing it to our side. In this way, we uphold Imam Husayn’s principles, which is ever more needed as we approach the time of Imam Mahdi (aj).

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It is a great blessing from Allah to be here near the shrine of Imam al-Ridha (a) and in your presence to talk about Imam Husayn (a) in the way that our love for him can help us prepare for the coming of Imam Mahdi (a). I thank Allah and I thank all of you, and the Who is Husayn team and volunteers, including those who were unable to be here; for sure their hearts are with us. We remember them and pray for them insha-Allah. There are few things I thought we need to remind ourselves of today, so I will try to be brief and I pray to Him to remove the blockage from my tongue so as to do justice.

First of all, we are not only interested in showing our love to Imam Husayn and gaining some reward (thawaab) from it, though it is definitely part of the reason for the Who is Husayn campaign. But I think what motivated you is more than that.

Unfortunately, we sometimes become very selfish, even when it comes to religion and spirituality. Sometimes we just want to add to our reward—like a businessman—although instead of money we want a reward. And sometimes the pleasure of Allah becomes secondary. Gaining rewards seems to be the main thing for many, though we sometimes forget that there can actually be a greater reward for something from which you do not expect a reward for. In your work, business, and overall lives, many times you have been blessed during unexpected times.

An important example is in the Qur’an regarding Prophet Moses. When he was traveling with his family in a dark and presumably cold night he saw a fire.2 He told his family to wait where they were while he goes to check, which indicates that the fire was not in front of them. Because if it was in front of them, they would have been able to see it. He saw the fire on the side and went himself to check it. A leader does not take the entire community where he is unsure. If there is any risk, the least he can do is examine the area and environment; and if there is proof of overall goodness, it can be offered to the rest of the community.

When Prophet Moses checked, an unbelievable event occurred: God addressed him for the first time. God spoke to him and told him that He had chosen him and has a mission for him. The story is mentioned in the Qur’an as follows:

وَهَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰ إِذْ رَأَىٰ نَارًا فَقَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ امْكُثُوا إِنِّي آنَسْتُ نَارًا لَعَلِّي آتِيكُمْ مِنْهَا بِقَبَسٍ أَوْ أَجِدُ عَلَى النَّارِ هُدًىفَلَمَّا أَتَاهَا نُودِيَ يَا مُوسَىٰإِنِّي أَنَا رَبُّكَ فَاخْلَعْ نَعْلَيْكَ ۖ إِنَّكَ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًىوَأَنَا اخْتَرْتُكَ فَاسْتَمِعْ لِمَا يُوحَىٰ

Did the story of Moses come to you, when he sighted a fire, and said to his family, ‘Wait! Indeed I descry a fire! Maybe I will bring you a brand from it, or find some guidance at the fire.’ So when he came to it, he was called, ‘O Moses! Indeed I am your Lord! So take off your sandals. You are indeed in the sacred valley of Tuwa. I have chosen you; so listen to what is revealed. (20:9-13)

Did Moses expect this to happen while he was traveling? No. Perhaps his maximum expectation was to travel safely with his family and arrive at their destination. But Allah blessed him with something unexpected.

And it is important to note that if Moses had all his qualities and practices, but failed to be alert at that time, he would have missed this opportunity. He was not only farsighted, but he was also broad-sighted. He saw right and left; behind and front. This is what a leader must do. Because he was alert and did not dismiss anything, he went and checked and saw the most beautiful thing awaiting him.

Thus, we should be very alert and careful so that we do not lose what is unexpected, as well as great opportunities that await us. In an interesting hadith, we read that Imam Sadiq (a) said:

With respect to what you have no hope for, be more hopeful than what you have hope for. Truly Moses (a) went [just] to bring a brand of fire to his family, but he returned to them while he was a Prophet and Messenger.3

I hope Allah (swt) would bless your activities throughout your lives, and in particular the activities you do for Imam Husayn and Imam Mahdi, and surprise you with many blessings, including those you did not expect. But that needs alertness. That needs openness. Do not limit Allah’s blessings to merely come through the channels that you define for Allah. Ask Him to bless you in every possible thing. There are many projects in the community, but I very much like projects like Who is Husayn because these are exceptional ones that we as a community have come to realize to be responsible for to reach out. Most of our projects, especially what we do for Imam Husayn (a) merely or at least primarily serve our internal needs.

But this is one of those exceptional projects that aim at reaching out and is based on the understanding that we have a historical duty which, unfortunately, has not been sufficiently and adequately dealt with in the past. It is embarrassing to know that after 14 centuries there are people in the world who still do not know Imam Husayn. Really embarrassing. There are contemporary figures like Nelson Mandela, Gandhi and Mother Theresa that almost every educated person knows about and respects. And this took only a few decades. For almost fourteen centuries, Imam Husayn has been a gift for humanity and yet many still do not know him. Who is responsible? Who should feel embarrassed? We should.

This project is to undertake the responsibility of reaching out and introducing Imam Husayn to humanity. Not because we are Shi‘a. Not because we love Imam Husayn. Not because we want to gain something. No. Because we feel humanity needs Husayn. We want to benefit humanity.

In all your activities, it is very important to always be genuine in the love you show for people. Do not do anything merely for publicity. Only do things with unconditional love. The Qur’an says:

كُنْتُمْ خَيْرَ أُمَّةٍ أُخْر��جَتْ لِلنَّاسِ

You are the best nation [ever] brought forth for mankind. (3:110)

This verse tells us that to be the best means to be the best people God has brought about for mankind, and not over people (li-naas, not ‘ala al-naas). We are not interested in power or position. We want to serve. We want to serve humanity without any expectation. We do not want to be thanked or praised or to have status and power, or marginalize any sect in Islam. We just want to help. The Qur’an says:

إِنَّمَا نُطْعِمُكُمْ لِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ لَا نُرِيدُ مِنْكُمْ جَزَاءً وَلَا شُكُورًا

We feed you only for the sake of Allah. We do not want any reward from you nor any thanks. (76:9)

If we do anything, we just want to please Allah; we do not even want to be thanked or praised.

We want to serve humanity by introducing Imam Husayn to them. Because we believe that in all ages and corners of world humanity always needs people like Husayn to inspire. Husayn is not a man that can be limited to a particular time, place, or even religion. Real servants of God are those who are absorbed, taken by the light of God—they move beyond the geographical boundaries, beyond time and space. In the same way God is not bound to time and space, Godly people also can travel beyond time and space.

Imam Husayn—by emptying himself from ego as much as he could— and then by God having a special plan for him to purify him further (33:33), is a man of God. You do not find any trace of ego in Imam Husayn, nor with his true companions. These people had the quality of becoming universal. Husayn is a universal figure. Especially when we read our hadith and reflect on it about Imam Mahdi, we see there is a message, a direction, an instruction there that we perhaps we didn’t notice beforehand.

Imam Husayn plays a special role in paving the way for the coming of Imam Mahdi, and moreover, for the success of Imam Mahdi. Many of the hadiths about the End of Times mention Imam Husayn. I firmly believe that without mention of him, Imam Mahdi would not be able to succeed. Maybe people think Imam Husayn was more known when we approach the time of his martyrdom and we should try to remember him so that he is not gradually forgotten. There are personalities with respect to whom you need to be very careful so that passage of time would not affect them or make them ‘outdated,’ but this is not the case about Imam Husayn.

Imam Husayn is meant for the future, not merely for his own time. The passage of time and human experiences, especially the challenges humanity faces throughout the centuries, more so sparks people’s curiosity about Imam Husayn and the values he stood for. The best time for people to know and understand Imam Husayn is close to the time of the Imam Mahdi’s reappearance. But this is not a miracle that we should wait to happen. This requires our effort. Something will happen but who is going to ensure that it does in our time? This is us. If not us, there will be others. But then we would be denying ourselves this blessing.

Imam Husayn is a universal figure who has the solution—the medicine—from God for humanity. And this man is ever more needed as we approach the time of Imam Mahdi.

I would like to refer to one hadith, when Imam Husayn in night of Ashura quoted from the Prophet:

My grandfather, the Messenger of God, said: “My son Husayn will be killed in Karbala while he is a stranger, alone, thirsty, and without help. Whoever helps him has helped me and has helped his son, the Hujjah [al-Mahdi].”4

There is no way to help Husayn properly, with understanding, unless you would strengthen Islam and the Ummah. Those who think they can promote the cause of Ahlul Bayt and their teachings by dividing the Ummah—making Shi‘a against Sunni, Sunni against Shi‘a—are wrong. Anything properly done for the Ahlul Bayt would strengthen the Prophet and the Ummah. Islamic unity is very important for us. How can anyone serve Islam and the Ahlul Bayt by dividing the Ummah or humanity? It is impossible.

The Prophet also said that not only has he helped me (which you may say it is easy to understand because Imam Husayn saved Islam) but he also said, “Whoever helps Husayn has helped his son, the Hujjah [al-Mahdi].”

This is important. Anything we do for Imam Husayn with knowledge (ma‘rifah), with insight (basirah), with sincerity, in right direction would help Imam Mahdi, whether we know it or not; whether we mention the name of the Imam or not. We do not need to merely repeat the name of the Imam. Anything we do—our words and actions—that resemble the message of Imam Husayn or upholds his principles helps. Sometimes you may mention the name; other times it may be unwise depending on the context. Either way, anyone who promotes the values Imam Husayn exhibited in the best way is indeed helping Imam Mahdi.

So there must be dynamism in our works for Imam Husayn. Unfortunately, some are static in their efforts for Husayn. They lose the vision of the future. They enjoy remembering the Imam and cry for him, yet without completing this process by drawing lessons for both the present and the future. The Prophet’s saying reminds us that Husayn is a point of direction in the past and future: if we understand what to do with respect to Imam Husayn, we would be continuing the efforts put forth from the beginning of Islam until the end of the world. All would be all harmonious.

We must always remember this. Merely having a good intention, or undertaking a noble cause, is not enough. There are many aspects to consider and we constantly must reflect on the requirements of this great task. Moreover, we are to consider how to improve, especially when there are signs of success:

إِذَا جَاءَ نَصْرُ اللَّهِ وَالْفَتْحُ وَرَأَيْتَ النَّاسَ يَدْخُلُونَ فِي دِينِ اللَّهِ أَفْوَاجًا

When Allah’s help comes with victory, and you see the people entering Allah’s religion in throngs…(110:1-2)

If you see victories come from Allah and you see people flocking towards His path in masses, do not sit back, nor praise yourself, nor forget how much Allah has blessed you. That is the time that you are to have maximum reliance on Allah. When you see success, praise and glorify God and ask for forgiveness. Do not let self-conceit and arrogance seep in, as that would be the end of any success. In a well-known hadith, Imam Sadiq (a) is quoted as saying:

The one into whose heart self-admiration (‘ujb) permeates is destined to be destroyed.5

If any person, organization, or nation take the blessings of Allah for granted and want to take credit for themselves, that is the end of it. When you see success, do more worship (‘ibadah) and ask more for forgiveness (istighfar):

فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَاسْتَغْف��رْهُ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ تَوَّابًا

Then celebrate the praise of your Lord, and plead to Him for forgiveness. Indeed He is all-clement. (110:3)

These people do not see any success from themselves; their only worry is whether (and how much) they have narrowed the channels of mercy of Allah. Let me honestly tell you: most of the time, we act as barriers for Allah’s mercy to come. If we are experiencing good days, with good understanding, we merely let the mercy of Allah come without adding to it, without attracting more light. All you and I need to do is try not to narrow the channels of Allah’s mercy. This requires stepping on our ego, as ego is big problem.

I wish we had time to reflect more on some passages of Dua Makarim al-Akhlaq especially concerning the lessons organizations can take from it. I will mention a few. Imam Zayn al-Abideen says:

وَأَعِزَّني وَ لآ تَبْتَلِيَنِّي بِالْكِبْرِ

Exalt me and afflict me not with pride.

Oh Allah, please give me honour and dignity. Perhaps the most important message for humanity from the life and message of Imam Husayn is honour and dignity. I think more than anything else Imam Husayn can be introduced as an icon of honour and dignity. That is what humanity needs, especially when basic needs are already met. Food, shelter, and clothing are their basic necessities, although gradually these things will be provided. However, honour is the most important. If you have physical life without honour and dignity, there is no value.

But we are to be cautious; when Allah gifts us with honour and dignity in the eyes of the people, do not think that you are special. Do not suffer from ego.

وَأَعِزَّني وَ لآ تَبْتَلِيَنِّي بِالْكِبْرِ

Exalt me and afflict me not with pride.

Please give me honour, and not arrogance. It is difficult to have one without the other. When people praise us, and there are signs of success, we are at risk for thinking we are special or privileged. We may think it to be due to our talents, hard work, or a secret goodness in ourselves. And even wondering why others do not possess the same. We tend to forget that our good reputation and successes can be a test, a trust, rather than our own achievements.

وَ عَبِّدْني لَكَ وَ لآ تُفْسِدْ عِبَادَتِي بِالْعُجْبِ

Make me worship Thee and corrupt not my worship with self-admiration!

Oh Allah, please make me your servant and use us for your purpose. We do not have a personal purpose. Why are we in this gathering? Are we after anything for ourselves? No. We are here to think, discuss, and pray to Allah to help us understand how we can best make the most out of what He made available to us.

O Allah, please do not let my services to you be corrupted by self-admiration. Even good services can be corrupted after the action through self-admiration (‘ujb). If there is no sincerity before the action, then it is already useless.

And then Imam reaches this point after a few sentences:

وَ لآ تَرْفَعْنِي فِي الْنَاسِ دَرَجَة إِلَّا حَطَطْتَنِي عِنْدَ نَفْسِي مِثْلْهَا

O Allah, raise me not a single degree before the people without lowering me its like in myself.

If my position and respect in the society increases by 10% please add 10% to my humbleness to remain balanced. So if you were completing successful projects before with 50% humbleness, your humbleness must increase afterwards. So if you are as humble as you used to be, it is not enough. You need to be humbler. Otherwise, you would become arrogant.

وَ لآ تُحْدِثْ لِي عِزّاً ظَاهِرَاً إِلَّا أَحْدَثْتِ لِي ذِلَّةً بَاطِنَةً عِنْدَ نَفْسِي بِقَدَرِهَا

…and bring about no outward exaltation for me without an inward abasement in myself to the same measure.

Please do not create for me any external honour unless you give me internal humbleness proportional to that. This is very important for individuals and organizations. Sometimes institutions think that because they are to promote the institution, they can forget about, or compromise, humbleness. They may mistakenly think humbleness is for the individuals; promoting an organization is something else. But this is wrong. You must promote your organization, but in a humble way. And that can be tested in the way you interact with other organizations.

My last sentence to remain in our mind: haqq (truth) and bātil (falsehood), always oppose each other. Like light and darkness. These two would never be separate from each other. We are to ensure that we are on the side of haqq, and not bātil. It is not about ‘Bringing the truth to my side’. This is the problem. Many want to be the truth and think ‘Look at me; I represent the truth. I am the voice of the truth. I am a representative of the truth’. No. You must move towards truth. You must be a mirror of the truth. Do not think or say, ‘I represent the truth’. Who are we to represent the truth? Who are we to represent Islam or the Ahlul Bayt or Imam Husayn? Our responsibility is to try to move towards the truth to reflect it. We never would be able to claim that we are certainly and entirely on the side of the truth. It is a matter of struggle—lifelong struggle—to ensure we will be with the truth. It is only a few people for whom this has been confirmed. For example, we read about Imam Ali:

علي مَع الحق والحق مع علي

Ali is with the truth; and the truth is with Ali.

That is for Ali. Not for us. We must never think we are on the side of the truth and take it for granted. Yes, maybe in a few aspects we can be right; in many things we can be wrong. So first, we have to struggle to always to be on the side of the truth.

Secondly—please remember this point, a result of my life I am sharing with you—haqq can never be served, or promoted, by using the means of bātil. We cannot spread light by using means of darkness. We can never serve Allah by doing Satanic things and thinking we are clever; no lying, dishonesty, selfishness, jealousy, or the like can help you in your sacred struggles.

One of the greatest victories of bātil is to convince the people of haqq to use the means of bātil. This is impossible to work. How can you serve Allah by being immoral or sinning? Look at Imam Husayn. When he was challenged—and I do not think there is any way to be challenged like Imam Husayn—in those few days, especially on Day of Ashura, it was more than what one person can be challenged within 100 years. For example, sometimes people in their entire life lose one, two or ten loved ones and they feel completely frustrated and life becomes miserable for them. No one has lost in such a short time so many family members and companions, in addition to being treated so badly. And they did this to Husayn in the name of Islam, in the name of the Prophet.

But for the sake of Allah—correct me if I’m wrong or if I’m exaggerating—do not think we are Shi‘a, or Sheikh Shomali is a Shi‘a, therefore we must support him even if he errs. If you want to support me, correct me. Was Husayn immoral or did he compromise in the least any virtues, especially during the challenging time of war? Or do we witness Husayn (a) at the highest level of extra caution with regards to maintaining good virtues, especially during hard times? Did he ever lie or deceive his friends by making false promises, or lie to his enemies?

Did he show any sign of fear, selfishness, jealousy, despair, or any other vices you can think of? So, we must insha-Allah remind ourselves and each other that we must constantly and consistently struggle to follow the truth and use permissible and moral means to attain it. Nothing false or immoral can help us in this.

I ask Allah to bless all of you and all people in all parts of the world who try to follow the truth. May Allah enable us to be the generation that are preparing for the coming of Imam al-Mahdi. May Allah enable us to be the generation to set up a universal community of brotherhood under the banner of truth at the service of humanity which would be led by Imam al-Mahdi. May Allah grant all your requests while you are in this sacred city and grant recovery to all the illnesses of our bodies, minds and hearts. And may Allah remove any obstacles between us and Him.

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1. This paper is based on a lecture given on 25th Dec 2016 by the author in the gathering of the representatives of whoishossein from different continents in Mashhad.

2. I say dark and cold because that’s when fire becomes more interesting. He said to his family, ‘Wait, I see a friendly fire’. Sometimes a building is on fire, but the one who sees this fire would not say “ānastu nāran.” But this was a friendly fire, a fire that was not harmful, not even producing heat when it was already hot, or giving light when already bright. For this reason I think it was cold in a dark night.

3. Al-Kafi, vol. 5, p. 83.

4. Ma‘āli al-Sibtayn, vol. 1, p. 208.

5. Al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 313.

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mypunjabifamily-jpeg · 5 years ago

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Punjab: Through Music

Through this playlist, you can hear the evolution of Punjabi Folklore and musical culture from the 1950s to the 2010s.

*Information about this timeline was gathered from interviews with my father (an avid and cultured listener of Punjabi folk music, as well as from the accounts of my mother, grandparents, and uncles*

1950s:

[Music during this time had lyrics speaking of ‘Azad’ (free) Punja] and the pains of reestablishing a sense of home]

⁃ Jaswant billa

1960s:

[music during this time had lyrics speaking of family relations, love among family members, and prosperity and hope for the family]

⁃ Surinder kaur ⁃ Yamla yatt ⁃ Dedar sandhu ⁃ Narinder beeba ⁃ Harcharan grewal ⁃ Mohammad rafi ⁃ Prakash kaur

1970s:

[music during this time had lyrics speaking of economic prosperity and describing this decade as the first ‘golden era’ after partition]

⁃ Mohammad sadiq ⁃ Jasbir kaur ⁃ Kuldeep manak ⁃ Surinder shinda ⁃ Ranjeet kaur ⁃ Hazara Singh Ramta ⁃ Asa singh mastana ⁃ Gulshan komal

1980s:

[music during this time had lyrics speaking of moving to the city, radio, cultural developments, flirtatious lyrics, humour about the urban life, violence of the state during 1984, pains of losses suffered from 1984, fears because of 1984]

⁃ Chamkila, Amarjot ⁃ Surjit bindhrakhia ⁃ Aunradha Paudwal ⁃ Promila pammi ⁃ Gurcharan poli ⁃ Kartar ramla

1990s:

[music during this time had lyrics speaking of the ‘new age’, uber modernity of Punjab, desires to move abroad, adjusting to life abroad, experiences as NRIs]

⁃ warris brothers ⁃ Harbhajan maan ⁃ Gurdas maan ⁃ Jazzy b ⁃ Sarbjit cheema ⁃ Hans raj hans ⁃ Sardool sikander ⁃ Amal noori ⁃ Raj brar ⁃ Satinder bitti ⁃ Debi makhsoorpuri ⁃ Balkar Sidhu ⁃ Surjit Bullar

2000s:

[music during this time had lyrics speaking of this time period as the worry-free era of enjoyment, akin to the 60s for the baby boomers in their fun-filled teen years]

⁃ Jazzy B ⁃ Soni Pabla ⁃ miss pooja ⁃ Diljit Dosanjh ⁃ Gippy Grewal

2010s:

[music during this time had lyrics containing rap, clever lyricism about gang involvement, flirty lyrics, dreams about the ‘American dream’ social media culture, romance pursuit] ⁃ Jenny johal ⁃ garry sandhu ⁃ Sidhu Moosewala ⁃ Karan Aujla ⁃ Sultaan ⁃ Beeba boys ⁃ Ap Dhillon

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Sayyidi Younus AlGohar explains why it is nearly impossible in this day and age to recognise Imam Mehdi in light of the Prophetic Traditions. He reveals the role of God’s signs. ( http://tiny.cc/kne3az )

Summary:

- There is a huge question mark about the authenticity of Prophetic Traditions. There are over 73 sects in Islam and each carries its own set of Prophetic Traditions. The public doesn't know which Prophetic Traditions have been removed and which have been published in the books compiled by the religious scholars.

- Some Wahhabis do not believe in the concept of Imam Mehdi; they say that there is no mention of Him in the Prophetic Traditions. They rather state that there would be an end-times caliph. Other religious scholars are convinced of Imam Mehdi’s advent and they cite various Prophetic Traditions when talking about Imam Mehdi. The Sunnis and Barelvis have a concept of Imam Mehdi but they do not emphasise it. The concept of Imam Mehdi is very important in Shiism.

- The common factor in all of these sects is that not a single one of them has access to spiritual knowledge. There were some people among the Sunnis who accepted spiritual knowledge, however, the campaign run by Tahir ul Qadri and his organisation, Minhaj ul Quran, destroyed their faith.

- In the beginning, Tahir ul Qadri spoke about spirituality, Faqr (Spiritual Poverty), Dhikr (invocation) and Dhikr-e-Qalb (The Opening of the Spiritual Heart). But people started to ask him to help them become saints of God. He did not have sainthood, so in order to save face, he started to project a definition of sainthood which was confined to exoteric knowledge, outer worship and Sharia. He destroyed the philosophy of how one becomes a true disciple of Ghous Pak (Abdul Qadir Jilani). He a severe blasphemer of Ghous Pak and Imam Mehdi. He misguided people when he saw that His Divine Eminence Imam Mehdi Gohar Shahi's fame was spreading.

- In jealousy and fear, he made up dreams and told people them. He claimed that Imam Mehdi's advent would take place after 800 years. Then when he did not manage to turn people against HDE Gohar Shahi, he claimed that he had a dream in which he saw Imam Mehdi before him and he saw Jesus descend from the sky. And in his dream, Imam Mehdi told him that all the current and future members of his organisation would be included among the followers of Imam Mehdi. If people living 800 years before Imam Mehdi's advent could become followers of Imam Mehdi, then people living 1000 years before His advent can also be Imam Mehdi's followers. Then why did Moula Ali said he would have spent his entire life in Imam Mehdi’s servitude if he was born in Imam Mehdi’s era?

- Imam Jafar Sadiq was very strict in regards to the authenticity of Prophetic Traditions. He said, ‘Check to see if the Prophetic Tradition that contradicts the Koran; if it does, throw it against the wall because it cannot be a saying of Prophet Mohammad.’ There are so many Prophetic Traditions; you will never be able to recognise Imam Mehdi in light of these Prophetic Traditions. How would you recognise Imam Mehdi when you haven’t been able to become Devout Believers in light of the Koran and Prophetic Traditions?

- HDE Gohar Shahi said, ‘When the Prophetic Traditions became subject to adulteration and it becomes almost impossible for the world to recognise the truth in light of the Prophetic Traditions then God manifested his signs [so they could recognise the truth].' Then HDE Imam Mehdi Gohar Shahi said that when a sign from God is freshly manifested, then it has upper hand over the Koran and Prophetic Traditions in the similitude of Martial Law. The signs manifested by God are free from human interference and are beyond their access. The images of HDE Gohar Shahi on the Moon, Sun and Mars have been manifested by God; HDE Gohar Shahi did not manifest them. They are God’s Miracles and God’s Miracles are eternal.

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Hadith against zodiacs & some theoretical writings describing what zodiacs represent ;

In a Hadith, Imam ali (as) says to people. Ask me about what you do not understand before I die. Inquire of me about the paths of the skies because, verily, I know more about those paths than the paths of the earth." Regarding symbolism of the constellations/signs Aries;

The first sign, is created to honour Imam Ali (as) 1st Imam created in Honour of 1st Imam and represents aries the initiator, warrior, creator, sign of greatness. The warrior of God for justice and truth Taurus: Imam Musa al Kazim (as) 7th Imam created in honour of 7th Imam and represents taurus the forbearant, the steadfast, the patient Gemini: is symbolic of Imam Mohammad al Baqir a.s. 5th Imam created in honour of 5th Imam and represents gemini the DIVIDER of knowledge, intellectual, spreader of truth. Cancer. Imam Zain ul-Abedeen (as). 4th Imam God's name of The Nurturer. created in honour of 4th Imam and represents cancer This is suggested by role of family in his life esp after the battle in Kerbala, Iraq and his father Imam Hussain (as) the 3rd Imams slaughter and the women and children were left behind, he was kept out of the battle because he had a high fever, god needed to preserve a successor as a Imam, if he had died it would have been cut off. - ie he nurtured them. Leo: Imam Hasan al Askari (as) 11th Imam honour or honoured, majestic, noble. created in honour of 11th Imam represents leo His name Al-Askari refers to his imprisonment ie the world treated him with imprisonment for virtually all his life - the opposite to that which this attribute of God he represented and merited. Virgo: Imam al Naqi (as) 10th Imam created in honour of 10th Imam represents virgo - Purity, without adulteration in a person, austerity and asceticism - the Imam was famous for this in particular. His name also means pure. Libra: Imam Mohammad at Taqi (as) 9th Imam was created in hour of 9th Imam represents libra - was especially known for his debates and judicial skills as a child when he successfully debated and decimated Yahya ibn Akhtam the Abbaside chief judge in complex legal arguments over the Shariah/juris prudence, and that too in the court of the Sunni khalifa for all to see, when Imam was only a child aged 9. Scorpio: Imam Mahdi (atjf) may Allah hasten his return Inshallah the 12th apostle of God, may be symbolised in Scorpio. created in honour of 12th Imam represents scorpio This constellation and sign is famous for symbolising ''power and vengeance of God''. In Hadith Qudsi, divine tradition God states that in The Mahdi he shall manifest his power and his revenge. Thus the Imams are symbols of God's names, enshrined in the cosmos in these signs. Each of these names of God is represented in each of these 12 Apostles, examples of prime archetypes, in the most positive level of being on earth. Sagittarius: Imam Jafar as Sadiq (as) 6th Imam created in honour of 6th Imam represents sagittarius God's name the Wise, the Teacher. This Imam is especially known for his role as imparter of knowledge in his schools in Madina. Capricorn: Imam Reza (as) 8th Imam. Created in honour of 8th Imam Represents capricorn Bestower of bounties and positions and position/honour. Imam is famous in Iran for answering du'a/supplication of those who visit his shrine and bestowing bounty upon them. The Imam was treated with opposite in his life when he was used by the corrupt sunni khalifa and called heir-apparent and then denied bounty, his rightful position, and martyred without succession to the office of khalifa. capricorn is created to honour Imam Reza but as symbol of authority - each Imam manifests a divine name Aquarius; Aquarius: (the water carrier) as a constellation/sign would represent Imam Hasan a.s. 2nd Apostle of God created in honour of 2nd Imam /represents aquarius

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words-make-people · 6 years ago

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The Wealth of Muhammad (PBUH)[1]-

The Prophet Mohammad’s life (PBUH) can be divided into many stages: 1. Born: The prophet was born orphaned, his father died before his birth and he lived with his mother Amina. The economic state was fine because they were living from his father's trade incomes and help also came from his grandfather Abdul Mutallib (as). 2. Living with grandfather: At the age of six (6) his mother died, and he moved in with his grandfather Abdul Mutallib. The economic state was fine.

His grandfather was one of the governors of Quraish. 3. Living with his Uncle: At the age of eight (8) his grandfather died, and he went to live with his uncle Abu-Talib. Abu-Talib was also one of Quraish governors but his economic state was not that perfect. So in this stage of his life Prophet Mohammad decided to work with his Uncle, at first he went with him at age 12 in a trade to Syria(Sham), but due to what the monk said about him Abu-Talib returned back to Mecca and never took him again because he felt afraid for the Prophet Muhammed, after that he worked in livestock and he started to make his own wealth.

4. Trading with Khadijah (She was of the Noble): By age of 25 he shared a trade with the noble lady Khadijah. This stage of the Prophet’s life saw him began to be one of the wealthy men in Quraish. 5. Marriage with Khadijah: Khadijah was one of the richest women in Arabia, and Muhammad had a very reasonable income from his trading before his marriage, and he was also entrusted with authority over the business empire of his wife Khadijah.

5. Boycott in Abu-Talib terrain: The Quraish and most Arabian families decided to boycott the Muslims. In this stage Prophet Mohammad spent his wealth and his wife's wealth. This was the worst stage in his life. 6. The rest of his life: He was just fine, he had a normal life the same as the other regular Muslims. The Prophet Muhammad could have been one of the richest people in the world, but he didn't choose to do that. He chose to live a normal life congruent to the other members if his community. This doesn't mean that he was Poor.

According to a hadith of the Muslims who identify with the Shi'ite Dirham (silver coin) comes from Dar-ul-Hamm (the house of suffer), and Dinar (Golden coin) comes from Dar-un-Nar (the house of fire), that is, gathering silver and golden coins (or say money in general) without caring for the life of poor people would be like saving suffer and fire for ourselves, and this is what we have been prohibited from. In other words, being rich is not bad but not caring the poor people will be.

Having more money to help the others more is by no means discouraged. And the prophet (PBUH) in Mecca had this situation, he was not a ruler at that time as there was no Islamic society established yet. His wife Khadijah was a rich woman before she married with Muhammad the trustworthy, and she dedicated all that she had to her husband.

When Muhammad (PBUH) became a prophet those who were drawn to him were under restrictions from the atheists of Mecca. In the last three years of his living in Mecca (before traveling to Medina) the Muslims were boycotted by the atheists of Mecca, they became poor and there were days that they had nothing to eat.

That was where the holy prophet spent all that he had for the Muslims and became poor. Then Abi-Talib and Khadijah A.S. died in the last year of the prohibition. After the prohibition the Prophet left Mecca to Medina and there he established a society based on Islam, a government, and he was at the top. He could have had an easy life as his earning from wars and etc. but he preferred to keep his level of living at the level of the average person in his society.

A'isha (She was of the Noble) reported that the pillow on which Allah's (G-d’s) Messenger (may peace be upon him) reclined was of leather stuffed with palm fiber. (See also Sahih Bukhari, Volume 8, Book Pertaining to Making the Heart Tender, Hadith number 463) Nearby, rooms reserved for the Prophet's household were built of stones and adobe bricks with ceilings of palm leaves. [Bukhari 1/71,555,560; Zaid Al-Ma'ad 2/56]

The time from 617-619 AD till the battle of BADR in March-April 624 AD, the Prophet and his family were Poor!! But after victory in battle of Badr, Allah (G-d) sent down Sura 8 (Anfal) verse 40 which says that: 1/5th of bounty should be for Allah, 1/5th for messenger and his family, 1/5th for the poor, 1/5th for orphans, and the remaining 1/5th for lost travelers in in the desert!!

وَاعۡلَمُوۡۤا اَنَّمَا غَنِمۡتُمۡ مِّنۡ شَىۡءٍ فَاَنَّ لِلّٰهِ خُمُسَهٗ وَ لِلرَّسُوۡلِ وَلِذِى الۡقُرۡبٰى وَالۡيَتٰمٰى وَالۡمَسٰكِيۡنِ وَابۡنِ السَّبِيۡلِ ۙ اِنۡ كُنۡتُمۡ اٰمَنۡتُمۡ بِاللّٰهِ وَمَاۤ اَنۡزَلۡنَا عَلٰى عَبۡدِنَا يَوۡمَ الۡفُرۡقَانِ يَوۡمَ الۡتَقَى الۡجَمۡعٰنِ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَىۡءٍ قَدِيۡرٌ‏

Know that one fifth of the spoils that you obtain belongs to Allah, to the Messenger, to the near of kin, to the orphans, and the needy, and the wayfarer. This you must observe if you truly believe In Allah and in what We sent down on Our servant on the day when the true was distinguished from the false, the day on which the two armies met in battle. Allah has power over all things.

(Holy Qur’an, Chapter 8:41)

This shows that the Prophet and his family got 20% of the bounties, in the battle of Badr! After that, it is highly unlikely to believe that prophet and his family remained poor!! Moreover, prophet Muhammad gave mehr of 400 dirhams to each one of his wives whom he married after victory in the battle of Badr (may be Zainab bint Jahesh was not give any mehr), and he manumitted (giving money to their original masters) Saffiya, Juwhariya which shows that he was not poor. And to the daughter of Abu Sufiyan (Umm Habiba, if I am correct) he gave 500 dinars or 5000 Dirhams (1 dinar =10 dirhams) as Mehr!! This shows that Prophet was not Poor!

Ali the Prophet’s son in law, during the times of the first three Caliphs was a farmer, his income was very large, he was perhaps one of the richest people of the time, although he always used to live a simple an ascetic life. When he became the fourth Caliph he switched his life to a simple level again, sitting on the door of his house so people could more easily visit him. Once Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq the great, great grandson of Ali was asked why he was rich and he answered because he was not the ruler. However, at the same time he (Imam Ja’far) was living in an ascetic way.

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Raees Mohammad, brother of Hanif, Wazir, Mushtaq and Sadiq, dies aged 89

समाचार वह पाकिस्तान के लिए नहीं खेलने वाले पांच मोहम्मद भाइयों में से एकमात्र थे रईस मोहम्मदपाकिस्तान के लिए नहीं खेलने वाले पांच मोहम्मद भाइयों में से इकलौते मोहम्मद का सोमवार को कराची में निधन हो गया। वह 89 वर्ष के थे। सादिक मोहम्मद, उनके छोटे भाई, जिन्होंने 41 टेस्ट और 19 एकदिवसीय मैचों में बल्लेबाजी की शुरुआत की, ने पुष्टि की पीटीआई कि रईस की बीमारी के बाद मौत हो गई थी। मोहम्मद बंधु…

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zinattango · 7 years ago

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Hadith against zodiacs & some theoretical writings describing what zodiacs represent.

The prophet Mohammad (saws), said the stars start and end in Ali (as), ie if the constellation and sign of Aries symbolise him as detailed below, the zodiac DOES start and end in that constellation of stars set up to honour Imam Ali , where pisces meets aries ie vernal equinox, as the zodiac is a circle. In a Hadith, Imam ali (as) says to people. Ask me about what you do not understand before I die. Inquire of me about the paths of the skies because, verily, I know more about those paths than the paths of the earth." Regarding symbolism of the constellations/signs Aries; The first sign, is created to honour Imam Ali (as) 1st Imam created in Honour of 1st Imam and represents aries the initiator, warrior, creator, sign of greatness. The warrior of God for justice and truth Taurus: Imam Musa al Kazim (as) 7th Imam created in honour of 7th Imam and represents taurus the forbearant, the steadfast, the patient Gemini: is symbolic of Imam Mohammad al Baqir a.s. 5th Imam created in honour of 5th Imam and represents gemini the DIVIDER of knowledge, intellectual, spreader of truth. Cancer. Imam Zain ul-Abedeen (as). 4th Imam God's name of The Nurturer. created in honour of 4th Imam and represents cancer This is suggested by role of family in his life esp after the battle in Kerbala, Iraq and his father Imam Hussain (as) the 3rd Imams slaughter and the women and children were left behind, he was kept out of the battle because he had a high fever, god needed to preserve a successor as a Imam, if he had died it would have been cut off. - ie he nurtured them. Leo: Imam Hasan al Askari (as) 11th Imam honour or honoured, majestic, noble. created in honour of 11th Imam represents leo His name Al-Askari refers to his imprisonment ie the world treated him with imprisonment for virtually all his life - the opposite to that which this attribute of God he represented and merited. Virgo: Imam al Naqi (as) 10th Imam created in honour of 10th Imam represents virgo - Purity, without adulteration in a person, austerity and asceticism - the Imam was famous for this in particular. His name also means pure. Libra: Imam Mohammad at Taqi (as) 9th Imam was created in hour of 9th Imam represents libra - was especially known for his debates and judicial skills as a child when he successfully debated and decimated Yahya ibn Akhtam the Abbaside chief judge in complex legal arguments over the Shariah/juris prudence, and that too in the court of the Sunni khalifa for all to see, when Imam was only a child aged 9. Scorpio: Imam Mahdi (atjf) may Allah hasten his return Inshallah the 12th apostle of God, may be symbolised in Scorpio. created in honour of 12th Imam represents scorpio This constellation and sign is famous for symbolising ''power and vengeance of God''. In Hadith Qudsi, divine tradition God states that in The Mahdi he shall manifest his power and his revenge. Thus the Imams are symbols of God's names, enshrined in the cosmos in these signs. Each of these names of God is represented in each of these 12 Apostles, examples of prime archetypes, in the most positive level of being on earth. Sagittarius: Imam Jafar as Sadiq (as) 6th Imam created in honour of 6th Imam represents sagittarius God's name the Wise, the Teacher. This Imam is especially known for his role as imparter of knowledge in his schools in Madina. Capricorn: Imam Reza (as) 8th Imam. Created in honour of 8th Imam Represents capricorn Bestower of bounties and positions and position/honour. Imam is famous in Iran for answering du'a/supplication of those who visit his shrine and bestowing bounty upon them. The Imam was treated with opposite in his life when he was used by the corrupt sunni khalifa and called heir-apparent and then denied bounty, his rightful position, and martyred without succession to the office of khalifa. capricorn is created to honour Imam Reza but as symbol of authority - each Imam manifests a divine name Aquarius; Aquarius: (the water carrier) as a constellation/sign would represent Imam Hasan a.s. 2nd Apostle of God created in honour of 2nd Imam /represents aquarius - an air sign (symbolising intellect and rationality) - the Carrier of Water - ie carried the Cause of his brother (water - blood of martyrdom) with his intellectual actions. Not suprisingly, these 2 brothers of Aquarius and Pisces are located adjacent to each other in the sky. Pisces: Pisces seems to be created to honour Imam Hussain (as) 3rd Apostle of God represents Pisces The supreme sacrifice, famous for the torture he and suffering he endured in a battle against 72 and 10,000 warriors, they cut off their water supply and then killed them even though they fought bravely to their death. created in honour of/represents pisces a non-islamic book source on the astronomy in astrology, wrote that the constellation or sign of pisces, is an exact replica of the River Euphrates iraq. It is also the classic water sign. It is also clasically associated with martyrdom. The analogy with Kerbala seems obvious [the euphates runs through Kerbala] . There is even a star in Pisces (AlPherg) which has strong and obvious analogies with Abbas 's a.s. symbolism, half brother of Imam Hussain a.s. who offered his life to bring water for the children during this event and lies overlapped into Aries which seems to have been created to honour his father Imam Ali a.s. Thus this star lies in association with both signs and in old Arabic the name means '''water' that gushes out from the neck of a water-carrier's flask''. How about that! It also connects to Aquarius. Alpha meets omega in Imam Ali - the beginning and the end. The 12 phases of the Moon symbolise each one of the 12 Imams Apostles of God - that is as one sets another rises. after an Imam was martyred, there was always a successor in place in the world, as today we are still awaiting the 12th Apostle of God, Imam Mahdi the awaited. The analogy is also valid here that the Prophet (saws) symbolises the Sun itself, which after it has set Mission of the prophet in delivering Qur'an is over reflects its light off the Moon - of which there are 12 cycles / lunar months. The Moon is full on the 14th as this number is that of fullness and wholeness/completion - the 14 Infallibles.prophetic tradition Hadith of the Cloak (Hadith-e-Kisa) Allah (sawt) says that ''We created the vaulted sky and stars for the 14 Infallibles.'' In terms to the symbology of the planets; Shams/Sun is Prophet. He is central focus of the Universe Imam Ali (as) is Qamar/Moon. He is the guide for people And Fatima Az Zahra (as) is Venus, the most splendorous planet, Love, beauty and symmetry. The Highest vibration, this planet is also the ruling planet of Leo with is also ruled by the sun, in leo the influences of Venus are also ruling this constellation. In the context of human personality they can't be compared to the Imams as the Imams are perfect and infallible, whereas men imperfect and fallible.

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Like Father, Unlike Son

Many sons have followed their fathers into cricket, but they haven't always played for the same sides

— SCOTT OLIVER | JULY 13, 2020

There have been many cricketing families in which both father and son have played internationals - Chris and Stuart Broad, Lance and Chris Cairns, Hanif and Shoaib Mohammad, the Amarnaths, the Bairstows, the Huttons, the Cowdreys, South Africa's Cooks and Pollocks - many surnames that have had two or more generations enter the annals. For obvious reasons these dad-and-lad internationals usually represent the same country. Not always, though... Kevin, Sam and Tom Curran

Kevin Curran's 11th and final ODI appearance for Zimbabwe came against Australia in the 1987 World Cup. He was 29 years old and his country was still three years from Test status, but the lack of professional infrastructure and a solid career meant his efforts were channelled into reliable, occasionally flamboyant, always courageous performances in county cricket for Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire alongside winters in South Africa, where oldest son Tom was born. Kevin coached the Zimbabwe national team in the mid-2000s. Tom went to boarding school in Durban, where he was spotted by Ian Greig, the former Surrey and England allrounder and brother of Tony. Surrey arranged a scholarship to Wellington College in Berkshire, not only for Tom but also younger brothers Ben and Sam, and when Kevin tragically collapsed and died while jogging in Zimbabwe a few weeks later in 2012, the family relocated to England. Tom and Sam progressed serenely through the Surrey system, eventually becoming only the third pair of brothers to share all ten wickets in a Championship game, and international honours were only a matter of time.

Kevin Curran (extreme left) played two World Cups for Zimbabwe and coached the national team in the 2007 edition, while his sons Tom, Sam and Ben Curran now play for England Kevin Curran (extreme left) played two World Cups for Zimbabwe and coached the national team in the 2007 edition, while his sons Tom, Sam and Ben Curran now play for England © Associated Press

Tom's array of white-ball tricks saw him elevated first, making his debuts in all formats for England within about six months in 2017-18. Sam made his Test and ODI debuts in 2018, and completed the set with a T20 against New Zealand last November. Blond, brash and with an appetite for battle himself, Dad would surely approve of the spiky self-belief and the stones under pressure his boys have shown so far. Jahangir and Majid Khan

Majid Khan was born in Ludhiana, Punjab, British India on September 28, 1946, and before he had reached his first birthday, he was followed into the world by the country he would later captain in Test cricket, Pakistan. India had played 15 years of Test cricket before achieving independence, and Majid's father, Muhammad Jahangir Khan, a six-foot seamer from Jalandhar, had turned out in the country's inaugural Test, at Lord's in 1932, lining up alongside Syed Wazir Ali, whose son Khalid Wazir would later play for Pakistan. Jahangir's second-innings return of 4 for 60 included the prize wickets of Wally Hammond, Eddie Paynter and Frank Woolley, but those were the only four he would take across a four-Test career. He stayed on in England to complete a doctorate at Cambridge University, winning his blue, as would his son 30 years later.

Jahangir Khan (right) represented India in the country's inaugural Test, and his son Majid would go on to captain Pakistan Jahangir Khan (right) represented India in the country's inaugural Test, and his son Majid would go on to captain Pakistan © Getty Images

Majid, cap number 44, became one of Pakistan's finest second-wave batsmen, playing 63 Tests between 1964 and 1983, the era of Asif Iqbal, Zaheer Abbas, Wasim Bari, Sarfraz Nawaz and the Mohammads, Mushtaq and Sadiq. He was the first Pakistani to score an ODI hundred, is one of only six men to score a Test hundred before lunch, and during a long career for Glamorgan, won the 1972 Walter Lawrence Trophy for a 70-minute century against Warwickshire. Majid's cousins Imran Khan and Javed Burki also played Test cricket (Imran later went into politics, it is rumoured), and his son Bazid played a single Test against West Indies in 2005. For Pakistan, that is. Ron and Dean Headley

Along with Everton Weekes, George Alphonso Headley was West Indies' greatest batsman before the emergence of their all-conquering side of the 1975-1995 period. Having a father dubbed "the black Bradman" wasn't easy for his son, Ronald George Alphonso Headley, a left-hand opener who carved out a 17-year career in county cricket for Worcestershire, passing 1000 runs in 13 of 15 seasons between 1960 and 1974. He was called up for a couple of Tests on West Indies' 1973 England tour, after Lawrence Rowe fell ill with a grass allergy, but after 62 runs in four innings the 34-year-old was himself put out to grass.

Ron Headley (right) played for Worcestershire for 17 years, and was drafted in for two Tests and an ODI for West Indies. His son Dean played 15 Tests for England in the late 1990s Ron Headley (right) played for Worcestershire for 17 years, and was drafted in for two Tests and an ODI for West Indies. His son Dean played 15 Tests for England in the late 1990s © Getty Images

He had by then long since settled in the West Midlands, where son Dean became a West Bromwich Albion fan and learnt his cricket at Old Hill CC, playing alongside his father at Lord's in 1987 as a 17-year-old stripling in the final of the National Club Championship. After being released by Worcestershire at 20, Dean found himself at Middlesex - he had been ferried to trials by Clive Lloyd - later moving to Kent, where three first-class hat-tricks in the summer of 1996 propelled his name into the selectors' thoughts. Another strong A tour that winter saw him parachuted into the 1997 Ashes, taking eight wickets on debut at Old Trafford, and the following winter he arrived in Jamaica hoping to bowl for England against the team his father and grandfather had represented, to run in from the George Headley Stand End at Sabina Park. In the end, England batted first on a soft, damp pitch and the game was abandoned after 10.1 overs of Walsh-and-Ambrose carnage. The chance would never come around again for Dean. Don and Derek Pringle

Don Pringle was born in Prestwich, in the northern Manchester fringes (home, his avid record-collector son Derek would probably be able to tell you, of The Fall's iconoclastic lead singer Mark E Smith and 10cc). A landscape-gardening consultant, he moved to Kenya in the 1950s. In 1975, aged 43, he wound up playing in the inaugural World Cup, in England, for an East Africa side combining players from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Pringle's contribution was 15 overs that went for 55, and five runs with the bat, against India and England. He was killed in a road accident just four months later while returning from a club match in which he had taken 6 for 16.

Derek Pringle (bowler) was a key player in the Essex side in the 1980s, and represented England in the 1992 World Cup. His father, Don, was part of the East Africa squad that played the first World Cup, in 1975 Derek Pringle (bowler) was a key player in the Essex side in the 1980s, and represented England in the 1992 World Cup. His father, Don, was part of the East Africa squad that played the first World Cup, in 1975 © Patrick Eagar

Born in Nairobi, Derek spent the latter part of his childhood in England, passing from Felsted School to Cambridge University, then on to the hugely successful Essex side of the 1980s, making his England Test debut in 1982 against India at Lord's while still a student. An intelligent cricketer lacking the extra gears - batting oomph, bowling zing - needed to be a regular and Test player, Pringle eventually found his international niche in ODI cricket and was a key performer in England's run to the 1992 World Cup final in Australia, swinging the new ball and extracting bounce. In Melbourne, he knocked over both Pakistan openers, Ramiz Raja and Aamer Sohail, and had an eminently DRS-able lbw call against the innings-anchoring Javed Miandad turned down. He would only play three more Tests and four more ODIs, eventually becoming a wryly laconic cricket correspondent for the Independent and the Telegraph. Iftikhar Ali Khan and Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi

Test cricket was still some 73 years off when the British East India Company conjured the royal lineage of the Nawabs of Pataudi into existence in 1804, the first such being Faiz Taleb Khan, an Afghan Pahstun of the Barech tribe. The eighth, Iftikhar Ali Khan, scored a hundred on Test debut for England at the SCG in 1932. This was, of course, the infamous Bodyline series and Pataudi was dropped a game later for protesting Douglas Jardine's tactics. He played only one more game for England, in the 1934 Ashes, but 14 years later led India on their tour of England, making just 55 runs in three Tests and never playing again. He died during a polo match on the 11th birthday of his oldest son, Mansur Ali Khan, the ninth and final Nawab of Pataudi.

Iftikar Ali Khan Pataudi remains the only man to play for both England and India Iftikar Ali Khan Pataudi remains the only man to play for both England and India © Hulton Archive/Getty Images

MAK "Tiger" Pataudi debuted for India against England in 1961, while studying French and Arabic at Oxford University. A few weeks later the vision in his right eye was permanently impaired in a car crash, but he was nevertheless promoted to the Indian captaincy in March 1962 and would go on to lead them in 40 of his 46 Tests, including their first overseas victory, while scoring 2793 runs at 34.91 with a best of 203 not out in Delhi. Four years before his international retirement in 1975, the 26th Amendment to the Indian constitution ended the privy purses of princes and, Nawab no more, Tiger would become a magazine editor and, briefly, ICC match referee. His father remains the only man to have played for both England and India and thus lends his name to the trophy for which the two nations compete in bilateral Test series - Mansur Ali Khan presented Rahul Dravid with the patronymic pot at The Oval in 2007.

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The names and titles on the 14 Masoomen!! Prophet Muhammad al-Mustafa (PBUH&HF) Name - Muhammad Title - Al-Mustafa, Al-Amin, Ar-Rasool Kunyat - Abul Qasim Born - Friday, the 17th of Rabi-ul Awwal Father's Name - Abdullah Ibn Abdul Muttalib Mother's Name - Amina bint-e-Wahab Died - at the age of 63 years on Monday, 28th Safar 11 AH Buried- in his house adjoining the mosque at Medina The First Imam Imam Ali Al-Murtadha (AS) Amir-ul-Mo'mineen Name - Ali Title - Al-Murtaza, Al-Amir-ul-Mo'mineen, Abu-Turab, Asadullah Kunyat - Abul Hasan Born - Friday 13th of Rajab, in the Holy Ka'ba Father's Name - Abu Talib-ibne-Abdul Muttalib Mother's Name - Fatima bint-e-Asad Died - at the age of 63 years, at Kufa, on Monday, the 21st Ramadan 40 AH, murdered by an assassin who mortally wounded him with a poisoned sword in the Mosque at Kufa during morning prayers on the 19th of Ramadan. Buried - Najaf, near Kufa. The Daughter of the Holy Prophet and the Wife of Imam Ali Alseyyedeh Fatima Zahra (AS) Leader of the Women of Paradise Name - Fatima Title - Az-Zahra Kunyat - Umm-ul-Aimma Born - Friday 20th of Jamadi-ul-Akhar in Mecca Father's Name - Holy Prophet Muhammad Ibn-e-Abdulla (PBUH) Mother's Name - Khadija bint-e-Khuwailid Died - 14th Jamadi-ul-Awwal at Medina at the age of 18 years Buried - The cemetery of Jannatul Baqi at Medina The Second Imam Imam Hasan Al-Mujtaba (AS) Name - Hasan Title - Al-Mujtaba Kunyat - Abul Muhammad Born - Tuesday, 15th Ramadan 3 AH at Medina Father's Name - Ali ibne abu Talib Mother's Name - Fatima (Daughter of the Holy Prophet) Died - at the age of 46 years, at Medina, on Thursday, 28th Safar, 50 AH. Buried - at the cemetery of Jannat-ul-Baqi in Medina The Third Imam Imam Hussain Al-Shaheed (AS) Name - Husain Title - Sayyid-ush-Shohada (Leader of Martyrs) Kunyat - Abu Abdullah Born - Thursday, 3rd Shaban 4 AH at Medina Father's Name - Ali ibne abu Talib Mother's Name - Fatima (Daughter of the Holy Prophet) Martyred - at the age of 57 years, in Kerbala, on 10th Muharram 61 AH by Yazid-ibn-Muawiya and his ruthless army. Buried - in Kerbala The Fourth Imam Imam Zain-ul-Abideen (AS) Name - Ali-ibn-ul Husain Title - Zain-ul Abideen Kunyat - Abu Muhammad Born - Saturday 15th of Jamadi-ul-Awwal, at Medina Father's Name - Husain ibn Ali Mother's Name - Shahr Banoo, daughter of King Yazdigard II Died - at the age of 58 years, in Medina , on the 21st of Muharram 95 AH. Poisoned by Waleed bin Abdul Malik Marwan. Buried - Jannat-ul-Baqi . The Fifth Imam Imam Muhammad Al-Baqir (AS) Name - Muhammad Title - Al-Baqir Kunyat - Abu Jafar Born - Tuesday 1st of Rajab 57 A.H. , at Medina Father's Name - Ali ibn Husain Mother's Name - Fatima binte Hassan Died - At the age of 59 years, at Medina, on Monday, 7th Zilhajj 116 AH. Poisoned by Hisham bin Abdul Malik Buried - Jannat-ul-Baqi . The Sixth Imam Imam Ja'far As-Sadiq (AS) Name - Ja'far Title - As-Sadiq Kunyat - Abu Abdullah Born - Monday 17th of Rabi-ul-Awwal 83 A.H. in Medina Father's Name - Muhammad ibn Ali Mother's Name - Umme-e-Farwah Died - At the age of 65 years, at Medina, on Monday, 15th Rajab 148 AH. Poisoned by Mansur Dawaneeqi the Abbasite Buried - Jannat-ul-Baqi . The Seventh Imam Imam Musa Al-Kadhim (AS) Name - Musa Title - Al-Kadhim Kunyat - Abu Ibrahim Born - Sunday 7st of Safarb 128 A.H. , at Abwa (Between Mecca and Medina) Father's Name - Ja'far ibn Muhammad Mother's Name - Hamida Khatoon Pp Died - At the age of 55 years, at Baghdad, on Friday, 25th Rajab 183 AH. Poisoned by Harun-al-Rashid the Abbaside caliph Buried - Kazmain, Baghdad . The Eighth Imam Hazrat Ali Ar-Ridha (AS) Name - Ali Title - Ar-Ridha Kunyat - Abul Hasan Born - Thursday 11th of Zilqad 148 A.H. , at Medina Father's Name - Moosa ibn Ja'far Mother's Name - Ummul Baneen Najma Died - At the age of 55 years, at Mashad in Khorasan, on Tuesday, 17th Safar 203 AH. Poisoned by Mamoon the Abbaside Caliph Buried - in Mashad, Iran . The Ninth Imam Imam Muhammad Al-Jawad (AS) Name - Muhammad Title - At-Taqi and Al-Jawad Kunyat - Abu Ja'far Born - Friday 10th of Rajab 195 A.H. , at Medina Father's Name - Ali ibn Musa Mother's Name - Khaizuran Died - At the age of 25 years, at Kazmain , on Wednesday, 29th Zilqad 220 AH. Poisoned by Mu'tasin the Abbaside Caliph Buried - in Kazmain, Bagdad. The Tenth Imam Imam Ali Al-Hadi (AS) Name - Ali Title - An-Naqi and Al-Hadi Kunyat - Abul Hasan Born - Friday 15th of Zilhajj 212 A.H., at Surba Father's Name - Muhammad ibn Ali Mother's Name - Summana Khatoon Died - At the age of 42 years, at Samarra , on Monday, 26th Jamadi-ul-Akhar 254 AH. Poisoned by Mu'taz the Abbaside Caliph Buried - at Samarra, Baghdad. The Eleventh Imam Imam Hassan Al-Askari (AS) Name - Hasan Title - Al-Askari Kunyat - Abu Muhammad Born - Monday 8th of Rabi-ul-Akhar 232 A.H. , at Medina Father's Name - Ali ibn Muhammad Mother's Name - Saleel Died - At the age of 28 years, at Samarra, on Friday 8th Rabi-ul-Awwal 260 AH. Poisoned by Mo'tamad the Abbaside Caliph Buried - at Samarra, Baghdad. The Twelfth Imam Imam Mohammad Al-Mahdi (AS) Name - Muhammad Title - Al-Mahdi, Sahib-ul-Asr, Al-Hujjat, Al-Qa'im Kunyat - Abul Qasim Born - Friday 15th of Shaban 255 A.H., at Samarra Father's Name - Imam Hasan-al-Askari Mother's Name - Nargis Khatoon Still living but in occultation! and will appear before the Day of Judgement to establish justice on earth.

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Aziz Mian

Aziz Mian Qawwal (April 17, 1942 – December 6, 2000) was one of Pakistan's leading traditional qawwals and also famous for singing ghazals in a unique style of qawwali. Aziz is still one of the most popular qawwals of South Asia. He is responsible for the longest commercially released qawwali, Hashr Ke Roz Yeh Poochhunga, which runs slightly over 115 minutes.

Early life and background

Aziz Mian was born as Abdul Aziz in Delhi, British India. The exclamation Mian, which he often used in his qawwalis, became part of his stage name. He began to introduce himself as Aziz Mian Mairthi. The word Mairthi refers to Meerut, a city in northern India, from which he migrated to Pakistan in 1947.

At the age of ten, he began learning the art of Qawwali under the tutelage of Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan. He received sixteen years of training at the Data Ganj Baksh School of Lahore, and obtained a degree in Urdu literature,A degree in Arabic and another degree in Persian from the University of Punjab, Lahore.

Career

Aziz Mian was one of the more traditional Pakistani Qawwals. His voice was raspy and powerful. Aziz Mian was the only prominent qawwal[citation needed] to write his own lyrics (though, like others, he also performed songs written by other poets).

His break-out performance was in 1966, when he performed before the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. He won first prize and a gold medal from the Shah of Iran. In the early days of his career, he was nicknamed Fauji Qawwal (meaning "Military Qawwal") because most of his early stage-performances were in military barracks for army personnel. He was known for a "more recitative, more dramatic diction" and inclined toward qawwali's religious rather than entertainment qualities, though he also enjoyed success in more romantic qawwals.

For his service in philosophy and music, the Government of Pakistan awarded him the Pride of Performance medal in 1989. He was fond of discussing religious and Sufi paradoxes in his qawwalis. He directly addressed Allah and complained about the misery of man (the greatest creation of the Almighty). In addition to his own poetry, Aziz Mian performed poetry by Allama Iqbal, and a number of contemporary Urdu poets, including Sadiq and Qateel Shifai.

Selected Lyrics

The aim of these extracts to give a flavor of Aziz Mian's hair. Note the tone of irreverent dealt with spiritual matters. As is traditional in qawwali Aziz Mian also wrote songs in praise of the joys of drink. These songs embody a metaphor extended, where the "wine" is a "divine knowledge" and "Saki" (saaqi) is God or spiritual guide, and "bar" is where metaphorical terms may be of the spirit (or may not) be lucky enough to achieve spiritual enlightenment. Similarly, the songs are romantic spirit, and abandoned in this world through this cruel beloved, Persia, and God, and singing from the scourge of separation, and depth of the yearning for reunion.

A qawwali show traditionally begins and ends with devotional songs but in between there is scope for improvisation and here Aziz Mian comes into his own. No simple praise-singer, he explores contradictions and dilemmas -’v hen you hear that staccato rap and see his finger dart back and forth from side to side, again and again, he is asking “which way shall I go?” He is a sophisticated philosopher versed in Arabic and Persian as well as Urdu, who challenges preconceptions and orthodoxy. He sings Hindu as well as Muslim songs and ferociously demolishes sectarianism. Insan azim hai -’man is great’ -is his motto. He is a demolisher of walls, a voice of humanism.

Aziz Mian’s first big break-in performance~ came in 1966 when he performed. before the Shah of Iran ,Raza Shah Pehlvl. He won 1st Prize In Iran and Gold Medal from the King of Persia. Aziz Mian does not reference books while performing and has complete command of the Urdu language and Urdu Literature. For his service in Philosophy, Music and Qawwali, the Government of Pakistan awarded him the highest honour in such categories, the “Pride of Performance” in 1989. He has won almost every award in the field of Qawwali in Pakistan and India. Aziz Mian is not only a great Qawwal but also a devoted Sufi, beautiful poet, philosopher, writer of Serat, Scholar of scripture and a great researcher.

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emergingkarachi · 11 years ago

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Aziz Mian Qawwal

Aziz Mian Qawwal (Urdu: عزیز میاں قوال‎) (April 17, 1942 – December 6, 2000) was one of Pakistan's leading[1] traditional qawwals and also famous for singing ghazals in a unique style of qawwali. Aziz is still one of the most popular qawwals of South Asia. He is responsible for the longest commercially released qawwali, Hashr Ke Roz Yeh Poochhunga, which runs slightly over 115 minutes.

Early life and background

Aziz Mian was born as Abdul Aziz (Urdu: عبد العزیز) in Delhi, British India. The exclamation Mian, which he often used in his qawwalis, became part of his stage name. He began to introduce himself as Aziz Mian Mairthi. The word Mairthi refers to Meerut, a city in northern India, from which he migrated to Pakistan in 1947.

At the age of ten, he began learning the art of Qawwali under the tutelage of Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan. He received sixteen years of training at the Data Ganj Baksh School of Lahore, and earned degrees in Urdu literature, Arabic and Persian from the University of Punjab, Lahore.

Career

His break-out performance was in 1966, when he performed before the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. He won first prize and a gold medal from the Shah of Iran. In the early days of his career, he was nicknamed Fauji Qawwal (Urdu: فوجی قوال‎) (meaning "Military Qawwal") because most of his early stage-performances were in military barracks for army personnel. He was known for a "more recitative, more dramatic diction" and inclined toward qawwali's religious rather than entertainment qualities,[2] though he also enjoyed success in more romantic qawwals.

For his service in philosophy and music, the Government of Pakistan awarded him the Pride of Performance medal in 1989.

He was fond of discussing religious and Sufi paradoxes in his qawwalis. He directly addressed Allah and complained about the misery of man (the greatest creation of the Almighty). In addition to his own poetry, Aziz Mian performed poetry by Allama Iqbal, and a number of contemporary Urdu poets, including Sadiq and Qateel Shifai.

#Urdu #University of Punjab #Qawwali #Qateel Shifai #Pride of Performance #Pakistan #Mohammad Reza Pahlavi #Aziz Mian

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shiningpakistan · 12 years ago

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Aziz Mian

Early life and background

Career

Selected Lyrics

#Urdu #Qawwali #Punjab University #Pride of Performance #Pakistan #Mohammad Reza Pahlavi #India #Aziz Mian

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sportsclassic · 11 years ago

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Javed Miandad

Mohammad Javed Miandad (born 12 June 1957), popularly known as Javed Miandad is a former Pakistani cricketer who played between 1975 and 1996. He is Pakistan's leading run scorer in Test cricket. ESPNcricinfo described him as "the greatest batsman Pakistan has ever produced".[1] He has served as a captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. He is widely known for – his historic last ball big sixer against India in 1986, when 4 runs were required to win – winning an international game in that fashion for the first time.[2] After his playing career, he has remained the coach of Pakistan cricket team at various occasions, as well as held positions in the Pakistan Cricket Board. He had three coaching stints with the Pakistan national team

Early life

Javed Miandad was born on 12 June 1957 in Karachi.[4] His parents moved from Palanpur, Gujarat, India.[citation needed] Javed Miandad is a Tyagi (Muslim).[5] Cricket was his family game.[4] He had three brothers play first-class cricket in Pakistan: Anwar Miandad, Sohail Miandad and Bashir Miandad.[6][7][8] His nephew, Faisal Iqbal, is also a Test cricketer.[9]

Test career

Debut and early years

Pakistan first Test captain, Abdul Hafeez Kardar, when saw the Miandad during 70s, predicted famously about him: "the find of the decade".[1] His inclusion in the Pakistan team was itself an achievement. A formidable batting line-up of Mushtaq Mohammad, Majid Khan, Sadiq Mohammad, Zaheer Abbas, Asif Iqbal and Wasim Raja were hard to break into, but Miandad's raw talent made it possible and he become an integral part of Pakistan's strong batting line. He made his Test debut against New Zealand at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on 9 October 1976.[1] He scored 163 and 25 not out in tha match, and became the youngest batsman to score a century on debut, at the age of 19 years and 119 days; he also took a wicket in the match and Pakistan won the match by six wickets.[10][11] In the third match of the same series, he scored a double century—206 runs at the National Stadium, Karachi.[12] He broke George Headley's 47-year old record, and became the youngest player—aged 19 years and 140 days—to score a double-century.[13] He scored 85 runs in the second innings, failing to accomplish the unique feat of scoring a double-century and a century in a single match.[14] Miandad was the highest run-scorer of the series, with 504 runs from five innings at the average of 126.00.[15] His performance ensured Pakistan's victory in the three-match series by 2–0.[12]

During Pakistan's tour to Australia in 1976–77, he played three Tests and scored 148 runs at the average of 29.60.[16] He also took five wickets in the series, including three wickets for 85 runs at the Adelaide Oval.[17][18] In the 1977–78 home series against England, Miandad scored 262 runs at the average of 131.00, including three half-centuries.[19] His highest score in an innings in the series was 88 runs not out at the Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad.[20] Miandad scored a Test century in his first match against India at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, during the 1978–79 series between the teams.[21] With 154 not out in the match, he completed his first 1,000 Test runs at the age of 21 years and 126 days; he took 23 innings and 14 matches to achieve the feat – the second youngest batsman after Kapil Dev to do so.[22] In the same series, by scoring another century at the National Stadium, he accumulated 357 runs from five innings at the average of 178.50, and ensured Pakistan's victory 2–0.[23][24] In the same season, Miandad palyed three matches in New Zealand, and accumulated 297 runs against them at the average of 99.00.[25] Bieng the highest run-scorer of the series, he also scored 160 not out at the Lancaster Park, Christchurch.[25][26] During the Pakistan's tour to Australia in the same season, he scored 183 runs at the average of 61.00, including 129 runs not out at the WACA Ground, Perth.[27][28]

Success in the early-1980s

Under the captaincy of Asif Iqbal in 1979–80, Pakistan toured India and played a six-Test match series against them.[29] Miandad was one of the most "consistent" batsmen, scoring 421 runs—behind Sunil Gavaskar's 529 and Wasim Raja's 450—with the help of four fifties, averaged 42.10.[30][31] During the third series at the Wankhede Stadium, Bombay, he completed 2,000 Test runs of his career; he took 42 innings and 24 matches to achieve the feat, and became the fastest Pakistani to do so.[22][32] In the same season, Miandad was appointed as Pakistan's captain for the first time, against the touring Australia.[33] He scored 181 runs at the average over 60 in the series, including 106 runs not out at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, and Pakistan won the three-match series 1–0.[33][34] In the solitary series of the 1980–81 at home, against the West Indies, Miandad scored 230 runs at the average of 32.85.[35] He scored 60 of the 128 runs in the Pakistan's first innings of the third Test match, after they were 14 runs for four wickets.[36][37] In the 1981–82, during the Pakistan's tour of Australia, Miandad captained the Pakistan team in three Test maches. During the first Test at Perth, he involved in an unpleasent controversy with Dennis Lillee—Lillee blocked his way while he was taking a single runs.[38] Pakistan lost the first two matches of the series, but they won the third Test at Malbourne by an innings and 82 runs, and finished the series 2–1.[39] Miandad batted consistently throughout the series, but could get support from his team-mates as a captain.[38] He scored 205 runs from five innings at the average of 41.00, including two half-centuries.[40]

In the home series of the same season against Sri Lanka, he captained the team in three Tests, although the players refused to play under his captaincy following the Lillee-Miandad controversy. Pakistan won the series by 2–0, with Miadad scoring 176 at the average over 35, including 92 runs at the National Stadium.[41][42] After the refusal of senior players to play under Miandad captaincy, Imran Khan was appointed as a new captain for the 1982 England tour; Khan was leading the team for the first time.[41][43] Pakistan lost the three-Test match series 2–1, with Miandad scoring 178 runs at the average of 35.60.[41][44] In his next series against the touring Australia, he scored his eighth century—138 runs—in the third Test at the Gaddafi Stadium, and ensured Pakistan's third succesive win in the series.[45][46] On his performance in the series, the cricket almanack Wisden noted that he "grew further in stature as an international batsman, his youthful audacity now being supplanted by a technical competence and insatiable appetite for runs."[47]

In their home series against India in 1982–83, Pakistan played six Tests and defeated them by 3–0; Pakistan's victories at Karachi, Hyderabad and Faisalabad were gained by large margins.[48] Miandad's consistency of scoring runs, along with Zaheer, Mudassar and Mohsin Khan, crushed the Indian bowling line. Miandad was the third highest run-scorer, with 594 runs – after Mudassar's 761 and Zaheer's 650 runs – at the average of 118.80; they made the record for the three top batsmen in any Test series.[49] Miandad and Mudassar's partnership of 451 runs in the Hyderabad Test constituted a new world record for the third wicket, and equalled the all-time record for any Test wicket,made by Don Bradman and Bill Ponsford in 1938.[49] They became the first two Pakistani batsmen to score double-centuries in an inning.[50] Miandad scored his career best 280 not out, before the captain Imran Khan, decided to declare the innings, thus stopping him from "possibly breaking the individual Test world record of Sir Garfield Sobers".[51][52] Cricket critics call this "one of the worst decisions by Imran as captain of Pakistan" as he "didn't even give him a particular time or the number of overs he could bat on for."[52] Miandad, however never expressed displeasure on the decision.[52] Pakistan visited India in 1983–84 under the captaincy of Zaheer, and played a leveled three-Test match series.[53] Miandad scored 225 runs in the series at the average of 75.00, including 99 runs at Bangalore.[54][55] Miandad scored 131 runs against Australia at the Adelaide Oval, the third Test of the series between the teams.[56] He could not perform consistently and finished the series with 302 runs at average of over 33, with Pakistan lost the five-match series 2–0.[57][58]

During 1984–88

Miandad scored centuries in the each innings of the second Test of the 1984–85 series against New Zealand; he scored 104 and 103 not out at the Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad. In the second innings of the match, he established a partnership of 212 runs for third wicket with Mudassar, a Pakistani record at that time. This was the 1,000 match in the history of Test cricket.[59] He was the highest run-scorer of the series, with 337 runs at the average over 84;[60] Pakistan won the series 2–0.[61] Miandad captained the Pakistan cricket team in the next series against the same team, which was played in New Zealand. He could not maintained his previous form against them, and only managed to score 138 runs, averaged below 28.[62][63] During 1985–86 Sri Lankan tour to Pakistan, three Test matches were played between the teams.[64] Miandad, who was captaining Pakistan, made his third double century in the first Test at Iqbal Stadium. During his innings of 203 not out, he made a partnership of 397 runs with Qasim Umar—who also made a double century in the innings—for third wicket, which was eighth highest overall and second highest for the third wicket at that time.[65] Miandad's score of 306 runs from three innings were the most by any batsmen in the series, and his average for the score was 153.00. [66] In the same season Pakistan visited Sri Lanka, and played three Tests against them. During the second Test, Two unpleasant incidents occurred: when an umpire started rubbing the new ball replaced with the older one on the ground, during Pakistan's second innings after sixteen overs to get the similar characteristics; Pakistan manager came to the umpire and showed him the 1985 Wisden's relevant Law; and Miandad's disagreement to the umpire's decision of lbw against him. Later on someone from the crowd threw a stone upon Miandad, and he went upstairs into the crowd to take revenge from the spectator.[67][68]

Later career

In 1992, during the Pakistan tour to England, he scored 153 not out in the first Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham.[69] From then to his retirement he scored 578 runs, without scoring a century, at the average of 32.11 in 11 Tests. He made only four half-centuries during that period.[70]

Miandad played 124 Test matches, batting in 189 innings. His aggregate of 8,832 Test runs is a Pakistani record. Even though his test career spanned 17 years, he failed to make it into the top-most category of batsmen with test aggregates of over 10,000 runs.[1][71] Miandad's 23 centuries and 43 fifties were Pakistani national records, until they were broken by Inzamam-ul-Haq. Miandad's Test career batting average of 52.57 is currently the highest for Pakistani batsmen. He scored six double centuries which is the most by a Pakistani and 6th overall. He has honour of scoring centuries in both innings in the 100th test match against New Zealand.[72] He made his highest score of 280 not out against India.Pakistan went on to win that match by an innings and 119 runs.[73] He scored six double centuries which are the most by a Pakistan batsman.[22]

One Day International career

Miandad made his One Day International debut against the West Indies at Edgbaston, Birmingham in the 1975 Cricket World Cup. Interestingly, his last ODI was also a World Cup match, and Pakistan lost the match. More, he scored 2 fours and 0 sixes and his strike rate was below 100 in both of his, first and last ODI innings.[74][75] His highest ODI score came against India at the Gaddafi Stadium in a match which Pakistan lost in 1982. He scored 119 not out off 77 balls with a strike rate of 154.54 in the match.[3][76]

Miandad is famously known for last ball six against India during the final of 1986 Austral-Asia Cup. In a great finale, the last over bowled by Chetan Sharma began with 11 runs required. Two wickets fell during the over with Pakistan needing 4 runs and India one wicket from the last ball. Miandad hit the ball, low full-toss from Sharma, for a six into the crowd.[77] Pakistan recorded their first win at a major tournament and Miandad finished his innings with 116 not out.[78][79] This is still considered as one of the most historic moments in the history of ODI cricket and he became a national hero.[3][80][81]

Javed Miandad is the first (and one of the only two, other being Sachin Tendulkar) player to have played in six World Cups, the first six, from 1975 to 1996.

Captaincy

After the retirement of Asif Iqbal following a loss of a series to India, 22 years old Miandad was made the captain of Pakistan.[82] The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) preferred him over the senior cricketers like Zaheer Abbas, Sarfraz Nawaz, Majid Khan and Wasim Bari who were still playing. He faced a little opposition but his first two series as captain, in 1981/82, included a win against Australia, and a credible 0–1 loss to the West Indies.[83][84] After a tough tour of Australia, oppostion to his captaincy gained strength, and his first captaincy period ended during the following home series against Sri Lanka.[85][86].[3]

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