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Thursday, June 13, 2013

Re: [mukto-mona] Minority Persecution: video



The government alone cannot do much. Sometimes the government will do nothing, rather it will engage in mayhem as BNP did in 2001(?). The current government has been pressured by different agencies. I don't think it has been fully effective. In the face of the destructive actions by the opposition parties in the very capital city the government seems to be helpless. How can it then protect the religious minority interests in rural areas when the social miscreants, communalist forces and religious fanatics engage in vandalism?
 
We have our attitude problems also. When Mr. Guha tells us the stories on minority persecution in Bangladesh, we have our cold reaction: Why are you saying this here! Go and tell the government. Pretty nice way to shirk the responsibility! When they go for rally and demonstration in D.C, we criticize them. When they petition to various foreign governments and international agencies, we accuse them of tarnishing the image of the country. When Dr. Mizanur Rahman looks at the historical trend and cautions us that if the trend continues, Hindu population in Bangladesh will be reduced to zero in twenty years, we accuse him of the guilt of exaggeration and instigating a communal discord in Bangladesh. 
 
The bottom line is that directing Guha to approach the government is not enough. We all have to be proactive and create pressure on the position and opposition through various channels. Vulnerable areas in the country have to be under constant watch. Perpetrators have to be brought to justice which seems to totally absent in Bangladesh. One can take lesson from even Narendra Modi's Gujarat where a female leader was hanged for having been actively involved in anti-Muslim riots.   

From: QR <qrahman@netscape.net>
To: mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 2:54 AM
Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] Minority Persecution: video
 
Ask our government to take steps against any minority persecution.


-----Original Message-----From: Sitangshu Guha <guhasb@gmail.com>To: Khobor <khabor@yahoogroups.com>; mokto mona <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com>Sent: Wed, Jun 12, 2013 5:47 pmSubject: [mukto-mona] Minority Persecution: video


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Re: [mukto-mona] ’আর-সব ভাগ হয়ে গেলেও নজরুলকে ভ াগ করা যায় নি’



"Yeah, still cannot accept a fact. Absolutely since our independence our writers are taking care of the issue but we were talking about what happened before."

I do see a cognition problem from your side. Read carefully what I wrote! The principle of free writing was no less important in the past than now. I was only defending the past and current writers and their free choice of choosing characters. It is rather great that Muslims have chosen to write their own characters and heroes than implicitly wishing others to do their work. The question is why they could not do it in the past. What was the problem?

QR boasts about Islam's superiority and greatness and yet, Muslims were not totally enlightened to use their pen and creativity?
-SD  

 
"I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues."
-Seuss



From: QR <qrahman@netscape.net>
To: mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 6:23 AM
Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] 'আর-সব ভাগ হয়ে গেলেও নজরুলকে ভ াগ করা যায় নি'

 
:-)

Yeah, still cannot accept a fact. Absolutely since our independence our writers are taking care of the issue but we were talking about what happened before.


Unless we learn from history (And faults of our forefathers) we cannot correct them for next generations.

Member Shaha, try to stick to the topic discussed. Don't worry about what I do. I do not dictate you to do anything and neither it should be given to others. People should have their free will to do whatever they feel (As long it is non-violent).

Shalom!

-----Original Message-----
From: Shah Deeldar <shahdeeldar@yahoo.com>
To: mukto-mona <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tue, Jun 11, 2013 5:45 pm
Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] 'আর-সব ভাগ হয়ে গেলেও নজরুলকে ভ াগ করা যায় নি'

 
Writers should have total freedom to choose the characters they want for their fictions. They are writers, not social engineers. A good writer needs to know his/her character very well to create his/her best creation. If I do not know Rahim, why should I be forced to create that character?

We can blame Americans for the same bias against the blacks. Rather than whining, people should learn how to write and create their own fictions. Do not expect other people to write about your heroes. Ask Arab writers how many times they have portrayed Jews as their heroes?

QR should stop bitching and start writing about his fictional heroes!
-SD

 
"I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues."
-Seuss



From: Subimal Chakrabarty <subimal@yahoo.com>
To: "mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com" <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 8:19 AM
Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] 'আর-সব ভাগ হয়ে গেলেও নজরুলকে ভ াগ করা যায় নি'

 
I will come back. For now I must say that your reading of Kabuliwala is extremely shallow. Even in Pakistan time the education policy makers could not think the way you have thought. 

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On Jun 9, 2013, at 10:38 AM, QR <qrahman@netscape.net> wrote:

 
Many prominent Hindu writers including Rabindranath and Sarat Chandra have portrayed Muslim charcters in their fictions.

>>>>>>>> I am not as well read as yourself. Kindly share some of these "Muslim characters". Did they write anything more than a house servant or maid type of character? Sharot wrote a lot. How many leading characters?

I can think of "Kabuliwala" by Rabindranath who murdered another person for money. Do you know of any positive leading characters?

Rabindranath took inspiration from many bauls in Bangladesh, how many did he mention?

Hindu intellectuals towards the Muslim writers have been changing over time in a positive direction. One should be able to see it if he can shun his pre-independence Pakistani mindset.

>>>>>>> Talking about me? If that is the case, you are very wrong.

But he wrote many more "Hindu" songs than Islamic songs as the former were in greater demand at that time. It does not mean that "Hindu" songs were his artificial creations; no doubt, they came out of his poetic imagination.

>>>>>>>>>> That is what I said. Why are you so angry?

The statement that "Sheikh Mujibur Rahman rescued him from West Bengal" probably testifies to a certain kind of pre-independence Pakistani attitude on the part of Mr. Rahman. He may however enlighten us a little bit more on what he means by that.   

>>>>>>>>> It would be much more helpful, if YOU spend some time talking to Muslims or Hindus from West Bengal and find out what condition he was in. He did not even receive proper treatment. I do not have any desire to get more into this. As I said, I know much more about Nazrul than what is available to mainstream population.

If you do not agree, that is fine.

Some of you are VERY offended with a survey about India, others are angry that, I said India ignored Nazrul.

I have shared my observation and since it is not Veda or Qurán, you don't have to lose sleep over it or resort to personal attacks. West Bengal and India has serious issues with many communities. Not only about Muslims. Maybe you are not aware of them but it is futile to spend all of our time about it unless you can go beyond your opinion on it.

If I respond to your verbal abuse, you would not be able to take it. And I have NO intention to insult anyone here.

Shalom!


-----Original Message-----
From: subimal chakrabarty <subimal@yahoo.com>
To: mukto-mona <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sat, Jun 8, 2013 3:29 pm
Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] 'আর-সব ভাগ হয়ে গেলেও নজরুলকে ভ াগ করা যায় নি'

 
The bottom line is that Nazrul was not a Muslim poet; he was much more than that which the Muslim nationalists will never comprehend.
 
Examples of Muslim poet please.
 
Rabindranath proudly called himself Rabi Baul. Many prominent Hindu writers including Rabindranath and Sarat Chandra have portrayed Muslim charcters in their fictions. Rabindranath had cordial relationship with Nazrul. Communication gap between the two societies has been closing and hence attitudes of the Hindu intellectuals towards the Muslim writers have been changing over time in a positive direction. One should be able to see it if he can shun his pre-independence Pakistani mindset. 
 
Nazrul did not sell his soul to the publishers. That is true. But he wrote many more "Hindu" songs than Islamic songs as the former were in greater demand at that time. It does not mean that "Hindu" songs were his artificial creations; no doubt, they came out of his poetic imagination.
 
The statement that "Sheikh Mujibur Rahman rescued him from West Bengal" probably testifies to a certain kind of pre-independence Pakistani attitude on the part of Mr. Rahman. He may however enlighten us a little bit more on what he means by that.      
 
 

From: QR <qrahman@netscape.net>
To: mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, June 8, 2013 7:46 AM
Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] 'আর-সব ভাগ হয়ে গেলেও নজরুলকে ভ াগ করা যায় নি'
 
I agree with your understanding of Nazrul. Just wanted to add my thoughts here. I do not feel that, there is anything wrong with being a Muslim poet. However Nazrul had this rare ability to offer a lot for almost all people. Despite faith background no one was neglected by him. Which was the case for most other intellectuals of his time. Hindu intellectuals did not mention Muslims in their poem, prose etc. Sometime portrayed them badly. Some Muslim intellectuals ONLY focused on Muslims and Islam. Nazrul on the other hand cared for everyone and his identity as a POET, WRITER and a patriot was most prominent. He did not sell his soul to publishers and kept giving to common people as long he was capable. I am glad Sheikh Mujibur Rahman rescued him from West Bengal and tried his level best to honor him. I feel it is OK to follow our religions of choice but it should not stop us from caring for each other or speaking truth when it helps our people. Shalom!


-----Original Message----- From: Jiten Roy <jnrsr53@yahoo.com> To: mukto-mona <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Fri, Jun 7, 2013 7:11 pm Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] 'আর-সব ভাগ হয়ে গেলেও নজরুলকে ভ াগ করা যায় নি'
 
Kazi Nazrul Islam was born in a Muslim family; that was his only tie with the religion. He was neither a Muslim nor a Hindu by heart; he was a religious libertarian.  His Shyama Sangit, Kirtan, Kawali, Gazzal, etc. bear hallmarks of religious libertarianism. He was a model secular person, and a sociopolitical revolutionary.
 
There is no doubt that - Indian cultural/literary society purged him for unexplained reasons. His model secular personality could have been so helpful in India in promoting secularism. I hope that, Bangladesh will not make the same mistake by promoting him as a Muslim-Poet, which he was not. It will be a blatant mischaracterization of such a revered secular personality. Also, it will be a gross betrayal with his departed soul, which can no longer revolt against such injustices, as he did in all his life.
 
Jiten Roy
 
From: Shah Deeldar <shahdeeldar@yahoo.com>
To: "mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com" <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, June 7, 2013 7:35 AM
Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] 'আর-সব ভাগ হয়ে গেলেও নজরুলকে ভ াগ করা যায় নি'
 
The main problem fo






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Re: [mukto-mona] The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum



On the contrary, Muslims are very tolerant.  Look at what Shiite and Sunni do to each other.  They use each others back to ride to heaven.  Not long ago, a grocery store owned by an Ahmadiya Muslim was closed here on Chittagong University campus.  Historically, Muslims had done more ethnic cleansing than any other community.   Little over a thousand years ago, Mesopotamian population was ninety five percent Assyrian and five percent Arab, now the demography is reversed.  I am not citing South Asia or Indonesia.  Those who reside in Glass house should not pelt stones.


On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 6:36 AM, Jiten Roy <jnrsr53@yahoo.com> wrote:
 

This is what religion has done to humanity. Don't tell me - it's not the fault of the religion, it's the fault of the people. I won't buy it; tell me - who created Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, etc. if not religion. Of course religion is at the core of this hatred. 

Jiten Roy



From: Subimal Chakrabarty <subimal@yahoo.com>
To: mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 4:22 PM
Subject: [mukto-mona] The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum

 
An interesting article.

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080914/spectrum/main1.htm

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Re: [mukto-mona] Fwd: [ . . .] 17 Qualities That Allah Loves



Dr. Roy

Let us leave QR alone and grow up.  God and Allah are separate species.  By the way, does anybody know the name of the person who conceived Anna Kurnikova?



On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 6:21 AM, Jiten Roy <jnrsr53@yahoo.com> wrote:
 

How do you know for sure that these are really Allah's favorites? Better yet - why would that matter to you if these are Allah's favorite or not? All you need is - if these principles make good sense or not to you. I could never say something like this with your level of confidence. That's the difference between you and me. 

This is like my Grandma's childhood story; she would associate some sort of fear with every good advice she used to give me - so I can remember it. The very same technique is used here to pass these advices so (childlike) people will follow them also. But, I am not a child anymore, so I won't need the fear of God to practice these favorites. Do you think any good people will reject them - if God's name is not associated with them? I don't think so. Let's leave God alone, and grow up.  
 
Jiten Roy



From: QR <qrahman@netscape.net>
To: mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 7:45 AM
Subject: [mukto-mona] Fwd: [ . . .] 17 Qualities That Allah Loves

 
I see a lack of understanding among members of this forum about Muslims and Islam. Frequently intolerance of fanatical people are perceived as Islamic. Let us find out what are the qualities that is preferred by Allah (SWT).


17 Qualities That Allah Loves

 
17 Qualities That Allah Loves
bymuslimah


1) Patience:
وَٱللَّهُ يُحِبُّ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ
"And Allah loves as-Sâbirun (the patient)." (Surah Imran 3:146)

2) Justice and Dealing with Equity:
يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ كُونُواْ قَوَّٲمِينَ لِلَّهِ شُہَدَآءَ بِٱلۡقِسۡطِ‌ۖ وَلَا يَجۡرِمَنَّڪُمۡ شَنَـَٔانُ قَوۡمٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَلَّا تَعۡدِلُواْ‌ۚ ٱعۡدِلُواْ هُوَ أَقۡرَبُ لِلتَّقۡوَىٰ‌ۖ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ‌ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ خَبِيرُۢ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ

"O ye who believe! Be steadfast witnesses for Allah in equity, and let not hatred of any people seduce you that ye deal not justly. Deal justly, that is nearer to your duty. Observe your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is informed of what ye do." (Surah Maeda 5:8)

3) Putting Trust in Allah:
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُتَوَكِّلِينَ
"Certainly, Allah loves those who put their trust (in Him)." (Surah Imran 3:159)

4) Kindness:
Ayesha (RA) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (SAW ) said: "Allah
loves kindness in all matters." (Bukhari)

5) Repentance:
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلتَّوَّٲبِينَ
"Truly, Allah loves those who turn unto him in repentance."(Surah Baqarah 2:222)

6) Piety:
فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ
"Verily, then Allah loves those who are al-Muttaqun (the pious)." (Surah Imran 3:76)

7) Good-doing:
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ
"Truly, Allah loves Al-Muhsinun (the good-doers)." (Surah Baqarah 2:195)

8) Purification:
وَٱللَّهُ يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُطَّهِّرِينَ
"And Allah loves those who make themselves clean and pure."(Surah Tawbah 9:108)

9) Humility of the Rich:
Sa'd Ibn Abi Waqqas (RA) said: Allah's Messenger (SAW ) said:"Allah loves the believer who is pious and rich, but does not show off." (Muslim)

10) Belief and Work:
Al-Tabarâni narrated: Allah's Messenger (SAW ) said: "Allah loves the slave who believes and acquires a career (or work)."

11) A sense of Honour:
Al-Tirmidhi narrated: Allah's Messenger (SAW ) said: "Allah loves from amongst his slaves, the one who has a sense of zeal or honour."

12) Magnanimity:
Al-Hakim narrated: The Messenger of Allah (SAW ) said: " Allah is All-Generous and He loves generosity in sale, purchase and judgment."

13) Virtuosity:
The Messenger of Allah (SAW)said: "Allah loves the believer who is poor but virtuous enough to refrain from begging though he has many children."(Muslim and Ahmed)

14) Strength:
Allah's Messenger (SAW ) said:"The strong believer is better and more loved by Allah than the weak one, but they are both good." (Muslim)

15) Love for the Sake of Allah:
Al-Tabarâni, Ibn Ya'lâ, Ibn Hibban and Al-Hakim narrated: Allah's Messenger
(SAW ) said: "If two individuals love each other for the sake of Allah, the stronger in love to his brother will be more loved by Allah."

16) Continuous Performance of Righteous Deeds:
Allah's Messenger (SAW) said:"The best loved deeds to Allah are the ones that are continuous even if they are not very many."(Bukhari and Muslim)

17) Good Manners and Conduct:

Al-Tirmidhi narrated: Allah's Messenger (SAW) said: "The best loved by me and the nearest to me on the seats on the Day of Resurrection are those who have the best manners and conduct amongst you, who are intimate, are on good terms with others and are humble, and the most hated by me and who will be on the furthest seats from me are those who are talkative and arrogant."

Love of Allah is the basis of worship that should be directed to Him alone. Any other love should be for his sake too. The real love of Allah is to do whatever He ordained and to abandon whatever He forbade, in addition to Following Rasulullah (SAW)'s Sunnah. Whoever obeys someone or something other than Allah and His Messenger (SAW), or
follows any saying other than theirs, or fears other than Allah or seeks the pleasure of other than Allah, or puts his trust in other than Him, does not love Allah, nor does he love His Messenger (SAW). Muslims should also love one another and wish the best for one another. Allah's Messenger (SAW) said: "One will not be a true believer unless he loves for his brother what be loves for himself." (Bukhari)





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Re: [mukto-mona] The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum



This is what religion has done to humanity. Don't tell me - it's not the fault of the religion, it's the fault of the people. I won't buy it; tell me - who created Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, etc. if not religion. Of course religion is at the core of this hatred. 

Jiten Roy



From: Subimal Chakrabarty <subimal@yahoo.com>
To: mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 4:22 PM
Subject: [mukto-mona] The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum

 
An interesting article.

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080914/spectrum/main1.htm

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Re: [mukto-mona] Fwd: [ . . .] 17 Qualities That Allah Loves



How do you know for sure that these are really Allah's favorites? Better yet - why would that matter to you if these are Allah's favorite or not? All you need is - if these principles make good sense or not to you. I could never say something like this with your level of confidence. That's the difference between you and me. 

This is like my Grandma's childhood story; she would associate some sort of fear with every good advice she used to give me - so I can remember it. The very same technique is used here to pass these advices so (childlike) people will follow them also. But, I am not a child anymore, so I won't need the fear of God to practice these favorites. Do you think any good people will reject them - if God's name is not associated with them? I don't think so. Let's leave God alone, and grow up.  
 
Jiten Roy



From: QR <qrahman@netscape.net>
To: mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 7:45 AM
Subject: [mukto-mona] Fwd: [ . . .] 17 Qualities That Allah Loves

 
I see a lack of understanding among members of this forum about Muslims and Islam. Frequently intolerance of fanatical people are perceived as Islamic. Let us find out what are the qualities that is preferred by Allah (SWT).


17 Qualities That Allah Loves

 
17 Qualities That Allah Loves
bymuslimah


1) Patience:
وَٱللَّهُ يُحِبُّ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ
"And Allah loves as-Sâbirun (the patient)." (Surah Imran 3:146)

2) Justice and Dealing with Equity:
يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ كُونُواْ قَوَّٲمِينَ لِلَّهِ شُہَدَآءَ بِٱلۡقِسۡطِ‌ۖ وَلَا يَجۡرِمَنَّڪُمۡ شَنَـَٔانُ قَوۡمٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَلَّا تَعۡدِلُواْ‌ۚ ٱعۡدِلُواْ هُوَ أَقۡرَبُ لِلتَّقۡوَىٰ‌ۖ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ‌ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ خَبِيرُۢ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ
"O ye who believe! Be steadfast witnesses for Allah in equity, and let not hatred of any people seduce you that ye deal not justly. Deal justly, that is nearer to your duty. Observe your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is informed of what ye do." (Surah Maeda 5:8)

3) Putting Trust in Allah:
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُتَوَكِّلِينَ
"Certainly, Allah loves those who put their trust (in Him)." (Surah Imran 3:159)

4) Kindness:
Ayesha (RA) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (SAW ) said: "Allah
loves kindness in all matters." (Bukhari)

5) Repentance:
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلتَّوَّٲبِينَ
"Truly, Allah loves those who turn unto him in repentance."(Surah Baqarah 2:222)

6) Piety:
فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ
"Verily, then Allah loves those who are al-Muttaqun (the pious)." (Surah Imran 3:76)

7) Good-doing:
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ
"Truly, Allah loves Al-Muhsinun (the good-doers)." (Surah Baqarah 2:195)

8) Purification:
وَٱللَّهُ يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُطَّهِّرِينَ
"And Allah loves those who make themselves clean and pure."(Surah Tawbah 9:108)

9) Humility of the Rich:
Sa'd Ibn Abi Waqqas (RA) said: Allah's Messenger (SAW ) said:"Allah loves the believer who is pious and rich, but does not show off." (Muslim)

10) Belief and Work:
Al-Tabarâni narrated: Allah's Messenger (SAW ) said: "Allah loves the slave who believes and acquires a career (or work)."

11) A sense of Honour:
Al-Tirmidhi narrated: Allah's Messenger (SAW ) said: "Allah loves from amongst his slaves, the one who has a sense of zeal or honour."

12) Magnanimity:
Al-Hakim narrated: The Messenger of Allah (SAW ) said: " Allah is All-Generous and He loves generosity in sale, purchase and judgment."

13) Virtuosity:
The Messenger of Allah (SAW)said: "Allah loves the believer who is poor but virtuous enough to refrain from begging though he has many children."(Muslim and Ahmed)

14) Strength:
Allah's Messenger (SAW ) said:"The strong believer is better and more loved by Allah than the weak one, but they are both good." (Muslim)

15) Love for the Sake of Allah:
Al-Tabarâni, Ibn Ya'lâ, Ibn Hibban and Al-Hakim narrated: Allah's Messenger
(SAW ) said: "If two individuals love each other for the sake of Allah, the stronger in love to his brother will be more loved by Allah."

16) Continuous Performance of Righteous Deeds:
Allah's Messenger (SAW) said:"The best loved deeds to Allah are the ones that are continuous even if they are not very many."(Bukhari and Muslim)

17) Good Manners and Conduct:

Al-Tirmidhi narrated: Allah's Messenger (SAW) said: "The best loved by me and the nearest to me on the seats on the Day of Resurrection are those who have the best manners and conduct amongst you, who are intimate, are on good terms with others and are humble, and the most hated by me and who will be on the furthest seats from me are those who are talkative and arrogant."

Love of Allah is the basis of worship that should be directed to Him alone. Any other love should be for his sake too. The real love of Allah is to do whatever He ordained and to abandon whatever He forbade, in addition to Following Rasulullah (SAW)'s Sunnah. Whoever obeys someone or something other than Allah and His Messenger (SAW), or
follows any saying other than theirs, or fears other than Allah or seeks the pleasure of other than Allah, or puts his trust in other than Him, does not love Allah, nor does he love His Messenger (SAW). Muslims should also love one another and wish the best for one another. Allah's Messenger (SAW) said: "One will not be a true believer unless he loves for his brother what be loves for himself." (Bukhari)




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[mukto-mona] Bangladesh : Hunger halved well before MDG time



FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2013

Hunger halved well before MDG time

UN to recognise Bangladesh's feat

Hunger halved well before MDG timeBangladesh is set to get UN recognition as one of the first countries that have achieved the most fundamental millennium development goal (MDG) — halving the incidence of hunger — well ahead of the target year 2015.
To hail this feat, Director General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Jose Graziano da Silva has invited Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to receive a "Diploma Award".
The population below the poverty line dropped from over 58 percent in 1990 (the MDG base year) to 31.50 percent in 2010. And on Wednesday, FAO declared that Bangladesh succeeded in halving hunger, in other words, the population below the poverty line has further dropped to around 29 percent.
Food Minister Mohammad Abdur Razzaque told The Daily Star yesterday that on behalf of the prime minister he is going to Italy to receive the award at the UN body's headquarters in Rome on June 16.
"In the invitation, FAO said it would bestow us with the honour as recognition to Bangladesh's outstanding achievement in fighting hunger," the food minister said quoting from the FAO DG's invitation letter.
In a press release issued from Rome on June 12, FAO declared that 38 countries have met internationally-established targets in the fight against hunger, achieving successes ahead of the deadline set for 2015.
"These countries are leading the way to a better future. They are proof that with strong political will, coordination and cooperation, it is possible to achieve rapid and lasting reductions in hunger," said the FAO director general.
Bangladesh is among the 20 countries which have satisfied Millennium Development Goal No. 1 (known as MDG-1), to halve the proportion of hungry people.
Their progress was measured between 1990-92 and 2010-2012, against benchmarks established by the international community at the UN General Assembly in 2000.
From South Asia, the Maldives is the only other country that will share the laurel alongside Bangladesh for achieving  MDG-  ahead of schedule.
Eighteen other countries were congratulated for reaching both MDG-1 and the 1996 World Food Summit (WFS) goal, having reduced by half the absolute number of undernourished people between 1990-92 and 2010-2012.
The countries achieving MDG-1 alone are Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chile, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Honduras, Indonesia, Jordan, Malawi, the Maldives, Niger, Nigeria, Panama, Togo and Uruguay.
The countries achieving both MDG-1 and the WFS are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cuba, Djibouti, Georgia, Ghana, Guyana, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Nicaragua, Peru, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, and Viet Nam.
The success in MDG-1 apart, Bangladesh also made significant strides in achieving the other UN-set MDG targets and is on track to achieve most of those, according to the government's and UN agencies' reckonings.
Bangladesh is among the 16 countries which had earlier received UN recognition for being on track to achieve MDG- 4 by significantly reducing prevalence of child mortality.
In attaining MDG-2 (that is achieving universal primary education), Bangladesh already achieved 95 percent in terms of primary school enrolment back in 2011.
As far as MDG-3 (promoting gender equality and empowering women) is concerned, Bangladesh also achieved gender parity in primary and secondary education, and remains on track with respect to percentage of women employed in agriculture sector.
On MDG-5 (improving maternal health), a UN agency report in 2011 highlighted that by scaling down maternal mortality rate at 194 per lakh, Bangladesh showed a major turnaround, and was steadily moving ahead to achieve the goal by 2015.
Dr Quazi Shahbuddin, professorial fellow of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, has attributed the country's early achievement of MDG-1 to its sustained growth over the last one decade.
Contacted, Shahbuddin, also a former director general of the premier think-tank, said that the sustained six percent GDP growth, expansion of social safety net and pro-poor development policies helped achieve the feat.
He noted that had there been more political stability and improved governance, the country could even achieve more growth with the same level of investments.

    

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