Never Lose Heart

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Iftikhar Ajmal Bhopal

The best is yet to come…
No matter how you feel,
get up, dress up and show up.

Pakistan needs Carpathia

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Iftikhar Ajmal Bhopal

There were three ships which were nearby when the Titanic sunk.
One of them was known as the Sampson. It was 7 miles away from the Titanic and they saw the white flares signaling danger, but because the crew had been hunting seals illegally and didn’t want to be caught, they turned and went the opposite direction away from the Titanic. This ship represents us and people like us if we are so busy looking inward at our own sin and lives that we can’t recognize when someone else is in need.

The next ship was the Californian. This ship was only 14 miles away from the Titanic, but they were surrounded by ice fields and the captain looked out and saw the white flares, but because the conditions weren’t favorable and it was dark, he decided to go back to bed and wait until morning. The crew tried to convince themselves that nothing was happening. This ship represents those of us who say I can’t do anything now. The conditions aren’t right for it and so we wait until conditions are perfect before going out.

The last ship was the Carpathia. This ship was actually headed in a southern direction 58 miles away from the Titanic when they heard the distress cries over the radio. The captain of this ship knelt down, prayed to God for direction and then turned the ship around and went full steam ahead through the ice fields. This was the ship that saved the 705 survivors of the Titanic.

When the captain looked back at the ice fields they had come through, he said Someone else hands must have been at the helm of this ship! This ship represents those who would pray to God for direction and then go without hesitation.

Life whispers in your soul and speaks to your heart. We need to take time to listen and to these whispers and take heed.

My take: Pakistan needs Carpathia.. Got plenty of other types around.

You Are Wealthy

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Iftikhar Ajmal Bhopal

If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep you are richer than 75% of this world.
If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish, you are among the top 8% of the world’s wealthy.
And if you get this on your own computer or smart phone, you are part of the 1% in the world who has that opportunity.

Useful Advice

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Iftikhar Ajmal Bhopal

When advising another man, Umar ibn al Khattab (Radi Allahu Anhu), the second Caliph said,
“Do not speak about that which does not concern you.
Know your enemy and be wary of your friend, except for the trustworthy one, and no one is trustworthy, except for the person who fears Allah (God).
Do not walk with the evil-doer, lest he teaches you some of his evil, and do not reveal your secrets to him.
When you consult others in your affairs, consult only those who fear Allah ‘Azza wa jall.”
Extract from: Sifatus-Safwah (1/149)