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Greatest Man Ever – Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

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Muslims are celebrating the birth of the Greatest Man in the whole universal. One and Only Prophet Muhammad (salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam PBUH). The Prophet of not only Muslims but the whole universe. As the Lord of the worlds called him the Mercy for all the worlds. His message is the message of Peace for the each and every living being. He is  surely the Greatest person ever.

Although a lot has been written about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)’s (would

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never be enough), I would like to mention a book titled “The 100,” or the Top One hundred, or the Greatest Hundred in History by Michael H. Hart, described as a historian, mathematician and astronomer. He has searched history, seeking for men who had the greatest influence on mankind. He does not give us a mere chart of the topmost “one hundred” from the point of view of their influence on people, but he evaluates the degree of their influence and rates them in order of their excellence from No. 1, through to No. 100.  He gives us his reasons for the placing of his candidates.  We are not asked to agree with him, but we cannot help admire the man’s research and honesty.   The most amazing thing about his selection is that he has put our Nabee-e-Kareem, the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as No. 1.
Let us hear his arguments –

MUHAMMAD, HOWEVER, WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR BOTH THE THEOLOGY OF ISLAM AND ITS MAIN ETHICAL AND MORAL PRINCIPLES. IN ADDITION, HE PLAYED THE KEY ROLE IN PROSELYTIZING THE NEW FAITH, AND IN ESTABLISHING THE RELIGIOUS PRACTICES OF ISLAM.

Michael H. Hart in his book -”THE 100″-pages 38/39

Following is a Naat (Song in Prophet’s Praise) by Sami Yusuf.

Mohammad (PBUH) The Teacher (Al-Muallim)

We once had a Teacher
The Teacher of teachers,
He changed the world for the better
And made us better creatures,
Oh Allah we’ve shamed ourselves
We’ve strayed from Al-Mu’allim,
Surely we’ve wronged ourselves
What will we say in front him?
Oh Mu’allim…

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Pakistan Cannot Be Deprived Of Cricket

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SYDNEY: The attacks on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan have shown that athletes could be a target anywhere in the world, therefore, Pakistan cannot be deprived of cricket, the International Cricket Council chief executive said Sunday.
Haroon Lorgat also said the attack by a small group of heavily armed men on the convoy taking the Sri Lankan team to the ground in Lahore last week had changed the sporting landscape for good.
“I think anywhere in the world is a target, it is a question of degree and we will do assessments of all our venues,” he told reporters in Sydney. “I don’t think any particular country is spared.”
Pakistani police have rounded up scores of suspects but have yet to announce a breakthrough in their investigation of last Tuesday’s attack in which seven Pakistanis — six policemen and the driver of a bus carrying the match officials — were killed.
Six Sri Lankan players and two team officials were wounded in the attack.
“We are all aware of how that is likely to change the landscape on security assessments going forward and the kind of threat we might face not just in cricket but in all sports,” Lorgat added when asked on the impact of the attacks.
“That’s because in my view that is a barrier that has been breached and once you cross over something of that sort, I think things will change forever.”
Lorgat admitted that security had now become an even bigger issue for the 2011 World Cup, which is scheduled to be held on the subcontinent, and any other event held by the ICC.
“We will respond in a manner that will be responsible and proper and we have scheduled an agenda item for the board meeting in April where we would like to fully assess what has transpired and how we will respond.

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Google brings e-books to mobiles

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Google is making its vast online library of books available for mobile phones.

“We are excited to announce the launch of a mobile version of Google Book Search, opening up over 1.5 million mobile public domain books in the US (and over half a million outside the US) for you to browse,”

the company said.

Google Mobile E-Books

The Internet search giant, in a post on Thursday on the Google Book Search blog, said mobile versions of the books could be read on devices such as the Apple iPhone or T-Mobile G1, which is powered by Google’s Android software.
“These new mobile editions are optimized to be read on a small screen,” Google said. “With this launch, we believe that we’ve taken an important step toward more universal access to books.”
To access the mobile version of Google Book Search a user needs to type http://books.google.com/m into the Web browser of their iPhone or Android phone.
Google’s announcement comes just days ahead of the expected unveiling by Amazon of a new generation version of its popular electronic book reader, the Kindle, at a New York press conference on Monday.
Amazon is also planning to make its online store of e-books for the Kindle available on mobile phones, the New York Times reported on Friday.
“We are excited to make Kindle books available on a range of mobile phones,” Drew Herdener, an Amazon spokesman, told the Times. “We are working on that now.”
The Amazon spokesman did not provide any further details.
Google will initially only be offering books in the public domain — those which are not under copyright — for mobile phones.
Amazon, on the other hand, offers the latest releases and 230,000 titles in all, including 103 of the 112 current New York Times bestsellers.

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World’s Nicest Man – Abdul Sattar Edhi

Abdul Sattar Edhi

Every society is destined to face the problems of looking after the welfare of the sick, the weak, the destitute and the needy. All societies are alike in this respect. One way of assessing the status of a society on the road to civilization is the value accorded to an individual and his basic human needs. these have not always received the attention they desetve in the planning of economics, particularly in developing countries. Most of the available resources are consumed by defense needs and pressing demands for technological progress.

Programs for developement in the social sector stay a long way behind mainly because of financial constraints. Speical efforts are, therefore, needed to mobilize community resources to initiate and develop programs for the welfare of the weak and the disadvantaged members of the society.

Sometimes it happens that a fortunate combination of the national situation and personal characteristics produce an individual with a capacity to understand the challenge and develop appropriate responses to this challenge. Such an individual in the case of Pakistan is Abdul Sattar Edhi, the founder of Edhi Foundation

Abdul Sattar Edhi was born in 1928 in a small village of Bantva near Joonah Garh, Gujrat (India). The seeds of compassion for the suffering humanity were sown in his soul by his mother’s infirmity. When Edhi was at the tender age of eleven, his mother became paralyzed and later got metally ill. Young Abdul Sattar devoted himself for looking after all her needs; cleaning, bathing, changing clothes and feeding. This proved to be a loosing battle against the disease, and her helplessness increased over the years. Her persistent woeful condition left a lasting impression on young Edhi. The course of his life took a different turn from other persons of his age. His studies were also seriously affected and he could not complete his high school level. For him the world of suffering became his tutor and source of wisdom.
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Pakistan on Top in SMS Growth

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With cellular phone penetration exceeding 50%, the Pakistan mobile market is continuing to experience rapid subscriber growth with thousands of customers signing up every month. The growth in subscriber rate has consequently led way to triple digit growth in messaging traffic over last year, according to Acision, a major international player in the mobile messaging business.

A total of 6.37 billion text messages were sent through Acision messaging systems across Asia Pacific over the 2008/2009 Christmas and New Year period. The top five countries with the highest SMS traffic processed over the festive season were the Philippines, again leading the ranking with 2.36 billion messages, closely followed by Indonesia (1.193 billion), Malaysia (1.075 billion) and Pakistan (763 million), according to the PC World.

While Pakistan ranks fourth in the total number of text messages sent during Christmas-New Year season of 2008-2009, the country tops the list with 253% annual growth in traffic volume, followed by Philippines (65 percent), Australia (57 percent), Indonesia (27 percent) and Malaysia (13 percent).

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