Jalna- for all-round growth.

   Jalna- for all-round growth.
 By - AHMED NOOR
 Jalna is known for steel and seeds industry. It is also a citadel of political, social  and cultural  centre. At the same time, it has plethora problems, Absence  pure drinking water and  bad roads   bring bad reputation. Jalna which was part of Aurangabad was formed on May 1, 1982. The district  has  eight tehsils including  Jalna, Bhokardan, Jafrabad, Ambad, Partur, Badnapur,Mantha and Ghanswangi. Each tehsil  has own significance. Jalna had a population of 235,529. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Jalna has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 57%.   Historically  Jalna is known for money and gold that it was called ‘Jalna sone ka palna. Despite poor civic facilities and lack of political will, Jalna has made strides in field of industrialization and education.  Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) set up new MIDC on Aurangabad road and acquired lands for first and second phase. After completing second phase, the process of third is being done, more and more industrial units are coming on third phase. The town has been well known for its hybrid seed processing  industries, bidi, industry  and agro based industries like dal mills, and oil mills. The seeds industries like Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company   Limited  (Mahyco), Krishidhan Seeds Private Limited and Bejo Sheetal   have made  earned good name across the world. The chairman of Mahyco,   Badrinaryan Barwale has been honoured with Food Prize by United Nation for contribution  of food   for  the world. Due to global competition unleashed by liberalization, many industries downed shutters but steel and seed industries have succeeded in retaining their positions. Jalna is one  the growth path as far as industrial activity is concerned. The government has announced  to set up bio-technology part (BT Park) at Jalna with the help of private sector units. This park give a tremendous boost to the BT sector in the backward area of Marathwada.   Jalna  has made  ahead  in production of some major  fruits like  sweet- orange,  Mango,  and  grapes. Jalna has not made big strides  in the field  of education.  Jalna is a commercial hub today and will soon boast of big industries  and good education institutions.    Shortage of water crippled of life of people of Jalna. People receive water once a week or 10 days. Industrial units  are hit due to shortage water.  Despite expending crore of rupees on water, the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation has failed to provide water.  There are 200 industrial units in which  45 steel industries. The industrial needs  3 MLT water but  the MIDC hardly provide 1 MLT water as result industrial units face acute shortage water.

Ramazan, the month of self-control and control of negative emotions

Ramazan, the month of self-control and control of negative emotions

Ramazan, the month of self-control  and control of  negative emotionsBy –AHMED NOOR
Humans, like animals, have emotions. They may be pleasant such as joy or unpleasant such as anger. During the Ramazan, Muslims attempt to adopt pleasant emotions and reorient themselves towards being better humans. They try to keep away worldly pleasures and passions and desires.
It is the special prayers designed to develop in man the ability to exercise self-restraint and patience for the pleasure of Allah, man's Creator. ‘Prayer restrains one from shameful and unjust deeds; and remembrance of God is the greatest thing in life, without doubt’. (The holy Quran). Its objective is to give man the power to keep in check his unruly desires and tendencies that make him prone to greed, revenge, anger, provocation and fear; that make him commit various sins, acts of aggression, cruelty and oppression.
When a Muslim observes fast, he is able to control his two most basic urges namely the digestive and the reproductive, it becomes easier to contain the others. Fasting however is not merely about avoiding food and drink; it is also about building your character. “Make your character good for the people.“ said Prophet Muhammad (PBHU). A Muslim is advised to practice strict control over those destructive emotions, and to repent if they influenced deeds or attitudes towards others. To do so, one is expected to maintain strong ties with God, and to draw strength and support from Him at all times. Said the Prophet, “Strong is not the one who overcomes people by his strength, but he who controls himself while in anger.” Muslims are asked to adopt forgiveness because forgiveness is the attribute of the strong not the weak. Anger comes when ego hurts. Unless one let go of the ego one will not able to let go of anger. The source of all misery, anger, anguish and envy is hidden in one’ ego. And fasting is an act of liberation from ego.
Eventually to fast means to learn individually and collectively to give, to resist and to serve. Fasting Muslims can really sympathize with the starving people everywhere in the world and see the hardship that they go through every day of their lives. A fasting person has feelings of sympathy for the poor. The Prophet Muhammad (s) said: “There is reward for kindness to every living thing.”
The sense of compassion springs from the feeling of pain. Fasting helps in rearranging the mind-from chaos to order, from psychic anarchy to psychic harmony.
Muslim is directed to check inordinate desires. Inordinate desires create greed, greed creates competition and competition creates jealousy. One things leads to another, and we go on falling into the mess, into the turmoil of the inner world. The fourth Calipha of Islam Hazart Ali said ‘One who rushes madly after inordinate desire, runs the risk of encountering destruction and death. ------The best kind of wealth is to give up inordinate desires.’
Patience is a virtue.Islam ordains Muslim to observe patience. ‘For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!’ (The Holy Quran). One can achieve more by patience than with talent. A man who is master of patience is master of everything else. Patience is a plaster for all sores. ‘Therefore do they hold patience, a patience of beautiful (contentment)’ said in The Holy Quran.
To train yourself to abstain from the essentials of life is not an easy act. It needs a strong personality to dictate self-control, self-discipline and self-restraint. Fasting develops self-control and helps Muslims overcome negative emotions which are harmful to an individual as well as the whole society. To control destructive emotions means to replace positive emotions like love, forgiveness, patience and generosity. Ramazan month practices all these things. It is an annual training program to refresh Muslims for carrying out their duties towards God.

Islam- positive living and happiness.

                                                Islam- positive living and happiness.

By- AHMED NOOR

 Islam believes in state of happiness   acquired by virtue of positive attitude and constructive approach to his fellow beings.

According to Islam life is precious and God gives life to man with unique qualities and great abilities.  The man  possesses   passions of love, fear, anger and so on. . His life and success depend on the proper use of these powers for the fulfillment of his needs and requirements.

    Know  yourself .

To reach true happiness, we need to know what is the purpose of our life, how to reach success in the world  and  the hereafter.

As Muslims, we believe that God –Allah- created the universe, and gave it laws so it would run with such amazing precision.  God said in  the Holy Quran ‘We have indeed created man is the best of moulds’  Believe in yourself means have faith on God, abilities and qualities which entrusted by Him.  Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) said   Whoever knows himself knows God.”

 Positive attitude

 Our attitude depend on our emotions. And emotions flows love, hope, enthusiasm and hate and anger.  Islam asked Muslim  to use such emotions  in a proper way so that   they would live  in positive  way. Islam teaches   men  how  they behave  or live   in  home, in public, in country   and rest  of the world.  One who has  positive attitude  to others, he  receives the same  feed back.    Islam believes on   that treat not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.  .Prophet, Mohammad (PBUH) said ‘Not one of you truly believes until you wish for others what you wish for yourself.

The Prophet teaches that no one's faith is complete until they love for others what they love for themselves. A true Muslim reacts positively to all the events in his life. .Armed with his positive attitude, he safeguards himself from the negative and the harmful.

Love and compassion—Love and Compassion flow  out a heart to others it means  it is bound to respond with positive thoughts.  Through  compassion one  will share  happiness with others.

 According  to Islam   None of you is a true believer is Islam until and unless he loves for his fellow man what he loves for his own self.  Love begets love. The best way to win somebody’s’ affection is to treat him or her in a loving manner. Love can overcome any obstacle or opposition.               The God likes mercy and love because He is  the most merciful and compassion.  The Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) said: ““Allah will not be merciful to those who are not merciful to people.”

If man has compassion and love, he doesn’t  suffer any more. Man suffer because he has no compassion.  So man encounters  the same types of people  and  the same situation. . It is said happiness does not depend on what happens to us but on how we react to what happens to us. Always choose to be happy and avoid negative thoughts  because negatives   obstructs progress.

Forgiveness – Forgiveness   is the best form of maintaining and human relation. Learn to forgive others. This is dictum  of Islam. " And He is the Forgiving, the Loving, " {Holy Qur'an 85:14}.. Among the ninety nine attributes of Allah mentioned in the Holy Quran, forgiveness  is the most of of-repeated and chosen attribute  of Allah. The attribute Ghafoor ( the most forgiving)  appears in the Quran almost of a hundred times.   Without forgiveness life is governed by  an endless cycle, resentment, hatred  and revenges. .

Control anger- Anger can manifest itself in acts of destruction and violence. Anger reaction is a like  to a bullet came  out of control.     Once a man came to the Prophet of Islam, and said O prophet , give me a piece of advice, by which, I may be able to manage all the affairs. The prophet replied don’t be angry. He said a strong person is not the person who throws his adversaries to the ground. A strong person is the one who contains himself when he is angry.  Controlling  anger  means  learning   forgiveness, reconciliation  and  peace.

 However  anger is channelised  in a way that enabled them to fight and over come injustice. But one must know how to handle it properly.

 So Islam teaches man that he can make himself  happy or unhappy out of the same situation. He has  this capacity, to create for himself ,his  events and situations,  ,out of his  own thinking  and attitude.

 

Ramazan, the month of self-control and control of negative emotions

Ramazan, the month of self-control  and control of  negative emotionsBy –AHMED NOOR
Humans, like animals, have emotions. They may be pleasant such as joy or unpleasant such as anger. During the Ramazan, Muslims attempt to adopt pleasant emotions and reorient themselves towards being better humans. They try to keep away worldly pleasures and passions and desires.
It is the special prayers designed to develop in man the ability to exercise self-restraint and patience for the pleasure of Allah, man's Creator. ‘Prayer restrains one from shameful and unjust deeds; and remembrance of God is the greatest thing in life, without doubt’. (The holy Quran). Its objective is to give man the power to keep in check his unruly desires and tendencies that make him prone to greed, revenge, anger, provocation and fear; that make him commit various sins, acts of aggression, cruelty and oppression.
When a Muslim observes fast, he is able to control his two most basic urges namely the digestive and the reproductive, it becomes easier to contain the others. Fasting however is not merely about avoiding food and drink; it is also about building your character. “Make your character good for the people.“ said Prophet Muhammad (PBHU). A Muslim is advised to practice strict control over those destructive emotions, and to repent if they influenced deeds or attitudes towards others. To do so, one is expected to maintain strong ties with God, and to draw strength and support from Him at all times. Said the Prophet, “Strong is not the one who overcomes people by his strength, but he who controls himself while in anger.” Muslims are asked to adopt forgiveness because forgiveness is the attribute of the strong not the weak. Anger comes when ego hurts. Unless one let go of the ego one will not able to let go of anger. The source of all misery, anger, anguish and envy is hidden in one’ ego. And fasting is an act of liberation from ego.
Eventually to fast means to learn individually and collectively to give, to resist and to serve. Fasting Muslims can really sympathize with the starving people everywhere in the world and see the hardship that they go through every day of their lives. A fasting person has feelings of sympathy for the poor. The Prophet Muhammad (s) said: “There is reward for kindness to every living thing.”
The sense of compassion springs from the feeling of pain. Fasting helps in rearranging the mind-from chaos to order, from psychic anarchy to psychic harmony.
Muslim is directed to check inordinate desires. Inordinate desires create greed, greed creates competition and competition creates jealousy. One things leads to another, and we go on falling into the mess, into the turmoil of the inner world. The fourth Calipha of Islam Hazart Ali said ‘One who rushes madly after inordinate desire, runs the risk of encountering destruction and death. ------The best kind of wealth is to give up inordinate desires.’
Patience is a virtue.Islam ordains Muslim to observe patience. ‘For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!’ (The Holy Quran). One can achieve more by patience than with talent. A man who is master of patience is master of everything else. Patience is a plaster for all sores. ‘Therefore do they hold patience, a patience of beautiful (contentment)’ said in The Holy Quran.
To train yourself to abstain from the essentials of life is not an easy act. It needs a strong personality to dictate self-control, self-discipline and self-restraint. Fasting develops self-control and helps Muslims overcome negative emotions which are harmful to an individual as well as the whole society. To control destructive emotions means to replace positive emotions like love, forgiveness, patience and generosity. Ramazan month practices all these things. It is an annual training program to refresh Muslims for carrying out their duties towards God.

Islam and positive living and happiness.

                                                             Islam- positive living and happiness.

By- AHMED NOOR

 Islam believes in state of happiness   acquired by virtue of positive attitude and constructive approach to his fellow beings.

According to Islam life is precious and God gives life to man with unique qualities and great abilities.  The man  possesses   passions of love, fear, anger and so on. . His life and success depend on the proper use of these powers for the fulfillment of his needs and requirements.

    Know  yourself .

To reach true happiness, we need to know what is the purpose of our life, how to reach success in the world  and  the hereafter.

As Muslims, we believe that God –Allah- created the universe, and gave it laws so it would run with such amazing precision.  God said in  the Holy Quran ‘We have indeed created man is the best of moulds’  Believe in yourself means have faith on God, abilities and qualities which entrusted by Him.  Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) said   Whoever knows himself knows God.”

 Positive attitude

 Our attitude depend on our emotions. And emotions flows love, hope, enthusiasm and hate and anger.  Islam asked Muslim  to use such emotions  in a proper way so that   they would live  in positive  way. Islam teaches   men  how  they behave  or live   in  home, in public, in country   and rest  of the world.  One who has  positive attitude  to others, he  receives the same  feed back.    Islam believes on   that treat not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.  .Prophet, Mohammad (PBUH) said ‘Not one of you truly believes until you wish for others what you wish for yourself.

The Prophet teaches that no one's faith is complete until they love for others what they love for themselves. A true Muslim reacts positively to all the events in his life. .Armed with his positive attitude, he safeguards himself from the negative and the harmful.

Love and compassion—Love and Compassion flow  out a heart to others it means  it is bound to respond with positive thoughts.  Through  compassion one  will share  happiness with others.

 According  to Islam   None of you is a true believer is Islam until and unless he loves for his fellow man what he loves for his own self.  Love begets love. The best way to win somebody’s’ affection is to treat him or her in a loving manner. Love can overcome any obstacle or opposition.               The God likes mercy and love because He is  the most merciful and compassion.  The Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) said: ““Allah will not be merciful to those who are not merciful to people.”

If man has compassion and love, he doesn’t  suffer any more. Man suffer because he has no compassion.  So man encounters  the same types of people  and  the same situation. . It is said happiness does not depend on what happens to us but on how we react to what happens to us. Always choose to be happy and avoid negative thoughts  because negatives   obstructs progress.

Forgiveness – Forgiveness   is the best form of maintaining and human relation. Learn to forgive others. This is dictum  of Islam. " And He is the Forgiving, the Loving, " {Holy Qur'an 85:14}.. Among the ninety nine attributes of Allah mentioned in the Holy Quran, forgiveness  is the most of of-repeated and chosen attribute  of Allah. The attribute Ghafoor ( the most forgiving)  appears in the Quran almost of a hundred times.   Without forgiveness life is governed by  an endless cycle, resentment, hatred  and revenges. .

Control anger- Anger can manifest itself in acts of destruction and violence. Anger reaction is a like  to a bullet came  out of control.     Once a man came to the Prophet of Islam, and said O prophet , give me a piece of advice, by which, I may be able to manage all the affairs. The prophet replied don’t be angry. He said a strong person is not the person who throws his adversaries to the ground. A strong person is the one who contains himself when he is angry.  Controlling  anger  means  learning   forgiveness, reconciliation  and  peace.

 However  anger is channelised  in a way that enabled them to fight and over come injustice. But one must know how to handle it properly.

 So Islam teaches man that he can make himself  happy or unhappy out of the same situation. He has  this capacity, to create for himself ,his  events and situations,  ,out of his  own thinking  and attitude.