Id Mubaraq

Significance Of Eid

'Eid means recurring happiness or festivity. The 'Eid prayer is very important for all Muslims. It has the merits of the dory prayers, the effect of the weekly convention (Jumu'ah) and the characteristics of annual reunions between Muslims. There are two such 'Eids.

The first is called 'Eid-ul-Fitr (the Festival of Fast Breaking). It falls on the first day of Shawwaal, the tenth month of the Muslim year, following the month of Ramadhaan in which the Qur’aan was revealed and which is the month of fasting.

The second is called 'Eid-ul-Adh'haa (the Festival of sacrifice). It falls on the tenth day of Zil-Hijjah, the last month of the Muslim year.

The Islaamic 'Eids are unique in every way. To them there can be nothing similar in any other religion or any other socio-political system. Besides their highly spiritual and moral characteristics, they have matchless qualities:

Each 'Eid is a wholesome celebration of a remarkable achievement of the individual Muslim in the service of Allah.

The first 'Eid comes after an entire month of "absolute" fasting during the days of the month.

The second 'Eid marks the completion of Hajj to Makkah, a course in which the Muslim handsomely demonstrates his renouncement of the mundane concerns and hearkens only to the Eternal voice of Allah.

Eid  a Thanksgiving Day

House sparrow declared “State Bird of Delhi”

Campaign to save and enhance awareness about the species

The good old house sparrow, which is becoming rarer by the day, has been declared “State Bird of Delhi” by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit as part of a new campaign to save the species and enhance awareness about their life and habitat.

Launching “Rise for the Sparrows”, India’s largest conservation programme for these birds, Ms. Dikshit said the decision to declare them the “State Bird’’ would help in raising awareness about and drawing attention to the species.

 

How about this????

Ab To Mazhab Koi Aisa Bhi Chalaya Jaaye
Poetry on Brotherhood, Harmony and Integration

by Gopal Das Neeraj


अब तो मज़हब कोई ऐसे भी चलाया जाए
अब तो मज़हब कोई ऐसे भी चलाया जाए
जिसमे इंसान को इंसान बनाया जाए
                               आग बहती है यहाँ गंगा में भी ज़मज़म में भी

कोई बतलाये कहाँ जा के नहाया जाए
अब तो मज़हब कोई ऐसा भी चलाया जाए...
मेरा मकसद है ये महफिल रहे रौशन यूँ ही
खून चाहे मेरा दीपो में जलाया जाए
अब तो मज़हब कोई ऐसे भी चलाया जाए...

मेरे दुःख-दर्द का तुझ पर हो असर कुछ ऐसा
मैं रहूँ भूखा तो तुझसे भी ना खाया जाए
अब तो मज़हब कोई ऐसा चलाया जाए...

जिस्म दो हो के भी दिल एक हों अपने ऐसा
मेरा आंसू तेरी पलकों से उठाया जाए
अब तो मज़हब कोई ऐसे चलाया जाए...

गीत गुमसुम है, ग़ज़ल चुप है, रुबाई भी दुखी
ऐसा माहौल में 'नीरज' को बुलाया जाए
अब तो मज़हब कोई ऐसा भी चलाया जाए...
अब तो मज़हब कोई ऐसे भी चलाया जाए
जिसमे इंसान को इंसान बनाया जाए

-- गोपाल दास नीरज



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Awakening call

Happy Independence  Day!!!!!

 

Where the corruption is without fear

and scams are  hailed high

where Independence means duty free  freaking

and  I Day is best time for holidaying

In such a scenario oh my father please 

take me away 

Independence Day

 

Action  Matters

• To look at  something is one thing 
• To be able to see what you look at is another
• To understand what you see is third
• To learn from what you understand is still something else
• But to act on what you learn is all that really matters.

Class XE displaying their lifeskill activities

Supreme Court bans tourism in core areas of tiger reserves

To protect tigers, the Supreme Court on Tuesday banned all tourism activities in the core areas of the tiger reserve forests.

A Bench of Justices Swatanter Kumar and Ibrahim Kalifullah passed the order on a petition filed by conservationist Ajay Dubey that sought a directive to the States to notify the buffer and peripheral areas of the tiger reserves, under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, to prevent tourism in the core areas.

In April, the court heard senior counsel and amicus curie Raj Panjwani and asked Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Karnataka and Maharashtra to issue the notification. On Tuesday, the court was told that except Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Arunachal Pradesh, the other States had not filed affidavits and were yet to notify the core areas.

Wasim A. Qadri, counsel for the National Tiger Conservation Authority, which works under the Ministry of Environment and Forests, submitted the guidelines framed for ecotourism in and around the protected areas.

After hearing counsel for the States, the Bench said: “Why should tourism be allowed in core areas? Tigers are practically on the verge of extinction, whatever the statistics is.”

In its order, the Bench said: “Despite this court’s order on April 3, several States have not issued notification for buffer and core areas … During the course of the hearing, Jharkhand and Arunachal Pradesh have said they are ready with the notification, while the other States said they are attempting to do so.” (Rajasthan has already issued the notification.)

Giving three weeks — as the last opportunity — to those States that have not yet notified the core areas and filed affidavits, the Bench imposed Rs. 10,000 in costs on them.

“If affidavits are not filed by these States [by then], this court will initiate contempt action and impose costs [on them] up to Rs. 50,000. Affidavits will have to be filed within three weeks. No further time will be given. The [National] Tiger Conservation Authority has placed its recommendation of guidelines."

"We will take up the guidelines for final hearing, so that the Centre can issue a notification for fixing [the] area and utilisation of [the] buffer and core area.”

The Bench said: “We make it clear that till final directions of this court with reference to the … guidelines, the core areas … will not be used for tourism.” The court directed the matter to be listed for further hearing on August 22.

The image of a tiger captured in the monitoring cameras installed in Sathyamangalam forests in Erode district. File photo Add caption