Essay On Islamic Democracy

Essay On Islamic Democracy The modern democratic state is a type of state which came into existence in 19th century largely as an effect of the French Revolution and the industrial Revolution of the absolute nation-state of 16th and the 17th century. But the Islamic state came into existence in the 7th century as an effect of the greatest Revolution of the world which was not only political and economic but also social and ethical.

Islam is a great religion and it has revolutionised every aspect of human life. So, Islamic democracy in its connotation in wider than western democracy. It means not only political equality but also social equality. In Islamic society all are equal. There is no class-divisions or distinctions of birth and social position. All members of the society enjoy equal status and position The only criterion of superiority in Islamic society is personal ability and character. Allah says: "0 mankind! I created you out of a single pair of a male and a female. The most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is he who is the most righteous of you." So according to Islam no one is superior except which are most pious and righteous.

In Islam the concept of human brotherhood and equality is vital and basic. The lowest of the low must have the same rights as the highest of the high  the President of the Republic. The first effective endeavour of Islam to establish social equilibrium is its emphasis on equality. The Holy Prophet said:- All men are equal in their human rights-.

Everyone has got its equal rights of progress in Islamic society; the restricted scope for personal achievement is the hall-mark of Islamic society. Islam not only emphasizes social equality, but also bans such attitude and activities as are likely to disturb social harmony. Democracy in capitalistic countries grants simply equal political rights. So. through manipulation of the non-restricted freedom, the capitalists make masses their wage-slave. It results in mockery and force. All the wealth and resources under a capitalistic democracy are concentrated in the hands of a few capitalists.

They through their money-power turn the state into the servant of their interests as against the interests of the general masses. This dangerous possibility is not expected to occur in the Islamic state. In capitalistic society, money determines one's place in society. This is against the spirit of Islam. In a true Islamic society no man can lord over others merely on the strength of a swollen purse. Islam cut the very root of the possibility of economic exploitation by prohibiting vested interest, hoarding, profiteering, by imposing zakat and by declaring that all that is in the heaven and the earth belongs to God alone.

Islam ensures social justice and economic security for all by a comprehensive system of check and balances on the sources of income, the means of living and the avenues of expenditure. It thus acts as a preventive check on the capitalistic tendencies and exits. Islam also enunciates its scheme of economic freedom and security' through its scheme of equitable distribution of wealth and resources. It declares the state ownership of all natural resources.

Right to private property is not doubt recognised by Islam, but it is hedged round by salutary checks. Islam imposes heavy social responsibilities on the rich. There is a warning for serious punishment in store for those who abuse their riches to the detriment of society. It has declared that all authority belongs to Allah alone. but every man, being. His representative -- Khalifa, is entitled to exercise that authority. No nobility, no priest has any discriminating privileges. Thus political equality or 'rule of law' of capitalistic democracy is also fully secured in Islam.

Essay On Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

Essay On Sir Syed Ahmed Khan.Sir Sayad Ahmad Khan is a well known personality among Pakistanis. His services to his community are very great, and the great Mohamedan Anglo-Oriental College at Alighar, which has now developed into a first class Residential University. is a standing monument to his patriotic efforts. He was a far-seeing statesman, a sincere lover of his community, and a very loyal citizen. His fellow- religionists cherish his memory with love and veneration, and as the fruits of his labour are gathered more and more, his claims on the gratitude of the people will grow stronger and stronger.

He was a great man in the true sense. He thought that English is very necessary for the development for the development of the Muslims. He saw with the foresight of a seer the advantages of English education for the Mohamedans, and in the face of opposition from those whom he sought to benefit, he persevered in his efforts, and succeeded in raising the noble institution at Aligarh.

This great educational institution has done incalculable service to the Mohamedan. community. Ever since its establishment, it has been a centre of Muslim culture and enlightenment in India. and has attracted young men from all parts of the country, thus exercising a great unifying force for the community. The lines on which he conducted it show his practical sagacity and intimate acquaintance with the needs of his community. The College leaves a distinct impression on its alumni.

Sir Sayad belonged to very noble and educated family. He was born in 1817. He joined Government service, and became a Subordinate Judge. During the Mutiny, he rendered great help to the British Government.

He was an intellectual person and he had fine literary tastes. and if he had not founded the Aligarh College. he would have been known as a great prose-writer. Even now, he has a place among the foremost literary men of his time. Ile was a member of the Legislative Council, and was knighted in recognition of his great services. He died in 1898. His perseverance, his honesty. his singleness of purpose, his fervent patriotism, and his .advanced- and liberal views on religion and politics, mark him out as one of the greatest men of Sub-continent.

Essay On Quaid-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Essay On Quaid-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah.Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah was born in Karachi on the 25th December. 1876. His father, Jinnah Poonjah, was a big merchant of Karachi. Mr. Poonjah wanted to give good education to his son and kept him away from business. Mr. Mohammad Ali Jinnah received his early education in Karachi and Bombay. He passed his Entrance Examination in 1891. In his school days he was very painstaking in his studies. He observed the rules of discipline. He was also very punctual in attendance. All these pointed to his future greatness. For his good qualities, he was very much loved by his teachers and fellow- students.

His father's friend. Mr. Federick Croft. discovered signs of a great man in him. He advised his father to send him to England for higher studies. Accordingly Mr. Jinnah left for England in 1892. There he was admitted into the Lincoln's Inn and obtained the degree of Bar-at-Law. Mr Jinnah stayed in England for four years. He, here studied the ways of the English people. He was very much impressed to find that all of them, rich or poor, loved their motherland. There he came under the influence of a patriotic Pakistani. Dadabhoy Nooroji.
After having successfully finished his education, Mr. Jinnah returned to India in 1896.

At that time his father's business was not running well. So to earn money for the family, he started practice in Karachi. But he could not do well. He left Karachi and went to Bombay to try his luck there. Here, too, his practice was dull for three years. At last, he accepted the service as Third Presidency Magistrate of Bombay. But he was confident that he would do well as a lawyer. So he gave up the service after some time and joined the bar. This time fortune smiled on him. Within a short time he was recognised as a distinguished lawyer. His fame spread far and wide.

In 1905, Mr. Jinnah came in close contact with Gopal Krishna Gokhale. Mr. Gokhale was then the president of the Indian National Congress. Soon he became its most important leader. He was called the "Ambassador of Hindu Muslim Unity. "But he was disillusioned in 1930. For he then realised that the only object of the Congress was to establish Hindu rule in India. He, therefore. separated himself from the Congress. He devoted himself in organising the Muslims. His leadership kindled a new imagination among the frustrated Muslims. He created political consciousness among the Muslims of India.

It was due to his guidance and leadership the Muslims regained their confidence. Each and every Muslim responded to his clarion call. And they, with one voice demanded a separate, homeland for them.
In 1940. the famous Pakistan Resolution was adopted. The struggle for Pal:istan is a story of a continuous struggle against a host of obstacles and it was his guidance and leadership which provided us a bulwork of strength at these difficult times.

The creation of Pakistan was due to the untiring labour and 1 of Quaid-i-Azam. He won Pakistan by his irrefutable arguments. Ile is called the "Father of the Nation". For -like a father. he acquired a homellid for us.
Though in shattered health, he had to accept ' the first Governor-Generalship of Pakistan. He died in harness on the 1 1 th September. 1948.

Essay On Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal

Dr. Mohammad Iqbal was born at Sialkot on November 9, 1877. His father was a mystic from where he inherited mysticism. Though his father was not so educated. but he had a great desire to see his son properly educated. He received his early education at a local high school and passed Intermediate Examination from Murrey College Sialkot. After passin2. his M.A., he became a lecturer in philosophy in the Government College, Lahore. He then proceeded to England for higher studies in 1905. He obtained the degree of Bar-at-Law from the Cambridge University. He also prepared a thesis on Persian Philosophy which earned him doetorate from the Cambridge and the Munich Universities.

He returned to India and joined the bar, but could not do well. This was because of the fact that at heart he was a man of letters and not of law. The poet in him who had been nourished and
nurtured from his boyhood days took the better of the lawyer in him. and he turned his attention to poetry which had been as it were, his life blood. He was a poet and philosopher combined and the ideas
I conveyed through his Bange-Dara, Bale-Jibreel, Israr-e-Khudi,  Payame Mashrique and a most of others were new and very appealing.

Through his thoughtful and philosophical writing imbued with the spirit of Islam, he brought a new life to the Muslims of India and opened their eyes to what they then were and what they could be. His poetic fervour inspired the Muslims from one end. of India to the other with a new life, new feelings and new inspirations. Dr. lqbal was great Muslim thinker and poet.. He was a poetic reformer and as such, he could not but take interest in the politics of the day to safeguard the interests of the Muslims.

He was a member of the Punjab Legislative, Assembly and attended the Round Table Conference in London. In 1930, he presided over the Allahabad session of the All India Muslim League where he represented the Idea of Pakistan. Dr. lqbal died in Lahore on the 21st of April. 1938. at the age of sixty five. His dream of a separate homeland for the Muslims could not be fulfilled during his life-time, it materialised only nine years after his death.

Essay On The Autobiography Of A Kettle

Essay On The Autobiography Of A Kettle.I am a small, black kettle but I have a lot of interesting' things to tell as everyday something new happens to me. The kitchen is not always a cheerful place in which to live. but still I find plenty of excitement there, and I am quite happy and contented with my lot. I am not beautiful because I have a long neck and as old fashioned hat. The tea pot makes fun of my long neck. She also ridicules of my hat. You see my hat sits right on my head, where it should be.

Only the other day my neighbour teased me about my dirty face. What does it matter if my face is sometimes dirty ? I am always clean within. Let me remind my friend, as she smilingly sits upon the hob, that she cannot sit upon the fire and sing as I do.

I faces different situation everyday I find it a great trial to have a cold bath every morning and every evening. Oh, dear ! I am cold the one minute and hot the next. However, I have become used to that.
I am quite friendly with the poker, but I have no use for the tongs. "Where are your legs ?" said the tongs one day. Well, in my opinion, it is much better to have a large body and no legs, than a pair of legs like stilts, and no body.

Essay On Journey In An Over Crowded Bus

Essay On Journey In An Over Crowded Bus.

 

It was Sunday morning. I had decided to visit my friend Raza who lives in Shandra. The place is quite far off from my residence in Sanat Nagar and the rickshaw would have charged at least rupees forty. So. I though of taking a little trouble in a G.T.S. bus to cover the whole distance for rupees four only. As I reached the bus stop. I saw a huge crowd swelling on the road. They all .made a dash when they saw a bus coming. The buses were packed to the capacity and some passengers were hanging on the rails.

The lucky ones managed to put their toe on the foot hold and left everything else to good. There is no need of pushing ourselves inside. It is done with full force by those who board the bus after us. It was Sunday. So every one was trying to get maximum out of the all route ticket which costs only Rs.4.00. The private buses observed holiday. The crowd was increasing every minute.

As I caught the bus. the fellow commuters rubbed me in. There were only fifty seats in the bus but more than hundred persons were traveling in it. The number of passengers standing in the corridors was in no way less than those occupying the seats. There are eight seats reserved for the ladies but they were all occupied by young men. The old women were standing in the corridor and requesting the boys to vacate the seats. The boys had turned their 'faces aside and posed as if they were deeply observed in the scene outside. It was not easy to get to the exit door. One had to do some tight rope walking as if it was a circus show.

My stop was coming nearer. I started pushing my way ahead. Suddenly. I felt some one touching my purse. I tried to grab him but he had already slipped. I looked around foolishly because not only the money but the ticket was also in the purse

I shouted loudly and called on the driver to take the bus to the police station. He kept on driving till my stop came. He told me that I would not gain anything because the, pick pocket might have de-boarded immediately. I had learnt a new lesson, not to be 'penny wise and pound foolish'.