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DATA GANJ BAKHSH (R H)

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  Data Ganj Bakhsh (r a ) He was born around 990 CE near Ghazni, Afghanistan during the Ghaznavid Empire and died in Lahore (in present day Punjab, Pakistan) in 1077 CE. His most famous work is Kashf Al Mahjub ("Unveiling the Veiled") (کشفُ المحجوب), written in the Persian language. The work, which is one of the earliest and most respected treatises of Sufism, debates Sufi doctrines of the past. Ali Hajvery is also famous for his mausoleum in Lahore, which is surrounded by a large marble courtyard, a mosque and other buildings. It is the most frequented of all the shrines in that city, and one of the most famous in Pakistan and nearby countries. His name is a household word, and his mausoleum the object of pilgrimage from distant places. Life Ali Hujwiri studied Sufism under Abu 'l-Fadl Muhammad, who was a student of Abu 'l-Hasan al-Husri. Abu 'l-Fadl Muhammed bin al-Hasan was well-versed in tafsir and riwayat. Ali Hujwiri traveled f...

Sachal Sarmast ; Truthful Mystic ;

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  Sachal Sarmast (1739–1829) was a Sufi poet from Sindh during the Kalhora era. He was born in daraza near Ranipur, Sindh. His real name was Abdul Wahab and "Sachal" was his nickname. He also used it in his own poetry. Sachu means truthful in Sindhi while Sarmast means mystic in Sindhi and Urdu. Sachal Sarmast literally means 'truthful mystic'. He is regarded as 'shair-e-haft zaban' (poet of seven languages) due to his poetical works in Arabic, Sindhi, Saraiki, Punjabi, Urdu, Persian and Balochi to address the wider audience in these languages. He spread the message of love for humanity through poetry. His poetical works are sung by local singers in Sindhi and Saraiki. His shrine is in the village of Daraza near ranipur, Khairpur District, Pakistan. Sachal lost his father when he was very young. He was raised by his uncle who later became his spiritual master. He married his cousin who died two years later and Sachal did not marry again. Du...

PERSIAN {Farsi}

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        history Persian is an Iranian language belonging to the According to available documents, the Persian language is "the only Iranian language for which close phylological relationships between all of its three stages are established and so that Old, Middle, and New Persian representone and the same language of Persian, that is New Persian is a direct descendent of Middle and Old Persian. The oldest records in The known history of the Persian language can be divided into the following three distinct periods: evolved from After In contrast to later Persian, written Old Persian had an extensively Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European family of languages. In general, Iranian languages are known from three periods, usually referred to as Old, Middle, and New (Modern) periods. These correspond to three eras in Iranian history ; Old era being the period from sometime before Achaemenids, the Achaemenid era and sometime after Achaemenids (that is t...

His Highness. Sheikh Rashid Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum.

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Sheikh Rashid Bin Mohammed Al maktoum Among 10 influential leaders 26 August 2011, His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has been included on a list of the ten most influential leaders on the Internet during 2011. The list was prepared by Digital Daya, an independent research institute based in the United States. Also appearing on the list of leaders prominent on the Internet and social networking sites were US President Barack Obama, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, British Prime Minister David Cameron, Mexican President Felipe Calderon, President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil, President of the Philippines Benigno Aquino, Turkish President Abdullah Gul, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and President Sebastian Pinera of Chile. The research institute said that Shaikh Mohammed stood amongst leaders in the Middle East for his utilisation of social networking sites as part of his overall...

Kisan Baburao Hazare {Ana Hazare }

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  Kisan Baburao Hazare is a much-acclaimed popular Indian social activist who got mass-recognition for his participation in the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement , using non-violent methods as propounded by Mahatma Gandhi Hazare also contributed to the development and structuring of Ralegan Siddhi , a village in Parner taluka of Ahmednagar district , Maharashtra, India. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan —the third-highest civilian award—by the Government of India in 1992 for his efforts in establishing this village as a model for others. Anna Hazare started a indefinite hunger strike on 5 April 2011 to exert pressure on the Indian government to enact a strigent anti-corruption law as envisaged in the Jan Lokpal Bill , for the institution of an ombudsman with the power to deal with corruption in public places. The fast led to nation-wide protests in support of Hazare. The fast ended on 9 April 2011, the day after the government accepted Hazare's d...

Somali Pirates

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The Current Status of Somali Piracy According to a recent BBC report , Somali pirates seized a record 1,181 hostages in 2010, and were paid many millions of dollars in ransom. The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) considers the Somali coast to be the most dangerous stretch of water in the world. At any given time pirates are holding at least a dozen ships hostage including the occasional oil supertanker for which they can demand up to $25 million in ransom. A typical piracy attempt reads like this: 11.04.2009: 1240 UTC: Posn: 00:18.2N - 051:44.3E, About 285 nm east of Mogadishu, Somalia. Eight pirates armed with guns and RPG in two skiffs, launched by a pirate mother vessel, attacked a container ship underway. Master increased speed to 22.8 knots and the skiffs followed at 23.5 knots. They approach very close and fired upon the ship. Master made evasive manoeuvers and prevented the boarding. These live piracy reports come in several times a day. Where do Somali Pira...

Gaddafi {qazzafi} news

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Gaddafi has lost 90-95% of Libya: rebels (AFP) 24 August 2011, 7:53 PM DUBAI — Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi’s regime has lost control of 90 to 95 percent of the country, a rebel military spokesman told Al-Jazeera on Wednesday. "Libyan territory is 90 to 95 percent under the control of the rebellion," Colonel Abdullah Abu Afra said. "The fall of Bab al-Aziziyah marked the end of the Gaddafi regime in Tripoli and in Libya," Afra said, referring to Gaddafi’s Tripoli compound. "Muammar Gaddafi is now part of the past, and of history," he said. But while Bab al-Aziziya has been captured, fighting still raged near the compound on Wednesday, as loyalist forces fought back against a rebel offensive that has seized most of the capital. The whereabouts of the strongman himself and his family remained a mystery on Wednesday. Rebel fighters said they had found no trace of Gaddafi when they swarmed through his compound the day before. HE has terrorised hi...