Hadia Altaf

 Today's blog is going to be about patriotism. A very random one, which I have not prepared but just writing what I feel for my country.  There are counties, there are states and then there come nation states. Pakistan is a nation state because it came into being with the slogan of  being a nation. The sacrifices of the Muslims as well as non Muslims are not boxed from anyone and everyone knows about them. What we don't know is about our present and that is why we see our future vague. Pakistan is not any random country, it is the land of heroes! I will not just blindly claim things but I will provide evidences and I will make you learn very basic achievements of my beloved country... Let's start with natural beauty. Pakistan is among few countries to be blessed with all the four seasons. Its most beautiful region is northern. This part of the country is famous due to its amazing meadows, sky-high mountains including K-2, hundreds of rivers and lush green valleys. These p...

Words have the power to either lift you to the heavens or drag you to the ground.  Words are important because they are the influencers of actions. You act the way you speak. These words may be in the form of prayers, speeches, poetry etc. What I am going to discuss today is "Prayers" and "Poetry". What are prayers? In Islam or any other religion, there is an invisible and secret conversation between the creator and the created. This conversation might be closed from the whole world but could not be closed from the creator because we all know that He knows what is even in the core of our heart. The creator is like oxygen, you can't see him but you need him to survive. So when one prays, this prayer is not one sided that is why I am calling it a conversation, Allah replies if we listen, Allah answers if we question. What these prayers really do? They lift and carry the burden of one and makes one feel light, happy and satisfied. These prayers strengthen the faith...