A human being needs roughly 7-8 fully grown up trees for his annual oxygen supply. Surely we can plant that many trees in our lifetime. #SaveEnvironment#GoGreen#PlantATree
I've tried to unravel the genius of #JaunElia through a careful selection of his poetic verses and prose, and the ideas they represent. Beyond the facade of mannerisms, he was a philosopher. https://t.co/Djwob2MnfX @Rekhta@ShirazHassan
@katherineschof8 @Hadiqa_Kiani Cinematic liberties have been taken earlier too, recall Umrao Jaan by JP Dutta. Abhishek Bachchan sported a turban in a Nawabi Lucknow setting. A famous Hollywood film showed an Imam leading a prayer congregation and facing them instead of the qibla.
Shahrukh Khan's crowning glory, Swades, was released in 2004. More than 50 years earlier, another movie came out which seems to have inspired it. Shikast (1953), starring Nalini Jayant and Dilip Kumar, is about a doctor who returns to his village to sell his land and use…(1/4)
the Covid-19 epidemic. The movie ends on a tragic note but makes its point rather well.
Hindi cinema during the 1950s was heavily influenced by socialism. It reflected the desire shown by a young country to address inequality at any level…(3/4)
Through the Awham of the heart you can perceive countries like Sind, Hind (India) and other cities which you have never seen with your eyes. How can your eyes see Him when the Awham of your heart cannot perceive Him?" 3/3
Probably the earliest ref. to India in Shia accs:
H 262, Ch. 9, h 11
(Kitab al-Kafi, Al Kulayni)
Muhammad ibn abu ‘Abdallah has narrated from the person whose name he mentioned from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Dawud ibn al-Qasim abu Hashim al-Ja‘fari who has said the following. 1/3
"I mentioned the words of Allah , ‘No mortal eyes can see Him, but He can see all eyes. He is All-kind and All-aware.’ (6:103) to Imam abu Ja'far (a.s.). He said, "O abu Hashim, Awham (imagination) of hearts are keener and sharper than the perceptions of the eyes. 2/3
#Scoop is one of the best TV series that I’ve seen in years. An absolute must watch for those who are in media or have been a part of it. Full of amazing performances.