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The Magic Of Thinking Big - By David Schwartz

David Schwartz tells us that in order to achieve big things in life you have to think big. The person who dream big will achieve greater things in life because he believes in himself. To accomplish your goals, you have to believe in yourself first and think positive of the situation and than you’ll do the work in no time. David Schwartz said that the size of the success is limited only by the size one’s  thinking. He explains the importance of faith by the help of the quote “faith can move mountains” which is the essence of believing big that if you plan big and you have positive attitude towards it, you will achieve great success. Furthermore David tells us about the people that make excuses to avoid hardships in order to move forward towards betterment. There’s no single path to success where you don’t face hardships because hardships are path to success. People make excuses to avoid it and always stay at the same stage their whole life. In addition to his own words he explains the q

Brian Tracy - Time Management Seminar

In this video Brian Tracy illustrates the idea on how you can increase your productivity by applying time management in your daily life.  Time management is a personal management, any person can accomplish his or her goal in such a short time, if he or she follows time management. Every successful men and women set their goals and work hard to achieve it. Always set your goals first, in this way you be able to see what you want your life to be in future and then prioritize your goals.  Develop self-discipline in your life because self-discipline is a key to success.  Successful  people always think on paper , to be successful in your life you have to think the same way as them and write your goals on paper. To make a list first you have to decide how you want your life to be in future , what are your desires and you have to be clear about them . Clarity  about what you want or change in your life gives you the ability to make a positive decision out of  it and  than start working on

Being Neighbourly — Abdul Hakim Murad

Abdul Hakim Murad is an English Muslim Scholar, researcher and writer speak about significance of the month of Ramadan that how a person evolve in such a short time towards his betterment. This month of the year is also known as the month of blessings from God to his loved one. In the month of Ramadan we connect with our biological dependencies and rootedness. We realize our weaknesses and brokenness or how we depend on our Creator for smallest thing . Five pillars of Islam is a collective aspect of sunnah. He said that religion is interaction with others and our principles of ibadah are solitary like nawafil or tahajjud or sadqa or fasting but fundamentally all of these practices performed in the engagement with human beings. Fasting is an individual act however it is the most collective of all, people come together for Iftar and Taraweeh. Furthermore, he said Ramadan is the month in which we embrace the others in solidarity which comes with the gratitude from breaking bread together

DAWN NEWSPAPER SURVEY

SUNDAY MARCH 29/2020 1- US Now Has 105,000 Confirmed Cases Of Coronavirus : United States on Saturday became the first country in the world to have more than 100,000 cases of deadly viral disease known as coronavirus. 2- Two Doctors In Twin Cities Test Positive For Covid-19 : Two doctors tested positive for Covid-19 in the twin cities. 3- Single Covid-19 Patient Infects 27 Others : A man tested positive for the virus has reportedly infected 27 others in Gujrat district. 4- German Cup Semi-Finals Suspended : The German Cup semifinals scheduled for the end of April, suspended until further notice. 5- Next Year’s Tokyo Games Unlikely To Be Held In Spring : Tokyo Olympics Organizing  Committee president Yoshiro Mori on Saturday down played the Games taking place next spring.

Book Launch : Hearts Turn By Michael Sugich

  The author of the book Hearts Turn, Micheal Sugich  at the book launch gave the introduction of the book himself. He described the importance of ‘Tawba’, a Quranic term commonly known as repentance or penitence. In Arabic ‘Tawba’ is a term, which means ‘To Return’ and its an act of purification. The author in his book describes the heart trending, surreal and transcendent stories, altogether full of hope that how many people returned to Islam in what ways and explained their journey in a very genial manner. He recall the past events when he was writing the book and how he write or eradicate incidents because people didn’t allow him to publish it due to some reason or the story was too inconceivable. Hearts Turn is a declaration of mercy and certainty. It’s a collection of stories that the author himself experienced, read or heard. About the transition from confusion to clarity, from sin to virtue, from ignorance to knowledge. And finally it is about the path of our lives, which lead

1914 : The Shaping Of The Modern Muslim World

Dr. Yasir Qadhi enlightens us regarding the major events that set the stage for the modern world. He said that 1914 was the beginning of a series of changes which leads to abolishment of Islamic Caliphate. In 1914, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand assumed to be the catalyst of the “Great World War 1” , he was assassinated by the group of Serbians, ignited the ethnic tension which resulted in the ultimatum to Serbia from Austro-Hungarians. They attacked Serbia thats when Russia come to their allies defence and German allied with Austro-Hungarians as an excuse to invade several states. The establishment of two camps takes place, first was named “Allied Forces” which includes The Russians, The British, French, Italians and USA. Second was named “Central Powers” includes The Germans, The Austro-Hungarians, The Bulgarians and lastly The Ottomans which was the most crucial state for Muslims. The Sultan at that time attempted to remain neutral but at the end get involved in to

Is China Detaining Uighur Muslims In Secret Camps ?

Hashem Aha Bara , newscaster of the program “ inside story”  discuss the accusation that China detained more than a million Uighur Muslim workers in camps that many experts say resembles  “a massive interment camps, shrouded in secrecy, a sort of no-right zone”. In their defence China denied the fact that such camps exist but criminals involved in minor offences are sent to “vocational education and employment training centres”. Furthermore in the show Hashem introduced the panels of experts namely from HongKong was Andrew leung an international and the independent China’s strategist. From Nottingham in the UK was Andreas Folder a lecturer at the university of Nottingham and a political analyst. Lastly from the Cornell Germany was Adrian an expert on China’s minority policy. Andrew leung said that the reason behind these actions are the fear of separatism for China. He said separatism is a nightmare for any democratic advanced country like Spain and Catalonia as well. In reply to t

FROM THE SHADOWS 1998

In this era, different theories are present but these theories are root cause of evil like illuminate order 666. Saddam Hussein’s forces crashed through the defences of oil rich Kuwait. In fear of an Iraqi invasion into Saudi Arabia, United States and her coalition allies poured into the Arabian Peninsula to form a deterrent. The conflict was witnessed by millions through the eyes. However, what was little known was that, from the outset, the War was engineered, controlled and manipulated by an elite group. The orchestra tors of the War were by no means strangers to controlling major world events, in fact they have done so for centuries. From the shadows they have engineered every major war, revolution and recession. They control everything you read, everything you hear and everything you see. They have managed to indoctrinate an entire populous to their way of thinking and have infiltrated key positions in places of authority. And it’s from the shadows they have created A new politi

DAWN NEWSPAPER SURVEY

SUNDAY MARCH 22/2020  1- Utility Stores See Spike In Sales Of Flour, Pulses, Sugar And Tea : Long queues have seen outside the shops due to the growing panic in people as coronavirus uncertainty mounts. 2- Jordan Goes On Virus Lockdown: Air raid sirens have echoed across Jordan’s capital on Saturday to mark the start of a three-day curfew. 3- Australia’s Bondi Beach Closed After Crowds Defy Rules: Australia’s officials closed Sydney’s Iconic Bondi Beach after people defy social distancing. 4- Pakistan Suspends International Flights For Two Weeks : Government of Pakistan on Saturday decided to suspend international flights for two weeks. 5- Rumours Cause Chaos At Sukkur Quarantine Centre :  Fear gripped the localities and suspected coronavirus patient come out of the centre to protest against inadequate health and hygiene facilities .

DAWN NEWSPAPER SURVEY

SUNDAY MARCH 15/2020 1- Pilgrims In Quarantine Near Quetta Protest Restrictions : Pilgrims putted in quarantine came out to protest against the restrictions on their movements. 2- Rocket Attack Hits Base Housing US Troops: A barrage of rockets hit a base housing US and other coalition troops in north of Baghdad. 3- Qalandar Shrine and Qadamgah Closed As Ban On Public Gatherings Goes Into Force :   Qalandar shrine and Qadamgah are closed for public as administrations of towns started implementing government’s advisory. 4- Gates Leaves Microsoft Board To Devote More Time To Philanthropy: Microsoft announced that Co-Founder Bill Gates has left its board of directors to devote more time to philanthropy. 5- Fossil Of 43m-Year-Old Penguin Skin Found In Argentina : Argentine researchers have announced the discovery of fossilised skin on the remains of the wing of a 43 million year old penguin.

Islam In My Life 16 Years As A Muslim

Aminah Assilmi was a broadcast journalist, Muslim activist and director of International Union of Muslim Women.She shared her experience as a Muslim for about sixteen years of her life and the problems and criticism she faced by society and her own family.  She said that when she was trying to convert some Muslims to Christianity, she ended up being Muslim herself. She read Quran to find something to disagree with in order to convert muslims to christianity but find it total and complete without any fault. She was astonished about the details it contained about everything. Aminah then shared her struggles she faced at work due to the way she dressed. She got fired many times or being criticized just because of the way she covered herself properly or she’s a Muslim but brought back again due to her lovely attitude towards people and efforts she put in her work. She tells us story about her family that when she decided to convert from christianity to Islam, her family was forcefully tak

DAWN NEWSPAPER SURVEY

SUNDAY MARCH 8/2020  1- 170 People Hospitalized After Eating Stale Food At Ceremony Near Larkana : 170 people suffered from food poisoning after eating stale food in Rahim Bhughio village on Saturday. 2- Villagers Kill Rare Fishing Cat Along Thatta Coastline: A group of villagers killed a wild fishing cat that was on Red list of International Union on Saturday morning. 3- US Regulators Start Contingency Planning As Coronavirus Reaches Washington : US financial regulators are preparing contingency arrangements to ensure they can effectively oversee the financial markets. 4- Saudi Arabia Reopens Area Around Sacred Kaaba Amid Virus Measures: Saudi Arabia reopened on Saturday the area around the sacred Kaaba in the Grand Mosque. 5- Pollard To Remain Out Of Entire PSL: Kieron Pollard was ruled out of the tournament due to an injury in his right thigh.

CHARLES DUHIGG’S : THE POWER OF HABIT

Charles Duhigg is a famous reporter at The New York Times and the non-fiction author of two books. In  The Feast 2013  he talks about his book  “The Power Of Habit”,  which is about the neurology of habit formation. In order to change a habit you have to break it down and make it different. He explained this with the help of an experiment performed by Dr. Ann Graybiel,    foremost neurologist and  a researcher at MIT, did a surgery on a rat to observe the neurological activity. She operated 75 sensors into a rats cranium and put it in a simple maze designed by her.  After surgery that rat found the chocolate in a maze in about 30 minutes, at first it took time to find the chocolate, but after many turns it become the habit. She repeated the procedure again and again 150 times per rat. He said that forty to forty five percent of what we do on daily basis is a habit. Every habit has three parts, firstly cues which act as trigger, other is routine when person can’t help but thrive for som

WHEN WORLDS WITHER AWAY

Guidance In The Latter Days: Sheikh Hamza Yusuf :-  In this talk Sheikh Hamza Yusuf discuss the role of our existence as human being and the reason we were created. Based on the Quran, he explained three purpose of our existence one is to worship our God , Earth cultivation and lastly To Caliph. Every single creature has its own role in the cultivation of earth. If a person doesn’t worship, it doesn’t matter as long as he’s serving his land. He also said that in order to rule others, you have to rule yourself first. Sheikh Hamza Yusuf  then proceeds on the negative attributions that are going on earth because of our failure to play our role as Caliphs. He categorized mischief in land and water and by giving the reference of Imam Al- Ghumari, a moroccan preacher, he said that on the day of judgement the earth will speak the truth about what we did to our environment. Graphs presented by Sheikh Hamza Yusuf showed us the increment in soil acidity and pollution, impacting our environm

DAWN NEWSPAPER SURVEY

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 23/2020 : 1- Coronavirus Changes Global Habits : People are changing their habits to reduce the risk of contracting the coronavirus and to prevent it from spreading further. 2- NAB Failure To Trace Malik Riaz Irks Judge: NAB was found clueless about the whereabouts of property tycoon Malik Riaz. 3- Baloch Culture Day Celebrated Across Balochistan : Baloch Culture Day celebrated was held at the University of Balochistan’s  Expo Centre on Monday. 4- Iran Slams Killing Of Muslims In India : Iran on Monday condemned violence against Muslims in India . 5- Saudi Arabia announces First Case Of Coronavirus : Saudi Arabia has announced its first case of coronavirus , a Saudi national returning from Iran through Bahrain.  

DAWN NEWSPAPER SURVEY

SUNDAY MARCH 1/2020 : 1- Spring Is In The Air : Annual Flower Show organized by the Horticulture Society was held from February 20 to 23.  2-  Task Force Set Up For Prevention Of Genetic Diseases : Prof Dr Yasmin Rashid has announced constitution of a new genetic diseases.  3- Tree Cutting Continues With Impunity In F-9 Park : Fatima Jinnah Park commonly known as F-9 Park may lose attraction due to unchecked cutting of trees. 4- Eight Passengers Of Bus-Train Crash Still Unidentified : Eight passengers killed in the incident couldn’t be identified due to non-availability of documents. 5- PSL Teams Face Travel Problems During Multan And Rawalpindi Games : The rainy weather at Rawalpindi and Multan have created travelling problems for the teams.