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Jaihoon-essays Archive
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Indulging with the Infinite
Posted on August 9, 2012 | No Comments‘Tonight on, the KING is seeking the petition from his subjects. And know the best of HIS subjects are those who ask HIM the best. And know again, HE is in love with those who ask. So be not stingy in your questions and wants. Lay bare your heart’s wishes. Spread open for HIM your infinite wish list. HE is the KING of Mercy and Love. ' -
A True Blueprint for the Patient Realization of Time
Posted on July 20, 2012 | No CommentsA critical essay on the four factors which would help one realize the full meaning of Time. -
Wounded Sultan, Valiant Sufi
Posted on May 20, 2012 | 1 CommentThe Sufi Sultan had just returned from US after a critical operation. He was perhaps in the greatest crisis of his life. Losses enveloped him from all frontiers. That's when Jaihoon approached him with some questions. -
Celebrating Challenges, differently: An Aquatic Getaway to Oman
Posted on March 30, 2012 | No CommentsCrisis and conflicts sometimes evoke in us the wildest response from within which we would have never imagined before. We may cry in times of joy or laugh during troublesome times as part of this response mechanism. I, therefore, opted to celebrate the recent challenges which were hovering around me with an aquatic getaway. -
Said Nursi: Modern Islam’s axe against Materialism
Posted on January 30, 2012 | No CommentsNursi helped millions to sail safely and smoothly through the rivers of modern science and ancient religion. He harmonized the ambitions of science with the ideals of Religion. -
Chennai Journal: The ‘Kolaveri’ for a Blood Donor
Posted on January 3, 2012 | No CommentsWith fingers crossed, we waited for a God sent angel. And then to our excitement, Sudhir called us back and asked for the hospital details. He reached within an hour of waiting. -
The Devotional Fiesta of Divine Forgiveness
Posted on August 22, 2011 | No CommentsYes, Ramadan is the most grand discount extravaganza we can ever imagine. Shopping for the blessings of Allah, be it of the greatest or silly value... Jaihoon’s Journal of Ramadan 2011 -
Indian splendor in Arabian Museum
Posted on December 23, 2010 | No CommentsThe national symbols of India are largely contributions of Muslim rule -
Moving Chairs: To Enlighten and Empower with new ideas of beauty (Sharjah Islamic Arts Festival 2010)
Posted on December 14, 2010 | No CommentsThe chairs are usually used for sitting purpose only. But here they moved towards the people carrying an important message functioning as a medium of thought exchange: enlightening and empowering the viewer with new ideas of beauty -
Freedom is the oxygen of the Intellectual
Posted on December 13, 2010 | No CommentsThis article is in response to a Twitter discussion, on public intellectuals in the gulf, triggered by the writer’s comment, I thought “public intellectuals" in the Gulf was an oxymoron! -
Expats in UAE: Moving Beyond Monetary Interaction to Social Integration
Posted on November 25, 2010 | No CommentsThat expatriates have transplanted a major portion of their lifespan to explore and enjoy better economics in this country is understandable. It is also true that this country has offered expats what their country of origin has not. -
Ramadan Diary 2010 : The Spiritual Powerhouse
Posted on August 15, 2010 | No CommentsDespite observing it from known childhood, the Month has remained a spiritual energy powerhouse enriching with intimate experiences with the Creator. Every year, like all believers, I look upon it with renewed enthusiasm and expectations. To undo the past sins and build a better future for my soul. I win, I fail and the circle goes on -
Ramadan to Ramadan: Three Rs to Reflect
Posted on August 7, 2010 | No CommentsIt is habitual for us to 'regret about the past, complain about the present and worry about the future'. We spend more time thinking about them, than trying to solve them. -
Gujarat’s Guts, Malabar’s Malady (On the growing alcoholism in Muslim Kerala)
Posted on July 17, 2010 | 1 CommentThe Hindu majority state had the guts which the Muslim Malabar, with all its organized Muslim political and religious power had failed to achieve. If Gandhi Factor is the honorary reason for the largely successful ban n Gujarat, Malabar too is not lacking in spiritual cum political luminaries -
Quran is not just another ‘Eureka’ of Man
Posted on May 17, 2010 | No CommentsBelievers of today get excited when Science confirms a fact earlier established in Quran. Should they really? -
Mother Rediscovered
Posted on May 9, 2010 | No CommentsThanks to the media, the commercial giants have spent heavily on defining motherhood through their products -
A Mother’s womb is not for Sale
Posted on May 9, 2010 | 1 CommentA Mother's womb, that is cherished and revered since the creation of man as the greatest guardian of life, is being compared here to just 'a model' of an air conditioner! A model that would fail to maintain its 'uniqueness' in the market for not more than a few months. The womb is the very symbol of human life on earth.On the need for government regulation in advertising industry. -
Smash the Idols of Knowledge Segregation
Posted on May 6, 2010 | 2 CommentsThe point of interest is that this quote by Bayazid Bastami appeared as the opening quote of a psychology text book taught in CBSE Indian schools...Jaihoon on knowledge segregation -
Mother : A step ahead of the Martyr
Posted on April 18, 2010 | 1 CommentHer every vein protested with pain. And now she was asking one of her sons to look after his medication, writes Jaihoon on a visit to the ICU -
Hasbi Rabbi Jalla Allah : Rahman’s Melody vs. Mother’s Lullaby
Posted on March 15, 2010 | 2 CommentsAlthough loud and fast beats surround the wholly religious lyric, Rahman has successfully maintained a spiritual aura for the listener to experience. -
Everyday’s a Valentine’s Day
Posted on February 13, 2010 | 3 CommentsWhat prompted Jaihoon to think so was a question posed by a colleague during a busy and breathless office schedule. "So what are you giving her for Valentine's day?" I must admit that such a question was never anticipated from a 40+ lady absorbed in her office assignments. But the reply was as spontaneous and short as the question itself. "Everyday is a Valentine's Day for me" -
The 2/3 Love Reminder: Holy Prophet’ call to the Parents and Educationists
Posted on December 30, 2009 | 2 CommentsEducationists, governmental departments and even parents can rejoice over the above saying of Holy Prophet. An Ashura thought -
An Affectionate NOC from the wife
Posted on December 26, 2009 | No CommentsIf it is the command of creed that a wife seeks the permission of her husband before observing voluntary fasts, then it is the same religion of Peace that teaches the parallel lesson for husbands to obtain 'an affectionate NOC' (No Objetion certificate) from one's wife so that her rights are protected. -
Henna: The balm on the palm
Posted on November 10, 2009 | No CommentsEveryone mentioned above is rewarded in one form or the other. At least they are given the credit for the roles they play. However on this blessed day, there is a silent character who is the focus of attention of almost the entire family and even the neighborhood in some cases. This person loses sleep, sometimes staying awake until late hours... the eyes get swollen so that other's hearts in happiness are woven. -
Allama Iqbal and Umar Qazi: Two lovers of the Holy Prophet
Posted on November 8, 2009 | 4 CommentsHad Iqbal known of Qazi, he would have probably included him in his poetry just as Tipu Sultan (from South India). The gap was partly owing to the rich contributions of Keralite intelligentsia but restricted to their own mother tongue. -
An academic Revival for Fatimah Zahra
Posted on November 2, 2009 | No CommentsZahrawiyya was the title given to female graduates named after the legendary daughter of the Holy Prophet, Fatimah Zahra -
A celebrity out of Poverty!
Posted on October 28, 2009 | No CommentsWhich mother could see her child- who just survived a suicidal attempt- be taken away from her? -
Library: A resort for bookworms?
Posted on July 12, 2009 | No CommentsPoets and thinkers have owed their best works to this silent valley. Many a scientists have silently screamed Eureka at this kingdom of books. Intellectuals find no other designation to spend their vacation than this empty hall with shelves all around. -
Cricket …where Lady Luck shows off
Posted on June 28, 2009 | No CommentsFrom the very beginning, it was with 'two-minded mentality' that I thought of going to watch the match. After all it was the duty of the spectators to cheer those on the field. And I was not sure of my cheering capacity.In every game it is quite natural for one side to lose heart and other side to celebrate. And who takes which side- that is for us to wait and see. -
” I am an American”: SO WHAT?
Posted on June 5, 2009 | 2 CommentsThank God that unlike organized religions, there isn't any single custodian or a specific city in the case of English language to dictate what is authentic or not. Or else it would become hard for humanity to distinguish between the terms- 'terrorism' from 'patriotism'. -
Chocolates, pickle…and Palestine
Posted on May 28, 2009 | No CommentsConscience invasion in shopping It was just a shopping experience. In fact the first official one since Jaihoon had been promoted to the position of a breadwinner. Al Hamdu Lillah. As usual, it was a dotcom product that had priority in my TINY shopping list: a 1.5m USB cable. However, a box of chocolates was a not a bad idea to balance the list. -
A Grand Question from a little one
Posted on April 29, 2009 | No CommentsMeeting Death face to face is indeed a matter of great trial for the faith of the believer. Not everyone can receive the Angel of Death with a smile. In fact death is the test-tube where the solution of faith is examined. -
A Catwalk by little ones
Posted on April 4, 2009 | No CommentsIn this show, the participants never had to put up a show! They were as they were- pure of heart and intentions. They had not grown enough to become the victims of the Accursed One. Of course, they were instructed to act as so and so, but they never did so successfully. -
Shame for Uncle Sam
Posted on March 12, 2009 | 2 CommentsIt was hard to believe whether it was the real news or a commercial break of a Hollywood movie preview. But this was real plane, real building and real people. -
Uplifting the Female without dumping her status
Posted on March 5, 2009 | 3 CommentsAmong the most intensely discussed issues of today is the upliftment of women. The issue has attracted attention from all walks of life, creating both controversies and emotional response. -
Monkey’s day out
Posted on February 28, 2009 | No CommentsA few months back, the appearance of the 'Monkey-Man' that assaulted many had caused an outcry not only in the region where it was discovered, but rest of the world as well. -
Valentine’s Day: The Cupid Conspiracy
Posted on February 12, 2009 | 1 CommentIt is not in my capacity to elaborate the obsession of western civilization with the ancient Roman past, especially its past pagan legacy. Thanks to globalization, the 'land of sunset' is more appealing in the eyes of 'land of sunrise'. What is western is synonymous with what is global and is not much different from the colonial effect of the middle ages. -
Sneezing vs. Yawning
Posted on February 2, 2009 | No CommentsA thought dawned upon my mind about two mundane things which we all do (and as such there is nothing philosophical about it). Some of the results on comparison were funny and some strange. -
نطاق المصرفية الاسلامية في كيرالا، نظرة اجتماعية
Posted on January 5, 2009 | No Commentsنطاق المصرفية الاسلامية في كيرالا، نظرة اجتماعية Arabic translation of Jaihoon’s essay ‘Scope of Islamic Banking in Kerala – A Sociological Approach’ by Abdul Gafoor Hudawi مرة هبط (UFO) جسم طائر غير معروف في مدينة... -
Making mistakes is Man’s right, not Microsoft’s
Posted on December 4, 2008 | No CommentsLife is all about change. ‘Change’ in seasons, change in relationships, change within one’s owns self. No single moment is the same in the universe. The planetary bodies are changing their location every moment. The... -
Palestine: What approach next ?
Posted on December 2, 2008 | No CommentsThe only approach that remains to be tried is a 'spiritual approach'... not missiles and bombings. -
Need for an Islamic auction site
Posted on November 18, 2008 | 1 CommentThe net is getting so popular that purchasing on the net may shift from a ‘shopping product’ to a ‘convenience product’. I personally wish that Muslims shouldn’t shy away from the digital revolution where velocity... -
Pilgrimage to a Moneywise Shrine
Posted on November 10, 2008 | No CommentsIt was perhaps my first ever official visit to the shrine. A little walking effort had brought me to the institution. The clamor of money was in the air. The visitors had come with their... -
The Mrs. Perfect attitude !
Posted on November 7, 2008 | No CommentsThe gender conflict arises, as is commonly known, from ego clashes. There is no permanent solution to this fight. The Creator has fashioned the human nature with all the required flexibility it needs. Humans only... -
The curtain has risen, its time to act!
Posted on November 5, 2008 | No Comments… but isn’t it time we take this from a different perspective ? I mean the stand taken by Imam Gazzali with respect to the mischief of his time: Philosophy. While the former scholars had... -
Depression : Hunting for the spirit in the body!
Posted on November 3, 2008 | No CommentsI have read many articles on the stress, depression, workaholic etc problems suffered in the western part of the planet. In west, appetite is more of an alarming issue unlike hunger in the east. Stress... -
The smile of Agony
Posted on October 29, 2008 | No CommentsWhen anger takes over ! How am I to behold the volcano of anguish and anger? This fume that is being emitted, spreads far and wide, knowing no bounds. Frustration enfolds every vein of mine.... -
Sweet since Night One!
Posted on September 10, 2008 | No CommentsBefore Ramadan began, in a light-hearted moment I told my love that when in paradise, I would be in the joyful company of hoors. she replied in an indifferent tone, ‘That’s ok. But make sure you don’t spend too much time on the PC or else they would go away”. -
In the light of Sura Al Noor
Posted on June 8, 2008 | No Comments- Jaihoon A few years back, when mind was not as much ripe, I had a chance to get hold of Imam Gazzali’s work, Mishkat Al Anwar. It was too ‘heretical’ for me then to... -
Unique pearls on the shore of Islam
Posted on November 20, 2007 | No CommentsThis is an age where there are many struggles for the equality of women. Seminars, books, talk show demonstrations…what else not is used in propagation of the feminist agenda. And in this process, the apostles...
