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A new Social Network, IMO Network!

noreply@blogger.com (Habib Ullah Manjotha) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:29:00 +0000

Internet is going to be more social as a result many new social networks are being launched day by day. A new social network called IMO Network is now on public beta launch. The imo network is a real-time sharing and discussion social network.

Now, imo users can create an imo account to gain access to new features such as:

Meet New People: Meet New People lets you contact and chat with users on the imo network from around the world. Make new friends instantly!
Broadcasts: Broadcasts help spark conversations. Broadcast what's on your mind, share links, or ask questions. If you see an interesting broadcast, join the real-time discussion.
Public directory: The public directory is a searchable listing of all users on the imo network. Search the directory by location, interests or school to find interesting people to chat with.

To get started, click here to create an account. Use your real name on your account so friends can easily find you. Have questions? Click here!

Alternate of Twitter in Pakistan, the Pring

noreply@blogger.com (Habib Ullah Manjotha) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:13:00 +0000

Update on Jan, 2012: Now the SMS code of pring is 9900 for all networks!

Pakistan is creating a new technologies. Now you can use Twitter at SMS in Pakistan with only Pringit.com. This is the new and very unique service in Pakistan which supports SMS. You can update your status through SMS. You can use Facebook with this service on SMS. It is running currently Open beta testing on Warid (9536), Ufone (414) and Zong (2323). It is completely free. Just Try it www.pringit.com

Zong offers IDEOS ANDROID 2.2 @ PKR.6999/- only

noreply@blogger.com (Habib Ullah Manjotha) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:28:00 +0000

Update on Jan 2012: Zong IDEOS is available at unbelievable price @ Rs.6999/- only!

Click here for details

~~Update on April 2011: Zong IDEOS is available in Rs.10,999/- Only.~~

~~First time in Pakistan ZONG introduced ANDROID 2.2, IDEOS by Google for Rs.15,999/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand Nine Hundred & Ninety Nine Only)~~

Zong introduced ANDROID 2.2, IDEOS by Google.
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Lahore Technology Park renamed Arfa Software Technology Park, Lahore

noreply@blogger.com (Habib Ullah Manjotha) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:39:00 +0000

It is sorrowful day for all of us. Arfa Karim Randhawa, the world's youngest Microsoft Certified Professional, a brilliant and outstanding young mind and a source of pride for Pakistanis all over the world, is no more with us. Her young life burnt, as her grieved father said, as a brilliant but brief flame of fire, and all her youthful aspirations were vanquished by the cruel hand of fate. It is our belief to bow to the will of Allah.

Shahbaz Sharif has decided to rename Lahore Technology Park as Arfa Software Technology Park, Lahore in her memory. May Allah rest her soul in peace.

ZONG Reconnection - Zong Sim Lagao Offer

noreply@blogger.com (Habib Ullah Manjotha) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:29:00 +0000

Zong brings for you, an opportunity to get loads of free minutes, ample free SMSs and an opportunity to go to Dubai or Thailand!

If you have not used your SIM since 1st November you will get the following free minutes and free SMS without any recharge:

1,000 free Zong to Zong minutes distributed over 4 weeks i.e. 250 Zong to Zong free minutes per week
10,000 free SMS to any network distributed over 4 weeks i.e. 2,500 SMS per week
This is how you get your free minutes & SMS:

Free Resources	1st Batch	2nd Batch	3rd Batch	4th Batch
Allocation	1st Day	8th Day	15th Day	22nd Day
Free Minutes	250	250	250	250
Free SMS	2500	2500	2500	2500
Validity	7 days	7 days	7 days	7 days

How to activate:
Send FREE to 2244 (No charges).

Watch the TV commercial:

You need to send FREE to 2244 after inserting your SIM to get free minutes and free SMS
In order to enter into the lucky draw for Thailand and Dubai return tickets, you need to perform a minimum recharge of Rs.300
This offer is valid for only those prepaid customers who have not used their Zong SIM since 1st November, 2011
In case your SIM is lost or stolen, you can get it replaced from the nearest Zong Customer Service Center, Franchise or Zong TopShop as per normal company procedure & policy
Winners of return tickets will be contacted by Zong Customer Services Department and they will be guided accordingly to collect their tickets
Decision of Zong about winners of return tickets will be final and cannot be challenged
Available free minutes and SMS could be checked anytime by sending P to 102
This is a limited time offer

National Taiwan University Develops a Leg-Wheel Hybrid Mobile Robot Using LabVIEW

noreply@blogger.com (Habib Ullah Manjotha) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:56:00 +0000

A team of mechanical engineers at National Taiwan University used NI LabVIEW and CompactRIO to built an energy-efficient leg-wheel hybrid mobile robot that can drive quickly and smoothly on flat terrain and can stably negotiate natural or artificial uneven terrain.

Visit http://bit.ly/evWKr0 to learn more about this project.

KINGSTON INTRODUCED WORLD'S FIRST 256GB USB FLASH DRIVE

noreply@blogger.com (ur Habib) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:45:00 +0000

Kingston Technology recently announced the launch of the world's first 256GB USB flash drive, the Kingston Technology DataTraveler 300. The Kingston DataTraveler 300 allows users to carry around a whole digital world, from thousands of image files to a whole database of documents. Users will also benefit from quick transfer rates and the option to password protects their data. The Kingston DataTraveler 300 is ideal for netbook users who want to extend the limited capacity of their machines; it can also be used by business consumers who work with large databases, or even designers who need to transfer large design files from one place to another. "Having the ability to carry over 51,000 images or a paper tower 1346 meters tall in such a small format, demonstrates how far flash technology has developed," said Nathan Su, Flash Memory Sales Director, APAC Region, Kingston. "Users can also safeguard their data by initializing the Password Traveler software which will allow business users and consumers to password protect their data in a privacy zone without the need of administrator rights" The Kingston DataTraveler 300 features a sleek cap-less design that will protect the USB connector when it is not in use and is enhanced for Windows ReadyBoost. The Kingston DataTraveler 300 is available only in 256GB and is backed by a five-year warranty and free Tech Support. See the pitcures of it here

The first wonderful "Space of Friend" in Pakistan

noreply@blogger.com (ur Habib) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:01:00 +0000

Assalam O Alaikum!
I have visited many websites and communities like MySpace, Orkut etc and spend most of my time there because there was no one site or community for Pakistanis and is not even yet but a new and exciting community and website which has launched in Pakistan is STOP.PK , where you can make friends, upload pitchers,create blogs of your own, make groups, share music, upload videos and much much more. I have joined that community and enjoying the services at on place. Oh Yes, If you want to buy or sale anything, you can list it. One thing which I forgot that you can get EasyLoad up to Rs.180. And if you are being bored, then play games or listen to songs and watch videos. I would like to say that it is the best web site and community in Pakistan. Why?

Because there was no community hosting website in Pakistan
Because there was no photo hosting website in Pakistan
Because there was no video hosting website in Pakistan

These services are bing provided here. And here is the list of services in your control:

Upload Pictures - ( e.g. Google Images, Photobucket.com)
Upload Songs - ( New)
Upload Videos - (e.g. Google Videos, YouTube.com)
Create Groups - (e.g. Google groups, Yahoo Groups)
Create Blogs - (e.g. Blogger.com, Wordpress.com)
Classified - ( New)
Create Polls - and get result about anything which you want.
Create Quizz - ( New)
Send Gifts to friends
Instant Messenger - Send Instant messages to you online friends (e.g. Yahoo Messenger)
Live Chat - (e.g. Yahoo Chat)
Guest Book -

And Sign Up and get all services free and free Easy Load as well. Stop.pk says

STOP.PK - One STOP that has it all

An improved Internet Lifestyle for Pakistanis by Pakistanis

And see me @ Stop.pk/urhabib

ZONG Job Alert Service

noreply@blogger.com (Habib Ullah Manjotha) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:06:00 +0000

Zong is offering a great service to its subscribers where they will be able to get alerts to their favorite jobs right on their phones! With the ZONG-Job Alert Service you will be able to get job notifications from both local as well as international markets. Moreover, if you have a GPRS enabled handset you can apply right there and then!

All you need to do is make your profile, send in your city name, your job category and subscribe, Voila! We map your wish list with the requirements of companies in Pakistan and over-seize and you start getting alerts!

To subscribe the Job Alerts, send Sub to 4040

Price: Rs.0.50/SMS & Re.1/day

Fuel Price Adjustment in Electricity bill revised

noreply@blogger.com (Habib Ullah Manjotha) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:20:00 +0000

The Lahore High Court has ordered not to charge Fuel Price Adjustment on consumption of upto 350 units for domestic consumers.

Ki karan day o! - Abrar Ul Haq's new Song

noreply@blogger.com (Habib Ullah Manjotha) — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:42:00 +0000

Imran Khan Latest Press Conference in Sukkar (28 Nov,2011)

noreply@blogger.com (Habib Ullah Manjotha) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:39:00 +0000

The State of Pakistan [Infographic] by Pringers

noreply@blogger.com (Habib Ullah Manjotha) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:48:00 +0000

Pring has now become Pakistan’s largest Mobile Social Network with 3 Million Pakistanis connected via Pring. It’s taken pring three years to reach this milestone and pring continue to improve and make a service that you love. Given that pring has so many of you from around every part of Pakistan, pring thought it use this power for good. So, recently in July 2011, it took the time to ask some of you what you thought was the future of the country, what are our biggest problems, what should we do about India and who would they vote for. Pring received some very interesting results which we would like to share with you.

Source : Pring Blog

How to write an effective CV, here is a sample

noreply@blogger.com (Habib Ullah Manjotha) — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 07:10:00 +0000

SAMPLE FORMAT FOR RESUME WRITING :

There is no fixed format for building a resume. The order and details can be different.
It is preferred that a good resume should have following details.

SAMPLE FORMAT FOR CURRICULUM VITAE :

PERSONAL DETAILS

Name :
Father's Name :
Date of Birth :
NIC # :
Address :
Telephone :	Office: 92-51- Residence: 92-51-
Mobile :
E-mail :

PROFILE (Example)

My basic strengths:

	Extensive knowledge and experience of administration /finance etc. attained from Government departments and private enterprise etc. etc.
	Proven track record of business development and retention of accounts.
	Team player, excellent leadership qualities.
	Determined, articulate, pursuant, goal oriented.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Organization	Position held	Job Description	From	To
-	-
-			-

TIPS / ADVICE

The candidate should highlight those areas of work/assignments
clearly and prominently which matched closely with the job
description of position being applied

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Indicate latest academic qualification first and go downward indicating
the qualification achieved at the end.

Degree Name	Level (Master/Bachelors etc).	Institute	Major Subject(s)	Start Date	End Date	%age/GPA/Div
	-	-
-

ACHIEVEMENTS

Achievement	Field	Period/Date
-	-
-	-

TIPS / ADVICE

Provide details of achievements that can prove you a better candidate.
Please also indicate the level of organization, national level achievement
or and international level achievement.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

Any relevant training obtained at various times during your study period and on the job.

Institute & Country	Training title	Duration	Description
-
-

Membership of professional bodies

Indicate the name of National & International Professional associations,
where you have been registered as a

INTEREST/SPARE TIME ACTIVITIES

Please do indicate your interests, part time healthy activities for example, Hobbies,
interest in games, social life.This would help the employer to determine, your way of life.

A balance in working life and spare time activities encourages employers and leaves a good
impression about your personality.

REFERENCES

Please give two references with complete contact addresses.
One should be your supervisor or senior who could speak positive about your
technical and professional skills. Other should be some individual of reasonable
social status who could tell good about your personality.

Nokia C2-03 - Dual SIM Meets Touch and Type

noreply@blogger.com (Habib Ullah Manjotha) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 05:56:00 +0000

Nokia C2-03 combines Dual-SIM functionality with Touch and Type technology. A great phone for those who want to combine their varied needs into a single device.

The Easy Swap feature allows you to open the slot on the side of the phone and simply insert your new SIM, with no need to reboot. Should you have more than two SIM cards, the Nokia C2-03 is capable of remembering the settings for up to five separate cards.

Measuring 103 x 51.4 x 17mm (L x W x H) and weighing 118g, it fits perfectly in your pocket, or hand. The phone has standby time up to 400 hours with a talk time of up to five hours.

Price : Nokia C2-03 in just Rs.8500/- book ur orders at info@i2pakistan.com and like us Facebook.

اردو رسم الخط بچا لو از بانکے میاں

noreply@blogger.com (Habib Ullah Manjotha) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:54:00 +0000

بانکے میاں نے اردو رسم الخط پر ایک مضمون تحریر کیا ہے جو مجھے بے حد اچھا لگا ہے... آیے آپ بھی پڑھئے اور راے کا

اظھار کیجئے

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The virtues of Ramadan

noreply@blogger.com (Habib Ullah Manjotha) — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:42:00 +0000

There are many virtues of Ramadan and fasting expressed in the Qur’an and in the authentic Sunnah of the Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam. If only one of these virtues was told to us it would have been enough motivation to perfect our fasting seeking that reward and the pleasure of Allah, but it is again from the mercy of Allah that He taught us many virtues of fasting so that we get encouraged even more. I will focus mainly on the virtues of forgiveness, salvation from Hell fire and reward of Paradise, but before that I shall mention few other virtues that are not less important than the latter.

A MEANS TO ATTAIN TAQWA

Allah says [meaning]: “O you who believe, fasting has been prescribed for you as it has been prescribed for people before you so that you will (learn how to) attain Taqwa” [al-Baqarah, 2:183]

Indeed the person who has attained Taqwa has attained excellence in the worship of her Lord. In many Ayat of the Qur’an Allah says that the reward of the people of Taqwa is Paradise. This topic of Taqwa shall be the subject of one of the coming issues of Al-Mu’minah. We will just mention here two ayat in regard of the success of the people of Taqwa and their reward with Paradise.

The people of Taqwa are the successful people in this life and in the hereafter where they will be the dwellers of Paradise. Allah says [in meaning] : “This is the Book; in it is guidance sure without doubt to the Muttaqeen [people of Taqwa]. Who believe in the Unseen are steadfast in prayer and spend out of what We have provided for them. And who believe in the Revelation sent to thee and sent before thy time and (in their hearts) have the assurance of the Hereafter. They are on (true) guidance from their Lord and it is these who are the successful. (al-Baqarah 1:1-5)

He also says [meaning]: “Be quick in the race for forgiveness from your Lord and for a garden whose width is that (of the whole) of the heavens and of the earth prepared for the Muttaqeen [people of Taqwa]. Those who spend (freely) whether in prosperity or in adversity; who restrain anger and pardon (all) men; for Allah loves those who do good. And those who having done something to be ashamed of or wronged their own souls earnestly bring Allah to mind and ask for forgiveness for their sins and who can forgive sins except Allah? And are never obstinate in persisting knowingly in (the wrong) they have done. For such the reward is forgiveness from their Lord and gardens with rivers flowing underneath an eternal dwelling; how excellent a recompense for those who work (and strive)!”. [Aali `Imraan, 3:133-136]

A MERCIFUL RECOMMENDATION FROM ALLAH

“and fast, it is better for you, if only you knew” [al-Baqarah, 2:184]

Indeed if Allah says that something is better of us, it is rally better for us and we should strive to perfect it.

THE PRACTICE OF THE PROPHETS

Ibn Abbas reported: “The Prophet came to Madinah and found the Jews fasting the day of Ashura. He asked them: “Why are you fasting this day?” They said: “This is a great day. Allah saved Mousa (Moses) and the tribes of Israel from their enemies on this day and therefore Mousa fasted on it. “The Prophet said: “We have more of a right to Mousa than you.” So he fasted on that day also and ordered the people to fast on that day.” [al-Bukhari and Muslim].

`Abdullah Ibn `Amr said : The Messenger of Allah, salla Allahu alaihi wa salam said : The fast most loved by Allah is the fast of Dawood and the most loved prayer is the prayer of Dawood. He used to sleep half the night, pray for a third of the night, and then sleep during the last sixth of the night. He would also fast one day and then eat on the next. [Ahmad]

‘Aisha reported that the Messenger of Allah, salla Allahu alaihi wa salam, used to fast till one would say that he would never stop fasting, and he would abandon fasting till one would say that he would never fast. I never saw Allah’s Messenger fasting for a whole month except the month of Ramadan, and did not see him fasting in any month more than in the month of Sha’ban. [Bukhari]

A GREAT REWARD FOR THOSE WHO FAST

Abu Huraira, radhiya Allahu `anh reported many Ahadith in this regard. We will mention few of them as they carry the same meaning.

The Prophet said that your Lord said, “Every (sinful) deed can be expiated; and the fast is for Me, so I will give the reward for it; and the smell which comes out of the mouth of a fasting person, is better in Allah’s Sight than the smell of musk.” [Bukhari]

The Prophet said, “Allah said: The Fast is for Me and I will give the reward for it, as he (the one who observes the fast) leaves his sexual desire, food and drink for My Sake. Fasting is a screen (from Hell) and there are two pleasures (moments of happiness or joys) for a fasting person, one at the time of breaking his fast, and the other at the time when he will meet his Lord. And the smell of the mouth of a fasting person is better in Allah’s Sight than the smell of musk.” [Bukhari]

The Prophet said, “(Allah said), ‘Every good deed of Adam’s son is for him except fasting; it is for Me. and I shall reward (the fasting person) for it.’ Verily, the smell of the mouth of a fasting person is better to Allah than the smell of musk.” [Bukhari]

He also said: “Every action of the son of Adam is given manifold reward, each good deed receiving ten times its like, up to seven hundred times. Allah the Most High said: ‘Except for fasting, for it is for Me and I will give recompense for it, he leaves off his desires and his food for Me’. For the fasting person there are two times of joy; a time of joy when he breaks his fast and a time of joy when he meets his Lord, and the smell coming from the mouth of the fasting person is better with Allah than the smell of Musk.” [Muslim]

The greatest reward is, of course, Paradise. this will be covered under the section “Ramadan; a way to Paradise”.

A MEANS TO CUT SEXUAL DESIRES

The Messenger of Allah, salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam, ordered the one who has strong desires and the need for marriage, but is unable to marry, to fast. Fasting is thus a means of cutting desires, since it reduces the vigor of the limbs of the body, it calms them and bridles them.

Ibn Mas`oud reported that the Prophet, salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam said: O Youths! whoever amongst you is able to marry then let him do so, since it retains the eyes and protects the private parts, and he who is unable let him fast because it is a shield for him [Bukhari and Muslim]

‘Alqama said: While I was walking with ‘Abdullah he said, “We were in the company of the Prophet and he said, ‘He who can afford to marry should marry, because it will help him refrain from looking at other women, and save his private parts from looking at other women, and save his private parts from committing illegal sexual relation; and he who cannot afford to marry is advised to fast, as fasting will diminish his sexual power.” [Bukhari]

THE SUPPLICATION OF THE FASTING PERSON IS GRANTED

Jabir, radhiya Allahu `anhu relates that the Messenger of Allah, salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam said :” In every day and every night, during the month of Ramadan, there are people to whom Allah grants freedom from the Fire, and there is for every Muslim a supplication which he can make and will be granted”. [al-Bazzaar, Ahmad and Ibn Majah; Sahih]

Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet, salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam, said: “There are three people whose supplications are not rejected: the fasting person when he breaks the fast, the just ruler and the supplication of the oppressed”. [Tirmithi, Ibn Majah and Ibn Hibban]

`Abdullah Ibn `Amr Ibn al-`Aas also reported that the Messenger of Allah, salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam, said: “Indeed there is for the fasting person, when he breaks his fast, a supplication which is not rejected”. [Ibn Majah, al-Hakim and others; Sahih]

The best supplication is the one authentically reported from the Prophet, salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam, that he used to say when breaking his fast : “Thahaba aDh-Dhama’u wabtallatil-`urooqu wa thabata-l-ajru inshaa’a Allah”. Which means :The thirst is gone, the veins are moisted and the reward is certain, if Allah wills. [Abu Dawood, al-Baihaqee and others; Hasan]

A MEANS OF INTERCESSION ON THE DAY OF JUDGMENT

`Abdullah ibn `Amr reported that the Messenger of Allah, salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam, said: “The fast and the Qur’an are two intercessors for the servant of Allah on the Day of Resurrection. The fast will say: ‘O Lord, I prevented him from his food and desires during the day. Let me intercede for him.’ The Qur’an will say: ‘I prevented him from sleeping at night. Let me intercede for him.’ And their intercession will be accepted.” [Ahmad]

IN RAMADAN THERE IS LAYLATUL QADR (THE NIGHT OF DECREE)

“Indeed We have revealed it (Qur’an) in the night of Decree. And what will explain to you what the night of Decree is? The night of Decree is better than than a thousand months. Therein descends the Angels and the Spirit (Jibreel) by Allah’s permission, on every errand: (they say) “peace” (continuously) till the rise of Morning!” (97:1-5)

Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet (S) said ” The blessed month has come to you. Allah has made fasting during it obligatory upon you. During it the gates to Paradise are opened and the gates of Hellfire are locked, and the devils are chained. There is a night [during this month] which is better than a thousand months. Whoever is deprived of its good is really deprived [of something great]. [Ahmad, an-Nisa'i and al-Bayhaqi].

A `UMRA IN RAMADAN IS EQUIVALENT TO HAJJ

`Ata’ said : I heard Ibn ‘Abbas saying, “Allah’s Apostle asked an Ansari woman (Ibn ‘Abbas named her but ‘Ata’ forgot her name), ‘What prevented you from performing Hajj with us?’ She replied, ‘We have a camel and the father of so-and-so and his son (i.e. her husband and her son) rode it and left one camel for us to use for irrigation.’ He said (to her), ‘Perform ‘Umra when Ramadan comes, for ‘Umra in Ramadan is equal to Hajj (in reward),’ or said something similar.” [Bukhari].

He (S) also said: “A `Umra in Ramadan is equal [in reward] of Hajj with me” [Sahih al-Jami`]

A MEANS OF FORGIVENESS

It is a reality that none of us is perfect. We all have some weaknesses and shortcoming and we find ourselves committing sins out of ignorance or out of submission to our desires and whims and thus driving ourselves away from Allah darkening our heart and sealing them from guidance and overloading our books of bad deeds. However, Allah said of Himself that He is the Most Merciful the oft-Forgiving. As part of this infinite Mercy He made available for us various ways of achieving forgiveness and sin expiation. Among the most important and beneficial of these ways of forgiveness is fasting in general and in Ramadan in particular. Let us discover this glad tiding from the sweet words of the Messenger of Allah, salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam.

Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam said : “The time between the five prayers, two consecutive Friday Prayers, and two consecutive Ramadan are expiations for all that has happened during that period, provided that one has avoided the grave (major) sins.” [Muslim]

Abu Huraira narrated that Allah’s Messenger said : “Whoever observes fasts during the month of Ramadan out of sincere faith, and hoping to attain Allah’s rewards, then all his past sins will be forgiven.” [Bukhari]

“Whoever establishes prayers during the nights of Ramadan (and that is called Qiyam) faithfully out of sincere faith and hoping to attain Allah’s rewards (not for showing off), all his past sins will be forgiven. [Bukhari]

Abu Hurairah also narrated that the Prophet, salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam, climbed upon the mimbar (pulpit) and said: “Aameen [O Allah grant it], aameen, aameen”. So it was said, “O Messenger of Allah, you climbed upon the mimbar and said : “aameen, aameen, aameen”? So he said :”Jibraa’eel, `alaihi assalam, came to me and said, ‘Whoever reaches the month of Ramadan and does not have [his sins] forgiven and so enters Fire, then may Allah distance him, say aameen”. So I said “aameen”. [Ibn Khuzaimah, Ahmad and al-Baihaqui : Sahih]

Hudhaifah Ibn al-Yamaan reported that the Prophet, salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam, said: “The evils caused for a man through his family, wealth and neighbor are expiated by prayer, fasting and charity.” [Bukhari and Muslim]. In another narration in Sahih al-Jami`: “The evils caused for a man through his family, his wealth, himself, his children and his neighbor are expiated by fasting, prayer, charity, enjoining the good and forbidding the bad.

FASTING IN RAMADAN; A WAY TO PARADISE

We have seen that Ramadan saves from Hell Fire and saves from sins by leading to forgiveness. Besides all this (and it would have been enough if it were only that) Ramadan leads the fasting believer to al-Jannah (Paradise). Paradise, that house that contains what no eye has ever seen, what no ear has ever heard, what never crossed the mind of a human being, and that contains all what a soul desires.

How does Ramadan lead to al-Jannah?

From al-Qur’an :

“O you who believe, fasting has been prescribed for you as it has been prescribed for people before you so that you will (learn how to) attain Taqwa” [al-Baqarah, 2:183]

If a person achieves Taqwa, he/she is among al-Muttaqeen, and Allah, in many places in the Qur’an, says that the house of al-Muttaqeen is al-Jannah (Paradise) as was described in the section “Ramadan, a means to attain Taqwa”.

“and fast, it is better for you, if only you knew” [al-Baqarah, 2:184]

“Verily, the Muslim men and women, the believing men and women, the men and women who are obedient (to Allah), the men and women who are truthful (in their speech and deeds), the men and women who are patient, the men and women who are humble (before their Lord), the men and women who give charity, the men and women who fast, the men and women who guard their chastity (from illegal sexual acts) and the men and women who remember Allah much. Allah has prepared for them forgiveness and a great reward (i.e. Paradise).” [al-Ahzaab, 33:35]

I strongly invite my dear Muslim Sisters to check in Tafseer Ibn Katheer the reason for the revelation of this beautiful verse. I am sure that it will please them much)

And from the Sunnah :

For the DEVOUT Muslim Women and only for them:

Ibn Hibban narrated that the Prophet said, what translated means, “If a woman prayed the five prayers, fasted in Ramadan, protected her honor and obeyed her husband; then she will be told (on the Day of Judgment): enter Paradise from any of its (eight) doors.

In the famous hadith of Mu`ath … I said O Messenger of Allah, tell me of an act which will take me into Paradise and keep me away from Hell-Fire. He said: you have asked me about a major matter, yet it easy for him for whom Allah Almighty makes it easy. You should …, You should fast in Ramadan …. Then he (S) said : shall I not show you the gates of goodness ? Fasting is a shield … [at-Tirmithi]

Abu Umamah reported: “I came to the Messenger of Allah and said: ‘Order me to do a deed that will allow me to enter Paradise.’ He said: ‘Stick to fasting, as there is no equivalent to it.’ Then I came to him again and he said: ‘Stick to fasting.”‘ [Ibn Hibban, an-Nasa'i, and al-Hakim: Sahih].

Sahl ibn Sa’d reported that the Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam said: “There is a gate to Paradise that is called ar-Rayyan. On the Day of Resurrection it will say: ‘Where are those who fasted?’ When the last [one] has passed through the gate, it will be locked.” [al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Abu Huraira said : I heard the Messenger of Allah,salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam, saying, “Anybody who spends a pair of something in Allah’s Cause will be called from all the gates of Paradise, “O Allah’s slave! This is good.’ He who is amongst those who pray will be called from the gate of the prayer (in Paradise) and he who is from the people of Jihad will be called from the gate of Jihad, and he who is from those’ who give in charity (i.e. Zakat) will be called from the gate of charity, and he who is amongst those who observe fast will be called from the gate of fasting, the gate of Raiyan.” Abu Bakr said, “He who is called from all those gates will need nothing,” He added, “Will anyone be called from all those gates, O Allah’s Apostle?” He said, “Yes, and I hope you will be among those, O Abu Bakr.” [Bukhari]

`Amr ibn Murrah al-Juhanee, radhiya Allahu `anhu said : A man came to the Prophet, salla Allahu alaihi wa sallama, and said :”O Messenger of Allah, what if I testify that none has the right to be worshiped but Allah and that you are the Messenger of Allah, and I observe the five daily prayer, and I pay the Zakaah, and I fast and stand in prayer [at night ie Qiyam] in Ramadan, the amongst who shall I be ?” He said : “amongst the true followers of the prophets and the martyrs” [Ibn Hibban in az-Zawa'id : Its Isnad is Sahih]

And again

Abu Huraira reported that Allah’s Messenger, salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam said, “When the month of Ramadan starts, the gates of the heaven are opened and the gates of Hell are closed and the devils are chained.” [Bukhari]

We pray to Allah Ta`ala to make this Ramadan a means for us to access to Jannah and to see our Lord therein.

Twitter Follow Button introduced for Site Owners

noreply@blogger.com (Habib Ullah Manjotha) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 05:08:00 +0000

Twitter recently introduced Twitter Follow Button in competition to Facebook’s Like Box widget for all website owners. This button will let users subscribe to Twitter accounts of the websites without leaving the site. Which essentially means, like Facebook widgets, users will be able to follow any account right from the website without ever leaving to Twitter.com to follow any account.

This is one of the direly needed features in Twitter as users find it really nuisance to go and visit Twitter’s website to follow any account. And also, it will help users stay on the same site helping site owners keeping the visitor on the same site and not letting them to skip to Twitter’s site to follow their account.

Moreover, a popup window opens whenever a visitor clicks on Twitter Follow Button ID. This lets visitor to have a glimpse of the Twitter account. It mentions the account picture, description and total number of followers of that Twitter account.

Twitter Follow Button Setup:
Twitter Follow Button is easy to setup and can be setup in three simple steps.
Visit Twitter Follow Button site.
Enter your Twitter ID (e.g urhabib)
Select a background; Dark or Light.
Select whether you want to show your visitor count on the site or not.

You can also select other supported languages for your Twitter Button.

As mentioned in Twitter blog, if you are still looking for old Twitter buttons you can access them on Twitter Buttons page.

Twitter launched this feature with around 50 partners but this is available for every user. I believe this will greatly help the site owners in a significant increase in follower subscriptions without letting anyone skip the site. So, get a Twitter Follow Button for your website and increase your Twitter followers.

See demo and click on the button:

Follow @urhabib

Nokia N9 UI hands-on demo

noreply@blogger.com (Habib Ullah Manjotha) — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:46:00 +0000

Nokia Marketing Manager Jussi Mäkinen walks us thru Nokia N9. Nokia N9 is designed around the things people typically use the most.

Bol - A Pakistani Film by Shoaib Mansoor

noreply@blogger.com (Habib Ullah Manjotha) — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 05:09:00 +0000

For many years, Lollywood was in need to be supported by good films, film makers, directors & producers but no one was willing to invest in Lollywood even in any way and Pakistani Film Industry was at zero (0). Cinemas revenue was nil. Shaoib Mansoor worked well in "Khuda Kay Liay" and now he is releasing a great Film, BOL which is being released on June 24, 2011 all acroos Pakistan, presented by GEO FILMS.

ZONG Student Portal

noreply@blogger.com (Habib Ullah Manjotha) — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 06:47:00 +0000

ZONG presents Sudent Portal. Now you can improve your English Vocabulary. Send SP to 880 & subscribe to ZONG Student Portal.

Price: Rs.1+tax/day.

Zongopedia - Information is just a text message away

noreply@blogger.com (Habib Ullah Manjotha) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:39:00 +0000

Knowledge is power – and we bring it to you at the speed of an SMS. Why wait to log on to the Internet for information? Zong brings you Zongopedia – your mobile search engine. Be in the know – in the here and now. Zongopedia is your own virtual library – and it's open 24/7.

What's on your mind today? Ask Zongopedia and get the answers… anytime…anywhere!

Salient Features

Check your daily horoscope
Find out what your favorite color says about you
Go behind the real meaning of your name.
All replies to your query are accurate and approved bya dedicated moderator
Zongopedia also supports Urdu language

How to Activate

Simply SMS your question to 275 & Price of each SMS is Rs.5+tax.

*This service supports syntax slangs and roman Urdu SMS.

Official Twitter SMS service has been launched for Zong

noreply@blogger.com (Habib Ullah Manjotha) — Thu, 26 May 2011 08:50:00 +0000

With this official twitter SMS service Zong customers can use twitter from their phone with sms.

Zong customers can send status updates, retweet statuses, direct messages and can receive sms notifications as well.

update: Normal sms rates apply but free if you have SMS package

To start using Twitter sms service with zong, send Start from your Zong to 40404 as SMS. Then its all easy to setup your existing twitter account or signup for an new account.

To get SMS notifications for your followers you must activate SMS notification on them one by one.

Go to twitter Mobile settings at twitter.com to change other Mobile notifications and settings.

Follow us on twitter with your Zong for telecom news sms notifications. To do so first connect or signup with Twitter SMS service with your Zong, then send follow urhabib command and then ON urhabib command to turn On SMS notifications for @urhabib

Other Twitter SMS commands

Do more than Tweet! Send these commands to Twitter:

FOLLOW username: Start following a user
UNFOLLOW username: Stop following a user
ON/OFF: Turn all Tweet notifications on or off
ON/OFF username: Set Tweet notifications for a user on or off (you’ll still be following them even if you set it to off)
GET username: Shows you the latest tweet from any user
RT username: Retweet a user’s latest tweet
FAV username: Favorite a user’s latest tweet
D username your-message: Send a direct message to a user

Send free SMS anywhere in the world

noreply@blogger.com (Habib Ullah Manjotha) — Thu, 26 May 2011 08:40:00 +0000

Send free SMS to anywhere in the world.

Click here to send free SMS messages

Nokia X1-01 and C2-00 with dual SIM

noreply@blogger.com (Habib Ullah Manjotha) — Thu, 26 May 2011 05:46:00 +0000

Nokia will offer Dual SIM handset which are affordable and wonderful this quarter. Nokia X1-01 is announced and C2-00 is available for shipment. Both have dual sim dual standby technology.

Dual SIM, Dual-Standby devices allow users to choose which SIM card to use for calls, messages and other functions, and switch between them easily from call to call. The ‘Dual-Standby’ part means that you can always receive notification of calls and messages on each account – rather than having to switch your SIM cards on and off.

Both devices are no-nonsense, inexpensive phones that offer an exceptionally long battery life. That’s up to 43 days standby time and 13 hours talk time on the Nokia X1-01 – or 36 hours if you choose to play music solidly. The Nokia C2-00 offers a still-gigantic 19.2 days standby time, with 5.75 hours talk time.

Nokia X1-01

The Nokia X1-01 is a music machine, as evidenced by the massive speaker on the back, which can deliver up to 106 phon. A phon (and you’re forgiven for not knowing – we didn’t until we looked it up on Wikipedia) is a unit of perceived loudness. If you have 106 of them in a mobile device, it’s loud enough to serve as a makeshift home-entertainment system. The speaker has also been specially tuned so that there’s little distortion, even when turned up to eleven. The Nokia X1-01 has in fact got the loudest and clearest speaker Nokia has ever produced!

The device offers support for up to 16GB of storage using the SD card slot – enough for thousands of songs on board. It offers an FM radio, of course, and also an MP3 music player with dedicated music keys and one-click creation of a favourite playlist. The 3.5mm AV jack can be used to plug the output into headphones or even louder speakers. The Nokia X1-01 also has a flashlight on the top. That’s a useful feature for anyone, but especially so if you can’t rely on the power supply or where civic lighting doesn’t exist.

In addition to remembering the settings for up to five separate SIM cards, the Nokia X1-01 also lets you give each SIM its own logo, music signature or ringtone.

Nokia X1-01

Nokia C2-00

The Nokia C2-00 offers a number of additional features. The main one is the way the SIM cards are arranged, offering Easy Swap, a feature that’s only on offer from Nokia. One SIM card is stored internally, like a traditional phone. The second card is easily accessible through a slot in the side – so you don’t have to open or even switch the phone off to change SIMs. This is especially useful for people who want to use more than two SIMs, such as if the phone was to be shared between different members of a family, a group of friends or various community members, for example.

While the Nokia X1-01 runs the Series 30 operating system, the Nokia C2-00 runs Series 40, which offers some key advantages in the form of internet access, a web browser and Nokia Messaging for email. The Nokia C2-00 also sports a VGA camera and allows for MMS messaging. There’s support for up to 32GB of storage using an SD card, allowing users to carry thousands of photos, videos and music files.

Nokia will offer Dual SIM handset which are affordable and wonderful this quarter. Nokia X1-01 is announced and C2-00 is available for shipment. Both have dual sim dual standby technology.

Nokia C2-00

Price

The Nokia X1-01 and Nokia C2-00 will ship this quarter in India, China, South-East Asia/Pacific region, Middle East and Africa, Eurasia and Brazil. Before local taxes or subsidies, the X1-01 will cost €34 (Price in Pakistan = Rs.4100 excluding taxes) while the C2-00 will cost €45 (Price in Pakistan = Rs.5500 excluding taxes).