11-26-2003, 07:14 AM
AOA Everybody!
I found this Sunday's article by Cowasjee very hillarious so thought about sharing with you a very interesting extract
"Ayub Khan, President and General, and later President and Field Marshal, was a handsome man with a twinkle in his eye. There is an old and famous story, possibly apocryphal, about him that is applicable to the present season. From the very beginning of its life, the learned men of the book who guide the morals of this nation have been unable to reach an agreement on the planet moon and its appearance and placing in the night sky. Each first of Ramzan and each Id have been hotly disputed, with the divines of one area of the country sighting the moon on one evening and others not spotting it at all. One year, early in his regime, Ayub decided enough was enough. He was tired of double or triple Ids being celebrated, tired of the inability of the holy men to decide in unison. He gave orders that the moon-experts in all areas of the country would be instructed by his military commanders that they would, in complete unison, 'sight' the moon on one evening, so that for once in its life the entire nation would celebrate Id on the same day.
Sure enough, from Karachi to Peshawar the divines spotted the moon on the announced evening. However, up in Quetta, Maulvi Tabassum declared that he had not sighted the moon, and that the Faithful would continue to fast the following day. As the story goes, a furious Ayub, ordered the GOC commanding the Division in Quetta to ensure that the maulvi did see the moon.
The General sent for the stubborn maulvi, turned his head heavenwards, and asked 'Maulvi Sahib, chand dekha?.' 'Nahi dekha' said the resolute man. The General then turned him around 180 degrees, told him to peer downwards, and asked 'West Camp dekha?' 'Dekha,' murmured the learned man. 'Good,' said the General, and asked him to look upwards. 'Abb chand dekha ?' 'Dekha, dekha,' said a nervous maulvi, and thus was Id celebrated the next day in Quetta and the entire country. "
Go to http//www.dawn.com/weekly/cowas/cowas.htm to read the entire article.
Eid Mubarak to all & Best of Luck to the ones going for the December attempt....May Allah Help u All!
Ed.
Security is merely a superstition, Life is either a daring adventure or nothing!
I found this Sunday's article by Cowasjee very hillarious so thought about sharing with you a very interesting extract
"Ayub Khan, President and General, and later President and Field Marshal, was a handsome man with a twinkle in his eye. There is an old and famous story, possibly apocryphal, about him that is applicable to the present season. From the very beginning of its life, the learned men of the book who guide the morals of this nation have been unable to reach an agreement on the planet moon and its appearance and placing in the night sky. Each first of Ramzan and each Id have been hotly disputed, with the divines of one area of the country sighting the moon on one evening and others not spotting it at all. One year, early in his regime, Ayub decided enough was enough. He was tired of double or triple Ids being celebrated, tired of the inability of the holy men to decide in unison. He gave orders that the moon-experts in all areas of the country would be instructed by his military commanders that they would, in complete unison, 'sight' the moon on one evening, so that for once in its life the entire nation would celebrate Id on the same day.
Sure enough, from Karachi to Peshawar the divines spotted the moon on the announced evening. However, up in Quetta, Maulvi Tabassum declared that he had not sighted the moon, and that the Faithful would continue to fast the following day. As the story goes, a furious Ayub, ordered the GOC commanding the Division in Quetta to ensure that the maulvi did see the moon.
The General sent for the stubborn maulvi, turned his head heavenwards, and asked 'Maulvi Sahib, chand dekha?.' 'Nahi dekha' said the resolute man. The General then turned him around 180 degrees, told him to peer downwards, and asked 'West Camp dekha?' 'Dekha,' murmured the learned man. 'Good,' said the General, and asked him to look upwards. 'Abb chand dekha ?' 'Dekha, dekha,' said a nervous maulvi, and thus was Id celebrated the next day in Quetta and the entire country. "
Go to http//www.dawn.com/weekly/cowas/cowas.htm to read the entire article.
Eid Mubarak to all & Best of Luck to the ones going for the December attempt....May Allah Help u All!
Ed.
Security is merely a superstition, Life is either a daring adventure or nothing!
