بِسمِ
اللهِ
الرَّحْمَنِ
الرَّحِيمِ Allah, in the name of, the Most
Affectionate, the Eternally Merciful |
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Personality
Development Program
Contribute
to humanity by develop a God-oriented personality!!! |
تعمیر
شخصیت
پروگرام
ایک
خدا پرست شخصیت
کی تعمیر کر
کے انسانیت کی
خدمت کیجیے!!! |
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اردو
اور عربی تحریروں کو بہتر
دیکھنے کے
لئے نسخ اور
نستعلیق
فانٹ یہاں سے
ڈاؤن لوڈ کیجیے
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Rise
& Fall of Nations |
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Ibn Khaldun is one of the most prominent scholars of
the Muslim History and is considered to be the founder of Social Sciences.
His famous book "Muqaddamah" is taught in various universities
around the world. In this book, Ibn Khaldun has analyzed the factors that
contribute to rise and fall of nations. According to him, Like humans, nations too have
life-cycles. A child grows up to become a man, then grows old and dies.
Similarly, Nations also have two phases in their life, a phase of growth
followed by one of decline. The course of these two phases is determined by two
attitudes that a nation exhibits, these are: · Attitude towards Ethics · Attitude towards Knowledge When a nation is comparatively better than its
contemporaries in ethics and knowledge, it dominates them, but when the
attitude of the same nation degenerates, its attitude towards ethics and
knowledge does not remain positive and this marks its fall. Attitude towards ethics determines the character of a
nation: How honest are its people? Are they sincere to their nation and to
humanity? What is the attitude of their leaders to their followers? What is
the distribution of resources? Do they take care of their week and poor? What
attitude is prevalent among the nation; love or hatred? Are they steadfast
enough to face any disaster? Do they help other nations in case of any
turmoil? Hard work, honesty, credibility, open-mindedness,
accountability, sincerity, humbleness, modesty, rationalism,
soft-heartedness, self-control, creativity, law-abidance, love for God and
humanity are substantial values of a progressing society. This ethical
attitude mobilizes the nation. People start loving their nation and dedicate
their capabilities to build the nation. Talented people of other nations are
attracted towards them. The nation flourishes when new blood is added to it. On the contrary, when ethics of a nation deteriorate,
its people become dishonest and its leaders corrupt. From here, corruption
trickles down to every segments of the society. Dogs start eating dogs.
People no longer care about national interests. Selfishness creeps into
general moral character. Corruption replaces honesty and accountability;
laziness sets hard work back. Stonyhearted people outweigh soft-hearted;
emotionalism supersedes rationalism; extremism substitutes moderation;
open-mindedness is lost to closed minds; love is replaced by hatred; respect
of law converts into lawlessness and anarchy; hypocrisy supplants sincerity;
wretchedness becomes order of the day; and sooner or later, selfishness eats
up humanism. The society is plagued by lawlessness and anarchy. Corruption is a multi-dimensional process which entails
more corruption. In a game of pool, a good break has an effect on every ball
on the table, and the face of the pool table changes, similarly, corruption
starting on any level eventually changes the whole nation, it will affect
every individual and every organization which is a part of it. Hatred
overwhelms love. In case of a disaster, people start robbing the victims
instead of helping them and the society ignores their weak people as a whole. This unethical attitude prevents the progress of the
nation. People start hating their leaders and lose their interest in their
national affairs. Talent leaves the nation and joins another that offers them
a better environment for development and progress. This brain-drain results
in further degeneration of the society. Good people leave and mediocre
dominate. The nation lags behind other nations and loses its grandeur and
prestige. Advancements in the fields of industry, agriculture, science and
technology stop. A time comes when the nation has to die out. Moral
character is vital to survival of a nation. Other factor for progress of a nation is its attitude
towards knowledge. The fate of the nations, which fall behind others in
knowledge, is submission. When a nation advances in knowledge, it invents
novel ways of looking at things. The nation tries to develop its best talent
and innovative people enjoy a high status in the society. The nation attracts
talent of other nations since creative thinking is considered an important
value in that society. People start thinking out of the box. They leave no
stone unturned, hence this results in outgrowth in all disciplines of
knowledge, resulting in its rise. The nation grows in leaps and bounds. As a
result of that, the nation outperforms others in competition. On the other hand, when people of a nation become lazy,
they prefer boasting over the advancements of their ancestors instead of
doing something more productive. Wasting time and enjoying useless activities
becomes common in that nation. They think that the world is their oyster.
Blind following replaces creativity. Thinking out of the box is considered a
crime. People follow in the footsteps of their ancestors. Going with the flow
is believed to be more important than turning stones. This produces a
paralyzed nation. Other nations with a better attitude towards knowledge
go into overdrive. They outperform the blind-follower nation. Lagging behind
in knowledge eventually results in demise of that nation. Attitude towards ethics and knowledge is a relative
term. We are not talking about absolute ethics and knowledge in all aspects
of life. No nation can claim to be moral or knowledgeable from every aspect.
The nation who dominates others is relatively better than its contemporaries
in ethics and knowledge. It does not imply that such nation excel in all
aspects of ethics and knowledge. If we peep through the known history of humankind, we
can observe the effects produced by these attitudinizing factors. The Muslims
of earlier centuries were better than their contemporaneous nations in
morality. Seeking knowledge and its utilization solves the problems of
humanity was considered a high value in their society. They outperformed
their contemporaries. Their reign stretched from Makran and On the contrary, they dug their own grave when their
moral character degenerated. It never happened as a debacle; rather their
moral collapse resulted in a chain of civil wars. Eventually, other nations
dominated and enslaved them. The lesson history teaches us is that if we want to
build our nation, we should work on transforming the attitude of our people
towards character-building and seeking and using knowledge. (Author: Muhammad Mubashir Nazir)
Think about it! ·
Analyze the reasons behind the rise and fall of your nation
in the light of its history. ·
Why moral character is important for national development? Send your comments and questions by email to publish them on this webpage. |
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Unit 1: Relation with God & His Prophets In the name of God, the most Beneficent, the
Eternally Merciful | The
Treasure’s Map | The
Month of Ramadan: What to achieve?
| The Prophet’s Love |
The
Basic Premise of the Religion |
Who
is like You? | Pure Monotheism I |
Pure
Monotheism II |
Who deserves the Paradise?
Unit 2:
Elimination of our Negative Personality How to get rid of Poverty? |
The Report of Transparency International
and a Hadith |
Justification
or Admitting One’s Fault |
Artificial
Colors of Glamour |
Religious People & Ostentation |
Character
of Ancient Religious Leaders at Jerusalem |
Attachment
to a Group is irrelevant for Success |
Successful
Life | The Revolution Occurred! |
Form
& Spirit |
Jealousy
& Modern Testing Techniques |
How to overcome Procrastination? |
The Difference between an Extremist
& a Moderate Person Unit 3:
Development of our Positive Personality The Quranic Strategy for Personality Development |
How to get rid of Poverty? |
Character
builds the Nation |
The
Sermon of Mount |
Success: What is it? |
Success Secrets |
A Positive Attitude affirms the Life |
Road Block |
Thinking after Writing! |
Trust
is Golden |
Getting
off to a good start |
The Lesson of Arnold Schwarzenegger |
Unlocking
the Gates to Success |
Admitting
One’s Fault |
Top 10 Qualities of Excellence
Unit 4:
Relationship with Human Beings Backbiting |
Suspicion |
Defamation |
Examining Others with Suspicion |
Are
you killing your family? Unit 5: Our
Responsibility, Vision & Mission The Love of Prophet Muhammad with Knowledge
| Traditional Mentality
| Strange Similarities between Christian
& Muslim Histories | The Relationship of Revelation & Intellect (Part I)
| The Relationship of Revelation & Intellect (Part II)
| The Problem of Aurengzeb Alamgir |
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