what are the Medical Benefits of fasting??

Most Muslims do not fast because of medical benefits but because it has been ordained to them in the Quran. The medical benefits of fasting are as a result of fasting.

Fasting in general has been used in medicine for medical reasons including weight management, for rest of the digestive tract and for lowering lipids. There are many adverse effects of total fasting as well as so-called crash diets. Islamic fasting is different from such diet plans because in Ramadan fasting, there is no malnutrition or inadequate calorie intake. The caloric intake of Muslims during Ramadan is at or slightly below the national requirement guidelines. In addition, the fasting in Ramadan is voluntarily taken and is not a prescribed imposition from the physician.

Ramadan is a month of self-regulation and self-training, with the hope that this training will last beyond the end of Ramadan. If the lessons learned during Ramadan, whether in terms of dietary intake or righteousness, are carried on after Ramadan, it is beneficial for one’s entire life. Moreover, the type of food taken during Ramadan does not have any selective criteria of crash diets such as those which are protein only or fruit only type diets. Everything that is permissible is taken in moderate quantities.

The only difference between Ramadan and total fasting is the timing of the food; during Ramadan, we basically miss lunch and take an early breakfast and do not eat until dusk. Abstinence from water during this period is not bad at all and in fact, it causes concentration of all fluids within the body, producing slight dehydration. The body has its own water conservation mechanism; in fact, it has been shown that slight dehydration and water conservation, at least in plant life, improve their longevity.

The physiological effect of fasting includes lower of blood sugar, lowering of cholesterol and lowering of the systolic blood pressure. In fact, Ramadan fasting would be an ideal recommendation for treatment of mild to moderate, stable, non-insulin diabetes, obesity and essential hypertension. In 1994 the first International Congress on "Health and Ramadan," held in Casablanca, entered 50 research papers from all over the world, from Muslim and non-Muslim researchers who have done extensive studies on the medical ethics of fasting. While improvement in many medical conditions was noted; however, in no way did fasting worsen any patients’ health or baseline medical condition. On the other hand, patients who are suffering from severe diseases, whether diabetes or coronary artery disease, kidney stones, etc., are exempt from fasting and should not try to fast.

There are psychological effects of fasting as well. There is a peace and tranquility for those who fast during the month of Ramadan. Personal hostility is at a minimum, and the crime rate decreases. ... This psychological improvement could be related to better stabilization of blood glucose during fasting as hypoglycemia after eating, aggravates behavior changes. ... Similarly, recitation of the Quran not only produces a tranquility of heart and mind, but improves the memory.

[2:185] Ramadan is the month during which the Quran was revealed, providing guidance for the people, clear teachings, and the statute book. Those of you who witness this month shall fast therein. Those who are ill or traveling may substitute the same number of other days. GOD wishes for you convenience, not hardship, that you may fulfill your obligations, and to glorify GOD for guiding you, and to express your appreciation.

proofs !

http://www.crescentlife.com/spirituality…
http://www.tolueislam.com/bazm/mansoor/m…
http://aaiil.org/text/articles/light/bnf…
http://ageofjahiliyah.wordpress.com/2006…
http://www.ezsoftech.com/ramadan/ramadan…
http://www.islamfortoday.com/athar07.htm…
http://www.allaahuakbar.net/ramadhaan/fa…

Dreams do not die. AHMED FARAZ

Dreams do not die.
Ahmed Faraz January 14, 1931 - August 25, 2008

Dreams are not heart, nor eyes or breath
Which shattered, will scatter (or)
Die with the death of the body.

Dreams do not die.
Dreams are light, voice, wind,
Which cannot be stopped by mountains black,
Which do not burn in the hells of cruelty,
Ensigns of light and voice and wind,
Bow not, even in abattoirs.

Dreams are letters,
Dreams are illumination,
Dreams - Socrates,
Dreams - Mansur!'

Khwaab maratay nahiin

Khwaab dil hain, na aankhe'n, na sanse'n
ke jo rezaa, rezaa huwe to bikhar jaayenge
jism kii maut se ye bhii mar jaayenge
Khwaab maratay nahiin
Khwaab to raushanii hain, navaa hain, havaa hain
jo kaalay pahaaron se rukaty nahiin
zulm kii dozakho'n se bhii phukatay nahiin
raushanii aur navaa aur havaa ke aalam
maqtalo'n men pohunch kar bhii jhukatay nahiin
Khwaab to harf hain
Khwaab to nuur
hain Khwaab suqraat
hain Khwaab mansuur hain

Death Annivarsary of the Poet of Love!

I have heard that people look at her in amazement...
English Translation

I have heard that people look at her in amazement
So I too will spend a few days in her city and see!

I have heard she has an affinity for the broken-spirited
So I too will destroy myself and see!

I have heard her delicate eye is a customer of pain
So
I too shall wander through her street and see!


I have heard she too has a passion for poetry
So I will put the miracles of my skill to the test and see!

I have heard when she speaks flowers fall from her mouth
If this is the case, I will speak to her and see!

I have heard the moon gazes at her through the night
And the stars descend from the sky and see!

I have heard her doe-like eyes are deadly
I have heard that all the world’s deer gaze at her, see!

I have heard during the day butterflies tease her!
I have heard at night fireflies stop and stare, see!

I have heard her curly locks are darker than the night
I have heard that in the evening shadows walk past her and see!

I have heard her kohl-rimmed eyes are ravishing!
So the antimony-sellers look at her with envy, see!

I have heard that roses are jealous of her lips
So I will put the blame on the Spring and see!

I have heard her brow is like a mirror
The simple-hearted dress up and into it look and see!

I have heard ever since she has worn her necklace
The temperament of rubies and pearls have become ill, see!

I have heard in the Realm of Possibilities with Concept’s eye
The rope-bed looks at the angles made by her back, see!

I have heard her body is so beautifully sculpted
That flowers cut up their cloaks and see!

She is tall like a cypress but not without hope’s roses!
For on that tree buds of fruit we do see!

With her single gaze she loots the caravan o’ my heart!
So the travellers of desire look with trepidation upon her, see!

I have heard that Paradise lies near her bedroom!
The tenants there from here the flashes too do see!

If she halts the Heavens circumambulate her
If she walks the Epochs stop and look at her, see!

Granted these are just tales, mere hyperbole
If she is a dream we shall find its intepretation and see!

Shall I continue to stay in her city or shall I depart?
Faraz, come, let’s look at what the stars say ’bout this journey and see!

Suna Hai Log Use Aankh Bhar Ke Dekhte Hain.....

Original Urdu

Suna Hai Log Use Aankh Bhar Ke Dekhte Hain
So Uske Shaher Mein Kuch Din Thaher Ke Dekhte Hain

Suna Hai Ki Dard Ki Gahak Hai ChasmENaaz Uski
So Hum Bhi Uski Ghali Se Guzar Ke Dekhte Hain

Suna Hai Rabt Hai Usko Kharab Haalon Se
So Apne Aap Ko Barbad Kar Ke Dekhte Hain

Suna Hai Usko Bhi Hai SherOShairi Se Sharaf
So Hum Bhi Mozize Apne Hunar Ke Dekhte Hain

Suna Hai Bole To Baton Se Phool Jhadte Hain
Yeh Baat Hai To Chalo Baat Kar Ke Dekhte Hain

Suna Hai Din Ko Use Titliyan Satati Hain
Suna Hai Raat Kozugnu Thaher Ke Dekhte Hain

Suna Hai Hasr Hain Uski Ghzaal Si Aankhein
Suna Hai Usko Hiran Dast Bhar Ke Dekhte Hain

Suna Hai Uski Siyah Chashmagi Qayamat Hai
To Usko Surma Farosh Aah Bhar Ke Dekhte Hain

Suna Hai Aeena Tamsaal Hai Jabeen Us Kee,
Joo Sada Dil Hai Usay Ban Sawer K Dekhtay Hain

Suna Hai Us K Laboon Say Gulaab Jaltay Hain,
So Hum Bahaar Pay Ilzaam Dher K Dekhtay Hain

Suna Hai Us K Badan Kee Taraash Asi Hai,
Ki Phool Apni Qabaaeein Quter K Dekhtay Hain

Rokay To Gerdeshain Us Ka Tawaaf Kertee Hain,
Chalay To Us Ko Zamanay Thaher K Dekhtay Hain

Mubalgein Hi Sahi Sab Kahaniyan Hi Sahi
Agar Woh Khawab Hai Tabeer Kar Ke Dekhte Hain

Ab Us K Shaher May Thahray K Koooch Ker Jaaeein,
Faraaz Aaoo Sitaray Safer K Dekhtay Hain

What is a bussiness Cycle? What are its stages?

Definition: A business cycle is the periods of growth and decline in an economy.

A business cycle is not a regular, predictable, or repeating phenomenon like the swing of the pendulum of a clock. Its timing is random and, to a large degrees, unpredictable. A business cycle is identified as a sequence of four phases:

• Contraction (A slowdown in the pace of economic activity)

• Trough (The lower turning point of a business cycle, where a contraction turns into an expansion)

• Expansion (A speedup in the pace of economic activity)

• Peak (The upper turning of a business cycle)

A recession occurs if a contraction is severe enough... A deep trough is called a slump or a depression.

There are four stages in the business cycle:

1. Contraction - When the economy starts slowing down.
2. Trough - When the economy hits bottom, and generally stagnates at a low level.
3. Expansion - When the economy starts growing again.
4. Peak - When the economy is in a state of "irrational exuberance."

http://economics.about.com

A Prison Evening
by Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Each star a rung,
night comes down the spiral
staircase of the evening.
The breeze passes by so very close
as if someone just happened to speak of love.
In the courtyard,
the trees are absorbed refugees
embroidering maps of return on the sky.
On the roof,
the moon - lovingly, generously -
is turning the stars
into a dust of sheen.
From every corner, dark-green shadows,
in ripples, come towards me.
At any moment they may break over me,
like the waves of pain each time I remember
this separation from my lover.

This thought keeps consoling me:
though tyrants may command that lamps be smashed
in rooms where lovers are destined to meet,
they cannot snuff out the moon, so today,
nor tomorrow, no tyranny will succeed,
no poison of torture make me bitter,
if just one evening in prison
can be so strangely sweet,
if just one moment anywhere on this earth.

MAY ALLAH BLESS MY COUNTRY AMIN

It is our 62nd Independence day and Our home land that was a new born baby in the hands of Quaid-e-Azam is now an Old Person. The 62 year life of Pakistan was not an easy one it was filled with hurdles, Problems, Struggle, hatred. People tried to damage it so many times, also they tried to destroy its image in the World by wrong propaganda, Some enemies try to make it a lost World in the World map but My homeland did not allow them to do so ! because we have the back of the ALMIGHTY ALLAH, He always help us, he always blessed the Green home land and at every time when the country face problems the Nation stands together and reunite for one cause and for one name that is , PAKISTAN. I wish all my PAKISTANI brothers and sister where ever they are a very happy independence day and let us all join hands together for the prosperity and integrity of the homeland that has gave us so much and it is our duty to make it a pride for us! REALLY PROUD TO BE A PAKISTANI and i want the world to know that Pakistan is a peace loving country and those who do not want it to be prosperous are trying to destroy its image by doing unpeaceful activities but we will fight for peace in the World until our last drop of blood ! We are peaceful but we will never allow any one to disgrace our homeland. Lets make the World People's Paradise.

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE

DAY PAKISTAN

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY PAKISTAN :)

Iconic moments and personalities have defined Pakistan and made it what it is today, for better or for worse. Dawn.com presents archival snapshots of the speeches and funerals, contracts and characters that shaped this nation in the first three decades of its history.

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Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah delivering a speech as Lord Mountbatten looks on.

Singing of the national anthem for the first time.

Liaquat Ali Khan, elected as first prime minister of Pakistan, visiting a PAF Base.

Fazal Mahmood after the first ever cricket victory over England at Lord’s in 1954.

Ayub khan in discussion with Fatima Jinnah, popularly known as Madar-e-Millat (Mother of the nation).

Gen Yahya Khan touches a horse as Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat looks on.

Lt Gen A. K. Niazi of Pakistan (R) surrenders his forces to Lt. Gen Jagjit Singh Aurora (L) of the Indian army in December 1971, marking the separation of East Pakistan.

Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, founder of Pakistan People’s Party, took over as the country’s president in 1971 and was later elected as the prime minister.

Gen Zia ul Haq with a farmer in Punjab.

Benazir Bhutto elected as the first female prime minister of Pakistan.

Scientists at the Chagai Hills test site pose for a photograph on 28 May 1998. At extreme right behind the scientists is Prime Minister Naawaz Sharif.

Pakistan Test Nnuclear Ghauri Missile

Pervez Musharraf Resigns

http://thecurrentaffairs.com/pakistan-independence-day-62-years-in-pictures.html

LONELINESS!!!!

Loneliness like a good, old friend
visits my house to pour wine in the evening.
And we sit together, waiting for the moon,
and for your face to sparkle in every shadow.

Choosing the Right Lipstick Shade for Your Complexion

All of us have gone to the store and spent money on a lipstick which we then proceeded to throw away. Money wasted because the color just didn’t look as glamorous as you thought. The fact is that a shade that works for one woman will not work for another. The trick is to look for shades in the color spectrum we wish to wear that match our complexion best. Here are some basic rules to stick to so this doesn’t happen.

Choosing the right lipstick for your complexion starts with defining what skin tone you have; fair, medium, or dark. Many women don’t correctly classify their complexions, usually going too dark or too pale. Fair skin tones are pinkish, translucent or very white. Medium skin tones are yellower, golden tanned or olive. Dark skin tones are very tan or black.

The right lipstick can be found in any color of your choosing no matter your complexion. Many women think red is a color they cannot wear when in fact they can. If you are light, choose bright cherry reds. If you are medium, opt for a warmer fire engine red. If you are dark, choose a deeper burgundy red.

To choose the right lipstick for your complexion, never forget that key rule; bright for fair skin, warm for medium skin, and deep for dark skin. No matter the color, look at the choices and choose depending on where your skin tone falls.

When looking for a more natural lipstick shade to wear in the daytime or for the office, the right lipstick should be about 2 shades darker than your own natural lip color. To find this, try the lipstick on one lip, and compare it to the bare one. You will be able to tell whether it is too dark or too light. Watch out that it doesn’t make your lips disappear! A big mistake is having the color of your lips matching the color of your skin. The right lipstick for your complexion should add a bit of color.

Buying the right lipstick can also be done at the drugstore without having to try it on. Just trust the color on the packaging. Hold it up next to your lips and look in the mirror to determine if the color makes you look washed out, is too bright, or just right. Another good tip is to check it next to a window, because sunlight brings out the “true” color that fluorescent lighting might not.

Always remember that the right lipstick for your complexion will look good even when you are not wearing any other makeup. Don’t try and match your eye shadow to your lipstick, or your hair, clothes, or eyes for that matter. Make your lips speak for themselves.

If you have fine lips, choose a lipstick that has gloss or shine. This gives your lips the illusion of fullness. Choosing a matte color can make them look thinner. However, if you find a matte lipstick shade that is perfect for your complexion, go ahead and wear it with a bit of gloss on top.

Also, don’t throw away lipstick shades that haven’t worked for you. Mix and match! This can save you some money, and you might conjure up a color that looks great without having to spend more.

by Kennedy Allen

What is the difference between Training and Development?

Training is a Learning process that involves the acquisition of Skills, Concepts, Rules and Attitudes to enhance the employee's performance.
Development helps the individual handle future responsibilities