Mudassar Bashir

Translation: Muttahir Ahmed Khan

Zaib-un-Nissa, the eldest daughter of the Emperor Aurangzeb, passed away in 1702 and her tomb and the adjacent mosque was built during Aurangzeb’s rule. This tomb was in the vicinity of Delhi’s Kabli gate.  More...

Mudassar Bashir

Biography:

Zaheer ud Din Babar, Badshah Ghazi, had the ambition to rule over Kabul and Kandahar, even before he set foot in India. This desire was not fulfilled during his lifetime. After him, Naseerud Din Humayun, Jalalud Din Akbar and Nurud Din Jahangir longed for the same. This dream came to fruition during the reign of Shah Jahan and that too, without his lifting a finger, when the Shah of Iran, Tahmasp Safavi and the governor of Qandahar, Ali Mardan Khan fell out among themselves. More...

(Kuri Bagh)

BY: Mudassir Bashir

Maharaja Ranjit Singh was one of the wise rulers of Punjab. He recognised the rising power of the British in India, even before he came to power. He also knew that the British, in addition to employing collaborators in the native princely states, were equipped with modern warfare techniques and materials. To meet these needs, the Maharaja, like Haider Ali, Tipu Sultan and Siraj ud Daula before him, developed contacts with the French generals. The French were experts in modern warfare and had the advantage of being the arch rivals of the British. More...

By:Mudassar Bashir

Translated by: Muttahir Ahmed Khan

زندگی دا جد کسے اپمان کیتا ہے کسے موت بن کے موت دی آوندے ریہے نیں لوگ 

پاش

When life was snuffed out,

It rose to punish death

Pash

Nawab Jaani Khan was the son of Nawab Qamaruddin, a minister of King Muhammad Shah of the late Mughal era. More...

By: mudassar bashir

Translation: Muttahir Ahmad Khan

Biography:

         There is no detailed account of Shah Rustam Ghazi in the books of history. As far as we know, he was the teacher of Aurangzeb’s daughter Princess Zaib-un-Nissa. He was a highly educated figure during the era of King Shah Jahan and King Aurgangzeb. The historians did not conduct any research on the point whether the title “Ghazi” was part of his name, or a title  added, later on, by others as a token of respect. Kanhaya Laal Hindi wrote about Rustam Ghazi, in his book “Taareekh-e-Lahore” (The History of Lahore):

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Mudassar Bashir

Biography:

He was a bright star on the firmament of Hindustan, a hero of romantic tales. He was born Saleem, named after the spiritual mentor of his father. Later in history, both had cities named after them. To honour Hazrat Saleem Chishti, the Emperor Akbar had founded Fatehpur Sikri, which was at a small distance from his home. Another city that Akbar founded was called Sheikhupura, after Sheikhu, the nickname of Saleem. More...

Extraordinary Rendition

Hakim Hazik

The angels of Allah SWT carried my throne from Chaklala International Airport to the JFK. There were prominent leaders of Islam gathered in force to greet Yours Truly, including Rev. Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, may Allah be pleased with them. These are the people who have undergone privations and hardship, but have lit the candle of Islam in dark corners of the North American television.  I have started a coast to coast journey, where I will pay homage to our foregone heroes especially John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald who fought against the oppression of their day, against the egregious violations of articles 62 and 63 and brought a revolution to provide justice to the masses. If we follow in their footsteps, we can bring the same revolution to our beloved country, Canada, for which our ancestors had laid down their lives. More...

Extraordinary Rendition

Hakim Hazik

Imam Abu Hanifa came. He came in a Mercedes 450 GL SUV. He wore shiny new Gucci shoes and a snow white Armani cloak, as opposed to the starched khaki of General Bajwa who was his chief of staff and carried his lota and his staff. I kissed his shoes, (General Sahib’s) and we sat down for a double double of Tim Horton’s, with the help of an armoured personnel carrier (Imam Sahib’s) whereas outside the container, the angels stood guard (General Sahib’s). 

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