Zeeshan Rasool Khan

From every nook and corner of the world, a term; “Progress and Development” resounds regularly. Over this term, there is existing competition among nations. Nations strive hard; utilize a big chunk of their budget on this name. However, the concept of progress and development we hold lets us down at once especially the moment we experience moral bankruptcy, discrimination, injustice, and dehumanization continuing uninterruptedly. We take pride of being nuke power and the strong economy but had we ever gave a thought how far these things matter when a section of our society feel suffocated and are deprived of basic rights, dignity, and justice. We count nuke weapons, technological infrastructure, accumulating wealth etc as progress and development and not the advancements in our ideas, attributes, and behavior. Having luxurious life means progress and development to us and not the sympathetic and empathetic qualities that a human must have. Respective establishments of India and Pak

                                           Mohi-ud-din Abu Muhammad Abu Saleh Abdul Qadir al-Jeelani (Al-Jeelani) was an illustrious ascetic and mystic who became famous for being eponymous founder of Qadriyah order of Sunni Sufism. He was Najeeb-u-Tarafaen Syed i.e., Descendent of Prophet SAW from both his parents. Al-Jeelani was born in a place called Neef, situated in Gilaan or Jeelan (Persia) and for this reason; he is remembered as Al-Jilani or Geelani. There are two narrations pertaining to his date of birth. According to first one, he was born on Ist Ramadan 470AH and second narration says it was 2nd Ramadan: however, there is consensus on second narration. From a tender age Al-Jeelani spent time in remembrance of Allah and attained a place that he is considered head of all Awliyas; (Saints, pious friends of Allah) which he also expresses in Qaseedah Gousia himself: I am Hassani and my abode is my cell, and my feet are on the neck of each Saint. Besides a spiritual persona