Discussion Questions - 14 August Event

Discussion Format:

Those participants who have prepared notes will be given a chance to speak in sequence.

After that other participants would be asked to share their thoughts, if any.

Here are some questions which can help you think or may be compel you to read some material on history of Pakistan to come up with some points which you can share with others.

نظریہ پاکستان کا بنیادی مفہوم کیا ہے ؟ 

پاکستان کا وجود اسلامی شناخت کے بغیر کیا حیثیت رکھتا ہے ؟

پاکستان بنانے میں وہ کیا محرکات تھے کہ جس نے کسی فرقہ وارانہ اختلاف کے بغیر بر 

صغیر کے مسلماانوں کو پاکستان کے مطالبے پر متحد کیا؟

تحریک پاکستان میں بر صغیر کے مسلمانوں پر کیے گئے مظالم اور ان کی قربانیوں کے بارے میں آپ کیا جانتے ہیں ؟ کوئی واقعہ بیان کر سکتے ہیں

نظریہ پاکستان آج شکوک و شبہات کا شکار کیوں ہے ؟ آپ نے اپنے نصاب میں کیا پڑھا ہے۔ 

 ملی شناخت کے بغیر کیا موجودہ دور میں مسلم امت میں ربط اور اتحاد ممکن ہے ؟ 

کیا اسلام کو ایک مظبوط مرکزدیے بغیر مسلم امت دوبارہ سر اٹھا سکتی ہے ؟

کیا آپ کی رائے کے مطابق کوئی نظریہ یا مقصد پاکستان میں دوبارہ قیام پاکستان جیسی تحریک پیدا کر سکتا ہے ؟  

Why do you think it is important for your children to know about Pakistan and their national identity in the current world? How does not having any passion or understanding of national identity may affect their personalities or their confidence?

Living away from homeland, has it made you more patriotic? 

Are you hopeful or hopeless about Pakistan future? Why? 

Can you share any positive event that happened in Pakistan recently?

Quiz Questions - Pakistan

1. What does the name Pakistan mean?

Ans: Land of the pure
The word “Pak” means “pure” in Urdu, and “stan” means land.

2. How many provinces are there in Pakistan? 
Ans: 5
Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan

3. Which is the largest province of Pakistan by area?
Ans: Balochistan

4. What was the original capital of Pakistan? 
Ans: Karachi

5. Which country does not border Pakistan?
India, Iran, Afghanistan or Nepal? 
Ans: Nepal

6. What is Pakistan’s national sport?
Squash, hockey, cricket, golf?

Ans: hockey
The national sport of Pakistan is hockey. Cricket, however, is the most popular sport. The national team won the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup in 1992.

7.  The National flag was presented by ___________ in the legislative assemble. 
● Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan
● Liaqat Ali Khan
● Ghulam Muhammad
● Allama Iqbal
Ans: Liaqat Ali Khan

8. Which Pakistani mosque is featured on the Rs.5000 note?
Ans: Faisal mosque

9. Which is the highest mountain peak of Pakistan?

 Ans: K 2 also known as Mount Godwin Austin

10. Which is the longest river of Pakistan? 
Jhelum, Indus, Sutlej, Chenab?
Ans: Indus

11. Who was the first president of Pakistan? 
Ans: Iskander Mirza

12. Who was the first prime minister of Pakistan? 
Ans: Liaqat Ali Khan

13. Which is the largest desert of Pakistan? 
Ans: Thar

14. The highest military award of Pakistan is?
Ans: Nishan e Haider

15. Who wrote the lyrics of Pakistan national anthem?
Ans: Hafeez Jalandhri

16. The first female Nobel Prize winner is?
Benazir Bhutto, Fatima Jinnah, Malala Yousafzai, none of these?
Ans: Malala Yousafzai

17. What was the old name for Lahore city?
Ans: Mahmood Pur

18. What was the major event of 1971?
Ans: Bangladesh split away from Pakistan

19. What is the national flower of Pakistan? 
Ans: Jasmine

20. What is the ranking of Pakistan in the world, with respect to population?
Ans: 6th

21. Which city in Pakistan is famous for its sports goods?
Ans: Sialkot

22. Which city is the oldest in Pakistan?
Lahore, Karachi, Multan, Rawalpindi
Ans: Multan

23. Name some of the cities of Pakistan ? 
Karachi , Islamabad , Lahore , Peshawar ,Quetta , Hyderabad ,multan , Sialkot ,

24: What is the national flower of Pakistan ? 
Jasmine

25. Name some Tourist resorts popular in Pakistan ? 
Muree, Sawat, Chitral, Zayarat, Shangrila

26. What are the major crops of Pakistan?
Cotton, rice , wheat and sugar cane .

27. Name any famous players of Pakistan ?
Imran khan , Shahid afridi , Wasim akram.

28. What is tha name of Pakistan’s currency?

Pakistani Rupee

29. In which continent Pakistan is located?

Asia

30.what is the spoken language of Pakistan?

Urdu

31.Pakistan day is celebrated on which date ?

23 march . It is also known as resolution day.

32.Why do we celebrate independence day ?

Pakistan came into existence on independence day.

33.when did pakistan come into existence ?

14 august 1947.

34. What is the religion of the majority of people in pakistan ?

Islam

35..Which airline is Pakistan National Airline ?

PIA.

36. Name some popular Pakistani cuisine food items ?

biryani.haleem,kebab,pulao,kheer,gulab jamun.

37.In which city the MINARE PAKISTAN is located?

Lahore.

38.Who is the founder of Pakistan?

Quaide azam.

39.What is the national fruit of Pakistan?

Mango.

40.Who wrote the national anthem pf pakistan?

Hafeez julandhri.

41.What is the official name pf pakistan?

ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN.

42.Can you name regional languages spoken in Pakistan?

Punjabi,Sindhi,Pushto,Balouchi.

43.Who is the current president of pakistan?

MAMNOON HUSSAIN.

44.Who is the current prime minister of Pakistan?

NAWAZ SHARIF.

  

45.Which is the largest sea along the coast line of Pakistan?

ARABIAN SEA.

46.Which countries share borders with Pakistan?

 INDIA,AFGHANISTAN,IRAN AND CHINA.

  

47.Who is named as Baba.e.Urdu ?

Muhammad Ali Jauhar

Maulvi Abdul Haque

Liaqat Ali Khan

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

48. Who founded Ali Garh university ?

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

49. Name five leaders who took significant part in Pakistan movement ?

Quaid e Azam , Allama Iqbal , Liaqat Ali Khan, Fatima Jinnah, Muhammad Ali johar

50. What does our flag have in the centre which symbolises start of Islamic month also?

CRESCENT AND STAR.

51,What is the traditional dress of pakistan?

SHALWAR KAMEEZ.

52.Who is the national poet of Pakistan?

ALLAMA IQBAL.

53. When did Pakistan successfully conducted its nuclear tests?

28, May 1998.

54.Who was the first Prime Minister of Pakistan?

Liaqat Ali Khan

55. Gawadar port is situated in which Province ?

Baluchistan

56. What was the old name of the province Khyber Pakhtun Khawa ?

North West frontier Province

57. Which one is the largest dam (Water Reservoir) of Pakistan ?

Bhasha, Tarbela , Warsek or Mangla

Tarbela Dam

58. Who has been elected the Pakistan Prime Minister for most number of times?

Muhammad Nawaz Sharif ( 3 times )

59. Who is the founder of political party named 'Tehreek e Insaaf'  in Pakistan ?

Imran Khan

60. Which city is the current capital of Pakistan ?

Islamabad

event: Pondering "Tawhid" #25June,2015

Going deeply in to trials of faith and knowing the real power of "Tawheed".
Key Notes : Tayyaba Khalil
Key Participation: Naima Sohaib
Format: Short Key Notes with intervals of discussion.

Isha & Tarawih prayer @abrajallulu

event:DUA #upcoming 15JUN,2015

Join us to benefit from this gathering of Knowledge.
Highly recommended for those who currently find them lost and looking for a purpose in life.
Key Notes: Noor Ahmed

Ramadan Camp 2015 @abraj al lulu

events @ abraj al ulu presents

This Ramadan seize the opportunity to make your child learn about Islam in a fun way.

Register your child by filling out the form at 

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تمہاری منزل یہیں کہیں ہے - شاذ بٹ

عزیز ساتھی وہ لمحہ پا کر 

ضرور اپنا حساب کرنا 

کیا ہے کیا تم نے 

صبح نو کی نمو کی خاطر 

 ہیں کتنے اب تک قدم بڑھائے

تم اپنی کتنی حَسِین سوچوں کو 

عمل کے سانچے میں ڈھال پا

فضا میں تاریکی گر ہو گہری 

طویل تر گر سفر ہو اپنا 

یہ دو قدم تو بہت ہی کم ہیں 

وہ سوز پنہاں وہ چند قطرے 

ندامتوں کی تہوں سے بہہ کر 

اگر تمہارے عارض پہ پھیل جائیں 

اور بارش میں رک رک کر 

چبھتے جائیں 

تو یہ سمجھنا کے 

دِل کے جذبے جوان ہیں اب بھی 

یقین کے دھارے جوان ہیں اب بھی 

عزیز ساتھی 

ارادے باندھو ، عمل میں ڈھالو

فضا میں تاریکی بڑھ گئی ہے 

سحر کی روشن جبیں کی خاطر 

تم عزم صادق سے کام لے کر 

تم اپنے خالق کا نام لے کر 

حَسِین جذبوں کی جدتوں سے 

سکوت محفل کو سوز دے دو 

تمہیں یہ دنیا سنوارنی ہے 

فضائے گلشن نکھارنی ہے 

ہیں اپنے جھنڈے بلند کرنے 

صداقتوں کے ہیں رنگ بھرنے 

وقارانسان کو ہے بڑھانا 

ہر اک قدم پر دیے جلانا 

اجالے کہیں دور تو نہیں ہیں 

تمہاری منزل یہیں کہیں ہے

event:Community Building @abrajallulu#5May,2015

Event Start: 10:30 AM

Surah Fatiha recitation

Opening Note: by Moderator 

·         Thanked Allah for providing abundance in people, food and resources

·         Introduction of the Guests and Format of the Event

Ramadan Notes: by Team A Lead

“When Ramadan enters, the gates of paradise are opened and gates of hell are closed”.

Suggestions for improving religious & spiritual experience this Ramadan.

Ø       Community

·         Organizing a Halaqa on regular basis for reflecting upon Quran.

·         Arranging a skype class for ladies who can’t come out.

·         Food distribution plans from community to give at mosques.

·         Organizing a community Iftar event.

·         Arrangements for Men congregation at level M2 black tower. 

·         Designing leaflets for spreading the exact information.

·         Car pooling and sharing for last odd nights of Ramadan.

Ø       Men

·         Prayers in Mosque

·         Mosque extension

·         Small gathering on Fridays for reflecting upon Quran.

·         Motivating them to set goals and achieve them

Ø       Females

·         Plan ahead: Menus, Recipes, daily schedule, weekly.

·         Prepare your own personalized dua list.

·         Start praying for a productive Ramadan.

·         Help organizing Community events

·         Avoid extravagance 

·         Strive for excellence

Ø       Family

·         Encourage kids to fast.

·         Reflecting together about real purpose of fasting.

·         Be Role model for kids

·         Planning on activity based on knowledge of Ramadan & Islam

 Eid Notes:  by Team B Lead

Suggestions for celebrating Eid in its real essence:

·         Organizing a Chand Raat event in party hall for henna, bangles, jewelry, clothes with a mutual contribution of effort, skills and resources from all the community members.

·         Encouraging each other to say loud Takbeerat starting from the moon sighting.

·         Sharing suggestions for decorating homes, building  and making decoration a fun based activity with participation of kids 

·         Organizing a community breakfast, dinner or lunch  along with pre-planning for the booking and details

·         Building a pool of gifts by collecting from community members to share it with other communities.

·         Encouraging kids to make Eid Cards

·         Booking Cinema for arranging a movie for kids

·         Pre-planning : creating information leaflets and coordinating with the community

Key Note Speech 

·         Appreciation of the effort by the members, time and over all event management.

9:71 The Believers, men and women, are protectors one of another: they enjoin what is just, and forbid what is evil: they observe regular prayers, practise regular charity, and obey Allah and His Messenger. On them will Allah pour His mercy: for Allah is Exalted in power, Wise.

·         Six Rights of the believers

The rights of the Muslim upon the Muslim are six." It was said, "And what are they Oh Messenger of Allaah?" He replied, "When you meet him, give him the greeting of peace, when he invites you, respond to his invitation, when he seeks your advice, advise him, when he sneezes and praises Allaah, supplicate for mercy upon him, when he becomes ills, visit him, and when he dies follow him (i.e. his funeral)."

·         If something greater is to be achieved then each and every member would have to come forward and present his contribution that may be in the form of skills, volunteering time, resources and ideas.

Event feedback collection from the members

Closing note by the moderator

·         Thanking all present, mentioning those not present

·         A motivational urdu poem 

Refreshments:

·         Contributed by all the participants.11:00 AM

·         The leftovers were distributed among the members who could not attend the event.

Participants: 

Mrs. Nayima Sohaib ( Key Note Speaker ), Tayyaba Khalil (Event Moderator), Noor Ahmed (Team A lead), Mariam Gulraiz ( Team B lead ), Iram Saqib ( Team A lead ), Maria (Team B Lead),  Sadaf (co-host) ,Leena ( Kids Area Incharge) , Ayesha (Food Incharge), Mariam (Participant Name Tags Incharge), Masooma (Clothes Stall), Maheen, Farsia, Rahat, Saman, Razia, Ayesha, Wiza, Farsia, Raani, Sadia, Zoya, Numaira 

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