قِبْلَة = Qibla

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Welcome back my dear friends - I have never stayed long for 7 days without WRITING.
WRITING IS MY LITTLE UNIVERSE - MY PARADISE.
WRITING is a DRUG for me and i simply cannot LIVE WITHOUT WRITING.

Once my fingers touch the Pen or a Key Pad it does not STOP - and it is the best gift which i have received from GOD - THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH !

Today iam going to introduce you all to a new Arabic word that i learnt this week.
قِبْلَة  = QIBLA =  DIRECTION OF KAABA IN MECCA.
Qibla transliterated to the DIRECTION TOWARDS KAABA IN MECCA that should be faced when a Muslim prays.In Islam when a Muslim dies it is recommended to make the face of the deceased directed towards the Kaaba in Mecca.
MECCA is only 2 Hours from where i stay by Air !

Supplication in the DIRECTION of KAABA.
The Azan (Prayer) is made 5 times a day facing the direction of Kaaba.




The first time i heard Azan (completely) was from the Malayalam Movie Sufiyum Sujatatyum.




Today i hear Azan 5 times a day ; 3 times at office and 2 times early morning.
Every MNC in UAE has a MOSQUE inside the office campus and AZAN is played on speakers inside the office.
There is a Mobile App called Qibla app which can be downloaded which can help you navigate the direction towards Kaaba during Azan.

The 5 times prayer is called SALAH - THE SECOND OF THE 5 PILLAR's OF ISLAM.

The 5 Pillars of ISLAM.





1. Sahada - Declaration of Faith is also  a part of Azan

2. Salah - Obligatory Prayer - 5 times Azan a day 

3. Zakat - Almsgiving 

4. Sawm - Fasting

5. Hajj - Pilgrimage to Mecca

One can witness these 5 Pillars in every day life of a Muslim !
In Japan - Vending machines were seen popping up in all over the place and they sell everything from cold drinks to hot drinks to ice creams to alcohol to toys and even panties.
In Japan - There is 1 vending machine for every 23 people ; It means the number of vending machines in Japan is higher than the population size of New Zealand ! Just in Tokyo !
Half the vending machines sell hot and cold drinks , and the rest sell vegetable , eggs , flowers , t-shirts pop corn , toys , crabs and even lobsters..

Here is what i saw in Abu-Dhabi and also in Dubai ! The DONATION BOX.
I hardly witnessed any VENDING MACHINES here.

You will see these DONATION BOXES everywhere - DONATE YOUR CLOTHES HERE !
A few pictures close to where i stay in Abu-Dhabi - UAE.
You will find these DONATION BOXES everywhere in UAE !











In India Hindu - Muslim discussions are avoided - People fear that the DISCUSSION MIGHT LEAD TO A CONFLICT.
Almost the entire India follows an OSTRICH ALGORITHM and prefer avoiding Hindu-Muslim Debate ; They fear that the DEBATE will end in CONFLICT.
I feel very sad when i see THE YOUNG GENERATION  FOLLOWING AN OSTRICH ALGORITHM towards a HINDU-MUSLIM debate.

Ostriches bury their heads in the sand and imagine that they’re successfully hidden.
Metaphorically it means : Ignore the problem, rather than attempting to solve it--this is analogous to how an Ostrich is said to deal with fear (by sticking its head in the sand so that it can no longer see its attacker).









In my earlier posts i had introduced you all to a book called THE BLACK SWAN authored by 
Nassim Nicholas Taleb. This book is not related to the American Movie - The Black Swan !
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nassim_Nicholas_Taleb

Summary of the THE BLACK SWAN : 
ONE single event can INVALIDATE  a GENERALIZED STATEMENT derived from Millennia of confirmatory sightings.
Thousands and Thousands of Instances of ONE THING does NOT DISPROVE THE OTHER.





What If Analysis !
What If - During a HINDU-MUSLIM Debate you realize that the SOURCE of Ram and Allah is SAME.There is only ONE ABSOLUTE TRUTH.
WE ARE THAT WHICH WE SEEK.
If we SEEK conflict we find CONFLICT.
If we SEEK truth we find TRUTH.

Tat-Tvam-Asi = YOU ARE THAT WHICH YOU SEEK !





VASUDEVA KUTUMBAKAM = THE WORLD IS ONE FAMILY.
Then why do we follow an OSTRICH APPROACH to a HINDU - MUSLIM DISCUSSION.





We will explore Thawb in my next post !
Thawb is called Kandurah in UAE.

Thawb is the Garment of Men in UAE.
Photo clicked  by me in Dubai Mall !




As iam travelling with my colleagues and being a Senior it is not possible for me to get my photos clicked. So you will witness more of the photos of environment and its significance and you will not find my Photos.
However i will once again travel to Dubai with my HR Friend and then we explore CANDY and take more Pictures ! "While we learn to walk in straight line when we start our Journey - Life teaches us to keep moving forward even if the path is not STRAIGHT !"







YOU will be SURPRISED it will be the SAME !

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