Shabir Ahmad Shah
As a common man, I am sharing the secret of existence of world guaranteed by the basic principles and teaching of Islam carried out in our daily life. First & foremost the five pillars are Nimaz, Roza, Zakat and Haj belongs to environment, malnutrition, financial stability and economics. As far as, we the people believe in Islam practice Nimaz (five times prayers) not only purify ourselves but helping to maintain the environment cleans in all respects. The major source of environment is water and the whole world is in confrontation how to save it. In five times per day the wuzu teaches us how to use water judiciously and it is guaranteed there will be no scarcity of water of that particular area or region or division etc where usage of water under limits, saved and kept for prayers. It is also guaranteed that suitable use of water for cooking, bathing, washing & prayers will definitely attract the normal rainfall & snowfall results the life of lakes, streams and rivers. We are observing tremendous negative environmental changes all over the country. The droughts, kissan suicide, lakes & steams low water, intra state water disputes is a concern for all of us. If we really want that our forests will receive seasonal heavy rainfall & snow it is mandatory for us to use environment friendly vehicles and promote traditional transport in latest set up. By adequate natural water supply the life of lakes, streams & rivers will be ensured and we will succeed in preserve the art of artists like making Kangidi, wooden baskets besides use of fresh vegetables. We will be able to control the market price of vegetables, eatables and the grazing of animals will improve the quality of milk & milk products. A good quantity & quality of mutton will be available in the market by directly or indirectly saving the water resources. The hydroelectric projects also generating the power with the help of controlled water supply is to point out here. It means that five times prayers nimaz guide us in this very important component of life i.e, save water & its resources which ultimately result constant rainfall and snowfall on yearly basis at a regular time.
Constantly we are witness the malnutrition across the globe whether from social media, print & electronic news or other sources is because of wastage of food & allied eatable items. Roza (fasting) educate us about the feeling & sufferings of those who are without foods days together. In the meantime it teaches us how to save it and not waste. This practice a month in a year or one day in a week is a game changer to stop malnutrition, food scarcity. No one will sleep with an empty stomach at any corner of world. It is proved that the health system of a human being remain stable lifelong period by fasting at regular interval. It helps to purify a person not only internal organ but also positive effect on its soul. He or she can be a brighter thinker towards the society and decision of these people will be a road map for future generation. Here again It teaches us save for others in order to defeat the malnutrition and food scarcity. One of the important parameters of this roza is to believe in your creator on your creation.
The third one is zakat or we can say a charity to help poor people living in your surroundings, neighbourhood or within family. A great saying is “A charity begins at home” means start charity from home and simultaneously share it from your deserve family member/s. By this valuable step one can start helping poor from the family itself. This approach can be extended to a local institution or upto the foundation level. The charity did not only save the beneficiary for time being but also he or she should learn “how to earn”. The solution of unemployment problem is hidden in the charity. The good number of financial solutions can be extracted from it and number of unemployed youth can set up their own unit in order to earn livelihood in a respectable manner. The amount of collection of zakat or charity will define the responsibility of a foundation towards the society. As we know that a person should calculate amount of zakat on its total worth in cash, immovable assets and other source of income as per the calculation. This approach helps in balancing the financial stability of people across the area, region, country or globe. One unbelievable component of charity is that, once you contribute, any untoward incident to be happened will be averted automatically. By the charity we can control the accidents, diseases, natural calamity besides financial instability and unemployment.
The last but not the least one is “Haj & Umrah” journey once in a life or more depends upon the economic stability. The best practical example of interstate economic corridor, travel for peace & prosperity is pilgrimage. The implementation of latest technology in order to facilitate & accommodate lakhs of people at one point of time is a major outcome. The concept of pilgrimage tourism adopting nowadays by number of countries across the globe is practicing by Arab countries from hundreds of years ago. These countries not only generating revenue from it but also providing world class facilities to the pilgrims visiting there. The travel from one place to another by a human being is not new but from times immemorial. Travel not only reflects the economic strength & courage of host country but also a visiting people from a particular area. This type of travel will definitely increase the purchasing power and ensure the economic stability. One of the important points of this travel is that a person/s cut off its all relations though temporarily and joins links with its creator which will help him not only here but also hereafter.
Hence, one can observe, judge and analyze that the secret of existence of world lies with the above points. As far as we abide by these rules & regulations our survival on the globe is possible else we will perished.
Shabir Ahmad Shah can be reached at shabir_anas@yahoo.com
