Monday 11 February 2013

ورشة عمل: مهارات الإدارة المحلية والبلديات اسطنبول – تركيا خلال الفترة من 14 الى 18 أبريل 2013

الدار العربية للتنمية الإدارية

(ورشة عمل)

مهارات الإدارة المحلية والبلديات

بإعتماد : المعهد الأوروبى لمدراء الأعمال EIBM

Europe Institute of Business Managers

مقر الإنعقاد : اسطنبول – تركيا

خلال الفترة من 14 الى 18 ابريل 2013

 

        بهدف تزويد المشاركين بمهارات إدارة البلديات والادارات المحلية التى تكفل حسن أدائهم لمهام عملهم، وتجنيب جهة العمل الكثير من المشكلات القانونية والإدارية والمالية التى قد ترتب المسئولية على جهة الإدارة إذا لم يتم معالجتها والإرتقاء بمستوى أداء وحدات الإدارة المحلية ومراعاة مقتضيات مصلحة العمل والصالح العام؛ وذلك من خلال مناقشة الشخصية المعنوية والقانونية والإدارية والمالية للإدارة العامة، المركزية الإدارية، اللامركزية الإدارية، عدم التركيز الإدارى، إنشاء الوحدات الإدارية المحلية، إختصاصات الوحدات الإدارية والمالية والقانونية المحلية، هيئات ومجالس الوحدات المحلية، المجالس الشعبية المحلية وإختصاصاتها، المجالس التنفيذية وإختصاصاتها.

      مستهدفين في ذلك مديرو الإدارات ورؤساء الأقسام والعاملين بالوحدات المحلية والبلديات، مديرو ورؤساء منظمات المجتمع المدني، مديرو ورؤساء المجالس البلدية، مديرو ورؤساء هيئات التطوير العمراني، جميع العاملين بتلك الهيئات والمرشحين لشغل تلك الوظائف.

وبهذه المناسبة يسعدنا دعوتكم للمشاركة بورقة عمل أو الحضور والمناقشة وتعميم خطابنا على المهتمين بموضوع ورشة العمل وإفادتنا بمن تقترحون توجيه الدعوة لهم علماً بأن رسوم الاشتراك 1200 دولار أمريكى للفرد.

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[PF:171740] Meaning and Excellence of Bay'at (Pledge)

The True Meaning and
Excellence of Bay'at [Pledge]


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The meaning of Bay'at or pledging spiritual allegiance is to be totally sold, which means to surrender yourself totally to a Spiritual Master (Murshid) to guide you to Allah.
 
Bay'at should be done on the hands of that person who possesses the following e attributes or else Bay'at will not be permissible. These are:

1. First and foremost, he must be a Sunni Muslim holding correct Islamic beliefs.
2. He should at least have that amount of knowledge which will enable him, without the assistance of anyone, to extract questions relating to Islamic Jurisprudence from Islamic books.
3. His Silsila (Chain of Spiritual Order) must be directly linked to the Holy Prophet (SallAllahu Alaihi wa Sallam) without a break in the sequence.
4. He must not be a Fasiq-e-Mo'lin (One who openly commits transgression and sin).

People, today, consider Bay'at to be some kind of fashion. They are ignorant of the reality of Bay'at. An example is given here to give you an idea of what Bay'at really is. Once a Murid (Disciple) of the great Shaykh Sayyiduna Yahya Maneri (Radi Allahu' Ta'ala Anho) was drowning. Sayyiduna Khidr (Alaihis Salam) appeared and said the Murid, "Give me your hand and I will save you". The Murid replied, "This hand has already been given in the hands of Sayyiduna Yahya Maneri Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho and since it belongs to him I cannot give it to anyone else". Sayyiduna Khidr Alaihis Salam disappeared and, instantly, Sayyiduna Yahya Maneri Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho appeared and saved him.

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Baab ash-Shaykh, Hadratal Qadriya, Mazar of Sultan al-Awliya Sayyiduna
Ghawth al Aa'zam Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu, Baghdad Sharif - Iraq

TAJDID-E-BAY'AT (RENEWAL OF BAY'AT)

Tajdid or renewal of Bay'at used to take place in the time of the Holy Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam. Once the Holy Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam personally took Bay'at thrice from Sayyiduna Salmah bin Akwah Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho who was preparing to leave for Jihad. In the first instance, Rasoolullah SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam asked, "Did Salmah take Bay'at?" After a while the Holy Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam asked, "Salmah, are you not going to take Bay'at?" Sayyiduna Salmah Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho said, "Ya Rasoolullah SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam! I had already taken Bay'at". After all the Ashabs had taken Bay'at, the Prophet of Islam SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam repeated for the third time, "Salmah are you not going to take Bay'at?" Sayyiduna Salmah Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho said, "Ya Rasoolullah SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam! I have already taken Bay'at twice". The Prophet of Islam SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam said, "Repeat the Bay'at". So, Sayyiduna Salmah Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho, in a single sitting took Bay'at (Tajdid) thrice.

The secret and wisdom of the emphasis of Bay'at made on him was that he always made Jihad with the Kufar by foot. For him to now dash into the army of the enemy and confront them alone meant nothing to him.

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Hadrat Sultan Shahabuddin Soharwardi Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anho, Baghdad - Iraq

BAY'AT AND ITS BENEFITS

There are two types of Bay'at:

(A) BAY'AT-E-BARAKAH

This is to initiate one's self for the mere Barakah (Blessing) of joining a Silsila and this is the general idea or reason of today's Bay'ats. This should, at least, be done with a good intention. If Bay'at is taken for mere worldly gain or any reason other than spiritual upliftment, then such Bay'at is Batil (null and void). For Bay'at-e-Barakah it is sufficient if the Shaykh you take Bay'at from is Shaykh-e-Ittisal, which means that his Silsila is linked to the King of the Prophets, Sayyiduna Muhammad SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam without a break in sequence and that the Shaykh possesses the four mentioned pre-requisites mentioned.

A'la Hazrat (Radi ALLAHu' Ta'ala Anho) states: "The above Bay'at is not useless, but beneficial, in fact, very beneficial and profitable in Deen and Dunya. At least, his name would be recorded in the books of the Beloved of Allah (Mehbooban-e-Khuda). By just having a link with a spiritual order (Silsila) is by itself a great fortune and blessing of which three are mentioned below:

1. Emulation or imitation of the elite and Beloved ones of Allah (Khasan-e-Khuda) in the field of Tariqah or Sufism. Rasoolullah (SallAllahu Alaihi wa Sallam) said:

"One who imitates a nation is among them".

Sayyiduna Shaykh-ush-Shuyuk Shahabud Din Suhrwardi (Radi ALLAHu' Ta'ala Anho) states in his book, "Awariful Ma'ahrif":

"Be it known that there are two types of Bay'at - Bay'at-e-Tabaruk (Barakah) and Bay'at-e-Iradah (Devotion). The actual intention of the Murids of a Masha'ikh is Bay'at-e-Iradah and Bay'at-e-Tabaruk has similarity with it. So for the real and true Murid there is Bay'at-e-Iradah and, for those who desire imitation there is Bay'at-e-Tabaruk because those who imitate a nation is amongst them".

2. A divine link is connected with the Awliya and Sualihin. Rasoolullah (SallAllahu Alaihi wa Sallam) says that His Rabb, the All Powerful and Almighty Allah says.

"There are those people who, by merely sitting with them, one will never become a Kafir". (This refers to the Awliya)

3. The Beloved of Allah are Ayat Rahmah (Signs of Mercy). They take into their fold of mercy all those who remember and honour them and also focus their beams of mercy on them. Someone asked the King of the Awliya, Sayyiduna Ghousul Azam (Radi ALLAHu' Ta'ala Anho):

"If any person takes your name in respect and honour though he may not be your Murid or not initiated by you personally, would he be counted as your Murid?"

The great Ghawth replied:

"Allah will accept those who have any form of relation or connection with me and notes his name in my spiritual office. If such a person adopts any desired path, Allah will bless him with guidance and repentance. He will be under my spiritual banner. Verily, my Rabb, the All Powerful and Almighty, has promised me that all my Murids, all those who love me and all those who follow the path I am on, will enter Jannah (Paradise)". [Extracted from Bahjatul Asrar]

Hadrat Sultan Bahauddin Naqshbandi Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho, Bukhara - Uzbekistan

(B) BAY'AT-E-IRADAH

This means to totally abolish ones desires and intentions and surrender on's self at the hands of a true Guide or Spiritual Master who has entered the Kingdom of the Heavens. You have totally empower him as your commander and ruler. You have to sincerely obey and execute all his orders and methods entrusted on you by him concerning the path to the spiritual domain. Never take a step without his consent even though some laws and orders may not suit you or make sense to you. Remember the example of Khidr (Alaihis Salam) when Sayyiduna Moosa (alaihis salam) met him and they both travelled together. The Murshid's commands may cause great discomfort to you and at such moments the Murid must regard this as the interference of the Cursed Shaitan. Your every hardship and difficulty must be presented to him. In conclusion, the Murid must totally hand himself over to the Shaykh like a corpse in the hands of a person performing Ghusal. This is known as Bay'at-e-Salikin. Such Bay'at is regarded as being the aim and object of the grand Spiritual Masters. Such Bay'at leads one to Allah the Almighty. It was Bay'at-e-Salikin that was taken by the Ashabs at the hands of the Holy Prophet (SallAllahu Alaihi wa Sallam).

Sayyiduna Obadah bin Samat (Radi ALLAHu' Ta'ala Anho) states:

"We had taken Bay'at (at the hands of Rasoolullah SallAllahu Alaihi wa Sallam) on the following principles:

We will await his command and execute it in times of every ease and difficulty, every form of ecstasy or displeasure. And when the Master commands us we will never disobey or cross question him".

The command of the Murshid is the command of Rasoolullah (SallAllahu Alaihi wa Sallam) and his command is the Command of Allah, the All Powerful, Who nobody dares disobey. Allah states in the Holy Quran:

"And it is not appropriate for faithful men and women; when and His Messenger have judged a matter, to consider it a matter of choice for themselves; and one who does not accept the judgement of and His Messenger has indeed clearly entered darkness." [Sura Ahzab: 36]

In "Awariful Ma'arif" Shaykh Shahab al-Din Suhrawardi Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho sates:

"To be under the command of the Shaykh is to be under the Command of Allah and His Rasool SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam and is the revival of a Sunnah - Bay'at. This is only applicable on those persons who imprison themselves in the hands of the Shaykh, discard all desires and dissolve themselves in the Shaykh (Fana-fish-Shaykh)".

Shaykh Suhrawardi Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho also states:

"Abstain from criticizing the Shaykh for it is a deadly poison for the Murid. It is extremely rare for a Murid who criticise his Shaykh to find serenity and success. In any action of the Shaykh which does not seem correct to the Murid, he should remember the events of Sayyiduna Khidar. This is because the actions performed by Sayyiduna Khidar Alaihis Salam were apparently questionable (e.g. making a hole in the boat of the poor and killing an innocent child), but when the reasons for these actions were explained then it became obvious that the Shaykh should not be questioned".

Sayyiduna Imam Abul-Qasim Qushayri Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho states in his Kitab, "Risalah", that Sayyiduna Abu Sahal Sahlooki Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho states,

"Any person who says 'why' to any word of his Shaykh will never achieve success."

May Allah Azza wa Jal grant us peace and success. Aameen!!

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Shahanshah-e-Hind Hadrat Khwaja Ghareeb Nawaz
Sultan Moenuddin Chishti Ajmeri Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anho, Ajmer Sharif - India

RECTIFICATION TO A MISCONCEPTION:

It has become a misconception today, that only Sayyids (descendants of the Beloved Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi wa Sallam) are allowed to be Peers. They are the only ones who have the right of making mureeds. Sadly, amongst those who spread such propaganda, are mostly those who themselves are not Sayyid and only claim to be Sayyid, so that they may broaden their horizons. True Love and respect for the Sayyid is the recognition of the people of Imaan. Very deprived and unfortunate are those who have no love for the family of the Prophet (SallAllahu Alaihi wa Sallam). But it must be noted, that it is not necessary to be Sayyid to be a Peer. The Holy Quran says,

"The exalted and respected in the Court of Allah are those amongst you that are pious and Allah Fearing."

It must be noted, that, Hadrat Ghawth al-Azam Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu) is no doubt Hasani Husaini Sayyid, but his Peer, Hadrat Abu Saeed Makhzoomi, and his Shaykh Hadrat Abul Hassan Hakaari and His Shaykh Hadrat Abul Farah Tartoosi and various other Shuyookh of the Silsila, namely Shaykh Abdul Waahid Tameemi, Shaykh Abu Bakr Shibli, Hadrat Junaid Baghdadi, Hadrat Siiri Saqti and Hadrat Ma'roof Karkhi Radi Allahu Anhum al-Ajma'een are all not Sayyids. The Peer of Sultaan al-Hind Hadrat Khwaja Mueen al-Deen Chishti Alaihir Rahma wa ar-Ridwaan, Hadrat Khwaja Usman Harooni Alaihir Rahma wa ar-Ridwaan is also not a Sayyid.

AlaHadrat (Radi Allahu Anhu) states:

To say that it is a condition for a Peer to be Sayyid, is to claim that all the silsilas (Spiritual Chains) are baatil (broken). In the Silsila Aaliyah Qadiriyah, all the Shaykhs between Sayyiduna Ali Rida and Hadrat Ghawth al-Azam (Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhum al-Ajma'een) are all non Sayyids. And in the Silsila Aaliyah Chishtiya, immediately after Sayyiduna Ali (Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu) is Hadrat Imam Hassan al-Basri (Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu), who neither Sayyid, Quraishi nor an Arab, and in Silsila Aaliyah Naqshabandiya, the actual inception is from Hadrat Abu Bakr Siddique (Radi Allahu Anhu). [Fatawa Radawiyyah, Vol. 9, Page 114]

THE EXCELLENCE OF RECITING ONE'S SAJRAH

There are many virtues in reciting one's Sajrah of which a few are mentioned below:

1. Memorising the chain of Awliya up to Rasoolullah SallAllahu Alaihi wa Sallam.
2. The Zikr and Remembrance of Swalihin (Awliya) is the means of receiving Allah's Rahmah (Mercy)
3. Performing the Esal-e-Sawab for all the Spiritual Masters which is a cause of receiving their spiritual guidance.
4. When the Murid remembers them in times of ease the Awliya of the Silsila will remember him in times of hardship and will also be of assistance to him.


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Extracted from

Irshadaat-e-AlaHadrat Alaihir raHma
Translated by: Shaykh Abd al-Hadi al-Qadiri

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[PF:171788] CHINAS NEW RAILWAY SYSTEM ! Unbelievable! ...


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 Please see the huge modern railway network in China below. We Pakistanis are still struggling to maintain our railway network left by the Britishers. During Ayub era, a modern electric train network was also built but could not be maintained properly and it is closed now with engines and bogeys most probably condemned and misappropriated. The diesel engine network is also failing with no proper maintainance and upkeep. Corruption is rampant every where and the the railway Minister's duty is to issue strict warning of strict action only which is filed. We need some honest and sincere government with total change of police and judicial system to put our country on the right track. We need a Mustafa Kemal Ataturk type leader to save our country from the mess of exploitation on all fronts including the police, judicial and religious front.  Vote for only such sincere and honest leaders and parties which promises in their manifestoe extreme changes in the bureaucratic set up, police and judicial set up with summary/Qazi courts with hard punishments to all violators of rules and laws. God helps those who help themselves. Thanks. 
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China's new rail system sure makes Canada 's rail system look pretty obsolete,but in China they have the population numbers to support the huge expense.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Does anyone still doubt that China is heading towards becoming a Mega super power

in a decade or two?  No doubt at all.

Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail. Beijing departure station





The train speed is 350 km/hr


The crew to board the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed train.




The crew staff are preparing food.



The trains have 1st class, business and VIP cars, as well as economy class of course.
There are also dedicated disabled areas, wheelchair accessible bathrooms and corridors.







HOW DID THEY DO THIS?

THEY COPIED THE US IDEAS OF THE 40 & 50'S AND COMBINED THEM WITH TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY.

 

 

What do you think ?

Made in China with our money from all our "Made in China " purchases?

 

 

 



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[PF:171739] Pakistani governments fail to implement Shariah law in letter and spirit

Since 1988  the so calleed demorcratic regimes failed to implement Islamic Law in letter and 
spirit, with  the result  that  tribal traditions have made life miserable for poor girls and their
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Film about rape critiques Pakistan's justice system

( Courtesy of H2H Films/Frontline ) - Kainat Soomro, who was only 13 years old when she says she was abducted and gang-raped by four men, is challenging the traditional Pakistani tribal justice system with her case.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Kainat Soomro was only 13 years old when, she says, she was abducted and gang-raped by four men in 2007. She defied Pakistan's traditional tribal justice system to pursue her alleged attackers in court — and barely escaped a death sentence imposed by village elders for bringing disgrace to the community.

"Outlawed in Pakistan," a documentary screened last month at the Sundance Film Festival, tells Soomro's story.

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Filmmakers Habiba Nosheen and Hilke Schellmann follow Soomro and the men she has accused as they muddle their way through a legal system in which the vast majority of rape cases end with reputations tattered all around but very few convictions.

The documentary's conclusion? The criminal justice system in Pakistan is hopelessly flawed on all sides.

Most cases cannot be proved for lack of evidence. Law enforcement officials are averse to filing charges in the first place. Victims don't know where to turn, and doctors are unprepared to deal with sex crimes. Defendants are vulnerable to bogus allegations.

An extended version of the documentary will air this spring on the PBS documentary series "Frontline."

"We really approached the story as investigative journalists, without taking any sides of who's right and who's wrong," said Nosheen, who co-directed and co-wrote the documentary with Schellmann. "We were being objective."

Nosheen lives and works in New York, but she was born in Lahore, Pakistan, and is intimately familiar with the attitudes that pervade Pakistan's conservative society. Sensitive topics such as rape and violence against women are rarely discussed, she said.

Schellmann said she wanted to show how a criminal justice system works when there is no evidence. Many rape cases in Pakistan devolve into "he said, she said" exercises because of sloppy police work and lack of evidence, Schellmann said.

"The laws on the books are pretty good," she said. "But if you got a possible death penalty on the table for a gang rape, the burden of proof is pretty high."

Written laws can't defeat a strong gender bias that prevents those statutes from being enforced, said Zohra Yusuf, a human rights activist.

"It starts with the police station," Yusuf said. "The attitude of police officers most of the time is, 'She did something to invite rape.' And this attitude is in the lower judiciary as well."

And many women, especially those from rural areas, do not realize the need to get a medical examination immediately, advocates said. In terms of getting evidence to the courts, the women have no idea what to do.

The film could make international audiences more aware of sexual violence against women in Pakistan. There is a high level of awareness inside Pakistan, but Pakistanis tend to pay more attention when the issues are discussed in films for a Western audience, Nosheen said.

"I'm not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing," she said.




 


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