Alia Bhatt :-)

Alia is a troublemaker! Full stop! When I first saw her I thought she's an Eskimologist or Geologer but she turned out to be an actress or whatever -- I read somewhere -- sometime ago -- in the pulp media -- Duh! of course -- that she -- unremorsefully or so -- (audaciously or so eh?) -- shooed, squelched and muffled her bitter and vulturine critics -- massacred 'em -- It's tantamount to war crimes eh? -- How'd she do this with such blatant impunity -- whatever -- I don't believe that -- moreover I'm quite wary of Brits -- Wiki tells me that she's a British citizen or whatever -- Yeah, yeah I'm incorrigibly xenophobic! -- reminds me of Salt March and Mahatma Gandhi Ji -- appalling atrocities, victimization, proactive aggression, unending subjugation and so forth....... and I get very vengeful or so -- I'm NOT kidding -- Anyways, so I was saying that Alia is a troublemaker -- Anyways, I dunno why this cool Ranbir dude fell for her in a big way -- guys make horrid marital decisions -- duh -- Okay fine--agreed (grudgingly okay?) -- Alia is a female mythological being who is partly divine and partly human -- a deified woman and all that -- No doubt about that -- but--er--ahem--Alia is a troublemaker! -- Okay Alia Ji and Ranbir Ji -- I've to go now -- I'm very busy -- I've to feed undomesticated pigeons -- and, people-watching, hang out time et cetera -- I love you guys so much -- I'm a Hunchbacked Whirling Dervish, Shaman, Wizard et cetera -- If any evil sorcerers irk you guys again -- let me know -- I'll scramble zillions of very evil daemons to zap 'em -- my remuneration is only 140 Rupees after not-so-serious haggling. -- :-) I never say goodbye because there's no such word in Navajo! 

A whacky rhyme for Aima :-)

Aima Aima A miracle worker

Dolly in Blue baggy trousers 

She'd look coy in a White Turtleneck sweater

I look at her

And, she looks at me

We meet in the parallel universe.

She's like a bluebird!

Dolly-posh let's go to a safari

Yeah, yeah in your swanky Ferrari.

Golden Delicious

You're so pretty and precious.

Yummy, yummy, yum-yum 

Honeypot where's my Nicotine chewing gum.

You thought I'd invariably ask for a price

For flour and spice.

Nope! Nope! You got me wrong!

I'm NOT a quack. 

I NEVER fleece.

Meet me in Greece

Greenwich Mean Time

I'm a Dervish, dame

Give me just a few dimes!

 

4th-degree electrical burn: Amputation, significant functional impairment and, in some cases, death.

 

Kajal Aggarwal

There's this gigantic hoarding -- near my place -- there's a girl on it -- unbelievably pretty -- If I weren't a believer -- I'd have believed -- irrevocably so -- that she's a goddess -- there's something undeniably ethereal about her -- I've stayed here -- about fifty years or so -- on this planet -- (and) I've never seen anyone more prettier -- but pretty isn't the word -- she's this uncanny otherworldly vibes -- you just can't simply refute it -- she's someone who'd change your life unalterably -- You're teleported to some unearthly place -- some planet with mythical beings -- she's very bewitching -- a femme fatale with absolutely no remorse or guilt for the trials and tribulations of men -- she's someone who'd -- very easily -- instigate you to start not just a brawl but a war -- a real war -- you'd relinquish -- in a blink of an eye -- your knighthood for her -- If I were a king and if she (was) a commoner -- I'd have joyfully abdicated my crown for her -- no kidding -- Nobody sane would think twice -- An inimitable specimen of a (female) Homo Sapien -- but hey wait a minute -- she's a perfect clone -- that's none other than her sister -- kiddo sister I guess eh? -- Wiki says her name is Nisha -- Anyways, I Blogged about other girls -- in my characteristic whacky monologic style -- but I couldn't write about Kajal -- I dunno -- You've to be very discreet -- You've to choose your words very wisely -- writing about her is no picnic -- I see her songs, interviews for a few minutes -- then I just switch to something else -- something more.....I dunno  -- I just can't -- I dunno why -- I just get so spellbound or whatever -- awed? --- overwhelmed? -- I dunno why I'm Blogging about her today -- I don't see a sane reason to do that -- but maybe deep down -- subconsciously or so -- I want her to know that I think about her a lot -- quite often I must confess -- That's all -- paparazzi and all that -- write about her all the time -- of course -- Deep down I want her to read this Blog post and I also want her to know that I live in the same city -- I fret the day I might bump into her....... O Lord, please don't hasten the Hour.....LOL ROFL hehehehehehe :-)

A whacky rhyme: Just penned. LOL ROFL hehehehehehe

Trance, trance

Cavaliers of Gwalior

Shooting stars and Meteor shower 

Friendly neighbourhood copper

Flying in a chopper.

Devil is very evil

Palace, hut or shack

Evil comes back

Swordsmen patrol

Do NOT lower your guard TONIGHT!

Eagle, weasel or hawk

Alpha, Bravo and Foxtrot

I'm on your side

DO NOT ride hovercrafts

Witch on a broom

Devil wakes up at half-moon.

Do NOT lower your guard TONIGHT!

Village, city or town

Witch, Wizard or elf owl

I'm neither a foe or a fool

No worries: I'm watching your back. :-)

-- Maqsood Qureshi aka Hunchbacked Whirling Dervish :-)

Smallpox survivor with facial scarring, blindness and white corneal scar in his left eye, 1972

 

Contemporary voodoo doll, with 58 pins

 

A humanoid figurine with pins stuck into it: this was one method by which cunning folk battled witches using magical means. Artifact at the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Cornwall, England

 

Aboriginal man with boomerang, Yuendumu, 2018

 

A cockerel is a traditional figure used as a vane placed on top of the cardinal directions.

 

Fishy eh? LOL ROFL hehehehehehehe

 

Praise be to Allah. Firstly: It is well-known in the books of tafseer and seerah that the Shaytaan was present at the battle of Badr and that he appeared in the form of Suraaqah ibn Maalik. That is mentioned in the commentary on the verse in which Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning): “And (remember) when Shaitan (Satan) made their (evil) deeds seem fair to them and said, ‘No one of mankind can overcome you this day (of the battle of Badr) and verily, I will be your protector.’ But when the two forces came in sight of each other, he ran away and said ‘Verily, I have nothing to do with you. Verily! I see what you see not. Verily! I fear Allah for Allah is Severe in punishment.’” [al-Anfaal 8:48].

The Vetala Panchavimshati (Sanskrit: वेतालपञ्चविंशति, IAST: vetālapañcaviṃśati),[1][2] or Betal Pachisi ("Twenty-five (tales) of Betal"), is a collection of tales and legends within a frame story, from India. Internationally, it is also known as Vikram-Vetala. It was originally written in Sanskrit.

 

My Autobiography: In a nutshell: My life has always been a game of Snakes and Ladders. There're more snakes than ladders. :(

 

Salman Khan with brothers Arbaaz Khan (left) and Sohail Khan (right) :-) Band of Brothers! :-) Love you guys so much! :-) God bless you guys.

 

Sallu Bhai: We're your die-hard fans: We're your blood brothers . . . . We stand shoulder to shoulder with you in absolute solidarity during these turbulent and testing times...Hang in there, Salman sir. :-)

Vocab break, folks: mediate: to talk to two separate people or groups involved in a disagreement to try to help them to agree or find a solution to their problems.

Vocab break, folks: intervene: to intentionally become involved in a difficult situation in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse.

The April 2010 Dantewada Maoist attack[1][2] was an 6 April 2010 ambush by Naxalite-Maoist insurgents from the Communist Party of India (Maoist) near Chintalnar village in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, India, leading to the killing of 76 CRPF policemen and 8 Maoists[3] — the deadliest attack by the Maoists on Indian security forces.[4][5][6] The attack occurred when over 85 officers from the central paramilitary force Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and a local police group were conducting an area domination exercise in the Bastar tribal region of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.[7] Ambush style attacks on Indian Police have been repeated since by Maoist militants.

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Greyhounds is a police special forces unit of the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Police departments in India. Greyhounds specialises in counter-insurgency operations against Naxalite and Maoist terrorists.[5][6][7] Several Indian paramilitary and police officers have described the Greyhounds as among the best anti-insurgency forces that specialises in anti-Maoist operations and as experts in jungle warfare.

Greyhounds' founder K. S. Vyas in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.

 

The people of MI5 work to keep the country safe. For more than a century we have worked to protect the UK from a range of national security threats.

https://www.mi5.gov.uk/

What are terrorism threat levels?

Terrorism threat levels indicate the likelihood of a terrorist attack in the UK. There are two published threat levels. 

There are 5 categories at which the threat levels could be set: 

LOW - an attack is highly unlikely 

MODERATE - an attack is possible, but not likely 

SUBSTANTIAL - an attack is likely 

SEVERE - an attack is highly likely 

CRITICAL - an attack is highly likely in the near future 

Salman Khan gets death threat: ‘Pay ₹5 crore to end enmity with Lawrence Bishnoi’. Mumbai Police begins probe

'Do Not Even Try...': Putin's Huge Warning To Israel Over Iran Nuke Sites

Then he said: “But when the disbelieving slave is about to depart this world and enter the Hereafter, there come down to him from heaven angels with black faces, bringing sackcloth, and they sit around him as far as the eye can see. Then the Angel of Death comes and sits by his head, and he says, ‘O evil soul, come forth to the wrath of Allah and His anger.’ Then his soul disperses inside his body, then comes out cutting the veins and nerves, like a skewer passing through wet wool. When he seizes it, they do not leave it in his hand for an instant before they take it and put it in that sackcloth, and there comes from it a stench like the foulest stench of a dead body on the face of the earth. Then they ascend and they do not pass by any group of angels but they say, ‘Who is this evil soul?’ and they say, ‘It is So and so the son of So and so, calling him by the worst names by which he was known in this world, until they reach the lowest heaven. They ask for it to be opened to them and it is not opened.” Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) recited (interpretation of the meaning): “for them the gates of heaven will not be opened, and they will not enter Paradise until the camel goes through the eye of the needle” [Al-A’raaf 7:40] He said: “Then Allah says, ‘Record the book of My slave in Sijjeen in the lowest earth, and return him to the earth, for from it I created them, to it I will return them and from it I will bring them forth once again.’ So his soul is cast down.” Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) recited the verse (interpretation of the meaning): “and whoever assigns partners to Allah, it is as if he had fallen from the sky, and the birds had snatched him, or the wind had thrown him to a far off place” [Al-Hajj 22:31] He said: “Then his soul is returned to his body, and there come to him two angels who make him sit up and they say to him, ‘Who is your Lord?’ He says, ‘Oh, oh, I don’t know.’ They say, ‘What is your religion?’ He says, ‘Oh, oh, I don’t know.’ Then a voice calls out from heaven, ‘Prepare for him a bed from Hell and clothe him from Hell, and open for him a gate to Hell.’ Then there comes to him some of its heat and hot winds, and his grave is constricted and compresses him until his ribs interlock. Then there comes to him a man with an ugly face and ugly clothes, and a foul stench, who says, ‘Receive the bad news, this is the day that you were promised.’ He says, ‘Who are you? Your face is a face which forebodes evil.’ He says, ‘I am your evil deeds.’ He says, ‘O Lord, do not let the Hour come, do not let the Hour come.’” This hadith was classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albani in Ahkaam al-Janaa’iz, p. 156

Ahmad (17803) and Abu Dawood (4753) narrated that al-Baraa’ ibn ‘Aazib said: We went out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) for the funeral of a man from among the Ansaar. We came to the grave and when (the deceased) was placed in the lahd, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sat down and we sat around him, as if there were birds on our heads (i.e., quiet and still). In his hand he had a stick with which he was scratching the ground. Then he raised his head and said, “Seek refuge with Allah from the torment of the grave”, two or three times …”

Trance, trance I monkey-wrenched their conspiracies and plans From Mercury to Mars My dominion is omnipresent, it's everywhere! Jupiter or Neptune You're my consort, my Queen I give you my boon I make your foes swoon! Unsheathed, Unflinching Crescent Swords My Warriors waiting direly on their White Stallions and Mares I'll just have to wave a hand -- a gesture to commence Warfare No Evil Soul would be spared. Retreat, retreat Show your backs and flee the battleground Spare yourselves from my anger and wrath Evildoers and Enemies who know Nought.

Traffic Stopper! :-) Genelia Ji: Tera mujhse Hai Pehle Ka Naata Koi -- Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na LOL ROFL :-) hehehehehehe Just goofing around with you! How's Riteish sahib, BTW eh? :-) Love you guys so much! :-) By the One in Whose hand is my soul.....I want you folks to know I'm there for you guys. Just the same as always. It's me: Hunchbacked Whirling Dervish. :-) aka devil-tamer! hehehehehehehe LOL ROFL I'll never let 'em give you guys a fright! :-) Word of honor. :-) I slay devils.....I'm a shaman....that's how I earn my bread-and-butter! :-) LOL ROFL BTW, I never say goodbye because there's no such word for it in Navajo! :-)

 

Agnipravesham (Sanskrit: अग्निप्रवेशम, romanized: Agnipraveśam, lit. 'Fiery entrance'),[1] also called Agnipariksha (Sanskrit: अग्निपरीक्षा, romanized: Agniparīkṣā, lit. 'fiery ordeal') is the mythical[2] practice of self-immolation described in Hindu literature.

"Rome wasn't built in a day" is an adage attesting to the need for time to create great things. It is the usual English translation of a medieval French phrase, Rome ne fu[t] pas faite toute en un jour, from the collection Li Proverbe au Vilain, published around 1190.[1] The modern French form is «Rome ne s'est pas faite en un jour». Here is how it may be used in a conversation: "You cannot expect me to finish a project of this scale in 24 hours. Rome wasn't built in a day".

When in Rome, do as the Romans do (Medieval Latin: Sī fuerīs Rōmae, Rōmānō vīvitō mōre; sī fuerīs alibī, vīvitō sīcut ibī), often shortened to when in Rome..., is a proverb attributed to Saint Ambrose.[1][2] The proverb means that it is best to follow the traditions or customs of a place being visited. A later version reads when in Rome, do as the Pope does.

Rajnath Singh asks Army to stay prepared, modernise for future contingencies

 

Schizophrenia :(

 

Straitjacket :(

 

Folks: I keyed in a whacky rhyme for Aima. Just now. It's a draft copy. :-)

Aima puts me in a deep trance

We sing and dance

You and I

Around the world in 80 days?

Life is a labyrinth -- yeah, yeah it's a maze!

Life is just a fantasy -- a passing fancy 

Aima is a zippy zappy girl

Like a fun car chase

Let's go to France!

I'm a computer freak

I wanna be her boo

I know she'd just simply

Eek eek eek

Black cowboy boots and blue denim jeans

Brown sheriff tie and white turtleneck 

Custard cream

She my girl 

my my 

dream.

Why India’s no-first strike nuclear policy makes sense (as defence ministers should know) Former National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon explains the logic behind the decision. Shivshankar Menon Nov 19, 2016 · 10:30 am

https://scroll.in/article/821874/why-indias-no-first-strike-nuclear-policy-makes-sense-as-defence-ministers-should-know

In nuclear ethics and deterrence theory, no first use (NFU) refers to a type of pledge or policy wherein a nuclear power formally refrains from the use of nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in warfare, except for as a second strike in retaliation to an attack by an enemy power using WMD. Such a pledge would allow for a unique state of affairs in which a given nuclear power can be engaged in a conflict of conventional weaponry while it formally forswears any of the strategic advantages of nuclear weapons, provided the enemy power does not possess or utilize any such weapons of their own. The concept is primarily invoked in reference to nuclear mutually assured destruction but has also been applied to chemical and biological warfare, as is the case of the official WMD policy of India.

Official portrait of Vice President Kamala Harris.

 

President Biden addresses a joint session of Congress, with Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, April 28, 2021.

 

Gates and UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron at COP28 in Dubai on December 1, 2023

 

Governor Bush (right) with father, former president George H. W. Bush, and wife, Laura, at the dedication of the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, 1997

 

Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton

 

Hypothetical Questions :-)

#1. What would be your dream job?

Barnstorming / Explorer / Spy / Counter-terrorist professional

#2. If you could have 3 wishes granted, what would they be?

Power to Heal. Invisibility. Flying. Seriously eh? I'd ask for infinite wishes! LOL ROFL 

#3. If you HAD to change your name, what would you change it to?

Charles Sobhraj

#4 If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live?

Amongst 'Uncontacted Tribes'.

#5 Name three exotic countries you would like to visit

America. United Arab Emirates. Explore India particularly villages. 

#6 When you die - what part of your personality do you want to be remembered for?

Mister Hyde!

#7 If you could add a single option to your car, what would you add?

I love bullock carts! Seriously, eh? Humvee. Mount a high caliber weapon, maybe!  

#8 If you could start your own restaurant, what would it be?

Oh, something like KFC setup but only Chai! LOL ROFL 

#9 You're given $100,000 and you have to spend it all in one day and cannot buy any real estate, any kind of boat or vehicle and no investments or putting it in the bank, what do you spend it on? Be specific.

My girlfriend.

#10 If you had an unlimited shopping spree at one store, which store would that be?

A computer shack or something like that. :-)

#11 If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

I'd like to be Pulling Your Own Strings-COMPLIANT! :-)

What goal do you most want to accomplish in your lifetime?

My moral and religious duties.

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Drat, I lost my Ouija board! Seriously eh? A pilot maybe -- at least PPL. And, a 2nd Dan in Krav Maga, maybe.

What do you dream about at night?

Pretty girls with braces! Seriously, eh? I don't remember my dreams anymore. 

If you knew you were going to die in 24 hours, name three things you would do in the time you had left.

1. VDO-call my family. 2. Hug my girlfriend. 3. Pray to God for forgiveness. I dunno...I never thought about it. 

If you could get some plastic surgery, what part would you change.

Hmm. My nose maybe! LOL ROFL Dunno.

What would your dream house be like?

Tree House.

What crazy activities do you dream of trying someday?

Skydiving. Mountaineering. Jet pack, maybe. 

If you could go on a road trip with any person (dead or alive), who would you choose and where would you go?

My mother and father...Mecca and Madina. 

What one fun goal do you feel you must do before you die?

Marry my girlfriend! 

Do you want children? If so how many?

Yep. Twins: A boy and a girl.

What will the world be like in 25 years?

Where's my Ouija Board! Seriously eh? Humans and Aliens in a true symbiotic relationship / Coexisting peacefully! LOL ROFL 

Let's go to the movies, folks: WALL-E

 

If it's NOT important-er-ahem-IMportant Blue Dart it.

 

A taijitu of a particular style that is often named a "yin and yang symbol", the black area representing yin, with the opposite white side representing yang. The dots are representative of one within the other.

 

Yin and yang (English: /jɪn/, /jæŋ/), also yinyang[1][2] or yin-yang,[3][2] is a concept that originated in Chinese philosophy, describing an opposite but interconnected, self-perpetuating cycle. Yin and yang can be thought of as complementary and at the same time opposing forces that interact to form a dynamic system in which the whole is greater than the assembled parts and the parts are important for cohesion of the whole.

Qing-era representation of Sun Tzu

 

Sun Tzu (/suːn ˈdzuː, suːn ˈsuː/ soon DZOO, soon SOO;[1][2] traditional Chinese: 孫子; simplified Chinese: 孙子; pinyin: Sūnzǐ) was a Chinese military general, strategist, philosopher, and writer who lived during the Eastern Zhou period (771–256 BC). Sun Tzu is traditionally credited as the author of The Art of War, an influential work of military strategy that has affected both Western and East Asian philosophy and military thought. Sun Tzu is revered in Chinese and East Asian culture as a legendary historical and military figure. His birth name was Sun Wu (traditional Chinese: 孫武; simplified Chinese: 孙武) and he was known outside of his family by his courtesy name Changqing (Chinese: 長卿).[3] The name Sun Tzu—by which he is more popularly known—is an honorific which means "Master Sun".

I CHING OR BOOK OF CHANGES

 

 

Do you have it in you? If you have it in you, we're looking for you. India's Armed Forces is looking for a few good men. For the best and the brightest amongst you. For men with intellect, idealism and courage. Men who can lead and inspire others. The Indian Army is looking for a few good men & women. A few of the best and the brightest. A few with fire in their belly. A few with intellect, idealism and courage. If you have it in you, we’re looking for you.

The royal family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the annual Trooping the Colour parade in 2023. From left to right: Timothy Laurence; Anne, Princess Royal; Prince George; Prince Louis, situated in front of Catherine, Princess of Wales; Princess Charlotte, situated in front of William, Prince of Wales; King Charles III; Queen Camilla; Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh; Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh; Prince Edward, Duke of Kent; Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester; Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester

 

Du`as (prayers) at times of distress: Anas ibn Maalik said: "Whenever something distressed him, the Prophet (Peace & Blessings of Allah be upon Him) used to say: ‘O Ever-Living, O Self-Sustaining, by Your mercy I seek Your help." (Reported by al-Tirmidhi, no. 3446).

The UAE Presidential Guard (UAE-PG) (Arabic: حرس الرئاسة لدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة) is an elite military special operations unit of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces. It is a military unit that operates outside the conventional framework of traditional armed forces. Its estimated 12,000 personnel[1] are considered to be a premier fighting unit in the Middle East and the Arab world.[2] Its duties include protecting the Ra'is albeit they are not limited by that role.[

 

Vulture: A vulture is a bird of prey that scavenges on carrion: Example sentence: Noted that the paparazzi are vultures who could not exist without the connivance of the tabloid-buying public!

 

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 An old letter: Year 2000 You know I've got 4 pet snails--I don't particularly love snails--but I guess I'm trying to make a quiet, rather shy, almost inadvertent philosophical statement . . . they represent my present state of life--I'd have bought fishes--but I didn't--because fishes are restless, hyperactive--snails are sluggish, slothful . . . Life in Hyderabad is snail-paced. Laid-back. Living in the Old City is a proverbial Sisyphean-ordeal. Mediocre, myopic people -- and their obstinate mind-sets. Stray dogs-and-other predatory creatures infested--riot-and-blackout prone neighborhoods. I don't mean to sound snobbish. I still love my city -- its heritage--at least. But I feel so sorry for 'em. Anyway, I shouldn't write a sob-story. What's happening in my life? Hmm . . . Looking for a bride -- Re-reading From Heaven Lake: Travels through Sinkiang and Tibet by Vikram Seth -- Playing Jim Corbett: Reinventing mousetraps -- relentless skirmishes with intrepid roaches and lizards that often intrude into my elbowroom -- niece persuaded me to start blogging -- trying to co-exist with a would-be man-eater -- she's fierce and monstrous -- Sona -- a miniature wildcat -- loves mauling me -- this place is haunting me -- hate telly -- home-alone -- love scarecrows -- life has turned into a seesaw: hope and despair . . .

Trivia, folks: In spite of all their feigned docility -- our ubiquitous domestic Lizzie Lizards devour Snails! I kept pet snails: Year 2K or so. You know folks: Sometimes they (Lizards) drown in the Aquarium while attempting to catch their Preys (Snails in this case).

Habeeb: A collection of poems and quotes --Maqsood Qureshi aka Hunchbacked Whirling Dervish :-)

 

Thursday, August 9, 2018 Reprint: A fictitious brattish Arabian Princess and her bedouin aide-de-camp: SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 2017 Dhow ready for you missui Same familiar voice of rugged hunchbacked bedioun My father's most trusted lieutenat A crescent sword dangling by his side a gust of wind -- that seems to bother him somehow The audacity of his Samurai-like gait A mare whimpers and he pats in his charasteric dismissive gesture Subduedly flamboyant -- debonair -- that smirk on his face -- A chaps -- magenta or something -- it's charcoal-ish now A war trophy -- No head hunting anymore -- show any tribes He told me once with a shrugg nonchalant curse-like tone -- oh those spurs -- not even for menace makers Duel -- Jostle -- Do I look that intimidating to you eh -- Missui -- what's your name before you went to .... The uninimous chosen leader of warrior race A spine-chilling momentary glint in his pupil He ain't hunchbacked -- it's his way of obeisance His loyality rests with my father -- Mills and Boons -- That's what he thinks of me -- I guess Discreet -- hoarse -- monosyllables -- like giving them marching orders Doesn't even snooze -- siesta -- he trots to souk Hubble-bubble occassionally -- otherwise, Come To The Marlboro Country It's real sultry -- re-schedule your -- next summer break maybe Yes, yes he's so copycatish and fake -- gotta go now. Bye. Hey, Mister Cowboy -- Where's my Black tea huh? Damn -- did he hear that or what -- eavesdropping on me. Wait let my grandfather come. Hey, mister stonedeaf -- dont we pay you slave. Posted by Maqsood Qureshi at 9:58 PM

Folks: Mister Cuckoo: My Pet Python in Abu Dhabi, UAE. I'd to feed it rats....10 Dirhams each. :-) Good Old Days, folks! :-)

 

Syrian shamshir, The Royal Armoury, Stockholm Sweden.

 

The moment of coronation Amidst awe and hushed silence -- steady steps of the empress-to-be-crowned At each and every step a Crescent Sword is unsheathed with unflinching swift and warrior's grit In the shade of the swords . . . . She ascends to the throne. What's defeat? What's retreat? A Decree enforced. I'm a warrior -- righteous knows -- no shield and deceit. You weakling and weak-kneed. This is the day you were promised.

Folks: Mister Cuckoo: My Pet Scorpion in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Good Old Days, folks! :-)

 

A family of Dervishes, possibly by Antoin Sevruguin (between 1876 and 1925)

 

A Dervish from the Warrior Race It's a war No peanuts' butter or pineapple cake I urge you Go away Retreat Before it's too late. Later: Don't tell me that I didn't tell you. LOL ROFL heheehehehehhe -- Maqsood Qureshi aka The Hunchbacked Whirling Dervish.

A real whacky rhyme I just penned, folks: You hide and seek. I seek and hide. You're just a bubble. I'm real trouble. You'll poof in no time. I'll give you a hundred dime. Leave this place. Now, now, now I'm a sleepy clown. Don't wake me up from my delirium and slumber. My anger is chaste. You'll go real waste. Let the sleeping tiger -- sleep. -- -- Maqsood Qureshi aka The Hunchbacked Whirling Dervish. :-)

Trance, trance I make the Devils dance I'm from the Dervish clan Run, run, run Save yourselves You still have time As long as my sword is still sheathed. -- Maqsood Qureshi aka The Hunchbacked Whirling Dervish. :-)

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मौन निमंत्रण स्तब्ध ज्योत्सना में जब संसार चकित रहता शिशु सा नादान, विश्व के पलकों पर सुकुमार विचरते हैं जब स्वप्न अजान; न जाने नक्षत्रों से कौन निमंत्रण देता मुझको मौन!

काल करे सो आज कर, आज करे सो अब । पल में परलय होएगी, बहुरि करेगा कब ॥

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Reciting some of the du’as prescribed in shari’ah, such as: “Allaahumma Rabb al-Nas, adhhib al-ba s wa’shfi, anta al-Shafiy, la shifa a illa shifa uka, shifa an la yughadiru saqaman (O Allah, Lord of mankind, remove the evil and grant healing, for You are the Healer. There is no healing except Your healing, which does not leave any sickness).” If the above verses etc. are recited directly over the person who has been affected by sihr, then the reciter blows on his head and chest, these are also among the means of healing, by Allah’s leave, as stated above. And Allah knows best.

The verses from Surat Ta-Ha, which are as follows (interpretation of the meaning): “They said: ‘O Musa! Either you throw first or we be the first to throw?’ [Musa] said: ‘Nay, throw you (first)!’ Then behold! their ropes and their sticks, by their magic, appeared to him as though they moved fast. So Musa conceived fear in himself. We (Allah) said: ‘Fear not! Surely, you will have the upper hand. And throw that which is in your right hand! It will swallow up that which they have made. That which they have made is only a magician’s trick, and the magician will never be successful, to whatever amount (of skill) he may attain’” [20:65-69]

The verses from Surat Yunus, which are as follows (interpretation of the meaning): “And Pharaoh said: ‘Bring me every well-versed sorcerer.’ And when the sorcerers came, Musa said to them: ‘Cast down what you want to cast!’ Then when they had cast down, Musa said: ‘What you have brought is sorcery, Allah will surely make it of no effect. Verily, Allah does not set right the work of Al-Mufsidun (corrupters). And Allah will establish and make apparent the truth by His Words, however much the Mujrimun (criminals) may hate (it).’” [Yunus 10:79-82]

The verses from Surat al-A’araf, which are as follows (interpretation of the meaning): “[Pharaoh] said: ‘If you have come with a sign, show it forth, if you are one of those who tell the truth.’ Then [Musa] threw his stick and behold! it was a serpent, manifest! And he drew out his hand, and behold! It was white (with radiance) for the beholders. The chiefs of the people of Pharaoh said: ‘This is indeed a well-versed sorcerer; He wants to get you out of your land, so what do you advise?’ They said: ‘Put him and his brother off (for a time), and send callers to the cities to collect — That they bring to you all well-versed sorcerers.’ And so the sorcerers came to Pharaoh. They said: ‘Indeed there will be a (good) reward for us if we are the victors.’ He said: ‘Yes, and moreover you will (in that case) be of the nearest (to me).’ They said: ‘O Musa! Either you throw (first), or shall we have the (first) throw?’ He [Musa] said: ‘Throw you (first).’ So when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people, and struck terror into them, and they displayed a great magic. And We revealed to Musa (saying): ‘Throw your stick,’ and behold! It swallowed up straight away all the falsehood which they showed. Thus truth was confirmed, and all that they did was made of no effect. So they were defeated there and returned disgraced. And the sorcerers fell down prostrate. They said: ‘We believe in the Lord of the ‘Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists). The Lord of Musa and Harun.’” [Al-A`raf 7:106-122]

Surat al-Fatihah Ayat al-Kursiy from Surat al-Baqarah , which is as follows (interpretation of the meaning): “Allah! La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), Al-Hayyul-Qayyum (the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists). Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His Permission? He knows what happens to them (His creatures) in this world, and what will happen to them in the Hereafter. And they will never encompass anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills. His Kursiy extends over the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.” [Al-Baqarah 2:255]

Du’a should be made for healing and good health; in particular the du’a which has been narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): “Allahumma Rabb al-Nas, adhhib al-bas washfi, anta al-Shafiy, la shifa a illa shifa uka, shifa an la yughadiru saqaman (O Allah, Lord of mankind, remove the evil and grant healing, for You are the Healer. There is no healing except Your healing, which does not leave any sickness).” One may also recite the words used by Jibril (peace be upon him) when he treated the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) with ruqyah: “Bismillah urqik, min kulli shay in yu dhik, wa min sharri kulli nafsin aw ‘aynin hasidin Allah yashfik, bismillah urqik (In the name of Allah I perform ruqyah for you, from everything that is harming you, from the evil of every soul or envious eye may Allah heal you, in the name of Allah I perform ruqyah for you).” This should be repeated three times, as should the recitation of “Qul Huwa Allah Ahad ” and al-Mu’awwidhatayn.

A rattlesnake warning sign in California

 

What is a ‘Shoot-at-Sight Order’? Shoot-at-sight is a controversial order that is used only in extremely rare circumstances. The order authorizes the police or other security forces to shoot anyone who violates the order, without any warning or attempt to arrest them. This is used only if authorities feel there is a grave public threat to peace and security and if they deem lethal force absolutely necessary.

Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki

 

Folks you know: What's so great about Muhammad Ali (Clay) -- He depleted the energy of his opponent -- Great footwork to tire his challenger...... “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” :-)

 

Folks you know: Even a nail cannot be fixed in a wall by hitting once...you gotta keep hammering it......I mean: Persistence pays off.....

 

I'm whistling at you with lust in my eyes! ....Phoo-tee-weet?! ;-) SLURP! ;-)

 

 

Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) is a training concept originally developed by the United States during World War II. It is best known by its military acronym and prepares a range of Western forces to survive when evading or being captured. Initially focused on survival skills and evading capture, the curriculum was designed to equip military personnel, particularly pilots, with the necessary skills to survive in hostile environments. The program emphasised the importance of adhering to the military code of conduct and developing techniques for escape from captivity. Following the foundation laid by the British, the U.S. Air Force formally established its own SERE program at the end of World War II and the start of the Cold War. This program was extended to include the Navy and United States Marine Corps and was consolidated within the Air Force during the Korean War (1950–1953) with a greater focus on "resistance training."

Gotch (AGAIN!): said to mean "I have got you" in order to surprise or frighten someone you have caught, or to show that you have an advantage over them!

 

Lizards lose their tails for several reasons: Defense mechanism: To escape predators, lizards can shed and regenerate their tails. Energy conservation: Detaching the tail allows them to lose fat and nutrients stored in the tail, but growing it back requires significant energy. Fracture planes: Lizards have weak spots along their tail where it can detach. Territorial disputes: Bullying by other lizards in the same terrarium can lead to tail loss. Improper conditions: Stress due to poor terrarium conditions or infections can also cause tail loss.

From Abu Salamah ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Awf, who said: "I asked ‘Aishah, the Mother of the Believers, about what the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to start his prayer with when he got up to pray at night (qiyam al-layl). She said: ‘When he got up to pray at night, he would start his prayer (with the words): ‘O Allah, Lord of Jibreel, Mikail and Israfil, Creator of heaven and earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen, You are the Judge of the matters in which Your slaves differ; guide me with regard to disputed matters of truth by Your permission, for You guide whomever You will to the straight path.’" [Muslim].

"Say: Whoever is an enemy to Jibreel - for he brings down the (revelation) to your heart by Allah’s will, a confirmation of what went before, and guidance and glad tidings to those who believe - Whoever is an enemy to Allah, and His angels and prophets, to Jibreel and Mikail - Lo! Allah is an enemy to those who reject faith." [2:97-98]

Count your blessings: to be grateful for the good things in your life, often to stop yourself becoming too unhappy about the bad things.

 

Ancient Psychiatric Hospital :(

 

 

Folks: We've wriggle ourselves out of this in-denial-quicksand somehow -- We just, simply can't be (mute) bystanders and expect everything to get back to normal on its own. We must act as peacemakers. The world needs peace now. The world needs India now. This is--of course--my humble opinion.

Studio photograph of Mahatma Gandhi Ji, London, 1931