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Pakistan launches two satellites using Chinese rocket

First hajj flight departs to Saudi Arabia

Baitussalam Health Bank: Free medical camps coming up

Baitussalam Markaz Shikarpur: 8 years Matriculation and Hifz program launched

Baitussalam Welfare Trust: Gearing up for Eid-ul-Azha

Pakistan has launched two indigenously built satellites into orbit, using a Chinese launch vehic le.The satellites were launched onboard a Chinese Long March (LM-2C) rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre located at the Gobi desert, China.

One of the satellites launched is a remote sensing satellite (PRSS1) – a dual-purpose Earth observational and optical

satellite. With the PRSS1, Pakistan has become one of the few countries to have its own remote sensing satellite in the orbit.

The second test satellite launched is a PAK-TES-1A, developed by Space and Upper Atmospheric Research Commission (Suparco) to enhance satellite manufacture capabilities in the country.

According to an official

speaking on the condition on anonymity, it would help end country’s dependency on commercial satellites for information related to weather, environment and agriculture.

The satellites were then transported to China as the country lacks the infrastructure to launch objects, the official explained.

“This is a big and a proud moment for Pakistan,” remarked the official. He said that now the country will be able to gather its own data related to agriculture, climate change among others.

However, the satellites are not meant for any ‘strategic or

The pilgrims were seen off by additional Secretary Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Captain (Retd) Aftab Ahmed,Deputy Head of Mission,Saudi Embassy Habibullah Bukhari.

Congratu lat ing the intending pilgrims Captain Aftab said the ministry has provided maximum facilities to intending pilgirms.

The pre hajj flight

The medical and health unit of BSWT will be putting up a medical camp

and the cattle market pre Eid ul Azha as per norm. A free medical camp is also

going to be held on the 22nd of July’18 near the Northern bypass , Karachi.

Under the umbrella of BSWT, a program has been launched in Shikarpur and Sindhri markaz under which students will complete Matriculation

and Hifz in just 8 years.

The first 3 years will be of primary education along with Nazra and Quran . Next 3 years will be for Hifz and a bit of

Like the previous years, this year around BSWT will carry out collective animal sacrifices for the benefit of the under privileged of Pakistan again. Also like last year, our Rohingyan and Syrian brothers and sisters will also be catered too. It’s a huge project that requires a lot of strategic planning and sorting of logistics hence why the work has already commenced.

Wel l wishers have also already started

approaching the BSWT Karachi , Lahore and Islamabad offices to inquire about how they can be of use.

All animal sacrifices conducted by BSWT are carried out under the supervision of qualified and learned Islamic scholars

and meat distribution within Pakistan is done through the various BSWT’s Quranic centers located all over Pakistan.

Last year 310 mun meat was distributed in Pakistan, Burma and Syria collectively.

“Ya Rabb don’t put me back into what you once took me out of.”

Life is a journey from Allah to Allah.

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The satellite will enable Pakistan to meet its imagery requirements

The first hajj flight PK 7003 carrying 327 intending pilgrims departed to Madina Munawwara from Islamabad International Airport on 13th July’2018.

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Facts, Events & Beliefs

Hajj literally means ‘to set out for a place’. Islamicly, however, it refers to the annual pilgrimage that Muslims make to Makkah with the intention of performing certain religious rites in accordance with the method prescribed by the Prophet Muhammad (SAW).

Hajj Pre-Islam:

During the Hajj period before Is lam, the atmosphere around the sacred precincts of the

Kaaba was like a circus. Men and women would go round the Kaaba naked, arguing that they should present themselves before God in the same condition they were born. Their prayer became devoid of all sincere remembrance of God and was instead reduced to a series of hand clapping, whistling and the blowing of horns. Even the Hajj call was distorted by them with the following additions: “No one is Your partner except Page 2

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What is not there to thank your spouse for? Here are 5 reasons to thank your spouse right now:

1.For providing you a roof to live under/for making a home out of your house

2.For buying you clothes to wear/for making sure you have clean clothes to wear everyday

3.For buying you the food you eat everyday/for making delicious meals for you everyday

4.For being there to take you where you need to

go/for being there to take care of the house when you’re away

5.For coming back home to you every evening/for being the person you can come home to everyday

Our spouses are an immense favor and blessing of Allah (SWT) upon us: they are an irreplaceable source of spiritual, emotional, mental and physical comfort. Happy Muslim couples keep getting happier because they simply implement the command o f A l l ah (SWT). They are grateful everyday for each other, so Allah (SWT) increases the happiness they find in each other, just like He (SWT) promised.

How many times have our egos stopped us from acknowledging and appreciating our spouses? How many times have we denied all the good they’ve done for us through a single word or sentence in the middle of a senseless argument? Every conflict left unresolved, every hurtful word exchanged and every baseless complaint is a refusal to value one of Allah’s best gifts t0 us: a spouse. It is a denial of a favor Allah (SWT) has blessed us with that many are longing for. And you don’t have to wait

for the Hereafter to bear the consequences of such denial. Days of depression, frustration, anger, spite, lack of barakah (blessing), and even illness and hardships make life living hell for those who refuse to be grateful in their marriages.

You and your spouse can start becoming grateful for each other right now by:

•thanking each other for at least one thing everyday: you could do this through a text message, a note in a lunchbox or on the fridge, or just before you go to sleep at night (brothers, I promise you will not decrease in height if you do this)

•exchanging a smile that says “thank you, you mean the world to me”

•saying “thank you/jazak Allah khayr” every time your spouse does something for you

•getting/doing small things for your spouse that you know they will absolutely love

•writing down things about each other you’re grateful for in a journal and exchanging your journals regularly: journaling makes you reflect, realize and truly internalize what you’re thinking about. There’s nothing better than internalizing the

gratitude you feel towards your spouse; and there’s nothing more heart-warming for them to read than what you’ve written from the depths of your heart!

3. They communicate like best friends

Wha t a Wha t s app conversation looks like a few years into a typical marriage:

“Need bread.”

“K.”

I mean, c’mon: “K”?? Not even an “o” to make that miserable “k” look a little less miserable?!

What happens to married peop le ’s manner s , interest, enthusiasm and most importantly good assumptions when talking to their spouses? Is it okay to talk this way because you’re just so used to someone? Why do we not talk this way to people we’ve been friends with for years? What makes a spouse less-deserving of respect, enthusiasm and affection when no one deserves it more than them (except our parents) for choosing to live every single day with us? Why do we not talk to our spouses like we talk to our best friends, even though they are much closer to us than anyone will ever be?

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Pakistan launches two satellites using Chinese rocket

First hajj flight departs to Saudi Arabia

one who is permitted by you. You are his Master and the Master of what he possesses.”

Sacrifices were also made in the name of God. However, the blood of the sacrificed animals was poured onto the walls of the Kaaba and the flesh was hung from pillars around the Kaaba, in the belief that God demanded the flesh and blood of these animals.

Hajj Post-Islam

The Prophet, (SAW) , put a stop to the practice of circling the Kaaba in a state of nudity and the argument that the pagans put forward to justify this ritual was sharply rebutted in Allah (SWT’s) question:

“Say: Who has forbidden the adornment [i.e. clothes] given by God which He has produced for His Slaves?” (Quran 7:32)

Another custom which was prohibited through the Quran was that of setting off for Hajj without taking any provisions for the journey. In the pre-Islamic period, some people who claimed righteousness, having

total dependency on God, would travel to perform Hajj begging food the whole journey. They considered this form of behavior a sign of piety and an indication of how much faith they had in God. However God told mankind that to have sufficient provisions for the journey was one of the preconditions for making Hajj. He said:

“And take a provision [with you] for the journey, but the best provision is piety.” (Quran 2:197)

In this way, all the pre-Islamic practices, which were based in ignorance, were abolished and Hajj was once more made a model of piety, fear of God, purity, simplicity and austerity. Now, when the pilgrims reached the Kaaba, they no longer found the carnivals and the frolic and frivolity that had once occupied the minds of the pilgrims there before. Now, there was the remembrance of Allah (SWT) at every step and every action and every sacrifice was devoted to Him alone. It was this kind of Hajj that was worthy of the reward of paradise.

secondary education and the last 2 years will be revision of Hifz along with

preparation for the Matric board exams and sitting of the actual examinations.

Facts, Events & BeliefsPakistan’s first mechanical heart transplant successfully performed

Raudha-tus-Salam: Welcome back to the old students

Fahmedeen Marakiz: New courses begin at the various Marakiz

The use of this technology is unprecedented in Pakistan’s history and Nafeesa Begum, 62, is the first patient to undergo this complicated surgery and receive a mechanical heart aid.

The Administrator of NICVD Dr Hameedullah Malik said that a patient can undergo this procedure only if their other organs are functional. “Begum’s heart was only 15 percent functional prior to the surgery but all her other organs were working fine.”

He added that the patient is doing fine, and would be shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) soon.

The procedure was performed by Dr Pervez Chaudhry, who joined the NICVD team on the request of Head of NICVD Dr Nadeem Qamar, along with his team that consists of eight experts.

Introducing mechanical heart transplant technology was an initiative taken by Qamar. “We had been working on structuring this department for about six months now,” Dr Malik added.

When asked what’s the difference between a regular heart transplant and a mechanical one, Dr

Malik explained: “A regular heart transplant is as though inserting a new heart in the body but in a mechanical heart transplant the organ is not replaced, in fact, the valve or the pumping mechanism is fixed by using a device. This device then pumps blood across the body”.

In April, former goalkeeper of the Pakistan hockey team, Mansoor Ahmed was going to receive mechanical heart aid. “While things were still in the pipeline, Ahmed had another heart attack and passed away before the procedure could be performed on him.”

The new academic year for the old students, that is the students of Raudha B

to Saf ul Saani has started at the Raudha tus Salam. The first day of school

after the vacations was celebrated with a Eid Party and the students enjoyed the activities planned out by their teachers and also loved the gifts they received. New students of Raudha Alif will start school from the end of July.

New courses ranging from Arabic language to Tafseer and Nazra classes and many more have either started or will begin by the end of this month for ladies only at the various

Fahmedeen Marakiz located in Defence, Karachi. For course and registration details one can contact the BSWT office and get the relevant contact details.

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military purpose,’ he maintained. The sole objective is to obtain data for weather and environment, something that would greatly benefit the agriculture sector in the country, the official added.

The satellite will enable Pakistan to meet its imagery requirements in the areas of land mapping, agriculture classification and assessment, urban and rural planning, environmental monitoring, natural disaster management and water resource management for socio-economic development of the country.

operation would continue till Aug 15.

He urged the pilgrims to comply with the directions of Mauvineen e hujjaj and Saudi Authorities during their stay to make their hajj hassle free.

The pilgrims must play their role in further enhancing country’s prestige and dignity.

A help line has already been activated both in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to register and resolve complaints of the intending Hujjaj, he said.

Captain (Retd) Aftab Ahmed, Vice President Rafiq-e-Hujjaj Committee Babu Imran Qureshi briefed the intending pilgrims about Hajj rituals.

Deputy head of mission , Saudi Embassy, Habibullah Bukhari said Saudi Embassy has ensured maximum facilities to intending pilgrims this year.

Meanwhile, another Hajj flight PK-7001 carrying over 300 government Hajj scheme pilgrims left from Karachi early Saturday morning.

Ministry of Religious Affairs and Auqaf officials, Airport staff and family members of pilgrims saw off the pilgrims at Jinnah International Airport. The First Hajj flight carrying 180 intending Pilgrims also left from Lahore to Medina.

In the first two days 1550 intending pilgrims would be sent to Saudi Arabia.

The intending pilgrims are being intimated about their flight schedule through SMS and they can also see the schedule on the website of the Ministry.

The post hajj flight operation would began from August 28 , 2018.

The country’s first-ever mechanical heart transplant was carried out at the National Institute of Cardio Vascular Diseases (NICVD) recently.

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