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This episode we will finish up the travels of Xuanzang, who circumnavigated the Indian subcontinent while he was there, spending over a decade and a half travelings, visiting important Buddhist pilgrimage sites, and studying at the feet of learned monks of India, and in particular at Nalanda monastery--a true center of learning from this period. For more, check out our blogpost page:  https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-122 Rough Transcript Welcome to Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan.  My name is Joshua and this is episode 122:  Journey to the West, Part 3 The courtyard at Nalanda was quiet.  Although hundreds of people were crowded in, trying to hear what was being said, they were all doing their best to be silent and still.  Only the wind or an errant bird dared speak up.  The master's voice may not have been what it once was—he was definitely getting on in years—but Silabhadra's mind was as sharp as ever. At the front of the crowd was a relatively young face from a far off land.  Xuanzang had made it to the greatest center of learning in the world, and he had been accepted as a student of perhaps the greatest sage of his era.  Here he was, receiving lessons on some of the deepest teachings of the Mahayana Buddhist sect, the very thing he had come to learn and bring home. As he watched and listened with rapt attention, the ancient teacher began to speak….   For the last two episodes, and continuing with this one, we have been covering the travels of the monk Xuanzang in the early 7th century, starting around 629 and concluding in 645.  Born during the Sui dynasty, Xuanzang felt that the translations of the Buddhist sutras available in China were insufficient—many of them had been made long ago, and often were translations of translations.  Xuanzang decided to travel to India in the hopes of getting copies in the original language to provide more accurate translations of the sutras, particularly the Mahayana sutras.  His own accounts of his journeys, even if drawn from his memory years afterwards, provide some of our most detailed contemporary evidence of the Silk Road and the people and places along the way.  After he returned, he got to work on his translations, and became quite famous.  Several of the Japanese students of Buddhism who traveled to the Tang dynasty in the 650s studied under him directly and brought his teachings back to Japan with them.  His school of “Faxiang” Buddhism became known in Japan as the Hosso sect, and was quite popular during the 7th and 8th centuries.  Xuanzang himself, known as Genjou in Japan, would continue to be venerated as an important monk in the history of Buddhism, and his travels would eventually be popularized in fantastic ways across East Asia. Over the last couple of episodes we talked about Xuanzang's illegal and harrowing departure from the Tang empire, where he had to sneak across the border into the deserts of the Western Regions.  We then covered his time traveling from Gaochang, to Suyab, and down to Balkh, in modern Afghanistan.  This was all territory under the at least nominal control of the Gokturk empire.  From Balkh he traveled to Bamyan, and then on to Kapisa, north of modern Kabul, Afghanistan.  However, after Kapisa, Xuanzang was finally entering into the northern territories of what he knew as “India”, or “Tianzhu”. Here I would note that I'm using “India” to refer not to a single country, but to the entirety of the Indian subcontinent, and all of the various kingdoms there -- including areas now part of the modern countries of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.  The Sinitic characters used to denote this region are pronounced, today, as “Tianzhu”, with a rough meaning of “Center of Heaven”, but it is likely that these characters were originally pronounced in such a way that the name likely came from terms like “Sindhu” or “Induka”.  This is related to the name of the Sindh or Indus river, from which India gets its name.  Xuanzang's “Record of the Western Regions” notes that the proper pronunciation of the land should be “Indu”.  In Japan, this term was transmitted through the Sinitic characters, or kanji, and pronounced as “Tenjiku”.  Since it featured so prominently in the stories of the life of the Buddha and many of the Buddhist sutras, Tenjiku was known to the people of the Japanese archipelago as a far off place that was both real and fantastical. In the 12th century, over a thousand stories were captured for the “Konjaku Monogatarishu”, or the “Collection of Tales Old and New”, which is divided up into tales from Japan, China, and India.  In the famous 9th or 10th century story, “Taketori Monogatari”, or the “Bamboo-Cutter's Tale”, about princess Kaguya hime, one of the tasks the princess sets to her suitors is to go to India to find the begging bowl of the Buddha.  Records like those produced by Xuanzang and his fellow monks, along with the stories in the sutras, likely provided the majority of what people in the Japanese archipelago knew about India, at least to begin with. Xuanzang talks about the land of India as being divided into five distinct parts—roughly the north, south, east, west, and center.  He notes that three sides face the sea and that the Snow Mountains—aka the Himalayas—are in the north.  It is, he says, “Wide in the north and narrow in the south, in the shape of a crescent moon”.  Certainly the “Wide in the north and narrow in the south” fit the subcontinent accurately enough, and it is largely surrounded by the waters of what we know as the Indian Ocean to the west, the east, and the south.  The note about the Crescent Moon might be driven by Xuanzang's understanding of a false etymology for the term “Indus”, which he claims comes from the word for “moon”.  Rather, this term appears to refer to the Indus River, also known as the Sindh or Sindhus, which comes from an ancient word meaning something like “River” or “Stream”. Xuanzang also notes that the people of the land were divided into castes, with the Brahman caste at the top of the social hierarchy.    The land was further divided into approximately 70 different countries, according to his accounts.  This is known broadly as the Early Medieval period, in India, in which the region was divided into different kingdoms and empires that rose and fell across the subcontinent, with a total size roughly equivalent to that covered by the countries of the modern European Union.  Just like Europe, there were many different polities and different languages spoken across the land – but just as Latin was the common language in Europe, due to its use in Christianity, Sanskrit was the scholarly and religious language in much of India, and could also be used as a bridge language.  Presumably, Xuanzang understood Sanskrit to some extent as a Buddhist monk.  And, just a quick note, all of this was before the introduction of Islam, though there were other religions also practiced throughout the subcontinent, but Xuanzang was primarily focused on his Buddhist studies. Xuanzang describes India as having three distinct seasons—The hot season, the rainy season, and the cold season, in that order.  Each of these were four month long periods.  Even today, the cycle of the monsoon rains is a major impact on the life of people in South Asia.  During the rainy season, the monks themselves would retreat back to their monasteries and cease their wanderings about the countryside. This tradition, called “Vassa”, is still a central practice in many Theravada Buddhist societies such as Thailand and Laos today, where they likewise experience this kind of intensely wet monsoon season. Xuanzang goes on to give an in depth analysis of the people and customs of the Indian subcontinent, as he traveled from country to country. So, as we've done before, we'll follow his lead in describing the different locations he visited. The first country of India that Xuanzang came to was the country of Lampa, or Lamapaka, thought to be modern Laghman province in Afghanistan.  At the time it was a dependency of Kapisa.  The Snow Mountains, likely meaning the Hindu Kush, the western edge of the Himalayas, lay at its north, while the “Black Mountains” surrounded it on the other three sides.  Xuanzang mentions how the people of Lampa grow non-glutinous rice—likely something similar to basmati rice, which is more prevalent in South Asian cuisine, as compared to glutinous rice like more often used in East Asia. From Lampa he headed to Nagarahara, likely referring to a site near the Kabul River associated with the ruins of a stupa called Nagara Gundi, about 4 kilometers west of modern Jalalabad, Afghanistan.  This was another vassal city-state of Kapisa.  They were still Mahayana Buddhists, but there were other religions as well, which Xuanzang refers to as “heretical”, though I'm not entirely sure how that is meant in this context.  He does say that many of the stupas were dilapidated and in poor condition. Xuanzang was now entering areas where he likely believed the historical Buddha had once walked.  In fact, Lampa was perhaps the extent of historical Buddha's travels, according to the stories and the sutras, though this seems unlikely to have been true.  The most plausible locations for the Historical Buddha's pilgrimages were along the Ganges river, which was on the other side of the subcontinent, flowing east towards modern Kolkatta and the Bengal Bay.  However, as Buddhism spread, so, too, did stories of the Buddha's travels.  And so, as far as Xuanzang was concerned, he was following in the footsteps of the Buddha. Speaking of which, at Nagarahara, Xuanzang mentions “footprints” of the Buddha.  This is a Buddhist tradition found in many places.  Xuanzang claims that the Tathagatha, the Englightened One, or the Buddha, would fly, because when he walked the land itself shook.  Footprint shapes in rock could be said to be evidence of the Buddha's travels.  Today, in many Buddhist areas you can find footprints carved into rock conforming to stories about the Buddha, such as all the toes being of the same length, or other various signs.  These may have started out as natural depressions in the rock, or pieces of artwork, but they were believed by many to be the actual point at which the Buddha himself touched down.  There are famous examples of these footprints in Sri Lanka, Thailand, and China.  Of course there are also traditions of creating images of the footprint as an object of worship.  Images of footprints, similar to images of the Great Wheel of the Law, may have been some of the earliest images for veneration, as images of the Buddha himself did not appear until much later in the tradition.  One of the oldest such footprints in Japan is at Yakushiji temple, and dated to 753.  It was created based on a rubbing brought back by an envoy to the Tang court, while they were in Chang'an. Like Buddha footprints, there are many other images and stories that show up multiple times in different places, even in Xuanzang's own narrative.  For example, in Nagarahara Xuanzang also shares a story of a cave, where an image of the Buddha could be just barely made out on the wall – maybe maybe an old carving that had just worn away, or maybe an image that was deliberately placed in the darkness as a metaphor for finding the Buddha—finding enlightenment.  This is not an uncommon theme in Buddhism as a whole.  In any case, the story around this image was that it had been placed there to subdue a naga. Now a naga is a mythical snake-like being, and  we are told that this particular naga was the reincarnation of a man who had invoked a curse on the nearby kingdom, then threw himself from a cliff in order to become a naga and sow destruction.  As the story went, the man was indeed reborn, but before he could bring destruction, the Buddha showed up and subdued him, convincing him that this was not right.  And so the naga agreed to stay in the cave, where the Buddha left an image—a shadow—to remind the naga any time that its thoughts might turn to destruction. Later in his travels, at a place name Kausambi, Xuanzang mentions another cave where the Buddha had subdued a venomous dragon and left his shadow on the cave wall.  Allowing for the possibility that the Buddha just had a particular M.O. when dealing with destructive beings, we should also consider the possibility that the story developed in one region—probably closer to the early center of Buddhism, and then traveled outward, such that it was later adopted and adapted to local traditions.  From Nagarahara, Xuanzang continued to the country of Gandhara and its capital city of Purushapura, aka modern Peshwar.  This kingdom was also under vassalage to the Kapisan king.  Here and elsewhere in the journey, Xuanzang notes not only evidence of the historical Buddha, but also monasteries and stupas purported to have been built by King Kanishka and King Asoka.  These were important figures who were held in high regard for spreading Buddhism during their reign.  Continuing through the region of Gandhara, he also passed through Udakhand and the city of Salatura, known as the birthplace of the ancient Sanskrit grammarian, Daksiputra Panini, author of the Astadhyayi [Aestudjayi].  This work is the oldest surviving description of classical Sanskrit, and used grammatical and other concepts that wouldn't be introduced into Western linguistics for eons.  Daksiputra Panini thrived around the 5th or 4th century BCE, but was likely one of the reasons that Sanskrit continued to be used as a language of scholarship and learning even as it died out of usage as the day to day language of the common people.  His works and legacy would have been invaluable to translators like Xuanzang in understanding and translating from Sanskrit. Xuanzang continued on his journey to Kashmira, situated in the Kashmir Valley.  This valley sits between the modern states of Pakistan and India, and its ownership is actively disputed by each.  It is the namesake of the famous cashmere wool—wool from the winter coats of a type of goat that was bred in the mountainous regions.  The winter coat would be made of soft, downy fibers and would naturally fall out in the spring, which the goatherds harvested and made into an extremely fine wool.  In the 7th century and earlier, however, the region was known not as much for its wool, but as a center for Hindu and Buddhist studies.  Xuanzang ended up spending two years in Kashmira studying with teachers there.  Eventually, though, he continued on, passing through the country of Rajpura, and continuing on to Takka and the city of Sakala—modern day Sialkot in the Punjab region of modern Pakistan.  Leaving Sakala, he was traveling with a group when suddenly disaster struck and they were accosted by a group of bandits.  They took the clothes and money of Xuanzang and those with him and then they drove the group into a dry pond in an attempt to corral them while they figured out what they would do—presumably meaning kill them all.  Fortunately for the group, there was a water drain at the southern edge of the pond large enough for one man to pass through.  Xuanzang and one other went through the gap and they were able to escape to a nearby village.  Once they got there, they told the people what had happened, and the villagers quickly gathered weapons and ran out to confront the brigands, who saw a large group coming and ran away.  Thus they were able to rescue the rest of Xuanzang's traveling companions.  Xuanzang's companions were devastated, having lost all of their possessions.  However, Xuanzang comforted them.  After all, they still had their lives.  By this time, Xuanzang had certainly seen his fair share of life and death problems along the road.  They continued on, still in the country of Takka, to the next great city.  There they met a Brahman, and once they told him what had happened, he started marshalling the forces of the city on their behalf.  During Xuanzang's stay in Kashmira, he had built a reputation, and people knew of the quote-unquote “Chinese monk”.  And even though the people in this region were not necessarily Buddhist—many were “heretics” likely referring to those of Hindu faith—the people responded to this pre-Internet “GoFundMe” request with incredible generosity.  They brought Xuanzang food and cloth to make into suits of clothes.  Xuanzang distributed this to his travel companions, and ended up still having enough cloth for 50 suits of clothes himself.  He then stayed at that city a month. It is odd that they don't seem to mention the name of this location.  Perhaps there is something unspeakable about it?  Still, it seems that they were quite generous, even if they were “heretics” according to Xuanzang. From the country of Takka, he next proceeded to the kingdom of Cinabhukti, where he spent 14 months—just over a year—studying with the monks there.  Once he had learned what he could, he proceeded onwards, passing through several countries in northern India until he came to the headwaters of the sacred Ganges rivers.  The Indus and the Ganges rivers are in many ways similar to the Yellow River and Yangzi, at least in regards to their importance to the people of India.  However, whereas the Yellow River and Yangzi both flow east towards the Pacific Ocean, the Indus and Ganges flow in opposite directions.  The Indus flows southwest, from the Himalayas down through modern India into modern Pakistan, emptying into the western Indian Ocean.  The Ganges flows east along the base of the Himalayas and enters the eastern Indian Ocean at Kolkatta.   At the headwaters of the Ganges, Xuanzang found a Buddhist monk named Jayagupta and chose to spend the winter and half of the following spring listening to his sermons and learning at his feet. From there he continued his travels, and ended up being summoned by King Harshavardhana of Kanyakubja, known today as the modern city of Kannauj.  Harshavardhana ruled an immense state that covered much of the territory around the sacred Ganges river.  As word of this strange monk from a far off land reached him, the King wanted to see him for himself.  Xuanzang stayed in Kannauj for three months, completing his studies of the Vibhasha Shastra, aka the Abhidarmma Mahavibhasha Shastra, known in Japanese as the Abidatsuma Daibibasharon, or just as the Daibibasharon or the Basharon, with the latter two terms referring to the translations that Xuanzang performed.   This work is not a sutra, per se, but rather an encyclopedic work that attempted to speak on all of the various doctrinal issues of its day.  It is thought to have been authored around 150 CE, and was influential in the Buddhist teachings of Kashmira, when that was a center of Orthodoxy at the time.  This is what Xuanzang had started studying, and it seems that in Kannauj he was finally able to grasp everything he felt he needed to know about it in order to effectively translate it and teach it when he returned.  That said, his quest was not over.  And after his time in Kannauj, he decided to continue on. His next stop was at the city of Ayodhya.  This was—and is—a city of particular importance in Hindu traditions.  It is said to be the city mentioned in the epic tale known as the Ramayana, though many argue that it was simply named that later in honor of that ancient city.  It does appear to be a city that the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, visited and where he preached.  It was also the home of a famous monk from Gandhara who authored a number of Buddhist tomes and was considered, at least by Xuanzang, a proper Boddhisatva.  And so Xuanzang spent some time paying homage to the places where the Buddha and other holy figures had once walked. “Ayodhya” appears in many forms across Asia.  It is a major pilgrimage center, and the city of “Ayutthaya” in Thailand was named for it, evoking the Ramayana—known in Thai as the Ramakien—which they would adopt as their own national story.  In Silla, there is a story that queen Boju, aka Heo Hwang-ok, wife to the 2nd century King Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, traveled to the peninsula all the way from the foreign country of “Ayuta”, thought to mean Ayodhya.  Her story was written down in the Gaya histories and survives as a fragment found in the Samguk Yusa.  Members of the Gimhae Kim, Gimhae Heo, and Incheon Yi clans all trace their lineage back to her and King Suro. From Ayodhya, Xuanzang took a trip down the Ganges river.  The boat was packed to bursting with some 80 other travelers, and as they traveled towards a particularly heavily forested area, they were set upon by bandits, who rowed their ships out from hiding in the trees and forced the travelers to the shore.  There the bandits made all the travelers strip down and take off their clothing so that the bandits could search for gold or valuables.  According to Xuanzang's biography, these bandits were followers of Durga, a Hindu warrior-goddess, and it is said that each year they would look for someone of particularly handsome features to sacrifice to her.  With Xuanzang's foreign features, they chose him.  And so they took him to be killed.  Xuanzang mentioned that he was on a pilgrimage, and that by interrupting him before they finished he was worried it might be inauspicious for them, but he didn't put up a fight and merely asked to be given time to meditate and calm his mind and that they perform the execution quickly so that he wouldn't even notice. From there, according to the story, a series of miracles occurred that ended up with Xuanzang being released and the bandits worshipping at his feet.  It is times like this we must remember that this biography was being written by Xuanzang's students based on stories he told them about his travels.  While being accosted by bandits on the river strikes me as perfectly plausible, we don't necessarily have the most reliable narrators, so I'm going to have to wonder about the rest.  Speaking of unreliable narration, the exact route that Xuanzang traveled from here on is unclear to me, based on his stated goals and where he was going.  It is possible that he was wandering as opportunities presented themselves —I don't know that he had any kind of map or GPS, like we've said in the past.  And it may be that the routes from one place to another were not always straightforward.  Regardless, he seems to wander southeast for a period before turning again to the north and eventually reaching the city of Shravasti. Shravasti appeared in our discussion of the men of Tukhara in Episode 119.  With the men of Tukhara there was also mentioned a woman from Shravasti.  While it is unlikely that was actually the case—the names were probably about individuals from the Ryukyuan island chain rather than from India—it is probably worth nothing that Shravasti was a thriving place in ancient times.  It was at one time the capital city of the kingdom of Kosala, sharing that distinction with the city of Ayodhya, back in the 7th to 5th centuries BCE.  It is also where the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, was said to have spend many years of his life.  This latter fact would have no doubt made it a place of particular importance to Xuanzang on his journeys. From there he traveled east, ending up following the foothills of the Himalayas, and finally came to some of the most central pilgrimages sites for followers of the historical Buddha.  First, he reached Lumbini wood, in modern Nepal, said to have been the birthplace of Prince Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha.  And then he visited Kushinagara, the site where the Buddha ascended to nirvana—in other words, the place where he passed away.  From there, he traveled to Varanasi, and the deer park monastery, at the place where the Buddha is said to have given one of his most famous sermons.  He even visited the Bodhi tree, the tree under which Siddhartha Gautama is said to have attained enlightenment.  He spent eight or nine days there at Bodhgaya, and word must have spread about his arrival, because several monks from the eminent Nalanda Monastery called upon him and asked him to come to the monastery with them. Nalanda Monastery was about 80 km from Bodhgaya.  This was a grand monastery and center of learning—some say that it was, for a time, the greatest in the world.  It had been founded in the 5th century by the Gupta dynasty, and many of the Gupta rulers and others donated to support the monastery, which also acted as a university.  After the fall of the Gupta dynasty, the monastery was supported by King Harsha of Kannauj, whom Xuanzang had visited earlier.  It ultimately thrived for some 750 years, and is considered by some to be the oldest residential university—meaning that students would come to the temple complex and stay in residence for years at a time to study.  According to Xuanzang, Nalanda hosted some 10,000 monks. Including hosts and guests.  They didn't only study Buddhist teachings, but also logic, grammar, medicine, and divination.  Lectures were given at more than 100 separate places—or classrooms—every day.  It was at Nalanda, that Xuanzang would meet the teacher Silabhadra, who was known as the Right Dharma Store.  Xuanzang requested that he be allowed to study the Yogacharabhumi Shastra—the Yugashijiron, in Japanese.  This is the work that Xuanzang is said to have been most interested in, and one of the works that he is credited with bringing back in one of the first full translations to the Tang dynasty and then to others in East Asia.  It is an encyclopedic work dedicated to the various forms of Yogacara practice, which focuses on the mental disciplines, and includes yoga and meditation practices.  It has a huge influence on nearly all Mahayana schools, including things like the famous Zen and Pure Land schools of Buddhism.  The Yogacharabhumi Shastra is the earliest such encyclopedic work, compiled between the 3rd and 5th centuries—so even if the monk Faxian had brought portions of it back, it was probably not in the final form that Xuanzang was able to access. Silabhadra, for his part, was an ancient teacher—some put his age at 106 years, and his son was in his 70s.  He was one of the few at Nalandra who supposedly knew all of the various texts that they had at the monastery, including the Yogacarabhumi Shastra.  Xuanzang seems to have been quite pleased to study under him.  Xuanzang stayed at the house of Silabhadra's son, Buddhabhadra, and they welcomed him with entertainment that lasted seven days.  We are told that he was then given his own lodgings, a stipend of spices, incense, rice, oil, butter, and milk, along with a servant and a Brahman.  As a visiting monk, he was not responsible for the normal monastic duties, instead being expected to spend the time in study.  Going out, he was carried around by an elephant.   This was certainly the royal treatment. Xuanzang's life at Nalandra wasn't all books: south of the monastery was the city of Rajagrha, the old capital of the kingdom of Magadha, where the ancient Gupta kings had once lived, and on occasional breaks from his studies, Xuanzang would venture out to see the various holy sites.  This included the famous Mt. Grdhrakuta, or Vulture Peak, a location said to be favored by the historical Buddha and central to the Lotus Sutra, arguably the founding document of Mahayana Buddhist tradition. After all, “Mahayana” means “Greater Vehicle” and it is in the Lotus Sutra that we see the metaphor of using different vehicles to escape a burning house.   We've already talked a bit about how the image of Vulture Peak had already become important in Japanese Buddhism: In Episode 112 we talked about how in 648, Abe no Oho-omi had drums piled up at Shitennoji in the shape of Vulture Peak. But although the sightseeing definitely enhanced his experience, Xuanzang was first and foremost there to study.  He spent 15 months just listening to his teacher expound on the Yogacarabhumi Shastra, but he also heard expositions on various other teachings as well.  He ended up studying at Nalandra Monastery for 5 years, gaining a much better understanding of Sanskrit and the various texts, which would be critically important when it came to translating them, later. But, Xuanzang was not one to stay in any one place forever, and so after 5 years—some 8 years or more into his journey, he continued on, following the Ganges east, to modern Bangladesh.  Here he heard about various other lands, such as Dvarapati—possibly referring to Dvaravati, in modern Thailand, as well as Kamalanka and Isanapura.  The latter was in modern Cambodia, the capital of the ancient Chenla kingdom.  Then Mahacampa—possibly referring to the Champa region of Vietnam—and the country of Yamanadvipa.  But there was still more of India for Xuanzang to discover, and more teachings to uncover, and so Xuanzang decided instead to head southwest, following the coast.  He heard of the country of Sinhala, referring to the island of Sri Lanka, but he was urged not to go by ship, as the long journey was perilous.  Instead he could stay on relatively dry land and head down to the southern tip of the subcontinent and then make a quick hop from there across to the island.  He traveled a long distance, all the way down to Kancipuram, the seat of the Pallava dynasty, near modern day Chennai.  From the seaport near Kancipuram, it was only three days to Sinhala—that is to say Sri Lanka—but before he could set out, he met a group of monks who had just arrived.  They told him that the king of Sinhala had died , and there was a great famine and civil disturbances.  So they had fled with some 300 other monks. Xuanzang eventually decided not to make the journey, but he did talk with the monks and gathered information on the lands to the south, on Sri Lanka, and on the islands south of that, by which I suspect he may have meant the Maldives.  While Sri Lanka is an area important to Buddhist scholarship, particularly to the Theravada schools, this likely did not impress Xuanzang, and indeed he seemed to feel that his studies in Nalanda had more than provided him what he needed.  Sri Lanka, however, is the source of the Pali canon, one of the most complete early canons of Buddhism, which had a huge influence on Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia and elsewhere. So Xuanzang took plenty of notes but decided to forego the ocean voyage and headed northwest, instead.  He traveled across the breadth of India to Gujarat, and then turned back east, returning to pay respects once more to his teacher in Nalanda.  While there he heard of another virtuous monk named Prajnabhadra at a nearby monastery.  And so he went to spend several months with him, as well.  He also studied with a layman, Sastrin Jayasena, at Stickwood Hill.  Jayasena was a ksatriya, or nobleman, by birth, and studied both Buddhist and non-Buddhist texts.  He was courted by kings, but had left to continue his studies.  Xuanzang studied with him for another couple of years. Xuanzang remained at Nalanda, learning and teaching, expounding on what he had learned and gathering many copies of the various documents that he wished to take back with him, though he wondered how he might do it.  In the meantime, he also acquired quite the reputation.  We are told that King Siladitya had asked Nalanda for monks who could refute Theravada teachings, and Xuanzang agreed to go.  It isn't clear, but it seems that “Siladitya” was a title, and likely referred to King Harsha of Kannauj, whom we mentioned earlier.  Since he was a foreigner, then there could be no trouble that was brought on Nalanda and the other monks if he did poorly.  While he was waiting to hear back from Siladitya's court, which was apparently taking time to arrange things, the king of Kamarupta reached out to Nalanda with a request that Xuanzang come visit them.  While Xuanzang was reluctant to be gone too long, he was eventually encouraged to go and assuage the king. Kamarupta was a kingdom around the modern Assam region, ruled by King Bhaskaravarman, also known as King Kumara, a royal title.  This kingdom included parts of Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal.  Bhaskaravarman, like so many other regents, seems to have been intrigued by the presence of this foreign monk, who had traveled all this way and who had studied at the famous Nalanda Monastery in Magadha. He invited Xuanzang to come to him.  Xuanzang's teacher, Silabhadra, had exhorted him to spread the right Dharma, and to even go to those non-Buddhists in hopes that they might be converted, or at least partially swayed. King Bhaskaravarman was quite taken with Xuanzang, wining and dining him while listening to him preach.  While there, Xuanzang learned about the country of Kamarupta.  He also learned about a path north, by which it was said it was a two month journey to arrive at the land of Shu, in the Sichuan Basin, on the upper reaches of the Yangzi – a kind of shortcut back to the Tang court.  However, the journey was treacherous—possibly even more treacherous than the journey to India had been. Eventually word reached the ears of King Siladitya that Xuanzang was at the court of King Bhaskaravarman, and Siladitya got quite upset.  Xuanzang had not yet come to *his* court, so Siladitya demanded that Bhaskaravarman send the monk to him immediately.  Bhaskaravarman refused, saying he'd rather give Siladitya his own head, which Siladitya said he would gladly accept.  Bhaskaravarman realized he may have miscalculated, and so he sailed up the Ganges with a host of men and Xuanzang to meet with Siladitya.  After a bit of posturing, Siladitya met with Xuanzang, who went with him, and eventually confronted the members of the Theravada sect in debate.  Apparently it almost got ugly, but for the King's intervention.  After a particularly devastating critique of the Theravada position, the Theravada monks are blamed for trying to use violence against Xuanzang and his fellow Mahayana monks from Nalanda, who were prepared to defend themselves.  The King had to step in and break it up before it went too far. Ultimately, Xuanzang was a celebrity at this point and both kings seem to have supported him, especially as he was realizing it was about time to head back to his own country.  Both kings was offered ships, should Xuanzang wish to sail south and then up the coast.  However, Xuanzang elected to take the northern route, hoping to go back through Gaochang, and see that city and its ruler again.  And so the Kings gave him money and valuables , along with wagons for all of the texts.  They also sent an army to protect all of the treasures, and even an elephant and more – sending him back in style with a huge send-off. So Xuanzang retraced his earlier steps, this time on an elephant.  He traveled back to Taxila, to Kashmir, and beyond.  He was invited to stay in Kashmira, but because of his retinue, he wasn't quite at leisure to just go where he wanted.  At one point, near Kapisa—modern Bagram, north of Kabul—they had to cross a river, and about 50 of the almost 700 documents were lost.  The King of Kapisa heard of this and had his own monks make copies to replace them based on their own schools.  The King of Kasmira, hearing that he was in Kapisa, also came to pay his respects. Xuanzang traveled with the King of Kapisa northwest for over a month and reached Lampaka, where he did take some time to visit the various holy sites before continuing northwest.  They had to cross the Snow Mountains—the outskirts of the Himalayas, and even though it wasn't the highest part of the range it was still challenging.  He had to dismount his elephant and travel on foot.  Finally, after going over the high mountains and coming down, he arrived back in the region of Tukhara, in the country of Khowst.  He then came to Kunduz, and paid his respects to the grandson of Yehu Khan.  He was given more guards to escort him eastward, traveling with some merchants.  This was back in Gokturk controlled lands, over a decade later than when he had last visited.  He continued east to Badakshan, stopping there for a month because of the cold weather and snow.  He eventually traveled through the regions of Tukhara and over the Pamir range.  He came down on the side of the Tarim Basin, and noted how the rivers on one side flowed west, while on the other side they flowed east.  The goings were treacherous, and at one point they were beset by bandits.  Though he and the documents were safe, his elephant panicked and fled into the river and drowned.  He eventually ended up in the country of Kashgar, in modern Xinjiang province, at the western edge of the Taklamakan desert. From there he had two options.  He could go north and hug the southern edge of the Tianshan mountains, or he could stay to the south, along the northern edge of the Himalayan range and the Tibetan plateau.  He chose to go south.  He traveled through Khotan, a land of wool and carpets.  This was a major trade kingdom, and they also grew mulberry trees for silkworms, and were known for their jade.  The king himself heard of Xuanzang and welcomed him, as many others had done.  While he was staying at the Khotanese capital, Xuanzang penned a letter to the Tang court, letting them know of his journey, and that he was returning.  He sent it with some merchants and a man of Gaochang to deliver it to the court. Remember, Xuanzang had left the Tang empire illegally.  Unless he wanted to sneak back in his best hope was that the court was willing to forgive and forget all of that, given everything that he was bringing back with him.  The wait was no doubt agonizing, but he did get a letter back.  It assured him that he was welcome back, and that all of the kingdoms from Khotan back to the governor of Dunhuang had been made aware and were ready to receive him. With such assurances, Xuanzang packed up and headed out.  The king of Khotan granted him more gifts to help see him on his way.  Nonetheless, there was still a perilous journey ahead.  Even knowing the way, the road went through miles and miles of desert, such that in some places you could only tell the trail by the bleached bones of horses and travelers who had not been so fortunate.  Eventually, however, Xuanzang made it to the Jumo River and then on to Dunhuang, from whence he was eventually escorted back to the capital city. It was now the year 645, the year of the Isshi Incident in Yamato and the death of Soga.  Xuanzang had been gone for approximately 16 years.  In that time, the Tang had defeated the Gokturks and taken Gaochang, expanding their control over the trade routes in the desert.  Xuanzang, for his part, was bringing back 657 scriptures, bound in 520 bundles carried by a train of some 20 horses.  He was given a hero's welcome, and eventually he would be set up in a monastery where he could begin the next part of his journey:  Translating all of these books. This was the work of a lifetime, but it is one that would have a profound impact on Buddhism across East Asia.  Xuanzang's translations would revolutionize the understanding of Mahayana Buddhist teachings, and students would come from as far away as the Yamato court to study under him and learn from the teacher who studied and taught at none other than Nalanda monastery itself.  His school would become popular in the Yamato capital, and the main school of several temples, at least for a time.  In addition, his accounts and his biography would introduce many people to the wider world of central and south Asia.  While I could go on, this has already been a story in three parts, and this is, after all, the Chronicles of Japan, so we should probably tune back into what is going on with Yamato.  Next episode, we'll look at one of the most detailed accounts we have of a mission to Chang'an. Until then, I hope that this has been enjoyable.  Xuanzang's story is one of those that isn't just about him, but about the interconnected nature of the entire world at the time.  While his journey is quite epic, there were many people traveling the roads, though most of them didn't write about it afterwards.  People, artifacts, and ideas traveled much greater distances than we often consider at this time, well before any kind of modern travel.  It was dangerous, but often lucrative, and it meant that various regions could have influence well beyond what one might expect. And so, thank you once again for listening and for all of your support. If you like what we are doing, please tell your friends and feel free to rate us wherever you listen to podcasts.  If you feel the need to do more, and want to help us keep this going, we have information about how you can donate on Patreon or through our KoFi site, ko-fi.com/sengokudaimyo, or find the links over at our main website,  SengokuDaimyo.com/Podcast, where we will have some more discussion on topics from this episode. Also, feel free to reach out to our Sengoku Daimyo Facebook page.  You can also email us at the.sengoku.daimyo@gmail.com.  Thank you, also, to Ellen for their work editing the podcast. And that's all for now.  Thank you again, and I'll see you next episode on Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan

Speech - Ustad Syed Jawad Naqvi | Hussain a.s Sab ka Conference | Sialkot - 2nd Feb 2025

CMFI Annual prayer and fasting crusade - KOUME2024. The burden and our heart cry to God is the revival of the people of CMFI worldwide

In 2012, Hayworth's founder discovered that seventy percent of all the world's soccer balls (three million balls per month) were made in one city in northern Pakistan, in a place called Sialkot. He knew he had to go there, he had to see it with his own eyes.There, he explored the phases of ball making, the factories, the layers of production. He went to the homes of stitchers, and he listened to and watched the people who made the balls. He absorbed all he could of the industry's complexity, the beauty of the craftsmanship and the massive teamwork involved in the making of a ball.But he also saw something much darker – an industry rife with grueling labor conditions and exploitative low wage practices. He was as unsettled as he was inspired, and he knew that this would become one of the great endeavors of his life – to build a beautiful soccer ball, and to build it in a beautiful way.In this episode of the podcast, Hayworth's founder, Justin Lea shares his perspective of the beautiful game! He shares how he first got involved with soccer and what ultimately brought him to think about a better way to design our soccer balls.It's been our pleasure to have Hayworth Athletic as the sponsor for our show this whole season and we felt it made sense to bring Justin in to share the story of Hayworth, enjoy!*Humans United FC is proudly brought to you by Hayworth Athletic*Humans United FC is a multimedia storytelling brand committed to sharing the human experience through the lens of sport. We're a multi-talented collective of people elevating stories of the beautiful game which often go overlooked. From the bright lights of Miami, Florida to the quiet streets of Saginaw, Michigan folks are playing soccer. Whether you're using a makeshift or a handstitched ball, footballers come from all walks of life.Come join host Joe Shaw as we explore some of the most interesting stories the world hasn't heard YET. Through audio, video, photos, or articles you'll become familiar with names like Kim Wyant and the 85ers, Jaiyah Saelua and the American Samoa World Cup Qualifying victory, names you might have overlooked but whose impact carries through today.We invite you to unite under the banner of football, futbol, soccer, whatever you call it. Come share your stories and learn about other's. We're all unique and the power of sport amplifies and elevates our differences, forming life-long connections.#HumansUnitedFC

Barsi Imam Komeini r.a || Ustad e Mohtaram Syed Jawad Naqvi || Sialkot_ 2nd June 2024

Join Fabeha Syed on a journey into the unyielding spirit of Faiz Ahmad Faiz, where prison walls could not confine his verse, and bars became echoes for his revolutionary voice. Faiz Ahmad Faiz was born on 13 February 1911 in Sialkot, present-day Pakistan. Dive deep into the poet's life, from his early activism to his periods of incarceration, exploring how confinement fueled his most powerful and poignant poetry. We'll delve into iconic works like 'Hum Dekhenge' and uncover the hidden stories behind them, analyzing Faiz's masterful use of metaphors and imagery to challenge authority and ignite hope. As Prateek Lidhoo sings a rendition of 'Gulon Mein Rang Bhare', we pay a tribute to the indomitable spirit of expression, where poetry becomes a weapon of resistance, and words break free even from the most fortified walls. 

Speech_Syed Jawad Naqvi || Wahdat Ummat Conference Sialkot | 05 Nov 2023

Friends, Guru Nanak dev ji and Bhai Mardana ji, after blessing the people of Sialkot and the likes of Hamza Gaus, Mulla Khatri and travelling a distance of more than 8000 km through Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Nepal and Leh Ladakh; blessing so many people with almighty name and love, becoming Lama Nanak. Guru Nanak dev ji and bhai Mardana ji have completed their Third udasi and are returning to Kartarpur sahib. Tune into this episode to know how Guru Ji met Baba buddha ji.Music: Arms of Heaven by Aakash Gandhi

Guru Nanak dev ji arrives in Sialkot (now Pakistan) and learns of a saint who wants to destroy the city with his powers. Tune into this episode to know how Guru Ji helps the people of Sialkot.music: Arms of Heaven by Aakash Gandhi

34th Barsi Imam Khomeini Sialkot | Agha Syed Jawad Naqvi | 34th Barsi Imam Khomeini r.a || 11th June 2023

In this episode of the Poem of the Week series of the Rekhta Podcast, our host Aqib Sabir recites a beautiful nazm by one of the most celebrated and popular poets, Faiz Ahmed Faiz. When Faiz was residing in Sialkot, in a house opposite to that of his, there lived a girl Faiz was in love with. One unfortunate day, on his return from college, Faiz discovered that the girl had left the city. Aagha Naasir writes that years later when Faiz, having risen to popular fame and appeal, revisited Sialkot, he had a serendipitous meeting with the same girl who happened to be visiting the city at the same time. Her husband was keen to meet Faiz. She urged Faiz to take note of her husband. This became an inspiration for 'Raqib Se!'.For more poetry like this, stay tuned for this special series of the Rekhta Podcast.A new episode airs every Monday.

Qoumi Bain ul Mazahib Conference Hussain Sab Ka || Sialkot || 26 FEB 2023 || Agha Syed Jawad Naqvi h.a

C'est à 1 800 kilomètres des stades qatariens que les ballons de la Coupe du monde ont été fabriqués : à Sialkot, dans le nord du Pendjab, au Pakistan. Le pays fou de cricket est devenu au fil des dernières décennies une grande industrie du football qui a permis à la ville de devenir un fleuron du ballon rond. De notre correspondante à Islamabad, Des milliers de ballons blancs nacrés aux zébrures dorées bleues et rouges sont alignés sur des charriots de l'usine Forwards Sports. Située à Sialkot, dans le Pendjab, au Pakistan, elle garde bien secrètes les étapes de fabrication d'« Al Rihla », le ballon officiel du Mondial 2022. Elle est la seule au monde, avec une autre située en Chine, à le fabriquer. Champion de la fabrication du ballon rond « Et voici pour finir la station d'inspection finale. Ici, nous vérifions le poids du ballon, sa taille, sa rondeur, et aussi son design », indique Hassan Masood, directeur de Forward Sports, une entreprise familiale initiée par son grand-père en 1975. L'usine a fabriqué les ballons des trois dernières Coupes du monde. « Ici, nous avons des travailleurs hautement qualifiés qui ont savoir qui s'est transmis depuis le siècle dernier. Leur savoir-faire, qui a commencé par la couture à la main, s'étend maintenant à la reliure thermique et à d'autres technologies. Mais l'état d'esprit, les compétences et la capacité d'apprentissage des habitants de cette ville sont la principale force derrière le développement de ces productions », assure le chef d'entreprise. Sialkot est la grande gagnante du ballon rond sur le plan économique. Elle a résisté à la montée de la Chine, à l'automatisation et à l'instabilité politique et économique du Pakistan, pour construire un pôle de fabrication de football et de sport de classe mondiale, attirant des marques de premier plan. Sur les terrains, c'est une autre histoire. À l'extérieur de l'usine Forwards Sports, s'étend un terrain de football. Sur la pelouse, aucun ballon rond, mais des joueurs de cricket, le sport favori des Pakistanais, dont l'équipe nationale a été finaliste lors de la récente Coupe du monde en novembre dernier. Quant au football, l'équipe pakistanaise ne s'est jamais qualifiée pour une Coupe du monde de la Fifa. Elle peine à se faire une place et n'a jamais été sélectionnée pour une compétition internationale. Absent des compétitions de football Sur un terrain de Sialkot, Malik Abdul Aziz encourage son équipe de juniors. « Nous devons garder notre défense bien serrée, nous devons bien faire le marquage individuel, et surtout les milieux de terrain doivent être très bons, leur rappelle-t-il. Bonne chance les gars. »   L'entraîneur, professeur de sport et passionné de football, a créé son club il y a onze ans. Il compte à ce jour 500 membres, dont une vingtaine de filles. Il regrette que le ballon rond n'ait pas plus de place au Pakistan. « C'est la troisième fois consécutive que les ballons de la Coupe du monde sont fabriqués dans cette ville, mais Sialkot n'a même pas de stade de football. Les principaux revenus de la ville proviennent de l'industrie du sport, mais il n'y a pas d'infrastructure sportive digne de ce nom », regrette l'entraîneur.  « Nos joueurs manquent de professionnalisme, les entraîneurs ici manquent de professionnalisme, et il n'y a pas de véritable intérêt développé pour le football. Quand vous prenez l'exemple du Sénégal ou du Ghana, ce ne sont pas des pays riches, tout comme le Pakistan. Ils sont même plus pauvres que le Pakistan. Mais ils ont cette culture, tout comme le Qatar qui l'a développée, ajoute Malik Abdul Aziz. Mais ici, nous n'avons même pas cette base de départ. Sans cela, nous ne pouvons pas avoir de bonne équipe au niveau national ou international. » La plupart des joueurs de Malik Abdul Aziz n'ont pas les moyens de payer les frais d'inscription mensuels qui s'élèvent à 750 roupies soit 3,18 euros. L'entraîneur ne demande qu'à 20% des membres de s'en acquitter afin d'encourager les plus démunis à intégrer son club.

C'est à 1 800 kilomètres des stades qatariens que les ballons de la Coupe du monde ont été fabriqués : à Sialkot, dans le nord du Pendjab, au Pakistan. Le pays fou de cricket est devenu au fil des dernières décennies une grande industrie du football qui a permis à la ville de devenir un fleuron du ballon rond. De notre correspondante à Islamabad, Des milliers de ballons blancs nacrés aux zébrures dorées bleues et rouges sont alignés sur des charriots de l'usine Forwards Sports. Située à Sialkot, dans le Pendjab, au Pakistan, elle garde bien secrètes les étapes de fabrication d'« Al Rihla », le ballon officiel du Mondial 2022. Elle est la seule au monde, avec une autre située en Chine, à le fabriquer. Champion de la fabrication du ballon rond « Et voici pour finir la station d'inspection finale. Ici, nous vérifions le poids du ballon, sa taille, sa rondeur, et aussi son design », indique Hassan Masood, directeur de Forward Sports, une entreprise familiale initiée par son grand-père en 1975. L'usine a fabriqué les ballons des trois dernières Coupes du monde. « Ici, nous avons des travailleurs hautement qualifiés qui ont savoir qui s'est transmis depuis le siècle dernier. Leur savoir-faire, qui a commencé par la couture à la main, s'étend maintenant à la reliure thermique et à d'autres technologies. Mais l'état d'esprit, les compétences et la capacité d'apprentissage des habitants de cette ville sont la principale force derrière le développement de ces productions », assure le chef d'entreprise. Sialkot est la grande gagnante du ballon rond sur le plan économique. Elle a résisté à la montée de la Chine, à l'automatisation et à l'instabilité politique et économique du Pakistan, pour construire un pôle de fabrication de football et de sport de classe mondiale, attirant des marques de premier plan. Sur les terrains, c'est une autre histoire. À l'extérieur de l'usine Forwards Sports, s'étend un terrain de football. Sur la pelouse, aucun ballon rond, mais des joueurs de cricket, le sport favori des Pakistanais, dont l'équipe nationale a été finaliste lors de la récente Coupe du monde en novembre dernier. Quant au football, l'équipe pakistanaise ne s'est jamais qualifiée pour une Coupe du monde de la Fifa. Elle peine à se faire une place et n'a jamais été sélectionnée pour une compétition internationale. Absent des compétitions de football Sur un terrain de Sialkot, Malik Abdul Aziz encourage son équipe de juniors. « Nous devons garder notre défense bien serrée, nous devons bien faire le marquage individuel, et surtout les milieux de terrain doivent être très bons, leur rappelle-t-il. Bonne chance les gars. »   L'entraîneur, professeur de sport et passionné de football, a créé son club il y a onze ans. Il compte à ce jour 500 membres, dont une vingtaine de filles. Il regrette que le ballon rond n'ait pas plus de place au Pakistan. « C'est la troisième fois consécutive que les ballons de la Coupe du monde sont fabriqués dans cette ville, mais Sialkot n'a même pas de stade de football. Les principaux revenus de la ville proviennent de l'industrie du sport, mais il n'y a pas d'infrastructure sportive digne de ce nom », regrette l'entraîneur.  « Nos joueurs manquent de professionnalisme, les entraîneurs ici manquent de professionnalisme, et il n'y a pas de véritable intérêt développé pour le football. Quand vous prenez l'exemple du Sénégal ou du Ghana, ce ne sont pas des pays riches, tout comme le Pakistan. Ils sont même plus pauvres que le Pakistan. Mais ils ont cette culture, tout comme le Qatar qui l'a développée, ajoute Malik Abdul Aziz. Mais ici, nous n'avons même pas cette base de départ. Sans cela, nous ne pouvons pas avoir de bonne équipe au niveau national ou international. » La plupart des joueurs de Malik Abdul Aziz n'ont pas les moyens de payer les frais d'inscription mensuels qui s'élèvent à 750 roupies soit 3,18 euros. L'entraîneur ne demande qu'à 20% des membres de s'en acquitter afin d'encourager les plus démunis à intégrer son club.

Sialkot produce alrededor del 70% de todos los balones, entre ellos el del Mundial de Qatar.

Wahdat Ummat Conference Sialkot 11 November 2022 - Syed Jawad Naqvi h.a

Footballs are an indispensable item in the global value chain of the beautiful game.  Manufacturing, distributing and selling the balls is a complex international business.It is difficult to pinpoint where in the world a ball is actually made because the sourcing of raw materials, the design and the production happen in different countries. But one thing is certain: WTO agreements play an important role in easing trade in footballs.WTO experts Roy Santana, Michael Roberts and Úna Flanagan trace the global value chain of footballs from the Servette Football Club in Geneva via Herzogenaurach, Germany to Sialkot, Pakistan. Stopovers in Uganda and Uruguay show how international standards ease trade.We talked to:Philippe Senderos, Sporting Director of Servette FC, GenevaQasim Malik, Vice President of the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce, PakistanNouman Butt, CEO of Capital Sports, Sialkot, PakistanGerardo Cal, Guide at the Estadio Centenario Football Museum in Montevideo, UruguayRobbert de Kock, President and CEO of the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry, SwitzerlandGeorge Opiyo, TBT National Enquiry Point, Uganda National Bureau of StandardsOliver Hundacker, Senior Director of product operations at Adidas, GermanySpecial thanks to Arshad Nawaz, Intern at the WTO Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation (ITTC)Links:One match, two balls. The 1930 World Cup in Uruguay featured two footballs with different designs in the final match:Photo of the ball team Argentina used in the first half of the final of the 1930 World Cup in UruguayPhoto of the ball team Uruguay used in the second half of the final of the 1930 World Cup in UruguayAbout the famous Wembley goal — or “Hurst's overtime goal” — in the final of the 1966 World Cup between England and Germany:England v Germany (1966): The Most Controversial World Cup Final Learn more about rules of origin:Rules of origin explainedLearn more about Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT):Technical barriers to trade explainedVideo "Let's Talk Product Quality"Learn more about tariffs:Tariffs explainedVideo "Let's Talk Tariffs"

72 Taboot Majlis e Aza at Sialkot || Ustad Syed Jawad Naqvi || 28 August 2022

Das Fairtrade-Siegel ist vor allem aus der Nahrungsmittel- und Textilindustrie bekannt. Für Fußbälle hat es bislang keine große Bedeutung. Eine Firma in der pakistanischen Stadt Sialkot möchte das ändern.

Jashan e Ahya e Amr e Wilayat | Iftitah Bait-e-Hidayat Sialkot Punjab Pakistan | Agha Syed Jawad Naqvi | 16th July 2022Eid e Ghadeer iftitah Bait e Hidayat , Muzaffarpur, Sialkot.16th July 2022Agha Syed Jawad Naqvi h.aVisit & Subscribe for Latest Videos✅Official Websitehttps://www.islamimarkaz.com✅IslamiMarkaz (Youtube Channel)https://www.youtube.com/c/IslamiMarka...✅Facebook Official Pagehttps://www.facebook.com/ustadsyedjaw...✅Twitter (Official Channel)https://twitter.com/syedjawadnaqavi✅Tafseer e Quranhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtTN...✅Tafseer e Asraar e Khudihttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNd1...✅Hikmat-e-Ali ashttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN_E...

Aur Barkat Waly din atty hain. all about how to spend your 10 days of Zill Hajj.

First published June 19, 2019(Episode 027)

Less than four weeks ago, Pakistanis woke up to some horrific news out of Sialkot in Punjab. The images and videos uploaded on Twitter and YouTube by locals from the area showed a mob beating a single man who could barely defend himself. What was his sin?The actions were incomprehensible and forced Pakistanis to look inward and to inspect the laws of the land. With the rise of far-right and extremist ideologies all over the world, it is now Pakistan's turn to have a long look at the compromises it makes that further legitimise elements in its society that lead to destruction, death and international disrepute.Please note that if you do google the videos and images of the crime perpetrated in this case, consider yourself warned as the images are very triggering.Asia In The Shadows is on social media:Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/aitspod/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/aitspodcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/aitspod/ Music Credits:Displaced Memories - David HorowitzCursed House - Sergey CheremisinovDISCLAIMER:The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia, the hosts of the program or other programs of the network. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amjad Islam Amjad is a living legend of Urdu Adab. He is an excellent poet, lyricist and a screenplay writer. He has been honored with many awards & the most notable is Sitara-e-imtiaz (Star of excellence). He was born on 4th August 1944 in Sialkot, Punjab. He wanted to be a cricketer when he was young and played inter collegiate tournaments before venturing in a career in literary world.If you like our podcast please share it with your friends. Leave a review. Feedback is always welcome.Abdul Raoof Siddiqui  email: raoof3@yahoo.com Instagram @urdu.ghazal Visit our website: www.mstn.in https://www.buymeacoffee.com/abdulsiddiqui   #urdughazal #urdupoetry #amjadislamamjad

Tariq Ali comes back on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the Sialkot incident, rising religious extremism, TLP, The treatment of women, the history of violence, the War in Afghanistan and Julian Assange. We also discuss Tariq Ali's latest book, "The Forty Year War in Afghanistan: A Chronicle Foretold" Tariq Ali is a Pakistani-British political activist, writer, journalist, historian, filmmaker, and public intellectual. He is the author of many books, including Pakistan: Military Rule or People's Power (1970), Can Pakistan Survive? The Death of a State (1983), Clash of Fundamentalisms: Crusades, Jihads and Modernity (2002). Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Religious Extremism: How did we get here 19:00 Economic element in Blasphemy cases 22:30 How to deal with the TLP 28:30 Islamophobia 43:00 Treatment of Women in Pakistan 50:00 History of Extremism 1:02:00 Decolonizing 1:08:30 The Forty Year War in Afghanistan: A Chronicle Foretold 1:34:30 Julian Assange

After latest  horrible Silakot lynching, episode, its time for us to navel gaze. All of us have to go back to basics. Where things have gone wrong?  How can we improve and emerge as a strong nation? We all know the answers, no one. has to tell us, just look inside yourself. Contact_ dildarpakistan@hotmail.com

Uzair Younus is a public policy analyst and the Director of the Pakistan initiative at the Atlantic Council. He is also the host of Pakistanomy. Uzair joins us for a discussion on rising religious extremism, the appointment of Ejaz Akram, inflation, the economy, and what the future might hold for Pakistan. Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. He can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tinder. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89

After latest  horrible Silakot lynching, episode, its time for us to navel gaze. All of us have to go back to basics. Where things have gone wrong?  How can we improve and emerge as a strong nation? We all know the answers, no one. has to tell us, just look inside yourself. Contact_ dildarpakistan@hotmail.com

After latest  horrible Silakot lynching, episode, its time for us to navel gaze. All of us have to go back to basics. Where things have gone wrong?  How can we improve and emerge as a strong nation? We all know the answers, no one. has to tell us, just look inside yourself. Contact_ dildarpakistan@hotmail.com    

Stressing the need for the moderate Muslim to raise his voice against the rabid extremism displayed by a few lumpens whether it is at Oxford Street London or setting fire to a Buddhist man in Sialkot Punjab, Sree Iyer says it is high time the moderate voices assert themselves

مخفی اعمال کا فائدہ Makhfi A'maal Ka Fa'idah Dr. Farhat Hashmi 08-02-2021 Sialkot, Faisalabad, Wazirabad Online

The episode of lynching a foreigner by mob in Sialkot is horrific . But this did not happen in the name of religion or culture, but just for settling personal scores. However the group used the same slogan, raised by another fanatic group in the past but negotiated by the state. Let's see if the state correct herself this time……

Muhammad Ibrahim Qazi, the grandson of Qazi Hussain Ahmed(Former Ameer of Jamiat-e-Islami), is a strategic analyst. Muhammad Ibrahim joins us on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience to give the right wing's vision of Pakistan. On this deep dive podcast we discuss the Sialkot incident, Blasphemy Law in Pakistan, Jamiat-e-Islami, Political Expediency, Qazi Hussain Ahmed, Maulana Maududi, Islamia Jamiat-e-Talba and Anti-Americanism. Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. He can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tinder. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:30 Sialkot Incident and Blasphemy Law 37:00 Mumtaz Qadri and the misuse of the Blasphemy Law 46:00 Why are our religious leaders silent and don't condemn? 58:00 Qazi Hussain Ahmed 1:04:00 JI and Anti-Americanism 1:16:00 JI's support for military dictators 1:22:30 Was Maula Maudidi against the creation of Pakistan? 1:39:00 JI's political expediency 1:45:00 Islami jamiat talba 1:52:00 Peoples questions 2:00:30 Right Wing's vision for Pakistan

Over the last few decades, India has changed, cricket has changed, our media has changed -- and one man has seen it all. Ayaz Memon joins Amit Varma in episode 246 of The Seen and the Unseen to reflect on some of what he has seen and learnt. Also check out: 1. Indian Innings: The Journey of Indian Cricket from 1947 -- Edited by Ayaz Memon. 2. Cricket-related episodes of The Seen and the Unseen with Harsha Bhogle, Sharda Ugra, Ramachandra Guha, Prem Panicker and Gideon Haigh+Prem Panicker. 3. The Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. 4. The Wisden Book of Test Cricket (1877-1977) -- Compiled & edited by Bill Frindall. 5. The Test where India beat Australia at Brabourne Stadium, 1964. 6. Sachin Tendulkar's first Test, Sunil Gavaskar's last Test, Kapil Dev's 175 and the 1983 World Cup final. 7. Opportunity, Choice and the IPL (2008) -- Amit Varma. 8. What cricket can learn from poker -- Amit Varma. 9. The Tamasha All Purists Should Love -- Amit Varma. 10. Beyond a Boundary -- CLR James. 11. Neville Cardus and Jack Fingleton on Amazon. 12. The Picador Book of Cricket -- Edited by Ramachandra Guha. 13. Hardcore History -- Dan Carlin. 14. How Social Media Threatens Society -- Episode 8 of Brave New World. 15. Kicking Schoolbags (2006) -- Amit Varma. 16. The Jubilee Test, 1980. 17. My Cricketing Years -- Ajit Wadekar. 18. Sunny Days -- Sunil Gavaskar. 19. The Life and Times of Vir Sanghvi -- Episode 236 of The Seen and the Unseen. 20. Deep Work -- Cal Newport. 21. Unlikely is Inevitable -- Amit Varma. 22. The abandoned ODI at Sialkot, October 31, 1984. 23. Mankad's Test, India's first Test win, Gavaskar's 29th, Gavaskar's 30th. 24. R Ashwin's YouTube channel. This episode is sponsored by CTQ Compounds. Check out The Daily Reader, FutureStack and The Social Capital Compound. Use the code UNSEEN for Rs 2500 off. Please subscribe to The India Uncut Newsletter. It's free! And check out Amit's online course, The Art of Clear Writing.

The tenth episode of this series is about the second match of the ODI leg of India's tour of Pakistan in 1978. It took place at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot, on October 13, 1978.

In this episode of Joculation, LP shares his unique brand of comedy and satire on the emerging trend of black market buttplug manufacturing in Sialkot, Pakistan, relieving pandemic aggression at the Walmart potato chip aisle with a ten-pound log of ground beef after the restraining order expires, and rubbing one out at work in the name of productivity. If you enjoyed listening to the show, please give it a five-star rating, a review, and please share with your friends. It all genuinely helps others to find Joculation and grow the Circle of Intimacy. Please be sure to subscribe on Anchor, Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, or wherever you are listening. The Joculation podcast is available across all major podcast platforms. If you would like to experience the live interactive social broadcast of Joculation in its entirety, you can catch Joculation every Friday night 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Mountain Time (10:00 PM - 12:00 AM Eastern Time) at MSP Waves (https://mspwaves.com), Theta.tv (https://www.theta.tv/mspwaves), VIMM.tv (https://www.vimm.tv/msp-waves) - or join the audience in the Circle of Intimacy in the Peace, Abundance and Liberty Discord Server (https://mspwaves.com/discord). Please take a moment to stop by DShop and pick up some official LP merchandise. New merch is being added regularly and all the proceeds support the show. Check out LP's DShop (https://shop-lpfaust.ogn.app) when you have a moment. Follow me on Twitter (https://twitter.com/FaustLp) to keep up to date with all things LP and thank you. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lpfaust/message

En la ciudad pakistaní de Sialkot se producen balones de fútbol para el mundo entero. Desde hace algunos años las empresas ahí emplazadas producen de manera más responsable, debido al creciente interés público. ¿Soplan vientos de cambio en el sector?

Sialkot in Pakistan ist der Standort der weltweiten Fußballproduktion. Seit einigen Jahren müssen die Firmen dort mehr Verantwortung übernehmen, denn das öffentliche Interesse an einer sozial- und umweltgerechten Produktion wächst. Weht ein neuer Wind in der Branche?

The Pakistani city of Sialkot lies at the heart of worldwide production of footballs. Located between Lahore and Islamabad, some 40 million balls are made here every year. In recent times, the manufacturers have faced more scrutiny as consumers pay closer attention to where their kits and footballs come from. We want to find out how fair the industry's production processes really are.

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In the 45th episode of The Haryanvi Podcast I narrate the Haryanvi Kissa Bhagat Purnamal. This is a story that transpired in Sialkot, Pakistan and hovers around Purnamal, Noona (Alternatively called Loona in Punjabi), Raja Salebhan and Queen Ichhra. This iconic story has been made more popular by Punjabi Poet Shiv Kumar Batalvi who wrote his epic "Loona" on it and was awarded the Sahitya Academy Award for it in 1967.   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/haryanvipodcast/message

Aik Tehreer Uthaye - Ustad Asghar Abbas Khan (Sialkot, Pakistan)

Ghazi (as) Uth Vekh - Ustad Asghar Abbas Khan (Sialkot, Pakistan)

Samajh Ke Zehra (sa) Sataya Gaya Sakina (sa) Ko - Ustad Asghar Abbas Khan (Sialkot, Pakistan)

Roh Ke Kehti Thi Sakina (sa) - Ustad Asghar Abbas Khan (Sialkot, Pakistan)

Hussain (as) Ka Sajda - Ustad Asghar Abbas Khan (Sialkot, Pakistan)

Phupiyan De Peshi Abid (as) Nu - Ustad Asghar Abbas Khan (Sialkot, Pakistan)

Mera Mola Hassan (as) Woh Badshah Hai - Ustad Asghar Abbas Khan (Sialkot, Pakistan)

Amjad Islam Amjad, PP, Sitara-e-Imtiaz (born 4 August 1944) is an Urdu poet, drama writer and lyricist from Pakistan. The author of more than 40 books in a career spanning 50 years, he has received many awards for his literary work and screenplay for TV, including Pride of Performance and Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Awards. Amjad was born in the Punjab at Lahore in British India, now in Pakistan. His family originally belonged to Sialkot. He received his secondary education in Lahore, and graduated from Government Islamia College Civil Lines, Lahore. He was also member of the college cricket team and participated in the Inter collegiate tournament. He qualified for Masters of Arts degree in Urdu literature from Punjab University. He began his career as a lecturer in Govt. M.A.O College Lahore. He worked as a director at Pakistan Television Corporation from 1975 to 1979, before returning to teaching. In 1989, Amjad was appointed as Director General of Urdu Science Board. He has also worked as a project director of the Children Library Complex. Amjad is the writer of many drama series for Pakistan Television Corporation including Waris. He has written many columns, translation, criticism and essays while his main focus remained writing Nazms, a type of Urdu poetry. Among his most notable dramas are Waris, Dehleez, Samandar, Raat, Waqt and Apnay Loug. In June 2008, he joined Urdu newspaper Daily Express and writes column with the title of "Chasham-e-Tamasha". In December 2019, Amjad received the Necip Fazil International Culture and Art Award in Istanbul, Turkey. Produced By: Wow Be Creatives For Wow Be Podcast (Urdu) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wow-be-podcast/message

Learning from MDH Owner Mahashay Dharampal Gulati | King of Spices Success Story in Hindi Gulati was born in 1923 in Sialkot, Pakistan. After the partition in 1947, he moved to India and stayed in a refugee camp. so, dropped out of his school in 5th standard. To make ends meet, he opened a store in Delhi's Ajmal Khan Road, Karol Bagh, and officially established MDH in 1959. He soon took our Indian spices to an international level by exporting to various parts of the world, including the UK, Europe, UAE, Canada, etc. Today, MDH Masala exports its products to more than 100 countries. In fact, he was also a king of hearts as 90% of his salary went to charity. In 2019, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award in the country, 2019. Economic Times, in 2017, Gulati was the highest-paid entrepreneur at the age of 94 and took home more than Rs 21 crore as salary. At the time of migration, he had 1500 Rs in his pocket. Mahashay Dharampal, known as Masala King, has maintained a philosophy of his life – “Give the world the best you have and the best will come to you.” #life #success #vishadparikh #motivation #inspiration #spiceking #wealth #learning #thinking #skill #philosophy #MDH #DharampalGulati #SuccessStory

1141A.D-The Kara Kitai Turkomans defeat the Seljuks at Amu Darya. 1144A.D-The Seljuks, under Zengi, recapture Edessa.Pope Eugene declares the Second Crusade.1145A.D-The Second Crusade collapses in Anatolia but succeeds in capturing Lisbon in Portugal.End of the Murabitun rule in Andalus.1146A.D-The al Muhaddithin captures Morocco.The assassins murder Seljuk Emir Zengi. 1149A.D-Al Zafir becomes the Fatimid Caliph. 1150A.D-The University of Paris is established. 1151A.D-Al Idrisi constructs a map of the then known world. 1154A.D-The Kurdish officer Nuruddin, in Seljuk service, takes Damascus.Al Faiz becomes the Fatimid Caliph in Cairo. 1157A.D-The al Muhaddithin captures Andalus. 1160A.D-Al Mustanjid becomes the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad.Al Adid, the last of the Fatimids, becomes the Caliph in Cairo. 1163A.D-The Seljuks and the Crusaders compete for influence in Fatimid Egypt. 1166A.D-Death of Shaykh Abdul Qader Jeelani of Baghdad, called Shaykh ul Mashaiq, founder of the Qadariya Sufi order.Death of the geographer, al Idrisi.1167A.D-Establishment of Oxford University in England.1170A.D-Salahuddin takes Egypt from the Fatimids.Al Mustadi becomes the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad. 1171A.D-End of the Fatimid era. Egypt reverts to the Abbasid Caliphate.1173A.D-Ghiasuddin Ghori established the kingdom of Ghor in Afghanistan. 1175A.D-Salahuddin consolidates his hold on Syria and Egypt.Death of Ahmed al Rifai, founder of the Rifaiyah Sufi brotherhood.1177A.D-Muhammed Ghori adds Multan, Uch, Dera Ismail Khan and Sindh to his dominions.1179A.D-Muhammed Ghori starts campaigns to capture Peshawar and Sialkot. 1182A.D-Khwaja Muhammed Ghouse of Sindh introduces the Qadariya order into India and Pakistan. 1187A.D-Battle of Hittin. Salahuddin triumphs and recaptures Jerusalem --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/history-of-islam/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/history-of-islam/support

The Sayeed family based in Gujrat, a city in the Pakistani state of Punjab, has cared for two rare manuscripts of Sri Guru Granth Sahib for over seven decades, handing them over them with respect and reverence to a Gurudwara in Sialkot recently. - ਲਹਿੰਦੇ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੇ ਗੁਜਰਾਤ ਜ਼ਿਲੇ ਵਿਚ ਵਸੇ ਸਈਯਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਨੇ ਗੁਰੂ ਗਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ ਦੇ ੧੧੦ ਸਾਲ ਪੁਰਾਣੇ ਦੋ ਸਰੂਪਾਂ ਦੀ ਹਰ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਨਾਲ ਆਦਰ, ਮਾਣ, ਸੇਵਾ ਤੇ ਸੰਭਾਲ ਕੀਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਹੁਣ ਸੰਗਤਾਂ ਦੀ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਉੱਤੇ ਇਸ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਨੇ ਇਹਨਾਂ ਦੋ ਸਰੂਪਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਿਆਲਕੋਟ ਦੇ ਗੁਰੂਦੁਆਰਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਕੋਲ ਆਮ ਸੰਗਤਾਂ ਦੇ ਦਰਸ਼ਨਾਂ ਵਾਸਤੇ ਸੌਂਪ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਹੈ।

Woh Khoon Ro Ke - Ustad Asghar Abbas Khan (Sialkot, Pakistan) reciting at Imambargah Al-Hasan (A)

Ek Nanni Se Lahad - Ustad Asghar Abbas Khan (Sialkot, Pakistan) reciting at Imambargah Al-Hasan (A)

Ustad Asghar Abbas Khan (Sialkot, Pakistan) reciting at Imambargah Al-Hasan (A)

Ustad Asghar Abbas Khan (Sialkot, Pakistan) reciting at Imambargah Al-Hasan (A)

Bazaar Ich Ro Ro Kay Logo Beemar (as) Sada Devay - Ustad Asghar Abbas Khan (Sialkot, Pakistan)

10th Muharram 1442 / 2020 Ashura Asr - Ustad Asghar Abbas Khan (Sialkot, Pakistan)

10th Muharram 1442 / 2020 Ashura Shaam e Gharibaan - Ustad Asghar Abbas Khan (Sialkot, Pakistan)

Soyem Shuhada e Karbala (as) Majlis - Ustad Asghar Abbas Khan (Sialkot, Pakistan)

9th Muharram 1442 / 2020 Veyn - Ustad Asghar Abbas Khan (Sialkot, Pakistan)

10th Muharram 1442 / 2020 Ashura Fajr - Ustad Asghar Abbas Khan (Sialkot, Pakistan)

8th Muharram 1442 / 2020 - Ustad Asghar Abbas Khan (Sialkot, Pakistan)

7th Muharram 1442 / 2020 - Ustad Asghar Abbas Khan (Sialkot, Pakistan)

Season 16, Episode 3. Ngaji Filsafat Tema - Eksistensialisme oleh Dr. Fahruddin Faiz Muhammad Iqbal (Urdu: محمد اقبال), (lahir di Sialkot, Punjab, India, 9 November 1877 – meninggal di Lahore, 21 April 1938 pada umur 60 tahun), dikenal juga sebagai Allama Iqbal (Urdu: علامہ اقبال), adalah seorang penyair, politisi, dan filsuf besar abad ke-20. Ia dianggap sebagai salah satu tokoh paling penting dalam sastra Urdu, dengan karya sastra yang ditulis baik dalam bahasa Urdu maupun Persia. Iqbal dikagumi sebagai penyair klasik menonjol oleh sarjana-sarjana sastra dari Pakistan, India, maupun secara internasional. Meskipun Iqbal dikenal sebagai penyair yang menonjol, ia juga dianggap sebagai "pemikir filosofis Muslim pada masa modern". Buku puisi pertamanya, Asrar-e-Khudi, juga buku puisi lainnya termasuk Rumuz-i-Bekhudi, Payam-i-Mashriq dan Zabur-i-Ajam;; dicetak dalam bahasa Persia pada 1915. Di antara karya-karyanya, Bang-i-Dara, Bal-i-Jibril, Zarb-i Kalim dan bagian dari Armughan-e-Hijaz merupakan karya Urdu-nya yang paling dikenal. Bersama puisi Urdu dan Persia-nya, berbagai kuliah dan surat dalam bahasa Urdu dan Bahasa Inggris-nya telah memberikan pengaruh yang sangat besar pada perselisihan budaya, sosial, religius dan politik selama bertahun-tahun. Pada 1922, ia diberi gelar bangsawan oleh Raja George V, dan memberinya titel "Sir". Ketika mempelajari hukum dan filsafat di Inggris, Iqbal menjadi anggota "All India Muslim League" cabang London. Kemudian dalam salah satu ceramahnya yang paling terkenal, Iqbal mendorong pembentukan negara Muslim di Barat Daya India. Ceramah ini diutarakan pada ceramah kepresidenannya di Liga pada sesi Desember 1930. Saat itu ia memiliki hubungan yang sangat dekat dengan Quid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Iqbal dikenal sebagai Shair-e-Mushriq (Urdu: شاعر مشرق) yang berarti "Penyair dari Timur". Ia juga disebut sebagai Muffakir-e-Pakistan ("The Inceptor of Pakistan") dan Hakeem-ul-Ummat ("The Sage of the Ummah"). Di Iran dan Afganistan ia terkenal sebagai Iqbāl-e Lāhorī (اقبال لاهوری‎ "Iqbal dari Lahore"), dan sangat dihargai atas karya-karya berbahasa Persia-nya. Pemerintah Pakistan menghargainya sebagai "penyair nasional", hingga hari ulang tahunnya (یوم ولادت محمد اقبال‎ – Yōm-e Welādat-e Muḥammad Iqbāl) merupakan hari libur di Pakistan.

The festival of Basant. Sialkot the sports capital of Pakistan and the similarities between an eye and a camera.

by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, The Promised Messiah and Mahdi (as).

Ruhani Khazain Volume 20

Did you know the FIFA World Cup Soccer Ball is manufactured in a Pakistani city called Sialkot? Natasha talks about growing up in the enterprising city, her passion for Educational Psychology, the Fulbright Scholar Program and why she loves Coke Studio Pakistan. She also lectures Nosa on what Ghazal is and the difference between Punjab and Punjabi. Watch Coke Studio Pakistan's rendition of 'Afreen Afreen' here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb4X1BWNO5k

The Legend of Raja Rasalu is a tale from Northern India, set in what is now known as Sialkot in Pakistan. This is a tale of bravery and adventure. Originally an eight part story, we have combined the different stories to form a single narrative for your listening pleasure. Learn how Raja Rasalu was born and how he spent the first twelve years of his life in an underground palaceThe adventures of Raja Rasalu do not end there, and we are confident that you will like to know what happens next.  You can subscribe to Myths, Legends and Fairytales of India Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Castbox, Deezer, Stitcher, TuneIn, Saavn, Spotify, Radio Public,Google Podcasts, Hubhopper, Storiyoh, and many other fine websites and apps where you listen to podcast. This story was revised and rewritten by Amar Vyas and narrated by Sheerali Biju for gaatha story. Audio editing by Krishnadas. Theme music is titled Frost Waltz by Kevin Macleod (www.incompetech.com). Other sound effects from Soundbible, used under creative commons license.

ایصالِ ثواب - سیالکوٹ 11-12-2013 Sialkot

تقریب نکاح سے خطاب - ماہم ملک سیالکوٹ 29-07-2016 Sialkot

This is a message we gave at a local church in Sialkot when we were there teaching at a Gospel Conference.

تم کب توبہ کرو گے؟ 19-08-2017 Sialkot

In Infrastructure Redux:Crisis, Progress in Industrial Pakistan and Beyond (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014), Nausheen H. Anwar explores double-edged narratives of development. Through detailed case studies of Sialkot and Faisalabad, as well as analyses of development in Pakistan since independence and the impact of liberalized trade policies on industrial labour, the book explores how ideas of both crisis and progress frame the country’s infrastructure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's playlist: • The Daddy by Big George Jackson, from Big Shot (2001), available from Black & Tan Records. Visit BigGeorgeJackson.com for more information. • Honey The Night Is Young by The Mescal Sheiks, from their album The World Is Not My Home (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. For more information, visit their site or their MySpace page. • We're Gonna Have A Party Tonight by The Hollywood Combo, from The Hollywood Combo (2005), available from CD Baby. Visit SwinginRecords.com and their MySpace page for more information. • Highwayman by Tinsley Ellis from Live - Highwayman (2005) available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit TinsleyEllis.com for more information. • Ain't Gonna Do It by Kane Welch Kaplin from Kane Welch Kaplin (2007); CDs are available through the store at their site and the iTMS. Full albums and individual tracks can be downloaded here. Visit DeadReckoners.com for more information. • That's What I've Got by Kane Welch Kaplin from Kane Welch Kaplin (2007). • 12 Chimes by Kane Welch Kaplin from Kane Welch Kaplin (2007). • Mr. Bad Luck by Oscar Jordan & The Mighty Sons Of Hercules from album Mr. Bad Luck (2001), available from CD Baby and Amazon.com. Visit OscarJordan.com and/or his MySpace page for more information. • Little Black Dress by Mean Gene Kelton and The Die Hards, from Most Requested (1999), available from Gene's online store, the iTMS. Visit JamboneRecords.com and GeneKelton.com for more information. • Don't Touch My Guitar by Pat Coast, from Don't Touch My Guitar (2003), available from CD Baby. Visit PatCoastBand.com for more information. Mentioned during this show: the Wikipedia entries for Sialkot, Pakistan; and Oulu, Finland, host of the annual Air Guitar World Championships. Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues. Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago. (Music on Murphy's Saloon # courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Download.com or Garageband.com)