Winning Entry:Essay Category

The Rise of Khudi

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A Route to the Root of Existence - Khudi

By Sadaf Abid

“…I would like to see the Punjab, the North-West Frontier Province, Sind and Baluchistan amalgamated into a single state…”

Sir Muhammad Iqbal’s 1930 Presidential Address to the 25th Session of the All-India Muslim League, Allahabad, 29 December 1930

This dream envisaged the genesis of the struggle and depicted the four provinces to appear on the map of the world as one nation state. We have, undoubtedly, grasped the literal message but have indisputably missed the soul within. Imagine a devoted   creator’s dream to get his own canvas to pencil-in his life-long reverie. He paints the entire canvas green with a vertical white stripe in the hoist. One white stroke of progress furnishes a crescent and another white stroke of light endows a five-pointed star. He knew that dreams come true if you survive the hard times. His wisdom was au fait. Meri nawa-e-paraishan ko shairi na samajh, keh mei hun mehram-e-raazdaron mei khana (Don’t take my wailing as mere poetry, for I am aware of the secrets of the universe). It was, thus, vital to plunk pride into these tacitly expressive colours. This pride and selfhood was Khudi (Ego). The visualization was handed-over to his son. The son stayed contented only with the dazzling shades and somehow failed to empathize the message, fell short of appending value to further glorify it and neglected the extension of its worth which ultimately lead him to enveloped feudalism.

The Rise of Khudi - Results

The Rise of Khudi

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Assalamu Alaikum everyone!

We know you have been anxiously waiting for the results for The Rise of Khudi Competition. The decisions were not easy to make and we are very grateful to all those who participated and made this initiative worth it. The final decisions were made by a panel of four judges, and each winning entry obtained 3 out of 4 votes:

Sadaf Abid for the essay category

Click HERE for the winning entry

Malik Faisal Aslam for the poetry category

Click HERE for the winning entry

Congratulations to both of our winners, and a very warm thank you to all those who participated in the event!

As previously stated, the winners will be guests on our radio show, NextGen Pakistan and will be given a blog on DISNA’s (Dr Iqbal Society of North America) website. The winning entries will be posted in the next issue of our magazine, Re-Volt and also on www.disna.us.

The winning entries are  posted on the Pakistan First website.

We are also pleased to announce that The Rise of Khudi will now be a monthly event, and encourage everyone to continue their participation.

PakistanFirst team

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The Rise of Khudi

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BY: Filza Khan

The researcher is a member of editorial team and thinktank at Pak1stanfirst

Your real friend and your real self...is the human inside you..

It is the one that will worship and it is the one that will rebel..

It is the one that will become of the world..or of the hereafter.

It is this inside of yours that will reward you or punish you..

The decision is in your hands..

Your inside is your most cherished friend and your worst enemy...

You yourself are the source of pain for your journey and

You yourself are the source of a pleasant journey.

If your inside is made secure your outside will become secure (Wasif Ali Wasif)

THE RISE OF KHUDI

The Rise of Khudi

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THE RISE OF KHUDI

The aim of the competition is to illustrate to the people of Pakistan the real concept of Khudi as elaborated by Iqbal to the Muslims of India and the Muslims of the future. Through this competition we want people to spread information to the unknown about the self within. Khudi. 

What is it?

We are encouraging Pakistanis to engage in self reflection and introspection just like the great poet, Allama Muhammed Iqbal in order to improve ourselves, and hence our nation. 

What are the rules?

1. There are two categories of submission; Essays and Poetry.
2. Each contestant can submit only one piece per category.
3. Submission can be in either English or Urdu.
4. Everyone is welcomed to participate and may belong to any country and any community.
5. No plagiarism allowed AT ALL. All submitted work must be the writer’s own creation based on their concepts and never before published.
6. www.Pak1stanFirst.com will have the right to reproduce the material submitted in any shape of form in any of its work.
7. Maximum length for essays is 1000 words and Poetry not to be more than 60 lines.
8. All work should give a clear understanding of Khudi and be based on Allama Iqbal’s work.
9. The judges’ decision will be final.
10. All work must be submitted by the 23rd of March, 2010.

How do I participate?

Simply send your poem/essay to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with your name, full address, and phone number.
Results will be announced after 23rd of March.

(1)Winning entries will be posted on the www.pak1stanfirst.com and www.disna.us website.
(2) Winners will appear on the show NextGeneration Pakistan on Watan Radio and will get blogspace on DISNA to talk about their views on Iqbaliyat and Khudi.
(3) Winning entries will be published in our magazine, Revolt.
(4) Winners will recieve a Pakistan First T-shirt!

Spread the word and the message!

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