Noteworthy Letters: 2012

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Venerable

On one fine evening, she was wandering in a park when one lady who was having refreshment with her children and by accident (which I am sure was an accident) her daughter fell on the refreshment's plate and all the things scattered on the ground.

The lady readily slapped the girl and used abusive words, and to her surprise, the girl didn't even moved a bit to save herself from the punishment.The girl remain in her mother's hand reach so that her mother can easily hit her as many times she like.

Which she believe was girl's own consent because may be she herself wanted her mother to punish her as she accepted her mistake.

So, that day I asked him why we have to be so so humble and respectful with our elders.

Are there no rules for elders to use all the respectful words for us or be humble with us, children?

And he wrote that he always use respectful nicks for children and we all should keep in mind that the person we are talking as a minor being might become might one day.

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In the Name of Allah, The Gracious, The Merciful

4 November 1990

Ref. Z/T/1249/90

Dear Daughter, Prayers

I am using the word, 'Venerable' for the youth of Pakistan because who knows which great person/leader is hiding in today's youth.

You, my daughter is also venerable!

God knows tomorrow what great woman you might become. May you do !

I am usually very busy. But I will still meet your parents. Inshallah (God willing).

Your's Sincerely,

Hakim Muhammad Saeed.

Hakim Muhammad Saeed

Hakeem Hafiz Abdul Majeed established Hamdard Dawakhana at Delhi, India in 1906.

The Dawakhana soon gained a high reputation throughout the city as the finest supplier of herbs and, by 1920, acquired the status of one of the finest pharmacies.

The premature death of Hakeem Hafiz Abdul Majeed in 1922, at the age of only 40, was a big shock to the family. His three sons were too young to take over the affairs of Hamdard.

However, Rabia Begum, the widow of Late Abdul Majeed, took command until Hakeem Abdul Hameed, the eldest son, assumed leadership.

The second/middle son, Abdul Waheed, died in his teens. In 1940, Hakim Mohammed Said, now of age, joined Hamdard and by 1947, Hamdard became a prominent manufacturer of herbal products and medicines in the subcontinent.

After the creation of Pakistan in 1947, Hakim Mohammed Said, at the age of 28 migrated to Pakistan, and in the year of 1948 he established Hamdard Pakistan in Karachi, on a modest scale.

Hakim Mohammed Said was a man of determination and rare qualities. By sheer dint of his labour, dynamism, and native genius, he was able to make Hamdard the leading manufacturer of herbal medicines and products in Pakistan in a span of just six years.

In 1953, by which time Hamdard had become a big pharmaceutical company, Hakim Mohammed Said declared it a ‘Waqf’ (Trust).

The ‘Waqf’ has a religious basis, is irrevocable and is considered to be under the ownership of Al-Mighty Allah. (It is an article of faith with Muslims that everything in this world belongs to Al-Mighty Allah and man is only permitted a justifiable use of it.) The profits generated by a ‘Waqf’ belong not to any individual or family but are used for charitable or nation-building purposes.

Hakim Mohammed Said possessed innumerable qualities of head and heart and had a vivid imagination.

He realized that it was becoming difficult for Hamdard (Waqf) to manage the business as well as the charitable and welfare activities and therefore he decided to establish Hamdard Foundation Pakistan to look after the humanitarian affairs of Hamdard.

In one of his books he says, “Wealth is that sticky smog which destroys the luster of the soul for every" – thus he endowed all the profits of Hamdard (Waqf) to Hamdard Foundation Pakistan to carry out its charitable, educational and other philanthropic activities”.