Naqash Khan Official™
  • Scholastic
  • Artist
  • Social
  • Music
  • Videos
  • Contact
info@naqashkhan.com

Lab Pe Ati hai Dua - The Finest of Prayers

27/9/2017

Comments

 
Picture
Lab Pe Aati Hai - Finest Prayer written for younger generation
This article was originally written on 5th July, 2016
Naqash Munir

The most beautiful ‘Lab Pe Aati Hai’ ‘dua’ once sung as a school song in school assemblies of Pakistan is lost somewhere in the history.  When I started school in 1995, we sang ‘Qaumi Taranah’, the National Anthem of Pakistan, which is written in Persian. To be honest, I merely met someone who would talk about it or its meaning. Nonetheless the echo of the National Anthem sung by us woke up all the residents of Harley Street but I’m sure most of the students didn't know what they were saying. So before completing school I searched for its meaning and realized that it is nationalistic as compared to the ‘dua’ which is written in our national language.

A Pakistani kid will definitely have no idea what he/she sang all their lives. Since Persian is not a language which a child in Pakistan will use to communicate almost 15-20 years of his/her age. Singing just the ‘Qaumi Taranah’ is not enough. This makes me think if we teach our children to be morally good then chances are more that it will pave the path towards achieving what we pray for in our National Anthem. In my opinion if ‘Qaumi Taranah’ is the peak, then ‘Lab Pe Aati hai’ is the passage to it.

Many child and adult singers have sung ‘Lab Pe Aati Hai’ in their own renditions on various media. It is believed to be one of the finest ‘duas’ which we can teach to our children. It is not about Urdu, English, Persian or any other language but about building a bridge for better understanding and visionary thinking of our children. By doing so, we can introduce them to the philosophy of Dr. Muhammad Iqbal whom we also consider as our National Poet.

I suggest to bring back ‘Lab Pe Aati Hai’ or ‘Bachhe ki Dua’ to the young thinking minds. It should be taught and made compulsory with all zeal and zest at all Government and Private educational institutions.

The better we teach, the better we achieve.

Comments
    nk official

    Author

    Naqash Munir, currently working as Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Assistant at Muslim Hands International, doing his Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) in International Relations, is a former member of National Youth Assembly (session 2015-2016), Master of Science in International Relations and has apprenticed at Institute for Strategic Studies, Research and Analysis (ISSRA) and National Assembly Secretariat (Parliament of Pakistan).

    Papers written by author are uploaded here for online publication purposes. 

    Use of data is not allowed unless informed or asked permission to use.

    Naqash Munir
    Naqash Munir
    You never seem worried, asked thee. I am a traveler, worries are just dull sceneries, said me.
    View my profile on LinkedIn

    Categories

    All
    9/11
    Asia
    Europe
    India
    Kashmir
    Mecca
    Middle East
    Opinion
    Pakistan
    Research
    Russia
    Seminar
    Snapchat
    Syrian Conflict
    Troubleshooting
    Turkey
    United States
    War
    War On Terror
    Workshop

    Archives

    January 2019
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    April 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    August 2016
    June 2016
    January 2016
    July 2015
    June 2015
    January 2014

      SAY IT

    Suggest

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Scholastic
  • Artist
  • Social
  • Music
  • Videos
  • Contact