The Spark

01/08/2025

Strong Relationships, Life's True Treasure -

A few days ago, I came across an interesting insight from a Harvard study that lasted over 80 years. It concluded that the people who lived the happiest, healthiest, and longest lives… weren’t the richest, the most famous, or the busiest.They were simply those who had warm, trusting relationship...

08/09/2022

So grateful to Allah Almighty that He not only kept us safe during the current torrential rains, but also enabled us to help the victims in the flood-hit areas.
People in my neighborhood have been participating in the drive by donating, collecting, packing & delivering the emergency stuff to the affected areas. The best part is to see children as young as 6 years, involved in such volunteer work.

02/08/2022

Those who are into gardening, would agree that this is the best time of the year for new plantation, repotting, pruning & fertilization. Plants are just so happy that whatever you do with them, you're sure to get the desired results!
Click on the link( one of my articles recently published in the News) to see how I went about in my garden this monsoon.

The Pakistani-Canadian filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy talks to Instep about taking the unconventional road, journeying into Hollywood, and bringing...

14/04/2022

آ پ سب گروپ اراکین کو رمضان مبارک ہو۔
چند دن ہوئے، کتابوں کی دکان پر اسلامی تاریخی ناول دیکھے تو سوچا کہ کیوں نہ ایک ناول لے ہی لیا جائے۔چنانچہ، حضرت خالد بن ولید رضی اللہ عنہ کی زندگی اور جنگی کارناموں پر مبنی یہ ناول خرید لیا۔
پہلا، دوسرا، تیسرا، غرض یکے بعد دیگرے صفحات پڑھتی گئی اور تاریخ اسلام کے اس عظیم فاتح کے کارناموں پر عش عش کرتی گئ۔ حضرت خالد بن ولید نے اس وقت کی نا قابل شکست غیر مسلم سلطنتوں، روم اور ایران کو اسلامی ریاست کا حصہ بنانے میں کلیدی کردار ادا کیا۔
سب سے دلچسپ بات تو یہ ہے کہ اس ناول میں جا بجا تاریخی حوالے دیے گئے ہیں، اس کے باوجود زبان عام فہم اور انداز بیاں ایسا خوبصورت ہے کہ تمام مناظر قاری کے سامنے گویا ایک فلم کی طرح چلنے لگتے ہیں۔
اگر آپ بھی کسی ایسی ہی دلچسپ کتاب کے بارے میں بتانا چاہتے ہیں تو بلا تکلف اس صفحے پر ہمارے ساتھ شئیر کیجئے۔

08/04/2022

Homemaking is a tradition that not only prevails, but thoroughly enjoyed in Pakistan & other South Asian countries.
Are these selfless, devoted ladies given the due credit for keeping such a beautiful tradition alive?
Read my perspective on it at my website, urooj.blog or click on the link below
ahomemakersdiary335731262.wordpress.com/2020/11/22/the-voice-of-a-pakistani-homemaker/

“A homemaker has the ultimate career. All other careers exist for one purpose only- and that is to support the ultimate career.” C.S. Lewis Nowadays, the electronic and print media seem…

07/01/2022

Nana abbu's birthday is just round the corner. Sameer and Rida plan to give him a surprise gift. What kind of a gift it would be? Read the story at urooj.blog or click below

 Sameer was looking for Rida all over and  finally found her on the terrace, busy with her latest glass painting project. “BOOO!” This was how Sameer usually approached his el…

24/12/2021

https://urooj.blog/2021/12/09/imagining-a-childhood-without-roald-dahl/

Roald Dahl is one of the most celebrated children’s fiction writer. Reading Dahl’s novels has become a cherishable memory for so many of us, including Bilal, my brother, who shares his …

24/12/2021

Homo sapiens have always been awed by the invisible power of dreams— dreams that have kept us living souls hooked and proved to be a game changer at so many points throughout history.
Click here to read the analytical essay " I Have a Dream..."
https://urooj.blog/2021/12/24/i-have-a-dream/

30/09/2021

For a person, who is self-motivated and resilient, age doesn't matter at all and every phase of life has its own charm. S.M.Salimuddin is one such man, a senior citizen who undertook the strenous task of compiling an Urdu-English dictionary after his retirement and finally accomplished his long-cherished dream after two decades of tough grind....

For a person, who is self-motivated and resilient, age doesn’t matter at all and every phase of life has its own charm. S.M.Salimuddin is one such man, a senior citizen who undertook the stre…

10/09/2021

Having much of the professional, educational and entertainment activities shifted to digital portals, creating computer graphics is just so inevitable. From presentations to blogs, graphics add value to your content, making it eye-catching and more impactful. There are several online apps available for creating graphics of all sorts, be it a logo, a presentation, a brochure, an instagram story, etc. Although many of these apps claim to be absolutely free like DesignEvo and Tailor Brands, which do allow the users to create free graphics, however, at the time of downloading, you are either asked to pay a certain amount or you have to be contented with a low-resolution version of your graphics....

Having much of the professional, educational and entertainment activities shifted to digital portals, creating computer graphics is just so inevitable. From presentations to blogs, graphics add val…