Ramadan Mubarak

To all members of the Dhaka Nawab Family

May the blessings of the Holy month be upon all of us by the grace and mercy of the Lord Almighty. May we learn to have patience, tolerate one another and be disciplined in whatever we do. It seems we witness this blessed month year after year but there is no apparent change in our lives - our actions and behaviour - as we do not seem to learn any lesson from the month-long fasting.

While it may hopefully be different this year, in the past no change has ever taken place during the blessed month as one observes the traffic on the roads of Karachi. Indiscipline and complete lack of respect for the rule of law continues, as is our habit, and no conscious effort is made to realise the reason why we are fasting? May God forgive me for saying so, but, for such people who do not follow the rule of law, become impatient and intolerant in their behaviour and thus, in actual fact it is like going hungry during the day without any useful purpose.

This is the very first time that I am using the facility of the Family Website, and would like to take the opportunity of congratulating Belal, Anas, Saniya and Arshad for the excellent work they have done to put the Dhaka Nawab Family on the Website. May God bless them and grant them further success in everything they do.

May God bless us all with His grace and mercy, guiding and helping us in everything we think, say or do. With prayers and blessings for all,

Khwaja Sayeed Shahabuddin, Karachi, Pakistan
Saturday 23rd September 2006