The Other Nadiadwala : An Amusing note from one of my Readers...
by Nisaar Y. Nadiadwala on Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 12:01pm
One of my readers and my old friend, is fond of writing and has sent me a word profile of mine..I am sharing it with you after editing the style and deleting unwanted exagerrated praise... Read it and forget it...
The Other Nadiadwala ! This one not from Bollywood
In my college days Nadiadwala meant a status in the film Industry. I was in the same college N.M College, where a large numbers of celebrity students studied and the Nadiadwalas were one of them . we ussed to see Sajid, Firoze and others hanging around with a group of elite friends. Firoze used to bring beautiful cars but Sajid was not a big man at that time. So if you search in Google you will find a host of Nadiadwalas from the glamour industry.. in between a corner there will be a bushy bearded man with small eyes and Chinese cheeks talking about how the entertainment industry is going from bad to worse.
Nisaar studied in a college meant for middle class. In college, Nisaar was a shy student, a terrible introvert as if he preffered staying in a jungle..the only time we saw him active was during 100 meters sprints where he used to dash out the other runners. I had a beard but Nisaar did not have a beard. He was always seen in a typical Gujrati style of jeans and bright coloured T shirts. Once he got zero in mathematics and I remember Proffessor Shenoy shouting at him" Atleast you should have left your answer paper blank instead of writing wrong answers..I would have given you 5 marks for neatness!!!!" the class laughed and Nisaar blushed. Then he dropped the idea of becoming an engineer and went for his favourite subject.. Literature. he never attended his Arts lectures.. the reason? there were 97 girls and only three boys.. the rest of the two boys went out with their girl friends so Nisaar also preferred to sit in the library among the books.
Then I went to Bangalore..and forgot Nisaar but got to read of Sajid and Firoze, read about their movies and their success.. till one day I got an invitation from an Islamic center to attend a talk of Nisaar bhai ! I went there along with my family.. Nisaar the ugly duckling had grown into a beautiful swan ..Nisaar the dull boy of our class had been transformed into a dashing public speaker with a good knowledge of Islamic juriprudence..The student of science who fared zero was high in Islamic IQ. The shy boy who could not face a group of friends was here after 11 September to defend his faith and his community. Nisaar did it strongly. He may not be like Zakir Naik.. but he had a style of his own..A different style.. witty comments, smart remarks on current events made Nisaar.. (err sorry Nisaar bhai) a different type of speaker.
Later in the evening I told my children " This is how Islam helps you in becoming a strong man...This is how Islam changed the entire Arab nation from loiterinng sheperds to world class warriors and administrators. One book and see the difference!.. As long as Nisaar went on reading all those English comics and novels like Parry Messon, Archies he remained a turtle in his own shell ..and the day he picked up the Qur'an, the Qur'an took him to heights. I still pray five times but did not stuck to the Qur'an as Nisaar did..the difference has shown..
This reminds me of a hadith from Umar bin Al Khattab, He quotes the Prophet peace be upon him " Allah will raise the honour of many through this Qur'an and bring down the honour of many through this Qur'an... May Allah increase your ilm and taqwa Nisaar bhai...
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by Nisaar Y. Nadiadwala on Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 12:01pm
One of my readers and my old friend, is fond of writing and has sent me a word profile of mine..I am sharing it with you after editing the style and deleting unwanted exagerrated praise... Read it and forget it...
The Other Nadiadwala ! This one not from Bollywood
In my college days Nadiadwala meant a status in the film Industry. I was in the same college N.M College, where a large numbers of celebrity students studied and the Nadiadwalas were one of them . we ussed to see Sajid, Firoze and others hanging around with a group of elite friends. Firoze used to bring beautiful cars but Sajid was not a big man at that time. So if you search in Google you will find a host of Nadiadwalas from the glamour industry.. in between a corner there will be a bushy bearded man with small eyes and Chinese cheeks talking about how the entertainment industry is going from bad to worse.
Nisaar studied in a college meant for middle class. In college, Nisaar was a shy student, a terrible introvert as if he preffered staying in a jungle..the only time we saw him active was during 100 meters sprints where he used to dash out the other runners. I had a beard but Nisaar did not have a beard. He was always seen in a typical Gujrati style of jeans and bright coloured T shirts. Once he got zero in mathematics and I remember Proffessor Shenoy shouting at him" Atleast you should have left your answer paper blank instead of writing wrong answers..I would have given you 5 marks for neatness!!!!" the class laughed and Nisaar blushed. Then he dropped the idea of becoming an engineer and went for his favourite subject.. Literature. he never attended his Arts lectures.. the reason? there were 97 girls and only three boys.. the rest of the two boys went out with their girl friends so Nisaar also preferred to sit in the library among the books.
Then I went to Bangalore..and forgot Nisaar but got to read of Sajid and Firoze, read about their movies and their success.. till one day I got an invitation from an Islamic center to attend a talk of Nisaar bhai ! I went there along with my family.. Nisaar the ugly duckling had grown into a beautiful swan ..Nisaar the dull boy of our class had been transformed into a dashing public speaker with a good knowledge of Islamic juriprudence..The student of science who fared zero was high in Islamic IQ. The shy boy who could not face a group of friends was here after 11 September to defend his faith and his community. Nisaar did it strongly. He may not be like Zakir Naik.. but he had a style of his own..A different style.. witty comments, smart remarks on current events made Nisaar.. (err sorry Nisaar bhai) a different type of speaker.
Later in the evening I told my children " This is how Islam helps you in becoming a strong man...This is how Islam changed the entire Arab nation from loiterinng sheperds to world class warriors and administrators. One book and see the difference!.. As long as Nisaar went on reading all those English comics and novels like Parry Messon, Archies he remained a turtle in his own shell ..and the day he picked up the Qur'an, the Qur'an took him to heights. I still pray five times but did not stuck to the Qur'an as Nisaar did..the difference has shown..
This reminds me of a hadith from Umar bin Al Khattab, He quotes the Prophet peace be upon him " Allah will raise the honour of many through this Qur'an and bring down the honour of many through this Qur'an... May Allah increase your ilm and taqwa Nisaar bhai...
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