Thursday, August 11, 2011

Rayhan

We have named our son Rayhan Mohammed Shaik. Rayhan means an aromatic plant in Paradise. It can also mean Basil or Favored by God. The word Rayhan occurs 2 times in Holy Qur'an.

Follow the link below for Wiki article on Rayhan
Rayhan

My article published in SAP Journal

Its been a long journey for me through SAP. From my good old days in SAP Labs India working on SAP CRM version 4.0 testing to working on Implementation of SAP CRM 7.0 in US, the Journey has been passionate and i enjoyed every moment of it.

Im very happy to have my first article on SAP CRM published on SAP expert journal. Here is the link to the article ( you should have license to CRM expert to view the full article )
In 3 Easy Steps, Automatically Convert Your Sales Order to IDoc or XML Format

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Meaning of Azhan - Islamic Call to prayer

When i was kid we used to live close to Mosque and i used to hear the Azhan or call to prayer every day , five times a day. But i did not understood the full meaning of it as it is always given in Arabic. When it says Allah hu Akbar , i used to think it is something related to Emperor Akbar :)

Here is the English translation of the Call

God is Greatest.
I bear Witness that there is no God except the one God.
I bear Witness that Muhammad is the messenger of the God.
Come to Prayer.
Come to Success
Prayer is better than sleep*
God is Greatest.
There is no God except the one God.


* - only at Dawn Prayer.

Memorable School days

LRG High school, Anantapur - 9th class photo in 1993



Freedom Fighters Drama from Church School. Me as in Gandhi .. with hair :)



Church School, Anantapur - 7th class photo - 1991


Church School, Anantapur - 5th Class photo - 1989




Church school, Anantapur - 3rd class photo - 1987

Life in US






Tuesday, May 3, 2011

ఇందీవ రాక్షుని వృత్తాంతం - పద్యం

My Favorite poem from our X Class Telugu subject. Thanks to my friend Prashant for helping me by heart this .


జటిలిండు
గిట గిటం బండ్లు గొరికి హుమ్మని కటంబులదర
ముకుపుటంబులు నటింప కటకటా కుటిలాత్మ
యటమటమ్మున విద్య గొనుటయున్ గాక గుటగుటలు గురువు తోనా?
అని కటకటం బడి కకపాలలోని భూది కేలింగొని ,
యాసరియగు మాయ మాయడం ప్రయోగించి వంచించి ఆపహసించితివి కావున
అసురవై పిసితంబును పసయను అశ్రు గసంగులుగా మెసవి
వసుద వసఇంపమని భస్మంబు జల్ల!
గుండె ఝల్లు మనె కల్లు బడి ముని తల్లజ పదపల్ల వంబుల త్రిల్లి ఇట్లంటి
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Tryst with Telugu

I still remember vividly the day during our engineering, my good friend Siva Rama Sarma asked me if i can say a full Telugu sentence with just one letter. I smiled at him and said the following.

కాకీక కాకికి కాక కుక్కకా.. ( feather of a crow cannot be on a dog ). I dont remember how i know this, but this was floating during my school days.

He gave a surprise look at me. Probably he did not expect this response. Then he said the following.

నానీ! నా నూనె నా నూనే, నీ నూనె నీ నీనే , నా నూనె నీ నూనే నని నేను నిన్ననేనా.. ( Mr. Nani, my oil is my oil and your oil is your oil , i did not say that my oil is your oil ).

I agreed promptly that this is better.

Friday, April 29, 2011

Must read Quotes from Quran

Few of the Quotes from Quran which are not known to many. Select the link next to the Quote to read the verse in full.

1. And cover not Truth With falsehood, nor conceal The Truth when ye know 2:42

2. Pay the Poor-due. 2.43

3. Pay the Poor-due. 2:277

4. Pay the Poor-due. 2:177

5. Treat with kindness Your parents and kindred, And orphans and those in need; Speak fair to the people; Be steadfast in prayer; And practice regular charity. 2:83

6. If you believe it, prove it. 2:111

7. Give of your wealth to family, relatives, and the needy. Set slaves free. 2:177

8. fulfill the contracts Which ye have made; 2:177

9. do not transgress limits; 2:190

10. Do Good. 2:195

11. Spend your money for good: to help your parents, your family, orphans, wayfarers, and the needy. 2:215

12. Help orphans. 2:220

13. There is no compulsion in religion. 2:256

14. Don't argue about things that you know nothing about. 3:66

15. Do not be guilty of usury, doubling and quadrupling the sum lent. 3:130

16. Help orphans and don't steal from them. 4:2, 4:10

17. "Kill not one another." 4:29

18. Be kind to parents, relatives, orphans, the needy, neighbors, and travelers. 4:36

19. Whoever participates in a good cause, will be rewarded. Whoever participates in an evil cause, will bear the consequences thereof. 4:85

20. If someone says Hi to you say Hi back to them. 4:86

21. It is good to help the poor and make peace. 4:114

22. Value justice, for both poor and rich, even when it adversely affects you or your family's interests. 4:135

23. Don't lend money at unfairly high rates of interest. 4:161

24. Don't hate other people. Treat everyone fairly. 5:8

25. Whoever kills a human being, it is as if he had killed all mankind. Whoever saves the life of one, it is as if he had saved the life of all. 5:32

24.Pay the poor-due. 5:55

25. Feed and clothe the needy. Set a slave free. 5:89

26. Do good to parents, don't kill your children for fear of poverty. 6:151

27. Don't steal from orphans. Don't cheat or lie. 6:152

28. Pay the poor-due. 7:156

29. Be kind and forgiving toward others. 7:199

30. And if they incline to peace, incline thou also to it. 8:61

31. Pay the poor-due 9:18

32. Alms are for the poor and needy, to free captives and debtors, and to help wayfarers 9:60

33. Men and women are protecting friends of one another. They enjoin the right and forbid the wrong, and pay the poor-due. 9:71

34. Do not evil in the earth. Treat people fairly, respect their possessions, and avoid evil. 11:85

35. Be kind to your relatives. 16:90

40. Be kind to your parents. Treat them with respect in their old age. 17:23

41. Help your family, the needy, and wayfarer. Don't selfishly squander your wealth. 17:26

42. Don't kill your children to avoid falling into poverty. 17:31

43. Don't steal from orphans. 17:34

44. Don't follow what you don't know. 17:36

45. "Speak that which is kindlier." 17:53

46. "Increase me in knowledge." 20:114

47. Feed the poor and unfortunate. 22:28

48. Don't lie. 22:30

49. Be kind to others, forbid injustice, and pay the poor-due. 22:41

50. Pay the poor-due. 22:78

51. Pay the poor-due. 23:4

52. Repel evil with that which is better. 23:96

53. Pay the poor-due.24:37

54. Pay the poor-due. 24:56

55. Repel evil with good.28:54

56. Be kind to your parents. 29:8

57. Men and women should help each other with love an mercy.30:21

58. Help your family, the needy, and wayfarers.30:38

59. Pay the poor-due.31:4

60. "Be modest in thy bearing and subdue thy voice." 31:19

61. "Speak words straight to the point." Say what you mean; mean what you say.33:70

62. Good and evil are not the same. Repel evil with goodness. That way your enemies will become your friends.41:34

63. Be loving and kind to your relatives.42:23

64. It is wrong to oppress people.42:42

65. Be kind to your parents. 46:15

66. Don't defame, insult, spy on, or backbite one another.. 49:11-12

67. Give of your wealth to help the poor. 51:19

68. A guess can never take the place of the truth.53:28

69. Pay the poor-due. 58:13

70. Pay the poor-due. 73:20

71. Don't defraud. 83:1-3

72. Free a slave, feed the hungry, and exhort one another to pity. 90:13-17

73. Don't oppress orphans or drive away beggars. 93:9-10

74. Pay the poor-due. That is true religion. 98:5

75. Let each person believe (or disbelieve) whatever he or she wishes. 109:1,6