It was an interesting video to watch. Yet there are a few things that I want to stress on. There’s a lot of talk of Salam Sahib could have done a lot but people would not let him on one pretext or another. Well ordinary prejudices are prevalent in every society. And when Professor Salam was in Pakistan prejudices against Ahmadi were not as virulent as today, but there was always a reaction to someone with a PhD. But I would put such prejudice down in the same category as the prejudice of the trainers against the military cadets. The trainers know that tomorrow they would have to salute their trainees. So the Professor’s earlier experiences in Pakistan were those of a brilliant young man who had a bright future.
Salam Sahib marhoum was a fully effective professor during his stay in Pakistan. He introduced the use of vectors and tensors in calculations at the University of the Punjab. For a long time people taught from his lecture notes. Oh and if you have taught in Pakistan you would know that if you are an active man with good personality/people skills you can be asked to be a coach of some team, in addition to your teaching/administrative duties.
I studied at the Department of Mathematics, University of the Punjab Lahore from 1967 to 1969. Some Pure Math students grumbled about having to study Electricity & Magnetism, Mechanics and Vector analysis; as these are generally considered Applied Math topics. They decided to make a presentation to the Chair, Dr. Syed Manzoor Hussain marhoum. Being a Pure Math student, I was a part of the Pure gang. So we went to see Dr. Manzoor Hussain. The political types presented their grievances. I also said something to the effect that if those courses were dropped we can learn much more of the advanced topics in Pure. Dr. Mazoor marhoum looked me straight in the eye and said, “These courses were set by Salam Sahib”. That essentially closed the argument. I hope this shows that Salam Sahib marhoum made a solid and lasting contribution during his stay in Pakistan.
Let me put it this way; it was very hard to disagree with the Professor. That disarming smile and that gaze that seemed to envelope you and that barrage of arguments in favor of what he was trying to propose left you no choice but to agree. Pakistanis should thank God that the Professor visited Pakistan every now and then, for every time he visited he brought new ideas. This went on until the polarizing events of 1974. (I doubt that he stopped trying to help Pakistan and Pakistanis even after that but I do not know either way.)
I doubt very much that he was kicked out of the University of the Punjab in the fifties. He saw an opportunity abroad and took it, knowing that he could serve his people better from a better position. Serve his people he did, as his name keeps popping up in connection with the start of several institutes and departments in Pakistan. He did have problems, such as an explanation call for going to India, without permission, to meet ProfessorPauli. I had had problems during the two years that I taught at T.I. College, my own almamater! Besides, he was not a lone Ahmadi Professor, Professor Qazi Muhammad Aslam marhoum, was there and at a very high post. I have heard people talk about the Professor with affection and reverence at PU Lahore, at Imperial College London and at University of Manchester UK. But of course I can only talk about pre-seventies’ Pakistan and Britain of late seventies.
When the Pakistani “intellectuals” moan about Pakistan not fully appreciating her able son, they rather myopically concentrate on what happened after 1974. If Pakistanis had not appreciated Salam Sahib there would be no SUPARCO, there would be no atomic energy commission, and Pakistani Physicists would not flock to ICTP Trieste. The satanic legislation of 1974 hurt Pakistan in two ways. On the one hand it gave the hate mongers a free hand to spread hate and on the other hand it rendered ineffective the Ahmadis.
The trouble with hate is that it begets hate in a number of ways. The haters will look for other targets and the hated would start hating back. When hate gets free rein it hurts the whole society. That is apparently why Hadhrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad the third Caliph of the Messiah gave Ahmadis the slogan: Love for all hatred for none. This slogan has been of immense help for us Pakistani Ahmadis in coping with the disappointment that comes from being hated by people who once sought your pleasure.
Of course Pakistan is guilty of not celebrating its genius, Professor Abdus Salam and many others whose services had contributed to the prosperity of Pakistan. But we Ahmadis should remember our motto and pray to Allah that sense prevails and Pakistanis stop hating each other. The curse that descended on Pakistan with declaring Ahmadis non-Muslims is now spreading its sway and the country is fast becoming a seething bubbling cauldron of hate, where hateful slogans can instantly change a friend into a foe and a living person into a lifeless cadaver. For Pakistan to climb out of this abyss, this cauldron of hate, it needs help from non-Ahmadis and Ahmadis alike; non-Ahmadis can help by refusing to listen to hate mongers and Ahmadis and other minorities can help by having faith and patience and by giving love a chance.
—Sorry, but I noticed a couple of typos in the above comment. Also a request: Please feel free to criticize. That would teach me a lesson to refrain from writing lengthy comments.—-
It was an interesting video to watch. Yet there are a few things that I want to stress on. There’s a lot of talk of Salam Sahib could have done a lot but people would not let him on one pretext or another. Well ordinary prejudices are prevalent in every society. And when Professor Salam was in Pakistan prejudices against Ahmadi were not as virulent as today, but there was always a reaction to someone with a PhD. But I would put such prejudice down in the same category as the prejudice of the trainers against the cadets. The trainers know that tomorrow they would have to salute their trainees. So the Professor’s earlier experiences in Pakistan were those of a brilliant young man who had a bright future.
Salam Sahib marhoum was a fully effective professor during his stay in Pakistan. He introduced the use of vectors and tensors in calculations at the University of the Punjab. For a long time people taught from his lecture notes. Oh and if you have taught in Pakistan you would know that if you are an active man with good personality/people skills you can be asked to be a coach of some team, in addition to your teaching/administrative duties.
I studied at the Department of Mathematics, University of the Punjab Lahore from 1967 to 1969. Some Pure Math students grumbled about having to study Electricity & Magnetism, Mechanics and Vector analysis; as these are generally considered Applied Math topics. They decided to make a presentation to the Chair, Dr. Syed Manzoor Hussain marhoum. Being a Pure Math student, I was a part of the Pure gang. So we went to see Dr. Manzoor Hussain. The political types presented their grievances. I also said something to the effect that if those courses were dropped we can learn much more of the advanced topics in Pure. Dr. Manzoor marhoum looked me straight in the eye and said, “These courses were set by Salam Sahib”. That essentially closed the argument. I hope this shows that Salam Sahib marhoum made a solid and lasting contribution during his stay in Pakistan.
Let me put it this way; it was very hard to disagree with the Professor. That disarming smile and that gaze that seemed to envelop you and that barrage of arguments in favor of what he was trying to propose left you no choice but to agree. Pakistanis should thank God that the Professor visited Pakistan every now and then, for every time he visited he brought new ideas. This went on until the polarizing events of 1974. (I doubt that he stopped trying to help Pakistan and Pakistanis even after that but I do not know either way.)
I doubt very much that he was kicked out of the University of the Punjab in the fifties. He saw an opportunity abroad and took it, knowing that he could serve his people better from a better position. Serve his people he did, as his name keeps popping up in connection with the start of several institutes and departments in Pakistan. He did have problems, such as an explanation call for going to India, without permission, to meet ProfessorPauli. I had had problems during the two years that I taught at T.I. College, my own almamater! Besides he was not a lone Ahmadi Professor, Professor Qazi Muhammad Aslam marhoum, was there and at a very high post. I have heard people talk about the Professor with affection and reverence at PU Lahore, at Imperial College London and at University of Manchester UK. But of course I can only talk about pre-seventies’ Pakistan and Britain of late seventies.
When the Pakistani “intellectuals” moan about Pakistan not fully appreciating her able son, they rather myopically concentrate on what happened after 1974. If Pakistanis had not appreciated Salam Sahib there would be no SUPARCO, there would be no atomic energy commission, and Pakistani Physicists would not flock to ICTP Trieste. The satanic legislation of 1974 hurt Pakistan in two ways. On the one hand it gave the hate mongers a free hand to spread hate and on the other hand it rendered ineffective the Ahmadis.
The trouble with hate is that it begets hate in a number of ways. The haters will look for other targets and the hated would start hating back. When hate gets free rein it hurts the whole society. That is apparently why Hadhrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad the third Caliph of the Messiah gave Ahmadis the slogan: Love for all hatred for none. This slogan has been of immense help for us Pakistani Ahmadis in coping with the disappointment that comes from being hated by people who once sought your pleasure.
Of course Pakistan is guilty of not celebrating its genius Professor Abdus Salam and many others whose services had contributed to the prosperity of Pakistan. But we Ahmadis should remember our motto and pray to Allah that sense prevails and Pakistanis stop hating each other. The curse that descended on Pakistan with declaring Ahmadis non-Muslims is now spreading its sway and the country is fast becoming a seething bubbling cauldron of hate, where hateful slogans can instantly change a friend into a foe and a living person into a lifeless cadaver. For Pakistan to climb out of this abyss, this cauldron of hate, it needs help from non-Ahmadis and Ahmadis alike; non-Ahmadis can help by refusing to listen to hate mongers and Ahmadis and other minorities can help by having faith and patience and by giving love a chance.
It was an interesting video to watch. Yet there are a few things that I want to stress on. There’s a lot of talk of Salam Sahib could have done a lot but people would not let him on one pretext or another. Well ordinary prejudices are prevalent in every society. And when Professor Salam was in Pakistan prejudices against Ahmadi were not as virulent as today, but there was always a reaction to someone with a PhD. But I would put such prejudice down in the same category as the prejudice of the trainers against the military cadets. The trainers know that tomorrow they would have to salute their trainees. So the Professor’s earlier experiences in Pakistan were those of a brilliant young man who had a bright future.
Salam Sahib marhoum was a fully effective professor during his stay in Pakistan. He introduced the use of vectors and tensors in calculations at the University of the Punjab. For a long time people taught from his lecture notes. Oh and if you have taught in Pakistan you would know that if you are an active man with good personality/people skills you can be asked to be a coach of some team, in addition to your teaching/administrative duties.
I studied at the Department of Mathematics, University of the Punjab Lahore from 1967 to 1969. Some Pure Math students grumbled about having to study Electricity & Magnetism, Mechanics and Vector analysis; as these are generally considered Applied Math topics. They decided to make a presentation to the Chair, Dr. Syed Manzoor Hussain marhoum. Being a Pure Math student, I was a part of the Pure gang. So we went to see Dr. Manzoor Hussain. The political types presented their grievances. I also said something to the effect that if those courses were dropped we can learn much more of the advanced topics in Pure. Dr. Mazoor marhoum looked me straight in the eye and said, “These courses were set by Salam Sahib”. That essentially closed the argument. I hope this shows that Salam Sahib marhoum made a solid and lasting contribution during his stay in Pakistan.
Let me put it this way; it was very hard to disagree with the Professor. That disarming smile and that gaze that seemed to envelope you and that barrage of arguments in favor of what he was trying to propose left you no choice but to agree. Pakistanis should thank God that the Professor visited Pakistan every now and then, for every time he visited he brought new ideas. This went on until the polarizing events of 1974. (I doubt that he stopped trying to help Pakistan and Pakistanis even after that but I do not know either way.)
I doubt very much that he was kicked out of the University of the Punjab in the fifties. He saw an opportunity abroad and took it, knowing that he could serve his people better from a better position. Serve his people he did, as his name keeps popping up in connection with the start of several institutes and departments in Pakistan. He did have problems, such as an explanation call for going to India, without permission, to meet ProfessorPauli. I had had problems during the two years that I taught at T.I. College, my own almamater! Besides, he was not a lone Ahmadi Professor, Professor Qazi Muhammad Aslam marhoum, was there and at a very high post. I have heard people talk about the Professor with affection and reverence at PU Lahore, at Imperial College London and at University of Manchester UK. But of course I can only talk about pre-seventies’ Pakistan and Britain of late seventies.
When the Pakistani “intellectuals” moan about Pakistan not fully appreciating her able son, they rather myopically concentrate on what happened after 1974. If Pakistanis had not appreciated Salam Sahib there would be no SUPARCO, there would be no atomic energy commission, and Pakistani Physicists would not flock to ICTP Trieste. The satanic legislation of 1974 hurt Pakistan in two ways. On the one hand it gave the hate mongers a free hand to spread hate and on the other hand it rendered ineffective the Ahmadis.
The trouble with hate is that it begets hate in a number of ways. The haters will look for other targets and the hated would start hating back. When hate gets free rein it hurts the whole society. That is apparently why Hadhrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad the third Caliph of the Messiah gave Ahmadis the slogan: Love for all hatred for none. This slogan has been of immense help for us Pakistani Ahmadis in coping with the disappointment that comes from being hated by people who once sought your pleasure.
Of course Pakistan is guilty of not celebrating its genius, Professor Abdus Salam and many others whose services had contributed to the prosperity of Pakistan. But we Ahmadis should remember our motto and pray to Allah that sense prevails and Pakistanis stop hating each other. The curse that descended on Pakistan with declaring Ahmadis non-Muslims is now spreading its sway and the country is fast becoming a seething bubbling cauldron of hate, where hateful slogans can instantly change a friend into a foe and a living person into a lifeless cadaver. For Pakistan to climb out of this abyss, this cauldron of hate, it needs help from non-Ahmadis and Ahmadis alike; non-Ahmadis can help by refusing to listen to hate mongers and Ahmadis and other minorities can help by having faith and patience and by giving love a chance.
—Sorry, but I noticed a couple of typos in the above comment. Also a request: Please feel free to criticize. That would teach me a lesson to refrain from writing lengthy comments.—-
It was an interesting video to watch. Yet there are a few things that I want to stress on. There’s a lot of talk of Salam Sahib could have done a lot but people would not let him on one pretext or another. Well ordinary prejudices are prevalent in every society. And when Professor Salam was in Pakistan prejudices against Ahmadi were not as virulent as today, but there was always a reaction to someone with a PhD. But I would put such prejudice down in the same category as the prejudice of the trainers against the cadets. The trainers know that tomorrow they would have to salute their trainees. So the Professor’s earlier experiences in Pakistan were those of a brilliant young man who had a bright future.
Salam Sahib marhoum was a fully effective professor during his stay in Pakistan. He introduced the use of vectors and tensors in calculations at the University of the Punjab. For a long time people taught from his lecture notes. Oh and if you have taught in Pakistan you would know that if you are an active man with good personality/people skills you can be asked to be a coach of some team, in addition to your teaching/administrative duties.
I studied at the Department of Mathematics, University of the Punjab Lahore from 1967 to 1969. Some Pure Math students grumbled about having to study Electricity & Magnetism, Mechanics and Vector analysis; as these are generally considered Applied Math topics. They decided to make a presentation to the Chair, Dr. Syed Manzoor Hussain marhoum. Being a Pure Math student, I was a part of the Pure gang. So we went to see Dr. Manzoor Hussain. The political types presented their grievances. I also said something to the effect that if those courses were dropped we can learn much more of the advanced topics in Pure. Dr. Manzoor marhoum looked me straight in the eye and said, “These courses were set by Salam Sahib”. That essentially closed the argument. I hope this shows that Salam Sahib marhoum made a solid and lasting contribution during his stay in Pakistan.
Let me put it this way; it was very hard to disagree with the Professor. That disarming smile and that gaze that seemed to envelop you and that barrage of arguments in favor of what he was trying to propose left you no choice but to agree. Pakistanis should thank God that the Professor visited Pakistan every now and then, for every time he visited he brought new ideas. This went on until the polarizing events of 1974. (I doubt that he stopped trying to help Pakistan and Pakistanis even after that but I do not know either way.)
I doubt very much that he was kicked out of the University of the Punjab in the fifties. He saw an opportunity abroad and took it, knowing that he could serve his people better from a better position. Serve his people he did, as his name keeps popping up in connection with the start of several institutes and departments in Pakistan. He did have problems, such as an explanation call for going to India, without permission, to meet ProfessorPauli. I had had problems during the two years that I taught at T.I. College, my own almamater! Besides he was not a lone Ahmadi Professor, Professor Qazi Muhammad Aslam marhoum, was there and at a very high post. I have heard people talk about the Professor with affection and reverence at PU Lahore, at Imperial College London and at University of Manchester UK. But of course I can only talk about pre-seventies’ Pakistan and Britain of late seventies.
When the Pakistani “intellectuals” moan about Pakistan not fully appreciating her able son, they rather myopically concentrate on what happened after 1974. If Pakistanis had not appreciated Salam Sahib there would be no SUPARCO, there would be no atomic energy commission, and Pakistani Physicists would not flock to ICTP Trieste. The satanic legislation of 1974 hurt Pakistan in two ways. On the one hand it gave the hate mongers a free hand to spread hate and on the other hand it rendered ineffective the Ahmadis.
The trouble with hate is that it begets hate in a number of ways. The haters will look for other targets and the hated would start hating back. When hate gets free rein it hurts the whole society. That is apparently why Hadhrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad the third Caliph of the Messiah gave Ahmadis the slogan: Love for all hatred for none. This slogan has been of immense help for us Pakistani Ahmadis in coping with the disappointment that comes from being hated by people who once sought your pleasure.
Of course Pakistan is guilty of not celebrating its genius Professor Abdus Salam and many others whose services had contributed to the prosperity of Pakistan. But we Ahmadis should remember our motto and pray to Allah that sense prevails and Pakistanis stop hating each other. The curse that descended on Pakistan with declaring Ahmadis non-Muslims is now spreading its sway and the country is fast becoming a seething bubbling cauldron of hate, where hateful slogans can instantly change a friend into a foe and a living person into a lifeless cadaver. For Pakistan to climb out of this abyss, this cauldron of hate, it needs help from non-Ahmadis and Ahmadis alike; non-Ahmadis can help by refusing to listen to hate mongers and Ahmadis and other minorities can help by having faith and patience and by giving love a chance.