Quran with Urdu translation

http://www.esnips.com/web/Quran-with-Urdu-Translation

Check out the above link for whole Quran with Urdu translation. The files are zipped on the basis of para number. Each zip file of a para contains the scanned images of the Quran. These files are originally from www.asanquran.com. The Urdu translation is in two colors for easy understanding of the arabic words. The arabic text and the translation goes side by side on a page.

The idea was proposed by Maulana Syed Shabbir Ahmed in 1988 and he founded an organization (Quran Asan Tehrik http://www.quranasan.org) for this purpose.

Some pictures of me and my friends

http://www.esnips.com/web/saqibrazzaq-Pictures

this is a public folder that contains some pictures of me and my friends.

Traffic in Dubai

Traffic is the biggest problem that people are facing in Dubai. During office start and close timings the roads become like parking places. Very slow moving. I live in an apartment in Karama and my office is in Jebel Ali Free Zone. It around 40 km distance but it takes 1.5 hours to reach the office. And its even worse around 5 pm in the evening.

Now the government has planned to collect toll tax from the people that travel via sheikh zaid road (a popular road). It will be 4 dirhams per entry. A card will be attached on the car wind screen and the cameras will automatically deduct the amount when you pass by it.

Parking is also big problem. Commercial areas have paid parking, but there are some free parking areas as well. My apartment has a parking place but I dont have car :P because I am here temporarily for just 3 months.

Getting a car is easy. You can even get a reasonable second hand car in 4000 dirhams but getting the license is difficult. 40 driving classes before you enter the test. And there is already a waiting period of 2 months.

Anyways, I travel by bus, The Limousine Lorry Lease, so I dont have to worry about the license, parking and toll fee. But to visit places, car is a MUST, because taxi is very costly here.

My visit to Dubai, UAE

I came to Dubai, UAE on 22nd of April, 2007. It was an official visit. I was appointed at Komatsu Middle East, Jebel Ali Free Zone Area, UAE as a Project Consultant. My job here was to deploy the distribution software (PDX), train the people how to use it and support for 3 months.

It was a wonderful visit here. Dubai is really a cool place full of shopping malls, beaches and alot other worth seeing places.

During my stay here, I visited Wild Wadi (http://www.wildwadi.com), Mall of the Emirates (http://www.malloftheemirates.com) and Ibne Batuta mall.

Wild Wadi is THE place to visit. Its a nice place to kill the summer hotness and enjoy the water rides there. It has one of the world's fastest water slide (Jumeira Sceira). The swimming pool is also very cool with un-announced water waves.

And I was also surprised with the Dubai Skii (http://www.skidxb.com/) that they built in the Emirates Mall. Outside, it was 48 C hot and inside the skii, it was freezing and people were enjoying the artificial snow.

Next weekend, I am planning to visit the whole city by the Big Bus (http://www.bigbus.co.uk/dub/html/dub_our_tours.html). Its a double decker bus and covers almost the whole city. You can also enjoy a dhow cruise too. It covers beautiful shopping malls and places including Mall of the Emirates, Jumeira Mosque, Wafi City, City Center, Jumeira Beach Park, Burj al Arab and Dubai Museum.

Saqib Razzaq - Software Engineer

My name is Saqib Razzaq. I am a software engineer by profession. I live in Model Town, Islamabad, Pakistan. did my BS from Bahria University and currently working as a software engineer in Komatsu Pakistan Soft (Pvt) Ltd., a Japan based organization. I also worked with (MTBC), a New Jersey, US based Medical Billing Company.

I like to read books, listen to music and hang out with friends.

Check out my website: http://www.saqibrazzaq.com