YOGASANA; WHY & HOW
"How and why do Yogasana - its benefits and effects”
اس کے فوائد اور اثر -یوگاسن کیسے کتنے اور کیوں “
"योगासन कैसे, कितने और क्यों करते हैं - इसके लाभ और प्रभाव"
The heading of the 1st Article of this series was "How and why to do Yogasana - its benefits and effects”, it was published in “Qoumi Awaz” the Daily Newspaper of New Delhi on dated 10-03-1981 and this series ended on 06-01-1986 because after DrBIK Yoga Tour to Europe to share Yoga medical skill in the conferences held in Italy for popularizing Yoga among the top Medical personalities working on Medical research and development in Europe Dr. Islam couldn’t got time to write Articles, however in this series total 21 articles published. Regarding this series of Articles the detail is as under;
योग से मेरे इश्क की दास्ताँ बहुत लम्बी हे यारो
Nine peculiarities: -
Developing (1) theoretical and as well as practical research based article on Yoga by (2) a third party passionate Muslim Yoga performer/ Yogi (who was not having Yoga cultural background) (3) “1st outstanding no one is parallel in Yoga & (4) voluntary Yoga researcher, (5) medical graduate of Indian System of Medicines (Unani System of Medicine of AYUSH Govt of India) belonging to (6) Islamic Madarsa background and family of traditional Islamic Scholars Dr. B. Islam Kairanvi is visible sign of his new mindset which is (7) against the wind inclined towards efficacy of Yoga but (8) backed by long Yoga scholastic experience, Yoga qualifications from top Yoga Institutions, seniors of the field, family and friends but with (9) limited resources from personal pocket as a challenging hobby and self-imposed voluntary duty
Stepping in Yoga writers group: -
The 1st Article of its kind of Dr. B. Islam was published in Daily Urdu Newspaper of New Delhi “Qoumi Awaz” (of Herald Group) on 10-03-1981. It was under the heading of: “How and why do Yogasana, benefits and effects”.
Receptivity of that time society: -
The 1st article was based on new thought among Urdu readership, became very popular and the foundation of a series of need based research work on Yoga to give solace on burning health issues being provided by Dr. Islam on direct and indirect demand of society. The editor of Qoumi Aawaz News Paper Mr. Mohan Chiraghi personally met with other editors including Sub Editor Mr Mansoor Agha, discussed a lot and asked to write more and more, thereafter that Editor of SWASTH JEEVAN and Dy Director Unani Hakeem Shafqat Azmi supported a lot with other people.
How the research based data converted in articles and reason of publishing: -
In early days of 1976 when Dr. Islam was giving answer of Yoga queries orally but the neighbor, relatives, friends, coworkers etc are having too many quarries, different people were asking so many thing at different time, such as; “What you are in the field of Yoga, it is for celibates residents of den and caves (people away from the society and worldly matters अविवाहित/ ब्रह्म्चारी SADHU- SANT TARKUD DUNIYA people,), nude-cloth-less people (Jain Muni/ Naga), Acrobats (नट), only for Hindu religious scholars (Hindu-saints and sages Sadhu Sant Rishi, Muni), why you became slave of Yoga (at that time Govt. of India is not having enough Yoga related Medal data to put Yoga as a medical science, but DrBIK is having firm believe), what are the benefits and effects of Yoga.
Due to busy schedule of city life and other engagement for Dr. Islam it was not possible all the time to give oral satisfactory and complete answer without preparation as per expectation of people.
Hence to clarify all such misconceptions and to share real picture of Yoga Exercises Dr. Islam decided to prepare outline of Answers, typed them, carbon copied (during the year 1976, afterword photocopy system adopted) distributed and submitted to print media, as at that time print media was very powerful mean to communicate largely (the Television was not available even 5% of Indian at that time). Then these answers took form of Articles on various aspects of Yoga (such as importance of Yoga for Psycho Physical Fitness, wellbeing, Medical & Yoga therapeutic issues, various forms of Yoga and their specific importance) in daily newspapers of New Delhi. All it was with limited resources from personal pocket as a challenging hobby and self-imposed voluntary duty of leisure time and spare time (remained from livelihood activities) on various aspect of Yoga into parts in the language which they read and write i.e. “Urdu”.
Content of the Articles : -
As far as content is concerned articles were highly technical Articles on various aspects of Yoga (without facilities and resources like today (even with a lot of communal opposition) to make aware society about efficacy of some glorious Yoga Exercises in the interest of humanity. The Articles were submitted to mass media for evaluation and if found valuable, for the publication (in Daily Newspapers of New Delhi), press is publishing].
Trustable Source of Yoga Ethics : -
3. The outcome of Dr B. Islam research based Articles is that, it is a trustable source of Yoga ethics in understandable language, “refined brand and Advanced Scientific technique of Yoga Para-Medical Psycho-physical Fitness Exercises having the unusual medicinal value for (i) health care, (ii) prevention of occupational health hazards of 20th century civilization easily, safely and with full money back value, for (iii) promotion of youthfulness to perform the best - day to day activities with joy & vigor and (iv) to inbuilt lifetime wellbeing lifestyle-technique with lifelong validity, (v) to provoke participatory & Contributory responsible citizenship (सेवा) (vi) to enjoy blissful life.
