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شاہ فخر عالم بھاگلپوری

شاہ فخر عالم بھاگلپوری
دینی اور علمی حلقوں میں شاہ فخر عالم بھاگلپوری کی وفات کی خبر بڑے رنج و افسوس کے ساتھ سنی جائے گی، ان کے نامور بزرگ سید ظہیرالدین ۱۲۷۹؁ء میں دہلی آئے اور حضرت نظام الدین اولیاء کے حلقۂ ادارت میں داخل ہوئے، انھوں نے حضرت بہاء الدین زکریا ملتانیؒ کے پوتے مخدوم رکن الدین رکن عالمؒ سے بھی اکتساب فیض کیا، اس طرح اس خاندان میں چشتی اور سہروردی دونوں نسبتیں جمع ہوگئیں، بعد کو یہ خاندان دہلی سے بہار آگیا، اور حضرت سید علی محمد (ڈمڑیا بابا) نے بھاگلپور میں قیام فرمایا، اس وقت سے یہ لوگ یہیں آباد ہیں، اور ان کی خانقاہ ڈمریا بابا ان کے نام سے موسوم ہے، شاہ فخر عالم مرحوم اسی خانقاہ کے سجادہ نشین تھے، وہ دینی مشاغل کے ساتھ علمی مذاق بھی رکھتے تھے، ان کا کتب خانہ ان کے علمی ذوق کا شاہد ہے، اﷲ تعالیٰ سے دعا ہے کہ وہ ان کو اپنی عنایتوں اور رحمتوں سے شاد کام کرے، اور ان کے جانشین سید شاہ شرف عالم ندوی کو اپنے بزرگوں کے نقشِ قدم پر چلنے کی توفیق عطا فرمائے۔
(عبد السلام قدوائی ندوی، جون ۱۹۷۶ء)

Combatting Religious Extremism in Pakistan from the Youth Perspective

The rise of Islam, which emerged as a panacea for the world problems is seen as a problem itself by the west today. The reason for this blame is the rise of extremism and Islam phobia in the western societies. This has serious implicat-ions for personal, communal, national and international security. The involve-ment of youth in extremist exertions is very high. They are being more action-oriented, easy to be influenced by radical ideologies and as an agent for thrus-ting social change.  Keeping in consideration the role of youth in adopting to or combatting extremism, it is imperative to find the perception of this important population about the problem under investigation. The research study was conducted in six universities in the federal capital Islamabad to reach to the youth’s population. The research was guided by research questions that aimed at exploring students’ perception about extremism and its various dimensions. The researcher collected data through an open-ended questionnaire from 1840 students to seek an in-depth understanding of the problem. In order to increase credibility in the findings, the researcher conducted focused group interview with 12 young faculty members. The data from the questionnaires were conver-ted into percentages based on common themes. The interview data set were thematically analyzed to understand the causes of extremism and its suggested solutions. Recommendations were suggested to tackle the menace of extremism in Pakistan.  

Sign of Water in the Holy Qur’Ān: A Semiotic Study With De-Saussure and Sayyid Qutb’S Strategic Frames of Reference

Thesis Title: Sign of Water in the Holy Qur’ān: A Semiotic Study with DeSaussure and Sayyid Qutb’s Strategic Frames of Reference The existing translations and commentaries with their traditional styles could not effectively communicate the universal meaning and message of the Holy Qur’ān. The main thrust of the research in hand is the exploration of Qutb’s claim that taswīr (artistic representation) is the preferred method of the Holy Qur’ān, which unfolds its abstract meaning concretely through visual and sensuous pictures and makes comprehension of the text easy and reflective for the receptor. The present study is a dialectical interaction of Qutb’s taswīr (artistic expression) and Saussure’s linguistic sign for linguistic semiotic analysis of the sign of water in the Holy Qur’ān. The blending of the two is a novel area of research and very significant to develop better communication and comprehension of the Qur’ānic Message which mark a radical departure from traditional legalistic, grammatical and historical styles of exegesis. So far this crucial and challenging task has not been given due consideration. The study in hand is a humble attempt to develop an interaction among linguistics, semiotics, the Qur’ānic translation and commentary, particularly focusing on: (i) marking lexical and syntactic choices using Nida''s semantic categories for an in-depth linguistic semiotic analysis of the sign of water in the Holy Qur’ān, (ii) exploring contextual implications of the text through ''Tafsīr Ibn-i-Kathīr'', (iii) highlighting lexical and syntactic categories reflecting different images in the sign of water in the Holy Qur’ān, (iv) comments and explanation on translation of the sign of water, employing Nida''s ''Theory and Practice of Translation''; as well as on commentary to highlight Qutb''s concept of taswīr (artistic expression), (v) semiotic manifestations of the sign of water in the Holy Qur’ān with certain comments on Saussure''s linguistic sign. It may, however, be noted that interpreting and understanding meaning of the universal Message in its entirety is beyond human intellect and ability. Furthermore, a structured interview and a questionnaire have been developed by the researcher to collect the data and cross examine the conclusion drawn through the analysis of the sign of water in the Holy Qur’ān. The researcher also suggested further studies on linguistic semiotic analysis of various unexplored manifestations of the sign of water in the Holy Qur’ān.
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