مولوی مہیش پرشاد
مولوی مہیش پرشاد ہندو یونیورسٹی میں عربی و فارسی کے پروفیسر تھے، عربی کی تعلیم انھوں نے مولانا عبداﷲ ٹونکی سے حاصل کی تھی، اور ’’مولوی‘‘ کا امتحان بھی پاس کیا تھا، اردو زبان و ادب میں بھی اچھی دستگاہ رکھتے تھے اور اس کے بڑے حامی اور مخلص خدمت گزار تھے، مرزا غالب کے خطوط ان کا خاص موضوع تھا، انھوں نے ان کے نئے خطوط کا پتہ چلایا تھا، اور ان کے چھوٹے چھوٹے رقعوں اور کارڈ اور لفافوں اور ان کے پتوں پر مستقل مضامین لکھے تھے، اور مکاتیب غالب کا ایک جامع اور مکمل مجموعہ جس میں بہت سے ایسے خطوط تھے، جو پرانے مجموعوں میں نہیں پائے جاتے، دو ضخیم جلدوں میں مرتب کیا تھا، اس کی ایک جلد کئی سال ہوئے، ہندوستانی اکیڈمی الٰہ آباد نے شائع کی تھی، دوسری جلد کی اشاعت کی نوبت نہیں آئی تھی کہ خود مرتب کی کتاب زندگی کا ورق الٹ گیا، ضرورت ہے کہ اکیڈمی یا اردو کا کوئی ادارہ مرتب کی یادگار میں اس کو شائع کردے موجودہ فرقہ پرستی اور اردو دشمنی کے زمانہ میں ہندوؤں میں ان کے ایسے خدمت گزار مشکل سے پیدا ہوں گے۔ (شاہ معین الدین ندوی،اکتوبر ۱۹۵۱ء)
The present study is aimed to examine the relation of Holy Qur’ān recitation and psychological wellbeing among the Muslim Youth. People find no time for offering prayers and reciting Holy Qur’ān because they are very busy in their daily routines and if they do so, they do it for short period of time when they are in some trouble. The objectives include firstly the exploration of the relationship of Holy Qur’ān recitation and psychological wellbeing. Second objective of the study is to explore the correlation of the Holy Qur’ān recitation with depression, anxiety and stress among young Muslims. Study sample comprises of 100 young Muslims (43 males and 57 females) falling between 17 and 25 years from Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Instruments used for data collection include psychological wellbeing scale by Kamman and Flett (1983) and DASS (depression anxiety stress scale) by Lovibond and Lovibond (1995) and a demographic sheet. Results of the study showed that significant positive relationship exists between Holy Qur’ān recitation and psychological wellbeing among young Muslims and Holy Qur’ān recitation negatively relates with depression, anxiety and stress. The present study findings support that those young Muslims who had more rate of Holy Qur’ān recitation were psychologically more stable as compared to non-frequent reciters. In the light of findings of current study, it can be declared as a quintessence that Holy Qur’ān Recitation can serve as an influential element in ensuring the positive mental health of youth. Educators and Policy makers can play a crucial role in promotion of Holy Qur’ān familiarity which will make certain the psychological and mental health of youth and of the society at large.
The Aga Khan University Institute for Educational Development (IED-AKU) was established in 1993, and it started preparing Professional Development Teachers (PDTs) through a two-year field based Master in Education (M.Ed.) programme. The PDTs are expected to be exemplary teachers, teacher educators and change agents to bring improvement in their home institutions. Understanding teachers' life is one of the main focuses of present day educational research enderours. The purpose of this study was to explore the personal life investment in the professional life of the PDT. To study this aspect of her life, a life history approach was employed. Data were generated through eight interviews and document analysis. The findings of the study were analyzed against the predetermined categories as subsidiary questions of the study, and the data revealed that family environment, school environment, college life, life overseas, life at AKU-IED, some professional experiences and her own natural abilities are the factors that influenced her professional life. Each category is further sub-divided under sub-categories and discussed. The implications of the study emerged on the basis of significance of the study and in the light of the findings. Further more, suggestions for further investigation followed at the end.