عبادت کے معنی ’’اطاعت، خشوع و خضوع اور بندگی‘‘ کے ہیں۔ عبد جو کہ غلام اور بندے کو کہا جاتا ہے عبادت کوئی ثانوی چیز نہیں ہے جو زندگی میں کہیں ضمناً آجاتی ہو۔
عقائد کے بعد سب سے زیادہ اہمیت تمام مذاہب میں عبادت کو دی گئی ہے ۔درحقیقت یہ دونوں ایک دوسرے کے ایسے لازم و ملزوم ہیں کہ ایک کو دوسرے سے جدا نہیں کیا جا سکتا ہے ۔ عقیدہ درخت ہے تو عبادت اس کا پھل ہے۔اور درخت اپنے پھل سے پہچانا جاتا ہے ۔اسلام کی خصوصیت یہ ہے کہ دین کے مختلف شعبوں کی طرح اس نے عبادت کے مفہوم اور اس کے طُرق کے متعلق بھی ایک ایسا واضح اور جامع ہدایت نامہ پیش کیا جو ہر اعتبار سے بے مثال ہے۔ چنانچہ اگر دنیا کے کل بانیانِ مذاہب اور داعیوں کے تعلیم و عمل کا مطالعہ اس پہلو سے کیا جائے کہ عبادت کے معنی پر کوئی تسلی بخش روشنی پڑ سکے ۔ اور اس کے بہترین طریقوں کا علم حاصل ہو سکے تو حضور سرور کائنات صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کی ذات ہی وہ واحد ذات ہے جو واضح حقیقت کی طرف راہ نمائی کر سکے ۔اسلامی عبادات کا اولین طرہ امتیاز یہ ہے کہ اللہ وحدہ کی اور اللہ وحدہ کے لیے ہوتی ہے، جس میں کسی دوسرے کو کسی بھی اعتبار سے شریک نہیں کیا جاسکتا ہے ۔اس میں نہ تو پیغمبر کا کوئی حصہ ہے، نہ ان کے گھر والوں کا اور نہ فرشتوں کا اور نہ ولیوں اور شہیدوں کا ،اسلام کا یہ فیصلہ اٹل ہے کہ خدا کے علاوہ زمین پر اور نہ آسمانوں میں کوئی شے یا کوئی ہستی ایسی ہے جو لائقِ پرستش ہو، جس کے سامنے انسان اپنی گردن جھکاسکے اور جس کی بارگاہ میں اپنی روح اور...
Aims Of Study: During COVID-19 people were forced to stay home and this increased the risk of limiting their PA and adaptation of sedentary behaviour hence our objective is to measure the impact of leisure activities on well-being during COVID-19.
Methodology: 366 participants were selected, using Non-probability convenient sampling from UOL and PGC. PA and well-being were assessed using IPAQ-short form and WHO-5 well-being questionnaire.
Results: IPAQ-short form with well-being Pearson Chi square was 638.012, Spearman correlation was 0.956 and p-value Asymptotic significance (2 sided) was .000 which means there is positive strong correlation between variables.
Limitations and Future Implication: Adults having ages 18-40yrs volunteered due to short time period and since our study limited to only 2 settings so to generalize our outcomes for mass population was not feasible. During lockdown gaining past medical history in data collection was impacted, it is suggested to include the role of Physiotherapist in improving health status by PA, create awareness among common population about role of PA and their relation with well-being also including diversity in age groups, ethnicity and localities is suggested.
Originality: Strong positive correlation between PA and well-being.
Conclusion: This study shows that during Covid-19 pandemic, those individuals who remained physically active had good impact on their health. Being physically active not only improves an individual’s physical fitness level but also helps to cope with psychological problems degrading one’s mental health so our study found out direct relation between physical activity levels and health status.
In view of escalating awareness and demand for natural products, having antioxidants in the form of vegetables to get foods with medicinal properties, the research on natural antioxidants has achieved remarkable momentum. Daucus carota is among the emerging vegetables with high economic value, due to craving taste and health promoting attributes. It is extensively acknowledged that cultivar and genotype can affect the physico-chemical characteristics and biological activities in fruits and vegetables. The present project was designed to evaluate compositional variations in newly developed cultivars of carrot indigenous to Pakistan. Investigated cultivars proved to be good source of protein, carbohydrates, oil, crude fiber and minerals with significant (ρ < 0.05) variation. The investigated carrot cultivars showed considerable amounts of phenolic acids and carotenoids with remarkable total antioxidant activity, DPPH scavenging capacity, super radical scavenging capacity and hydroxyl radical scavenging capacity. The composition of individual phenolics and sugars compounds was determined using high performance chromatography (HPLC) with diode array and refractive index detectors, respectively. Among phenolic compounds, 5-caffeoylquinic acid was the major hydroxylcinnamic acid, ranging from 6.98 to 33.23 mg/100g of total phenolic compounds. The total amount of phenolic compounds in DCP cultivar was 54.62 mg/100g, where as the corresponding values in other cultivars ranged from 12.8 to 20.29 mg/100g. Maltose was the predominant sugar in all the seven cultivars of D. carota (1.886-2.463 g/100g), followed by fructose (1.103-2.09 g/100g), glucose (0.963-1.395g/100g). The concentration of maltodextrin and maltotriose ranged from 0.166-0.583 g/100g and 0.004-0.058g/100g respectively in all cultivars of D. carota. A pilot study was conducted to evaluate the effect of consuming 250mL carrot juice for one month on cardiovascular risk markers, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, blood chemistry, blood cells, lipid profile and antioxidant status in industrial workers of different age groups. Drinking carrot juice showed positive effects on blood chemistry, decreased systolic blood pressure and increased plasma antioxidant activity. Overall, the present study explored that investigated carrot cultivars indigenous to Pakistan are the potent source of 16 minerals, carotenoids, natural sugars and phenolic acids with significant biological activities. It is concluded that all the genotyipical different cultivars with compositional variation, having functional and nutraceutical attributes may be beneficial for health conscious consumers.