85. Al-Buruj/The Constellations
I/We begin by the Blessed Name of Allah
The Immensely Merciful to all, The Infinitely Compassionate to everyone.
85:01
a. By the celestial realm full of constellations,
85:02
a. and the Promised Time,
85:03
a. and a witness and a witnessed.
85:04
a. Destroyed were the People of the Ditch,
85:05
a. of the fire abounding in fuel, it will be fueled,
85:06
a. as they gathered around it,
85:07
a. witnessing to what they were doing to the believers,
85:08
a. and they avenged them merely because they believed in Allah – The One and Only God,
b. The Almighty, All-Praiseworthy,
85:09
a. Allah - the One WHO holds the reign over the celestial realm and the terrestrial world,
b. and Allah is Witness to everything.
85:10
a. Surely, for those who oppress and persecute the believing males and the believing females,
b. and then do not repent of their evil,
c. for them will be severe suffering of Hell,
d. added to that shall also be suffering of the Blazing Fire for having tortured to death the believers.
726 Surah 85 * Al-Buruj
85:11
a. Indeed, those who believe and practice righteousness, for them will be Paradise under which rivers/streams flow.
b. Such will be the great success!
85:12
a. Nevertheless, the grip/onslaught of your Rabb - The Lord against the disbelievers will be intense and painful.
85:13
a. It is, indeed, HE WHO initiated, and
b. will repeat it when HE will choose to.
Juristic rules laid the foundation of law, along with such juristic rules, Islām promotes the values of piety (through mystic guidelines). Most of the theologians opine that the real approach to get close the Creator can only be achieved through the mystic guidelines. In the early period of Islām, during the time of the prophet, , caliphate guided rightly the of periods the during and (صلى الله عليه وسلم) Muhammad when people were trained in a very righteous environment, there were no such reservations about the applications of clear jurisprudential injunctions along with the mystic guidelines, but, when Muslims tasted the grandeur of rule, regime and abundance of wealth, they indulged in the worldly affairs and adopted a materialistic approach, not only in their daily life, but, toward their religion, too. The Muslim thinkers have been trying to define and explain whether the typical rituals of mysticism are reconcilable with the larger demands of an Islamic vocabulary. Despite the wide diversity of the critical approaches, a certain pattern has been identified by Muslim responses as mysticism, which is, sometimes found closer to asceticism and sometime as a mediator. Many Muslim mystics have dealt with mysticism, but, perhaps, Manāẓir Aḥsan Gīlānī has displayed, with reference to Ibn ‘Arabī and Shāh Walī Ullāh, the most impressive and knowledgeable applications of such mystic ideas within an Islamic framework. Manāẓir’s applied mysticism is not a typical mysticism; his special focus upon legal injunctions of al-Sharī‘ah goes much further than any of his peers in establishing a strong framework for better understanding of Islām. This study is devoted to examining the effects and implications of mysticism, not only for individuals, but also for the Muslim masses, generally.
The concept of organizational learning has been the area of attention for academicians, practitioners, and
researchers for decades. Organizational developments as a subject realized the significance of cognitive
learning and behavioral development; and embraced the idea of ‘learning organization’ because of its
potential to create and sustain competitive advantage in an organization. The purpose of the study is to explore
the characteristics of a learning organization and examine the relationship of organizational learning and
competitive advantage. Knowledge acquired is disseminated through learning in organization. It is noted that
the petroleum companies are knowledge intensive and learning oriented, equipped with latest technologies
and facing intense competition.
In Pakistan, no empirical research work has been done to explore the concept of learning organization to date.
Literature review revealed systems thinking, mental models/culture, shared vision/mission, leadership,
knowledge/information flow, personal mastery and team learning as antecedents of a learning organization.
Survey questionnaire was distributed in all four strata of petroleum companies and in response of 225
questionnaires 170 were received back, out of which 165 were valid. Multiple regression analytic technique
was applied to test the hypotheses. Statistical analysis revealed that all chosen characteristics of a learning
organization significantly contribute towards achievement of competitive advantage. Shared vision and
systems thinking emerged as most significant contributors.
This study signifies the impact of learning to achieve competitive advantage and requires the attention of
executives and practitioners of organization development. It demands that the concept of learning
organization if implemented with strategic intent in petroleum companies of Pakistan can be a sustainable
source to develop and prepare organizations to cope up and adapt the environmental changes proactively.