اگرچہ ہے جہان- فن، ستم خانہ سا لگتا ہے
مجھے کوئی بتائے یہ، محبت ہے کہاں ملتی
یہ دل جس کو خدا نے آپ اپنا گھر بنایا ہے
نہ آنے کی خوشی اس میں نہ جانے کی خوشی اس سے
بھلے آباد ہو دنیا بھلے میلے ہوں ہر جانب
نہ ہی رسم و رہ- الفت نہ رشتوں میں ہی طاقت ہے
بڑی ویرانیاں ہر سو ،فریحہ ہو کا عالم ہے
یہاں جو دیکھتا ہے خواب دیوانہ سا لگتا ہے
کوئی جو ڈھونڈنے نکلے تو افسانہ سا لگتا ہے
مگر جو جھانک کر دیکھوں تو بت خانہ سا لگتا ہے
یہ عالم سچ میں ایسا ہے کہ میخانہ سا لگتا ہے
کسی کا دل جو ٹوٹا ہو تو ویرانہ سا لگتا ہے
جسے بھی غور سے دیکھو وہ بیگانہ سا لگتا ہے
خوشی کا ایک لمحہ بھی تو نذرانہ سا لگتا ہے
The question of economic facilities for non-Muslims in a Muslim country has been one of the most important questions in the Muslim and non-Muslim world. It has been highlighted by some economists and jurists about their economic facilities. This paper is intended to discuss the economic facilities for non-Muslims in a Muslim country in the light of Quran and Sunnah and the Islamic history. It is the topmost responsibility of the Islamic state/Muslim country to fulfill the basic needs of human life and to encourage voluntary services for the welfare of the poor, to promote equal opportunities in a Muslim country, to enforce social and economic justice in Islam, to provide social security and basic economic facilities, and to give a fair share of economic rights to all citizens. The Government should also provide employment (services), Jizyah and to impose tax on non-Muslims. It will be shown that in Muslim countries, all non-Muslims have equal economic opportunities and rights as other Islamic citizens and also the same status in terms of Islamic economy. This paper may also throw some light on the Islamic Philosophy of economy in the contemporary Muslim world and explore the constituents and effects of an Islamic/Muslim anti-economy policy. This paper will conclude by providing some suggestions on ways of solving contemporary non–Muslim economic problems in Muslim countries nowadays.
Dates (Phoenix dactylifera L.) have important role in human health, due to its high nutritional and economic values. The study was planned to explore the nutraceutical potential of ajwa date flesh and pits in comparison to local varieties in four different phases. 1) Proximate analysis and mineral profile 2) Extraction and characterization of polyphenols 3) Biological evaluation of date extracts against lipo-protein profile and induced renal cancer 4) Development of chocolate date bar. In first phase, results indicated that among all date flesh parts, ajwa variety was high in moisture (22.8 %), ash (3.22 %) while zaidy variety has highest amounts of glucose (54.5%), fructose (52.03%), maltose (22.5%), and galactose (12 .2%) contents while in pits, ajwa variety have highest amounts of crude fat (7.8%), crude fiber (43%), TDF (33.9%), IDF (10.6), and SDF (12.5%) in comparison with other varieties (Aseel and zaidy). Similarly, Date flesh was found better source of mineral as compared to pits whereas potassium was richly found in both parts. In second phase, Results indicated that ajwa pits have highest amount of TPC (3932.3 mg GAE/100g), TFC (2956.2 mg QEC/100g) DPPH (96.3%) and ABTS (86.2%) activity respectively) in 90% ethanol. In 3rd phase, results revealed that ajwa pits among all date varieties and parts significantly reduces total protein, total cholesterol, total triglycerides and LDL levels and increases HDL levels in both genders of mice. Whereas ajwa pits were also found to increase CAT, GPx and SOD levels. In 4th phase, ajwa flesh and pits extracts were optimized at different levels for utilizing in chocolate date bar and their effects on sensory parameters. Results revealed that 10% level of ajwa flesh and 15% level of ajwa pit are optimized levels that can be utilized for preparation of date chocolate bars. These nutraceutical ingredients will also provide benefits to the common consumer and the industry to improve the nutritional quality of the foods and health of the people thereafter.