مولانا حکیم برکات احمد صاحب بہاری ٹونکی
پچھلے مہینہ ایک اور فاضل زمانہ نے اپنی جگہ خالی کردی، یکم ربیع الاول ۱۳۴۷ھ کو استاد الوقت مولانا حکیم برکات احمد صاحب بہاری ٹونکی نے وفات پائی، مرحوم اس عہد کے ان یگانہ اساتذہ میں تھے، جن کے حلقہ درس نے سینکڑوں کاملین فن پیدا کئے، جناب عبداﷲ صاحب ٹونکی کی طرح مرحوم کا خاندان بھی بہار سے ٹونک جاکر آباد ہوا تھا، یہ پندہ برس مولانا عبدالحق خیرآبادی کی صحبت میں رہ کر علوم عقلیہ و حکمیہ میں سرآمد روزگار بنے تھے، ساتھ ہی علم حدیث اور علوم دینیہ کا فیض قاضی محمد ایوب بھوپال سے حاصل کیا تھا، والی ٹونک انکی پوری قدر دانی فرماتے تھے اور ان کو اپنی ریاست کا فخر سمجھتے تھے، دور دور سے طلبہ آکر ان کے حلقۂ تعلیم میں شریک ہوتے تھے اور کامیاب ہوکر واپس جاتے تھے، افسوس کہ یہ سرچشمۂ فیض ہمیشہ کے لئے خشک ہوگیا، ’’رحمۃ اﷲ وبرکاتہ‘‘ ۱۳۴۷ھ تاریخ وفات جس نے نکالی ہے اس پر بھی خدا کی رحمت، رحمۃ اﷲ وبرکاتہ علیہ۔
مرحوم کی بعض فلسفیانہ تصنیفات شائع ہوئی ہیں، مشہور تصانیف حسب ذیل ہیں:
انہارؔ اربعہ تصوف میں، القولؔ الضابط فی تحقیق الوجود الرابط، امامؔ الکلام فی تحقیق الاجسام، فلسفہ میں، حاشیہ برحاشیہ خیر آبادی، برحاشیہ شرح مواقف کلام میں، حاشیہ برجامع ترمذی، حدیث میں، مرحوم نہ صرف اپنے علم و فضل میں، بلکہ اپنے محاسن اخلاق میں بھی پرانے بزرگوں کی شان رکھتے تھے، کتب بینی کا یہ عالم تھا کہ وہ رات بھی جس میں ان کی وفات ہوئی مطالعہ سے ناغہ نہ گئی، نوجوان دنیا ان بوڑھے بزرگوں کی مثال پیدا نہ کرسکے گی۔ (سید سلیمان ندوی،ستمبر ۱۹۲۸ء)
Gender roles not only keep men and women in different spheres of family and social life but they also promote gender segregation in the education sector and professional life. There is a lot of research being conducted on women working in male dominated professions but there is scarcity of research regarding males working in female dominated professions. This study was conducted to explore the experiences of men working in female dominated professions. The first phase of this study collected quantitative data about the type female-dominated professions in Pakistan. Based on this data in-depth qualitative interviews were done with 5 professionals using snowball sampling: Nurse, Psychologist, Montessori teacher, Makeup artist/ Beautician, and Bus host. Thematic analysis was used to identify sub-themes presented in this study: (i) Reasons or motivation for joining nontraditional profession; (ii) Reaction of near and dear ones; (iii) Positive aspects of female dominated profession; (iv) Challenges of female dominated profession; (v) Professional journey; (vi) Being a minority in female majority; (vii) Struggle to maintain masculinity and (viii) Future aspirations. Study findings can be used to support male entry and retention in female dominated professions.
The study aims to examine the role of personal and social determinants in order to predict psychological well-being: moderating role of resilience among flood victims. For this purpose a sample of 400 individuals (male, n = 200, female, n =200) who experienced flashy flood were selected through purposive sampling technique from the Province of the Punjab-Pakistan. The study was based on cross sectional survey design. For data collection five scales including Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Meaning in Life Questionnaire, Religiosity Scale, Ego Resiliency Scale and Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale were utilized to examine the direct and indirect impact of social support, religiosity, and meaning in life on psychological well-being: moderating role of resilience among study population. Pearson correlation, Multiple Regression analysis and independent sample t-test were applied to test the hypotheses. Findings of the study revealed that social support, religiosity, and meaning in life significantly predicted psychological well-being: moderating role of resilience among the flood victims (p<.01). The study also confirmed the moderating role of resilience between the relationship of meaning in life, religiosity and social support with psychological well-being (p<.01) among flood victims. Gender differences revealed that female participants were significantly higher on social support, psychological well-being, (p<.01), meaning in life and religiosity (p<.05), whereas male participants were significantly higher on resilience (p<.05). The study explored the role of meaning in life, religiosity and social support in resilience and psychological well-being. The present nature of the study is very important to manage the problems of flood victims in the disaster areas of Pakistan and other developing of the countries as well. It will provide guideline to the policy makers, researchers, health practitioners and forthcoming students and may become the part of library. The similar nature of researchers should be conducted at large level to give recommendations to resolve the psychological stress by counseling of the flood victims through clinical settings practically. This psychological and social support will enhance the resilience and well-being among the flood victims.