قرآن مجید فصاحت و بلاغت کےاعتبار سے ایک مثالی کتاب ہے۔علم معانی ہو یا علمِ بیان یا علم بلاغت کے ماہرین نے اس کی لسانی وادبی خصوصیات کو نگارشات کا موضوع بنایا ہے۔ فصاحت و بلا غت کی انہی خوبیوں کی بنا پر قرآن مجید کو کلام مبین بھی کہا گیا ہے۔ قرآن مجید میں جہاں ایجاز و اطناب اور ربط و مساوات کے اسالیب نظر آتے ہیں، وہیں تقدیم و تاخیر اور حذف کے اسلوب بھی نمایاں ہیں۔ قرآن مجید کے مختلف و منفرد اسالیب میں سے ایک اہم اسلوب ِ استفہام ہے۔
استفہام عربی زبان کا لفظ ہے جس کے معنی سوال کرنے، جاننے،فہم حاصل کرنے اور استفسار کرنے کے معنوں میں استعمال ہوتا ہے۔ ادب میں استفہام کسی حقیقت سے مخاطب کو آگاہ کرنے ، مخاطب کو غورو فکر کی دعوت دینا، اور اپنی بات کا ثبات کرنا وغیرہ کے معنوں میں مستعمل ہے۔چنانچہ قرآن مجید میں بھی استفہام کا اسلوب بکثرت استعمال کیا گیا ہے۔
قرآن میں استفہامیہ اسلوب کے مقاصد
قرآن حکیم میں استفہام کا اسلوب کثرت سے استعمال کیا گیا ہے ۔ مخاطب میں آمادگی پیدا کرنے، غور وفکر کی دعوت دینے، مخاطب کو جواب سننے کےلیے آمادہ کرنے ، اور مخاطب سے کسی حقیقت کا اقرار کرانے کے لیے یہ اسلوب استعمال کیا گیا ہے ۔ استفہام ،اثبات کے ذریعے بھی کیا گیاہے اور منفی اندازِ استفہام بھی نظر آتاہے ۔علاوہ ازیں تاکید، ترغیب ،توبیخ،تحقیر، عبرت اندوزی، شان و شوکت کے اظہار اور التفات و نوازش کے لیے بھی اسے استعمال کیا گیاہے ۔ یہ اقرار و امر کےمعنی میں بھی آیاہے اوراظہار تعجب کے لیے بھی۔ حسرت کے انداز میں بھی اور بانداز استعجاب و استہزاء بھی۔ مسلسل استفہام بھی قرآن میں استعمال کیا گیا ہے ۔ مذکورہ بالا مقاصد وحکمتوں اور اس کے منفرد استعمال پر ذیل...
Western mind always remains muddled to fathom the Islamic belief “Prophethood” but it is grand reality that the West has contributed a lot in “Sirah Writing” from 17th to the present age. Although, in primary literature, Western scholars have delineated their abhorrence in this regard, without any research analysis. They usually used to twist the facts and misinterpret the text in attempt to sustain their assumption under their own perception. In the present age, literary change is seen in Western Writings that scholars have admired categorically the demonstrative Personality of Mohammad (PBUH) as well as they have praised his attributes as authoritative leader, Reformer, Peace maker etc. It will discuss the changes which were seen in Western writings about Sirah and analysis the causes and facts accordingly. It will also throw light on the Western assumption about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH); which has been prevailed in their writings before 19th even changed now. Islam is religion of Peace and Prophet of Islam has sent as” Blessing for All the Universe” from God Almighty so the question is what are the motives to bring forward theses western suppositions in this regard and at what extent it will affect? It will be discussed through comparative analysis among the Sirah books by Western Scholars Maxim Rodinson, Karen Armstrong and Michael Cook.
Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici (Fol) cause Fusarium wilt, a devastating disease in tomato, affecting the crop yield and causes economic loss worldwide. Synthetic fungicides are widely used in controlling the wilt disease, however they have been questioned due to their environmental concern. Therefore, this study was designed to screen fungal species for their antifungal potential against this destructive disease. Initial dual culture assay of fungal species revealed Aspergillus niger, Penicillium EU0013 and Alternaria solani as inhibitory to the pathogen due to their higher inhibition (%) 51.54 ± 1.09, 63.85 ± 3.26 and 46.15 ± 2.18 % respectively. During culture condition optimization studies, Glucose peptone yeast extract broth (GPYB) was found suitable for higher antifungal activity and production of compounds from A. niger and Penicillium whereas A. solani showed higher antifungal activity in glucose nutrient broth (GNB). The three fungal species showed maximum zone of inhibition against the pathogen at 30 °C and at slightly acidic pH. Penicillium sp. showed maximum zone of inhibition (9.20 ± 0.14 mm) amongst the three fungal species against Fol, therefore this species was selected for in vivo pot experiments. It was observed that with the application of Penicillium extract, plants showed no symptoms of wilting even after 40th day of plantation. Bioassay guided investigation of the fungal species leaded to isolation of eight antifungal compounds. Among these compounds, two completely new from Penicillium sp. with m/z 255 and 223 [M+H]+ and one from A. solani with m/z 273 [M+H]+ were characterized. Three known compounds from A. niger with m/z 557, 571 and 665 [M+H]+ and two from Penicillium sp. with m/z 143 and 239 [M+H]+ and one from A. solani with m/z 273 [M+H]+ are reported for their antifungal activity against Fol the first time in this study. MIC value of the purified compounds showed that the compounds were active between 40 to 120 μg·mL-1. Identification and characterization of these antifungal compounds might provide lead structures for developing them as fungicide in future.