35. Fatir/Creator
I/We begin by the Blessed Name of Allah
The Immensely Merciful to all, The Infinitely Compassionate to everyone.
35:01
a. The Praise and Gratitude is for Allah – The One and Only God of everyone and everything,
- Creator of the celestial realm and the terrestrial world without any precedent,
- The Appointer of the angels as message-bearers, with two and three and four pairs of
wings.
b. HE increases creation as and what HE Wills.
c. Indeed, Allah Manifests Sovereignty over all existence.
35:02
a. Whatever mercy and good fortune Allah may open up for a people, no one can or is able to hold it back, and
b. whatever of these HE may hold back, there is not one, who can or is able to give it after HIM deciding not to give,
c. for HE is The Almighty, The Wise.
35:03
a. O The People of the World!
b. Remember Allah’s blessings and favors upon you -
c. Is there any creator, other than Allah, who can provide for you sources of sustenance from the sky and the earth?
d. No. There can never be one!
e. There is no entity of worship –and can never be - apart from HIM.
f. How, then, can you be so self-deceiving?
35:04
a. And if they belie and deny you, O The Prophet, know that Messengers before you were
also belied and denied.
b. And ultimately all matters are to be referred to Allah for resolution.
35:05
a. O The People of the World!
b. Indeed, Allah’s Promise about the Hereafter is true,
c. therefore, do not be seduced by the worldly life,
Maulānā Shiblī Nu‘mānī (1914) was a great Muslim scholar of sub-continent. Shiblī was a versatile scholar in Arabic, Persian, Turkish and Urdu. He collected much material on the life of Prophet of Islam, Muhammad (ﷺ) but could write only first two volumes of the planned work the Sirat-un-Nabi(ﷺ). His disciple Syed Sulaymān Nadvī, made use of this material and added to it and also wrote remaining five volumes of the work, the Sīrat Al-Nabī(ﷺ) after the death of his mentor. Shiblī was greatly inspired by the progress of science and education in the West. He wanted to inspire the Muslims to make similar progress by having recourse to their lost heritage and culture, and warned them against getting lost in the Western culture. The writer of this article has written a preface followed by an introduction of life and work of Maulānā Nu‘mānī. The next part consists of explaining distinctive features of Shiblī’s book. Maulānā Nu‘mānī dedicated his entire life for the sake of Islam. He had a high quality awareness of the Quran and Sunnah. In his book “Sīrat Al-Nabī", he proved his uniqueness (tafarrudat) regarding various Islamic teachings. In this article I have endeavored to collect some of his uniqueness (tafarrudat) on various issues. Maulānā Nu‘mānī's uniqueness and exclusive ideas were unacceptable for many of contemporary scholars and traditional religious leadership. This article contains some of the selected religious issues in which Shiblī has differed, on the basis of arguments from Quran and Hadith, from traditional scholars. In this article I have analysed Allama's such ideas from his original writings.
In the present work, the seeds of six local varieties (CIM-496, N-121, Z-33, AA-802, Desi, and CIM-534) of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) harvested from three different provenances of Punjab (Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar and Rahim Yar Khan districts) were investigated to characterize and compare their proximate composition as well as physicochemical and antioxidant characteristics. The amount of oil and protein in the tested seeds varied from 13.11 to 18.35% and 20.13-28.04%, respectively, revealing significant (p< 0.05) differences among varieties analyzed. While the contents of fiber (20.29-21.53%), ash (3.45-5.08%) and moisture (6.36-8.44%) did not vary notably. The physicochemical properties includingdensity (24 ºC) 0.9019-0.9208 (g mL-1), refractive index (40 °C) 1.4601-1.4632, saponification value 177.01-190.28 (mg of KOH/g of oil), free fatty acids 3.35-4.41%, iodine value 100.54-109.54 (mg KOH/g oil), unsaponifiable matter 0.49-0.58% (w/w) , and color (1-in.cell) 12.01-13.04 R + 63.61-68.11Y of the extracted cottonseed oils (CSOs) were recorded. The oxidation parameters of CSOs, as assessed by estimation of conjugated dienes, conjugated trienes, peroxide value, para-anisidine and induction period (Rancimat, 20 L h-1, 120 °C), were noted to be 2.11 to 2.61, 0.91-0.99 , 1.71-2.07 (meq kg-1 of oil), 2.00-2.31and 3.19-3.62 h, respectively. The CSOs were found to contain mainly linoleic acid (48.94 to 50.46%), followed by palmitic acid (24.42-25.86%), oleic acid (17.81-23.15%) and stearic acid (2.49-2.81%). The contents of α, γ and δ tocopherols in the CSOs were 125.47-296.20, 195.20-364.25 and 2.10-5.81 (mg kg-1), respectively. Total phenolic contents (TPC) and DPPH radical scavenging capacity of CSOs was recorded to be 1.32-0.94 (mg GAE/100g of dry matter) and IC50-1.00-2.18 (µg mL-1), respectively. A number of physicochemical and antioxidant parameters of the tested oils varied significantly (p<0.05) among the varieties analyzed that might be attributed to agro climatic variations and the genetic makeup of the cotton plants. Moreover, different solvent extracts produced from defatted cotton seeds (oilseed residues) were evaluated for antioxidant attributes in terms of measurements of TPC (0.94-3.80 mg GAE/100g), total flavonoids (TF) (0.62-2.45 CE mg/100g), DPPH radical scavenging capacity (IC50) (1.03-2.15 µg mL-1), percent inhibition of linoleic acid peroxidation (39.82-88.05%) and reducing potential (0.14-0.48 mg mL-1). These data demonstrated the defatted cotton seeds to be a potential source of natural antioxidants. Generally, the aqueous alcoholic extracts of the oilseed residues exhibited superior antioxidant activity and phenolic amounts advocating the selection of these extraction solvents for optimum recovery of cottonseed antioxidants. The results of the present analytical study can be helpful to select appropriate cotton varieties for harvesting under local agroclimatic conditions so as to explore their functional food and nutraceutical applications.