مولانا ابوالاعلیٰ مودودی
۲۲؍ ستمبر ۱۹۷۹ء کو مولانا ابوالاعلیٰ مودودی کی وفات سے یہ برصغیر ہی نہیں بلکہ پوری اسلامی دنیا بھی ایک ممتاز متکلم، ایک مضطرب مفکر، ایک دیدہ ور مفسر، ایک بے چین شارح دین، ایک قابل قدر ترجمان شریعت اور ایک بلند پایہ مصنف سے محروم ہوگئی۔
انھوں نے ۷۷ برس کی عمر پائی، ان گنت کتابوں کے مصنف ہوئے شروع میں ان کی تحریریں نکلیں تو جدید تعلیم یافتہ طبقہ کو محسوس ہونے لگا کہ ان میں وہ ساری باتیں ہیں جن کی تلاش ان کے ذہن کو ہے، جب وہ مغربی افکار کے ابلیس کی تلبیس سے دب کر اپنے تذبذب اور تشکیک کی بناء پر اسلام کو جامد اور غیر متحرک پارہا تھا تو اس کو مولانا مودودی کی تحریروں کے ذریعہ سے یہ احساس ہوا کہ کوئی اس کے تاریک اور منجمد ذہن پر ہلہ بول کر اس کو جھنجھوڑ رہا ہے، مولانا مودودی کی تحریروں میں شگفتگی بھی ہوتی، دلنشینی بھی، حرارت ایمانی کی گرمی بھی، نظر و فکر کی گرم جوشی بھی، منطقی دلائل کے یقین کی پختگی بھی، عالمانہ انداز میں کلام پاک اور حدیث کی جاندار تعبیر بھی، اسلام کے ناقدوں اور خصوصاً فرنگی معترضوں کے خلاف جارحانہ حملے بھی اور یورپی طرز فکر کی جرأت مندانہ تحدی بھی، اس لئے وہ شوق سے پڑھی گئیں، ان کا علم ایک بحرخار تھا، جس سے انھوں نے بقول استاذی المحترم مولانا سید سلیمان ندوی، ’’یورپ کے ملحدانہ افکار‘‘ کے خلاف ایک بند باندھنے کی کوشش کی اس میں ان کے قلم کی بے مثال قوت ان کا پورا ساتھ دیتی رہی۔
رفتہ رفتہ وہ ایک خاص مکتب فکر اور تحریک کے بانی قرار پائے جس سے صالح قیادت کے ذریعہ وہ مسلمانوں کی معاشرتی اور سیاسی زندگی میں طاقتور دینی روح دینی اخلاص اور دینی قدریں پیدا...
Citizen Satisfaction Index System (CSIS) was used to assess the delivery of support to education initiatives in the municipality of Banga, Aklan, Philippines. The samples were determined using multiple application of stratified random sampling approach. In accordance with the Philippine Statistical Authority's Data on Census Population and Housing for 2015, barangays having a bigger share of the population contributed more respondents to the 150 targeted participants. Following the inclusion criteria, the probability respondents were chosen using the Kish Grid. Pre-numbered questionnaires were distributed, with odd numbers targeting male responders and even numbers targeting females. The following criteria were used to evaluate the respondents' assessments: awareness, availment of the program/service, satisfaction, and need for action. Furthermore, interviews were conducted to better understand and investigate the respondents' thoughts, behavior, and perspectives. The reasons for their reaction were also obtained. The data was provided in percentage as well as frequency distributions. The study inferred that awareness on alternative learning system and/or special education program should be improved since it is the only program that attained low rating for awareness. Most of the residents were not able to avail education programs because they have no household member who attends school. Majority of the respondents who availed the services were satisfied. However, scholarship and other assistance programs to students may be enhanced to improve service delivery. It is highly recommended by the citizens to improve accessibility to scholarship programs and other forms of financial assistance to students.
Teacher education has traversed a long distance from off-site courses to school-based courses. All these courses were designed to develop teachers professionally, however, the approaches were different. The current trend of teacher education supports school-based professional development to a great extent. The System-Based Visiting Teachers Programme (SBVTP) was introduced by AKU-IED, as a variation of school-based teacher education programmes, to help teachers, to improve upon their classroom teaching practice. The study sets out to understand the major processes of SBVTP in which the visiting teachers (VTs) were engaged in during the programme, and their outcomes in terms of a change in VTs' beliefs and attitudes about teaching and learning. In this study four visiting teachers participated and shared their views about the different aspects of teaching and learning. The study was conducted in the qualitative paradigm. The data collection methods were document analysis; observations, interviews, and stimulation recall interviews with some informal talk with the research participants. The key findings of the study indicate that SBVTP was successful in bringing about a change in VTs' thinking about teaching and learning. However, there is no significant change in their practices mainly due to time constraints caused by their routine teaching responsibilities. In addition to these key findings, the study has also discovered some important contextual concerns that seem to inhibit the teachers in changing their practices. The study could help in understanding the factors, which facilitate bringing about change in VTs' practices.