احقرؔ بہاری مرحوم
(معین الدین اور دائی)
بہار کی سرزمین جس قدر مردم خیز ہے، اسی قدر مردم خوار بھی ہے، خدا جانے کیا بات ہے کہ وہاں کے لوگوں کو شہرت طلبی سے شرم آتی ہے، اہل وطن بھی قدرشناسی نہیں کرتے، اس لئے یہاں کے اچھے اچھے جوہر قابل بلبلہ کی طرح ابھرتے اور دب جاتے ہیں، اگر بہار کے کچھ لوگوں کے نام زندہ ہیں تو یہ وہی ہیں جن کا آوازۂ کمال دوسرے صوبوں تک پہنچا اور وہاں کے لوگوں نے قدرشناسی کرکے ان کو شہرت بخشی، بہار کے ان گمنام اہل کمال میں ایک احقر بہاری مرحوم ہیں، یہ بہار کے ایک پرانے کہنہ مشق استاد سخن تھے، شعر و شاعری کے بڑے بڑے معرکے طے کئے تھے، پچاس ساٹھ برس کے ریاض میں دیوان یادگار چھوڑا ذیل کے صفحات میں ناظرین کو اسی گمنام صاحب کمال سے روشناس کرنا ہے۔
مختصر حالات: بشارت حسین نام، احقر تخلص، ضلع عظیم آباد پٹنہ کے ایک گاؤں بڑا ڈیہہ میں پیدا ہوئے، سال ولادت ۱۲۷۶ھ ہے، ان کے والد ماجد شیخ اکبر حسین اس قریہ کے ایک ممتاز متمول اور ذی عزت رئیس تھے، وہ وہیں پیدا ہوئے اور اپنی تمام زندگی وہیں گزار دی۔
احقر مرحوم کی ابتدائی تعلیم اسی گاؤں ہی میں ہوئی، فارسی اور عربی کی ابتدائی کتابیں وہاں پڑھا کر ان کے والد نے تعلیم کی غرض سے ۱۲۸۸ھ میں ان کو پٹنہ بھیجا، مولوی خدابخش صاحب جو اس وقت کے ایک لائق عالم تھے، ان کی تعلیم کے لئے مقرر کئے گئے، کچھ عرصہ ان کے زیر تعلیم رہنے کے بعد وہ بہار چلے آئے اور یہیں متعدد علماء کے زیر سایہ علم کی خوشہ چینی کرتے رہے، باایں ہمہ ان میں عربی کی کوئی ایسی اچھی لیاقت نہ تھی، لیکن فارسی اچھی جانتے تھے۔
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Pashtun Ulama have always been in the service of Islam. The origin of Pashtun people in Pakistan is the province of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa formerly known is North West Frontier Province (NWFP). Pashtun Ulama have served Islam on different fronts; some have done Jihad against the non-Muslims, some of them have offered their services in the field of Islamic education, ie, teaching in Madrassas, while some have served Islam via their writing commentary of Qur’ān, explanation of Ḥadīth and juristic problems. This article discusses the worthy contributions of one of the great commentators of Qur’ān Shaykh Ḥāfiẓ Muḥammad Idrīs, who belonged to Mardan in the Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, He lived in the 19th century. The article encompasses a detailed biography of the writer and his worthy contribution in serving Qur’ān, Islam and Muslims focusing on his commentary on Qur’ān in Pashto language named as “Kashshāf Al Qur’ān”. The method used for the research is descriptive and qualitative. The review literature showed that such an esteemed and vigorous scientist of different sciences of Qur’ān and his valuable contributions are out of the reach of scholars and libraries that may lead to an irreparable loss of the Islamic legacy. The study came up with the outcomes of his efforts in the field exegesis of Qur’ān, and the way and pattern he followed in interpreting different meanings of the revealed literature. The study would help out Islamic scholars and will enrich the domain of the Qur’ān’s research with new thoughts and viewpoints
The present study on the morphology of human olfactory mucosa was carried out with emphasis on its regional distribution, and changes related with age and gender. Eighty tissue samples (forty for either sex) were collected from cadavers ranging from 30 to 82 years of age, available in the mortuary of King Edward Medical College, Lahore. Individual age groups of males and females included 10 specimens from each sex. The histological study of the mucosa included morphology, regional distribution, quantitative analysis of all four major types of epithelial cells, height of epithelium and thickness of lamina propria in the roof, medial and lateral walls of both nasal cavities. A detailed study of the epithelium revealed the presence of classically known three cells: olfactory cells, sustentacular cells and basal cells and a fourth type, microvillar cells. In the age group 30-39 years (male and female) the mucosa was seen in the roof lying next to cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone and extending on both sides of the nasal septum and on the lateral walls of both nasal cavities. At places the respiratory epithelium was seen in the area of the olfactory epithelium which was much thicker. In the age group of 40-49 years, early age related changes were observed in the shape of occasional short epithelial invaginations, and disturbance of the zonal distribution of olfactory and supporting cells. In the age group 50-59 years, major morphological changes were observed like substantial reduction in the number of nuclei resulting in decreased height of the epithelium, disturbance of zonal distribution and presence of epithelial invaginations. The age group of 60 years onwards showed gradual thinning of the epithelium, epithelial invaginations, and in few cases atrophied olfactory epithelium devoid of olfactory cells. ANOVA showed significant age related decrease in the number of olfactory and sustentacular cells and in the height of the olfactory epithelium among the male and female groups. There was no significant age related decrease in the number of basal cells and thickness of the lamina propria. The number of microvillar cells was markedly less when compared to other cells of the epithelium. These results suggest that loss of olfactory and sustentacular cells becomes pronounced in individuals of both sexes of 50+ years of age. The results of the present study suggest that the reduction in the number of olfactory receptors and in the height of neuroepithelium with advancing age is associated iiwith impairment of olfactory sensibility. There was no evidence of significant sex related differences in the olfactory mucosa. These results are in the accordance with the previous observations in humans and other mammals showing a decline in the olfactory capacity with aging, mostly attributable to a decline in the number of olfactory cells. Contrary to earlier observations, the present study did not reveal any conclusive evidence that females had an increased sense of smell based on histological observations alone.