ہر وقت گریہ زاری، ہر لمحہ سوگ طاری
ہے تیرے بعد ہم نے یوں زندگی گزاری
Islam is a global religion and has provided a comprehensive code of life applicable in every age. Economy is one of its foremost priorities and gives basic principles to its followers to exercise a legal and favorable mean of earning. In Islamic economic system there are many ways and sources that have been prohibited or have not been recommended. As in our daily life we face those modes of financing, so in this article they have been comparatively analyzed in light of the sayings of the Prophet (S.A.W) in order to explore its legitimacy.
All disasters are undesirable but they gave us a chance to learn some meaningful lessons
from them and to improve or at least to correct our pathway. Disaster such as an earthquake
always tends to untangle the social structure of the society and expose their strengths and
weaknesses. A descriptive research study was conducted to understand the post earthquake
changes in the physical and academic environment of primary schools in AJ&K. The study was
carried out in Muzaffarabad, the capital city of AJ&K (an affiliated state of Pakistan).
Muzaffarabad was one of the worst earthquake affected district of AJ&K and being the capital
city with crowded population and low spaced building infrastructure, it was devastated almost
above than 90%. The study was aimed to assess the post earthquake changes in physical
environment by mean of quality of reconstructed school building, and in academic environment
by mean of teachers training, evacuation plans and emergency drills, incorporation of disaster
related information in syllabus of primary classes and finally the awareness level of primary
teachers as well as of students. The study employed a descriptive research methodology using
quantitative approach. The sample was consisting of 36 schools with heads, teachers and
students. Three questionnaires and one observation schedule were developed to get quantitative
data. After statistical analysis, the results of the study showed that the training of teachers was not
conducted; no serious attempt was made by head teachers to implement any curricular changes
based upon disasters management especially about earthquake preparedness. There is no or very
little incorporation of disaster related information and earthquake preventive measures in syllabus
/ course of primary classes. However, the awareness level of teachers and students was not as
worse. They were found aware of basic preventive measures like not to run or evacuate in a hurry
during the shaking continues. A training of teachers should be done and to develop a policy
regarding the incorporation of disaster management especially the earthquake preventive measures in the course, textbooks or syllabus of primary classes.