ڈاکٹر سید عابد حسین
یہ سطریں لکھی جارہی تھیں کہ ڈاکٹر عابد حسین کے انتقال پر ملال کی خبر ملی، وہ جامعہ ملیہ کے جان نثار ڈاکٹر ذاکر حسین مرحوم کے رفیق قلبی، ایک بہت بڑے محب وطن، ایک قبل قدر فلسفی، اردو زبان کے مایہ ناز ادیب، ایک ماہر مترجم، ایک بلند پایہ مصنف، ایک محتاط اہل قلم، اسلام اور عصر جدید، پھر انگریزی رسالہ موڈرن اسلام کے صاحب دل اڈیٹر اور انسانی اخلاق کے بعض دلآویز اوصاف کے حامل کی حیثیت سے اپنے ہم وطنوں، معاصروں اور قدردانوں میں برابر یاد کئے جائیں گے دعا ہے کہ اﷲ تبارک و تعالیٰ ان کو کروٹ کروٹ جنت نعیم عطا فرمائیں۔ (صباح الدین عبدالرحمن، دسمبر ۱۹۷۸ء)
ڈاکٹر سید عابد حسین
ڈاکٹر سید عابد حسین مرحوم کی وفات کو کم و بیش ایک مہینہ ہوچکا ہے، مگر اب تک دل ان کی جدائی پر تیار نہیں ہے، ان کا مسکراتا ہوا چہرہ ہر وقت نگاہ کے سامنے رہتا ہے، ان کی شفقت و محبت اور عنایت و کرم فرمائی رہ رہ کر یاد آتی ہے، اور ان کی دل آویز گفتگو کی آواز کانوں میں گونجتی رہتی ہے، وہ میرے استاد بھی تھے، اور محسن و مربی بھی تقریباً ۴۸ برس یہ روابط اس طرح قائم رہے کہ نہ میری عقیدت میں کوئی فرق آیا نہ ان کی شفقت میں کوئی کمی محسوس ہوئی، ان کے نام سے واقفیت تو ندوہ کی طالب علمی ہی کے زمانہ میں ہوگئی تھی، رسالہ جامعہ میں ان کے مضامین بھی پڑھے تھے، اور ان کی کتاب تاریخ فلسفہ اسلام بھی اسی زمانہ میں نظر سے گزری تھی، یہ اگرچہ طبع زاد نہیں تھی، بلکہ مشہور مستشرق دی بوئر کی کتاب کا ترجمہ تھی مگر ڈاکٹر صاحب نے اس خوش اسلوبی کے ساتھ اسے اردو...
Horoscopes are considered as one of the important content items in the mass media. Many people perceive and believe that these Zodiac signs have an impact on their lives. That is why they check these signs on different media regularly. The purpose of this study was to determine the perception of Sindh University students about horoscope. A cross-sectional survey was conducted from 100 students of Sindh University through a close-ended questionnaire. The results concluded that girls are more interested in horoscope than boys. The sources for horoscope prediction were mainly newspapers among the Sindh University students. The students reported that they read horoscope daily to skip the pressure and try to satisfy their minds. This research is limited to the University of Sindh students. In the future, the researchers should conduct a large-scale study with a more significant population to determine the perception of the public about horoscopes.
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