نبی کریم ﷺ کی خانگی و معاشرتی زندگی کے اہم پہلو

The Holy Quran Says: “Indeed in (the life of) the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad SAW) you have a good example to follow” (Al-Ahzab: 33/21). The present article shows that “the good example” of the Prophet (SAW) encompasses different aspects of human life including family and social one. The article brings to light that as a guardian of the household; the Prophet (SAW) sincerely looked after the daily needs of his family members and also took full care of guiding them in religious matters. He was habitual of doing his own works and sharing the burden of his family in domestic works. He gave preference to the needy among the companions (particularly Ashab-i- Suffah) over his family members in giving assistance for meeting the day-today requirements. With regard to the social life of the Prophet (SAW), the article discusses in detail that with multifarious duties, how he used to fulfill his social responsibilities regularly and faithfully. The author mainly emphasizes the active participation of the Prophet (SAW) in the collective works with his companions, strictly adhering to the principle of equality and desiring no distinction for himself while doing works. The article further takes into account the ideal practices of the Prophet (SAW) with regard to attending to the needs of poor, distressed and grieved persons without any discrimination between Muslims and non-Muslims. It also comes to light that the Prophet (SAW) was quite generous towards guests and sympathetic to patients including Muslims and non-Muslims. His mingling and associating with common people and attending to their problems of varied nature was also a striking feature of his social life. Moreover, it was also shown in the article with reference to the authentic sources, that the Prophet (SAW) was great helpful and cooperative particularly for the people of the weaker sections of society including slaves, servants, orphans, widows and disabled persons. In the light of the noble practices of the Prophet (SAW), this was highlighted by the contributor in the different parts of the article that he had left ideal examples of gentleness, justice, equality and transparency in dealing with people in social life and discharging his duties as the Prophet and head of the state. In fact, the total conformity (mutabaqat) between his sayings and practices was a shining example of his high character which had left a great and lasting impact on the society through ages and also contributed to make him the greatest personality of the world. It was observed by the author in the conclusion that the life of the Prophet (SAW) has been ideal from every aspect of human life. His Uswah-i- Mubarakah regarding social life has great importance from the point of view that it is mostly related to the fulfillment of human rights, particularly behaving and dealing with the people different shades. Of course, taking care and fulfillment of human rights is full of difficult trials and complicated problems especially in the present days. So, the Sirah of the Prophet (SAW) is quite relevant to tackle the problems of social life, as well as great useful for bringing reform in the decaying society of modern period.

Yield and Chemical Composition of Castor Bean Ricinus Communis L. As Influenced by Environment

Castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) locally known as “arind” or “arindi” is non- edible oilseed crop with enormous significance having almost 700 uses. Keeping in view the potential of castor as a cash crop, a study was carried out to investigate germination rate index (GRI) of different cultivars, optimum sowing date and appropriate seed source for adaptability, stand establishment and suitability under diverse environmental conditions of Pothowar (Pakistan). For the purpose, a hypothesis was developed “Castor bean can be economically beneficial cop of Pothwar region” To evaluate this hypothesis, three types of experiments including in vitro experiments, sowing date and seed source trials were conducted. In vitro experiments were of two types. In the first experiment, the seed of four castor bean cultivars (DS-30, PR-7/1, PR-101, Local) was conditioned to different moisture levels i.e. 0, -700 and - 1400 kPa under different temperature levels (10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35°C) in growth chamber to determine germination rate index. The results showed that GRI of cultivars differed significantly on the basis of temperature and moisture levels. The cultivar DS- 30 showed the highest GRI value followed by PR-101 and minimum value for Local cultivar. All the cultivars showed a downward trend for germination at 10°C and 15°C at -1400 kPa osmotic pressure. In the second experiment, seed of commercial cultivar, DS-30 was collected from three different locations of Bahawalpur, Faisalabad and Tandojam and tested under same temperature and moisture levels as in first experiment. Germination rate index differed significantly with respect to seed sources as well as temperature regimes. Maximum germination rate index was observed in the Faisalabad seed source followed by the Tandojam seed source, while the Bahawalpur seed source xxishowed the lowest germination rate index value. As regards moisture levels, the highest GRI value was noted in 0 kPa (control) while minimum at -1400kPa. Regarding field trials, the same four cultivars as used in in vitro trial, were sown in July and August during 2004 and 2005 with four sowing dates (15 th July, 30 th July, 15 th August, 30 th August) at three locations (Islamabad, Attock, Chakwal). The cultivar DS-30 had greater emergence percentage, plant height, seed yield, number of capsules plant -1 , seed weight plant -1 , 100-seed weight and yield ha -1 than the other cultivars. Similarly the crop planted in July gave significantly better results compared to August sowing. The cultivar DS-30 had higher oil content, oil yield, palmitic acid and linoleic acid, whereas ricinoleic acid was comparable to other cultivars. The highest value for ricinoleic was found in Local cultivar. To determine the better seed source for Pothowar Plateau, DS-30 seed produced under different temperature and rainfall patterns (Faisalabad, Tandojam, Bahawalpur) was tested in the second field trial at same three locations as used in sowing date trial. Faisalabad seed source performed better regarding most of the growth parameters as compared to others. Tandojam seed source crop produced higher oil content and protein percentages compared to the rest of seed sources. However, seed source has a nominal effect on oil content, protein percent and fatty acid profile. As castor been cultivation in Pakistan has been on a regular decline since 1979, its cultivation is now restricted to marginal areas of the country and Pothwar region of Punjab. In order to revive its cultivation, it was imperative to conduct an ex ante economic analysis with other competing crops of the area to examine its diffusion potential in Pothwar region. Moreover, the relative success of castor bean cultivation in different parts of the region was also carried out to assess its potential at different xxiirainfall zones of the area. Our findings show that castor bean cultivation can be a profitable option for farmers as a kharif crop provided it is planted at optimum time (July) along with high yielding cultivar (DS-30). Stability analysis of four castor bean cultivars over three locations revealed that PR-101 is the stable cultivar at all three locations of Pothowar although its yield was comparatively lower than DS-30. However, DS-30 can also be appropriate cultivar for all the locations especially Islamabad and Attock as its yield was highest among the cultivars.