مولوی محمد شفیع
افسوس ہے کہ گذشتہ مہینہ پاکستان کے نامور فاضل مولوی محمد شفیع صاحب سابق پرنسپل اورینٹل کالج لاہور نے انتقال کیا، ان کی وفات علمی دنیا کا بڑا حادثہ ہے، وہ ہندو پاک کے نامور فضلاء و محققین میں تھے، انگریزی کے ساتھ عربی و فارسی کے بھی ماہر تھے، ان کا علمی پایہ بہت بلند تھا، ان کے علمی و تحقیقی کارنامے بڑے متنوع ہیں، بہت سے فاضلانہ علمی مقالات کے علاوہ انھوں نے عربی و فارسی کی متعدد اہم اور نادر کتابوں کو تصحیح و تحشیہ کے ساتھ مرتب کرکے شائع کیا، اپنی پرنسپلی کے زمانہ میں علمی حیثیت سے اورینٹل کالج میگزین کا معیار بہت بلند اور اپنے تلامذہ میں سنجیدہ علمی تلاش و تحقیق کا ایک عام ذوق پیدا کردیا تھا، چنانچہ لاہور کے موجودہ فضلاء اور محققین میں بیشتر انہی کے تربیت یافتہ ہیں، ادھر چند سال سے لاہور یونیورسٹی اردو انسائیکلوپیڈیا کی تالیف و اشاعت کا کام ان کی نگرانی میں شروع ہوا تھا، اور اس کے بعض اجزا شائع بھی ہوئے لیکن ابھی یہ کام ابتدائی منزل میں ہے، اس قحط الرجال کے زمانہ میں علمی ذوق و طلب میں ان کی ذات علمائے سلف کا نمونہ تھی اﷲ تعالیٰ اس شیدائے علم کو رحمت و مغفرت سے سرفراز فرمائے۔ (شاہ معین الدین ندوی، اپریل ۱۹۶۳ء)
Before the advent of Islam, women were living in worst conditions during the Era of Ignorance. Daughters were buried alive. Women were openly sold in the market. A woman was just a source of enjoyment for males and nothing else. She had no basic rights. Even she had no share in inheritance. In human history, it is Islam that for the first time gave due respect to woman by providing her basic rights and proper status. Islam believes in equality of men and women – ‘Equality’ does not mean ‘to become identical’. Women’s rights in Islam pertain to Spiritual, Economic, Educational and Legal Rights. A woman can adopt any profession, she wants. Thus, she has got full freedom to live a happy and peaceful life. Unfortunately, there are many people who believe that because Islam gives men the right of having authority over their wives, therefore, men are superior to women and that men have priority over women in all matters. The fact is that according to Islamic teachings, men are not superior to women; and so women are not superior to men. There is no gender discrimination in Islam. Allah Almighty states very clearly in the Holy Quran that superior in His eyes are only those who have more taqwa (fear of Almighty Allah).
Maize is a high nutrient demanding crop, which also requires micronutrients (in particular the Zn) along with major elements. Zinc deficiency is frequent equally in plant and humans. Zinc deficiency regions in human are reported to be Zn deficient soils regions. Worldwide incidence of Zn deficiency in soils is becoming ever more imperative owing to its impact on human health. So, keeping in view a two years field study consisted of two independent experiments, was conducted to evaluate the effect of different Zn application methods on the productivity of maize hybrids DKL-919 and Pioneer 30-Y-87 at Agronomic Research Area, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. Both experiments were laid out in randomized complete block design (RCBD) under factorial arrangement with three replications and a net plot size of 3m × 5m. In the first experiment, Zn was soil applied (5, 10 kg ha -1 ) or foliar applied (0.5, 1.0% ZnSO 4 foliar spray) alone and in combination. In the second experiment influence of ZnSO 4 as seed priming or foliar application at the rate of 1.0 and 2.0% alone or combination were used. In first experiment hybrid maize planted in 2009 had more production as compared to planted in 2010. Maize hybrid Pioneer 30-Y-87 with combined application of Zn as soil application (10 kg ha -1 ) and foliar spray (1.0%) produced significantly more plant height, stem diameter, cob length, cob diameter, number of grains per cob, 1000-grain weight, grain yield, biological yield and harvest index. Maize hybrid DK-919 with combined application of Zn as soil application (10 kg ha -1 ) and foliar spray (1.0%) produced significantly more grain zinc content (mg kg -1 ). However, Zn application significantly decreased the grain protein contents. Maize hybrid Pioneer 30-Y-87 with combined application of Zn as soil application (10 kg ha -1 ) and foliar spray (1.0%) also showed high leaf area index, leaf area duration, crop growth rate and net assimilation rate. Combined application of Zn as soil application (10 kg ha -1 ) and foliar spray (1.0%) gave more net field benefits and benefit cost ratio. In second experiment performance of hybrid maize Pioneer 30-Y-87 with combined application of Zn as seed priming and foliage spray (2.0%) in all the yield and growth relating parameters. Plant height, stem diameter, cob length, cob diameter, number of grains per cob, 1000-grain weight, grain yield, biological yield and harvest index. Maize hybrid DK-919 with combined application of Zn as seed priming and foliar spray (2.0%) produced significantly more grain zinc content. However, Zn application significantly decreased grain protein contents. Similarly, maize hybrid Pioneer 30-Y-87 with combined application of Zn as seed priming (2.0%) and foliar spray (2.0%) also showed high leaf area index, leaf area duration, crop growth rate and net assimilation rate. Similarly, combined application of Zn as seed priming (2.0%) and foliar spray (2.0%) gave more net field benefits and benefit cost ratio. On the basis of two year field experiments it is concluded that maize hybrid Pioneer 30-Y-87 produced better grain yield and performed best when Zn was applied as foliage spray along with seed priming or soil application.