نعت
کب سلیقہ ہے کہوں لفظ جو ہوں اُنؐ کی مثال
اُنؐ کے ہی ذکر نے بخشے ہیں مجھے عمدہ خیال
اُنؐ کے ہی دامنِ دولت سے ملا ہے سب کو
اُنؐ کے ہونے سے زمانے ہوئے شاداں و نہال
اُنؐ کی سیرت سے ہے تہذیب کی تہذیب ہوئی
اُنؐ کی صورت سے جہاں بھر نے یہ پایا ہے جمال
منتظر مسجدِ اقصیٰ میں نبی تھے سارے
دیکھنے کے لیے سرکارؐ کی رحمت کا کمال
میں گدائے شہِؐ بطحا ہوں یہ قسمت میری
اُنؐ کی نسبت سے ہی پایا ہے فضا نے یہ کمال
Forming Islamic Society, a dutiful, lawful and culturly civilized society; religion of Islam presents many rules and laws. One those beautiful laws are Saddu Zara’i (prevention law from means, leading to prevented things in Islam). It helps stop unlawful activities by using legal means. If a cultural change drives Muslim away from the objectives of Islam, it will alter that person to Islamic law. In betterment of society andmorality and ethics of people, Saddu Zara’i has great influence. If this law of Sharia leads to something good without damaging the objectives of Sharia, it will be accepted. This article discusses concept, meaning and the study of Saddu Zara’i and its importance and influence in reforming social and ethical values of society. It is illustrated by example of various scholars of Islam. It also discusses the different opinions of Islamic Jurisprudential scholars on Saddu Zara’i. The authors of this paper, then, deliberate its use for its applications to solve the new problems being faced by the Muslims across the world related to ethics and reformation of society.
Official Statistics is the main source to track economic, demographic and social conditions in any country/region. Reliable and timely statistics provide the basis for evidence-based planning and decision making, helps the governments to address the real needs of citizens. Due to rapid technological advancements, government organizations are moving towards digitalization instead of manual data recordings. Which is producing more and more digital data, required modern tools for data processing with statistical care. Administrative data’s importance for the production of official statistics is undeniable. If these sources fall under the definition of Big Data, it becomes a treasure trove for the National Statistical Organizations. Without having proper statistical and data processing human resource with advanced computational skills, it is awful to optimally utilize these sources. This research is designed to address the issues related to the use of Big Data source in production of official statistics, especially in case of Pakistan. The theoretical framework of this dissertation is divided into three parts (a) Review, (b) Assess and (c) Measure. Review part is based on the first two chapters. In Chapter 1, the core elements of the official statistics and Big Data are briefly explained. Its sources and administrative data’s importance in production of official statistics have been discussed. Furthermore, we have briefly discussed the Big Data sources, definitions, classifications and its importance for official statistics and the National Statistical System of Pakistan. At the end of this chapter, the research problem is defined and the research objectives and the theoretical framework of this dissertation is demonstrated. Chapter 2 is based on the review of current developments, tools and techniques in the field of Big Data for official statistics. Here, we have reviewed the current advancements in the use of administrative Big Data and non-administrative Big Data source in production of official statistics world widely as well as in the case of Pakistan. Assessment part of this research is covered in Chapter 3 and 4. In Chapter 3, several aspects of production of official statistics and Big Data use in production of official statistics in public-sector organizations have been covered. For sake of this a survey titled “Survey of Official Statistics Production (SOS-Pak)” has been conducted at national level. It was a censusbased survey conducted thorough post mail inquiry. 171 public sector organizations from Federal and Punjab government participated in this survey. Key descriptive statistics from the survey are discussed here in this chapter. In Chapter 4, a major contribution of the research is incorporated related to the x assessment of unreported Administrative and Big Data sources in public-sector organizations of Pakistan. It is hypothesized that a little portion of digital data sources produced under the departments are being reported and utilized in production of official statistics whereas most of these sources left unreported. We have tried to validate the statement and to uncover these sources to link/merge it with the existing data sources for production of official statistics with more accuracy, timeliness and relevancy. Measurement part of this thesis is based on further two chapters. In Chapter 5 we have made a second major contribution by the development of Official Statistics and Big Data processing capability indicators. These indicators can be used to explore and compare the available potential and weak sectors/organizations need consideration and capacity building with respect to their weak measures. Both, the Official Statistics and Big Data Processing capability indicators are the compound indicators based on various dimensions. While each dimension is based on further various measures related to official statistics production and Big Data processing of publicsector organization. In Chapter 6, the Statistical cadre and data processing human resource are rationalized with respect to both the Federal and Punjab government organizations. The job function/activities are analyzed with different angles. The conclusions are drawn and recommendations are given aside with at the end of each chapter instead of presenting it separately. In the last Chapter 7, some data merging techniques for the merging of multiple data sources are discussed as a future roadmap. As the quality and reliable official statistics can only be produced by merging the Administrative Big Data sources with the existing Official Statistics produced under the National Statistical Institutions.