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1. Al-Fatihah/The Prologue
I seek Allah’s protection
from the satanic, the accursed and evil forces within the human soul and social environment.
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a. I/We begin by the Blessed Name of Allah.
b. The Immensely Merciful to all,
c. The Infinitely Compassionate to everyone.
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All Praise and Gratitude is for Allah alone, while one can never adequately praise HIM and express gratitude.
Rabb - The Lord Creator and the Lord Sustainer of all existence from infinity to eternity.
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Allah - The Immensely Merciful to all,
Allah - The Infinitely Compassionate to everyone.
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a. Allah is the sole and the Supreme Authority on all judgments at the Time of Final Judgment.
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It is YOU alone – O Allah! – we consciously submit to in worship, awe, and reverence, and
it is to YOU alone – O Allah! – we call for help, mercy, and compassion.
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a. Guide us to the righteous approach of understanding and practicing Islam in all its connotations, and set us firmly upon it.
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The approach of those whom YOU favor and bless,
and, not of those who incur YOUR Wrath,
and not of those too who are misguided and lost and are disfavored by YOU.
Amen - O Rabb, The Lord!
Accept our plea!
Islam lays much stress on the physical, spiritual and metal health of human beings. For the spiritual wellbeing of mankind Allah sent the Prophets and revealed divine books. The process of physical cure is called Tababat. Although it stands for the physical cure but is used as a spiritual cure as well. Five different methods of cure are found in the traditions of our Prophet (SAAW) and these have been discussed in this article. Whether a person should go for remedy of disease or not, both of these views are found in Ahadith, which is apparently a contradiction. In the following article an attempt has been made toreconcile these apparently different views. The views of Islamic Scholars have also been mentioned regarding this issue. Different methods of cure remained in use in different periods of time that have also been analyzed in this article. The prohibition and permission of the use of spiritual methods of cure such as Dumm, Ta’weez and magic have also been discussed and an attempt has also been made to find the reasons of two different existing extremes in Muslim nation regarding this matter.
The National policy of Pakistan 2009 provides the vision for education in Pakistan that is, quality education being a means for recognizing the individuals’ potential for societal development. This vision needs to be actualised in classroom learning and teaching. In a way, mathematics for social justice can provide an opportunity to individuals to implement this vision in the classroom teaching of mathematics. This study, therefore, explored the teaching and learning processes of mathematics for social justice of Grade 9 students in a school of Karachi, Pakistan. To understand the processes, an exploratory action research was conducted in the qualitative paradigm. In the study, semi-structured interviews conducted from the students and the mathematics teacher, classroom observations, the reflective diary, and the analysis of students’ work were used as data collection tools. The study has three action research cycles which in turn have eight lessons on the topic of ratio and proportions, with the integration of wastage of food at the consumption level. The study has found out that mathematics for social justice requires using critical dialogues, critical questioning and creation of critical problem-posing questions. These elements create a learning environment that improves the mathematical and social justice education scenario. First, the use of dialogue opens up a useful discussion to analyse the social issue critically. Second, questioning explores the use of mathematical concepts in understanding the social issue. Third, problem-solving questions themselves provide an opportunity to students to apply mathematical knowledge and skills and enable them to ponder on social issues and critically apply their knowledge to seek opportunities for social justice. This study can help teacher and educators to use the pedagogy of mathematics for social justice in their classroom and explore other areas of mathematics for social justice in the Pakistani context.