آہ! مولوی نور عظیم ندوی
دارالعلوم ندوۃ العلماء کے لائق فرزند اور ہونہار استاد مولوی نور عظیم ندوی چند ماہ کی علالت کے بعد وفات پاگئے، اِناﷲ وَ اِنا اِلَیہ رَاجِعُون۔
وہ دارالعلوم سے فراغت کے بعد مزید تعلیم کے لیے مصر گئے، اردو کی طرح عربی لکھنے اور بولنے کی اچھی مشق تھی اور درس و تدریس کے ساتھ ہی تقریر و تحریر میں بھی اپنا جوہر دکھاتے تھے، جلسوں کی نظامت بڑی خوبی اور سلیقہ سے کرتے تھے، جس سمینار کی کاروائی وہ چلاتے وہ ضرور کامیاب ہوتا۔
پڑھنے لکھنے کا اچھا ذوق تھا اور اسی میں ان کا سارا وقت گزرتا، ندوۃ العلماء سے شائع ہونے والے اردو اور عربی جرائد میں ان کے مضامین وقتاً فوقتاً چھتے تھے۔ ایک زمانہ میں ندائے ملت کے عملاً وہی اڈیٹر تھے، تعلیم اور دوسرے موضوعات پر اس کے خاص نمبر بھی نکالے، مولانا سید ابوالحسن علی ندوی مدظلہ کی سرپرستی میں رابطہ ادب اسلامی کا قیام عمل میں آیا تو اس کے روح رواں مولانا سید محمد رابع ندوی کے یہی دست راست اور رابطہ کے ترجمان کے ایڈیٹر بھی تھے۔ ان کے پاس بعض اشخاص اور اکیڈمیوں کے مسودے تبصرے یا اصلاح کے لیے آتے تھے جن کو بڑے غور و توجہ سے پڑھتے، تحریر کی خوبیوں اور خرابیوں پر ان کی نظر فوراً پڑتی۔ اس معاملہ پر مولانا علی میاں مدظلہ بھی ان پر اعتماد کرتے تھے۔
ان کا وطن ضلع بستی تھا اور وہ مسلکاً اہل حدیث تھے لیکن ندوۃ العلماء میں شیرولشکر کی طرح گھل مل گئے تھے، بڑے خاموش طبع، کم سخن، خلیق اور متواضع تھے، ان کی عمر پچاس (۵۰) کی رہی ہوگی، آئندہ ان سے بڑی توقعات وابستہ تھیں لیکن ابھی اپنی چمک دمک بھی نہیں دکھانے پائے تھے کہ وقت موعود آگیا۔
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The digit seven has great importance in our life. Seven rounds of Holy Kabah, seven heavens, seven layers of earth, seven levels of hell, seven recitation of Holy Quran, seven interior and exterior (meanings) of holy Quran, seven stages of human life, etc. Hazrat Mujadid Alf Sani mentioned the seven degrees and their secrets of the obedience of the Holy Prophet: Say: "if you do love (obey) Allah, then follow me, Allah will (love) save you". Actually the perfect following of the Holy Prophet is the source of the completion of faith. As we adopt the following of the Holy Prophet, so and so our faith will reach to the perfection. In this article, the introduction of seven degrees of the following of the Holy Prophet and their secrets are described, in the light of 54th writing in book II. So books so that every Muslim after seeing his faith, could be able to complete the degrees of the perfection of faith and could get the nearness of God.
The increasing demand for nutraceuticals indicates that consumers are more concerned about a particular diet associated with good health and lower risk for certain ailments. Mushrooms can be used as functional food and as a source of nutraceuticals. The present study on the nutritional and biochemical characterization of wild and commercial mushrooms collected from Pakistan. Wild Ganoderma lucidum was collected from Jinnah gardenFaisalabad, while two commercial locally cultivated mushrooms Pleurotus ostreatus and Volvariela volvacea and two commercially available exotic mushrooms Lentinus edodes and Hericium erinaceus were collected from local market. Proximate analysis of the selected mushrooms showed that protein, carbohydrate and fiber contents were present in significant amounts whereas the values were low for fats and energy. Crude protein contents were higher in V. volvacea and fiber contents were much higher in G. lucidum. Bioaccumulation capabilities studies of mushrooms revealed that the selected mushrooms are good bioaccumulators of macro and micronutrients; making them good source of essential and non-essential minerals. Phosphorous, potassium, magnesium and Iron were prevalent in V. volvacea whereas calcium and sodium were significantly higher in P. ostreatus. Wild G. lucidum contained more potassium and low sodium. Amino acid profile showed eight essential and nine non-essential amino acids were present in all the selected mushrooms. Glutamine, aspratate, arginine and tyrosine were found in significant amount in P. ostreatus whereas V. volvacea contained proline, cystine and alanine in high concentration. For the assessment of antioxidant, antimicrobial, cytotoxic (brine shrimp) studies the mushrooms were extracted in ethanol and further fractionated in different solvents with ascending polarity (n-hexane, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate and water). The water fractions exhibited good antioxidant and antimicrobial potential. V. volvacea and H. erinaceus had high phenolic contents while flavonoid contents were observed higher in P. ostreatus. Selected mushrooms were found nontoxic against Brine shrimps nauplii (Artemiasalina). Mushrooms extracts and fractions showed activity indicative of thrombolytic and anticancer properties, which were directly proportional to concentration, time of incubation and amount of extract. Mushrooms showed inhibition against tyrosinase and α-glucosidase enzymes. P. ostreatus was the best tyrosinase inhibitor with least IC50 value among the selected commercial mushrooms whereas α-glucosidase activity was very high in G. lucidum. Phyto-constituents (phenolic acids, tocopherol and lutein) were also identified and quantified by HPLC. Gallic acid, chlorogenic acid, p.cumaric acid, caffeic acid and ferulic acids were more frequent in H. erinaceus and V. volvacea. Fatty acids profile by GC/MS recorded that unsaturated fatty acids were more prevalent over the saturated fatty acids except G. lucidum, which contained more saturated fatty acids. Monosaccharide linkage analysis showed that glucose is the main sugar, while small amounts of D-galactose and D-mannose were also present. Methylation analysis revealed the presence of (1,3;1,4)-β-glucan as major components and xyloglucan and glucosamannan as minor components. The results from our studies confirm similar reports by others as well as showed indicator compounds that could have been responsible for their activity against infectious diseases caused by microbes, acclaimed traditional system of medicine. Further studies to substantiate our findings and their development into healthy nutritious food are recommended.