ڈاکٹر سید عبدالعلی
افسوس ہے کہ آج قلم کو ایک ایسی برگزیدہ شخصیت کا ماتم کرنا پڑرہا ہے جو تنہا ایک شخص کا نہیں بلکہ علم و عمل کا ماتم ہے، دین و تقویٰ کا ماتم ہے، اخلاق و شرافت کا ماتم ہے، اس شخصیت کو دنیا ڈاکٹر سید عبدالعلی ناظمِ ندوۃ العلماء کے نام سے جانتی ہے، وہ تنہا ڈاکٹر یا ندوۃ العلماء کے ناظم نہ تھے، بلکہ اس زمانہ میں اپنے اوصاف، خصوصیات اور دینی و اخلاقی کمالات میں یگانہ تھے، ان کا نسبی تعلق مشہور عارف باﷲ حضرت سید شاہ علم اﷲ رحمتہ اﷲ علیہ رائے بریلوی کے خاندان سے تھا جس میں علم و عمل، دین و تقویٰ، فقر و تصوف اور ارشاد و ہدایت کی روایات صدیوں سے چلی آرہی تھیں، حضرت سید احمد شہید رحمتہ اﷲ علیہ اسی دووانِ عالی کے گوہر شب چراغ تھے۔
خاندان کی یہ ساری روایات ڈاکٹر صاحب مرحوم کے حصہ میں آئی تھیں، ان کے والد بزرگوار مولانا حکیم سید عبدالحئی صاحب رحمتہ اﷲ علیہ اپنے زمانہ کے مشہور عالم، نامور طبیب، اہل قلم فاضل اور صاحب زہد و تقویٰ بزرگ تھے، ڈاکٹر عبدالعلی صاحب ان کے خلف الصدق تھے، ان کی ذات قدیم و جدید تعلیم کا سنگم تھی، انہوں نے پہلے عربی اور طب کی تحصیل کی، اس کے بعد انگریزی پڑھی اور ڈاکٹری کی تعلیم حاصل کی، یہ وہ زمانہ تھا جب ڈاکٹروں کی زندگی مغرب زدگی اور انگریزی طرز معاشرت کا نمونہ ہوتی تھی، مگر ڈاکٹر عبدالعلی صاحب کی فطرت ایسی صالح و سلیم تھی اور ان کی رگوں میں ایسے بزرگوں کا خون تھا کہ جدید تعلیم کے مادی اثرات سے ان کا دامن بالکل پاک رہا، حتیٰ کہ ان کی ظاہری وضع قطع بھی خالص اسلامی رہی ناواقف لوگ ان کو دیکھ کر گمان نہیں کرسکتے تھے کہ ان کو...
Muslim scholars have produced various writings in which the process of conversion to Islam has been presented in the form of narratives. However, less consideration has been given to the understanding of nature of this process. Furthermore, the elements which originate and shape this process have also been ignored in the previous studies. After analyzing the sources concerning the study of conversion to Islam, the current article argues that the previous studies, especially by the Muslim scholars, were mostly written for Daʻwah purposes. They did not encourage the analytical dimension of the conversion studies. For a grasp of the complex elements and the strategies underlying this process, the Western scholars divide religious conversion into its diverse types while providing different motifs. However, a critical analysis of their works points out that some of these types and motifs are not applicable to Islam. The current article points out the elements helpful in explaining the process of conversion to Islam keeping in line with the Holy Qur’ān and Sunnah. Moreover, this paper also purports that the study of Ḥadīth, spiritual experiences of converts, and the opinions of the scholars supports the concept of fiṭrah to be used as a framework for a thorough understanding of this process.
Pakistan has been a huge recipient of Japanese economic assistance for the growth of its economy. Moreover, Pak-Japanese relations in term of economic aids and human security are strongly mature and amicable since Pakistan is one of those countries in the world which needs acute economic assistance and financial aids to develop its social, political and economic sectors so that it guarantees the human security in Pakistan. Apart from this, the human security assistance which has humanistic values and norms is directly linked with the human development and welfare. Being a staunch supporter of the notion to empower the people of the developing countries in social and economic fields, Japan has been consistently supporting Pakistan. The dissertation is qualitative in nature and would find out the provision of Japanese aids to Pakistan and would also read the impact.It is learnt that why Japan has been so much actively involved in supporting the government of Pakistan to revive its economy and bring a dramatic reduction in the ratio of poverty. The thesis aims to identify that the interests and intentions of Japan in supporting Pakistan for developing its human security. More specifically, Japan has been observed in working and developing the educational, health, agricultural, sanitation, economic sectors which are crucial and clear indications in Pak-Japanese relations in respect to human security. Developing and improving the irrigation system through applying modern techniques by Japan are also certain signs which show the commitment of Japan in the promotion and protection of human security in Pakistan. In addition, the other projects which Japan has started in Pakistan, have mainly focused on transportation service, health services and education for Pakistan in the form of various projects carried out of Official Development Assistance (ODA) and JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency). Japanese has been continuously and perpetually providing economic aids, grants and loans to Pakistan in order to ensure the protection and restoration of human security and human development in Pakistan. Japan has also helped Pakistan to strengthen and develop the markets of Pakistan and bring changes in socioeconomic development which ultimately would bring regional development and V prosperity. The Japanese economic assistance brought dramatic reforms in Pakistan.Japan’s aid to Pakistan no doubt, carries certain strings and conditions, but has purely helped Pakistan to come out from human security threats.Therefore, Pak-Japanese ties in term of human security in Pakistan is strongly mature and strong and Pakistan needsmore economic support and financial aids from Japan since Pakistan has to do a lot to come out from human crisis. Pakistan and Japan ought to seek their bilateral relations irrespective of the fact that how and what they interests they pursue in their relations with other countries.