Understanding and Promotion of Civic Behavior Among Students in the Light of Sīrah

Civic behavior reflects the values related to individual’s attitude towards family, peer group, and neighborhood and includes the way one behaves in the society and community as a whole. The purpose of the present study is to describe what civic behavior is, its characteristics, its status in the Hadith, and the way forward for improvement of the civic behavior as guided by Sīrah of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ). Study implies that truthfulness, mercifulness, polite talk, helping others, respect for others, caring and sharing and promise-keeping, loyalty, sympathy, honesty, kindness, brotherhood, cooperation, fairness and unity are the core qualities that make the individual a civilized and active citizen and our Holy Prophet (ﷺ) is the embodiment of all these virtues. Descriptive approach was followed to explain and analyze the concept. First the concept of civic behavior was interpreted, then its importance and characteristics were discussed. After that it was explored in the light of the teachings of the Quran and the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). The findings highlight that the civic behavior in its best form was preached and practiced by the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) and his companions. Each dimension was interpreted in the light of the Quran and the Sīrah. It was concluded that Sīrah of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) is an immaculate source of guidance and inspiration for not only Muslims but also for the whole mankind in acquiring the core values and abilities that determine the Civic behavior of an individual which ultimately results into a well-organized, peaceful and civilized society The study suggests that civic behavior of the citizens has significant impact on the formation and development of a peaceful society. It is recommended that civic behavior as reflected in the life of and practiced by the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) should be promoted and practiced for achieving a civilized social setup.

Academic Performance of Hearing Impaired Children Who Received Early Intervention

Background: For proper development of every child, hearing plays a vital role, especially for children who are younger than 5 years, because it is said to be the most crucial time period for speech and language development. Hearing impairment can cause emotional, social, and academic problems. Early screening, diagnosis, intervention, and management have positive effects on the child’s emotional, social, familial as well as on the academic performance. Objective: To find out the academic performance of hearing impaired children who received early intervention in Lahore. Methodology: The study included randomly selected 97 hearing impaired students aging between 4-12 years with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), using hearing aids/cochlear implant studying in hamza foundation, Lahore. Data was collected by visiting selected special institutes/schools, teachers of participants filled a questionnaire to evaluate school performance and academic reports of final grade examination were collected. Data obtained was analyzed through SPSS version 25. Results: Results indicate that children with hearing impaired who received early intervention had good results in English, Science and Maths ranging between 80 to 99 % while had fair results in Urdu and Islamiyat in between 70-79 % grades. Hence, we can say that hearing impaired children (age 4 to 12) have good academic performance in many subjects. Conclusion: Children with hearing impairment have complications in some areas of academics, especially in listening and imitation of subjects like Urdu (structure of words) or Islamiyat (due to Arabic talafuz) but also have great academic performance in Math, English, Science and Social studies with overall grades between 80 to 90 %. Key Words: Early intervention, Hearing impairment, Academic performance,