ڈاکٹر محمد ضیاء الدین انصاری
ڈاکٹر محمد ضیاء الدین انصاری میرے مخلص اور عزیز دوست تھے، مجھے ان کے انتقال کی خبر بہت دیر سے ملی، وہ علی گڑھ مولانا آزاد لائبریری میں ڈپٹی لائبریرین تھے، وہاں جاتا تو مطلوبہ کتابیں فوراً حاضر کرتے اور چائے سے خاطر تواضع کرتے، اصرار کرکے گھر بلاتے اور پرتکلف دعوت کرتے، خدابخش لائبریری کے ڈائریکٹر ہوکر وہ پٹنہ گئے تو اسے ترقی دینے کے لئے متعدد کام کئے اور کئی سمینار کرائے جن میں مجھے مدعو کرتے، وہاں سے ریٹائر ہوکر علی گڑھ آئے تو مولانا حسین احمد مدنیؒ پر ایک سمینار کا پروگرام بنایا مگر وہ نہ ہوسکا، ضیاء الدین صاحب کو علم و ادب سے بڑا شغف تھا اور وہ اچھے منتظم بھی تھے، کئی کتابیں لکھیں لیکن اشاریہ نگار کی حیثیت سے انہوں نے اپنا خاص سکہ جمایا، وہ بڑے شریف، نیک طینت، خوش خلق اور مرنجان مرنج شخص تھے، اﷲ تعالیٰ انہیں جنت نعیم عطا کرے اور پس ماندگان کو صبر جمیل عطا فرمائے، آمین۔
(ضیاء الدین اصلاحی، اپریل ۲۰۰۷ء)
Allah (S.W.T) has given solutions to all worldly problems in Islamic Sharīʿah; this is why many crimes are punished through monetary laws. Whatever money is collected through these monetary punishments is deposited in the government’s treasury. This monetary punishment is called gharāmah. According to Islamic jurisprudence penalty plus punishment might be reduced if the accused is a juvenile or mentally unstable or drunk or has committed the crime by mistake, or was asleep or not fully awake or not in his full senses. Furthermore, some criminals are acquitted just after acceptance and repentance. This paper attempts to study this topic.
Andalusia (Spain) had been an Islamic centre of knowledge and literature for a long period of time in the
Islamic history. Muslims, not only worked and researched a lot in all fields, but also endeavored and have
done monumentous efforts in the fields of Quranic Orthography (ilmu-rasam). Their efforts are buried in
the books of history, out of sight and waiting for our attention. It is miracle of Quran that it is safe from
amendments, modifications, and alterations; so it is also its miracle that its orthography is safe from
modifications, and alterations. I have made a humble attempt in this dissertation, to elaborate the history
of Quranic Orthography (ilmu-rasam) and have addressed the suspicions raised by orient lists, regarding
efforts of Islamic scholars of Andalusia in this field. Research plan:
This dissertation mainly consists of an introduction of dissertation, and five chapters. Further the
introduction introduces the advent of Islam in Spain; analysis of a short history of Quranic Orthography,
a need and pattern, fundamental question of research and also includes analysis on the previous efforts
made on the subject and further outlines/synopsis of dissertation. The First Chapter deals with the
efforts of scholars of Andalusia relating to Quranic Orthography in the first and second century.
The second Chapter deals with the efforts of scholars of Andalusia relating to Quranic Orthography in the
Third Century. The Third Chapter deals with the efforts of scholars of Andalusia relating to Quranic
Orthography in the Fourth Century. The Fourth Chapter deals with the efforts of scholars of Andalusia
relating to Quranic Orthography in the Fifth Century. The Fifth Chapter consists of evaluation of the
efforts of scholars of Andalusia relating to Quranic Orthography in the First five centuries.
The conclusion consists of the outcomes of Research, bibliography of Primary and secondary sources.