عطا اﷲ عطاؔ قاضی (۱۹۳۴ء پ) محلہ ٹلہ پسرور میں پیدا ہوئے میٹرک کے بعد منشی فاضل کا امتحان پاس کیا۔ آرٹس میں ڈپلومہ سنٹرل ٹریننگ کالج لاہور سے کیا۔ شہر فہمی اور شعر گوئی کے علاوہ قاضی عطا نثر نگاری ، مصوری ،فوٹو گرافی اور خوش نویسی کے فن میں بھی ماہر ہیں۔(۱۲۰۹)
آپ کے مزاج میں ادبی چاشنی رچی بسی ہے۔آپ کے شعری مجموعے ’’فراز سخن‘‘، (سورہ بقرہ کا منظوم ترجمہ) ،’’اعزازِ سخن‘‘،( توحیدی آیات کا منظوم ترجمہ)’’اعتزاز سخن‘‘،( سورہ نسا ،مائدہ کااورسورہ توبہ کا منظوم ترجمہ)’’رازِ سخن‘‘ ، (پارہ عم کا منظوم ترجمہ)’’امتیاز سخن‘‘( سورہ مائدہ کا منظوم ترجمہ) ناز سخن (حمد ونعت ،قرآنی دعائیں ،منظوم ترجمہ)اور ’’اشکوں کی لو ‘‘(غزلیہ مجموعہ ) ادبی سبھا پسرور سے شائع ہو چکے ہیں۔ ان شعری مجموعوں کے علاوہ قاضی عطا کا سب سے بڑا کارنامہ ’’مفہوم القرآن ‘‘کے نام سے قرآن مجید کا مکمل منظوم ترجمہ ہے۔
یہ ترجمہ تین ہزار صفحات کی ضخامت اور تین جلدوں پر مشتمل ہے۔ اب تک ’’مفہوم القرآن ‘ ‘ کے دو ایڈیشن شائع ہو چکے ہیں۔ قاضی عطاؔ کا قلم کسی ایک موضوع الہیات کے موضوع ہی کا محتاج نہیں رہا ۔ اس کا خامہ زرفشاں زندگی کے ہر پہلو پر رواں رہا ہے۔ الہیات کے موضوع کو ملاحظہ کریں کس خوبصورت انداز سے اس کا اظہار کرتے ہیں:
لاکھ پردوں میں بھی ہے بے پردہ
1کل ہے اجزا میں آشکارا ہے
â۱۲۱۰)
ہر آئینہ جزو میں جلوہ نما ہے کل
پنہاں ہے گو نظر سے مگر وہ کہاں نہیں
The paper sets out to discuss impact of socio-cultural barriers on social empowerment of rural women in term of decision making related to their personal as well as social life in Sahiwal division. Pakistan is a patriarchal society characterized by patri-local residence and exclusion of women from the right of inheritance and succession, which pave ways for male-headed society. In addition, socio-cultural factors strongly favour male-dominance and an inferior status of females in all walks of life. A quantitative approach was adopted for carrying out current study. A survey instrument was designed and employed for data collection from 384 respondents from rural areas of Sahiwal division. The findings of the study revealed that less than one third (31.25%) of the respondents were consulted in decision-making about domestic matters. Likewise, more than half (51.8%) of the respondents were not independent in moving out of home for meeting any social need. Similarly, more than one third (41.4%) of the respondents were not free to visit their friends in the neighborhood. The study concludes that women in the rural areas are less empowered and still suffering socially, economically and psychologically in their day to day life. The study provides an insight for professional social workers, policy makers and stakeholders in public and private sectors for influencing policy-making and planning for revisiting and redesigning existing policies and plans intended for empowerment of rural women in Pakistan
Influence of "Txt-Speak" on the mechanics of Creative Writing: A Case study of BS(Hons) English Students At NUML Writing has an influential position in educational setting as everyday students write different pieces of writing. Essay writing comes under the category of non-fiction creative writing. Students write different kinds of Essays in their colleges and universities. There are many mechanics of essay writing such as; spellings, punctuation marks, parts of speech, vocabulary and grammar etc. All of these mechanics make an essay intelligible and comprehensible. Any essay written without these mechanics look ‘shallow’. From the last few years, a discussion arose that all of these mechanics are declining due to the features of txt-speak. Present study focuses on to explore that whether txt-speak has any influence to bring the change in the mechanics of essay writing. For this reason, two questionnaires were developed. The purpose of developing two questionnaires was to get as original responses as possible. Conceptual frame work of the present study is related to the two motives of language change: Economy and Expressiveness. Through the analysis of second questionnaire it was found that features of txt-speak have both of these two motives of language change. In order to meet the objectives of the study, samples of the frequent users’ text messages and essay writings that features of txt-speak were prominent in the writings of the frequent users of texting. After this, comparison of the essay writings of frequent and non-frequent users shows that txt- speak is bringing change in two mechanics of writing such as parts of speech and spellings besides this there was no significant difference was observed with respect to punctuation marks. Present study also go against to the opinions of those people who say that language is declining due to txt- speak. It is a fact that whenever a new thing comes in society it is appreciated by some people and few other do not like this change. Present study also focuses on that it’s wrong to say txt-speak is good or bad rather it is totally up to the users of that language. When this language would have enough speakers then get status in society. For present study, through triangulation data was collected and it was analyzed through both ways; qualitatively and quantitatively.