مولانا شاہ حکیم محمد اختر: حیات و خدمات

Molana Shah Hakeem Mohammad Akhter was born in 1923 in Partabgarh UP India. He received Medical Education from Unani Medical College Ellah Abad and Islamic Education under a great saint Shah Abdul Ghani Phoolpuri in Madrasa Bait ul Aloom. He was a born Sofi, an eminent Islamic scholar, a great philanthropist, an established writer and a great reformer. He wrote more than 200 books. He also established an Islamic University, Asharaf ul Madaris. Thousands of scholars are his pupils, followers and disciples. He imparted them both Aloom-e-Shareyat and Tareeqat. In 2001 he founded an Islamic NGO naming “Al-Akhtar trust International” for helping the suffering humanity. During these days society was ridden with un-Islamic trends and practices Shah Hakeem Mohammad Akhter emerged to rooted out these evils from the society. It will not be wrong to say that Shah Hakeem Mohammad Akhter like his spiritu-al mentor (Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi) was the real inherent of Ulama-e-deoband. The aim of this article is to present over view of biography and invalua-ble services which he rendered for tasawwuf and noble cause of humanity.

Performance Criteria of Chemical Protective Clothing

Chemical protective clothing helps to act as a buffer for wearers from physical, chemical or biological risks that may be encountered while at work in an industrial setup. The present study was aimed at minimizing these dangers and risks. The study was conducted in two phases. The first phase was based on the evaluation of mechanical and resistance characteristics of locally manufactured protective coveralls. Performance was measured at various washing intervals. This phase was designed to make an assessment of the protective coveralls currently in use in chemical industries of Pakistan. It was observed, Cotton and Polyester were dominant raw materials used for manufacturing of collected samples. All samples failed to pass safety standards. Various factors impacted their performance. Among them, low quality of fabric and lamination were most important factors. In the second phase of the study, three different types of clothing materials were manufactured by using various construction parameters. Based on literature review and results of phase one, Aramid and multilayered Cotton-Polyester blends were used for manufacturing. These clothing materials were also evaluated for their mechanical and resistance characteristics at various washing intervals using the test procedures of phase one and under similar conditions and environment. All three experimental materials outperformed all the existing samples tested in phase one. Aramid performed better among the three experimental materials. Finally a comprehensive comparison based on the collected data for each characteristic of existing and newly manufactured clothing materials was carried out. Statistical analysis highlighted the difference within and between new and existing clothing materials. The results indicated that the existing clothing materials showed poor results for each characteristic and significantly deteriorated after successive washing. Whereas experimental clothing materials manufactured in the second phase showed excellent results and were less by number of washes. According to the overall conclusion drawn from the current research existing materials are not suitable for the workers of chemical industries. They should rather adopt any of the experimental materials based on their requirements and needs.