سر محمد یعقوب
سر محمد یعقوب کی ناگہانی وفات کا سانحہ اخباروں میں آچکا ہے، مرحوم مراد آباد کے رہنے والے تھے، ان کے والد ماجد مولوی محمد اسماعیل صاحب وکیل شاہجانپور نہایت نیک، متین و دیندار بزرگ تھے، ندوۃ العلماء کے رکن تھے اور ۱۹۰۸ء کی تبلیغی تحریک میں مولانا شبلی مرحوم کے ساتھ تھے، سر محمد یعقوب نے گو انگریزی تعلیم پائی تھی، مگر مذہبی ذوق ورثہ میں پایا تھا اور بڑے خوش قسمت تھے، مراد آباد کی کامیاب وکالت سے لے کر کونسل کی صدارت تک اور پھر سرکار نظام کے مشیر اصلاحات کے رتبہ تک انہوں نے جو ترقی کی وہ سراسر ان کی خوش قسمتی کا نتیجہ تھی، دعا ہے کہ اﷲ تعالیٰ ان کو اس عالم میں بھی خوش قسمت بنائے، وہ بہت خوش خلق، متواضع، متحمل اور حاجت مندوں اور ضرورت مندوں کی امداد میں کشادہ دست تھے، غفر اﷲ تعالیٰ۔ (سید سلیمان ندوی، دسمبر ۱۹۴۲ء)
The teachings of all religions are based on peace but the Islamic principles of peace surpass others in their effectiveness. For the attainment of peace and harmony in this world, it is imperative to respect all the religions. The Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) was indeed a peacemaker and a mercy to all the mankind. The author of this paper feels that it is also very important to study the history of Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) prior to his prophethood, because, those a as image and reputation (صلى الله عليه وسلم) his shaped that years the were peacemaker in the eyes of the people of Makkah. His early years of virtue soon followed by a lifetime of nobleness and greatness. The incident of the placing the Black Stone, for example, is a confirmation to the said fact. It is one of the first examples in the life. Goodwill nurturing and conflicts mitigating of (صلى الله عليه وسلم) prophet the of or himself by stone the placed have could (صلى الله عليه وسلم) Prophet Holy The asked anyone of the elders of his nation to do it, but being a peacemaker, he saw that, thatwas going to be a model to mitigate conflicts and nurture goodwill among the leaders of the tribes., first the of milestone the laid (صلى الله عليه وسلم) Muhammad Prophet The the just and the civilized human society. A commitment to peace was a way of his life. This is the quality that ought to become the cornerstone of the policy and the personality of a sound Muslim leader.
Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is one of the important cash crops. Among all the environmental stresses high temperature is a key factor responsible for reduction in growth and yield of cotton. Therefore, it is important to evaluate the plant responses to heat stresses and their underlying physiological mechanisms, as it can provide insights into how plants could be modified to increase tolerance. Selenium plays a protective role in antioxidative defense mechanisms of plants while ascorbate is a major metabolite in plants and may perform a critical role in plant protection against several environmental stresses. The present investigations were carried out to improve heat tolerance in cotton by using selenium or ascorbic acid. Two independent experiments were planted during 2013 and repeated during 2014 at the Agronomic Research Area, University of Agricultural Faisalabad, Pakistan. These experiments were managed under randomized complete block design with split plot arrangement with three replicates. Seed of Bt cotton (cv. MNH-886) was used at the rate of 20 kg ha-1 and was sown at 30 cm distance from each other on 75 cm apart ridges. The plot size was 6.0 × 3.75 m. First experiment comprised of heat stress imposition (H0= No heat imposition, H1= Heat imposition at square initiation, H2= Heat imposition at flower initiation) and levels of foliar applied selenium (Se0= control (water spray), Se1= 50 mg L-1, Se2= 100 mg L-1, Se3= 150 mg L-1). In second experiment same heat stress treatments were combined with four levels of foliar applied ascorbic acid (A0= control (water spray), A1= 20 mg L-1, A2= 40 mg L-1 and A3= 60 mg L-1). The results showed that heat stress badly affected the crop osmotic potential, total chlorophyll contents and activities of enzymatic antioxidants that not only reduced the growth and yield but also resulted in poor quality fiber. Application of selenium (150 mg L-1) or ascorbic acid (40 mg L-1) improved seed cotton yield and fiber quality traits of the crop by ameliorating the negative impacts of heat on crop. The activities of antioxidants enzymes (POD, CAT and SOD) were also increased at this level of selenium or ascorbic acid. So foliar applied selenium and ascorbic acid, at their appropriate levels have potential to ameliorate the harmful impacts of heat stress and improve the performance of cotton crop.