یہ وہ دعا ہے جو والدین نے سب سے پہلے سکھائی تھی۔ والدہ محترمہ جب بھی کھانا دیتی تھیں تو پہلے یہی پوچھتی تھیں کہ دعا پڑھ لی؟ والد محترم تو جلی حروف میں یہ دعا پڑھتے اور کھانا شروع کرتے ۔ یہ ہے پرانے وقتوں میں سکھانے کا انداز ۔ دعا کا تو ذکر آ گیا ورنہ ہر گھر میں بڑی بوڑھیاں تربیت کے یہی گر اختیار کرتی تھیں اور اس کے نتائج بھی شاندار رہتے تھے۔ انتساب والدین کے نام کرنے کا مقصد یہ ہے کہ خدا کی حمد و ثنا اور خاتم النبیین ؐ، رحمت اللعالمیؐن پر درود و سلام کے بعد اپنے اپنے والدین کو یاد کیجیے۔ اگر وہ حیات ہیں تو ان کی درازی عمر کے لیے دعا کیجیے اور اگر اس دنیا سے رخصت ہو چکے ہیں تو ان کے لیے دعا کیجیے کہ اے رب ہمارے والدین کی قبروں کو جنت کے باغوں میں سے ایک باغ بنا دے اور ان کے لیے جنت کی راہیں آسان بنا دے۔ آمین ثم آمین۔
فکر اقبال متعدد صفات سے متصف ہے۔ اقبال نے اپنے افکار کی پرورش کے لیے اردو اور فارسی شاعری کا ذریعہ اختیار کیا ۔ دونوں جگہ اقبال کی شاعری کا نکتہ توحید، رسالت اور امت مسلمہ کی بیداری رہا۔ اس کے لیے اقبال کبھی خودی کا راستہ سجھاتے دکھائی دیتے ہیں تو کہیں شاہین و عقاب کہہ کر نو جوانوں کا لہو گرماتے ہیں۔ کبھی جذبہ حریت بیدارکرتے دکھائی دیتے ہیں تو کبھی غیرت کو بڑی چیز قرار دے کر حوصلہ بلند کرتے دکھائی دیتے ہیں۔ میر کارواں کو دل نوازی کا درس دیا تا کہ عوام نہ تو حرم سے بدگماں ہو اور نہ ہی کارواں سے ٹوٹنے کا خیال اس کے دل میں جگہ پاسکے۔ رخت سفر کے لیے میر کارواں کو درس دیا کہ وہ...
Islamic religious militancy is a matter of great concern for the Muslim and the non-Muslim world today. The analysis of the ideology of the militants reveals that they find the legitimacy of their military activities in the ideal of the establishment of an Islamic state to establish the universal rule of Islām, and in the specific interpretations of some Qur’ānic verses, Aḥādīth of the Prophet (r), and also from the establishment of the Islamic state in Madīnah by the Prophet (r), his the military expeditions and those of his companions against their opponents and from the treatment of our historians of the individual military campaigns against the Muslim regimes of their times. The Muslim militants also fight against their Muslim governments on the grounds that they are not the true Islamic governments. The militants do not bother to kill the common Muslim masses, who vote and support such rulers. They take it as collateral damage. The world naturally reacts to this cult, especially the west, being at the helm of the world politics. Not only do the West tries to crush the Islamic militants, across the world, but also, topple the Muslim democratic governments having any ideal of an Islamic Khilāfah. This frustrates the peaceful political activists and strengthens the military activists, further. To end this ongoing and mounting cult of religious militancy, it is necessary to review the specific and traditional interpretations of the academic sources of Islām: Qur’ān, Ḥadīth and Fiqh, regarding the legitimacy of militancy in Islām. Secondly, to remove their misconceptions, it is necessary to engage the militants in dialogue through a counter narrative, which the author tried to present here.
The relationship between trade and peace has been debated by the policy makers, academicians and general public. Such deliberations often end in contesting conclusions. For some, trade is a potential tool to mold relationship and make peace between states; for others trade may become a source of conflict. Yet others would see no substantial relationship between trade and peace. These disparate perspectives exhibit that relationship between trade and peace is complex and can be explained in different ways. This study thoroughly discusses the above predicament and the varying explanations concerning the issue. Moreover, the study investigates the complex relationship between trade and peace through the example of Pakistan and India relations. This research explores whether trade can be an instrument of peace between these two important South Asian States. Both the countries are nuclear states and their relationship has remained volatile since their inception in 1947. It is a commonly established view that political and military tactics have always been active in deciding the nature of dealings between Pakistan and India. They have always gauged capacities of one another in terms of balance of power which further poses a conventional as well as nuclear threat to the South Asian region. In this scenario, it is important to explore viable options, such as trade, for brining positive change in bilateral relations between two adversaries. This study is an effort in the same direction. It examines the role of trade as an economic tool to create a lasting peace between Pakistan and India. The study underpins its argument through data collected using qualitative methods such as interviews. Besides published reports and documents the views and opinions of traders, academicians and activists have been used to generate discussion about the issue. This research endeavor elaborates the diverse theoretical perspectives about the relationship between trade and peace i.e. Liberal perspective, Realist perspective and Marxist perspective. It argues that the liberal perspective provides better explanation of this relationship if one looks at different historical examples from around the world. The study also takes insights from the historical trade relationship between Pakistan and India to investigate the economic potential of trade. The study is directed to explore whether v there is a possibility for an expansion of trade relations between Pakistan and India? The study finds out that, since, there is an ever growing demand for quality goods and services at a reasonable price in both the developing countries with their subsequent conventional and populated economies aspiring for prosperity through commerce; there is a need for not only trade beyond continental borders but also within i.e. mutual trading relationship. Moreover, trade will play a complimenting role and even better if the economies of both countries are experiencing development, prosperity and growth. The analysis verifies the subsequent argument put forward under three schools of thought and concludes that trade possess the capacity to play an active role in mollifying strained relations between Pakistan and India and begin an era of peace and harmony in the region.