مولانا محمد معزاﷲ خیرآبادی
ایک زمانہ تھا کہ رامپور علمائے اعلام کا مرکز تھا اور خیرآبادی سلسلہ کے تعلق کے سبب سے وہاں کا مدرسہ علوم عقلیہ کی سب سے بڑی درسگاہ تھی، لیکن مولانا فضل حق رامپوری مرحوم کی وفات پر اس کا بھی خاتمہ ہوگیا، اب پیران کہن سال میں وہاں ایک ہی صاحب رہ گئے تھے، یعنی مولانا محمد معزاﷲ صاحب مرحوم، افسوس کہ ۶؍جنوری ۱۹۴۳ء کی رات کو انہوں نے بھی رحلت کی، یہ مولوی عبدالحق صاحب خیرآبادی کے آخری شاگرد اور مدرسہ کے پرانے اساتذہ اور بزرگوں کے فیض یافتہ تھے، فقہ میں مولانا ارشاد حسین صاحب مجددی سے (جو فقہ و اصول میں مولانا شبلی مرحوم کے بھی استاد تھے) اور مولانا حسن شاہ صاحب محدث رامپوری سے بھی استفادہ کیا تھا، سلسلہ نقشبندیہ اور قادریہ و چشتیہ کے مجاز بھی تھے، رامپور میں مرحوم کا علمی مرتبہ اتنا بلند تھا کہ کسی فتویٰ پر جب تک ان کے دستخط نہ ہوتے وہ عام طور پر مستند نہیں سمجھا جاتا تھا، خاکسار کو دو سال ہوئے کہ مرحوم سے ملاقات کا اور ان کے درس کے سننے کا اتفاق ہوا تھا، اﷲ تعالیٰ مغفرت فرمائے افسوس کہ پچھلے مدرسین اٹھتے جاتے ہیں اور زمانہ کی نئی آب و ہوا اس تجر اور مہارت کے نئے مدرسین عربی کی نشوونما سے عاجز ہے۔
(سید سلیمان ندوی، فروری ۱۹۴۳ء)
Objectives: 1. To determine the impact of duration of exposure to industrial chemical fumes on Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR) and blood pressure of the industrial workers. 2. To find out the association between changes in blood pressure and PEFR due to exposure to industrial chemical fumes in these subjects. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed at Aziz Fatimah Medical and Dental College, Faisalabad. The study participants were 151 males working in the chemical industries. The study was approved by institutional ethical committee and informed consent was taken from the participants. Free camp was arranged for three days in September 2020 in the industrial area of Faisalabad. Thorough history of exposure to chemicals was taken using structured proforma. PEFR values were recorded using Wrights handheld peak flow meter. Blood pressure was taken by auscultatory method using mercury sphygmomanometer. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 22. Results: Systolic and diastolic blood pressures were significantly raised with increase in duration of exposure. PEFR levels were significantly declined with increase in duration of exposure to chemicals. Significant negative association was noted between diastolic blood pressure and PEFR (p value = 0.003). Negative correlation was observed between PEFR and systolic Blood pressure, however it was not statistically significant (p value = 0.92). Conclusions: PEFR decreased while Systolic and diastolic blood pressures increased significantly with increase in the duration of exposure to chemicals. There was a significant negative correlation between PEFR and diastolic blood pressure while there was no association between PEFR and systolic blood pressure.
In Sindh, girls' minimum participation in basic education is associated with a number of impeding factors which range from lack of resources to parents' negative attitude towards female education. Many initiatives have been taken for improving female literacy in the country, but no fruitful outcomes have been achieved so far. In the near past, Government of Pakistan started a national Adult Literacy Programme (ALP) in all over the country in order to achieve Education for All (EFA) goals, with an assumption that the ALP might have allowed the participants to revisit their views about female education, the study was designed to explore how these participants of an ALP in district Matiari viewed the need and value of female education, resulting from their firsthand experience of getting education. The study design was guided by qualitative research. The research site was two villages of a union council in district Matiari where people had recently completed their 5-month duration adult literacy course in a national level ALP. The primary participants included 8 participants; 4 males and 4 females from each village, while four teachers of the same centers (2 males and 2 females) participated in the study as secondary participants. The data was generated through focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews. The study found that the ALP had positive influence on the minds of the participants and they had started sending their children (particularly girls) to school. They had started taking interest in getting education themselves and also they viewed it pertinent for their children. The study recommends that the government, with collaboration with private/NGOs, can establish more schools for girls and provide them with basic resources. It may help reduce the dropout ratio and will encourage parents to send their girls to school.