حضرت شیخ الحدیث مولانا محمد زکریارحمۃ اﷲ علیہ
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واحسرتا!آخر۲۴/مئی کوحضرت شیخ الحدیث مولانا محمد زکریا بھی ہم سے جداہوکر قرب وجوار خداوندی کے اپنے اس مسکن حقیقی میں پہنچ گئے جہاں جانے کے لیے جیسا کہ آپ کا ہر ندیم وہم نشین محسوس کرسکتا تھا، برسوں سے آپ کی روح پرفتوح مضطرب وبے قرار تھی اور عالم اسلام گوہر شب چراغ ملّت بیضا سے یکسر محروم ہوگیا۔ اناﷲ واناالیہ راجعون۔
گذشتہ سال حضرت شیخ نے رمضان المبارک کاپورامہینہ جنوبی افریقہ کے ایک مقام اسٹرنگر میں گزارا تھا، حسن اتفاق سے اپنے ایک عزیزدوست مسٹر موسیٰ پارک کی نجی دعوت پر راقم الحروف بھی رمضان کے آخری ہفتہ میں ڈربن پہنچا، ڈربن سے اسٹرنگر کافاصلہ ڈیڑھ سو کلومیٹر ہے جوجنوبی افریقہ کی زندگی میں درحقیقت کوئی فاصلہ ہی نہیں، اس لیے جب تک حضرت کا قیام اسٹرنگر میں رہا تو وہاں اوراس کے بعد جب آپ ڈربن اوراس کے اطراف واکناف میں ایک ایک دودودن کے لیے قیام فرماہوئے توان مقامات پروقتاً وقتاً خدمت سامی میں برابر حاضر ہوتارہا، اس اثنا میں میں نے حضرت کی صحت اور نقل وحرکت سے مجبوری ومعذوری کاجوحال دیکھا اورساتھ ہی یہ بھی دیکھا کہ حضرت کاپروگرام جنوبی افریقہ،مزمبیق اورنیروبی کامکمل دورہ کرنے اور اس کے بعدانگلینڈ جانے کا ہے اورپھریہ مشاہدہ بھی کیا کہ جہاں کہیں پہنچتے ہیں ہرطبقہ اورہرگروہ کے ہزاروں بوڑھے اورجوان پروانوں کی طرح آپ پرگرتے ہیں توان سب چیزوں کے پیش نظر معاً خیال ہوا کہ یہ جوکچھ ہورہاہے کسی غیبی حکم اوراشارہ پرہورہاہے اور ساتھ ہی اندیشہ اس بات کا ہوا کہ غالباً اب وہ وقت قریب ہے جب کہ یاایتھا النفس المطمئنۃ ارجعی الی ربک راضیۃ مرضیۃ صدائے غیب حضرت کے سامعہ نوازہوگی، بعد میں یہ خیال اوراندیشہ دونوں صحیح ثابت ہوئے،...
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is one of the most powerful neuroimaging modalities due to its high spatio-temporal resolution characteristics. This known modality is applied on mapping the temporal, occipital, frontal cortices of the brain for localizing the neural activities generated due to any visual, physical or mental task or brain diseases or brain disorders. The occipital cortex is composed of middle, left, right, interior and exterior occipital gyrus and is responsible for visional function of human brain. The occipital gyrus reflects the neural image generated in the brain due to any visual activity. In this research paper, four different visual stimuli images of faces, scrambled, scenes and objects along with gap of blank space, forming a long sequence of stimuli observed by two female subjects, are experimented to examine and localize the most contrasting neural image generated in occipital gyrus of the brain. The visual fMRI brain data received from the two subjects is processed through fMRI-SPM12 toolbox based on Matlab software. In order to demonstrate the results statistically, two regressions such as T-contrast and F-contrast vectors are applied on fMRI images to highlight, and to localize the most active neural stimuli activities generated in the occipital gyrus of brain. In the results, it is demonstrated that maximum neural response can be mapped only for face stimulus in the bilateral occipital gyrus of the brain by applying T-contrast vectors regressions as when compared to other stimuli conditions and F-contrast vectors regressions. Further, it is also investigated that, the response of the face stimulus in F-contrast regressions achieved is somehow dispersed and unclear due to the large variances and interlinked communication of other stimuli or induced neural noises generated in entire volume of the brain. Further from the given images, it is also investigated that the most reflecting and contrast area for any visual stimuli (such as face stimulus in this case) is either the middle or bilateral part of occipital gyrus of the human brain as identified through application of T-contrast vectors regressions.
Purpose: This study provides a theoretical framework that explores the personality traits that influence new product adoption in rural environment. Five personality traits form part of the framework, namely; consumer innovativeness, dogmatism, social character (inner and other directed), and need for uniqueness. This study will pave a way in understanding the potential behavior of consumers toward adoption of a newly introduced product in a given environment. Following the conceptualization of NPA, a conceptual model was proposed which represents five hypotheses: two hypotheses were supported and three hypotheses were not supported. Methodology: The data was collected from selected (rural) areas of upper Sindh province of Pakistan using convenient sampling procedure; there were 430 respondents in the sample. Five-point Likert scale was adapted for the study, and a pilot test was used to confirm the validity of the scales and the correctness of the datagathering procedure. Following the data gathering and coding, validity and reliability tests were carried out on the entire sample. Keeping in view various constructs of conceptual model, the proposed hypotheses were analyzed using the Structural Equation Modeling (AMOS v.20) to test the impact of the constructs on NPA. Findings and contribution of research: The evidence related to the model suggests that consumer innovativeness and need for uniqueness are the dominant factors (traits) in adopting a new product whereas social character (ID /OD), and dogmatism have no significant impact on new product adoption behavior, it suggests that consumer innovativeness and need for uniqueness traits of consumer personality are dominant factors in adopting a new fashion and clothing product in rural market. Research Limitations: First; the results of this study may not be appropriate for generalizing across the majority of Pakistani consumers, and in a global context. Second; the study is focusing only on fashion and clothing product category; third, only selected personality traits are examined in the study. Implications: By examining the potential behavior of rural consumers, the study facilitates the possibility of consumer behavior research that, in new product adoption decision consumer personality (traits) should have a significant contribution, thus providing a better understanding of influence of their personality traits on new product adoption.