عبد الرحمن الكيلاني وكتابه مترادفات القرآن مع الفروق اللغوية

This article deals with “Synonymy” in Arabic. Generally “Synonymy” is a radical source which keeps language more advanced and developed. The “Synonymy” has gained attention of early Arabic linguists’ and scholars while compiling the sacred language data, for instance two major linguists Abū al-Mālik ibn Qutaybah al-Asma’i and Ibn Khalawayh focused on synonymity of words, eventually they considered memorisation of synonym words as a mark of pride. On the other hand, some other linguists like Abu al-‘Abbās Aḥmed ibn Yaḥy al-Thalb and Abū ‘Alī al-Fārisī have denied the existence of synonymity in Arabic language altogethers. After all, the “Synonymity” of words is considered as a linguistic phenomenon in all languages generally and in Arabic language particularly. A renowned great scholar ‘Abdul Raḥmān al-Kilānī paid countless attention to this linguistic phenomenon and wrote the book the of one is which“مترادف القرآن مع الفروق اللغوية”: entitled comprehensive reference books in the field. He studied Quranic synonyms with their meanings systematically. The article addresses the concept of synonymity with a brief historiography as well as what ‘Abdul Raḥmān al-Kilānī's book brought us in this field.

Exploring Leadership Challenges in a Primary School for Under-Privileged Working Children in Karachi

Primary education, a basic human right, is universally recognized as being among the most critical life chances due to its functional importance. The situation of the country's basic or primary level education, as reflected in high levels of illiteracy and innumeracy, is a matter of great concern. In relation to it, Pakistan has not been able to actualize the much desired targets concerning an increase in primary level enrollment and decrease in drop out rates. Consequently, it is imperative to examine the alternatives to public education through the civil society; the ability of Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to bring about social transformation through grass root mobilization is undoubted. Certainly, many NGOs in the past and present contributed to work as a helping hand to the government in this noble cause. This study was also carried out in one of the schools of an NGO which particularly caters to a category of under-privileged working children. The study discloses that while working for a noble cause, the school leadership faces a number of administrative, academic and resource challenges during its move. However, at the same time, it strategizes its activities in such a way that the challenges are resolved to a great extent. The study also offers some recommendations to the school, the senior management and the school leadership who actually look after the day to day activities of the school. This report also includes the lessons learned from the study. The findings would be not only beneficial for the researcher, but for the educational world which has to give a major contribution to assist these under-privileged working children through researches in other related areas.