ذرا نم ہو تو یہ مٹی بڑی زرخیز ہے ساقی
نحمدہ ونصلی علی رسولہ الکریم امّا بعد فاعوذ بااللہ من الشیطن الرجیم
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم
معززصدر اور میرے ہم مکتب ساتھیو!آج مجھے جس موضوع پر لب کشائی کرنی ہے وہ ہے::’’ذرا نم ہو تو یہ مٹی بڑی زرخیز ہے ساقی‘‘
ارشاد ِباری تعالیٰ ہے:۔فالھمھا فجورھا و تقوھا
ہرنفس میں گناہ اور تقوی کا الہام کر دیا گیا
جنابِ صدر!
حضرت اقبال رحمۃ اللہ علیہ سمجھتے تھے کہ خالق کائنات نے انسان کوفطرتِ سلیم پر پیدا فرمایا ہے اور ہر انسان کی فطرت میں خیر اور شرکا مادہ رکھ دیا گیا ہے اور جب انسان اللہ تعالیٰ کے بتائے ہوئے راستے پرعمل پیرا ہو کر نیکی کی طرف گامزن ہوتا ہے تو وہ فرشتوں سے بھی آگے نکل جاتا ہے اور اسے انسانیت کی معراج نصیب ہوتی ہے مگر جب انسان ابلیس کے بتائے ہوئے راستے پر چلتا ہے تو جہالت و گمراہی اس کا مقدر بن جاتی ہے اپنے نفسِ امارہ کی پیروی کرتے ہوئے وہ ذلت کی پستیوں میں نیچے اتر جاتا ہے لیکن انسان کے دل میں اُنس اور محبت کا جذ بہ فلاح اور خیر کا عنصر ہمیشہ موجود رہتا ہے جو کسی بھی وقت اس کے من میں زور پکڑ لیتا ہے اور انسان اپنے اصل مقصد کی طرف واپس پلٹ آتا ہے اسی لیے اقبال امید رکھتے ہیں کہ میری قوم کے نوجوان اپنے مقصدِ حیات سے ہٹ گئے ہیں۔ غیروں کی اندھی تقلید میں اپنا جو ہرحقیقی کھو چکے ہیں۔ تن آسانی اور من فراموشی نے ان کا قومی وقار چھین لیا ہے یقینا یہ ایک دن اپنے ماضی اور اسلاف کے کارناموں کی طرف واپس پلٹیں گے اور اپنا کھویا ہوا مقام حاصل کریں گے۔ اسی لیے اقبال رحمۃ اللہ علیہ فرماتے ہیں۔
دلِ مردہ دل...
The modern scientific concepts were clearly envisioned in the Qur'an date back to 7th century, when observational facilities were not available, mathematical principles were not discovered, primary principles (quarks) and fundamental forces i.e. Gravitational and electromagnetic were not identified. The word earth (أرْضَARD) appears 409 times in Quran. The number of verses in which the Earth is mentioned first is quite small, e.g. Sura 2, verse 29 and sura 20, verse 4, where a reference is made to "Him Who created the earth and the high heavens". On the other hand the numbers of verses where the Heavens are mentioned before the Earth are much larger e.g. Sura-l-araf (7), Verse 54; SuraYunus (10), verse 3; SuraQaf (50), verse 38; Sura l-Hadid (79), verses 27 to 33 etc. The Quran describes itself as a book of guidance. Sura l-Baqarah, verse (67)[i] states: قَالَ أعُوْذُ بِاللهِ اأنْ أَکُوْنَ مِنَ الْجَاهِلِيْن He said, "I seek refuge in Allah from being among the ignorant."The Qur'an does not render a coordinated description of the Earth Creation. In lieu of a continuous story of creation, there are verses dispersed all over the Quran which deal with certain aspects of the Earth Creation. These scattered verses provide information on the sequential events marking its development with varying degrees of detail. The Quran referred toward at least five points which shed light on the creation of heaven and earth. And these points are entirely confirmed by scientific facts.
This study was conducted during 2007-2010 on the Fasciola species isolated from bovines grazing in the Potohar (Punjab) region of Pakistan. The objective of the study was to generate information and baseline data on the identification of Fasciola species with the help of morphometry and genomics. The Phenotypic analysis comprised on the study of morphological parameters and molecular characterization was based on genetic markers (r DNA ITS-1 and ITS- 2), simultaneously genetic diversity was investigated by using microsatellite markers. The prevalence of fasciolosis was also established in the Potohar area by screening grazing cattle and buffaloes. This was achieved by analyzing and comparing fecal egg count and serology. Immunodiagnosis was done by an indirect ELISA test, which was developed to diagnose fasciolosis in this region. The antigen used was ES antigen isolated from the liver flukes present in bovines of Potohar. The species of Fasciola identified in this area was an intermediate, resembling F.gigantica and there is no commercially available ELISA kit to detect infection between F.gigantica and Fasciola spp / F. intermedia. Since the prevalence of fasciolosis is dependent on its intermediate fresh water snail host, the occurrence of snails in selected water bodies of Potohar area was also observed including their infective stages; cercariae along with metacercariae. The monthly cercarial prevalence isolated from two selected snail species was taken into account along with prevalence of aquatic vegetation in the marked water bodies. The snails were observed for monthly cercarial activity, whereas the aquatic vegetation was observed for the presence of metacercariae. xxiiiThe results of the present study report that the species of Fasciola in the Potohar area is an intermediate resembling F.gigantica more than F.hepatica. The microsatellite markers used, show polymorphism and the presence of genetic diversity in Fasciola. Prevalence of fasciolosis was fifty five percent in the bovines grazing in this area. This was seen to be breed, age and sex related and more prevalent in buffaloes as compared to cattle. The snail species prevalent in the marked water bodies were Lymnaea acuminata and Gyraulus convexiusculus and the aquatic vegetation comprised of Vallisenaria, Najas and Hydrilla species. The monthly cercarial activity was highest in Fasciola spp recovered from L. acuminata in the month of September, 2009, whereas recovery of cercariae of Fasciola spp from Gyraulus convexiusculus was highest in the month of July. The over all study results revealed that more cercariae of Fasciola were recovered from L. acuminata compared to Gyraulus convexiusculus. The plant species most successful for metacercarial deposition was Hydrilla and Najas as compared to Vallisenaria. This present study is unique in a sense that no such type of study has previously been reported especially in Potohar region, Punjab, Pakistan. These results will be the basis for developing effective control strategies of fasciolosis, based on its occurrence and to facilitate design targeted and cost effective drugs to control fasciolosis in Potohar region.