نبی کریم ﷺ کی خانگی و معاشرتی زندگی کے اہم پہلو

The Holy Quran Says: “Indeed in (the life of) the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad SAW) you have a good example to follow” (Al-Ahzab: 33/21). The present article shows that “the good example” of the Prophet (SAW) encompasses different aspects of human life including family and social one. The article brings to light that as a guardian of the household; the Prophet (SAW) sincerely looked after the daily needs of his family members and also took full care of guiding them in religious matters. He was habitual of doing his own works and sharing the burden of his family in domestic works. He gave preference to the needy among the companions (particularly Ashab-i- Suffah) over his family members in giving assistance for meeting the day-today requirements. With regard to the social life of the Prophet (SAW), the article discusses in detail that with multifarious duties, how he used to fulfill his social responsibilities regularly and faithfully. The author mainly emphasizes the active participation of the Prophet (SAW) in the collective works with his companions, strictly adhering to the principle of equality and desiring no distinction for himself while doing works. The article further takes into account the ideal practices of the Prophet (SAW) with regard to attending to the needs of poor, distressed and grieved persons without any discrimination between Muslims and non-Muslims. It also comes to light that the Prophet (SAW) was quite generous towards guests and sympathetic to patients including Muslims and non-Muslims. His mingling and associating with common people and attending to their problems of varied nature was also a striking feature of his social life. Moreover, it was also shown in the article with reference to the authentic sources, that the Prophet (SAW) was great helpful and cooperative particularly for the people of the weaker sections of society including slaves, servants, orphans, widows and disabled persons. In the light of the noble practices of the Prophet (SAW), this was highlighted by the contributor in the different parts of the article that he had left ideal examples of gentleness, justice, equality and transparency in dealing with people in social life and discharging his duties as the Prophet and head of the state. In fact, the total conformity (mutabaqat) between his sayings and practices was a shining example of his high character which had left a great and lasting impact on the society through ages and also contributed to make him the greatest personality of the world. It was observed by the author in the conclusion that the life of the Prophet (SAW) has been ideal from every aspect of human life. His Uswah-i- Mubarakah regarding social life has great importance from the point of view that it is mostly related to the fulfillment of human rights, particularly behaving and dealing with the people different shades. Of course, taking care and fulfillment of human rights is full of difficult trials and complicated problems especially in the present days. So, the Sirah of the Prophet (SAW) is quite relevant to tackle the problems of social life, as well as great useful for bringing reform in the decaying society of modern period.

Connecting Students’ Learning of Mathematics to Their Daily Life Experiences in Gilgit-Baltistan

Mathematics has always been an important subject for every student because of its extensive application in the day-to-day life. Despite its importance and application in daily life, the teaching and learning of mathematics in primary schools is mostly textbook based that does not allow students to a see connection between their learning of mathematics in classroom and its use in their day-to-day activities or their careers. As a result, students perceive mathematics as a worthless subject with no use in their daily life. Thus, it is felt that there is a genuine need to study this issue in order to develop a positive image of mathematics as a practical and worthwhile subject. Therefore, I conducted this qualitative case study on 'how Grade 4 mathematics teachers connect students' learning of mathematics to their daily life experiences in public sector primary schools in Gilgit-Baltistan. Using qualitative case study method, data was collected through semi-structured interviews, classroom observations and document analysis. Research participants included two mathematics teachers from two public sector schools of Gilgit-Baltistan that have been developed as project schools by the Aus-Aid funded project,"Education Development and Improvement Programme". Implemented by the Professional Development Centre (North) of Aga Khan University Institute for Educational Development (PDCN-AKU-IED). The findings of the study revealed that connecting the teaching and learning of mathematics to students' daily life stimulates students' thinking, motivates and develops curiosity to recognize mathematics in their surroundings and to apply their learning of mathematics to day to day activities. It was also found that the teaching of mathematics through practical examples from the local context develops in students a positive attitude towards mathematics and its learning. As a result, the students' image of mathematics changes from being a dry and abstract subject to an interesting, practical, and worthwhile subject. Another finding of the study is that teaching mathematics through connecting it to students' daily life experience requires the teacher to have strong knowledge of mathematical concepts, innovative pedagogical skills and understanding of mathematics used in the local context. The study revealed that the textbooks used in schools, the examination system and the teachers' lack of content knowledge and pedagogical skills greatly influence students' learning, conceptual understanding and application of mathematics. Based on the findings, the study draws a number of conclusions having implications for mathematics teachers, schools, education department, and teacher education institutions.