جهود العلامة إحسان إلهي ظهير في الدفاع عن العقيدة وتفنيده على الفرق المنحرفة والعقائد القاديانية كنموزج

Faith in the context of religion has a key role in the life of a person. It places a person in a belief system that evolves into a way of life and provides a unique system of logic to explain the phenomena of life around us. Good deeds are the inevitable result of sincere faith, so God constantly emphasizes rewarding those "who have faith and do good". So ʻAqīdah is the foundation of the religion Islam and it is based upon the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ). Scholars of this Ummah used to give great importance to the affair of ‘ʻAqīdah by explaining it in their lessons and whenever they had an opportunity. So, they refuted the false beliefs and the deviated thoughts, and they clearly explained how they were counterfeit and baseless. A great Scholar from Pakistan named ʻAllāma Eḥsān ’Ilāhī Ẓahīr earned his fair share in spreading the correct belief. He studied at various prestigious institutions in Pakistan and abroad. He was also a graduate from the department of Sharīʻah Medina University. He studied under distinguished scholars including Shaykh Al-Albānī and Shaykh Ibn Bāz. He wrote extensively on many deviant sects such as the Qādiyānīs, Bābīs, Bahā’īs, Bātinīs and the Shīʻah. Objective of this paper to highlight the different aspects of this personality especially his great work in the field of da’wah around the world.

Enriching the Teaching of Grammar in a Government Primary School Context

In the government school system in Pakistan, much emphasis is given to the teaching of English language through grammar translation and explicit rules. Generally, it is considered to be the only way to teach English language by teachers. However, so far the teaching of English language through grammar translation and explanation of explicit rules has been ineffective. Teachers do not seem to be as concerned about enabling the students to communicate in the language as they are about them passing the exams. In addition, most of the teachers have studied in this system and that is why English language has been taught traditionally for years. This study set out to explore the ways of enriching the teaching of grammar in that particular context. A school from that context was selected for the study in which my role was that of a teacher. Techniques were used from the research conducted abroad and adapted to suit the needs of the school. Some materials were also adapted from the prescribed textbook to accommodate the techniques used in the study for enriching the teaching of grammar. However, the Grammatical Structures were selected from the prescribed textbook in consultation with the class teacher. The data from this study illustrate the ways of enriching the teaching of English grammar in that particular school context. The study shows effective use of the techniques with the possible reasons. Apart from that, this study shows the challenges faced and some ways to overcome them. On the whole, the study suggests the ways of enriching the teaching of grammar in that context. The major reasons appeared to be that the suggested ways for enriching the teaching of grammar provide an environment whereby the students not only acquire the language, but also learn the rules of grammar.