قریشی ثناء اﷲ (۱۹۲۰۔۱۸۲۵) ظفروال میں پیدا ہوئے۔ آپ قریشی تخلص کرتے تھے۔ صاحبِ طرز شاعر تھے۔ زمانہ کی دست برد کی وجہ سے آپ کا کلام نہیں ملتا۔ چند اشعار آپ کے ایک شاگرد رشید کی بیاض سے دستیاب ہوئے ہیں۔ ’’سرزمینِ ظفر وال‘‘ ظفر وال کے شعرا کے تذکرے سے بھی آپ کے کچھ اشعار ملاحظہ کئے جا سکتے ہیں:
مجرم نیا ہوں مرا پیشہ جرم ہے غافل تھا روزہ داری میں تارک نماز سے
بے شک گزر گیا ہوں میں حدِ گناہ سے کرتا رہا ہوں رحمت بے حد پہ ناز سے (۵۸)
۵۸۔ آتش کشمیری ،’’زمینِ ظفر وال‘‘، لاہور‘ ۱۹۵۲ء ، ص:۲۹۷۔۲۹۸
This paper intends to discuss Qur’ānic concept of Divine Mercy in the light of couples of Divine Attributes mentioned at the end of verses in order to study what standards have been given for the best human conduct and how we may extract guideline and principles for communal amelioration acquiring well-balanced social rhythm. Conversely, what are the conditions and prerequisites that are responsible to make a person deserving and worthy of Divine Mercy as advised by Qur’ānic verses from within the domain of selected pairs. This paper desires to estimate the hypothesis that Divine Mercy gives rise to the better understanding leading towards broad spectrum of the subject theme where social betterment is greatly concerned. Employing analytical method, we may be able to know multiple dimensions regarding human life and its rectification. This study concludes that from the universal message of Divine Mercy each pair demonstrates its unique communication, which may cause to find the details for social amelioration as well as practical evidences concerning the better social milieu, instead of just concentrating upon theories and revolving around the ideas in relation to the concept of mercy. This communication finds that how these pairs mutually addressed the humanity to educate them commendable conduct along with preventive measures, for praiseworthy living. It is recommended that this discourse will provide a data from Islamic weltanschauung concerning Divine Mercy projecting an exclusive comparative stance towards different thoughts and religions.
In the current exploration, fructooligosaccharides (FOS) were used as a prebiotic in whey based functional drinks to address various lifestyle related disorders. Initially, whey was subjected to physicochemical analysis, minerals assay and amino acid profiling. It comprised of total solids, lactose, ash, crude protein and fat as 6.49±0.31, 5.26±0.26, 0.56±0.02, 0.81±0.03 and 0.25±0.01%, respectively. The results regarding mineral analysis indicated that whey contains appreciable amount of potassium, sodium and calcium. Furthermore, amino acid profile elucidated it a balance source of essential and non-essential amino acids. Amongst essential amino acids, highest value was noticed for leucine 97.25±4.68 followed by lysine and threonine 83.98±2.46 & 48.89±2.84 mg/g protein. Contrarily, in case of non-essential amino acids maximum concentration was recorded for glutamic acid 151.30±7.61 mg/g protein. For drink formulation, five treatments were prepared i.e. control (T 0 ), whey based drink (T 1 ) and fructooligosaccharides supplemented whey drinks @ 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5% referred as T 2 , T 3 and T 4 , respectively. The formulated drinks were evaluated for nutritional quality with special reference to amino acids, viscosity and total plate count along with sensory response during two month storage. The functional drinks showed momentous impact on total solids and viscosity whilst, pH, acidity, crude protein, fat, lactose and total plate count affected non-significantly. Conversely, during storage these traits differed substantially (p<0.05) except for ash content. The results related to hedonic evaluation elaborated that amongst functional drinks, T 4 (1.5% FOS) attained the highest scores for sensory traits. Two months Storage caused a progressive decline in the hedonic response of therapeutic drinks however, remain acceptable whithin 30 days. Considering the results of physicochemical assays with special reference to FOS and sensory profiling, one best treatment (T 4 ) was selected from the FOS supplemented drinks for bioevaluation purpose along with whey based drink (T 1 ) and control (T 0 ). The bioefficacy study was conducted in Sprague Dawley rats by running two consecutive trials for the validity of results. In this connection, three studies were planned; study I (normal rats), study II (hypercholesterolemic rats) and study III (hyperglycemic rats). Feed intake and body weight were affected significantly as a function of treatments and study weeks. The provision of FOS supplemented whey based functional drink caused a significant reduction in serum cholesterol, LDL and triglycerides nonetheless, a perceptible increase was recorded for HDL. The maximum decline in cholesterol was noticed in T 4 group as 10.87 & 11.96% (study II) and 6.96 & 7.66% (study III) followed by T 1 as compared to control (T 0 ) in both trials. Likewise, a pronounced decrease (p<0.05) in LDL was estimated in T 4 group by 14.69 & 16.13% and 7.40 & 8.13% during study II and III (trial 1 & 2), correspondingly. As far as hypoglycemic perspectives are concerned, a significant reduction (p<0.05) in serum glucose was observed for study II (6.97& 7.73%) and study III (9.76 & 10.38%) in T 1 and T 4 groups, respectively. Likewise declining tendency was observed in the subsequent trial too. Nevertheless, a momentous incline (p<0.05) in serum insulin was reported in T 4 group during study III. The values regarding liver & kidney functioning and blood biochemical parameters were also within acceptable range. For the assessment of bifidogenic potential, cecal and fecal pH, microbial assay and quantification of short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) were carried out. A substantial increase in bifidobacteria and SCFAs with special reference to acetate, propionate and butyrate was observed in rats relied on T 4 during the entire experiment. From the instant research, it is concluded that fructooligosaccharides based whey drink has potential to improve the gut health and to tackle the threats of hypercholesterolemia & hyperglycemia thus should be promoted in the target population.