القاضي عياض: حياته وآرائه في علم الحديث

ABSTRACT: Qazi Ayaz was one of the great scholars in the Knowledge of Hadith. He enjoys a unique status in his memory, narration and understanding of Hadith. He has vast knowledge of chains of Hadith, its transmitters, and their biographies. For acquiring this high position he always travelled to get the Hadith from its well-known experts, and used utmost care in getting the authentic chains of transmitters, so much so that he is considered an authority among the great scholars ofHadith. The methodology of Ayaz in the science of the transmission of Hadith is based upon research, accuracy and authentication ofthe text. He considers the science of transmission and narration. The origin and essence in authenticating the Hadith. He was strict in the criticism of the text of Hadith and emphasized on the narration of the Prophet’s words instead of allowing the narration of the meanings, unlike the other scholars of Hadith. Hence he held some special views, due to his long experience in Hadith. Some of his views are about: The comparison with the original hearing. The appropriate age while transmitting Hadith toothers. The omitting ofrepeated words in Hadith. The usage of the marks of dialect in the text ofHadith. The permission in narration ofthose Hadith about which he himselfdoes not have permission

Antecedents of Consumers Green Purchase Behavior: An Empirical Analysis From a Developing Country

The study aims to examine the consumers' green purchase behavior in Pakistan. The influence of psychological, economic and social factors on green purchase behavior has been empirically corroborated. A conceptual model has been proposed and subjected to empirical verification with the use of a survey. Survey is conducted in Faisalabad, an industrial city of Pakistan. Primary data is collected through the questionnaires from the consumers. Convenience sampling technique has been used and data has been analyzed by using SPSS.22 and AMOS.22. The findings from path analysis confirm the influence of organizations' green image and perceived product price & quality on green purchase attitude of the consumers. Their attitudes toward green purchases, in turn, are also seen to affect their green purchase behavior via the mediator of green purchase intention. To confirm the mediating role of green purchase intention between green purchase attitude and green purchase behavior, Sobel test and Baron and Kenny is also used. The study reveals that organizations' green Image and perceived product price & quality have significant effect on green purchase attitudes of the consumers. Tests confirm the mediator role of green purchase intention. The findings provide a better understanding of the process and significant antecedents of green purchasing and green marketing. The study also discusses how the present findings may help the Pakistani government and marketers to fine-tune their environmental programs.