اسلام میں عبادات انسانی فطرت کے عین مطابق ہیں، ہر بچہ فطرتِ سلیمہ پر پیدا ہوتا ہے اور اس طرح ہر انسان فطرتاً اپنے خالق کے وجود کے اقرار کی طرف مائل ہوتا ہے۔ اسی فطری جذبے کو پروان چڑھانے اور اسی روحانی پہلو کو جلا بخشنے کے لیے عبادات مقرر کی گئی ہیں تاکہ انسان اپنی روحانی پیاس بجھا سکے۔ اسلام نے عبادات مقرر کرتے ہوئے انسانی زندگی کے حالات کو پیشِ نظر رکھا ہے اسی لیے راہبوں کی طرف دنیا سے الگ تھلگ ہو کر عبادت خانوں میں بند ہونے کی اجازت نہیں دی۔ ہر عبادت کی صورت اور طریقِ ادائیگی دوسرے سے مختلف ہے۔اپنی زندگی کو اللہ تعالیٰ کی شریعت اور اس کی مرضی کے مطابق گزارنے کا نام عبادت ہے۔ انسان کے تمام اعمال خواہ وہ دنیوی مفادات کے حصول کے لیے ہی کیے جائیں عبادت بن جاتے ہیں بشرطیکہ ان سے رضائے الٰہی مقصود ہو۔ اس فصل میں عبادات سے متعلقہ آیاتِ استفہام بیان کی گئی ہیں اور جو ان میں پوشیدہ حکمت جس مقصد کے لئے سوال کیے گئے ہیں اس کی وضاحت کی گئی ہے جو کہ درج ذیل ہیں:
عبادت تمام ظاہری اور باطنی اقوال اقوال و اعمال کو شامل ہے جنہیں اللہ تبارک و تعالیٰ پسند فرماتے ہیں اور اللہ تعالی ان سے راضی ہوتے ہیں عبادت ان تمام چیزوں سے بیزاری کا نام ہے جو اللہ تعالی کی رضا اور اللہ تعالی کی پسند کے خلاف ہو اور عبادت کے معنی ہیں کہ اللہ کی رضا کے لئے انتہائی عاجزی اور خشوع کا اظہار کرنا ، اللہ تعالی سے محبت کی یہ نشانی ہیں ہیں کہ انسان وہی چیز پسند کرے جو اللہ تبارک و تعالیٰ نے حکم دیا ہے اور اس چیز سے عداوت و نفرت رکھے جسے اللہ تبارک و تعالی...
Orientalists contributed much regarding their study of the Holy Qur’ān, Hadith and Sīrah since eighteenth century. Few of them attracted Muslim scholars due to the quality of their work about Islam, like the translation of the Holy Qur’ān, the indexes of Hadith literature and the translations of Arabic Sīrah books in English. These orientalists have left a positive impression regarding their contributions in introducing Islamic literature in West in their native languages. This research paper aims to present the expression of religious positivity in modern orientalist Karen Armstrong’s Sīrah work. This selection is based on the status of this Sīrah writer in present time. Her books are best sellers written on comparative religion and a huge number of people study her books and appreciate her for expressing the positive image of Islam in West. In this study, it will be found out that in which style and angle she has presented her works regarding religious positivity especially the presentation of the personality of the Holy Prophet (peace be on him) to the non-Muslims and non-religious societies.
The potential for breeding Gossypium hirsutum L. for water stress tolerance was investigated in the present studies. For this purpose, a sample of 50 cotton cultivars was screened out in greenhouse at 20% field capacity. Water stress was applied for four weeks. The performance of 50 cultivars was compared using data on shoot and root lengths, relative water content, excised leaf water loss and relative cell injury in absolute terms, calculating drought susceptibility indices (DSI) and through biplot analysis. Cultivars showing low DSI were selected as water stress tolerant, and cultivars showing highest DSI were identified as susceptible to water stress. Biplot analysis of germplasm under study revealed genetic divergence for water stress tolerance. On the basis of these three measures, CIM-496, 149F, DPL-26, BOU-1724 and B-557 were found tolerant to moisture stress, whilst FH-1000, NF-801-2-37, MNH-129 and H-499 exhibited susceptibility to water stress. The remaining cultivars revealed variable responses to water stress when these three measures were studied. Many researchers had emphasized on root length and used it as reliable indicator of drought tolerance. Therefore data on root length in the present plant material under moistures deficit conditions was used to calculate broad sense heritability (40%), which seemed to be encouraging for plant breeders. Molecular characterization of selected cotton cultivars was done using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. Analysis of molecular data did not reveal significant differences in genome, indicating relatedness among the brief sample of germplasm. Results of screening revealed that working variability among germplasm was present and controlled by significant genetic component, which may be exploited through hybridization. Therefore, F1 crosses were developed in the field keeping stress tolerant cultivars as lines and susceptible as testers using line × tester technique. Genetic material was field-planted and 50% moisture stress was applied to examine responses measuring plant height, seed cotton yield, number of bolls, boll weight, lint percentage and fibre traits. The analysis of F1 and parental data revealed the presence of both additive and non additive genes controlling variation under both the water regimes (normal and 50% stress). However, non additive genetic effects were more pronounced under water stress, suggesting the presence of low heritability for all the traits. Lines and interaction term contributed more to expression of seed cotton yield, number of bolls and boll weight, whilst lint percentage and fibre length were largely determined by the lines. Tester parents significantly contributed to fibre fineness. Non additive variation for fibre and yield related traits suggests possibility of using this material for hybrid development, and best varietal combinations were identified for exploitation in drought hit areas.