محمد یوسف صدیقی
جناب محمد یوسف صدیقی کی وفات بھی باعث رنج و ملال ہے، وہ ایم اے او کالج علی گڑھ میں ڈاکٹر حسین مرحوم کے کلاس فیلو تھے، تحریک ترک موالات کے اثر سے ۱۹۲۰ء میں وہ جامعہ آئے، کچھ عرصہ کے بعد معاشی مسائل میں لگ گئے، لیکن تحریک خلافت اور ترک موالات کا اثر ان کے دل سے کبھی نہیں گیا اسی اثر کے ماتحت وہ جماعت اسلامی میں شامل ہوئے اور قومی و ملی تحریکوں سے دلچسپی لیتے رہے، جامعہ کی محبت بھی برابر ان کے دل میں جاگزیں رہی اور اس کے اہم جلسوں اور تقریروں میں حتی الامکان شریک ہوتے رہے، ان کی دینداری، خلوص اور وضع داری ہمیشہ یاد رہے گی، اﷲ تعالیٰ ان کی مغفرت فرمائے اور ان کے پس ماندگان کو حق پسندی اور نیک روی کی توفیق نصیب فرمائے۔ (’’ع ۔ق‘‘، جون ۱۹۷۶ء)
Ontemporary modern interest-bearing financial system, “economicsystem”, has become an integral part and the prevalent system reflects that in the modern progressive era of growth where other arts have seen progress than in the old days the modern interest bearing system has become a part of the financial development. Interest in the present era has being understood as a direction for financial growth and development of economy hence in some way or the other been tried to be enforced in to the Islamic world such that it becomes a need and no country can live without. And the objectives of this interest bearing system can meet their targets. In Muslim countries minds that do not have deep commitment with Islamic teaching have been convinced in a way that in the ancient days this level of interest was not needed as in the present era. So, on the interest of present day “riba” can’t be applied whose prohibition is proved by Islamic law. The impression that interest is the need of modern times in ancient times to modern times thislevel of interest is not required, nor was there any specifically organized circle like today concept the financial system may be of interest not only if favor of contemporary practice in the present, but also an extremely ancient system was out there and have some evidence of old banking practices. This article, with the vividness of ancient religions, has proved that “interest” in antiquity is as same as of today. The form of interest and its impacts aren’t get changed by the change in ancient or current business practices. Interest is interest, whether it is found in ancient religions or at theadvent of Islam or even after that in the modern day. It embodies the same “riba” whose prohibition is proved in the Islamic sharia.
The Role of Media in the Development and Promotion of English in Pakistan This research study is centered on the role of media in the development and promotion of English in Pakistan. It relates to the national process and to the process of globalization in terms of information through T.V, radio and newspapers. It also deals with the challenges in this field, due to the advent of science and technology plus current innovations in this mode of communication. In recent years the media in Pakistan has developed at a fast pace and English has become one of its prominent languages. However, its lack of understanding by 90% of the population has created serious gaps in internal communication. To bridge the existing gap, the study looks at how media can be instrumental in the spread of English language and be a useful tool for improving the English language teaching situation. The study addresses the topic by taking a look at the language situation in Pakistan. Unlike many post colonial states which replaced English with indigenous languages, Pakistan retained English as an official language. However due to lack of a clear cut language policy towards English language teaching it has remained a controversial issue, badly affecting the process of education and development. This has impacted the language situation and its impact leads us to think and reinvent the role of media for teaching it. Given its premier position as the language of international commerce and science, proficiency in English is increasingly acknowledged as vital attribute for any state attempting to establish itself as knowledge based economy. This need is imperative as we are living in a global world. Globalization and issues related to it force us to have a futuristic vision. There is a need to equip our people to meet the demands of modern education. Therefore, we must introduce our students to it at an early stage and provide this opportunity to a large number of people as opposed to the privileged few. Electronic and print media by introducing English to the neglected sector of the society can play a unifying role to integrate the nation. It is in this back drop, the findings of the study are expected to suggest an essential direction of using media for instructional purposes, particularly to bring a constructive change in English language teaching in the country. A multi-method approach has been applied for the collection and analysis of the data. This has been done as triangulation yields more reliable results. This study has been concluded with the hope that media will look into this vital area and fulfill its responsibilities.