مولانا محمد کفیل فاروقی
دنیا میں کتنے ہی ارباب علم وفضل اوراصحاب مجدو کمال ہیں جو اپنے وقت کے جید عالم ہوتے ہیں اور بڑے لگن اور خلوص کے ساتھ شب و روز درس و تدریس، مطالعہ اورتصنیف وتالیف میں مشغول رہتے ہیں لیکن شہرت ونام ونمود کی دنیاسے الگ تھلگ رہنے کے باعث ان کے کمالات کاعلم صرف ان چند لوگوں کو ہوتاہے جواُن کے حلقۂ احباب یا حلقۂ تلامذہ میں شامل ہوتے ہیں۔ان کے علاوہ کسی کو خبربھی نہیں ہوتی کہ وہ کس پایہ کے عالم وفاضل تھے ان کامطالعہ کتنا وسیع تھااورعلمی وفنی مباحث ومسائل میں ان کی دقت نظر کاکیاعالم تھا۔
اسی قسم کے’’چھپے ہوئے رستم‘‘لوگوں میں سے راقم الحروف کے نہایت عزیز دوست اورمدرسہ عالیہ کلکتہ کے زمانے کے رفیق کار مولانا محمد کفیل فاروقی تھے جو کم وبیش۷۷برس کی عمر میں ایک طویل علالت کے بعد اپنے وطن حبیب والہ بجنور(یوپی)میں گذشتہ اگست کی۱۸/تاریخ کوداعی اجل کو لبیک کہہ گئے۔ اناﷲ وانا الیہ راجعون۔ مرحوم اپنے وطن کے ایک خوشحال اورزمیندار گھرانہ کے چشم وچراغ تھے۔ان کے والد منشی محمد عبداﷲ وکالت کاپیشہ کرتے تھے اوراس میں کامیاب تھے۔ مگر تھے نہایت متشر ع اوردیندار۔ایک دن اچانک خیال آیا کہ اﷲ تعالیٰ نے تھوڑی بہت جاگیر وجائیداد کے ذریعہ روزی کاانتظام توکرہی رکھاہے توپھرجھوٹ کوسچ اورسچ کوجھوٹ دکھانے کی شعبدہ بازی کی کیا ضرورت۔ وکالت کاپیشہ ترک کردیااور اپنا وقت مطالعہ اورعبادت وخلق خدا کی خدمت میں بسر کرنے لگے۔نہایت متواضع اورمہمان نواز تھے۔
مولانا محمدکفیل فاروقی۱۹۰۴ء کوپیداہوئے۔ابتدائی تعلیم عربی فارسی کی گھر میں ایک اتالیق کے ذریعہ اورپھر نیگہنہ کے ایک عربی مدرسہ میں پائی۔اس کے بعد دارالعلوم دیوبند میں داخلہ لیااوردورۂ حدیث سے فارغ ہوئے۔ الہٰ آباد یونیورسٹی سے عالم فاضل اورکامل کے امتحانات بھی پاس کیے۔ تعلیم سے فراغت کے بعد لاہور کے کسی اخبار میں ایڈیٹر ہوگئے۔ڈیڑھ دوبرس...
Indeed، the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him) is the second sources of Islamic Shariah. It is the sacred knowledge after the Holy Qur’an. It consists of sayings، actions and approvals of the Prophet (peace be upon him). The science of Jarh wa al-Ta’deel (narrator criticism and evaluation) is an important science for the protection of Sunnah. This science comprehensively draws differences of Saḥīḥ from Dha’īf. The religious scholars have started working on Jarh wa al-Ta’deel from the time of companions and successors. Among them a great Moḥaddis was Imām Abu Bakr Ahmad bin ‘Amr Baẓẓār. He has written the book، “Al-Musnad Al-Bahar Al-Ẓakhkhār”. This book consists of a huge compilation of Aḥadīth and its science. Imām Bazzār has discussed about Asānīd، Ahwāl Rijāl، Ilal Aḥadīth، Mutābi’āt and Tafarradāt. He had adopted a unique research methodology، however، he was among lenient Imāms of Jarh wa al-Ta’deel. Sometimes، he misunderstood reporters and reports. This article attempts to analyze his methodology as a lenient Imām while discussing chains of reporters and reporters of Aḥadīth. This study uses a critical and comparative research methodology to investigate reporters and reports and will be beneficial for researchers and scholars in the field of Hadith and its Sciences.
Change is a complex and systematic process, which needs dedication and professional commitment. It is not only about adoption of totally new things but also about doing something for improving the existing practices. Change is not something which occurs very quickly or over night but it is a process, which takes time and attention (Fullan; 1993). The stakeholders must have ownership and empowerment for the continuation and sustainability of the change effort. In the process of change each member must have shared goals, beliefs, interests, and emotions. Clear communication is vital for sharing information between reform initiators and other stakeholders of the reform. Especially ongoing communication is essential for sharing the ownership of change. My research study was based on studying the impact of the whole school improvement program (WSIP) in the Northern Areas. The Professional Development Center, Northern Areas, (PDCN) initiated WSIP in 1999 in the Gilgit region. WSIP is an approach, which considers school as a center of training and deals with different aspects of the school in order to bring about change in the practices of the project schools, and to enhance the students' learning outcomes. This study was about the change that occurred in one of the project schools as a result of participating in the WSIP. It was a single case study of a school. I investigated the change that occurred in the different aspects of the project school. According to my research question I selected a school, where the WSIP had been implemented in 2000 and after follow up support the school had been left on its own it was a model school of WSIP. During this study I interacted with different stakeholders who participated in the WSIP. These were the teachers, the PDTs, the head teacher, the village education committee, the students, and the field education officer. This study revealed some of the significant changes in the school context as a result of participating in the WSIP such as, improvement in the leadership and management, teaching and learning practices of the project school, and enhancement in the students' learning outcomes. I observed a collegial environment in the sample school, where all the stakeholders worked together for the development of the school. Along with the positive changes, some issues also emerged, for example head teacher and the teachers were overloaded with academic and management work, there were time constraint due to work load, and