26. Al-Shu’ara’/The Poets
I/We begin by the Blessed Name of Allah
The Immensely Merciful to all, The Infinitely Compassionate to everyone.
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a. Ta. Sin. Mim.
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a. These are the Messages of the Clear Book - The Qur’an.
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a. O The Prophet!
b. Perhaps you are going to destroy yourself with worry and grief just because they are not becoming believers.
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a. If WE are to wish, WE can send down on them an Overpowering Sign from the heaven,
b. so that their necks/heads – pride and arrogance - will be forced to bow before it in
absolute humility and submission.
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a. But WE have not wished it to be so,
b. thus whenever a new Message would come to them from the Immensely Merciful,
c. they would turn away in aversion from it.
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a. Thus, indeed, they deny and belie it – The Qur’an;
b. but the truth of what they ridicule will come to haunt them in due course.
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a. They demand a miracle while ignoring numerous miraculous signs of nature Allah has placed all around them; for example,
b. do they not observe the earth, how many of the beautiful pairs of useful vegetation, WE have made to grow on it?
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a. Surely in this is a miracle,
b. yet most of them do not believe in these miracles.
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a. And, your Rabb -The Lord – HE indeed is the Almighty to punish anyone for arrogance against the Truth, and yet the Compassionate especially to the reverent.
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a. And remember when your Rabb - The Lord called out to Moses saying:
b. ‘Go to the people who are unjust ….
It is very clear that Ahmad shoqi was titled as king of modern Arabic poetry due to his unforgettable literary deeds towards it. Apart it all, his good struggle toward Arabic prose were ignored in his life, because of the prose was not his field to be tried in and it has its own experts. Some of these experts collected his prose and compiled it in a huge encyclopedia of his literary works named “al mosoa al shoqia” (الشوقية الموسوعة). This article also discussed his literary prosaic struggles, his methodology which he acquired and the deficiencies which were pointed out by critics. Adding more, the feature of the prose are also drawn in.
This thesis explores environmental upgrading in the context of the apparel industry of Pakistan through the conceptual lens of the GVC framework and seeks to fill a theoretical and empirical void that presently exists in environmental upgrading and governance in GVC and marketing literatures. The thesis examines the type of environmental certifications acquired by the suppliers, the benefits and challenges of such upgrading, and perceived changes in buyer-supplier relationships along political, social, economic, operational and technological dimensions. A cross-sectional study has been conducted through a qualitative study of suppliers, buyers, PEPA, auditors and buying houses. The interviews were transcribed, and analyzed using multiple techniques of matching data to the arguments, rival explanations and pattern matching. Findings suggest that environmental upgrading altered the political relationships in terms of monitoring and compliance mechanisms. Changes were also observed in the social and technological relationships. The study concludes that environmental upgrading does not generate eco-rents, and the mechanisms through which it is carried out strategically positions certification bodies and not suppliers within GVC. Lack of strategic intent, energy crisis and prevailing terrorism situation in the country has rendered Pakistani suppliers uncompetitive in apparel trade. Suppliers need to overcome these challenges by developing strong international linkages and implementing collective environmental solutions. It is also suggested that there is a need to formulate a universal environmental standard. Global buyers that claim sustainability within their GVC must also financially reflect it in their sourcing practices from developing countries. In the end, recommendations for future research are provided.