مولانا سعید انصاری
افسوس ہے کہ گذشتہ مہینے ہمارے قدیم اور سابق رفیق مولانا سعید انصاری نے لاہور میں انتقال کیا، وہ دارالمصنفین کے دور اول کے رفقاء میں تھے، ان میں تالیف و تصنیف کا بہت اچھا سلیقہ تھا، اور وہ اردو زبان و ادب کا بڑا ستھرا مذاق رکھتے تھے، لیکن مزاج میں استقلال اور اعتدال و توازن نہ تھا، اس لئے کسی ایک مقام پر جم کر نہ رہ سکے، پہلی مرتبہ دارالمصنفین میں ان کا قیام سات آٹھ سال تک رہا، اس مدت میں انھوں نے سیر انصار اور سیر الصحابیات لکھی، اور امام ابو مسلم اصفہانی معتزلی کی تفسیر ’’جامع التاویل لمحکم التنزیل‘‘ جو اب دنیا سے ناپید ہوچکی ہے، اس کے اقتباسات امام رازی کی تفسیر کبیر سے جمع کرکے اس کو کتابی شکل میں مرتب کیا، جو اسی زمانہ میں دارالمصنفین سے شائع ہو گئی تھی، پھر دارالمصنفین چھوڑ کر صوفی پنڈی بہاء الدین کے یہاں چلے گئے اور اس کے لئے سیر الصحابہ کے نام سے شیخینؓ کے حالات ایک جلد میں لکھے، اس کے بعد مختلف اسکولوں میں ٹیچر رہے، مگر ان میں مستقل قیام نہ رہ سکا اس لئے حضرت سید صاحبؒ نے ان کو پھر دارالمصنفین بلالیا، اس مرتبہ ان کا قیام تین چار سال رہا، مگر متفرق مضامین کے علاوہ اس دور کی اور کوئی یادگار نہیں ہے، یہاں سے دوبارہ الگ ہونے کے بعد مختلف رسالوں کے اڈیٹر رہے، پھر سید صاحب نے ان کو ہندوستانی اکیڈمی الہ آباد کے سہ ماہی اردو رسالہ کا اڈیٹر مقرر کروایا، چند برسوں کے بعد اس سے بھی الگ ہوگئے، اور پاکستان قائم ہونے کے بعد لاہور چلے گئے، حضرت سید صاحبؒ نے ان کو لاہور یونیورسٹی کے شعبۂ اردو انسائیکلوپیڈیا میں رکھا دیا، اسی خدمت پرتھے کہ دفعتہ ان کے انتقال کی خبر ملی، شاعر...
This study revisited the literature to find answer to an important question that whether Zakat could or could not be paid to the non Muslims? There are different arguments in favor of giving the Zakat to the needy Dhimmies (non Muslims) in an Islamic State. After reviewing Islamic teachings, laid down in holy Quran and Sunnah, the practices of pious Caliphs, in the Islamic History, views of different Islamic schools of thought and the opinion of modern Islamic jurists, the study found that Quran and Sunnah allowed the payment of zakat to the Al-Muallaf-al-Qulub (poor non-Muslims and those, whose hearts are to be inclined). However, there are differences in the opinion of various Islamic schools of thought. For example, according to Maliki and Zaidi schools of jurisprudence it is lawful to give Zakat to the non-Muslims, where as Shyafee school of thought hold opposite opinion and does not allow the payment of Zakat to the non-Muslims. The modern Islamic jurists Muhammad Shaltut, Mustafa Al-Zarka, Taha Jabir, Syed Abual Aa la Maududi, Imam Khumany of Shia School of thought etc, argue that since modern states have become welfare states, it is therefore allowed to use zakat for the well-being of citizens including the non-Muslims. The recommendations given in this study are multidimensional that we will not only help the poor non-Muslims but also complement to eradicate poverty and reduce income inequality in Muslim countries
This study investigated the impact of perceived parental acceptance-rejection on psychological maladjustment among a group of criminals and non-criminals. The independent variables were parental acceptance-rejection, parental control, socioeconomic status, educational background, psychological maladjustment, aggression and low self-esteem. A comparison of personality profiles of prisoners was also measured. The sample comprised of two groups: criminals (N=81) who were selected from the Central Jail, Peshawar and a control group of non-criminals (N=90) consisting of individuals selected from the general population matched with the criminals in terms of socioeconomic status and educational background. A personal data-sheet devised by the researcher was used to record the demographic variables of the respondents. Urdu versions of Adult PARQ: Mother and Father (Short Forms: Riaz, 2011), and Adult PCS: Mother and Father (Short Forms: Riaz, 2011) were administered on participants of both the groups for assessment of their perceived parental acceptance-rejection and perceived parental control, respectively. To make a comparison between personality profiles of criminals and non-criminals, Personality Assessment Questionnaire (Adult PAQ: Riaz, 2011) was administered on all the respondents. It was assumed that criminals will perceive their parents as less warm and affectionate as compared to non-criminals. According to the results, criminals scored high on all the subscales of PARQ, indicating perceived parental rejection as compared to non-criminals, thus supporting our first hypothesis. Furthermore, it was also assumed that there will be significant gender differences in perceived parental warmth among the criminal group. Our findings revealed significant gender difference in perceived maternal warmth/affection, whereas, gender difference in perceived paternal warmth/affection among criminals was not significant. These findings partially supported our second hypothesis. A comparison between PCS scores of both the groups shows that criminals received more permissiveness and less control from their parents as compared to non-criminals. Moreover, our third and fourth hypotheses are supported by PAQ scores which reveal high scores of criminals on hostility and negative self-esteem subscales of PAQ. A comparison of personality profiles of criminals and non-criminals derived from PAQ scores supports hypothesis 5 as it reveals significant difference between the two groups. To elaborate, PAQ scores prove that criminals tend to be significantly high on hostility/aggression, negative self-esteem, negative self-adequacy, emotional instability, emotional unresponsiveness, and negative worldview. Lastly, as total score on PAQ is used as a measure of psychological maladjustment of the respondents (Rohner, 2008), therefore, a comparison of criminals and noncriminals in our study reveals that total PAQ score of the former group is significantly higher than the latter group. These findings clearly demonstrate that the prisoners were significantly high on psychological maladjustment. Thus, our findings lend support to our sixth hypothesis.