یا اسفٰی علی یوسف
افسوس ہے کہ جناب سید یوسف صاحب سکریٹری جماعت اسلامی ہند کا مختصر علالت کے بعد انتقال ہوگیا۔ اناﷲوانا الیہ راجعون۔
وہ جماعت اسلامی ہند کے پُرجوش اور فعال رکن تھے، جماعت کے سکریٹری ہونے کے ساتھ انگریزی ہفتہ وار اخبار ’’ریڈینس‘‘ بھی ان کی ادارت میں نکلتا تھا۔ جماعت اسلامی نے جب ’’فورم برائے جمہوریت و فرقہ وارانہ ہم آہنگی‘‘ کے نام سے ایک مشترکہ سیکولر پلیٹ فارم قائم کیا تو اس کی کامیابی کے لیے انہوں نے بڑی سرگرمی دکھائی اور مسلسل سفر بھی کیے۔نہایت سادہ، متواضع اور خلیق آدمی تھے، ہر طبقہ و مسلک کے لوگوں سے خندہ پیشانی کے ساتھ ملتے جلتے تھے، ابھی صرف انسٹھ برس کی عمر ہوئی تھی اور جماعت اسلامی ہند کو بجا طور پر ان سے بڑی توقعات وابستہ تھیں مگر ۳۰؍ ستمبر کو رب حقیقی سے جاملے۔ اﷲ تعالیٰ ان کی مغفرت فرمائے اور تمام متعلقین کو صبر جمیل عطا کرے، آمین۔ (’’ع ۔ع‘‘، اکتوبر ۱۹۹۷ء)
The Islamic laws prevent us from the evil deeds. As well as, according to Shariah, it is permissible and sometimes even compulsory to save the believers from the actions that may lead them towards the banned activities. Therefore, the ruling of prohibition from these types of activities is called Sadd-e-Zaree’a. This is the principle extracted from the Quran and Sunnah. As Almighty Allah forbade the believers to say ‘Ra’ina’ because this word was used by Jews knowingly in a wrong manner with evil intentions, whereas, Muslims presented their requests by this same word in the highest court of The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for seeking easiness and relaxation in their concerned matters. As in Quran: O People who Believe, do not say (to the Prophet Mohammed- peace and blessings be upon him), " Ra’ina (Be considerate towards us)" but say, " Unzurna (Look mercifully upon us)", and listen attentively in the first place. [Baqarah 2: 104]. (To disrespect the Holy Prophet – peace and blessings be upon him – is blasphemy.) Another example by Hadith, in this regard, it is also evidenced by the good character of The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that sometimes He stopped himself intentionally from the permissible activities lest the common masses may involve in undesired activities on the basis of The Holy Prophet’s act. Concisely, keen consideration is required on rational basis when explaining the Shariah rulings of any matter. Otherwise, the beauty andbenefits of the Shariah may be lost. Consequently, to prevent from the future turmoil is actually the spirit of Sadd-e-Zaree’ah. As this is the actually basic need and prerequisite of Shariah. It saves and prevents its believers form expected turmoil. Therefore, if the risk of turmoil would trigger with committing the permissible activity it must be abandoned due to the risk of turmoil.
Antioxidant properties of plants extracts is a useful tool in the cosmetic creams used for improvement of various skin parameters. This study was aimed and designed to fabricate and stabilize the topical oil-in-water emulsion (cream) containing extracts of Acorus calamus (Sweet flag), Prunus persica (Peach) and Saussurea lappa (Kuth) with good antioxidant properties. Parallel to this the In-vitro characterization and In-vivo studies on healthy human volunteers were also aimed. Antioxidant activities of three plants extracts were determined and compared by DPPH (2, 2-di-phenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) assay. Oil-inwater type emulsions of AC (Acorus calamus), PP (Prunus persica) and SL (Saussurea lappa) were developed by using a suitable combination of oily phase and aqueous phase loaded with botanical extracts [4% w/w (2mg/ml) each] and control without any extract. All these emulsions were kept at four different storage conditions i.e. 8 ºC, 25 ºC, 40 ºC and 40 oC + 75% RH for a period of three months to evaluate their stability characteristics as per stability studies guidelines. In-vitro characterization was based on investigation of the changes in the physical stability (color, liquefaction, pH, conductivity, centrifugation, viscosity and rheological parameters) in active formulations (AC, PP and SL) containing their respective extracts and control (C1, C2 and C3). Healthy male human volunteers were employed for In-vivo assessment of AC, PP and SL to evaluate their effects on human skin. Different skin parameters like Melanin, Erythema, Moisture Contents, Elasticity, Sebum and Surface Evaluation of Living Skin (SELS Parameters) related to skin aging were measured at specific time intervals for an investigational period of 12 weeks. The study was single blinded, controlled, split face with 3-groups having 13 volunteers each. Statistical tools of ANOVA test and paired sample t-test were used to evaluate the changes produced. Both the test emulsions i.e control and active formulations showed quite good: stability, pH, conductivity and rheology as desired for 3 months In-vitro study period. During In-vivo studies active formulations AC, PP and SL showed significant changes and respective control (C1, C2 and C3) showed an insignificant decrease in skin melanin, erythema content and sebum while there was an increase in skin hydration. Formulation AC, PP and SL showed significant effects on SELS i.e., SEr (skin roughness), SEsc (skin scaliness), SEsm (skin smoothness), SEw (skin wrinkles) parameters in comparison to control. There was a significant decrease in SELS of SEr (skin roughness), SEsc (skin scaliness), SEw (skin wrinkles) parameters while SEsm (Skin smoothness) showed a significant increase after topical application of AC, PP and SL in comparison to respective control (C1, C2, and C3). It can be concluded that Sweet flag, Peach and Kuth extracts should be used in topical formulations to get these good cosmetically desired results for human skin.