التوضيح المفيد لما وصف به الرسم القرآني من التجريد

This research is based on the correction of a common mistake that is used in many of the books and scientific field. It has been spread among many of researchers these days that  the Prophet Mohammad’s (SAW) Companions stripped the Holy Qur’an off the dots and diacritics to cover the aspects of the Holy Qur’anic readings. In the introduction, the researcher talks about the importance of the topic and the reason why it has been chosen. In the first chapter covers the meaning of the terms that the research is based on such as: dots, inserting dots, diacritics and stripping. The second chapter, the researcher mentions the implications of stripping and clarifies its meaning and its effect on the understanding of the researchers at the present time. In the third chapter, the researcher talks about the history of dots, where he mentions and analyzes a number of old inscriptions that are considered as the basis from which Arabic language was developed. In  conclusion, the researcher refers to the most important findings and recommendations.

Antecedents and Consequences of Employees Engagement Model: An Empirical Study of Teaching and Faculty of Higher Education Institutes of Pakistan

This study aims to find out antecedents and consequences of Employees Engagement. The notion engagement has not been empirically tested at academic level. Therefore, the concept requires theoretical elaboration and empirical testing in different work settings. Despite many years of academic enquiry to determine factors influencing Employees Engagement, yet the gap exists in academic literature. However, fewer evidences have been found in theory and practice to test the intensity and mechanism of Employees Engagement. The concept is still new and needs a practical approach to analyse psychological disposition of individuals influencing Employees Engagement. The study is grounded in Post-positivism paradigm with quantitative approach, a cross-sectional and survey strategy has been used to collect primary data. The population of the study is both public and private sector universities and higher education institutes recognized by Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan. The estimated population is 33,000 approximately and, a sample of 1420 is taken on the basis of 5% margin of error to infer the population response. The study data has been collected through a multidimensional questionnaire taken from various studies and modified by using Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) to fit to the study context. The survey tool consists 154 items under nine constructs of the study model. The study results revealed that employees are personally engaged and have psychological connectivity to work. The study findings also revealed that out of five independent variables Job Characteristics, Job Involvement, and Motivation, are contributing factors to Employees Engagement. However, other two factors Organizational Justice, and Organizational Support remained insignificant to Employees Engagement. Furthermore, Employees Engagement has significant influence upon Discretionary Efforts and has mediating power for all loaded predictors. However, Leadership as mediator remained insignificant between all exogenous and endogenous latent variables. This study advances the existing literature in several ways: (1) Employees Engagement concept is a personal engagement concept; (2) study model provides a framework to analyse and understand association, strength and direction of the factors; (3) the study contributed empirical utility of Employees’ Engagement concept in higher educational institutions ;(4) the study clearly demonstrates the Motivational cloud (factors) to create psychological connectivity of individuals and work; (5) the model differs from previous models as it provides dimensions of engagement grounded by Motivational factors, that proves theoretical linkage of the concept to its roots (6) Importantly, the study has attended to the gaps in the literature to find out the antecedents of Employees’ Engagement in relation to its conceptual roots (7) this study proves that Discretionary Efforts are not only the outcome but also mediator between engagement and performance(8) This study has provided methodological contribution related to using PLS path modelling to assess the psychometric properties of each latent variable by convergent and discriminant validity. This research has practical significance: it contributes to strategic HR policies of higher educational universities specifically to increase Employees Engagement, Discretionary Efforts and Employees’ Performance. The model is applicable to both public universities as no variance has been found in relation to determinants of Employees Engagement.