شاہ سلیمان پھلواروی
ہندوستان کے مشہور پرانے عالم و واعظ و خطیب مولانا شاہ سلمان صاحب قادری چشتی پھلواروی نے جن کے نغموں نے ہمارے ملک کے پورے طول و عرض کو کم از کم نصف صدی تک پرشور رکھا تھا، وفات پائی، ۲۷؍صفر ۱۳۵۴ھ کی تاریخ جمعہ کے دن اور صبح ۷ بجے کا وقت تھا کہ یہ طوطیِ خوشنوا ہمیشہ کے لئے خاموش ہوگیا، پھلواری صوبہ بہار میں عظیم آباد پٹنہ سے ملحق ایک مردم خیز مشہور قصبہ ہے جہاں ڈیڑھ سو برس کے عرصہ میں بہت سے باکمال، اہل علم، علماء، صلحاء، مشایخ اور شعراء پیدا ہوئے، مرحوم بھی یہیں کے رہنے والے اور یہاں کے بزرگوں کے مستند و معتبر خانوادہ کے چشم و چراغ تھے، ستہتر، اٹھتر بر س کی عمر پائی، غالباً ۱۲۷۶ھ میں پیدا ہوئے۔
مرحوم کی جوانی کے عہد میں تین باکمالوں کے درس کی مسندیں ہندوستان میں بچھی تھیں، فرنگی محل لکھنؤ میں مولانا عبدالحئی صاحب، سہارنپور میں مولانا احمد علی صاحب اور دلّی میں مولانا سید نذیر حسین صاحب کی، شاہ صاحب مرحوم نے فیض کے ان تینوں سرچشموں سے فائدہ اٹھایا، پہلے فرنگی محل آئے اور یہاں سے فارغ ہوکر سہارنپور اور دہلی گئے، دلّی کے قیام کا زمانہ جس کو ان کی تعلیم کا آخری عہد کہنا چاہئے، ۱۲۹۷ھ مطابق ۱۸۸۰ء ہے۔
لکھنؤ کے قیام میں درسیات کو ختم کرنے کے بعد انہوں نے طب پڑھی اور اسی طبیب کی حیثیت سے انہوں نے دنیا میں اپنی زندگی کا آغاز کیا، چنانچہ شروع میں حکیم محمد سلیمان کہلائے اور اسی کا اثر تھا کہ شاعری میں جس کا چسکا ان کو بچپن سے تھا اور لکھنؤ کی صحبت میں جس کا چٹخارہ اور بڑھ گیا تھا، اپنا تخلص حاذقؔ رکھا تھا، وہ زیادہ تر اردو اور عربی میں کمتر فارسی میں شعر کہتے تھے،...
Prayer [al-Ṣalāh] is the second most important pillar of Islām. This is the ritual which is supposed to be offered by all the Muslims, who come of age and are sane, regardless of their status and wealth. Following the acceptance of Islām, offering Prayer is the foremost obligation of a Muslim, which is considered the prime manifestation and the testimony of his or her practical submission to Allāh and His religion, Islām. Faith in Allāh is the foundation of Islām, in the same way, Prayer is the practical foundation of Islām. Therefore, the Prophet (S. A. W) laid stress on the significance of Prayer, the most. Only those, who are steadfast in their Prayers and safeguard them are really aware of its importance, and only they can expect from Allāh to give them their reward, thus, they are the true believers. The importance and reality of Prayer can be understood only by that person who is well aware of this relation between man and Allāh and only he can feel its true spiritual pleasure. The effects of Prayer are prominently visible in the daily life of Muslims. The history of Prayer is as old as the religion itself. Its concept has been a part of all the religions, however, they have different ways to perform it. In this paper, the author explores the Islamic academic sources to ascertain the importance and the status of Prayer in Islām. Also, he explores its history, the tidings and remuneration of Prayer and of the rites and rituals belonging to it, e. G., Mosque, Āzān, Iqāmat, Rukū‘ (to bow down), Prostration, Maintenance of Ranks, etc.
The inflows of overseas workers remittances to Pakistan have been experiencing a rising trend over time. In early 70s remittances sent home by overseas workers were in the range of $130 million---$140 million per annum. By the year 2010 the remittance figure was in proximity of $9 billion. As the transfers by workers abroad add-up to a sizable total and augment the financial resources of the state this study, therefore, endeavors to identify as well as quantify the relative importance of the macro level factors in remittances determination. To investigate impact of certain macroeconomic variables on inward remittances to Pakistan time series data is exploited for the purpose over the period ranging from 1973 to 2010. To overcome the problem of spurious regression co-integration approach is followed. The approach proves its utility in analyzing long run relationship between remittances and the given set of regressors as well as short run dynamics. After examination of stationarity properties of each time series with the help of ADF test and confirmation of co-integration, autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) technique is employed for estimation purposes. The method is preferred due to its analytical superiority in small sample cases along some other desirable characteristics. Using annual data over the 1973-2010 periods real remittances in US dollars are regressed on a set of explanatory variables including number of Pakistani workers abroad, real per capita income in home country, nominal exchange rate, domestic rate of inflation, broad money to GDP ratio, and a dummy for regime type. Except the calendar year data on migrants’ stock, all data series belong to financial years. Using GDP deflator index with 1999-2000 as base the published nominal remittances are converted to real form. Similarly, the published data on nominal per capita income in domestic currency is converted to real form expressed in US dollars using the corresponding years’ GDP indices and exchange rates. Findings of the study reveal that the effect of domestic per capita income, stock of Pakistani workers abroad, and exchange rate on inward remittances remains significantly positive with estimated coefficients of 4.34, 0.47, and 1.71, respectively. Domestic inflation, with a coefficient of -0.51, seriously impact inward transfers in opposite direction. The results also support remittance enhancing role of the democratic regimes as far as Pakistan is concerned. Overall the study confirms the dominance of investment motive. Therefore, investment friendly policy measures are advised so that more and more funds could be accumulated over time in the form of overseas workers’ remittances.