مولوی بشیرالدین
اسی مہینہ ہماری پرانی بزم کی ایک اہم اور قدیم یادگار مولوی بشیر الدین صاحب نے وفات پائی، وہ اپنے دور کی آخری نشانی تھے، ان کی ابتداء سرسید کی مخالفت سے ہوئی تھی، پھر ان کے حامی، مقلد اور ان کے مشن کے مبلغ بن گئے اور اپنی زندگی مسلمانوں کی تعلیمی خدمت کے لیے وقف کردی، اسلامیہ کالج اٹاوہ ان کا بڑا کارنامہ ہے۔
اخبار البشیر کے ذریعہ بھی انھوں نے بڑی خدمات انجام دیں ایک زمانہ میں وہ نہایت وقیع اخبار تھا اور اس کی آواز بڑی مؤثر تھی، تعلیم کے علاوہ بھی انھوں نے بہت سے تعمیری کام انجام دیئے، ان کی زندگی قومی کارکنوں کے لئے نمونہ تھی، وہ اگرچہ سرسید کی جماعت کے آدمی تھی، لیکن سیاسی خیالات میں آزاد اور قوم پرور تھے اور آخر تک اس مسلک پر قائم رہے۔ اب ایسے مخلص اور عملی انسان مشکل سے پیدا ہوں گے، ایک سو سال سے زیادہ کی عمر پائی، اﷲ تعالیٰ اس کہن سال خادم قوم کو اپنی رحمت و مغفرت سے سرفراز فرمائے۔ (شاہ معین الدین ندوی،جولائی ۱۹۵۶ء)
God has given us two kinds of commandments "al-awaamir wan-nawaahi" i.e. Biddings and forbiddings whose violation is called "sin”. Christianity and Islam both are divine religions and their teachings are God-gifted. Their followers are required to lead their lives according to the commandments of God in order to succeed. But with the passage of time, Christians started distortions within their law. They, therefore, promoted the belief that every man is a sinner by birth. Christians believe that Adam (PBUH) committed sin. Islam teaches that every child is innocent by birth. The holy Prophet (BPBUM) said: “Every child is born on Islamic nature and his parents cause him to be Christian, Jew or Magian". Despite being distorted, Christianity does possess yet such teachings that resemble Islamic teachings. If these teachings are followed the mankind can be reformed though these teachings have its limitations. Islam is a final and ultimate religion and its teachings are, valid up to the day of resurrection. Also, these teachings have not been distorted. Islam has described each and every sin in detail more than the Christianity. If one follows Islamic teachings be can achieve success and salvation.
Medicinal plants have been a major source of biologically active natural products and are used as medicines to cure disases in all cultures since ancient times. Cassia angustifolia (senna) and Trigonella foenum-graceum (fenugreek), are medicinal herbs, recommended by Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him), used in Muslim ethnobotanical culture. These herbs have traditionally been used against liver diseases, constipation, typhoid, cholera, cancer, diabetes, high cholesterol, ulcer, and inflammations etc. The present study describes isolation and identification of biologically active compounds, selected based on their bioactivity, from C. angustifolia and T. foenum-graceum. The pharmacological activities; antibacterial, antioxidant, anticancer, neuroprotective and hepatoprotective effects of C. angustifolia and T. foenum-graceum were investigated from their aqueous and organic (methanol, ethanol, acetone and ethyl acetate) extracts. Phytochemical screening revealed the presence of steroids, alkaloids, terpenoids, flavonoids, coumarins, cardiac glycosides, saponins, anthraquinones, phenols and tannins in both plant extracts. Methanol and ethyl acetate extracts of both plants possess antibacterial, antioxidant, anticancer, neuroprotective and hepatoprotective activities which led to the isolation and identification of active compounds. A novel compound (proposed name “Irizoflavan”) and three known flavonoids i.e. Quercimeritrin, Scutellarein, and Rutin were isolated from C. angustifolia. Two known flavonoids i.e. Amurensin and Cosmosiin were isolated from T. foenum-graecum. These compounds were isolated and reported for the first time from these plants. The present work provides basis for the in depth understanding of the molecular pathways associated with these isolated compounds and for the development of plant based drugs.