پروفیسر خواجہ احمد فاروقی
جنوری کا معارف مرتب ہوچکا تھا کہ یہ اندوہ ناک خبر ملی کہ اردو کے مشہور محقق و نقاد صف اول کے ادیب اور صاحب طرز انشاء پرداز پروفیسر خواجہ احمد فاروقی ۳۱؍ دسمبر کو رحلت فرماگئے۔ اِنا ﷲ وَاِنا اِلیہ رَاجِعونْ۔
خواجہ صاحب کا خاندان علم و فضل اور سلوک و تصوف میں ممتاز تھا، انھیں انگریزی تعلیم دلائی گئی مگر اس کے باوجود بھی وہ شرافت، وضع داری اور اپنی دیرینہ خاندانی روایات کے حامل تھے۔
۱۹۱۷ء میں وہ بچھراؤں ضلع مراد آباد میں پیدا ہوئے، ۱۹۲۷ء میں گورنمنٹ ہائی اسکول ہردوئی کی پانچویں جماعت میں داخلہ لیا، یہاں ان کے والد سررشتہ دار تھے، ۱۹۳۲ء میں اعلیٰ تعلیم کے لیے میرٹھ کالج میں داخل ہوئے، تعلیم مکمل کرنے کے بعد معلمی کے پیشہ سے وابستہ ہوئے جس کا آغاز مسلم یونیورسٹی اسکول میں کیمسٹری کے استاد کی حیثیت سے کیا، پھر بعض کالجوں سے وابستہ رہنے کے بعد ۱۹۴۶ء میں دہلی کے اینگلو عربک کالج میں اردو کے لکچرر ہوئے، جس کے بعد دہلی ہی میں بودوباش اختیار کرلی، خود رقمطراز ہیں:
’’اس وقت سے کہ چالیس سال ہوگئے ہیں، دلی کاروڑا ہوں اور یہ دلی کی گلیاں کسی طرح نہیں چھٹتیں‘‘۔
حزیں از پائے رہ پیما بسے سرگشتگی دیدم
سرشوریدہ بربالین آسایش رسید ایں جا
۱۹۴۸ء میں دلی میں چاروں طرف آتش زنی، غارتگری اور قتل عام مچا ہوا تھا اور موج خوں سروں سے گزر رہی تھی، مگر خواجہ صاحب اس قلزم خون کے شناور بنے رہے۔
وہ بچپن ہی میں مطالعہ اور کتب بینی کے عادی ہوگئے تھے اور تقریر و تحریر کی مشق بھی شروع کردی تھی، ہردوئی ہائی اسکول میں جب زیر تعلیم تھے تو غنچہ (بجنور) اور پھول (لاہور) کے لیے مضامین لکھتے رہتے تھے۔ اسی زمانے میں اپنے ایک ہم جماعت کے اشتراک...
Terrorism is contentious issue. It has affected the lives of people across the country. This paper analyses the factors for incidence of terrorism in Karachi city which has great economic importance for country. The city represents all communities belonging to various parts of the country. Migration of people from other provinces has significally changed demographic profile of the city. This study presents statistics about various offences committed in Hyderabad and Karachi. It describes important facts about the militant groups involved in the acts of terrorism in Karachi. It has been argued in the study that in some cases the acts of violence were politically motivated and in other cases terrorism acts were sponsored by religious groups. In order to understand the complex phenomenon of terrorism in Karachi, this study investigates the root causes of terrorism including economic deprivation. In most cases marginal sections of society have been found involved in the acts of terrorism. Thus, this study creates need for social reforms, poverty alleviation and provision of quality education. Further capacity-building of Law Enforcement Agencies to cope with this situation has been emphasized in this study. This paper also recommends some proposals for dealing with the issue of terrorism.
Feminism is regarded as a cluster of social, political, and religious movements that emerged from the enlightenment movement aiming to demand justice and equality for human beings. The contemporary debate centering around the circumference of feminist discourse has of late been very effective in addressing the issues of certain prejudiced notions in Jewish tradition about the existing patriarchal structure. This thesis is an attempt to show the ongoing paradox existing in the world of feminism which has thoroughly critiqued the patriarchal culture and has naturalized sexual identities, thereby glorifying man‘s supremacy and dominion. Judith Plaskow is a prominent Jewish philosopher who had spent a big part of her life studying Judaism from a feminist point of view. She opened a way for Jewish fellows to contribute to religious matters in the development of the modern world. Mostly her life history and works for women‘s rights become the topics of discussion among the scholars. Less consideration is given to her understanding of Jewish scripture from the Muslim perspective. So, still, there is no study available which critically deal with her understanding of scripture. This research focused on certain questions regarding her understanding of Jewish scripture. It is analyzed that being a Jew, how she studies and understands the Torah, Jewish law, and the religious teaching of Judaism. Why she was not satisfied with the orthodox understanding of Jewish tradition. It is found out that she tries to give a new structure to understand Jewish writings and provoked new discussions around gender‘s impact on Judaism. Her involvement in feminist study and community was not all excitement and delight; however, it also had its problematic side. As, the only Jew in numerous feminist religious contexts, she frequently countered both Christian ignorance of Judaism and unexamined Christian triumphalism. Therefore, the present study tries to explore the approach to the study of Jewish scripture on the one hand and critically analyzes her views on the other. As far as my topic is concerned, it is an analytical study. By presenting her understanding, the current thesis first determines her methodology and then explores her motive behind towards interpretation of Jewish scripture. It is also argued that the aim of her writing was to criticize the marginalized role of women. It argues that she showed respect for Judaic principles. She wants to bring changes in Judaism but the maintenance of the Jewish principle. In actuality, she wants to improve the position of women, by suggesting rewriting history and reshaping and adjusting the Jewish law.