ہوئے جد دے یار بیگانے
بنے دشمن کل زمانے
اساں ترس گئے یار ملن نوں
تیری کیوں نہیں ڈھکدی خانے
کتے پھلاں اتے تتلی
کتے شمع تے پروانے
عشق کیتا زور زلیخا
ونڈ دتے مال خزانے
گئے تارے منہ لکا کے
چن چڑھیا جد آسمانے
سنگ جس دی عمراں گزری
اجے غیر ہیں اس دے بھانے
کرو رحمت یا محمدؐ
تیرے امتی سب دیوانے
بھانویں ہائی زلیخا جھوٹی
گئے یوسف بندی خانے
کیوں نیوں اجیہا لایا
مینوں دنیا دیندی طعنے
کئی بے گناہ وچ جیلاں
کئی بے گناہ وچ تھانے
اوہدی پلکاں وانگر سوئیاں
جیویں چڑھیا تیر کمانے
اوہ بے پرواہ کہاوے
جیہڑا مالک کل جہانے
There is no doubt in the fact that Judaism is the oldest Abrahamic religion among all. Judaism is not only the oldest religion, but it provides a foundation for the coming two Abrahamic religions as well i.e. Christianity and Islam. There have already been rigorous discussions in the existing literature regarding the beliefs and history of Judaism. Scholars have also shed light on the beliefs of various sects of Jews. ‘Tafseeri-Majdi’ is one such contribution to the literature. The present study focuses on the work of Majdi and discusses various famous theories, stories, and personalities presented in his ‘Tafseer’. The present study attempts to shed light on the life of Abdul Majid Daryabadi, the methodology adopted in his ‘Tafseer’, and analysis of his approaches and discussions about Judaism.
The present project is confined to study the cross cultural ethnobotanical utilization of medicinal plants among three ethnic communities Saraiki, Pukhtoon, and Punjabi in Southwest Pakistan. This is the first ever independent investigation in this region to document the traditional knowledge of plant usage among selected communities. Ethnobotanical information was documented through semi structured and open-ended interviews using questionnaire and group discussions. In total of 329 informants of varied age groups, education level, gender, and experience were interviewed. The data was quantitatively analyzed using various indices i,e Relative frequency of citation (RFC), Informant consensus factor (ICF), Disease consensus index (DCI), Cultural significance index (CSI), Use value (UV), Relative importance (RI), Fidelity level (FL%), Jaccard index (JI), Cultural importance index (CI), and Sorensen''s similarity index (QS). About 229 medicinal plant species belonging to 83 families were reported for ethnomedicinal uses. In total of eight (8) categories regarding the use of medicinal plants were 56 plant species were reported for the gastropathic disorder, 73 species for wound healing, 66 species for Respiratory tract disorder, 68 species for traditional food and herbal drinks, 72 species for Insect repellent plants, 60 species for ethnoveterinary uses, 40 species for diabetes and 74 species as edible wild fruits discussed in this project. In addition to this, Ferula oopoda species was selected for detailed phytochemical analysis. This study reports that South West Pakistan has rich traditional knowledge of medicinal plant uses. Traditional knowledge is prevailing in the region, more common in the elders than the younger generation. Most of the plant species used for multiple purposes as several plant species are used for more than one diseases. The study encompasses the need to conserve traditional knowledge and carry out a future pharmacological investigation to appraise important mineral, nutrients, antioxidant potentials and toxic effect of these species. This study will serve as baseline data for future drug discovery development in particular and primary healthcare for locals.