مولانا مفتی عتیق الرحمن
۱۲؍ مئی ۸۴ء کو ہندوستان کے نامور عالم مولانا مفتی عتیق الرحمن فالج کے موذی مرض میں ایک طویل مدت تک مبتلا رہ کر ۸۴ سال کی عمر میں اس دارفانی سے رحلت گراے عالمِ جاودانی ہوئے۔
ان کے اس مرض کی المناکی دارالمصنفین سے بھی بڑی حد تک وابستہ ہے، اس لئے اس ادارہ کے خدام ان کی وفات حسرت آیات سے بہت سوگوار ہیں، فروری ۱۹۸۲ء میں یہاں ’’اسلام اور مستشرقین‘‘ پر جو سیمینار ہوا تھا، اس میں وہ شرکت کے لئے تشریف لائے تھے، تین روز یہاں بہت ہنسی خوشی سے گذارے، اس کے ایک اجلاس کی صدارت بھی کی، خوش خوش یہاں سے اور شرکاء کے ساتھ روانہ ہوئے تو ریل ہی میں بارہ بنکی کے پاس ان پر فالج کا سخت حملہ ہوا، ان کے ہم سفر مولانا سعید احمد اکبر آبادی اور مولانا سجاد حسین نے ان کو کسی طرح لکھنؤ کے ہسپتال میں داخل کیا، ان کی طبیعت کچھ سنبھلی تو پھر دہلی لے جائے گئے، اس وقت سے اپنی وفات تک تقریباً سوا دو سال تک بستر ہی پر رہے، خیال ہوتا ہے کہ وہ دارالمصنفین کا سفر نہ کرتے تو اس موذی مرض میں مبتلا نہ ہوتے، مگر مشیتِ ایزدی یہی تھی، راقم ان کی عیادت کے لئے کئی بار ان کی خدمت میں حاضر ہوا ان کا جسم تو بیکار ہوچکا تھا، مگر دماغ بیدار رہا، گفتگو میں وہی روانی اور شیر ینی ہوتی جو ان کی طبیعت کا مخصوص رنگ تھا، ہر قسم کے مسائل پر گفتگو کرتے، مگر زیادہ تر دارالعلوم دیوبند کے قضیۂ نامرضیہ پر اظہار خیال کرتے، ایسا معلوم ہوتا کہ وہاں کا المیہ پیش نہ آتا تو اس مرض میں مبتلا نہ ہوتے اور ہوتے بھی تو اتنے دنوں تک بستر علالت پر پڑے نہ رہتے، دارالعلوم دیوبند...
The advancement in science and technology has made the world peace and prosperity very important at this time in the human history. We find in the human history, since it was recorded, that almost all the civilizations were very intolerant, brutal to their opponents, especially, to the believers of other religions. On the other hand, the Islamic states were the most tolerant and accommodating to other religions. This fact is proved from the early history of Islām during the period of the Prophet Muḥammad (r) and his immediate successors. Similar is the case in the later history of the Muslims, during the period of the Abbasid, the Umayyids in Spain, the Turks, the Mughal era and in the Far East. Human and economic losses in wars were very huge during the first, the second world wars, and the current wars being fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. The human and material losses are horrible. The author believes that the Prophet Muḥammad (r) ’s teachings and traditions of moderation, tolerance, human respect, freedom of religious practice are the only ways to peace and prosperity in the world.
The study explores the role of the principal in involving parents in various school activities in a private secondary school in Karachi, Pakistan. The study employed a case-study method to explore the phenomenon. My sampling criteria were purposive. I conducted my study in a school where the principal involved the parents in the affairs of school, and the parents contributed their expertise and inputs in various activities of school. The research participants were Principal, vice-principal, three class teachers at secondary level and ten parents (five male and five female). The data were collected through semi-structured interviews, observations of homeschool relations during the research study (progress/reports day meetings and concert etc.) and document analysis regarding parental involvement in various activities of the school. The case study school is located in the area where majority of the people are from low socio-economic background. It is a co-education school. Majority of the parents are not formally educated. The principal started leading the school with limited resources and in challenging circumstances. However, the findings illustrate that the principal regarded parents as her big strength. The data suggest that there are various activities and processes, in which the principal played different roles to involve the parents, for example, school's vision-statement and policies formulation, co-curricular activities, students' progress, Parent- Teacher Association (PTA) sessions, management of students' behaviours, classroom visits and homework. After analyzing the data, three main roles emerged from the findings. The roles were: the principal as a; 'strategic leader', 'pedagogical leader' and 'democratic leader'. Firstly, her role as a strategic leader emerged when she became vision developer, policy initiator, activity planner, implementer and navigator of different issues of the students. Secondly, the role of the principal as a pedagogical leader emerged when she created a friendly environment with trust and good relations among all stakeholders and became academic expert, mentor, master teacher and feedback provider for further improvement in the school. Finally, the role of the principal as a democratic leader emerged when she showed good relations with the parents and involved all the stakeholders to create a caring and friendly environment in the school.