زاہدہؔ صدیقی
زاہدہؔ صدیقی(۱۹۴۷ء پ) کا قلمی نام زاہدہؔ ہے۔ آپ برہان پور پسرور میں پیدا ہوئیں۔ آپ معروف شاعر حفیظ صدیقی کی حقیقی بہن ہیں۔ آپ کا ابتدائی کلام ماہنامہ ’’تحریریں‘‘ میں چھپتا رہا۔ آپ ’’تحریریں‘‘ کی مدیر بھی رہیں۔ زاہدہؔ کے دو اردو شعری مجموعے ’’جاگتی آنکھوں کے خواب ‘‘اور ’’دعائوں کا سائبان‘‘ شائع ہو چکے ہیں۔ اردو کے علاوہ آپ کے دو پنجابی شعری مجموعے بھی طبع ہو چکے ہیں۔(۹۹۴)
زاہدہ صدیقی نے اپنی شاعری میں اپنی ذات کو عالمِ نسوانی کے ایک فرد کی علامت کی صورت میں پیش کیا ہے۔ ان کی شاعری اس لحاظ سے بہت خوشگوار ہے کہ انھوں نے اپنی ذات کو اپنے لیے مجلس نہیں بنایا بلکہ اس کی فصیلیں گرادی ہیں۔ اور اپنی شاعری کے ذریعے نوجوان شعرا کو تازہ ہوا اور کھلی دھوپ سے فیض ہو نے کا درس دیا ہے۔ رجائیت ،رومانیت اور عشقِ حقیقی زاہدہؔ کی شاعری کی خصوصیات ہیں ۔ ا س حوالے سے کچھ اشعار ملاحظہ ہوں:
ایک احساس
صبحِ اُمید کی جس کرن کے لیے
ہم سے پہلے بھی کچھ لوگ
تاریک راہوں پہ چلتے رہے
آج ہم بھی
انھی تیرہ و تار راہوں پر چلتے ہوئے
سوچتے ہیں
کہ شاید
کسی روز اپنا مقدر بنے
صبح اُمید کی وہ کرن
جو ابھی تک
نگاہوں سے مستور ہے(۹۹۵)
جاگتی آنکھوں کا خواب
زندگی
اک جاگتی آنکھوں کا خواب
خواب جو دیکھا نہ پہچانا گیا
ایک ساعت
آدمی کو اس کے ہونے کا یقین
دوسری ساعت
بکھر جائے فضائوں میں کہیں
اک دریدہ لباس آوازِ جرس
جیسے اس کی کوئی منزل ہی نہیں (۹۹۶)
ترا خیال اُتارے دل و نظر کا غبار
ہر اک بجھی ہوئی صورت نکھر بھی سکتی ہے
ہیں لا علاج سبھی دکھ مگر ہے دل کو یقین
تری...
Islam is the religion of peace and love for the humanity. It always ordered to his followers to treat other with kind and tolerance. The Holy prophet always proved himself the prophet of mercy as the Holy Quran Said, but we sent you as a mercy to the worlds. Islam spread through politeness. In Subcontinent the advent of Islam is a great achievement of the noble saints and sufis. D۔G Khan which was a purely Hindu area in the past and the several sufis came to this part of Punjab in the initial stage of Islam. They played glorious role in the advent of Islam in the region. Sufism is a deter-mine effort towards unity. His main purpose is to bring humanity close with one another, separated as it is into so many different units, closer together in the deeper understanding of life. The main task is to bring about brotherhood among races, nations and faiths and to respect one another's faith, scripture and teacher. Sufi is to confer Sympathy on these lives, to impart Love, Compassion and Kindhearted-ness on all creations. The Sufi message is the resonance of the same Divine message which has always come and will always come to inform humanity. This research paper highlights the services of sufis who influenced on socio religious life of the people of D۔G Khan.
Sheep production in Pakistan has an imperative socio-economic impact on the small holder rural farmers. Gastro-intestinal (GI) parasitic infections in sheep cause a substantial loss in terms of productivity and constitute serious economic losses in the world. In parasitized sheep, reductions in immunity to fight against endo-parasites might be attributable to mineral deficiencies. Trace elements including Copper (Cu), Cobalt (Co), Manganese (Mn) and Zinc (Zn) were determined in (a) sera of sheep, (b) preferred flora and (c) respective soil samples of district Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan during Autumn 2014 and Spring, 2015. Associative analysis was made between the serum concentrations of the study elements and quantitative worm burden. To this end, a total of 384 grazing sheep were randomly selected for collection of blood and faecal samples as per the standard protocols. An appropriate number of plants/ forages and soil samples were also collected. The sera, plant and soil samples were subjected to pre-treatment (digestion) required for the determination of trace element profile through atomic absorption spectrophotometery. Overall prevalence of GI parasites was 32.55% and 32.81% in district Sialkot during Autumn and Spring, respectively. Variable age and breed showed non-significant results while, sex was found significant during both seasons. Concentration of selected trace elements was significantly (P > 0.05) varied in analyzed forages; however, mean concentration of only Cu in forages collected from different tehsils varied significantly (P < 0.05) during Spring. A non-significant (P > 0.05) variation among soil trace elements was found in different tehsils of Sialkot district during both seasons. Concentration of all selected trace elements except Co in serum showed significant (P < 0.05) results among tehsils of district Sialkot during Spring while, only Zn in serum showed significant (P < 0.05) results during Autumn. Mean concentrations of Zn, Co and Cu during Autumn and Zn and Cu during Spring in serum was found inversely proportional to the mean egg per gram of sheep in all the three tehsils of Sialkot district. Forages containing high concentrations of Zn and Cu can be used effectively against GI parasites. Grazing of animals in rangelands containing trace elements rich forages increase the resilience against parasitic infections particularly in resource poor countries like Pakistan.