I’Jaz Al-Qur’an Al-Karim an Evaluation of Historical Discourse and Dimensions

This paper aims at an evaluation of various approaches to define and redefine the classical theory of the I‘jaz (the inimitability of the Qur’ān) in the perspective of the challenges and problems faced by the Muslim society emphasising a need to cope with the rational thinking, modernity, scientific progress, psychological advancement and civilizational development, though there has been a comparatively lesser description of the rhetoricism of the Qur’ān too. It provides an account of scholarship exploring some novel dimensions of the matchlessness of the Qur’ān in the contemporaneous context. They have justified rationally and psychologically the Qur’ānic historic challenge of producing a book or its some surahs or few verses similar to the Qur’ān that has offered the irresistible call to the whole mankind: “Say: “If the whole of mankind and Jinns were to gather together to produce the like of this Qur’ān, they could not produce the like thereof, even if they backed up each other with help and support”. (Al-Isra 17: 88) The same challenge occurs in the Qur’ān on three previous occasions (Al-Baqarah, 2: 23-24; Yunus 10: 38, and Hūd 11: 13) and later also in al-Tūr (52: 33-34). The content of all the verses referred to above is in response to the allegation of the unbelievers that the Qur’ān had been composed by the Prophet (peace be on him) and then falsely ascribed to God. All this was refuted. This refutation of the Qur’ān was logically established by the modern Arabic scholars through their sound arguments.

Critical Study of Instructional Topics and Their Effectiveness in the Subject of Education Taught in Colleges at Graduate Level in Karachi

We are living in an age characterized by challenges where nations must not only accept the challenges of today but also make through foundation to confront those expected to come in future. To meet these challenges and realize ideas, our education system has to work at full potential, providing services of highest quality. The utmost contribution of the system in this regard is to develop a curriculum that is comprehensive, rigorous, futuristic and consistent with the needs of the nation. However a critical analysis of the prevailing curriculum tells a sorry tale. The course designed almost two decades back had the set characteristics but much development has occurred in various domains of knowledge and needs of societies have changed during the time. The curriculum on the other hand remained unchanged and has become dysfunctional. This research is a critical study of instructional topics and their effectiveness in the subject of Education taught in colleges at graduate level vis-à-vis our current needs and the advancements in this field through research in all over the world. It also emphasized the importance of curriculum review and revision to explore the obstacle in the process of curriculum amendments. The methodology of this study is a survey based or enquiry into the need and scope of subject of Education in our society. Secondly the existing curriculum has been analyzed form data interpretation. The target population for this study is the teachers and the students of all those colleges in Karachi that offer Education as a subject at graduate level. Out of those, 24 government colleges and 7 private colleges have been selected for the survey questionnaire. The collected data will be interpreted and evaluated through various statistical tools. In the light of results researcher will present some suggestions and recommendations to update the curriculum and adjust to the changing trends of this modern and growing world.