آہ! شمس العلماء مولانا محمد حفیظ اﷲ
سابق مدرس اعلیٰ دارالعلوم ندوہ
حضرت مولانا ابوالحسنات عبدالحئی صاحب فرنگی محلی کی آخری یادگار مٹ گئی یعنی ان کے آخری شاگرد یعنی مولانا محمد حفیظ اﷲ صاحب، جو ان کی مجلس درس کی اکیلی یادگار رہ گئے تھے، ۱۳۶۲ھ کے خاتمۂ ماہ میں وفات پاگئے۔
مرحوم ۱۸۵۶ء کے آخر میں ضلع اعظم گڑھ کے چھوٹے سے گاؤں بندی میں پیدا ہوئے تھے، غدر ۱۸۵۷ء میں وہ ۶ ماہ کے تھے اور اسی قدر وہ مولانا شبلی نعمانی سے بڑے تھے، ابتدائی کتابیں گھر پر پڑھ کر وہ اپنے عزیز مولانا سلامت اﷲ صاحب جیراجپوری (والد حافظ اسلم صاحب جیراجپوری) کے ہمراہ بنارس تعلیم کے لئے گئے، وہاں سے واپس آکر مدرسہ چشمۂ رحمت غازی پور میں پڑھنے کے لئے گئے، وہاں فارسی کی اونچی کتابیں پڑھیں، اس زمانہ میں غازی پور میں حضرت مولانا عبدالحلیم صاحب فرنگی محلی کے شاگرد رشید مولانا غلام جیلانی صاحب تھے، ان سے باصرار عربی کتابیں شروع کیں اور چند سال میں ان سے متوسطات تک پڑھ کر انہی کے مشورہ سے فرنگی محلی لکھنؤ میں مولانا ابولحسنات عبدالحئی صاحب فرنگی محلی کی مجلس درس میں حاضر ہوئے، یہ وہ زمانہ تھا، جب داروغہ حیدربخش کی مسجد جو چوک میں عربی اور طب پڑھے والوں کا گویا دارالاقامۃ تھا، نئی بن کر تیار ہوئی تھی، چنانچہ حضرت مولانا عبدالحئی صاحب کی سفارش سے ان کو اس کے حجرہ میں رہنے کی جگہ ملی، اور یہاں کئی سال رہ کر معقولات اور دینیات کی تعلیم حاصل کی، فراغت کے بعد جو غالباً ۱۸۸۰ء میں ہوئی ہوگی وہ کاکوری ضلع لکھنؤ کے ایک مقامی مدرسہ میں مدرس مقرر ہوئے، یہی سلسلہ ہے جس سے وہ جناب منشی احتشام علی مرحوم رئیس کاکوری سے ملے، کہ پھر ان کے دل الگ نہ ہوئے اگلے زمانہ میں دوستوں...
Ḥajj―an annual Islamic congregation―is a supreme manifestation of Faith (Imān) in which muslims assemble to pronounce explicitly their subservience and loyalty to Almighty Allah alone. Besides freeing themselves from the squalor of Shirk, Muslims satiate their souls with the feelings of ‘Faith’ and ‘Unity.’ This fact is purely accomplished when the Muslims shed off their outer difference by donning the dress of unity (Iḥrām). Ḥajj is a perfect blend between ‘Creator’ and ‘creature’, ‘soul’ and ‘spirit’ on the one hand and an enduring and invaluable expression physically, socially, and materially on the other. From this pragmatic Institution, Pakistan―one of the premier countries of the Islamic world―can derive unprecedented benefits politically, socially, and economically. One of the important objectives of the paper is to describe the significance of Ḥajj to the people of Pakistan. In so doing, the paper examines and explores, objectively and analytically, the institution of Ḥajj and its implications on the Muslim world, particularly Pakistan. The first section of the paper, “Ḥajj―At a Glance”, presents meaning and historical background of Ḥajj. The second section “Revitalizing the Ḥajj”, besides presenting the revitalization of the Institution by the final Messenger (peace be upon him) also gives an overview of some of the very important rituals to be realized (during Ḥajj). The subsequent sections, “Socio-Economic Dimension of Ḥajj” and “Ḥajj―Implications and Impact on the Society of Pakistan”, describe respectively the socio-economic impact and leverage of the Ḥajj on the Muslim world in general and on Pakistan in particular. The study is followed by “Conclusion” wherein it has been argued that the Ḥajj can bring an immense transformation and positivity in a country if its sweetness is sought in all earnestness.
With the increasing number of crisis events occurring in higher educational institutions across the globe, crisis management has attracted wider attention of the research community. Although developed countries have created some response mechanism, but Higher Education Institutes (HEI’s) in Pakistan are not generally equipped or prepared to respond to such crisis events. Therefore, it is imperative to conduct a research study on crisis management in Pakistan to explore its importance and to safeguard the interests of all stakeholders. This research study employed a multiple case study approach based on Zdziarski’s ‘Crisis Matrix’ as the basis for selecting and exploring crises in several higher educational institutions across Pakistan to gain real life experience and collected the data related to different types of crises. Chaos theory was used as the underpinning theory for this study. Purposive sampling was utilized to select at least two institutions for each type of crises and information rich respondents were identified to collect relevant and authentic account of event. The purpose of this research study was to report detailed descriptions of challenges faced by the institutions and strategies adopted by leaders who had experienced different forms of campus crisis. It further elaborated on the leadership roles and responsibilities employed during or after the incident along with the steps taken to mitigate the possible risks. Additionally, a comprehensive list of leadership characteristics required for organizational learning for post crisis management was explored. Data analysis across the three types of crises revealed three themes in crisis management; (i) cause and trigger (ii) incident response and control (iii) mitigation and recovery. Similarly, three meta-themes associated with crisis leadership were derived from a synthesis of leadership roles and responsibilities used during crisis. These included; (i) detect and interpret signal (ii) identify practical and unique solutions (iii) leading and sustaining.Finally, three meta-themes associated with organizational learning were gleaned. There were (i) debriefing (ii) training, (iii) reconfiguring. The findings of this research study supported the importance of development and dissemination of a comprehensive crisis management plan to all stakeholders. This was achieved when leaders dealt with the challenges and learnt from these crises. This learning helped evaluate the plan and actual crises responses before, during, and after a crisis event. The findings from this study provided not only an overview of leadership challenges and strategies but practical strategies for university administrators. This study has both practical and theoretical significance for the administration in educational institutes. By understanding the unique properties and nature of the crises, this study elucidated how threatened the higher education institutes are and helped prepare leaders to identify areas in which administration may take a lead. Theoretically, by exploring the role of organizational learning in crisis management this research will provide new research frontiers where various unexplored or underexplored issues may be discovered that are critical to the institutes’ uninterrupted operations.