109. Al-Kafirun/Those who knowingly deny
I/We begin by the Blessed Name of Allah
The Immensely Merciful to all, The Infinitely Compassionate to everyone.
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a. Say:
b. ‘O you who knowingly deny the truth of Islam!
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a. I will not submit in awe and worship to what you worship,
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a. nor will you worship the One WHOM I submit in awe and worship – Allah, The One and Only God.
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a. And neither have I ever submitted in awe and worship to what you worship,
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a. nor have you ever worshiped the One WHOM I submit in awe and worship,
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a. Therefore, for you, is your religion and its consequential ramifications in the Sight of Allah,
and
b. for me, is my religion’ and its consequential ramifications in the Sight of Allah.
The concept of keeping wealth in a safe place dates to centuries. Ancient civilizations had diverse means of storing wealth in the form of crops, cattle, precious metals etc. The evolution of modern banking practice began with the introduction of receipts which were exchanged against precious metals and coins deposited to goldsmiths for safe keeping. Whenever the need for payments and transactions arose the holder of the receipts used to utilize the receipts as guarantee. The society used to honor these receipts as they carried the same weight as other precious metals. Receipts were swapped in place of precious metals and thus for all practical purposes paper was introduced as currency in the society. With the advent of currency notes the system of traditional banking came into being. Since then the banking system has gone through continuous change. The present banking system is geared up to meet the present and the future requirements of modern age. In the contemporary world money is now being steadily replaced by banknotes, cheques, pay orders, bank draft, ATM cards, debit cards, credit cards, e-banking.
My MPhil Thesis presents topical review of the novels written after the creation of Pakistan. This is with a view to determining the impact of the changing circumstances on the choice of topics for the Urdu novel. This thesis has been divided into six chapters, as per following details. In the first chapter, the importance of the theme/topic in a novel has been highlighted. Besides, those factors which help identify the topic of a novel have been duly examined. In this background, a brief survey of the topics of Urdu novels written from the very beginning up to the creation of Pakistan has been included. In the second chapter, the impact of the Freedom Movement and the resultant Hindu-Muslim riots on Urdu novel in particular and Urdu literature in general has been evaluated. In this context, the chapter contains a special topical study of three important Urdu novels, namely 'Aag Ka Darya', 'Aangan' and 'Udaas Naslen'. A study of the political and social changes in the Pakistan society and their impact on the Urdu, novel forms part of the third chapter. With regard to the prevalent political and social environment immediately after the creation of Pakistan and its effect on the Urdu novel, a brief review of Khadeeja Mastoor's novel 'Zameen' has been
included in this chapter. The chapter also contains an analysis of Shaukat Siddiqui's novel 'Khuda Ki Basti' in the
context of the new industrial culture and unequal distribution of wealth. In additon, topical impact of 1965 lndo-
Pak War and the Fall of Dacca as also the emergence of an attitude of resistance in the wake of 1977 Martial Law
and its effect on Urdu novel has been particularly reviewed.
The fourth chapter describes the new socio-cultural scenario after the creation of Pakistan and traces its impact
on the Urdu novel. In this regard, it critically examines three important novels i.e. 'Bah 'Qurbat-e-Marg Mein
Mohabbat' and 'Raja Gidh'.
The fifth chapter studies the themes and topics of the modern Urdu novel. After giving a brief background of the
modern Urdu literature in Pakistan, it examines in detail such modern novels as 'Basti','Khushion Ka Baagh' and
'Diwaar Ke Peechey'.
The sixth chapter reviews, in particular, Urdu novels written with reference to the Struggle for the Liberation of
Kashmir. It also generally discusses novels written on miscellaneous topics. After explaining the historical
background of the Kashmir dispute, some novels written in this context have been examined in detail. Other
novels discussed in this chapter relate to female issues as also historical, romantic, psychological and rural
themes.