بیگم سلطانہ حیات
افسوس ہے کہ اردو کی ایک عاشق وفدائی اور اتر پردیش میں اردو تحریک کی قائد بیگم سلطانہ حیات صاحبہ ۷؍ جون کو رحلت فرماگئیں، وہ تقریباً نصف صدی تک اردو کے فروغ کے لیے سرگرم عمل رہیں، ۵۵ء میں انجمن ترقی اردو ہند نے اردو کو اتر پردیش میں علاقائی زبان تسلیم کرانے کے لیے دستخطی مہم چلائی جس کو کامیاب بنانے میں انھوں نے اور ان کے شوہر جناب حیات اﷲ انصاری نے غیر معمولی دلچسپی لی اور اتر پردیش کے مختلف علاقوں کا دورہ کیا، وہ اس وفد میں بھی شامل تھیں جو ۲۲ لاکھ دستخطوں کے ساتھ میمورنڈم لے کر اس وقت کے صدر جمہوریہ ڈاکٹر راجندر پرشاد کے پاس گیا تھا، انھوں نے ’’تعلیم گھر‘‘ کے نام سے ایک ادارہ بھی قائم کیا تھا، اس نے اترپردیش میں اردو کے کئی اسکول قائم کیے جن سے ہر سال سینکڑوں طلبہ فیضیاب ہوتے تھے، وہ طبعاً نیک، شریف اور درد مند خاتون تھیں، اﷲ تعالیٰ اردو کی اس مجاہدہ اور خادمہ کی مغفرت فرمائے، آمین۔ (ضیاء الدین اصلاحی، جولائی ۱۹۹۴ء)
Allah Almighty is the creator of the whole universe. He bestowed wisdom and intellect to humanbeings. He sent his prophets for their guidance. Prophets taught how to worship Almighty Allah by heart and serve humanity. After Prophets, it is the responsibility of religious scholars to guide people to the right way. Islam also explicitly encourages inward reform. Sub continent Indo-Pak has the privilege of being the gateway of Islam, as well as the benefit of great Islamists and brave people. The great scholars of Islam, Ulama, Hufaaz, Writers, Researchers, Intellectuals, Scientists and saints got birth on this pure land. These great personalities served their religion Islam with their self-determinations and eliminated the darkness of ignorance and eliminated the darkness of misguidance. Such great human lives and their educational, religious and literary activities have been documented, as the next generation could be aware of their great hostilities, writings and made their lives and their experiences as a model for themselves. Maulānā Ḥamadullah Ḥālajwī is one of them. He was a prominent pious Islamic scholar, researcher and a saint. He spent his whole life to follow the commands of Almighty Allah and the teachings of Holy Prophet (PBUH). He adapted his life according to the Sunnah. He used to do everything according to the Sunnah. He was a master of good personality and good character. His words were full of wisdom. During his meeting or statement, it seemed as if there was a sea of knowledge, whose ripples were visible in his sermons. He used to make great arrangements for payment of religious duties. He was very pious and devout. His life is an ideal life and his religious and academic services are unpredictable. Practicing the Sunnah had become his mark and identity. He urged others to follow the commands of Allah and His Messenger (PBUH). Sitting in the company of such pious saints is also considered in worship. The bigger his personality, the more humble and controversial he was. This is actually the identity of a mediator and scholar. He was oceans of knowledge and action. The vacuum created by his death takes a long time to fill. Such individuals survive for centuries.
This study entitled “A Comparative Study of Effects of Activity Based Teaching and Traditional Method Teaching in Mathematics at Elementary Level.” The objectives of the study were: i)To compare the students’ achievement taught through activity based method and the traditional teaching method in Mathematics subject ii) To check the retention power of students taught through activity based teaching iii) To identify the participation of students in activity based teaching iv) To find out the effectiveness of activity based teaching in Mathematics at elementary level v) To explain the potential role of activities in teaching Mathematics at elementary level vi) To enable the students to appreciate use of different terminologies of Geometry in their daily life and to suggest recommendations for conducting future research on the subject. The population of the study was consisted of all students of seventh class of Government Girls High School Bhedian Pattoki District Kasur. For selection of sample a pre-test was administered to all (76) students of class seventh in Govt. Girls High School Bhedian Pattoki District Kasur except ten students. Thirty students were assigned to experimental and thirty to control group on the basis of pre-test results comparing equal marks. In order to achieve the objectives of the study pre-test, post-test from the seventh class Mathematics Book prescribed by Punjab Text Book Board was developed to do the intervention and for data collection. Research tools (Pre-test, Post-test) were discussed with the teachers of Mathematics and were modified in the light of their opinion. The modified version was tried out on 10 students who were not included in the sample for pilot study and were further re-amended in term of difficulty level on the basis of pilot study. The Researcher personally taught both the groups (control and experimental). Independent sample t-test was applied to accept or reject a statement. Statistical analysis and interpretation of the test scores of experimental and control groups showed that activity-based teaching has a positive impact on the performance of the learners. It was found that students take more interest in the lesson if activities are used. There was a significant difference between the performance of experimental and control group after teaching Mathematics with activity-based teaching. The study concludes that with the help of activities teaching learning process can be facilitated and becomes more effective. Activities have proved to be of great importance in teaching learning process. Information provided through such teaching is concise and quick. Complex ideas can be understood with ease with the help of activity-based teaching. Activity based teaching stimulates a high degree of interest in the learners. They make the message clear.