السياق القرآني, أهميته, ومدى مراعاته عند الشرح والتفسير

The research deals with the exegesis of the meanings of the Holy Qurānic. It sheds light on the Qurānic context and to what extent it has been taken care of in the modern dictionaries compiled for the meanings of the difficult words of the Holy Qurānic. Cocntext is one of the most prominent phenomenon for help in determining the meanings of the Qurānic words and its exegesis. The research defined context, both as a lexical and technical word. It described its importance in the Holy Qurānic. It then differentiated between context and Nazm (order) which is discussed by both exegete and scholars of rhetoric. It was followed by Qurānic context, its features and importance. It then brought examples from some selected dictionaries which gave importance to the Qurānic context while explaining the meaning of the difficult words. The research concluded that there is great role of Qurānic context in explanation of the words. It is a phenomenon which has been taken care of right from the Holy Prophet and his companions up to the exegete of modern world.

Proliferation of Deobandi School of Thought in South Asia and its Impact on the Politics of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

The collapse of Muslim rule in the Subcontinent of India during the nineteenth century generated a new role for the ‗ulama‘. The study traces how the ‗ulama‘ profited from the decline in the central authority, to the extent that they emerged from a position of relative obscurity to the de facto leaders of a vanquished nation. They mobilized on the basis of the "Wali Allah" tradition and pursued two options. The political option was oriented towards the re- establishment of Muslim rule through jihad. The intellectual option was directed at the masses in an attempt to revive their religious consciousness and create a greater awareness for the Shariah. After the Mutiny of 1857 a group of ‗ulama‘ in Deoband, in pursuit of the second option, launched an Islamic seminary named, Dar al-ulum which gainedrapidacceptancethroughouttheNorthernProvincesof India.The Deobandi ‗ulama‘ emerged as a very powerful religious force within the Subcontinent of India. How did they exert their power, authority and influence over the general masses? The Dar al-Ulum Deoband and its particular school of thought as well as the movement associated with it i.e. ―Deoband movement‖ is mainly interpreted from two perspectives. The first perspective portrays it as a movement striving to establish an Islamic state governed by the Shariah. The second interpretation views it as a religious reform movement mostly concerned with the perfection of faith of ordinary Muslims. The contribution made by the alumni of this great institution to the cause of the political freedom of the subcontinent undoubtedly constitutes a golden chapter in the history of India. It was the great founders of the Dar al-Ulum who first raised the flag of Indian independence; they sought to unite the people of the land, irrespective of creed and community under this flag, and then they themselves came forward to make personal sacrifices in that great cause. The basic thesis of this study is to trace the political struggle and authority of the Deobandi ulama and their political influence over the masses in the sub-continent in general and in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in particular.