الحاج منظور علی لکھنوی مرحوم
دارالمصنفین میں الحاج منظور علی لکھنوی کی رحلت کی خبر بڑے افسوس کے ساتھ سنی گئی، ۲۸؍ رمضان المبارک کو وہ اپنے خالق حقیقی کے جوار رحمت میں پہنچ گئے، اناﷲ وانا الیہ راجعون۔
وہ زندگی میں پاکیزہ اطوار رہے، آخری وقت بھی اس پاکیزگی کی شہادت کے لیے قدرت نے مقرر کردیا، وہ سیاسی رہنما تھے اور نہ عالم و فاضل لیکن ان کی زندگی قطرے سے گہر ہونے کی کہانی ہے، کلکتہ کے ہوٹل بزنس سے تعلق تھا، ان کا رائل انڈین ہوٹل کلکتہ کے مشہور ترین ہوٹلوں میں ہے، تمول کی آغوش میں آنکھیں کھولیں، عام امیر زادوں کا رنگ ڈھنگ ہونا قدرتی تھا، ایک وقت تھا کہ قیمتی پتھروں اور بیش قیمت خوشبوؤں کو جمع کرنے کا شوق تھا لیکن فطرت کی سلامتی اور سرشت کی پاک طینتی نے ایک دن ان کی زندگی کا رخ بدل دیا، ثروت کو اﷲ کی دی ہوئی نعمت سمجھنے اور برتنے کی توفیق، باندازۂ ہمت ملی اور زندگی قابل رشک ہوگئی، دارالعلوم ندوۃالعلما کی مجلس انتظامیہ، مسلم پرسنل لابورڈ، ملی کونسل، امارت شرعیہ جیسے باوقار اداروں کی رکنیت اور سب سے بڑھ کر حجاج کرام کی پیہم خدمت نے ان کو اپنے طبقہ میں امتیاز کا شرف بخشا اور اس سے زیادہ کلکتہ میں ان کی وہ رفاہی خدمات ہیں جن کا علم بہ جزاﷲ اور ان کے انتہائی قریبی لوگوں کے اور کسی کو نہیں معلوم، کمال کے شخص تھے مولانا عبدالماجد دریا بادی کو کبھی نہیں دیکھا لیکن ان کی تحریروں کے ایسے شیدائی ہوئے کہ ان کی کتابوں کی خوبصورت ترین اور نہایت دیدہ زیب طباعت و اشاعت کے لیے بغیر کسی تاجرانہ فائدے کے، اپنے مال کا بے دریغ استعمال کیا، ادارہ انشائے ماجداسی نیت سے قائم کیا جس نے خطبات ماجد سے مکتوبات ماجدی تک مولانا...
Shaikh Ahmed Sirhindi, known as Mujaddid Alf Sani (R.A) was not only a well-known Muslim mystic but also a great reformer. He brought reformative changes in political system of subcontinent and introduced social set up of Islamic society, spiritual patterns of Islamic mystics and religious scholars of Islamic sciences. His services regarding the revival of Islam and purification of Islamic beliefs are versatile and multidimensional. Mughal emperor Akbar tried to reconcile the differences of both religions, and introduced a new faith called the Din-i-Ilahi, which incorporated both Islam and Hinduism which stressed the Muslim community a lot. This article is a study of the role of Shaikh Ahmad Sirhandi in purification believes. Main tiopics of this study are oneness of Ram and Raheem, wahdat-ul-wajood and wahdat-ul-Shahood, finality, eternality, sustainability and universality of Prophethood, Meraj-ul-Nabi, Aqeeda Tanasukh and Aqeeda Halool with reference to the life hereinafter. Article also mentions the methodology of this pious personality in purification of believers and its utility in contemporary period. This ends with findings of the research paper and no doubt it provides important guidance for researchers of Islam to face the challenges for the betterment of Muslim Ummah.
In the present study, locally grown garlic i.e. pink and white were characterized followed by product development phase and nutraceutical evaluation for the management of serum cholesterol, glucose and thrombosis through experimental rats modeling. Compositional analysis illuminated that both garlic verities/line are good source of protein and minerals. Regarding bioactive molecules extraction, methanol exhibited highest polyphenols than that of ethanol and water. The pink garlic extracts showed higher FRAP, DPPH, flavonoids, flavonols, ABTS and tannins values in comparison with garlic white. Moreover, amount of allicin was also higher in pink garlic. On the basis of in vitro characterization with special reference to antioxidant potential, pink garlic preparations were selected for the development of functional soup and further used in bioevaluation trial. Accordingly, four types of chicken garlic soups were prepared after adding whole garlic, garlic powder and garlic oil @ 2, 2 and 1g/100mL serving, correspondingly along with control. The developed chicken garlic soups were subjected to physico-chemical analysis during storage that elucidated non-momentous effect on total soluble solids (TSS) while pH and acidity affected substantially. Likewise, color of the soups affected non-significantly with storage and treatments except for a* value. Sensory response of the functional soup remained within normal range during storage. Afterwards, efficacy study in rats was carried out through two consecutive trials I & II for the validity of results. Bioevaluation study comprised of four groups of rats feeding on whole garlic, garlic powder and garlic oil @ 250, 250 and 100 mg/kg bodyweight, respectively alongside control. The consumption of different garlic treatments imparted non-substantial effect on feed and drink intake during entire study. Likewise, cholesterol and LDL were significantly reduced by different garlic preparations however, pronounced decrease as 11.05 & 9.45 and 17.21 & 15.37% was noticed for whole garlic in trial I & II, respectively. The significant increase in HDL was also recorded in rats rely on whole garlic from 35.36±2.37 to 39.73±2.54 and 33.25±2.11 to 37.22±2.11 mg/dL. Similarly, triglycerides were momentously reduced from 68.52±4.65 to 61.17±4.31 and 68.61±4.25 to 63.42±4.13 mg/dL in trial I & II, respectively. The attenuation in serum glucose of rats is an indicator for the positive impact of garlic treatments on this trait. In this context, garlic oil performed better than rest of the treatments and reduced glucose from 85.40±5.12 to 81.12±5.23 and 88.68±5.20 to 82.98±5.14 mg/dL in respective trials. Likewise, garlic oil consumption resulted 7.79 & 8.33% increase in insulin higher than that of whole garlic and garlic powder 3.62 & 4.38 and 6.03 to 6.79% in trial I & II. Similarly, garlic preparations especially garlic oil imparted substantial increase in bleeding time (BT), prothrombin time (PT), thrombin time (TT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) with significant decrease in plasma fibrinogen (Fg) and platelet aggregation (PG) thus soothing thrombosis. The antioxidant potential of rats was also improved as evident from enhanced serum glutathione and suppressed thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), xanthine oxidase (XO), malondialdehyde (MDA) and nitric oxide (NO). The whole garlic consumption caused 16.78 & 15.07% elevation in glutathione and 21.23 & 21.98 % reduction in TBARS during the entire trials. Furthermore, the values for liver and kidney functions tests were within the normal range showing the safety of garlic preparations. The whole garlic performed better to control cholesterol along with anti-aging perspectives. Besides, garlic oil ameliorated glucose and thrombosis related variables efficiently. From the instant exploration, it is deduced that garlic based products are effectual to attenuate lifestyle related disorders.