میں جو دریا ہوں تو دریا کی روانی تم ہو
ایسا کردار ہوں میں جس کی کہانی تم ہو
ایک ہی لفظ میں سمٹے ہیں ازل اور ابد
لفظ وہ پیار ہے اور اس کے معانی تم ہو
تشنگی مجھ میں ہے صحرائے جنوں کی مانند
بہرِ تسکین کسی ابر کا پانی تم ہو
میں ادھوری ہوں کسی مصرع اولیٰ کی طرح
میری تکمیل ہو تم مصرع ثانی تم ہو
عشق والوں کو جو وہ سمت نمائی بخشے
اے فضا! عشق کے رستے کی نشانی تم ہو
The Holy Quran Says: “Indeed in (the life of) the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad SAW) you have a good example to follow” (Al-Ahzab: 33/21). The present article shows that “the good example” of the Prophet (SAW) encompasses different aspects of human life including family and social one. The article brings to light that as a guardian of the household; the Prophet (SAW) sincerely looked after the daily needs of his family members and also took full care of guiding them in religious matters. He was habitual of doing his own works and sharing the burden of his family in domestic works. He gave preference to the needy among the companions (particularly Ashab-i- Suffah) over his family members in giving assistance for meeting the day-today requirements. With regard to the social life of the Prophet (SAW), the article discusses in detail that with multifarious duties, how he used to fulfill his social responsibilities regularly and faithfully. The author mainly emphasizes the active participation of the Prophet (SAW) in the collective works with his companions, strictly adhering to the principle of equality and desiring no distinction for himself while doing works. The article further takes into account the ideal practices of the Prophet (SAW) with regard to attending to the needs of poor, distressed and grieved persons without any discrimination between Muslims and non-Muslims. It also comes to light that the Prophet (SAW) was quite generous towards guests and sympathetic to patients including Muslims and non-Muslims. His mingling and associating with common people and attending to their problems of varied nature was also a striking feature of his social life. Moreover, it was also shown in the article with reference to the authentic sources, that the Prophet (SAW) was great helpful and cooperative particularly for the people of the weaker sections of society including slaves, servants, orphans, widows and disabled persons. In the light of the noble practices of the Prophet (SAW), this was highlighted by the contributor in the different parts of the article that he had left ideal examples of gentleness, justice, equality and transparency in dealing with people in social life and discharging his duties as the Prophet and head of the state. In fact, the total conformity (mutabaqat) between his sayings and practices was a shining example of his high character which had left a great and lasting impact on the society through ages and also contributed to make him the greatest personality of the world. It was observed by the author in the conclusion that the life of the Prophet (SAW) has been ideal from every aspect of human life. His Uswah-i- Mubarakah regarding social life has great importance from the point of view that it is mostly related to the fulfillment of human rights, particularly behaving and dealing with the people different shades. Of course, taking care and fulfillment of human rights is full of difficult trials and complicated problems especially in the present days. So, the Sirah of the Prophet (SAW) is quite relevant to tackle the problems of social life, as well as great useful for bringing reform in the decaying society of modern period.
Background: Plantar fasciitis is a common painful condition often associated with significant morbidity. Its management varies among clinicians because no single treatment has strong scientific evidence to support its use to improve outcome. Patients present to clinicians with pain and disability but most patients with plantar fasciitis eventually improve over time irrespective of the modality of treatment provided. Steroid injections are one of the more commonly used modalities and the response to the treatment is varied and unpredictable. Objectives: The objective of this study was to compare the effects of two treatment options for plantar fasciitis: steroid injections with conservative treatment (analgesics, stretch exercises, and insoles) and conservative management alone. Design: A double blind randomized controlled trial to compare these two treatment options. Setting: The study was conducted between December 2010 and May 2011 at The Aga Khan University hospital and affiliated outreach centers. Methodology: Eighty eight patients with plantar fasciitis were randomized to two treatment arms, 47 to the steroid injection arm and 41 to the control arm. Both arms received standard conservative management. Visual analogue scales (VAS) and Foot Function Index (FFI) scores of the patients were recorded at study entry, at one month and at two months. Analysis: The change from baseline VAS scores and FFI scores were analyzed using Student’s t-test and chi square analysis. Results: The mean age of the overall study cohort was 42.9 years (SD 9.1). Forty two were male and 46 female. The majority (87%) were active individuals in occupations that required prolonged walking or standing. The mean Body Mass Index (BMI) was 31.7 and eleven (12.5%) of the study cohort had flatfoot. There was a significant reduction in mean pain scores, after one month and after two months in both the steroid and the control arms. The mean VAS scores at study entry were 8.6 (SD 1.4); 7.2 (SD 1.7) at one month and 6.6 (SD 1.7) at two months (P<0.001). The mean morning pain was 7.5 (SD 2.2) at enrollment; 6.2 (SD 1.9) at one month and 5.6 (SD 1.8) at two months (P<0.001). The mean FFI at study entry was 50.5 (SD 18.2). At one month and two months follow-up, the mean FFI scores were 43.4 (SD 16.2), and 41.4 (SD 15.3) respectively (P<0.001). There was no statistically significant difference in pain scores between patients who received steroid injections 7.36 (SD1.6) and those in the control arm 7.22 (SD