توبہ و استغفار: قرآن کریم کی تعلیمات کی روشنی میں ذہنی سکون کا منبع

It is evident from the teaching of Quran & Sunna, Allah SWT accepts the repentance of His servants. The concept of repentance is according to synthesis of human nature. As a matter of fact, the commission of sins is deep rooted into the human nature and except the messengers of Allah SWT, who are by their nature immaculate and impeccable, all the human beings commit the sins in one form or the other. However, the countless mercy of Allah SWT is showered upon the servants in the shape of “tauba” or repentance. The concept of repentance infuses a new life into the sinful soul of human being. The tauba or seeking forgiveness of Allah SWT revitalizes the enthusiasm of worship in the Muslim. The concept of the acceptance of tauba provide the peace of mind, consolation and satisfaction of heart to the believers. It enables him to reconnect himself to his Lord. Once a person realizes the forgiveness of Allah SWT, he feels a unique tranquility in his heart. This paper will investigate the multiple verses of Quran and Prophetic Sunna concerning the tauba and istaghfar, and how it helps us to attain the peace of mind and acquire satisfaction of heart.

وقف: اسلام اور مروجہ قوانین کے آئینے میں ایک تقابلی جائزہ

Waqf is an Arabic word, literally means detention, endowment and is "stop" that is, Stop from being treated as an ordinary property. It denotes tying up of the substance of a property in the ownership of the Wakif for some religious and pious purpose. After dedication the waqf property vests in God. Such dedication must be unconditional. Irrevocable, perpetual, uncontingent, inalienable and the right of ownership of the dedicator is extinguished. Waqf property also ceases to be heritable. The person making the waqf may be of any sex, of any age and may be made inter vivos or testamentary. In case of waqf intervivos, the entire estate may be settled for a waqf but when a testamentary waqf is created, the dedication up to the one-third of the estate of the founder. But if the waqf is made for a mosque, the waqf created for the entire property shall be void if the heir do not consent and if they consent, then it will be wholly valid. Islam gives its flowers, a complete law of waqf in which definition, history, subject of waqf essentials of waqf and other details such as possession acceptance, perpetuality and creation of waqf, waqf of mushaa, waqf AI-nnafs, waqf AI-Auolad, waqf on heir, Muslim and non-Muslims and concept of Mutawalli are introduced. These all terms of Islamic law of waqf are to be discussed in this thesis with reference to the following State made laws of waqf. 1. Mussalman waqf validating Act, 1913 2. Mussalman waqf validating Act, 1930 3. West Pakistan waqf Properties ordinance, 1959 4. West Pakistan waqf Properties (Administration) Rules, 1960 5. Mussalman waqf Act, 1923 6. Azad Jammu & Kashmir waqf properties ordinance, 1961 7. West Pakistan waqf properties ordinance 1961 8. West Pakistan waqf properties ordinance 1971 9. Auqaf (Federal Control) Act, 1976 10. Punjab Waqf properties ordinance 1979 11. Sindh Waqf properties ordinance 1979