آہ! مولانا عبدالمجید ندوی
افسوس ہے کہ ۲۳ مئی کو مولانا عبدالمجید ندوی صدر مدرس مدرستہ الاصلاح سرائے میر ایک حادثہ میں جاں بحق ہوگئے، اناﷲ وانا الیہ راجعون۔
وہ ایک تقریب میں شرکت کے لیے جارہے تھے، رانی کی سرائے میں کوئی بچہ ان کی گاڑی کی زد میں آگیا، مگر ڈرائیور کی ہوشیاری سے وہ بالکل بچ گیا اور اسے کوئی چوٹ نہیں آئی، اس کے باوجود بعض شرپسند لوگوں نے پتھراؤ کیا۔ جس سے مولانا کے دماغ پر ضرب شدید آگئی اور اعظم گڑھ اسپتال میں انھوں نے دم توڑ دیا۔
مدرستہ الاصلاح میں متوسطات تک تعلیم حاصل کرنے کے بعد وہ ندوۃ العلما لکھنؤ میں داخل ہوئے، فراغت کے بعد لکھنؤ یونیورسٹی سے ایم۔ اے کیا، پھر بی۔ایڈ کے لیے شبلی کالج اعظم گڑھ میں داخلہ لیا۔ ندوہ کی آخری جماعت میں تفسیر کا درس مولانا عبدالباری ندوی فلسفی سے لیا۔ جن کی تعلیم و تربیت کا خاص اثر ان پر پڑا، وہ کئی برس تک ان کے ساتھ ہی ان کے مکان میں رہے، اس سے ان کو بڑا علمی و دینی فائدہ پہنچا مگر باقاعدہ بیعت مولانا سید ابوالحسن علی ندوی مدظلہ سے ہوئے۔
اعظم گڑھ میں وہ میرے ساتھ رہتے تھے، ان کے دینی ذوق و رجحان، مذہبی حمیت، شعائردین اور ارکان اسلام کے احترام خصوصاً نماز کی پابندی اور اہتمام کی بنا پر مولانا شاہ معین الدین احمد ندوی ان کی بڑی قدر کرتے تھے اور شاہ صاحب نے دارالمصنفین میں لائبریرین کی حیثیت سے ان کا تقرر بھی کیا مگر وہ اپنے بعض مشاغل کی وجہ سے یہاں زیادہ دنوں تک قیام نہیں کرسکے۔ اس کے بعد مختلف وقتوں میں مدرستہ الاصلاح، جامعتہ الرشاد اور شعبۂ دینیات مسلم یونیورسٹی سے وابستہ ہوئے، ادہر چند برس سے وہ مدرستہ الاصلاح کے مہتمم تھے۔ ان میں لکھنے پڑھنے کی اچھی...
The present study focuses on the power embedded in the use of language in print media which, though without logic, is still powerful. For this purpose, some advertisements from the print media are selected and analysed through three Aristotelian fallacies namely fallacy of authority, the fallacy of majority and appeal to authority along with three strategies of logos, pathos, and ethos as given by Aristotle. The analysis of data shows that language has a power of its own which is not always logical but people make use of such power to become influential. Fallacies and the strategies behind the use of language act as tools to practice this kind of power. In the selected advertisement discourse, these fallacies and strategies are used to convince people and market the products, often by erroneous arguments. Encouraging positive trends in the rate of literacy, prevailing scientific approach and introducing the subject of ‘logic’ right from the school can counter such fallacies in the language. The teaching of logic and rhetoric can encourage students to question and reason the arguments presented to them in everyday text and talk. The inclusion of such subjects can be empowering for the students to counter the illogicality and falsehood in the use of language so they cannot be subjugated by fallacies in the language.
Eco- labeling is recognized as an effective measure to control environmental pollution by the manufacturing firms. Given the increasing global demand for eco- labeled products, this study seeks to examine its implications for Pakistan. In the first part of this study, we analyze the existing pattern of eco-labeling schemes adopted by Pakistani textile firms and evaluate the effect of eco-labeling on their environmental and economic performance. We also identify the factors influencing a textile firm’s decision to acquire an eco- label for its products. For these objectives, we use data for 128 firms from the textile industry listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange from 2009 to 2015. The results show that, out of 128 textile firms in the sample, the firms with eco- labeled products are only 32%, which include 21% exporting firms and 11% nonexporting firms. Regression results from three stage least squares (3SLS) estimator show that the textile firms with an eco- label have higher environmental and economic performance. This indicates that the adoption of eco- labels promotes the sustainable growth of the textile firms. Regression results from logit model show that a large textile firm is more likely to adopt an ecolabel relative to the medium or small firm, while an old textile firm is less likely to adopt an ecolabel relative to a new textile firm. As expected, an exporting textile firm is more likely to adopt an eco- label. The environmental performance, as well as the financial performance of the textile firm, increases the likelihood of eco- label adoption. Pakistan exports various products including textiles, apparel, food, fish, pulp, paper leather products, sports goods, cement, and other products. Pakistan’s exports account for 8.5 percent of GDP while its imports account for 19.4 percent. The increasing global demand for eco-labeled products in the international markets poses a potential risk of the exports opportunities for Pakistan. Given the importance of exports in Pakistan economy and increasing demand for eco- labeled products, in the second part of this study, we investigate the potential impact of eco- labeling on the exports of Pakistan. For this part, we use panel data of 24 industrialized trading partners of the country from 2003 to 2014. Results of the Gravity model show that the number of eco- labels in the trading partner country has a negative and significant impact on the exports of fish, food and textiles products of Pakistan. The cost of acquiring ecolabels has a negative and significant impact on the fish, food, textiles, pulp, papers, and building materials exports of Pakistan. The impressive environmental performance of the Blue Angel as a national eco- label scheme of Germany motivated other countries to introduce their own national eco-label schemes. However, there are various factors which determined a country government to introduce a national eco- label scheme. In the third part of this study, we identify the factors which determined the government to introduce a national eco-labeling scheme. For this part, we use panel data of 54 countries that are Pakistan’s trade partners from 1994 to 2014. The results of the panel logit model show that a country with high economic growth and high government integrity is more likely to introduce a national eco- label scheme. A country with a reasonable number of environmentally conscious consumers is more likely to introduce a national eco- label scheme. A country which devoted a significant share of its expenditures for research and development (R&D) is more likely to introduce a national eco- label scheme, while a country which heavily depends on exports is less likely to introduce a national eco- label scheme. A country which X exports high technology products is more likely to introduce a national eco-label scheme. A country which faces a diverse range of eco- labels in its trade partner countries is more likely to introduce a national eco- label scheme, while an economically free country is less likely to introduce a national eco- label scheme.