حاجی محمد صالح
دوسرا افسوسناک سانحہ۶/مئی کی شام کو محترم حاجی محمد صالح صاحب کی وفات کاپیش آیا۔ صالح صاحب کئی سال سے معذور ہوگئے تھے اورصاحب فراش تھے،یوں بھی عمر طبعی کی سرحد پارکرچکے تھے لیکن چل رہے تھے اوران کے صاحبزادے حاجی خواجہ محمد سلیم صاحب دل وجان سے ان کی خدمت کر رہے تھے۔ اس طویل مدت میں کبھی کبھی حالت نازک بھی ہوجاتی تھی مگرسنبھل جاتے تھے۔ ۶/مئی کی صبح کو آخری سانس لینے لگے اورشام کے ۵بجے ہمیشہ کے لیے رخصت ہوگئے۔ حاجی محمد صالح صاحب اپنی گوناگوں اورغیر معمولی خصوصیات کی وجہ سے دہلی والوں میں ممتاز بلکہ لاجواب تھے اوراپنی ذات سے صحیح معنی میں ایک انجمن تھے۔ اجتماعات اورمجالس کی رونق اورجان۔ سوسائٹی کے ہرطبقے میں مذہب و ملت کے امتیاز کے بغیر مقبول تھے اور قدرو منزلت کی نظر سے دیکھے جاتے تھے۔ان کی فرم ’’حاجی علی جان‘‘نہ صرف دہلی بلکہ پورے ملک کی روایتی فرم تھی، ایک زمانے میں اس کا کاروبار نہایت وسیع تھا،اوردہلی اورحجاز دونوں جگہ بڑے پیمانے پرلین دین ہوتاتھا۔ فرم حاجی علی جان کی امانت ودیانت کاعام شہرہ تھااس فرم میں لاکھوں روپے کی امانتیں رہتی تھیں۔حج کوجانے والے بے جھجک لاکھوں روپے اس فرم کو جمع کراتے تھے اورمکہ معظمہ میں صرف رقعہ دکھا کر رقم لے لیتے تھے۔ یہ کہنا شاید مبالغہ سے پاک ہے کہ فرم حاجی علی جان مسلمانوں کے لیے ریزرو بینک سے بھی زیادہ معتبر ومستند تھی۔ حاجی صاحب مرحوم اس تاریخی فرم کے مالک تھے، قومی اورملی کاموں میں بڑھ چڑھ کرحصہ لیتے تھے۔ ایک وقت میں بڑے بڑے اہم اجتماعات کوٹھی حاجی علی جان ہی میں ہواکرتے تھے۔ حاجی صاحب کے والد محترم حاجی عبدالغفار صاحب جن کی ہم نے بارہا زیارت کی تھی، حکیم محمد اجمل خاں اورڈاکٹر مختار احمد انصاری کے ندیم خاص...
In the Islamic Sharia there are two types of texts, as for the first one, there is no need for any interpretations. For instance: Tauhid (unity of Allah), while few interpretations have modiefied with the changing circumstances. The expertises of Islamic jurists highlight the interpretations of the text according to prevailing social and political environment which can create harmony between Islamic Sharia and importunity of nature. Imam Sharani and Shah Wali Ullah are those personalities who evaluated the intellectual efforts of Islamic jurists and describe their diligencial and margenial secondary level differences. They created a road of conformity between their minor level marginal differences which are legitimate. Imam Sharani and Shah Wali Ullah‘s methodologies of uniformity represent the facts that differences in the approaches of jurists, which are considered as segregation in the reality that is benevolence for Muslim Ummah. Their methodologies of uniformity are not only practical but also very useful in the context of global village. In this age ethical, social, and family problems can be solved through the method of uniformity. For the solution of issues like intellectual extremism, prejudice and terrorism, Imam Sharani and Shah Wali Ullah‘s methodologies of uniformity are beaconhouse.
With the growing demands of English language in the global context, efforts are being made in the developing contexts to improve the quality of teaching. However, the teaching practices of English language vary from context to context based on the contextual realities. Several studies have been done to highlight the notion of effective teaching in terms of teachers' instructional strategies and the students' characteristics. The current study explored the perceptions of the stakeholders about the effective teaching of English in Gilgit Baltistan (GB). The study was carried out using the qualitative research paradigm. The data was collected through Focus Group Discussions (FGD), classroom observations and post observation interviews. Purposive sampling technique was used for the selection of participants. Out of four school in the village, three (one public one private and one community based) schools were selected. The research participants include three head teachers, six English language teachers and thirty students who participated in the FGD. Out of them three teachers, one from each school was selected for in-depth understanding which was done through classroom observation and post observation interviews. The analysis of the data focused on the perceptions of the stakeholders' (teachers, head teachers and students) effective teaching of English language. The major findings of the study showed that in the context of Buber GB English is taught as a subject rather than as a language. Moreover, it was found that English language is taught only from the examination point of view. The stake holders linked the effective teaching of English language with the students' success in the examination. English is generally taught through traditional methods particularly, Grammar Translation Method (GTM). The factors that influence the teachers' choice of selecting the methods are: lack of professional trainings, exam system of Pakistan and exam oriented syllabus, overcrowded classes, limited exposure, home environment and workload. Based on the findings, it is recommended that the teachers of English should be provided professional sessions about the variety of teaching methods. Particularly, they should be given awareness about ways of adapting the methods in order to make them contextually relevant.