پروفیسر رشید احمد صدیقی کے قلب اور ذہن پر اقبال کے فکر و فلسفہ کا گہرا اثر دکھائی دیتا ہے دونوں کی باہم مراسلت بھی اس بات کا منہ بولتا ثبوت ہے کہ دونوں کے تعلقات بھی بہت گہرے تھے۔ اقبال گھریلو معاملات میں بھی رشید احمد صدیقی سے مشاورت کیا کرتے تھے۔ ان تعلقات کی جھلک دیکھنی ہوتو اقبال کے کئی خطوط ایسے ملیں گے جو رشید احمد صدیقی کے نام لکھے ہوں گے۔
پروفیسر عبد الحق نے رشید احمد صدیقی کا ثقافتی منظر نامہ ترتیب دیا ہے۔ صد سالہ جشن رشید کے موقع پر آپ نے دہلی یونیورسٹی میں ہونے والے ایک مذاکرے میں” رشید احمد صدیقی :افکار و اسالیب" کے عنوان سے جو مقالہ پڑھا وہ بہت پسند کیا گیا۔ آپ نے اس میں مزید اضافہ کیا۔ کچھ خطوط شامل کیے اور اس طرح ایک مکمل ترین عمدہ تصنیف سامنے آگئی۔ اس تصنیف میں جگہ جگہ اقبال کا ذکر پایا جاتا ہے۔ یہی وجہ ہے کہ پروفیسر عبد الحق نے رشید احمد صدیقی کی اقبال شناسی کے پہلو بھی نظر انداز نہیں کیے اور خود بھی عمدہ ترین تحقیق اور تنقید سے کام لے کر بہت اچھی تخلیق سامنے لائے ہیں۔ اس تصنیف کے موضوعات کا انفرادی جائزہ لیتے ہیں۔
Extremism is a challenge facing the societies both on secular and religious level, which has damaged the society with disrupting peace and creating caos in the world. There is a dire need of an academic discussion regarding the various aspects of the issue in Islamic and social perspectives. This is an attempt to realize the sensitivity of the subject and providing a balanced approached in the light of Islamic teachings. This article draws attention of the concerned authorities to play their role for the stoppage of blasphemous activities by implementation of the existing law and its development by determining the punishment against false accusation. The article also explains that what Islam expects from the Muslims and guides them in expressing their feelings and showing their attitudes, behavior and fixing their responsibilities regarding the issue with true Islamic spirit. The article draws the attention of the non-Muslim countries and communities as well to display impartiality, truth and realistic attitude and appropriate legislation by considering the blasphemous activities as a heinous crime.
Three greenhouses (sheds) were built at the University Research Farm. Construction materials of the sheds included galvanized mild steel frames of square pipes were from indigenous origin in order to reduce the initial cost of the structure. Roofs of the greenhouses were kept as truss structures. Each of the three sheds was differently clad for investigating the efficacy of materials in managing light and heat for the inside plants. The cladding materials included polythene, fiber glass, polythene and insect-screen. Two of the sheds were equipped with cooling pads and exhaust fans on the opposite walls for temperature control, whereas temperature regulation in the third shed is through natural ventilation. Five growth media (coco imported, indigenous coco, indigenous coco plus 25 percent zero grade stone crush by weight, rice husk, and rice husk plus 25 percent zero grade stone crush by weight), and three media carriers (plastic slabs 102.0 cm × 20.3 cm × 7.6 cm, PVC pipes 30.5 cm long, 11 cm diameter and used plastic bottles of 2.5 liters having 33 cm length and 10 cm diameter on top side) were selected. During experimentation, climatic variables such as light intensity, temperature and humidity inside the shed were monitored in the greenhouses. Nutrient rich solution was applied using drip irrigation. Crop growth parameters like plant height, stem diameter, number of flowers trusses number of clusters and inter nodal distance were evaluated at appropriate time intervals for retrieving useful information and preparation of recommendations for the end users interested in hydroponics agriculture. Roof cladding of greenhouses with insect-screen over polythene registered ideal performance. Polythene cladding of walls demanded careful handling during construction as well as operation. Fiberglass indicated little or no signs of aging after two years of cropping. The average weights of ripened fruits are 7.94, 6.57 and 4.37 kilograms per plant for polythene, fiberglass and insect-screen plus polythene clad greenhouses respectively. Coco-imported scored highest position among other growing substrates with rice husk at the second position in terms of crop responses. Coco-indigenous had comparably low performance that may be associated with its unskilled preparation technique alone. For second cropping season coco-imported performed the best among the growing materials showing a yield of 7.5 kilograms per plant that amounts to 90 tons of tomatoes per acre. If the tomato is sold at rate of Rs.50/kg, the turnout from the acre would be 4.5 million PKR.