مکانة السنة في نظر أهل القرآن

This article is about misunderstandings of "Ah-lul-Quran" towards "Al-Sunnah" they call themselves Ah-lul-Quran, though they do not deserve this title. They deny authenticity of the Hadith as well as the work of Mohaddisien, following in the footprints of their spiritual mentors who are primarily orientalists such as subringer, William mowver and Goldzehar. Actually in sub-Continent treacherous act of denial of Ahadith, was outcome of conspiracies hatched by imperial world. Major misunderstandings of Ah-lul-Quran towards Sunnah arise from the following. *          Status of the Prophet (SAW) in their eyes. *          According to their view Sunnah was not compiled during the time of prophet hood. *          Doubts about the ahadith as fabrication Indeed their views are based on nothing but merely misconceptions and ill-will against Islam. They not only deny the Sunnah but also the Quran. This paper refutes the objections held forth by the Ah-lul-Quran by indepth analysis and valid references.

The Influence of Depression on Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among Hiv Infected Patients at Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi

Aim: To determine the influence of depression on adherence to antiretroviral (ARV) therapy among HIV-infected patients. Design: Cross-sectional survey Patients: One hundred and forty HIV-positive patients on treatment with Combination Antiretroviral Therapy selected from the out-patient department of Aga Khan University Hospital took part in the survey. Methodology: Every third patient who was eligible was assessed for adherence to antiretroviral therapy using The Adult AIDS Clinical Trial Group follow up adherence questionnaire followed by screening for depression using the Patient Health Questionnaire 9. Pharmacy data was then retrieved for the same patients and used to assess adherence by the medication possession ratio. The data was then analysed using SPSS and chi square was calculated for relationships between adherence and depression. Odds ratio was also calculated for the risk of depression in the non-adherent group compared to the adherent group. Results: Fifteen patients did not have any pharmacy data available. Sixty five patients had medication possession ratios of >95% indicating good adherence. Sixty patients had medication possession ratios <95% indicating sub-optimal and poor adherence.30% of non-adherent patients were found to have depressive symptoms as compared to 23% in the adherent group. Although this did not reach significant levels, patients who were non-adherent were 1.3 times more likely to be depressed. On multivariate analysis there was no significant association between depression and levels of adherence. There was however a significant association between cash payment for medication and higher viral loads (p= 0.029). Conclusion: This study did not show a significant association between depression and adherence to antiretroviral therapy.