آہ ! پاسبان حرم ملک فہد
یکم اگست کو دنیائے اسلام پر یہ خبر بجلی بن کر گری کہ ملک فہد بن عبدالعزیز سعودی حکومت کا تاج و تخت چھوڑ کر اس ملک الملوک کی بارگاہ کبریا میں پہنچ گئے جس کے ملک و سلطنت کو کبھی زوال نہ ہوگا اور وہ ہمیشہ قائم و باقی رہے گا، کل من علیھا فان ویبقیٰ وجہ ربک ذوالجلال والاکرام۔ [الرحمن:۲۶۔۲۷]
وہ ۱۹۹۵ء ہی سے بیمار چل رہے تھے، ان کی معذوری کی وجہ سے حکومت کا کاروبار بڑی حد تک ان کے بھائی اور ولی عہد عبداﷲ بن عبدالعزیز انجام دینے لگے تھے، اس سال ملک فہد کی بیماری نے شدت اختیار کرلی تو ۲۷؍ مئی ۲۰۰۵ء کو ریاض کے خاص شاہ فیصل اسپتال میں علاج کے لیے داخل ہوئے، مرض میں تخفیف و اضافہ ہوتا رہتا تھا، آخر یکم اگست بروز دوشنبہ داعی اجل کا پیغام آگیا، اناﷲ وانا الیہ راجعون۔
عالم اسلام اور پوری دنیا کے مسلمان ان کے انتقال سے غم زدہ اور سوگوار ہیں، ان کی ذات بڑی فیض بخش تھی، اور ان کے دریائے کرم اور جودوسخا کی بارش عام تھی، اس لیے ان کے غم میں سب کی آنکھیں اشک بار ہیں، ع عمت فواضلہ فعم مصابہ
اب ان کے بھائی عبدالعزیز نے حکومت کی باگ ڈور سنبھال لی ہے، اور لوگوں نے ان سے بیعت کرلی ہے، انہوں نے اپنے بھائی سلطان بن عبدالعزیز کو ولی عہد مقرر کیا ہے جو اس وقت تک دفاع اور سیاحت کے وزیر تھے، اﷲ تعالیٰ ان کو اپنی بھاری ذمہ داری اٹھانے کی قوت دے اور ان کی مدد کرے، ملک فہد کی تدفین منگل کے روز ۲؍ اگست کو ہوئی جس میں دنیا کے اکثر ملکوں کے سربراہوں اور نمائندوں نے شرکت کی، ہندوستان سے بھی ایک وفد جنازے میں شریک ہوا تھا۔
ملک فہد...
Urdu Dissertations of Islamic Studies on Semitic Religions (MPhil, PhD) in Pakistani Universities: An Index and Bibliometric Review Study of religions or Comparative Religions is a globally significance subject. Pakistan is also resourceful in this field. In many universities, there are special departments on this valuable subject. It is taught as compulsory course at BS & MA level in the departments of Isalmic studies in all universities. In many universities it’s also taught at MPhil and PhD level, some of them have produced hundreds of MS and PhDs dissertations on this subject. Due to its importance, it was a dire need to review and compile the titles of theses and dissertations, which are produced from the universities on the subject. In this study, efforts are made to review and compile a comprehensive index of such theses at MPhil and PhD level from Pakistani universities with statistical analysis. Due to its huge amount, the data is divided into two major types, Semitic and non-Semitic religions. The current study covers only Semitic/ Revealed and related topics. The word Semitic refers to the race of the son of Prophet Noah (A.S) or the areas where this race was spread and grew. Semitic Religions consists of; Judaism, Christianity and Islam. In this study, Biblometric approach is adopted with mix method approach. Total 393 theses of Islamic Studies on Semitic Religions are compiled and statistically evaluated in this paper. The study concludes that a good deal of literature and dissertations are available in Pakistani universities on Comparative Religions and Interfaith Studies. It is recommended that contents of theses should be analyzed for improvement of the Study of Religions in Pakistan
Background: Rubella virus when it infects a non-pregnant adult or child usually causes a mild febrile rash illness. However, infection in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy causes miscarriages, stillbirths or foetal anomalies known as congenital rubella syndrome (CRS). Factors associated with rubella immunity include age and parity. No studies have been done to isolate the association of parity independent of age.
Objectives: To determine the seroprevalence of rubella IgG antibodies among nulliparous and multiparous women of the same age-group attending various clinics in Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi,
Design: A cross-sectional study of women attending a tertiary hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
Subjects and methods: Eligible participants were multiparous and nulliparous women aged between 30 and 34 years, recruited sequentially. The rubella IgG antibody was tested using a commercial ELISA Kit. Fischer exact test and Chi square was used to compare the two groups. Logistic regression was used to explore the association.
Results: A total of 300 women who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were enrolled into the study. There was no difference in seropositivity between the multiparous (87%) and the nulliparous group (88%), P=0.81. The overall rubella seroprevalence was 87%. Variation in seropositivity was noted from place of birth, ranging from 82% in Coast to 100% in Western province, though the difference was not statistically significant (P=0.81). None of the socio-demographic and obstetrical factors included in the study questionnaire were associated with seronegativity for rubella in the univariate and multivariate analysis.
Conclusions: Thirteen percent of the participants were seronegative, translating to a significant number of women in childbearing age susceptible to rubella virus and subsequent CRS. Seronegativity did not correlate with the socio-demographic and obstetrical factors. Regular rubella testing and promotion of wider coverage of vaccination recommended, since there seems to be no benefit in targeting one group over the other.