مولانا مفتی سید عبدالرحیم لاجپوری
علمی حلقوں میں یہ خبر بڑے افسوس کے ساتھ سنی گئی کہ ۱۸؍ نومبر ۲۰۰۱ء کو مولانا عبدالرحیم لاجپوری رحلت فرماگئے، وہ گجرات ہی نہیں اس برصغیر کے ممتاز اور جید عالم دین تھے، فقہ و فتاویٰ پر ان کی نظر بڑی گہری اور وسیع تھی، علم راسخ اور فقہ و افتا میں کامل الفن ہونے کے ساتھ ورع و تقوی اور سیرت و اخلاق کی پاکیزگی میں بھی سلف صالحین کا نمونہ تھے۔
مفتی صاحب ایک سید گھرانے کے چشم و چراغ تھے، ان کا سلسلہ نسب ستائیسویں پشت میں حضرت شیخ عبدالقادر جیلانیؒ سے جاملتا ہے، ان کا آبائی وطن گجرات میں لاجپور تھا لیکن ان کی پیدائش ضلع گجرات کے مشہور شہر بلسار کے قصبہ نوساری میں دسمبر ۱۹۰۳ء؍ شوال ۱۳۲۱ھ میں ہوئی، اپنے دادا مولانا سید ابراہیم صاحب سے تعلیم شروع کی تھی کہ ان کا انتقال ہوگیا، جس کے بعد والد مولانا سید عبدالکریم صاحب اور چچا حافظ سید حسام الدین صاحب سے حفظِ قرآن کی تکمیل کی، قرأت و تجوید میں بڑا کمال حاصل کیا، قرآن مجید بہت اچھا پڑھتے تھے، آواز میں بڑی تاثیر اور لہجہ نہایت دلکش تھا، اس لیے طالب علمی ہی کے زمانے میں نوساری کی جامع مسجد کے امام ہوگئے لیکن جلد ہی قدردانوں نے راندیر بلالیا اور وہاں کی جامع مسجد کا امام مقرر کردیا۔
مدرسہ محمدیہ عربیہ جامعہ حسینیہ راندیر میں درسیات کی تکمیل کی اور یہیں درس و تدریس کی خدمت پر مامور ہوئے، طالب علمی میں فقہ و افتا سے خاص شغف ہوگیا تھا اور اسی زمانے سے اپنے اساتذہ کی رہنمائی میں فتاوی لکھنا شروع کردیا تھا، جس کا سلسلہ مدۃ العمر جاری رہا ۔ اس کی وجہ سے ملک میں معتبر فقیہ و مفتی کی حیثیت سے مشہور ہوئے اور کئی جلدوں میں...
The comprehension of the message of the Holy Qur’ān is obligatory for the whole of humanity which is revealed in the Arabic language. Scholars all over the world, Muslims as well as non-Muslims have devoted their best efforts to translate the word of Allah Almighty in different languages of the world, although absolute translation is not possible. These translations from Arabic to other languages of the world result into pragmatic losses. Small wonder, these pragmatic losses cause problems in the process of understanding the actual message of the Holy Qur’ān enshrined in the source text. This study was conducted to analyze the pragmatic losses in the English translations of Sūrah Ikhlāṣ (chapter 112) through a comparative pragma-linguistic analysis. Three different translations have been selected for the study. A comparative and critical study of these translations has established the presence of certain pragmatic losses which are likely to bear upon the comprehension of the reader in more than one way. To the researchers, the presence of these losses calls for the greater sensitivity towards and understanding of the pragmatic aspects of interlingual translation, specifically for a text which in its primordial form was intended to be a Speech (Kalām). To retain the pragmatic value and meaning of the source text become all the more paramount when the text translated is sacred one with its own canonical conventions and discursive norms.
This is a research-based effort, an attempt to illuminate heart with the light of Qur'anic knowledge and
to enable human mind to have a clearer vision of the matter in this divine light. Worthwhile research
already exists on this topic but I ventured to write with the faith that those who have quest for knowledge
can get satisfactory answer for all the questions emerging in their minds. The writer explored the word
"Nation" and explained the meanings of "rise and fall" after that the ummahs of all the prophets termed
as nations with ages when human society got organized have been discussed.
The nations whose rise and fall have been discussed in Holy Quran either in detail or briefly become main
stay of this thesis. It begins with the rise and fall of Hazrat Idrees's (A.S) nation as his period is regarded
as the beginning of organized human society. This nation started its march in the sagacious leadership of
Hazrat Idrees (A.S). this nation never suffered degradation as it remained obedient to the prophet and
his commandments: Besides Holy Qur'an, Hadith has also been consulted as saying of the Holy Prophet
an explanatory to Holy Qur'an. In this way all the prophets down to Hazrat Ismail (A.S) have been
discussed. From Hazrat Ishaq's (A.S) prophethood, leadership and kingship were vested in his posterity.
Their separate accounts make the work bulky. So after Hazrat Yaqoob (A.S) all the nations have been
combined under the name of Israelites to study the causes of their rise and fall. Hazrat Ishaq (A.S) has
been blended as father of Israelites. All the prophets till Hazrat Isa (A.S) belong to Israelites so they have
been combined for the sake of discussion. After that the most remarkable nation belongs to the Holy
Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H). So the causes of rise and fall of Mulsim nation have been combined.
If we study carefully, the mention of rise and fall of others is only as a warning to the ummah of Holy
Prophet (P.B.U.H) so that they may continue their upward journey. In the last chapter, comparative study
of causes of rise and fall between western thinkers and those given by Holy Qur'an is given: this
comparative study includes three thinkers:
- The book of Dr. Micheal The rise and fall of nations; how Christians interpret History.
- Edward Gibbon's book Decline and fall of Roman Empire.
- A Study of History by Toynbee.
The crux of these three books is compared with the Qur'anic perspective of this topic. A lot of stuff is
available on this topic.