مولانا محمد ناظم ندوی
اخباروں سے یہ افسوس ناک خبر ملی کہ ماہ جون ۲۰۰۰ء مین مشہور عالم اور عربی زبان و ادب کے قابل ادیب و شاعر جناب مولانا محمد ناظم ندوی کا پاکستان میں انتقال ہوگیا۔ اِنا ﷲ وَاِنا اِلیہ رَاجِعونْ۔
وہ دارالعلوم ندوۃ العلماء کے اس روشن دور کی آخری نشانی تھے جو حضرت مولانا سید سلمان ندوی کی سرپرستی اور مولانا حیدر حسن خاں ٹونکی اور علامہ تقی الدین ہلالی مراکشی کی تربیت و محنت سے سب سے زیادہ فیضیاب ہوا، گزشتہ صدی کی تیسری، چوتھی دہائی میں مولانا مسعود عالم ندوی، مولانا سید ابوالحسن علی ندوی، مولانا عبدالسلام قدوائی ندوی، مولانا ابواللیث اصلاحی ندوی، مولانا محمد عمران خاں ندوی اور مولانا محمد اویس ندوی رحمہم اﷲ جیسے سیارگان علم و فضل ایک ہی وقت میں برج سلیمانی میں جمع ہوگئے تھے، مولانا محمد ناظم ندوی بھی اس مجموعہ نجوم کے تابناک ستارے تھے۔ انہوں نے خاص طور پر علامہ ہلالی مراکشی سے استفادہ کیا۔ اس باب میں وہ مولانا مسعود عالم ندوی اور مولانا سید ابوالحسن ندوی کے بعد ثالث ثلثہ ہوئے۔
بہار کا مردم خیز خطہ مونگیر ان کا وطن تھا، گھر اور پٹنہ کے مدرسہ شمس الہدیٰ میں تعلیم حاصل کرنے کے بعد وہ انیس بیس سال کی عمر میں دارالعلوم ندوہ میں اعلیٰ تعلیم کے لئے داخل ہوئے، فراغت حاصل کرنے کے بعد وہ ڈابھیل کی اس درس گاہ میں درس و تدریس کے لئے منتخب کئے گئے جو اس وقت مولانا شبیر احمد عثمانی اور مولانا محمد یوسف بنوری جیسے جلیل القدر علماء کی موجودگی سے مرکز نگاہ بنی ہوئی تھی، کئی سال گزارنے کے بعد وہ حضرت سید صاحب کی خواہش پر ندوہ میں عربی زبان و ادب کے استاد کی حیثیت سے واپس تشریف لائے اور تقسیم ہند تک یہیں رہے، پاکستان بنا تو انہوں نے...
Of the several factors that justify the greatness of Islamic Culture and survived the test of time, one is the pride of place ascribed to woman in human society. Since the dawn of Islamic civilization, woman has been respected and cored and her rights have been protected and, thus, womanfolk has been made a purposeful existence. However, Islam, being a religion of nature, does not bring woman on the line of equality with man as the Islam is the religion of justice; not that of equality. The Holy Quran has very apparently determined the rights and duties of man and woman and these all are based on natural facts and laws as well. In the contemporary times, progressive as well as west-inspired circles of our society have put numerous objections on the issue of divorce. They opine that by giving man right to divorce, woman has been deprived of equal status; hence this one-sided right has not only disturbed the family life, but put woman at an interior place. This point of view does not testify to the very facts of Islamic practices in connection with the institution of divorce. In order to understand the historical background of the institution of divorce, laws and practices in vogue in two major religions of the world-Judaism and Christianity, are discussed in a brief manner. Besides, various reforms, from time and again, introduced in divorce in west are also touched upon in nutshell. However, major portion of this article focuses on Islamic teachings regarding divorce and its implications. Therefore, this research article attempts to highlight the various aspects of divorce in the light of Islamicteachings in a comprehensive manner so as to remove the doubts of so-called west-oriented circles of our society.
Pakistan-US relations evolved in the cold war perspective. Pakistan‟s economic and national security needs and United States‟ need of allies for containment of communism and strategic compulsions in South Asian Region forged their strategic relationship. Bilateral interests of both the countries defined their mutual relations as well as depth of these relations for a short or long term. Pakistan was in search of allies due to its fear or threat perception of India. For US, Pakistan became an ideological ally during expansion of communism as it was a common and the biggest threat after the Second World War to America. Pakistan-US relations have many dimensions in their historical perspective and are like travelling on a bumpy road marred with mistrust and disenchantment. However, it is interesting to study and analyse Pakistan-US bilateral relations so that some logical conclusions may be drawn for assessing theoretical basis and significance. There is no such study in the field which had analyzed the impact of fear and threat perception for guiding foreign policy behaviour of Pakistan and its implications for national security. Pakistan-US relations worked in traditional realist paradigm with neoclassical realist approach studying structural changes in South Asian Regional Security Complex as national security remained paramount consideration for Pakistan to maintain a balance of power with India. Economic and strategic insecurity perceived due to fears of Indian hegemony and threats to sovereignty and national security of Pakistan always led its decision-making. Security dilemma is applied to analyze proportionality and impact of fear or threat perception in international behaviour for maintaining balance of power. The study aims to establish a theoretical framework for state behaviour in fear and insecurity in anarchical perspective of international relations purely for national security and interests beneficial for other weaker states in their relationship with great powers. There is no permanence in state relations and domestic, regional and global dynamics shape the behaviour of states. The study reveals convergences and divergences in bilateral relations. Mutual interests dictated convergence and afterwards US never taken care of Pakistan whenever its interests were served leaving Pakistan in the lurch frustrated and disenchanted. Pakistan learnt lessons in international behaviour in realist paradigm where only interests matter as there are no permanent friends and foes.