FIKR-O NAZAR فکر ونظر

قرآنِ حکیم کی قراءات متواترہ اور استنباط احکام

حافظ تاج افسر — 2010-03-30

Variant readings of some of the words of the Qur'an taught by the Prophet (peace be on him) is an interesting phenomenon which has attracted attention of the scholars as well as that of general readers of
the Quran. The science of recitations of the Qur'an ('ilm al-Qiraat) is considered to be of vital importance among various Sciences of the Qur'an ('ulam al-Qur'an) as well as Sciences of the Tafsir ('ulum al-Tafsir). The scholars of Tafsir have extensively used those recitations which have been transmitted by multitude of people to multitudes of people in each generation (al-Qiraat al-Mutawatirah) in deduction and extraction of the injunctions (ahkam) pertaining to various aspects of individual and collective spheres of life. This article delves into the classical as well as contemporary works of tafsir and 'ulum al-Qur'an to bring to the fore various issues related to al-qiraat al-mutawatirah. The special focus of this article, however, is to highlight the attempts of the exegetes (al-mufassirin) in fully employing al-qiraat al-mutawatirah in deduction of injunctions (istinbat al-ahkam) as well as in determining the preference or otherwise of the juristic opinions of various schools of thought (madhahib) in Islam۔

سیرتِ نبویؐ اور عصرِ حاضر کے تقاضے

ڈاکٹر ظفر اللہ بیگ — 2010-03-30

The Seerah of Prophet (PBUH) is a role model for the humanity. The unique characteristics of his personality were recognized from the early age of his active life. In his pre Prophet Hood life he became famous as truth worthy and an honest personality. At the age of 40 years, he attained the responsibilities of last prophet of Allah Almighty. He started his preaching from his closed relatives. The everlasting characteristics of his message are the uniqueness of Prophet Hood of Muhammad (PBUH). Prophet (PBUH) presented eternal divine guidance of Allah Almighty to the humanity in comprehensive and everlasting way. He has presented complete way of life suitable to all civilizations and cultures. The complete legal system, protection of rights of women and children, reforms in religious matters, importance of knowledge, elimination of slavery, simplicity and ethics of war based on justice were characteristics of the message of Prophet (PBUH). Contemporary world is facing lot of complicated problems due to the advancement of science and technology the need for solution of contemporary problems became very vital. Contemporary Muslims are facing lot of problems because of their backwardness in science and technology. The solution of the contemporary Muslim problems is lying in the Seerah of Prophet (PBUH). The intellectual crises of the contemporary Muslim world, the social restructuring of Muslim societies and legal reforms in Muslim countries to protect the human rights can be possible only if Muslims follow Seerah of Prophet (PBUH). The Muslims can reform their economy and societies only if they follow the Seerah of Prophet (PBUH). The Seerah of Prophet (PBUH) is a beam light for the bright future of the Muslim societies.

وجودیت، تصورِ موت اسلامی تناظر

ڈاکڑ خواجہ محمد سعید — 2010-03-30

According to existentialists, it is important that human beings be aware of death. They do not take the death negatively but hold that knowledge of death is fundamental human condition that gives meaning to living. The apprehension of death and the apprehension of life are correlated. The fear of death looms over those who are afraid to participate fully in life. They believe that people who fear death also fear life, it is as if one is saying "I fear death because I have never fully lived." According to existentialists death is of two types: Subjective death and objective death. In view of existentialists subjective death is more important because it is related to the imagination of a human being. In Islamic teachings proper conception of death is also given vital importance for a successful fulfilment of life. This article attempts to present an analysis of existentialist point of view about death in Islamic perspective.

(تسمیہء 'غیر'(یورپی اور مسلم زبانوں میں مسلمانوں اور اہل مغرب کے نام

ڈاکٹر محمد خالد مسعود — 2010-03-30

Names of things illustrate the multilevel process of classification, on the basis of which various sciences have emerged. While naming the other is an attempt to identify the other and place him on one's cultural map to facilitate dealing with him it is a function of language that adheres to cultural aspect which keeps changing with the passage of time. Nonetheless it is always marked with prejudices however minute they may be. In this context it has taken Western European languages several centuries to call a Muslim a Muslim. It is quite peculiar that in these languages Muslims were called by different names, which were probably neutral in their origins but most came to reflect hostility and contempt. An analysis of these names offers a good example for studying the process of naming the 'other'. This paper looks at these different names and tries to seek possible explanations for this naming process. For comparative purposes, the paper also includes a discussion of how Muslims named the others. Based on this analysis a general outline of the naming process is developed. This paper relies essentially on an analysis of the usage found in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Persian and Urdu dictionaries for names for others in each of these languages. The translator has added up some notes of his own wherever he felt necessary.

خواجہ احرار

محمد نوید اظہر — 2010-03-30

n/a