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مولانا حیدر زمان صدیقی

مولانا حیدر زمان صدیقی
اسی مہینہ میں پاکستان کے ایک خط سے یہ افسوس ناک اطلاع ملی کہ جنوری کے آخری عشرہ میں مولانا حیدر زمان صدیقی نے وفات پائی، مرحوم سے صرف علمی مراسلت رہتی تھی، اس لئے ان کے ذاتی حالات کم معلوم ہیں، ایک زمانہ میں اُن کا قیام پٹھان کوٹ میں تھا، مگر ہندوستان کی تقسیم کے بعد سے ہری پور ضلع ہزارہ میں منتقل ہوگئے تھے، مرحوم بڑی صلاحیتوں کے مالک تھے، اور اپنی علمی وتصنیفی زندگی کے ابتدائی ہی دور میں ایک خاص حلقہ میں اچھی خاصی شہرت حاصل کرلی تھی، اسلامی تعلیمات کی روشنی میں جدید دور کے سیاسی و معاشی مشکلات کا حل اُن کا خاص موضوع تھا، اس موضوع پر وہ معارف اور دوسرے رسالوں میں برابر مضامین لکھتے رہتے تھے، اور اسلامی مسائل کے جدید مفسرین کے برخلاف ان کا قلم بڑی حد تک محتاط واقع ہوا تھا، متفرق مضامین کے علاوہ مستقل تصانیف میں غالباً صرف ایک کتاب اسلام کا نظریہ سیاست اس کی قلمی یادگار ہے، مرحوم کی ذات سے بڑی توقعات وابستہ تھیں، لیکن افسوس موت نے ان کو پوری ہونے کا موقع نہیں دیا، اﷲ تعالیٰ اس خادم دین کو اپنی مغفرت سے نوازے۔
(شاہ معین الدین ندوی، فروری ۱۹۵۲ء)

 

Disease Spectrum in COVID-19 Cohort with Travel History from Iran

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), declared as a pandemic in March 2020, is an acute respiratory tract illness caused by coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) with clinical manifestations ranging from mild upper respiratory tract symptoms to severe pneumonia. Objectives: To determine the disease spectrum of Covid-19 in a cohort with a travel history from Iran. Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study with a retrospective collection of data was conducted at Agha Khan University, Karachi from 15th March to 19th April 2020. One hundred and fifty-five laboratory-confirmed cases of Covid-19 were recruited from a government quarantine facility. Data were obtained from the Punjab Emergency Services (Rescue 1122) database where a record of SARS-CoV-2 positive cases and quarantined persons is maintained. Study subjects with a travel history to Iran were contacted by telephone to obtain information about demographics, symptoms, and co-morbid conditions.  SPSS version 24 was used to analyze the data. Frequencies and percentages were calculated. Results: Among the returning travelers, 213 had laboratory-confirmed Covid-19, out of which 155 were included in this study. 56.1% were males with a mean age of 40 years. Among the study participants, 91.6% remained asymptomatic throughout the stay, while 8.4 % became symptomatic. 77.5% of the participants had received BCG vaccination in childhood. Among symptomatic cases 15.4% had asthma and 7.7% had hypertension. The most common clinical manifestation was cough which was present in 38.5% of the study participants. None died among the study participants. Conclusion: A mild presentation of COVID-19 was seen in our study participants with 91.6% among them being asymptomatic, while 8.4% were symptomatic. There was a high positivity rate in males as compared to females.  

Use of Inquiry for Teaching Social Studies in a Lower Secondary Class at a Private School in Karachi

Social Studies is the integration of the Social Sciences and Humanities in order to promote competence in students. It enables learners to become useful citizens of the society. However, the teaching and learning of such an important subject is not satisfactorily addressed in our schools for various reasons; mainly teachers tend to rely on teaching in a traditional manner. It is perceived that teachers are knowledge givers, while students are recipients of that knowledge, and hence, the children's conceptual understanding in the subject doesn't get developed. Considering that this subject prepares children to become informed citizens, it is necessary that constructive methods and strategies should be introduced in schools for teaching Social Studies. Literature also supports innovative ideas and strategies such as discovery, problem-solving, project-based and web-based teaching and learning in order to enhance students' thinking skills and conceptual understanding. The study was undertaken in a grade seven Social Studies classroom in a private school in Karachi. The methodology used was action research as this is a practitioner's research, which enables the researcher to study the implementation of inquiry through approach using web-resources in the teaching of Social Studies. As a part of methodology, I engaged in the reconnaissance stage and made a general plan of action for carrying out the study. The cycle of action research contained; planning, action, observation and reflection. The data was collected through classroom observations, field notes, and semi-structured interviews. The findings of the study revealed that students when involved in the process of inquiry began participating actively in the lessons. Furthermore, a shift was observed in students from their dependency on textbook to independent searching and collecting information from the internet. It also provided students the opportunity of developing their communication and information-seeking skills and increased their motivation. Students were seen constructing their own knowledge, which facilitates teaching and learning in Social Studies classroom.
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