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غارِ حرا

غار حرا
مکہ معظمہ سے تین میل کے فاصلہ پر ایک غار ہے جس کو حرا کہتے ہیں ۔ اب اس کو جبل النور کہتے ہیں ۔ اس غار کا طول چار گز اور عرض پونے دو گز ہے اونچائی اتنی ہے کہ ایک دراز قد آدمی کھڑے ہو کر اس میں نماز پڑھ سکتا ہے دھوپ اور بارش سے بھی بہت حدتک محفوظ ہے۔ آپ ﷺْ کھانے پینے کا سامان لے کر وہاں چلے جاتے اور جب تک کھانے پینے کی اشیاء ختم نہ ہوتیں ، آپ ﷺ واپس تشریف نہ لاتے ۔ آپ ﷺ وہاں عبادت میں مصروف رہتے ۔ یہاں سوال یہ پیدا ہوتا ہے کہ آپ کس قسم کی عبادت کیا کرتے تھے ۔ شرح بخاری عینی میں ہے ۔ ترجمہ ’’ یہ سوال کیا گیا کہ آپ کی عبادت کیا تھی ؟ تو اس کا جواب یہ ہے کہ غور و فکر اور عبرت پذیری ‘‘۔ مولانا شبلی لکھتے ہیں ’’ یہ وہی عبادت تھی جو آپ ﷺ کے دادا ابراہیم ؑ نے نبوت سے پہلے کی تھی۔ ستاروں کو دیکھا تو چونکہ تجلی کی جھلک تھی ، دھوکہ ہوا ، چاند نکلا تو اور بھی شبہ ہوا ، آفتاب پر اس سے بھی زیادہ شبہ ہوا لیکن جب سب نظروں سے غائب ہو گئے تو بے ساختہ پکار اٹھے ’’ اِنّیِ لاَ اُحِبُّ الاٰفِلِینo
انی وجھت ۔۔۔۔ والارض ( الانعام ۔۷۹) ترجمہ( میں فانی چیزوں سے محبت نہیں کرتا میں اپنا منہ اس کی طرف کرتا ہوں جس نے زمین و آسمان پیدا کیا ‘‘۔ ایک مغربی مورخ کار لائل نے آنحضرت ﷺ کی عبادت کی کیفیت اس طرح بیان کی ہے ’’ سفرو حضر میں ہر جگہ محمدﷺ کے دل میں ہزاروں سوال پیدا ہوتے تھے، میں کیا ہوں ؟ یہ غیر متناہی عالم کیا ہے ؟ نبوت کیا...

مسيحيت اور اسلام ميں تصور گناہ

God has given us two kinds of commandments "al-awaamir wan-nawaahi" i.e. Biddings and forbiddings whose violation is called "sin”. Christianity and Islam both are divine religions and their teachings are God-gifted. Their followers are required to lead their lives according to the commandments of God in order to succeed. But with the passage of time, Christians started distortions within their law. They, therefore, promoted the belief that every man is a sinner by birth. Christians believe that Adam (PBUH) committed sin. Islam teaches that every child is innocent by birth. The holy Prophet (BPBUM) said: “Every child is born on Islamic nature and his parents cause him to be Christian, Jew or Magian". Despite being distorted, Christianity does possess yet such teachings that resemble Islamic teachings. If these teachings are followed the mankind can be reformed though these teachings have its limitations. Islam is a final and ultimate religion and its teachings are, valid up to the day of resurrection. Also, these teachings have not been distorted. Islam has described each and every sin in detail more than the Christianity. If one follows Islamic teachings be can achieve success and salvation.

Prostate Specific Antigen As a Risk Factor for Skeletal Metastases in Black African Men With Prostate Cancer

Background: Prostate cancer is one of the commonest cancers in men worldwide. Several recognised risk factors are associated with this disease, amongst them, race. Despite this, there is a paucity of data in the native African setting. The skeletal system is a common site of metastasis, its incidence increasing with increase in prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels. Bone scans are used to detect skeletal metastases. Its use in prostate cancer patients with abnormal but low PSA has been subject of debate. Objectives: To test the association of PSA levels with skeletal metastasis in men with histologically proven prostate cancer. Methodology: Case control study. Using Radiology and Pathology records, a registry of prostate cancer patients recorded as being of Black African ethnicity previously investigated in the institution was assembled. Following anonymisation and coding, archive images were presented to a nuclear physician blinded to the PSA level, to determine presence and sites of skeletal metastases. The risk factor for the outcome of interest (skeletal metastases) was PSA level above 20ng/ml. The reliability of image reporting for bone scans was also analysed. Results: Of 122 patients, 50 (41%) had skeletal metastases, while 72 (59%) had no skeletal metastases. The prevalence of metastases among the high PSA group was 55.9% (44.1% to 67.7%) and 22.2% (11.1% to 33.3%) among the normal/low PSA group. The Odds Ratio (OR) for skeletal metastases in the exposed group was 4.4 (95% CI, 2.01 – 9.78.) There was an intra-observer agreement of 88.5% with a Kappa statistic of 0.76. Inter observer agreement was 85.3% (Kappa statistic of 0.70.) Conclusion: Significantly higher prevalence of skeletal metastasis is seen in regional Black African males with prostate cancer, at both low and high PSA levels. Bone scanning in this population should therefore be considered even at PSA levels below 20ng/ml.
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