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مانا کہ زمانہ ستم ایجاد بہت ہے

مانا کہ زمانہ ستم ایجاد بہت ہے
مجھ کو شہہِ کونینؐ کی امداد بہت ہے

آیا تھا تصور میں بس اک پل کو مدینہ
دل ہے کہ اُسی لمحے سے آباد بہت ہے

بیکار ہے افکار کی دُنیا میں بھٹکنا
مجھ کو تو حضورؐ آپؐ کا ارشاد بہت ہے

کچھ اِس کے سنورنے کا بھی سامان ہو آقا ؐ
بستی جو زمیں پر ہے وُہ برباد بہت ہے

ایمان کی شمعیں ہوں فروزاں دل و جاں میں
اِس دورِ سیہ رنگ میں الحاد بہت ہے

سکھ مت کا تصور توحید اور اس پر اسلامی تعلیمات کے اثرات کا تجزیاتی مطالعہ (گرو گرنتھ صاحب کی روشنی میں) An analytical study of the concept of monotheism in Sikhism and Islamic influences on it

The basic concept of monotheism is found in the teachings of Guru Nanak. There are basically two doctrinal things in Sikhism. One is the belief in the oneness of God and the other is the promotion of human brotherhood. In Guru Granth Sahib, the words of some devotees also convey the idea of polytheistic beliefs. However, as far as the words and ideas of Guru Nanak are concerned, they seem to be safe from polytheism. According to Sikh Dharma, God is the Creator and Almighty of the world and he is eternal. Guru Nanak's concept of God is similar to Islam's concept of monotheism. The monotheism of Sikhism as a whole is between Islam and Hinduism.  In addition to acknowledging the existence of God, Granth Sahib also acknowledges the greatness of the gods and goddesses. But Guru Nanak used to give the status of creatures to all these gods and goddesses. The philosophy of Wahdat-ul-Wujud is very strong in Sikhism. But in Islam and Sikhism there is a clear difference between the interpretations of the doctrine of Wahdat-ul-Wujud and Wahdat-ul-Shuhud. Undoubtedly, Guru Nanak was deeply influenced by the concept of monotheism in Islam. Similarly, other Gurus have also stated contradictory teachings in their discourse on monotheism in Granth Sahib.

Integrated Nutrient Management for Soil Fertility and Crop Productivity of Water Eroded Lands at District Swat

Eroded lands have very poor soil fertility and crop productivity due to the loss of top fertile soil during soil erosion. In order to meet the food requirements of increasing population such lands need to be restored. To achieve this objective, experiments were conducted at three sites i.e., Guljaba (slightly eroded), Gado (moderately eroded) and Kotlai (severely eroded), District Swat, North West Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan from 2006 to 2008. The experiments were carried out to study the efficacy of combined application of organic and inorganic sources of plant nutrients and mungbean residues on soil fertility and crop productivity under wheat- mungbean-wheat cropping system. Mungbean was grown and a basal dose of 25-60-0 kg N-P2O5-K2O ha-1 was applied. After mungbean harvest, three residues management practices, i.e., R+ (mungbean residues incorporated into soil), R- (mungbean residues removed) and F (fallow) were performed. After mungbean, wheat was grown and fertilizer treatments for wheat crop consisted of T1 (control), T2 (120 kg N ha-1), T3 (120-90-0 kg N-P2O5-K2O ha-1), T4 (120-90-60 kg N-P2O5-K2O ha-1), T5 (90-90-60 kg N-P2O5-K2O ha-1 + 10 t FYM ha-1) and T6 (60-90-60 kg N-P2O5- K2O ha-1 + 20 t FYM ha-1). Experiments were laid out in RCBD split plot arrangement with residues management practices in the main plots and fertilizer treatments in the subplots. Three replications were used in the experiments. The results showed that soil properties were improved with T6 (application of 20 t FYM ha-1 and reducing commercial inorganic N fertilizer to 60 kg N ha-1) and incorporation of mungbean residues (R+) both at surface soil (0-20 cm soil depth) and sub-surface (20-45 cm soil depth). Soil pH and bulk density were decreased, while AWHC, soil organic matter, available K and P, mineral N, total N and microbial properties (microbial activity, microbial biomass C and N and mineralizable C and N) were improved with T6 and R+ at the three sites. Analysis of the data combined over both seasons and sites showed that all soil characteristics differed significantly among the sites Guljaba, Gado and Kotlai, as well as among seasons, both at surface (0-20 cm soil depth) and sub-surface soils (20-45 cm soil depth). The deleterious effect of erosion on soil properties was more prominent in severely eroded soil as compared to moderately and slightly eroded soils. Soil properties were improved over time from their initial values during Kharif 2006 at all the three sites due to residual or cumulative effect through addition of inorganic fertilizers, farmyard manure and mungbean residues management, which implies the restoration of soil fertility over time. T6 increased the biological yield of wheat significantly over the other treatments with an increase of 34, 44 and 47% compared with the control at Guljaba, Gado and Kotlai respectively. Similarly, R+ increased biological yield of wheat by 10, 12.9 and 13% compared with the Fallow at Guljaba, Gado and Kotlai respectively. Similar trends were observed for grain yield, straw yield, 1000-grain weight and harvest index of wheat. T6 increased N and P uptake by wheat significantly over the other treatments and increased N concentration in wheat plant with an increase of 19, 22 and 22.5% compared with the control at Guljaba, Gado and Kotlai respectively. Similarly R+ increased N concentration in wheat plant with an increase of 11.7, 12.9 and 12.7% compared with the control at Guljaba, Gado and Kotlai respectively. Similar trends were observed for Plant P, grain N and grain P concentrations of wheat, except that effect of residues management practices on P concentration in both plant and grain was non-significant (p>0.05). Economic analysis of fertilizer treatments and residue management practices revealed that application of 20 t FYM ha-1 and reducing commercial inorganic N fertilizer to 60 kg N ha-1 (T6) and R- (mungbean residues removed) gave the highest relative increase in income (RII). It can be concluded from this study that application of balanced rate of fertilizers in combination with farmyard manure (FYM) would improve soil physical, chemical and biological properties and restore crop productivity under wheat-mungbean-wheat cropping system on sustainable basis. Mungbean is a very useful crop, as its pods can be picked and the crop biomass can be incorporated to improve the fertility of soil. Keeping in view the importance of legumes in cereal legume rotation, wheat-mungbean-wheat cropping system and application of 20 t FYM ha-1 and reducing commercial inorganic N fertilizer to 60 kg N ha-1 for wheat crop is recommended for restoring crop productivity on eroded lands.
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