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19. Mary/Sayedah Maryam

19. Mary/Sayedah Maryam

I/We begin by the Blessed Name of Allah

The Immensely Merciful to all, The Infinitely Compassionate to everyone.

19:01
a. Kaf. Ha. Ya. `Ayn. Sad.
19:02
a. This is a narrative of the mercy of your Rabb - The Lord towards HIS servant, Zachariah.
19:03
a. When he called out to his Rabb - The Lord in seclusion by the middle of the night,
19:04
praying:
O ‘My Rabb - The Lord!
Indeed my bones have become weak within me, and my head is aflame with gray hair because of old age.
However - O My Rabb - The Lord - I have never been disappointed when calling out to YOU’ before –
- so do not disappoint me now.
19:05
‘Now, I worry who will be the heir after me to fulfill their duties to the Temple of Solomon
for my wife has always been infertile.
So grant me out of YOUR Mercy an heir’ -
19:06
- the one who will be my heir in my duty, and heir to the legacy of spiritual purity, divine knowledge, and Allah-consciousness of the House of Jacob;
and make him - O My Rabb - The Lord - the one with whom YOU would be pleased.’
19:07
His prayer was answered:
‘O Zachariah!
Truly WE give you the happy news of the birth of a son.
His name will be Yahya/John the Baptist.
The uniqueness of the name is that WE have never assigned this name to anyone before.’
19:08
Zachariah exclaimed with joy and surprise:
O ‘My Rabb - The Lord!

But how can I have a son while my wife has always been infertile, and I have already become frail because...

Understanding and Promotion of Civic Behavior Among Students in the Light of Sīrah

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Stakeholders Perceptions and Action for Addressing Students Dropout in a Government Secondary School in Karachi

This exploratory case study aimed at investigating the stakeholders' perceptions of student dropout during middle and secondary classes. The stakeholders included parents, head teacher, teachers, and dropped out students, and their views were collected for this study. The study was also aimed at exploring the actions of the school management in improving the situation. The study conducted in a government boy's secondary school of a less privileged context. The study aimed to understand the contextual circumstances that led to students' dropout. The sample collected was of students who had dropped out of school in the last three years. In addition, the school identified some students at-risk, who were interviewed as probable dropouts. They were also considered as part of the sample, albeit of a different category. The stakeholders were interviewed in order to locate what factors actually contributed to the dropping out of students. The findings of the study confirm previous studies. Some of the factors contributing to student dropout are socio-economic, academic performance of the students, and repeating the class as a result of failures in examinations. Another factor was peer pressure and low value of education both from parents as well as students. This study also brought out some other interesting factors like school policies that allow students choices to stay away from classes and only appear in examinations, lack of any remedial support to students facing difficulties to cope with the academic demands, and an uninviting school environment. Another factor that was considered both by parents and students was the local environment in which the school was located that was neither very conducive nor safe for students to access school.
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