1 Abstracts of the Articles Prof. Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Shahid* Dr. Tahira Yasmin** Naqad o Barrasi Manzooma Ayah-e-Rehmat Saroodah e Syed Muhammad Akram Shah Ikram Prof. Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Shahid Professor Dr. Syed Muhammad Akram Shah is an eminent poet and scholar of Persian and is a known personality in the world of Persian Language and Literature. "Ayah-e-Rehmat" has been compiled by him, in the form of Na'at genre of poetry in praise of Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH). In this article the characteristics of the poem has been studied. Keywords: Na'at, Persian Na'at Goye, Syed Akram Shah Ikram, Persian literature, poetry, Persian literature in the Subcontinent. * driqbalshahid@hotmail.com ** tahirayasmin@gcu.edu.pk
2 Muarrafi Kitaab Nuzhatulsalkeen Wa Ahwal e Moallif Dr. Tahira Yasmin Syed Aleemullah Jallandhri was a religious scholar, mystic and writer of Indo- Pakistan sub-continent. He became the disciple of Syed Meeran Bheekh Chishty Sabri, resident of Khraam who was one of the leading learned persons and sufis of the age. Most important books written by him are as follows: Anharul Asrar, Nazmudurar Wal Marjan fi Talkhees -e- Siyyaru-Tayyab Wal Tahir, Sharh-e-Akhlaq-e-Nasiri, Zubdatur-Rawayaat fi Masaail ul Waqaya, Taqdis ur Rehman un taqdees bizzaman. The book under study "Nuzhatussalikeen" was written by Aleemullah Jallandhri. It has been divided into twenty four chapters. The book discusses various facets of Tasawwuf. Key Words: Syed Aleemullah Jallandhri, Nuzhatussalikeen, Syed Meeran Bheekh Chishti, Dehli, Sultan Qutab ud Din Aebak, Nawab Roshan ud Daula. Muarrafi Khanwadah Maharaja Rantansingh Zakhmi Dr. Babar Naseem Assi Ratan Singh Zakhmi was a renowned poet of 13 th Century Hijri. He was a very good poet. His family had been in the service of Kings of Oudh for many generations. His grandfather Raja Bhagwan Das was the minister & tutor of Nawab Asif ul Dullah. He was governor of Barelli. Raja Bhagwan Sahaey was maternal grangfather of Raja Ratan Singh Zakhmi. Zakhmi s father, Rai Baalak Raam Saboori was the minister of Asif ul Dullah. He was Leiutenent Governor of Maharaja Thao Laal. He was a famous poet. Zakhmi s son Daulat Singh Shakri was a poet & a writer too. Author of Tazkra Riaz ul Arifeen named Aftab Rai Lakhnawi was the husband of Daulat Singh Shakri s daughter. Key Words: Raja Bhagwan Das, Rai Baalak Raam Saboori, Daulat Singh Shakri, Aftab Rai Lakhnawi, Deewan Asif ul Dullah
3 Barrasi Hunar Wa Andeshaha e Saaeb Tabraizi Dr. Aqsa Sajid Mirza Saaeb Tabraizi was a renowned lyric (ghazal) writer of Persian Language. He adopted Sabk-e-Hindi / Hindi style of Persian. He is the only poet who was a poet laureate of both Iran and India. Without any fear of contradiction it can be said about him that he was one of those poets who a prolific writer of poetry. No other poet can compete him in bringing new ideas in poetry. Plenty of ornamental verses can be seen in his poetry. Amongst those the most important being Uslub e Muadila which is like spinal cord in the body. In this article we have researched and reviewed his art and thoughts. Key Words: Saaeb, Sabk-e-Hindi, Uslub-e-Muadila, Irsal-ul-Masal. Barrasi Maktoob Wa Maktoob Nigari E Farsi Dar Shibeh Qareh Ms. Rizwana Khaliq Maktoob at is a collection of letters. It is one of the branches of Inshaa (literary writing). In Tasawwuf (mysticism) this is an old practice. Great spiritual leaders have been writing letters to their disciples and their sons as well as to kings, ministers and other Sufis of their time. In these letters they have discussed mostly various spiritual matters. These letters are not devoid of political, social, historical, moral and philosophical subjects. In this article Maktoob and Maktoob Nigari has been discussed. Key Words: Maktoobat, Tasawwuf, Maktoobat Shah Wali Allah, Maktoobat Shah Ghulam Ali.
4 Firdausi Shanasi Garoh-e-Farsi Danishgah-e-Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan Mr. Naseem-ul-Rehman Shah Nama-e-Firdausi is the masterpiece of Persian epic Literature but also the most popular poem. It has established the real pictures of the sentiments and amateurs of a nation. Iranian has accepted it as a national and Deponent of the Irani nation. In the Persian world a large number of its appreciative research articles have been published in this artile the work of the teachers of the University of the Punjab, Oriental College Lahore has been introduced. Key Words: Firdusi, Shah Nama, Danishgah-e-Punjab, Shib-e-Qareh Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum and Government College Lahore Prof. Dr. Zahir Ahmad Siddiqi Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum was an eminent teacher, poet and critic. His ancestors hailed from Kashmir. They had settled in Amritsar, before coming to Pakistan in 1947. At the Govt. College Lahore he served as Chairman of Department of Urdu as well as Department of Persian. The Government of Pakistan awarded him Pride of Performance and Sitara-e-Imtiaz and Government of Iran awarded him Nishan-e-Fazeelat in recognition of his services to Persian language and literature. He wrote poetry in Urdu, Persian and Punjabi. He translated the poetry of Ghalib, Iqbal and many English poets in Punjabi. He wrote many books. Key Words: Amratsar, Persian, Urdu, Punjabi, poet, critical.
5 Fan-e-Lughat Nawisi Aur Lughaat-e-Kishori Prof. Syed Khursheed Hussain Bokhari Lexicography is an important art in linguistics. It has a significant and historical background among the western & oriental languages. This article deals with the beginnings of lexicography in Arabic language and its traditions and historical development in Persian Language. Similarly the start of lexicography in Urdu Language and services of orientalists and characteristics of Lughaat-e-Kashori as well as its sources have been discussed. Key Words: Lexicography, Arabic Dictionaries, Persian Dictionaries, Urdu Dictionaries, Lughaat-e-Kishori. Kalhora Ehd: Tawareekh Naveesi Ka Zerein Daur Dr. Faleeha Zahra Kazmi & Ambar Zulfiqar Though Kalhora period was very short i. e. only sixty eight years. It seems a short time for historiography but is a golden period. Kalhora's various history books were written on Sindh like: Tarikh-e-Abbasia, Mukhtar Nama, Shahnameh-e-Nadiri, Tohfatul Kiram, Lubb-e-Tarikh-e-Kalhora, Tarikh-e-Jahangosha-e-Nadiri. In this article we will introduce the historical books to the readers. Key Words: Kalhora, Sindh, Mukhtarnama, Tarikh-e-Abbasia.
6 Hazrat Imam Ghazali Ka Tasawwur e Towba Dr. Ghulam Akbar Dr. Aasma Mr. Tariq Mahmood Hashmi Abstract: Imam Ghazali was a great scholar and Sufi of the 6th century of al-hijra. He was a multi-faceted personality. He rendered his services in many fields of Islamic Learning and earned world wide fame and recognition in this regard. There are many scholars who have written on the Islamic concept of Towba. The great Imam had also penned down his views of Towba. This article presents a study of his concept of Towba. Keywords: Imam Ghazali, Towba, Sufi.