Shaikh Azhar Iqbal
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The tap-root of social welfare in India is to ameliorate poverty, unemployment, upliftment of handicapped and deprived persons and in providing education, medical and health care for all citizens of our society. The book analyses in depth the various problems associated with the public and private social welfare agencies and in services and resources for practice of social work in the field of economic security, agencies for juvenile and adult offenders, and in ...
Social work is a service comprising a composite of knowledge and skills, which attempts to help the individual to satisfy his needs in the social milieu and remove, as far as possible, the impediments that obstruct people from achieving the best by making good use of their abilities and capacities. From the work of charity, almsgiving and acts of benevolence, it has grown into a definite domain of knowledge making it a professional service. The profession of ...
Social welfare must be part of an effort to create a social order more consistent with fundamental human needs for security, dignity and personal fulfillment. This is the value position taken through this book. In this book, social welfare is analysed in the context of our changing social system and evaluated in the light of our central concern with the development of human potential. Three questions are explored in this book: What is social welfare?, How has it ...
Welfare of women and disadvantaged groups has various dimensions of activities in different societies and tend to differ in terms of milieus, scriptural codes, cultural traditions, types of polity and above all, levels of social awareness and the equality of services. The proper understanding of such welfare activities requires adopting a historical view to examine the role and position of women and disadvantaged, their rights and obligations, status as per ...
Encyclopaedia of Islam is a comprehensive and outstanding informative work of Islamic study from emergence of Islam to modern times by eminent scholars Dr. Masood Ali Khan and Dr. Shaikh Azhar Iqbal who have recreated all aspects of Islam as a religion as a philosophy and as a culture. To provide a true picture of Islam a vast project was undertaken to create a comprehensive Encyclopaedia of Islam. Among works already existing this Encyclopaedia will create a ...
The Holy Quran is all revelation of Allah through the prophet. Quran has the most effective appeal to all Muslims the world over. The original source from which all principles and ordinances of Islam are drawn is the Holy book called al-Qur’an. The name Qur’an is frequently mentioned in the Book itself (2: 185; 10: 37, 61: 17: 106, etc.) which also states, to whom, when, in what language, how, and why it was revealed. It was revealed to Muhammad: “And (who) ...
Islam is the only religion which has given extensive laws for every walk of life and for the peaceful and healthy survival of society. this book provides a detailed analysis of Islamic laws. Islam is the religion of Allah revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace) in order that he might proclaim it to all mankind and men might be able to believe in it and put its teachings and regulations into practice. T he Apostle transmitted the ...
Thinkers and philosophers both Islamic and others have tried to identify Islamic thought and philosophy since long. This book highlights the Islamic philosophy and thought in detail, probably this is the most relevant and useful book in this area, ever written. ‘ISLAM:’ is an Arabic word. It means the act of resignation to God. The rood word is SLM, pronounced ‘salm’ which means peace from which comes the word ‘aslama’ which means the submitted, he ...
Islamic injunctions on society, politics and culture have been very specific and comprehensive. Beside the revelations and the sayings of the prophet, later Muslim rules and saints have given many traditions which have guided and directed the behaviour of Individual Muslims and societies. In this book a comprehensive survey has been made of there traditions. Said Ibn ‘Abbas-with whom may Allah be pleased: The first thing that Allah created was the Preserved ...
Islam is the first religion n the world which has the highest number of adherents. Fortunately enough the world occupied by the Islamic faith is the richest in natural resources, like petrol. Islam has a very strong presence in the world and matters in day to day life of the globe. Shortly after the Gulf war it appeared to Muslims that yet another stand was woven into the rope being used to bind Islam: the story of the Pakistani and Arab bank, the Bank of Credit ...
Who is Baba Amte? A Karamyogi, a saint, a selfless worker serving humanity? Or a publicity seeker, arrogant and an opportunist as his critics maintain? He doesn't like being called a saint. His life stories are folklore. This well-researched book is divided into different chapters representing many phrases of Baba's life and work. Despite having spent his childhood in the lap of luxury, Baba chose to fraternize with children of the deprived and the 'outcast'. He ...
Unlike the west, social work in India is still in its infancy. The result, therefore, is that this field is, for a majority of the people, uncharted territory, and hence remains quite ignored and in want of greater organisation, infrastructure, aid and workers. The potential and capacity of social work to incorporate within its range a huge variety of settings and work upon the improvement of these settings, including alcohol and drug abuse, child welfare, civil ...