Education is the basic paraphernalia of the structure of nation development

Education plays key role in nation development

By Zakir Qadir Shams

The nations that once trampled underneath are today risen on the pedestal of glory because they greatly valued education. They realized that it is the one solution to various setbacks and is the essential tool for building a nation, so they embraced education and remarkably increased the percentage of literacy. They were absolutely positive to face the global challenges by the power of education; they improved their economy, reduced poverty and built competitiveness for development and welfare of the people and rapidly caught up with more developed nations.

We as a nation are recently facing torrents of problems and are incapable to progress. The problems are visible that we don’t possess good education. We have not provided education to all of us for the development of the nation and even have not given it importance as a religious obligation.

We are Muslims and our religion ‘Islam’ makes it obligatory for both boys and girls, to seek knowledge. The order sent to us by Almighty Allah was "IQRA" which means 'Read'. And the importance of it was also stressed by the benefactor for the entire humanity, Hazrat Muhammad (SAWW).
He said.

“It is the duty of every Muslim to seek knowledge.”

The Ahadith show that education has an unexcelled importance in Islam. It sharpens our mental capabilities, spurs up the asleep side of our cognition and enables to think creatively. It crushes the negative emotions in us and cultivates positive values. It takes away ills from us and endows us virtues.

In today’s competitive era education is the most important aspect of any nation’s survival on this planet. It preserves the culture, customs, beliefs, arts, scientific accomplishments and also transmits them from generation to generation for their survival and development.

Education plays an important role in the development of a nation. It is the basic paraphernalia of the structure of the nation development. Without it no nation can make headway. It is essential for the progression and the economic progress. We unfortunately are one of poorest nations of the world. Poverty is a great issue and the only panacea is literacy to cure such issues by leading us to the better use of our natural resources. It teaches us ways to consume our raw material in our own abode. It reduces poverty and makes us useful and peaceful. Obviously we will be capable to reach the destination of economic stability.

Ultimately I must say that the nation’s future depends on the type of education, so right type of education is must and if we want to make real speedy and substantial progress then we definitely have to well educate our people.

HOW GREAT IS THE DARKNESS

How Great Is The Darkness…

We all can remember the days when the lawyers’ movement was the heart beat of people of Pakistan because they strongly believed that the lawyers, in their black uniform, are not fighting for the sack of their self interests, but for the sack of 160 million people of Pakistan. They raised full-throated slogans for the independence of the judicial system to provide justice to the citizens and to perform it’s certain functions which are very necessary for the life and happiness of the citizens.

The same people, who chanted slogans for the freedom of the judiciary, are still suffering from injustice and knocking the doors of the courts for their rights and justice, even the justice providers are playing the same game with them.

The justice providers, – Oh GOD –, they do not feel shy – when we went the court for getting a signature on the affidavit. I got shocked because the man who is to protect our rights, asked us to pay him fee without any hesitation, as if he has fought a case for us.

Look this is the protection of our rights that the people who are to protect our rights and make justice, are snatching them. The money which they take from people, they have named their fee. Is this the real justice to the citizens?

If this is the justice of our independent judiciary, we pray to Almighty that HE shouldn’t have gotten us this blind one which has shut down its eyes towards the peoples’ problems and to make justice. Now who should punish the crime? The law has gotten blind and the lamp of justice has gone out darkness, how great is the darkness.

Zakir Shams