Professions (In Islam)

Professions

(a) Teaching   (b) Fishing

Question / Answers:
Q1. What does “Akhund” mean?
Ans: “Akhund” is a sindhi word derived from a Persian word “Khandan” which means “to read”. It is the best word to express the teacher’s dignity and status.

Q2. How does a teacher fulfill God’s command?
Ans. A teacher is a reader par excellence. An honest and a good teacher fulfills God’s command expressed in the first word of revelation which says “Read”. The teacher is one who knows how to read God’s words be it written on the human heart or in the Holy Book of Allah or be written in nature. A teacher reads a lot and seeks knowledge from every source.

Q3. Write a short note on “The qualities of teacher.
Ans: A good teacher always gains honour and respect in a society. He acquires good personal qualities, therefore, he always tries to improve his character and personality. The personal qualities of a good teacher are following.

1. A good teacher is a reader par excellence. He fulfills God’s command by reading the words of God be it written on the human heart or in the Holy Book or in nature. 
2. He thinks over the sacred writings and tells others the meaning of life and the way to live it fully.
3. A good teacher always seeks knowledge from the sources of truth, beauty and goodness.
4. A good teacher not only strives to know what is true, good and beautiful but also seeks to incorporate these in the life.
5. A good teacher strictly follows the teachings of Allah in the Holy Quran and the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (صلی اللہ علیہ والہ وسلم).

Q4. Why do people like fresh water fishes?
Ans: People like fresh water fishes because they are more tasty.

Q5. Why is fish important for us?
Ans: Fish is important for us because it is a source of food and also several by-products, are obtained from fish i.e glue, manure, liver oil etc. Catching fish is one of the most ancient and common profession of the world. A large number of people are engaged with this profession. It is also a flourishing trade.

Q6. What are the different modes of fishing?
Ans: There are two modes of fishing.

1. Marine or Sea fishing.
2. Inland or fresh water fishing.

Q7. Where is marine fishing done in Pakistan?
Ans: In Pakistan, marine fishing is done in the Arabian Sea along the coast.

Q8. What are the dangers of marine fishing?
Ans: Marine fishing is dangerous because the fishermen have to go in deep sea to catch fishes and face the dangers of the sea. Sometimes, the weather turns rough without any warning. The fisherman then at the mercy of the storm against which they are quite helpless.

Q9. Why do people of East have a high regards of teachers?
Ans: A teacher fulfills God’s commands by reading the words of God be it written on the human heart, or the Holy Book or in nature. A teacher always teaches moral values and the principles of truth, beauty and goodness. A teacher acquires his status in society by cultivating several personal and professional qualities that is why people in the East have very high regard for teachers.

Q10. Short note on “Modernization of Fish Industry”.

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What steps have been taken by the government to improve and modernize the fish industry in Pakistan?
Ans: Fishing is one of the most important industry in Pakistan. Fish is a source of food and it is sold in markets for this purpose. Fish is required by those industries which manufacture several by-products of fish. For the increasing need and demand of fish, the government has taken various steps to improve and modernize the fish industry in Pakistan which are the following.

1. Loans are being provided to the fishermen on soft terms and conditions for buying bigger boats and other equipments.
2. Fishing nets of good quality are available for the fishermen at low prices.
3. Fish harbours and fish markets have been set up at various places for improving the fishing trade.
4. Weather stations have been built at various places to warn the fishing boats about bad weather and sea storms.
5. Wireless receivers are being fitted in the large boats of the fishermen.
6. A “Fisheries Training Institute” and a “Fisheries Technology Laboratory” have been established at Karachi.

Q11. Write the names of two institutions established by the government of Pakistan for modernizing the fish industry.
Ans: The names of two institutions established by the Government of Pakistan at Karachi for modernizing the fish industry are as follows.

1. Fisheries Training Institute.
2. Fisheries Technological Laboratory.

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The Wise Caliph (Poem) Technical Education

The Wise Caliph

Question Answers:
Q1. What was caliph Haroon-ur-Rashid known and respected for?
Ans. Caliph Haroon-ur-Rashid was known and respected for his justice and wisdom. He used to disguise himself and went through the streets of Baghdad at night to know the problems and difficulties of a common man and to gain first-hand knowledge about his people.

Q2. Why did he go through the streets of Baghdad at night?
Ans: He would go through the streets of Baghdad to mingle with common people in order to gain frist-hand knowledge of their difficulties. He believed that by adopting the common life style, he would experience the problems in true sense.

Q3. What did the Qazi say to the caliph?
Ans. The Qazi said to the caliph that he had brought before him a dispute which he himself was unable to settle. According to the Qazi, the case was very difficult. But he believed that the wise caliph would be able to solve it and pronounce a just decision through his knowledge and wisdom.

Q4. What was the dispute between the rich man and the beggar?
Ans. The rich man and the beggar were fighting over the ownership of a beautiful white horse. Each of them claimed that the horse belonged to him.

Q5. What did the rich man tell the caliph?
Ans. The rich man told the caliph that he was riding towards the city. On this way he saw a beggar, who asked for a ride up to the city gate. Afterwards the beggar refused to get down from the horse and claimed that the horse was his.

Q6. What did the beggar tell the caliph?
Ans. The beggar told the caliph that he was the real owner of the horse and the rich man wanted to rob him. He further told that when he was coming to the city on his horse, the rich man requested him to lend his horse to him but he could not lend his horse to a complete strangers. So he gave the rich man a ride on his horse. When they reached to the city gate, the richman refused to get down and claimed that it was his horse.

Q7. Why did the beggar refuse to get down from the horse?
Ans. The beggar refused to get down from the horse because he wanted to rob the rich man’s beautiful white horse. Therefore he falsely claimed the horse to be his and refused to dismount.

Q8. What did the horse do when the beggar touched it?
Ans. When the beggar touched the horse it winced as if it did not like the touch of his hand. This reaction of the animal shows that it was not owned by the beggar.

Q9. How did the horse react when the rich man touched it?
Ans. When the rich man touched the horse it neighed and shorted with pleasure. This reaction of the horse proved the true ownership of the rich man.

Q10. What did the caliph say to the beggar?
The caliph said to the beggar that he was liar and a wicked man because he wanted to rob honest and a respectable citizen. According to the caliph, the beggar deserved punishment but could be forgiven if he begged forgiveness of the rich man.

Q11. What was the noble action of the rich man which pleased every body in the court of the caliph?
Ans. It was the noble action of the rich man than he not only forgave the beggar readily, who tried to rob him, but also gave him a handful of gold coins. It pleased every body in the court of the caliph.

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The Voice of God (Poem) Technical Education

Introduction of Poet:
Louis I Newman (1893-1972) is an American poet. He was born in province Rhode Island in the united States of America. He received his early education in Rhode Island, and then he studied at Brown University. He received his doctorate degree then appointed as a lecturer at the university of Columbia. He was a religious minded person, therefore, he wrote many books on religious subjects.

Question Answers

Q1. Who has composed the poem “The voice of God” and what do you know about the poet?
Ans: The poem “The voice of God” has been composed by “Louis I Newman”. He was an American poet. He was a religious man and this poem also shows his religious bent of mind.

Q2. Why did the author poet climb to the steeple? Why did God tell him to  go down again?
Ans. The poet climbed the steeple because he believed that God would be found of such high places. Therefore, he climbed up in order to have the honour of being close to God and hear His voice.

Q3. Why did God tell him to go down again?
Ans: God told him to go down again because he does not live only in the sky. He is every where, we may find Him by serving the suffering humanity and by removing their difficulties. The poet is trying to say that even a common man can find Him.

Q4. “ I dwell among the people” what does this line mean according to the poem” The voice of God”.
Ans: The poet wanted to hear the voice of God. He climbed the highest steeple in order to seek the nearness to God but God told him to go down and  mingle among the people. The experience of ascending the steeple taught the poet a lesson that the search of God is hidden in the services of mankind.

Q5. Say in your own words what do you think is the message of this poem.
Ans: Through the poem “The voice of God”, the poet conveys the message that God is present everywhere. He is all seeing and hearing. We may win His happiness by serving our fellow beings and by putting them at ease.

Q6. What is the central idea of this poem?
Ans: The poem “The voice of God” gives an idea that God is omnipresent that is He is present in the whole universe and if we want to gain nearness to God, we should love and serve the suffering humanity.

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