8th World Congress on Active Ageing in August of 2012 in the City of Glasgow, Scotland. Held every 4 years, this showcase event will take place over 5 days in the prestigious Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre adjacent to the historic River Clyde. It will present a unique opportunity to bring together scientists and practitioners, experts and enthusiasts from a range of professional interests and disciplines involved in the promotion of Active Ageing. In the London Olympic Year of 2012 the Congress will be an event that will not only highlight the latest research evidence and best practice on physical activity and active ageing, but also highlight the needs of an often excluded but growing population group world-wide, the oldest old.
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ISSUE: MAY-JULY, 2012
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Scientific Islam-Botany
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Reliance, Patience, Thankfulness
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Mango – Medifacts
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
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Shah Jehan Masjid
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Summer Student Burst 2012
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Feedback about the event
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Success and Acknowledgements
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New Horizons in Medical Tech
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Meeting Dr. Fariha Shah
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SCIENTIFIC ISLAM - BOTANY Contributions of Islam to Modern Science! Seeking knowledge is obligatory in Islam for every Muslim, man and woman. The main sources of Islam, the Quran and the Sunnah (Prophet Muhammad's traditions), encourage Muslims to seek knowledge and be scholars, since this is the best way for people to know Allah (God), to appreciate His wondrous creations and be thankful for them. Previously humans did not know that plants too tain types of pineapple, fig, orange, vine, etc. They have male and female gender distinctions. Botany also have definite sexual characteristics. states that every plant has a male and female gender. Even the plants that are unisexual have “And of everything We have created pairs.” [Aldistinct elements of both male and female. “And Qur’aan 51:49] This refers to things other than has sent Down water from the humans, animals, plants and sky.’ With it have We produced “And has sent Down fruits. It may also be referring to Diverse pairs of plants Each water from the sky.’ a phenomenon like electricity in separate from the others.”[Althe atoms consist of negaWith it have We pro- which Qur’aan 20:53]. tively – and positively – charged duced Diverse pairs electrons and protons. “And fruit Of every kind He of plants Each sepamade In pairs, two and two.”[Al to Allah, Who created In rate from the others.” “Glory - Qur’aan 13:3] Fruit is the end pairs all things that The earth product of reproduction of the [Al- Qur’aan 20:53]. produces, as well as Their own superior plants. The stage pre(human) kind And (other) things ceding fruit is the flower, which has male and of which They have no knowledge.”[Al-Qur’aan female organs (stamens and ovules). Once pollen 36:36] The Qur’aan here says that everything is has been carried to the flower, they bear fruit, created in pairs, including things that the humans which in turn matures and frees its seed. All fruits do not know at present and may discover later. therefore imply the existence of male and female [Extract from Quran and Science by Dr. Zakir Naik] organs; a fact that is mentioned in the Qur’aan. In certain species, fruit can come from non-fertilized flowers (parthenocarpic fruit) e.g. bananas, cer-
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Message from our Patron “Work done with determination, determines the direction of the efforts behind and positively Students should indulge themselves in the fruitful activities to achieve the right goal.”
Dr. Saleha Saleem Bukhari PHYSIOTHERAPIST / PRINCIPAL
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