Memories (Episode 57) Honorarium Received From Banks At this point, it is worth mentioning that when I first accepted to work as a member in the Shariah Board of Faysal Islamic Bank, the only motivation for accepting the role was [...]
Memories (Episode 56) Association With HSBC After Citibank, another world-famous bank Hong Kong Shanghai Bank (which is famously known as HSBC) contacted me. It also established an interest-free branch, and appointed our friend Mr Iqbal Ahmad Khan as its head. [...]
Memories (Episode 55) A Discussion With the Shariah Board of Dar Al-Maal Al-Islami Anyway! Faysal Bank was the first financial institute with which I was associated. Later, I observed several flaws in the mode of operation of Maṣraf Faysal, some [...]
SITUATIONS IN WHICH GHEEBAT IS PERMISSIBLE When is Gheebat permissible? Hadhrat Thanvi (may Allah be pleased with him) said; “If there is a genuine religious need then Gheebat is permissible in those situations, for example, the way Muhaddithin (scholars of [...]
THINKING ILL OF OTHERS AND UNDUE CURIOSITY-Part 2 Hadhrat Thanavi (may Allah have mercy on him) said; “The real treatment of thinking ill of others (Badgumani), undue curiosity (Tajassus), and Gheebat (backbiting) is to adopt Tawazu’ (humility) and remove Takabbur [...]
Memories (Episode 54) Practical and Literary Endeavours Towards Eradicating Interest Since childhood, I would observe my respected father (may his secret be sanctified) not only detesting and shunning the interest-based system of banking, he would also endeavour towards ridding it [...]
THINKING ILL OF OTHERS AND UNDUE CURIOSITY – Part 1 “O you who believe, abstain from many of the suspicions. Some suspicions are sins. And do not be curious (to find out faults of others), and do not backbite one [...]
THE WAY OF PURIFYING ONE’S INNER-SELF Hazrat Thanvi (may Allah Ta’ala bless him) said; “The way of improving one’s actions and one’s inner-self is to resist the desires of one’s Nafs and to make it get used to hardships.” Improving [...]
Memories (Episode 53) Anyway! By working in the Islamic Fiqh Academy, I realized the importance of this organization. Today it is regarded as a highly esteemed organization all over the Islamic world and people of knowledge regard its resolutions as [...]
Memories (Episode 52) It was manifestly observed in conferences held in Arab countries that non-Arabs would be given very few opportunities to speak, and even if they were given an opportunity, they would seldom be listened to with attention. I [...]
