The Month of Ramadhan (Part 2) Taken from the book ‘The Islamic Months’ by Shaikhul Islam Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him). Fasting in journey (iv) The one who travels to a distance of at least 48 [...]
The Levels of Fear Taken from ‘Spiritual Discourses’ by Hadhrat Mufti Taqi Usmani حفظہ اللہ, Majlis No. 95. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and the outcome is for the righteous. Peace and blessings be upon [...]
Nine Days in Russia (Part 2) Taken from the travelogue ‘Safar dar Safar’ by Hadhrat Mawlana Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani (dāmat barakātuhum). English translation by Kaiser Nizamani. Edited by Al Balagh editorial team. (Shawwal 1427 AH / November 2006 CE) [...]
Nine Days in Russia (Part 1) Taken from the travelogue ‘Safar dar Safar’ by Hadhrat Mawlana Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani (dāmat barakātuhum). English translation by Kaiser Nizamani. Edited by Al Balagh editorial team. (Shawwal 1427 AH / November 2006 CE) [...]
The Month of Ramadhan (Part 1) Taken from the book ‘The Islamic Months’ by Shaikhul Islam Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him). The ninth month of the Islamic calendar is called "Ramadan”, and it is the most [...]
Memories (Episode 5) An English translation of “Yadein”, the autobiography of Hadhrat Mawlana Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani (dāmat barakātuhum), Vice President, Darul Uloom Karachi. Translation by Kaiser Nizamani. Poetry and literature were very popular in our house. The compilation of [...]
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 [...]
