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 [...]
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 [...]
