Memories (Episode 44) First Trip to America On the 14th of July 1978, circa Shaban 1398 AH, I received a telephone call from the Secretary of the Council of Islamic Ideology, respected Muzaffar Ashraf, informing: “A convention is being held [...]
ANOTHER TREATMENT FOR TAKABBUR Remind yourself of Allah’s greatness Hadhrat Thanvi (may Allah have mercy on him) said; “Another treatment of Takabbur is to keep reminding oneself of Allah Ta’ala’s greatness, especially at those times when there is a risk [...]
THREE SIGNS OF BEING FORTUNATE Hazrat Nafay ibn AbdulHaris (may Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) narrates that the Holy Prophet ﷺ said; “these things are part of the good fortune of a Muslim that he has a spacious house, [...]
Memories (Episode 43) Consequently, on the 12th of Rabi ul-Awwal 1399 AH (1979 CE), a solemn and majestic ceremony for the implementation of these laws was convened in the Aiwan-e-Sadr (President House). At the start of this ceremony, Maulana Qari [...]
THE LAST ADVICES OF THE HOLY PROPHET ﷺ This Hadith has been narrated by Hazrat Ali (may Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him). In this narration he has described the events around the time of the Holy Prophet’s ﷺ last [...]
Memories (Episode 42) It was the first time in the history of the Council of Islamic Ideology that, due to the personal interest of President Zia-ul-Haq, the Council’s recommendations would be immediately presented before the Cabinet, and after the Cabinet’s [...]
Memories (Episode 41) Appointment in the Council of Islamic Ideology In 1977, a country-wide movement was launched against the then-Prime Minister the late Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. Initially, the reason for launching this movement was that his People’s Party had recently [...]
THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSULTING OTHERS With the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Very-Merciful. “…So, pardon them, and seek Forgiveness for them. Consult them in the matter and, once you have taken a decision, place your trust in Allah. Surely, [...]
Greeting people with a smiling face is a Sunnah Imam Bukhari (may Allah Ta’ala bless him) has written a book in which he has collected those Ahadith of the Holy Prophet ﷺ which relate to Islamic etiquettes related to different [...]
Memories (Episode 40) Since work on Takmilah Fathul Mulhim required frequent and extensive reading of reference books, and it was difficult to anticipate which reference books would be needed each day, after teaching the lessons assigned to me from morning [...]
