Memories (Episode 19-b) That same year, my elder brother Hadhrat Mawlana Mufti Muhammad Rafiʿ Usmani (may Allah grant him a long life)[1] was assigned the second-year books Hidayat al-Naḥw, ʿIlm al-Sigha and Taysir al-Mantiq to teach. Among his students that [...]
Memories (Episode 19-a) Our respected father (may Allah have mercy on him) was so overjoyed at the completion of the Dawrat al-ḤHadith of us two brothers that he organized a meal on this occasion and called it a walimah. In [...]
Memories (Episode 18-b) Hadhrat Mufti Rashid Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) would deliver his lectures on Sahih Bukhari in a fluent manner and I would also record them in Urdu. I still have those notes preserved with me. [...]
Memories (Episode 18-a) The Mosque of Dar al-ʿUlum After Dar al-ʿUlum shifted to Sharafi, while the classrooms and dormitory buildings had been constructed, a formal mosque could not be built immediately, and initially, prayers were offered on a paved floor [...]
Memories (Episode 17) Since this was the end of the first academic year after the Darul Ulum moved to Sharafi Goth, my respected father (may Allah have mercy on him), on this occasion, organized a three-day annual gathering from 15th [...]
Memories (Episode 16-b) In this far-flung location, the idea of a regular electricity connection was out of the question. But may Allah shower His mercies upon Hadhrat Mawlana Nur Ahmad. In the early days, he somehow managed to procure a [...]
Memories (Episode 15) At this point, it was probably necessary to provide a brief introduction to the Jamīʿat Ulama-e-Islam, whose tours I have previously mentioned, and also to answer a question that often arises in most people’s minds: Is [...]
Memories (Episode 16-a) Construction of Dār al-ʿUlūm in Sharafi Goth I have mentioned previously that after giving up the land near the grave of ʿAllama Usmani (may Allah have mercy on him), it was through the blessings of the [...]
Memories (Episode 14) Some Events from 1955 and 1956 Our respected father’s (may Allah have mercy on him) life was one of continuous struggle. After migrating to Pakistan, he was ever-absorbed with the concern that Pakistan should become a [...]
Memories (Episode 13) Residence at Lasbela House Until Ramadan 1374 AH (approximately May 1955), our residence was in an apartment on Campbell Street near Burns Road. We lived in that apartment for five years. This period turned out to [...]