Memories (Episode 6) As I have mentioned before, my respected father (May Allah Ta’ala’s mercy be upon him) had established a bookstore named Darul Isha’at which he had left behind in Deoband, and Bhai Jaan (respected Muhammad Zaki Kaifi (May [...]

Memories (Episode 5) Migration to Pakistan Meanwhile, the question was heard in the house several times as to whether we should migrate to Pakistan or not. Our respected father (May Allah Ta’ala’s mercy be upon him), on the instructions of [...]

  Memories (Episode 4) This was the short introduction to my eight siblings. I am the youngest of them, and as I have previously written I was born on 5th Shawwal 1362 AH. Hakeem Ul Ummah Hazrat Maulana Ashraf Ali [...]

  Memories (Episode 3) The topic will not be complete without mentioning a few more special qualities of Bhai Jaan (Hazrat Muhammad Zaki Kaifi (may Allah Ta’ala’s Mercy be upon him)), especially that out of all of us brothers he [...]

  Memories (Episode 2) My respected mother (Respected Nafeesa Khatoon Sahiba), may Allah Ta’ala keep pouring the rain of His mercy on her at all times, was an ideal mother and an exemplary household lady. She belonged to a famous [...]

Memories (Episode 1) I hesitate in calling myself a Deobandi in terms of school of thought because this smells of sectarianism, and also because some people, when they hear the word Deobandi, have the misunderstanding that Deobandi is a religious [...]

  Memorable Occasions in the Life of Shaykh al-Islam Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani – as Described by Himself By Muhammad ibn Adam (Leicester, UK) A few days ago, whilst sitting in the mountains of northwest Cyprus in the company of [...]