Memories (Episode 8)   We remained in Makkah Mukarramah for some days after Hajj. In those days I would take my respected mother (May Allah Ta’ala’s mercy be upon her) for Tawaf. I had memorized almost all the prayers (duas) [...]

Memories (Episode 7-A) The Beginning of My Education Hadhrat Shaykh al-Islam ‘Allama Shabbir Ahmad Usmani (may Allah have mercy on him) did not have his own house in Karachi. However, Mr. S.M. Qureshi, a leader of the Muslim League, owned [...]

Memories (Episode 7-A) As I mentioned earlier, my respected father (may Allah have mercy on him) had established a bookstore in Deoband named Darul Ishāʿat, which he left behind and Bhai Jān (respected Muhammad Zaki Kaifi (may Allah have mercy [...]

Memories (Episode 5) Migration to Pakistan During this period, the discussion of whether to migrate to Pakistan was frequently heard in our household. Our respected father (may Allah have mercy on him), upon the instructions of his Shaykh (spiritual mentor) [...]

Memories (Episode 4-A) 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. This was a short introduction of my eight siblings. I am the [...]

Memories (Episode 3) 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. This discussion would not be complete without mentioning a few more distinctive [...]

Memories (Episode 2) 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. My honourable mother (respected Nafisa Khatun), may Allah Most High perpetually shower [...]

Memories (Episode 1) 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. I hesitate to write or call myself a Deobandi in terms of [...]

Memories 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. Edited by Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam and the Al Balagh Editorial Team. Introduction After [...]