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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Memories (Episode 53) Anyway! By working in the Islamic Fiqh Academy, I realized the importance of this organization. Today it is regarded as a highly esteemed organization all over the Islamic world and people of knowledge regard its resolutions as [...]

Memories (Episode 52) It was manifestly observed in conferences held in Arab countries that non-Arabs would be given very few opportunities to speak, and even if they were given an opportunity, they would seldom be listened to with attention. I [...]