Memories (Episode 45) Considering the zeal with which Hadhrat Shaykh Abdul Fattah (may Allah’s mercy be upon him) had tried to call me to Riyad, I was apprehensive that due to my excusing myself, traces of displeasure may have remained [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Memories (Episode 39)   Writing of Takmilah Fathul Mulhim Prior to the partition of India, Shaikh ul-Islam Hadhrat Allamah Shabbir Ahmad Usmani (may Allah’s mercy be upon him) had written a masterpiece commentary of Sahih Muslim in India titled “Fathul [...]

Memories (Episode 38)   Demise of My Respected Father (may Allah’s mercy be upon him) My respected father had suffered the first heart attack in Rabee ath-Thanee 1392H, equivalent to 8 June 1972. From then on, his debility continued to [...]

Memories (Episode 37)   Trips to Umrah and Africa 1975 The next year, around Sha’ban 1395H, Hadhrat Maulana Sayyid Muhammad Yusuf Binnori Sahib (may Allah’s mercy be upon him) called this lowly one and informed: “Due to the activities of [...]

Memories (Episode 36) A mountain of a difficulty before me was that literature filling entire bookshelves had already been written regarding Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and his followers. Their beliefs also had numerous aspects to write about. It was thus not [...]