Memories (Episode 32)   Islahi Ta’alluq[1] and Baiyah with Hadhrat Dr Abdul Hayy Sahib Arifi (may Allah’s mercy be upon him) As a result of my respected father’s (may Allah’s mercy be upon him) teachings, guidance and upbringing, it had [...]

Memories (Episode 31)   Legal Status of Taqleed The late respected Mahir ul-Qadri was a famous poet of Pakistan. At the same time, he had developed a good taste for reading religious books. He used to publish a literary-cum-educational monthly [...]

Memories (Episode 30)   Law Education and LLB After completing B.A, I had initially planned to do M.A in Economics. However, this would not have been possible by mere self-study. Secondly, if truth be told Economics was not a subject [...]

Memories (Episode 29)   Training in Issuing Fatwa In the beginning, besides the two hours of teaching, the remaining time was spent undergoing the training in issuing Fatwa. To this end, our respected father (may Allah’s mercy be upon him) [...]

Memories (Episode 28)   Teaching Career These events of Hajj are from 1964. In those days, one of the responsibilities I was assigned at Darul Uloom was teaching. At the same time, I was also undergoing training in writing Fatwas [...]

Memories (Episode 27)   Meeting with Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Baz Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Baz (may Allah’s mercy be upon him) was the Dean of the Islamic University of Madinah Munawwarah in those days. Our respected father had met [...]

Memories (Episode 26)   It seems appropriate to reproduce the letter our respected father had presented to the Saudi scholars, because it made a positive impact on the conditions in Saudi Arabia. The original letter was in Arabic and is [...]

Memories (Episode 25)   Performance of Obligatory Hajj with My Respected Father Allah Ta’ala had made such arrangements for performing Umrah that not much expenditure was required for it. However, I did not possess enough wealth to perform Hajj. But [...]

Memories (Episode 24)   During this stay in Makkah Mukarramah, we received abundant favours from the elder of the Tablighi Jamaat, Hazrat Maulana Sa’eed Khan Sahab (may Allah’s mercy be upon him). No Pakistani restaurants existed in the Haramain Shareefain [...]

  Memories (Episode 23)   Episode 23 A mountain range loomed ahead of us as we proceeded from Hudaibiyyah, and one mountain-top appeared as if it had a crown on its head. Pointing to it, an Arab fellow traveler said: [...]