What Should We Do Now? By Hadhrat Mawlana Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani حفظہ اللہ, written after 1965 war. English rendering by Zahra Baintner, Edited by Albalagh editorial team. After the declaration of the ceasefire, I had begun writing an article [...]
Anger and its treatment Taken from ‘Usmani Discourses’, an English translation of selected abstracts from lectures given by Hadhrat Mawlana Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani (damat barakatuhum). Compiled and translated (& at times paraphrased) by Dr. Syed Ahmer and edited by [...]
Hasad ( jealousy) and its treatment Taken from ‘Usmani Discourses’, an English translation of selected abstracts from lectures given by Hadhrat Mawlana Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani (damat barakatuhum). Compiled and translated (& at times paraphrased) by Dr. Syed Ahmer and [...]
The Levels of Fear Taken from ‘Spiritual Discourses’ by Hadhrat Mufti Taqi Usmani حفظہ اللہ, Majlis No. 95. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and the outcome is for the righteous. Peace and blessings be upon [...]
SITUATIONS IN WHICH GHEEBAT IS PERMISSIBLE When is Gheebat permissible? Hadhrat Thanvi (may Allah be pleased with him) said; “If there is a genuine religious need then Gheebat is permissible in those situations, for example, the way Muhaddithin (scholars of [...]
THINKING ILL OF OTHERS AND UNDUE CURIOSITY-Part 2 Hadhrat Thanavi (may Allah have mercy on him) said; “The real treatment of thinking ill of others (Badgumani), undue curiosity (Tajassus), and Gheebat (backbiting) is to adopt Tawazu’ (humility) and remove Takabbur [...]
THINKING ILL OF OTHERS AND UNDUE CURIOSITY – Part 1 “O you who believe, abstain from many of the suspicions. Some suspicions are sins. And do not be curious (to find out faults of others), and do not backbite one [...]
THE WAY OF PURIFYING ONE’S INNER-SELF Hazrat Thanvi (may Allah Ta’ala bless him) said; “The way of improving one’s actions and one’s inner-self is to resist the desires of one’s Nafs and to make it get used to hardships.” Improving [...]
SEEKING FORGIVENESS FOR GHEEBAT The way of apologizing for Gheebat (backbiting) Hadhrat Thanvi (may Allah have mercy on him) said; “If a person has committed someone’s Gheebat, then in addition to doing Istighfar (seeking forgiveness from Allah Ta’ala) he also [...]
THE REALITY OF TASAWWUF The primary purpose of Tasawwuf The terms Tasawwuf (Sufism), Tareeqat (طریقت), Sulook (سلوک), Ihsan (احسان), all refer to the same thing and are inter-changeable. The primary aim of Tasawwuf is not merely doing Zikr (remembrance), for [...]
