' In most of their secret talks there is no good: But if one exhorts to a deed of charity or justice or conciliation between men, (Secrecy is permissible): To him who does this, seeking the good pleasure of Allah, We shall soon give a reward of the highest (value)'.īestsellers 1. Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi spent his entire life serving deen in every field. He learnt qirat from the well-known Qari Muhammad Abdullah Saheb Muhajir Makki, during his student days in Deoband he desired to make a pledge on the hands of Moulana Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi but he ended becoming a disciple of Hajee Imdadullah. The most important amongst them was Maulana Muhammad Yaqub Saheb from whom he achieved the greatest amount of knowledge and spiritual benefit. Maulana's Teachers were all great luminaries of their time. Nearly a century later some of his books remain as popular as they were when originally published. He wrote for the minimally literate as effectively as he did for scholars. He was a master in all branches of Islamic scholarship including the Qur'an, Hadith, Fiqh, and Tasawwuf.Ī prolific writer, he had more than a thousand publications to his credit. Commonly referred to as Hakim al-Ummat ('Sage of the Ummah'), was a giant among the Islamic scholars of the twentieth century. His desire for Deen was initiated by his initial ustad Moulana Fateh Muhammad Saheb. Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi was born in 1280 A.H. It has since to this very day, become an indispensable guide of innumerable households. Initially aimed as a complete guide for women on the practice of Islam and managing of a household, it has been used by Men as well as Women of the Hanafi Madhab to account for a lack of such teaching material during that period. This work was originally written in Urdu in the nineteenth century in the Indian sub-continent.
One of the Most Comprehensive Manuals of Hanafi Fiqh Currently available in the English Language
Bahishti Zewar Urdu Original By Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwiįor The English Translation please Click Here