At the opening ceremony of the genetics department at the University of Karachi on 25th June 2004 at 7:30 p.m., the Vice Chancellor Professor Doctor Pir Zada Qasim Rida Siddiqi addressed the gathering:
The footsteps of Syedna that are full of barakat and blessings have tread upon the grounds of this university. They have no parallel, they are glad tidings of progress and improvement.
Beginnings are always difficult, but the beginning of the restoration of Al-Jamea-ul-Anwar seemed a journey into the impossible.
The masjid had remained in ruins for centuries. The sehn had been used as a dump yard, tons of rubble
Many glad tidings had been received in testimony of the greatness of Syedna Dawood bin Qutubshah (RA), the 27th Dai al Mutlaq. A seer who saw Syedna in his childhood predicted: "He shall rule over a great kingdom." A renowned calligrapher on analyzing the handwriting
When did your family emigrate to Dubai? What was the family business then?
My father went to Bahrain in the 1960's, where he took up service, subsequently earning enough capital to open up a small shop in Dubai-and that is when I came here. Gradually as the business expanded, the entire family emigrated to Dubai.
One day Rasulullah (SA) passed by a group of Ansaar. He greeted them with the words: "How are you?" The Ansaar replied respectfully that it was an honor that Rasulullah (SA) had inquired after them. "We are mumineen," they said in reply to the greeting.
Tawleed: (the process of giving birth) is the process of giving a new shade of meaning to an old classical word. For example 'al-hatif' means 'one whose sound is heard but whose person is not seen'. Today the word al-hatif is used in many countries for the 'telephone'.
Similarly 'moharrik' means 'that which moves a thing'. Today it is used for 'motor'
The decision of the Privy Council in the Burhanpur Dargah Case which upheld the right of the Dai al Mutlaq was annulled by an act passed by the Bombay Legislature under the leadership of Mr Moraji Desai. This act was known as the Prevention of Excommunication Act. Empowered by this act, earlier excommunicated members instituted suits in court. Dawat was confronted by legal challenges backed by statutory law.
How does one earn money and gain sawaab at the same time? Something no business school teaches! Syedna Qadi n No'man in the Chapter on Trade has laid down the laws of halal trade.
By the raza and dua mubarak
of Aqa Maula tus we present to you the 9th issue of Misbah, and we
shall continue to seek dua mubarak for future issues. Our special
thanks to all writers, contributors and readers.
Rasulullah's (SA) counsel to Imam Husain (AS):
My beloved son,
Sleep on your back: this will flatten your stomach.
One day, a hunter was hunting in the jungle. He was unable to find a kill so he began to pack up. Suddenly, his eyes fell upon a doe and her two fawns. When the doe noticed the hunter, she ran away and one of her fawns was left behind.
How does one earn money and gain sawaab at the same time? Something no business school teaches! Syedna Qadi n No'man in the Chapter on Trade has laid down the laws of halal trade.
