DIVINE GIFT

The position that Allah has granted the honourable Maulana Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani is very well known to everyone and it reflects Allah’s approval of his services to Islam. His writings, sermons and research have benefited Muslims at every level of society. A collection of his addresses and sermons has been published in Urdu, entitled Islaahi Khutbaat. It is a compendium of assorted subjects of Islam, like elementary deeds, rights of Allah and of fellow-men, current issues, disagreements within families,prayers and good manners as taught by the Prophet mutual relations and a host of other topics. In short, this book invites its readers to adorn themselves with good manners and to cure themselves of spiritual maladies. Darul-lshaat is also honoured to publish the English translation of this treasury, Discourses on Islamic Way of Life, to cater to the demands of the English speaking people and to enable them to derive full benefit from these lectures. Initially, the same pattern was followed as was adopted in Urdu and each volume contained lectures on diverse topics. However, these volumes are now re-arranged to group together each subject or allied subjects in separate book-form to permit greater benefit to students and seekers of specific information. However, certain considerations do apply before studying these books.This collection is not a specific writing of the honourable Maulana. Rather, he had delivered lectures, sometimes extempore and these were recorded and then a transcript was used to publish the Urdu books. The English translation followed next, the source of which is speech and not a written composition.Though an effort is made in the translation to convey the meaning of the original message, yet possibility of omission or misinterpretation cannot be ruled out. It is nearly impossible to compress all aspects of the original in the translation. Hence, every deficiency, shortcoming or error of interpretation lies on the shoulders of the translator. The honourable Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani is absolved of that and in no way responsible for that. In such cases, original cassettes should be recoursed to form an opinion. Divine Gifts Comprises of these subjects: The Month of Rajab and Some Prevailing • Confusions How to Behave in Ramadhan The Need for Mujahidah Virtues of the Laylat-ul-Qadr Eid-ul-Fitr The Truth About Muharram and Aashura • Hajj is a Devoted Worship The Reality of the Night of 1 + Shabaan •Hazrat Ibrahim and the Construction of Baitulla

• YEAR : 2009
• AUTHOR: JUSTICE MUFTI M.TAQI USMANI