Andulus Mai Chand Roz; a Must Read Book By Taqi Usmani

Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani

Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani was born in 1943 in Deoband, India. He is the son of the late Maulana Mufti Muhammad Shafi, the former Grand Mufti of Pakistan. He obtained his Takhassus degree (an advanced degree equivalent to Ph.D.) in Islamic education from Darul Uloom Karachi, the largest and most renowned Islamic educational institution in Pakistan. He also obtained a Master’s degree in Arabic literature from Punjab University, and a law degree (LLB) from Karachi University.

He is regarded as an expert in the fields of Hadith (sacred traditions of the Holy Prophet, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), Economics, and Tasawwuf (Islamic spirituality). He has been teaching these and other branches of Islamic education since 1959.

Title Cover of Undalus Main Chand Rooz

Mufti Usmani has written more than 60 books. Undalus (Spain) mai Chand Roz is one of his best Urdu Books. The book is a travelogue of Spain written by him. I would recommend everybody to read this book to realize how was Islamic Empire in Spain. How Muslims rule there and how they lost their dignity.

As Iqbal says: Mai Tuj Ko Batata Hoo Taqdeer-e-Umam Kia Hai*** Shamsheer-O-Sanan Awwal Taus-O-Rubab Aakhir. Spain is a clear picture of Iqbal’s this verse. This book shows the behaviour of Spanish Government and people towards the remains of Muslim Empire.

while reading about Jamia Masjad Qartaba (Córdoba), where Sheikh Usmani writes that there was a prayer time and a person was playing guitar and there were only two people who offered Prayer in the Masjid; and those were Sheikh Usmani and his companion.

Idara Ma’ariful Qur’an Karachi has published the book, (and later the book was included in Sheikh Usmani’s travelogue Dunya Mere Aagay) and could be found at every corner of the country.

The book is must read and eye opener.