Dunya Mere Aagay; A Fantastic Travelogue By Taqi Usmani

Shiekh 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.

Mufti Taqi Usmani has written more than 50 books in English, Arabic and Urdu which have a wider readership across the globe. Takmilah Fathul Mulhim, Translation of Ma’arif Ul Qur’an into English, The Noble Qur’an, Dars-e-Tarmizi Buhoos Fi Qadhaya Fiqhiyyah Muaasarah Ahkam Uz Zaba’ih, Dunya Mere Aage and Jahan-e-Deeda are his most popular books.

After publishing Jahan-e-Deeda he visited many other countries, which were not mentioned in Jahan-e-Deeda. His travelogue of those countries was very interesting and his readers were eager to read that. So Sheikh Muhammad Taqi Usmani compiled that travelogue in another book and named it “Dunya Mere Aagay” and made the book as sequel to Jahan-e-Deeda rather than making it Jahan-e-Deeda Part II.

Title Cover of "Dunya Mere Agay"

In Dunya Mere Aagay, Sheikh Usmani wrote the travelogue of 20 countries. It would be interesting to mention that all that 20 countries are Non-Muslim states. Australia, Norway, Jamaica, Barbados and many other countries are mentioned in the book.

The book is very interesting and it is hard to leave it before finishing once the book is started as the book carries very much information about those 20 countries in such a interesting way by the pen of such a scholar.

Maktaba Ma’arif Ul Qur’an has published the book and it is found in all major book shops of Pakistan. I have tries to find the book online for reading or downloading but could not. If someone knows any link of online reading the book please inform me.

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