Reflections

Maulana Mohammad Najeeb Qasmi, current resident of
Saudi Arabia, made a great accomplishment of conveying
Islamic information to the believers by using modern
technologies. It, in fact, serves a good example for those
who are working in the religious field.
His articles dealing with diverse Islamic subjects have
been regularly published in Saudi Arabia based
Newspaper, “Urdu News”. He has been serving Islam
through his Mobile applications and website which he
launched to spread message of Islam to a larger group of
humanity. Recently, he got all his important articles
translated into English and Hindi languages which are
going to be launched in the form of electronic books. I hope
these collections will be published in future in print edition
as well.
May Allah bless Maulana Qasmi with more barakah in his
knowledge and grant acceptance to his works.

Foreword

In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, Most Merciful
Praise be to Allah, Peace and blessings of Allah be upon His
Messenger, Muhammad, and all his family and companions.
We are living in an age of tremendous cataclysm and uncertainty.
People everywhere are groping anxiously for something that can save
humanity, which has lost its way and is on the brink of unprecedented
disaster. It is also true to say that we live in an era of the ultimate
material civilization and progress, but in terms of values and morals,
mankind appears to be diminishing day by day. Islam claims to provide
answers and solutions, ones which are compatible with reason, logic,
and the realities of the human life, In Islam, there are no obscure or
mysterious things that we have only to believe without being allowed
to ask about them. It is the Qur’an, Hadith and Sunnah which provide
answers in convincing, conclusive and incomparable style.
Dr Najeeb Qasmi wrote many articles on contemporary issues and
tried to guide humanity to the right path. But all his articles were limited
to Urdu language and it was required to translate his work into English
to convey the teachings of Islam to a broader horizon. The task of
translating and editing into English at individual articles level and then
compiling them into 14 volumes was an arduous one but with the
blessing of Almighty Allah, I was able to accomplish this task within
the specific time and I am thankful to my family for all their cooperation.
Without their kind support it would not have been possible to complete
it in time.
May Allah accept our efforts to spread the message of Islam and guide
us all to the right path.

Preface

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) came with a universal message.
His message was not restricted to a certain tribe or a nation. It
was not meant for a limited period either. Rather the message
he was shouldered with was general and timeless.
After the departure of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) from this
world, entire Muslim Ummah, in general, and Ulama, in
particular, were entrusted with the noble responsibility of
preserving that eternal message of the Prophet Muhammad
(PBUH) and passing it on to the subsequent generations. So
the interpreters of the Qur’an and scholars of Hadith and Fiqh
of different eras have served Islam using the best available
resources at their times.
Modern technologies such as websites, WhatsApp, Facebook,
YouTube and mobile apps are being used currently for sharing
Islamic messages and spreading teachings of Prophet
Muhammad (PBUH). But it needs to be accelerated to maximize
the advantages of these technologies.
Some of my sincere friends extended their technical and
financial support to me so that I may also take my part in service
of Islam by using modern technologies. Our team launched our
website (http://bolislamic.blogspot.com/) in 2016
By the grace of Allah, English and Hindi translations of these
articles have been compiled into 14 books in each language
according to subject, totaling them to 28 books in all. Apart from
this, seven books were written earlier in Urdu. Nine more books
are being compiled in Urdu. These books are collections of
various articles which were published in newspapers and
magazines at different times.
The month of Ramadan is the ninth one in order, amongst the
lunar months. The word “Ramadan” is derived from “Ramada”,
which linguistically means “to burn”. Since Allah Almighty
purifies and burns away sins of true Muslims, that is why it is
called Ramadan. The book, “Ramadan - A gift from the Creator”,
describes about the blessings and virtues associated with the
holy month of Ramadan. It also describes about various issues
associated with fasting in Ramadan and Shawal and rules and
legislations concerning Eid-ul-Fitr, sadaqat-ul-fitr and I’tikaaf.
I pray to Allah to accept this small effort made by me with the
sole intention of serving Islam. I also pray to Allah for the
scholars who wrote encouraging reviews, well-wishers who
provided their technical and financial support for this project,
translators, editors and designers.
Special thanks to Hazrat Maulana Abul Qasim Numani
(Muhtamim of Darul Uloom Deoband), Maulana Mohammad
Asrarul Haque Qasmi, M.P. (India) and Professor Akhtar
Alwasey (Ex-director of Zakir Hussain Institute of Islamic
Studies) for their valuable reviews on the books.
I also express special gratitude to Mr. Adnan Mahmood Usmani
for editing these books and to Dr. Shafa’atullah Khan for his
consistent support throughout this project.