Acknowledgements

Call for Peace

  

Acknowledgements

Knowledge

of

Islam

Brothers and Sisters!

Assalam o Alleyykum

[Peace be Upon You] 

ILM (Knowledge) is the base of everything to live in this world and to make a place in Paradise in the life Hereafter. Moreover, from commercial point of view knowledge is required to build up a career.

Brothers and Sisters! I studied to be a chartered accountant to build up a career. However, Alhamdu’lillah! The knowledge of accountancy where analysis is the soul of the subject matter has helped me to make analysis of the Guidance (Qur’an) and Teachings (Hadith) of Anbiyya e Karam which led to the development of Call for Peace i.e. to convey Message of Allah to whole of mankind.

Brothers and Sisters! In short, when the change occurred, with the Grace of Allah, in the direction of my life i.e. reverting to Allah, I was in accountancy practice at Bolton in England. I had very little knowledge of Islam so I started reading books:

  • islamic history
  • religious books
  • translation and elaboration of Qur’an and Hadith
  • attending speeches, conferences and sermons of Scholars
  • etc.

Brothers and Sisters! Alhamdu’lillah! I was reading the books but the subject matter was not registering in heart and mind. Consciously and unconsciously I was making Dua’a (Pray) to Allah to open the avenues where I can understand the soul of Islam.

Brothers and Sisters! I believe it was month of Ramadan in the year 1982 I was in my office when one of my clients came into my room and told me that a scholar has been called upon from India to deliver sermons at Masjid Tayyabah in Bolton after Asr and Esha Salat.

Brothers and Sisters! It was summer time where the fasting period started around 3.00am in the morning till around 10.00pm in the evening. The office would close at 5.30pm. So I started to go to Masjid Tayyabah after office time and remain there until the Sermon after Esha Salat.

Brothers and Sisters! After Asr Salat there used to be Daras e Hadith and after Esha Salat Daras e Qur’an. There used to be sitting after Daras e Quran for about an hour where people used to ask solution to the issues.

Brothers and Sisters! This Alim (Scholar) was Molana Saeed Ahmed Palanpuri. He used to come every month of Ramadan to deliver sermons at Bolton in England and I was Alhamdu’lillah attending those sermons.

CONCLUSION

Brothers and Sisters! Once I started listening to the sermons of Molana Saeed Ahmed Palanpuri, Alhamdu’lillah the literature I would read would make sense to me which gradually led to the set up of project: Call for Peace based on Qur’an and Hadith which constitutes Message of Allah.

Brothers and Sisters! For everything Call for Peace consists of:

  • composition of books
  • writing articles in respect of current issues based on Qur’an and Hadith
  • correspondence with heads of states and authorities of the world
  • setting of websites 
  • etc.

    I am indebted to Molana Saeed Ahmed Palanpuri. May Allah keep Blessing him and his generations to come until the Day of Resurrection.

Brothers and Sisters! Moreover, I am indebted to everyone where I have acquired knowledge in respect of Islam where Allah gives me Toffeeq with His Grace to make Dua’a for them.

Brothers and Sisters!

Remember them in your Dua’as (Prayers).

Wass’a’lam

[May Allah Bless You]