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In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. All praise and thanks be to
Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon Prophet
Muhammad, the unlettered prophet, his family and his Companions.

Subject: Visit to Islamic Propagation Office in Rabwah : Following are the

tasks given by Ustad Mohammad Asadullah Umari

Task # 1: Exploration of www.islamhouse.com website:

a. Total number of languages is 114 with 213484 files and 67770 Titles.
b. English language contains 8163 files with 4296 titles
c. Total number of Books are 693
d. Total number of Articles are 546
e. Total number of Fatawa are 369
f. Total number of Videos are 2024
g. Total number of Audios are 447
h. Total number of Posters are 98
i. Total number of Greetings Cards are 22
j. Total number of Favorites are 25
k. Total number of Applications are 21
l. Total number of Desktop Applications are 3
m. Total number of News 1

Task# 2: How I become Muslim: Journey from Hinduism to Islam to professor of

Hadith in Madinah:

Courtesy: Article by Zakir Azmi taken from Saudi gazette dated March 3rd 2017;

Professor Dhiya ur-Rahman Azmi’s legendary works on Hadith will include him
among the galaxy of classical scholars.

From time to time we hear stories about people reverting to Islam. But there are
people whose transition from the darkness of their ancestral religion to the light of
Islam creates a remarkable impact on Islamic scholarship. If one looks at the
profound legacy left by converts such as Mohammad Asad, Maryam Jameelah, Dr.
Maurice Bucaille, Muhammad Pickthall, Michael Wolfe and Pamela Taylor, their
stories are truly astonishing. Professor Dhiya ur-Rahman Azmi is one such
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personality whose legendary contributions to Hadith literature will be hallmarked in

the history of Islam.

Dhiya ur-Rahman Azmi, than named Banke Laal, was born in 1943 in a Hindu family
of Bilarya Ganj, a village located in the district of Azamgarh in India. He reverted to
Islam at the age of 18, impressed by the concept of equality and justice preached by
Islam. It was Islam’s unique and humanistic message which led many truth seekers
in the Indian subcontinent to the righteous path by their own desire and freewill.

In India there was a series of religious conversion activities, known as Ghar Wapsi,
facilitated by Indian Hindu organizations to facilitate conversion of non-Hindus to
Hinduism. There is neither Ghar Wapsi program in Islam nor donation of money for
a convert. The call to Islam is based on the Command of Allah, good intention, and
sincerity. If you want to be a Muslim you should try to understand the true message
of Islam.

The late Hakeem Ayub guided Banke Laal to reach the height of becoming Professor
Dhiya ur-Rahman Azmi and retiring as Dean of Faculty of Hadith at the famous
Islamic University of Madinah. After retirement, he was appointed as a teacher at the
Prophet’s Mosque by the decree of the Head of the Prophet’s Mosque Affairs in the
year 2013. Today he is a legend in making.

Azmi completed his undergraduate studies at the Islamic University of Madinah. He

was the first Hindu convert to be accepted to Madinah. He obtained his Master’s
degree from King Abdul Aziz University in Makkah, which later became known as
Umm al-Qura University. Azmi went on to attain his PhD from al-Azhar University,
Cairo. In recognition of his outstanding knowledge on Hadith, he was appointed as a
professor at the Faculty of Hadith at the Islamic University of Madinah. He undertook
several academic and administrative positions, including at the Muslim World
League in Makkah until he became the Dean of the Faculty of Hadith at the Islamic
University of Madinah until he retired.
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In recognition of his original contribution to the science of Hadith, he was granted

citizenship of Saudi Arabia.

Although Professor Azmi has authored dozens of books on various important Islamic
topics, his voluminous compilation of authentic Hadith titled “Al-Jami’ al-Kamil fi al-
Hadith al-Sahih al-Shamil” is considered the most important. It is one of the most
comprehensive books on Hadith by a single scholar since the dawn of Islam. Azmi
has taken pain to collect the authentic Hadiths dispersed in numerous classical
books.

It is made up of more than 20 volumes, containing about 16,000 Hadiths dealing with
various issues such as creeds, rulings, worship, biography of the Prophet (peace be
upon him), chapters of jursiprudence, interpretation of the Glorious Qur’an and many
more. Azmi will be remembered for this great service like those earlier compilers of
Hadiths collections such as Imam Bukhari, Imam Mslim, Abu Dawood, At-Tirmidhi,
Imam al-Nasa’i, Ibn Majah and Imam Malik.

Another legendary work accomplished by Azmi is the “Encyclopedia of the Glorious

Qurn’an” in Hindi language. Muslims had ruled India for about 800 years, but there
were not many books available in their native languages explaining the meanings of
the Qur’an, and shedding light on the humanistic values preached in the Holy
Qur’an. This unique encyclopedia authored by Professor Azmi explores over 600
topics. It is the first ever book of its kind authored in Hindi language. In a very short
period, eight editions of this book have been published in India. In response to the
growing demand by the Urdu and English audience, the English and Urdu
translations of the encyclopedia will be available soon. This book can be considered
one of its kind in dealing with the topics mentioned in Qur’an. Topics are sorted by
the alphabetical order.

There are photos and maps of some famous places.

His Master’s thesis titled “Abu Hurayrah in the Light of his Narrations” refutes the
accusations made by some which questions the authenticity of Hadith. The PhD
dissertation of Azmi was on “The Judgment of the Prophet”.
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In his book “From Ganga to Zamzam” in Urdu, Azmi narrates the story of his
conversion to Islam and the hardships he had to go through. His text book
“Comparative Study of Judaism, Christianity and Indian Religions” is part of the
higher studies syllabus at various Saudi universities. Currently, he is engaged in
penning comparative study of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism which will
be published soon.

No one could guess that a boy born in a Hindu family one day would become the
teacher of Hadith at the Prophet’s Mosque. Indeed, Professor Azmi belongs to the
group of born brilliant for whom the wheel of fortune must complete another rotation
before the world is able to appreciate their tremendous contributions.

Modesty has a vital role to play in character-building. It restrains a man from

behaving in an undesirable manner, and it shields one from becoming arrogant.
Modesty is the key to piety and good-doing. In spite of being a celebrated scholar
and renowned personality in the Muslim world, Azmi’s modesty, simplicity, and
humility has impressed me a lot when I personally met him at his residence during
my last visit to Madinah Al-Munawarah. I am thankful to my brother in faith, Ammar
Ajmal Islahi, one of Azmi’s students, for arranging the meeting with this illustrious
scholar of Hadith.

Task# 3: Establishment of a Dawah Center in our respective home towns/cities:

Following are some of the principles or points should be taken care while establishing a
Dawah center model.

1. Teachings should be solemnly based upon Quran & Sunnah and way of pious predecessors.
2. Organisation should be monitored or supervised by an educated and a sincere Islamic
scholar.
3. The main purpose of the organisation should be, to educate muslims and non-muslims about
isalm and guide them to the truth.
4. Should not quarrel or argue with other muslim organisations or create division in muslim
community rather we should work together for the upliftment of our muslim community in
general.
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5. Following topics should be taken care while teaching/educating our muslim community.

a. Tawheed and aqeedah comes first, which should include all six pillars of Iman and 5
pillars of islam and stories of the Prophets(pbut)
b. Fiqh related to our daily rituals such as wudu, salah, saum, hajj, marriage, talaq,
business transactions…...
c. Detailed Seerah of our beloved prohet(saw)
d. Seerah of sahaba(ra) in sequence starting from Khulfa ar rashidoon, ashra
mubashara and all other prominent sahaba(ra).
e. Islamic History in detailed (khulfa ar rashideen, banu umaiyah, banu abbasiyah, &
dawlat ul usmaniyah)
f. History of how muslims caliphate was dismantled and how orientalist and Christian
missionaries started an ideological and media war against muslims.
g. Current affairs of muslim ummah.
h. Comparative studies of other religions dominant at ones respective places.

6. Following topics should be taken care while teaching/educating non-muslims.

a. Tawheed (oneness of Allah(swt)) and the risalah of our beloved prophet(saw) in the
light of quran and Sunnah
b. Comparative studies; We can use their religious scriptures up to certain extent to
bring them back to islam.
c. Social justice of islam its superiority.
d. Should not dispise anyone on the basis of religion, our main motive is to just convey
the message, guidance is in the hand of Allah(swt)
e. Helping them in all means (if they are inclined towards the islam) such as financially,
socially(if they are converted to islam then we shoul offer them our sons/daughters in
the marriage)

7. Organisation should offer all scholarships for muslims and take care of needy and poor in all
kind of social activities.
8. Organisation should properly channelled its funds(zakat, sadaqa, & all kinds of awqaaf) by
building/establishing its own properties for self-surviving rather than depending on the
charities.
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Task# 4: Personal Targets based upon Deen:

My personal target based upon deen is to please Allah(swt) by trying my utmost to follow all of
his commandments as it is mentioned in the Quran that prophet ibrahim(as) said “Indeed my
salah (prayer), my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allah, the Lord of all that
exists. He has no partner. And of this I have been commanded, and I am one of the
Muslims”(Quran Surah Anaam 6 : Verse 162 & 163).

Free myself from hellfire and enter paradise by the mercy of Allah(swt), this can be done only by
abstaining from the things which he has forbidden and doing the things which he has
commanded to do.

Task# 5: Tarbiyat of Family / household:

Tarbiyat / educating(with Islamic knowledge) once family is one of the most important aspect
and obligation on every muslim as it is truly said in the Quran that “O you who have
believed, protect yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is people and
stones, over which are [appointed] angels, harsh and severe; they do not disobey
Allah in what He commands them but do what they are commanded” (Quran, Surah 66
Ayah 6), first we have to save ourselves from hell and then our families, this can only done
by educating eachother with Islamic knowledge, which can be done by following the below
mentioned points.

1. Spending at-least 1 hour daily on reading some verses from Quran( by following any
authentic tafseer) and some Ahadith (from arbaeen an nawawi, Riyadh us saliheen
…or anyother)

2. Reading the following books in sequence/ 2 books in parallel

a. Kitab ut Tawheed by Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab(rah) with its commentaries.

b. Qisas ul Ambiya by Imam ibn Kathir(rah)
c. Arbaeen an nawawi by imam an nawawi(rah)
d. Riyad us Saliheen by imam an nawawi(rah)
e. At tadhkirah by imam qurtubi
f. Books on aqeedah by umar al asqar(rah)
g. Seerah of prophet Muhammad(saw)
h. Islamic history in general
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Task# 6: Weakness of Indian Muslims based upon Deen & Duniya

Following are some of the reasons & points need to be considered in uplifting our muslim
community in India.

Following are the some of the reasons behind the downfall of Muslims in general.

1. Leaving the Quran and the Sunnah

2. Illiteracy from Islamic knowledge.
3. Indulging in numerous forms of shirk such as grave worships, elevating the status of
our beloved prophet to the status of Allah(swt) and elevating the status of imams and
pious saints
4. Indulging in the newly invented innovations(bidaa)
5. Divided into numerous sects due to lack of proper Islamic knowledge.
6. Fighting among each other on the basis of waste/silly issues which has no weight at
all in the islam
7. Selfishness , greed and enviousness
8. Aligning with non-muslims against muslims.
9. Backwardness regarding the current day science and technology especially
regarding the equipment of warfare such as (airforce, navy, artilleries and all latest
wepons)

Following are some of the points need to consider in rebuilding our Muslim community.

1. Going back to Quran and Sunnah

2. Educating muslims with Islamic knowledge by establishing the Islamic schools,
proper masajids, & Dawah centers
3. Working on eradicating the shirk and bidaa from muslim society.
4. Calling on everyone(jamaats/sects) to unite(ittehad) on the common terms and work
together for the upliftment of our community in general.
5. Establishing the high quality schools to teach the modern day science and
technology along with Islamic education
6. Avoiding the debates/arguments on the silly/ waste difference which were sowed by
the evil ulama(scholars)
7. Establishing the centres for Physical and military education.
8. Be united against the non-muslims.
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Task#7: Introduction to www.bilalphilips.com

www.bilalphilips.com is an Islamic website launched by one of the great Islamic orator Dr Abu
Ameenah Bilal Philips.

Brief introduction of Dr Bilal Philips as follows:

Dr Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips is a Jamaican Canadian Islamic Scholar who converted to Islam in
the early seventies after journeying politically and intellectually from Christianity to Communism.
Shortly after his reversion to Islam, he embarked on a spiritual academic journey to the other
side of the world seeking Islamic knowledge. This journey took him to Saudi Arabia where he
completed a BA in Islamic studies in Madeenah, and an MA in Islamic Theology in Riyadh, then
to the University of Wales, UK, where he completed a PhD in Islamic Theology in the early
nineties.

After graduation from Madeenah, Dr Bilal became a teacher of Islamic studies for 10 years in an
Islamic High School, Manaret Riyadh, and a lecturer of Arabic and Islamic studies in the
American University in Dubai, UAE, for another 10 years. During his 10 years in the UAE, he
founded and taught at the Islamic Information Center in Dubai, and during his subsequent 7
years in Qatar he has been an Islamic consultant and lecturer for the Islamic Information wing of
Sh. Eed Charity.

Dr Bilal Philips has written, translated and commented on over 50 published books on various
Islamic topics. He has also edited and published the 56 book Eemaan Reading Series for
children and presented Islamic programs for a number of years on Riyadh Channel 2TV, Sharjah
TV for ten years, as well as Peace TV, Huda TV, Islam Channel, UK, and the Deen Show,
Chicago, USA.

In 2002 Dr Philips founded and headed the Islamic studies department of Preston University,
Ajman, UAE, and in 2007 he founded and headed the Islamic Studies Academy, Doha, Qatar,
while simultaneously launching the Islamic Online University (www.islamiconlineuniversity.com)
which is currently offering free Islamic courses to over 100,000 registered students from over 207
different countries world wide, and for which he was included in the Jordanian publication, The
500 Most Influential Muslims (latest edition).
Dr Bilal subsequently founded and headed, in 2008, the English medium Islamic studies
department of Knowledge International University, who’s Chancellor is Shaikh Dr. ‘Abdur-
Rahman ibn ‘Abdil-Azeez Al Sudais and who’s President of the board of trustees is Shaikh
‘Abdul-Azeez ibn ‘Abdullah Al Shaikh, Mufti of Saudi Arabia. More recently, in 2009, Dr Bilal
Philips founded and headed the College of Da’wah and Islamic Culture (English Section),
Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan, and established and directed Preston International
College (www.prestonchennai.ac.in) in Chennai, India.
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In March 2010, Dr Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips launched, for the first time in history, an accredited
tuition-free BA in Islamic Studies degree course at the Islamic Online University
(www.islamiconlineuniversity.com/bais/).

This website contains following sections:

a. Replies to critics
b. Lectures
c. Publications
d. References to Islamic websites, deviant sites & anti-islamic websites
e. Useful Articles
f. Islamic Online University

Task# 8: Number of Occurances of the words Allah, Rasool, Muhammad, Nabi, Musa, Isa
in the Quran taken from www.corpus.com

1. Allah word occurs 2699 times(as proper noun)

2. Rasool word occurs 332 times(as proper noun)
3. Muhammad (saw) name occurs 4 times (as proper noun)
4. Nabi(prophet) word occurs 75 times (as proper noun)
5. Musa(as) name occurs 145 times(as proper noun)
6. Isa(as) name occurs 25 times(as proper noun)

Task#9: Summary of 1st two pages from the booklet “HIS BUETIFUL NAMES” by Dr. Naji
Ibrahim and meanings of 10 names

The glorius Quran & Prophet Muhammad teach us about the names of Allah, the One True God.
For example, the glorious Quran States: “and to allah belong the beautiful names, so invoke(call
on) him by them.” (7:180)

When we supplicate to allah, we are encouraged to call him by his beautiful names or by the
relevant name that is related to our request or need. For example, if our request concerns our
provision in life, we might call out to Al-Razzaq, the provider. These names do not indicate that
Allah is more than one being; they are names that describe the different attributes that belog to
the One true god(allah).

We Human beings can never comprehend the greatness of allah, but the more we know about
him and what pleases him, the better we can love and worship him. Learning about Allah –
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through studying and understanding his names and attributes – brings us pease of mind in this
life and the next becase we acknowledge that everying is in his hands and happens according to
his will.

It is not appropriate for a human being to use a name that belongs to allah alone. Muslims often
have names begin with abdul (meaning Servan of) followed by one of the names of allah. Thus,
Abdullah means Servant of Allah, Abdul-Rahman servant of Al-rahman(the Compassionate), and
so on.

Knowing more about the names of our true God (allah), and believing truly in him and his
attributes, leads us to bear in mind whenever we act interact others, that allah is:

The compassionate, the most beneficient, the most gracious, the most merciful, the jude, the all-
knowing, the all-seeing, the all-forgiving, the most kind, the truth, etc…..

It is important that we put these beautiful attributs into practice in our lives, to the extent allowed
by our human reach and capacity.

1. Allah: The proper name of the One True God.

2. Al-Rahman: The Compassionate, the Merciful, Who has mercy on all creatures.

3. Al-Rahman: The Most Merciful. While we can never come close to His mercy, we
can appreciate it and try our best to be merciful to others.

4. Al-Malik: The Sovereign Lord, Who has authority over all the Heavens and Earth.

5. Al-Noor: The Light, Who illuminates and guides us, making the invisible visible. In a
chapter called Al-Noor, the Qur’an tells us, {Allah is the Light of the heavens and the
earth.} (Qur’an 24:35)

6. Al-Quddoos: The Holy, the Pure, the Blessed.

7. Al-Salam: The Source of Peace and Perfection, Who is free of any imperfection. He
is always perfect; He does not have human characteristics such as becoming sick,
hungry, thirsty, or cold.

8. Al-Hakam: The Judge, Whose judgment is perfectly just and cannot be escaped.

9. Al-Aleem: The All-knowing, Who knows all that is apparent and all that is hidden, in
the past, present, and future. {Not a leaf falls but that He knows it.} (Qur’an 6:59)

10. Al-Baseer: The All-Seeing, Who sees all that goes on in the entire universe.
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Task#10: Most Common questions asked by non-muslims by Dr. Zakir Naik:

1. POLYGAMY
Question: Why is a man allowed to have more than one wife in Islam? i.e. why is polygamy
allowed in Islam?
2. POLYANDRY
Question: If a man is allowed to have more than one wife, then why does Islam prohibit a woman
from having more than one husband?
3. HIJAB FOR WOMEN
Question: Why does Islam degrade women by keeping them behind the veil?
4. WAS ISLAM SPREAD BY THE SWORD?
Question: How can Islam be called the religion of peace when it was spread by the sword?
5. MUSLIMS ARE FUNDAMENTALISTS AND TERRORISTS
Question: Why are most of the Muslims fundamentalists and terrorists?
6. EATING NON-VEGETARIAN FOOD
Question: Killing an animal is a ruthless act. Why then do Muslims consume nonvegetarian food?
7. ISLAMIC METHOD OF SLAUGHTERING ANIMALS APPEARS RUTHLESS
Question: Why do Muslims slaughter the animal in a ruthless manner by torturing it and slowly
and painfully killing it?
8. NON-VEGETARIAN FOOD MAKES MUSLIMS VIOLENT
Question: Science tell us that whatever one eats, it has an effect on one’s behaviour. Why then,
does Islam allow Muslims to eat non-vegetarian food, since eating of animals could make a
person violent and ferocious?
9. MUSLIMS WORSHIP THE KAABA
Question: When Islam is against idol worship why do the Muslims worship, and bow down to the
Kaaba in their prayer?
10. NON-MUSLIMS NOT ALLOWED IN MAKKAH
Question: Why are non-Muslims not allowed in the Holy cities of Makkah and Madinah?
11. PORK FORBIDDEN
Question: Why is the eating of pork forbidden in Islam?
12. PROHIBITION OF ALCOHOL
Question: Why is the consumption of alcohol prohibited in Islam?
13. EQUALITY OF WITNESSES
Question: Why are two witnesses who are women, equivalent to only one witness who is a man ?
14. INHERITANCE
Question: Under Islamic law, why is a woman’s share of the inherited wealth only half that of a
man?
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15. IS THE QUR'AN GOD'S WORD?

Question How can you prove that the Qur'an is the word of God?
16. HEREAFTER - LIFE AFTER DEATH
How can you prove the existence of hereafter, i.e. life after death?
17. WHY ARE MUSLIMS DIVIDED INTO SECTS / DIFFERENT SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT?
Question: When all the Muslim follow one and the same Qur’an then why are there so many
sects and different schools of thoughts among Muslims?
18. ALL RELIGIONS TEACH PEOPLE TO BE RIGHTEOUS, THEN WHY FOLLOW ONLY ISLAM?
Question All religions basically teach followers to do good deeds. Why should a person only
follow Islam? Can he not follow any of the religions?
19. VAST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ISLAM AND THE ACTUAL PRACTICE OF MUSLIMS
Question: If Islam is the best religion, why are many of the Muslims dishonest, unreliable, and
involved in activities such as cheating, bribing, dealing in drugs, etc.?
20. NON-MUSLIMS REFERRED AS KAFIRS
Question: Why do Muslims abuse non-Muslims by calling them Kafirs?

For more details we may refer to a books by Sahih international by title Clear your doubts about
Islam 50 answers to common questions available on www.islamhouse.com