Bahishti Zewar

Deobandi Movement
Key figures

Qasim Nanotvi · Rashid Gangohi
Husain Madani · Mehmud Hasan
Shabbir Usmani · Ashraf Ali Thanwi
Anwar Kashmiri · Ilyas Kandhlawi
Ubaidullah Sindhi · Taqi Usmani
Notable Institutions

Darul Uloom Deoband, India
Mazahirul Uloom Saharanpur, India
Hathazari Madrassah, Bangladesh
Darul-uloom Nadwatul Ulama, India
Darul Uloom Karachi, Pakistan
Jamia Uloom ul Islamia, Pakistan
Jamiah Darul Uloom Zahedan, Iran
Darul Uloom London, England
Darul Uloom New York, United States
Darul Uloom Canada
Madrasah In'aamiyyah, South Africa
Movements

Tablighi Jamaat
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
Tehreek-e-Khatme Nabuwwat
Sipah-e-Sahaba
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
Taliban

Bahishti Zewar is a volume of Islamic belief written by Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi. Bahishti Zewar (translated as Heavenly Ornaments) is a comprehensive handbook of fiqh (jurisprudence), especially for the education of girls and women. The volume describes the Five Pillars of Islam and also highlights more obscure principles. For years it has remained a favorite with the people of the South Asia.

Contents

Sections

This book is divided into 8 sections.

Beliefs and Laws of Tahârah

1.True Stories
2.Beliefs
3.Incorrect Beliefs and Actions SUPPLEMENT TO BAHISHTI ZEWAR (Part 1) Istinja Wudhu [Ablution] Ghusl [Bath] SUITABLE AND UNSUITABLE WATER FOR WUDHU AND GHUSL TAYAMMUM HAIDH AND ISTIHAADA [Menstruation and Bleeding Out of the Normal Period] NIFAAS [Bleeding after Child Birth] 2.Salat and its Virtues
3.Fasting, Zakat, Qurbâni, Hajj, Vows, Apostasy, Halâl and Harâm, etc.
4.Marriage, Divorce, 'Iddah, Maintenance, Custody, the Rights of Living and Reciting the Qurân
5.Principles of Business and Pursuit of Wealth
6.Etiquette, Manners Reformation of the Heart Deeds and their Retribution, and the Signs of Qiyâmah
7.The Lives of Pious Women
8.Health Matters and Etiquette
(Corresponding to Volumes 9 and 10 of Original Urdu Text)

See also

External links

English Translations of Bahishti Zewar are available online: