84 countries visited by Shaykh al-Islam Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani

84 countries visited by Shaykh al-Islam Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani

84 countries visited by Shaykh al-Islam Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani

By Yusuf Shabbir

In the name of Allah, the Compassionate the Merciful 

During the past week, Allah Almighty blessed me and my colleagues Mawlana Hanif Dudhwala, Mawlana Rafiq Sufi and others to accompany Shaykh al-Islam Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani (b. 1362/1943) on his journey to Malta and Cyprus and coordinate this trip. During this journey, I presented a list of countries to Mufti Ṣāḥib and requested him to tick all the countries he has visited. The list is outlined below. The purpose of sharing this is to highlight the life-long efforts and sacrifices of Mufti Ṣāḥib and illustrate the breadth of his experience and service to humanity.

It is worth noting that three collections in Urdu have been published featuring the travelogues of Mufti Ṣāḥib for many of the countries below, they are Jahāne Dīdah, Dunyā mere Āgey and Safar dar Safar. A further volume will be published Inshāʾ Allah featuring the travelogues written since the publication of the final of the three collections Safar dar Safar. These travelogues are a fascinating read, they are brief but comprehensive, infused with gems and pearls from a range of sciences and disciplines along with personal anecdotes and invaluable reflections.

List of countries

  1. Afghanistan
  2. Albania
  3. Algeria
  4. Australia
  5. Austria
  6. Azerbaijan
  7. Bahrain
  8. Bangladesh
  9. Barbados
  10. Belgium
  11. Bosnia
  12. Brazil
  13. Brunei
  14. Canada
  15. China
  16. Cyprus
  17. Czech Republic
  18. Denmark
  19. Egypt
  20. Fiji
  21. Finland
  22. France
  23. Germany
  24. Ghana
  25. Hong Kong
  26. India
  27. Indonesia
  28. Iran
  29. Iraq
  30. Ireland
  31. Italy
  32. Japan
  33. Jordan
  34. Kazakhstan
  35. Kenya
  36. Kuwait
  37. Kyrgyzstan
  38. Lebanon
  39. Luxembourg
  40. Macedonia
  41. Malawi
  42. Malaysia
  43. Maldives
  44. Malta
  45. Mauritius
  46. Monaco
  47. Montenegro
  48. Morocco
  49. Myanmar (Burma)
  50. Nepal
  51. Netherlands
  52. New Zealand
  53. Nigeria
  54. Norway
  55. Oman
  56. Pakistan
  57. Panama
  58. Qatar
  59. Reunion
  60. Russia
  61. Saudi Arabia
  62. Singapore
  63. South Africa
  64. Spain
  65. Sri Lanka
  66. Sudan
  67. Sweden
  68. Switzerland
  69. Syria
  70. Tajikistan
  71. Thailand
  72. Trinidad and Tobago
  73. Tunisia
  74. Turkey
  75. United Arab Emirates
  76. United Kingdom
  77. United States
  78. Uzbekistan
  79. Vatican City
  80. Yemen
  81. Zambia
  82. Zimbabwe

Mufti Ṣāḥib has visited many of the aforementioned countries several times. The countries he has visited the most in order of frequency are as follows: (1) Saudi Arabia (2) Bahrain (3) United Kingdom.

The following is a computer-generated map of the countries Mufti Sahib has visited, shaded in red:

We pray to Allah Almighty to bless Mufti Ṣāḥib in his knowledge, age and deeds and grant us and the entire Ummah the ability to benefit from him.

Yusuf Shabbir

13 Dhū al-Qaʿdah 1440 / 15 July 2019

www.islamicportal.co.uk

Addendum

In September 2019, I was fortunate to accompany Mufti Ṣāḥib to Greece and Hungary. This increases the list of countries he has visited to 84.


Mufti Ṣāḥib’s favourite country is Saudi Arabia. After this, it is Switzerland in terms of scenery, and Turkey in terms of Islamic history and heritage.

Yusuf Shabbir

7 Ṣafar 1441 / 6 October 2019

www.islamicportal.co.uk

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