Bahishti Zewar

Bahishti Zewar (Urdu: بہشتی زیور‎ "paradisaical jewels" English: Heavenly Ornaments) is a volume of Islamic beliefs and practices written by Mawlānā Ashraf Ali Thanvi. The book is comprehensive handbook of fiqh, Islamic rituals and morals, it is especially aimed at 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 Indian subcontinent as well as the Indian Muslim diaspora all over the world. It was originally written in the Urdu language but has been translated into a host of other languages including English.

Bahishti Zewar
AuthorAshraf Ali Thanwi
LanguageUrdu
GenreFiqh
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Barbara Daly Metcalf's 1992 book Perfecting Women is a commentary and history of the Bahishti Zewar.[1]

Sections

The book is divided into ten sections:

  1. "True Stories"
  2. "Beliefs"
  3. "Incorrect Beliefs and Actions"
  4. "Salat and its Virtues"
  5. "Fasting, Zakat, Qurbâni, Hajj, Vows, Apostasy, Halâl and Harâm, etc."
  6. "Marriage, Divorce, 'Iddah, Maintenance, Custody, the Rights of Living and Reciting the Qurân"
  7. "Principles of Business and Pursuit of Wealth"
  8. "Etiquette, Manners Reformation of the Heart Deeds and their Retribution, and the Signs of Qiyâmah"
  9. "The Lives of Pious Women"
  10. "Health Matters and Etiquette
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See also

References
  1. Ashraf ʻAlī Thānvī; Barbara Daly Metcalf (1992). Perfecting Women: Maulana Ashraf 'Ali Thanawi's Bihishti Zewar. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-08093-5.
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