Malfoozaat

Hazrat Moulana Inaamul Hasan Kaandhelwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: Hidaayat (divine guidance) is not in the control of any person. Hidaayat lies in the sole control of Allah Ta‘ala. However, when man adopts the means of acquiring hidaayat, then Allah Ta‘ala grants him hidaayat. In the world, Allah Ta‘ala …

In response to a certain question, Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) mentioned the following: It is correct that Muslims are facing all types of problems and difficulties. They are surrounded by problems affecting each person individually, and they are also surrounded by challenges which affect them collectively. However, …

A person once posed the following question to Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah), “If a person does not correct his bad character and evil traits of the nafs, then will he be questioned on the Day of Qiyaamah as to why he did not reform himself? Hazrat Moulana Ashraf …

Hazrat Moulana Inaamul Hasan Kaandhelwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: The environment in which a person lives plays a vital role in making a person. If the environment is an environment of deen, then deen will enter his life. If the environment is an environment of dunya (i.e. the love …

Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) mentioned: How surprising it is that in today’s times, if any ordinary doctor mentions to someone that a certain type of food is harmful to his health, for example a non-Muslim doctor informs a patient that eating guavas is harmful to his health …

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: Pious people are of two types. One type are those who have become pious through merely studying and referring to kitaabs. They did not spend time in the company of any Buzurg (spiritual mentor), nor did they refer to the …

Hazrat Moulana Inaamul Hasan Kaandhelwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: When coming out in the path of Allah Ta‘ala, if one’s intention is only to reform the lives of others, then the result of this is that one will remain negligent and unconcerned about his own reformation and progress (as …

Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) mentioned: In this age of liberalism and free thinking, where we find many Muslims not wanting to be bound by the laws of Shari’ah in matters of deen, then apart from this, there is also deficiency in recognizing the lofty status of the …

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: The main mujaahadah (i.e. the main cause of striving and making effort) in the path of sulook (the path to acquire the love of Allah Ta‘ala) is for one to oppose his nafs in committing sins. Despite how much the …

Hazrat Moulana Inaamul Hasan Kaandhelwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: One type of effort and investment is such that its benefits are temporary and continue for a short while. Another type of effort and investment is such that its benefits continue forever. Intelligence demands that one engages in the second …