وَﺻَﻠﱠﻰ اﷲُ ﻋَﻠَﻰ اﻟﻨﱠﺒِﻲﱢ اﻷُﻣﱢﻲﱢ  May Allah Ta’ala shower His special mercy upon Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), the unlettered Nabi.   The Deep love of the Sahaabah for Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) Once a person came to Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) and said: O Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), my …

Spending a little while in the company of one’s shaikh is not sufficient. We think that by spending one i’tikaaf we will complete all the stages of sulook. However this is only like a scanning machine, where a person’s weaknesses and faults are pointed out. Thereafter he will have to …

1. Call out the azaan in the state of wudhu.[1] عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال لا يؤذن إلا متوضئ (سنن الترمذي، الرقم: ٢٠٠)[2] Hazrat Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “The one calling out the azaan should …

Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned after reciting the following couplet of Hazrat Moulana Rumi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih): ہم خدا خواہی وہم دنیاے دوں     ایں خیال است و محال است و جنوں We desire the love of Allah Ta’ala, and yet we continue hankering after this …

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: The one who gets involved in futile activities and vain pursuits often falls short in fulfilling his priorities and responsibilities in life. This has been proven through experience. (Malfoozaat Hakeemul Ummat 3/87)

عن أبي هريرة قال كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول يا نساء المسلمات لا تحقرن جارة لجارتها ولو فرسن شاة (بخاري 6017) Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah (Radhiallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “O muslim women, a neighbour should never regard insignificant the small favours and kindness she …

One should recite the following Duaa in the morning: أَصْبَحْنَا وَأَصْبَحَ الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ ، وَالْكِبْرِيَاءُ وَالْعَظَمَةُ ، وَالْخَلْقُ وَالأَمْرُ ، وَاللَّيْلُ وَالنَّهَارُ ، وَمَا يَضْحَى فِيهِمَا لِلَّهِ وَحْدَهُ ، لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ أَوَّلَ هَذَا النَّهَارِ صَلاحًا ، وَأَوْسَطَهُ فَلاحًا ، وَآخِرَهُ نَجَاحًا ، أَسْأَلُك خَيْرَ الدُّنْيَا (والآخِرَة), …

اﻟﻠﻬُﻢﱠ اﺟْﻌَﻞْ ﺻَﻠَﻮَاﺗِﻚَ وَرَﺣْﻤَﺘَﻚَ وَ بَركَاتِكَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ وﱠﺁلِ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ كَمَا ﺟَﻌَﻠـﺘـﻬَﺎ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁلِ إِﺑـْﺮَاهِﻴْﻢَ إِﻧﱠﻚَ ﺣَﻤِﻴْﺪٌ ﻣَﺠِﻴْﺪٌ وَ ﺑَﺎرِكْ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ وﱠ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁلِ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ كَمَا بَاركْتَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ إِﺑـْﺮَاهِﻴْﻢَ وَﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁلِ إِﺑـْﺮَاهِﻴْﻢَ إِﻧﱠﻚَ ﺣَﻤِﻴْﺪٌ ﻣَﺠِﻴْﺪٌ O Allah, shower Your special mercy, compassion and blessings upon Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi …

عن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم من أحسن الصلاة حيث يراه الناس وأساءها حيث يخلو فتلك استهانة استهان بها ربه تبارك وتعالى  رواه عبد الرزاق في كتابه وأبو يعلى كلاهما من رواية إبراهيم بن مسلم الهجري عن أبي الأحوص عنه  ورواه …

Enjoining good and forbidding evil is compulsory. However there are different approaches that need to be used for this. This will be learnt by sitting in the company of the Mashaayikh and being in constant contact with them. They will show us the application. Otherwise, we may try to rectify …