December, 2024

• 23 December

  Being Concerned About One’s Spiritual Ailments

  

  In response to the question of a certain aalim, Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: If a person falls ill, and the people around him notice that he is not concerned about his health and about getting treatment, then they will begin to scold and reprimand …
• 17 December

  How to Spend the Holiday

  

    Ask our children: How should a Muslim spend his time in the holidays? What is the holiday of a believer? Which types of places should a Muslim go to, and which places should a Muslim avoid? Now tell them the story: It was the last day of madrasah before …
• 16 December

  Showing Gross Ingratitude to the Deen of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam)

  

  Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: Ponder and think that the light of the religion of the Christians (and Jews) has been extinguished with the light of Islam which Nabi Muhammed (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) brought (the Qur’aan and Sunnah) – instead practising on their religion is …
• 9 December

  Reciting the Qur’aan Majeed in Salaah

  

  Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following in a letter to a certain person: I was very happy to hear that you had completed the hifz of the Qur’aan Majeed. May Allah Ta‘ala make this be a means of goodness for you, may He preserve the …
• 2 December

  The Primary Purpose of Mujaahadah

  

  Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: Among the pious predecessors, there were Mashaayikh who would make their mureeds undergo great mujaahadah and riyaadhaat (spiritual exercises to oppose the nafs). On reading about such types of mujaahadah and riyaadhaat in the kitaabs of Tasawwuf, one will marvel …

November, 2024

• 30 November

  Sunnats and Aadaab which every person needs to adhere to in his individual life – 9

  

  22. One should always be connected to some pious, rightly guided shaikh (spiritual mentor). Such a person should be one who leads a life of taqwa, possesses sound knowledge and understanding of deen, follows the sunnah in all departments of his life, and gives preference to the aakhirah over the dunya. Such …
• 27 November

  Competitive Kaamil

  

  Ask our children: Can we compete with others? What should we compete in? Is it fine to wish bad for other people? Which people should we compare ourselves to in life? Now tell them the story: Kaamil raced along the road on his bicycle, pedalling as fast as he could. …
• 25 November

  Progress in Accordance to One’s Effort

  

  Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: When inviting people to come out in the path of Allah Ta‘ala for Da’wat and Tableegh, then don’t tell people, “Give us three days, or give us five days, or give us seven days.” Rather, tell them, “This is the …
• 23 November

  Tasbeehaat/Duaas in Sajdah

  

  In sajdah, one should recite the following tasbeeh thrice or any odd number of times: سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْأَعْلَى Glorified is my Rabb, the most high. عن عقبة بن عامر قال لما نزلت فسبح باسم ربك العظيم قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم اجعلوها في ركوعكم فلما نزلت سبح اسم …
• 18 November

  Completing One’s Daily Ma’moolaat

  

  Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: Our pious seniors, such as Hazrat Moulana Gangohi, Hazrat Moulana Raipuri, my beloved uncle (i.e. Hazrat Moulana Muhammed Ilyaas Kaandhlawi), Hazrat Moulana Husain Ahmed Madani (rahimahumullah), etc. – all of them continued to make zikr bil-jahr (i.e. loud zikr) …