March, 2015

• 11 March

  Sunnats and Aadaab of Azaan and Iqaamah – Part 7

  

  The Manner of Calling out the Azaan of Fajr If one is calling out the azaan of Fajr, then one will give the azaan in the same manner as the azaan of the other salaahs. The only difference is that one will recite the following words twice after saying حَيَّ …
• 11 March

  The Best Connection

   The goal and ambition of a believer is to link up with Allah Ta‘ala. Everything else in his life is by the way. The example of this is that if a person has a very smart looking phone, but no connection, it is worth nothing. On the other hand, if …
• 9 March

  Sunnats and Aadaab of Azaan and Iqaamah – Part 6

  

  The Correct Pronunciation of the Words of the Azaan When calling out the azaan, one should try to pronounce all the words correctly. In this regard, some of the important points to bear in mind are: 1. When reciting اَللهُ أَكْبَرْ اَللهُ أَكْبَرْ, the letter ر (raa)in the first أَكْبَرْ …
• 8 March

  Hadhrat Moulana Binnori (rahmatullahi alaih) and Salaah with jamaat

  Moulana Yusuf Ludhyanwi rahmatullahi alaih writes: “Once, some people had requested Hadhrat Moulana Yusuf Binnori rahmatullahi alaih to come to the opening of their shop after the Jumu`ah Salaah. Hadhrat said to them: ‘On Fridays I perform Asr Salaah in my Musjid. Ensure that my jamaat Salaah is not missed.’ …
• 7 March

  The Virtue of Ishraaq Salaah

  عن معاذ بن أنس الجهني قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : من قعد في مصلاه حين ينصرف من صلاة الصبح حتى يسبح ركعتي الضحى لا يقول إلا خيرا غفر له خطاياه وإن كانت أكثر من زبد البحر . (ابو داود رقم 1289) Hadhrat Muaadh bin Anas …
• 5 March

  Forty Durood – Durood 27

  اَﻟﺘﱠﺤِﻴﱠﺎتُ اﻟﻄﱠﻴﱢﺒَﺎتُ اﻟﺼﱠﻠَﻮَاتُ ﻟِﻠّﻪِ اَﻟﺴﱠﻼمُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻚَ أَﻳــﱡﻬَﺎ اﻟﻨﱠﺒِﻲﱡ وَرَﺣْﻤَﺔُ اﷲِ وَﺑَﺮَكَاﺗُﻪ اَﻟﺴﱠﻼمُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻨَﺎ وَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻋِﺒَﺎدِ اﷲِ اﻟﺼﱠﺎﻟِﺤِﻴْﻦَ أَﺷْﻬَﺪُ أَنْ ﻻﱠ إِﻟَﻪَ إِﻻﱠ اﷲُ وَ أَﺷْﻬَﺪُ أَنﱠ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪًا ﻋَﺒْﺪُﻩُ وَ رَﺳُﻮْﻟُﻪُ All verbal praises, monetary praises and physical praises are for Allah Ta’ala. May the special peace of Allah Ta’ala …
• 4 March

  Remembering Allah Ta’ala in Comfort and Luxury

  Allah Ta‘ala’s mercy is unrestricted and limitless. It is like an ocean without shores. His mercy is for everyone. People of the past would give up their comforts and riches to attain piety. However, for weak people like us who cannot make such a drastic change, then there is still …
• 2 March

  Sunnats and Aadaab of Azaan and Iqaamah – Part 5

  

  The Words of the Azaan There are seven phrases in the azaan. The seven phrases are mentioned below in sequence: 1. First call out: اَللهُ أَكْبَرْ اللهُ أَكْبَرْ Allah Ta‘ala is the greatest, Allah Ta‘ala is the greatest. اَللهُ أَكْبَرْ اَللهُ أَكْبَرْ Allah Ta‘ala is the greatest, Allah Ta‘ala is the greatest. 2. Secondly, …
• 1 March

  Hadhrat Moulana Gangohi Sahib (rahmatullahi alaih) and takbeer-e-ula

  Hadhrat Moulana Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi rahmatullahi alaih had once gone for the dastaarbandi jalsah in Deoband. On account of the large crowd and the multitudes of people greeting Hadhrat, there was a slight delay in Hadhrat coming to the Musjid. When Moulana had reached the Musjid, the qiraat had already …

February, 2015

• 28 February

  Performing Ishraaq salaah in the Morning

  One should perform ishraaq salaah after sunrise (approximately 15 to 20 minutes after sunrise).  One may perform two or four rakaats. عن أبي الدرداء وأبي ذر : عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم عن الله عز و جل أنه قال ابن آدم اركع لي من أول النهار أربع …