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 …
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April, 2026
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27 April
The End of the Boycott – The Seerah of Rasullullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) – Part Fifty
On account of the difficulties and hardships that the Muslims were being subjected to, some of the disbelievers, who were compassionate at heart, thought of breaking this resolution to boycott the Banu Haashim. The first person who had this thought was Hishaam bin Amr. Hishaam bin Amr took this thought …
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20 April
Continuously Striving for Spiritual Progress
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 …
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15 April
Considerate Kashif
Ask our children: What does it mean to be considerate? Why should we be considerate? Is being considerate part of good character? Now tell them the story: There was once a boy named Kashif. Kashif was strong and intelligent, but he had one big weakness in him – he was …
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13 April
Fulfilling the Rights of the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum)
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 …
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6 April
The Main Effort to Acquire the Pleasure of Allah Ta‘ala
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 …
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5 April
Sunnats and Aadaab when dealing with neighbours – 1
Islam has afforded special rights to neighbours and commanded Muslims to uphold these rights. In the Quraan Majeed and Mubaarak Ahaadith, great emphasis has been laid on fulfilling the rights of neighbours. On account of the neighbour enjoying a special position in deen, the Mubaarak Ahaadith have explained the various …
Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality