May, 2024

• 27 May

  An Easy Method to Acquire Concentration in Salaah

  

  Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: Khushoo (i.e. concentration and devotion) is the rooh (soul) of salaah. The Mashaayikh have written many different ways through which one may acquire khushoo in his salaah. However, through experience, it is witnessed that when a person exerts his mind …
• 25 May

  The Praiseworthy Qualities and Character of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) Even Before Nubuwwah – The Seerah of Rasullullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) – Part Twenty

  

  Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was an embodiment of compassion and love, a paragon of purity and piety and a personification of the highest levels of good character throughout his life. Even prior to being blessed with nubuwwah, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) would engage in the remembrance of Allah Ta‘ala, …
• 24 May

  Sunnats and Aadaab which every person needs to adhere to in his individual life – 1

  

  There are many sunnats and aadaab that pertain to various departments of a person’s deeni and wordly life. Some of these sunnats and aadaab relate to one’s family or one’s community or the general people, whom one interacts with (e.g. sunnats pertaining to parents, spouses, siblings, children, neighbours, guests, sunnats …
• 22 May

  Ahmed and the Day of Eid-ul-Adha

  

  Download Audio Here Ask our children: Why does Allah Ta‘ala command us to slaughter animals on the Day of Eid-ul-Adha? How does a person spoil his qurbaani, spoil his eid and lose all his reward? Is it permissible for strange men and women to mix with one another and speak …
• 20 May

  Fulfilling the Right of Servitude that We Owe to Allah Ta‘ala

  

  Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahimahullah) once said: People have given a lower position to the worship and servitude of Allah Ta‘ala compared to the position they give to working for people and serving them. The general condition of slaves and employees is that they are seen to be permanently engaged …
• 19 May

  Allah Ta‘ala Protecting the Satr of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) From Being Exposed – The Seerah of Rasullullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) – Part Nineteen

  

  Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was divinely protected by Allah Ta‘ala from committing shirk, kufr or any type of sin, even prior to receiving nubuwwah. Even acts that were not considered as shameful acts and deeds among the people, but were not in keeping with respect, shame and dignity, Allah Ta‘ala …
• 13 May

  The Harm of Self-Admiration

  

  Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: Do not allow self-admiration to enter your heart over any achievement. Self-admiration is such a destructive sin that even in the presence of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), at the Battle of Hunain, it caused the Muslims to suffer difficulty. …
• 11 May

  Duaas When a Person Sneezes

  

  When a person sneezes, he should say اَلْحَمْدُ لله  (all praise belongs to Allah Ta’ala). The one who hears his sneeze and hears him saying Alhamdulillah, should reply to him by saying, يَرْحَمُكَ الله (may Allah Ta’ala have mercy on you). In response, the one who sneezed should make dua for …
• 9 May

  Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) Being Protected from Listening to Music and Consuming the Meat of Animals Slaughtered in the Name of Idols – The Seerah of Rasullullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) – Part Eighteen

  

  Prior to receiving nubuwwah from Allah Ta‘ala, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) led a life of purity and piety while living in Makkah Mukarramah. He would worship Allah Ta‘ala and refrain from the customs of Jaahiliyyah. Though the shari’ah had not been revealed to him at that time, and the wrongs …
• 8 May

  Sulaimaan and the Sunnah Salaah

  

  Download Audio Here Ask our children: How many rakaats are sunnah mu’akkadah to perform with the five daily fardh salaah? What is the meaning of sunnah mu’akkadah? What is the virtue of performing these sunnah mu’akkadah rakaats? Now tell them the story: Sulaimaan was a boy who would always perform …