Hazrat Moulana Inaamul Hasan Kaandhelwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: My dear friends! Understand the reality of dua! The Hadith mentions: الدعاء سلاح المؤمن Dua is the weapon of a believer. The real doer of everything is Allah Ta’ala and Allah Ta’ala alone has complete control over everything. Turning to …
Read More »The Power of the Kalimah Laa Ilaaha Illallah
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: This Kalimah Tayyibah (i.e. Laa ilaaha illallah) is the very basis of Deen and the root of Imaan (faith). For this reason, the more this Kalimah Tayyibah is recited, the more firmly will Imaan be rooted. The basis of …
Read More »The Beautiful and Comprehensive Teachings of Deen
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: In today’s times, the society has become corrupt on account of the manner people conduct among themselves (i.e. through people not upholding purdah in their lives with the opposite gender and resembling the ways of the kuffaar). Our pure and …
Read More »The Importance of Bringing Deen Alive in the Womenfolk
Hazrat Moulana Inaamul Hasan Kaandhelwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: The physical world and its benefits are enjoyed by both men and women. Allah Ta‘ala created this world as a place where men and women live together. In the same way, the deeni and spiritual world and its benefits are …
Read More »Prescription for Safety in the Times of Fitnah
Hazrat Haji Ahmed Nakhuda (rahimahullah) mentions: On one occasion, I addressed Hazrat Shaikhul Hadith, Moulana Muhammed Zakariyya Kaandhelwi (rahimahullah) and asked him, “How can a person save himself from fitnahs in this day and age?” Hazrat Shaikhul Hadith (rahimahullah) replied, “Adhere to the sunnah in all facets of your life, …
Read More »The Path of Tasawwuf – the Path of Allah Ta‘ala’s Love
In response to a certain person’s question, Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) mentioned the following: In this path of tasawwuf (self-reformation), there is only one way to acquire success, and that is for one to bring the true love of Allah Ta‘ala in his heart. This is the very …
Read More »A Happy Life Lies in Man Making Effort Upon His Relationship with Allah Ta‘ala and Improving His Character
Hazrat Moulana Inaamul Hasan Kaandhelwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following advice to a group of people. He said to them: Tell me – why did Allah Ta‘ala create man? If Allah Ta‘ala created man just to eat and acquire wealth, then these actions are also carried out by animals, and …
Read More »Not Regarding Oneself Eligible for the Favours of Allah Ta‘ala
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: It is extremely important for a person to regard himself at all times unworthy for the favours which Allah Ta‘ala blesses him with. At no time should one feel within his heart that he is eligible and worthy for …
Read More »The Bid’ah Practices that Take Place at the Graves of the Saints
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: Today, we find that ignorant people are carrying out such practices and actions at the graves of the buzurgaan-e-deen (pious saints) that are totally wrong. They openly commit shirk and bid’aat (innovated practices) at the graves of the saints, and …
Read More »The Responsibility of the Ulama – to Pass on Deen to the Ummah
Hazrat Moulana Inaamul Hasan Kaandhelwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: The knowledge of deen can be compared to a lantern, and the a’maal (righteous actions and ibaadaat of deen) are like the oil that is used to light the lantern, and ikhlaas (sincerity) and the love of Allah Ta‘ala is …
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Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality