Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: In today’s times, the reason for people regarding the injunctions of Shari‘ah to be difficult is that society has become corrupt and most people lack commitment to deen. In other words, if a certain person tries to remain committed …
Read More »Advice for a student of Deen
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once wrote the following in a letter addressed to a student of deen: It is extremely important for a student of deen to focus on his studies and to decrease meeting friends and interacting with people. Meeting friends and socialising with people is …
Read More »The Benefit of Engaging in the Effort of Da’wat and Tableegh
Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: The effort of da’wat and tableegh, which entails striving for deen by leaving one’s home and coming out in the path of Allah Ta‘ala, is extremely important. One of the special benefits of coming out in the path of Allah …
Read More »Remedy to become Punctual upon Salaah
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: Once, a person came to me requesting a ta’weez which will make him punctual in performing his five daily salaah. I said to him, “My friend! The verses of the Qur’aan Majeed (used in a ta’weez) do contain some …
Read More »Recognizing the True Friends of Allah Ta‘ala
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once addressed some of his associates and mentioned the following: I will show you the gauge to determine whether a person is among the servants whom Allah Ta‘ala has blessed with His special recognition and friendship, or whether he is merely pretending to …
Read More »Availing of the opportunity to do good deeds
Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: One of the great deceptions of shaitaan is where he creates false hopes within a person of carrying out many good deeds in the future, thereby stopping him from carrying out any good deed at present. Shaitaan’s aim and …
Read More »Appreciating the Bounties and Favours of Allah Ta‘ala
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: There are countless bounties and blessings of Allah Ta‘ala upon his servants. Consider the bounty of good health – it is such a priceless bounty of Allah Ta‘ala that even an entire kingdom cannot equate it in value. If a king …
Read More »The path of self-reformation is extremely easy
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once addressed a group of students who were becoming ‘Ulama and shared the following advice with them. Hazrat quoted the following Hadith and thereafter encouraged them to strive for deen and strive to bring about deen in their lives and the lives of …
Read More »Striving to Bring People Closer to Deen
Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: One should think of different ways to bring people closer to deen and connect them to the effort of deen, just as the people of the world think of different methods to promote their business objectives. When dealing among people, …
Read More »The gauge to determine whether a favour is a blessing or a trial
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: If a person makes shukr to Allah Ta‘ala for the favours he enjoys (and he utilizes the favours in the obedience of Allah Ta‘ala), then this is a sign that the favours he enjoys are a blessing from the side of …
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