Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: The actual meaning of zikr is for a person to fulfil the command of Allah Ta‘ala that relates to him in every given situation. Allah Ta‘ala commands us in the Qur’aan Majeed saying: یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لَا تُلْهِکُمْ اَمْوَالُکُمْ وَلَاۤ …
Read More »The Indispensability of Islam
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Islam is the vehicle of Allah Ta‘ala and He will ensure that it continues till the end of time. Anybody who comes in its way will be crushed. If you board it then it is to your advantage and if you remain out …
Read More »Making Du‘aa for all the Efforts of Deen
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: My beloved friends! Value and appreciate the time which you have, and abstain from speaking unnecessarily. We should all have the wish in our hearts that Allah Ta‘ala should bless all the various efforts of deen, which are taking …
Read More »Meaning of “Sadaqah Increases Wealth”
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: The Quraan and hadeeth say that by giving sadaqah, we will get an increase in our wealth. However, if a person has one million and he gives one hundred thousand in sadaqah then he will not find it increasing. Instead, it will decrease …
Read More »The Need for a Spiritual Guide in Self-Reformation
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: This path of self-reformation leading to Allah Ta‘ala is extremely sensitive. Therefore, it is necessary for one to have a spiritual guide who is completely acquainted with the path. At times, a person does not understand the limits and begins to …
Read More »Allah Ta‘ala is not Subject to a System
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: If you want something to happen then there is a procedure to achieve it. If you follow the procedure, then you will achieve that which you desire. Though this is the system of Allah Ta‘ala, one should bear in mind that Allah Ta‘ala …
Read More »Zikr – A Fortress Against Evil
Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: The zikr of Allah Ta‘ala is like a fortress which protects one from the evil of the shayaateen. Hence, whenever one goes to a town or city for tableegh, then apart from propagating deen, one should also engage in zikr. …
Read More »An Effective Method for Remembering the Qur’aan Majeed
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: Reciting one’s dhor of the Qur’aan Majeed in one’s nafl salaah can greatly help one to remember the Qur’aan. I have experienced this personally and many of my friends have also witnessed this. From the number of paras which …
Read More »Benefit of the Company of the Lovers of Allah Ta‘ala
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: If we join the company of the lovers of Allah Ta‘ala, we will also be blessed and favoured. The third class of a train reaches wherever the first class reaches. A dog is impure and najis. However the dog that accompanied the Ashaab-e-Kahf …
Read More »The Value of Istiqaamah
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: If a person is punctual and consistent on his ma’moolaat (i.e. after fulfilling all the faraa’idh, waajibaat and sunan actions of deen), then this is such a great achievement that even if he does not introduce any new nafl a’maal into …
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