Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: Tajweed (i.e. reciting the Qur’aan Majeed with the correct pronunciation) is an important aspect of deen which is taught to those who come out in the path of Allah Ta‘ala for Tableegh. It is extremely important for one to recite …
Read More »Du‘aa and the Two Types of Needs of Man
On one occasion, a person came to Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) and requested for du‘aa. (Together with making du‘aa for the person,) Hazrat Thaanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) mentioned the following advice to him: There are two types of needs which man has during his life. The first type …
Read More »Golden Advice for Ulama and Students of Deen
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: In today’s times, this problem is becoming quite common among the Ulama that they regard it necessary for them to learn a trade or profession (by acquiring a degree) in order for them to acquire a livelihood. When the …
Read More »Acquiring a Share of Reward in the Efforts of the Buzurgaan-e-Deen
Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: One way of serving the buzurgaan-e-deen (pious deeni elders) is that one looks for all those responsibilities or tasks of the buzurg which normal people have the ability to fulfil, and thereafter, one takes on the responsibility to fulfil these …
Read More »Imposing Some Penalty Upon the Nafs
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: If a person is involved in sins, then one method for him to reform himself is that together with sincerely engaging in istighfaar and towbah, he should also impose some penalty upon himself so that this becomes a cause …
Read More »Remaining Connected to the Elders
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following in a letter he wrote to a certain person: My Hazrat (i.e. Hazrat Moulana Khaleel Ahmed Sahaaranpuri (rahimahullah)) once wrote a letter to me in which he mentioned, “My example is like that of a water pump through which …
Read More »The Sign of True Love between Allah Ta‘ala and the Servant
Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: The demand of true love is that the lover should completely conform to his beloved in even his wants and his desires. It was the condition of my brother, Moulana Muhammed Yahya (rahimahullah) (who was the mureed and close attendant …
Read More »The Great Importance of Fulfilling People’s Rights
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: There is no item in my home regarding which it is not known as to whether it belongs to me, or it belongs to someone else in my household. There is great benefit in this (i.e. making the ownership …
Read More »Advice to Girls Getting Married
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following advice for girls who are getting married: In order to gain success in deen and dunya (i.e. in this world and the next), and in order to enjoy a pleasant relationship with one’s in-laws, a girl should ensure that …
Read More »The Sunnah Approach of Acquiring Ilm
Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: The Sunnah method of acquiring the knowledge of deen – which is to learn deen from the pious Ulama through expressing the thirst for knowledge before them, showing them utmost respect and love, and remaining in their company in order …
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