Hadhrat Thaanwi (Rahmatullahi Alaih)

February, 2025

January, 2025

  • 13 January

    Doing the Work of Deen in Whichever Condition One is In

    Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: A sickness which has become common among many people today is that they feel that when they are in favourable conditions, then they will get ready to do the work of deen, whereas the exclusive way in deen and Shari’ah …

December, 2024

  • 23 December

    Being Concerned About One’s Spiritual Ailments

    In response to the question of a certain aalim, Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: If a person falls ill, and the people around him notice that he is not concerned about his health and about getting treatment, then they will begin to scold and reprimand …

  • 2 December

    The Primary Purpose of Mujaahadah

    Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: Among the pious predecessors, there were Mashaayikh who would make their mureeds undergo great mujaahadah and riyaadhaat (spiritual exercises to oppose the nafs). On reading about such types of mujaahadah and riyaadhaat in the kitaabs of Tasawwuf, one will marvel …

November, 2024

  • 11 November

    The Need to Remain in the Company of a Sheikh-e-Kaamil for One’s Self-Reformation

    Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: This path of tasawwuf (self-rectification and reformation) is extremely sensitive and intricate. (One is in need of remaining in the company of a Sheikh-e-Kaamil who is well acquainted with this department of deen.) Through remaining with a Sheikh-e-Kaamil, if one …

October, 2024

  • 21 October

    Caution in Explaining Fiqhi Masaa’il

    Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: Nowadays, people very bravely explain the masaa’il of Fiqh. As for myself, then from all the sciences of deen, I feel most fear when explaining the masaa’il of Fiqh (as it relates to the laws of Shari’ah). The masaa’il of …

September, 2024

  • 23 September

    The Strange Condition of People Today

    Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: In today’s times, the condition of people is quite strange. If a person does any pious deed, then he begins to wait for ilhaam or wahi (divine inspiration or revelation), thinking to himself that perhaps he will hear a voice …

  • 2 September

    Love for the World – the Greatest Danger at the Time of Death

    Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: At the time of death, a person’s heart is overcome by different thoughts. However, only those thoughts are harmful to him which he entertains. As for those thoughts which enter his heart involuntarily (and he does not entertain them), then …

August, 2024

  • 12 August

    The Importance of Keeping a Record of Loans Given or Received

    Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: One important principle, among the other principles which I adhere to in my life, is that I keep a separate notebook for the purpose of recording debts. Whichever person I give a loan to, I record his name in the …

July, 2024

  • 22 July

    The Need to Constantly Examine the Nafs

    Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: In this path of tasawwuf (self-reformation, the primary effort is upon the heart, and) the heart is extremely delicate and sensitive, like a delicate flower. (Just as a delicate flower is easily damaged by the environment, similarly the heart is …

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