Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) mentioned: Even if there was not a single Aayat or Hadith relating to zikr, a servant should never be forgetful of his real Benefactor and Rabb whose blessings and favours on him are unlimited at all times and have no parallel. It is …
April, 2025
February, 2025
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10 February
The Great Virtue of Conveying Salaam at the Rowdhah Mubaarak
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following to a person who had travelled to the holy city of Madinah Munawwarah: If at any time, you are unable to complete your zikr or other ma’moolaat due to illness, then there is no need to feel grieved over …
January, 2025
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20 January
The Difference between Showing Good Character and Compromising in Deen
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) wrote the following advice in a letter to an aalim, explaining to him how Ulama should meet other Ulama with whom they have some difference of opinion in deeni matters: In Bukhaari Shareef, the statement of Hazrat Abu Dardaa (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) is recorded: …
December, 2024
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30 December
The Practice of the Mashaaikh when Granting Ijaazat to their Mureeds
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following advice to a person who was retrogressing in his spiritual reformation: It is the practice of the Mashaaikh that they do not grant ijaazat (khilaafat) to their mureeds very quickly, even after the mureed acquires nisbat (a special connection …
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9 December
Reciting the Qur’aan Majeed in Salaah
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following in a letter to a certain person: I was very happy to hear that you had completed the hifz of the Qur’aan Majeed. May Allah Ta‘ala make this be a means of goodness for you, may He preserve the …
November, 2024
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18 November
Completing One’s Daily Ma’moolaat
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: Our pious seniors, such as Hazrat Moulana Gangohi, Hazrat Moulana Raipuri, my beloved uncle (i.e. Hazrat Moulana Muhammed Ilyaas Kaandhlawi), Hazrat Moulana Husain Ahmed Madani (rahimahumullah), etc. – all of them continued to make zikr bil-jahr (i.e. loud zikr) …
October, 2024
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28 October
Understanding the Limits in Mixing with People
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once gave a person the following advice. He said: As far as possible, always try not to mix with people. To mix too much with people, without a (worldly or deeni) need, is harmful, and does not bring any benefit. As far as …
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7 October
The Need to Be Concerned About One’s Islaah (Reformation)
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following in a letter to a certain aalim: For a person to have the quality of pondering over his weaknesses (and being concerned about correcting himself) is a great favour of Allah Ta‘ala upon him. May Allah Ta‘ala also grant …
September, 2024
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9 September
The Sins of the Eyes and Tongue – Two Destructive Sins that Deprive One of the Motivation Towards Righteousness
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following to a certain person: You wrote to me mentioning that at present, you feel down and unmotivated (to carry out good deeds). There is no need for you to become over-worried, as people’s conditions generally fluctuate between qabdh (feeling …
August, 2024
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19 August
The Spiritual Malady and Sickness of Love for Fame and Position
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following in a letter he wrote to a certain Aalim who would refer to him for his islaah (self-reformation): Cautioning someone about refraining from certain sins does not mean that the one who is cautioning him feels that the sin …