Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality
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: …
January, 2025
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 …
July, 2024
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29 July
The Severe Effects of Sins Being Committed in the Haram Shareef
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: I received a detailed letter from my close friend, Sa’dee, in which he wrote and described the heavy rains which fell on Makkah Mukarramah, and the manner in which the Haram Shareef was flooded. You must always remember, and …
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8 July
Making Dua for Oneself and the Ummah from One’s Heart
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: Muraaqabah-e-Du’aa’iyyah refers to where one, while remaining silent, closes his eyes, and turns his attention to his heart and begins making dua with his heart i.e. one does not make a verbal dua with one’s tongue. While making dua …