Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality
Hazrat Suhaib (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and Hazrat Ammaar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) became Muslims at the same time. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was staying at the home of Hazrat Arqam (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) when they both came separately, with the same intention of embracing Islam, and coincidentally met each other at the door of …
August, 2024
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20 August
Hazrat Ammaar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and His Parents – Fazaail A’maal – Taleem Series – Part Seven
Hazrat Ammaar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and his parents were also subjected to severe punishment (by the disbelievers of Makkah Mukarramah). They would be tortured on the burning hot sands of Makkah Mukarramah. While passing by them, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) would encourage them to firmly hold onto sabr (patience and steadfastness), …
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17 August
The Twelve Qualities of the True Ulama – Second Quality – Fazaail Sadaqaat – Taleem Series – Part Seven
2. Practising on One’s Knowledge The second distinguishing characteristic of a true Alim is that there should be no contradiction between his knowledge and his actions. (Rather, he should practise what he preaches to others.) It should not be that he commands others with righteousness, but does not practice on …
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17 August
The Twelve Qualities of the True Ulama – First Quality – Fazaail Sadaqaat – Taleem Series – Part Six
Imaam Ghazaali (rahimahullah) writes: The Aalim who loves the world (and gives preference to it over deen) is worse and lower in rank than an ignorant person, and he will be punished most severely in the Hereafter. Successful indeed are the Ulama who are close to Allah Ta‘ala and who …
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13 August
The Disastrous Consequence of Feeling Proud Over One’s Good Deeds – Fazaail Sadaqaat – Taleem Series – Part Five
Among the important etiquettes to follow, when giving zakaat is that the one discharging the zakaat should regard the amount he is giving for the sake of Allah Ta‘ala to be an insignificant and small amount. If he regards the amount which he is giving to be significant and large, …
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10 August
The Suffering of Hazrat Khabbaab ibnul Aratt (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) for the Sake of Islam – Fazaail A’maal – Taleem Series – Part Six
Hazrat Khabbaab (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was also among those blessed personalities who offered themselves for sacrifice and suffering for the sake of Allah Ta‘ala. He was the sixth or seventh person to embrace Islam, and therefore, he suffered for a long time (at the hands of the disbelievers). He was made …
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7 August
Hazrat Abu Zar’s (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) Conversion to Islam – Fazaail A’maal – Taleem Series – Part Five
Hazrat Abu Zar Ghifaari (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) is very famous among the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) for his piety and knowledge. Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) used to say, “Abu Zar is the custodian of such knowledge as other people are incapable of acquiring.” When he first got news of the Prophet’s (sallallahu …
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4 August
The Disastrous Outcome of Breaking Family Ties – Fazaail Sadaqaat – Taleem Series – Part Four
Hazrat Abdullah bin Abi Awfaa (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) mentioned that once, in the evening on the day of Arafah, we (the Sahaabah [radhiyallahu ‘anhum]) were sitting around Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) when he announced, “Any person in this gathering who has broken ties with any of his family should leave and …
July, 2024
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30 July
Incident regarding the Amazing Manner in which Allah Ta‘ala Provides for His Creation – Fazaail Sadaqaat – Taleem Series – Part Three
There was once a notorious robber among the Kurds (the name of a tribe in the Middle East). He narrates his own story: Once, I was going with my gang of robbers with the intention of robbing and stealing. We stopped to take rest at a place where we saw …
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27 July
Hazrat Bilaal (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and His Sufferings – Fazaail A’maal – Taleem Series – Part Four
Hazrat Bilaal (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) is a famous Sahaabi among the galaxy of Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum), and was the muazzin of the Prophet’s (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) musjid. Initially, he was an Abyssinian slave of a disbeliever in Makkah Mukarramah. His conversion to Islam was, naturally, not liked by his master and …