Prior to performing Hijrah, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) would observe the fast of Aashura in Makkah Mukarramah. After migrating to Madinah Munawwarah, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) witnessed the Jews of Madinah Munawwarah fasting on the day of Aashura. When Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) inquired from them as to the reason …
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July, 2024
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11 July
The Islamic Year-Calendar Commencing with Muharram from the Time of the Hijrah – The Orchards of Love – Part Sixty Seven
Among the specialities of the month of Muharram is that the Islamic year calendar commenced with Muharram from the time of the Hijrah. The Islamic calendar has twelve months in the same manner as the Gregorian calendar. The difference is that the Islamic calendar follows the lunar system while the …
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9 July
Participation in the Battle of Badr
Ismaa‘eel bin abi Khaalid narrates that Bahiyy (rahimahullah) said, “There were only two horsemen fighting in Jihaad on the occasion of Badr. One was Hazrat Zubair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), who was fighting on the right flank, and the other was Hazrat Miqdaad bin Aswad (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), who was fighting on the …
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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 …
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8 July
Tolerating Hardships & Remaining Steadfast Upon Deen when Faced with Difficulty – Fazaail A’maal – Taleem Series – Part One
It is really very hard for the Muslims of today to imagine and much less to bear or even attempt to bear the hardships that were experienced by Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and his Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) in the path of Allah Ta’ala. Books of history are replete with stories …
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Hazrat Abu Zarr’s (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) Great Respect and High Regard for Hazrat Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)
A man from the Banu Sulaym tribe mentioned the following: “I was once seated in …
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Hazrat Moulana Muhammed Yusuf’s (rahimahullah) Disinterest in the Dunya – Adherence to The Sunnah – Part 55
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Hazrat Abu Zarr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) moving to Shaam and Rabadhah
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True Achievements – The Achievements of Deen – Adherence to The Sunnah – Part 54
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Hazrat Abu Zar’s (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) Quality of Worldly Abstinence
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Receiving Seventy Rewards
Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr bin Aas (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) reported, “Whoever sends salutations upon Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) once,...
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Increase in Sustenance
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The Reward of Fasting on the Day of Arafah
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The Angel that Stands at the Blessed Grave of Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) to Convey the Durood of the Ummah
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Reciting Durood when Entering the Musjid
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Sunnats and Aadaab of the Guest – 4
16. The guest should not eat all the food which the host serves in the …
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Sunnats and Aadaab of the Guest – 3
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Sunnats and Aadaab of the Guest – 2
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Sunnats and Aadaab of the Guest – 1
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Sunnats and Aadaab of the Host – 6
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Hazrat Umar bin Khattaab (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)
Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) is the second khalifah of Islam and the greatest person of …
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Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Forty-One – Being Sent by Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) to Level the Graves, Destroy Idols and Erase Pictures
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Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) Approving of the Verdict of Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Forty
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The True Ulamaa – Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Thirty Nine
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Du‘aa for Assistance in Settling Debts – Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Thirty Eight
Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality