Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

There was once a famine in Egypt during the time of Abdul Hamid bin Sa’d (rahimahullah) who was the governor of Egypt. Abdul Hamid said to himself, “I shall prove to shaitaan that I am his enemy (i.e. I shall beat shaitaan when he tries to stop me from spending …

Hazrat Moulana Inaamul Hasan Kaandhelwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: The knowledge of deen can be compared to a lantern, and the a’maal (righteous actions and ibaadaat of deen) are like the oil that is used to light the lantern, and ikhlaas (sincerity) and the love of Allah Ta‘ala is …

Hazrat ‘Aaishah (radhiyallahu ‘anha) reports that Najaashi’s father was the Emperor of Abyssinia. He had no other son besides Najaashi, while his brother (Najaashi’s uncle) had twelve sons. Since Najaashi was the only son of his father, while the Emperor’s brother (Najaashi’s uncle) had many children, some of the people …

Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) mentioned, “The one who passes away in a plague, passes away as a shaheed. During the khilaafat of Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), the plague of Amwaas struck Shaam in the 17th year after Hijrah. In this plague, Hazrat Abu Ubaidah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), the leader of the …

When ‘Amr bin ‘Aas and ‘Abdullah bin Abi Rabee‘ah emerged from the royal court, after failing to convince the Emperor to hand the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) over to them, then ‘Amr bin ‘Aas said, “Tomorrow, I will stand before the Emperor and mention something which is such that on hearing …

Allah Ta‘ala created this worldly life as a preparation for the everlasting life of the Hereafter. Hence, this life is man’s one and only chance to earn the great rewards of the Hereafter and his ticket to Jannah. Whatever good deeds a person carries out in this worldly life, he …

After the death of Abu Taalib, the Quraish began to harass Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and trouble him, as they found no hindrance in their path. As long as Abu Taalib was alive, out of respect for Abu Taalib, the Quraish refrained from harming Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). In the …

Hazrat Ja’far (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) addressed Najaashi and said: “O Emperor! Prior to the advent of Islam, we were all ignorant and unaware of the true path. We would worship idols and consume carrion. We were involved in various types of shameless actions. We would sever family ties and ill-treat our …

When the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) entered the royal court, they sufficed on making salaam and did not prostrate before the Emperor (as was the norm). The royal courtiers were extremely displeased by the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) conducting in this manner. Hence, they immediately questioned the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) and asked, …