Recite in the name of your Rabb who has created (everything). He has created man from a clot of blood. Recite, and your Rabb is Most Gracious. He who has taught (man) by the means of the pen. He taught man that which he knew not. In fact, man has transgressed all bounds, because he considers himself to be independent.
Read More »The Source of True Happiness and Inner Satisfaction – The Orchards of Love – Part Fifteen
The Source of True Happiness and Inner Satisfaction Hazrat Abdullah bin Marzooq (rahimahullah) was a pious servant of Allah Ta‘ala and a contemporary of the great Muhadditheen, Hazrat Sufyaan bin Uyainah and Hazrat Fudhail bin Iyaadh (rahimahumallah). Initially, he was inclined towards the luxuries of the world and was not …
Read More »Salaat and Salaam Being Conveyed to Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) via the Angels
Hazrat Ibnu Abbaas (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) once mentioned the following, “There is no person from the Ummah of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) who recites Salaat or Salaam upon Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) except that it is conveyed to him (via the angels) and he is told, ‘So-and-so has recited Salaat upon you, and so-and-so has recited Salaam upon you.’”
Read More »Sunnats and Aadaab of Ghusal- Part 3 – Shaafi’ee
1. Pour water over the right side of the body thrice, from the top of the body to the bottom, and thereafter pour water over the left side of the body thrice, from the top of the body to the bottom. Through washing in this manner, the sunnah will be fulfilled.
Read More »The Conference of the Quraish to Prevent the Spread of Islam – Part Three
When the people asked Waleed what opinion they should have regarding Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), he replied, “By Allah! There is a remarkable sweetness and attraction in the speech of Muhammed (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), and his speech has an extraordinary magnificence to it. The roots of his speech are incredibly …
Read More »Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Twenty One
Hazrat Sa‘eed bin Musayyib (rahimahullah) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “There is no man from the Muslims whose wealth benefited me (in the path of deen) more than the wealth of Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu).” Hazrat Sa‘eed (rahimahullah) thereafter mentioned, “Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) would deal in …
Read More »Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Twenty
At the time when Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) accepted Islam, he possessed forty thousand dirhams. By the time he performed hijrah with Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), he only possessed five thousand dirhams, and at the time of his death, he possessed no money, as he had spent all his …
Read More »Creating Deeni Motivation in the Hearts of People
Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: In the early period of Islam (when deen was weak and preference was being given to materialism), Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) would visit the homes and gatherings of people, who had no interest or inclination towards deen, and invite them …
Read More »The Key to Acquiring Barakah – The Orchards of Love – Part Fourteen
The Key to Acquiring Barakah On one occasion, during the time of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), a group of Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) from the tribe of Banu Al-Ash’ar traveled from Yemen to Madinah Munawwarah for the purpose of hijrah. Upon reaching the blessed city of Madinah Munawwarah, they had found …
Read More »People in Gatherings of Durood Enveloped in the Mercy of Allah Ta‘ala
عن أنس رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: إن لله سيارةً من الملائكة يطلبون حِلَقَ الذِّكْر، فإذا أتوا عليهم حفُّوا بهم، ثم بَعثوا رائدَهم إلى السماء إلى ربّ العزة تبارك وتعالى، فيقولون: ربنا أتينا على عباد من عبادك يعظِّمون آلاءك، ويتْلُون كتابك، ويصلّون على نبيك صلى …
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Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality