Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

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 …

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 …

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 …

If a person is overcome by a state of insanity, then one may treat him by reciting Surah Faatihah in the morning and evening for three days consecutively. Whenever one completes reciting the surah, one should blow on him. عن خارجة بن الصلت التميمي، عن عمه، قال: أقبلنا من عند …

After his meeting with Hazrat Jibreel (‘alaihis salaam) and receiving nubuwwah in the cave, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) returned home to Hazrat Khadijah (radhiyallahu ‘anha). Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was trembling in anxiety and fear. The moment he entered the home, he requested his respected wife, Hazrat Khadijah (radhiyallahu ‘anha), …

The greatest bounty of Allah Ta‘ala upon mankind is the bounty of deen. Through deen, one will acquire salvation in the Hereafter, be saved from the eternal punishment of Jahannum and gain entry into Jannah. In the Quraan Majeed, Allah Ta‘ala refers to deen as His special bounty and favour …

Muharram is the first month in the Islamic calendar and is the most sacred and blessed month from the four sacred months. Hazrat Hasan (rahimahullah) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “The most virtuous month, after the month of Ramadhaan, is the month of Muharram.” (Lataa’if-ul-Ma’aarif pg. 34) The …

Ask our children: What is the sign that a person has taqwa? Can a Muslim lie to people and cheat them when doing business so that he will make more money? When a person is getting married, what type of partner should they look for? Now tell them the story: …

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: The person who has a correct and strong relationship with Allah Ta‘ala, he becomes a means of benefit and goodness for all the Muslims, even without him realizing or intending to benefit them. (This is on account of the fact …