Hazrat ‘Abdullah bin Zubair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates that he once asked his father, Hazrat Zubair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), “Why do you not narrate the Ahaadith of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), as such-and-such Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) narrate?” Hazrat Zubair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) replied, “I did not leave the side of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi …
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Among the illustrious pious personalities of the recent past was a great aalim and saint known as Hazratjee Moulana Maseehullah Khan (rahimahullah). Hazratjee (rahimahullah) was born in the year 1330 AH (1910) and passed away in the year 1413 (1992). He hailed from the Sherwaani family who were sayyids (descendants …
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When a person sneezes, he should say “Alhamdulillah” (as reported in the Hadith), or he may recite the following dua: اَلْحَمْدُ لله رَبِّ العَالَمِين All praise belongs to Allah Ta’ala, the Rabb of the worlds The one who hears him sneeze and hears him saying Alhamdulillah, should reply to him …
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Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahimahullah) once said: There are two matters which are of great concern to me, hence I feel that special attention should be shown to these two matters. The first is in regard to zikr. I am perceiving a deficiency of zikr among our jamaat brothers (i.e. …
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When Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) reached the age of forty, as per his blessed habit, he continued to go to the cave of Hira to worship Allah Ta‘ala in seclusion. One day, while engaged in ibaadah, an angel appeared before him in the form of a human. The angel entered …
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Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following to a person who mentioned that his wife had missed her salaah on account of being busy looking after the children. Hazrat Shaikh (rahimahullah) said: I was extremely grieved to learn that your wife left her salaah. All people …
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On the occasion of the Battle of Ahzaab, also known as the Battle of Khandaq (the Battle of the Trench), the Muslims received the information that the Banu Quraizah had broken their pledge of allegiance to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and had joined the enemy. In order to verify the …
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After Nabi Isa (‘alaihis salaam) kills Dajjaal and defeats his army, Allah Ta‘ala will cause good conditions to prevail in the world, and the entire world will embrace Islam. This condition will continue for some time, and then Allah Ta‘ala send wahi to Nabi Isa (‘alaihis salaam) informing him of …
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As the time drew close for Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) to be bestowed with nubuwwah, Allah Ta‘ala blessed Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) with true dreams. He would not see any dream at night except that whatever he was shown in the dream would transpire before him as clear as the …
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Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: Khushoo (i.e. concentration and devotion) is the rooh (soul) of salaah. The Mashaayikh have written many different ways through which one may acquire khushoo in his salaah. However, through experience, it is witnessed that when a person exerts his mind …
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Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality