Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

Ask our children: Does Islam teach us how to use the toilet? Why is istinjaa and cleanliness important in Islam? Now tell them the story: Taahir was very excited as he went to madrasah. Yesterday, before they went home, Moulana had told them that today’s lesson would be a little …

Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once recited the following verse of the Qur’aan Majeed in which Allah Ta‘ala mentioned the condition of the disbelievers who have taken their religion as a pastime and amusement. Allah Ta‘ala says: الَّذِیۡنَ اتَّخَذُوۡا دِیۡنَهُمۡ لَهْوًا وَّلَعِبًا Those (the kuffaar) who have made their …

From all the Ambiyaa (‘alaihimus salaam), Nabi Ebrahim (‘alaihis salaam) was honoured with the title “Khaleelullah” – the special friend of Allah Ta’ala. In regard to how Nabi Ebrahim (‘alaihis salaam) received this title of honour, Allaamah Ibnu Katheer (rahimahullah) reports the following incident: It was the blessed habit of …

Once, a group of Qurraa (those who were experts in reciting the Qur’aan Majeed) from Basrah came to Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbaas (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) and said to him, “There is a pious man living in our area, who often keeps fasts and performs abundant Tahajjud Salaah. He is so pious …

وَ النّٰزِعٰتِ غَرۡقًا ۙ﴿۱﴾ وَّ النّٰشِطٰتِ نَشۡطًا  ۙ﴿۲﴾ وَّ السّٰبِحٰتِ سَبۡحًا ۙ﴿۳﴾ فَالسّٰبِقٰتِ سَبۡقًا ۙ﴿۴﴾ فَالۡمُدَبِّرٰتِ اَمۡرًا ۘ﴿۵﴾ I swear by those (angels) who pull out (the souls of the disbelievers) violently, and by those (angels) who draw out (the souls of the believers) gently, and by those (angels) who …

When making istilaam of the Hajar-e-Aswad, one should recite the following duaas: Duaa One: بِسْمِ اللهِ وَاللهُ أَكْبَرُ (I commence the tawaaf) in the name of Allah, and Allah is the greatest!   عن نافع: أن ابن عمر كان إذا استلم الركن قال: بسم الله والله أكبر  (مصنف عبد الرزاق، الرقم: …

Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) mentioned: Even if there was not a single Aayat or Hadith relating to zikr, a servant should never be forgetful of his real Benefactor and Rabb whose blessings and favours on him are unlimited at all times and have no parallel. It is …

Hazrat Hamzah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), the paternal uncle of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), was among the first forty Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) to embrace Islam. Below is the incident of how he embraced Islam: One day, Abu Jahl happened to pass by Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) at Mt Safaa. On seeing Rasulullah …