Once, a certain Aalim addressed Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) and said, “Hazrat! Tonight is the 27th night of Ramadhaan, and people regard this to be Laylatul Qadr! What should we recite on this night?” Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) gave the following reply. He said: On these …
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Shu’bah (rahimahullah) narrates: ‘On one occasion, Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Auf (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was fasting and at the time of iftaar, some food was brought before him. Seeing the food, Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Auf (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) remarked: “Hamzah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was martyred and we could not find sufficient cloth …
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It was during the pre-Islamic era that Hazrat Zaid (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was once travelling in a caravan with his mother, who was going to her father’s town, when the caravan was waylaid and looted by the Banu Qais clan. They took Hazrat Zaid (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) as a slave and sold …
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Ask our children: In Islam, is it permissible to take photos, or to watch TV, movies and clips? What is the punishment for those who get involved in picture making? What is the bad effect of watching TV, movies and clips? Which types of friends should we keep, and how …
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Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was the fortieth person to embrace Islam. At the time when he embraced Islam, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) were in the home of Hazrat Arqam (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), and Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was propagating Islam in secret. Below is the incident …
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Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following advice to a certain aalim who had come to visit Moulana (rahimahullah) when he was ill: A Muslim should only meet a Muslim for the sake of upholding Islam (i.e. to fulfil the rights of Islam and the rights of …
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Miswar bin Makhramah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports: Hazrat Abdur Rahmaan bin Auf (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) once sold a vineyard to Hazrat Uthman (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) for forty thousand dinars. When Hazrat Abdur Rahmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) received the money from Hazrat Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), he immediately distributed it among the blessed wives of Rasulullah …
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Refraining from all Bid’aat (Innovated Practices in Deen) The twelfth quality of the true Ulama of the Aakhirah is that they strictly refrain from all bid’aat (innovated practices) in deen. If some practice becomes common among people, then this does not mean that it will be considered permissible (and recognized …
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The Conquest of Makkah Mukarramah was the culmination of the lifelong effort and sacrifice of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). It was a time when Allah Ta‘ala showed Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) the fruits of his efforts and sacrifice materialize and the glory of Islam become evident to the world. In …
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On the day when Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddeeq (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) embraced Islam, he began to invite people towards Islam. Allah Ta‘ala made him the means of many other Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) entering into the fold of Islam. Among them were Hazrat Talhah bin Ubaidillah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and Hazrat Sa’d …
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Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality