Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

We hear the word “muraaqabah – meditation and reflection”, but what does it mean? In essence it is to engage the mind in a thought that will bring one closer to Allah Ta‘ala. For example, contemplating over the life after death (the grave or Jannat and Jahannam etc.). Allah Ta‘ala …

عن عبد الله بن عمرو رضي الله عنهما قال سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم يقول من سمع الناس بعمله سمع الله به سامع خلقه وصغره وحقره رواه الطبراني في الكبير بأسانيد أحدها صحيح والبيهقي (الترغيب والترهيب 1/76) Hadhrat Abdullah bin Amr (Radhiallahu Anhuma) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu …

Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: I am not in favour of the manner in which the wedding functions of today are conducted. People have unnecessarily made things difficult for themselves. One enlists the name of a person one wishes to invite, thereafter one remembers the next …

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: “One should always entertain a good opinion of Allah Ta’ala. In this way, one’s love for Allah Ta’ala will increase and Allah Ta’ala will also be pleased with him. Consider how terrible it would be if despite Allah Ta‘ala continuously showering …

عن واثلة بن الخطاب قال : دخل رجل إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وهو في المسجد قاعد فتزحزح له رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم . فقال الرجل : يا رسول الله إن في المكان سعة . فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : " إن للمسلم لحقا …

One should recite the following Duaa ten times in the morning and evening: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ عن أبي هريرة قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من قال لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك …

اﻟﻠﻬُﻢﱠ ﺻَﻞﱢ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ وﱠﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁلِ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ كَمَا ﺻَﻠﱠﻴـْﺖَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ إِﺑـْﺮَاهِﻴْﻢَ وَﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁلِ إِﺑـْﺮَاهِﻴْﻢَ وَﺑَﺎرِكْ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ وﱠﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁلِ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ كَمَا ﺑَﺎرَكْتَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ إِﺑـْﺮَاهِﻴْﻢَ وَﺗَﺮَﺣﱠﻢْ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ وﱠﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁلِ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ كَمَا ﺗَﺮَﺣﱠﻤْﺖَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ إِﺑـْﺮَاهِﻴْﻢَ وَﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁلِ إِﺑـْﺮَاهِﻴْﻢَ   O Allah, shower Your mercy upon Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) and the …

Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Allah Ta‘ala takes an oath on the horse and it’s loyalty in Surah Wal-‘aadiyaat. The master merely feeds it and takes a little care of it, yet it is prepared to risk its life and do anything for him. Now when Allah Ta‘ala …

عن أبي هند الداري رضي الله عنه أنه سمع النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم يقول من قام مقام رياء وسمعة رايا الله به يوم القيامة وسمع رواه أحمد بإسناد جيد والبيهقي والطبراني ولفظه أنه سمع رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم يقول من رايا بالله لغير الله فقد …

Hazrat Thaanwi (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) mentions: Once, there was a pious person whose wife used to harass him a lot.  It reached such a point that people noticed the inconvenience she was putting him through. Some concerned people even suggested to him that he should divorce her. He replied, “I also …