Ask our children: Should a Muslim hold grudges and be spiteful? If someone makes a mistake and is sorry, what should we do? Is it fine to leave our things in places where they can hurt people? Now tell them the story: Once, there two brothers named Sa’eed and Rasheed. …
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5. Avoiding the Company of the Kings and Rulers The fifth quality of the true Ulama who are concerned about the Aakhirah is that they keep away from the company of the kings and rulers. They do not mix with them unless they have to. Rather, the Ulama should avoid …
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Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: This path of tasawwuf (self-rectification and reformation) is extremely sensitive and intricate. (One is in need of remaining in the company of a Sheikh-e-Kaamil who is well acquainted with this department of deen.) Through remaining with a Sheikh-e-Kaamil, if one …
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Once, Hazrat Talhah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) received a sum of seven hundred thousand dirhams from Hadhramawt. That night, when he lay down to sleep, he was restless, turning from side to side. Noticing his unease, his wife asked, “What is troubling you?” He replied, “How will a person be able to …
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The Belief of Islam in Regard to the Origin of Man – Part two The fundamental belief of Islam is that mankind originated from one father and one mother, Nabi Aadam (‘alaihis salaam) and Hazrat Hawwaa (‘alaihas salaam). The first person whom Allah Ta‘ala created from mankind was Nabi Aadam …
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20. The people one befriends should be people of piety and taqwa. Through taking such people as friends, one will be motivated towards inculcating the sunnah and upholding the laws of deen in one’s life. One should refrain from taking non-Muslims as friends as we have been prohibited from this …
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Wahab bin Munabbih (rahimahullah) says: After Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbaas (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) became blind (in his old age), I once led him to the Haram Shareef in Makkah Mukarramah, where he heard a group of people arguing among themselves. He asked me to lead him to them. On coming to …
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Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: Our effort of Tableegh is aimed to educate people and teach them deen, as well as reform their lives so that the entire deen of Islam can come alive among all the Muslims. As far as the principles of this …
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Hazrat Zubair bin Awwaam (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that on the occasion of Uhud, Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) wore a double armour. During the battle, Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) intended to climb onto a rock but due to the weight of the double armour, he was unable to do …
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Once, when Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was going towards Harrah (a place on the outskirts of Madinah Munawwarah) with his slave, Aslam, he saw a fire burning in the desert. He said, “There seems to be a camp. Perhaps it is a caravan that could not enter the town due …
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Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality