Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

After his meeting with Hazrat Jibreel (‘alaihis salaam) and receiving nubuwwah in the cave, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) returned home to Hazrat Khadijah (radhiyallahu ‘anha). Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was trembling in anxiety and fear. The moment he entered the home, he requested his respected wife, Hazrat Khadijah (radhiyallahu ‘anha), …

The greatest bounty of Allah Ta‘ala upon mankind is the bounty of deen. Through deen, one will acquire salvation in the Hereafter, be saved from the eternal punishment of Jahannum and gain entry into Jannah. In the Quraan Majeed, Allah Ta‘ala refers to deen as His special bounty and favour …

Muharram is the first month in the Islamic calendar and is the most sacred and blessed month from the four sacred months. Hazrat Hasan (rahimahullah) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “The most virtuous month, after the month of Ramadhaan, is the month of Muharram.” (Lataa’if-ul-Ma’aarif pg. 34) The …

Ask our children: What is the sign that a person has taqwa? Can a Muslim lie to people and cheat them when doing business so that he will make more money? When a person is getting married, what type of partner should they look for? Now tell them the story: …

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: The person who has a correct and strong relationship with Allah Ta‘ala, he becomes a means of benefit and goodness for all the Muslims, even without him realizing or intending to benefit them. (This is on account of the fact …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …