Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

It is the belief of the Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaa’ah that from all the people in the world, Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddeeq (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) holds the highest rank after the rank of the Ambiyaa (‘alaihimus salaam). There is absolutely no doubt that Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) is from the …

Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following in a letter to a certain aalim: For a person to have the quality of pondering over his weaknesses (and being concerned about correcting himself) is a great favour of Allah Ta‘ala upon him. May Allah Ta‘ala also grant …

The very first person to embrace Islam was Hazrat Khadijah (radhiyallahu ‘anha). She embraced Islam on the very same day Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) received prophethood. (Isaabah 8/99-100, Sharhuz Zurqaani 1/444) According to some Ulama, the second person to embrace Islam was Waraqah bin Nawfal. He embraced Islam when Hazrat Khadijah …

Even before receiving nubuwwah, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) always believed in Allah Ta‘ala. However, at that time, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was not given the detailed knowledge of the laws of shari’ah and the manner in which to carry out ibaadah, etc. The Muhadditheen explain that after being blessed with …

Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) once kept weeping the whole night, repeating again and again the following verse in salaah until the time of fajr: اِنۡ تُعَذِّبۡهمۡ فَاِنَّهمۡ عِبَادُکَ ۚ وَاِنۡ تَغۡفِرۡ لَهمۡ فَاِنَّکَ اَنۡتَ الۡعَزِیۡزُ الۡحَکِیۡمُ ﴿۱۱۸﴾ “(O Allah!) If You punish them, (then You have full right to do …

There was once a famous robber from the Kurds, who were a tribe of people living in the Middle East. One day, this robber made taubah from stealing and robbing people, changed his entire life and became a pious person. This is the story of how the robber changed his …

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: In today’s times, the condition of people is quite strange. If a person does any pious deed, then he begins to wait for ilhaam or wahi (divine inspiration or revelation), thinking to himself that perhaps he will hear a voice …

In ruku, one should recite سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيْم thrice. Reciting the following tasbeeh in ruku is also established in the sunnah: سُبُّوحٌ قُدُّوسٌ رَبُّ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَالرُّوحِ You are glorified, You are pure, You are the Rabb of the angels and the Rabb of Jibreel (alayhis salaam) عن عائشة قالت: كان رسول الله …

Hazrat Nadhr bin Abdillah relates: One day, while Hazrat Anas (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was alive, it became very dark during the day time. I went to him and asked, “Did you ever see such a thing transpire during the time of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam)?” He replied, “I seek refuge in …