Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality
Issue 19 – Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu anhu) Download
Read More »Placing one’s full conviction and confidence upon Allah Ta‘ala and not upon the means
Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: The promises of Allah Ta‘ala (for one to gain success and happiness) are, without a shadow of doubt, absolutely true and certain. As for the systems and procedures which people adopt based upon their personal understanding and experience, in trying …
Read More »The Responsibility of Commanding with Good and Forbidding from Evil – Part Eight
The Four Primary Duties of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) was sent with the mission of establishing deen in the world. In order to fulfil this mission, he was entrusted with four primary duties from the side of Allah Ta‘ala. These four duties formed the basis of …
Read More »Love For the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum)
Ja’far As-Saa-igh (rahimahullah) narrates the following: Among the neighbours of Imaam Ahmad bin Hambal (rahimahullah) was a man who was involved in many sins, evils and shameless deeds. One day, this man came to the gathering of Imaam Ahmad bin Hambal (rahimahullah) and greeted him with salaam. Although Imaam Ahmad …
Read More »Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) Approving of the Verdict of Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Forty
Before Fat-he-Makkah (the conquest of Makkah Mukarramah), Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) had sent Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) to Yemen as his governor over the people of Yemen. During the period when Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was in Yemen, a group of people in Yemen dug a pit in order to …
Read More »Hazrat Zinneerah (radhiyallahu ‘anha)
Hazrat Zinneerah (radhiyallahu ‘anha) was among the first women to embrace Islam. Abu Jahal would persecute and torture her. When Abu Jahal and the other leaders of Makkah Mukarramah would see Hazrat Zinneerah (radhiyallahu ‘anha), they would say, “If the deen of Islam contained any goodness and excellence, then Zinneerah …
Read More »Dua when seeing the new moon – 5
When seeing the new moon, one should recite the following dua once: هِلَالُ خَيْرٍ وَرُشْدٍ (O Allah! Make the crescent of this month) a crescent of goodness and guidance (i.e. a crescent that brings goodness and guidance with it). Then, one should recite the following dua thrice: اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ …
Read More »Sunnats and Aadaab of Rendering Service to People – Part 8
1. Great rewards have been promised in the Mubaarak Ahaadith for those who take care of the orphans and widows and fulfil their needs. However, when assisting widows who are non-mahrams, then one should ensure that one exercises caution and does not interact with them directly. One should get a …
Read More »Clearing One’s Heart of Misgivings regarding People
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: In today’s times, people’s notion of good character is that one should conduct with people with good character and show them a good face, even though one’s heart is not clear regarding them (i.e. regarding some of their ways …
Read More »Dua when seeing the new moon – 4
When seeing the new moon, one should recite the following dua: اللَّهُمَّ ارْزُقْنَا نَصْرَهُ وَخَيْرَهُ وَبَرَكَتَهُ وَفَتْحَهُ وَنُورَهُ نَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ، وَشَرِّ مَا بَعْدَهُ O Allah, grant us this new month’s help, goodness, blessings, victory and noor. We seek Your divine protection from its evil and the evil of …
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