Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) – Part Five Safeguarding the Deen of People On one occasion, a certain person brought some sugarcane juice and presented it to Hazrat Moulana Thaanwi (rahimahullah) as a gift from a land that was given as collateral. However, Hazrat Thaanwi (rahimahullah) refrained from accepting …

At the commencement of a new month or a new year, one should recite the following dua: اللَّهُمَّ أَدْخِلْهُ عَلَيْنَا بِالْأَمْنِ، وَالْإِيمَانِ، وَالسَّلَامَةِ، وَالْإِسْلَامِ، وَرِضْوَانٍ مِنَ الرَّحْمَنِ، وَجِوَارٍ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ O Allah! Let it (this new month or year) enter upon us with safety, Imaan, security, Islam, the pleasure of …

Hazrat Abu Zar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was one of the great Sahaabah of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). He was known as Hazrat Abu Zar Ghifaari (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), as he was from the clan of Ghifaar. Allah Ta‘ala blessed him to meet Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and bring imaan in the early …

1. Assisting people in providing water for them is an act of great reward. Providing water is greatly rewarding even in the areas where water is freely available. However, providing water in areas where water is scarce carries an even greater reward. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) mentioned that giving water …

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: At the time when engaging in the zikr of Allah Ta‘ala, one should not allow the mind to drift from the zikr one is making, as this will cause the focus and presence of mind to be lost. Rather, …

Khaleelullah – The Special Friend of Allah Ta‘ala Allah Ta‘ala blessed Nabi Ebrahim (‘alaihis salaam) with a very high and esteemed position from the entire galaxy of the Ambiyaa (‘alaihimus salaam). In many places of the Qur’aan Majeed, Allah Ta‘ala praises Nabi Ebrahim (‘alaihis salaam) for his unflinching faithfulness and …

عن أبي قتادة، أن رجلا سأل النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، فقال: يا رسول الله، أرأيت رجلا يصوم يوم عاشوراء؟، قال:  ذاك صوم سنة، قال: أرأيت رجلا يصوم يوم عرفة، قال: يكفر السنة، وما قبلها (صحيح ابن حبان، الرقم: 3631) Hazrat Abu Qataadah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that a Sahaabi once …

Before slaughtering the animal, it is sunnah for one to recite the following dua: إنِّي وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِيَ لِلَّذِي فَطَرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ عَلَى مِلَّةِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَنِيفًا وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ إنَّ صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّـهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَبِذَلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ اللهُمَّ مِنكَ وَ لَكَ I have firmly turned myself towards …

Nabi Ebrahim (‘alaihis salaam) was a very great and special Nabi – he was known as ‘Khaleelullah’ which means ‘the special friend of Allah Ta‘ala’. Nabi Ebrahim (‘alaihis salaam) always wanted to have children, but for years and years and years, he did not have any children. Finally, when Nabi …

On the day of Arafah, one should recite the following dua abundantly: لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ وَهُوَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ There is no deity besides Allah Ta‘ala alone, who has no partner. To Him belongs the kingdom (of the …