Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

In sajdah, one should recite سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْأَعْلَى thrice. Reciting the following dua in sajdah in one’s nafl salaah is also established in the sunnah: اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ سَجَدْتُ، وَلَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ، وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ، سَجَدَ وَجْهِي لِلَّذِي خَلَقَهُ وَصَوَّرَهُ فَأَحْسَنَ صُورَتَهُ وَشَقَّ سَمْعَهُ وَبَصَرَهُ، تَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ أَحْسَنُ الْخَالِقِينَ O Allah, for You …

Hazrat Hanzalah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) says: Once, we were seated in the gathering of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) when he delivered some advices. Our hearts became soft, our eyes were flowing with tears, and the reality of our condition (in deen) dawned upon us. Thereafter, when the gathering was over, I …

Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following in a letter to a certain person: I was very happy to hear that you had completed the hifz of the Qur’aan Majeed. May Allah Ta‘ala make this be a means of goodness for you, may He preserve the …

8. Always remaining Concerned About One’s Imaan and Yaqeen The eighth quality of the true Ulama of the Aakhirah is that they have great yaqeen and imaan (having strong belief and conviction) in Allah Ta‘ala. Similarly, at all times, they are deeply concerned about increasing this quality, as they believe …

Every word, statement or action of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was filled with noor and barakah. It is on account of such noor and barakah granted to him by Allah Ta‘ala that people’s hearts were drawn to Islam by merely viewing his mubaarak character. Any person who wished to see …

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: Among the pious predecessors, there were Mashaayikh who would make their mureeds undergo great mujaahadah and riyaadhaat (spiritual exercises to oppose the nafs). On reading about such types of mujaahadah and riyaadhaat in the kitaabs of Tasawwuf, one will marvel …

In sajdah, one should recite سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْأَعْلَى thrice. Reciting the following dua in sajdah in one’s nafl salaah is also established in the sunnah: أللهُمَّ أَعُوذُ بِرِضَاكَ مِنْ سَخَطِكَ، وَبِمُعَافَاتِكَ مِنْ عُقُوبَتِكَ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْكَ لَا أُحْصِي ثَنَاءً عَلَيْكَ أَنْتَ كَمَا أَثْنَيْتَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ O Allah, I seek refuge …

22. One should always be connected to some pious, rightly guided shaikh (spiritual mentor). Such a person should be one who leads a life of taqwa, possesses sound knowledge and understanding of deen, follows the sunnah in all departments of his life, and gives preference to the aakhirah over the dunya. Such …