Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

At the time of heavy rain where one fears harm and damage, one should recite the following dua: اللَّهُمَّ حَوَالَيْنَا، وَلاَ عَلَيْنَا، اللَّهُمَّ عَلَى الآكَامِ وَالجِبَالِ وَالظِّرَابِ وَالأَوْدِيَةِ وَمَنَابِتِ الشَّجَرِ O Allah! (Let it rain) around us and not upon us. O Allah! (Let it rain) on the hills, on …

Before Salaah 1. Prepare for salaah well in advance, before the salaah time enters, and ensure that you are not only physically prepared but you are also mentally conscious that you are going to present yourself in the court of Almighty Allah Ta’ala.[1] 2. Ensure that you perform every salaah on …

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: Allah Ta‘ala has created His servants with different temperaments. After creating His servants, Allah Ta‘ala has blessed certain servants with special acceptance from His side. Nevertheless, even after receiving special acceptance from the side of Allah Ta‘ala, the natural …

The Day of Judgment – The Day of Regret for Many In the Qur’aan Majeed, the day of Qiyaamah has been referred to by various names. Some of these names are the “Day of Recompense and Repayment”, the “Day of Gathering”, the “Day of Loss and Gain” (i.e. loss for …

Kumail bin Ziyaad (rahimahullah) reports the following: On one occasion, I accompanied Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) as he came out from the city and proceeded towards Jabbaan (the outskirts of the city of Kufah). On coming to Jabbaan, Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) turned towards the cemetery and called out, “O …

Hazrat Bilaal (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was an Abyssinian by lineage, and was the slave of Umayyah bin Khalaf. At midday, when the heat was at its fiercest and the boulders of the desert would become extremely hot, Umayyah would command his slaves to lay Hazrat Bilaal (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) down onto the …

The more Islam continued to spread and the more the number of the Muslims grew, the more the rage and hatred of the disbelievers of Makkah increased. As far as those Muslims are concerned who had people to protect and assist them, then the disbelievers did not have much power …

When seeing a cloud approaching regarding which one fears that it could be a cloud of punishment, one should recite the following dua: اَللّٰهُمَّ إنَّا نَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أُرْسِلَ بِهِ O Allah! We seek Your protection from the evil that it was sent with. عن عائشة أن النبي …

Admonition for those who Neglect Salaah with Jamaat in the Musjid It was the burning desire of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) that the men of the Ummah perform their Salaah with jamaat in the musjid. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) used to be greatly hurt when he learnt of people performing …

Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: When the general masses go to visit the Ulama (and deeni elders) with the hope of serving them, then (in order for them to acquire benefit,) they should make four intentions: 1. The first intention they should make is to …