Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

A person once wrote a letter to Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) in which he asked the following question. He said, “Some of the people engaged in the effort of da’wat and tableegh told me that going out for forty days in the path of Allah Ta‘ala is …

The Approach which Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) Adopted when Correcting People Amr bil ma’roof and nahy anil munkar (commanding with good and forbidding from evil) is an obligation in deen. However, in order for a person to correct any situation, it is necessary for him to have knowledge of the …

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 …