Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

In the beginning days of Islam, when the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) were in Makkah Mukarramah, then the Quraish and the other disbelievers would trouble and punish them because they had embraced Islam. The Quraish wanted the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) to stop worshipping one Allah Ta‘ala alone, and to worship their …

The Muhadditheen and Ulama of Taareekh (history) unanimously agree that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was bestowed with the mantle of prophethood on a Monday. However, there is a difference of opinion regarding the month in which Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) received nubuwwah. According to Haafiz Ibnu Abdil Barr (rahimahullah), Rasulullah …

Among the important etiquettes to follow, when giving zakaat is that the one discharging the zakaat should regard the amount he is giving for the sake of Allah Ta‘ala to be an insignificant and small amount. If he regards the amount which he is giving to be significant and large, …

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: One important principle, among the other principles which I adhere to in my life, is that I keep a separate notebook for the purpose of recording debts. Whichever person I give a loan to, I record his name in the …

عَمَّ  یَتَسَآءَلُوۡنَ ۚ﴿۱﴾ عَنِ النَّبَاِ  الۡعَظِیۡمِ ۙ﴿۲﴾ الَّذِیۡ ہُمۡ  فِیۡہِ  مُخۡتَلِفُوۡنَ ؕ﴿۳﴾ کَلَّا  سَیَعۡلَمُوۡنَ ۙ﴿۴﴾ ثُمَّ  کَلَّا  سَیَعۡلَمُوۡنَ ﴿۵﴾ اَلَمۡ  نَجۡعَلِ الۡاَرۡضَ مِہٰدًا ۙ﴿۶﴾ وَّ  الۡجِبَالَ  اَوۡتَادًا ﴿۪ۙ۷﴾ وَّ  خَلَقۡنٰکُمۡ   اَزۡوَاجًا ۙ﴿۸﴾ وَّ  جَعَلۡنَا نَوۡمَکُمۡ سُبَاتًا ۙ﴿۹﴾ وَّ  جَعَلۡنَا الَّیۡلَ  لِبَاسًا ﴿ۙ۱۰﴾ وَّ  جَعَلۡنَا النَّہَارَ  مَعَاشًا ﴿۪۱۱﴾ وَّ  بَنَیۡنَا فَوۡقَکُمۡ  …

When the couple intend to engage in intimacy, they should recite the following dua: بِاسْمِ اللهِ اَللّهُمَّ جَنِّبْنَا الشَّيْطَان وَجَنِّبِ الشَّيْطَانَ مَا رَزَقْتَنَا In the name of Allah. O Allah! Keep Shaitaan away from us and from the offspring You bless us with. عن ابن عباس، قال: قال رسول الله …

Hazrat Khabbaab (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was also among those blessed personalities who offered themselves for sacrifice and suffering for the sake of Allah Ta‘ala. He was the sixth or seventh person to embrace Islam, and therefore, he suffered for a long time (at the hands of the disbelievers). He was made …

Hazrat Abu Zar Ghifaari (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) is very famous among the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) for his piety and knowledge. Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) used to say, “Abu Zar is the custodian of such knowledge as other people are incapable of acquiring.” When he first got news of the Prophet’s (sallallahu …

Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahimahullah) once said: My beloved friends! At present, there is still time for us to engage in the work of Da’wah and Tableegh in the world (without experiencing hurdles and facing any major challenges)! A time is soon to come in the world when we will …