Hazrat Shaddaad bin Aws (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said: While traveling (on the buraaq from Makkah Mukarramah), we passed by a land which contained many date palms. As we came to this land, Hazrat Jibreel (‘alaihis salaam) said to me, “Dismount from the buraaq and perform …
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The Mi’raaj in Detail – Part Two
After Hazrat Jibreel (‘alaihis salaam) and Hazrat Meekaa’eel (‘alaihis salaam) washed the blessed heart of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) with Zam-Zam and placed the seal of prophethood between his blessed shoulders, the Buraaq was brought. The Buraaq is a heavenly animal which is slightly smaller than a mule in size, …
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Allah Ta‘ala says in the Qur’aan Majeed: سُبۡحٰنَ الَّذِیۡۤ اَسۡرٰی بِعَبۡدِہٖ لَیۡلًا مِّنَ الۡمَسۡجِدِ الۡحَرَامِ اِلَی الۡمَسۡجِدِ الۡاَقۡصَا الَّذِیۡ بٰرَکۡنَا حَوۡلَہٗ لِنُرِیَہٗ مِنۡ اٰیٰتِنَا ؕ اِنَّہٗ ہُوَ السَّمِیۡعُ الۡبَصِیۡرُ ﴿۱﴾ Glory be to He who had taken His (special) servant in (a short portion of) the night from Masjid-ul-Haraam to …
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After Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) returned from Taa’if, Allah Ta‘ala took him from Musjid-ul-Haraam to Musjid-ul-Aqsa, and from Musjid-ul-Aqsa to the seven heavens. Allah Ta‘ala took Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) on this journey with both his body and soul, in a wakeful state, and this entire journey occurred in a …
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Ask our children: When we undergo any difficulty or problem, what should we do? What is the reward for making sabr and being patient at the time of difficulty? There was once a pious farmer who lived with his family on a farm. The pious farmer had a few animals …
Read More »The Islam of Hazrat Tufail bin Amr Dowsi (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)
During the period after Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) returned from Taa’if, Hazrat Tufail bin ‘Amr Dowsi came to Makkah Mukarramah. At this time, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was engaged in inviting people to Islam. Hazrat Tufail (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was a person of noble lineage. Furthermore, he was a renowned poet, …
Read More »Return from Taa’if and Meeting the Jinn – Part Two
On returning from Taa’if, as Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) came close to Makkah Mukarramah, Hazrat Zaid bin Haarithah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) asked him, “How will you enter Makkah when the people of Makkah have exiled you from the city?” Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) replied, “O Zaid! Allah Ta‘ala will definitely bring …
Read More »Hazrat Mu’aaz’s (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) Practice of Reciting the Quraan Majeed in Tahajjud
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) sent Hazrat Mu’aaz (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) to govern over a certain part of Yemen, and he sent Hazrat Abu Musa Ash’ari (radhiyalllahu ‘anhu) to govern over another part of Yemen. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) addressed them and gave them the following advice before sending them. He said …
Read More »A Happy Life Lies in Man Making Effort Upon His Relationship with Allah Ta‘ala and Improving His Character
Hazrat Moulana Inaamul Hasan Kaandhelwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following advice to a group of people. He said to them: Tell me – why did Allah Ta‘ala create man? If Allah Ta‘ala created man just to eat and acquire wealth, then these actions are also carried out by animals, and …
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