Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

On the return journey from Taa’if, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) stopped in a place named Nakhlah and spent a few days there. During these days, while Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was engaged in performing salaah in the night, a group of seven jinn from Naseebeen passed by. While passing, they …

Hazrat Moulana Zafar Ahmed Uthmaani (rahimahullah) mentions: Hazrat Moulana Khaleel Ahmed Sahaaranpuri (rahimahullah) had commenced writing the kitaab “Bazlul Majhood” (a commentary on the Kitaab of Hadith – Sunan Abu Dawood) while he was staying in India. Thereafter, when he migrated to Madinah Munawwarah, he completed writing the kitaab there, …

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 miraculous journey with both his body and soul, in a wakeful state, and this entire journey occurred in …

Hazrat Aa’ishah (radhiyallahu ‘anha) reports: I once asked Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), “O Rasul of Allah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam)! Did you ever encounter a day that was more difficult than the day of Uhud?” Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) replied, “All the trials I suffered from your people were severe and …

‘Utbah bin Rabee‘ah and Shaibah bin Rabee‘ah had hearts that were harder than stone (as they were staunch enemies of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and Islam). However, when they saw Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) seated beneath the tree in their orchard, in a state of helplessness and having suffered oppression, …

While returning from Taa’if, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) sought refuge in an orchard belonging to Utbah bin Rabee‘ah and Shaibah bin Rabee‘ah. On entering the orchard, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) sat in the shade of a tree and made the following du‘aa: اللهم إليك أشكو ضعف قوتي وقلة حيلتي وهواني …

بِسۡمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِیۡمِ وَ السَّمَآءِ  ذَاتِ الۡبُرُوۡجِ ۙ﴿۱﴾ وَ الۡیَوۡمِ الۡمَوۡعُوۡدِ ۙ﴿۲﴾ وَ شَاہِدٍ وَّ مَشۡہُوۡدٍ ؕ﴿۳﴾ قُتِلَ اَصۡحٰبُ الۡاُخۡدُوۡدِ ۙ﴿۴﴾ النَّارِ ذَاتِ الۡوَقُوۡدِ ۙ﴿۵﴾ اِذۡ ہُمۡ عَلَیۡہَا قُعُوۡدٌ ۙ﴿۶﴾ وَّ ہُمۡ عَلٰی مَا یَفۡعَلُوۡنَ بِالۡمُؤۡمِنِیۡنَ شُہُوۡدٌ  ؕ﴿۷﴾ وَ مَا نَقَمُوۡا مِنۡہُمۡ  اِلَّاۤ  اَنۡ یُّؤۡمِنُوۡا بِاللّٰہِ الۡعَزِیۡزِ  الۡحَمِیۡدِ ۙ﴿۸﴾ …

After the demise of Abu Taalib, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) did not have any person to protect him and support him. Likewise, after the demise of Hazrat Khadijah (radhiyallahu ‘anha), Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) did not have anyone to console him and comfort him. Thus, in the 10th year after …

Once, Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was given some milk to drink. When he drank it, he found that it tasted different. Upon asking the person who presented the milk to him how he had acquired it, the person replied, “The camels given in sadaqah were grazing in the desert, and …