Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

وَ النّٰزِعٰتِ غَرۡقًا ۙ﴿۱﴾ وَّ النّٰشِطٰتِ نَشۡطًا  ۙ﴿۲﴾ وَّ السّٰبِحٰتِ سَبۡحًا ۙ﴿۳﴾ فَالسّٰبِقٰتِ سَبۡقًا ۙ﴿۴﴾ فَالۡمُدَبِّرٰتِ اَمۡرًا ۘ﴿۵﴾ I swear by those (angels) who pull out (the souls of the disbelievers) violently, and by those (angels) who draw out (the souls of the believers) gently, and by those (angels) who …

When making istilaam of the Hajar-e-Aswad, one should recite the following duaas: Duaa One: بِسْمِ اللهِ وَاللهُ أَكْبَرُ (I commence the tawaaf) in the name of Allah, and Allah is the greatest!   عن نافع: أن ابن عمر كان إذا استلم الركن قال: بسم الله والله أكبر  (مصنف عبد الرزاق، الرقم: …

Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) mentioned: Even if there was not a single Aayat or Hadith relating to zikr, a servant should never be forgetful of his real Benefactor and Rabb whose blessings and favours on him are unlimited at all times and have no parallel. It is …

Hazrat Hamzah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), the paternal uncle of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), was among the first forty Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) to embrace Islam. Below is the incident of how he embraced Islam: One day, Abu Jahl happened to pass by Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) at Mt Safaa. On seeing Rasulullah …

Naufal bin Iyaas al Huzali (rahimahullah) narrates: ‘We would sit in the company of Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Auf (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), and what a wonderful companion he was. One day, he took us to his home for a meal. When we sat down for the meal and the plate of …

From among the entire creation, the Ambiyaa (‘alaihimus salaam) possessed the greatest level of Islam. They were divinely chosen by Allah Ta’ala for the guidance of humanity and were sent to the world to teach people how to live their lives like true and upright Muslims. Each and every Nabi …

There are many Ahaadeeth discussing how Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) himself chose and loved to lead a life of worldly abstinence. There are so many narrations of this nature found in the kitaabs of Hadith that to gather and present all the narrations is difficult. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) mentioned, …

6. It is sunnah for the host to personally serve his guests if he is able to. If due to some reason, he cannot be present, he should make arrangements for his guests to be fed in his absence. In the Qur’aan Majeed, Allah Ta’ala mentions the incident of Hazrat …

Hazrat Amr bin Abasah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) had brought imaan in the early days of Islam. He had come to Makkah Mukarramah to embrace Islam at the hands of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) at the time when the kuffaar of the Quraish were persecuting the Muslims. Some narrations mention that he …