The Mubaarak Month of Ramadhaan is barely two and a half months away. Many huffaaz have already commenced their Qur’aan dhor program in anticipation for the Taraaweeh Salaah. Some people are planning to go for umrah to the Holy Lands during this holiday period, while others have received accreditation …
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It was during the pre-Islamic era that Hazrat Zaid (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was once travelling in a caravan with his mother, who was going to her father’s town, when the caravan was waylaid and looted by the Banu Qais clan. They took Hazrat Zaid (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) as a slave and sold …
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Ask our children: How should a Muslim spend his time in the holidays? What is the holiday of a believer? Which types of places should a Muslim go to, and which places should a Muslim avoid? Now tell them the story: It was the last day of madrasah before …
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Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: Ponder and think that the light of the religion of the Christians (and Jews) has been extinguished with the light of Islam which Nabi Muhammed (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) brought (the Qur’aan and Sunnah) – instead practising on their religion is …
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Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) granted Hazrat Talhah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) the title of Talhah Al-Fayyaadh (an extremely generous person) on two occasions. Below is one such occasion: During the battle of Zi Qarad, Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) passed by the well of Baisaan. The water of this well was …
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Hazrat Hanzalah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) says: Once, we were seated in the gathering of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) when he delivered some advices. Our hearts became soft, our eyes were flowing with tears, and the reality of our condition (in deen) dawned upon us. Thereafter, when the gathering was over, I …
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Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following in a letter to a certain person: I was very happy to hear that you had completed the hifz of the Qur’aan Majeed. May Allah Ta‘ala make this be a means of goodness for you, may He preserve the …
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The Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) once said to a bedouin, “Go and enquire from Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) as to who Allah Ta’ala is referring to (in the following verse of the Quraan Majeed) “from among them (the Sahaabah) are those who fulfilled their pledge (with Allah Ta’ala of remaining steadfast …
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8. Always remaining Concerned About One’s Imaan and Yaqeen The eighth quality of the true Ulama of the Aakhirah is that they have great yaqeen and imaan (having strong belief and conviction) in Allah Ta‘ala. Similarly, at all times, they are deeply concerned about increasing this quality, as they believe …
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Every word, statement or action of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was filled with noor and barakah. It is on account of such noor and barakah granted to him by Allah Ta‘ala that people’s hearts were drawn to Islam by merely viewing his mubaarak character. Any person who wished to see …
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Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality