Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: Among the pious predecessors, there were Mashaayikh who would make their mureeds undergo great mujaahadah and riyaadhaat (spiritual exercises to oppose the nafs). On reading about such types of mujaahadah and riyaadhaat in the kitaabs of Tasawwuf, one will marvel …
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Hazrat Jaabir bin Abdillah (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) reports: On the day of Uhud, when the Sahaabah began fleeing from the battlefield, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was left alone in a certain place with only twelve Sahaabah present with him. Among these twelve Sahaabah was Hazrat Talhah ibn Ubaydillah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu). When …
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22. One should always be connected to some pious, rightly guided shaikh (spiritual mentor). Such a person should be one who leads a life of taqwa, possesses sound knowledge and understanding of deen, follows the sunnah in all departments of his life, and gives preference to the aakhirah over the dunya. Such …
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Ask our children: Can we compete with others? What should we compete in? Is it fine to wish bad for other people? Which people should we compare ourselves to in life? Now tell them the story: Kaamil raced along the road on his bicycle, pedalling as fast as he could. …
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Always Being Concerned About One’s Self-Reformation The seventh quality of the true Ulama who are concerned about the Aakhirah is that they show great importance and are very concerned about sulook (their self-reformation). They are always engaged in the struggle to correct and purify their souls and hearts, as they …
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Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: When inviting people to come out in the path of Allah Ta‘ala for Da’wat and Tableegh, then don’t tell people, “Give us three days, or give us five days, or give us seven days.” Rather, tell them, “This is the …
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On the day Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddeeq (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) embraced Islam, he began to invite people towards Islam. Allah Ta‘ala made him the means of many other Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) entering into the fold of Islam. Among those Sahaabah who embraced Islam through Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddeeq (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was …
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Once, when Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) came to the musjid for salaah, he noticed that some people were laughing and giggling among themselves. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) addressed them saying, “Had you remembered death often, I would not see you like this. Therefore, think of death often. Not a single …
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In sajdah, one should recite the following tasbeeh thrice or any odd number of times: سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْأَعْلَى Glorified is my Rabb, the most high. عن عقبة بن عامر قال لما نزلت فسبح باسم ربك العظيم قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم اجعلوها في ركوعكم فلما نزلت سبح اسم …
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The Tabook expedition is one of the famous expeditions of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), and it was the last expedition in which Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) took part. When Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) heard that the Caesar (king of Rome) gathered a large army to wipe out Islam and was …
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Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality