Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) writes: According to Shariah, it is not forbidden for one to derive pleasure from the permissible things of the world, nor is it impermissible for one to accumulate wealth and keep it in one’s possession. However, it should be borne in mind that …

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: In order to acquire the true love of Allah Ta’ala, I consider it extremely important for one to keep one’s heart pure at all times from wrong feelings and sinful thoughts and be focussed towards the mercy of Allah Ta’ala. The …

Explaining the importance that Hadhrat Moulana Khaleel Ahmad Saharanpuri rahmatullahi alaih showed to the performance of Salaah with jamaat especially in the Haram Shareef, Mufti Aashiq Ilaahi Meeruti rahmatullahi alaih writes: “At all times, Salaah with jamaat would be the source of pleasure and joy for Hadhrat Moulana Khaleel Ahmad …

One should recite the last two verses of Surah Baqarah at night. عن أبي مسعود الأنصاري البدري عقبة بن عمرو رضي الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: الآيتان من آخر سورة البقرة ، من قرأ بهما في ليلة كفتاه. (بخاري رقم 5040) Hadhrat Abu Mas’ood Ansaari …

اَﻟﺘﱠﺤِﻴﱠﺎتُ اﻟﻄﱠﻴﱢﺒَﺎتُ اﻟﺼﱠﻠَﻮَاتُ اﻟﺰﱠاكِيَاتُ ﻟِﻠّﻪِ، أَﺷْﻬَﺪُ أَنْ ﻻﱠ إِﻟَﻪَ إِﻻﱠ اﷲُ وَﺣْﺪَﻩُ ﻻ ﺷَﺮِﻳْﻚَ ﻟَﻪُ وَأَنﱠ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪًا ﻋَﺒْﺪُﻩُ وَ رَﺳُﻮْﻟُﻪُ، اَﻟﺴﱠﻼمُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻚَ أَﻳــﱡﻬَﺎ اﻟﻨﱠﺒِﻲﱡ وَرَﺣْﻤَﺔُ اﷲِ وَبَركَاتُه ، اَﻟﺴﱠﻼمُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻨَﺎ وَﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻋِﺒَﺎدِ اﷲِ اﻟﺼﱠﺎﻟِﺤِﻴْﻦَ All verbal praises, monetary devotions, physical praises and pure actions are for Allah Ta’ala. I bear …

The Quraan Majeed speaks about two learned people who were misled, viz. Bal‘am Baa‘ooraa and Ka’b bin Ashraf. Mufti Shafee’ Saahib (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) says that this teaches us that knowledge is not sufficient. Rather together with knowledge, rectifying one’s inner-self is necessary. Source: Al-Haadi

Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) writes: People express their nobility and dignity by virtue of their family linage and other worldly things, whereas the Qur’an is the greatest source of nobility and pride for the ummah. Reciting the Qur’an, memorising it, teaching it and acting upon it, all …

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: One should at no point become despondent of the mercy of Allah Ta’ala. Instead at all times one should hope for Allah Ta’ala’s special mercy. Allah Ta’ala deals with His servant in accordance to the expectation the servant has in Allah …

Hadhrat Qaari Siddeeq Baandwi rahmatullahi alaih mentioned an incident that had taken place in his days of khidmah of his shaikh Hadhrat Moulana As`adullah Sahib rahmatullahi alaih. He says, “I used to help Hadhrat Naazim Sahib rahmatullahi alaih to make wudhu. Hadhrat was very particular about performing every Salaah with …

One should recite the following Dua after the azaan of Maghrib. اللّهُمَّ إِنَّ هَذَا إِقْبَالُ لَيْلِكَ وَإِدْبَارُ نَهَارِكَ وَأَصْوَاتُ دُعَاتِكَ فَاغْفِرْ لِي O Allah! The night is entering and the day is leaving is, and these are the voices of Your servants calling out to You (i.e. the Muazzins), forgive …