Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: The meaning of barakah (divine blessings) is not as many people think it to be. Many people think that barakah is for a person to acquire what he wants through merely reciting some wazifa and without making the correct effort and …
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March, 2018
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3 March
Azkaar after Salaah-1
After completing one’s fardh salaah, one should recite istighfaar thrice and recite the following duaa. اَللَّهُمَّ أنْتَ السَّلَام وَمِنْكَ السَّلَام تَبَارَكْتَ يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإكْرَام O Allah, You are salaam (i.e. Your name is Salaam) and from You is peace. You are the greatest O the possessor of honour and …
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3 March
Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Six
Islam: (Continuing from Part Five) Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) continued: I then left my aunt. Her statements had left an impression on my heart and I continued to ponder over what she had said. I would sometimes associate with Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and sit with him. After Monday …
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1 March
The Forefathers of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) – Part Four
Haashim Imaam Maalik (rahimahullah) and Imaam Shaafi‘ee (rahimahullah) say that Haashim’s actual name was ‘Amr. There was once a severe drought in Makkah during which Haashim fed the people bread crushed into gravy. This is why he was given the title “Haashim” (The one who crushes). As a poet says: …
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1 March
The Forefathers of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) – Part Three
Ka‘b In the pre-Islamic era, Ka‘b bin Luwayy would, on a weekly basis, gather all the people on the day of Friday. After all the people had assembled, he would deliver a sermon which he would commence by praising Allah Ta‘ala and explaining that Allah Ta‘ala had created the skies, …
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The Extreme Generosity of Hazrat Talhah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)
Hazrat Talhah’s (rahdiyallahu ‘anhu) wife, Su‘da bint ‘Awf al-Muriyyah mentioned the following incident regarding her …
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Securing the Blessings of Ramadhaan, Umrah and Hajj – The Tolerance of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) – The Orchards of Love – Part Seventy Three
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Receiving the title of Al-Fayyadh from Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam)
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Hazrat Talhah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) Fulfilling his Pledge
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The Tolerance of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) – The Orchards of Love – Part Seventy Two
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Receiving Seventy Rewards
Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr bin Aas (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) reported, “Whoever sends salutations upon Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) once, Allah Ta‘ala and His angels will send seventy mercies and blessings upon him in return of his one Durood. Hence, whoever wishes to increase his Durood should increase it, and whoever wishes to decrease his Durood should decrease it (i.e. if he wants to earn great rewards, then he should increase his Durood).”
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Increase in Sustenance
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The Reward of Fasting on the Day of Arafah
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The Angel that Stands at the Blessed Grave of Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) to Convey the Durood of the Ummah
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Reciting Durood when Entering the Musjid
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Sunnats and Aadaab of the Host – 2
2. Entertaining and hosting guests is a means of attaining great barakah (blessings) from Allah …
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Sunnats and Aadaab of the Host – 1
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Sunnats and Aadaab which every person needs to adhere to in his individual life – 9
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Sunnats and Aadaab which every person needs to adhere to in his individual life – 8
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Sunnats and Aadaab which every person needs to adhere to in his individual life – 7
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Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Forty-One – Being Sent by Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) to Level the Graves, Destroy Idols and Erase Pictures
Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that on one occasion, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) attended a …
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Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) Approving of the Verdict of Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Forty
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The True Ulamaa – Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Thirty Nine
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Du‘aa for Assistance in Settling Debts – Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Thirty Eight
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The Concern of Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) regarding Business being Conducted According to the Islamic Principles – Part Thirty Seven