Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

December, 2011

• 17 December

  Ghusal of the deceased

  Preparation for the Ghusal Once the necessary requirements for the ghusal and kafan are found, the deceased will be placed on a stretcher or bier and taken for the ghusal. If possible, incense sticks should be burnt one, three, five or seven times. The reason for burning incense near the …

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• 4 December

  Muharram and Aashura

  

  Muharram and Aashura It is the divine system of Allah Ta’ala that He has afforded special virtue and significance to certain things over others. From mankind, it is the Ambiyaa (Alayhimus Salaam) who have been blessed with the highest status and most distinguished position over others. From the different places …

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• 3 December

  The Final Moments

  Every soul shall taste of death. (Surah Aal-e-Imraan: 185) Death is an inevitable event which no man can escape. As such, the reality of death is something which is accepted by both the believer and disbeliever. As far as a disbeliever is concerned, he views death as a terminating point …

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November, 2011

• 23 November

  Sunnats and Aadaab (Etiquettes) upon awakening – 2

  

  Sunnah Duas Upon Awakening for Tahajjud

  Upon awakening for Tahajjud, recite the last ten verses of Surah Aal-e-Imraan.^[1] Also recite the following before commencing the Tahajjud Salaah:

  (1) Allahu Akbar ten times

  (2) Alhamdulillah ten times

  (3) Subhaanallahi wabihamdihi ten times

  (4) Subhaanal Malikil Quddoos ten times

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• 23 November

  Sunnats and Aadaab (Etiquettes) upon awakening – 1

  

  Before sleeping, we are taught to recite the masnoon duas and remember Allah Ta‘ala. Among the masnoon duas before sleeping, is the following dua:

  O Allah Ta‘ala, with Your name do I die and live.

  In this dua, sleep has been resembled to death, due to the fact that when a person sleeps, he loses his senses and consciousness.

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