Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality
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 …
March, 2018
February, 2018
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28 February
Disinterest in the World
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: When we study the lives of our pious predecessors we find that a common feature in them was abstinence from the world. The Fuqahaa state that when a person makes a bequest that after his death his wealth should be given to the …
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26 February
True Conviction in the Words of Allah and His Rasul (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: One of the major and fundamental differences between us and the Sahaabah (Radhiyallahu Anhum) is that the hearts of the Sahaabah (Radhiyallahu Anhum) were filled with such complete reliance and conviction in the blessed words of Allah Ta’ala and His Rasul …
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22 February
Assigning our Affairs to Allah Ta‘ala after Adopting the Means
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: A great lesson that we learn from the lives of the pious of the past was that they would adopt the necessary means for their work and thereafter they would assign their affair to Allah Ta‘ala. On the other hand, we adopt all …
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19 February
Salaah – The Pillar of Deen
Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: In the mubaarak Hadith of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), salaah is referred to as the ‘pillar of deen’. The reason for salaah being called the pillar of deen is that all the other aspects of a person’s deen depend on his salaah …
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15 February
Imaan – The Recipe to Happiness and Joy
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: All acts of ‘ibaadat are branches of Imaan. Without Imaan, there is no reward for any act irrespective of the quantity. Among these ‘ibaadaat are those whose rewards are recurring. For example, the growing of a beard. For as long as a person …
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12 February
The benefit of recording a transaction or asking for a receipt when dealing
Once, Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi alaihi) mentioned that a well-known proverb in the Arabic language is: “Live like brothers but deal like strangers” Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi alaihi) thereafter explained: There are many advantages and benefits through one adopting clarity and system in one’s dealings. Whether …
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10 February
Discussing the Lives of our Akaabir
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: It is important for us to discuss the lives of our Akaabir. Through discussing the lives of our Akaabir, we will understand their nature and disposition and the manner in which they adhered to the sunnah. Otherwise, we will confine ourselves to the …
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10 February
The Blessed Effort of Inviting People to Deen
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: Previously, when people heard of an Aalim that was visiting their area, they would spontaneously come to meet him and would benefit from him. Similarly, when people heard of the gatherings of zikr that were held and the makaatib and madaaris …
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1 February
Requisites for Perfecting Imaan
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: For perfecting Imaan, there are certain requisites. These are outlined in the Quraan where Allah Ta‘ala explains three requisites: 1. Nabi’s (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) decision is final in all matters. 2. There should not be even the slightest reservation within one’s heart and …