Source: Zarb-e-momin
Friday, August 27, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Complete deen!
‘Arif-billahDr. Abdul Hayy ‘Arifi (Allah have mercy on him) said,
‘These days major (kabair) and outrageous sins have become prevalent in our society. We consider them to be a form of entertainment. These major sins will never be forgiven until we leave them and repent. Television is being watched in each and every home. Listening music, songs, watching explicit programmes and movies are common day activities.’ 1
‘Brothers! The matter of here-after (akhira) is of extreme magnitude.
It is inappropriate to be at ease by being ignorant of its details.
There will be enquiry about each and every thing, including your financial dealings, social etiquette and moral character.
Remember that until all of these components of deen are correct your salah, fasting, pilgrimage and zakah(all worhip, etc) will be devoid of soul and true meanings.’2
Ramadhan ul Mubarak: hidayat wa tambihat via Ahmiyet e Ramadhan, page 1:26, 2:28
Source: Ashrafiya
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Major sins (kabair)
Shaykh Abu Taleb Makki (Allah have mercy on him) said that I complied the Prophetic sayings related to major sins and found out that there are 17 mentioned explicitly. They include,
Four related to heart,
1. Associating partners with Allah (shirk)
2. Intention of persisting on a sin
3. Being hopeless of Allah’s mercy
4. Being heedless of Allah’s wrath
Four related to heart,
1. Associating partners with Allah (shirk)
2. Intention of persisting on a sin
3. Being hopeless of Allah’s mercy
4. Being heedless of Allah’s wrath
Four related to tongue,
1. Bearing false witness
2. Allegation of adultery on innocent
3. Swearing falsely
4. Doing magic
1. Bearing false witness
2. Allegation of adultery on innocent
3. Swearing falsely
4. Doing magic
Three related to stomach,
1. Drinking alcoholic beverages
2. Consuming the wealth of orphans
3. Taking unlawful tax/rent for agricultural land
1. Drinking alcoholic beverages
2. Consuming the wealth of orphans
3. Taking unlawful tax/rent for agricultural land
Two related to genitalia,
1. Illicit sexual relations
2. Homosexuality
1. Illicit sexual relations
2. Homosexuality
Two related to hands,
1. Killing someone unjustly
2. Stealing
1. Killing someone unjustly
2. Stealing
One related to feet,
1. Fleeing from the battlefield in jihad
1. Fleeing from the battlefield in jihad
One related to the whole body,
1. Being disobedient to the parents
1. Being disobedient to the parents
May Allah save us from all of these by His mercy. Amin!
Adab e Shaykh wal murid, page 16
Source: Ashrafiya
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Friday, August 20, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Every Sin is a sign of Stupidity
Hazrat Hakeemul Ummat Thanwi (رحمۃ اللہ علیہ) said:
“Every sin is a sign of stupidity and foolishness.“
Anyone who commits sin, then this is a sign that there is some deficiency in his intellect. He is disobeying such a Being in whose hands is our life and death, our health and sickness, peace and comfort, good and evil end. If his intellect was sound he would never commit sin.
Source: Khanqah Imdadiya Ashrafiya
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Ramadan is for actions!
Arif-billahDr Abdul Hayy ‘Arifi (Allah have mercy on him) said,
‘There are eleven months to acquire knowledge. However, the blessed month of Ramadan is for actions alone.’
Ramadhan ul Mubarak: hidayat wa tambihat via Ahmiyet e Ramadhan, page 24
Source: Ashrafiya
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Mawlana Gangohi’s Following The Sunnah
Hakim al-Ummah Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah shower His mercy upon him) wrote:
‘‘One fine, excellent quality that I found in Mawlana [Rashid Ahmad Gangohi], may Allah sanctify his secret, is that he was never heard laughing, nor was he seen to be laughing heartily.
Similarly, he was never found to be overwhelmed by anger. These two qualities indicated that following the sunnah had permeated his nature.
We witnessed the similitude of the Noble Prophet’s (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) conduct with Bedouins, as indicated in hadith, in [the practise of] Mawlana Gangohi, may Allah sanctify his secret.”
Shi‘r al-Firaq, p. 34 (Lahore: Sayyid Ahmad Shahid Academy) compiled by Sayyid Nafis al-Husayni (may Allah sanctify his secret).
Monday, August 16, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Fasting. The wisdom and it’s affectionate explanation
اَعُوْذُ باِﷲ ِ مِنَ شَّیطَانِ الرَّجِیْم
بِسْمِ اﷲ ِ الرَّحمن ِ الرَّحِیْم
يَايُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءامَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمْ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ
(Al Quran 2:183)
Allah Ta’ala (Jalla Jalalahu) is showing His divine favor and mercy by saying ‘O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you’. Allama Aloosi Syed Mahmood Baghdadi have said in Tafseer Roohul Ma’ani that this ayat is revealed to provide comfort by informing that Fasting is not difficult. Fast, as people before you did. It means that this evil doubt that comes to your mind about dying by being starved from sunrise to the sunset during the Fast (is false). No one ever died. The people before you did it and lived.
كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ
‘As it was prescribed to those before you’. The people before you had fast and they survived and no one ever died. So the suspicion of being starved to death by fasting, is fallacious. You will sustain. Because this is an order of the Sustainer. You will get a new life (energy) in your life by obeying His command.
لَعَلَّکُمْ تَتَّقُونَ
Why did I (the almighty Allah) made the Fasting obligatory? So that you can become a friend of Mine. You are only a slave right now. Believer enters into slavery by believing but you will only be crowned with My friendship when you will Fast. Are you all hearing the reward of Fasting? You are only a slave at the moment. If you Fast, I (the almighty Allah) will put the crown of My friendship on the head of your slavery. Because in another ayat Allah Ta’ala informs the believer اِنا اولیاء الالمتقون. ‘No one is My friend except those who are muttaqi (the pious)’. Those who abstain from sins.
By Hazrat Maulana Shah Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Sahab (damat barakatuhum)
Source:khanqah Imdadiya Ashrafiya
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Friday, August 13, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Monday, August 09, 2010
Sunday, August 08, 2010
Saturday, August 07, 2010
Blessings of Namaz
When a person stands before the Almighty with his arms folded, five times a day, and
celebrates His praises and kneels down before Him and touches the ground with his
forehead and makes earnest supplications to Him, he becomes worthy of His love and
beneficence, his sins are forgiven with every Namaz he offers, his heart attains
enlightenment and his life becomes pure. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) once gave an
excellent example to illustrate this truth. He asked his Companions, “Tell me, if a stream
flows at the door of anyone of you and he takes a dip in it five times a day will there be
left any grime on his body?” The Companions replied, “No, Sir. No grime will be left on
his body”. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said, “It is exactly the same with the five
daily prayers. God removes all impurities and sins because of their auspiciousness".
Source:"What islam is" page 7,8 by Hazrat Maulana Mohammad Manzoor Nomani
Thursday, August 05, 2010
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