ASHRAFIYA

آلہی تیری چوکھٹ پر بھکاری بن کر آیا ہوں
 
سراپا فقر ہوں عجز و ندامت ساتھ لایا ہوں

 حضرت شیخ سیدی و سندی مد‍ظلہم العالی
 

Hakeemul Ummat Hazrat Moulana Shah Ashraf Ali Thanvi ra said;
“If you were to be the imam to lead in a congregational salah offer very light (short, succinct & manageable) prayers.
This is because there are different kinds of people behind you. Some of them may suffer if you do not do this (i.e. either they may [...]

It is sad to know that there are no khulafa of Hazrat Haeemul Ummat Hazrat Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi ra alive today.
Hazat ra passed away sixty three years ago in 1943.
He gave ijaza to almost 150 blessed individuals. The youngest of these khulafa, Hazrat Mawlana Abrarul Haq sahib ra of Hardoi, India died last [...]

Sayyidi wa sanadi Hazrat Mawlana Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani sahib db advised a mureed;
One should not keep a television set at home by choice. If some one else has kept it without you having any control over it then you will not be sinful.
Few of the scholars have squeezed out permissibility of watching programs that [...]

ہر زرہ ترے کوچہ کا آنکھوں سے لگا لوں
ممکن ہے کسی پر ترا نقش کف پا ہو

Hakeemul Ummat Hazrat Moulana Shah Ashraf Ali Thanvi ra writes
“It is permissible and moreover advisable to keep a Tasbeeh either to keep a count of zikir or remind oneself of zikir.Tasbeeh in hand reminds one to do zikir.
Disregard the thought that keeping a Tasbeeh will result in riya (showoff: blame worthy moral).
Riya is by intention. [...]