Sunna 35
Posted August 30th, 2007 by 'abdSunna related to food: To remove the shoes while eating (lunch/dinner). (Darmi)
Filed under:S. Sunna
یا رسول اللہ
Posted August 29th, 2007 by 'abd غریبم بے نوائیم خاکسارم یا رسول اللہ
ذرحمت کن نظر بر حال زارم یا رسول اللہ
صلی اللہ علیہ والہ وسلم
Filed under:M. اشعار
A dream for guidance!
Posted August 26th, 2007 by 'abdA person wrote the following,
“I saw a dream that I am writing to you. It was the night of 27th Ramadhan 1237H. With the possibility that it may be the Night of Power (shab e qadr) I had planned to offer optional salah (nawafil) all night. However, after ‘esha salah when I returned home I [...]
Filed under:G. Dreams & Unveiling
Sunna 34
Posted August 25th, 2007 by 'abdSunna related to food:
Recite بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم (With the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Very-Merciful) when starting to eat. (Abu Dawood)
If one forgets this recitation at the start and remembers this lapse later, he should recite, بسم الله اوله و آخره . (Tirmizi)
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محبت
Posted August 24th, 2007 by 'abdمحبت ہے دور از سکون و مقام
مراتب کا ارماں ہے اس میں حرام
تڑپنا ! تڑپنا ! تڑپنا سدا
یہی کام ہے بس یہی ایک کام
حضرت بابا نجم احسن رح
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Spiritual progress
Posted August 23rd, 2007 by 'abdHadhrat Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
“Do not assume that we are devoid of inner states (kaifiyat e batinah) and spiritual stations (muqamat e ruhaniya). The praise is for Allah, all of these entities, like unveiling (kashaf), miracles (karamah) and spiritual interventions (tasarrufat) are manifested at their appropriate [...]
ہوش
Posted August 22nd, 2007 by 'abdمحو تسبیح تو سب ہیں مگر ادراک کہاں
زندگی خود ہی عبادت ہے مگر ہوش نہیں
جگر رح
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Rights & We Muslims
Posted August 20th, 2007 by 'abdHadhrat Mawlana Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) said,
“One should clearly distinguish between the Islamic teachings and the general practice of the Muslims. Unfortunately, we are living in an age where the vast majority of the Muslims are not aware of the noble teachings of Islam nor do they practice them in their [...]
Disregarding Shaykh’s advice
Posted August 19th, 2007 by 'abdAn aspirant wrote,
“I can not wake up for tahajjud salah at all. This causes me a lot of distress and remorse.
By the way you had previously advised me to pray (tahajjud salah ) after ‘isha prior to witr, however, my mind does not accept this method.”
Hadhrat Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have [...]
Filed under:A. Reality of Tasawwuf, J. Rights
Tajweed
Posted August 18th, 2007 by 'abdTwo young medical students who were receiving religious instructions from Hadhrat Mawlana Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) came to live at Darul Uloom, Karachi in December 1991 to be in the blessed company of their Shaykh.
In their first meeting with the Shaykh, in addition to other important issues, Hadhrat instructed them to [...]
Filed under:D. Acts of Worship, J. Rights
Confusing state and the reality
Posted August 17th, 2007 by 'abdAn individual wrote, “In Bombay I informed you that I had pledged (bay’a) to late Shah……..Madrasi. After bay’a, even without starting any wird my emotions were ecstatic. In salah I felt so much pleasure that I can not tell.
Hadhrat Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Thanwi (may Allah have mercy on him) replied, “This emotional condition is from [...]
Effectiveness of dhikrullah is contingent on…
Posted August 15th, 2007 by 'abdHadhrat Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) instructed a spiritual aspirant,
“All praise to Allah, your condition is good. However, as yet the effects of Allah’s remembrance (dhikrullah) have not appeared in you. These effects are contingent on talking less (talil e kalam), reduced intermingling with people (taqlil e ikhtelat [...]
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Vigilant dervish
Posted August 13th, 2007 by 'abdShaykh Abu Madyan al-Maghrabi (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
“A dervish who is not vigilant about the increase or decrease in his inner state every moment is not a (true) dervish indeed.”
Ashraf us sawanih, volume 2, page 472 (Excellent jadeed edition published in 1427H)
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Understanding the Ashrafiya path
Posted August 12th, 2007 by 'abdIn order to develop clear understanding and for easy practical implementation of the principles of Tasawwuf as outlined by Hakim al-Umma Mujaddid Hadhrat Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) most of the senior shuyukh of the tariqa recommend thorough reading of the following three books;
1. Tarbiyet us Salik (3 volumes) by [...]
