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Wahdat al-Wujud, Wahdat al-Shuhud and the Safest Position

  Sayyidi wa sanadi Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve him) said, ‘As regards to the safest position in the like of these issues, it is what we set forth beforehand, in leaving discussion about it and consigning its reality to Allah Most High. Thus we believe generally in that the existence of Allah Most [...]

The four worst sins in Shariah

  Hujjat al-Islam Imam Ghazali (Allah have mercy on him)  has mentioned following to be the worst sins in Shariah: 1. Associating partners with Allah SWT. Either in His being or His attributes. 2. Considering a sinful act to be within the acceptable limits in Shariah. That is, to consider it halal. 3. Because of failure in [...]

Pious Companionship (esp. for the Youth)

Hakim al-Ummat Mujaddid Shaykh Mawlana Shah Ashraf Ali Thanawi (Allah have mercy on him) said: – The vital component for reformation (islah) is (companionship) suhba (of the pious), even without formal knowledge. Moreover knowledge without pious companionship (suhba) is useless. An uneducated person who keeps pious company reforms more successfully as compared to knowledgeable person without [...]

بیان بنگلہ دیش

اصلاحی بیان سیدی و سندی حضرت مولانا محمد تقی عثمانی صاحب دامت بركاتھم ٨ می٢٠١٠ بنگلہ دیش

How to deal with a difficulty?

- Arif-billah Dr. Abdul-Hayy ‘Arifi (Allah have mercy on him) said: – “When faced with a difficulty which seems to be either unavoidable or irresolvable, our Hadhrat (Hakim al-Umma) used to advice us not to think and ruminate about it. Start making dua in your heart regarding it. And repeatedly recite اياك نعبد و اياك نستعين. – [...]

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Naamoos e Risalat

Tafseer Surah Humaza – II (Boycott Facebook) (Download) Friday 21 May, 2010 – Bayan before Namaz e Juma at Jamia Masjid Bait Ul Mukarram by Sayyidi wa sanadi Maulana Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve him)

Become a Human first!

========== Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi (Allah have mercy on him) repeatedly told people who approached him for reformation (islah): “If you want to become a saint, a qutub or an abdal go elsewhere. Stay here only if you want to become a human being.” Lacking the basic qualities of a human being an [...]

Email: Please, ponder for a moment

__________ www.ashrafiya.com ____________________ A respected reader sent me this email today. ‘Today I was coming towards Tower from Liyari express way. There was a car (written www.ashrafiya.com on rear glass window) in front of my car. It stopped on the intersection (a very dangerous place to stop a car) where a couple of ba reesh people [...]

Repentance & Sins: Repent again

Sayyidi wa sanadi Mawlana Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve him and allow us to benefit from him abundantly. Ameen!) said: “Hold fast to this advice. That is, do not be disappointed and become disheartened by the repeated failures of repentance by committing sin. Confront this failure of repentance by making a solemn determination (never [...]

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Source: Monthly magazine Ilm o Amal

Seeking repentance

  Shaykh Mufti Muhammad Rafi` Usmani (may Allah preserve him) states: In the Noble Qur’an, the command for repentance has been given as such: تُوبُوا إِلَى  اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا أَيُّهَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ  Turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed. (Surah Nur, Verse 31) Each one of us is involved in some [...]

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What is Tasawwuf?

Following is a summary of a talk by ‘Arif-billah Dr Abdul Hayy ‘Arifi (Allah have mercy on him) , Keep your understanding of Tasawwuf clear. Do not be misled by those who consider it to be limited to the recitation of litanies and excessive remembrance (dhikr). Practical application of Tasawwuf in everyday life boils down to paying close [...]