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 فإن لم تكن تراه ، فإنه يراك
5th Feb 2010. Vist Library at Darl al-Mustafa, Tarim, Hadramaut

Teachings of Awliya

Grand Mufti of Pakistan, Mufti Mohammad Shafii’, senior khalifa of Hakeem al-Umma (Allah have mercy on them) writes:
“The narratives regarding the senior Awliya Allah fall under three categories;

Those regarding their kashaf & karamat (unveiling and miracles)
Those related to their higher levels of ibadah (worship) and piety.
Finally, their advice and instruction for improvement to general Muslims.

From [...]

Advice to reader of Sufi works!

Sayyidi wa sanadi Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve him and allow us to benefit from him a lot. Ameen!) gives the following invaluable advice to those interested in classic Sufi works:
“A point never to be forgotten when reading the books of venerable Sufi masters is that the things to acquire from them are;
- the [...]

Knowledge and pious company

Hakim al-Umma Shaykh Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi (Allah have mercy on him) said,
‘Ilm (knowledge) without suhba (company of the pious) is not beneficial.
The islah (reformation) of a person with suhba and‘ ilm is easier compared to the person with ‘ilm but without suhba.
All the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) were not scholars. Whatever [...]

جملہ اوراق و کتب

جملہ اوراق و کتب در نار کن
سینہ را از نور حق گلزار کن

Acquiring Religious Knowledge

Sayyidi wa sanadi Shaykh Moulana Mohammad Taqi Usmani (Allah SWT preserve him and allow us to benefit from him abundantly. Ameen!) said:
“After professing faith (emaan) the foremost duty and obligation that befalls an individual is to acquire religious knowledge. This is because until he knows what is required essentials (faraiz & wajibat)) to do and from [...]

نظم

Suhba of books, magazines, newspaper & internet

Shaykh Raziuddin Ahmad Fakhri (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
“Similar to the good and bad effects of the company of an individual and the items of his/her personal use, books, magazines and newspapers also have these effects.
One has to be very cautious in deciding which book or newspaper to read. “
Ahl e sulook per achi [...]

غیرسودی بینكاری

سیدی و سندی حضرت مولانا محمد تقی عثمانی صاحب مدظلہم العالی
کی مفصل تحریر
غیر سودی بینكکاری

مواعظ اشرفیہ

حضرت حکیم الامت مولانا اشرف علی تھانوی رحمۃ اللہ علیہ کے وعظ لاتعداد لوگوں کی زندگی میں ایک خوشگوار ایمانی تبدیلی کا باعث بنتے رہے ہیں۔
 
صحیح فہم دین پیدا اور جذبہ عمل کو بیدار کرنے کے لئے ان کی افادیت کیمیا اثر ہے۔
 
سیدی و سندی حضرت مولانا محمد تقی عثمانی صاحب مدظلہ طالبین اصلاح کو [...]

The thing to take from The Sheikh

Sayyidi wa sanadi Shaykh Moulana Mohammad Taqi Usmani  (Allah preserve him & allow us to benefit from him abundantly. Ameen) said:
“The thing to acquire from the Sheikh is the fanayiat (self-annihilation).
People consider taking wird, azkar, ashagals and litanies etc. from him, all of which can be acquired from books. The essential thing to take from [...]

دعا

یاالہی!
دور کر دل سے نفاق و کبر و طغیان و غرور
کر عطا عشق و وفا صدق و صفا اخلاص و نور
شہ وصی اللہ رح شیخ با صفا کے واسطے
آمین!

آسان ترجمہ قرآن

Useful knowledge

Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
‘Useful knowledge is that which,
makes you grow in the fear of Allah,
increases you in awareness of your defects,
deepens your knowledge of worship of your Lord Most High,
decreases your desire for this world and increases your desire for the life to come, and
opens your eyes to [...]

Reading Dalail al Khayrat

Hakim al-Umma Shaykh Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
“People request permission (ijaza) for reciting ‘Dalail al Khayrat’ from the piously elders (shuyukh). There is faulty intention in doing so. They beleive that reciting it without permission will be without any blessings (baraka). Most likely, the system of acquiring permission was initially developed [...]