Posted March 10th, 2010 by 'abd
An individual asked that the pious usually instruct their disciples to develop determination (himmat) for doing good deeds and abstaining from sinful acts. What is the method to develop this determination?
Hakim al-Umma’s khalifa Shaykh Mawlana Khair Mohammad Jalandhari (Allah have mercy on them) replied,
‘The heartfelt acknowledgment of the significance and the importance of a matter [...]
Posted March 6th, 2010 by 'abd
تعصی الرسول وانت تظھرحبھ
ھذا العمری فی الفعال بدیع
لو کان حبک صادقا لاطعتھ
ان المحب لمن یحب مطیع
(ابن مبارک رح)
You disobey the Messenger صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم and claim to love him,
I swear by my life, this thing is impossible,
If you were true in your claim, you would have obeyed him,
For indeed, a lover obeys the one [...]
Posted March 3rd, 2010 by 'abd
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مولانا سید ابوالحسن علی ندوی رحمة اللہ علیہ نے فرمایا
اگر تصوف اپنی صحیح روح اور سلوک راہ نبوت کے مطابق ھو اور
یقین ومحبت پیدا ھونے کا باعث ھو
اس سے قوت عمل، جذبہ جھاد ، عالی ھمتی ، جفاکشی
اور شوق شہادت پیدا ھونا لازمی ھے
جب محبت الھی کا چشمہ دل سے ابلے گا
تو روئیں روئیں سے [...]
Posted February 28th, 2010 by 'abd
حضرت حاجی شکیل احمد صاحب مدظلہ کی ایک الہامی دعا
درآبدار جلد 1، ص19۔
Posted February 27th, 2010 by 'abd
Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi (Allah ahve mercy on him) said regarding this,
The first type of gathering is that which does not contain any of the prevalent and customary restrictions (quyud). Neither [does it contain] mubah (permissible) restrictions nor makruh (prohibitively disliked) ones, i.e., it is free from all [sorts of] restrictions. For instance, [...]
Posted February 24th, 2010 by 'abd
اللهم صل على حبيبك خير الخلق كلهم دائما” ابدا
Shaykh Shah Wasiullah (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
“People yearn for vision of the Prophet (Allah’s blessing and peace be upon him) in their dream. However, this is not within our volitional achievements. Therefore, I am telling you a method by which perpetual spiritual vision of the Prophet (Allah’s [...]
Posted February 21st, 2010 by 'abd
Shaykh Shah Wasiullah (Allah have mercy on him) said,
‘For successful spiritual graduation it is essential that an individual is aware of his/her deficiencies.
Remember, for a person who has acknowledged his short comings there remains no barrier in proceeding towards success . (That is, by effectively correcting these faults).’
Shaykhain, page 36
Posted February 20th, 2010 by 'abd
Shaykh Sayyid Zawwar Hussain Shah (Allah have mercy on him) said,
‘Shaykh Mujaddid Alif Thani (Allah have mercy on him) has described seven levels of following the Sunna. (It is in his maktubat, letter number 54, volume 2).
What the general public and scholars of the outward (ashab e zawahir)consider following of the Sunna is the very first [...]
Posted February 17th, 2010 by 'abd
Sayyidi wa sanadiShaykh Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve him) said,
‘The people living in the vicinity of the House of Allah (Ka’ba) have a greater responsibility of following the Shariah commandments. To do so they must develop a strong relationship with Allah.
As per the teachings of my Shaykh Hadrat ‘Arifi (Allah have mercy on him) [...]
Posted February 13th, 2010 by 'abd
Sayyidi wa sanadiShaykh Mufti Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve him) is in the blessed Medinah these days.
With the Saudi school mid year vacations there is a huge crowd of pilgrims.
Going for the Friday prayers an individual inquired the Shaykh where could he find him in the Haram. The Shaykh replied that usually he tries to be in the first row [...]
Posted February 9th, 2010 by 'abd
Stepping out of Masjid al-Haram, Makkah sayyidi wa sanadi Shaykh Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve him) replied to an individual’s question regarding the daily wird,
‘Keep the amount of the daily wird at the level which you can complete easily. However, if on some day you have extra time and desire then go ahead and [...]
Posted February 6th, 2010 by 'abd
Imam Abdallah ibn Alawi al-Haddad (Allah have mercy on him) (d.1132 Hijri) said,
And know that the loftiest of models, the most noble and the greatest and the most binding to all Muslims is the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and grant him peace: verily he is by unanimous agreement the Greatest Exemplar.
And [...]
Posted February 5th, 2010 by 'abd
Imam Abdallah ibn Alawi al-Haddad (Allah have mercy on him) (d.1132 Hijri) said,
‘The aim and spirit of awrād is presence with Allah.
Aim for it; you will reach it only if you travel the road that leads to it, which is performing the external activities and striving to be present with Allah during them. When you persevere [...]
Posted February 4th, 2010 by 'abd
Imam Abdallah ibn Alawi al-Haddad (Allah have mercy on him) said,
Scrupulously avoid every prohibited thing, whether it be significant or not.
Among the mortal sins which necessarily lead one to the (Hell) Fire are magic, murdering the life which Allah has rendered sacrosanct except in the course of justice, adultery, fornication, homosexuality, the drinking of wine and [...]
Posted February 3rd, 2010 by 'abd
Shaykh-al-’Arab wa -al-’Ajam ‘Arif Billah Hazrat Mawlana Shah Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Sahib (Allah preserve him) is very ill. Hazratwala (DB) is in critical condition for the last few days.
Please, make supplication (dua) for complete recovery with ‘afiyet.
JazakAllah!