ASHRAFIYA

Respected readers are requested to make dua for my father.
He is admitted in cardiac care unit (CCU) with chest infection and other complications.
JazakAllaah!

In light of the present uncertain conditions, especially in Pakistan, sayyidi was sanadi Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) encourages all Muslims to turn towards Allah by repentance, supplications, recitation of the verse (ayat) shown above abundantly and by being more careful of the presence of heart (khushu’) in daily prayers (salah).
May Allah give us the tawfeeq. Amin!

 
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اللهم انى اعوذبعفوك من عقابك
و اعوذبك برضاك من سخطك
و اعوذبك منك جل وجهك
لا احصى ثناء عليك
انت كما اثنيت على نفسك
 اسوة رسول اكرم صلى الله عليه و سلم ص280

Hadhrat Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) wrote the following regarding the worship in the night of 15th of Sha’ban,
“This night is meant for worshipping Allah in solitude. It is the time to enjoy the direct contact with the Lord of the Universe, and to devote one’s attention to Him and Him alone. […]

Mawlana Abdur-Rauf Sukkharvi (may Allah preserve him) continues,
Then proceed to the recitation of blessings and salutation (darood) on the Holy Prophet.
Refresh your intention,
O Allah! I am the most lowly individual in the followers (Ummah) of the Holy Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace).
Prophet’s favors on me are innumerable.
It is essential (wajib) for me to […]

Senior khalifa of Mufti Mohammad Shafi and Shaykh Dr Hafeezullah Madni (may Allah have mercy on them) and sayyidi wa sanadi’s outsatnding student Mawlana Abdur-Rauf Sukkharvi (may Allah preserve him) instructs the muridin,
Start with the repentance (isteghfar) with the intention,
O Allah! I am Your sinful and disobedient slave.
There is none except You who can forgive […]

 
Shaykh al-Islam Mawlana Zafar Ahmed Usmani (may Allah have mercy on him) instructed his murid,
“Set aside a specific time daily for seclusion (khalwa). In it your heart should have nothing except the reflection of the Beloved in it.”
Hayyat e Trimizi ra

 
Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
From the general lay public when I accept someone’s request for allegiance (baya’), I instruct him to abandon innovations (bida’) but at the same time I tell him not to quarrel with those who indulge in these sort of activities. Allah is not […]

Shaykh Shihabuddin Surharwardy (may Allah Have mercy on him) narrated that,
“The most ignorant individual among the mankind is the one who abandons action on an issue despite its definite knowledge.”
Awarif al-Maw’arif, page 172

 
Baba Najam Ahsan (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
“Love increases, eventually to a stage that its sensation annihilates and it is assimilated into the entity of beloved. (That is, our feelings & emotions (hal) undergo metamorphosis and the state (maqam) of keeping the beloved really happy emerges.)
I provide a few simple examples to make […]

Sayyidi wa sanadi Shaykh Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) writes,
“Ibn ‘Abidin, the well-known scholar of the Islamic jurisprudence, has mentioned that the people of Makkah (in his days) used to perform ‘umrah in the month of Rajab. Perhaps they believed that performing ‘umrah in this month is more meritorious than in other months. […]

Sayyidi wa sanadi Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) was performing Umrah.
At each and every step he supplicated at length with utmost serenity, humility and servitude.
In the prayers after the tawaf (wajib ut-tawaf) his ruku and sujood were longer than usual. During sai’i he recited the supplications from Munajat e Mabool. However, at stops […]

 
Arif-billah Shaykh Dr. Abdul Hayy Arifi (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
“No conjecture is possible regarding the degree of extreme nearness to Allah achieved by our Master, Liege-lord and the Leader of both the worlds, The Prophet (Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him) at the night of ascension (al-isra wal-mi’raj). It is beyond the comprehension of […]

 
Arif billah Shaykh Dr. Abdul Hayy Arifi (may Allah ahve mercy on him) said,
“Once I inquired a pious person that these days we do not see saints similar to those who performed extra-ordinary feats (karama) anymore.
He replied that saints who had this blessing had always been very few in each era. Most likely you have […]