Major sins (kabair)
Posted September 30th, 2009 by 'abdShaykh Abu Taleb Makki (Allah have mercy on him) said that I complied the Prophetic sayings related to major sins and found out that there are 17 mentioned explicitly. They include, Four related to heart, 1. Associating partners with Allah (shirk) 2. Intention of persisting on a sin 3. Being hopeless of Allah’s mercy 4. [...]
The objective of sulook
Posted May 4th, 2009 by 'abdKhawaja Mohammad Ma’soom Sirhindi (may Allah have mercy on him) said, The objective of travelling on the path (sulook) is not to become a Shaykh and accept murid. In fact its aim is to fulfil the duties of slave-hood (abdiyet) without the involvement and resistance of the lower self (nafs). Tohfa tush Shuyukh, page 49
Be very careful of the saintly ones
Posted April 7th, 2009 by 'abdShaykh al-Hadith Mawlana Zakiriyya Kandehlawi mohajir Madani (may Allah have mercy on him) said, اللهم انا نعوذبك من عذابك و غضب رسولك و غضب اوليائك ‘O Allah we seek refuge in You from your anger and from the anger of your Rasul and your saintly servants.’ This is something concerning which I have written many [...]
He (Allah Most High) then firmly established Himself over the Throne
Posted January 31st, 2009 by 'abdBy Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi “He (Allah Most High) then firmly established (istawa) Himself over the Throne” (Qur’an 7:54) means He firmly established Himself over the Kingly Throne and began decreeing orders (ahkams) in the heavens and the earth. In the tafsir (exegesis) of [the verse] “He then firmly established Himself over the [...]
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State of Terrorism
Posted January 1st, 2009 by 'abdThis is a call for, 1. Tawba: Repentace. 2. Islah: Correcting our individual life-styles. 3. Ruju’ ilAllah: Asking Allah for help. شامت اعمال ما صورت’ اسرائیل’ گرفت!
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Abandoning the Sunna in Hajj
Posted November 29th, 2008 by 'abdA growing trend among the Pilgrims (hujjaj) is the abandoning of some of the Sunna of Hajj. Especially, the sunna of staying in Mina overnight from 8th till 12/13th Zil-hijjah (except for the night stay in Muzdallifa on youm al-Arafa). The Hanafi fuqha may have given dispensations in special circumstances for the old, sick, feeble and females but to do [...]
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Ask & be afraid!
Posted November 10th, 2008 by 'abdMasih al-quloob Mawlana Masihullah Khan (may Allah have mercy on him) said, “The one who asks for and supplicates (to Allah) does not remains deprived. And whoever is afraid (of being accountable to Allah) is protected.” Islah afroze bayanat, page 219
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Advice on condolence 4
Posted September 5th, 2008 by 'abdSayyidi wa sanadi Hadhrat Mawlana Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) advised the family of his departed murid/khalifa, “To lessen the sorrow of this loss and achieve patience (sabr) recite the Quranic verse abundantly, انا للہ و انا الیہ راجعون” DHA, residence, 26th Sha’ban 1429/29th August 2008, around maghrib
