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A Shaikh is one who has full knowledge and experience of spiritual ailments (amradh-e-batinah), attributes of vice and virtue (akhlaaq-e-razeelah and akhlaq-e-hameedah), their characteristics (khawas) and their effects (ta’theerat). He should further be able to distinguish between their similarities, and he must have ability in devising plans and prescriptions, for …

1. Clean Out the Ashes An important step to knowing how to work a fireplace is to make sure all ashes are cleaned out of the firebox before you start stacking wood for that first fireplace fire. Simply sweep or vacuum the cold ashes and dispose of them outside. But you may want to …

When Hadhrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi Rahmatullah Alayh was an Ustaadh in Kaanpur, he once invited Hadhrat Sheikhul-Hind Rahmatullah Alayh for the Jalsah of the Madrasah. In Kaanpur, there were some Bid’ati Ulama who were masters in the fields of logic. On the other hand, since the focus of the …

Lessons For Kids Imam Abu Dawood Rahimahullah and some people were once on board a ship. Another ship then passed by them. A man on the other ship sneezed and said Alhamdulillah. Imam Abu Dawood Rahimahullah could not manage to reply to his sneeze. So, he hired another small boat …

A lunar eclipse is referred to as Khusoof خسوف in Arabic and occurs when the earth blocks the sun’s light causing its shadow to fall on the moon and this only happens on a full moon day. During a lunar eclipse, the sun, the earth and the moon come in …

There are a few differences with regards to the postures adopted by men and women when offering salaat. They are as follows: 1. If a man is covered with a sheet or shawl, then at the time of saying takbeer e-tahreemah he has to take out his hands from under …

Before embarking on anything one should scrutinize the means. If the means is permissible then the objective will be considered. If the objective is haraam then the whole exercise will be haraam. And if the means is haraam then this will preclude the attainment of the objective. The haraam means …

The greatest of the four imaams of fiqh is Imaam Abu Hanifah. He was born in 80 A.H. Imaam Maalik, is second in rank and he was born in 95 A.H. The third in rank is Imaam Shaafi’ee, and he was born during the second century in 150 A.H. Imaam …

The meaning of bay’t (يبيع : to sell) is inherent in bay’t (بيعت). Bay’t thus implies that the mureed “sells” himself to the Shaikh. In other words, he has sold himself to the Shaikh, in preparation of ahkam-e-zahirah and ahkam-e-batinah (i.e. to learn to give practical expression to the Law …

All beginners, when growing plants indoors ask how often they should water their plants. The correct answer, That depends…..’ is not as satisfying as some definite reply like once a week might be. But it is the only the correct answer. Your home in winter may be almost as arid …