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A LETTER AND ITS REPLY

The following letter and reply is given by Hadhrat Hakeemul Ummah: The Letter I am presently in Daurah-e-Hadith ( the final year in the Alim Fadhil course). For quite a while I had intended to write, but a certain aspect prevented me from doing so. I am a voracious reader …

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A PURE AND PLEASANT DRINK

Quraan – CHAPTER 16 VERSE 66 Translation: ” And surely for you, there is a lesson in cattle. We provide for you, out of what there is in their bellies, from between feces and blood, the drink of milk, pure and pleasant for those who drink.“ The Sustainer and Nourisher …

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LOGICAL PROOFS ILLUSTRATING PLEASURE IN DIFFICULTY

To exhibit pleasure in difficulties, and to be pleased when matters go contrary to one’s temperament is possible, due to the following three reasons:Seeing one’s beloved, and an excess of love, causes one to be unmindful of pain. Thus, if the beloved hits the lover, he does not experience discomfort. …

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Praise And Censure Should Be Equal

The following incident between Hadhrat Moulana Maseehullah  Khan Rahmatullahi Alaihi and Hakeemul Ummah Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi Rahmatullahi Alaihi is mentioned in ” For Friends”, the selected discourses of  Hadhrat Moulana Muhammed Maseehullah Khan رحمة الله عليه Hadhratwálá Rahimahullah (Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi), used to say: “Do not place any …

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THE ECSTASY OF IMAAN

Hadhrat Moulana Shah Fazle-Rahmaan Ganj Muradabadi Rahmatullahi Alaihi told Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi Rahmatullahi Alaihi that he experienced such ecstacy during Sajdah, it was though Allah had expressed love for him. And when he recited the Quraan, he experienced such delight, that if you had to experience it, you would …

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Guidelines For Family Of The Deceased

A Few Guidelines for the Family to Follow after a Person Passes Away : 1. The family should obtain a doctor’s certificate. 2. They should obtain a burial order. 3. They should obtain a death certificate. 4. They should inform other relatives and friends of the death and of the …

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Sharia’h Or Sheikhs/Teachers Highness?

Mawlānā Ashraf ʿAlī Thānawī said, “Once in the blessed city of Makkah, Ḥaḍrat [Ḥājī Imdādullāh] said to Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Gangohī that there is a mīlād gathering at such a place, you come. Mawlānā categorically refused [by saying], Ḥaḍrat, I cannot go, I prohibit it in India. Ḥaḍrat said: May Allah …

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Moulana Yunus Patel Speaks On The World Cup Debacle

[This article was prepared before the World Cup 2010, which was hosted by South Africa. The advices relate and apply to all sports events, which are in conflict with Islamic teachings.]The hype and talk presently is the World Cup. Soccer-mania has gripped the mind, the heart, the speech, the time …

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THE SHATTERER OF SENSUAL PLEASURES

Ataa Khurasani Rahmatullah alaih says: Once Rasulullah Sallallahu alaihi wasallam came upon some people who were sitting together and laughing loudly, and said to them, “In your meetings, do include talk of the shatterer of lustful pleasure.” On being asked what he meant by it, Rasulullah Sallallahu alaihi wa-sallam replied, …

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