Tasawwuf

Do not speak without thinking. You should only speak once you have pondered over what you wish to say and you are convinced that it will not be badly received.Never speak a lieDon’t ever backbite or listen to back-biting and tale-bearing.Do not make false promisesDo not be boastful of something …

Moulana Shah Hakeem Akhtar Saheb Rahmatullahi Alaihi’s remainder seven harms of casting evil glances are mentioned below in this article: Harm No.8 Premature Ejaculation By casting evil glances, the sexual desires increase due to which the heat and temperature of the body rises. This in turn, makes the semen thin …

Anger is a flame of fire extracted from Allah Ta’laa’s Blazing Fire. Learning to control one’s anger is an important component of our deen (religion). Nabi sallallahu alaihi wa sallam has stated, “A strong person is not one who overcomes another in wrestling. A strong one is he who control …

Shah Hakeem Muhammed Akthar Saheb Rahmatullahi Alaihi mentions 14 harms of casting evil glances, Harm No.1 Casting evil glances is forbidden by the clear and explicit command of the Quraan. Allah Ta’laa says : قُلْ لِّـلۡمُؤۡمِنِيۡنَ يَغُـضُّوۡا مِنۡ اَبۡصَارِهِمۡ وَيَحۡفَظُوۡا فُرُوۡجَهُمۡ‌ “O Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), tell the believing men …

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 …

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 …

Once Hadhrat Bayazeed Bustaami Rahmatullahi Alaih read Surah Taha later then finds in his account of good deeds that Surah Taha was written in its entirety, however one place was left empty. To this Hadhrat enquired from the Angels, ” Why has this particular verse been left out, whereas I …

Once someone asked Hadhrat Haatim Rahmatullahi Alaihi:” From whence do you eat?” He responded:” From such a kitchen of Allah Ta’aala in which there is no fear of reduction.” Then the man retorted :” You eat from the wealth of people, which you aquire by deception.” Hadrat Haatim said:” Did …

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 …