Tasawwuf

Take special care of the soul of salah i.e. from the beginning till the end of salah, maintain full concentration and sincerity. Whatever you utter with the tongue, and whatever actions you perform with the limbs, bring its effect into the heart as well. This means that when your body …

Allah has Stated, “Do not regard yourself as pure. He knows Best who is the most pious.” Regarding one’s self and one’s own actions as good is the quality of the disbelievers. A hadith sharif states, “Three qualities are destructive: greed which is pursued, desires which are acted upon, and …

“Sheikh Chilli” and Qiyaamah Moulana Thanvi (Rahmatullah alayhi) relates the following: Once there was a poor person named Sheikh Chilli who was out of work. A farmer took pity on him and for a few rupees, told him to deliver some eggs to another farmer. Sheikh Chilli took the eggs, …

Some people say that whoever comes should simply be accepted in bay’t (I.e made a mureed) otherwise he may become trapped at the hands of some bid’ati peer (one who initiates mureeds). In response to this argument I say that on the contrary, I have saved him (the one who …

In the Qur’aan-e-Kareem Allah Ta’laa praises a certain Sahaabi and his wife for their self-abnegation. Self-abnegation is the attribute of forsaking one’s own right or preference for the right or preference of another. In the Shari’ah this is termed as Iethaar. The relevant Aayat in this regard states: “And they …

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 …