September, 2022

• 9 September

  MAULANA NANOTWI’S ISTIGHNAA

  

  The ruler of Rampur, Nawaab Kalb Ali Khaan invited Maulana Qaasim Nanotwi (rahmatullah alayh) on the occasion when he (Maulana Nanotwi) visited Rampur. Hadhrat Nanotwi sent the reply: “I am a villager. I am not aware of the respects and etiquettes to be observed for royalty. My presence will therefore …

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• 9 September

  Hays (حيس) Dessert With Dates

  

  Ummul Mu’minin, Sayyidah Aa’shah Radhiyallu Anha relates, “One day Nabi ﷺ asked me if there was anything to eat. I informed him that there was nothing to eat. He ﷺ said, “I will fast then”, and left the home. When he ﷺ returned, I informed him that somebody had sent …

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• 8 September

  Die Tong (Afrikaans Article)

  

  1. Moenie praat sonder om te dink nie. Jy moet eers praat as jy nadink oor wat jy wil sê en jy oortuig is dat dit nie sleg ontvang sal word nie. 2. Moet nooit ‘n leuen praat nie. Moet nooit terugpraat of luister na terugpraat en storieverhale nie. 4. …

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• 7 September

  A Lesson from Satan

  

  Shaitán has left us an exemplary lesson! He has not done anything for himself. Whatever transgression he committed is a different issue. However, he has left us a very huge lesson, in that he has proclaimed: “O you group of scholars (‘ulemá)! O you group of worshippers (‘ábeds)! Just look …

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• 6 September

  Tilaawat And Dhikr

  

  The Mashaaikh generally instruct their mureeds to engage more in (certain forms of) thikr than in Tilaawat of the Qur’aan Shareef although tilaawat is superior. The reason for this is that in the initial stage the emphasis is on cultivating concentration (of the mind). Thìkr has the special propensity to …

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• 6 September

  Instant Initiation Of Mureeds

  

  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 …

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• 6 September

  Sunlight: A Cure To Depression

  

  Sunlight and Serotonin We’re used to hearing about how too much of the sun’s warm rays can be harmful to your skin. But did you know the right balance can have lots of mood-lifting benefits? Sunlight and darkness trigger the release of hormones in your brain. Exposure to sunlight is …

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• 5 September

  Cohabiting With Ones Mother

  

  ‏ الرِّبَا سَبْعُونَ حُوبًا أَيْسَرُهَا أَنْ يَنْكِحَ الرَّجُلُ أُمَّه It was narrated from Hadhrat Abu Hurairah Radhiyallahu Anhu that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “There are seventy degrees of usury, the least of which is equivalent to a man having intercourse with his mother” Sunan Ibn Majah Note: Just …

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• 2 September

  IETHAAR (SELF-ABNEGATION)

  

  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 …

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• 1 September

  If The Dead Explained Death

  

  Shaddad Ibne Aus Rahmatullahi Alaihi says, ” The agony of death is more severe than all the agonies of this world and the Hereafter. It is more painful than being sawed in two, being cut into pieces with shears or being boiled in a cauldron. If the dead were to …

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