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The Curse Of Haraam Wealth

In another Hadith, Rasulullah Sallallaahu Alaihi Wa Sallam explained that haraam wealth is so accursed that even if one gives it in charity, it will not be accepted and he will not receive any reward Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas’ood reports that Rasulullah Sallallaahu Alaihi Wa Sallam said, “If a servant …

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Modernists And Progress

The following is an excerpt from an address Hadhrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi Rahmatullahi to a group of modernists. The meaning of istibaaq (make haste towards goodness) is progress. “While you (i.e. the modernists) say that progress is rationally necessary, we say that it is waajib (compulsory) in terms of …

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Does Thikr Alone Reform?

A man requested to be instructed with some formula of Thikr which will serve the purpose of reforming him. «Hadhrat Thaanwi said: “Islah (self-reformation) is achieved by remedying the aliments of the nafs. Athkaar (plural of Thikr) are like medicines and pills which can be prepared by studying medical books. …

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