Jumuah | 03-08-2018 | Allah Ta’ala has kept 4 auspicious months in the calendar. These are the months of peace & truce. Dhul Hijjah is significant because 2 great acts of Ibadah, Hajj & Udhiya are found. Good deeds are multiplied, & so are sins. We should engage in various acts of Ibadah. Our heart &(…)
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Love & Compassion for the Muslim Ummah
Jumuah | 27-07-2018 | Hajj is a means of forgiveness for the whole Ummah. Allah Ta’ala accepts the duas of the Haaji on behalf of whoever he asks. Allah Ta’ala loves the action of compassion, & it is a trait of siddiqiyyat. To have love, compassion, seek forgiveness & make dua for the Ummah is on(…)
Madinah: a sparkling diamond among the cities of the world
Zikr Majlis | 19-07-2018 | Poetry: ‘Makhmoore hawaao me dil chaspe nazaaro me’ We are less than forty days from witnessing the great Ibadah of Hajj and the excitement in the Ummah is building up. Hajj is not only for the Hujjaaj who have the great fortune of standing in front of Raudha Mubarak, Baitullah(…)
Haj is for the whole Ummah
Jumuah | 13-07-2018 | We are in the season of Hajj, wherein there is a lot of Noor, Baraka & Hidayah that is radiated. Allah Ta’ala’s special blessings cascade upon Baitullah, & those performing Hajj get their full share, & then it is distributed throughout the world. Whether we go for Hajj or not, the(…)
Simplicity is Sunnah way of life – Masjid-e-Ebrahim, Newlands
Zikr | 12-07-2018 | Masjid-e-Ebrahim, Newlands | Poetry: Salaam us par Fourteen hundred years have passed, but the lessons and insights from the life of our beloved Nabi-e-Kareem (SAW) are applicable to all aspects of our existence even today. He was the personality who helped the helpless and was looked up to by the downtrodden in society.(…)
Pearls from Mathnavi (P. 8) – Opinions on an Elephant
Islahi | 09-07-2018 | The anecdote ‘The Different Opinions on an Elephant’ from the Mathnavi of Maulana Rumi (R) is very relevant to our times. Each person who felt a different part of the Elephant drew a conclusion about what an Elephant is! Only once the light of morning came, their misconceptions were removed. Misunderstandings can(…)
Gifts from Ramadaan to the Ummah
Ramadaan 2018 | 08-06-2018 | If this Ummah knew the great benefits of Ramadaan, we would wish the entire year to be Ramadaan. It is a sign of Imaan that a person honours his guest. This is such a guest that has come to give the gifts of Maghfirah & Taqwa. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala grants(…)
Tafseer of Surah Yaseen – 22nd Ramadaan-S1
Ramadaan 2018 | 06-06-2018 | Allah SWT recited Surah Yasin and Surah Taha a 1000 years before the creation of the Heavens and earth. The angels said: “Blessed be the Ummah upon whom the Quran has been sent; blessed are the hearts that memorise it and blessed are the tongues that recite it.” The benefits of(…)
Imam Jaffar Sadiq R – 21st Ramadaan-S2
Ramadaan 2018 | 05-06-2018 | Imam Jaffar Sadiq R was the great, great grandson of Rasulullah (SAW). He was amongst the great auliya of the Ummah. He was an extremely pious and great personality. Regarding Imam Jaffar Sadiq R it is said he once told his companions: “Let us take a pledge, whomsoever of us is(…)
Welcoming the guest of Ramadaan – Amanzimtoti Musallah
Zikr | 10-05-2018 | Amanzimtoti Musallah | Allah SWT has given Believers the beautiful opportunity of Ramadan for a ‘new birth’ to materialise. It is understood from Nabi-e-Kareem (SAW) that the person who safeguards Ramadan and takes it as a month of great virtue and reformation will see the benefits throughout the year. As soon as(…)