Tests By Allaah (SWT)

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Tests By Allaah (SWT) Allah سبحانه و تعالى has tested the people of the past in various ways and will keep on testing His creation. He has informed us about these tests in the Quran. Our beloved Prophet Muhammad ﷺ also informed us that Allah سبحانه و تعالى will test us from time to time. Sometimes hardships and losses occur in life due to our sins. To wash of these sins in this world, Allah سبحانه و تعالى inflicts upon us these … [Read more...]

Intercession of Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam

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Intercession of Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam Abu Hurayrah radhiyallahu anhu said, “We were with Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam attending an invitation. He picked up the leg (portion of meat), which he liked, and ate some of it. He said, “I will be the master of people on the Day of Qiyaamah. Do you know what that will entail? Allah will gather the first and the last on the same plain so that an observer will be able to see them … [Read more...]

THE STORY OF THE HERDSMAN AND NABI MOOSA (A.S.)

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  So actually the herdsman, in the troubled state of his excessive love for Allah, was opening his heart as I have further mentioned in my urdu Mathnavi  (Hakim Akhtar). "This is the story of a herdsman In the time of Nabi Moosa (A.S.). In a sincere search for his Lord, While on the fringe of the desert plains And while weeping sadly and distressed With burning Divine Love from within. One day the herdsman, while remembering his … [Read more...]

DUA, Supplication

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The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said, "Had this world been worth a mosquito wing in the Sight of Allah, He would not have given a disbeliever from it a sip of water." Linguistically, Ad-Du‘â’ [the Arabic word for supplication, invocation, prayer….] is a call, and it has more than a denotation. With respect to humans, if addressed from a superior to an inferior it would be a command: as when the boss asks his … [Read more...]

Smoking in Islam

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  Most Muslims are aware of and try to avoid the major sins in Islam - murder, suicide, adultery, alcohol, gambling, usury, etc. Muslims are forbidden to harm themselves or others. Yet millions of Muslims all over the world are doing just that - harming, even killing themselves and their families. Islamic scholars have historically had mixed views about tobacco, and until recently, cigarette smoking has not been unanimously forbidden or … [Read more...]

The Woman Who Was The Master Of Bayazid Bestami (ra)

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It is said that when Bayazid Bestami was asked who his master was, he explained: She was an old woman. One day, I was possessed by such ecstasy and yearning and sense of unity that not even a hair of anything else could be found in me. In this selfless mood, I went for a stroll in the desert, where I happened to meet an elderly lady burdened with a bag of flour. She asked me to carry the flour for her, but I was incapable of taking it, so … [Read more...]