Eid Mubarak
May Allah accept all our good actions, forgive our shortcomings and shower His blessings upon you and your family on this blessed day of Eid. Eid Mubarak
Read moreThe Oppressive Car Manufacturers?
Generally, a car has 5 seats, 2 at the front and 3 at the back. The purpose of the car is to transport us from A to B. The journey is not the main goal, but the destination is. The car is built in a manner that best fulfills its purporse. Now, what if someone said that car manufacturers are oppressive, unfair and do not treat customers equally because the people sitting at the front have a better view and
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Taqwa is the criteria for Jannah. That is why Allah stipulated the entire month of Ramadan to build Taqwa. It is the deciding factor. Maulana Dawood Seedat
Read moreIn Ramadans Embrace
In the hushed twilight of Ramadan’s embrace, As crescent moon adorns the night’s soft face, Comes the sacred time, the first Ashara’s grace, Where souls seek solace in this blessed space. In whispers of prayers, hearts begin to soar, Seeking forgiveness, seeking mercy more. The fast is begun, as the dawn’s light pours, A journey of faith, to distant spiritual shores. The first Ashara, like a gentle breeze, Awakens dormant hopes, sets troubled hearts at ease. In the depths of
Read moreAdvice to a Daughter
The following lines are a selected translation of a biography of Amir-ul-Hind Maulana sayyid As’ad Madani, written by his eldest daughter, in which she explains how her noble father saw to her upbringing, how he would conduct himself with his children and how he would spare no efforts in seeing to their needs and keeping them happy. On the one hand he undertook the burden of seeing to the needs of not only the nation, but more, yet still found
Read moreThe Month of Shabaan
A short speech and advice on The Month of Sha’ban and Preparing for Ramadan by Shaykh Shams ud-Duha. repost 23 April 2018
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IMAM TIRMIZI (R.A) 209 A.H. – 279 A.H. Imam Tirmizi (R.A.) was born during the reign of the Abbasid Khalifa Mamoon al Rasheed. The Abbasid Caliphate, despite its brilliant contributions to Islaam, brought along with it many thorny problems. Greek Philosophy had a free flow into the Islamic world. This was fully sanctioned by the government until eventually it declared the Mu’tazila school of thought as the state religion. Anyone who opposed the Mu’tazila school of thought would be opposing
Read moreThe Sheikh and the Parrot
There was a Sheikh who was teaching his students Aqeedah (faith), He taught them ‘la ilaha illa Allah’ and explained it to them.The Sheikh loved keeping pets, so he was given a parrot by one of the students as a gift.And with days the Sheikh started to like the parrot.He used to take it in his lessons, until the parrot knew how to say la ilaha illa Allah, He would utter it day and night. One day the students found
Read moreDua for Istikharah
Istikharah Dua in Arabic اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ وَأَسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْعَظِيمِ فَإِنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ وَلَا أَقْدِرُ وَتَعْلَمُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ وَأَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ خَيْرٌ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي فَاقْدُرْهُ لِي وَيَسِّرْهُ لِي ثُمَّ بَارِكْ لِي فِيهِ وَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ شَرٌّ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي فَاصْرِفْهُ عَنِّي وَاصْرِفْنِي عَنْهُ وَاقْدُرْ لِي الْخَيْرَ حَيْثُ كَانَ ثُمَّ أَرْضِنِي TransliterationAllâhumma inni astakhiruka bi ilmika wa astaqdiruka biqudratika wa as’aluka
Read moreDua in Anticipation of Ramadan
دعاء شهر رجب وشعبان On the authority of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), used to say the following when the month of Rajab began. اَللّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِى رَجَبَ وَ شَعْبَانَ وَ بَلِّغْنَا رَمَضَان “Oh Allah! Bless us in Rajab and Sha`ban, and bring us, oh Allah, to Ramadan.”[Narrated by Tabarani and Ahmad]
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