"Surely, the true religion in Allah's sight is Islam" (3:19)
Cast an evil glance Shaytan begins to dance For an arrow has been shot to the heart And a darkness has enveloped it After the glance, the darkness leaves but the heart is adversly affected Only the effect of sincere taubah can return the blemished heart to the pure condtion it enjoyed before.
Read moreAbu Idrīs al-Khawlāni رحمه الله said: ❝A clean heart in dirty clothes is better than a dirty heart in clean clothes!❞
Read moreGreed and faith can never coexist in the human heart. An-Nasa’i
Read more3 Things harden the heart: 1.Excessive Eating 2.Excessive Sleeping 3.Excessive Talking. Fuzail Bin Ayaz
Read moreLiving in a world full of temptations and desires, it can be very easy for us to lose track and fall for its glamour. There comes a time when we can no longer ourselves control our inner self, rather we turn our attention to Shuyookh (spiritual leaders) who have mastered this field and received guidance from their pious Ulama (scholars). This chain goes back all the way to Rasulullah (S.A.W). They work on helping us purify our hearts and spiritual
Read moreWe look after our gadgets and phones, putting a case and screen protector on to stop it getting damaged and dirty. Why then do we not take the necessary steps to protect our hearts, from sins, misdeeds and bad character? قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّاهَا He who purifies the soul, he is successful. [Surah al Shams 91:9]
Read moreAllah created the body from the dust of the earth So its nourishment (food and drink) comes from the earth Our soul (nafs, rooh) has come from Allah and the heavens So too the nourishment of the soul comes from Allah and the heavens So what is the nourishment of the soul? It is the Holy Quran, words of Allah, spirituality, our connection with Allah and Ibadaat. Shaykh Abu Yusuf Riyadh ul Haq Listen to the speech and quote in
Read moreThe calmness of the heart is a stage beyond mere happiness and that only comes through true worship & remembrance of the Almighty. When we learn to look at things positively it draws us closer to the Almighty. When we become closer to the Almighty we praise Him upon all conditions and remember Him.When we engage in the remembrance of the Almighty, we attain the calmness of the heart. May the Almighty grant us both happiness as well as calmness
Read moreAn incident once took place when a student of Knowledge was taking a walk with his teachers in one of the gardens of their Madrassah. During this walk, the student decided to address a problem he was facing and seek its remedy from his teacher. He began to tell his teacher, ‘I have a spiritual ailment; I am habitual of talking ill of others and mentioning matters about them behind their backs.’ The teacher carried on walking for a moment
Read moreIt is related by Abu Dharr Ghifaari radhiyallahu anhu that the Apostle of Allah sallallahu alayhi wasallam said : “He became fortunate and successful whose heart Allah set aside for faith and made it safe and sound [i.e., whom He blessed with faith so pure and untainted that not an iota of doubt or hypocrisy could enter his heart and protected it against the spiritual maladies like envy and ill-will], and whose tongue He endowed with truthfulness, and in most
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