Hazrat Shaikh Hakim Muhammed Kalimullah Sahab (DB) and Hazrat Aqdas Qari Amir Hasan Sahab (DB) are back from Kashmir tour. At tea time, after Sitting (Majlis), Hazrat Shaikh (DB) was in very cheerful disposition about Kashmir visit. Hazrat Shaikh (DB) said that people there have lots of regard for Religion (deen). Mufti Farooq Khan Sahab (DB) of Madarsa Mehmoodiya, Hapur Road, Meerut was there with some other Scholars. Many other scholars too were present and some more came at tea time.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Prefer News Over Views
It means that we should believe whatever has been told to us by our beloved Prophet (PBUH) over what we see. This is a refrain in Jama'at. And this is a difficult thing for us to digest. Particularly people with modern education will react with revulsion to any suggestion of this kind. This is a tragedy because a very effective dictum gets neutralized because of our reflex. One has to be very alert about any dictum because if the benefits are great the harms are equally devastating. So what about the present dictum (Believe the Khabar not the Nazar)? Khabar is news and nazar is vision. Well we have only one argument in favour of this dictum. That is the existence of optical illusions. Get an initial training about them here and then see many more here-we hope you can appreciate the latter after spending some time on the former. Here is one example. Look at the following picture.
The thin strip in the middle looks shaded. On the left side it looks light shade of gray while on the right it appears to be a darker shade of gray. This is because of the shading present in the background above and below this thin strip. In reality the thin strip is has a uniform shade of gray. Here is the same strip after the top and bottom environment has been removed.
We have left the left and right shades intact in editing. It is indeed uniform shade of gray. If you are still unconvinced then cover, on your screen, the background above and below the thin strip and again see for yourself.
This is called an optical illusion. This one one of hundreds designed. Clearly views can be tricky. In this game of science called optical illusions it is a mundane kind of thing.
So what to believe and what not to believe. There are two answers to it. As far as science of optical illusion is concerned it is a developing thing and one can just navigate as other are doing. Of course one has to be alert always about every step-whether it is in the right direction or not. In the rest of matters believers are very fortunate to have the News-that is the Qur'an and Sunnah. Believe that-not your vision. Prefer the news over the views.
The thin strip in the middle looks shaded. On the left side it looks light shade of gray while on the right it appears to be a darker shade of gray. This is because of the shading present in the background above and below this thin strip. In reality the thin strip is has a uniform shade of gray. Here is the same strip after the top and bottom environment has been removed.
This is called an optical illusion. This one one of hundreds designed. Clearly views can be tricky. In this game of science called optical illusions it is a mundane kind of thing.
So what to believe and what not to believe. There are two answers to it. As far as science of optical illusion is concerned it is a developing thing and one can just navigate as other are doing. Of course one has to be alert always about every step-whether it is in the right direction or not. In the rest of matters believers are very fortunate to have the News-that is the Qur'an and Sunnah. Believe that-not your vision. Prefer the news over the views.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Reward of Submission
Those who submit to the Will of Allah Most High are always granted a new life from Him.
Kushtgaan-e-khanjar-e-tasleem ra
Har zamaaN az ghaib jaane-deegar ast
Kushtgaan=the dead (plural)
e=of
khanjar=dagger
tasleem=to accept (here the Will of Allah (SWT))
ra=of
har=every
zamaN=era
az=from
ghaib=unseen
jaan=life
deegar=different
Har zamaaN az ghaib jaane-deegar ast
Kushtgaan=the dead (plural)
e=of
khanjar=dagger
tasleem=to accept (here the Will of Allah (SWT))
ra=of
har=every
zamaN=era
az=from
ghaib=unseen
jaan=life
deegar=different
Dawah : Spirit and Strength of Islam
Dawah : Spirit and Strength of Islam
Maulana Muhammed Isa Mansoori, London
(A multi-part article appearing in Armughan Urdu monthly beginning with April 2011. Below only titles of sections are being presented.)
Part One
Part One
(1) The Extensive Departments of Religion Will Give Benefit When Combined With Dawah
(2) Habit of Allah in Battle of Truth and Falsehood
(3) The Only Option for Islamic Ummah is Dawah
(4) Three Epochs of Islamic Ummah
(5) Dawah is Duty of Every Muslim
(6) Only Dawah and Jihad Differentiates Between Faith and Hypocrisy
(7) The Real Cause of Our State and Problems
Part Two
Part Two
(8) How Did Islam Get Publicized in the World?
(9) In Delicate Moments Its Dawah That Supported Islamic Ummah
(10) Prophetic Method : Solution to All Problems
(11) Psychology of Trader and Dayee Are Same
(12)Glory of Dawah and Character of Dayee
Part Three
(13) Harms of Political Preoccupation in Modern Times
(14) Political Mentality and Bias is Biggest Roadblock in Path of Publication of Islam
(15) Basic Need of Dawah are Amicable Relations Between Nations
(16) Labour of Spreading Religion is the Only Thing That Can Unite the Complete Ummah
(17) Irrevocable Damage Caused by Dawah Neglect
(18) Islamic Ummah Neglected Dawah After the Initial Epoch
(19) The Situation after Loss of Power in the Subcontinent
Part Three
(13) Harms of Political Preoccupation in Modern Times
(14) Political Mentality and Bias is Biggest Roadblock in Path of Publication of Islam
(15) Basic Need of Dawah are Amicable Relations Between Nations
(16) Labour of Spreading Religion is the Only Thing That Can Unite the Complete Ummah
(17) Irrevocable Damage Caused by Dawah Neglect
(18) Islamic Ummah Neglected Dawah After the Initial Epoch
(19) The Situation after Loss of Power in the Subcontinent
Saturday, June 25, 2011
A Couplet That Refuses To Go
Asghar hareem-e-ishq main hasti hi jurm hai
Rakhna kabhi na paanw yahaN sar liye huway
To be is the real crime in the compound of love Asghar
Never ever step in here if you happen to be in a state of being
Source : Asharafia (Urdu)
Rakhna kabhi na paanw yahaN sar liye huway
To be is the real crime in the compound of love Asghar
Never ever step in here if you happen to be in a state of being
Source : Asharafia (Urdu)
Why Is It So Exciting?
Those of you who are connected with the Path, the Seeking, the Method, the Tareeqat will know that it is the most exciting occupation. Allah created us for His worship and what could be more exciting than perfecting our worship? That is what Tasawwuf is all about. Those who are deprived of it keep shouting innovation at it. That is one more curtain for them and we shall not dwell upon that here. We'll just mull over the fact as to why is it so exciting. (To be continued.)
Awesome at An-Noor
The blog An-Noor has a gadget about frequently viewed posts but the treasure hidden in the main repository is much more than that. We'll like to report that here in this post. This shall, for the time being, a developing post-so come back to it again and again to check whether some new material as appeared or not. The plan is to browse that blog chronologically and report the most overwhelming posts. The same thing needs to be done for Ashrafia but that is quite some stupendous task seeing the huge number of posts there. To begin with here is the present content of the Frequently Viewed Posts gadget there.
- Introduction: An-Noor
- Biography of Hazrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (RA)
- Tips to Wake up for Fajr
- Q&A: Solutions to Your Spiritual Diseases
- Biography of Hazrat Maulana Shah Abrar-ul-Haq Sahib (RA)
- At the Door of the Beloved
- The Qualities a Shaykh Should Have
- Shajarah of Hazrat Maulana Shah Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Sahib (DB)
- The Four Actions
- Sunnats on Entering and Exiting the Toilet
- Six Advices for Performing Good Deed and Avoiding Sins
- Too Much Mental Exertion In One’s Deeds is Not Good
Thank You Thorn, Thank You Rose
Traffic here is not huge.
It can not be-as told by Allah Most High that the people who take heed of Allah's words are few.
Hence every visit counts-it is a blessing of Allah Most High. And on every blessing it is mandatory to thank Him. All Praise is due to Lord Most High for each past and each coming visit. May Allah accept your visits and our efforts merely by His Mercy. The single largest traffic route to Thus Spake Hazrat Shaikh comes via Ashrafia. The second place keeps changing. Usually it is An-Noor. Specially thanks to those of you who have landed up from the blog A Thorn in Rose Garden
that has been included at An Alig's Armchair under title Rose Garden Spirituality.
That was the second largest source of traffic last week for us.
It can not be-as told by Allah Most High that the people who take heed of Allah's words are few.
Hence every visit counts-it is a blessing of Allah Most High. And on every blessing it is mandatory to thank Him. All Praise is due to Lord Most High for each past and each coming visit. May Allah accept your visits and our efforts merely by His Mercy. The single largest traffic route to Thus Spake Hazrat Shaikh comes via Ashrafia. The second place keeps changing. Usually it is An-Noor. Specially thanks to those of you who have landed up from the blog A Thorn in Rose Garden
that has been included at An Alig's Armchair under title Rose Garden Spirituality.
Riyad-us-Saliheen
Riyad-us-Saliheen
Compiled By
Al-Imam Abu Zakariya Yahya bin Sharaf An-Nawawi Ad-Dimashqi
Hat Tip : User Imam Ghazali at Sunni Forum
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
An Spiritual Accident
As you enter the Anona House Complex the small but beautiful Mosque comes to your view rather suddenly because it is covered by the shops in front of it. Few days ago the Seeker entered the Anona House complex
and the Mosque came, as expected, into full view. So did Hazrat Shaikh Damatbarkatuhum as he was coming out of the Mosque after Asr Prayers. Anona House House Asr time is usually fifteen minutes later than the other Mosques and many people make it to the Sitting (Majlis) after Asr Prayers at their usual Mosques. On that day since Hazrat Shaikh (DB) came into full view rather unexpectedly it precipitated into an small accident. The light (noor) that is present on the face of the People of Allah has rather drastic effect on the neurons. (No we are not that much interested in corresponding scientific analysis.) That is what happened that day. Nothing worrisome but very significant. To complete the narration there is one Seeker who is spending lots of time in (optional) Prayers in the Mosque. He too is glowing like radium. A fairy sort of world-we kid you not.
and the Mosque came, as expected, into full view. So did Hazrat Shaikh Damatbarkatuhum as he was coming out of the Mosque after Asr Prayers. Anona House House Asr time is usually fifteen minutes later than the other Mosques and many people make it to the Sitting (Majlis) after Asr Prayers at their usual Mosques. On that day since Hazrat Shaikh (DB) came into full view rather unexpectedly it precipitated into an small accident. The light (noor) that is present on the face of the People of Allah has rather drastic effect on the neurons. (No we are not that much interested in corresponding scientific analysis.) That is what happened that day. Nothing worrisome but very significant. To complete the narration there is one Seeker who is spending lots of time in (optional) Prayers in the Mosque. He too is glowing like radium. A fairy sort of world-we kid you not.
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