Hope and Fear
Hope and Fear are like the two wings of a dove They need to be in balance in order to fly. Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq quoting an arab poet
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Aim of Tasawwuf
“The aim of Tasawwuf is to clean the heart from spiritual diseases, and to educate, or transform, the self (Nafs), and to seek Allah Subhanahu Wata’ala’s pleasure through imposing the Shariah on ourselves inwardly and outwardly, all in the way followed by our Rasulullah Sallalahu Alayhi Wasallam and the righteous predecessors (Salaf).” Extract from ‘Tasawwuf and Tazkiyah’ by Shaykh Imran ibn Adam
Read moreInternet and Haya
Sourced from Ashrafiya Respected Sahibzada Amer (may Allah grant him a long and healthy life) a very senior murid of sayyidi wa sanadi said, We focus on staying away from television, as most of the programming is un-Islamic. However, little if any attention is paid to the internet. Inappropriate use of internet is more rampant and morally destructive than TV. Even the most religious and pious families are suffering from its corrupt use. Homes are being destroyed by this misuse. Watching pornographic material,
Read moreContentment
A wise person once said: “Contentment is not the fulfilment of what you want, but the realisation of how much you already have.”
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When angered by someone, leave his presence or have him removed from your presence and drink cold water. If the anger is overwhelming then reflect: Allah Ta’ala too has rights over me and I frequently violate such rights. When He forgives us, we too should forgive the faults and errors of others. What will be my plight if He seeks to take vengeance? Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi
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We cannot become what we need to be, remaining what we are.
Read moreThe Greatness of a Tear
by Abu Abdullah Ibne Ismail The tears that are shed due to the fear of Allah or out of his love are so great that they should be not wasted. They are so blessed that one should wipe these tears over his face rather then letting them waste away. Source: In Shaykh’s Company
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