"Surely, the true religion in Allah's sight is Islam" (3:19)
We all have hearts. Our job is to keep our hearts pure. Life is about keeping your heart pure. The greatest impurity is pride. Pride is worse than cancer. Initiating salaam is one cure for pride. One point to note is that the salaam has to be a sincere salaam. Source: An-Noor
Read moreSayyidi wa sanadi Hadhrat Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) said, “Develop this habit of talking to Allah. My shaykh Arif-billah Hadhrat Dr Abdul-Hayy Arifi (may Allah have mercy on him) told this to us repeatedly. Sit in solitude and contemplate that I am in front of Allah. Tell Him everything that is on your mind and bothering you. Your past mistakes, the present difficulties and future apprehensions . Tell Him in detail and ask for guidance and
Read moreHope 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
Read more“`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 moreA wise person once said: “Contentment is not the fulfilment of what you want, but the realisation of how much you already have.”
Read moreWhen 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
Read moreWe cannot become what we need to be, remaining what we are.
Read moreTears in Islam 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 See also:Fear Allah AloneLove Allah StoryInculcating Love for Allah
Read more“Hearts without trust in God have to listen to a lot of advertisements from hell.”Shaykh Nuh Keller
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