Du‘ā Upon the Advent of Rajab

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by Hadhrat Mawlānā Muhammad Saleem Dhorat hafizahullāh In light of the recent meat contamination issue that has shaken Europe, I would like to touch upon the subject of halāl and harām. For a Muslim, life revolves around doing only what is permissible (halāl) and refraining from the impermissible (harām). This applies when deciding what food we consume and in every other aspect of our lives...

On 6th Dhul Hijjah after the Jumu'ah Salāh, we arrived at Dhul Hulayfah, outside Madīnah, and made preparations to enter into ihrām. Dhul Hulayfah was chosen because it was where Rasūlullāh sallallāhu 'alayhi wasallam and his companions radhiyallāhu 'anhum had entered the state of ihrām. It was our desire to begin the hajj by observing this sunnah of Rasūlullāh sallallāhu 'alayhi wasallam. The...

by Hadhrat Mawlānā Muhammad Saleem Dhorat hafizahullāh Call towards the path of your Rabb with wisdom and good admonition. (16:125) This is the order of Allāh ta'ālā to every believer. Rasūlullāh sallallāhu 'alayhi wasallam spent his entire life calling towards the Path of Allāh ta'ālā with the concern that every single human being should be saved from the fire of Jahannam and granted...

Every human that comes into this world is ordered to fulfil two responsibilities - Īmān and Al-A'māl As-Sālihah (good deeds). The success and failure of both worlds depend on completing these two tasks. If a person on an individual level adorns his life with Īmān and Al-A'māl As-Sālihah, then he will achieve individual success in his individual kingdom. Allāh ta'ālā states: Whoever, male...

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