Miscellaneous Articles
Before Hajj - Introductory Advices
by Hadhrat Mawlānā Muhammad Saleem Dhorat hafizahullāh
Hajj is an invitation from the Lord of all the Worlds to visit His Sacred House and an opportunity for us to correct the shortcomings and faults we find in our lives. All intending pilgrims should be focused on the great journey that awaits them and prepare for it as best as possible. In addition to the essential task of...
Two Levels of Al-A'mālus-Sālihah (Good Deeds)
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...
The Legacy of the Madrasah
Our children attend madrasahs every evening, yet we as their parents do not attach much significance to them, regarding them merely as places that look after the ummah's infants. We hold them on a par with nurseries, as places of elementary learning. We should realise though, that as long as we fail to attach importance to them, we will remain ignorant of our children's development and...
The Qur'ān - A Clear Proof
Indeed, We have sent down the Dhikr [the Qur'ān], and indeed We are its guardians. (15:9)
In this verse Allāh ta'ālā proclaims that it is He, and He alone, who has revealed the Glorious Qur'ān to mankind, which means it is His Word. This claim is followed by a proof to validate it: that Allāh ta'ālā Himself is its guardian and protector. When Allāh ta'ālā protects something, nothing and...
