Making Journeys Fruitful
Travelling is a part of human life. Whether it be a religious trip like ‘Umrah and Hajj, a trip to visit family and relatives abroad, a business or work-related trip or a recreational one, we all...
The Path to Purification
The Sharī'ah is divided into two parts: external and internal. The department of Sharī'ah relating to external deeds like salāh and zakāh is called 'fiqh', while the one dealing with internal...
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...
Two Points of Neglect During Hajj
Throughout the world, thousands are graced every year by Allāh ta'ālā to carry out one of the greatest obligations and worships hajj. The many virtues and rewards related to this great act of...
Ta'ziyah: The Sunnah Method of Consoling the Bereaved
Islām is a way of life, which guides and assists mankind through every situation. For dealing with moments of grief too, Allāh ta'ālā has conveyed instructions through His Messenger sallallāhu...
Make the Most of This Ramadhān
Once again, the best of all months, Ramadhān, is upon the horizon. It is a month in which at least one du'ā is accepted daily from every Muslim, one sunnah/nafl act is equivalent to the reward of...
Grief & Happiness – A Test
If we carefully reflect on our lives, we will realise that we all experience moments of both grief and happiness. One will never experience only grief or only happiness throughout his life. Every...
How to Safeguard Your Time
By Hadhrat Mawlānā Muhammad Saleem Dhorat hafizahullāh
The great tābi'ī, Hasan al-Basri rahimahullāh once said:
A day that has passed will never return. Every morning at sunrise the day...
After Hajj
by Hadhrat Mawlānā Muhammad Saleem Dhorat hafizahullāh
Once again more than two million believers were honoured to become the 'Guests of Allāh' and through Divine Guidance have completed the...
Live Like a Mirror
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....
Listening Attentively - A Requisite for 'Ilm and Hidāyah
The great muhaddith and faqīh, Sufyān Ibn 'Uyaynah rahimahullāh states:
The first step towards acquiring 'ilm is istimā' i.e. listening attentively, then to understand, then to...
Istikhārah - Its Method and Some Misconceptions
Istikhārah means to turn to Allāh ta'ālā and seek goodness from Him. This is because Allāh ta'ālā knows what we do not know. As Allāh ta'ālā is fully aware of the end result and consequence of...