Friends, sacrifice yourself for Allah. Whoever sacrifices himself for the Master of the Universe, Allah grants him the pleasure and delight of all the women of the world, the taste of all the sweetmeats of this world and the pleasure of all the biryani and kababs of the universe in His name. The capsule of all the pleasures of this world is in the name of Allah.

If He had no taste, how could He have created taste in these things? If Allah had no delight, how could He have created taste in kababs and chickens and how could He have juice in sugar cane? If He has no juice, how can He create juice in sugar cane which provides sugar for the whole world?

Moulana Jalalud-deen Rûmi (Rahimahullah) says,

“O heart, is sugar sweeter or the Creator of sugar?” Is the moon more handsome or the Creator of the moon?

Where are going after leaving Allah? The consequence of all those involved in romance is the organs of urine and faeces. Thousands of people have lost their honour there.

More reading of this book: Purpose Of Life

Tags: Leaving Sin, Love of Allah, maulana rumi

So my dear friends, how do we attain that rank where our hearts can be brimming with intense love for Allah so that we may become totally obedient to Him?

Remember that we can never be totally obedient to Him until we develop intense love for Him. Why? Because if we love our hearts more than we love Him, then we will not hesitate in the least to break His commands should we experience any difficulty to our hearts.Consider the following example: A beautiful woman passes by. Our heart is inclined to look at her. If we love Allah intensely (more than our heart) then we will displease our heart and please Allah by not looking at her. If, on the other hand, we love our heart more, then we will go ahead and sin by casting a lustful glance at her,thereby pleasing the heart and at the same time displeasing Allah. Thus in order to stay away from sins, it is necessary that the love of Allah be more than anything else.

Source: Connection with Allah

Tags: allah, evil glances, glance, heart

1. It is Sunnat to take medication and undergo treatment during an illness. However, one should depend only on Allah Ta’ala for the cure.

2. It is Sunnat to treat an illness with kalunji (black seed ) and honey. (Bukhari-  chapter on medicine) Rasulullah () said that Allah has placed cure in these two things. There are many Ahadith narrated in praise of kalunji and honey.

3. During treatment one should avoid those things which aggravate the illness.

4. It is Sunnat to visit one’s sick brother. Nabi () said:
(Bukhari) “Visit the sick”.
Hazrat Jaabir () narrates:

“I became sick. Nabi () came to visit me”. (Bukhari)

5. After visiting the sick it is Sunnat to leave quickly (Mishkaat). It should not happen that the patient or his family is inconvenienced in any way by your remaining there for a long time.

6. To console the patient in any way possible is Sunnat. For example one should say to him that Insha- Allah you will recover very quickly, Allah Ta’ala is the Most Powerful. One should not say such things which will instil fear in the sick person.  (Mishkaat, pg. 137)

7. When visiting the sick one  should say  the  following:

Trans: Do not become worried as this sickness will be a means of cleaning you from your sins, if Allah Ta’ala wishes.
Thereafter recite this seven times for his recovery:

Trans: I ask Allah Ta’ala who is All Powerful and the Lord of the Great Throne that He grants you recovery. Rasulullah () has stated that by reading this dua seven times the sick person will be cured. However, if the time of his death has approached than nothing can delay that. (Mishkaat- pg. 135, Abu Dawood- Vol.2, pg. 86)

Source: Beautiful Sunnah of Beloved Nabi (saw)

Tags: sick, Sunnah, visiting sick

اس کتاب کے مضمون میں کچھ اضافہ کیا گیا ہے اور اس کو پاکٹ سائز میں چھاپا گیا ہے اس لیے خانقاہ کی ویب سائٹ پر بھی اس کو  تبدیل کر دیا گیا ہے اس لیے جو حضرات اس کتاب کو حاصل کر چکے ہیں وہ اب اضافہ شدہ کتاب کو بھی حاصل کرلیں۔

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اس وقت سارے دنیا میں ٰغیر مسلموں کی طرح “قومیت و صوبائیت اور رنگ و زبان” کو بنیاد بنا کر مسلمان جس طرح آپس میں اختلافات اور انتشار کا شکار ہیں ، جو کہ قرآن و حدیث کی تعلیمات کے سو فیصد خلاف ہے ، اس فتنہ کی اصلاح کے لیے شیخ العرب و العجم عارف باللہ حضرت مولانا شاہ حکیم محمد اختر صاحب دامت برکاتہم کی مختلف کتابوں سے اس فتنہ کے بارے میں ملفوظات کو منتخب کر کے ایک مختصر رسالہ “قومیت و صوبائیت اور رنگ و زبان کے تعصب کی اصلاح” شائع کیا گیا ہے اور  خانقاہ کی ویب سائٹ پر اردو کتابوں کی فہرست میں شامل کر دیا گیا ہے ۔  اس مضمون کی اہمیت کے پیش نظر اس کو زیادہ سے زیادہ لوگوں تک پہنچائیں۔

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There are four actions which if one adopts, Insha Allah, he will become a wali (friend of Allah) before he passes away. With the barakah of practicing these four actions, Insha Allah, he will gain the ability to practice all the other commandments of deen. This is because generally people find these actions to be hard on the nafs. Like the student who manages to answer the difficult questions on a test will have no problem answering the easy ones. So, the one who suppresses his nafs for the pleasure of Allah and carries out these actions, practicing deen will become easy for him, and he will die as a Wali (friend) of Allah.

It’s just one time effort to learn Correct Pronunciation and Recitation of The Qur’aan Majeed. After that there are 4 actions.

1. To adopt the appearance of Ambiya (alaihis salaam), that is to grow the beard equal to one fist in length from all three sides
2. To keep one’s clothes above the ankles  in two conditions when walking and when standing. (This ruling applies to men. Women should cover their ankles)
3. To protect the eyes from casting lustful glances (from women and handsome young boys)
4. To guard the Heart from entertaining evil thoughts

For Women,
1. Shara’i Hijab (PARDAH)
2. Fulfilling the Rights of their Husband
3. To Protect the Eyes from non mahram male
4. To guard the heart from entertaining evil thoughts

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A new book “The Etiquettes Of Visiting The Haramain Sharifain” by Shaikh ul Arab wal Ajam, Hazrat Maulana Shah Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Saheb (db) is uploaded on website. An extract from the book is as follow:

The Journey Of Haj / Umra (An Act Of Intense Love And Devotion)

The entire act of Haj / Umra is a depiction of the epitome of love, in which even the dress of the Haj / Umra has been kept similar to that of a person who is experiencing intense love. He is not permitted to wear clothing that has been sewn, just one sheet for the upper-body and one for the lower-body. Where does one who is intoxicated with love have the time and energy to worry about his clothing? Whilst in the state of Ihraam, you are not allowed to kill a lice. One is not permitted to use any fragrance or perfume, or any thing which is used to acquire cleanliness. One has to remain bareheaded and barefooted, similar to the condition of a person who is totally out of his senses. He has to wear such shoes which leaves the upper-bone of the foot exposed, just as a lover remembers nothing else besides his beloved. Allah Ta’ala has made every ritual of the Haj / Umra ceremony a depiction of extreme love. Some people are fond of showing off their status, but on the occasion of Haj / Umra, Allah Ta’ala has flattened the status of one and all. A person is far away from his home, he is deprived of the food, drink and comfort that he is accustomed to, he has to walk bare-footed, has to leave his head exposed, and after Haj / Umra he has to shave his head bald. The command of Allah Ta’ala to shave the head is symbolic of the removal of all rebellious thoughts and emotions against the commands of Allah Ta’ala.

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In this book, Shaikh ul Arab wal Ajam, Arif Billah Hazrat Maulana Shah Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Saheb (Damat Barkatuhum) clarifies the misunderstandings and misconceptions surrounding TASAWWUF, commonly known in the Indo/Pak subcontinent as Peeri-Mureedi. He vividly exposes the innovations of fake “Peers” or Shaikhs and guides his readers to follow the pure and prestine path of Shariah and Sunnah. Many people due to incorrect motives and ignorance have taken TASAWWUF/PEERI-MUREEDI to be a combination of weird rituals and made-up innovations. Whereas the whole purpose of TASAWWUF is to gain the love of Allah Ta’ala through complete adherence to the teachings of Shariah and Sunnah. This love, however, must be attained from one who has tread this path and learned it from someone before him. Similarly that person must have attain knowledge from one who has qualified in that particular field under the supervision of qualified teachers. Take the example of medicine. Just as a self-taught doctor is not reliable in the medical field, similarly, the one who has not attained spirituality from a qualified and reliable Shaikh or Peer is not a genuine Peer, rather he is a fake Peer. The sign and distinguishing quality of a TRUE Shaikh or Peer is his complete adherence to the Shariah and Sunnah.

Tags: PEERI-MUREEDI, Shariah, spirituality, Sunnah, Tasawwuf

Shaytan misleads many people into indulgence in sins by making them think, “Enjoy yourself while you’re still young! Then make taubah later….You’ve got plenty of time!” Those who have this dreadful misconception should read the following story and take heed.

Hazratwala (daamat barakaatuhum) says: “One horrible consequence of persisting in sins which has been witnessed, may Allah Ta`ala protect us all, is that Allah Ta`ala takes away the tawfeeq to repent.

In Nazimabad, a section of Karachi Pakistan, there used to be a man who would commit evil deeds day and night. When he was on his deathbed a friend advised him, “Brother, you are on the brink of death now, at least make tawbah for the sins you’ve committed.”

So that man uttered a terribly frightening statement which is a lesson for all of us. He said, “I can utter any word you want right now. Tell me to say, doctor… or medicine… or tea…or biscuits…any of these words you ask me, I can say it. But that specific word that you are asking me to say, is just not coming out of my mouth.”

Tell me, how much admonition is in this story?! Why is it that a person can utter any word except for tawbah? What is so difficult about uttering these four letters, (ت، و، ب ، ه ( ?

Also, this is not a story from a long time ago. This is an incident that I have witnessed with my own eyes. So repent before that day comes wherein the ability to repent gets snatched away from you. Audacity in committing sins, shamelessness, and immodesty must have some limit! Have you completely lost all sense of shame and modesty?

It is for this reason that after the command اتقوا الله (Fear Allah…) Allah Ta`ala has commanded us to :

كونوا مع الصادقين (Be with the truthful ones…) In other words, those who are true and sincere in their piety and fear of Allah. Because it is through the company of these sincere people who are always fearful of Allah Ta`ala, that Allah Ta`ala will grant us the tawfeeq to make sincere repentance.

(Irshadat-e-Dard-e-Dil; Pg. 243 )

Tags: Ability, Evil End, evil glances, Leaving Sin