Volume 2 No.12

TO ALL OUR BELOVED READERS ALL OVER THE WORLD ‘EEDUL ADHAA MUBAARAK. TO THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE ON YOUR WAY TO PERFORM HAJJ OF THE HOUSE OF ALLAAH, MAY YOUR HAJJ RECEIVE TOTAL ACCEPTANCE BY THE ONE AND ONLY LORD OF THE UNIVERSE THE MOST COMPASSIONATE FOR WHOSE PLEASURE YOU ARE TAKING ON YOUR JOURNEY. AAMEEN. 

BACK TO BASICS

The aspect of opening the window of Paradise, this is what happens: First a window on the left side (Hell fire) is opened and its heat will be felt and the foul odor smelt. The window will be quickly closed and the from the right (The window of Paradise) will be opened and it will be said: If you had not answered correctly, for you would have been the first one; but now it is this one. Now (the dead person) will know the favor of his Lord, and how he has been saved from the terrible misfortune and is now a fortunate recipient of a tremendous gift!

For a munaafiq (hypocrite) it would be the opposite. For him the window of Paradise would be opened first so that he could get a taste of the perfume, sweet smell and the gift of comfort. Abruptly the window will be closed and the window of the Hell Fire will be opened so that along with the greatest misfortune he could also experience intense dismay of what a great gift has been lost by not accepting the beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad  as the Messenger of the One and only Lord of the Universe. If the dead person is a munaafiq, to all the questions he would respond: “Haah haah Laa adree” (Alas I do not know anything).”Kuntu asm’aun naasu yaqooloona saian fa aqoolu” Translation: “I heard people saying and I myself used to say.” At that time a caller from the skies will call out that he is a liar . Prepare for him a bed of fire and put on him clothes of fire. Open for him a door from the Hell so that he is enveloped in the heat that will reach him. Then in order to torture him two angels will be appointed who would be deaf and blind. They will wield a huge spiked iron ball which if it were to strike a mountain it will become dust. They will keep striking the unfortunate person with this iron ball. Serpents and scorpions will also torture him.

‘Azaab ul Qabr (Punishment of the grave)

Punishment of the grave as well as gifts of ease and comfort is Haq (the truth).It will be experienced both by the body as well as the Rooh (soul).The body may have been burnt to ashes or consumed by the earth, its original ingredients remain till the Day of Judgment and these are the ones which be the recipients of the punishment and the rewards. These are the ingredients with which the bodies will be reassembled on the Day of Judgment. These ingredients are located in the vertebrae. They are invisible to even the most powerful microscope (or any human made instruments and devices). Neither can fire burn them nor can the earth consume them. They are called ”Ujub uz zunub” These are “seeds” of the body hence on the Day of Judgment the return of the soul will be in this body not in any other body. Increase or decrease of the external parts of a body do not change the body. One can see how the small body of a child grows up and becomes quite large and this large body with serious illness, can shrink, waste and become small again. After health is regained, it enlarges again. It cannot be said that because of these changes the person himself has become different. On the Day of Judgment is the return; the same bones and flesh although they may have become ashes and dispersed far and wide, Allaah  will gather them together around the original ingredients and every soul will re enter the previous body. This is the Hashr.

If a dead body has not been buried, where ever it was left lying, it will be questioned at the same spot and will also receive punishment or rewards at that spot. Even if he were to be eaten up by a tiger, his questioning, punishment or rewards will take place in the stomach of the tiger.

The bodies of the prophets and messengers of Allaah , the Auliaa (saints), of Allaah , the ‘Ulamaa (scholars) of the Deen, the martyrs, Huffaaz (memorizers) of the Holy Quraan, who put into practice the tenets of the Holy Quraan, and those who did not sin against their Lord  and those who spent their time in reciting Durood Shareef (Salaatun Nabee) upon the beloved of Allaah,  will not and cannot be consumed by the earth. (All of the substance of this chapter have been taken from the well known and greatly respected book “Bahaar-e-Sharee’at” by Hadrat Maulaanaa Amjad ‘Ali Rahmatullaah ‘Alaih)

 

VIRTUES OF THE MONTH  Dhil Hajjatul Haraam

Please refer to “Virtues of Islaamic Life” Vol. 1 No. 3 for the wonderful virtues of this great month of Hajj. Call or write to us if you did not file this issue. May we suggest that you file all your back issues carefully.

 

VIRTUES OF EVERY DAY DU’AAS

When you are overtaken by any illness or misfortune

Hadrat Aboo Hurairah  has narrated: I came out with the beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad  with his (blessed) hand in mine or mine in his. He  came upon a person who was in a bad condition. The beloved of Allaah  said: O (such and such person), this condition (of weakness)of yours; how did happen? The person replied: Because of illness and pain. The beloved of Allaah,  then said: Should I not teach you such words (by reciting which) your illness and pain will be removed? At this Hadrat Aboo Hurairah humbly submitted: O Rasoolallaah  Will you not teach me (those words? (please teach me). At this, he  said: O Aboo Hurairah say:

Transliteration: “Tawakkaltu ‘alal hayyil ladhee laa yamootu wal hamdu lillaahil ladhee lam yattakhidh waladan walam yakullahoo shareekun fil mulki walam yakullahoo waliyyum minadh dhulli wa kabbirhu takbeeraa”

Translation: I have trusted that Being who is perfectly alive, Who does not die and all praise is for Allaah  Who has no children neither has He any partners in His Kingship nor does He need any helpers because of any weakness; and recount His Greatness abundantly.

Hadrat Aboo Hurairah  says that another day the beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad  asked at the place of this man: How did you get well? That person said: O Rasoolallaah  The words you taught me, I kept reciting them. (Mustadrak Haakim, Tarteeb Shareef page 150)

When there is body ache

Hadrat ‘Uamaan bin Abil ‘Aas  has narrated that the beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad  visited him. He was in pain and it was so severe (I was thinking) I would soon die. The beloved of Allaah  said: Rub your right hand (over your body) 7 times and recite: 

Translation: “I seek the protection of Allaah’s Prestige, His Power, His Dominance and His Kingship from the evil of my pain”

Transliteration: ” ‘Audhu bi’Izzatillaahi wa qudratihee wa sultaanihee min sharri maa ajidu.”

Hadrat ‘Usmaan  continues, I did just that and Allaah  removed the pain I had. Afterwards I always instructed members of my house hold and others to do the same. This is a Hasan Sahee hadeeth. Tirmidhee Shareef,Tarteeb Shareef Pg. 152

Ta’weedh for Fever

Hadrat Yoonus bin Habaab  has narrated: I sought permission from Hadrat Aboo Ja’far Muhammad bin ‘Ali regarding wearing a Ta’weedh. He replied: you have permission provided they are from the book of Allaah  or from the sayings of His beloved . He also told me to obtain relief (cure) through it and also to write it down.

Transliteration: Yaanaarukooni bardaun wa salaaman ‘Alaa Ibraaheema Wa araadoo bihee kaidan faja’alnaahumul akhsareen. Allaahumma Rabba Jiibreela wa Meekaaeela wa Israafeela ishfi saahiba haadhal kiitaab.

Translation: O fire cool down, and become a source of peace for Ibraaheem ( ‘Alaihis salaam). And those (kuffaar) deceived him and We made them of those who are the losers. Dearest Allaah, Lord of Jibraeel and Meekaeel and Israfeel ( ‘Alaihimissalaam) bestow healing to the one who has this writing (Ta’weedh). (Jareer Rahmatullaah ‘Alaih, Kunzul A’maal, Tarteeb Shareef pg. 159)

Explanation of “Ta’weedh”: Aayahs or Ahaadeeth or Duaas are written on a piece of paper and enclosed in a small piece of cloth, plastic or a locket. It is worn with a string around the neck or the arms.

VIRTUES OF PURIFICATION (Tazkiatun Nafs) Continued

Dhikrullaah, Jihaad ul Akbar

Hadrat Aboo Hurairah  has narrated that the beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad  said: There are 7 kinds of people who Allaah  keeps under His Shade, one of these is the one who does the dhikr of Allaah and bursts into tears from His Awe and Fear. (Saheeh Bukhaaree).

Hadrat Aboo Moosaa  has narrated that the beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad  said: The example of a person engaged in the dhikr of Allaah and the one neglectful of it is as between (the one who is) alive and (the one who is) dead. (Saheeh Bukhaaree)

Tafseer Salaatul Wustaa, Dhikrud Dawaam (The Middle Salaat, Perpetual Dhikr)

Our beloved and most revered Shaikh Hadrat Aboo Anees Muhammad Barkat ‘Ali, Quddus Allaahus Sirruhul ‘Azeez, has written in his book “Ta’leemud Deen”:

Another tafseer of Salaatul Wustaa is to consider oneself in the state of salaat in between two salaats and keep oneself occupied in the dhikr of Allaah .

Dhikrud dawaam in reality is salaatud dawaam. Out of the adhkaar (plural of dhikr) mentioned in this publication, adopt which ever is in your destiny. Although every muslim has already received permission to adopt any dhikr, however to obtain permission from someone is a source of blessing and steadfastness. Although the essence of dhikr is: Laa Ilaaha Illallaahu, Allaahu, Allaahu. Allaahu. Hoo Hoo, it is not possible for a common person to breathe this dhikr perpetually. Instead: Subhaanallaah Subhaanallaah is indeed an excellent replacement, will take you to your highest goal. This is the greatly venerable kalimah which Allaah  taught to those in the heavens. When Allaah created His Throne and commanded the angels to lift it, they could not lift it. He  said: I will teach you a great and weighty Kalimah which is: Subhaanallaah. When the angels said “Subhaanallaah”, the ”‘Arsh” (Throne) became erect. Since then the Tasbeeh of the angels has been Subhaanallaah Subhaanallaah. There after, on the day of questioning {When Allaah asked the souls of the entire human kind the question: ”Alastu bi Rabbikum” (Am I not your Lord?)}, the beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad  taught all the creation of Allaah  which was present, the recitation: Subhaanallaah Subhaanallaah. As such the lofty Kalimah, “Subhaanallaah” has an ancient importance, no other Kalimah has. Its regular use will destroy the laziness of your body and its “Noor” (Light) will make every artery and vein of yours its home, InshaAllaah Ta’laa.  . So say:  “Subhaanallaah, Subhaanallaah” and line up strings of “Subhaanallaah”, strings which can never be broken and will never be broken, which will remain steady and strong from the Farsh to the ‘Arsh (the floor to the Throne)“Subhaanallaah”.

Any friend who does the dhikr: “Laa ilaaha illallaah” with his breath, should do it the following way (and this is the initial stage): With the nasal exhalation should be recited“Laaaaa I laaaahaaa” (There is no god) and with inhalation, illallaaaaaah (But Allaah). This should be done numerous times, as long as there is breath in the body and breath after breath. This Kalimah: Laa ilaaha illallaah is the beginning. If Allaah  wills it will grow, it will flower and it will carry you to your destination. It will purify your heart ,and reveal to you the reality of this temporal and unstable world. Hence you will become disinterested and detached from it and it will become repulsive for you. Every thing contained in it will become worthless and despicable in your eyes. It will bring you closer to the One you are seeking, which is Allaah  Who is Eternal. Everlasting peace will become your destiny. Do the dhikr of your Beloved, knowing Him to be present and a Witness just as a slave would express his powerlessness and humility in the presence of his king. Your present condition and your physical hard work cannot take you any where, because it is not based on the real. Who ever did the dhikr of Allaah  thinking He is on the Throne, he has not recognized the One and Only worthy of worship; neither has he done His dhikr fully. The Worshipped and you the worshipper are indeed face to face. The highest of all is the dhikr Laa ilaaha illallaah. Remember Him through this dhikr and this is the dhikr which is liked by Allaah more than every other dhikr and it is in this dhikr that there is His pleasure. Therefore, the seeking power and the effect that is present in this Kalimah is not present in any other. The apparent meaning of “Laa ilaaha illallaah” is: there is no god (worthy of worship) but Allaah . The hidden (inner) meaning is: There is no existence except that of Allaah . Every existence is from the existence of Allaah  and apart from Him there is no existence of any thing by itself. The existence of every thing that exists is from Allaah  and except Allaah  -nothing else has its own existence, neither does anything have any power whatsoever over anything except by the command of Allaah  and Allaah’s command has been in force for ever. This does not mean every thing is Allaah . What this means is that there is Allaah  in every thing and every thing in all conditions is helpless, powerless, subjugated and dependent upon Allaah .Every object subsists and exists by the Noor (Divine Light) of Allaah . There is Allaah in every object of the Universe and there is no object without Allaah . Just as in the presence of the king no slave dares to act freely, similarly, the seeker who accepts and knows that Allaah  is present and a witness, does not dare disobey. (Extract from the work “Ta’ leemud Deen” by our Grand Shaikh, Hadrat Aboo Anees Muhammad Barkat ‘Ali Quddus Allaahus Sirruhul ‘Azeez. Pages 47-49).

For those of us who take Tazkiatun nafs seriously, the dhikr mentioned above and the way it is done as described above is indispensable. May we receive Allaah’s Taufeeq, to comprehend the immense value of this eternally great dhikr and let no breath go by without it, Ameen. To be continued Inshaallaah Ta’laa.

 

 

VIRTUES OF ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE OF DEENUL ISLAAM and of keeping the company of ‘Ulamaa (Scholars)

Allaah in His Holy Qur’aan says: 

Transliteration:” Innamaa yakhshallaaha min ‘Ibaadihil ‘ulamaaoo.”

Translation: Those truly fear Allaah, among His servants, who have knowledge – – – – – . Part aayah 28, soorah 35.

In another part Allaah  says: 

Transliteration: “Yarfa’ illaahul ladheena aamanoo minkum walladheena ootul’ ilma darajaat – – – – -.”

Translation: Allaah  will elevate to (suitable) ranks, those of you who believe and have been granted Knowledge. Part aayah 58, soorah 11.

Also in soorah 39 part aayah 9 Allaah  says: 

Transliteration: “Qul hal yastawil ladheena ya’maloona walladheena laa ya’ lamoon”.

Translation: Say (O Muhammad ): Are those equal, those who know and those who do not? Aayah 9 soorah 39.

Hadrat Aboo Dardaa  narrates that in a mosque in Damascus, a person came to him and said: I have come from Madeenah Munawwarah to learn a Hadeeth from you. I have been told that you narrate it. I have come for no other purpose. Hadrat Aboo Dardaa  said: I have heard the beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad  say: The person who travels in search of knowledge, Allaah takes him to the road of Paradise and for the pleasure of the searcher of knowledge the angels spread their wings and for the ‘Aalim (scholar), residents of the heavens, the earth and the fish in the water, they all seek forgiveness for him. The superiority of scholar over an ‘aabid (devoted worshipper) is like that of the full moon over all the stars. Without doubt scholars are the successors of the Prophets. Aboo Dawood.

The beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad  has said: A person who leaves his home searching for knowledge, is in the path of Allaah  till he returns. Tirmidhee Shareef.

Hadrat Shaikh Muhammad Ilyaas Qaadree, Muddazilluhoo, from whose Book “Faidaan-i-Sunnah” we have quoted the above Ahaadeeth, writes: ” My dear muslim brothers, it is clear from both the above quoted Ahaadeeth that to travel for acquiring knowledge (of the Deenul Islaam) is the sunnah of our revered elders. These pure and illustrious people used to travel in times of such difficulties when journeys were undertaken on camels, horses and even walking and it took many months to reach their destinations. Now a days journeys of months can be completed within days and even hours. Our beloved elders inspite of great difficulties, possessed the spirit to leave their homes in the path of Allaah  and overcome all obstacles in their pursuit of Sunnah, with equanimity and determination. A time has come when such enterprising spirit is shown in pursuit of the dunyaa and its riches; homes, parents, wives and children are willingly left behind.

May the following Ahaadeeth Mubaarakah enliven our spirits once again to go out in search of the knowledge of the Deenul Islaam, Aameen:

The beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad  has said: To look at the faces of parents is ‘Ibaadah (worship), to gaze at the Holy Ka’bah is ‘Ibaadah and to look at the face of an ‘Aalim is the essence of all ‘I baadahs. Tadhkiratul Waa’izeen.

Hadrat ‘Abdullaah bin Mas’ood  has narrated that the beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad  told him: O Ibn Mas’ood, your sitting in the Halaqah of Dars in such a way that you neither touch a pen nor write a word is for you better than giving freedom to 1000 slaves and to look at the face of an ‘Aalim is better than giving 1000 horses for the pleasure of Allaah ,To greet an ‘Aalim with salaam is better for you than 1000 years of ‘Ibaadah. Tadhkiratul Waa’izeen.

Hadrat ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Umar  has narrated that a person presented himself in the honorable presence of the beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad  and asked: Is an ‘Aalim better or a devout worshipper? The beloved of Allaah  smiled and replied: O person, at your question even the angels will be surprised because in Allaah’s consideration, a lazy ‘Aalim is better than 70,000 diligent worshippers who wake up in the night and perform salaah the whole night and fast the whole day. Tadhkiratul Waa’izeen.

Hadrat Abul Laith Samarqandee , the renowned Faqeeh has said: A person who sits in the company of an ‘Aalim, whether he has the ability to acquire knowledge or not, will still receive 7 virtues:

1. He will be elevated just as the searcher of Deen is.
2. As long as he remains in the company of the ‘Aalim, he will be protected from sins and errors.
3. When he leaves, he will be a recipient of mercy.
4. As long as he is sitting in the proximity, he will continue to receive mercy and blessings.
5. As long as he continues to pay attention, virtues will continue to be written in his book of deeds.
6. Angels will cover him with their wings.
7. Every step of his will become atonement of his sins; and rank will be elevated and his pious deeds increased. Tadhkiratul Waa’izeen. To be continued Insha Allaah Ta’laa.

 

 

VIRTUES OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF FIQH AND SHARI’AH (Continued)

Tahaarah (Cleanliness)

What is Purification?

After the Holy Prophet Muhammad  had been appointed to his mission of Prophethood and commanded to propagate the Message of Allaah , the first duty enjoined on him after the doctrine of Tauheed was to purify himself. . . . “And purify yourself” (74:4) This Quraanic command was meant to impress that he should purify his heart and soul of all impurities of belief and creed and his dress and body of all kinds of filth, defilement and uncleanness unsavory to good taste as well as to the Shari’ah.

The Quraan has time and again impressed the great importance of personal purification, so much so that it declares “Allaah  likes those people who like to keep themselves pure”. (9 :108) “Most surely Allaah  loves those people who refrain from evil and keep themselves pure and clean”. (2: 222)

The Holy Prophet  has presented by his personal example the highest sense and level of purification and fine taste. He  has impressed its great importance over and over again on the Muslim community as well. He  is reported to have said: “Purification is one half of the Faith”.

He  has enjoined cleanliness and given detailed instructions about the ways of achieving it and demonstrated practically how to keep oneself neat and clean at all times.

It is, therefore, binding on every muslim to know, understand and follow the injunctions to keep his inner and outer self clean and pure. In the following pages, the external impurities affecting the body and clothes will be discussed and ways and means given to cleanse them.

It must be borne in mind at the outset that the only criterion of cleanliness and uncleanness is the Divine Law (Shari’ah); one cannot make any change or alteration in it on the basis of one’s personal taste, good sense or temperament. Anything that has been declared lawful, clean and pure by the Shari’ah is certainly lawful, clean and pure, and whatever it has declared as unlawful, unclean and impure is absolutely so. Then, purity is certainly deemed to have been obtained by the ways and means that the Shari’ah has prescribed and enjoined for the purpose; devising one’s own ways and standards of obtaining purity after one’s personal tastes, whims and temperamental inclinations will only help create unnecessary doubts and render the straight-forward, natural and simple Shari’ah of Allaah  complicated and difficult to follow. Not only that: it will deprive one of the true understanding of the Religion of Allaah , involve one in undue hardships, and as a result drive one further and ever further away from the Right Way.

WHAT IS IMPURITY? Every kind of filth, pollution or defilement which rendered clean things unclean and dirty, is termed Impurity, described comprehensively by the Arabic word Najasat. Let us first learn the nature of the state of impurity, its kinds and how to cleanse oneself of various impurities.

Kinds of Impurity

The impurity may be of two kinds: Impurity in Fact (Najasat Haqiqi) and Impurity in Effect (Najasat Hukmiyah). Both the kinds have been treated separately by the Shari’ah and each has separate ways of being cleansed.

Impurity in Fact (Najasat Haqiqi)

It is that impurity which one temperamentally detest, abhors and avoids. The Shari’ah too has enjoined to keep oneself clean and pure of it. This kind includes urine, excrement, semen, blood, etc. It has further two kinds: Grave Impurity (Ghalizah) and Ordinary Impurity (Khafifah).

Grave Impurity

This includes all those impurities which are so beyond any doubt or suspicion, which are detested by human nature and are likewise disapproved by the Shari’ah, too. In view of their serious nature, the Shari’ah has strictly enjoined that these should be scrupulously shunned and avoided at all times. This kind comprises the following:

1. The pig, living or dead, and all it’s products.

2. Human urine, excrement, semen, prosthetic fluid, animal semen, and excrement of human babies.

3. Blood, whether of man or animal.

4. Mouthful of vomit, whether of an adult or child.

8. Menstrual and postpartum blood.

6. Vaginal fluid.

7. Blood, pus or serum flowing or oozing out of wounds.

8. Sweat and saliva of the animals whose left-over is unclean.

9. Flesh, fat, tissue and untanned skin which has died its natural death or been killed without being slaughtered in the prescribed

way, excluding those parts of its body which do not have circulating blood, e.g., horns, teeth, hoofs, feathers, etc.

10. Milk of the unlawful animal, living or dead, and milk of the lawful dead animal.

11. Watery fluid oozing out of carrion of an animal having circulating blood.

12. Any kind of extract or product of an unclean thing.

13. Urine and dung or waste matter dropped by all domestic animals including poultry and wild beasts, except of birds.

14. Liquor and other intoxicants in liquid form.

16. Skin of the snake.

16. Saliva of a dead person.

17. Blood of the martyr which has dropped from his body.

Ordinary Impurity (Khafifah)

Things whose impurity is deemed to be slight and ordinary in the eyes of the Shari’ah are as follows:

1. Urine of lawful animals, especially cattle, and of the horse.

2. Waste matter dropped by unlawful birds like the crow, kite, hawk, etc., excreta of the bat, however, is not impure.

1. Excreta of lawful birds, if it stinks.

Note: Any mixture in whatever ratio or proportion of a grave impurity with an ordinary impurity is deemed to be grave.

To be continued Insha Allaah Ta’laa.

ESSENTIAL ADVICE FROM Hadrat Shaikh Aboo Anees Muhammad Barkat ‘Ali QuddusAllaahus Sirruhul ‘Azeez

Character (Continued)

• The devil does not have horns on his head. It is because of evil in his character that he is the Shaitaan. The same Shaitaan when he possessed desirable attributes was the tutor of the angels. When jealousy overcame, he became the accursed.
• Jealousy in the world of character traits is worse than the worst trait.

A jealous person cannot be a well wisher of any one. Every one is jealous of every one else and it is because of the curse of

jealousy that he is an ill wisher of every one. The indelible captions of your history emerged because of jealousy; they are

emerging and they will continue to emerge.

• Alas if only any young person had destroyed it!
• There must indeed be one who is cleansed of jealousy. I have not met one.
• We are struck by lies, complaints, gheebah(back biting) and jealousy. If we had abstained from these evil character traits, how wonderful it would have been; we would have been possessors of such vast treasures of knowledge and wisdom. The Muballigh (Propagator) of Da’wah and Tableegh of Deenul Islaam himself became involved with gheebah and complaints. The one who once was over powering is now an overpowered weakling.
• From the example of whose life, life itself was good and successful, has disappeared.
• In the realm of life, produce a good trait of your character.
• Please do not strut on the borrowed glory of the character of your ancestors.
• How else can the character traits of your ancestors help you except be of guidance to you?
• Till you yourself enter the arena, how will another enter it?
• O my young friend! Now you have nothing in you except talk. Make any one good character trait yours. That character which was once a model for and the source of domination over nations of the world is no longer in you.

The place of unity and self sacrifice in the process of nation building is not in any other character trait. Develop this trait of

character within yourself. Become like you are all one life and then live like one family. To be continued InshaAllaah Ta’ala

 

 

TRANSLATION OF THE HIGHLY ACCLAIMED BOOK IN FIVE VOLUMES

“MAKSHOOFAAT MANAAZEL EHSAAN”

(Manifestatios of The Stages of Excellence in Worship) —– Continued:-

By Hadrat Shaikh Aboo Anees Muhammad Barkat ‘Ali, QuddusAllaahus Sirruhul ‘Azeez

Hadrat Abee Dhar narrates that my “Khaleel” (beloved friend) – ordered me about seven matters: He  ordered me to love the needy and be close to them. And he  ordered me that I should look at those who are less fortunate than I am and that should not look at those who are higher (more fortunate) than I am. And he ordered me to preserve the ties of relatives even though the relatives themselves may break them. And he ordered me not to ask for anything from anyone. And he ordered me to tell the truth even if it is harsh. And he  ordered me not to fear disparagement in the process of “Amr bil Ma’roof and Nahee ‘Anil Munkar”(order to do good and prevent evil). And he  ordered me to recite “Laa Haula walaa Quwwata Illaa billaah” frequently. All these habits and matters are from that treasure which is underneath the Throne of Allaah the Almighty. Collection of Ahmad Rahmatullaah ‘Alaih

Hadrat M’aaz bin Jabal has narrated that the beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad  when sending him to Yemen gave this advice: Protect yourself from luxuries and comforts because the slaves of Allaah do not obtain comforts and luxuries. Ahmad. To be continued InshaAllaah Ta’alaa

 

VIRTUES OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF “ASMAAUN NABIYYIL KAREEM”

The Blessed Names of the Gracious and generous Prophet .

Hadrat Shaikh Aboo Anees Muhammad Barkat ‘Ali, QuddusAllaahus Sirruhul ‘Azeez has compiled in his above monumental work, 1,600 blessed names of the beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad .

Shaikh Tosun Bayrak al-Jerrahi al-Halveti in his book “The Most Beautiful Names” under the section of the Names of The Prophet  writes so beautifully with reference to the famous Hadeeth “If you do not love me more than everything else you have, your faith is not complete”: First is the wish, which can only be obtained through knowing him, through knowing his beautiful names, through finding a trace of these attributes in your own selves, through praying for him and for his blessings (Durood), through following his path and his example. Then, if Allaah wills, you will be blessed with his love, and in return, you will love him and find Paradise in this world and in the Hereafter.

1. Sayyidinaa Muhammad 

• Transliteration: “Wa Muhammadun Illaa Rasoolun”
• Translation: :And Hadrat Muhammad is nothing but the Messenger”. Soorah Aal ‘Imraan, Aayah 144

• Transliteration: “Bimaa Nuzzila ‘Alaa Muhammadin”.
• Translation: “That which has been revealed to Muhammad . Soorah Muhammad Aayah 2. 

• Transliteration: “Muhammadur Rasoolullah”
• Translation: “Muhammad  is the Messenger of Allaah”.

• Hadrat Muhammad Bin Jabeer Bin Mut’am narrates from his father that Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad  said: I have many names. I am Muhammad, I am Ahmad, and I am Maahee. Allaah  will destroy kufr because of me and I am Haashir as people will fall down at my feet and I am ‘Aaqib because there is no Prophet after me.
• Hadrat Hudhaifah  narrates: Once I meet the beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad  traveling in some street in Madeenah Munawwaruh. He said : My name is Muhammad , Ahmad, Nabiyyur Rahmah, Nabbiyyuth Thaubatah and I am Maqfee, Haashir, and Nabiyyul Muhaaham.
• Hadrat Ibn Ishaaq Rahmatullaah ‘Alaih has narrated: The people of Quraish had given him the name “Muzmam” (Bad). Then they used to abuse him. At this he used to say: Do you not wonder how Allaah  kept me away from the filth of Quraish? They abuse “Muzmam” although I am Muhammad .