Category: Tazkiyah
Durood Taj and Durood Lakkhi
Question: Why do the scholars of Deen in our area prohibit us from reciting ‘Durood Taj’ and ‘Durood Lakkhi’? What bad is in these duroods?…
Which duas should be recited to enhance memory and speech?
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Allah Ta’ala has created every human being with different qualities and traits. While some…
A Principle of Naming One's Child
Question: I have read the following hadith in which Zainab binti Salama (radiyallah anha) says that I was named Birra (meaning pious) and Rasulullah (sallallahu…
Dua for your Favourite Sports Team
Question: People say that make Du’a or I am making Du’a that such & such (football or cricket) team wins or such and such Muslim…
Brave Young 'Āisha: A Children's Story
Young ‘Āisha (May Allah be pleased with her) lived with the Prophet (May peace and blessings be upon him) in Medina. Medina was a city…
My heart is Not in my Studies & I'm Fed up of Taunts From my Colleagues
Many students of Deen complain of not having the zeal to study. Below is a letter written by the Barakatul Asr, Baqiyatu Akabirina, Mufti A’zam, Hazrat…
Husband, Parents or Shaikh
The Reviver of Tasawwuf in the light of Quran and Sunnah, Hazrat Hakeemul Ummah Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi (May Allah have mercy on him) writes:…
Remedy for Forbidden Love
A married man who fell in love with another woman asked the following to Hakimul Ummah Hazrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi (عليه الرحمة) Question: I…
Claiming Purification for Oneself or Someone Else
To claim that Allah loves a specific person for sure, is not permissible. This is speaking of the unseen (ghaib). Iman is between fear and…
Women’s Mosque? Women’s Empowerment?
By Khalid Baig The Women’s Mosque of America has started operations in Los Angeles. It is not a mosque per se, but the name of…