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Hazrat Mufti Ahmad Khanpuri May Allah Preserve him
By: Hazrat Mufti Muhammad Sa’id Motara (حفظه الله) Hadhrat Mufti Ahmed Saheb Khanpuri دامت بركاتهم is an internationally renowned scholar of the Islamic world. He…
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…
Laughing at a statement of Kufr is kufr
There is no doubt that if a person makes a statement of kufr in a form of a joke, he becomes a kafir. But did…
Women speaking on microphones
Questions: In gatherings of women they speak on the microphone. Their voices are heard from far off. Are women allowed to speak on the Deen over…
Women in front of Peers or Shaikhs
Question: Is it allowed for women to become mureeds of a peer of tariqah (shaikh of tasawwuf)? Will the peer then become her mahram? Answer: حامدا ومصليا ومسلما…
I married without my parents permission and now I'm not happy with the wife. What should I do?
Question: A boy and girl made nikkah without parents’ consent as they both follow hanafi madhab, while the boy was in Jamaat. However, the boy…