Pearls of Wisdom 2
A few more pearls of wisdom taken from some of the majalis (gatherings for spiritual training) held by Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq in 1998: • Hub-e-Jaah (love of name,fame and recognition) is normally the...
View ArticleConstancy in Remembrance of Allah and Negating Stray thoughts
Allah سبحانه وتعالى says in the Holy Qur’an: أَلاَ بِذِكْرِ اللّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ Verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find contentment [Sura al Ra’ad 13:28] A person should strive to...
View ArticleThe Real Passenger
Our whole life hangs by a thin thread and that thin thread is the spirit (ruh). It is amazing that we devote our entire attention to our body not our spirit. This body is a cage; the real spirit...
View ArticleAnnihilate Your Nafs
One of the goals of tazkiya is to annihilate one’s nafs before one’s death. We should realise that in order to extinguish the nafs and thereby to be instilled with sublime qualities, much sacrifice has...
View ArticleAdorn Your Character
Mawlana Rashid Ahmad Gangohi رحمة الله عليه, a great a scholar of the Indian subcontinent who died in 1905, wrote an article in which he listed the attributes and characteristics that are manifested...
View ArticleDie Before Your Death
At the time of death, the dying man possesses certain attributes whose inculcation is understood from the following aphorism: “Die before your death.” The attributes that are in the perfect state in...
View ArticleThe Resident Enemy
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ “O believers, fasting has been prescribed for you as it was prescribed...
View ArticleControl the Nafs
In a hadeeth Rasūl Allāh صلى الله عليه وسلم mentions: الكيس من دان نفسه وعمل لما بعد الموت والعاجز من اتبع نفسه هواها وتمنى على الله Intelligent is he who suppresses his nafs and works for that which...
View ArticleAbandon that which does not Concern you
Allah سبحانه وتعالى says in the Holy Qur’an, وَلا تَقْفُ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ إِنَّ السَّمْعَ وَالْبَصَرَ وَالْفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُوْلَئِكَ كَانَ عَنْهُ مَسْئُولاً “Do not pursue that regarding...
View ArticleSelf-Reflection
Allah سبحانه وتعالى says of Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم in the Holy Qurān, فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ So let man look – from what is he created. [at Tariq 85/5] This verse reminds us that...
View ArticleRamadan Reflections 1
1. Fasting curbs our animalistic indulgence and carnality, and enables us to break free of the shackles of bestiality and soar to spirituality. 2. The Islamic purpose of fasting is to create taqwa: the...
View ArticleRamadan Day 16
Ramadan Day 16: We know that the shayateen (devils) are locked up in Ramadhan so why do we still persist in sin during this blessed month? This is not due to the shayateen misleading us but rather our...
View ArticleRamadan Day 17
Ramadan Day 17: More than anything else Ramadhan is about the nafs and taqwa. Ramadhan is the month of mujaahadah (striving) and if we cannot strive against our nafs in this blessed month when the...
View ArticleRamadan Day 18
Ramadan Day 18: In order for the fast to create taqwa in a person, one must strive and act opposite to the nafs.
View ArticleRamadan Day 23
Ramadan Day 23: Ramadan is the month of mujaahadah (striving) and our greatest mujaahadah would be to overcome the laziness and lack of motivation of the nafs in reciting the Qur’an.
View ArticleRamadan Day 26
Ramadan Day 26: In Ramadan the nafs is grinded, pressured, burdened and weaned off its desires.
View ArticleIs Your Body Your Temple?
The custom of most of us is to lavish attention on our bodies and neglect our spirits. The love of life drives us to ensure that we remain healthy so that we can live longer. We train and exercise to...
View ArticleLove of Titles
As human beings, we love titles and want to be respected. Where does that desire come from? It comes from the nafs.
View ArticleRamaḍān 2018 – Day 23: Unchained
The shayatīn (devils) are locked up in Ramaḍān so why do we still sin? The shayatīn are chained but we remain unchained – our nafs is weak.
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