Just read this excellent defining of the difference between ‘needs’ and ‘desires’ here Allah (Most Exalted) says;‘whereas for the one who feared to stand before his Lord, and restrained his self from the (evil) desire,[79:40] the Paradise will be the abode.[79:41] So, have you seen him who has taken his desires as his god, and [...]

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‘It’s a lonely thing,’ he said, ‘you can’t avoid it.’‘What?’‘The spiritual path. Everyone is on his own in this.’- The Translator, Leila Aboulela Syndicated from: musaafir-e dasht

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The Prophet(SAW) said: “Jibrail(AS) has brought this on my heart that no person will die until he has had his rizq completed onhim. Therefore have fear only of Allah (SWT) and ask of Him (SWT) in the bestof manner. Because whatever is to be received from Allah (SWT) can be receivedonly through obeying Him (SWT). [...]

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From ashrafiya.com Sayyidi wa sanadi Shaikh Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve him) said,‘These days most of us are preoccupied by the past events or future apprehensions. In doing so we neglect the present.’An individual inquired,‘In our era due to technological advances every day chores are done relatively quickly. Hence we have extra time available [...]

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This post at ashrafiya.com leaves me aggrieved for many personal reasons. May Allah increase Nawab Ishrat Ali Khan Qaisar Sahab in his stations in Jannah. aameen. Verily, we are from Allah and unto Him shall we return. Syndicated from: musaafir-e dasht

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A comment, by Muhammad Umer Toor on the post below (Music and Voters), that deserves to be published as a post. It gives me great pleasure to see that we still have thinking beings left in our society. May Allah have mercy on us, and knock some ‘seriousness’ into all of us. Solution is needed [...]

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As I write these lines, I can hear some newscaster giving live coverage to PTI’s gathering in Karachi… It is so weird that now these so called political leaders have resorted to actually arrange for musical concerts in order to entertain the public of Islamic Republic of Pakistan for winning their votes. Or their hearts, [...]

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Just came across this post on the Thus Spake Hazrat Shaykh blog: Miskeen is the one with a broken heart. Today we have reduced this thing to a mere proverb. (Sitting (Majlis) on Wednesday, July 6, 2011) The words of the pious mend hearts. Syndicated from: musaafir-e dasht

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My imagination recreates the scene for me. Mawlana Ali Miyan Nadwi (Syed Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi, may Allah sanctify his secret) is invited to meet King Faisal (may Allah have mercy on him). The guards show Mawlana Ali Miyan in, and he enters the meeting area in the palace to meet the king. Mawlana looks around, not [...]

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An inspiring account of Mawlana’s daily management of his routine tasks. Excerpted from suhbate ba awliya – malfuzat e hazrat Shaykh ul Hadith Mawlana Zakariyya Kandhelvi (rahimahullah)   Syndicated from: musaafir-e dasht

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