Throughout the world, thousands are graced every year by Allāh ta'ālā to carry out one of the greatest obligations and worships hajj. The many virtues and rewards related to this great act of worship have been mentioned in the last issue. However, for hajj to be accepted and for one to reap all its spiritual fruits, it will need to be performed with due care, ensuring that all its rituals...
When a person is afflicted with a calamity, catastrophe, grief etc., the people around him/her; the family, friends and the wider Muslim community, all have a role to play. We often remain neglectful and fail to fulfil our duties in this regard. I would like to mention a few points concerning this which will be of benefit inshā'allāh. 1. Feel for others The Sharī'ah has advised us that we...
By Hadhrat Mawlānā Muhammad Saleem Dhorat hafizahullāh The great tābi'ī, Hasan al-Basri rahimahullāh once said: A day that has passed will never return. Every morning at sunrise the day says: Whoever is able to do some good should do it, for I will never return to you. Just think! Our childhood days have passed; for many their youth has passed; others have reached old age and are...
Our children attend madrasahs every evening, yet we as their parents do not attach much significance to them, regarding them merely as places that look after the ummah's infants. We hold them on a par with nurseries, as places of elementary learning. We should realise though, that as long as we fail to attach importance to them, we will remain ignorant of our children's development and...