THE WAY OF PURIFYING ONE’S INNER-SELF Hazrat Thanvi (may Allah Ta’ala bless him) said; “The way of improving one’s actions and one’s inner-self is to resist the desires of one’s Nafs and to make it get used to hardships.” Improving [...]
Memories (Episode 53) Anyway! By working in the Islamic Fiqh Academy, I realized the importance of this organization. Today it is regarded as a highly esteemed organization all over the Islamic world and people of knowledge regard its resolutions as [...]
Memories (Episode 52) It was manifestly observed in conferences held in Arab countries that non-Arabs would be given very few opportunities to speak, and even if they were given an opportunity, they would seldom be listened to with attention. I [...]
Memories (Episode 51) Two Trips to Review the Laws in Sudan Sudan’s President Numairi had implemented Islamic laws towards the end of his regime in 1983, in which he implemented several of the Hadd laws and abolished ribā (interest). However, [...]
SEEKING FORGIVENESS FOR GHEEBAT The way of apologizing for Gheebat (backbiting) Hadhrat Thanvi (may Allah have mercy on him) said; “If a person has committed someone’s Gheebat, then in addition to doing Istighfar (seeking forgiveness from Allah Ta’ala) he also [...]
Memories (Episode 50) Second Trip to Cape Town for the Mirzai Case With respect to the case in Cape Town that I mentioned before, the Court had rescinded the prohibitory injunction and ruled in favour of the Muslims, after which [...]
THE REALITY OF TASAWWUF The primary purpose of Tasawwuf The terms Tasawwuf (Sufism), Tareeqat (طریقت), Sulook (سلوک), Ihsan (احسان), all refer to the same thing and are inter-changeable. The primary aim of Tasawwuf is not merely doing Zikr (remembrance), for [...]
RECTIFYING BAD MORAL VALUES The limits of correcting bad moral values The bad moral values that exist in a person’s inner-self are called Akhlaq-e-Razilah (اخلاقِ رذیلہ). Hazrat Thanvi (may Allah Ta’ala have mercy on him) has said; “Salik (a mentee [...]
Memories (Episode 49) A Few Miscellaneous Incidents I remained affiliated with the Supreme Court for almost seventeen years. During this time, many instructional or interesting incidents occurred. The heart desires to relate a few of them. As judges of the [...]
MUJAHIDAH AND RIYAZAT Hazrat Thanvi (may Allah Ta’ala bless him) said that; “Opposing the impulse and drive to commit a sin is called Mujahidah (مجاہدہ) (sustained effort). That impulse arises from some spiritual illness or weakness. The weakening or attenuation [...]
