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 [...]
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 [...]
HOW TO PROTECT ONESELF FROM GHEEBAT (BACKBITING)? Think before you speak To protect oneself from Gheebat Hadhrat Thanvi (may Allah have mercy on him) has described a general rule which is; “Do not say anything before reflecting on it first. [...]
GHEEBAT (BACKBITING) AND ITS TREATMENT Gheebat (backbiting) is such a ubiquitous affliction of human beings’ inner-self that these days hardly anyone is completely safe from it. Almost everyone is involved in it in one degree or another. This is such [...]
DO NOT LOOK DOWN UPON A SINNER Hadhrat Thanvi (may Allah have mercy on him) said; “It is permissible that you get angry with someone who commits a sin, but never think of them as being inferior to you. And [...]
ANOTHER TREATMENT FOR TAKABBUR Remind yourself of Allah’s greatness Hadhrat Thanvi (may Allah have mercy on him) said; “Another treatment of Takabbur is to keep reminding oneself of Allah Ta’ala’s greatness, especially at those times when there is a risk [...]
THREE SIGNS OF BEING FORTUNATE Hazrat Nafay ibn AbdulHaris (may Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) narrates that the Holy Prophet ﷺ said; “these things are part of the good fortune of a Muslim that he has a spacious house, [...]
THE LAST ADVICES OF THE HOLY PROPHET ﷺ This Hadith has been narrated by Hazrat Ali (may Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him). In this narration he has described the events around the time of the Holy Prophet’s ﷺ last [...]
THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSULTING OTHERS With the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Very-Merciful. “…So, pardon them, and seek Forgiveness for them. Consult them in the matter and, once you have taken a decision, place your trust in Allah. Surely, [...]
Greeting people with a smiling face is a Sunnah Imam Bukhari (may Allah Ta’ala bless him) has written a book in which he has collected those Ahadith of the Holy Prophet ﷺ which relate to Islamic etiquettes related to different [...]
