THINKING ILL OF OTHERS AND UNDUE CURIOSITY – Part 1 “O you who believe, abstain from many of the suspicions. Some suspicions are sins. And do not be curious (to find out faults of others), and do not backbite one [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]