Anfas al Arifeen The Breaths of the Gnostics Shah Waliullah radiAllahu anhu My beloved Father (Sayyiduna Shah Abdur Raheem Dehlvi radiAllahu anhu) informed me, of a man who spent all his time and concentration upon sending Salutations (Salawat/Darood Shareef) upon the Beloved Prophet ﷺ until such a time arrived, where…
Dua The Beloved Prophet ﷺ recited on night of Miraj. (Protection against Jinns and evil) اَعُوْذُ بِوَجْهِ اللهِ الْكَرِيْمِ وَبِكَلِمَاتِ اللهِ التَّآمَّاتِ اللّٰتِيْ لَا يُجَا وِزُهُنَّ بَرٌّ وَّلَا فَاجِرٌ مِّنْ شّرِّ مَا يَنْزِلُ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ وَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا يَعْرُجُ فِيْهَا وَ شَرِّ مَا ذَرَأَ فِي الْاَرْضِ وَشَرِّ مَا يَخْرُجُ…
Qut al Quloob The Nourishment of the hearts Shaykh Abu Talib al Makki RadiAllahu anhu Amongst the servants of Allah there are those who, when they prostrate (perform Sajdah) witness the world of power (Jabarut) and receives ascension to intimacy of The Lord, thereby entering the Presence of the…
Knowledge of the Gnostics All the knowledge that the creation possess is not equivalent to a single drop from the ocean (of knowledge) of the Gnostics (Awliyaa*). Before this knowledge (of the batin**) was unveiled to me, I used to think that knowledge is only that which…
Disobeying ones parents Four things occur as a result of disobeying ones parents*. The first of these is that the world detests and forsakes him. The second is the hearts of the people are diverted away from what he utters for the light of his speech is removed by Allah…
The intercession of The Noble Prophet ﷺ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْبَدُ بْنُ هِلاَلٍ الْعَنَزِيُّ، قَالَ اجْتَمَعْنَا نَاسٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَصْرَةِ فَذَهَبْنَا إِلَى أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ وَذَهَبْنَا مَعَنَا بِثَابِتٍ إِلَيْهِ يَسْأَلُهُ لَنَا عَنْ حَدِيثِ الشَّفَاعَةِ، فَإِذَا هُوَ فِي قَصْرِهِ فَوَافَقْنَاهُ يُصَلِّي الضُّحَى، فَاسْتَأْذَنَّا، فَأَذِنَ لَنَا وَهْوَ قَاعِدٌ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ فَقُلْنَا لِثَابِتٍ لاَ…
Sayyidul Istighfar The best way to seek forgiveness حَدَّثَنِي شَدَّادُ بْنُ أَوْسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ” سَيِّدُ الاِسْتِغْفَارِ أَنْ تَقُولَ: اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي، لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا…
An Angel to Protect you all night عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ وَكَّلَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِحِفْظِ زَكَاةِ رَمَضَانَ، فَأَتَانِي آتٍ فَجَعَلَ يَحْثُو مِنَ الطَّعَامِ، فَأَخَذْتُهُ، وَقُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ لأَرْفَعَنَّكَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم. قَالَ إِنِّي مُحْتَاجٌ، وَعَلَىَّ عِيَالٌ، وَلِي…
Ustuwanah Murb’a al-Qabr; اسطوانة مربعة القبر Ustuwanah Murb’a al-Qabr; اسطوانة مربعة القبر also called Ustuwanah Jibril; اسطوانة جبريل is inside the blessed scared chambers. This is the place where the door to the blessed house of Sayyidah Fatima al-Zahra salaamullah alayha was. It is this blessed door the Noble Prophet…
Narrations pertaining to the Mahdi عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ فَتَذَاكَرْنَا الْمَهْدِيَّ فَقَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ “ الْمَهْدِيُّ مِنْ وَلَدِ فَاطِمَةَ ” . It was narrated that Sayyiduna Sa’eed bin Musayyab radiAllahu anhu said: “We were with (Sayyidah) Umm…