Ponder over the events which occur around you and take lesson, for the intelligent one is he who takes lesson. 1.)  Allaah Jalla Jalaalahoo makes clear to His servants with an earthquake a plain reality, that the kingdom of the heavens and the earth is in His Control and that He possesses full power over His servants. Some people may be astonished by materialistic objects, from various... more

The Sahaabah RadhiAllaahu Anhum too would easily cry, following in the footsteps of Rasulullaah SallAllaahu Alayhi Wasallam. 1.) Anas RadhiAllaahu Anhu narrates, “Rasulullaah SallAllaahu Alayhi Wasallam delivered a sermon to us. I never heard a sermon like it. He  said, ‘If you only knew what I know, you will laugh little and cry a lot.’ On hearing this, the Sahaabah RadhiAllaahu Anhum... more

THE MASTERPIECES OF AL-MUSAWWIR How graceful and beautiful are the natural sceneries of the mountains, the waterfalls, and the lakes! What beautiful flowers, what different shades in its different leaves, what equilibrium in its petals! In some places, small trees are lined up on mountains making it seem like a green carpet laid out for a long distance, and it is as if though silver is filled... more

فَمَا لِعَيْنَيْكَ إنْ قُلْتَ اكْفُفَا هَمَتَــا    وَمَا لِقَلْبِكَ إنْ قُلْتَ اسْتَفِقْ يَهِـمِ 3/3. What is the matter with your eyes, (the more) you tell them to stop (the more) they continue to flow? And what has happened to your heart, (the more) you say to it to come to its senses (the more) it is confused? If your crying is not due to the reasons mentioned, then... more

Allamah Khattaabi Rahimahullaah states: “Al-Musawwir is that Being who has created His creation in different forms so that they can recognize each other (and differentiate between each other). Allaah Jalla Jalaalahoo says, ‘He fashioned you, then He beautified your forms’”. The meaning of Al-Musawwir  is the Former of Shapes  and the Maker of Forms . Allaah Jalla Jalaalahoo has... more

THE SIGNS OF ALLAAH JALLA JALAALAHOO ’S POWER   A perceiving man sees the heavens. He sees the moon, sun, and stars. He perceives its light, heat, and coolness. He finds the earth beneath him. He sees gardens on earth. He sees fields and eats the fruit and grains which grow from it. He sees its beautiful flowers and smells its lovely fragrances. He uses countless things which are... more

If i’tikaaf is done solely for the pleasure of Allaah Ta’ala, it is a very high and noble ibaadat. The author of Nurul-Idaah, Shaikh Hasan Ibn Ali Shurumbulaali (rahimahullaah) states, “I’tikaaf is proven from the Qur’aan and Sunnah. It is amongst the most virtuous of acts when done with Ikhlaas (sincerity). From amongst its benefits is that the heart becomes free from the matters of... more

1) Intention for Tahajjud: Before sleeping, one should make an intention to wake up for Tahajjud. If one is unable to awaken, then he will still receive the reward of having performed Tahajjud. 2) Method of awakening for Tahajjud a) Sit up and rub the eyes thrice. b) Make any form of zikr c) Recite the last eleven verses of Surah Aal-Imraan from verse: 190 till the end. At least... more