By Mufti Siraj Desai
June 5, 2013
On Sunday 22 Rajab (June 2, 2013) a great luminary on the firmament of Islamic Spirituality was lost to the Ummah: Arif Billah Mawlana Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar, rahmatullahi alayh. The passing …

By Shaykh Muhammad Abdullah al-Gangohi [1]

Extracted from Ikmal ash-Shiyam [2]
 Whoever asserts tawaadhu’ (humility) for himself, is undoubtedly a man of pride because when a claim of humility is made, it is made after the perception of one’s (supposed) …

By Mawlana Khalid Abdul Sattar
One of the most virtuous of the nawafil acts of worship is waking up in the middle of the night for tahajjud prayer.  This is that special time when the doors …

By Imam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali (ra)
An excerpt from Lata’if al-Ma’arif
“…And from the acts of worship whose reward is multiplied during the heat is fasting, and this is because of the thirst that one experiences in …

By Shaykh al-’Izz al-Deen ibn ‘Abd al-Salâm (ra)
A partial translation of Maqasid al-Sawm

 
The Obligation of Fasting
Allâh, Exalted is He says,
“O you who have faith! Fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those …

By Mufti Muhammad Shafi Usmani (ra)
و إذ قال ربك للملائكة اني خالق بشراً من صلصال من حما مسنون. فإذا سويته و نفخت فيه من روحي فقعوا له ساجدين
And (remember) when your Lord said to the …

By Ustahdha Bint Ahmad 
Each and every human is in pursuit of happiness, whether it be a child, or an adult, a Muslim or a non-Muslim, and this is a true fact. In order to achieve …

By Zameelur Rahman
Imam Abu Hanifah, despite his mastery in the Islamic sciences, was recognised for his piety (taqwa), scrupulousness (wara’) and worship (‘ibadah). In the following I will quote a few excerpts from Imam al-Khatib …

By Khalid Baig
It has been called ummul-amradh, or the root of all sicknesses of the heart. Prophet Muhammad, Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam, warned that a person having even an iota of it in his heart …

By Mawlana Maseehullah Khan Sherwani
Allah the Exalted says:
“And those who swallow anger and those who forgive people, Allah loves the righteous.”
The Messenger of Allah (upon him blessings and peace)(upon him blessings and peace) said: “Do …