05 Sep Writings of Hazrat Promised Messiah (as)
Writings of Hazrat Masih-e-Maud (as) from "Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam": In short, these three states may be called the natural, moral, and spiritual states of man...
31 Aug Writings of Hazrat Promised Messiah (as)
Writings of Hazrat Masih-e-Maud (as) from "Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam": The source of moral state of man is designated by the Holy Quran as Nafsi Lawwamah. It desires that man should be good in a good state and should practice good morals, and no kind of intemperance should be manifested in any aspect of human life, and natural emotions and desires should be regulated by reason. Allah says in Holy Quran (referring to the spiritual state of man): O soul at peace! Return to your Lord well pleased with Him and He well pleased with you. So enter you among My chosen servants, and enter you My garden. (89:28-31)...
07 Aug Tarbiyyat Extracts from 8/1/14 Friday Sermon: “The Contemptible Gujranwala Attacks”
Tarbiyyat Extracts from 8/1/14 Friday Sermon: "The Contemptible Gujranwala Attacks" We should keep our faith strong. Just as the Holy Qur’an states, these people will ignite fires and most certainly they will, however, they will not be able to achieve the objective behind their actions. The sacrifice of these innocents will InshaAllah never be fruitless. ...
07 Aug Pearls of Wisdom
Following Hadith taken from "Gardens of the Righteous" : The Holy Prophet (saws) said: No one of you should wish for death because of any misfortune that befalls him. Should anyone be so afflicted, he should say: Allah, keep me alive so long as life is the better for me, and cause me to die when death is the better for me (Bokhari and Muslim) The Holy Prophet (saws) said: High reward is for high endeavor; and when Allah, the Exalted, loves a people, he puts them to trial. Then for him who accepts the affliction cheerfully, is His pleasure, and for him who evades or shirks it, is His wrath (Tirmidhi)...
02 Aug Pearls of Wisdom
Following Hadith taken from "Gardens of the Righteous" : A woman came to the Holy Prophet (Saws) and said: Messenger of Allah, I suffer from epilepsy and when I have a fit, my body is exposed. Please pray to Allah for me. He said: If you choose to be steadfast under this affliction, you will gain Paradise, but if you so wish I shall pray that Allah may heal you. She said: I shall be steadfast, but please pray that my body may not be exposed. He prayed accordingly. (Bokhari and Muslim) The Holy Prophet (saws) said: Whatever trouble, illness, anxiety, grief, hurt, or sorrow afflicts a Muslim, even the pricking of a thorn, but Allah removes instead some of his defaults. (Bokhari and Muslim)...
31 Jul Tarbiyyat Extracts from 7/25/14 Friday Sermon: “Laylatul Qadr and Last Friday of Ramadhan”
The concept of the Farewell Friday is something Muslims or the religious scholars have concocted through their own incorrect interpretations. Generally speaking Traditions say that it (Laylatul Qadr) should be looked for in the odd nights during last ten days of Ramadan. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) was given the knowledge of the specific date of the Night of Destiny (Laylatul Qadr) during which a true believer experiences special acceptance of prayers. ...
25 Jul Pearls of Wisdom – Month of Ramadan
Following Hadith taken from "Gardens of the Righteous" : The Holy Prophet (saws) said: Wondrous is the case of a believer; there is good for him in everything, and it is so for him alone. If he experiences something agreeable, he is grateful to God and that is good for him; and if he experiences adversity, he is steadfast and that is good for him. (Muslim) The Holy Prophet (saws) passed by a woman who was crying over a grave. He said to her: Be mindful of thy duty to Allah and be steadfast. She retorted: Leave me alone; you have not been afflicted as I have been. She had not known who he was. Someone told her: That was the Holy Prophet (saws) She proceeded to the door of the Holy Prophet (saws) and not finding any doorman went in and said to him: I had not recognized you. He said: Steadfastness means to be resigned at the time of the...
24 Jul Tarbiyyat Extracts from 7/18/14 Friday Sermon:”The Merciful and Forgiving God”
This is the very message which is saying to the people that hopelessness is a sin...
19 Jul Pearls of Wisdom – Month of Ramadan
Following Hadith taken from "Gardens of the Righteous" : The Holy Prophet (Saws) related: An individual from a people before you having killed as many as 99 people inquired who was the most learned person on earth. He was directed to a monk. He went to the monk and said: I have killed 99 people. Is there any chance of repentance left for me? The monk answered: No. Then he dispatched the monk also and completed a full century of victims. Then he inquired again: Who is the most learned person on Earth? and was directed to a savant, to whom he said: I have killed 100 people. Is there a chance of repentance left for me? The savant said: Yes. What can stand between you and repentance? Proceed to such and such a land. In it there are people who worship God. Join them in the worship of God and do not return to thine own land, for it is...
12 Jul Pearls of Wisdom – Month of Ramadan
Following Hadith taken from "Gardens of the Righteous" : The Holy Prophet (saws) said: Take breakfast before the fast begins; there is blessing in breakfast. (Bokhari and Muslim) The Holy Prophet (saws) said: The difference between our observance of the fast and that of the people of the Book is the eating of breakfast. (Muslim)...