Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza - Reviver of twenty first century

His Family and Childh...

95 Pearls of Wisdom by Ala Hazrat

95 Pearls of Wisdom by AlaHadrat at his 95th URS Anniversary [25th Safar 1435 Hijr...

Golden Page of Human History (Prophet of Islam)

Prophet of Islam (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) occupies an exalted, everlasting and the most unique position in the religious history of mankind. Of all the Founders of Religion only Prophet of Islam (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) is the first and the last to claim that the Message which he brought from Allah Ta'ala to mankind is absolutely complete and final, that his dispensation shall remain...

URS, is bidah ?

Urs, is done annually for a saint by his disciples (Mureeds). They hold this Urs in the mosque near the grave of the saint. They recite the Qur’an and various scholars give lectures on different topics of Islam. The audience are allowed to question the scholars on anything they wish. At the end a du’a is said and then hospitality is done for the people. The hospitality is solely done for the...

Esale sawab: Raise the spiritual status of the deceased.

To put simply, Esal e Sawab is nothing other than to ask Allah for the forgiveness of our sins, and to raise the spiritual status of the deceased. This may be achieved through various practices, such as the offering of du’as [supplications], to recite the Qur’an, to offer Qurbani [at Eid al Adha], and also, to perform a compulsory Hajj [fard] on the behalf of the deceased...

Raf ul yadain : A detail study of how raf'ul'yadain is obsolete

Raf al yadain simply means to raise the hands during prayer. When people begin their Salaah, they raise their hands to signify that they have left all things and submitted themselves towards Allah alone. This also signifies the individuals’ testimony of Allah’s Unity. The Hanafis, [as members of the Ahl as Sunna wa’al Jamma] believe that this act (raising hands to the level of the ears)...

Taqleed: In reality, everyone does Taqleed in one way another.

Taqleed can be defined as the acceptance of a Mujtahid’s‘ statements (Fatwa, without knowing his references (evidences)). [Tazeeb, by Imam-Nawai and Irshaad-ul-Fahool by Qadhi Shawkani]. There is a consensus amongst the majority of Muslims that we should follow the four major Imams in matters of Shari’ah. Such as: · Those matters in which there is no direct, single and clear meaning in sources...