Ustad found the truth from the time of his childhood, Even during the days he used to retreat into caves to hear the cries of his heart and the prayers of his spirit, he had already become gnostic, who attained the pleasures in worship and obedience, tafakkur and contemplation of […]
One of the most important conditions for the success of a man with a duty, particularly that of a reformer, is renunciation. The eyes and the heart are inclined to scrutinise and watch this important point closely. As for Ustad, his whole life is completely full of brilliant examples of […]
الْعُلَمَاءَ وَرَثَةُ الأَنْبِيَاءِ The meaning of this hadith is: “The scholars are the heirs of the Prophets”. The Noble Prophet expresses with great eloquence that being a scholar is no easy matter. For since a scholar is heir to the Prophets; therefore in regards to conveying and spreading the truth […]
It is said that best criterion for judging the integrity and sincerity of a reformer is this: What are the changes he had undergone in his personal, social, physical and spiritual life, between the early days of when he began pursuing his cause until he achieved success? For example, in […]
Cry not out at misfortune, O wretch, come, trust in Allah! For know that crying out compounds the misfortune and is a great error. * * * Find misfortune’s Sender, and know it is a gift within gift, and pleasure. So leave crying out and offer thanks; like the nightingale, […]
I shall allude briefly to a most extensive and lengthy truth which occurred to my heart on the Night of Power. Because of the extreme tyranny and despotism of this last World War and its merciless destruction, and hundreds of innocents being scattered and ruined on account of a single […]
‘He is One.’ وَحْدَهُ This phrase announces the following good news, which is both healing and a source of happiness: Man’s spirit and heart, which are connected to most of the creatures in the universe and reach the point of being overwhelmed in misery and confusion on account of this connection, […]
The affirmation of Divine Unity (Tawhid) is of two sorts. For example, if the goods of a rich man arrive in a market or a town, there are two ways in which it is known they are his. One is briefly and simply, as with ordinary people, which is: “No […]
Question: We give a price to people, who are like tray-bearers. So what price does Allah want, Who is the true owner? The Answer: Yes, the price the True Bestower of Bounties wants in return for those valuable bounties and goods is three things: Saying, “In the Name of Allah” at the […]
Belief makes man into man, indeed, it makes man into a king. Since this is so, man’s basic duty is belief and supplication. Unbelief makes him into an extremely impotent beast. Out of thousands of proofs of this matter, the differences in the ways animals and man come into the […]