Al Wida – Farewell O’ Ramadaan (Mawlana Ilyas Qaderi Attaari)

Al  Wida Mahe Ramadaan
 
The heart of a lover is broken to pieces –
Farewell O’ Ramadaan
Farewell O’ Ramadaan
The pain of separation is so hurting –     Farewell O’ Ramadaan
Farewell O’ Ramadaan  
The heart was happy because of your arrival -
and enthusiasm to worship was enhanced
Pity! Now the [...]

Poem : ‘Not done enough this Ramadan’

“Not done enough this Ramadan”
 
 
I ask myself tonight!
“Oh how swiftly, it’s mid-Ramadan now
I sit here, wondering and thinking how,
Have I spent my first days of Ramadan fruitfully?
Or have I wasted the time unknowingly?”
Ramadan comes, for a short month it’s here
Will I ever meet the Ramadan next year?
Allah Oh Allah, help me guide my heart [...]

Poem : Ramadan is upon us

A  blessed month is casting its shadow upon us
A night of this month is better than a thousand months
Bear with patience for the sake of Ar-Rahman
Its a continuous training to strengthen our Imaan.
Glory be to Allah who sent Ramadan as a mercy to mankind
Its a purification of our soul, our heart, and our mind
With the [...]

The Lady who spoke only in ayats of the Qur’an

A remarkable story
 
The undermentioned incident is narrated by Hadrat Abdullah bin Mubarak radi Allahu anhu. He was a man of great learning and he lived in the era of the Abbasids. This incident reflects the love and attachment with the Noble Qur’an. It also Manifestates the comprehensiveness of the Noble Qur’an.

An elderly Arab lady was [...]

A test from Allah : Shaykh Abd ‘al-Qadir al Jilani

One Ramadan, Hadrat Shaykh Abd’al-Qadir al-Jilani Radi Allahu ta’ala anhu stayed in the town called Riyadha. LIke all Muslims he fasted by day; unlike them, he did not break his fast with food, but drank only water. Towards the twenty-seventh evening of that month, the sky above Shaykh Abd’al-Qadir Radi Allahu ta’ala anhu’s head suddenly [...]

Keep the Spirit of Ramadhan Alive All Year

Keep the Spirit of Ramadhan Alive All Year
 
As we enter upon the month of Shawwal, let us not leave off the many acts of worship we performed during the blessed month of Ramadhan. Ramadhan, for most of us, was a time of renewal and re-establishment of our commitment to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala and His [...]

What Have We Gained From Ramadan?

Allahumma Salle ala Muhammadin kolah mazakara hoza kae ruh-na
va kolah magafala anzik-rae-hil ga fae luhn

O’ Allah shower blessings upon the Beloved Prophet (peace be upon him) and his children whenever he is remembered by those who remember him and shower blessings upon Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his family whenever he is not remembered [...]

The last Friday (Jum’ah) of Ramadan

Last Friday of Ramadan

Our Beloved Prophet, the Prince of the Universe, the Light Personified Salla Allahu Alayhi wa Sallam said that Friday is the Prince of all days and more blessed than all the days. He who spends this day in worship, and in devotional prayers, Allah Almighty will protect him from the calamites of [...]

Laylat al-Qadr – The most precious and virtuous Night

Laylat al-Qadr – The most precious and virtuous Night

Nights are the time which Allah ‘azza wa jall has designated for the attainment of spiritual blessing and power. Allah told His Beloved in the Qur’an al-kareem: ”Rise to pray in the night except a little” (73:1)

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala ordered the Beloved Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala [...]

What to pray on Laylat al-Qadr

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem   
Laylat al qadr is the most excellent night of the whole year, it is better then a thousand months, one nights worship is equivalent to the worship of a life time. The night occurs during one of the odd nights of the last ten days of Ramadan, most likely to be on [...]