Women’s Education By Hadhrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (RA) Mawaaiz-e-Ashrafiyyah Vol. 4 Page 204 Nowadays, many modern thinkers are trying hard to persuade women to increase their education. They feel that they should be educated in all the different sciences. I am not against educating women, but I am definitely …
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“And He has subjugated the Sun and the Moon for you, (them being) constantly in motion…”(Al-Qur’an 14/33) Human beings are such that we tend to overlook even the most significant things when they stare us in the face. For example, the sun and the moon are among the clearest and …
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“Allāh Ta’aala has certainly favoured the Mu’minīn by sending to them a messenger from among them, who recites His verses unto them, purifies them, and teaches them the Book and Wisdom. Most certainly they were in open error before this.” A Great Favour of Allah Allah Ta’ala uses the Arabic …
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Alhamdulillāh, for generations, it was universally understood and accepted that homosexuality is foreign to Islām and human nature. We had an inherent dislike for it and were repulsed by the thought of such abnormal acts. However, recent propaganda attempts to normalise these things and, at the very least, bring about …
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Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) mentioned the following incident to the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum): A man (from one of the previous Ummahs) once bought a plot of land from another person. (After the deal was concluded,) the purchaser discovered a jar filled with gold …
Read More »Some pertinent last advices of Hazrat Moulana Saleemullah Khan Rahimahullah to the Ulamaa – Audio and Translation
Audio Clip and Translation of some pertinent last advices of Hazrat Moulana Saleemullah Khan Rahimahullah to the Ulamaa Listening Time: 4 minutes 58 seconds We are living in an era of Modernism. Our Ulama, pious and soon-to-graduate students have left the way of our pious elders (Akaabir). Today in the …
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“Know that verily it is Allāh who gives life to the Earth after its death…” (Al-Qur’ān, 57/17) As the birds chirping sounds fill the air, the flowers begin to blossom, the grass begins to sprout from the dead Earth, and the leaves start to adorn the trees again, we are …
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Subsequent to confirmed reports of Moonsighting, Wifaqul Ulama SA has determined that the 1st of Safar 1444 in South Africa will be on Monday (29 August 2022). Jazaakallaahu Khaira
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History of Aashura When Rasulullah (Salallahu Alayhi Wasallam) migrated to Madinah Munawwarah, he (Salallahu Alayhi Wasallam) found the jews fasting on the 10th of Muharram. Upon enquiry, they said, “This is a very significant day, it is the day on which Allah Ta’aala saved Moosa (Alayhis Salaam) and his people …
Read More »Adherence to The Sunnah – Part 11
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) – Part A Hazrat Hakeem-ul-Ummah, Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah), was a great Aalim and luminary of the recent past. He was born in the village of Thanabhowan in 1280 AH and passed away at the age of 83 on 16 Rajab 1362 AH …
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