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Refuge from Four Ruins
In many of his supplications, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) sought the protection of Allah Ta‘ala from harmful spiritual states. Though Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was the most protected of all creation, he would still make such du‘aas – out of deep humility before Allah Ta‘ala, and to teach the Ummah the importance of seeking protection and safeguarding themselves from these spiritual harms. One of these du‘aas are:
اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ لَا …
Nurtured in Knowledge and Nobility
(Sayyidah Amatullah Tasneem [rahimahallah] – Part One)
Sayyidah Amatullah Tasneem (rahimahallah) was an exemplary woman of the recent past. In fact, the great luminary, Moulana Muhammad Manzoor Nu’maani (rahimahullah), described her as an excellent role model for women of this era.
She was born on Thursday, 12 Jumaadal Oola 1326 A.H. (corresponding to 18 June 1908), in her home village of Daairah-e-Shah ‘Alamullah (Takiya Kalan), located in the Raebareli district of India. Although her name was Amatullah …
The First Salaam in Islam
(Sayyiduna Abu Zarr [radhiyallahu ‘anhu] – Part Two)
In part one of this series, one version describing the manner in which Sayyiduna Abu Zarr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) accepted Islam was mentioned. However, there is another version as well, which is as follows:
The Ghifaar tribe, from which Sayyiduna Abu Zarr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) hailed, violated the sanctity of the sacred months (by raiding and fighting). Therefore, Sayyiduna Abu Zarr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), together with his brother and their mother, …
