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The Eyes Within
If a person were to lose his eyesight, he would instantly feel helpless, vulnerable, and overwhelmed. He would grope about in darkness, unable to distinguish right from left, danger from safety, or enemy from friend. For such a person, even walking within the familiarity of his own home becomes challenging.
Now imagine a person whose outward eyes are sound, yet his inner sight – the sight of the heart – is blind. He looks at the world, but fails to …
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 …
