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The Du’a of the Quthb of Homs

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بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ   The following is taken from The Du’a of the Quthb , Shaykh Muhammad Sa’id Kuhil ash-Shadzili ( q.s. ) from Homs .   We present the du’a of the erudite scholar, the Quthb of Homs, Shaykh Muhammad Sa’id Kuhil ash-Shadzili ( q.s. ).  The late shaykh was known to read this every morning before fajr .   اللهم ما أصبح بي من نعمة أو بأحد من خلقك فمنك وحدك لاشريك لك فلك الحمد ولك الشكر ..اللهم اجعل أجعل أول هذا النهار صلاحا وأوسطه نجاحا وآخره فلاحا ..اللهم ألهمني فيه ذكرك وشكرك وحسن عبادتك ..اللهم متعني بالصحة والعافية حتى أتقوى على طاعتك .. وأسعى لمرضاتك.. اللهم صل على سيدنا محمد سيد المتقين وإمام العابدين ورسول رب العالمين..صلوات الله وملائكته وجميع خلقه عليك يا سيدي يا رسول الله وعلى آل بيتك وأصحابك أجمعين   Allahumma maa aswbaha bii min ni’mati aw bi’ahadin min khalqika faminka wahdika laa shariika laka falaka al-hamd wa laka ash-shukr.  Allahumma ij’al aj’alu awwala hadzaa an-nahaar swalaahan wa awsathuhu najaahan wa akhiruhu falaahan. 

Branding Da’wah

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بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Running a da’wah campaign is akin to a branding exercise for a product line.   In this case, the product may perhaps be classified as afterlife insurance.   Truth be told, how do we brand Islam?   If we believe that it is a superior product, we must be able to convince the potential customer.   What makes it better?   What makes it a viable alternative?   What are the special features?   It is difficult to think like a non-Muslim. Does Islam offer salvation?   So, does every religion.   Would anyone join a religion that does not offer some form of salvation?   And what sort of salvation?   Gardens with rivers flowing seem so passé.   Or the tired slogan, “Islam is Peace.”   Then, how do we explain the fact that almost every other conflict involves Muslims.   Sometimes on both sides.   Or that Muslims get offended over food, over cartoons, over things people said and start to march and demonstrate and burn down embassies. Some would cite

Something about the Attributes

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بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ It is Written, in the Qur’an: سُوۡرَةُ النِّسَاء فَأُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ عَسَى ٱللَّهُ أَن يَعۡفُوَ عَنۡہُمۡ‌ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَفُوًّا غَفُورً۬ا (٩٩) For these, there is hope that Allah will Forgive: for Allah Does Blot out (sins) and Forgive again and again. (Surah an-Nisa’:99) A woman, in despair at Allah's ( s.w.t. ) Mercy, went to the beach to drown herself in the sea.   She thought that Allah ( s.w.t. ) could never accept her for her sins.   And then she heard a voice.   “Look at the sand.   Just as the waves wash away your footprints, so do I Wash away your sins.”   And that is the Attribute of al-‘Afuw, the Effacer of Sins.   Allah ( s.w.t. ) is not merely the Forgiver; He Effaces sins such that it never happened. Once, Moses ( a.s. ) prayed to Allah ( s.w.t. ), “My Lord, Pharaoh has terrorised your people and oppressed them to a great degree.   Why have you not chastised him?” And Allah ( s.w.t. ) Replied, “Even in him

A Brief Biography of Imam Ahmad al-Faruqi ibn ‘Abd al-Ahad as-Sirhindi (q.s.)

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بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Imam Ahmad al-Faruqi ibn ‘Abd al-Ahad as-Sirhindi ( q.s. )  was the Pearl of the Crown of the Knowledgeable Saints.   He was the Treasure of Those who Came Before and of Those who Came After.   In him were combined all their favours and generosity.   He was the Sinai of Divine Manifestation, the Furthermost Lote Tree of the Unique Knowledge, and the Fountain of the Hidden Prophetic Knowledge.   He was the Genius of Scholars and he was the Sultan of the Earth, which smiled when he was born and was honoured by his existence.   He was the perfect Perfected Guide.   He was the Caller to Allah’s ( s.w.t. ) presence, the One Quthb and the Unique Heavenly Imam .   He was the Reviver of the Second Millennium.   Sayyidina wa Mawlana , our Leader and Master.   Imam Ahmad al-Faruqi as-Sirhindi ( q.s. ), ibn Shaykh ‘Abd al-Ahad ( q.s. ), ibn Shaykh Zayn al-‘Abidin ( q.s. ), ibn Shaykh ‘Abd al-Hayy ( r.a. ), ibn Shaykh Muhammad ( r.a. ), ibn Shaykh Habibullah

The Acceptance of Supplication

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بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The following is extracted from the teachings of Shaykh Muhammad Nazhim Adil al-Haqqani ( q.s. ). The only book we get real benefit from is not authored by human beings.   It is the Qur’an that Allah ( s.w.t. ) Sent down as a Mercy: سُوۡرَةُ بنیٓ اسرآئیل / الإسرَاء وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ مَا هُوَ شِفَآءٌ۬ وَرَحۡمَةٌ۬ لِّلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ‌ۙ وَلَا يَزِيدُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا خَسَارً۬ا (٨٢) We Send Down (stage by stage) in the Qur’an that which is a healing and a mercy to those who believe: to the unjust it causes nothing but loss after loss. (Surah al-Isra’:82) Those who are unjust, oppressors to themselves, by not reading the Qur’an, are the losers in this world and the next.   Allah ( s.w.t. ) put His Secrets in the Qur’an, because it is the Words of Allah ( s.w.t. ).   Every Word in the Qur’an is Divine, not created; it belongs to the Creator.   All His Beautiful Names and Attributes, and all the Words in the Qur’an are