Category: Tasawwuf Essentials

8 Advices:Imam Al-Ghazali’s letter to his student
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8 Advices:Imam Al-Ghazali’s letter to his student

وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ الذِّكْرَى تَنْفَعُ الْمُؤْمِنِين “And remind, for indeed, the reminder benefits the believers.” (51:55) * The script within square brackets are Shaykh Kamaluddin Ahmed[db]’s personal comments on the text of the letter. Imam Al-Ghazali rahimahullah wrote a letter to one of his students and this student was a graduate from the Madrassa (Islamic Institution of Learning) that Imam Al-Ghazali was teaching […]

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Tazkiya – Spiritual Purification
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Tazkiya – Spiritual Purification

Allah swt has mentioned the word ‘Tazkiya at many different places in the Qur’an-e-karim قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ زَكَّاهَا وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ دَسَّاهَا [91:9-10] قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ تَزَكَّى وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّى [87:14-15] وَلَا يُزَكِّيهِمْ [2:174] This word tazkiya means to become pure. There are two ways a person can become pure – either a person is pure or they are purified; […]

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Effects of sins, Tauba, & the Mercy of Allah swt
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Effects of sins, Tauba, & the Mercy of Allah swt

We are unable to do Tauba because we look at our own abilities. Actually what we need to do is that we have to learn to focus on the azmat of Allah swt and the Rehmat of Allah swt. That person whose heart understands and appreciates the ‘azmat of Allah swt and the Rehmat of Allah swt, that person will […]

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