may be reminded of the fire of Hell. Such events have a deep relation with the asma-ehusna and ism-e-aazam. If such events develop spiritual feelings within a person, he is granted the blessings of being

on the occasion of the gathering of Anjaan Shaheed. As I understand it, this dua was one with “ism-e-aazam”. Earlier I had been unable to speak extempore. But after this experience, I was able to address

build a mosque. The mosque he built has seen several extensions since then and is now known as Masjid-e-Nabawi. On the subject of mosques, the Prophet observed: “The mosques are the home of the God-fearing

awaits them in this world. What would an ungodly attitude be on such occasions? It is called hamiyat-e-jahiliyya in the Quran. The truth is that people generally become

solely on the basis of principle. Those who give in to such a negative attitude fall prey to hamiyat- e-jahiliya, as the Quran calls it. The opposite attitude is that which is called god- fearing in the Quran

praise and glory. (The Quran, 17:79) (A ‘position of praise and glory’ is translated in Arabic as Maqam-e-Mahmood). One aspect of this exalted station pertains to this world and another to the Hereafter. This

of Mr. A while he was still alive, but today he is no longer in this world. Mr. B, Mr. C, Mr. D, Mr. E,— all of them have departed this life. In this way, I kept remembering one by one all those who had

which could be linked with guidance. The fact is that, in this verse of the Quran, jihad means jihad-e-fikri, meaning “thinking jihad” or “intellectual jihad”, that is thinking about God, thinking (tafakkur)

for separation, they decide in her favour. This is termed as khula. The second method is called talaq-e-tafweez (or delegated divorce) in which a husband may delegate to the wife the authority to pronounce

Quran in bound form had existed at that time, someone might have stood up and said: “See, Muhammad e is asking us to exercise patience, while in the Quran God asks us to do battle with our opponents.”