Islamic Articles

Last December, one day when it was snowing heavily in England and everyone was gripped by the cold, I looked out of my office window and saw that one of my colleagues, out in this freezing wind, weari...

Yazid bin Malik was an Umayyad Caliph; he was a new caliph who came after Umar bin Abdul Aziz (R.A). One day he said, "Who says kings are not blessed with happiness...? I will show by spending today w...

Once, a case of treason was filed against Hazrat Maulana Hussain Ahmad Madni (R.A), and he was presented before the British court hall in Karachi. Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar and many other prominent...

Governor Najmuddin Ayyub kept refusing marriage until he reached an advanced age. One day his brother, Asaduddin Shirkuh, said to him: "Brother, why don't you get married?" Najmuddin replied: "I do...

One method of the Prophet's (PBUH) training was that he would first make a person realize their mistake, and then offer advice. Once, he was sitting in a gathering of the noble Companions (R.A) when a...

Hazrat Dawud bin Rashid (R.A) narrates: "There lived two beautiful and devout young men in the land of Syria. Due to their abundant worship, piety, and righteousness, they were known by the names 'Sab...

I remember when my age in Deoband was about ten or twelve years, one day at the time of Fajr prayer, due to a severe storm, torrential rain, and thunder, my father (Mufti Muhammad Shafi Sahib) could n...

Shaykh al-Quran Maulana Mufti Muhammad Zarwali Khan Sahib (R.A) used to say: The students of madrasas are very pure creations. One day in our madrasa, I punished a student for some mischief. A short...

Hazrat Wala (R.A) had instructed all his disciples and associates that whenever they travel by railway and their luggage exceeds the free allowance permitted by the railway, they must get their luggag...

The father of Imam Abu Hanifah (R.A) passed away. He sat for three days for condolences. After three days, he came out and arrived at the public square. A certain man was envious of him and was a fier...

Hazrat Maulana Muhammad Qasim Sahib Nanotvi (R.A) had a devotee who was a Thanedar (police station chief) in Muzaffarnagar. One day, he invited Hazrat Maulana Nanotvi to a feast. Maulana observed that...

This dates back to the era when monarchies existed in the world and different families ruled over states spread across many miles. Fortune smiled upon a king of that era, and thanks to his wise minist...