Category: Purification of the Heart

Retaining the Blessings of Sohbah

Retaining the Blessings of Sohbah

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ زَكَّاهَا وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ دَسَّاهَا He has succeeded who purifies it, and he has failed who instils it (with corruption) [Surah Al-Shams 91:9-10] Tazkiya means to purify oneself. Allah Almighty sent the Quran and the Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon Him), so that we may become pure enough to get access to the Paradise, to become […]

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Ujub, Kibr & Takabbur

Ujub, Kibr & Takabbur

   There are three different levels of Takabbur that enter a person’s heart 1. Ujub 2. Kibr 3. Takabbur All three are different . The definition of them can not be found in the books of fiqh.  There is another science altogether that will teach us what these things are. Ujub means vanity; self-conceit. Kibr means to be arrogant; to think of […]

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On Wuqoof-e-Qalbi(Vigilance of the heart)

On Wuqoof-e-Qalbi(Vigilance of the heart)

وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمَعَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ (And those who strive for us- We will surely guide them to our ways. And indeed Allah is with the doers of good.)    [29:69]  Wuqoof e qalbi (Vigilance of the Heart) means to remember Allah Almighty  all the time. This word, “wuqoof “ comes from the word “waqf” which means “To […]

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