Category: Tazkiyah Talks

Tazkiya – Spiritual Purification

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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Ramadan: A month of Forgiveness

Ramadan: A month of Forgiveness

كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ Last Thursday, we had a discussion on preparing for the month of Ramadan, Today I want to talk a little bit about Ramadan itself. There are many different ways  to understand this month. Last week we discussed it being a month of Taqwa, also a month of Qur’an and […]

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Taqwa

Taqwa

ذَلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ هُدًى لِلْمُتَّقِينَ This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah [2:2] Allah swt begins the Qur’an-e-karim with the first verse of Surah Baqarah. Now, in one sense, Surah Fatiha is the beginning of the Qur’an but in another sense, Surah Fatiha is the introductory chapter or […]

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