Happiness

How to cure sadness

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 “Verily, in the remembrance of Allah hearts find peace”
(Qur’an 13:28).
“We shall test you with bad and good situations, and to Us you
are going to return” (Qur’an 21:35)

“Nor would He ever punish them if they prayed for forgiveness”

[Qur’an 8:33]

“If you are grateful (Shukr), I will certainly give you more”
[Qur’an 14:7]

Summary
Words of wisdom, advice from scholars, beautiful stories, and guidance
from the Qur’an regarding peace, happiness, and contentment in life.
Around the world, millions of people are facing sufferings, sorrow, and sadness.
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Table of Contents
High vision, noble intentions for all ......... 4
A hidden dominion ................................. 5
Quran’s message on Reliance and Trust .... 6
Root cause of problems in this world ....... 8
The reality of material and time ............... 9
Protection from calamities and sorrow .... 11
Count your blessings ............................ 13
Golden rules for a noble life ................... 14
Allah changes the impossible into possible 15
The dominion is in the hands of Allah alone 16
Dreaming about the future? ................... 18
Does wealth increase happiness? ........... 19
Advice for peace in life .......................... 23
Limits of intellect and mind ................... 24
Zikr, dua and seeking forgiveness ........... 26
Resolving conflicts in family life & relatives 29
Great benefit after small loss ................. 30
How Allah ‫ احبسہن و اعتیل‬provides sustenance ..... 32
Dua for Seekers of Knowledge ................ 35
Recommended Books ............................ 37
Glossary ............................................. 38

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High vision, noble intentions for all
· To acquire the love of Allah, being grateful to His bounties and to
excel in sincerity;
· To turn our daily life into Deen through good intentions and Sunnah;
· To enable all believers to earn great rewards for Hereafter;
· To join gatherings of knowledge and Zikr to earn special blessings
(e.g. learning a chapter of knowledge brings reward of praying 1000
rak’a of optional prayers);
· Learn the wisdom and skills for Daw’ah and self-correction;
· To get guidance and peace in this world and forgiveness and high-
ranks in Paradise;
· To avoid sins and useless activities;

Objectives
. To discover the purpose of life;
. Find our way to Allah by constant remembrance, Dua, good
intentions and Sunnah, manners and etiquettes of daily life;
. Convert time into gold! rush to do good deeds and earn millions of
rewards in a short time.
. Learn the essentials of Deen in a short time;
. How busy professionals may become Auli’ya (friends) of Allah?
. How to build our character which leads to an ideal human being?
. How to avoid spiritual diseases of heart and bad manners which
drain our energy and lose good deeds?
. Virtues of Tau’bah and Istighfar – how to clean all types of sins?
. How to resolve conflicts in daily life, with a pure heart,
trustworthiness, soft manners and fulfilling everyone’s rights.

We should pray for Hayat -e- Tayyeba, a noble life consisting of good
health, safety, peace, serenity, halal and easy income, acceptance of
all our duas and ultimately for us to get Jannat ul- Firdous (the highest
level in paradise).

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A hidden dominion
In the commentary of the Qur’an (Asaan translation), Shaykh ul-Islam
(D.B.) explains that “Everything that happens in the universe, whether
it is good or bad in our opinion – is linked with a realm that is hidden
from us, called Alam-e-Takween. This realm is controlled directly by
Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬in accordance with His Statutory orders and His Wisdom.
For example, how long is one going to live? When is he going to die?
How long is he going to be healthy for? When is he going to get sick?
What type of earning will one have? How much money is one going to
earn? All these matters are planned and decided by Allah ‫احبسہن واعتیل‬
directly. To enforce all these decisions, Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬has appointed
His workers – generally the angles - they are hidden from our eyes;
they follow and complete the orders from Allah ‫احبسہنواعتیل‬.

“And it may well be that you dislike a thing even though it is good for
you; and it may well be that you like a thing even though it is bad for
you. And Allah Knows, while you do not know” (Qur’an 2:216).
The story of Khidr AlayhesSalam (AS) and Musa AlayhesSalam
(Qur’an 18:60-82) states that Khidr (AS) explained to Musa (AS) the
purpose and wisdom behind the things he did; and on which Musa
(AS) could not remain patient. For example, Khidr (AS) making a hole
in the ship though apparently was a tragedy for the people, it saved
them from a greater loss in future. Khidr (AS) was a human but Allah
‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬made him the messenger of Alam-e-Takween. Musa (AS) was
a prophet for this world, and neither could he resist speaking against
the acts done by Khidr (AS) nor could he walk with him. The story
reminds us that whatever happens on this earth is due to Allah ‫احبسہن‬
‫’واعتیل‬s ultimate wisdom. We should never question Allah ‫’احبسہن واعتیل‬s
decisions for us, even if we do not understand why a certain event
happened because the wisdom behind the event is hidden from us.

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Quran’s message on Reliance and Trust
There are 7 verses in the Qur’an known as munjiyat– verses describing
reliance and trust on Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬. These are useful to protect from
sufferings and problems. No matter what happens, whether skies fall
or mountains rumble, Allah ‫ احبسہن واعتیل‬may help remove that difficulty.
Memorize these verses with translation and read those daily.
Teachings on Tawakkul - perfect trust, reliance, Tawheed and
oneness of Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬.

Surah Taubah, verse 51:

“Say, Never will we be struck except by what Allah has decreed for
us; He is our protector. And upon Allah let the believers trust.”

Surah Yunus, verse 107:

“And if Allah afflicts you with harm, then there is none to remove
it but He; and if He intends good to you there is none to repel His
grace; He brings it to whom He pleases of His servants; and He is
the Forgiving, the Merciful.”

Surah Hud, verse 06:

“There is not a single moving creature on the earth but Allah is

responsible for providing its sustenance. He knows where it
dwells and where it will permanently rest. All this is recorded in a
clear Book.”

Surah Hud verse 56:

“I place my trust in Allah who is my Lord and your Lord. There is no

creature but He holds it by the forelock. Surely, my Lord is on a
straight path.”
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Surah Al-Ankabut verse 60:

“And how many a living creature that does not carry its
sustenance: Allah sustains it and yourselves; and He is the All
Hearing, the All Knowing.”

Surah Al Fatir verse 2:

“Whatever blessing Allah opens for the people, there is none to

hold it back, and whatever He holds back, there is none to release
it thereafter. He is the Mighty, the Wise.”

Surah Az-Zumar verse 38:

“If you ask them as to who created the heavens and the earth, they
will certainly say, Allah. Say, Then, tell me about those whom you
invoke other than Allah, if Allah intends to cause some harm to
me, are they (able) to remove the harm caused by Him? Or if He
intends to bless me with mercy, are they (able) to hold back His
mercy (from me)? Say, Allah is sufficient for me. In Him trust those
who (rightly) trust.”

Make a poster of famous quotes, for your bookshelf, kitchen or office:

“Indeed, with every difficulty, there is relief” [Qur’an 94:5]

Slow and steady wins the race

Don’t give up! There are rays of hope at the end of the tunnel

When you take the first step, a path opens

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Root cause of problems in this world
Many problems in this world are because of selfishness, greed,
materialism, carelessness, lust and evil desires of the nafs (inner
self). People spend time, efforts, skills, and resources to do whatever
they want and to please their desires. For example, the quarrels and
arguments at home and complaints verbally or in our thoughts,
empties the hearts from the light and dhikr of Allah ‫احبسہنواعتیل‬. Hatred,
anger, yelling, revenge, thinking bad about the other person, jealousy,
greed, self-centeredness, ego, backbiting, pride, vanity to name a few
- they all happen because we follow our inner desires. It takes a lot
of work to bring goodness into this world. For example, to make sure
an apartment stays clean and to prevent cobwebs and insects inside
it, we must keep on cleaning it regularly. The more polluted the heart
is, the more cleaning it requires. It takes a lot of work to bring
goodness into our lives but the bad and evil things come very easily.
For example, there are no schools to produce thieves and robbers,
but they still exist and are highly skilled. Now where does that come
from, they did not work on their good side and that caused the innate
bad things to bubble up. Our brain is a factory. We are what we eat,
similarly we are what we think. We must have positive thoughts,
noble intentions, and rush to do the best deeds.

If we do not get guidance from Allah ‫احبسہن واعتیل‬, then everything in life
such as food, dress, marriage, relationships, dealings etc. are going
to take a wrong direction. Moreover, the stages after death such as in
the grave, on the Day of Judgment etc. may also go bad.

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The reality of material and time
This life is a continuous exam, but people desire to collect worldly
things with their limited perception; for example, a 6-month-old baby
will say, a plastic toy, or a cheap ringing toy is his world, but his
desires and wants will change when he grows older. A 6-year-old
would play with paper boats, and sandcastles etc. and to him this is
his whole world and he cannot afford to be detached from it. When
he grows further, such as 14 years old, his attachments and
perception towards life change again. He will enjoy fashion, dressing
up and his innocent small games and desires are replaced - he will
start valuing materialistic things more. If anything is taken away from
him, he will get sad. Then when he becomes married, 20-30 years
old, he may have issues in marital life if things do not go as he
perceived them. Later at an old age, he may experience sickness and
loneliness.

We have different experiences growing up and different desires, and

when those things are taken away from us, we become sad, as we are
not comfortable with losing and replacing these things that we are
emotionally attached with. Mufti e-Azam Rahimahullah used to
describe how he used to act like this too when he was a child. Even
as people grow older, they have more and more demands and even
when they get those they want even more and become despondent if
they do not get what they want. A king on death-bed asked all his staff
and kingdom to bring him one extra day of his life, but they could not
do it. In the grave, a king and a servant occupy similar space, a king’s
titles, richness or kingdom would not even matter. In Barzakh, where
the souls go after death, the deceased would wish if someone could
do good deeds on his behalf in the world. Then, on the Day of
Judgment, everyone will be sweating heavily due to the extreme heat
and no one may have any relief of any kind for years. Each stage (after
death) may get progressively longer and there would be no one to

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assist. When a person worries more for their Hereafter, their worry for
the world will automatically lessen.

On the Day of Judgment, where one day will be 50,000 years long,
everyone will be sweating very heavily and they will plead with Allah
‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬to begin the counting of the deeds soon. And those who will go
to the hellfire will wish that the fire could be a bit cooler for even a day.
Imagine a disbeliever, who enjoyed all kinds of comforts and
pleasures of the world, had no sickness or problems, but he never
worked on his faith, and he died without ever saying the Shahada
(There is no one worthy of worship, except Allah ٰ‫ احبسہن واعتیل‬, and
Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬is the Last Prophet and Messenger). Even he had a
comfortable worldly life, his outcome will be bad. Before sending him
to Hellfire, he will be shown a preview of Hellfire. After that, he will
be asked by Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬if he remembers any of the happiness and
comfort on the earth - he will reply that he had no happiness in his
whole life! If one spends all his life having fun and pleasure, when he
leaves the world, if he gets punished then what use was all that
worldly pleasure?

Another person who suffered a lot on this earth, e.g. he was

handicapped, blind or he was tested continuously by Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬,
but he was steadfast on Islam and he read his Shahada (had true faith
at the time of leaving this world). He will be welcomed in paradise
and he will be shown a preview of Paradise from outside. After that,
Allah ‫ احبسہن واعتیل‬will ask him, “O Son of Adam, do you remember any
problems, troubles or worries of the world?”. And he will reply that he
had no trouble, problems, and worries in his whole life!

Therefore, we must aim for sincere intentions and higher vision,

because what we see and comprehend is too little and limited and
what we cannot see is too much.

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Protection from calamities and sorrow
It is narrated in Tirmidhi that, whoever reads this dua every day in the
morning and evening three times, he will have no problems or harm.

“Bismillahil-lazee la ya-dur-ru ma’as-mihi shai’un fil-ardi wa

la fis-sama’i, wa Hu-was-Sami’ul-‘Alim,”

translation, “In the Name of Allah with Whose Name there is

protection against every kind of harm in the earth or in the heaven, and
he is the All-Hearing and All-Knowing”.

Dua in Bukhari Shareef to prevent a bad fate and protection from

enemies,

“Allaahumma ‘innee ‘a’oothu bika min jahdil-balaa’i, wa

darakish-shaqaa’i, wa soo’il qadhaa’i, wa shamaatatil-‘a’ada,”

translation, “O Allaah, I seek refuge in You from the anguish

of tribulation, the lowest depths of misery, the bad of what is decreed
and the malice of enemies.”

Musa (AS) ran from the fear of the Pharaoh and he reached
Madyan. He had nothing as he left everything behind, no house, wife,
family, or source of income. He then made the dua to Allah ‫احبسہنواعتیل‬.
Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬gave him everything – a place to live, wife, family, work
and more. This dua is in Surah Qasas:

“Rabbi inni lima anzalta ilayya min khairin faqir,”

translation, “My Lord, indeed I am in need for whatever good

You would send down to me.”

When we see someone else in trouble or someone else who is sick,

be grateful to Allah Ta’ala. A dua that is narrated in Tirmidhi should

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be read – then inshaAllah you will not experience that particular
trouble or sickness in your life.

“Alhamdu lillahi lazi aafani mimmab talaaka bihi wa faddalani

alaa katheerim mimman khalaqa tafdheela,”

translation, “All praises due to Allah, who has kept me safe

from that which He has involved you with, and he has granted me
graces over most of those whom He has created gracefully”

When one has some trouble or worry, one should read:

“innā li-llāhi wa-ʾinna ʾilayhi rājiʿūn, Allahumma ajirni fi musibati wa

akhlifni khairan minha”

translation, “Indeed we belong to Allah and to Him shall we

return; O Allah, reward me for my affliction and give me something
better than it in exchange for it.” This is narrated in Muslim.
inshaAllah the reciter will be granted better things by Allah ‫احبسہنواعتیل‬.

A dua, narrated in Tirmidhi, for those who are stuck in debt,

“Allahumma akfini bihalalika an haramika, wa aghnini

bifadlika ‘amman siwaka”

translation, “O Allah! Suffice me with what You have allowed

instead of what You have forbidden, and make me independent of all
others besides You.”

A dua to be read during times of anxiety, narrated in Abu Dawood is,

“Allahumma rahmataka arju, fala takilni ila nafsi tarfata ‘ain,

wa aslih li sha’ni kullahu, la ilaha illa anta” translation, “O Allah! I
hope for Your mercy, so do not entrust me to myself for the twinkling
of an eye and set all my affairs straight, there is no deity except You.”

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Count your blessings
“If you are grateful (make Shukr), I will certainly give you more”
[Qur’an 14:7]

Think about the blessings from Allah ‫ – احبسہنواعتیل‬beauty, fresh air, warm
sunshine, oceans and lakes, good health, income, home, family,
kids. If you are grateful, the bounties may increase. All our wisdom,
intellect, heart and mind - ability to see, hear, touch, smell and taste
- are blessings from Allah ‫احبسہنواعتیل‬. Appreciate and thank Allah
Almighty who sustains and provides from His infinite treasures.

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)

said: ‘Look at those who are below you, not at those who are above
you, so that you will not think little of the blessings that Allah has
bestowed upon you.”

Allah has limitless treasures of situations. As we clean our heart

from any worldly thoughts, make high vision and noble intentions for
life, and have mercy on all mankind, make Taubah from every slight
mistake, and bring true humbleness in words and actions -- new
doors of barakah may open. Circumstances, trials, people, means
and resources are there just for a test- one who makes a correct
relationship with Allah, all the relations with the creation are sorted
out. Prophets and their companions understood it and their 2 rakat
prayer would bring them from infinite treasures of the Creator.

Read the history and biographies of those inventors and writers

who were poor, handicapped, deaf, or blind but they made
incredible contributions to society and civilization.

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Golden rules for a noble life
The benefit of reading books and other religious literature is that even
though those people have died, their knowledge and wisdom
remained behind. I had an uncle, who passed away in 2011 at the age
of 77 years. Ten years before he passed away, he wrote a letter with
advices - we can still read it and take benefit from it. Please make dua
for him (Syed Muzaffar Hussein) to get a place granted in Jannat ul
Firdaus, Ameen.

1. If you cannot benefit someone, do not harm them either.

2. If you cannot make someone happy, do not make them sad
either.
3. If you cannot compliment someone, do not complain or
expose their bad qualities either.
4. For worldly and materialistic things, one should look towards
those that are given less than him from Allah ‫احبسہنواعتیل‬, so he can
be grateful to Allah ‫ احبسہن واعتیل‬for his own blessings. In the
matters of the religion, one should look at those who are
better and more righteous than him (or her), so that he can
learn how to be like them and follow their footsteps.

Once a poor man was sad because he did not have shoes. He started
walking without shoes and on his way he saw someone without feet
and then he realized that it was such a big blessing from Allah ‫احبسہنواعتیل‬
to actually have feet!

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Allah can change the impossible into
possible
Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬is so Great and Mighty that He can make the impossible
into possible. We see this as a proof in the stories of the prophets in
the Qur’an. Repeatedly in the Quran we see, “Innal laha ala kulli shain
qadeer,” translation “Indeed Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬is capable of everything.”

Tasfir e-Usmani has an explanation of ayah’s 71-73 of Surah Hood

that some angels came to Ibrahim AlayhesSalam with good news.
Ibrahim (AS) was older than 100 years and Sarah Alayhas’Salam was
99, and they did not have any children. The angels brought the good
news that they were going to have a boy, whose name is going to be
Ishaq (AS). Sarah Alayhas’Salam was shocked. She said that this was
very strange as they both were very old. The angels said that you
doubt the order of Allah ‫احبسہنواعتیل‬. A blessed household like yours has
all the blessings and mercy of Allah ‫احبسہنواعتیل‬. The angels also told that
from the progeny of Ishaq (AS), there will also be another prophet,
who will be called Yaqub (AS).

Ibrahim (AS) and his wife both were around 100 years old and the
angels are giving them the glad tidings of a boy and a grandson (then
later so many of the Prophets of Bani Israil came through this
progeny), from the couple who had no children for 100 years! So, in
whatever state Allah ‫ احبسہن واعتیل‬keeps us we should stay content, we
never know what is in our destiny.

We do not know the wisdom or the benefits behind an act, so we must

surrender to the Will of Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬with the firm belief that He does
what is best for us.

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The dominion is in the hands of Allah alone
Humans and Jinns are simply servants (creation) of Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬. We
do not have a lot of control over certain things. We follow the
directives of Allah ‫احبسہنواعتیل‬. We have no power or special standing of
our own. We should do as we are commanded by Allah ‫احبسہنواعتیل‬. Those
of us who do not accept destiny, they worry. We worry because we
overthink, plan and solidify the future in our minds, then we wish that
Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬will make things to happen our way, per our desires.
And when due to Allah ‫’احبسہنواعتیل‬s ultimate wisdom it does not happen;
we become sad and start worrying. The cause of all the problems is
our desires and planning our future and not trusting and accepting the
will of Allah ‫احبسہنواعتیل‬. All the problems are because we get stuck with
what we “Wanted, suggested and planned.”

There is a story to explain this point that once some naughty children
locked another child in a room and the child kept on screaming from
inside the room to let him out. Someone told the child that at the
back of the room there is a huge hole and he could easily get out of
the room via the hole. The child resentfully said that no, I want to exit
through the door I came in from. When other children would tease
him, the child who was locked in would go out from that back hole,
chase those who made fun of him and then come back inside and
would start screaming again so that they open the door where he
came in from the first time! This is how humans act as well. When
Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬closes one door, He opens so many other doors for us,
but we are adamant to go through that one particular door that Allah
‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬closed for us. We limit our choices.

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Once there was a Sheikh, who bought a slave and brought him home.
He asked the slave his name and the slave said that since the Sheikh
is his master now, so he could name him whatever he wants. Sheikh
then asked him what clothes he likes to wear, so the slave responded
that he is his master and whatever he chooses for him he will be
happy with it. Then the Sheikh asked what he wanted to eat and the
slave replied that he will be happy eating whatever his master will
give him. Lastly, the Sheikh asked him to choose a room and he
replied that whatever room his master will choose for him he will be
content with it. Sheikh realized that this is no ordinary slave and told
him that you are a very righteous and God conscious person. You
have taught me how to behave in front of Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬and he later
freed the slave.

Further Study
Urdu - Hayat e Tayyebah (Blessed Life)
https://tinyurl.com/Hayte-e-Tayyebah

Urdu - Blessed Life (lectures)

https://tinyurl.com/Urdu-Blessed-Life

English - Purpose of life

https://tinyurl.com/English-Purpose-of-Life

English - Ideal Human (lectures)

https://tinyurl.com/English-Ideal-Human

Blessed Life
Audio channel https://youtube.com/@IslamBayaan/playlists
Posters https://islameasy.org/urdu-books
Zikr cards https://tinyurl.com/25dt5vf3
Booklet https://tinyurl.com/2p8dvxxn
Allah, life, eternal success, everlasting beauty,
helping souls find peace & purpose!

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Dreaming about the future?
Once there was a person, named Sheikh Chilli, he was walking
with a basket of hen eggs on his head. And he started making
future plans and thinking that when the eggs will hatch, he will
have a lot of chicks and when they grow into hens, he will sell
them at a good cost and will buy goats with that money. And
later he will sell them and will buy cows and bulls, and when
these animals grow up, he will sell them and buy huge houses
and will get married in a noble and rich family. In that
daydreaming, he kept on thinking that when someone would
come to ask him for some help, he will tell them to go away and
while thinking this, he jerked his neck. Due to this the basket
from his head fell down and all the eggs got broken and so did
his future plans!

There was a man who said that he wanted to marry a princess

and when people asked him how the preparations are going?
He said I have made a 50 percent progress on that matter.
People started wondering how that was possible, so they asked
him and he said that he is ready for the wedding and he just
needs the approval from the king, now resulting in half of the
work done!

The reason for our worries is our own desires and suggestions
or our solidifying the plans of our future.

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Does wealth increase happiness?
There was once a king who collected all the beautiful things, flowers,
carpets, jewelry, excellent dresses etc. in the world. He wanted to
build a paradise on earth to enjoy. When all the decorations and
means of pleasure were ready, the king came to visit his paradise on
his horse. When he was entering the door, the angel of death came
and took his soul when he had one foot inside and one foot outside.
He was not even able to enter his paradise! So, we do not know when
our time in this world will end.

The 99’s club!

There was another king who had all the riches, beauty, and everything
of the world but he always used to stay sad and worried. He used to
notice that a worker in his cleaning crew is always very happy and
joyful. The king asked his minister that he has everything and he is still
so sad and depressed, and on the other hand the worker has nothing
but he is always happy and content. His minister said that if you give
me the permission, I will make him like you and asked the king to give
him a bag of gold coins so he can make him like the sad king. The
minister put the bag in front of the poor man’s hut. At first the poor
man was very happy and when he counted, there were only 99 gold
coins. Immediately he got dissatisfied, and planned how he could add
one extra coin so he has a total of 100 gold coins. He could have done
so much with those 99 coins and all his poverty would have gone, but
due to greed he wanted more. So, he started working multiple jobs
and started becoming sad and depressed as there was no way he
could collect so much money to buy one extra gold coin. The king
noticed that the worker became like him due to the greed of the
materialistic things. The minister said to the king that the worker has
joined the 99’s club just like him!

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 Develop an abundance mind-set
There are plenty of resources, good opportunities, and open doors
to fulfil our needs and seek happiness.

Imagine a highway with multiple lanes, fast and slow tracks. Do not
feel bad about others - all riders and vehicles eventually reach their
destination!

Become like an ocean or open-air space, which allows thousands of

moving objects, travel & commerce to benefit humanity.

How to feel rich

Sheikh Zakariya Rahimahullah’s students used to come to him and
would ask him how they can become rich. The Sheikh Rahimahullah
used to reply that I imagine this scenario: I am the owner of all the
shops in the town and that all the people working in those shops were
put there by me. And at the end of the month, whatever is my
sustenance destined to me by Allah ‫احبسہنواعتیل‬, I get it, I enjoy it and stay
happy with it by imagining this scenario. Imagine someone wants a
big house, beautiful gardens with all the fancy things, beautiful
flowers, lots of people to work for him, a lot of money, singing birds
etc. It will take so much effort for this person to earn for all this. So,
would not it be easier if you find a green valley between two
mountains, imagine it is yours and be happy with this visualization?
Or, when you stand up, realize that (geographically) it is the top-most
point on earth’s sphere and the whole world (with assets and
valuables) under your feet!

A wise, pious person used to stand up on his horse and used to say
that all the treasures of the world are underneath his feet.

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Be content and live a simple, humble life. In history, Pharoah had
huge possessions, ambitions, and desires, but he fell down the
hardest too.

Once angels came to Hakeem Luqman Rahimahullah, as described

in the book Fazail e- Sadaqat, and offered him kingdom. He refused
and said that it is a very tough job, one has to make very tough
decisions and the power can astray him from the right path. Allah ‫احبسہن‬
‫ واعتیل‬made him Hakeem, the wise one, and when he woke up the next
day, his tongue uttered Hikmah, wise talks. To honor Luqman, Allah
‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬revealed Surah Luqman where Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬states the sayings
of His slave.

The treasures of Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬are infinite

The treasures and bounties of Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬are limitless and infinite.

Even if all of the humans (billions of people, hundreds of nations,
speaking thousands of languages) and Jinns were to gather and ask
Allah ‫ احبسہن واعتیل‬for their needs (food, shelter, clothing, house, jobs,
cars, gold, silver, diamonds, family, children, peace and happiness)
and Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬was to give them whatever they want, still He would
have infinite treasures left. It would not decrease what Allah ‫احبسہنواعتیل‬
possess, even to the extent of what is decreased from the ocean
when a needle or finger is dipped into it.

The lack of resources on this earth is not because there is a lack in the
treasures of Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬, but because this world is an exam. Things
of this world are not the most important objects to collect, the eternal
life Hereafter is what we should prepare for.

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Hakeem ul Ummat, says: A Muslim should love Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬so much
that his love for Him should show everywhere. We should not love
anything other than Allah ‫احبسہنواعتیل‬. Let the whole universe know that we
have connected ourselves to One Allah ‫احبسہنواعتیل‬. Those who are close
to Him are our friends and those who are away from Him are not. You
should have at least such relationship and connection with Allah ‫احبسہن‬
‫ واعتیل‬that you would have with your loved one, for example, how a lover
keeps thinking about his beloved. He does everything that he needs
to do in his daily life, but he always has his beloved in his mind. If this
is how much love we have for Allah ‫’احبسہنواعتیل‬s creation, then Allah ‫احبسہن‬
‫ واعتیل‬is worthy of much more love and respect from us. The
remembrance of Allah does not mean that one should leave their
family and sit in a cave or in a jungle, but to remember Allah ‫احبسہنواعتیل‬
physically (by establishing prayers) and in heart at all times. All the
prophets had families as well and yet they were Allah ‫’احبسہنواعتیل‬s favorite
and best people.

If you a take a live fish out of water and place in a pure gold plate on
a table, will the fish be happy? The fish would be restless out of water.
Similarly, a human heart is restless until it finds love and
remembrance of the Creator.

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Advice for peace in life (Hakeem ul Ummat)
Hakeemul Ummat lived for more than 80 years. He became an Alim
at the age of 20. By the age of 30, he was a Shaykh. For 50 to 60 years,
he spread deen in India. He had so many famous students, including
Mufti e-Azam, Nawabs and great scholars. In India, he used to visit
cities to give religious lectures, and he wrote more than 1000 books.
He shares a prescription to solve our problems - to pay attention to
and apply in our lives! ( make a poster as areminder).
The root cause of all the bad things is because the heart is
completely attached and gets restless to achieve the world and the
heart does not ache for the Hereafter. The heart gets worried even if
there are small issues of the world but we do not worry about the
Hereafter at all. This is the cause of all affliction on humans. We must
learn to put patience in our hearts! We need to keep this point of view
in our mind and change our habit of thinking and dwelling excessively
over worldly matters. We should make a U-turn and remove the
false attachment of this world from our hearts. The hardening
(neglect) of the heart about the eternal afterlife, and softening and
excessive love and attachment for worldly life is the root cause of
all problems! Take the world out of your heart! The way to do it is to
obey the commands of Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬and it will help us love Him and
worry for our life in the Hereafter. Everything will become better when
we start worrying for the Hereafter.
The way to make our anxiety for the world go away is to remember
our sins and to remember the reward we will get from Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬for
any calamity we face in this finite world. The third angle to think of
why we get the troubles and anxieties is that it is a test of our faith
and lastly, when we are tested, the humbleness overcomes us and
the dirt of ego, pride and arrogance decreases and Allah ‫احبسہن واعتیل‬
opens our chest to understand our own self and the Majesty of Allah
‫احبسہنواعتیل‬. A person only understands the greatness and the power of
Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬when he is being tested with hardships and only then he
realizes his own powerlessness and submissiveness, and this is the
highest level to make amendments and improve oneself; therefore,
it’s a blessing in disguise from Allah ‫احبسہنواعتیل‬.

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Limits of intellect and mind
There was a child who went outside to play and got mud all over him.
His mother caught him and took him in to take a bath. He started
crying and screaming that why are you removing the dirt from me. So,
the mom still cleaned him even though the child kept on screaming.
Similarly, when kids are small, they do not want to go to school and
the mother will do everything to persuade them to go to school. She
will make their bags and lunches ready, feed them, clothe them but
the child keeps on making excuses for why he does not want to go to
school. The mom still ignores it and takes him to the school because
she knows the benefit the child will reap from going to school. Kids
do not understand the reason behind everything that adults do.
Similarly, a person is like this in front of Allah ‫احبسہنواعتیل‬. They do not have
the knowledge nor the wisdom of what happens in the future, but they
still follow their own desires and wishes.

“And it may well be that you dislike a thing even though it is good for
you; and it may well be that you like a thing even though it is bad for
you. And Allah Knows, while you do not know” (Qur’an 2:216).

There was once a child sitting underneath a mango tree and he was
thinking that the tree is high and it has large leaves but small fruits.
The child began wondering about why the fruits were not as big as
the leaves and the size of the tree. Close by, he saw that there was a
vine for Watermelons, which had tiny leaves but huge fruits. The
child was thinking - how good it would have been if the watermelon
tree was tall with leaves as big as the fruit. And while he was thinking
that, a mango broke off from the mango tree and fell on his head. He
then realized Allah ‫’احبسہنواعتیل‬s wisdom that why the watermelons are not
high up in the trees and said Alhamdullilah!

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 Wisdom behind strange events
There was once a religious and pious man who was about to die and
consequently, there was a disbeliever who was about to die as well.
The disbeliever asked his relatives that he wanted to eat fish, but
there were no fish markets in the town. Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬sent an angel to
put one single fish in his pond. The family members caught it and then
cooked it, and after eating it the man died. The religious man was
asked what he wanted as his last wish, and he wanted to drink some
olive oil, and there was some olive oil in his house. An angel was sent
to push the bottle down before he could drink it and he died
heartbroken. The wisdom behind it is that the disbeliever had one
good deed in his life. Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬did not want him to bring that good
deed on the day of Judgment, therefore he was reciprocated for that
in this world by his desire being fulfilled. On the other hand, the
religious man had a very pious life but had one sin, and Allah ‫احبسہنواعتیل‬
did not want for him to bring that sin into the Hereafter. So, He
decided to give him a bit of pain and to forgive that sin.

Once there was a child who was playing, kicking, and punching, and
in doing that he accidentally hurt his mother. The mother had to go to
the hospital and everyone was very angry that the child had hurt his
mother. When the doctors started treating her of her pain, they found
out the mother had a tumor in her stomach that they did not know
about before. Due to this incident, the doctors found out about it and
she got treatment in time. Then everyone started praising the child for
having done such good work.

Once there was a passenger in an airport, who got late for his flight
and he was not allowed to board the airplane. He got upset and
anxious about it and how this would affect his business. Later he
heard in the news that the plane crashed and all the people in the
plane died. Then of course, he became the happiest person on earth
- that he did not board that plane and survived.
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Zikr, dua and seeking forgiveness
We do not know what is going to happen in the future, so we should
put our trust in Allah ‫احبسہنواعتیل‬. We should always remember Him - read
the Qur’an, read the Durood, send salutations on Prophet
Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬, and should aim to do good things. We should make
a habit of making dua for all the Muslims. There are morning and
evening azkaar so that 70,000 angles would pray for us. There are ayat
of Quran to recite after Fard Salah where Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬will look at us
with mercy 70 times.

The gatherings and spiritual teachings of a pious Shaykh may affect

our hearts - how we think about worldly things and clean our hearts.
“ala bi dhikr illahi tatmainnul quloob” (translation) “Indeed with the
dikhr/ remembrance of Allah ‫ احبسہن واعتیل‬the hearts find peace.” We
should make a lot of Istighfar, asking Allah ‫ احبسہن واعتیل‬for forgiveness.
There are many books that states the virtues of istighfar - even in
Salah we do istighfar.

A person who wants good sustenance, good health, and obedient

kids in this world, should make a lot of istighfar. Allah ‫احبسہن واعتیل‬
mentions the importance of forgiveness in the story of Prophet Nuh
AlayhesSalam in Surah Nuh, [Qur’an 71:10-12] where Allah ‫احبسہن واعتیل‬
has promised 5 things for the one who asks Him for forgiveness
(Abundant rain, wealth, children, gardens, rivers).

To protect from bad things of this world like sickness, accidents,

harm from enemies, and hardships of this world, one should do a lot
of istighfar. In Surah Anfal [Qur’an 8:33], Allah ‫ احبسہن واعتیل‬says:
“Nor would He ever punish them if they prayed for forgiveness”.

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Sending salutations, Darood on Prophet Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬is very
beneficial in every aspect of life, especially during the times of
calamities, anxiety and for peace of mind. There is a Darood called
Darood e Tunajjina that is very effective to read during calamities.
There are some Durood, with which one can earn the reward of doing
worship for 80 years. Some expressions of Durood may earn the
reward of 10,000 Durood by reading it once.

We should ask Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬for goodness in everything and to guide us

towards the straight path. We should make dua that Allah ‫احبسہن واعتیل‬
removes all the bad things and calamities away from us and give us
goodness in everything. May Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬accept our worships with
His mercy, give us high intentions, and protection from shaitan and
our inner desires.

We should give a lot of sadaqah (charity) as it helps stall bad things

coming our way. There are two keys that help remove bad things from
our lives. One is sadaqah and the other is dua. Dua can even change
our destiny (Taqdeer) as well. Dua is so powerful that a sahabiyah
(radi Allahu anha) got her dead boy alive again through her Dua.

Calamities are also removed for people who keep the masjid
populated (going to masjid for salah).

Qaseeda Burdah Shareef

A famous poem, Qaseeda Burdah Shareef, poem praising Prophet
Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬, by Imam Al-Busiri Rahimahullah states, “O Lord,
send Your mercy and peace always and forever upon Your prophet
Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬, the best out of all your creations.” The poet of the
Burdah Shareef Imam Al -Busiri Rahimahullah, once got paralyzed
and he wrote this Burda at that time in Medina praising the Prophet.
This came from the depths of his painful heart. Then he saw Prophet
Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬in a dream, who gave him a shawl. When he woke

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up, he had the shawl with him and he was completely cured.
Another sheikh found out that Imam Al-Busiri had read a poem
honoring Prophet Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬, as he was honored with a shawl.
Since then, it became famous and is regularly read by people all over
and has a lot of blessings in it.

The poem describes that prophet Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬is as fresh as a

flower. He ‫ ﷺ‬is as beautiful as the moon in regard to his honor and
dignity. He is like an ocean, in regard to his charity and generosity.
He ‫ ﷺ‬is like the time in regard to his bravery. There is no soil on earth
that is as fragrant as the soil that touched his blessed body. A person
is lucky who gets the honor to smell it and is fortunate to kiss it. The
trees used to bow in prostration whenever he ‫ ﷺ‬called them. He ‫ﷺ‬
called a tree and it came walking towards him even without having
legs or shins and it seemed like the trees, while walking, drew lines
and wrote. The trees were like those clouds which followed prophet
Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬wherever he used to go, to provide shade to
RasoolulAllah ‫ ﷺ‬during the times of extreme heat. He ‫ ﷺ‬healed
so many of those who were sick just by touching them with his palms
and had freed many from the shackles of insanity. His dua’s were so
powerful that they could make the barren soil, green and fertile again
because so much rain poured (due to his dua) that everything turned
green. He ‫ ﷺ‬also went from Haram e- Kaaba to Baitul Maqdis in one
night just like the full moon travels in the dark night. He ‫ ﷺ‬traveled
through all the seven skies with Jibreel AlayhesSalam until he ‫ﷺ‬
reached the farthest and the highest point that anyone has ever
reached. He ‫ ﷺ‬was called at the highest point by Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬and
was given the highest standing and the best qualities without any
association. You will never see a friend of RasoolulAllah ‫ﷺ‬, who
never received his help and you will never find any enemy of his ‫ﷺ‬
who was not eventually defeated.

This poem is very blessed and is very helpful in the acceptance of

dua’s and to remove the sorrows.

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Resolving conflicts in family life & relatives
Study science – how various emotions of grief or happiness cause
hormones in the body. How those hormones affect a person’s
behavior, mood and feelings.

Also imagine possible issues in daily life:

Hunger, restlessness, illness, physical stress, fear, seasonal

setbacks, old age, pain, fatigue, hardship, sleep disorder,
nutritional, medical, and psychological effects, evil eye, jinns,
magic, and Shaytan!

In a world where people are constantly affected with some of these

calamities, every human being deserves mercy. People are
constantly surrounded by risks and sadness. It is not their fault.
Please forgive them. Never harbor ill thoughts about anyone. Find
at least 70 excuses for the person who argues with you (in
disagreement). Do not stress yourself about other people’s anger
and verbal abuse.

Love can conquer the world! A sincere lover never initiates any
objection. Learn to love Allah and His creation.

Magic words to resolve disputes

Yes, yes, yes! | of course | you are absolutely right | my bad |

my fault | my mistake | my apologies | please forgive me |
this won’t happen again | I will do exactly what you said!

Smile, and the world may smile back to you!

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Great benefit after small loss
We should not worry about what the future holds and the calamity
that may fall on us in the future. We should make our best efforts in
present, make dua and leave the rest to Allah ‫احبسہنواعتیل‬. There was once
a farmer. One day his cock died, the next day his dog died and the
following day his donkey died as well. Everyone at home got very sad
due to this as they had lost their animals that were their source of
income. What happens next is that an enemy invaded the village and
attacked every home where the people were hiding as their animals’
sounds gave away their hiding spots. The farmer and his family, who
lost all their animals, were the only ones that were saved because
they were able to safely hide from the enemy as there was no animal
sound.

In India, out of the fourteen-hundred-year history of Islam, Muslims

ruled India for the 700 years. The royal throne of Delhi was adorned
by Muslim Kings - twelve royal families produced forty-nine rulers of
India. One of them was Sultan Naasiruddin Ahmed Mahmood, who
ruled from 1246-1265 - for nineteen years. He and his wife both were
very pious and righteous people. He would not take any income from
his treasures, but would earn his living by writing Qurans. The income
from this was very meager and they struggled to survive financially.
They also did not have any servants in the house of the king and the
queen would do the cleaning and cooking herself. The husband was
the king for nineteen years and after his death the queen’s father
became the king for another 25 years. So, she was the
queen/princess for forty-four years, and still had so much humility
and fear of Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬that she did not choose a lavish lifestyle.

The queen once said to her husband that when I was the princess, I
never cooked bread in my father’s home but now I have to do it. My
hands get burnt and sore from home chores. You are the king, could
we not get one helper? The king started crying and said, “This world
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and life shall all be over one day, just bear this pain and have
patience. Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬will give you the reward for all of this on the day
of judgment. My income is very low, I am very poor and I cannot
arrange a servant for you; and as for the royal treasury, that is the
property of the public, I am not its owner and we cannot take anything
from that. These are the people of such high morals and that is why
Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬made them rulers for seven hundred years.

Tasbeeh e Fatima

The beloved daughter of Rasulullah ‫ﷺ‬, the leader of the women of

Jannah, Fatima radi Allahu anha came to him ‫ﷺ‬, saying her hands
were sore due to excessive household chores and asked RasululAllah
‫ ﷺ‬to give her a helper. RasululAllah ‫ﷺ‬, instead taught her the
tasbeeh, a dhikar glorifying Allah ‫احبسہن واعتیل‬, which is now famous as
tabeeh e-Fatimah, that is reciting SubhanAllah (33 times),
Alhumdolillah (33) times, and AllahuAkbar (34 times). This was the
situation of the household of RasululAllah ‫ﷺ‬.

Umer bin Abdul Aziz Rahimahullah ruled over many lands and
countries. His wife Fatima was a born into royal family; her father,
brothers and ancestors were kings. Soon after marriage he told her
that all your jewelry is from public money, please return it to the
treasury. The king and the queen were so poor that the princess
would eat bread with onions. On Eid occasion, the king asked the
kingdom treasurer to let them borrow some money in advance (for his
family expenses). The pious treasurer declined since there was no
guarantee that the king would be alive to return the loan or still be
ruling in the future! This is the level of piety the people had in golden
times.

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How Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬provides sustenance
Shaykh Musa Roohani Bazi Rahimahullah has written a story about
how Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬provides sustenance. He narrates that two elders
were walking and they saw a big animal sleeping, who was blind as
well. They started talking and thought about how this animal eats? It
must need a lot of food. While they were pondering, a crow came
flying by with a big piece of meat in its beak and started flapping its
wings on top of the animal to wake him up. The animal woke up,
opened his mouth and the crow dropped the meat in its mouth. The
two elders said this is enough for our training on how Allah ‫احبسہن واعتیل‬
sends food. When they went further, they saw a hut with an old
woman in the jungle. At the door was a stone grinder with a bowl
carved in it. The old woman was busy with her worship. When she was
done, she came out, there were two pieces of bread and some dates
in her hand. She said this is my dinner, you can go inside the hut and
whatever food you find you can eat. When they went inside, they
found two pieces of bread for each one of them and few dates. Once
they finished eating, they got thirsty and wanted water. Immediately,
a cloud came and rained right inside the bowl on the stone grinder,
not a drop anywhere else providing them with the water they needed.

They asked the old lady, “Mother, how long have you lived here”? She
said for seventy years and for these seventy years this is the norm of
my Lord with me. This cloud comes every day, be it winter or summer
and brings the water to me and the bread and dates also comes from
Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬every day. When the Lord sustains someone, this is how
He ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬sustains.

Musa AlayhesSalam was commanded by Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬to hit his stick

on layers of stones. When the final stone was cracked, he saw a living
worm under those layers of stones - in its mouth was a green leaf and

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it was singing praises of His Lord while eating his meal. “My Lord is
pure who sees me in this condition too!”

Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬is the one who gives sustenance to all. The birds leave
their nests in the morning empty stomach and return well fed. The
blind fish in the darkest depth of the ocean also get food according
to their wish. Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬gives each one the type of food they like to
eat to their satisfaction.

We should have faith during hardships and stay motivated with

positive thinking. Whatever issues and hardships we are facing, we
can have them resolved by asking and talking to Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬alone.
He ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬is Kareem, The Noble and He listens and accepts our duas.

Conditions for promises of Allah

Humans spend so much time and effort in man-made prescriptions,
cause and effect, means and resources of worldly life to seek
possessions and enjoyment. But they do not make enough effort to
fulfil those conditions which bring guaranteed success, peace, and
happiness from Allah’s infinite treasures. For example:

Shukr
“If you are grateful (make Shukr), I will certainly give you more”
[Qur’an 14:7]
“Why would Allah punish you if you are grateful and faithful?”
[Qur’an 4:147]

Tau’bah
Ask forgiveness from your Lord, surely He is the most Forgiving. He
will send rain to you in abundance; And give you increase in wealth
and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers.
[Qur’an 71: 10-12]

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 Istighfar
Nor would He ever punish them if they prayed for forgiveness [Qur’an
8:33]

Taqwa
“If the people of the towns had believed and had Taqwa, We would
have over-whelmed them blessings from the heavens and the earth.”
[Qur’an 7:96]

Du’a
"Pray to Me for I shall answer you prayers.” [Qur’an 40:60]

Ultimate beauty, forever enjoyment

Even if we collect all the luxuries and materialist things of this world,
its beauties, jewelries, delicious food, colorful dresses, palaces,
sofas and carpets, happiness and fun, still how long is all this going
to last? All these pleasures of the worldly life are temporary and will
come to an end – also the quality of worldly things is ordinary. These
things are just a small preview or samples of the blessings of the
Hereafter. What believers are going to get in the Hereafter is forever,
unlimited and of outstanding quality. A person is foolish because
he (or she) has not seen the blessings of paradise, thinking the loss of
this world is a big loss.

The angles will come from every door of paradise to welcome them
saying, “Peace be upon you for what you patiently endured. And how
excellent is the ultimate abode” (Qur’an 13:24).

We should stay connected with Allah ‫ احبسہن واعتیل‬, listen to the talks of
elders and scholar s about the unseen, and reflect and ponder on
those. Those may change the direction of our hearts towards Allah
‫ احبسہن واعتیل‬and our ultimate goal, paradise. May Allah ‫ احبسہن واعتیل‬grant us
peace of mind, contentment of heart and happiness! May Allah
accept us among His pious slaves that He is pleased with, Ameen.
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 Dua for Seekers of Knowledge
ٰ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ‫ہلل‬
‫حممد‬ ‫نا‬ ِ ‫اَّ رّلل َّم َّص ِل عیلٰ َّس ِی‬
‫د‬ | ‫ی‬ ِ ِ ‫ْل ْمد‬
َّ ‫ہلل َّر ِ رب ال َّعال َّ ِم‬ ِ ‫ال ِح‬
َّ‫الحمٰ ِن ر‬
ْ
َّ‫ب ِسمِ ا ِ ر‬
‫ر‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ُ ر ر‬ ُ َّ‫ا‬
َّ | ‫ی‬

Yaa Allah! You are the most Gracious and the most Kind,

Yaa Allah; You are the Almighty and the most powerful.

Yaa Allah; You are Eternal and Everlasting

Yaa Allah, You are the All-Knowing, All-Seeing and Ever-listening

Yaa Allah, You are the Highest and the Most Exalted,

Yaa Allah, You are the Light of the heavens of the earth,

Bless all those brothers and sisters in the Ummah who are seeking
knowledge of Deen

Bless them with Noor of Quran and Sunnah,

excellence in Ikhlas, Haya, Taqwa and Ihsaan

Raise them to the status of Aulia-e-Siddiqeen, walking-talking

examples of Quran

Give them Sabr and Shukr, protect their heart, eyes and tongues
from sins and Shaytaan

Make them merciful over the creation, forgiving and serving others
with love and care

Clean their hearts from any traces of jealousy, pride, arrogance, love
of name and fame, greed and show-off, anger and malice

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Make them ideal human beings, best of the creation, earning
mountains of Hasanat,

Make them examples of Nafs-e-Mutmain-na and keep them on

Siraat-e-Mustaqeem,

Bless them with great intentions, will-power, and simplicity, spirit of

sacrifice, courage and dedication

Ya Allah, you have selected this blessed group among the millions of
people to learn Quran and Hadith, their minds are clean-slate and
they are sincere - Ya Allah bless them with noor of knowledge and
use them like sunshine and clouds to spread Khair on the face of
earth

Ya Allah, make them the Key to every good and lock over every evil

Bless them with experience, wisdom, steadfastness and barakah in

their lives and work

Bless them with Hayat-un-Tayyebah (Hidayah, Aafiyah, Barakah,

Mustajaab-ud-Dua) in Dunya make their graves gardens of Jannah,
bless them with shade of Arsh on the Day of Judgment and
forgiveness and high-ranks of Jannah.

Make them wari'theen (inheritors) of Jannatul-Firdous, with blessed

company of our beloved Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬. Ameen!

ْ ٰ
ِ ‫اَّ رّلل َّم َّص ِل عیلٰ س ِی ِدنا حممد َّع َّد َّد ما یف ِعلمِ ا‬
‫ہلل‬ َّ ‫ر‬ ‫ُ ر ر َّ ر‬
ْ ْ ً ً
‫ہلل َّوبَّارِک َّو َّسلِ ر ْم‬ ِ ‫ام مل‬
ِ ‫کا‬ ِ ‫َّص ٰٰلۃ دائمۃ ب َِّد َّو‬
ُ َّ

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Recommended Books
Books on virtues
Riyadhus Saliheen by Imam Nawawi Rahimahullah

Fazail e-Amaal, Fazail e- Sadaqat by Sheikh Zakariya Kandhlawi Rahimahullah

Books on dhikr, dua and wazaif

Munajat e Maqbool by Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi Rahimahullah

Hizb ul- Azam by Mulla Ali Qari Rahimahullah

Pur noor duaein by Mufti Taqi Usmani Rahimahullah

Hisn ul- Haseen by Allama Jazri Rahimahullah

Qaseeda Tooba by Sheikh Musa Bazi Roohani Rahimahullah

Book for women

Misali Khawatein by Muhammad Ishaq Multani (D.B.).

Book on betterment in provisions

Rizq-e-Auliya ke Posheeda Asbab by Sheikh Musa Bazi Roohani Rahimahullah

Books on Tazkiya-e-Nafs (purification of the soul)

Alamat e Muhabbat, Allah Ta’ala Apne Bandon Se Kitni Mohabbat Karte Hain by
Maulana Arsalan Bin-Akhtar Rahimahullah, and

Jaza ul Amal by Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi Rahimahullah.

Books on Peace and Happiness

Sukoon e- Qalb by Dr. Abdul Hye, Khalifa of Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi Rahimahullah

“Don’t Be Sad” and “You Can Be The Happiest Woman In The World”, by Dr. A’id al
Qarni,

Pareshaniyan aur in ka ilaaj by Mufti Raouf Sakkarwi (D.B.)

Zindagi say Bezari Kiyon by Dr. Abdul hayee Rahimahullah

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 Glossary

• Subhanahu Wa Ta’aala ‫ –احبسہنواعتیل‬The Most Glorified and the

Most High
• Dunya – world.
• Imaan – belief.
• Taqwa – piety, righteousness, fear of Allah.
• Akhirah – Hereafter.
• Malaika – angels.
• Alam e Takween – realm hidden from us, controlled by
Allah’s Statutory orders and wisdom.
• AlayhesSalam (AS) – peace be upon him.
• dhikr – remembrance of Allah ‫احبسہنواعتیل‬
• Dua – asking Allah ‫احبسہنواعتیل‬for something, praying.
• Rakaah - single iteration of movement in salah.
• Noor – light.
• Sunnah - teachings prescribed by prophet Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬.
• RasoolulAllah – Messenger (Prophet) of Allah
• sallallahu alayhe wassallam ‫ ﷺ‬- May Allah honor him and
grant him peace.
• Hayat -e-Tayyeba --- a noble life.
• Jannat ul-Firdous – the highest level in the heaven.
• Qaseeda Burdah Shareef or Burda – poem of the mantle -
poem praising Prophet Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬.
• Rahimahullah – God have mercy on him.
• Haram -e- Kaaba – the blessed house of Allah ‫احبسہنواعتیل‬.
• Baitul Maqdis – Holy masjid in Jerusalem
• Wazaif – duas asking Allah ‫احبسہنواعتیل‬generally for a specific
thing.
• Tazkiya-e-nafs – cleaning the soul.
• Munjiyaat – selected verses from the Noble Quran, teaching
Tawakkul and Tawheed.
• Tawakkul - perfect trust in God and reliance on Him alone.

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• Tawheed – oneness of Allah ‫احبسہنواعتیل‬.
• Hidayah – guidance towards the straight path.
• Nafs – inner self
• Barzakh- a realm where the soul goes after death.
• Hashr – the gathering on the Day of Judgment.
• Shahada – saying, I bear witness that there is none worthy of
worship except Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬, and Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬is the
Messenger of Allah.
• Madyan - a city in present day Saudi Arabia.
• Abd – servant.
• Sheikh – a religious scholar, mentor, leader.
• D.B. Damat Barakatuhum (form of salutation for a scholar)
• Paradise – heaven.
• Hakeem Luqman – a wise man, named Luqman.
• Hakeem ul ummat – the one with the most wisdom among
the ummah – Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi Rahimahullah.
• Nawab – royality of India.
• Mufti-e-Azam – A grand religious scholar.
• Darood – salutations on Prophet ‫ﷺ‬.
• Istighfar - asking Allah ‫ احبسہنواعتیل‬for forgiveness.
• Salah – prayer.
• Shaitan – Satan, devil, an evil jinn.
• Sadaqah – charity.
• Sahabiyah – a female who has believed in prophet ‫ ﷺ‬and
saw him as well.
• Masjid – mosque.
• Tasbeeh – is a form of dhikar glorifying Allah ‫احبسہنواعتیل‬.
• Mimbar - a short flight of steps used as a platform by a
sheikh in a masjid.
• Khutbah - a religious sermon.

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