On Friday Oct 03 the world renowned Mawlana Shaykh Hisham Kabbani gave a speech on the importance of observing the daily prayers with sincerity and love. Here is just a gist of what was spoken in Fenton US. Prayers are the zones where you are most near to Allah swt to ask Him what you need. “In it , feeha yatasa” “feeha ma yaleeq min al – asrar- in it all kinds of secrets lies within in the prayer itself. Allah swt will open whatever secrets or blessings to His servant when he is praying and no one will know what lies within a specific prayer. Actually many people approach prayer through problems and when they face difficulties. Salathul al Haajjah is a prayer of fulfilling a need and the person who gets what he wanted forgot that the solution is from Allah swt. It is also important to ask a need from your heart not just merely ask by raising your hands as Allah swt says that He will respond to our calls in the Al Quran. In order to see whether our prayer is working for us is the effec...
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I want to start a series of posts on prayer. “Prayer is the coolness of my eyes” said the Prophet PBUH. Every word of the Prophet is as true as the Holy Quran. How can prayer be soothing to him yet a boring “ritual” to most of us. If you ask a muslim to choose between a “going to the cinema” and "going to the mosque", the most likely urge is to choose the former. That is the reality of this age. Prayer is losing its popularity among muslims. The real reason is that we “cannot” see God in our prayer. If you are using the computer now can you ask this simple question - where is the electrical power coming from? The answer will be it is from the power socket. It is from the circuit distribution board, from the switch room, from the distribution center, from the power supply, from the power generator. One broken link in that chain and your computer will be useless. Similarly, if you cannot see Allah swt in your prayer – your link is broken and you are stuck in the boredom of rit...
It is my ardent desire to find out what we can discover in prayer. That is why I am posting articles in this regard. It is not an easy task to find out what is the ‘key’ to open the floodgate in a prayer. We will find something in prayer. It is only a matter of time.It is definitely that ‘something’ we did not experience in life is behind the veil of our prayer. In my preceding post I have given readers the first step in approaching prayer. Readers may find that my posts are not on a consistent basis. I feel guilty at times. To tell you the truth, it is not an easy task writing about something which I have not gone through. I just want to unlock the key in a successful prayer. There is something there in prayer – a gift from Allah swt- for those who enters prayer to unlock and take it. But prayer is a ritual, monotonous exercise for the majority. It is because many of us who enters prayer are in a lazy mindset about prayers. It gives nothing. It is not entertaining like watching a mov...
In the name of God The Most Gracious The Most Merciful. I will only praise God for the writings that i have written so far in this blog. This is a spiritual diary about how i understand Islam to date. Why Maulana.Com? This blog is a dedication to my late enlightened teacher Shaik Alhaj Rais Sufi Maulana Maulevi Syed Ibrahim Bin Mohamed Bacha (Baqavi) Airwadi Levvai (5th July 1931 - 18th May 2003 or 16 R Awwal 1424) who was part of my spiritual development in Islam. We use to call him by the name maulana. Thus maulana.com What is the benefit here? Though it is a personal spiritual journey i have included my own experiences so that readers can use it for their own development. The religion of Islam is not a static ritual dogma but when practiced with certainty you will reap the sweetness of faith. My vision of our beloved Prophet Muhammad is one example. Read here here and here . The greatness of Shaik Alhaj Rais Sufi Maulana Maulevi Syed Ibrahim Bin Mohamed Bacha Allah The Most High i...
N ow you are ready for the prayer. In our everyday life we focus on so many things. But only in prayer Allah swt gives you a break from all the troubles and problems by making your time to remember Him alone. But instead of remembering Allah swt, the performers of prayers mostly remember their matters about the world. This is where the basis of contradiction will arise. Do not be a selfish performer of prayer. Give your time to Allah swt. Why I say contradictions? On one hand we belief in Allah swt but on the other hand we do not ask Allah swt to make the belief stronger. We think that we are going to perform the prayer. But we have forgotten that we are just an instrument of Allah swt. Now in this blog you may have learned some skill in your spiritual pursuit. Sometimes I wonder why I am writing this blog. It gives me nothing but taking so much of my sleep time. The reason is this - I love to write about Islam. Is that love self imposed? I do not think so. The passion in me is planted...
The Prayer in Islam is actually a communion with the Creator who is above and beyond all understanding and reality. In order to get a one hundred percent communication with Allah swt, conscious effort is needed by the performer of prayer. The first and foremost of prayer is the beautiful Azan or Call to Prayer. The call to prayer is above all music in the universe. Listen to the call before every prayer and try your very best to emulate the most beautiful call to prayer before you start a prayer. I have found the below video.Listen to this beautiful call to prayer by Mr Yusuf Islam.
T he food that we consume has to be in accordance with code given in the Al Quran. It is one of the factors which will help in uplifting our prayers from a dull ritual to quality devotion. I am somehow very fortunate to have secured the Keys Of The Treasures of The Heaven and Earth . I have become somehow more conscious of my connection with the spiritual dimension. All praise to Allah swt. I truly want you to taste the sweetness of faith with Allah swt. One day we will see from our own eyes that the only truth is Allah swt. Then it will be too late. Why not ponder over Allah swt truthfulness in this world. In this section I want to write about the one thing that brings you near to the door of success - which is the obligatory ablution. Allah swt says in the Al Quran Chapter 5 verse 6 as follows: *O ye who believe! when ye prepare for prayer, wash your faces, and your hands (and arms) to the elbows; Rub your heads (with water); and (wash) your feet to the ankles. If ye are in a state ...
I n my last article I have said that the condition for having a quality prayer is when you enter a prayer in a happy state. But this is not an easy task for a beginner. It is only easy for the pious . I began to search for a simple solution for getting that happiness in prayer. Today is Friday and I got the answer from the imam (the person who leads the prayer in a congregational prayer). He said that inorder for us to perform our religious duty base requirement is that as a muslim we have to be careful on what we eat. He said that Allah swt said in Chaper 5 verse 3 of the Al Quran as follows: Forbidden to you is that which is already dead, and the blood, and the meat of pig, and what was sacrificed to other than God, and that which has been strangled, and that which has been beaten to death, and that which has fallen from a height, and that which has been gored, and that which the wild animals have eaten from except what you managed to rescue, and what has been slaughtered on alters, ...
T he human heart is the most important part of the body. A wise person once said that it is the place where you can ‘hold’ Allah swt. Allah swt sees the heart. Allah swt says in Chapter 2 verse 225 as follows: ‘God will not call you to account for thoughtlessness in your oaths, but for the intention in your hearts; and He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Forbearing’ Therefore, the first things you have to do when you are approaching prayer try to feel that you are going to heaven. Feel in your heart that your place you are right now is ‘hell’. If a man who had walked on the desert for days without a drop of water and suddenly sees an oasis will rush to quench his thirst. This is exactly how you must feel towards prayer. Rush to the Creator to quench for all your needs – be it spiritual or material. The first step for quality prayer- happiness shall precede when entering prayer. This is conditional. [part 3]
If you think that it is very difficult to practice the keys of the treasures of the the heaven and earth , i will give you a simple solution for your concern. You can read the KTHE either in one go 100 times or you can break your readings. Read it 20 times in each obligatory prayer. It is very simple and will only take a few minutes of your time. Try it and you will be one of the successful ones!
Some readers have emailed to me that the Keys Of The Treasures Of The Heaven and Earth is a little difficult to recite from the arabic characters. I have done the transliteration in english below : La ilaha illa Llahu wa Llahu akbar Wa subhan allahi wal hamdul li Llahi wastaghfiru Llah allahdhi la ilaha illa Hu wal awwalu wal akhiru waz Zahiru wal Batimu yuhyi wa yumithu wa huwa Hayyan la yamuthu Bi yadihil khayr wa huwa ala kulli shayin Qadir Do it everyday and reap the benefits.
I n my earlier post of the methodology of reciting Surah Al Fatiha is proposed. This is another way you can recite Surah Al Fatiha to harness complete benefits : After every obligatory prayer (namaz or salat) recite the magic formula 20 times. This should be recited immediately after the prayer without any worldly thoughts. Only the thought of Allah swt. Try this formula at least 40 days consecutively and you will realise the benefits. And if you have you can comment your experience in this blog.
A llah swt essence is entirely different from His creations. It is because Allah is above creation. He is not need of anything but He is worthy of all praises. The creation of Insan is the decision of Allah swt. As a guidance and connection, Allah swt give us the Al Quran till end of time. Therein lies a healing for mankind. There are countless benefits from reciting Surah Al Fatiha. If a person reads Surah Al Fatiha as mentioned here he or she reap the following benefits : the recitor's status will be altered as per the desire of the heart the recitor's poverty is removed the recitor's debt will be cleared miraculously the recitor's disease will be cured the recitor cannot be overpowered or vulnerable the recitor's enemy will become fearful the recitor's friends will be friendlier Recite Surah Al Fatiha and reap your rewards!
There is a healing in Surah Al-Fatiha . There is another key to attract Allah swt to your side. That is to praise Allah swt. Here this : … ‘ and celebrate the Praises of god often (and without stint): that ye may prosper’ 62:10 Praises means ‘to express a warm approbation, or commendation for , or admiration for …’ The phrase ‘ waothkhuroo’ basically means ‘ and remember’. In other worlds a person who remembers Allah swt much will prosper. Remember Allah much swt and prosper
T he Noble Prophet Muhammad saws is reported to have said "...by Him Who is in possession of my life, a surah like this one has been revealed neither in the Torah nor in the Bible, nor even in the rest of the Quran.". The satan lamented , wept, and tore his hair out on four occasions : when he was cursed, when he was thrown out of Heaven, when Muhammad saws was given Prophethood, and when Surat al-Fatihah was revealed. The above two separate stories will suffice for us to take this Surah al-Fatiha very seriously. That is why in a prayer (namaz or salat) it is compulsory to recite this surah. I will advice readers to recite surah al-Fatiha in this manner : After the first Optional Prayer in prayer recite surah al-Fatiha 14 times with these conditions : Looking towards the direction of prayer Thinking about Allah swt Recite slowly and softly Try to recite this formula for every prayer and you will reach whatever status you want in this life.
W hen I wrote the post of my visit to see the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) , you may be wondering how that can be? To tell you the truth I felt the same way. But it is a norm for great learned people of the past to have experience of dreaming the great Prophet. I think it all decided by Allah swt to have a glimpse of the sweetness of faith. It is all about our intention in this life. What we actually want in the inner recesses of our hearts. What you want is what you get. I will also like to give some information of what I do in my daily life. 12 years ago I got the opportunity of a book on Islam. Therein I found a story of the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw. It is reported that ‘ Uthman ibn Affan, may Allah be pleased with him, requested further information about Allah’s injunction of the Keys of the Treasure of the Heavens and the Earth (mentioned several times in the Quran). The Prophet saws said to him “You have inquired of me something which nobody has ever asked me befo...
W ho will prosper according to Allah swt? Prosperity is all that we desire in this life. Prosperity means materialism. This is what we understand by prosperity. The discovery of money is a convenient medium of exchange. But it has its own set of ills. Look at the things Allah swt created in this world. From the solar system to the deepest resources resting underneath the earth are all for human kind use. But are the world’s resources being distributed equally? I do not think so. It is because Man is basically is dwelling on greed. He wants to keep every penny for himself and his family. He cares less about his brothers and sisters. The richer is getting richer. If you really want to prosper follow the steps below: Fear Allah This is the most difficult thing to carry out if our faith is weak. But there are many ways you can make yourself to fear Allah swt. One way is to think about the world we live in. It is just a speck or a dot among the billions of worlds that Allah has created. If ...
As I was going to work one fine morning I saw a bird – I think it is ‘myna’- busily pecking a piece of disposed food under a tree. In the next minute I saw another bird of the same kind fluttering towards it to take its share of the morning blessings. The bird which has got the first meal quickly took its food and flew away. The poor second bird watched helplessly moving its head aimlessly in great disappointment. As I watched the entire scene, I felt a strong sense of giving the selfish bird a lesson on sharing. How am I going to do this? Either I breed some of the birds and teach them the instinct of sharing. Well, I do not know whether I can make them more caring. Selfish in animals and us is a programmed instinct of not allowing anyone into your territory and assets. It can be useful at times. But, we have to let go a little to your fellow being. At that moment I felt a sense of shame to my self as I am also part of the selfish game in this world. I also sensed that there are ‘Hol...