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Jun

2015

Correction of Mistakes of Tablighi Jamaat workers:The must Requirements

posted by ittehadummat on 7th June 2015 - 0 comments

[b](Portion of my letter in response to a Brother who pointed mistakes of the workers of Tablighi Jamaat)[/h] "Assalam o Alaikum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuhu, May Allah bless you with all hikmat and barkat in your life. Your concern about correcting the wrong practices in Dawah work is very good and it is from Allah. Now it is upto you to strive for its correction with [color=#FF0000]1. Being passionate for their correction and doing dua for it. 2. With Hikmat 3. Ikhlas 4. With having trust among those in whom you are working for correction. (Take prophet example of correction of Kaba construction Hadith)

Nov

2014

India at Decisive Cross Road

posted by ittehadummat on 23rd November 2014 - 0 comments

(The following is a translation of writing taken from [url=http://http://islam-muslims-india.blogspot.in/2014/11/communal-violence-in-india-india-at.html]http://islam-muslims-india.blogspot.in/2014/11/communal-violence-in-india-india-at.html[/url] by renowed Scholar Abul Hasan Ali Nadvi Rahimullah at a time when the Hindu Muslim Riots were engulfing large part of India.And people were becoming mad in communal Frenzy. This was a advise to indian people and relevant to whole world. It becomes still more relevant now with the rise of right wing forces in the politics of India.) [color=#FF0000]INDIA ON A DECISIVE CROSS ROAD[/b] I[color=#0040FF]n the human world there is nothing more dangerous, nothing more agonizing than that a human being losing his hopes in human beings. [/color] And it is more regrettable that, in his madness and hatred of mankind, he would indulge in violence against helpless women and innocent children; thus crushing flower buds before they would blossom or smile. It may be the fields of education or training, information or progress, financial prosperity or political stability but the branch on which this nest is standing and will always stand, is the environment of human peace and security. Therefore, discussing about the decoration and planning the building of the nest it is necessary to take care of the safety of the branch on which it is standing or it is going to stand. [color=#0040FF]No work can be done without running the risks and making sacrifices. To build a nation, fostering the sense of humanism, creating the sense of mutual cooperation, trust and affection, we need to make an intrepid, fearless and desperate attempt even at the risk of our lives.[/color]

Dec

2013

Sheikh Nadvi on common method of Islamic knowledge learning and zikr

posted by ittehadummat on 15th December 2013 - 0 comments

[h][b]All INCLUSIVE (FOR COMMON MASS) METHOD OF LEARNING ILM AND ZIKR (PART 1)[/center][/h] Ilm and Zikr and its Importance IN THE PRINCIPLES and activities of the movement of Tableegh, the words "zikr' (Rememberance of Allah) and 'ilm' (seeking knowledge) are appearing again and again. This was the common topic of Hazrat Maulana's (Ilyas) invitation to the Muslims. Since this is an important section of Hazrat Maulana's work of Da'wat and reformation, it needs a separate and detailed treatment. In India, and in all over the Islamic world as well, two typical terms of zikr and ilm are widely useed; and there are two conventional (and established) methods for their learning. For zikr, there are defined methods of recitation and sets of prayers; and for ilm, there is a typical system of madrasahs where one needs to spend a number of years. Gradually, Zikr and the getting of ilm have been restricted to these two boundaries in such a way that people have started thinking that without adopting these methods and this system, getting these things is impossible and unusual. In Hazrat Maulana's (Ilyas) view, these two methods and systems (Madarsahs & Khanqah) are of great importance, and are the means of great blessings (Khair o Barkat) .However, this is the stage of specialization and completion from which only some selected and courageous people of the ummah can get to completion and progress and perfection. This is not the common way for the common people as a whole, and the majority of the Ummat and busy people cannot enjoy the fruits and blessings of zikr and ilm and cannot get the objectives of these in a short period of time.

Dec

2013

Deobandi Movement & Deobandiat: The Past & Present

posted by ittehadummat on 4th December 2013 - 0 comments

Assalam o Alaikum, [color=#FF0000][b]DEOBANDI MOVEMENT : TIME OF INTROSPECTION??[/u][/b] Based on the situation at ground in India I was to share some points for introspection.In the meantime trends and comments on Social Media and Islamic forums further reinforced my thinking. (Most Probably the situation is similar in other parts of Indian subcontinent) [b]But please be clear there will not be any sensational or Blame game type of discussion. Rather it will an introspection [/b] In my humble view Deoband Movement is the most glorious movement of the last 2 hundred years of Islamic world.And Muslims are indebted to the luminous stars of this Movement. Alhamdulillah the journey is continuing and still benefiting the millions. To understand the basic question of What is deoband? We have to go through pages of history that has been very nicely summarized by Mufti Taqi Usmani DB in these words.

Dec

2013

Public Work or Personal Work:Change of Attitude and the Devastation

posted by ittehadummat on 2nd December 2013 - 0 comments

Sheikh Abul Hasan Ali Nadvi Rahimullah writes [url=http://abulhasanalinadwi.org/ek%20aham%20deeni%20daawat.pdf ][color=#0000FF](Translation of excerpts from Sheikh Urdu Book available here)[/color][/url] [color=#FF0000][h][u]Teaching and Learning of deen and its effort is integral part of muslim life[/color][/h]. [/b] "It is very clear from Quran and Hadith that following is a parts and parcel of a Muslim life. 1.To learn deen for oneself and to practice it in life. 2.To Teach deen (Islamic Knowledge and Practice) to others 3.Encouraging for good and forbidding from bad 4.Striving for the Spread and Propagation of deen. These all should be parts of a Muslim life.

Dec

2013

Tableeghees & Tableeghi Jamaat: Sheikh Manzoor Nomani writes

posted by ittehadummat on 2nd December 2013 - 1 comment

Maulana Manzoor Nomani Rahimullah writes ([url=http://islamicbookslibrary.net/2013/09/09/tableeghi-jamaat-chand-haqaaiq-wa-ghalat-fehmiyan-by-shaykh-muhammad-manzoor-nomani-r-a/][color=#FF0000]excerpts Translated from urdu book available here)[/color] [/url] "I have always been of opinion that this name TABLEEGH and those who are working in it as TABLIGHI JAMAAT is creating many confusion for many people. It cause many misconceptions. From the word TABLEEGH people think that it is a work of Preaching (Nassehat o Waaz) and TABLIGHI JAMAAT is a tem or Party of these Preachers. Thats why they expect that they should have an upper level of knowledge

Nov

2013

Sheikh Nadvi on Requirement of effective Religious Movement

posted by ittehadummat on 27th November 2013 - 0 comments

Syed Abul Hasan Ali Nadvi Rahimullah said........... [color=#FF0000]Biggest Power of present day Irreligious and materialistic Movement[/b] Those who see deep know that the biggest power of all the irreligious or temporal movements of this day and age is that they make direct contacts with the people, and then develop the behavior of people on their principles. Their callers are the people of action. They are active and mobile and have the spirit of sacrifice, and bear every type of hardships in their cause. They have activities to keep the people busy with. These all aspects have magnet-like attraction for the restless self of the people today. [color=#FF0000]Way to counter the Materialistic wordly and irreligious movement [/b] To meet face to face with these irreligious movements. neither philosophical theories are appropriate, and nor paper designs (planning without action), or mere argument and reasoning, or those mere invitations which are limited to particular folds of people and have nothing with them for the common people to attract with and taking them on some work, can fully meet with the need. These irreligious (or, at least, purely materialistic) movements are spreading like fire, and their networks are present throughout the world.

Nov

2013

Imam Gazhali on Tarbiah & Education of Common Mass

posted by ittehadummat on 25th November 2013 - 1 comment

[center][b]Religious Condition of Muslim Mass :Responsibilities of Elites of Ummah[/center] [/b][/color] [color=#000000]Imam Gazali Rahimullah writes in Ahya Ul Uloomudden explaining the situation of 12th century Muslims. He is explaining the situation and also suggesting the possible remedy.[/color] [color=#000000](Unfortunately at present the condition of muslims is either same or has further deteriorated) Majority of the Muslims in cities are not knowing about deen not even the proper knowledge about Salat (Namaz). What to talk about villages and remote areas. Everyone knows that no one is knowledgeable from womb of mother. [/color] [color=#FF0000]It is an obligation on knowledgeable to teach the ignorant. And it in not necessary that the teacher must be Scholar in formal way. (Having great knowledge) (Islahi Aalim hona zaroori Nahin)

Nov

2013

Elder of Markaz Nizamuddin on:Preservation of Nahaj of Dawah o Tabligh

posted by ittehadummat on 25th November 2013 - 1 comment

[color=#FF0000]Fazilatus Sheikh Maulana Ibraheem Dewla (HA)[/b] (Elder of Basti Hazrat Nizamuddin R.A.New Delhi ,India) (Translated pages from urdu book of his Bayan) Advices Facts and Requests on The blessed work of Dawat o Tabligh must remain in its correct Path Maulana Words starts . It is collective responsibity of all the Ulema of Muslim Ummah to preserve this great work of Dawat o Tabligh in its original and correct form in the light of Quran o Hadith as adopted by the Great Akabireen (Scholar) of Ummah.