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Dream: Sheikh Hisham asked me a question

In this dream I saw Sheikh Hisham in a Masjid. There were people about to take shahadah but their wives still hadn’t taken it. Continue reading

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Dhikr vs dua

Q: Is it better to make dhikr of astaghfirullah instead of making dua since my dua is not in Arabic? Continue reading

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Khatm Quran gathering

Q: Is it permitted to hold a gathering to celebrate the completion of khatm of the Quran? Continue reading

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Salat najat

Q: Please, can you give me some details about the invocation we have to say in salat annajat. I don’t understand when I do tell it. Continue reading

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Supplication and the Divine Will

Q: …I sometimes feel there is no point in asking Allah for specific things (for example, Oh Allah, please let me get a job or wife, etc) because what Allah has written shall come to pass regardless of whether we ask or not… Continue reading

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Dream: Salawat Nariyyah

I dream of defending shalawat nariyah. In my dream someone said that that shalawat is bid’ah then I defend it. But in realty I never know about shalawat nariyah. Continue reading

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Dream: Prophet (s) and saints

Then when I was eigtheen, I dream of the mazar of Khawja Moinudeen Chisti in India, thought I have never been to India, I dream of a person dressed in white and he was telling me it is your time to join the tariqa. Continue reading

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Dream: Grandfather Dying in One’s Arms

As last night itself, I dreamed of my late grandpa. He was suffering in bed because in the room there was a silver ring with a Saphire stone, and it was this ring which made him sick. He wanted to make duas on him, I cried for my mum to make it but in vain, he left dunya in my arms.[fr]As last night itself, I dreamed of my late grandpa. He was suffering in bed because in the room there was a silver ring with a Saphire stone, and it was this ring which made him sick. He wanted to make duas on him, I cried for my mum to make it but in vain, he left dunya in my arms.[/fr] Continue reading

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Seeking the Means in Invocation

Can you explain to me the invocation (du’a) of the awliyah in light of the Qur’an and Sunna and its purpose. I know any tawwasul is a need but how and why do we invoke the awliyah and saints I dont quite understand. Continue reading

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