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Let No One Pride Themselves on Their Strength

We as human beings have mastered so much. We have dived to the depths of the ocean and landed on the moon. We have sent probes to Mars and are planning manned missions to Mars. We scan the heavens. We have huge satellites and observatories. We have controlled the atom. We have made almost all… Continue reading

A Deadly Disease

Arrogance is such a severe disease of the heart because an arrogant person is not merely objecting to Allah’s division and distribution in His creation, as with envy, but is actually challenging Allāh in His greatness. We learn from the ḥadīth that greatness, grandness and pride are the garments of Allāh سبحانه وتعالى and whoever… Continue reading

Mouthpiece of the Heart

The tongue is the mouthpiece of the heart; whatever is in the heart will be revealed through the tongue. When a person is calm he can maintain a facade, however the moment he becomes angry, passionate or embroiled in an argument, his tongue will reveal what is truly in his heart. If a person does… Continue reading

Pearls of Wisdom 2

A few more pearls of wisdom taken from some of the majalis (gatherings for spiritual training) held by Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq in 1998: • Hub-e-Jaah (love of name,fame and recognition) is normally the last thing that leaves a person’s heart even though the other spiritual ailments like love of wealth and dunya may have… Continue reading

Pearls of Wisdom 1

Below are some pearls of wisdom taken from a few majalis (gatherings for spiritual training) held by Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq in 1998: • Part of the cure to the diseases of the heart is to realise their dangers and how they manifest themselves in a person. • If a person does not work on… Continue reading

True Servants of Rahman

In a hadeeth related by Imam Muslim رحمة الله عليه in his Sahih, on the authority of Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah رضى الله عنه, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم says ‘Never does anyone’s wealth decrease by giving in the way of Allah and never is a servant of Allah forgiving and merciful to anybody else… Continue reading

Weeds in a Rose Garden

It is easy to achieve a rapport with Allah سبحانه وتعالى. but it is difficult to maintain especially for a person who has pride in his heart. One of the consequences of pride is that it leads to friction with others. A proud person will expect respect, love, attention and affection from others but when… Continue reading