act upon Islamic teachings including even Salah. Furthermore, the darkness of fashion, songs and music had prevailed in our home. Fury and peevishness had also become second nature to us.

Fortunately, a son of my paternal aunt was associated with the Madani environment of Dawat-e-Islami. He invited my brother to the weekly Sunnah-Inspiring Ijtima’. Making individual effort, he even started taking my brother to the Ijtima’. Having returned from the Ijtima’, my brother would tell us what he heard in the Ijtima’, mentioning Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه, thus causing me to develop a liking for the Madani environment of Dawat-e-Islami. اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ! For the first time in 1985, I was inspired to attend ‘the special session’ of the annually-held Sunnah-Inspiring Ijtima’. During the Ijtima’ I along with other Islamic sisters listened to the speech and made heart-rending Du’a, all with the observance of Islamic veiling.

اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ! By the blessing of the very same Ijtima’, I repented of my sins, developing the mindset of pondering over my afterlife. In order to remain steadfast in the Madani environment of Dawat-e-Islami, I started acting upon Madani In’amaat and was blessed with the privilege of performing Hajj and paying a humble visit to Madinah along with the caravan of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـه.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic sisters! At the end of the speech, I would like to have the privilege to mention some Madani pearls about Zakah.

Madani pearls of paying Zakah!

At many places in the Holy Quran, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has commanded us to pay Zakah and mentioned its importance. In many blessed Ahadees, the Beloved