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Admonitory Examples
The day came and went, the sun rose and set, the night came and passed, stars appeared and disappeared – all of this, every particle of the universe, is an open book. It contains counsel and admonition for us. Would that we become those who fear, take admonition, and are اُولِی الْاَبْصَار (i.e., those who reflect and view the world with an eye of admonition).
Statements of the noble saints regarding the eye of admonition
Sayyidunā Ḥātim al-Aṣamm رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه was asked, “How does a person become from the اَھْلِ اِعْتِبَار (i.e., one who takes admonition)? He replied, “When he considers the end of everything in the world and reflects that this thing will soon perish, and very soon, its owner will also be buried in the grave.”[1]
Sayyidunā Ḥātim al-Aṣamm رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه also stated: “The person from whose house a funeral procession leaves, and he does not take admonition from it, such a person gains no benefit from knowledge, wisdom, or counsel.”[2]
How will we endure the heat of Hell?
Prophet Dāwūd عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم was deeply pious and conscious of divine retribution. One day, he passed by an oven where fire was burning. Seeing this reminded him of the fire of Hell. His heart became fearful, and in a state of restlessness, he fell to the ground and writhed so much that it was as if his joints would dislocate. During hot days, when Prophet Dāwūdعَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم stepped into sunshine, he would say, “O Allah! If we
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- Excellence of sending ṣalāt upon the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- Speech intentions
- Two amazing incidents
- (1): The status and magnificence of Prophet Ibrāhīm عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم
- The mediation of the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم proved effective
- (2): Shaddād’s Paradise
- The world is a deception
- The dreadful ends of perished nations
- The skulls of kings
- The world is a place of admonition
- Sayyidunā Khiḍrعَلَیْہِ السَّلام and an extraordinary wonder
- Who achieves success?
- Encouragement to reflect
- Statements of the noble saints regarding the eye of admonition
- How will we endure the heat of Hell?
- Every home is a sign of Admonition
- Counsel of Imam Ḥasan al-Baṣrī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه
- The grave’s reply
- Encouragement for Pious Deed Number 18
- Sunan and etiquettes of wearing footwear
- The six ṣalawāt and two duꜤāˈs recited in the Sunna-inspired weekly gatherings of Dawat-e-Islami
- 3. Seventy portals of mercy
- 1. The ṣalāt for the night preceding Friday
- 2. All sins forgiven
- 4. The reward of 600,000 Duroods
- 5. Nearness to the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- 6. The ṣalāt of intercession
- 1. Good deeds for 1000 days
- 2. An easy way to spend every night in worship
- Supplication after exiting the washroom
- Remaining Sunan and etiquettes of wearing footwear
- Weekly gathering schedule for 31th July 2025
- Method of collective accountability (72 Pious Deeds)
- Method of collective accountability (72 pious deeds) daily 56 pious deeds
- Record of qufl-e-Madinah
- Ten weekly pious deeds
- Three monthly pious deeds
- One yearly pious deed
- Two lifetime pious deeds
- The Amir of Ahl al-Sunna’s dua
