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The Wise Words of Shaykh Abd al Qadir al Jilani
those who bring the most significant benefit to those who depend on Him.
ꜤAllāmah al-Munāwī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه said:
Calling people towards goodness, inviting them to the path of Allah Almighty, teaching them the knowledge of Islam, treating them gently, showing mercy, being compassionate, spending on them; in short, doing good for people in any matter, whether religious or worldly (while remaining within the boundaries of Islamic law), all this is considered conveying benefit to mankind.[1]
Dear Islamic brothers! From these words of Shaykh ꜤAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه and the Hadith he mentioned, it becomes clear that helping people, showing care for the poor, needy, and orphans, and conveying benefit to them—these are actions that make one beloved to Allah Almighty.
اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه Shaykh ꜤAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه himself was full of profound compassion, mercy, and sympathy for others.
Bringing joy to the distressed
Abū ꜤAbdullāh Muhammad b. Khiḍr al-Ḥusaynī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه narrates:
One day, Shaykh ꜤAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī saw a poor man who was in deep distress. Seeing a Muslim in sorrow, the Shaykh became restless and inquired: مَا شَاْنُکَ – “What has happened to you?” The poor man replied, “I need to cross over to the other side of the River Tigris, but I have no money. The boatman refuses to take me without paying a fare. I am hurt by this. If only I had money, I would not have faced such humiliation.”
BOOK TOPIC
- The Wise Words of Shaykh ꜤAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī
- The excellence of reciting ṣalāt upon the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- Speech intentions
- First advice: three things are obligatory upon every Muslim
- A brief summary of Shaykh ꜤAbd al-Qādir’s life
- His teaching and speeches
- Second advice: the action that makes one beloved to Allah
- Bringing joy to the distressed
- Third advice: consider life a treasure!
- Fourth advice: regarding four things that harm Islam
- Encouragement for Pious Deed 33
- Manners of visiting the resting places of the noble saints
- Announcement
- The six ṣalawāt and two duꜤāˈs recited in the Sunna-inspired weekly gatherings of Dawat-e-Islami
- 1. The ṣalāt for the night preceding Friday
- 4. The reward of 600,000 ṣalāt
- 3. Seventy portals of mercy
- 2. All sins forgiven
- 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
- Weekly gathering schedule for 9th October 2025
- More manners of visiting the resting places of the noble saints
- Supplication to be included among the righteous
- 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
