Encouragement for Pious Deed No. 71

The pious servants of Allah Almighty have left us countless pieces of advice, and we can only benefit from them through study. Sadly, in today’s times, the passion for reading has almost disappeared among Muslims. To revive this zeal, the Amir of Ahl al-Sunna دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ has included the act of reading in his Pious Deeds booklet.

Pious Deed no. 71 asks us:

Have you completed the lifetime course? The syllabus includes Minhāj al-ꜤĀbidīn, Jāʾa al-Ḥaqq, Bahār-i-Shariat: Part 9 (rulings on apostasy), Part 16 (rulings on business), and the section about the rights of parents. For those who are married: Part 7 (prohibited relations and spousal rights), and Part 8 (upbringing of children, divorce, rulings on hurmat al-muṣāharat, ẓihār, and implied divorce). From the books of Imam Aḥmad Razā Khān رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه: Tamhīd al-Imān, and Ḥusām al-Ḥaramayn. From the publications of Maktabat al-Madinah: Kufriya Kalimat Ke Bare Main Sawal Jawab.

Many more books and booklets are listed in the Pious Deeds booklet.

So, we must act upon this good deed by reading these works, gaining sacred knowledge, and benefitting from the advice of our elders. Make intention today to fill in the Pious Deeds booklet and study these valuable books. May Allah Almighty grant us the ability to act upon this.

In this era of widespread tribulations, the Amir of Ahl al-Sunna دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ has spread the blessings of Imam Ghazālīرَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه  far and wide. He has immense love for the imam, regularly reading his books, acting upon them, and encouraging others to do the same. It was upon his desire that Dawat-e-Islami’s scholarly and research department, the Islamic Research Centre, translated al-Ghazālī’s works into Urdu, which were then published by Maktabat al-Madinah. You can obtain these books, such as Iḥyāʾ al-ꜤUlūm, Mukāshafat al-Qulūb, and Minhāj al-ꜤĀbidīn, from Maktabat al-Madinah, read them, and gain the blessings of acting upon them.