Dr. Mufti Syed Ziauddin Naqshbandi Mujaddidi Qadri

Shaykh Ul Fiqh, Jamia Nizamia; Founder - Director

Abul Hasanaat Islamic Research Center

Mufti Maulana Syed Zia Uddin Naqshbandi Quadri

Shaik-ul-Fiqh - Jamia Nizamia

Abul Hasanaat Islamic Research Center

Scholarly Articles

Islam is based on 5 things

<meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type" /> <meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId" /> <meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Generator" /> <meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Originator" /> <link href="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\mohi\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List" /> <link href="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\mohi\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData" /> <link href="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\mohi\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping" /><style type="text/css">  </style> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>From Mawaaiz-e-Hasana by Hadhrat Muhaddith-e-Deccan (May Allah Ta’ala shower His Mercy on him)</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hadith:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Translation: The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: Islam is based on 5 things.<span style="">  </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">1.<span style="">  </span>Testifying that there is no God except Allah Ta’ala and that the Holy Prophet Hadhrat Muhammad Mustafa (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) is the Prophet of Allah Ta’ala .</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">2.<span style="">  </span>Offering Salaat.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">3.<span style="">  </span>Giving Zakaat (those who are eligible)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">4.<span style="">  </span>Fasting in Ramadhan.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">5.<span style="">  </span>Performing Haj (those who can afford it)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hadhrat Hasan Basri (May Allah Ta’ala shower His Mercy on him) says: Islam is that we surrender (hand over) our heart to Allah Ta’ala and that no one is hurt through Muslims.<span style="">  </span>The perfection of Muslims is Islam.<span style="">  </span>You acquire perfect Islam and <i style="">Insha Allah</i> you will become respected without any material things.<span style="">  </span>Remember! Respect is not through money, wealth, clothes or get up, for Muslims respect is through Islam.<span style="">  </span>In earlier times, Muslims used to be perfect Muslims, so they were respected.<span style="">  </span>Now we are Muslims only in name, so we are insulted and humiliated.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The mark of a Muslim is that he/she is firm in religion and has <i style="">Yaqeen</i> (certitude, certainty) in Iman, fulfils the rights of Allah Ta’ala and the rights of the creation, is moderate when rich and patient when destitute and poor, is benevolent when strong and patient when overburdened.<span style="">  </span>Desires do not rule over him/her and greed does not humiliate him/her.<span style="">  </span>There is no defect in his/her <i style="">niyyah</i> (intention); helps the oppressed, has mercy on the poor; is neither a miser nor extravagant; when somebody oppresses him/her they forgive and excuses the illiterate.<span style="">  </span>His/Her self (<i style="">nafs</i>) is stifled in their hand, but others are happy with him.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Islam is not only belief in the heart and declaration by the tongue, but it is to cross those stages and reach the stage of <i style="">Ihsaan</i>.<span style="">  </span>This is that stage in which the difference between “seeing” and “testifying” does not exist.<span style="">  </span>The awareness of the Lord is such that all the time we feel as if He is present with us.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hafidh Ibn Taimiya says: The beauty of Islam is that the beliefs (<i style="">Aqaaid</i>) are correct and Islam is accepted both outwardly and inwardly and while performing every action, this awareness is present that the sight of the Ultimate Lord is forever seeing us and He is not far from us but is so close that even our jugular is not so close to us.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hadhrat Ghouse Azam (May Allah Ta’ala shower His Mercy on him) says:<span style="">  </span>If there is no Islam, there is no Iman.<span style="">  </span>If there is no Iman, there is no <i style="">Yaqeen</i>.<span style="">  </span>If there is no <i style="">Yaqeen</i>, there is no <i style="">Ma’arifah</i> (Realization of Allah SWT).</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">These are all stations and stages of progress.<span style="">  </span>When Islam is correct, then surrendering everything to Allah Ta’ala will be correct.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Nowadays, Muslims are far away from Islam. Neither the appearance is of Muslims nor the character.<span style="">  </span>The beliefs are corrupted, actions are spoiled.<span style="">  </span>There is deception (cheating) in our dealings.<span style="">  </span>Our lifestyle is of Nonmuslims.<span style="">  </span>Do not even ask about manners and etiquette (<i style="">akhlaaq</i>).</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">In short, we have left Allah Ta’ala so Allah Ta’ala abandoned us.<span style="">  </span>We lost this world and we have lost the next world (<i style="">aakhirah</i>), which is a great loss.<span style="">  </span>We are neither here nor there.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hadhrat Shaykh Ahmed bin Kabir Rifai (May Allah Ta’ala shower His Mercy on him) says: Islam is the way to meet Allah Ta’ala.<span style="">  </span>If Nonmuslims perform worship like all the Jinns and the human beings combined, even then only Allah's SWT wrath (anger) will descend on them….</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>