Blessings of Jannah Translated into English by Majlis-e-Tarajim (Dawat-e-Islami)

ۡ ۡ ٰ ٰ ۡ ۡ ٰ ۡ
‫ﻟـﺤ ۡـﻤـﺪ ﻟـﻠـﻪ رب ﻟ ٰـﻌـﻠـﻤ و ﻟـﺼـﻠـﻮة و ﻟـﺴـﻶﻹم ﻋـ ﺳـﻴـﺪ ﻟـﻤ ۡـﺮ ﺳـﻠـ‬
ٰ ٰ ۡ ٰ
()*‫ـﺴﻢ ﻟـﻠـﻪ ﻟـﺮ ۡﺣ ٰـﻤﻦ ﻟـﺮﺣ ۡـ‬
ۡ ‫ـﻄﻦ ﻟـﺮﺟ ۡ*)( ﺑ‬ ۡ ‫ﻣـﺎ ﺑ‬
‫ــﻌـﺪ ﻓـﺎﻋ ۡـﻮذ ﺑـﺎ ﻟـﻠـﻪ ﻣـﻦ ﻟـﺸـﻴ‬

Blessings of Jannah

‫ٰ ِ َـ َ ِ ۡـ َ ا‬
َ ۡ َ ‫َو َ ٰ ا ٰ ِ َ َوا‬ َ َ ََ َ
‫ُم ۡ َ َر ُ ۡ ل ا‬
ٰ َ
‫ا " ةُ َوا‬
ُ َ ََ َ ٰ َٰ َ َ َ َ َۡ َ ُ َ ٰ َ
‫ــ ۡ َر ا‬# ‫ۡ ــ ٰ ِ َــ‬ ‫و ا ِــ وا‬ ‫ ا‬$‫ـ‬ِ # ‫ـ‬ ‫م‬ ‫ا " ةُ َوا‬

َ ۡ ۡ َ ُ ُ ََۡ
‫) *) ا(ِ 'ِ& ِف‬+ #
Translation: I have made the intention of Sunnah I’tikaaf.

Whenever you enter a Masjid, upon remembering, make the intention of

‘I’tikaaf’ because as long as you stay in the Masjid you will keep obtaining the
reward of Nafli (supererogatory) I’tikaaf, then eating, drinking and sleeping
will also become permissible for you in the Masjid.

Excellence of reciting Salat-‘Alan-Nabi 

The Prophet of creation, the Peace of our heart and mind, the most Generous
and Kind ‫ اﷲ  ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ   َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ has said, ‘Whoever recites Salāt upon me a
thousand times daily shall not die until he sees his place in Heaven.’
(Attarghīb Wattarhīb, vol. 2, pp. 326, Hadis 2590)

‫َﻨﺎے ُﻣﺼﻄَﻔٰﮯ‬
ٔ ‫وِرد ﮨﮯ ﺟﺲ ﮐﺎ ﺛ‬ ‫ﻣﻨﺘﻈﺮ ﮨﯿﮟ ﺟﻨّﺘﯿﮟ اس ﮐﮯ ﻟﯿﮯ‬

َُ َٰ ٰ َ َ ۡ َ َ ‫ ۡا‬- َ
./0 1 2َ 3 ُ ‫ ا‬4 َ ۡ ,‫ا‬
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Dear Islamic brothers! Before listening to the Bayān, let’s make good
intentions for attaining rewards. The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ  اﷲُ  ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ   َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬has
َ َ ۡ ّ ٌۡ َ ۡ ُۡ ُ
said, ‘ٖ5ِ /6 7ِ9 ;< 7ِِ 9=/ ‫ ’?ِ > ا‬The intention of a believer is better than his action.
(Al-Mu’jam-ul-Kabeer, vol. 6, pp. 185, Hadees 5942)

Two Madani pearls

Without a good intention, no reward is granted for a good deed.
The more righteous intentions one makes the greater reward he will attain.

Intentions of listening to the Bayān

1. Lowering my eyes, I will listen to the Bayān attentively.

2. Instead of resting against a wall etc., I will sit in Attahiyyaat position as

far as possible with the intention of showing respect for religious
knowledge.

3. I will make room for others by folding my hands and limbs and by
moving slightly.

4. If someone pushes me, I will remain patient and avoid staring, snapping,
and arguing with them.

5. َ ۡ َ َ ‫ ۡ ا‬- َ , ‫ ُ@وا ا‬Aُ ‫ا ُ ۡذ‬, ‫ ا‬1َِ ‫ ۡ ا ا‬Cُ ۡ ُD, etc., I will reply loudly with
When I hear ۡ ِ ,‫ا‬
the intention of gaining reward and encouraging others to also recite.

6. After the Bayān, I will approach other people by making Salām, shaking
hands, and for making individual efforts upon them.

َُ َٰ ٰ َ َ ۡ َ َ ‫ ۡا‬- َ
./0 1 2َ 3 ُ ‫ ا‬4 َ ۡ ,‫ا‬
ِ
Intentions of delivering a Bayān
1. I also make the intention that I would deliver this speech (Bayān) in
order to seek the pleasure of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬and for reaping the rewards.
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2. I will deliver my speech (Bayān) by reading from a book of an authentic

Sunni scholar.

3. Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬has stated in the Glorious Quran:

ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ٰ ۡ
‫ﺴﻨﺔ‬34 ‫ﻜﻤﺔ و ﻟﻤ ۡﻮ ﻋﻈﺔ‬34 ‫ ﺳﺒ ۡﻴﻞ رﺑﻚ ﺑﺎ‬:; ‫دع‬

Translation from Kanz-ul-Īmān: ‘Call towards the path of your Lord with
sound planning and good advice.’ (Part 14, Surah An-Nahl, verse 125)

And the Beloved Rasool ‫ َﺻ َّ  اﷲُ ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ  َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬has stated:
ٓ َ ّۡ َ َُّۡ
>َ ‫ َو ۡ ا‬Fِ 6 ‫ ا‬Gِ H
‘Convey from me even if it is a single verse.’ (Sahih Bukhari, Hadees 4361)

4. I would follow these abovementioned commandments by calling people

towards righteousness and will forbid them from committing evil deeds.
5. Whilst reciting poetry or speaking Arabic, English, or pronouncing difficult
words, I will focus my attention on the sincerity of my heart. That is to
say, I will avoid delivering my speech with the intention to impress the
audience with my knowledge.

6. I will encourage the people to travel with Madani Qafilahs, to practice

upon the Madani In’aamaat and to join the ‘Ilaaqa’i Daura for Nayki ki
Da’wat’ (area visit for calling towards righteousness).

7. I will avoid laughing and prevent others from laughing as well.

8. In order to develop the habit of protecting my eyes from sins I will, as far
as possible, lower my gaze.

َُ َٰ ٰ َ َ ۡ َ َ ‫ ۡا‬- َ
./0 1 2َ 3 ُ ‫ ا‬4 َ ۡ ,‫ا‬
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A glimpse of blessings
Sayyiduna ‘Isa Bin Marhoom ‘Attaar ‫ـ ِﻪ  اﻟۡـﻐَـ ّﻔَـﺎر‬%‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴ ۡ ِﻪ   َر ۡﺣ َـﻤ ُﺔ  اﻟـﻠ‬has stated: A pious maid
used to remain in the service of Sayyidatuna Raabi’ah ‘Adawiyyah ‫ﷲ ﺗَﻌ َ ٰﺎﱃ  َﻠَﻴْﻬَﺎ‬ ِ ‫;ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬
َ
that maid told me about the worshipping & devotion of Sayyidatuna Raabi’ah
ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ  ا‬that she would be engrossed in Salah the whole night
‘Adawiyyah ‫ﷲ ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ  َﻠَﻴْﻬَﺎ‬ َ
long; she would lay down on her prayer mat at the break of dawn and when
daylight begins, she would immediately get up and would say to her Nafs
(self): ‘O Nafs! How long will you sleep in this temporary world? Stay awake
sometimes, carry out some virtuous deeds then receive the sweet sleep in
your grave, nobody will wake you up till the Hereafter, perform deeds here
and have rest there.’

‫ﺣﴩ ﺗﮏ ﺳﻮﺗﺎ رﮨﮯ ﮔﺎ ﺧﺎک ﮐﮯ ﺳﺎﺋﮯ ﺗَﻠﮯ‬ ‫ﺟﺎﮔﻨﺎ ﮨﮯ ﺟﺎگ ﻟﮯ ا َﻓﻼک ﮐﮯ ﺳﺎﺋﮯ ﺗَﻠﮯ‬

ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ  ا‬
Then she ‫ﷲ  ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ   َﻠَﻴْﻬَﺎ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬would engage in worshipping again; she devoted her
entire life in worshipping. She ‫ﷲ  ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ   َﻠَﻴْﻬَﺎ‬ ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ  ا‬called me when her death
َ
approached and said: ‘Do not trouble me due to my death i.e., do not cry and
wail over my death and bury me in this same woollen robe.’
After her death, we shrouded her in the same robe, as she had willed and
one year later I saw her in my dream wearing a beautiful green garment
made of silk and a long green scarf, also of silk. I swear by Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬, I had
never seen such a beautiful garment before as the one she was wearing, I
then asked her: ‘O Raabi’ah! What happened to the robe that we shrouded
ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ  ا‬replied: ‘I swear by Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰَو َﺟ َّﻞ‬, that robe was taken
you in?’ She ‫ﷲ  ﺗَﻌ َ ٰﺎﱃ   َﻠَﻴْﻬَﺎ‬ َ َ
from me, and was replaced with this brilliant garment. That robe has been
folded, sealed and placed in ‘Maqaam-e-‘Illeeyeen’ so that I attain reward in
exchange of it on the Day of Judgement.’ I asked: ‘What about other blessings
rewarded to you?’ She ‫ﷲ  ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ   َﻠَﻴْﻬَﺎ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ  ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬replied: ‘The blessings which Allah ‫َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬
has prepared for His pious bondsmen are beyond description; you have had
just a glimpse of these blessings, as for other unique & excellent blessings
prepared for His blessed saints, Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬knows.’

Thereafter, I requested her to inform me of such an act through which I could

ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬replied: ‘Make the Zikr of Allah
attain closeness to Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬. She ‫ﷲ ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ  َﻠَﻴْﻬَﺎ‬ َ

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‫َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬

abundantly, make the Zikr of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬compulsory upon you. If you do
this, it is not impossible that you are rewarded with such blessings that you
become admired. (‘Uyun-ul-Hikayat, vol. 1, pp. 168)

‫ﮔﺪا ﺑﮭﯽ ُﻣﻨﺘﻈﺮ ﮨﮯ ﺧُﻠﺪ ﻣﯿﮟ ﻧﯿﮑﻮں ﮐﯽ دﻋﻮت ﮐﺎ‬

‫ﻻے َﺳﺨﯽ ﮐﮯ ﮔﮭﺮ ِﺿﯿﺎﻓَﺖ ﮐﺎ‬
ٔ ‫ﺧُﺪا دن ﺧَﯿﺮ ﺳﮯ‬

َُ َٰ ٰ َ َ ۡ َ َ ‫ ۡا‬- َ
./0 1 2َ 3 ُ ‫ ا‬4 َ ۡ ,‫ا‬
ِ

Dear Islamic brothers! Have you seen that this pious bondswoman of Allah
‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬who devoted all her days and nights in the remembrance of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬,
staying awake in the worship of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬, sacrificed all her desires and
opposed her Nafs (lower self), in return, Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬showered immense
blessings upon her that the robe she would wear at the time of worshipping
was replaced with such an excellent garment whose beauty has never been
seen & heard by anybody, even on the Day of Judgement reward will be
granted to her in exchange of this blessed robe; other eternal blessings of
ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ  ا‬
Jannah will also be granted. Sayyidatuna Raabi’ah ‘Adawiyyah ‫ﷲ  ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ   َﻠَﻴْﻬَﺎ‬ َ ْ ‫َر‬
deserved all these blessings because she was a true believer and she devoted
her entire life in doing good deeds; and true believers who continue carrying
out virtuous deeds have received the glad tidings of Jannah. As it is stated in
Surah An-Nisa, verse 124, part 5:

ٰۡ ٰ ۡ
DE‫ ٍﺮ ۡو ﻧ‬C‫ ٰ@ﺖ ﻣ ۡﻦ ذ‬A‫و ﻣ ۡﻦ ﻳ ۡﻌﻤﻞ ﻣﻦ ﻟﺼ‬
ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ K ۡ
﴾١٢٤﴿ Sً ‫ﻨﺔ و ﻵﻹ ﻳﻈﻠﻤ ۡﻮن ﻧﻘ‬P4 ‫ ن‬Lۡ M‫ﻚ ﻳﺪ ﺧ‬J‫و ﻫﻮ ﻣﺆ ﻣ ٌﻦ ﻓﺎو ﻟ‬

Translation from Kanz-ul-Imaan: And whoever does virtuous deeds, whether

man or woman, and is a Muslim, will be admitted to Paradise and they will
not be wronged a bit.

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Commenting on this blessed verse, Hakeem-ul-Ummat, ‘Allamah Mufti Ahmad

Yaar Khan ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ  اﻟـ َّﺮ ْﲪٰﻦ‬has stated: ‘Be it a man or woman, if he or she does
good deeds according to his/her ability and if he or she is a true believer with
correct beliefs, then they would be rewarded with entry into Jannah in the
Hereafter. The level in Jannah that he would be in will be according to his
deeds, he will not be oppressed in any way as one who deserves high level
and he is granted lower level, such an injustice would not take place.’
(Tafseer-e-Na’eemi, vol. 5, pp. 433)

‫ﺣﺴﻦ ﻓﻘﯿﺮ ﮐﺎ ﺟﻨﱠﺖ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺑِﺴﱰا ﮨﻮﮔﺎ‬ ‫ﻣﯿﮟ ان ﮐﮯ دَر ﮐﺎ ﺑِﮭﮑﺎری ﮨﻮں ﻓﻀﻞِ ﻣﻮﻟٰﯽ ﺳﮯ‬

َُ َٰ ٰ َ َ ۡ َ َ ‫ ۡا‬- َ
./0 1 2َ 3 ُ ‫ ا‬4 َ ۡ ,‫ا‬
ِ

Dwellers of Jannah surrounded by blessings

Dear Islamic brothers! We have learnt that a true believer with correct beliefs
will be entered into Jannah as a reward in exchange for his good deeds and
he will be placed in that level of Jannah according to his good deeds. These
blessings have been mentioned in the Glorious Quran at many places. The
Glorious Quran illustrates this point by stating:

ۡ ۡ ٰ ۡ ٰ
‫ وﻟﺪ ٌن‬dۡ e‫ﻠ ۡﻴ‬Z ‫﴾ ﻳﻄ ۡﻮف‬١٦﴿ ‫ﻠ ۡﻴﻬﺎ ﻣﺘﻘﺒﻠ‬Z b‫﴾ ﻣﺘﻜـ‬١٥ۙ ﴿ ‫ \[ ٍر ﻣ ۡﻮﺿ ۡﻮﻧ ٍﺔ‬Z
ۡ ۡ ۡ
‫﴾ ﻵﻹ ﻳﺼﺪﻋ ۡﻮن ﻋ ۡﻨﻬﺎ و ﻵﻹ‬١٨ۙ ﴿ ٍ ‫س ﻣ ۡﻦ ﻣﻌ‬ ٍ o‫ و‬l
‫ﺎ‬ ml‫ﻮ ٍب و ﺑﺎرﻳۡﻖ‬j‫﴾ ﺑﺎ‬١٧ۙ ﴿ ‫ﻠﺪ ۡون‬gh
ۡ ۡ ۡ
‫﴾ و ﺣ ۡﻮ ٌر‬٢١ؕ ﴿ ‫ﺸﺘﻬ ۡﻮن‬z ‫ﺎ‬tu Sٍ ‫ﻢ ﻃ‬3ۡ 4 ‫﴾ و‬٢٠ۙ ﴿ ‫ ۡون‬S vw‫ﺎ ﻳ‬tu ‫ﻬ ٍﺔ‬j‫﴾ و ﻓﺎ‬١٩ۙ ﴿ ‫ﻓ ۡﻮن‬qr‫ﻳ‬
ۢ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ
﴾٢٤﴿ ‫ن‬Lۡ M‫ﺎﻧ ۡﻮ ﻳ ۡﻌﻤ‬o ‫﴾ ﺟﺰآ ًء ﺑﻤﺎ‬٢٣ۚ ﴿ ‫ﺎ ۡﻣﺜﺎل ﻟﻠﺆ ﻟ ٔﻮ ﻟﻤﻜﻨ ۡﻮ ن‬o ﴾٢٢ۙ ﴿ ٌ ‫ﻋ‬

Translation from Kanz-ul-Imaan: (The dwellers of Jannah will be) on studded

(with diamonds and pearls) thrones. Reclining on them, facing each other.
Surrounded by eternal youths. Carrying bowls and pitchers – and cups filled
with flowing drinks (pure wine of Jannah) before them. Their heads shall not
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ache with it, nor shall they lose their senses. And fruits that they may like.
And meat of birds that they may wish. And gorgeous eyed fair maidens. Like
pearls safely hidden. (Part 27, Surah Al-Waqi’ah, verse 15 to 24)

Dear Islamic brothers! Have you seen how beautifully the Glorious Quran
describes some blessings of Jannah, reserved for the dwellers of Jannah. They
will be seated on thrones, studded with diamonds and pearls reclining on
them facing each other; obedient youths ready in service, carrying goblets
and cups filled with flowing wine which will not give them any headache nor
will it make them unconscious because there is no intoxication, fruits will be
served as they choose and the meat of birds as they desire. Lovely large eyed
pure maidens like preserved hidden pearls are the reward for their deeds.
Remember! Worldly enjoyments can never compare to the great delights of
those in Jannah, such as their clothing, food, drink, jewellery and palaces,
will. There is in fact no room for comparison, as even the smallest space in
Jannah is better than this world and all that it contains.

Blessed Ahadis
ّ
Let’s listen to 3 blessed Ahadis with the blessings of the three letters of ‘)*I’
(Jannat), in Urdu:

1. The Blessed and Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ  اﷲُ ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ  َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ  َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬has stated: Allah ‫َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬
said: I have prepared for My pious bondsmen those bounties which no
eye has ever seen, no ear has ever heard and no human heart has ever
perceived. (Sahih Muslim, pp. 1516, Hadees 2824)

2. The Blessed and Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ  ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ   َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ   َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ has stated: In
Paradise, there are one hundred levels, the distance between each level
is like the heavens and the earth. Al-Firdaus is the highest level, and
from it the four rivers of Jannah are made to flow forth, and there is a
sky over it. So when you ask Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬, ask Him for Al-Firdaus.
(Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, Hadees 2539)

3. The Greatest and Holiest Prophet ‫ اﷲ  ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ   َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ   َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ has stated: A place in
Jannah equal to the size of a whip is better than the whole world and
whatever it contains. (Sahih Bukhari, vol. 2, pp. 392, Hadees 3250)
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‫ﺗﻘﺪﯾﺮ ﻣﯿﮟ ﻟﮑﮭﺎ ﮨﻮ ﺟﻨّﺖ ﮐﺎ َﻣﺰہ ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬ ‫ ﺟﻨﱠﺖ ﮐﺎ ﻗﺒﺎﻟﮧ ﮨﻮ‬،‫ﻗﺴﻤﺖ ﻣﯿﮟ ﻏﻢِ دُﻧﯿﺎ‬

َُ َٰ ٰ َ َ ۡ َ َ ‫ ۡا‬- َ
./0 1 2َ 3 ُ ‫ ا‬4 َ ۡ ,‫ا‬
ِ

Dear Islamic brothers! Truly, there is absolutely no comparison when it

comes to the temporary things of this world with the everlasting blessings of
Jannah, and wise is the one who gives preference to the eternal blessings of
Jannah over the mortal & temporary blessings of this world. But, alas, the
majority of our people are ignorant of this fact and are only lost in the
temporary amusements and attractions of this mortal world. Remember! The
similitude of this world and its attractions is like a snake which is soft and
smooth when it is touched, but its poison is deadly, in exactly the same way,
this world is also apparently very charming and appealing but it carries great
destruction. Therefore, do not attach yourself to this world; rather focus to
improve your Hereafter. Do good deeds as much as you can before death
overcomes you, otherwise you will be left with nothing except deep regret at
the time of the agonies of death.

The Blessed and Beloved Rasool ‫ اﷲ  ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ   َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ   َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ has stated: Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬also
bestows the world for the sake of virtuous deeds but does not bestow the
Hereafter for the sake of worldly deeds.’ (Az-Zuhd li Ibn Mubarak, pp. 193, Hadees 549)
Therefore, try to improve your next world as good deeds are the provision for
salvation in the next world; ‫ـﻪ ﻋَ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬%‫ﺂءَاﻟـﻠ‬.‫ اِ ْن   َﺷ‬with the blessings of good deeds not
only will you improve your worldly life & the Hereafter but will also gain the
everlasting blessings of Jannah.

!‫ﮨﻢ ﻧﮯ ﻣﺎﻧﺎ ﮐﮧ ﮔُﻨﺎﮨﻮں ﮐﯽ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﺣﺪ ﻟﯿﮑﻦ‬

‫ﺗُﻮ ﮨﮯ ان ﮐﺎ ﺗﻮ ﺣﺴﻦ ﺗﯿﺮی ﮨﮯ ﺟﻨّﺖ ﺗﯿﺮی‬

َُ َٰ ٰ َ َ ۡ َ َ ‫ ۡا‬- َ
./0 1 2َ 3 ُ ‫ ا‬4 َ ۡ ,‫ا‬
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Dear Islamic brothers! Undoubtedly, it is an extremely challenging task to

carry out virtuous deeds to attain Jannah whilst refraining from the desires of
worldly wealth and possessions and the love of the world, but if we focus on
the comforts and pleasures of the Hereafter, then it will be easier for us to
carry out good deeds. Understand it through this example that there are two
payments, 100 and 100000 and if we are offered to choose either one, then
certainly every person would choose 100000; not a single wise person would
even look towards the payment of 100, therefore, in exactly the same
َۡ َ َ َُۡ
manner, whatever is in this ‘ J ِK 9 ‫ ’د? و‬is similar to that payment of 100
whereas the blessings of the Hereafter are priceless and beyond any
comparison with any of the worldly benefits. Therefore, do not chase after
this world, rather earn for the Hereafter, find pleasure in performing virtues
and put in efforts to gain Jannah.

ٔ ‫ﺑﺎ ِغ ﺧُﻠﺪ اِﮐﺮام ﮨﻮ ﮨﯽ‬

‫ﺟﺎے ﮔﺎ‬ !‫ُﻣﻔﻠﺴﻮ! ان ﮐﯽ ﮔﻠﯽ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺟﺎ ﭘﮍو‬

Let’s listen to some Madani Bahaare (descriptions) of Jannah, in order to

motivate us:

Description of Jannah
‘If so little as what can be placed on a fingernail of what is in Heaven were to
become apparent, it would have beautified all the far corners of the heavens
and the earth. And if the Heavenly bracelets were to become apparent, it
would have blocked out the light of the sun, as the sun conceals light of the
stars.’ (Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 4, pp. 241, Hadees 2547)

‘Various palaces made of gems are in Jannah, which are clearly transparent
that inside can be seen from outside and the outside can be seen from
inside.’ (Attargheeb Wattarheeb, vol. 4, pp. 281, Hadees 27)

‘The walls of Jannah are built of bricks made of gold & silver and the mortar is
of musk.’ (Majma’-uz-Zawaaid, vol. 10, pp. 732, Hadees 18642)

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‘One brick of the garden of Jannah is made of gold, one brick is made of
silver, the soil is saffron and its pebbles are pearls and rubies.’
(Sunan Ad- Daarimi, vol. 2, pp. 429, Hadees 2821)

‘It is stated in another narration that one brick of the garden of Jannah is
made of white pearl, one brick is of red ruby and one brick is of green
chrysolite, the mortar is of musk, the grass is saffron, pebbles are pearls and
its soil is ambergris.’ (Attargheeb Wattarheeb, vol. 4, pp. 283, Hadees 33)

Rivers of Jannah
Jannah has four rivers; one of water, one of milk, the third of honey and one
of pure wine (which does not intoxicate), streams will flow from these rivers,
reaching every house. These streams do not flow below the ground level but
flow above the ground. One shore of the rivers is made up of pearls and the
other of rubies. The river beds are made of pure Musk.
(Attargheeb Wattarheeb, vol. 4, pp. 315, Hadees 5734/35)

The wine of Jannah is not like the wine of this world which smells terrible,
bitter and intoxicates people, making them lose their senses; and then
become abusive. But the wine of Paradise is free from all such faults.
(Tafseer Ibn-e-Kaseer, vol. 7, pp. 289)

Food of Jannah
The food will be delicious and of all varieties, and whatever is desired will be
presented to them. (Tafseer Ibn-e-Kaseer, vol. 1, pp. 155) ‘Upon seeing a bird, if one
would desire to eat its meat, its meat would be immediately fried and
brought to him.’ (Attargheeb Wattarheeb, vol. 4, pp. 292, Hadees 73)
‘When the desire for water is there etc., jugs will appear in their hands,
containing the right mixture of water, milk, wine and honey. The quantity will
be exactly according to their desire, not one drop more nor one drop less and
it will disappear, after drinking it.’ (Attargheeb Wattarheeb, vol. 4, pp. 290, Hadees 66)

‘All the food will be digested producing a fragrant belch and perspiration
which will give out a smell like that of musk.’ (Sahih Muslim, pp. 152, Hadees 2835)

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Abundance of servants
‘Each dweller of Jannah (Jannati) will have a minimum of 10 000 (ten
thousand) servants at the head of his bed and each servant will be holding a
silver bowl in one hand and a gold bowl in the other hand, and each bowl will
have adornment of new colour.’ (Attargheeb Wattarheeb, vol. 4, pp. 291, Hadees 70)

When a ‘dweller of Jannah’ eats more food, its taste would not decrease but
will become tastier; each morsel would have 70 tastes and every taste is
more distinctive than the last one; he will feel all these tastes together and
the sense of one taste would not stop the other; the clothing of the dwellers
of Jannah would not get worn out, nor would they become old.
(Sahih Muslim, pp. 1521, Hadees 2836)

Markets of Jannah
‘People in Jannah do not sleep, because sleep is a form of death.’
(Al-Mu’jam-ul-Awsat, vol. 1, pp. 266, Hadees 199)

And there is no death in Jannah, when the dwellers of Jannah enter Jannah,
they shall take their places according to the virtue of their good deeds and
there is no limit of Divine mercy; then permission will be granted to them to
see their Rabb ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬after the length of a week of this world; the Divine
throne will appear and Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬will manifest in the gardens of Jannah.
Then towering pulpits of light, of pearl, of gold, of silver and gemstones made
of corundum and of peridots shall be raised for the dwellers of Jannah. And
the lowest of them (and there is none of them that is low) will sit upon a hill
of musk and camphor, and they will not regard those upon the pulpits as
having a better seating place than them; the Blessed sight of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬will
be as clear and apparent as the sun and the moon (on a night when it is full)
is viewed by everybody from where they stand as nobody blocks another
while seeing. Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬will descend His blessed refulgence upon everyone
and will say to a one amongst them: ‘O certain person, the son of a certain
person, do you remember the day when you did such and such a thing?’ And
He ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬will remind him of some of his sin in the world, so he will say: ‘O Rab

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‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬,
did you not forgive me?’ Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬will reply: ‘Indeed! It is by the
vastness of My Forgiveness that you reached this status of yours.’

So while they are engaged in this state they shall be covered by a cloud that
will shower fragrance upon them, such a fragrance whose smell they had
never smelt before. And Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬will say: ‘Go to that direction as to what I
have prepared for you in your honour and take whatever you desire. Then
people will go towards a market which the angels will have already
surrounded it. There will also be those things what no eyes have seen the like
of, nor ears have heard ever of, nor have these things ever occurred in
anyone’s heart. And things will be carried to them whatever they desire.
Nothing will be sold or bought in this market, and the dwellers of Jannah will
meet each other in this market and the dwellers of Jannah who have a lower
rank would be impressed by the garments of those dwellers of Jannah who
have a higher rank. Their discussion will not come to an end until the lower-
ranked Jannati will presume that his clothing is better than the higher-ranked
Jannati, and that is because there is no grief & sorrow for anybody in Jannah.
They will then return to their houses and their wives will welcome them
saying: ‘You have returned, and you have greater beauty than when you left
us.’ So they will reply: ‘Today we sat in the proximity of our Lord ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬and this
is the reason that we have become so.’ (Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 4, pp. 246, Hadees 2558)

‘If Jannatees wish to meet each other, a throne of one Jannati will approach
the other Jannati.’ (Attargheeb Wattarheeb, vol. 4, pp. 304, Hadees 115)

In another narration it is stated: ‘Excellent rides and horses will be brought to

Jannatees, and they will be carried on them wherever they desire.
(Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 4, pp. 244, Hadees 2553)

‘The Jannati with the lowest rank is the one who will look at his gardens, his
wives, his bounties, his servants and his thrones for the distance of a
thousand years, and the noblest amongst them is that who will be
[privileged] to see Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬each morning and evening.’
(Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 4, pp. 249, Hadees 2562)

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When the Jannatees enter Jannah, Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬will say: ‘Is there anything else
that you want Me to provide for you?’ They will humbly say: ‘You have
brightened our faces, entered us into Jannah, and granted us salvation from
Hell.’ Thereafter, the veiling will be lifted which was overspread upon the
creation and nothing is greater than the blessed sight of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬.
(Sahih Muslim, pp. 110, Hadees 181)

!‫ﮔﺮ ﮐﺮم ﮐﺮ دے ﺗﻮ ﺟﻨّﺖ ﻣﯿﮟ رﮨﻮں ﮔﺎ ﯾﺎ َر ّب‬ !‫َﻋﻔﻮ ﮐﺮ اور َﺳﺪا ﮐﮯ ﻟﯿﮯ راﺿﯽ ﮨﻮ ﺟﺎ‬

َُ َٰ ٰ َ َ ۡ َ َ ‫ ۡا‬- َ
./0 1 2َ 3 ُ ‫ ا‬4 َ ۡ ,‫ا‬
ِ

To get Jannah, you must strive

Dear Islamic brothers! Have you seen the marvellous blessings for Jannatees?
Besides gaining the eternal life in exchange of good deeds as a reward,
Jannatees will enjoy a fragrant Heavenly drink, tents made of pearls,
towering pulpits adorned with excellent pillows erected on the shore of the
rivers of honey and pure wine, dazzling crown, surrounded by Heavenly
servants and will lead a carefree life with absolutely no worries.
We should also strive to attain all these marvellous blessings. Sayyiduna
Imam Muhammad Bin Muhammad Bin Muhammad Ghazaali ‫ـ ِﻪ  اﻟـۡ َﻮ ِاﱃ‬%‫َﻋـﻠ َـﻴ ۡـ ِﻪ َ ر ْﺣـ َﻤـ ُﺔ  اﻟـﻠ‬
has stated: I am certainly surprised at that person who carries a firm conviction
about the grand palace of Jannah, acknowledges its appreciation and believes
that one who dwells in it will never die, that person knows that one who
enters this house will never be afflicted by any grief and distress, will always
lead a serene and peaceful life; in spite of knowing all these facts, he finds
pleasure in that house which will be deserted and ruined; its comforts &
luxuries will finish. By Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬, if there had been only advantage of having
no fear of death in Jannah, a human could have lived fearlessly in the face of
difficulties like hunger, thirst, and un availability of other facilities & comforts
and in case, if he had not been bestowed other rewards, despite that, Jannah
was befitting for him and due to this fact, the world should be abandoned; no
mortal thing is preferred to Jannah; Jannatees are like fearless kings, surrounded
by comfort and happiness; the desires of those who attain the closeness of
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Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬are fulfilled; they will be privileged to see the blessed sight of Allah
‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬with those eyes, through which they did not use to see the blessings of
Jannah; who do not turned away from these blessings, they will always
remain with these blessings and bounties which will never finish.
(Mukashafa-tul-Quloob, pp. 244)

Dear Islamic brothers! How surprising it is that if any of our neighbours or

relatives constructs a grand mansion or they buy a new car or elevates his
worldly status in any form, we try to compete with him and strive to do better.
But, alas! Why don’t we aspire in the same manner when we see the pious
and virtuous people; we should also struggle to attain the higher levels of
Jannah as these pious people do; we should also become punctual with our
Salah, recite the Glorious Quran, become a practical example of the Sunnah,
act upon the Madani In’aamaat, travel with Madani Qafilahs with punctuality,
attend the Sunnah inspiring Madani congregation of Dawat-e-Islami from
beginning to end. Remember! Where people have been divided into different
levels according to their apparent worshipping, they are also divided into the
levels of reward. Therefore, if we aspire to attain the highest levels then we
must exert our full efforts in this regard, as it is stated in the Glorious Quran:

ۡ ٰ ۤ
‫ ﻣﻐ‡† ٍة ﻣ ۡﻦ ر ﺑﻜ ۡﻢ و ﺟﻨ ٍﺔ‬:; ‫و ﺳﺎر ﻋ ۡﻮ‬
ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ
﴾١٣٣ۙ ﴿ ‫‹ ﻋﺪت ﻟﻠﻤﺘﻘ‬l‫ﻋ ۡﺮ ﺿﻬﺎ ﻟﺴ ٰﻤ ٰﻮت و ﻵﻹ ۡرض‬

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: And rush towards forgiveness from your

Lord, and towards a Paradise that can hold all the heavens and the earth in
its width - prepared for the pious. (Part 4, Surah Aal-e-‘Imran, verse 133)

Commenting on this blessed verse, Hadrat Sayyid Muhammad Na’eemuddin

Muradabadi ‫ـ ِﻪ  اﻟۡـﻬَﺎ ِدی‬% ‫ﲪ ُﺔ  اﻟـﻠ‬
َ ۡ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ ر‬has stated: The word ‘rush’ here refers to
repentance; fulfilling obligations, obedience and sincere deeds i.e., along with
seeking repentance, through performing Salah, observing fast and carrying
out obligatory acts etc., as well as sincerely acting upon other Shar’ee
commandments, seek forgiveness from Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬make haste to attain
Jannah as these paths lead to Jannah.
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ِ ‫اس‬
‫ﻣﺎﻟﮏ ﻓﺮدوس ﭘﮧ َﺻﺪَﻗﮯ ﮨﻮں ﺟﻮ ﮨﻢ ا ٓج‬ ‫ﮐﻞ ﻧﺎ ِر َﺟﮩ ﱠﻨﻢ ﺳﮯ ﺣﺴﻦ اﻣﻦ و اﻣﺎں ﮨﻮ‬
Dear Islamic brothers! Have you seen that virtuous deeds have been
regarded and declared as the path leading to Jannah, and certainly it would
also be the desire of each one of us to receive the pleasure of Heavenly
gardens and Heavenly blessings, so instil this fact in our lives that virtuous
deeds play a role as a bridge leading to Jannah, therefore, we should also
carry out good deeds in abundance.

Abundance of Nawaafil (optional prayers)

It is reported that Sayyiduna Azhar Bin Mughees ‫ﷲ ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ  َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬was an extremely
ِ
devotional worshipper. He ‫ﲪ ُﺔ  اﷲ  ﺗَﻌ َ ٰﺎﱃ   َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬has stated: I saw such a woman in my
dream who was not like any woman of this world. I asked her, ‘Who are you?’
She replied, ‘I am a Heavenly maiden’. Listening to this, I said to her, ‘Marry
me’. She replied, ‘Send a proposal for my hand in marriage to my Owner and
pay my Mahr (obligatory bridal money given by the husband to his wife at the
time of marriage)’ I asked, ‘What is your Mahr?’ She replied, ‘Offering prayers
till late at night’. (Al-Mutajar Al-Rabah, pp. 187)

‫وہ ﺗﻮ ﻧﮩﺎﯾﺖ ﺳﺴﺘﺎ ﺳﻮدا ﺑﯿﭻ رﮨﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ ﺟﻨّﺖ ﮐﺎ‬

‫ﮨﻢ ُﻣﻔﻠِﺲ ﮐﯿﺎ َﻣﻮل ُﭼﮑﺎﺋﯿﮟ اﭘﻨﺎ ﮨﺎﺗﮫ ﮨﯽ ﺧﺎﻟﯽ ﮨﮯ‬

Excellence of Istighfar (seeking forgiveness)

Dear Islamic brothers! Offer optional prayers of Ishraaq, Chaasht and
Tahajjud and make yourselves deserving of Jannah; move your tongue a little
َ ۡ َ ۡ َ ‫ ُِ@ ا‬MGۡ 'َ ۡ َ ‫ا‬
and recite ‘P ِO2N‫ا‬ ’ and gain the reward of a ‘Heavenly maiden’. One
ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ  ا‬worshipped Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰَو َﺟ َّﻞ‬for forty years and he once
blessed saint ‫ﷲ  ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ   َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ َ
‫ﻞ‬َ ّ ‫ﺟ‬ ‫َو‬
‫ﺰ‬ ‫ﻋ‬
supplicated to Allah: O Allah َ َ ّ َ ! Show me a glimpse in the world of
whatever I will be rewarded in Jannah. His supplication continued, and the
Mihraab (prayer niche) split open, producing a Heavenly maid and she said:
You will be rewarded 100 Heavenly maidens like me, each one will have 100
maids and each maid will have 100 subordinate maids and each subordinate
maid will have 100 maid-assistants. Having listened to this, that blessed saint
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was overjoyed and questioned her: Will anybody gain more than me in
َ ۡ َۡ َ ‫ ُِ@ ا‬MGۡ 'َ ۡ َ ‫ا‬
Jannah? Replied: It is for each man that recites ‘P ِO2N‫ا‬ ’ in the
morning and evening. (Raud-ur-Riyaheen, pp. 55)
َُ َٰ ٰ َ َ ۡ َ َ ‫ ۡا‬- َ
./0 1 2َ 3 ُ ‫ ا‬4 َ ۡ ,‫ا‬
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Dear Islamic brothers! Have you seen that the one who recites Istighfaar in
the morning and evening will be rewarded with Heavenly maidens, similarly,
‘making ‘Salam’ and feeding [the poor and needy]’ are such blessed acts
which are the source of attaining Jannah and gaining higher & excellent
positions in it.
Where a person elevates his prestige & honour by cultivating the habit of
spreading Salaam and giving others something from your part, such a man is
also regarded amongst those fortunate people who have the glad tiding of
Jannah as it is stated in a blessed Hadees: ‘Spread Salaam and feed [others],
you will enter Jannah.’ (Al-Ihsan Bittarteeb Ibn Hibban, vol. 1, pp. 356, Hadees 489)

ِ ‫َرﺣ‬
!‫ﻤﺖ َﻣﻮﻟٰﯽ ﺳﮯ ﺟﻨﱠﺖ ﮐﯿﺠﺌﮯ‬ !‫ُﺳﻨﱠﺘﯿﮟ اﭘﻨﺎ ﮐﮯ ﺣﺎﺻﻞ ﺑﮭﺎﺋﯿﻮ‬
َُ َٰ ٰ َ َ ۡ َ َ ‫ ۡا‬- َ
./0 1 2َ 3 ُ ‫ ا‬4 َ ۡ ,‫ا‬
ِ
Likewise, taking no revenge despite having the ability and power to do so is
also such a great act which not only keeps relations intact but also it is a
Mi’raaj of honour in the Hereafter.
It is stated in the blessed Hadees: ‘Whoever restrains his anger when he is
able to give vent to it, Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬will call him before all the people in order to
grant him the authority to choose any Heavenly maiden he desires.’
(Sunan Ibn Majah, vol. 4, pp. 462, Hadees 4186)

!‫ﭘﮍوس ﺧُﻠﺪ ﻣﯿﮟ َﴎ َور ﮐﺎ ﮨﻮ َﻋﻄﺎ ﯾﺎ َر ّب‬ ِ ‫ﺑِﻼ ﺣﺴﺎب ﮨﻮ ﺟﻨّﺖ ﻣﯿﮟ‬
!‫داﺧﻠﮧ ﯾﺎ َر ّب‬
َُ َٰ ٰ َ َ ۡ َ َ ‫ ۡا‬- َ
./0 1 2َ 3 ُ ‫ ا‬4 َ ۡ ,‫ا‬
ِ
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Similarly, we should also develop the habit of reciting the Glorious Quran,
undoubtedly, by the blessings of it, where doors of mercy are opened, there
is also a glad tiding of receiving excellent positions in Jannah.

The Beloved and Blessed Rasool ‫ َﺻ َّ  اﷲُ  ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ   َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ   َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said: The ‘reciter of Quran
will be told to continue reciting and ascending the stages of Jannah and recite
carefully as you had recited carefully when you were in the world, you will
reach your abode when you approach the last verse you recite.
(Sunan Abi Dawood, Hadees 1464)

‫ﺟﺎے ﮔﺎ‬ ِ
ٔ ‫ﻗﺴﻤﺖ ﺧُﺪام ﮨﻮ ﮨﯽ‬ ‫ﺷﺎد ﮨﮯ ﻓﺮدوس ﯾﻌﻨﯽ اﯾﮏ دن‬

َُ َٰ ٰ َ َ ۡ َ َ ‫ ۡا‬- َ
./0 1 2َ 3 ُ ‫ ا‬4 َ ۡ ,‫ا‬
ِ

Dear Islamic brothers! Have you seen that one who recites the Glorious
Quran correctly and slowly is treated in the most excellent manner? Such a
person will be told to continue reciting and elevating his status in Jannah;
therefore, we should also make attempts to recite the Glorious Quran as
much as we can. Those Islamic brothers, who are unable to recite the
Glorious Quran with properly, are requested to prepare for learning to recite
correct Quran. The best source of this is to also attend the last 10-day
congregational I’tikaaf which is held under the banner of Dawat-e-Islami at
many locations.

Persuasion of I’tikaaf
‫َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬ ‫ـﻪ‬%‫ـﺪ ِ ﻟـﻠ‬
ُ ‫ـﺤ ْﻤ‬
َ ْ ‫!ا َﻟ‬
Blessings and favours of the blessed month of Ramadan is
beyond one’s imagination. Where one will be privileged to observe I’tikaaf,
he will also learn to recite the Glorious Quran properly along with gaining
plenty of knowledge of ‘Ilm-e-Deen, ‫ـﻪ ﻋَ َّﺰ َو َﺟ َّﻞ‬%‫ﺂءَاﻟـﻠ‬.‫اِ ْن  َﺷ‬.

The Beloved and Blessed Rasool ‫ اﷲ  ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ   َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ   َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ has stated: ‘Whosoever
observes I’tikaaf even for a single day seeking the pleasure of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬,
Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬would open three trenches between him and the fire of
Jahannam, the width of each trench is greater that the distance between the
Heaven and the earth.'
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Dear Islamic brothers! Ponder over this that one who observes I’tikaaf even
for a single day for the sake of the pleasure of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬, Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬would
open three trenches between him and the fire of Jahannam, so, one who
observes the last 10-days of I’tikaaf, how excellent will be the rewards and
blessings for him as the reward of virtues in Ramadan are multiplied many
folds. Therefore, take advantage of this opportunity and prepare for the last
10-days Sunnah I’tikaaf, and if possible privilege yourself to observe I’tikaaf
from today and become deserving of immense rewards.

‫َﻣﺪَﻧﯽ ﻣﺎﺣﻮل ﻣﯿﮟ ﮐﺮ ﻟﻮ ﺗﻢ اِﻋﺘﮑﺎف‬ ‫رﺣﻤﺘﯿﮟ ﻟﻮﭨﻨﮯ ﮐﮯ ﻟﯿﮯ ا ٓؤ ﺗﻢ‬

‫َﻣﺪَﻧﯽ ﻣﺎﺣﻮل ﻣﯿﮟ ﮐﺮ ﻟﻮ ﺗﻢ اِﻋﺘﮑﺎف‬ ‫ُﺳﻨﱠﺘﯿﮟ ﺳﯿﮑﮭﻨﮯ ﮐﮯ ﻟﯿﮯ ا ٓؤ ﺗﻢ‬

َُ َٰ ٰ َ َ ۡ َ َ ‫ ۡا‬- َ
./0 1 2َ 3 ُ ‫ ا‬4 َ ۡ ,‫ا‬
ِ

Summary of Bayan (speech)

Dear Islamic brothers! Today, we have heard a faith-refreshing Bayan about
the blessings of Jannah. How will Jannah be? How will its ground be? How
will its rivers be? What will be the appearance of its Heavenly maidens? How
will its soil be? What will its doors & walls be made of? How will the towering
palaces of Jannatees be? In short! We learned about the blessings & favours
of Jannah; we certainly feel overwhelming desires to attain the higher status
of Jannah; we can also benefit from these Heavenly blessings; the only
condition is that we keep carrying out good deeds leading to Jannah with
sincerity and the firm determination and for this, first of all we have to
inculcate the fear of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬in our hearts because until and unless we
acquire this greatest blessing first, we cannot have hatred for sins and love
for virtues. Fearing Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬is an excellent and valuable source of obeying
Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬and refraining from prohibited acts. One of the best sources of
developing the fear of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬is to go through Quranic verses, blessed
Ahaadees and sayings of the blessed saints ‫ﷲ  ﺗَﻌ َ ٰﺎﱃ   َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ  ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬related to the fear of
ِ
Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬. ‫ـﻪ ﻋَ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬%‫ﺂءَاﻟـﻠ‬.‫ا ْن   َﺷ‬, with the blessings of this, we shall develop the fear
of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬along with a yearning for contemplation of the Hereafter.

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Introduction of a Book
In order to achieve this goal, a study of the remarkable 160-page book
‘Khauf-e-Khuda’ (a publication of Maktaba-tul-Madinah, Dawat-e-Islami) will
be highly productive. This book contains an abundance of Quranic verses,
blessed Ahaadees, parables & sayings of the blessed saints regarding the
importance of the fear of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬, methods of developing the fear of Allah
‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬and along with signs of the fear of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬, other beautiful Madani
pearls have also been collected in this book. This book is extremely beneficial
for raising the importance of the fear of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬and to rekindle the fire of
the fear of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬. Obtain this book from Maktaba-tul-Madinah and
illuminate your heart with essential Islamic knowledge.

َُ َٰ ٰ َ َ ۡ َ َ ‫ ۡا‬- َ
./0 1 2َ 3 ُ ‫ ا‬4 َ ۡ ,‫ا‬
ِ
Dear Islamic brothers! In conclusion, I take this opportunity to mention the
excellence of a Sunnah as well as some Sunan and manners. The Prophet of
Rahmah, the Intercessor of the Ummah ‫اﷲ ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ has said, ‘He who
loves my Sunnah, loves me, and he who loves me will be with me in Paradise.’
(Ibn ‘Asakir, vol. 9, pp. 343)

‫ﺟ ﱠﻨﺖ ﻣﯿﮟ ﭘﮍوﺳﯽ ﻣﺠﮭﮯ ﺗﻢ اﭘﻨﺎ ﺑﻨﺎﻧﺎ‬ ‫ﺳﯿﻨﮧ ﺗﺮی ُﺳ ﱠﻨﺖ ﮐﺎ ﻣﺪﯾﻨﮧ ﺑﻨﮯ آﻗﺎ‬

َُ َٰ ٰ َ َ ۡ َ َ ‫ ۡا‬- َ
./0 1 2َ 3 ُ ‫ ا‬4 َ ۡ ,‫ا‬
ِ

Madani pearls of the clipping nails

1. It is Mustahab [preferable] to clip the nails on a Friday. However, one
should not wait for Friday if the nails have grown long.
(Durr-e-Mukhtār, pp. 668, vol. 9)

ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
The great scholar of Fiqh, Shaykh Mufti Amjad ‘Ali A’zami ‫ﷲ ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ  َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬has
said, ‘It is narrated that whosoever clips his/her nails on a Friday, Allah
‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬will protect him from calamities till the next Friday and for three
days thereafter, that is, for 10 days in total. In one narration, it is said
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that whosoever clips their nails on a Friday, [for that person] mercy will
come and his sins will go [i.e., be forgiven].’
(Durr-e-Mukhtār, Rad-dul-Muḥtār, pp.9, vol. 668, Bahār-e-Shari’at, vol. 16, pp. 225-226)

2. The following is the summary of the prescribed method of cutting the

fingernails as narrated in authentic books: begin with the index finger of
the right hand and work your way right towards the pinkie (smallest
finger). Now, beginning with the pinkie (small finger) of the left hand,
work your way towards the left thumb. In the end, clip the nail of the
right thumb. (Durr-e-Mukhtār, vol. 9, pp. 670; Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, pp. 193, vol. 1)

3. There is no prescribed order of clipping the toe nails. It would be better

to start from the smallest toe on the right foot working your way left to
the big toe, then cut the big toenail of the left foot working your way left
to your little toe. (Durr-e-Mukhtār, pp. 193, vol. 1)
4. It is Makrūh [disliked] to clip the nails whilst in the state of Janaabat,
that is, when Ghusl has become obligatory on one.
(Fatāwā ‘Ālamgīrī, pp. 308, vol. 5)

5. It is Makrūh [disliked] to bite the nails with one’s teeth; there is a fear of
being inflicted with leprosy in doing so. (Fatāwā ‘Ālamgīrī, pp. 308, vol. 5)

6. Bury the nails after clipping them; they can also be thrown away.
(Fatāwā ‘Ālamgīrī, pp. 308, vol. 5)

To learn various Sunan, obtain the following books, Bahar-e-Shari’at 16 comprising

of 312 pages and Sunnate aur Aadaab, comprising of 120 pages, both published
by Maktaba-tul-Madinah, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami. One of
the best ways to learn Sunan is to travel with the Madani Qafilahs of Dawat-e-
Islami with the lovers of the Beloved Prophet ‫اﷲ ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ .

‫ُﺳﻨﺘﱠﻮں ﮐﯽ ﺗﺮﺑﯿﱠﺖ ﮐﮯ ﻗﺎﻓﻠﮯ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺑﺎر ﺑﺎر‬ ‫ﻣﺠﮫ ﮐﻮ َﺟﺬﺑﮧ دے ﺳﻔﺮ ﮐﺮﺗﺎ رﮨﻮں ﭘَﺮ َور ِدﮔﺎر‬

َُ َٰ ٰ َ َ ۡ َ َ ‫ ۡا‬- َ
./0 1 2َ 3 ُ ‫ ا‬4 َ ۡ ,‫ا‬
ِ
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The Salawaat-‘Alan-Nabi that are recited in the Sunnah-Inspiring weekly

Ijtima’ (congregation) of Dawat-e-Islami:

1. The Salat-‘Alan-Nabi for the night preceding Friday

ّ ِ ِ ‫ـﺎر ْك "َـ ٰ! َﺳ ِّـﻴ ِﺪ َﻧﺎ ُﻣ َﺤ ّﻤَـ ٍﺪ اﻟ َّـ‬

ِ ‫ﱮ ْاﻻ ُ ِ ّ ِّ اﻟْ َﺤ ِ ْﻴـ‬
‫ـﺐ‬ َّ ‫ا َﻟﻠّٰ ُﻬ‬
ِ ‫ـﻢ َﺻـ ِ ّﻞ َو َﺳـﻠِ ّ ْﻢ َو َﺑ‬
‫ َو َﺳﻠِ ّ ْﻢ‬,ٖ ‫ َو َﺻ ْﺤ ِﺒ‬,ٖ ِ‫ﺎﱃ اﻟْﻘ َْﺪ ِر اﻟ َْﻌ ِﻈ ْﻴ ِﻢ اﻟْ َﺠﺎ ِہ َو " َٰ! ٰا ﻟ‬
ِ ‫اﻟ َْﻌ‬
The saints of Islam have quoted that whoever recites this Salat-‘Alan-Nabi at
least once on the night preceding Friday [the night between Thursday and
Friday] on a regular basis will be blessed with the vision of the Beloved and
Blessed Prophet ‫ اﷲ  ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ   َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ at the time of death, as well as at the time
of his burial into the grave, to the extent that he will see the Noble Prophet
‫ﺎﱃ   َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ٰ َ‫ اﷲ  ﺗَﻌ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ lowering him into the grave with his own merciful hands.
(Afzal-us-Salawat ‘ala Sayyid-is-Sadat, pp. 151)

2. All sins forgiven

‫ َو َﺳﻠِ ّ ْﻢ‬,ٖ ِ‫ا َﻟﻠّٰ ُﻬ َّﻢ َﺻ ِ ّﻞ " َٰ! َﺳ ِّﻴ ِﺪ َﻧﺎ َو َﻣ ْﻮ َﻻ َﻧﺎ ُﻣ َﺤ َّﻤ ٍﺪ َّو " َٰ! ٰا ﻟ‬
It is narrated by Sayyiduna Anas ‫ اﷲ  ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ َ ﻋﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 7
َ ‫ َر‬that the Beloved and Blessed
Prophet ‫ اﷲ  ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ   َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ has stated, ‘Whoever recites this Salat upon me
whilst standing, then prior to his sitting back; and if he recites it whilst sitting,
then before he stands back, his sins will be forgiven.’ (ibid, pp. 65)

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3. 70 Portals of mercy

‫ " َٰ! ُﻣ َﺤ َّﻤ ٍﺪ‬,ُ ّٰ‫َﺻ َّ! اﻟﻠ‬

Whoever recites this Salat-‘Alan-Nabi, 70 portals of mercy are opened for him.
(Al-Qaul-ul-Badi’, pp. 277)

4. The reward of 600,000 Salawat-‘Alan-Nabi

َ‫ا َﻟﻠّٰ ُﻬ َّﻢ َﺻ ِ ّﻞ " َٰ! َﺳ ِّﻴ ِﺪ َﻧﺎ ُﻣ َﺤ َّﻤ ٍﺪ "َ َﺪد‬

ِ ‫ َﺻ َﻼةً َد ا ۤ ﺋِ َﻤ ًﺔ ۢ ِﺑ َﺪ َو‬,ِ ّٰ‫َﻣﺎ ِﰱ ْ "ِﻠ ِْﻢ اﻟﻠ‬

,ِ ّٰ‫ام ُﻣﻠ ِْﻚ اﻟﻠ‬
Shaykh Ahmad Sawi ‫ـ ِﻪ  اﻟۡـﻬَﺎ ِدی‬%‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ ر ۡﲪَ ُﺔ  اﻟـﻠ‬reports from some saints of Islam that the
one reciting this Salat-‘Alan-Nabi once receives the reward of reciting Salat-
‘Alan-Nabi 600,000 times. (Afzal-us-Salawat ‘alaSayyid-is-Sadat, pp. 149)

5. Nearness to the Distinguished Prophet 

ُّ ‫ا َﻟﻠّٰ ُﻬ َّﻢ َﺻ ِ ّﻞ " َٰ! ُﻣ َﺤ َّﻤ ٍﺪ ﮐ ََﻤﺎ ُﺗ ِﺤ‬

ٰ ‫ﺐ َو َﺗ‬
,ٗ َ‫ﺮ; ﻟ‬

One day somebody came [to the blessed court of the Beloved and Blessed
Prophet ‫ اﷲ ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ  َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ  َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬ َ ِٖ ِ
ُ ّ َ ], and the Holy Prophet ‫ﺎﱃ  َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟﻪ َ و َﺳﻠ ّﻢ‬ٰ َ‫ اﷲ ﺗَﻌ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ made him sit
in between himself and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq ‫ اﷲ  ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 7 َ ‫ َر‬. The respected
companions ‫ ُـﻪ  ﺗَﻌ َ ٰﺎﱃ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬% ‫  اﻟـﻠ‬7 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬were surprised as to who that honoured person
was. When he had left, the Holy Prophet ‫ اﷲ  ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ   َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬َ said, ‘When he
recites Salat upon me, he does so in these words.’
(Al-Qaul-ul-Badi’, pp. 125)

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6. Durood-e-Shafa’at

‫ ا ﻟْ َﻤ ْﻘ َﻌ َﺪ ا ﻟْ ُﻤﻘ ََّﺮ َب ِﻋ ْﻨ َﺪ َك َﻳ ْﻮ َم اﻟْ ِﻘ َﻴﺎ َﻣ ِﺔ‬,ُ ْ‫ا َﻟﻠّٰ ُ? َّﻢ َﺻ ِ ّﻞ " َٰ! ُﻣ َﺤ َّﻤ ٍﺪ َّو ا َ ْﻧ ِﺰﻟ‬
The Greatest and Holiest Prophet ‫ اﷲ  ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ   َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ   َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ has stated: The one who
recites this Salat upon me, my intercession will become obligatory for him.
(Attarghib Wattarhib, vol. 2, pp. 329, Hadees 31)

1. Good deeds for 1000 days

,ٗ ُ ‫ َﻋ َّﻨﺎ ُﻣ َﺤ ّﻤ ًَﺪا َﻣﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ ا َ ْﻫﻠ‬,ُ ّٰ‫َﺟ َﺰی اﻟﻠ‬

It is narrated by Sayyiduna Ibn ‘‘Abbās ‫ اﷲ ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ َ ﻋﻨ ْ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ‬ ِ
ُ 7
َ ‫ َر‬that the Noble and Blessed
Prophet ‫ اﷲ  ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ   َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ has stated, ‘For the reciter of above supplication,
seventy angels write good deeds (in his account) for 1000 days.’
(Majma’-uz-Zawaid, pp. 254, vol. 10, Hadees 17305)

2. An easy way to spend every night in worship

The following narration has been mentioned on page 187 of Gharāib-ul-Quran,
‘If anyone recites the following Du’ā three times at night it is as if he has
found Layla-tul-Qadr.’ We should recite it every night. Here is the Du’ā:

َ ۡ َ ۡ ُ ‫ ا ِ( ا‬Rَِ ٰ ‫ ا‬Sَ
Pُ +ۡ @ِ QN‫ ا‬Pُ ۡ ِ ,‫ا‬
ۡ ۡ ّ َ َ ۡ
Pۡ Oِ 2َ N‫ ۡ@ ِش ا‬2َ N‫ب ا‬ ِ ‫ِ و ر‬V ‫ت ا‬ ِ ٰ /ٰ ‫ب ا‬ ّ َ َ ٰ ُۡ
ِ ‫ا ِر‬7
Translation: There is none worthy of worship except Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬, Who is
ۡ َ ۡ َ ‫َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬
َ ُۡ
‘P ِ ’ and ‘P+@ِ A’. Allah is ‘‫ن‬ ’, Rab of the seven skies and the
magnificent ‘Arsh.

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