then join the Madani environment of Dawat-e-Islami, the movement of becoming a Salah offering individual, join the movement of keeping Nafl fasts and join the movement that is blessed with the blessings of the Holy Quran.

Participate in the Sunnah-inspiring Ijtima held by Dawat-e-Islami every week with consistency. Perform the Madani activities of the Zayli Halqah, ponder and reflect daily by acting upon the Madani In’amaat. Become a disciple of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ. Due to the blessings of engaging in these pious actions, you will feel a breath-taking change within yourself اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic sisters! Piety and righteousness are great blessings of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. The virtues of piety and pious people have been mentioned in the Holy Quran and Ahadees at various places:

(1) The honourable one in the court of Allah Almighty is the one who is pious. (Al-Hujurat, Ayah no. 13) (2) Allah Almighty is with the pious. (Al-Baqarah, Ayah no. 194) (3) Allah Almighty loves the pious (Aal-e-‘Imran, Ayah no. 76) (4) Paradise has been prepared for the pious. (Aal-e-‘Imran, Ayah no. 133) (5) The pious people will be presented as guests in the court of Allah Almighty on the day of Judgement. (Maryam, Ayah no. 85) (6) There are gardens of bliss for the pious ones with their Lord. (Al-Qalam, Ayah no. 34) (7) Allah is the helper of the pious people. (Al-Jaasiyah, Ayah no. 19) (8) The pious people will be friends of one another on the day of judgement. (Az-Zukhruf, Ayah no. 67) (9) The pious people will be in an abode of peace. (Ad-Dukhan, Ayah no. 51) (10) The good outcome in the hereafter is for the pious. (Hood, Ayah no. 51) (11) Piety is a means of achieving superiority. (Mu’jam-e-Awsat, vol. 3, pp. 329, Hadees 4749) (12) Piety is the best provision to carry. (Kanz-ul-‘Ummal, vol. 2, pp. 41, Hadees 5632) (13) Whoever has been granted piety, he has been given the best religious and worldly thing. (Kanz-ul-‘Ummal, vol. 2, pp. 41, Hadees 5638) (14) Piety is the nobility of the hereafter. (Firdaus-ul-Akhbar, vol. 2, pp. 5, Hadees 3418) (15) Pious people are the leaders. (Kanz-ul-‘Ummal, vol. 2, pp. 41, Hadees 5650) (Siraat-ul-Jinaan, vol. 8, pp. 496)

اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه Piety and righteousness was instilled within the nature of Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه in abundance. The state of his piety was such that let alone Haraam and impermissible things, if he even had slightest of doubts regarding something being Haraam or Halaal or permissible or impermissible, then he would remain far away from it. In this relation, let’s listen to 2 faith-refreshing events of his blessed life: