WAY OF THE BELIEVERS

1. OBSERVE PIETY AND SCRUPULOUSNESS (‫)االوراع‬

 TAQWA IS TO AVOID PROHIBITIONS, WARA’ IS TO AVOID PROHIBITIONS, DANGERS, DOUBTFUL, INVALID SO AS TO

PROTECT ONESELF FROM DIVINE PUNISHMENT
 TAQWA HAS DIFFERENT DEGREES (TO AVOID MATTERS WHICH BRING YOU OUT OF FOLD OF ISLAM SUCH AS
APOSTASY/SHIRK=TAQWA OF MUSLIMS, TO COMPLETE ONE’S TAQWA BY AVOIDING APOSTASY/SHIRK AND BOTH
MAJOR & MINOR SINS=TAQWA OF BELIEVERS, COMPLETE WARA’ IS APEX & EXTENSIVE FORM OF TAQWA
 WARA’ IS SIMILAR TO EATING FISH OR PASSING THROUGH MANY THORNS, WARA’ LEADS TO ISTIQAMAH IN TAQWA
AND IHSAN IN DEEDS (CAUSE & EFFECT CHAIN OF FEARING GOD)
 CAREFUL MEASURES OF WARA’ CAN BE APPLIED IN TWO WAYS (ELIMINATE RISK OR FACE THAT RISK BUT REMAIN
EXTREME CAREFUL AND WATCHFUL OVER YOURSELF SO AS TO COMPLY WITH GOD’S LAW)
 3 PLACES WHERE DIVINE PUNISHMENT TAKES PLACE (IN THIS WORLD, GRAVE AND HELLFIRE)
 DEEDS OF TAQWA IS THE ACT OF AVOIDING WHAT IS PROHIBITED WHEN OPPORTUNITY ARISES/DESIRES TO DO SO
 CLOTHING OF TAQWA IS TO SAFEGUARD ONESELF FROM SINS/EVIL INFLUENCE UPON EXPOSING ONESELF TO
SURROUNDING/ENVIRONMENT SIMILAR TO WEARING A LAB COAT AS PROTECTION FROM A SPLASH OF HARMFUL
CHEMICALS
 8 DIFFERENT KINDS OF WARA’ (WARA’ IN ONE’S ACTION, OBSERVANCE OF WORSHIP AND ITS RULINGS, SELF, SOCIAL
INTERACTION/ASSOCIATION WITH PPL, ONE’S POSESSIONS/ACQUISITIONS, DEALING WITH IKHTILAF/BIDAH MATTERS,
FOLLOWING SCRIPTURE/PPL=ITTIBA’, ESTABLISHING RULINGS/IJTIHAD OR MAKING JUDGEMENT)

2. BEING MINDFUL OF GOD (REMEMBRANCE OF GOD BY HEART)

 MINDFULNESS OF GOD (BY HEART) WHEREVER YOU ARE (DOING DHIKR/DOA IN DAILY LIFE)
 3 DIFFERENT KINDS OF MINDFULNESS OF GOD (MINDFULNESS OF DIVINE SIGHT=FEELS UNDER
SURVEILANCE BY GOD EITHER IN PRAYER (KHUSHOO) OR IN DAILY LIFE (MURAQABAH),
MINDFULNESS OF DIVINE WORDS/NAMES, MINDFULNESS OF DIVINE ACTIONS/SIGNS/FAVOURS)
 MINDFULNESS OF DIVINE NAMES/WORDS IS DONE BY MEMORIZING THEM & CONSTANTLY PONDERING BY HEART
 WAY OF BELIEVERS IS TO BE MINDFUL OF GOD’S WORDS DURING DHIKR LISAN (ATTENTIVE HEART)
 WAY OF BELIEVERS IS TO APPLY “SEE/INTERACT/EXPERIENCE MANY => REMEMBER ONE (GOD)” (3:190-191)
 WAY OF BELIEVERS IS TO BE MINDFUL OF GOD AND FOLLOW UP WITH RIGHTEOUS ACTIONS
(TAHMID, TAFWID, GIVING SALAM, ETC)

3. MENTION GOD’S NAMES AND RECITE QUR’AN (WITH ATTENTIVE HEART)

 QUR’ANIC DEFINITIONS OF DHIKR: REMEMBERING GOD BY HEART OR MENTIONING GOD’S NAME WITH TONGUE
 MENTIONING GOD’S NAME INCLUDES TASMIYAH/TASBIH/TAHMID/TAHLIL/TAKBIR (ANY UTTERANCE WHICH
INCLUDE ALLAH’S NAME), UTTERING GOD’S NAME AS AN EXCLAMATION OF SURPRISE/DELIGHT/WONDER, MENTION
GOD’S NAME WHEN SPEAKING/DOING DEEDS SUCH AS SACRIFICE (SAYING TASMIAH/BY ALLAH AND NOT BY TAGHUT)
 APPLYING DHIKR LISAN DHARIYYAH INSTEAD OF DHIKR LISAN BATINIYYAH
 4 KNOWN SITUATIONS WHERE DHIKR, ONE WHICH IS FIXED IN CERTAIN DATE/TIME, CAN BE PUT INTO PRACTICE
(IN DAILY LIFE, DURING/AFTER PRAYER, AT MORNING/AFTERNOON/NIGHTIME, SPECIFIC DAY/SITUATION)
 2 DIFFERENT KINDS OF DHIKR (ONE WHICH IS FIXED IN CERTAIN DATE/TIME AS SPECIFIED BY PROPHET AND
ONE WHICH CAN BE PUT INTO PRACTICE ANYWHERE/ANYTME WITHOUT LIMIT=RECITING QURAN)
 RECITE KITAB ADHKAR IMAM NAWAWI OR MATHURAT OF HASAN AL BANNA FOR ONE’S DAILY DHIKR
 DHIKR CAN BE FOUND EITHER IN QURAN/HADITH OR MADE OUTSIDE BOTH (TASBIH/TAHMID)
 ATTENTIVE HEART MEANS A HEART THAT PONDERS OVER WHAT IS UTTERED (TA’MAL)
AND A HEART THAT LISTENS ATTENTIVELY TO WHAT IS UTTERED (SAMA’=50:37)
 SAMA’ IS TO LISTEN TO RECITATION OF QURAN DURING PRAYER (EITHER FROM ONE’S RECITATION
OR OTHERS’) WITH THE HEART FEELING AS IF YOU ARE LISTENING YOUR GOD TALKING TO YOU IN DIRECT FACE-
TO-FACE (IN IMAGINATIVE SENSE) EVEN THOUGH DIVINE REVELATION IS NO LONGER EXIST AND THIS IS UNDER
THE CATEGORY OF IHSAN-IN-DEEDS (EXCELLENCE IN WORSHIP)
 THOSE WHOSE HEART IS IN STATE OF SAMA’ DOES NOT HEAR ANYTHING FROM CREATIONS, EXCEPT HEARING
THE SPEECH OF THEIR LORD ALONE DIRECTLY, SAMA’ LEADS TO MUSHAHADAH (OF THE HEARING HEART)
 OBJECTIVES OF SAMA’ IS TO REVIVE THE ATTENTION OF A LOST HEART AND TO GIVE TRANQUILITY
TO A SICK/LONGING SOUL, CONDITIONS OF SAMA’ (RIGHT ETIQUTTE WITH MODERATION, RIGHT
UNDERSTANDING THAT IS FREE FROM MISGUIDING INNOVATION)

4. EXHIBIT GOOD CHARACTER AND MANNERS

 THE BELIEVERS ARE THOSE WHO ARE GOOD AND EXCELLENT IN TERMS OF CHARACTER/MANNERS
 THE PROPHET IS AN IDEAL EXAMPLE TO ALL BELIEVERS FOR THEM TO EXHIBIT GOOD CHARACTER/MANNERS
(REFER TO QUR’AN/ADAB MUFRAD/SHAMAIL MUHAMMADIYAH AS REFERENCE TO PROPHET’S CHARACTER/MANNERS)
(68:4/33:21)
 THE WAY OF BELIEVERS IS TO PRACTICE GOOD CHARACTER/MANNERS AND REFORM THEMSELVES WITH THE AIM
OF ACHIEVING IHSAN FI NAFS (SELF-PERFECTION) (17:7)
 GOOD CHARACTER & MANNERS IS UNDER THE CATEGORY OF RIGHTEOUSNESS (BIRR)
 GOOD CHARACTER & MANNERS INCLUDE POLITE & GENTLE SPEECH (PART OF GOOD CHARACTER),
MODERATE PACE/SPEECH, PROPER ETIQUETTE IN EATING/DRINKING/SITTING/SLEEPING, PROPER ETIQUETTE IN
DOING ACTS OF WORSHIP/DHIKR, SMILE CONSTANTLY WITH CHEERFUL FACE (PART OF GOOD CHARACTER)
  THE BELIEVERS SMILE WHEN THEY ARE HAPPY/ANGRY/SAD/BORED (NGOLO KANTE)
 ACTS OF WORSHIP/DHIKR STATIONARY HAS TO BE PERFORMED WITH RIGHT ETIQUETTE, WHICH INCLUDE RESTRICT
DOING ECSTATIC MOVING/JUMPING, RESTRICT DOING WEIRD MOVEMENT OF HEAD/BODY, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
ETIQUETTE OF PROPHET AS TAUGHT BY HIM (DIFFERENT FROM THE IGNORANT SUFIS)
 DHIKR STANDING OR DHIKR SITTING (DEPEND ON WHICH PROPHET DID), DHIKR STATIONARY > MOBILE DHIKR (DHIKR
WHILE WALKING – TAWAF/SAI’)

5. SPEAK GOOD & PRACTICE SILENCE (7:193)

 PRACTICE OF SILENCE IS AN ATTESTATION OF ONE’S FAITH IN GOD, HEREAFTER & RECORDING OF DEEDS (50:18)
 SILENCE IS TO REFRAIN ONE’S TONGUE FROM BACKBITING/SLANDERING/DISPUTING/TELLING LIES/OFFENSIVE &
HURTFUL WORDS/UTTERING WORDS THOUGHTLESSLY/UNNECESSARILY SO AS TO SAFEGUARD ONESELF FROM
RECORDING OF OWN EVIL SPEECH AND PROTECT ONESELF FROM DIVINE PUNISHMENT (WARA’ IN ONE’S ACTION)
 KEEPING SILENT AND NOT UTTERING THE EVIL THAT IS BEING THOUGHT OF/INTENDED IN ONE’S MIND CAN OBTAIN
FORGIVENESS/MERCY FROM GOD (VIRTUE OF SILENCE)
 5 DIFFERENT SIGNS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS ACHIEVED THROUGH SILENCE INCLUDE SCRUPULOUSNESS,
MERCY/TOLERANCE (SUNNAH TAQRIYYAH OF PROPHET AND FIRST 3 GEN), WISDOM, INCONSPICUOUSNESS,
FOREBEARANCE/CONTENTMENT
 OBSERVING SILENCE WHILE ATTENDING FRIDAY SERMON (PRACTICING SILENCE IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS)
 SPEAKING GOOD WORDS TO OTHERS (PARENTS, RELATIVES, ORPHANS, NEEDY, NEIGHBOURS, GUESTS)
INCLUDES NON-OFFENSIVE, PLEASING AND BENEFICIAL WORDS

6. PRACTICE CHASTITY IN ACTION

 CHASTITY IS TO AVOID EVIL DEEDS RELATED TO SEX AND BOTH MAJOR/ MINOR IMMORALITIES) SO AS TO
CONTROL SEXUAL DESIRE & PRESERVE ONE’S VIRGINITY/RIGHTEOUSNESS AS A SIGN OF FAITH IN GOD
 OBSERVING CHASTITY BEFORE & AFTER MARRIAGE, DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING CHASTITY EFFECTIVELY
THROUGH MARRIAGE (LEGAL WAY TO SATISFY SEXUAL DESIRE AND PROTECTING ONE’S OWN LINEAGE)
 CHASTE MEN ARE TO BE PAIRED WITH CHASTE WOMEN WHILE IMMORAL MEN ARE FOR IMMORAL WOMEN
 ACTS/SIGNS OF CHASTITY INCLUDE LOWERING THE GAZE WHEN TALKING NON-MAHRAM AND AVOID WATCHING
PORNOGRAPHY, DECLINE WOMEN’S INVITATION AND ABSTAIN FROM UNLAWFUL PENETRATIVE SEX (ZINA), AVOID
UNLAWFUL RELATIONSHIP, MAINTAIN PHYSICAL DISTANCE FROM NON-MAHRAM/AVOID TRESSPASSING WOMEN
SITE/ACCOUNT, SELF-ISOLATION AT HOME FROM EXPOSING TO SEXUAL TEMPTATION, DESIRING CHASTITY AND
FREEING THE HEART FROM DESIRING/YEARNING FOR IMMORALITIES, AVOID MAJOR/MINOR IMMORALITIES AND 4
EVIL DEEDS RELATED TO SEX, DISASSOCIATION FROM AHL-ZINA/BROTHEL/NIGHT CLUB AND PROSTITUTION CAREER,
AVOID SHAKING HANDS WITH NON-MAHRAM UNNECESSARILY AND UNLAWFUL CONTACT
 LOWERING ONE’S GAZE FOR GOD’S SAKE WITH THE GOALS TO SEE HIS FACE, TO EMULATE THE PROPHET (S.A.W), TO
ATTEST ONE’S FAITH IN VERSES OF GOD AND TO SAFEGUARD ONESELF FROM FALLING INTO SINS CARELESSLY
(WARA’ IN ONE’S ACTION)
 SEXUAL ATTRACTION TO OPPOSITE SEX IS NOT FORBIDDEN, BUT RATHER TO DISTORT YOUR SEXUAL
ORIENTATION OR FULFILL/SATISFY SEXUAL DESIRE IN UNLAWFUL/LUSTFUL WAY IS FORBIDDEN
 KNOWING 4 EVIL DEEDS RELATED TO SEX (NON-MUTUAL CONSENT HARM, MUTUAL CONSENT INTIMACY,
SEXUAL TRIGGER & PLEASURE ACTS) WHICH ARE IMMORALITIES (CAN BE MAJOR OR MINOR)

7. DIRECT WORSHIP AND SUPPLICATION TO GOD ONLY

 WAY OF BELIEVERS IS TO PERFORM AND DIRECT ACTS OF WORSHIP (SUCH AS PRAYER, RUKOO, SUJOOD, STAND
BEFORE GOD IN PRAYER, SUPPLICATIONS) TO GOD ONLY (FREE FROM SHIRK) SO AS TO AFFIRM HIS EXISTENCE, TO
AFFIRM THAT HE WHO IS BEING WORSHIPED IS GOD (OBJECTIVES OF ESTABLISHING ACTS OF WORSHIP) AND ALSO
TO EXHIBIT ONE’S EXTREME LOVE/DEVOTION TOWARDS THAT WHICH IS BEING WORSHIPPED
 WORSHIPPING GOD ALSO INCLUDES PERFORMING PROSTRATION (SUJOOD) BEFORE GOD AS A MEANS OF SEEKING
CLOSENESS TO HIM (TAQARRUB) (96:19), CALLING UPON HIM IN NEED OF HELP WITH HIS GOOD NAMES (ISTIGATHA),
ASK GOD TO APPROVE SHAFAA’ OF INTERCESSORS & HIS BLESSING UPON OTHERS (BY HIS PERMISSION), EXALTING
AND PRAISING EXTREMELY TO NONE BUT HIM IN DIRECT
 2 DIFFERENT TYPES OF PRAYERS OBSERVED IN LIFE (DAILY OBLIGATORY AND RECOMMENDED), SPECIAL TYPES OF
PRAYERS (FOR FULFILLING ONE’S NEEDS) INCLUDE ISTIKHARAAH, TAWBAH, HAJAT, ISTISQA, JANAAZAH, KHAUF
 SUPPLICATION IS TO INVOKE AND BESEECH GOD EITHER FOR FULFILMENT OF ONES’S DESIRES OR SUPPLICATING ON
BEHALF OF OTHERS (GOOD/EVIL) (17:11), GOOD SUPPLICATION IS TO INVOKE DIVINE MERCY, FORGIVENESS, GUIDANCE,
BLESSINGS, FAVOUR UPON OTHERS WHILE EVIL SUPPLICATION IS TO INVOKE DIVINE PUNISHMENT/CURSE UPON EVIL &
CORRUPT PEOPLE, SUPPLICATION CAN BE FOUND EITHER IN QURAN/HADITH OR MADE OUTSIDE BOTH
 SUPPLICATION IS EITHER FIXED IN CERTAIN DATE/TIME AS SPECIFIED BY PROPHET OR CAN BE PUT INTO PRACTICE
ANYWHERE/ANYTME WITHOUT LIMIT. KNOWING RIGHT APPLICATION OF SUPPLICATIONS IN SOME SITUATIONS (DOA
ENTERING TOILET NOT FOR DOA ENTERING MASJID)
 WAY OF BELIEVERS IS TO HOLD FIRM TO “TAWHID ULOOHIYYAH” AND ACT UPON IT IN ONE’S LIFE
 TAWHID ULOOHIYYAH IS DEFINED AS THE BELIEF THAT ALL ACTS OF WORSHIP SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO NONE
BUT ALLAH ONLY (ACKNOWLEDGING THAT GOD IS THE ONLY QIBLAH OF WORSHIP AND THAT WORSHIP IS HIS
RIGHT ONLY) AND THAT ONE SHOULD NOT ASCRIBE PARTNERS TO ALLAH (SHIRK IN WORSHIP)
 TAWHID ULOOHIYYAH IS TO SAY “WE WORSHIP/SUPPLICATE NONE EXCEPT ALLAH” WITH TONGUE AND AFFIRM IN
HEART, TO NOT PLACE A MEDIUM (OBJECT OF WASEELA) BETWEEN GOD AND YOU IN WORSHIP (39:3) INSTEAD WORSHIP
HIM DIRECTLY, TO NOT ESTABLISH MORE THAN ONE OBJECTS OF WORSHIP (TURN AWAY FROM ALL EXCEPT DIRECT
ONESELF TOWARDS HIM) (7:138), TO SEEK GOD ONLY AND AVOID SHIRK IN WORSHIP BY TURNING AWAY FROM DEAD,
GRAVES AND UNSEEN CREATIONS IN FAVOUR OF WORSHIPPING GOD AND TURNING AWAY FROM WHAT THE NON-
MUSLIMS/POLYTHEISTS ARE WORSHIPPING IN FAVOUR OF HIM, TO NOT DEVIATE FROM MEETING THE OBJECTIVES OF
ESTABLISHING ACTS OF WORSHIP (REFER ABOVE)

8. SPEND IN WAY OF GOD AND GIVE CHARITY GENEROUSLY

  WAY OF BELIEVERS IS TO SPEND IN THE WAY OF GOD (INFAQ), GIVE CHARITY (SUCH AS MONEY/NEEDS/SUPPORTS) &
BEING GENEROUS TO OTHERS SO AS TO CLEANSE ONE’S HEART FROM STINGINESS/SELFISHNESS/OBSESSIVE LOVE OF
WEALTH (IN FAVOUR OF LOVE FOR GOD) AND TO ATTEST ONE’S FAITH IN VERSES OF GOD & HEREAFTER (EXHIBITING
SIGNS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS)
 INFAQ IS DEFINED AS AN ACT OF WITHDRAWING A PORTION OF OUR PROPERTY/INCOME FOR CERTAIN GOOD PURPOSES.
EXAMPLES OF SPENDING IN THE WAY OF GOD (INFAQ) INCLUDE MAKING PAYMENT ON BEHALF OF THOSE OVERBURDEN
WITH DEBTS & VICTIMS OF RIBA, GIVING UP ONE’S WEALTH FOR FREEING SLAVES & CAPTIVES (2:177) & FOR SPREADING
MESSAGE OF ISLAM (JIHAD IN THE CAUSE OF GOD)
 GIVING CHARITY/GIFT TO OTHERS CAN BE DONE THROUGH ACTS OF ZAKAT/SADAQAH/HIBAH/WAQAF/HADIAH. THIS
CAN INCLUDE GIVING CHARITY TO ONE’S HEIRS IN THE FORM OF INHERITANCE (FARAID) OR GIVING GIFT (MAHR) TO
FEMALE BRIDE FOR MARRIAGE OR GIVING CHARITY ON BEHALF OF THOSE WHO DIED
 BENEFITS OF GIVING CHARITY IN ISLAM INCLUDE FULFILLING THE NEEDS OF SOCIETY (ENHANCES THEIR WELL-
BEING), EXTINGUISH SINS AND INCREASES ONE’S WEALTH (MORE BLESSINGS IN LIFE)
 THOSE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE CHARITY INCLUDE ONE’S FAMILY/RELATIVES, POOR/NEEDY, ORPHANS, TRAVELLERS,
THOSE ASK FOR HELP AND THOSE WHO COLLECT THEM (ZAKAT ADMINISTRATORS)
 WAY OF BELIEVERS IS TO GIVE LONG LASTING CHARITY (SADAQAH JARIAH) THROUGH SPENDING ONE’S WEALTH SUCH
AS “SPENDING TO BUILD A WELL AND DONATE FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHERS”. LONG LASTING CHARITY LEADS TO LONG
LASTING REWARDS
 WAY OF BELIEVERS IS ALSO TO GIVE UP THEIR OWN BELONGINGS/POSSESSIONS THAT THEY HOLD DEAR MOST
(WIVES/GARDENS/PROPERTIES) & DONATE THEM TO OTHERS BY FOLLOWING FOOTSTEP OF SAAD IBN RABI’ (59:9)
 GIVING CHARITY CAN BE DONE IN CERTAIN TIME/SITUATION SUCH AS GIVING CHARITY ON FRIDAY/FIRST 10 DAYS OF
DHUL HIJJAH/RAMADHAN, GIVING GIFTS IN WEDDING EVENT, GIVING CHARITY BEFORE CONSULTING PROPHET (58:12)
 CHARITY WORKS CAN ALSO BE ENHANCED THROUGH ESTABLISHING MORE DONATION GROUPS/ORGANIZATIONS AND
PROMOTING A CULTURE OF RECIPROCITY
 IMPORTANCE OF OBSERVING ETHICS IN GIVING CHARITY AND ENSURING ONE’S CHARITY IS UNSPOILT/FAKE
 GENEROSITY IS DEFINED AS WILLINGNESS TO GIVE CHARITY TO OTHERS MORE THAN WHAT IS EXPECTED OR IS USUAL
 GENEROSITY CAN BE FOUND IN GIVING FULLY NON-STOP OUT OF FREE-WILL WITHOUT FEAR OF POVERTY
(RICH HEART), IN GIVING MORE THAN WHAT WERE REQUESTED FROM OTHERS, IN GIVING MORE THAN WHAT THAT
WERE RECEIVED FROM OTHERS, IN BUYING (KEEP THE CHANGE) AND SELLING GOODS

9. OBSERVE FASTING REGULARLY

 OBSERVE VOLUNTARY FASTING REGULARLY ON MONDAY/THURSDAY, SHA’BAN AND SPECIFIC DATES

 BELIEF IN COMMAND OF FASTING AND OBSERVE OBLIGATORY FASTING ON RAMADHAN
 BELIEF IN LAYLATUL QADR (NIGHT OF DIVINE DECREE)
 OBSERVE FASTING AS EXPIATION FOR VIOLATION/OTHER VALID REASONS
 OBSERVE FASTING ON BEHALF OF THOSE DIED/OTHERS
 IMPORTANCE OF SAHOOR BEFORE START FASTING AND HASTENING IFTAR AFTER ADHAN DURING SUNSET
 LESSONS AND IMPACTS OF FASTING IN ISLAM FOR ALL BELIEVERS
 BENEFITS OF FASTING: PROTECT ONE FROM HELLFIRE, SINS FORGIVEN, INTERCESSOR FOR THE ONE WHO FAST
 CONDITIONS OF FASTING/WHAT MUST BE ABSTAINED WHILE FASTING TO AVOID INVALIDATION
 FASTING FOR SELF-CONTROL ONESELF FROM GLUTTONY, SEXUAL DESIRE AND SINS

10. TRAVEL FOR GOD’S SAKE AND PERFORM PILGRIMAGE

 TRAVEL AND MIGRATE UNDER THE COMMANDS OF GOD AND HIS MESSENGERS (MUHAJIREEN) TO AVOID
PERSECUTIONS/INJUSTICE, LEAVE ONE’S PROPERTIES AND TO SEEK NEW PLACE FOR REFUGE
 BENEFITS OF MIGRATION FOR GOD’S SAKE: SINS FORGIVEN, DIVINE PLEASURE/MERCY/PROVISION, REWARDS OF PARADISE,
ANSWERING OF ONE’S SUPPLICATIONS, ELEVATION OF RANKS
 TRAVEL ON EARTH FOR WONDERING THE SIGNS/GREATNESS OF GOD, VISTING HISTORICAL SITES DESTROYED BY GOD,
SEEKING THE BOUNTIES/FAVOURS OF GOD
 TRAVEL/MIGRATE FOR RELIGIOUS AND GOOD PURPOSES: SEEKING KNOWLEDGE & MEETING RIGHTEOUS PEOPLE, MAKING
DA’WAH/INVITING TO ISLAM (HADRAMI MISSIONARY, COMPANIONS), PERFORMING ISLAMIC PIGRIMAGE (UMRAH AND
HAJJ) FOR ONESELF OR ON BEHALF OF SOMEONE, DOING JIHAD IN THE CAUSE OF ALLAH, AVOIDING WHAT GOD HAS
PROHIBITED, VISITING HOLY CITY OF MEDINA AND AL-AQSA MOSQUE
 BENEFITS OF TRAVELLING: RELIEF OF ADVERSITY, GAIN LESSONS/NEW EXPERIENCE FROM JOURNEY, MEET NEW
PEOPLE, UNDERSTAND THEIR CULTURE AND EXPAND SOCIAL CIRCLE, KNOWING GOD BETTER, EARNING PROVISION
DURING TRAVELLING, SERVING AS SELF-REMINDER FOR PURPOSE OF LIFE
 DIFFERENT TYPES OF HAJJ AND UMRAH, UMRAH IN RAMADHAN = HAJJ (IN REWARDS)
 CONDITIONS, RESTRICTIONS AND RITUALS OF HAJJ AND UMRAH
 BENEFITS AND IMPACTS OF PERFORMING HAJJ AND UMRAH
 BEST MIGRATORS ARE “THE MUHAJIROON” FOLLOWED BY THOSE WHO PERFORM HAJJ AND UMRAH AND THEN
THE HADRAMI MISSIONARY (FROM PERSONAL STANDPOINT)

11. REMEMBER DEATH/HEREAFTER CONSTANTLY

 REMEMBERING DEATH/HEREAFTER AS A SIGN OF FAITH IN ASPECTS OF ISLAM (PUNISHMENT IN HELLFIRE & GRAVES)
 BENEFITS OF REMEMBERING DEATH (ENCOURAGE TO REPENT AND DO GOOD, INCREASE FAITH/KHAUF, SOFTEN HEART)
 REMEMBERING DEATH COMES HAND-IN-HAND WITH CONSTANTLY BEING MINDFUL OF ONE’S SPEECH AND ACTION AND
KNOWING THAT ONLY ALLAH IS THE ONE ULTIMATE BEING THAT TAKES EVERY LIVES (INCLUDING YOUR OWN)
 PERFORM RIGHTEOUS DEEDS UPON REMEMBERING DEATHHEREADTER EVERYTIME (RECITE AYAT QURSI AFTER PRAYER,
RECITE SURAH MULK EVERY NIGHT, RECITE SURAH YASSIN AS LAST MESSAGE/REMINDER TO DEAD ONES, MAKE DOA TO
ALLAH FOR PROTECTION FROM HELL-FIRE AND GOOD ENDING/MARTYRDOM-DEATH)
 HOPING FOR GOOD DEATH IN THE FORM OF MARTYRDOM (FOR BELIEVERS)
  REMEMBERING DEATH ON THE VERGE OF ONE DYING AND UTTERING TAHLIL REPEATEDLY BEFORE DYING
 REMEMBERING DEATH BY WANDERING/WITNESSING DEATH-RELATED (GRAVES, SICK/DYING PEOPLE, DEAD TREES/BONES)
 VISIT THE GRAVES OF THE DEAD ONES TO REMEMBER DEATH AND HEREAFTER (OBSERVE LIMIT IMPOSED BY ISLAMIC
LAW WITH RIGHT ETIQUETTE AND SUNNAH OF THE PROPHET). THE MOST DETESTABLE VISITING GRAVES IS THAT OF SHIAS
AND THE BEST IS THAT OF PROPHET (IDEAL PRACTICE)
 VISIT THE GRAVES, GREET THE INHABITANTS AND SUPPLICATE TO ALLAH FOR THEM (SUNNAH OF PROPHET)
 KNOWING THE PURPOSE OF VISITING GRAVES AND NOT DEVIATE FROM WHAT WAS INTENDED BY THE PROPHET
(REMEMBER THE QUESTIONING/PUNISHMENT IN THE GRAVES, WITNESS THE SUPREMACY/OMNIPOTENCE OF GOD)
 ATTEND FUNERAL PRAYER, PERFORM BURIAL AND SUPPLICATE FOR THE DEAD ONES
 ATTEND DEATH CEREMONY GATHERING FOR REMEMBERING DEAD AND HEREAFTER

12. OBSERVE CLEANLINESS (ABLUTION AND ABSTAIN FROM IMPURITIES)

13. PURIFY ONE’S HEART AND MAINTAIN IT’S PURITY

14. HAVING GOOD AND PURE INTENTION

15. FREE FROM HYPOCRISY IN THREE WAYS

16. PRACTICE ABSTINENCE (ZUHD)

17. BEING HUMBLE AND MODEST

18. HAVING SENSE OF SHAME & SHYNESS

19. LOVE FOR GOD AND HIS CREATIONS

20. BEING PATIENT (FORBEARANCE)

21. FORGIVE OTHERS AND SEEKING FORGIVENESS

22. ACT SELFLESSLY (ALTRUISM)

23. BEING KIND AND MERCIFUL TO OTHERS

24. HAVING SYMPATHETIC AND EMPATHETIC HEART

25. BEING FAIR AND JUST TO PEOPLE

26. BEING DILIGENT & WELL-ORGANIZED

27. SELF-EVALUATE WITH SENSE OF WORRY/REGRET

28. BEING THANKFUL, APPRECIATIVE & CONTENT WITH LIFE

29. PLACE TRUST IN GOD AND HAVING SUFFICIENT HEART (GHINA/KAFA’)

30. MAINTAIN UNITY AND BROTHERHOOD WITH OTHERS

31. EXPECT GOOD FROM GOD & HAVING GOOD ASSUMPTIONS

32. HAVING WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE OF ISLAM

33. GUIDE/PREACH OTHERS TO GOODNESS AND TRUTH

34. STRUGGLE FOR GOD’S SAKE & OPPOSE EVIL

35. FULFILL RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES TOWARDS OTHERS

36. BEING INCONSPICUOUS IN DEEDS

37. TAKING INITIATIVE & BEING PRECEDENT OVER OTHERS

38. EARN LIVELIHOOD BY INDEPENDENT EFFORTS

39. ESTABLISH PEACE AND GIVE SECURITY TO OTHERS

40. SEEK GOD & HIS FAVOUR BY MEANS OF DOING GOOD

41. DEIFY GOD THROUGH ASCRIBING (TANSAB)

42. BELIEVE IN DIVINE DECREE & ACCEPTING IT WITHOUT COMPLAINT (RIDA)

43. ADHERE SRICTLY TO QURAN & SUNNAH AND AVOID INNOVATIONS

44. BEING GOOD AND RIGHTEOUS ON EARTH:

- STRANGERS AMONG COMMUNITY

- WELL-BEHAVED GUESTS OF ALLAH
- REFORMERS OF CURRENT WORLD/EPOCH/UMMAH

45. REMAIN STEADFAST IN ONE’S BELIEF AND DEEDS (PERSEVERANCE)

46. OBSERVE MODERATION AND BEING EASY ON ONESELF/OTHERS

47. HAVING STRONG FAITH AND CERTAINTY

48. SURRENDER TO DIVINE LAW & GUIDANCE OF RIGHTEOUS

49. WITNESS AND INCLINE TO THE TRUTH

50. PRACTICE RIGHTEOUSNESS AND PERFECTION

51. FOLLOWING THE RIGHTEOUS PREDECESSORS

52. BELIEVE AND PRACTICE ISLAMIC MYSTICISM

53. HAVING SOFT-HEARTEDNESS