The Times of India The attainment of tazkiyah is not possible through any kind of verbal repetition, neither is it related to any kind of physical exercise. Tazkiyah is wholly a psychological act…

The Sunday Guardian | May 25, 2025 Consciously or unconsciously, people generally think that tazkiyah requires some mysterious mediation, say, of past saintly figures or great men of learning, or…

The Sunday Guardian | May 18, 2025 The body requires physical food. When it receives its food, it becomes healthy. Similarly, the soul requires spiritual provision. When the soul is provided with…

Chapter 38 of the Quran has this to say: “This is a blessed Book which We sent down to you [Muhammad], for people to ponder over its messages, and for those with understanding to take heed.” (38:29)…

The Sunday Guardian | January 26, 2025 The Quran states: “We have created man into a life of toil and trial. Does he think then that no one has power over him?” (90:4-5) The law of the present…

The Sunday Guardian | January 19, 2025 I was once asked to explain the concept of spirituality in Islam and what, from the Islamic viewpoint, the method was of attaining spirituality. I said that…

The Sunday Guardian | January 12, 2024 For the process of tazkiya to go forward, the remembrance of death acts as a very powerful spur. The remembrance of death produces a sense of urgency in a…

The Sunday Guardian | November 24, 2024 Man is the creation and God is his Creator. As such, it is human nature that he should come close to God to the ultimate extent. But various things, such as…

The Sunday Guardian | November 17, 2024 According to one point of view regarding the method of tazkiya, the company of a Sufi who has attained the state of realization is a must, because just one…