Articles by Dr. Parvez

Arrogance happens to be one of the most destructive diseases of the heart. Let us understand why it is so dangerous, how it develops, and how we can overcome it. Arrogance goes against qalb e saleem: يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٌۭ وَلَا بَنُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى ٱللَّهَ بِقَلْبٍۢ سَلِيمٍۢ [Surah Shuara: 88-89] Arrogance leads to kufr, and it is a Satanic trait: وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِـَٔادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ أَبَىٰ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ [Surah alBaqarah ayat 34] Arrogance vs faith: Abdullah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever has a mustard seed's weight of pride (arrogance) in his heart, shall not be admitted into Paradise. And whoever has a mustard seed's weight of faith in his heart, shall not be admitted into the Fire." [Tirmizi] All pride belongs to God alone Abu Hurayrah said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Allah عَزَّ وَجَلَّ said: Kibriyai meri chadar hai aur azmat meri izaar...

Everyday, in every namaz, we ask Allah to guide us to the straight way. And whenever we deviate from that Sirat Mustaqeem, we are expected to return to it asap. This is called Taubah. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ has told us that man is prone to sin; every man deviates from the straight way all along his life.  كُلُّ بَنِي آدَمَ خَطَّاءٌ وَخَيْرُ الْخَطَّائِينَ التَّوَّابُونَ [Ibn Majah] And every time man deviates and sins, a black dot is stamped on his heart. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ once said: “Verily, when the slave (of Allah) commits a sin, a black spot appears on his heart. When he refrains from it, seeks forgiveness and repents, his heart is polished clean. But if he returns, it increases until it covers his entire heart. And that is the ‘Raan’ which Allah mentioned: ‘Nay, but on their hearts is the Raan which they used to earn.’” [Abu Hurairah ؓ, Jami` at-Tirmidhi] Thus, if man repents for that sin, that black dot is washed away, and the heart is returned to its pristine state - Qalb e Sal...