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Mawāʿiẓ Ashrafiyyah, Volume 2

The Ashrafī Admonitions

Ḥakīm al-Ummat, Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Muḥammad Ashraf ʿAlī Thānawī

Twelve sermons of the same author, continuing the counsel of the first volume.

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  1. The Religion Set Out in Full Gentlemen! This is the very verse concerning which a necessary discourse was delivered yesterday. Since that subject was composed of two parts, and...
  2. Steadfastness in Islam The purport of this account is that, although these verses were revealed concerning one particular incident, the intent is not confined to that...
  3. The Manners of Conveying the Message The subject which I wish to present at this time is no new subject, and yet in one respect it is new as well. That is, in respect of its root and its...
  4. Following a School of Law The address of Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Muḥammad Ashraf ʿAlī Ṣāḥib , at the camp at Narhar Pur, district Gorakhpur, dated 21 Ṣafar 1335, on a Monday, begun at...
  5. Choosing a Spiritual Path An address by Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Muḥammad Ashraf ʿAlī Ṣāḥib , entitled Adab al-Ṭarīq and also styled Adab al-Rafīq. On the Gorakhpur journey Ḥaḍrat wālā...
  6. Moderation and Fairness A sermon of Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Muḥammad Ashraf ʿAlī Ṣāḥib Thānawī , entitled Adab al-Iʿtidāl. This sermon too is among those that were delivered on the...
  7. Giving to Those Nearest You A discourse of Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Muḥammad Ashraf ʿAlī Ṣāḥib , named Adab al-ʿAshīr, on the manners due to those nearest to one, on 2 Ṣafar 1335, a...
  8. Establishing the Prayer Ḥaḍrat wālā, for the sake of a change of air and of rest, made a journey towards Gorakhpur in the month of Ṣafar 335, and went on a tour to his...
  9. Giving Up Worldly Ties A discourse of Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Muḥammad Ashraf ʿAlī Ṣāḥib , entitled Adab al-Tark. This discourse too is among those addresses delivered on the...
  10. The Rulings Concerning Death Since there is the greatest need to know the questions concerning death, some of them are therefore set out here. It is a matter for grief that a...
  11. The Sacrifice of Eid After praising Allāh and invoking blessings upon His Messenger , this humble one writes: on the day this discourse was to be delivered, it chanced...
  12. The Way of Success This verse comes at the close of Sūrah Āl ʿImrān. In Sūrah Āl ʿImrān, Allāh, the Most High, has set out the rulings of various matters, as their...