Maulana Jamal ur Rahman Sahab

About this khutba

Allah created life and death to test which of us is best in deed. This simple truth changes the way a believer looks at wealth, poverty, health, illness, honour and difficulty. In this Friday khutba, Hazrat Maulana Shah Mohammed Jamal ur Rahman Sahab (DB) reminds the listeners that this world is dar al-imtihan, the place of examination, and that every condition we pass through is a question paper from Allah.

Seen this way, ease becomes a test of gratitude and hardship becomes a test of patience. The khutba urges the listener not to be deceived by the glitter of the world, nor to be broken by its trials, but to keep the final result in the Hereafter always in view.

Key lessons

1. Why Allah created life and death
2. Ease and hardship as two kinds of test
3. Gratitude and patience as the believer’s two wings
4. Keeping the Hereafter in view in daily decisions

About this khutba

A believer lives in a world of asbab (means): medicine, work, money and effort. Islam asks us to use these means fully, but never to let our hearts rest on them. The real cause behind every cause is Allah, the Musabbib al-Asbab. In this khutba, Hazrat Maulana Shah Mohammed Jamal ur Rahman Sahab (DB) explains why the believer’s gaze must always rise above the means to the One who gives them their effect.

This balance protects a person from two extremes: abandoning effort in the name of trust, and placing trust in effort alone. When the heart is attached to Allah, success brings gratitude instead of pride, and failure brings patience instead of despair.

Key lessons

1. The difference between asbab (means) and the Musabbib (their Creator)
2. Tawakkul: trust in Allah together with effort
3. How attachment to means weakens faith
4. Gratitude in success and patience in hardship

About this khutba

Khashiyat e Ilahi is the awe-filled fear of Allah that comes from knowing Him: His greatness, His closeness and His justice. It is not the fear that drives a person away, but the fear that pulls him back from sin and towards his Lord. In this Friday khutba, Hazrat Maulana Shah Mohammed Jamal ur Rahman Sahab (DB) turns the attention of the listeners to this quality, which the Qur’an describes as the hallmark of those who truly know Allah.

When khashiyat settles in the heart, the eyes become humble, the tongue becomes careful and the hands stay away from what is forbidden. This khutba is a reminder that taqwa is not a slogan but a living state of the heart, nurtured by remembering Allah, reflecting on death and the Hereafter, and keeping the company of the righteous.

Key lessons

1. What khashiyat is, and how it differs from ordinary fear
2. Knowledge of Allah as the root of true fear
3. How fear of Allah protects a person in private and in public
4. Tears, repentance and humility as signs of a living heart