اَلۡـحَـمۡـدُ  لِـلّٰـہِ  رَبِّ  الۡـعٰـلَـمِیۡنَ    وَ  الـصَّـلٰـوۃُ   وَ  الـسَّـلَامُ  عَـلٰی   سَـیِّـدِ  الۡـمُـرۡ سَـلِـیۡنَ

اَمَّـا بَــعۡـدُ   فَـاَعُـوۡذُ   بِـا لـلّٰـہِ   مِـنَ  الـشَّـیۡـطٰنِ  الـرَّجِیۡمِ ؕ   بِـسۡمِ  الـلّٰـہِ  الـرَّحۡـمٰنِ  الـرَّحِـیۡمِؕ

21 Intentions

21 Intentions for Reading this Booklet

Saying of the Prophet of mankind, the Peace of our heart and mind, the most Generous and Kind صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم:

نِيَّةُ الۡمُؤۡمِنِ خَيۡرٌ مِّنۡ عَمَلِه

A Muslim’s intention values more than his deed.

(Al-Mu’jam-ul-Kabeer, vol. 6, pp. 185, Hadees 5942)

2 Madani pearls of wisdom

Without a good intention, no reward is granted for a righteous deed.

The more righteous intentions, the greater the reward.

Make the following intentions

1-4. Every time (whenever I read this book) I will start with Hamd¹, Salawat², Ta’awwuz³ and Tasmiyyah⁴. (Upon reading the two lines of Arabic given at the top of this page you will be acting on all these four intentions.)