Shaykh Yusuf da Costa: Tafakkur
One of the important teachings of Islam is that when we make our ibadat we must always try our best, as I’ve said on so many occasions, to make it لِلّٰهِ تَعَالٰى (lillahi ta’ala: for the sake of Allah). Because we are human beings and as the Qur’an says we have...
Shaykh Yusuf da Costa: The Divine Law stands supreme
It does not matter what we do as Muslims, whether we are praying, whether we are fasting, whether we are making du’a, whether we are making dhikr, whatever the case might be, whatever our behaviour might be as Muslims, there’s always just one law that applies and that...
Shaykh Yusuf da Costa: The curse of indiscriminate abortions
I first want to tell you a little story before I come to what I want to speak to you about. About two years ago [2004] there was a big meeting in the Railway Institute in Salt River. It was an anti-drug meeting. One of the drug-lords from Salt River was there. ...
Shaykh Yusuf da Costa: Who is in charge?
I have been thinking since last night what I must speak to you about this morning. I am going to say a very strange thing to you. I will explain it to you as I go along. It came to me that I should speak to you about the “I phenomenon”. I will explain that as I go...
Shaykh Yusuf da Costa: The highest spiritual goal
There are so many things! In Suratul Fatihah Allah Almighty invites us to a major spiritual feast, a major spiritual banquet. But He says we must ask Him for that. We cannot just assume that it would be given. It says in the Qur’an: “Ask Me,” and in Suratul Fatihah...
Shaykh Yusuf da Costa: In the Hereafter only our piety is going to have real meaning
Allah Almighty says that all strength and power belong to Him. What we think are our strengths and power is nothing. We have imagination with regard to ourselves. We think that we have power and strength and the nation thinks that it has power and strength. ...
Shaykh Yusuf da Costa: The “kramats” in the Western Cape
All of us or most of us must have heard the word karamat. We here in Cape Town usually use the word kramat to refer to the grave of a Wali or the Wali himself but I am talking about something else. I am talking about miracles that are performed by very, very pious...
Shaykh Yusuf da Costa: The ugly head of racism
O My Lord! I declare to Thee, O My Lord! I declare to Thee that there is no god other than Thee, and I declare to Thee, O Allah, that Nabi Muhammad (ﷺ) is Thy Messenger. He is the most honoured, most beloved by Allah. That is what the Shahadah means. I don’t want to...
Shaykh Yusuf da Costa: The status of the Awliya’
After the demise of Nabi Muhammad (ﷺ), Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (r.a.) took over as the ruler of the Muslims. He was called Khalifatu Rasulillah. When he passed away, he was succeeded by Sayyiduna Umar (r.a.). He was the first one to receive the title Amirul mu’minin. ...
Shaykh Yusuf da Costa: Coming back from Lefke, Cyprus
As you know that about 30 of us were in Lefke (in 2005), and most of us had just arrived back a few days ago. And I think that all of us will say again that we had an unusual, wonderful experience to be with one of the most pious people on earth. Mawlana Shaykh...