Suhbah 2016: Maulana Shaykh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani (8/25)
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atch them. If you send them away, they will also be doing same thing. But in prison it is good for them, for other people also. This is our ego also, criminal. You must keep them very tight, very in guard [guarded]. Don't let them [for] one second out. If you go one second, quickly making problem. Especially for who are following tariqat following Allah. Ego more enemy for them. Attacking more and more.
And there are people asking, how we can manage for win on our ego? You must fight whole your life. Don't say I put my ego under my feet and ok finished now. No. Whole your life it is like this, until last breath and after you will be free from ego. When you finish, you are under the ground, you finished from ego. So, don't ask me how we can make our ego down. You must fight every time. Don't give any chance for your ego, because if you follow ego, you'll be rezil, ashamed in dunya. It makes you ashamed every time, and that is enough. Allah send you one slap from Him also, make everything bad for you and for akhira it is worse. So, insha'Allah, Allah keep us safe from our ego. Amin. Wa min Allahi t-tawfīq, Al-Fātiha
73.THE SPIRITUAL SPRING AND KHALWAT Friday, April 1, 2016.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Allah's beautiful season is coming again. Next Juma is inshaAllah the 1st of Rajab. Rajab is a beautiful month of Allah. Shahru Sha'ban, it is the month of the Prophet (sas), Sha'ban. Three holy months are starting. "kullu atin qarīb". Every future is close. A year passed and it came again. When it seems too much, you think it was recent but a year passed since it's over.
Who wants to ease the condition of this world, who wants to get rid of the troubles of this world and his current situation should respect these months. He should try to take from the gifts of these months, the gifts given by Allah. The more you take from dunya, the more troubles come on you. But the beautiful gifts that Allah gives He (jj) gives both in this world and in akhira. They give peace and happiness in this world to people. Because it is the end of times mankind is confused and in a bad situation everywhere in the world. They try to understand what's happening. Unless they have faith and religion, they won't understand. And who doesn't understand religion, he won't be peaceful. Everything is in the hands of Allah. You should ask from Allah. Allah didn't burn Ibrahim alaihi salam in the fire and Allah Azza wa Jalla can protect us from the fire of these bad days. He can and He certainly will protect us inside this beautiful coolness and peace. There is no doubt about it.
These three months... As we said, people are fighting and quarrelling a lot with each other. Even if they don't fight, people are not peaceful where they are. They think of what will happen to them. Your situation in this world is - Allah appointed a time for everyone. Either this way or that way you will go. That's not important. Think about akhira. And these months are for akhira. If you do 1, you will get 1,000 or 10,000. Not like the other deceiving gamblers. Allah is saying this. "If you give 10, I will give you 100, I will give you 700. The rest only I know," says Allah Azza wa Jalla. Allah (jj) is the Creator. He (jj) is Powerful over everything, not like people in this world. They say "Give me 1, I'll give you 10". Then they take everything and run away. And people are deceived by this and run after them. They don't believe in what Allah Azza wa Jalla says, Allah, who gives everything. They never appreciate Him (jj) and then think why they are not in peace and why they are unhappy. Allah Azza wa Jalla says "Take".
Next week is Laylatu l-Ragha’ib. Allah Azza wa Jalla says to angels "My door is open until morning that night. Is there anyone who repents for Me to forgive him? Is there anyone who asks from Me for Me to give him? Is there anyone worshipping Me for Me to be pleased with him?" He addresses the angels until morning like this and says: "Look, so that I accept their prayers and give what they ask for until morning". Then the month of Rajab is a holy month. Those, who fast during this month have its special sawab and special beauties. On the 27th, it is Laylatu l-Mirāj. And miraj is the miracle of our Prophet, his (sas) biggest miracle. What people try to achieve with science, Allah (awj) gave it to him (sas) as a miracle to show to people so that they will believe in Allah. They still don't believe in Allah saying, "We will ascend with machines". What is it like? Nimrod declared war on Allah. He built a tower and went on top to shoot arrows at Allah. Hasha.
Today's people are not more clever. They think they are something, saying: "We learn this much, we have knowledge". There is no difference. Just like they laugh at Nimrod, their science is as funny as this. Because Allah (jj) has put a certain limit. Even if a person lives for 100,000 years they can't make even a step outside this universe. Imagine how funny is what they say and do. Allah is humiliating them but they don't know.
Believe in Allah. Who believes in Allah has always won. The month of Rajab is coming next week inshaAllah. We should respect it. We should get the benefit of its gifts and beauties so that our souls take its food. This is the food for our souls. If your soul is strong, your ego will be weak. If your ego is strong, your soul will be weak. Pay attention to that. And how will you strengthen your soul? With belief in Allah, by obeying His orders and worshipping. The season for worship is coming. A beautiful season is coming, shukr to Allah. We must make shukr to reach it again because many people pass away before reaching this year. Shukr to Allah, we reached it. InshaAllah this week also, this year it is a bit different after Mawlana. We should make a seclusion after the Sheikh because we need more spiritual strength. We made it twice during Mawlana's time. And third one was done partially because Mawlana said at that time: "You will complete the duty afterwards." And this seclusion was required then. InshaAllah we will start it next week.
Many ikhwans [brothers] will be doing it because Naqshbandis must do seclusion at least once in their life. If they don't do it, Mawlana said that they will do it in the grave. And Mawlana said that this last seclusion can be done by everyone, by ikhwans. If you make an intention for seclusion for 40 days at tahajjud time by waking up 2 hours before fajr and staying awake until Ishrāq. Like us. You can also do it between ‘Asr and ‘Isha. You can also do just a part of it. Both are possible, it is acceptable. This is a good tiding from Mawlana - Ikhwans do a lighter seclusion. Everyone is permitted to do so. They can do it either from Fajr till Ishrāq as we said, for those who work, or from ‘Asr to ‘Isha. It is better not to be in contact with anyone during that time. They should worship more
and read more Qur'an and make more dhikr. That will be accepted as seclusion for them inshaAllah.
It is not right for some people to say "I'm going to do it". Who is told or given permission for full seclusion can do it. For others, no need. But everyone can do like we said. May Allah be pleased.
Alhamdulillah we have arrived to a nice climate season, nice season. What is a nice season? Spring, it is a nice season but real spring we have arrived [at]? What is this? It is three months of spiritual season, very nice season - Rajab, Sha'ban, Ramadan. InshaAllah next week, next Friday InshaAllah it will be the first of Rajab and it is a gift from Allah to us.
A day it is passing very quickly. Now, one year from last year, and last Rajab. But, it is going fast and people, since that day until now I think - I went travel around every place, many places - all people, they are not happy. They are worried, they are afraid, they are anxious. "What is this? What will happen in this world? How we can survive?" It is for people, it must be only for people who are non-believers, this anxiousness. But even in believers also, they are also affected. Because this shaitan it has its agents, first one the media, making everyone in this world miserable, sad, stressed. In everywhere you can find this. What happened in some place, all world they will be very afraid what will happen. For non-believers, ok, they must be afraid what will happen. It is, here this world, not good, the next world for them it is worse than this world. But for believer people, they must be happy, not be anxious for this because we are believers. And after one year of this bad situation for us Allah make us to reach safely for this good season.
The month of Allah Almighty, Rajab. It is month of gift, spiritual gift from Allah. And, He is Generous. When He gives spiritual, He also gives barakat, What barakat meaning? To be enough for you what He gives you. This is the meaning of barakat. Even a small thing, if He puts barakat in this thing it is enough for you, for everybody from your family. But if no barakat, nothing can be enough for you. And it is holy month especially this year, beginning from Friday. Friday it is the gift for Prophet (saws). For each day in the week, [is] special for one Prophet. The more valuable, Friday. So Alhamdulillah, we are reached to Rajab, Friday. And it is first day, holy day also. Special day because night of Ragha'ib. It is night which Allah Azza wa Jalla he said: Until Fajr, until morning He opens door of giving, forgiveness, for asking angels 'Go and look, anybody asking Me for forgiveness, I forgive him. Anybody ask me for health, I give him. Anybody ask me for wealth, I give him. Anybody ask me for belief, I give him.' Like this, until morning He giving because He is Most Generous not like human being. Allah said 'If you do one deed, good deeds, deeds, Allah give you 10, sometimes 100, sometimes 700, sometimes like this. Night of holy nights [He] gives you from His endless treasures. We hear this in our world. You put one, take ten. But these people, they cannot
do this because they only have limit. But Allah Azza wa Jalla, He [has] no limit. You cannot say any limit for Allah. He has everything, and [is] able to give you everything what you want, what you ask. And He said 'Ask! Ask Me, I will give you. Don't be non- believer, believe and ask Me. I will give you.' And He gives especially the happiness, which you cannot find in any place else.
People they are all looking for happiness now these days. But no, you cannot find. But in spiritual gift, when Allah gives you spiritual power, you be happy.
And these days give you food for your soul 'Ruḥ' for soul. When your soul is strong, your ego weak. But if your ego strong, your soul it's weak. This is - nothing else you can say this. So, what we must make strong our soul by accepting what Allah ordering and doing worshipping what He ordered. Make your soul strong, your ego weak. And these months, Rajab, Sha'ban, Ramadan it is very strong months. Allah said 'Rajab My month, Sha'ban, month of Prophet (saws), Ramadan, Ummah, the nation of believers' month. All, they have different, different gifts like each season, you have different fruit. And this fruit for your soul, different, different, make you stronger, stronger, stronger insha'Allah.
And this year, it is little bit different for us also because Mawlana, he was, in his life made [us do] two khalwats and one part [ly]. But after Sheikh, we must do one also. So, insha'Allah this year. Last year it was so tight [busy]. Insha'Allah we intend to make it this year Insha'Allah. Allah help us to be insha'Allah more spiritually also stronger and we hope Allah gives us. We ask Him to give us because everything [is] from Him. He helps us and to make us to do what He wants. It will be big gift from Him. And there is, Alhamdulillah many people they are coming for Khalwat with us. This is 40 days seclusion khalwat. To be away from people and to take insha'Allah barakat from Mawlana. There is, we said how many people there will be. And, but for other people, to make seclusion for who are Naqshibandi, in tariqat, our tariqat. They, in life they must do once at least. Who cannot do this, Mawlana Sheikh he was saying he will do it in his grave. Somebody saying "Grave, it is easy - we sleep there, we can do." But it is, Allahu 'alam, how? Sometime maybe more difficult from there! But, Mawlana, from his mercy, the last time he said for making khalwat for all of our people. They can do part, from before Fajr, two hour wake up until sunrise, and from 'Asr until 'Isha. And they can go to their work, they can do everything what they want. Even, they can make only one part like from Tahajjud until sunrise or or from 'Asr until 'Isha.
This is also mercy from Mawlana and to make people to have seclusion to make their soul more strong, to make ego weak. Because these days everything, everything in this time. Especially they have powder, these people who making, clever people they make their body big they drink [protein] powder to make it big - for ego now, these days, these times it is like this. Everything making your ego bigger and bigger, stronger and
stronger, this is in this time. So we must give our soul something to be stronger. And it is this seclusion insha'Allah helps us.
All of our murīds, our people, insha'Allah with barakat of Mawlana. Insha'Allah Allah helps all of us to be happy.
We are happy Alhamdulillah. Nothing affects us from what happened in this world, what happened in this time. Everything, exactly like what Allah He said, it is happening. Don't worry. You cannot change. Allah wants this. We must be obey, we must be happy.
Amanna bi-Llah Wa l-hamdulillāhi Rabbi l-'alamīn, Al-Fātiha
74.IF YOU WANT TO BE LOVED BY ALLAH Saturday, April 2, 2016.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Audhu billahi min ash-shaytani r-rajim. Bismillahi r-Rahmani r-Rahim.
"Qul in kuntum tuḥibbūna llaha fa'ittabi'ūnī yuḥbibkumu llahu wa yaghfir lakum" (3:31)
Our Prophet is a good teacher, an instructor for us. He teaches good things to us. He says "If you want Allah to love you, take me as an example. Follow me and do what I do so that Allah loves you".
Our Prophet (saw) was quite calm and quite merciful and he liked to do everything by himself. He never ordered anyone to do something for him, he did on his own. Even at home sometimes when his clothes were torn, he sewed them himself. He didn't talk loudly. He didn't shout.
That's why, there is a verse in Qur'an "O people, don't talk louder than our Prophet". He (awj) was warning the companions not to talk louder than him. Allah Azza wa Jalla gave good tidings to those, who speak in a lower voice than our Prophet that they will attain a great reward. And He described the loud ones as the ignorant ones. If they didn't shout and were patient, it would be better for them.
The best is to do actions exhibited by our Prophet. If we act like him all our lives, it would be very good. Even if you can't, you should try. You shouldn't forget that the love of our Prophet (saw) and the love of Allah (awj) are the same. They go on the same path. You can't love Allah without loving the Prophet. It's the same, if you don't love good people. Awliyaullah are also beloved ones of our Prophet. They also take from our Prophet and show people how he lived. Shouting and yelling, things that these ignorant people do, our Prophet never did. Even when he didn't like something during the assemblies, he never stood up and shouted. He kept quiet and the sahabas understood that something was wrong. If it was worse, he would stand up and leave the assembly. Things like this are important. Because people, many people in this time shout as much as they can in order to defend their rights, thinking that it will help, whereas it makes it worse. We
should follow the way shown by our Prophet. It will turn out well in dunya and give big reward in the presence of Allah in akhira.
Prophet (saw) was in verses in Qur'an He said: "qul in kuntum tuḥibbūna llaha fa- ittabī'ūni yuḥbibkumu llahu wa yaghfir lakum". [3:31] "If you love Allah Almighty, you follow me. Allah loves you, and forgives you."
Prophet (saws) showing us the best behaviour, how to behave. To be loved one in divine presence. Prophet, what he is teaching us? Teaching every politeness. He is very polite, Prophet (saws). Not like what this shaitan people showing. Prophet (saws) he is never, he is the most merciful, most polite one. When he was speaking, he not make his voice high. Not shout at all. Never. He didn't shout. And who around him, disciples, sahaba, they were also like him. Sometimes, new people coming that they are not knowing, shouting. For this, Allah make also one surah, verses, He said: "O Companions, O Believers, don't make your voice higher than Prophet's voice. (49:2)" Who are respecting, and they make their voice less than Prophet's voice these people, Allah He likes them and He gives them big reward - 'ajrun 'adhīm.
And but, who are - there was people they not knowing and they were shouting behind walls, calling Prophet (saws), shouting, and they are - there are, of course there are some people not knowing coming from desert. There some people also, they said for them - these are ignorant people. If these people, they be patient and they are Inna lladhīna yunādūnaka min warā-i lḥujurati aktharuhum la ya'qilūn.(49:4) Walaw annahum ṣabarū hatta takhruja ilayhim lakāna khayran lahum (49:5). These people they are ignorant, they are no mind people. This "la ya'qilūn." If they be patient to wait till you go to them, it will be better for them. But also, Allah forgives them and He is Most Merciful and Most Forgive for people, even for these people. But they, these verses to show people how it was in time of Prophet (saws), how it was respected, and people learning. For this, Prophet (saws) saying: "See what I was doing, do like me for Allah to love you." Because, if you not love Prophet (saws) you cannot love Allah Azza wa Jalla. The way for Allah is through Prophet (saws) and through good people, who are following Prophet (saws), showing us the light, lightness way. Nice way, not bad way.
This is showing how it is important to follow way, tarīqat. Not like people they are saying; if you are following somebody you are mushrik. No, it is... Without this you be like these people, who were shouting for Prophet in so high voice, without respect, without anything. These people, Allah show them they are no mind people. Who following and respect people doing what Prophet (saws) doing and give respect and love for him they will have 'ajran adhīm' - huge reward. But people they are really like this ayat. These times people they are, most of them no mind people. Only believing what is wrong. What is right, they are discussing with you. It is open, if you want to be beloved for Allah, you must follow Prophet (saws), you must follow his way.
This is a very short cut for people to know the tarīqat. And awliyaAllah they are following Prophet (saws). No, any mistake from this. Allah make these people to thinking to be in right way.
Wa min Allahi t-tawfīq, Al-Fātiha
75.THE CURE FOR SPIRITUAL HEAVINESS Sunday, April 3, 2016.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Audhu billahi min ash-shaytani r-rajim. Bismillahi r-Rahmani r-Rahim. "Ya ayyuha lladhīna āmanū tūbū ila llaha tawbatan naṣūḥa." (66:8) Allah (jj) asks us to repent. Repent your sins constantly because if you don't repent, your sin stays. If you repent and ask forgiveness from Allah, Allah forgives. But if you leave it, that sin becomes a burden. People can carry 10 kg, but can't carry 100 kg. You can hardly carry 50 kg. 20 kg you might carry but then adding up, you will be crushed. These are physical burdens. The real burden is the burden of sins. That is very heavy.
The burden of sins is very heavy. What is heavier is the burden of a servant's right because Allah forgives other sins. Allah has a lot of mercy but for a servant's right, Allah says: "It isn't my right. It is the right of that servant. You should ask forgiveness from the one to whom you did wrong and get rid of that burden." It is easy if you can do it in this world. No matter what, that person might forgive you. You give him his right, or more than his right, and persuade him. But in akhirah, no chance. At that time he will take from your good deeds.
But the important thing is, when you commit a sin that sin will get you in trouble in this world. You'll never know how that trouble reaches you, in which shape, under which condition. For this reason we pray: Allahumma āfina min kulli balā'i d-dunya wa adhābi lakhirah. Trouble in the world, torment in akhirah. We have to repent, because it's easy to pay Allah's right. We have to give others' rights also.
But the important thing is you shouldn't carry the burden of sins. He (jj) tells us to repent. Even the angels wait for 8 hours when you commit a sin. "Don't write immediately" he says. The angel on the left asks the angel on the right. The angel on the left writes sins. The angel on the right writes good deeds. The angel on the right doesn't ask the angel on the left, he records instantly. If it is a good deed, he gives 10, 100 for 1, as much as Allah wills. He doesn't give 1 for 1. So it is certainly more than 10 for 1. But the other angel says "wait". After 8 hours, he says "he didn't repent, write 1 for 1".
Allah (awj) says; "Repent and I forgive you". He looks for an excuse. Don't miss that
chance. Like we said, you committed a sin. A sin was written for you but certainly you'll get in trouble because of that sin. But some understand that, and some don't. Whoever continues deserves the torment of hell in akhirah. May Allah forgive us all. InshaAllah we ask forgiveness.
Allah Azza wa Jalla He said in Quran: 'O Believers, repent for your, what you done you must repent! And to not do it again.' (66:8) [He] says. Because, when you do sin, it becomes heaviness for you. Maybe people they are not feeling, they feel of course. They feel every bad thing it is coming from this heaviness of sin what they done [to] people. And Allah Azza wa Jalla he said to people: "I accept your apologies and repent for me, I will forgive you." Because people, when somebody can carry ten kilos, twenty kilos, thirty kilos but not 100 kilos [or] 200 kilos. And it is what? Material heaviness it is nothing compared to real heaviness, spiritual heaviness. Because these sins, every time you do things, coming on you more heavy, more heavy, more heavy as you put one ton on you, you will be flat. These people going around with this heaviness. And Allah showing us tūbū and istaghfirū repent and ask for forgiveness.
If you ask forgiveness, Allah He is happy to forgive you. Allah forgives everything, what belongs to Him. What you didn't do from His orders or not, or you do what He prohibits for you -these, all of them He can forgive you if you're really sincere. But what He cannot forgive, He said - the rights for [other people], what you do for other people. This is, Allah said: "I am not, I am just and on My rights - I forgive what you do for Me. Everything you do for Me, I forgive. But if we do wrong for other people you must apologize and you must give these people's rights to forgive you, to make them to forgive you." And it is easy in this life, if you do anything wrong with people, many people, you can give them what they want or even more and it will be solved but if you leave it for next life, it will be more difficult.
But Allah Azza wa Jalla, for Him, everything you done you can throw what you, this heaviness on your neck [what is] upon you, very easily. When you do repent and ask forgiveness Allah forgives, and all this going out. And not it is heaviness, people they said 'We don't feel it' but with this heaviness there is also bad things happen for you. From this sin, you feel it they give you Allah - balā' a curse or something, you feel it difficult and giving you hard time. Maybe illness, other things, many things balā' meaning, not only one thing. Everything that is, we ask every time: Allah O keep us safe from balā'a d-dunya, this is balā' of this world, and adhāb, punishment of akhira. In dunya balā', in akhira adhāb and Allah He is saying for people to repent.
Every time, He said. And He has two angels, one right, one left. This right one writing the good things, other one writing what they are doing bad thing. When, if you do something right, good things, right angel quickly writing this and Allah rewards 10 times, 100 times or more - what He wants. He is not asking, 'Do I write or not' to the left
one. But left one, if you do something wrong, he is asking; 'Do I write this?' He(jj) says,No, wait. Maybe these people ask forgiveness. No need to write.' After one hour, also, three hour, four hour, five hour, every time asking, still asking until eight hours. He said; 'He didn't do any [repentance], so write only one'. Not ten times or double, no. Only once. And Allah even this, if people they are asking forgiveness, Allah forgives them. He is the Most Merciful.
And we are lucky to show us right way and to read His Holy Book, His Word. His word is Quran Karim, His word. And He is saying every time giving people advice [to] His servants to be safe from every badness in dunya, this world and other world. This is important because this world also, when you do something wrong you are not, you cannot run away. Many people they are doing something wrong and they thought 'We have run away. Maybe run from one country to another country. But in Divine Presence everything [is] same. You cannot run away. Allah make us in right way and ask forgiveness every time Insha'Allah.
Wa min Allahi t-tawfīq, Al-Fatiha
76.EVERYTHING IS WITH PATIENCE Monday, April 4, 2016
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim. َ´ “Ya ayuhallathina amanu-s biru wasabiru warabitu wattaqullaha la’allakum tuflihoon.” (Aali Imran:200) “O you who have believed, persevere and endure and remain stationed and fear Allah that you may be successful.”
Allah Azza wa Jalla is continuously reminding us of patience. Patience is the greatest weapon of a believer and a Muslim. Those who control their ego and are patient reach salvation in the end. That time they are glad and happy that they did not show impatience and do something bad, that they did not break anybody’s heart, and that they did not harm anybody.
It is with patience, everything is with patience. Since Allah recommended patience for us, patience is a good thing. Of course it is easier said than done. It is important to do it. Patience suits a Mumin. It is said: “Patience leads to salvation,” and it is definitley so.
Inshallah, may Allah not burden us with a burden we cannot carry. May Allah, Inshallah, give us all strength so we may take hold of our ego. It is good to be patient in the moment of anger. It does not work saying, “I was patient,” when you are comfortable like that. May Allah provide us strength and provide us salvation Inshallah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq. Al-Fatiha.
77.YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Allah Azza wa Jalla says, “Do goodness.” “Do goodness and find goodness. Those who do evil find evil and reap what they sow,” says Allah Azza wa Jalla. Whatever you do, you will certainly get what you deserve. Nothing is in vain. When you do evil, it has no benefit in the world and you will see its harm in the hereafter.
Sometimes Shaitan says, “You did so much goodness and it was of no use.” It definitley has many benefits, but humans are impatient and ungrateful. A Mumin is supposed to do good without expecting anything back. When done without expecting something in return, Allah (JJ) gives multiple folds more. He gives much more in the hereafter too.
Now human beings do something, but it is not good to rub it in saying, “I did so and so.” Minnat in Arabic means to rub someone’s nose in. There were manners in the past. It was much different than now. When they did something, they would do it in secret or they would do it without spreading it much amongst people. Now they do a tiny thing and advertise it to the world.
It is the illness of the times because it is End Times. Shaitan, with all of his soldiers, is directing and playing with people as he likes. Even so Inshallah, may Allah grant us to do goodness. May it be as He wills. May it not be done in vain Inshallah. May Allah be satisfied with you all.
Al-Fatiha.
78.THE REQUIREMENTS OF KHALWAT Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Inshallah Rajab starts tomorrow after Asr, at night. As you know, Inshallah we will be doing seclusion (khalwat) in Rajab this year. Many people are asking, “What will we do?” because there is a partial khalwat and anybody who wishes to may do it. The intention will be the same after all: for the sake of Allah, for the Prophet (SAW), and to train our ego. You need to make intention to obey the orders of Allah for forty days, in seclusion and away from people. Our Holy Prophet (SAW) said, “Wisdom springs open in the hearts of people who hold their heart in sincerity for forty days.” May it be goodness (khair) for us all Inshallah.
The first thing to do that day is to perform a whole ablution (ghusl) and then to make intention for the sake of Allah. While asking for the consent of Allah and the consent of our Holy Prophet (SAW), we will make the intention for seclusion for forty days. We make the intention after the ghusl, say the Basmala, and Inshallah start this duty. It is in the evening, the duties start in the evening. Normally we pray the Salat Awwabin as six rakats. It is to be 20. Then complete the tasks, go to bed after Isha, and get up at the time of Tahajjud. Ghusl ablution needs to be performed. Sometimes you might not be able to. You can perform ablution (wudu), night prayers, tasbihat (dhikr), and Koran duties can be done until the morning (Sabah) azan is called. A thousand Basmala should be recited after the prayer until sunrise (Ishraq). Sunrise prayer needs to be offered, then Sura An’am needs to be recited. This should be done for forty days. May Allah accept it. Those who cannot recite Sura An’am in the morning can recite it during the day. Then you need to pray the Duha. Salat Duha needs to be prayed 12 rakats. You can rest a little after Duha and get up.
A person who will do a complete khalwat can recite one to eight chapters (juz’) of Koran until evening (sunset). And the Dalil al-Khayrat is not to be read according to the daily organisation but according to the section organisation. First section, second second… That is how it will be read. The zikr of Allah (Lafda-e Jalal) starts from ten thousand to however much you can do. Ten thousand by tongue and ten thousand by heart. The Salawat Sharif starts from five thousand and the Lafda-e Jalal from ten thousand. They can do as much as they can that day. They will continue increasing this
way Inshallah, and in the end, close to the end of khalwat, we will decrease and bring it to normal levels Inshallah. And a thousand Ikhlas daily. And the Ayatal Kursi, whoever can do should do from a hundred to a thousand. Those who cannot should at least do a hundred. If a state or something occurs, so if such an appearance (zuhurat) occurs, there is also permission to write it. These are the duties.
As we said, it can be done both for those who want to do it in full and for those who want to do it partially, meaning from Tahajjud to Ishraq or from Asr to Isha. Of course, they cannot get all of these done on time. They can do as much as they can. It will be complete in forty days Inshallah, and we will gain its advances (fuyudat) Inshallah.
The state of the world is not good. May this khalwat be good for us and for people Inshallah. May we be under protection. We have made this intention Inshallah for the victory of Islam, the religion of Islam, and for the exaltation of the word of Allah. May Allah (JJ) accept it, may Allah be our helper, and may Allah not leave us to our ego.
You cannot be proud for entering khalwat. Inshallah we are only doing it for the sake of Allah. We need to thank Allah for granting us this service, we need to thank thousands of times. Inshallah, may Allah bring it easily and not let us follow our ego. May it be a reason for us to take a hold of our ego Inshallah. Walhamdu Lillahi Rabbil Alamin.
Al-Fatiha.
79.THE MASHAYIKH AND KHALWAT Thursday, April 7, 2016
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Allah bless, Inshallah the month of Rajab enters tonight. Tonight is the holy night of Raghaib. May it be blessed for us all. Hereby this year was good that seclusion starts tonight, with the first of Rajab. May it be blessed for us all.
Our Holy Prophet (SAW) would also go up to Hira and stay for quite some time, sometimes for a month and sometimes about two months, worshipping alone. He would think of Allah (JJ) and not mingle amongst people. There are many people who will seclude themselves from people and elude worldly work, asking for the himmat of our Holy Prophet (SAW), and enter to be with Allah (JJ) for 40 days, to practice and train the ego Inshallah in this khalwat1. There are also people outside. May Allah bless it for them all.
This is a need. Everybody has to do it once in a lifetime in the Naqshbandi tariqa. Those who cannot do it, then they will make them do it in the grave. Inshallah it will be useful for all humanity. We are entering there not to enlarge the ego but to kill the ego Inshallah. Everybody knows that too. May Allah accept it and may Allah help us. Our ego is large. You cannot leave it. You cannot leave it free. We need to always be thoughtful and never give it a chance.
Inshallah, may we also imitate the mashayikh2 and may the 40 days pass easily. When our mashayikh did seclusion sometimes they would do it for years. Our shaykh, Hazrat Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani did five years nonstop, without giving any breaks, at Güneyköy here – it used to be called Reshadiya. He did five years khalwat there.
They did six months nonstop of khalwat in Madina with our shaykh. Hazrat Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani and our shaykh, Hazrat Shaykh Nazim did nonstop six months khalwat at Madina. They did it in Baghdad. They did it in many places. Of course, their khalwat was much harder. Ours is imitation. May Allah accept it, as this much is also enough for us. May Allah make us successful. May it be a means for goodness Inshallah.
We will enter khalwat with Hazrat Shaykh Adnan Inshallah today. He, Mashallah enters every year, the holy one. Let us see whether we enter after this or if we do not, Allah knows. But may Allah accept this and turn our worship into truth Inshallah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq. Al-Fatiha.
1.Seclusion 2.Shaykhs
80. SECLUSION IS STRUGGLE WITH THE EGO Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Thank Allah we did the duty of khalwat1. They made us do it thank Allah: Fourty days with the support of our mashayikh.2 Shaykhs would do what was much harder in the past. We did it as a similitude. May Allah (JJ) accept it as genuine Inshallah.
Khalwat is a different worship. You are secluded from the world for fourty days. News of the world needs to be nonexistent for things not to come to mind. You struggle with ego and Shaitan for fourty days. Of course, these things are hard if there is no himmat3. Thank Allah they are being supportive.
However, it does not work if you say, “We did khalwat and beat our ego.” The ego is with you until the last breath. Therefore, there is no such thing as “I did it and it is over”. “Continuous greater jihad,” said our Holy Prophet (SAW) about jihad4 with the ego. Let us continue with it Inshallah. If people trust their ego and get proud saying they beat their ego, they will have lost. What is important is to continue this drawn inspiration5 Inshallah. Inshallah our aim is for the consent of Allah (JJ).
It was necessary to do khalwat, training, after Shaykh Mawlana’s passing. Inshallah more power comes, more inspiration is drawn, and people benefit Inshallah. Allah sends more good people and it becomes a means for guidance Inshallah. May this power reach other people, people who are not in guidance Inshallah, and may it be a means for their coming to the right path. For them and for all of us Inshallah. May Allah be our helper and may He not let us abide by our ego.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq. Al-Fatiha.
1.Seclusion 2.Shaykhs 3.Support 4.Struggle 5.Fayd
81. HONORABLE SHABAN Thursday, May 19, 2016
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Rajab has passed and we are in Shaban-e Muazzam1, Shaban Sharif. It is also one of the holy, good months. It is the month of our Holy Prophet (SAW). To honor1 him is the order of Allah. You can make 300, 500, or 1000 salawat [every day] on our Holy Prophet (SAW) during this month. The more salawat you make, Allah both forgives your sins and raises your station, and He gives you blessings2.
Allah is the most generous of the generous. He does not leave anybody unrewarded for even the slightest good done. He is unlike anybody and everything is in His hands. No matter how hard it may be, no matter how much evil you have done, salawat is even better than asking for forgiveness3. Our Holy Prophet (SAW) says, “For the person who makes one salawat on me, Allah makes ten times, 100 times, and 700 times.”
This nation is a lucky nation: it is the nation of End Times. Even the prophets would wish to be an individual from the nation of our Holy Prophet (SAW), and would give good tidings regarding his coming. What do good tidings mean? Meaning they give tidings of something beautiful, because they would not give tidings of something normal. Prophets are not regular people. Because they knew what an advantage it would be, they did not even find their prophecy so valuable. For them it is more virtuous to be from the nation of our Holy Prophet (SAW).
Therefore, every day of this month of Shaban is virtuous. It is better and more virtuous to ask for forgiveness, repent, and make salawat on the night of the 15th. If Allah Azza wa Jalla gives ten for one reward, He personally knows how much reward He will give that night. May Allah bless4 it for us all, may Allah make us reach many more years to come, and may we reach Mahdi Alyhis Salam Inshallah.
Al- Fatiha
1. Honourable 2.Tazim 3. Baraka 4.Istigfar 5. Mubarak
82. SECLUSION AND RESTRAINING THE EGO Friday, May 20, 2016
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Thank Allah we did a forty-day seclusion1. We will see how long this khalwat will last for us. It has been managable so far. Let us see. May Allah (JJ) help us. May it be continuous because this is a duty done for endurance. We stayed in one place for forty days to endure people and contrary things. You struggle with the ego, Shaitan, and with everything there. Just as you are thinking it is finished now on, we will not get upset at anybody when we get out, we will not take offense at anybody, and we will be tolerant with everybody as everybody has an excuse, unfortunately the ego is not so. One day, two days, three days, and on the fourth day it slowly starts screaming. Let us see. It has been three days now. How will we swear violently at each other next week?
Let us restrain our ego and not let our ego restrain us. So just because you completed one seclusion does not mean you are done with everything. What is important is its continuity: not doing that, not following the ego. It is struggle with the ego. Children practice before starting a race. These forty days are something like that. Meaning it is not something to be exaggerated, praised, or be proud about because our ego is used to comfort. Blame, excuses, and everything exists for itself, but it does not accept any fault for itself. It does not accept fault and it does not accept harm. It says there is none better than itself. If you gradually hew it during these forty days, then it starts saying, “I am okay. I am done.” When in fact, it has gotten bigger. Therefore, what is important is what follows after this.
May Allah make us all succesful in training our ego. It is a tough task. It needs madad2. Inshallah himmat3 reaches us from Allah (JJ) and our Holy Prophet (SAW). May it be continuous Inshallah. May it be with blessings4 and may these torments not go to waste. May Allah grant you all health, appetite5, and a long life. May Haji Matin Efendi who is sick also get well Inshallah. May he come out amongst us as soon as possible.
Al-Fatiha.
1. Khalwat 2. Support 3. Help 4. Baraka 5. Afiya
83. MERCY SEASONS Friday, May 20, 2016
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Allah Azza wa Jalla created seasons for us. There are seasons of the world and seasons of the hereafter. It is now spring in wordly seasons. In the sight of Allah (JJ), Rajab, Shaban, and Ramazan are seasons of mercy. There are virtuous nights in them. They are more beautiful and more merciful. Allah (JJ) has assigned 5-10 nights in the year to give more. These are special, separate nights. They are nights in which prayers1 are accepted. Worship done during these nights are more acceptable and more more rewards are written. Our payment is more, more is given, and gifts are more abundant. There are these and then there is the night of Friday (Thursday night) every week. It is also a holyday. Its gifts are also separate. Thank Allah today is the Friday of the month of Shaban, and Allah willing tomorrow night is the Night of Baraat2. It is considered the end of the year. The sustenance3 that is set, what will be done, and who will make it to next year and who will not are all written on this night. Therefore, it is also a sacred4 night, an important night. Taking advantage of it would be greatly virtuous.
Allah Azza wa Jalla says to the angels, “Go around and look who is asking Me for forgiveness and repentance, and who is asking for sustenance.” They look until morning and treat5 them. Inshallah, may we be amongst those who are treated. May we be of those who do not forget Allah. He says, “Wa zakkir.” Zikr means to remind. Remembering Allah is the best of worship. Let Allah always be in your mind, do not forget. If you forget Allah then you will be in trouble, but you have nothing to fear and be upset about if you do not forget Him. People who forget Allah are finished. All fear and all worries are with them. However, even if the whole world comes crashing down around, those who do not forget Allah do not care. There is Allah: we do not need anything else. We did not come here for this world. We came for Allah, Inshallah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq. Al-Fatiha.
1. Dua 2. 15th of Shaban 3. Rizq 4. Mubarak 5. Ikram
84. DUAS ACCEPTED ON THE NIGHT OF BARAAT Sunday, May 22, 2016
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
May it be blessed, again our night (15th of Shaban) Inshallah passed with goodness1. Inshallah Allah (JJ) has written us goodness on this holy night. Its blessings2 also continue today Inshallah. There is fasting today. Being with Allah (JJ), remembering Allah, is the greatest blessing3 for mankind. There cannot be a greater blessing than this. Animals also know Allah, they know the Creator, but those who have no faith are miserable people. They have lost, it means they have lost everything they have. Even if whole worlds were theirs, it would be of no use.
There are both verses and many hadiths that say, “You will wish you had given the whole world, not just the little that you possessed.” But it is useless now, it would have been of benefit in the world. Faithful people live wi
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atch them. If you send them away, they will also be doing same thing. But in prison it is good for them, for other people also. This is our ego also, criminal. You must keep them very tight, very in guard [guarded]. Don't let them [for] one second out. If you go one second, quickly making problem. Especially for who are following tariqat following Allah. Ego more enemy for them. Attacking more and more.
And there are people asking, how we can manage for win on our ego? You must fight whole your life. Don't say I put my ego under my feet and ok finished now. No. Whole your life it is like this, until last breath and after you will be free from ego. When you finish, you are under the ground, you finished from ego. So, don't ask me how we can make our ego down. You must fight every time. Don't give any chance for your ego, because if you follow ego, you'll be rezil, ashamed in dunya. It makes you ashamed every time, and that is enough. Allah send you one slap from Him also, make everything bad for you and for akhira it is worse. So, insha'Allah, Allah keep us safe from our ego. Amin. Wa min Allahi t-tawfīq, Al-Fātiha
73.THE SPIRITUAL SPRING AND KHALWAT Friday, April 1, 2016.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Allah's beautiful season is coming again. Next Juma is inshaAllah the 1st of Rajab. Rajab is a beautiful month of Allah. Shahru Sha'ban, it is the month of the Prophet (sas), Sha'ban. Three holy months are starting. "kullu atin qarīb". Every future is close. A year passed and it came again. When it seems too much, you think it was recent but a year passed since it's over.
Who wants to ease the condition of this world, who wants to get rid of the troubles of this world and his current situation should respect these months. He should try to take from the gifts of these months, the gifts given by Allah. The more you take from dunya, the more troubles come on you. But the beautiful gifts that Allah gives He (jj) gives both in this world and in akhira. They give peace and happiness in this world to people. Because it is the end of times mankind is confused and in a bad situation everywhere in the world. They try to understand what's happening. Unless they have faith and religion, they won't understand. And who doesn't understand religion, he won't be peaceful. Everything is in the hands of Allah. You should ask from Allah. Allah didn't burn Ibrahim alaihi salam in the fire and Allah Azza wa Jalla can protect us from the fire of these bad days. He can and He certainly will protect us inside this beautiful coolness and peace. There is no doubt about it.
These three months... As we said, people are fighting and quarrelling a lot with each other. Even if they don't fight, people are not peaceful where they are. They think of what will happen to them. Your situation in this world is - Allah appointed a time for everyone. Either this way or that way you will go. That's not important. Think about akhira. And these months are for akhira. If you do 1, you will get 1,000 or 10,000. Not like the other deceiving gamblers. Allah is saying this. "If you give 10, I will give you 100, I will give you 700. The rest only I know," says Allah Azza wa Jalla. Allah (jj) is the Creator. He (jj) is Powerful over everything, not like people in this world. They say "Give me 1, I'll give you 10". Then they take everything and run away. And people are deceived by this and run after them. They don't believe in what Allah Azza wa Jalla says, Allah, who gives everything. They never appreciate Him (jj) and then think why they are not in peace and why they are unhappy. Allah Azza wa Jalla says "Take".
Next week is Laylatu l-Ragha’ib. Allah Azza wa Jalla says to angels "My door is open until morning that night. Is there anyone who repents for Me to forgive him? Is there anyone who asks from Me for Me to give him? Is there anyone worshipping Me for Me to be pleased with him?" He addresses the angels until morning like this and says: "Look, so that I accept their prayers and give what they ask for until morning". Then the month of Rajab is a holy month. Those, who fast during this month have its special sawab and special beauties. On the 27th, it is Laylatu l-Mirāj. And miraj is the miracle of our Prophet, his (sas) biggest miracle. What people try to achieve with science, Allah (awj) gave it to him (sas) as a miracle to show to people so that they will believe in Allah. They still don't believe in Allah saying, "We will ascend with machines". What is it like? Nimrod declared war on Allah. He built a tower and went on top to shoot arrows at Allah. Hasha.
Today's people are not more clever. They think they are something, saying: "We learn this much, we have knowledge". There is no difference. Just like they laugh at Nimrod, their science is as funny as this. Because Allah (jj) has put a certain limit. Even if a person lives for 100,000 years they can't make even a step outside this universe. Imagine how funny is what they say and do. Allah is humiliating them but they don't know.
Believe in Allah. Who believes in Allah has always won. The month of Rajab is coming next week inshaAllah. We should respect it. We should get the benefit of its gifts and beauties so that our souls take its food. This is the food for our souls. If your soul is strong, your ego will be weak. If your ego is strong, your soul will be weak. Pay attention to that. And how will you strengthen your soul? With belief in Allah, by obeying His orders and worshipping. The season for worship is coming. A beautiful season is coming, shukr to Allah. We must make shukr to reach it again because many people pass away before reaching this year. Shukr to Allah, we reached it. InshaAllah this week also, this year it is a bit different after Mawlana. We should make a seclusion after the Sheikh because we need more spiritual strength. We made it twice during Mawlana's time. And third one was done partially because Mawlana said at that time: "You will complete the duty afterwards." And this seclusion was required then. InshaAllah we will start it next week.
Many ikhwans [brothers] will be doing it because Naqshbandis must do seclusion at least once in their life. If they don't do it, Mawlana said that they will do it in the grave. And Mawlana said that this last seclusion can be done by everyone, by ikhwans. If you make an intention for seclusion for 40 days at tahajjud time by waking up 2 hours before fajr and staying awake until Ishrāq. Like us. You can also do it between ‘Asr and ‘Isha. You can also do just a part of it. Both are possible, it is acceptable. This is a good tiding from Mawlana - Ikhwans do a lighter seclusion. Everyone is permitted to do so. They can do it either from Fajr till Ishrāq as we said, for those who work, or from ‘Asr to ‘Isha. It is better not to be in contact with anyone during that time. They should worship more
and read more Qur'an and make more dhikr. That will be accepted as seclusion for them inshaAllah.
It is not right for some people to say "I'm going to do it". Who is told or given permission for full seclusion can do it. For others, no need. But everyone can do like we said. May Allah be pleased.
Alhamdulillah we have arrived to a nice climate season, nice season. What is a nice season? Spring, it is a nice season but real spring we have arrived [at]? What is this? It is three months of spiritual season, very nice season - Rajab, Sha'ban, Ramadan. InshaAllah next week, next Friday InshaAllah it will be the first of Rajab and it is a gift from Allah to us.
A day it is passing very quickly. Now, one year from last year, and last Rajab. But, it is going fast and people, since that day until now I think - I went travel around every place, many places - all people, they are not happy. They are worried, they are afraid, they are anxious. "What is this? What will happen in this world? How we can survive?" It is for people, it must be only for people who are non-believers, this anxiousness. But even in believers also, they are also affected. Because this shaitan it has its agents, first one the media, making everyone in this world miserable, sad, stressed. In everywhere you can find this. What happened in some place, all world they will be very afraid what will happen. For non-believers, ok, they must be afraid what will happen. It is, here this world, not good, the next world for them it is worse than this world. But for believer people, they must be happy, not be anxious for this because we are believers. And after one year of this bad situation for us Allah make us to reach safely for this good season.
The month of Allah Almighty, Rajab. It is month of gift, spiritual gift from Allah. And, He is Generous. When He gives spiritual, He also gives barakat, What barakat meaning? To be enough for you what He gives you. This is the meaning of barakat. Even a small thing, if He puts barakat in this thing it is enough for you, for everybody from your family. But if no barakat, nothing can be enough for you. And it is holy month especially this year, beginning from Friday. Friday it is the gift for Prophet (saws). For each day in the week, [is] special for one Prophet. The more valuable, Friday. So Alhamdulillah, we are reached to Rajab, Friday. And it is first day, holy day also. Special day because night of Ragha'ib. It is night which Allah Azza wa Jalla he said: Until Fajr, until morning He opens door of giving, forgiveness, for asking angels 'Go and look, anybody asking Me for forgiveness, I forgive him. Anybody ask me for health, I give him. Anybody ask me for wealth, I give him. Anybody ask me for belief, I give him.' Like this, until morning He giving because He is Most Generous not like human being. Allah said 'If you do one deed, good deeds, deeds, Allah give you 10, sometimes 100, sometimes 700, sometimes like this. Night of holy nights [He] gives you from His endless treasures. We hear this in our world. You put one, take ten. But these people, they cannot
do this because they only have limit. But Allah Azza wa Jalla, He [has] no limit. You cannot say any limit for Allah. He has everything, and [is] able to give you everything what you want, what you ask. And He said 'Ask! Ask Me, I will give you. Don't be non- believer, believe and ask Me. I will give you.' And He gives especially the happiness, which you cannot find in any place else.
People they are all looking for happiness now these days. But no, you cannot find. But in spiritual gift, when Allah gives you spiritual power, you be happy.
And these days give you food for your soul 'Ruḥ' for soul. When your soul is strong, your ego weak. But if your ego strong, your soul it's weak. This is - nothing else you can say this. So, what we must make strong our soul by accepting what Allah ordering and doing worshipping what He ordered. Make your soul strong, your ego weak. And these months, Rajab, Sha'ban, Ramadan it is very strong months. Allah said 'Rajab My month, Sha'ban, month of Prophet (saws), Ramadan, Ummah, the nation of believers' month. All, they have different, different gifts like each season, you have different fruit. And this fruit for your soul, different, different, make you stronger, stronger, stronger insha'Allah.
And this year, it is little bit different for us also because Mawlana, he was, in his life made [us do] two khalwats and one part [ly]. But after Sheikh, we must do one also. So, insha'Allah this year. Last year it was so tight [busy]. Insha'Allah we intend to make it this year Insha'Allah. Allah help us to be insha'Allah more spiritually also stronger and we hope Allah gives us. We ask Him to give us because everything [is] from Him. He helps us and to make us to do what He wants. It will be big gift from Him. And there is, Alhamdulillah many people they are coming for Khalwat with us. This is 40 days seclusion khalwat. To be away from people and to take insha'Allah barakat from Mawlana. There is, we said how many people there will be. And, but for other people, to make seclusion for who are Naqshibandi, in tariqat, our tariqat. They, in life they must do once at least. Who cannot do this, Mawlana Sheikh he was saying he will do it in his grave. Somebody saying "Grave, it is easy - we sleep there, we can do." But it is, Allahu 'alam, how? Sometime maybe more difficult from there! But, Mawlana, from his mercy, the last time he said for making khalwat for all of our people. They can do part, from before Fajr, two hour wake up until sunrise, and from 'Asr until 'Isha. And they can go to their work, they can do everything what they want. Even, they can make only one part like from Tahajjud until sunrise or or from 'Asr until 'Isha.
This is also mercy from Mawlana and to make people to have seclusion to make their soul more strong, to make ego weak. Because these days everything, everything in this time. Especially they have powder, these people who making, clever people they make their body big they drink [protein] powder to make it big - for ego now, these days, these times it is like this. Everything making your ego bigger and bigger, stronger and
stronger, this is in this time. So we must give our soul something to be stronger. And it is this seclusion insha'Allah helps us.
All of our murīds, our people, insha'Allah with barakat of Mawlana. Insha'Allah Allah helps all of us to be happy.
We are happy Alhamdulillah. Nothing affects us from what happened in this world, what happened in this time. Everything, exactly like what Allah He said, it is happening. Don't worry. You cannot change. Allah wants this. We must be obey, we must be happy.
Amanna bi-Llah Wa l-hamdulillāhi Rabbi l-'alamīn, Al-Fātiha
74.IF YOU WANT TO BE LOVED BY ALLAH Saturday, April 2, 2016.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Audhu billahi min ash-shaytani r-rajim. Bismillahi r-Rahmani r-Rahim.
"Qul in kuntum tuḥibbūna llaha fa'ittabi'ūnī yuḥbibkumu llahu wa yaghfir lakum" (3:31)
Our Prophet is a good teacher, an instructor for us. He teaches good things to us. He says "If you want Allah to love you, take me as an example. Follow me and do what I do so that Allah loves you".
Our Prophet (saw) was quite calm and quite merciful and he liked to do everything by himself. He never ordered anyone to do something for him, he did on his own. Even at home sometimes when his clothes were torn, he sewed them himself. He didn't talk loudly. He didn't shout.
That's why, there is a verse in Qur'an "O people, don't talk louder than our Prophet". He (awj) was warning the companions not to talk louder than him. Allah Azza wa Jalla gave good tidings to those, who speak in a lower voice than our Prophet that they will attain a great reward. And He described the loud ones as the ignorant ones. If they didn't shout and were patient, it would be better for them.
The best is to do actions exhibited by our Prophet. If we act like him all our lives, it would be very good. Even if you can't, you should try. You shouldn't forget that the love of our Prophet (saw) and the love of Allah (awj) are the same. They go on the same path. You can't love Allah without loving the Prophet. It's the same, if you don't love good people. Awliyaullah are also beloved ones of our Prophet. They also take from our Prophet and show people how he lived. Shouting and yelling, things that these ignorant people do, our Prophet never did. Even when he didn't like something during the assemblies, he never stood up and shouted. He kept quiet and the sahabas understood that something was wrong. If it was worse, he would stand up and leave the assembly. Things like this are important. Because people, many people in this time shout as much as they can in order to defend their rights, thinking that it will help, whereas it makes it worse. We
should follow the way shown by our Prophet. It will turn out well in dunya and give big reward in the presence of Allah in akhira.
Prophet (saw) was in verses in Qur'an He said: "qul in kuntum tuḥibbūna llaha fa- ittabī'ūni yuḥbibkumu llahu wa yaghfir lakum". [3:31] "If you love Allah Almighty, you follow me. Allah loves you, and forgives you."
Prophet (saws) showing us the best behaviour, how to behave. To be loved one in divine presence. Prophet, what he is teaching us? Teaching every politeness. He is very polite, Prophet (saws). Not like what this shaitan people showing. Prophet (saws) he is never, he is the most merciful, most polite one. When he was speaking, he not make his voice high. Not shout at all. Never. He didn't shout. And who around him, disciples, sahaba, they were also like him. Sometimes, new people coming that they are not knowing, shouting. For this, Allah make also one surah, verses, He said: "O Companions, O Believers, don't make your voice higher than Prophet's voice. (49:2)" Who are respecting, and they make their voice less than Prophet's voice these people, Allah He likes them and He gives them big reward - 'ajrun 'adhīm.
And but, who are - there was people they not knowing and they were shouting behind walls, calling Prophet (saws), shouting, and they are - there are, of course there are some people not knowing coming from desert. There some people also, they said for them - these are ignorant people. If these people, they be patient and they are Inna lladhīna yunādūnaka min warā-i lḥujurati aktharuhum la ya'qilūn.(49:4) Walaw annahum ṣabarū hatta takhruja ilayhim lakāna khayran lahum (49:5). These people they are ignorant, they are no mind people. This "la ya'qilūn." If they be patient to wait till you go to them, it will be better for them. But also, Allah forgives them and He is Most Merciful and Most Forgive for people, even for these people. But they, these verses to show people how it was in time of Prophet (saws), how it was respected, and people learning. For this, Prophet (saws) saying: "See what I was doing, do like me for Allah to love you." Because, if you not love Prophet (saws) you cannot love Allah Azza wa Jalla. The way for Allah is through Prophet (saws) and through good people, who are following Prophet (saws), showing us the light, lightness way. Nice way, not bad way.
This is showing how it is important to follow way, tarīqat. Not like people they are saying; if you are following somebody you are mushrik. No, it is... Without this you be like these people, who were shouting for Prophet in so high voice, without respect, without anything. These people, Allah show them they are no mind people. Who following and respect people doing what Prophet (saws) doing and give respect and love for him they will have 'ajran adhīm' - huge reward. But people they are really like this ayat. These times people they are, most of them no mind people. Only believing what is wrong. What is right, they are discussing with you. It is open, if you want to be beloved for Allah, you must follow Prophet (saws), you must follow his way.
This is a very short cut for people to know the tarīqat. And awliyaAllah they are following Prophet (saws). No, any mistake from this. Allah make these people to thinking to be in right way.
Wa min Allahi t-tawfīq, Al-Fātiha
75.THE CURE FOR SPIRITUAL HEAVINESS Sunday, April 3, 2016.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Audhu billahi min ash-shaytani r-rajim. Bismillahi r-Rahmani r-Rahim. "Ya ayyuha lladhīna āmanū tūbū ila llaha tawbatan naṣūḥa." (66:8) Allah (jj) asks us to repent. Repent your sins constantly because if you don't repent, your sin stays. If you repent and ask forgiveness from Allah, Allah forgives. But if you leave it, that sin becomes a burden. People can carry 10 kg, but can't carry 100 kg. You can hardly carry 50 kg. 20 kg you might carry but then adding up, you will be crushed. These are physical burdens. The real burden is the burden of sins. That is very heavy.
The burden of sins is very heavy. What is heavier is the burden of a servant's right because Allah forgives other sins. Allah has a lot of mercy but for a servant's right, Allah says: "It isn't my right. It is the right of that servant. You should ask forgiveness from the one to whom you did wrong and get rid of that burden." It is easy if you can do it in this world. No matter what, that person might forgive you. You give him his right, or more than his right, and persuade him. But in akhirah, no chance. At that time he will take from your good deeds.
But the important thing is, when you commit a sin that sin will get you in trouble in this world. You'll never know how that trouble reaches you, in which shape, under which condition. For this reason we pray: Allahumma āfina min kulli balā'i d-dunya wa adhābi lakhirah. Trouble in the world, torment in akhirah. We have to repent, because it's easy to pay Allah's right. We have to give others' rights also.
But the important thing is you shouldn't carry the burden of sins. He (jj) tells us to repent. Even the angels wait for 8 hours when you commit a sin. "Don't write immediately" he says. The angel on the left asks the angel on the right. The angel on the left writes sins. The angel on the right writes good deeds. The angel on the right doesn't ask the angel on the left, he records instantly. If it is a good deed, he gives 10, 100 for 1, as much as Allah wills. He doesn't give 1 for 1. So it is certainly more than 10 for 1. But the other angel says "wait". After 8 hours, he says "he didn't repent, write 1 for 1".
Allah (awj) says; "Repent and I forgive you". He looks for an excuse. Don't miss that
chance. Like we said, you committed a sin. A sin was written for you but certainly you'll get in trouble because of that sin. But some understand that, and some don't. Whoever continues deserves the torment of hell in akhirah. May Allah forgive us all. InshaAllah we ask forgiveness.
Allah Azza wa Jalla He said in Quran: 'O Believers, repent for your, what you done you must repent! And to not do it again.' (66:8) [He] says. Because, when you do sin, it becomes heaviness for you. Maybe people they are not feeling, they feel of course. They feel every bad thing it is coming from this heaviness of sin what they done [to] people. And Allah Azza wa Jalla he said to people: "I accept your apologies and repent for me, I will forgive you." Because people, when somebody can carry ten kilos, twenty kilos, thirty kilos but not 100 kilos [or] 200 kilos. And it is what? Material heaviness it is nothing compared to real heaviness, spiritual heaviness. Because these sins, every time you do things, coming on you more heavy, more heavy, more heavy as you put one ton on you, you will be flat. These people going around with this heaviness. And Allah showing us tūbū and istaghfirū repent and ask for forgiveness.
If you ask forgiveness, Allah He is happy to forgive you. Allah forgives everything, what belongs to Him. What you didn't do from His orders or not, or you do what He prohibits for you -these, all of them He can forgive you if you're really sincere. But what He cannot forgive, He said - the rights for [other people], what you do for other people. This is, Allah said: "I am not, I am just and on My rights - I forgive what you do for Me. Everything you do for Me, I forgive. But if we do wrong for other people you must apologize and you must give these people's rights to forgive you, to make them to forgive you." And it is easy in this life, if you do anything wrong with people, many people, you can give them what they want or even more and it will be solved but if you leave it for next life, it will be more difficult.
But Allah Azza wa Jalla, for Him, everything you done you can throw what you, this heaviness on your neck [what is] upon you, very easily. When you do repent and ask forgiveness Allah forgives, and all this going out. And not it is heaviness, people they said 'We don't feel it' but with this heaviness there is also bad things happen for you. From this sin, you feel it they give you Allah - balā' a curse or something, you feel it difficult and giving you hard time. Maybe illness, other things, many things balā' meaning, not only one thing. Everything that is, we ask every time: Allah O keep us safe from balā'a d-dunya, this is balā' of this world, and adhāb, punishment of akhira. In dunya balā', in akhira adhāb and Allah He is saying for people to repent.
Every time, He said. And He has two angels, one right, one left. This right one writing the good things, other one writing what they are doing bad thing. When, if you do something right, good things, right angel quickly writing this and Allah rewards 10 times, 100 times or more - what He wants. He is not asking, 'Do I write or not' to the left
one. But left one, if you do something wrong, he is asking; 'Do I write this?' He(jj) says,No, wait. Maybe these people ask forgiveness. No need to write.' After one hour, also, three hour, four hour, five hour, every time asking, still asking until eight hours. He said; 'He didn't do any [repentance], so write only one'. Not ten times or double, no. Only once. And Allah even this, if people they are asking forgiveness, Allah forgives them. He is the Most Merciful.
And we are lucky to show us right way and to read His Holy Book, His Word. His word is Quran Karim, His word. And He is saying every time giving people advice [to] His servants to be safe from every badness in dunya, this world and other world. This is important because this world also, when you do something wrong you are not, you cannot run away. Many people they are doing something wrong and they thought 'We have run away. Maybe run from one country to another country. But in Divine Presence everything [is] same. You cannot run away. Allah make us in right way and ask forgiveness every time Insha'Allah.
Wa min Allahi t-tawfīq, Al-Fatiha
76.EVERYTHING IS WITH PATIENCE Monday, April 4, 2016
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim. َ´ “Ya ayuhallathina amanu-s biru wasabiru warabitu wattaqullaha la’allakum tuflihoon.” (Aali Imran:200) “O you who have believed, persevere and endure and remain stationed and fear Allah that you may be successful.”
Allah Azza wa Jalla is continuously reminding us of patience. Patience is the greatest weapon of a believer and a Muslim. Those who control their ego and are patient reach salvation in the end. That time they are glad and happy that they did not show impatience and do something bad, that they did not break anybody’s heart, and that they did not harm anybody.
It is with patience, everything is with patience. Since Allah recommended patience for us, patience is a good thing. Of course it is easier said than done. It is important to do it. Patience suits a Mumin. It is said: “Patience leads to salvation,” and it is definitley so.
Inshallah, may Allah not burden us with a burden we cannot carry. May Allah, Inshallah, give us all strength so we may take hold of our ego. It is good to be patient in the moment of anger. It does not work saying, “I was patient,” when you are comfortable like that. May Allah provide us strength and provide us salvation Inshallah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq. Al-Fatiha.
77.YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Allah Azza wa Jalla says, “Do goodness.” “Do goodness and find goodness. Those who do evil find evil and reap what they sow,” says Allah Azza wa Jalla. Whatever you do, you will certainly get what you deserve. Nothing is in vain. When you do evil, it has no benefit in the world and you will see its harm in the hereafter.
Sometimes Shaitan says, “You did so much goodness and it was of no use.” It definitley has many benefits, but humans are impatient and ungrateful. A Mumin is supposed to do good without expecting anything back. When done without expecting something in return, Allah (JJ) gives multiple folds more. He gives much more in the hereafter too.
Now human beings do something, but it is not good to rub it in saying, “I did so and so.” Minnat in Arabic means to rub someone’s nose in. There were manners in the past. It was much different than now. When they did something, they would do it in secret or they would do it without spreading it much amongst people. Now they do a tiny thing and advertise it to the world.
It is the illness of the times because it is End Times. Shaitan, with all of his soldiers, is directing and playing with people as he likes. Even so Inshallah, may Allah grant us to do goodness. May it be as He wills. May it not be done in vain Inshallah. May Allah be satisfied with you all.
Al-Fatiha.
78.THE REQUIREMENTS OF KHALWAT Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Inshallah Rajab starts tomorrow after Asr, at night. As you know, Inshallah we will be doing seclusion (khalwat) in Rajab this year. Many people are asking, “What will we do?” because there is a partial khalwat and anybody who wishes to may do it. The intention will be the same after all: for the sake of Allah, for the Prophet (SAW), and to train our ego. You need to make intention to obey the orders of Allah for forty days, in seclusion and away from people. Our Holy Prophet (SAW) said, “Wisdom springs open in the hearts of people who hold their heart in sincerity for forty days.” May it be goodness (khair) for us all Inshallah.
The first thing to do that day is to perform a whole ablution (ghusl) and then to make intention for the sake of Allah. While asking for the consent of Allah and the consent of our Holy Prophet (SAW), we will make the intention for seclusion for forty days. We make the intention after the ghusl, say the Basmala, and Inshallah start this duty. It is in the evening, the duties start in the evening. Normally we pray the Salat Awwabin as six rakats. It is to be 20. Then complete the tasks, go to bed after Isha, and get up at the time of Tahajjud. Ghusl ablution needs to be performed. Sometimes you might not be able to. You can perform ablution (wudu), night prayers, tasbihat (dhikr), and Koran duties can be done until the morning (Sabah) azan is called. A thousand Basmala should be recited after the prayer until sunrise (Ishraq). Sunrise prayer needs to be offered, then Sura An’am needs to be recited. This should be done for forty days. May Allah accept it. Those who cannot recite Sura An’am in the morning can recite it during the day. Then you need to pray the Duha. Salat Duha needs to be prayed 12 rakats. You can rest a little after Duha and get up.
A person who will do a complete khalwat can recite one to eight chapters (juz’) of Koran until evening (sunset). And the Dalil al-Khayrat is not to be read according to the daily organisation but according to the section organisation. First section, second second… That is how it will be read. The zikr of Allah (Lafda-e Jalal) starts from ten thousand to however much you can do. Ten thousand by tongue and ten thousand by heart. The Salawat Sharif starts from five thousand and the Lafda-e Jalal from ten thousand. They can do as much as they can that day. They will continue increasing this
way Inshallah, and in the end, close to the end of khalwat, we will decrease and bring it to normal levels Inshallah. And a thousand Ikhlas daily. And the Ayatal Kursi, whoever can do should do from a hundred to a thousand. Those who cannot should at least do a hundred. If a state or something occurs, so if such an appearance (zuhurat) occurs, there is also permission to write it. These are the duties.
As we said, it can be done both for those who want to do it in full and for those who want to do it partially, meaning from Tahajjud to Ishraq or from Asr to Isha. Of course, they cannot get all of these done on time. They can do as much as they can. It will be complete in forty days Inshallah, and we will gain its advances (fuyudat) Inshallah.
The state of the world is not good. May this khalwat be good for us and for people Inshallah. May we be under protection. We have made this intention Inshallah for the victory of Islam, the religion of Islam, and for the exaltation of the word of Allah. May Allah (JJ) accept it, may Allah be our helper, and may Allah not leave us to our ego.
You cannot be proud for entering khalwat. Inshallah we are only doing it for the sake of Allah. We need to thank Allah for granting us this service, we need to thank thousands of times. Inshallah, may Allah bring it easily and not let us follow our ego. May it be a reason for us to take a hold of our ego Inshallah. Walhamdu Lillahi Rabbil Alamin.
Al-Fatiha.
79.THE MASHAYIKH AND KHALWAT Thursday, April 7, 2016
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Allah bless, Inshallah the month of Rajab enters tonight. Tonight is the holy night of Raghaib. May it be blessed for us all. Hereby this year was good that seclusion starts tonight, with the first of Rajab. May it be blessed for us all.
Our Holy Prophet (SAW) would also go up to Hira and stay for quite some time, sometimes for a month and sometimes about two months, worshipping alone. He would think of Allah (JJ) and not mingle amongst people. There are many people who will seclude themselves from people and elude worldly work, asking for the himmat of our Holy Prophet (SAW), and enter to be with Allah (JJ) for 40 days, to practice and train the ego Inshallah in this khalwat1. There are also people outside. May Allah bless it for them all.
This is a need. Everybody has to do it once in a lifetime in the Naqshbandi tariqa. Those who cannot do it, then they will make them do it in the grave. Inshallah it will be useful for all humanity. We are entering there not to enlarge the ego but to kill the ego Inshallah. Everybody knows that too. May Allah accept it and may Allah help us. Our ego is large. You cannot leave it. You cannot leave it free. We need to always be thoughtful and never give it a chance.
Inshallah, may we also imitate the mashayikh2 and may the 40 days pass easily. When our mashayikh did seclusion sometimes they would do it for years. Our shaykh, Hazrat Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani did five years nonstop, without giving any breaks, at Güneyköy here – it used to be called Reshadiya. He did five years khalwat there.
They did six months nonstop of khalwat in Madina with our shaykh. Hazrat Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani and our shaykh, Hazrat Shaykh Nazim did nonstop six months khalwat at Madina. They did it in Baghdad. They did it in many places. Of course, their khalwat was much harder. Ours is imitation. May Allah accept it, as this much is also enough for us. May Allah make us successful. May it be a means for goodness Inshallah.
We will enter khalwat with Hazrat Shaykh Adnan Inshallah today. He, Mashallah enters every year, the holy one. Let us see whether we enter after this or if we do not, Allah knows. But may Allah accept this and turn our worship into truth Inshallah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq. Al-Fatiha.
1.Seclusion 2.Shaykhs
80. SECLUSION IS STRUGGLE WITH THE EGO Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Thank Allah we did the duty of khalwat1. They made us do it thank Allah: Fourty days with the support of our mashayikh.2 Shaykhs would do what was much harder in the past. We did it as a similitude. May Allah (JJ) accept it as genuine Inshallah.
Khalwat is a different worship. You are secluded from the world for fourty days. News of the world needs to be nonexistent for things not to come to mind. You struggle with ego and Shaitan for fourty days. Of course, these things are hard if there is no himmat3. Thank Allah they are being supportive.
However, it does not work if you say, “We did khalwat and beat our ego.” The ego is with you until the last breath. Therefore, there is no such thing as “I did it and it is over”. “Continuous greater jihad,” said our Holy Prophet (SAW) about jihad4 with the ego. Let us continue with it Inshallah. If people trust their ego and get proud saying they beat their ego, they will have lost. What is important is to continue this drawn inspiration5 Inshallah. Inshallah our aim is for the consent of Allah (JJ).
It was necessary to do khalwat, training, after Shaykh Mawlana’s passing. Inshallah more power comes, more inspiration is drawn, and people benefit Inshallah. Allah sends more good people and it becomes a means for guidance Inshallah. May this power reach other people, people who are not in guidance Inshallah, and may it be a means for their coming to the right path. For them and for all of us Inshallah. May Allah be our helper and may He not let us abide by our ego.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq. Al-Fatiha.
1.Seclusion 2.Shaykhs 3.Support 4.Struggle 5.Fayd
81. HONORABLE SHABAN Thursday, May 19, 2016
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Rajab has passed and we are in Shaban-e Muazzam1, Shaban Sharif. It is also one of the holy, good months. It is the month of our Holy Prophet (SAW). To honor1 him is the order of Allah. You can make 300, 500, or 1000 salawat [every day] on our Holy Prophet (SAW) during this month. The more salawat you make, Allah both forgives your sins and raises your station, and He gives you blessings2.
Allah is the most generous of the generous. He does not leave anybody unrewarded for even the slightest good done. He is unlike anybody and everything is in His hands. No matter how hard it may be, no matter how much evil you have done, salawat is even better than asking for forgiveness3. Our Holy Prophet (SAW) says, “For the person who makes one salawat on me, Allah makes ten times, 100 times, and 700 times.”
This nation is a lucky nation: it is the nation of End Times. Even the prophets would wish to be an individual from the nation of our Holy Prophet (SAW), and would give good tidings regarding his coming. What do good tidings mean? Meaning they give tidings of something beautiful, because they would not give tidings of something normal. Prophets are not regular people. Because they knew what an advantage it would be, they did not even find their prophecy so valuable. For them it is more virtuous to be from the nation of our Holy Prophet (SAW).
Therefore, every day of this month of Shaban is virtuous. It is better and more virtuous to ask for forgiveness, repent, and make salawat on the night of the 15th. If Allah Azza wa Jalla gives ten for one reward, He personally knows how much reward He will give that night. May Allah bless4 it for us all, may Allah make us reach many more years to come, and may we reach Mahdi Alyhis Salam Inshallah.
Al- Fatiha
1. Honourable 2.Tazim 3. Baraka 4.Istigfar 5. Mubarak
82. SECLUSION AND RESTRAINING THE EGO Friday, May 20, 2016
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Thank Allah we did a forty-day seclusion1. We will see how long this khalwat will last for us. It has been managable so far. Let us see. May Allah (JJ) help us. May it be continuous because this is a duty done for endurance. We stayed in one place for forty days to endure people and contrary things. You struggle with the ego, Shaitan, and with everything there. Just as you are thinking it is finished now on, we will not get upset at anybody when we get out, we will not take offense at anybody, and we will be tolerant with everybody as everybody has an excuse, unfortunately the ego is not so. One day, two days, three days, and on the fourth day it slowly starts screaming. Let us see. It has been three days now. How will we swear violently at each other next week?
Let us restrain our ego and not let our ego restrain us. So just because you completed one seclusion does not mean you are done with everything. What is important is its continuity: not doing that, not following the ego. It is struggle with the ego. Children practice before starting a race. These forty days are something like that. Meaning it is not something to be exaggerated, praised, or be proud about because our ego is used to comfort. Blame, excuses, and everything exists for itself, but it does not accept any fault for itself. It does not accept fault and it does not accept harm. It says there is none better than itself. If you gradually hew it during these forty days, then it starts saying, “I am okay. I am done.” When in fact, it has gotten bigger. Therefore, what is important is what follows after this.
May Allah make us all succesful in training our ego. It is a tough task. It needs madad2. Inshallah himmat3 reaches us from Allah (JJ) and our Holy Prophet (SAW). May it be continuous Inshallah. May it be with blessings4 and may these torments not go to waste. May Allah grant you all health, appetite5, and a long life. May Haji Matin Efendi who is sick also get well Inshallah. May he come out amongst us as soon as possible.
Al-Fatiha.
1. Khalwat 2. Support 3. Help 4. Baraka 5. Afiya
83. MERCY SEASONS Friday, May 20, 2016
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Allah Azza wa Jalla created seasons for us. There are seasons of the world and seasons of the hereafter. It is now spring in wordly seasons. In the sight of Allah (JJ), Rajab, Shaban, and Ramazan are seasons of mercy. There are virtuous nights in them. They are more beautiful and more merciful. Allah (JJ) has assigned 5-10 nights in the year to give more. These are special, separate nights. They are nights in which prayers1 are accepted. Worship done during these nights are more acceptable and more more rewards are written. Our payment is more, more is given, and gifts are more abundant. There are these and then there is the night of Friday (Thursday night) every week. It is also a holyday. Its gifts are also separate. Thank Allah today is the Friday of the month of Shaban, and Allah willing tomorrow night is the Night of Baraat2. It is considered the end of the year. The sustenance3 that is set, what will be done, and who will make it to next year and who will not are all written on this night. Therefore, it is also a sacred4 night, an important night. Taking advantage of it would be greatly virtuous.
Allah Azza wa Jalla says to the angels, “Go around and look who is asking Me for forgiveness and repentance, and who is asking for sustenance.” They look until morning and treat5 them. Inshallah, may we be amongst those who are treated. May we be of those who do not forget Allah. He says, “Wa zakkir.” Zikr means to remind. Remembering Allah is the best of worship. Let Allah always be in your mind, do not forget. If you forget Allah then you will be in trouble, but you have nothing to fear and be upset about if you do not forget Him. People who forget Allah are finished. All fear and all worries are with them. However, even if the whole world comes crashing down around, those who do not forget Allah do not care. There is Allah: we do not need anything else. We did not come here for this world. We came for Allah, Inshallah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq. Al-Fatiha.
1. Dua 2. 15th of Shaban 3. Rizq 4. Mubarak 5. Ikram
84. DUAS ACCEPTED ON THE NIGHT OF BARAAT Sunday, May 22, 2016
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
May it be blessed, again our night (15th of Shaban) Inshallah passed with goodness1. Inshallah Allah (JJ) has written us goodness on this holy night. Its blessings2 also continue today Inshallah. There is fasting today. Being with Allah (JJ), remembering Allah, is the greatest blessing3 for mankind. There cannot be a greater blessing than this. Animals also know Allah, they know the Creator, but those who have no faith are miserable people. They have lost, it means they have lost everything they have. Even if whole worlds were theirs, it would be of no use.
There are both verses and many hadiths that say, “You will wish you had given the whole world, not just the little that you possessed.” But it is useless now, it would have been of benefit in the world. Faithful people live wi
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