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Suhbah 2017: Maulana Shaykh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani (1/25)


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MALFOOZAAT OF MAULANA SHAYKH MUHAMMAD AADIL AR RABBANI QADDAS ALLAHU SIRRAHU

Dedicated to my Murshid

MAULANA SHAYKH MUHAMMAD NAZIM AADIL AL HAQQANI QADDAS ALLAHU SIRRAHU

"Al Faatiha"

Table of Contents I.INTRODUCTION 2 II.FOREWORD 3 III.ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 6 1.DO NOT COMPLY WITH YOUR EGO BUT LISTEN TO ADVICE 7 2.THE ONLY RELIGION IS ISLAM 9 3.THERE IS MERCY IN ADVERSITY 14 4.ENVY IS A DISEASE OF SHAITAN 16 5.STAY AWAY FROM THE QUALITY OF HYPOCRISY 17 6.SINS ARE FORGIVEN THROUGH REPENTANCE 18 7.ALLAH DOES NOT TYRANNIZE HIS BELIEVER SERVANT 19 8.NOTHING CHANGES WITH THE NEW YEAR 21 9.THE BAD WORD REDUCES QUALITY 23 10.AVOID BEARING FALSE WITNESS 25 11.DO NOT TAKE ON A BURDEN YOU CANNOT BEAR 27 12.RESPECT THE HOLY ONES 29 13.VISIT THE GRAVES ON FRIDAYS 31 14.THE PRAYERS OF THOSE WHO DO NOT OFFER NAMAZ ARE UNANSWERED 33 15.HUMANKIND NEEDS TO BE LIKE SNOW 34 16.THE VIRTUES OF KHATM KHWAJAGAN 35 17.OBEY THOSE IN AUTHORITY (ULUL AMR) 38 18.THE GENTLEMEN DO NOT EVEN STEP ON AN ANT 42 19.NOTHING FOREVER 44 20.THE STAGE OF ACCEPTANCE 48 21.SHYNESS IS FROM BELIEF 50 22.THE REWARD OF A 100 MARTYRS 53

23.YOU ARE NOT CREATED FOR FUN 54 24.THE VALUE OF BEING MUSLIM 58 25.DO NOT INTERFERE IN EVERYTHING 59 26.MARRIAGE IS A FOUNDATION OF ISLAM 60 27.BE BELOVED FOR ALLAH 65 28.WORK AS IF YOU LIVE FOREVER 67 29.WHO IS THE STRONG ONE 70 30.ONLY SHOW THEM THE RIGHT WAY 72 31.BEAUTY IS FROM GOODNESS 75 32.ALLAH IS THE BEST HELPER 77 33.HAJJI MESTAN EFFENDI 78 34.TRUE SCHOLARS ARE PEOPLE OF TAQWA 80 35.MAY OUR AFFECTION INCREASE 82 36.BE WITH ALLĀH AND DON’T FEAR 84 37.THE SECRET IS SINCERITY 86 38.FIGHT YOUR EGO 89 39.A SPECIAL LOVE FOR MAWLANA 92 40.MONEY DOES NOT WORK IN THE HEREAFTER 95 41.IT IS GOOD TO ACCEPT ADVICE 96 42.OFFER PRAYERS ON TIME 97 43.KNOWLEDGE IS LEARNT WITH ADAB 99 44.EVERY ACTION HAS ITS REACTION 101 45.BE WITH ALLAH 102 46.EVERYONE’S RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT THEY DO 103 47.THERE IS GOOD IN EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS 105 48.REAL MEN 106 49.WHO DOESN'T LOVE ME IS KĀFIR 108

50.THE WAY OF THE PROPHET 110 51.THE WORST ATTRIBUTE ENVY 114 52.BEGIN WITH YOURSELF 117 53.THE THREE HOLY MONTHS 119 54.ATTENTION DEPUTIES 124 55.DO NOT BE FROM THE HEEDLESS 128 56.THERE IS NO GOOD WITH EVIL 129 57.BARAKA IS A BENEDICTION 130 58.THE VIRTUES OF THE MONTH OF RAJAB 131 59.THE SEASON OF GOODNESS HAS STARTED 132 60.TARIQA IS ALLAH’S WAY 134 61.ROME AND EUROPEAN CIVILISATION 137 62.TRUST IN AND REMEMBER ALLAH 140 63.SALAM IS A GREAT BLESSING 142 64.BE WITH TRUE FRIENDS 143 65.WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING THE HARAM 144 66.MIRACLES AND THAUMATURGIC GIFTS 145 67.LET US BE ON THE SIDE OF TRUTH 149 68.YOU ARE IGNORANT IF YOU DO NOT KNOW ALLAH 150 69.NIGHT OF MIRAJ 152 70.RESPECT THE HOLY NIGHTS 154 71.EVIL BEFALLS THOSE WHO WANT EVIL 155 72.THE WORLD IS RUINED BY CORRUPTION 156 73.THE MONTH OF OUR HOLY PROPHET 157 74.ALLAH LOVES THE COMMUNITY 159 75.MAY 1 IS SHAITAN’S DAY 162 76.MISTAKES ARE TOLD WITH ADAB 163

77.THE FAVOURED FEW 164 78.STRONG BELIEF 167 79.ALLAH LOVES THOSE WHO FORGIVE 170 80.ASK ON LAYLATUL-BARA’AT 174 81.KNOW YOUR SELF 178 82.GOOD TIDINGS FOR BELIEVERS 181 83.GUIDANCE IS FROM ALLAH 184 84.THE WISDOM BEHIND FRIDAY PRAYERS 185 85.COMMUNITIES OUTSIDE OF TARIQA 186 86.DO NOT BEFRIEND THE ENEMIES OF ALLAH 187 87.DO NOT THINK BADLY OF EACH OTHER 188 88.ALLAH RIDICULES MOCKERS OF THE TRUTH 189 89.RESEARCH WHETHER A NEWS IS TRUE 191 90.WHEN YOU MAKE A PROMISE KEEP IT 193 91.THE BEST NATION 196 92.EVERYBODY IS WELCOME 197 93.A PROPHET WAS SENT FOR YOU 199 94.THEY SHOULD NOT BE STUBBORN BUT REPENT 200 95.ALWAYS BE WITH GOOD ONES 202 96.THE SULTAN OF 11 MONTHS 203 97.ISLAM IS THE SECRET OF HAPPINESS 205 98.DON’T WASTE 207 99.ĪMĀN IS CLEANLINESS 210 100.THE BLESSINGS OF RAMADAN 212 101.DON’T BETRAY 215 102.GIVE SALĀMS 217 103.OTTOMAN ISLĀM IS REAL ISLĀM 220

104.ASK ONLY FROM ALLĀH 224 105.DON’T BE HEEDLESS 227 106.THE MOST FORGIVING 229 107.THE COMPANIONS OF BADR 232 108.THE VALUE OF AL-FATIHAH 236 109.KEEP FROM BAD THOUGHTS 238 110.BE OF THE NATION OF IBRAHIM 241 111.THE IMPORTANCE OF FASTING AND I’TIKAF 244 112.TO BE BELOVED BY ALLAH 247 113.MIND IS A BIG FAVOUR FROM ALLAH 249 114.ZAKATU L-FITR COMPLETES YOUR FAST 251 115.THE INHERITANCE OF THE PROPHET 255 116.INSIDE THE DOOR OF PARADISE 257 117.THE MAIN ROAD 260 118.THE DERGAH IS A PLACE OF TRAINING 263 119.LAYLATU L-QADR 268 120.HAPPINESS BY BEING THANKFUL 271 121.THE TAKBIR OF EID 273 122.NASIHAH FOR THE END OF RAMADAN 276 123.TWO BLESSED DAYS 279 124.THE BEGINNING OF EVERY ILLNESS 281 125.HAJJAH AMINAH SULTAN 284 126.KEEP YOUR PROMISE 287 127.THE GIFTS OF SHAWWAL 290 128.THE MOST DANGEROUS ENEMY 292 129.REMEMBER HELL 296 130.MARRIAGE IN ISLAM 298

131.CLEAN YOUR HEART 300 132.AGENTS OF SHAYTAN 303 133.MAKE IT EASY 306 134.DON’T FORGET GOODNESS 309 135.BE GOOD WITH EVERYONE 311 136.DON’T BE HOPELESS 313 137.DON’T BE LAZY 316 138.DO NOT ENVY THOSE ON THE BAD WAY 319 139.GET RID OF BAD HABITS 320 140.THE HARMS OF A BAD FRIEND 322 141.BE AMONGST THE TRUE ONES 323 142.SEARCHING FOR SUSTENANCE IS WORSHIP 324 143.STAND OUT OF MY SUNLIGHT 326 144.JULY 15 IS A VICTORY FOR ISLAM 330 145.DO NOT DEVIATE FROM THE RIGHT PATH 332 146.LEARN AND TEACH THE HOLY KORAN 334 147.PEOPLE OF PEACE 335 148.THE MIRACLE OF QUR’AN 337 149.GOLDEN DAYS 339 150.YOU ARE OUR AIM 340 151.A REASON FOR EVERYTHING 342 152.BEYOND IMAGINATION 344 153.AHLU L-BAYT 346 154.BE WITH THE TRUTHFUL (9:119) 348 155.THE TRUE WAY 352 156.CONNECTION BY HEART 353 157.THE SMELL OF ROSE 354

158.OPENING A NEW DERGAH 356 159.NO HOLIDAY FOR THE EGO 357 160.THE EGO IS LIKE A DOG 359 161.THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PROPHET 362 162.SPIRITUAL FOOD 364 163.HALAL AND HARAM 366 164.THE HEREAFTER IS THE MAIN NEED 367 165.A DISEASE WITH NO CURE: FOOLISHNESS 368 166.A MUSLIM IS NOT AFRAID OF DEATH 371 167.LIFE IS ABOUT EXPERIENCES 373 168.PATIENCE IS THE FOUNDATION OF TRANQUILITY 375 169.CLEANLINESS FITS A MUSLIM 377 170.SACRIFICE AND HAJJ DUTIES 378 171.LIFE AND DEATH 379 172.GOLDEN ADVICE 381 173.A THOUSAND MIRACLES 383 174.DO GOOD DEEDS 387 175.COMPLETE GOOD MANNERS 389 176.THE TEN NIGHTS (89:2) 391 177.THE REWARDS OF DHUL-HIJJAH 393 178.ALLAH WILL COMPLETE HIS LIGHT (61:8) 397 179.THE WISDOM OF ALLAH 400 180.HAJI NAZIM AKSAR EFENDI 403 181.SILENCE IS THE ANSWER TO AN IGNORAMUS 404 182.EVERYTHING WILL BE ACCOUNTED FOR 406 183.TYRANTS ARE WITH SHAITAN 409 184.YOU ARE LUCKY IF YOU CAN GO TO HAJJ 410

185.NATURAL DISASTERS ARE A LESSON 411 186.WE NEED TO REPENT 412 187.RECITING SALAWAT IS BENEFICIAL 413 188.THE SUNNA PROTECTS THE FORT OF FAITH 414 189.A PERSON WHO ENTERS THE WAY OF TARIQA IS LUCKY 416 190.WASTING IS FORBIDDEN 419 191.MANNERS ARE REQUIRED BEFORE KNOWLEDGE 420 192.THE HIJRI YEAR IS A BARAKA 421 193.DAY OF ASHURA AND ITS BLESSING 423 194.THE LIGHT OF ALLAH CANNOT BE EXTINGUISHED 426 195.FAITH IS A GREAT BLESSING 428 196.A PERSON FINDS GOODNESS WITH MIND 429 197.BOTH REWARDS AND SINS INCREASE IN MULTIPLES 430 198.SHOW RESPECT TO THE KORAN 432 199.DUA IS THE BIGGEST WEAPON 433 200.THE IMPORTANCE OF 10 MUHARRAM 435 201.AS-SAMI’U L-BASIR 437 202.BE WITH THE SADIQIN 441 203.HUMANKIND DOES NOT DO A THING WITHOUT EXPECTING SOMETHING IN RETURN 443 204.DO NOT PUT YOURSELF UNDER SUSPICION 445 205.THE CLEVER PERSON TAKES LESSON FROM HIS MISTAKES 446 206.TREAT PEOPLE WELL 447 207.THE HISTORY OF THE NAQSHBANDIYYA 449 208.BE STRAIGHT 452 209.TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE 454 210.DON’T ARGUE 457

211.LADY AWLIYAULLAH 460 212.HADRAH IS NOT FROM THE NAQSHBANDIYYAH 462 213.BE TOGETHER 464 214.IN HAND NOT IN HEART 468 215.ALLAH’S DOOR IS OPEN 470 216.NO CURE FOR THE IDIOT 474 217.TRUTH WILL BE UP 477 218.SON OF MAN NEVER GETS ENOUGH OF THE WORLD 481 219.TIMES OF TURMOIL 483 220.TRIP TO LATIN AMERICA 485 221.GUIDANCE BELONGS TO ALLAH 489 222.THE TRUTH COMES OUT 491 223.DO NOT FORGET ALMS (SADAQA) 493 224.THE HOPELESS ARE FAITHLESS 495 225.THEY ARE THE MOTHERS OF BELIEVERS 496 226.DO NOT BE HAPPY WITH EVIL 497 227.STATIONS ARE ASSIGNED ACCORDING TO MANNERS 500 228.THE MURSHID PREPARES THE MURID 501 229.THE BELOVED SERVANT OF ALLAH 503 230.OUR MASTER (SAW) IS MERCY 505 231.ALLAH WILL HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE 507 232.PROTECT YOURSELVES FROM HELLFIRE 509 233.HONORING OUR MASTER (SAW) IS NOT HARD 511 234.ALLAH IS GENEROUS AND HE LOVES THE GENEROUS 513 235.SPECIALLY FOR OUR MASTER 515 236.ALLAH WILL COMPLETE HIS LIGHT 516 237.HAQQU L-HAYAT 518

238.THE ADAB FOR ZIYARAH 521 239.THE WAY OF THE PROPHET 524 240.THE PEACE MALA DOVE 527 241.PERFECTION IS IN AKHIRAH 532 242.THE GREEN ISLAND 535 243.DO NOT FALL INTO HEEDLESSNESS 538 244.TRUE SCHOLARS AND IGNORAMUSES 539 245.OUR MASTER’S (SAW) WAY SAVES US 541 246.THE IMPORTANCE OF RAISING CHILDREN 542 247.DO YOUR JOB WELL 544 248.GOODNESS GIVES THE COMMUNITY GOOD ENERGY 546 249.A MUMIN IS A PERSON OF TRUE FAITH 547 250.EVERYTHING RETURNS TO ITS ORIGIN 548 251.THE IMPORTANCE OF ATTACHMENT AND REPENTANCE 549 252.EVERYONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS 551 253.OCEANS OF POWER BELONG TO ALLAH 553 254.ADAB IS LEARNT FROM GOOD ONES 555 255.GUIDANCE IS THE FINEST BLESSING 556 256.PEOPLE WITHOUT LIGHT ARE LIKE DEAD 558 257.DO NOT MAKE THE HALAL HARAM 559 258.BE ALERT AND DO NOT TRUST 561 259.DERGAHS NEED TO BE CLEAN 563

Sultan ul Awlia Maulana Shaykh Muhammad (Mehmet) Aadil Ar Rabbani Qaddas Allahu Sirrahu

The 41st Grand Shaykh of the Naqshbandiya Aaliya Tariqa / Sufi order

I.INTRODUCTION

Auzubillahi minash shaitanir rajeem Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem

Maulana Shaykh Muhammad (Mehmet) Aadil Ar Rabbani is the head of the 41st Grand Shaykh of the Naqshbandiya Aaliya Sufi way and the elder son and successor of Maulana Shaykh Nazim Aadil Al Haqqani in this path.

His words are words of wisdom and light for all of us on this path. Alhamdulilah he has been traveling all over attending to murids and spreading the light of the Naqshbandi tariqa from east to west.

Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya. Our way is the way of associations and the goodness is in being together. As Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad (Mehmet) travels he spreads the teachings of the Naqshbandi Grand Shaykhs. His words are as per the needs of the audience. Every soul is fed as per its apetite and its needs. These words of wisdom are recorded and are then distributed among murids an non murids all over the world, in various forms. This book is one of the forms his words are reaching to you.

Please feel free to forward this book to as many people as you wish, in its full form (without changing anything) as it does not have any copyright on it. We intend to keep these books free of cost always.

May Allah SWT make it easy and accept our weak services. Aameen. Al-Fatiha.

II.FOREWORD

Auzubillahi minash shaitanir rajeem Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem

Allahumma Salliala Sayyidina Muhammadin wa alaa Aali Sayyidina Muhammadin wa Sallim

As salaamwalekum wa Rehmatullahi taala wa Barakaatu

Madad Ya Sayyidi Ya Murshidi Sultan ul Awlia Maulana Shaykh Nazim QS. Madad Ya Sayyidi Ya Murshidi Sultan ul Awlia Maulana Shaykh Mehmet QS.

This book is a compendium of sohbets or spiritual discourses, of the year 2017, of our Master and teacher of millions and worldwide leader of the Naqshbandiya Aaliya Sufi Order, Maulana Shaykh Muhammad Aadil Ar Rabbani QS, may Allah SWT grant him good health and long life – Aameen.

These sohbas are easily available in video format on www.saltanat.org & www.hakkani.org. We are trying to make it easy for the followers to find a medium that suits them to receive these teachings. Therefore the sohbas of this book is available in 3 formats:

1.Videos 2.PDF copy 3.Hard copy

Please pick the format that suits you and get enlightened with the words and teachings of our Master. May Allah SWT bless us with good understanding and the tawfeeq to act upon these teachings – Aameen.

If any of the readers would like to translate this book or the series of these books to any other language, please seek Maulana Shaykh Muhammad’s permission. Please do not translate without his permission. If you are unable to reach him directly, you may write to me and in sha Allah I shall seek try to permission for you.

Alhamdulilah we are blessed that Maulana Shaykh Muhammad QS, the head of the Naqshbandiya Aaliya Sufi Order has blessed us and allowed us to work on these books, year after year. We have already completed and released 3 books, before this one, ie; 2014, 2015 and 2016. These books are available in both soft & hard formats through our website www.naqshbandiindia.com. Soon this book of sohbas of 2017 shall be available in both soft & hard formats.

There are various teams involved in the making of these books (series of books). It is a process of service that teams of murids are offering right from the AV team, to the transcripting team, to the compiling team, to the printing and then the distribution team. I am greatful to each and everyone involded in the making of the previous books and this one too. May Allah SWT reward all with khair here and hereafter – Aameen.

We have a few advise for the readers to make the reading process more beneficial. Our advise is simple, read only until you can stay focused. These sohbas / lectures are words of a saint of Allah SWT. If we lose focus and lose focus on a few lines in between while reading the meaning of the message may be changed. In other words, the teachings of the Shaykh may be misunderstood. Also try to keep a highlighter handy, and / or use sticky notes, so you can highlight topics, or sentences which you would like to refer in the future. The lectures are transcripted and are in the exact form as Maulana Mehmet speaks.

Another advise is that when ever you read the name Allah, please say Jalla Jalaaluhu or Subhana Wa Ta’aala along with it. When you read Prophet Muhammads Name, please make sure to say Sal lal laa hu alaihi wa sallam. When you come across Sahaba Names, please say Radi Allahu Anhu and when you come across Maulana Shaykh Nazim or other Awlia names, please say Qaddas Allahu Sirrahu.

It has been a big Baraka (blessing) that Maulana Shaykh Muhammad himself has been releasing the hard copies of the books. When the PDF is ready, I call Maulana Shaykh and he makes dua and blesses the release of the book. Once the hard copy is ready we try to meet up with him and get the book officially released by his blessed hands.

Sohba Collection 2015 Released at the Maqam of Grand Shaykh Mujaddid Alf Sani Shaykh Ahmed Farooqi Sirhindi QS, Sirhind, Punjab, India.

Sohba Collection 2016 Released at a special private gathering at Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

We have been tying this with the earlier editions and will keep doing the same with the editions to come, that these books much reach all the Naqshbandi Zavias all over the world. The zikr leaders there can read a lecture from these books in their gatherings and let the teachings of the Shaykh reach his murids. Often it is seen that in many Zavias the khadims / zikr leaders begin to explain somethings or try to teach about the Naqshbandi tariqa but what they teach are not from the teachings of our Shaykhs. These are mostly what they have heard from other ulama and also read in some books or just word of mouth. If it is from another aalim, there can be a difference of opinion. That’s ok and we must follow what our Shaykh teaches us. But in many cases its just word of mouth that they start spreading and most of it are lies. The same gets spread ahead and there are so many false points floating all over the world in the name of our Shaykh. We must save ourselves and save others too from falsehood. We are murids of The Haqqani – Rabbani Shaykhs. Haqqani means defender of Truth. Let us make it a barakah for all and just use the lectures of our Shaykh directly.

I really appreciate your good understanding. May Allah forgive me and bless you all. Wa minallahi tawfeeq Al faatiha

Love & best regards, Khaadim Shaykh Ashraf Ali Ghansar Naqshbandi

III.ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would like to thank Maulana Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Aadil Al Haqqani (RA), may Allah bless his soul, Maulana Shaykh Muhammad Aadil Ar Rabbani Qaddas Allahu Sirruhu for his permission and blessings to compile the series of these books, Shaykh Bahauddin Aadil Al Haqqani Qaddas Allahu Sirruhu for the inspiration and permission to compile the series of these books.

Special thanks to Sister Rehab (widow of late Shaykh Nabeel – Maulana Shaykh Nazims khadim), Sister Mariam Van Rhodie, from Fish Hoek, South Africa who has supported me in arranging for the transcript of the malfoozaat compiled in this book. May Allah accept this service and reward them endlessly.

I would also like to thank the entire Naqshbandiya Aaliya Sufi Foundation of India team for supporting in every way to make the book reach its readers and thanks to all who have supported in helping me in the making of this book and in the previous books in this series.

The soft copies can be downloaded from www.naqshbandiindia.com and the videos of these lectures are available on www.saltanat.org & www.hakkani.org.

Al-Fatiha.

1.DO NOT COMPLY WITH YOUR EGO BUT LISTEN TO ADVICE Saturday, 24 December 2016

Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.

Our Holy Prophet says: “The greatest enemy of people is their ego.” Because the ego wants everything like a spoiled child. It does not want any hardship, but no benefit arises without hardship either.

Medicine is sour and is taken to get rid of disease. The medicines of old were not like those of today. It would taste so bitter when you placed it in your mouth. Now they did some things and covered it a little so it is not as bitter as before. However, normally medicine is still not pleasant. Yet disease does not go away without medicine.

Or else people need to control their ego from the beginning to avoid disease. Your stomach will have problems if you eat everything. The stomach is the house of disease as it causes disease. We are showing this as an example, but the root is the ego wanting every evil. We need to restrain it. For it to do anything that comes across it causes torment for people later. There is exterior torment and torment in the hereafter.

Your hereafter is ruined if you live for this world. You should not live for this world. Allah created the world as a means, for it to be used. The blessings, trials, and whatever there is: if you think about the hereafter and act accordingly thinking it is coming from Allah Azza wa Jalla and Hazrat Prophet, your actions would be acceptable and beneficial. On the contrary, if you do not accept it and not think about it, the torment you suffer would be your only gain and nothing else.

So there are two sides to this. Allah Azza wa Jalla tells people, “Do not live for nothing, do not suffer for nothing.” Nothing is in vain if you think about Allah. All of it is written in the sight of Allah and you would gain its rewards. Otherwise, woe to you if it never crosses your mind, you run after your ego, and do anything your ego wants. The ego wants all sorts of things. Do not go after them just because it wants them. Listen to advice!

So the ego wants all sorts of things, whatever comes to your mind. Allah provides the permissible and He provides the unlawful. You look for the halal. Meaning everything

has two choices: one is halal and one is haram. You will not be full if you run after the haram. Allah willing the halal satisfies and you would also gain its rewards. May Allah not make us comply with our ego. May Allah provide us the halal. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.

2.THE ONLY RELIGION IS ISLAM Saturday, 24 December 2016

Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.

InshaAllah may it be a sohba that will benefit us and benefit our ego. May it be a sohba not for our ego to grow but for the reformation of our ego Inshallah. These are End Times, the right time for Shaitan. Even if fake, today is considered the holy day of Christians. They say 24 December is the birthday of Isa (Jesus Christ) Alayhis Salam. When in fact it is not this date. In reality it was later. Hazrat Isa‟s birth was probably towards April so it was in spring.

However, they did not have much to do during these winter days. So as not to be celebrating when they would be working, and they would be sitting at home during free winter time, they said, “It would be a pasttime and we would do shopping.” This is why they decided on 24 December. They assigned it this way and it is going on as such. People would celebrate it as being holy, they would pray on that day and go to church.

In fact, one of our brothers says - we have brothers who became Muslim later: “When going to church, ladies would wear headscarves, and women would sit separately from the men.” He says, “There are no attenders anymore. Most churches are closed and are being sold. Even if there are a few, they have no headscarves, women and men are not seated separately, and a couple of people are attending.” So they have nothing left of religion. No religion but Islam is left in the world, but Shaitan is unable to tolerate it either and is trying to ruin it too. He tries to get the nation away from religion either by attacking directly or by causing dissension.

Humans have no value when religion is gone. People without religion are worthless people. A trend is out now: “I have no religion, I am an atheist!” they say. In fact these Europeans are saying, “There was such a thing as paganism and we just heard of it.” Various things are coming out. Pagan means, just as in the past, people who worship idols and fire, meaning useless things.

You cannot marry a person without a religion. That marriage is unlawful. You can neither take a bride or give a bride in marriage. So even this needs to be a huge lesson for people. People are not taking lesson. What does this mean, what is its explanation?

Its explanation is: can you marry an animal? You cannot. It means these people are lower than animals. You cannot marry them. You can neither give them or take from them in marriage.

Because Christianity and Judaism are heavenly religions it is lawful with them. So you can marry them, and having children with them is permissible, but other than them is not allowed. Shaitan has made it into a means so people would leave their religion for animalistic (material) love, get married or have children. It is not lawful, these are fitna, and are useless.

Our religion is Islam. Islam is the religion of Allah. “Innaddina „Indallahil Islam.” “No doubt, Islam is the religion in the sight of Allah.” (Sura Aali Imran:19) There is no other religion left to follow, because Jews and Christians have changed their religion a lots. So not even five percent right is left in them. There is nothing left unchanged. They change it as they like. Since they even changed the date their prophet was born, those who do this have changed everything.

They have no such thing as religion left. The guys are even selling their churches. So the commands of Allah mean nothing to them, they are of no value. If we were to speak till morning about the mistakes they make, it would still not be enough. Not even a year would be enough. They are saying the opposite of what Allah commands in everything. Musa Alayhis Salam has the Ten Commandments. It is valid in Christianity and it is valid in Judaism. They are not doing any of them. They are doing the exact opposite.

Therefore, only Islam is left in the face of Shaitan. He is trying to finish it as well and is causing dissension with all he has. He is causing fitna among Muslims with perverted people, perverted ideas, and bad thoughts. May Allah keep this country safe. This is Inshallah the head of Islam. It carries the flag of Islam. The flag of our Holy Prophet is here. Inshallah it will emerge from these dissensions safe and sound Allah willing. They are even causing much fitna here.

We would not want to get into politics, but now they are thinking all these incidents are the cause of one person. Intelligent people, people who think they are intelligent, are saying this. People who believe this are not intelligent. It was the same 50 years ago. Shaykh Mawlana has sohbas mentioning this. They do not want Turkey to raise its head because it is the head of Islam. They want to always keep its head low, to crush its head.

Shaykh Mawlana would say this in sohbas 50-60 years ago too. Now the truth is coming out, meaning it has nothing to do with that person. It was the same 100 years ago too. They tried. It was the same 200 years ago, and it was the same 500 years ago. Their desire was to place a cross on the Ayasofia (Hagia Sofia) and turn it into a church again. They

want to root and throw out Islam from here. This is whay we are saying these people are being fooled. They are being fooled and are doing wrong.

It is not fit for an intelligent person to listen to the enemy, to follow the enemy, and to accept what the enemy says. Because the enemy has no mercy. Never look for mercy outside of Islam. Do not look for mercy in perverted factions. This is Islam‟s head and whoever the leader may be, these infidels and tyrants will not let go of you until they turn this place Christian.

Shaykh Mawlana said once, “They will fill that pool in Beyazit Square with water and baptize you. Again they would not consider you one of them. They will consider you hypocrites.” Truely, those who abide by them are even hypocrites in their eyes. They are not effected by goodness. The stronger you are the more respect you get. You have no respect whatsoever if you are week. They would ride on your back and dangle their feet.

We see that everybody‟s moral is low these days. They ask, “What will happen sir? What is this condition?” This is the condition of the world. Ever since humanity was created it has fought amongst itself and killed each other. It is a quite natural thing. So there is nothing more natural than this. All of time was spent with warfare. Ever since the start of history, people have killed each other and fought wars. You need to worry about your hereafter.

This is the state of the world, and there is no such thing as the world will be a better place. As long as humanity exists, it will fight each other. The thing we need to be grateful for is, thank Allah, the people ruling us are strong, are on the path of Allah, and are people who do not fear the unbeliever.

It makes the infidel burst and crack, and the kafir is in a raving mad condition. Don‟t you also join them by being fooled saying, “No, this man is not good.” The more they denigrate a person, the better that person is. The more they do not like a person, the more that person is to be loved.

We are obliged to tell the truth here. We sat here to say the truth because people have come to such a state that they think it will be better if this person leaves. That time you will see if it is better or worse! Being sorry is useless then, but may Allah not show us those days. May the infidel burst and down with them Inshallah.

This country is blessed. It is a country praised by Allah and our Holy Prophet . This place is full of awliya, and everywhere is watered with the blood of martyrs. Martyrs are everywhere and light descends upon here. Darkness descends inside when a person goes to Europe or the other side. Some people are fooled and say, “Maybe we should move to another country?” Do not fear. There is no reason whatsoever to go because Allah Azza

wa Jalla has counted your sustenance and your number of breaths. Whether you are here or in the place you consider the safest, again the angel of death will come for you. Do not run from Allah‟s destiny.

Allah Azza wa Jalla says: “Fafirroo ilallah.” “In that case, immediately escape to Allah.” (Sura Thariyat:50) Where are you going to run? You will run to Allah. That time your heart will be satisfied, you will be at peace, and you will be in tranquility. Otherwise, never think, “Let me run to the kafir. Let me run here and let me run there.” You would be disgraced and cast away in the sight of Allah too.

These lands are the lands of Islam, the abode of Islam. These are the fitnas of End Times. What shall we do? We will remember Allah. What shall we do? We will not hinder our namaz (prayers). We need to give alms. Sadaqa averts accidents and troubles, and Allah would protect you. If you recite Ayat al-Kursi seven times and blow around you before leaving home, it would be like you were wearing an armor Allah willing. You would be protected from evil that day Inshallah. If everybody does this, the country would also be in protection Allah willing. Those people who want to harm others cannot do it that time, and the harm would come back to them.

Recognise the blessings of Allah and be thankful. The issue is not just the world. If it were just the world, then you should feel sorry. The infidel is sad. When things get a little tough, they call it an economic crisis, they go crazy, and commit suicide. These actions are not befitting of a Muslim. Where should Muslims run? They will find peace when they run to Allah. They should take refuge in Allah at home without wandering around too much and they should beg Allah. Let everything you do also be for the sake of Allah.

Work done for the sake of Allah is a good work. Nobody goes to the bar or to the casino – meaning dirty places - for the sake of Allah. If someone says, “I came for the sake of Allah!” immediately he will remember and say, “I am doing wrong. I need to get out of here!” Therefore, let all the works you do be for the sake of Allah. When it is so, you will be written good deeds and everything you do will be counted as worship Inshallah.

Here, these are the days we have been waiting for. It is End Times. Inshallah just as the good tidings our Holy Prophet gives, it means Mahdi Alayhis Salam is near. Following so much oppression and so much evil, certainly he will emerge and Inshallah make the whole world Muslim. Isa Alayhis Salam will also descend. Isa Alayhis Salam is in the second sky. Some scholars of today with perverted ideas never accept Mahdi Alayhis Salam anyway. Not even Isa Alayhis Salam, they do not even accept him either. Whereas it is written in the Koran, and when you do not accept him it means you are denying the Koran and your faith is in jeapordy. There is no need to listen to them. Our creed is the creed of the Ahl-e Sunnat wal Jamaat. It is the truth. Mahdi Alayhis Salam is also the

truth, and Isa Alayhis Salam is the truth too. May Allah make us reach them as soon as possible. Everything is in the own hands of Allah Azza wa Jalla, so it will not happen with our wanting, it will not happen with our wishing either.

Some majzubs come to us and say, “Let Mahdi Alayhis Salam appear already.” So let him appear, let him appear. We are also waiting. We are already waiting more than you are, but the order is not from us. It is from Allah. It will happen when the time comes and he will appear even if we tell him not to. There are many like this, the crew of the majzub. There are those who say such things. For the sake of those majzubs as well, may Mahdi Alayhis Salam appear as soon as possible InshaAllah.

Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.

3.THERE IS MERCY IN ADVERSITY Sunday, 25 December 2016

Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.

Humankind has forgotten the Resurrection (Day of Judgment) and thinks the world will go on like this forever. When in fact humans may live for 60 years, 70 years, or say 100 years and in the end leave [this world]. They leave for the Qiyamah. Since people of today forgot about the hereafter, fear overcomes them whenever something disturbs their comfort in the world. They start thinking and fussing, “What will happen to us? Where will we run?” They say, “Should we run here or should we run there?”

Allah Azza wa Jalla say : “Yaqoolul insanu yawma‟ithin aynal mafarr.” (Sura Qiyamah:10) “Humankind says on that Day, „To where is escape?‟” He is referring to the Resurrection, but before Resurrection people are also coming to this state these days.

Allah Azza wa Jalla utters : “Ila rabbika yawma‟ithinil mustaqarr.” “The place to stand on that Day is only the presence of your Lord.” (Sura Qiyamah:12) “Where you are going is next to your Lord.” You need to seek refuge in Him so you find ease. There is no place to run.

There is wisdom, a benefit, in everything. Without going through adversity humankind neither remembers the hereafter, the Qiyamah, nor obeys the commands of Allah. Therefore, these days are also Allah‟s mercy for people. If you ask, “How can adverse days be a mercy?” you remember Allah.

We did not come for this world. We came for the hereafter, we came to remember Allah. We have reached this age, we have been through many wars and bad days, and we have witnessed Allah‟s wisdom. People always say “Allah” during war and remember Him, and jamis and masjids are full. They leave it all together after war.

We were in Lebanon during the war. The same with Cyprus. We know how Cyprus was in the past. In the past the population was not even one fifth of today, but Cypriots would fill the mosques. Today they came from Turkey and have become fivefold. If it was 100,000 then it is 500,000 today, but mosques are not full, they are empty. So this is

Allah‟s warning but people do not understand. You need to remember Allah when you are comfortable too.

Allah gives some adversity so you would not swear at anybody or be angry with anybody. Think of it as, “This is a warning from Allah in response to what we are doing,” and take it as advice. Do not look for cause in anybody. Allah is the causer of everything. Allah is capable of everything and Allah is the one who makes a cause. Therefore, again you would be forgetting Allah if you put the blame on a person! Turn to Allah and seek refuge in Allah as there is no other place of refuge. He is the place of refuge and He is the one giving these adversities. He will give its rewards accordingly if you remember it.

Otherwise, you will live in adversity if you do not remember it and find fault in others. That would not be of any gain or benefit for you either. However, if you seek refuge in Allah and say, “These adversities came from Allah, we seek refuge in Allah, and our reward is with Allah,” then Allah will reward you. In the hereafter when people receive their rewards for all the adversities they suffered they will say, “I wish I had suffered more adversities.”

Therefore to be a believer and faith are beautiful things. People are at ease once there is that iman. May Allah grant us all iman and keep us safe from these adversities. May Allah make this country safe as well Inshallah.

Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.

4.ENVY IS A DISEASE OF SHAITAN Monday, 26 December 2016

Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.

Envy is a character of Shaitan and it means jealousy. Jealousy has a couple of types but it means hasad in Arabic. It means directly envying someone else and not wanting someone else to have the thing they have. It is not, “I may have it and they may have it,” but wanting for them not to have it at all.

It is a very bad trait, character. If people have that envy character, if it is in them, their whole life passes in pain. Because they cannot stand anybody and are jealous and envious of everybody: “They have it and I don’t. They should not have it either!” This is more of a disease than a character. This is a disease and people need to get it out of themselves. People need to try and at least need to say, “They can have it and so can I.” Allah Azza wa Jalla is kind and bestows enough on everybody.

You can be as envious as you wish, that envy eats you inside and your whole life becomes sour. This happens most in the matter of science. Instructors are very jealous and envious of each other, whereas they are speaking the words of Allah. However, when there is no taming of the ego, the ego rides people, turns their life into hell, and they spend the rest of their life in pain and sorrow. So envy has no good side, it has no beautiful side, and you need to save yourself from it. So never give it a chance even if little. While saying certainly, “This is not a good thing,” you should not show it the slightest compromise. Because once it starts, it slowly and gradually kills the person. The person also harms others with that envy and grudge. That is why it also says in the Koran: “Wamin sharri haasidin itha hasad.” (Sura Falaq:5) Meaning, “May Allah protect us from the evil of the one who is envious.” Allah Azza wa Jalla has showed us in Sura Falaq that it is bad, it is malice, and it is evil. No benefit but only evil comes to people from evil. Allah forbid. May Allah keep such people away from us. May Allah keep us safe from their evils.

Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.

5.STAY AWAY FROM THE QUALITY OF HYPOCRISY Tuesday, 27 December 2016

Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.

Allah Azza wa Jalla states: ¸ “Innal munafiqeena fiddarkil asfali minannar.” (Sura Nisa:145) “No doubt the hypocrites are in the lowest depths of hellfire.” The most unacceptable, worst, and most hated quality is the quality of hypocrisy. The munafiqs will be in the deepest hell. Jahannam! Allah forbid and may Allah protects us all. There is a valley called the deepest. You would not be able to reach its bottom if you were to descend for 70 years. Why is it so? Because they are more harmful to Islam and to people. Since their harm is more when there is treachery, Allah makes them suffer more torment. There is more torture for them and they are punished more. Of course hypocrisy is levels. Some qualities of hypocrisy are present in many people, and we need to get rid of them. What are they? Our Holy Prophet says : “Itha haddatha kathaba, wa itha wa’ada akhlafa, wa itha’tumina khan.” “They lie when they speak, they do not keep their promise when they make one, and if you trust them with something they betray the trust.” These are the lightest. These exist in most people, and we need to be careful of them. Lying is bad. We need to keep our promise. People nowadays do not keep their promise. Most people betray the trust too. They do not give its due right when something is entrusted on them. People who pray five times a day also do this. These are qualities of hypocrisy and qualities which Allah does not like. People need to get rid of these qualities.

Every community is different. The more people are tormented the more they embrace the quality of hypocrisy. They act with some signs of hypocrisy to look good and nice towards the government, people, or whoever is across so they are not harmed by them. As they act like this, slowly and gradually the society does it too, and this behavior becomes normal for people. Especially people coming to tariqa need to cleanse their ego and get rid of these qualities. They can do it slowly. Of course, people cannot do it all at once. It happens by learning. Inshallah they will say as Mawlana [Rumi] says: “We were raw, we got baked, and we burned,” and it will happen in the very end. Once you are set on a path, Allah willing whatever is the intention it occurs Inshallah.

Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.

6.SINS ARE FORGIVEN THROUGH REPENTANCE Wednesday, 28 December 2016

Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.

Allah Azza wa Jalla said to our Holy Prophet in Sura Fatih as a teaching for us: “Liyaghfira lakallahu ma taqaddama min thanbika wama ta’akhar.” (Sura Fath:2) He says about the Prophet Alayhis Salam, “Your past and future sins are forgiven.”

This is a teaching for us since our Holy Prophet is already innocent. What is meant by innocence is prophets are innocent, and they do not commit sin, they do not have sins. Humankind has sins. Whoever it may be, anyone but prophets have mistakes. They may knowingly or unknowingly have sins. Why did Allah Azza wa Jalla say this? Because people’s past sins are forgiven if they repent and ask for forgiveness. Future sins are not forgiven unless repented. People do not pass a day without making mistakes. Therefore, we need to constantly repent and ask for forgiveness.

Sins are committed. If you repent and seek forgiveness Allah would forgive them, but if you do not, you are not like the Prophet, only your past sins are forgiven and you cannot save yourself from sins that will occur. As our Holy Prophet said, you should at least make 70 “Astaghfirullah” a day. If you say, “We unknowingly committed so many sins yesterday. For their penitence and for their forgiveness,” and make 70, Allah would forgive you. The angels wait. The one on the right immediately records but the one on the left waits saying, “This man committed sin. Wait.” The door of repentance is open. They wait until night time saying, “We will not record it if he repents,” and wait a couple of hours. Then it is written if he does not repent.

Therefore, we need to continuously repent every day before sins are written. However, it has to be at least 70 prayers for forgiveness. “Astaghfirullah al-Azim,” or “Astaghfirullah, Astaghfirullah…” also works. Those sins would be lifted from you, those burdens would be lifted, and nothing would be left for the hereafter. May Allah forgive us all Inshallah.

Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.

7.ALLAH DOES NOT TYRANNIZE HIS BELIEVER SERVANT Thursday, 29 December 2016

Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.

Only our Holy Prophet was able to describe to us Allah’s grandness and greatness. His grandness is much above mind and imagination anyway. Even so Islam is the religion that describes Allah’s qualities the best. A Muslim person is satisfied because Allah describes his ability well, and the unbeliever is unsatisfied.

They lose their religion. Most of them are leaving their religion since there cannot be such a thing: they describe Allah like a man, something like human. Perish the thought. It has no relationship whatsoever. First of all, this does not fit intelligence or reason either. Therefore, most of them are leaving their religion and searching for another religion. Like this and like that they become non-believers.

Allah shows people His ability. Every believer sees Allah’s grandness and ability every minute. They do not see His entity but his qualities and the things He does, and they come to faith. For example now this weather outside (heavy snow). If the whole world were to come together would they be able to do such a thing? They cannot do anything. Whenever Allah wants He makes drought, whenever He wants He provides rain, and whenever He wants He provides snow. He does everything, He is the capable. Now they talk about technology and what not and say, “None is above us!” Let us see if they can go ahead and do it! Let alone all of this, but they cannot even do one-thousandth or one- in-ten-thousandth of this.

Allah is great and Allah does not tyrannise His believer servant. He has ordered only what His mumin servant can handle. Why are we saying this? Do not come up with anxiety5 in the face of Allah’s grandness. Allah forgives and waswasa is from Shaitan. They start ablution6 saying, “It is alright, no it is not alright. It is alright, no it is not alright,” and stay at wudu for an hour. Do it once and it is alright. It is not that difficult. That Shaitan does this to keep you away from worship. Offer your prayer: say Bismillah, pray, and get out.

Do not keep thinking, “It is alright, no it is not alright.” Allah can also accept your action based only on your intention. He does not look at the little stuff. Allah Azza wa Jalla is

Arhamur Rahimin7. You have worshipped Him in the face of His grandness: He gives multiples more rewards and good deeds for that worship you did. Do not have anxiety in the face of Allah’s grandness and do not comply with Shaitan. Later most people while saying, “No, let it be better and let it be more,” burden themselves and then do not do that either.

Do not meddle with it too much. Do not torture yourselves. Most people have waswasa. That is, as we said, from Shaitan and not from Allah. Allah is forgiving, great, and does not need our worship. Just so His command is obeyed, you should at once perform your wudu and perform your prayer, and that is it. May Allah accept it.

Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.

8.NOTHING CHANGES WITH THE NEW YEAR Sunday, 1 January 2017

Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.

“Ka’annahum yawma yarawnaha lam yalbathu illa ‘ashiyyatan aw duhaha.” (Sura Nazi’at:46) Sadaqallahul Athim. He says: “When people are resurrected on Judgment Day, they will get up as if they only laid down for one night.” They will have laid down for thousands of years, not one year. They get up as if they were laying down for one night.

There, they are saying the New Year supposedly arrived last night. Next year you look and in the blink of an eye this year is also gone, and the year after is gone too. Life also ends in the blink of an eye. Therefore, we need to take lesson as a [new] year comes and do things to prepare for the hereafter.

Those who are happy for this world, for the coming of the New Year, are foolish. Nothing changes with the [new] year. The years foreordained by Allah come and go. Let people fix themselves and take benefit from that year for themselves. Statements like, “This year went well. This year went badly,” when what went badly are what people do. Even if it went badly, it does not matter if the person is honest and obedient to Allah and compliant with Hazrat Prophet. These are exterior appearances and they cause you no harm. What is harmful is losing your hereafter.

“Like one night,” He says. Sometimes a person sleeps for one night. What is meant by Duha is mid-morning which is a little longer, and the person does not wake up 7 o’clock but at 10. When they wake up they will say, “Good gracious! How did it happen? Did Judgment Day occur?” This is how it is. Allah created days, years, and time so humans take lesson and make use of them.

Saying things like, “It did not go well. It went badly,” for important and valuable time and throwing the blame on others are the words of foolish people. They do not find the fault in their egos but in other things. “The year went well,” or, “the year went badly,” they say, “this year we did a New Year’s. Oh it was very good. We spent it well. We had lots of fun.” They think the whole year will be like this. There is no such thing. There is no relationship whatsoever. Let people fix themselves, look at themselves, and never

find fault in anything else. People should perform their worship and seek refuge in Allah. Those who seek refuge in Allah fear nothing.

There, storm, rain, mud, snow, and ruckus outside. Does anything happen if a person stays at home? No, nothing happens. There, this year and other years are the same way. If you fix yourself, hell could be breaking outside and nothing would happen to you. Or it would not affect your hereafter too and you would be in safety. What we mean by safety is saving your faith. Those exterior factors would have no effect on you.

We need to be careful of this. We need to take lesson from what is being done, from occurring events, and from what they call the New Year. Do not find fault in anything. Strengthen your iman and nothing would affect you Allah willing. May Allah strengthen our faith. May our iman be strong InshaAllah.

Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.

9.THE BAD WORD REDUCES QUALITY Monday, 2 January 2017

Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.

It is the advice of Shaykh Mawlana, as our Holy Prophet says, “Show people the good path and do not spend much time with what does not concern you.” If someone attacks you verbally, there is no need to answer them in the same manner. Doing so reduc
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