Suhbah 2017: Maulana Shaykh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani (6/25)
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ll mashāyikh they were doing this for their murīd.
But this time it is heavy time. It is not easy like. Also old time there was difficult. But now it is more and more difficult. For this, Mawlānā he was only 40 days two hours or four hours for each person, even morning or after ‘aṣr until ‘ishā’ or until maghrib they can do this. As they can do, they give permission. But for khalwah for 40 days, it must be by permission of Shaykh Adnān and asking for permission from him. Personally not to do by themselves "I'm intending to make khalwah." It is not a joke. You must somebody look for them and to do it properly.
Many people they're hearing by their thinking. But this is not for everybody. Sometimes coming lion, sometimes coming dragon, sometimes coming other thing for who are doing this khalwah. But the worst thing it is ego and yourself. It is the biggest enemy yourself when you are in khalwah. You must fight against your ego in khalwah and not listen this. Other comparing to your ego, even a dinosaur it is nothing for comparing your ego. You must fight your ego in khalwah.
And after khalwah also you must keep this, not forget. Because these difficult days to remember, to not lose your what you've done until your end of life. Who are not doing this, normal what Mawlānā even what he said for part-time khalwah, it must be, he must do it in the grave, 40 days in grave. And it is more difficult than khalwah in dunyā. And more difficult but it is not so precious. A precious thing to do it when you are in life and to send for ākhirah, to go in ākhirah light, not heavy.
When you do this, you go light. Nothing, you don't have any debt, anything on you. You go light. Mawlānā many times he was saying in dunyā to say one "lā ilāha ill Allāh" in dunyā when you are in life is better than 1000 years underground in grave. So we must do it, in shā’a Llāh. Who are following ṭarīqah he must be not lazy, he must be good- working, hard-working, not let ego to say "Tomorrow will do, after tomorrow will do." When you are ready, you can do in shā’Allāh. Allāh make us all go to meet in Divine Presence with light, no heaviness of sins or anything in shā’Allāh.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
51.THE WORST ATTRIBUTE ENVY Saturday, 18 March 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.
One of the worst attributes is jealousy, envy. It is the first attribute of shayṭān. That's why he was expelled from paradise. He was among the close angels of Allāh and he was expelled from his station. He no longer had a station. He became cursed, unloved until Judgement Day. We seek refuge in Allāh from him " Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem." we say. The reason he fell into this situation was his jealousy. However Allāh made him the peacock of the angels; the most embellished respected angel among other angels. Like Jibrīl ‘alayhi s-salām, Like Isrāfīl ‘alayhi s-salām Mīkā’īl was in that station.
Think how envy puts you in such a situation. Envy is bad. When it is among scholars, it is worse. Allāh's wisdom, shayṭān also had knowledge. Because he had a lot of knowledge this caused him trouble. This envy. "I'm the best, why is he better than me?" He revolted against Allāh. He sacrified everything. He was a scholar, of course. Nobody may reach his knowledge in this age. But when knowledge is without fear of Allāh, if you can't control the ego there is no benefit. That's why he has to be in ṭarīqah in taṣawwuf so that knowledge gives him benefit. So that it isn't like shayṭān's knowledge.
Shayṭān's knowledge harmed him. Without knowledge he would have continued among angels and jinns. But he said, "I'm a scholar, I'm this, that. I don't want anyone better than me." Mankind put me in a such a situation, I'll make them like me. What is it? It is a kind of envy. People in this ṭarīqah should protect themselves and control their egos. They shouldn't let according to their ego's will. Everybody has shayṭān. Shayṭān pushes this. So that envy eats them up. It is a bad thing, it is fire, burns you.
But Allāh he created us all different. We are all Allāh's servants. Since Allāh created us like this, this person is more beautiful Allāh created him like that. What can we do? If we are not that beautiful, it is Allāh's order. If you are not tall, there is no need to envy someone taller. He is smarter. He can teach. Allāh gave us this much. Shukr to Allāh. We manage. His voice is beautiful. You listen. Not everyone has it. You have other talents. You should be content, and don't let this sickness get into you. Once it gets inside, it is hard to take it out. Or keep it small. Keep ignoring it, Don't open the way. If you do it is difficult to stop. It is a terrible attribute, that is most damaging to people. Physically it
harms, it is harmful. Also spiritually it is more harmful. May Allāh protect us all from this bad attribute, in shā’Allāh.
The worst attribute for human beings is to be envious. To be envious, it is the worst thing can be in a person. They make the person to be the lowest in the world. Because this is coming from person shayṭān. Shayṭān he was angel. And he was in the most highest place between angels. He has his name ‘Azāzīl. And like a peacock; peacock because he is very beautiful. Peacock of angels he was, they say for him. And he was worshipping. And his knowledge no one from angels they have such knowledge like him. But what? This knowledge not good. Because he following his envy and following his ego. When he just look and seeing Ādam ‘alayhi s-salām, he got crazy from envy and lose everything. He lost everything. He was the highest and then he become the lowest. And he become cursed until Qiyāmah.
And even every time we are asking help from Allāh to not be with this bad shayṭān. "A‘ūdhu biLlāhi mina sh-shayṭāni r-rajīm" we say every time to pray, what we will do, reading Qur’ān to not come to us, to not put his envy. And he said "I will, as this human being made me like this, I will make them also like me, to be envious like me, to be lowest, lower than me even." This is what his aim.
So envy it is the worst thing. And it is especially between scholars. They are very envious. Especially, sharī‘ah scholars, they are not happy. They said "I am the most perfect. I am this man". Even he is knowing more than him, he not accept. Or if he accepts, he is envious for him. "How? He is not good." But for everybody... Allāh He created everybody different. So we must following way of ṭarīqah who cures this illness, illness of envy, slowly slowly to finish your ego. Because ego is the most envious thing. And to teach.
When you see somebody better than you, you must say "Al-ḥamdu liLlāh we are also Allāh create us. And He generous for us to make us human being and Muslim. So we are, it is enough for us." For this man, Allāh He give him. Al-ḥamdu liLlāh he is... For him good. If he is better, more handsome from us, OK. This is also not from ourself. We cannot do anything. It's Allāh also, He create us like this. If he is richer than us, also this gift from Allāh.
No need to be envious. No. Because also we are eating, drinking. Same. He cannot eat more than one person, two persons. Also al-ḥamdu liLlāh we are good with this. If his voice better than us, nice voice, we must be happy. We listen to him and enjoy him. Not everybody can be good voice. If he is more afraid from Allāh, from you, you also happy. He is blessed, we can learn from him something. This is what we must when we see somebody better than us, richer than us or anything, we can think it is better. Just be happy. Because we are not envious.
Just be happy with we accept what Allāh give for us. This is most important thing. Because this all test for human being. If you are not envious, you will be rewarded. All this what you see better than you Allāh will reward you in ākhirah for this. And you will be really happy in ākhirah. Because you accept and you are not envious. But who envious, it is worse for him. There is material and spiritual. Who are envious people, all time they have illness and they have, not happy. All time they are miserable, they are not happy people, stressed people. Just looking only for other people, not seeing any good, any nice thing from this world.
So we must be away from this illness, this bad attribute. Especially for ṭarīqah people, even there is some people. If they see somebody worshipping more than them, they are, be envious. No, you can worship also. So we cannot count here what they do these people. Because whole life only not seeing, only seeing darkness, seeing bad thing, not seeing any good thing. Al-ḥamdu liLlāh Allāh He create this world. If you like to see nice things, you can see. You'll be happy, you'll be satisfied.
But if you don't want to see anything good, if whole this world for you, you'll be also miserable. Allāh make this illness, this attribute away from us in shā’Allāh.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
52.BEGIN WITH YOURSELF Sunday, 19 March 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.
We are living in the end of times. It is a bad time. We're living the period of the second ignorance. Everybody is in danger, their belief is in danger. Some ask "What shall we do?" Some are excited, going out finding people. If everybody does their duty Allāh helps. Instead of collecting people from outside, first you should start with yourself. You should train your ego. Then your family, neighbours, environment. Once you train yourself that is the most important the rest is easier.
People look at him, "How does he act?, If you say you are muslim but you don't live as Islām orders nobody believes then. You should train yourself; your actions, your manners. You can't learn by yourself or from the books. You certainly have to connect to a murshid. Being close or far to the murshid. Now it is a must. What happens with a murshid? It doesn't matter if your are far, you learn manners. When you hear these ṣuḥbahs, you get benefit.
Then to your family. Give ḥalāl provision to your family, you need to teach slowly with love, patience. Don't say "he is young, it isn't time yet". You can't force. They say; You can't force love. You know how to make them love. You can't change your family by showing anger, beating. Do as much goodness as possible. When there is no benefit like this, you can train them by cutting off some of the things, that you usually give. Everyone has a style, a way. Not everybody is the same. You'll start with your family, know them. Then other people come. If everybody does it, no need for anything else. You can't assume your family is on the way and try to train other people.
Everybody should know their responsbility should look to their surroundings. Allāh doesn't burden anyone, beyond what they can bear. Know this. Don't blame others. Don't complain about others. First complain about your ego. After that if there is something, deal with the others. Many people say "What will we do?" They seem very sad. They don't feel responsible. They blame others. It is useless. May Allāh make us all help people coming here to find the right way. Everyone should be careful about their children. They go here and there to give service. They have to teach their families first. They go astray, they aren't even aware. They go to other people, it is useless. Be with your children,
family. Take care of them. May Allāh give us all good understanding. To make a good association, people they like to make good gatherings good meetings with people, but these days it is very difficult, very difficult days. It is the worst days in history of human being. It is the worse than what they calling this qawm Lūṭ, Sodom and Gomorrah. It is even the worse from this. But this it was only two cities. But now whole world like this and worse. So it is not easy times. And people sometimes getting excited and they are trying to say "What we can do? We must go. You are not doing anything. We must do something in this society to help people, to make them to come to right way.
It is very bad time. We must help." Yes. What you can do? First beginning from yourself. First you make yourself a good man, a good person. After, you can make your family; you must look after your family. And you must teach them good behaviour and to be good people, to be good servant for Allāh, not forget Allāh. And you must begin from childhood, it is more when they are children. Not leave them to go with bad friends or bad influence from people. If you look for them, Allāh will help you. And, in shā’a Llāh, they will be good persons, ṣāliḥ person. Because Allāh not let anybody who doing something without rewarding him.
If you are sincerely looking for them and help them and try to make them growing up for Allāh, for Prophet and to be good people, Allāh will help you and they will be good. Many people they are saying "Our children they are going there, here". This because you didn't make them, look after them well. What you do only, you try to put responsibility for your family or your children, for other people. "You take this and make them to be good person." No, nobody can look for other people. So we must, first thing from our self, to make our self to be good people. After for family, after around you.
And if everybody doing this, it will be good community. But not to put responsibility for other people. "Take this and make him good man." Because he is not happy to come to what you like him to go. So first, you must teach them to be good people. If see any bad thing, he can be not happy with this. It is very important. Because after you, if you pass away, must be somebody continuing to send you good deeds and to Allāh reward you. If they are bad people and they are making bad things, nothing will come for you. Only good things; Allāh He is justice and He is merciful. You must be happy He not send this bad deed what they did for you. Only good things Allāh send, reward you.
So it is important thing for whole, not only for Cyprus, for Europe. All Muslim countries same now. All they are in danger from shayṭān and his followers. And it is... We can help them, in shā’Allāh. Allāh help us, all of us to not fall in this bad situation, in shā’Allāh.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
53.THE THREE HOLY MONTHS Friday, 24 March 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.
Al-ḥamdu liLlāh next week in five days, in shā’Allāh, a beautiful season is coming. The season of mercy of Allāh, the season of forgiveness and favours. The three holy months are coming. On Wednesday, it will be the first of Rajab Shahru Llāh, in shā’Allāh. These months are the months which give happiness to people and believers.
These months are the months of blessings and forgiveness. Rajab is the month of Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla, Rajab Shahru Llāh. Sha‘bān Shahrī wa Ramaḍān Shahrī ummatī says our Prophet. Rajab is the holy month of Allāh. Sha‘bān is the month of our Prophet. And Ramaḍān is the month of ummah. These three holy months are one holier and nicer than the other. They make people full. Not physically, but spiritually.
People of dunyā created their own holidays and feasts now. But they don't have any value. All of their goals are to earn money. They are for nothing but this. They made the New Year, many other days like Mother's Day, Father's Day, Grandmother's Day and other days. But all of them have no spirituality. All for money.
But these holy months are true months of happiness and beauty. When they come, people are relieved. They wait for them with joy. We fast once in Sha‘bān or Rajab. Some people fast throughout the three months. Some people fast three or five days, or Mondays and Thursdays. Such a nice feeling comes. When they break their fast in the evening, they get both spiritual and physical enjoyment.
It is very virtuous to fast in Rajab. Who can't fast should fast at least a day. Our Prophet gives good tidings that fasting one day is better than all dunyā. There's another virtue for those who fast two days. And a different virtue for those who fast three days. The more you fast, the more virtues you get. If you fast five days, it's different too. And it has something for this world too. Who fasts five days in Rajab will be secured from craziness, vitiligo and leprosy. These illnesses won't pass to them.
People of this time should pay attention to it. Because many people go crazy from depression. They should fast at least five days in Rajab. If you fast Mondays and
Thursdays during Rajab, it makes more than eight days. If not, you can fast one day a week and one additional day. That will make it five days. There is also an advice of our Prophet for Rajab. He says to pray 30 raka‘āt. Three sūrah Ikhlāṣ in each rak‘ah and three sūrah Kāfirūn in the second. You should pray 10 raka'āt every 10 days. There is a du‘ā’ for it. You should recite it as well. And there is special dhikr for Rajab.
The more you get used to it, the better it is. There is no time to tell everything about it. No one will keep it in their mind as well. People can write it down later from our brothers or from those who listened to everything. And when Rajab comes, who can should take a shower, pray two raka‘āt and make du‘ā’ of Rajab. This du‘ā’ is written in the books, shukr to Allāh.
This season is, as we said, the season of blessings and beauty. We should not lose it. We shouldn't miss this chance. Then comes the month of Sha‘bān. Then Ramaḍān. All of them are a favour of Allāh to us. They come from Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla. When Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla is giving, He doesn't expect anything in return. And when people do something, there is always some trick behind it. They say "I do this for you, welcome". Then they write a bill for it. And you are in loss both materially and spiritually. If you join them on their holidays, you will be in a sin and at a loss. We should stay away from these things of people of dunyā.
They call it mā lā ya‘nī, useless stuff. What is useful for dunyā... You live in this world. They say "What shall we do with ākhirah? We live in dunyā". If you work for your ākhirah, your dunyā will prosper too. And if you work for dunyā, it will have no benefit for both. We should pay attention to it. May these holy months be blessed. May Allāh let all of us have from their virtues. May Allāh help us so that we do.
Prophets and Awliyā’ would have their seclusion, hardships and spiritual journeys during these months. Therefore, it's not for nothing. Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla doesn't say anything without a reason. And Allāh writes their virtues for us. And when we try to imitate them, we'll be given from those favours. He says "My servants believed Me. They believed Me and did what I said. I shall give them from My favours".
And it is Laylatu l-Raghā’ib on Thursday. Laylatu l-Raghā’ib is one of the greatest nights. Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla gives His favours on 5-6 nights. Those are great and holy nights. Allāh's favours are open without limit on those nights. Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla gives such favours that the human mind cannot comprehend. You cannot count them in numbers.
The first is Laylatu l-Raghā’ib. The second is Laylatu l-Mi‘rāj. Then comes Laylatu l- Barā’at. Also there is Laylatu l-Qadr and ‘Īd nights. These are holy nights. Those who can, should stay awake. Who cannot, should pray and make Qiyāmu l-Layl before going to bed. If they wake up for tahajjud and remain awake, Allāh will count as if they stayed
awake the whole night. Pray as much as you can that night. Ask from Allāh, du‘ā’ is accepted.
Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla sends angels and says "Is there anyone who asks forgiveness? I shall forgive him. Is there anyone asking for rizq from Me? I shall give him. Is there anyone asking for cure? I shall cure him. Is there anyone asking for anything? Let them ask". Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla sends angels till the morning prayer and says "Tell Me their needs so that I give" Certainly, He knows everything. But it is for people to have a lesson and not to be lazy. They should pray.
Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla accepts all prayers that night. These prayer are accepted. This will be our first holy night on Thursday, the night linked to Friday. It's clear that it is Raghā’ib. It doesn't change. It's always on Jum‘ah night, the night between Thursday and Friday. Others may change depending on the day. But Laylatu l- Raghā’ib, even if Rajab starts on Saturday, Laylatu l-Raghā’ib is still on Thursday night. May Allāh make it blessed. May Allāh accept our prayers, in shā’Allāh.
Al-ḥamdu liLlāh, we are happy we, in shā’Allāh, we will reach next Wednesday for [a] good nice season. Holy season, blessed season, season of... three months, holy months we say. Rajab, Sha‘bān, Ramaḍān. This is [a] gift from Allāh for ummah, for who are happy with this with Islām, with īmān they will be happy to have this three months. Who are respecting these months, they will be happy. These months [are] not like season of material season like New Year, even the Christmas normally it must be holy season. But it is only trading material season. New Year also. These Mother Days, Father Days, Love Days every bad days only for... Not spiritual only for material; to get more money from people. Cheating people to take their money. No any spiritual.
They are waiting, saying from "Christmas coming three months after" After they said "Two months after" They make calculate to make people more But people waiting waiting and when they are coming, nothing at all. They are disappointed with this. But Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla His season is full with mercy, with blessed, with happiness. People who are respecting these months they are waiting really like [a] good guest coming. When finish Ramaḍān they feeling sorry because three months finished. And they still waiting to come another time.
Al-ḥamdu liLlāh, we are... we, in shā’Allāh, we reach because Allāh knows how, whom can reach or can't reach But, al-ḥamdu liLlāh, in shā’Allāh, we reach these three months with happiness. So who are respecting these months they will be happy. Who is respecting these months? Especially who are following Prophet. Who are following the right way. The way of Prophet and this is the... who is following step by step the ṭariqāh people especially.
All ṭariqāh they are respecting, they are waiting for these months. But who will not respecting, even for if you respect this you make you not feeling, they said "You are wrong - No respect for this. This is ordinary month. No need." Maybe you be mushrik if you say you respecting this month. These people they don't have anything No any happiness for them, nothing for them. Allāh give happiness for us, al-ḥamdu liLlāh.
Happiness it is big favour. To find happiness people they trying every way to catch happiness. And happiness is very easy to find it. But they going wrong way. Going very bad way, very dangerous way to find happiness and happiness it is just in front of them. "No it is not... maybe we not see anything here" So they are going [to the] mountain everywhere, but they are going wrong way and not finding and they died, finish without finding this. Al-ḥamdu liLlāh, Allāh give us this happiness.
And He give thousand of presents for millions of presents for people in this month. Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam he said, "These three months Rajab for Allāh, Sha‘bān for me and Ramaḍān for ummah, for nation." And every month there is different tajallī, manifestation. Every month different one, different one, different one. And each one is nicer than the other. Who especially making worshipping Allāh for [those is] giving a thousand times more than normal months when they making worshiping.
Especially these months many people they are fasting three months. Rajab, Sha‘bān, Ramaḍān all together. But if no, even they must fast one day from Rajab or one day from Sha‘bān even, they must. But better to make it Monday [and] Thursday. Every people they can do this. But who like to make more can make more. Each day, Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam, there is one long Ḥadīth telling us about favour for each day. How Allāh reward you for each day.
From one first day, it is one day only even it is better than this world. Second day double. Third day other thing Allāh give. But there is, if you fast five days it is for this dunyā also, Allāh make you to be safe from madness and from another kind of disease Cüzzam (leprosy) there is some disease it is very bad disease, also Allāh save you from this. And Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam saying "There is three in thirty days, there is thirty raka‘āt if you pray [these], Allāh reward you also more better than this dunyā. Every ten days you can pray ten raka‘āt ten raka‘āt, ten raka‘āt. Three times. In one raka‘āt three Ikhlās and three Kāfirūn. And there is also a du‘ā’ praying for this. And this we cannot, nobody can write here after. In shā’a Llāh, there is writing what you do in Rajab and Sha‘bān waẓīfah who can do, Allāh reward you more and more, in shā’Allāh.
And we are, in shā’Allāh, Wednesday it is first of Rajab, in shā’a Llāh. Thursday it is Laylatu lRaghā’ib, it is the first holy night There is six or around this holy nights in this whole year. One of them Laylatu l-Raghā’ib. And in twenty seven of Rajab also Isrá Mi‘rāj. Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam, He make night journey. And fifteen of
Sha‘bān Laylatu l-Barā’at. And in Ramaḍān or other most of them Laylatu l-Qadr. Ramaḍān and night of ‘Īd for ‘Īd ul-Fiṭr, ‘Īd ulAḍḥá also very holy night this.
It is many people they was waking whole night to do this but if you cannot do this whole night you can make sleep and wake up early before fajr Allāh accept this also for you. As you are wake up whole night. In shā’Allāh, in Thursday night Laylatu l-Raghā’ib. It is holy night. First of these holy nights. In shā’a Llāh, we must be fasting and night time making worshipping. And Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla He call angels and He said to them look for My servant anybody they like to ask Me they want to ask.
Any problem, any difficult for his life. For his health for children or anything anything anyone he want to ask Tell them to ask. To ask for forgiveness For long life, for happy life. What they want to ask, tell them to ask, I am giving them what they want to ask. This is a very important. Don't miss this night, in shā’a Llāh. Allāh make these happy days to make us in safe and happiness and to make our belief stronger and stronger, in shā’a Llāh. And to give hidāyah for people who are Muslim To not forget this night. To not be cheated by people who are outside of right way.
Way of Prophet who are not respecting, not accepting no even they are not respecting holy people. For night or day they are not never respecting. But it is important to respect and to accept to get blessed from Allāh to get rewarded from Allāh. Allāh He is not in need for us. These people who are doing days for people, cheating people They are in need for people for their money. [That's why] they are doing this. Allāh, He give this for us and He give us everything we need. So, in shā’Allāh, we must respect and think and accept these days, in shā’Allāh. Allāh make, in shā’a Llāh, we are praying to be next year with Sayyidinā Mahdī also we make this praying also, in shā’Allāh.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
54.ATTENTION DEPUTIES Saturday, 25 March 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.
In order for our ṭarīqah to show us the beautiful way, to teach us the beautiful manners, to make a person accepted among other people, to make him astonish others and have them saying what a great person he is, so that there are such people in ṭarīqah, Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla granted us this favour. A person in ṭarīqah should pay more attention to what he does compared to ordinary people.
Because when you are in ṭarīqah, you have to believe that Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla is seeing and is always with you. Our Prophet and Awliyā’ as well; whenever they want it, they are with you and see you. Therefore, you should be careful of your actions and behaviour. An ordinary person can do anything. He can do good or bad. Some people, in fact, most people follow their egos. Whatever their ego tells them, they listen to it and do what it likes.
When in ṭarīqah, you should do not what your ego wants, but what Allāh is ordering. You should do as much as you can. There are deputies in some places. Deputies should be even more careful. You saw Shaykh Adnān Efendi. He stayed here for 15 days. Mā shā’a Llāh, he is with Shaykh Efendi since 50 or 60 years. He's been with him since childhood. Nevertheless, he shows humbleness in his presence. Shaykh Efendi taught him well He never stood up and say "I am this and I am that". He never showed arrogance and proudness. Pride is not good for ordinary people.
When people of ṭarīqah are proud, that is worse. Someone who is a deputy must be an example for people with his actions, even if he doesn't speak. If Shaykh Efendi assigned him as a deputy, it is not nice to say "I am this and that". Humility is good. "Man tawāḍa‘a liLlāhi rafa‘ahu" Whoever shows humility for Allāh, Allāh will raise him. If he says "I am so and so", they say "Don't make big talk". They say eat big bite, but don't make big talk. Because when you talk big, you will be punished immediately and be ashamed. You won't be able to carry it. Talk as much as you can carry.
And there is no place for praising yourself in ṭarīqah. People should praise you. Turkish sayings are so nice. They say the miracles of Shaykh are self-fulfilling. What does that
mean? He uses them for his benefit. "I did this and I did that", he talks about his miracles. That is not good. No true Shaykh has ever told his miracles to anyone. People see. But he says "It is from Allāh. I don't have anything." Even if it is from him, he won't say it. Others say, and fake ones who are defeated by their egos and claim they are Shaykhs, talk about their miracles. It has no truth. This matter is very delicate.
Who acts with his ego has no benefit either for himself, nor for others. If you follow a path and you're given an order, follow that path and follow your service. Ask for service, not for shaykhhood or rank. You must say "Shukr to Allāh, Allāh put me here. They see us as the suitable one. But I am nothing." And you should do your best to make it work. You should always beat your ego. Don't ever leave a chance for your ego. Because as much a person increases, as much his ego becomes strong and tries to make him follow itself. As we said, it can do everything, even within the religion.
Don't think that you're safe by praying and making seclusion. Your ego won't leave you until you die. Only when you die and take your last breath, your ways will depart. Then you are free. Otherwise, no rescue. You are always in fight. We should pay attention to it. May we not be defeated by our ego, in shā’Allāh.
Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla He is the greatest. No one can say I'm great, I'm big. This only for Allāh to be pride, proud. Only Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla He can do, He say this. Al-ḥamdu liLlāh, we must be happy because Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla He make us in this ṭarīqah following Prophet on his way, step by step, in shā’a Llāh. Ṭarīqah to follow step by step, you cannot move at all from this side that side correctly to follow Prophet.
And ṭarīqah order why ṭarīqah what in need to make person make community good people to teach them good behave, to teach them politeness, to teach them to look for nice thing in everything. Not to be harsh or to be not sensitive for everything. Mawlānā when he see concrete he become not happy. Why? Because concrete its name on it. It is very tough very bad. This is example we give. He like nice building, from like Islāmic style. This is what ṭarīqah teaching people and especially to be following Prophet with his everything he doing.
How he make ṣaḥābah to be such a people there was wild people coming from dessert. And they become the most mercyful, the most sensitive, most intelligent people. So in ṭarīqah also like this. To make people, to take them from down take them up up and to make them people when they looking for them, people they are happy with them. Not to be afraid or anxious from them. They must be help for them, must be doing every good thing for community for people, for human being also. This is for normal people in ṭarīqah. And for there is a place every place in every area. Sometimes there is one he is to collect people. We put deputy. Deputy for ṭarīqah to teach people this good manner, good way. And this people they must be more carefull. Not following their ego. If you
are attending like deputy don't think I'm the awliyā’, I'm Shaykh. Nobody can ask me what I do. No, maybe you are far away. Shaykh cannot see you but Allāh see you. Everytime He is with you. And if you are in right way Allāh help you. Make you to be way for people to come to right way. And each person you bring Allāḥ reward you better than whole this world. This is what you must think.
Not thinking I'm wakīl I'm shaykh and I can do anything I want for my ego. To praise yourself it is the worst thing for human being to praise themself. You see Shaykh Adnān he was here fifteen days he is more than sixty year with Mawlānā and he is very humble, he is very older than me in ṭarīqah and everything. But he is accept what Mawlānā Shaykh and he is doing thing you must learn from him. Not people coming one two year after they become wakīl, deputy and after they become like awliyā’, like shaykh mashāyikh, this is not good.
If shaykh not see you Allāh see you. Be carefull. Afraid from Allāh. Don't do what your ego ordering. The worst thing for people to be proud. And for ṭarīqah people is the worst. That if you, you are really sincere do thing, you cannot without speaking even you can teach people. When you are such good people, good man, good person people they will follow you to imitate you what you do. But if you say I'm like this, I'm like that people slowly, slowly they will run away from you.
There is saying in Turkish for shaykh who they are not real shaykh false shaykh they speak about their miracle. Miracle shaykh he speak about his miracle. This is the worst thing. The people laughing for this. I was flying in seven heaven, seventh heaven and I see angels say ordered me, they take me from here to here. They some shaykh, who claiming they are shaykh they saying this. This is not acceptable at all.
No one from real shaykh told about his miracle. You cannot listen from any shaykh about his miracle. Only they they are following their ego, they speak about this. So you must be real sincere, no need to fly. Just be as yourself and teach people by your acting by your speaking the right. Don't speak what they you are imagine. Make different between your imagination and reality. Imagination everybody it is good to imagine. It is when, in life to be imagine it is for everybody it is ok. But not think your imagination it is real. It is make you funny. And make you if you are believe for this, you will be loser and maybe shaykh he will not accept you anymore for deputy.
Be careful for this and be sincere to be to make Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla, Prophet and our Shaykh to be happy with you to see this is our murīd, he is very humble he is sacrifice his self and doing everything for people, helping people doing they not want anything for himself. This is teaching of all ṭarīqah. Not to be proud. To finish your ego. Prophet saying mūtū qabla an tamūtū Die before you dying. He said how it is to finish your ego so you be like dead man. Nothing affect you. No if they are praising you, you are happy
they are shouting for you, you be sad, this is it will be finish. In shā’Allāh slowly slowly we learn this in shā’Allāh.
Allāh make us and these people who are especially they are deputy to be very careful. They want certificate some of them when we are looking you cannot find to give anybody certificate so we finished this no certificate.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
55.DO NOT BE FROM THE HEEDLESS Sunday, 26 March 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.
Our Holy Prophet has a dua: “Allahumma ainni ala thikrika wa shukrika wa husna ibadatik, wala taj’alna minal ghafileen.” He says, “My Allah, make us from those who worship beautifully, do not let us forget You, and do not make us from the heedless.”
The heedless are worldly people, people who go after the world. Those who forget the hereafter are in heedlessness. Those who never bring the hereafter to mind are the heedless and the ignorant. Because we were not created for this world. We were created for the hereafter. Therefore, our Holy Prophet says, “Do not make us from the heedless.” He states, “Keep us busy with beautiful worship and obedience.” It is a very beautiful prayer. It is short but concise. Our Holy Prophet is saying this so people do not spend their life in vain.
We see people going back and forth from place to place. They go about for unnecessary affairs, in fact to do works that will be harmful for themselves. They are not looking for a beneficial thing but for unnecessary and useless things. Yet they do not know what they are looking for. Whereas if they would listen to advice, they would know what they are living for, they would understand why they were created, and they would not be from the heedless.
May Allah not make us from the heedless Inshallah. May Allah make us live with His remembrance, His thought, and His affection InshaAllah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
56.THERE IS NO GOOD WITH EVIL Monday, 27 March 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.
Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. “Walaw ruddoo la’adoo lima nuhoo ‘anh.” (Sura An’am:28) “And even if they were returned, they would return to that which they were forbidden.” Allah Exalted and Glorious be He states: “On the Day of Judgment, when unbelievers or polytheists and people who do not obey Allah’s commands are in hell they will scream, ‘Send us back to the world. We will not do what we did there before. We will do good deeds. We will do what Allah commands!’” They will scream at the top of their voice there. Due to the torture they are suffering of course. It is not easy, but Allah Azza wa Jalla says, “If they were sent to the world they would do the same thing again.”
They are beaten by their ego, meaning the one who does not get better. While in the world, people make an effort and do good, and when they shut their eyes they cannot come back. They can do as much as they can in this world. Allah Azza wa Jalla will give its reward in the hereafter. He either gives reward or punishment, there is nothing else. For this reason, do good in the world so you are not sorry later. May we obey Allah’s commands Inshallah. People who are used to evil cannot change. It is very hard for people who get themselves hooked on evil and go after it to change no matter how much they try. There is no good with evil. It does not work if one says, “Let me have my fill of this evil all the way, then I will come to the right path.” One surely has to show an effort to be saved from that situation. Everyone has a bad habit. Even with that, people need to gradually make an effort and work to get rid of it. Whatever prohibitions there are, we need to stay away from them.
If there are commands, let us try to obey them. There are more than 800 prohibitions and about 500 commands. Everyone cannot do all of them. Let them make an effort to do as much as they can. As long as the intention is to get rid of it, Allah gives according to intention and He rewards and does not punish. May Allah give all of us this power so we do not follow our ego InshaAllah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
57.BARAKA IS A BENEDICTION Tuesday, 28 March 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.
When Rajab came, our Holy Prophet’s dua was, Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. “Allahumma barik lana fee Rajaba wa Shaban, wa ballighna Ramadan.” Every word of our Holy Prophet is both a benediction (nima) and great wisdom. Every word of his is a great blessing (baraka) and Allah’s treat (ikram). These treats are for those who follow our Holy Prophet and for nobody else. Baraka is only for those who follow our Holy Prophet and respect him.
It is such a thing that cannot be bought with money or anything else. It becomes a baraka in everything: baraka in lifetime, baraka in time, baraka in food and drink, baraka in children… Baraka is a benediction. Allah Exalted and Glorified be He gave this to those who follow our Holy Prophet and have faith in him. That is why as the month of Rajab entered our Holy Prophet said, “May it be blessed.” He says, “May Rajab and Shaban be with baraka and may we reach Ramadan.”
Inshallah may it be blessed. May baraka be continuous upon us. Baraka is an unseen thing. Meaning it is both in our hands and something we cannot see. But this is a favor (lutuf) of Allah. It is a gift for us from Allah and our Holy Prophet. Inshallah it becomes baraka for us all. May we not be without baraka InshaAllah. Unbelievers are unblessed and those who do not respect our Holy Prophet are without baraka. May Allah not make us from them. May Allah make us amongst those who believe in Allah and the Prophet, who follow them, and who honor and respect our Holy Prophet InshaAllah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
58.THE VIRTUES OF THE MONTH OF RAJAB Wednesday, 29 March 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.
Thank Allah the Three Months are starting at Maghreb prayer tonight. Rajab Sharif is starting. These are good months. They are months of goodness, good deeds, blessings, and beauty. Allah Exalted and Glorified be He gives His good deeds scattering during these months. Baraka is coming from everywhere to Muslims and those who respect this month. Allah Azza wa Jalla will provide all kinds of goodness and beauty Inshallah. Hijri months and days start with evening. The new day enters with the Maghreb azan. The month of Rajab starts tonight and it is the first day of the month of Rajab. Days have their duties too. We do not have time to tell them here. It does not stay in people’s memory because it is once a year. We will get them written and give them out as instructions Inshallah. Those who do them reach further rewards. Allah willing they are granted more of Allah’s grace and our Holy Prophet’s affection. There are fasts, and those who can fast can fast as much as they like. People should at least fast one day in the month of Rajab. Allah says fasting one day is better than this world. The world is on one side and the fast of one day is on the other side. Those who can fast more should fast more, whether three days, five days, Mondays and Thursdays, or fasting the whole of it. These months are holy months. They are months of beauty. Inshallah they will also be beneficial for the Ummah. Works that will be done during this month will be good both materially and spiritually Allah willing. This is what we are anticipating: not the world but the hereafter. When you ask for the hereafter, both the world and the hereafter are given. When Allah gives and when He wants He gives both at the same time. If not, if He does not want, Allah forbid if He only gives the world then it is of no use. If He wills the whole world can be yours but it is useless. But if He gives the hereafter then it is still good. May Allah give them both to us Inshallah. May Allah not make us in need of anyone. May He make Islam victorious Inshallah. The whole world of kufr is now attacking with all they have got. Neither shame nor morals are left. Nothing is left. May Allah Azza wa Jalla help for the sake of these months. The month of Rajab is the month of Allah. May Allah help us all, and may He help Islam. May whatever goodness there may be come, and may it be good InshaAllah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
59.THE SEASON OF GOODNESS HAS STARTED Thursday, 30 March 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.
Thank Allah tonight is a holy night. The night of Raghaib is on the first Friday night of the month of Rajab. Tonight is one of the holy nights, one of the holiest six nights. The first season starts now. The seasons of goodness have started. These nights occur all the way till the Festival of Sacrifice (Eid ul-Adha).
Of course worshipping in these nights is very important. Allah Glorious and Exalted be He gives not ten times, not 100 times, but 1000 times more treats and rewards on this night. Allah rewards those who get up for the sake of this night. Those who cannot do it all night can pray two rakats before going to sleep, get up for tahajjud (night prayer), and they would be as if they worshipped all night.
Allah Azza wa Jalla says to the angels in the hadith qudsi: “Descend to the sky and see if there are those asking for forgiveness so I give, if there are those who repent so I forgive; if there are those in need so I give; if there are those asking for goodness so I give goodness; if there are those asking for sustenance so I give sustenance. All kinds of things, whatever they want so I give. As long as they ask tonight.”
Therefore, whatever duas there may be, whatever comes to mind pray without hesitating, and Allah Azza wa Jalla would give. Allah Azza wa Jalla is Powerful (Qadir) and Capable (Muqtadir) of everything. People are forgetting Allah and run after those who can pull strings in the world. A person can do something for one person, for five people, for 50 people, or for 1000 people but one cannot do more than that. And people complain saying, “He did not take care of this business of ours.” That is all he could do and not more because he also has a limit. There is a limit to what people can do but Allah Azza wa Jalla is not so.
Do not beg anybody but beg Allah. If you have a job or business, surely beg Allah especially in holy nights like these. You receive what you want with Allah Almighty’s promise and with Allah’s permission. Never upset yourselves. Neither upset yourselves nor others.
We should get used to this: do not ask from people. May Allah not make anybody in need. As has been said, whoever it may be they are humankind. They have a limit and a boundary as to what they can do, and they can only do so much. Later you would conform to your ego, you would upset yourself, you would be tired for nothing, and it would be of no use. Ask for everything from Allah.
May all the duas also be answered tonight Inshallah. Whatever good dua there may be, may it be acceptable InshaAllah. May Allah give us goodness, favors, and blessings Inshallah. May Allah also give this country peace and security. May our country be safe from dissension. May that fitna stay within those who want to make fitna. May Allah reverse it on themselves. If they want goodness, may He give goodness. If they want something else, may Allah reform them or make them as He knows.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
60.TARIQA IS ALLAH’S WAY Friday, 31 March 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.
Thank Allah we have become members of tariqa InshaAllah. We are saying whoever makes the intention for tariqa for the sake of Allah, to get close to Allah, Allah gives the one who enters tariqa according to that person’s intentions. People enter tariqa to get close to Allah. Why else would they? Actually, they should not enter for any other reason. However, people sometimes enter with a clean intention, Shaitan fools them, and they do not go on the path they promised.
The way of tariqa is the way of Allah. We would be making intention to do what Allah commands and what our Holy Prophet did. And this cleans a person f
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ll mashāyikh they were doing this for their murīd.
But this time it is heavy time. It is not easy like. Also old time there was difficult. But now it is more and more difficult. For this, Mawlānā he was only 40 days two hours or four hours for each person, even morning or after ‘aṣr until ‘ishā’ or until maghrib they can do this. As they can do, they give permission. But for khalwah for 40 days, it must be by permission of Shaykh Adnān and asking for permission from him. Personally not to do by themselves "I'm intending to make khalwah." It is not a joke. You must somebody look for them and to do it properly.
Many people they're hearing by their thinking. But this is not for everybody. Sometimes coming lion, sometimes coming dragon, sometimes coming other thing for who are doing this khalwah. But the worst thing it is ego and yourself. It is the biggest enemy yourself when you are in khalwah. You must fight against your ego in khalwah and not listen this. Other comparing to your ego, even a dinosaur it is nothing for comparing your ego. You must fight your ego in khalwah.
And after khalwah also you must keep this, not forget. Because these difficult days to remember, to not lose your what you've done until your end of life. Who are not doing this, normal what Mawlānā even what he said for part-time khalwah, it must be, he must do it in the grave, 40 days in grave. And it is more difficult than khalwah in dunyā. And more difficult but it is not so precious. A precious thing to do it when you are in life and to send for ākhirah, to go in ākhirah light, not heavy.
When you do this, you go light. Nothing, you don't have any debt, anything on you. You go light. Mawlānā many times he was saying in dunyā to say one "lā ilāha ill Allāh" in dunyā when you are in life is better than 1000 years underground in grave. So we must do it, in shā’a Llāh. Who are following ṭarīqah he must be not lazy, he must be good- working, hard-working, not let ego to say "Tomorrow will do, after tomorrow will do." When you are ready, you can do in shā’Allāh. Allāh make us all go to meet in Divine Presence with light, no heaviness of sins or anything in shā’Allāh.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
51.THE WORST ATTRIBUTE ENVY Saturday, 18 March 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.
One of the worst attributes is jealousy, envy. It is the first attribute of shayṭān. That's why he was expelled from paradise. He was among the close angels of Allāh and he was expelled from his station. He no longer had a station. He became cursed, unloved until Judgement Day. We seek refuge in Allāh from him " Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem." we say. The reason he fell into this situation was his jealousy. However Allāh made him the peacock of the angels; the most embellished respected angel among other angels. Like Jibrīl ‘alayhi s-salām, Like Isrāfīl ‘alayhi s-salām Mīkā’īl was in that station.
Think how envy puts you in such a situation. Envy is bad. When it is among scholars, it is worse. Allāh's wisdom, shayṭān also had knowledge. Because he had a lot of knowledge this caused him trouble. This envy. "I'm the best, why is he better than me?" He revolted against Allāh. He sacrified everything. He was a scholar, of course. Nobody may reach his knowledge in this age. But when knowledge is without fear of Allāh, if you can't control the ego there is no benefit. That's why he has to be in ṭarīqah in taṣawwuf so that knowledge gives him benefit. So that it isn't like shayṭān's knowledge.
Shayṭān's knowledge harmed him. Without knowledge he would have continued among angels and jinns. But he said, "I'm a scholar, I'm this, that. I don't want anyone better than me." Mankind put me in a such a situation, I'll make them like me. What is it? It is a kind of envy. People in this ṭarīqah should protect themselves and control their egos. They shouldn't let according to their ego's will. Everybody has shayṭān. Shayṭān pushes this. So that envy eats them up. It is a bad thing, it is fire, burns you.
But Allāh he created us all different. We are all Allāh's servants. Since Allāh created us like this, this person is more beautiful Allāh created him like that. What can we do? If we are not that beautiful, it is Allāh's order. If you are not tall, there is no need to envy someone taller. He is smarter. He can teach. Allāh gave us this much. Shukr to Allāh. We manage. His voice is beautiful. You listen. Not everyone has it. You have other talents. You should be content, and don't let this sickness get into you. Once it gets inside, it is hard to take it out. Or keep it small. Keep ignoring it, Don't open the way. If you do it is difficult to stop. It is a terrible attribute, that is most damaging to people. Physically it
harms, it is harmful. Also spiritually it is more harmful. May Allāh protect us all from this bad attribute, in shā’Allāh.
The worst attribute for human beings is to be envious. To be envious, it is the worst thing can be in a person. They make the person to be the lowest in the world. Because this is coming from person shayṭān. Shayṭān he was angel. And he was in the most highest place between angels. He has his name ‘Azāzīl. And like a peacock; peacock because he is very beautiful. Peacock of angels he was, they say for him. And he was worshipping. And his knowledge no one from angels they have such knowledge like him. But what? This knowledge not good. Because he following his envy and following his ego. When he just look and seeing Ādam ‘alayhi s-salām, he got crazy from envy and lose everything. He lost everything. He was the highest and then he become the lowest. And he become cursed until Qiyāmah.
And even every time we are asking help from Allāh to not be with this bad shayṭān. "A‘ūdhu biLlāhi mina sh-shayṭāni r-rajīm" we say every time to pray, what we will do, reading Qur’ān to not come to us, to not put his envy. And he said "I will, as this human being made me like this, I will make them also like me, to be envious like me, to be lowest, lower than me even." This is what his aim.
So envy it is the worst thing. And it is especially between scholars. They are very envious. Especially, sharī‘ah scholars, they are not happy. They said "I am the most perfect. I am this man". Even he is knowing more than him, he not accept. Or if he accepts, he is envious for him. "How? He is not good." But for everybody... Allāh He created everybody different. So we must following way of ṭarīqah who cures this illness, illness of envy, slowly slowly to finish your ego. Because ego is the most envious thing. And to teach.
When you see somebody better than you, you must say "Al-ḥamdu liLlāh we are also Allāh create us. And He generous for us to make us human being and Muslim. So we are, it is enough for us." For this man, Allāh He give him. Al-ḥamdu liLlāh he is... For him good. If he is better, more handsome from us, OK. This is also not from ourself. We cannot do anything. It's Allāh also, He create us like this. If he is richer than us, also this gift from Allāh.
No need to be envious. No. Because also we are eating, drinking. Same. He cannot eat more than one person, two persons. Also al-ḥamdu liLlāh we are good with this. If his voice better than us, nice voice, we must be happy. We listen to him and enjoy him. Not everybody can be good voice. If he is more afraid from Allāh, from you, you also happy. He is blessed, we can learn from him something. This is what we must when we see somebody better than us, richer than us or anything, we can think it is better. Just be happy. Because we are not envious.
Just be happy with we accept what Allāh give for us. This is most important thing. Because this all test for human being. If you are not envious, you will be rewarded. All this what you see better than you Allāh will reward you in ākhirah for this. And you will be really happy in ākhirah. Because you accept and you are not envious. But who envious, it is worse for him. There is material and spiritual. Who are envious people, all time they have illness and they have, not happy. All time they are miserable, they are not happy people, stressed people. Just looking only for other people, not seeing any good, any nice thing from this world.
So we must be away from this illness, this bad attribute. Especially for ṭarīqah people, even there is some people. If they see somebody worshipping more than them, they are, be envious. No, you can worship also. So we cannot count here what they do these people. Because whole life only not seeing, only seeing darkness, seeing bad thing, not seeing any good thing. Al-ḥamdu liLlāh Allāh He create this world. If you like to see nice things, you can see. You'll be happy, you'll be satisfied.
But if you don't want to see anything good, if whole this world for you, you'll be also miserable. Allāh make this illness, this attribute away from us in shā’Allāh.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
52.BEGIN WITH YOURSELF Sunday, 19 March 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.
We are living in the end of times. It is a bad time. We're living the period of the second ignorance. Everybody is in danger, their belief is in danger. Some ask "What shall we do?" Some are excited, going out finding people. If everybody does their duty Allāh helps. Instead of collecting people from outside, first you should start with yourself. You should train your ego. Then your family, neighbours, environment. Once you train yourself that is the most important the rest is easier.
People look at him, "How does he act?, If you say you are muslim but you don't live as Islām orders nobody believes then. You should train yourself; your actions, your manners. You can't learn by yourself or from the books. You certainly have to connect to a murshid. Being close or far to the murshid. Now it is a must. What happens with a murshid? It doesn't matter if your are far, you learn manners. When you hear these ṣuḥbahs, you get benefit.
Then to your family. Give ḥalāl provision to your family, you need to teach slowly with love, patience. Don't say "he is young, it isn't time yet". You can't force. They say; You can't force love. You know how to make them love. You can't change your family by showing anger, beating. Do as much goodness as possible. When there is no benefit like this, you can train them by cutting off some of the things, that you usually give. Everyone has a style, a way. Not everybody is the same. You'll start with your family, know them. Then other people come. If everybody does it, no need for anything else. You can't assume your family is on the way and try to train other people.
Everybody should know their responsbility should look to their surroundings. Allāh doesn't burden anyone, beyond what they can bear. Know this. Don't blame others. Don't complain about others. First complain about your ego. After that if there is something, deal with the others. Many people say "What will we do?" They seem very sad. They don't feel responsible. They blame others. It is useless. May Allāh make us all help people coming here to find the right way. Everyone should be careful about their children. They go here and there to give service. They have to teach their families first. They go astray, they aren't even aware. They go to other people, it is useless. Be with your children,
family. Take care of them. May Allāh give us all good understanding. To make a good association, people they like to make good gatherings good meetings with people, but these days it is very difficult, very difficult days. It is the worst days in history of human being. It is the worse than what they calling this qawm Lūṭ, Sodom and Gomorrah. It is even the worse from this. But this it was only two cities. But now whole world like this and worse. So it is not easy times. And people sometimes getting excited and they are trying to say "What we can do? We must go. You are not doing anything. We must do something in this society to help people, to make them to come to right way.
It is very bad time. We must help." Yes. What you can do? First beginning from yourself. First you make yourself a good man, a good person. After, you can make your family; you must look after your family. And you must teach them good behaviour and to be good people, to be good servant for Allāh, not forget Allāh. And you must begin from childhood, it is more when they are children. Not leave them to go with bad friends or bad influence from people. If you look for them, Allāh will help you. And, in shā’a Llāh, they will be good persons, ṣāliḥ person. Because Allāh not let anybody who doing something without rewarding him.
If you are sincerely looking for them and help them and try to make them growing up for Allāh, for Prophet and to be good people, Allāh will help you and they will be good. Many people they are saying "Our children they are going there, here". This because you didn't make them, look after them well. What you do only, you try to put responsibility for your family or your children, for other people. "You take this and make them to be good person." No, nobody can look for other people. So we must, first thing from our self, to make our self to be good people. After for family, after around you.
And if everybody doing this, it will be good community. But not to put responsibility for other people. "Take this and make him good man." Because he is not happy to come to what you like him to go. So first, you must teach them to be good people. If see any bad thing, he can be not happy with this. It is very important. Because after you, if you pass away, must be somebody continuing to send you good deeds and to Allāh reward you. If they are bad people and they are making bad things, nothing will come for you. Only good things; Allāh He is justice and He is merciful. You must be happy He not send this bad deed what they did for you. Only good things Allāh send, reward you.
So it is important thing for whole, not only for Cyprus, for Europe. All Muslim countries same now. All they are in danger from shayṭān and his followers. And it is... We can help them, in shā’Allāh. Allāh help us, all of us to not fall in this bad situation, in shā’Allāh.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
53.THE THREE HOLY MONTHS Friday, 24 March 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.
Al-ḥamdu liLlāh next week in five days, in shā’Allāh, a beautiful season is coming. The season of mercy of Allāh, the season of forgiveness and favours. The three holy months are coming. On Wednesday, it will be the first of Rajab Shahru Llāh, in shā’Allāh. These months are the months which give happiness to people and believers.
These months are the months of blessings and forgiveness. Rajab is the month of Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla, Rajab Shahru Llāh. Sha‘bān Shahrī wa Ramaḍān Shahrī ummatī says our Prophet. Rajab is the holy month of Allāh. Sha‘bān is the month of our Prophet. And Ramaḍān is the month of ummah. These three holy months are one holier and nicer than the other. They make people full. Not physically, but spiritually.
People of dunyā created their own holidays and feasts now. But they don't have any value. All of their goals are to earn money. They are for nothing but this. They made the New Year, many other days like Mother's Day, Father's Day, Grandmother's Day and other days. But all of them have no spirituality. All for money.
But these holy months are true months of happiness and beauty. When they come, people are relieved. They wait for them with joy. We fast once in Sha‘bān or Rajab. Some people fast throughout the three months. Some people fast three or five days, or Mondays and Thursdays. Such a nice feeling comes. When they break their fast in the evening, they get both spiritual and physical enjoyment.
It is very virtuous to fast in Rajab. Who can't fast should fast at least a day. Our Prophet gives good tidings that fasting one day is better than all dunyā. There's another virtue for those who fast two days. And a different virtue for those who fast three days. The more you fast, the more virtues you get. If you fast five days, it's different too. And it has something for this world too. Who fasts five days in Rajab will be secured from craziness, vitiligo and leprosy. These illnesses won't pass to them.
People of this time should pay attention to it. Because many people go crazy from depression. They should fast at least five days in Rajab. If you fast Mondays and
Thursdays during Rajab, it makes more than eight days. If not, you can fast one day a week and one additional day. That will make it five days. There is also an advice of our Prophet for Rajab. He says to pray 30 raka‘āt. Three sūrah Ikhlāṣ in each rak‘ah and three sūrah Kāfirūn in the second. You should pray 10 raka'āt every 10 days. There is a du‘ā’ for it. You should recite it as well. And there is special dhikr for Rajab.
The more you get used to it, the better it is. There is no time to tell everything about it. No one will keep it in their mind as well. People can write it down later from our brothers or from those who listened to everything. And when Rajab comes, who can should take a shower, pray two raka‘āt and make du‘ā’ of Rajab. This du‘ā’ is written in the books, shukr to Allāh.
This season is, as we said, the season of blessings and beauty. We should not lose it. We shouldn't miss this chance. Then comes the month of Sha‘bān. Then Ramaḍān. All of them are a favour of Allāh to us. They come from Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla. When Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla is giving, He doesn't expect anything in return. And when people do something, there is always some trick behind it. They say "I do this for you, welcome". Then they write a bill for it. And you are in loss both materially and spiritually. If you join them on their holidays, you will be in a sin and at a loss. We should stay away from these things of people of dunyā.
They call it mā lā ya‘nī, useless stuff. What is useful for dunyā... You live in this world. They say "What shall we do with ākhirah? We live in dunyā". If you work for your ākhirah, your dunyā will prosper too. And if you work for dunyā, it will have no benefit for both. We should pay attention to it. May these holy months be blessed. May Allāh let all of us have from their virtues. May Allāh help us so that we do.
Prophets and Awliyā’ would have their seclusion, hardships and spiritual journeys during these months. Therefore, it's not for nothing. Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla doesn't say anything without a reason. And Allāh writes their virtues for us. And when we try to imitate them, we'll be given from those favours. He says "My servants believed Me. They believed Me and did what I said. I shall give them from My favours".
And it is Laylatu l-Raghā’ib on Thursday. Laylatu l-Raghā’ib is one of the greatest nights. Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla gives His favours on 5-6 nights. Those are great and holy nights. Allāh's favours are open without limit on those nights. Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla gives such favours that the human mind cannot comprehend. You cannot count them in numbers.
The first is Laylatu l-Raghā’ib. The second is Laylatu l-Mi‘rāj. Then comes Laylatu l- Barā’at. Also there is Laylatu l-Qadr and ‘Īd nights. These are holy nights. Those who can, should stay awake. Who cannot, should pray and make Qiyāmu l-Layl before going to bed. If they wake up for tahajjud and remain awake, Allāh will count as if they stayed
awake the whole night. Pray as much as you can that night. Ask from Allāh, du‘ā’ is accepted.
Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla sends angels and says "Is there anyone who asks forgiveness? I shall forgive him. Is there anyone asking for rizq from Me? I shall give him. Is there anyone asking for cure? I shall cure him. Is there anyone asking for anything? Let them ask". Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla sends angels till the morning prayer and says "Tell Me their needs so that I give" Certainly, He knows everything. But it is for people to have a lesson and not to be lazy. They should pray.
Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla accepts all prayers that night. These prayer are accepted. This will be our first holy night on Thursday, the night linked to Friday. It's clear that it is Raghā’ib. It doesn't change. It's always on Jum‘ah night, the night between Thursday and Friday. Others may change depending on the day. But Laylatu l- Raghā’ib, even if Rajab starts on Saturday, Laylatu l-Raghā’ib is still on Thursday night. May Allāh make it blessed. May Allāh accept our prayers, in shā’Allāh.
Al-ḥamdu liLlāh, we are happy we, in shā’Allāh, we will reach next Wednesday for [a] good nice season. Holy season, blessed season, season of... three months, holy months we say. Rajab, Sha‘bān, Ramaḍān. This is [a] gift from Allāh for ummah, for who are happy with this with Islām, with īmān they will be happy to have this three months. Who are respecting these months, they will be happy. These months [are] not like season of material season like New Year, even the Christmas normally it must be holy season. But it is only trading material season. New Year also. These Mother Days, Father Days, Love Days every bad days only for... Not spiritual only for material; to get more money from people. Cheating people to take their money. No any spiritual.
They are waiting, saying from "Christmas coming three months after" After they said "Two months after" They make calculate to make people more But people waiting waiting and when they are coming, nothing at all. They are disappointed with this. But Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla His season is full with mercy, with blessed, with happiness. People who are respecting these months they are waiting really like [a] good guest coming. When finish Ramaḍān they feeling sorry because three months finished. And they still waiting to come another time.
Al-ḥamdu liLlāh, we are... we, in shā’Allāh, we reach because Allāh knows how, whom can reach or can't reach But, al-ḥamdu liLlāh, in shā’Allāh, we reach these three months with happiness. So who are respecting these months they will be happy. Who is respecting these months? Especially who are following Prophet. Who are following the right way. The way of Prophet and this is the... who is following step by step the ṭariqāh people especially.
All ṭariqāh they are respecting, they are waiting for these months. But who will not respecting, even for if you respect this you make you not feeling, they said "You are wrong - No respect for this. This is ordinary month. No need." Maybe you be mushrik if you say you respecting this month. These people they don't have anything No any happiness for them, nothing for them. Allāh give happiness for us, al-ḥamdu liLlāh.
Happiness it is big favour. To find happiness people they trying every way to catch happiness. And happiness is very easy to find it. But they going wrong way. Going very bad way, very dangerous way to find happiness and happiness it is just in front of them. "No it is not... maybe we not see anything here" So they are going [to the] mountain everywhere, but they are going wrong way and not finding and they died, finish without finding this. Al-ḥamdu liLlāh, Allāh give us this happiness.
And He give thousand of presents for millions of presents for people in this month. Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam he said, "These three months Rajab for Allāh, Sha‘bān for me and Ramaḍān for ummah, for nation." And every month there is different tajallī, manifestation. Every month different one, different one, different one. And each one is nicer than the other. Who especially making worshipping Allāh for [those is] giving a thousand times more than normal months when they making worshiping.
Especially these months many people they are fasting three months. Rajab, Sha‘bān, Ramaḍān all together. But if no, even they must fast one day from Rajab or one day from Sha‘bān even, they must. But better to make it Monday [and] Thursday. Every people they can do this. But who like to make more can make more. Each day, Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam, there is one long Ḥadīth telling us about favour for each day. How Allāh reward you for each day.
From one first day, it is one day only even it is better than this world. Second day double. Third day other thing Allāh give. But there is, if you fast five days it is for this dunyā also, Allāh make you to be safe from madness and from another kind of disease Cüzzam (leprosy) there is some disease it is very bad disease, also Allāh save you from this. And Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam saying "There is three in thirty days, there is thirty raka‘āt if you pray [these], Allāh reward you also more better than this dunyā. Every ten days you can pray ten raka‘āt ten raka‘āt, ten raka‘āt. Three times. In one raka‘āt three Ikhlās and three Kāfirūn. And there is also a du‘ā’ praying for this. And this we cannot, nobody can write here after. In shā’a Llāh, there is writing what you do in Rajab and Sha‘bān waẓīfah who can do, Allāh reward you more and more, in shā’Allāh.
And we are, in shā’Allāh, Wednesday it is first of Rajab, in shā’a Llāh. Thursday it is Laylatu lRaghā’ib, it is the first holy night There is six or around this holy nights in this whole year. One of them Laylatu l-Raghā’ib. And in twenty seven of Rajab also Isrá Mi‘rāj. Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam, He make night journey. And fifteen of
Sha‘bān Laylatu l-Barā’at. And in Ramaḍān or other most of them Laylatu l-Qadr. Ramaḍān and night of ‘Īd for ‘Īd ul-Fiṭr, ‘Īd ulAḍḥá also very holy night this.
It is many people they was waking whole night to do this but if you cannot do this whole night you can make sleep and wake up early before fajr Allāh accept this also for you. As you are wake up whole night. In shā’Allāh, in Thursday night Laylatu l-Raghā’ib. It is holy night. First of these holy nights. In shā’a Llāh, we must be fasting and night time making worshipping. And Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla He call angels and He said to them look for My servant anybody they like to ask Me they want to ask.
Any problem, any difficult for his life. For his health for children or anything anything anyone he want to ask Tell them to ask. To ask for forgiveness For long life, for happy life. What they want to ask, tell them to ask, I am giving them what they want to ask. This is a very important. Don't miss this night, in shā’a Llāh. Allāh make these happy days to make us in safe and happiness and to make our belief stronger and stronger, in shā’a Llāh. And to give hidāyah for people who are Muslim To not forget this night. To not be cheated by people who are outside of right way.
Way of Prophet who are not respecting, not accepting no even they are not respecting holy people. For night or day they are not never respecting. But it is important to respect and to accept to get blessed from Allāh to get rewarded from Allāh. Allāh He is not in need for us. These people who are doing days for people, cheating people They are in need for people for their money. [That's why] they are doing this. Allāh, He give this for us and He give us everything we need. So, in shā’Allāh, we must respect and think and accept these days, in shā’Allāh. Allāh make, in shā’a Llāh, we are praying to be next year with Sayyidinā Mahdī also we make this praying also, in shā’Allāh.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
54.ATTENTION DEPUTIES Saturday, 25 March 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.
In order for our ṭarīqah to show us the beautiful way, to teach us the beautiful manners, to make a person accepted among other people, to make him astonish others and have them saying what a great person he is, so that there are such people in ṭarīqah, Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla granted us this favour. A person in ṭarīqah should pay more attention to what he does compared to ordinary people.
Because when you are in ṭarīqah, you have to believe that Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla is seeing and is always with you. Our Prophet and Awliyā’ as well; whenever they want it, they are with you and see you. Therefore, you should be careful of your actions and behaviour. An ordinary person can do anything. He can do good or bad. Some people, in fact, most people follow their egos. Whatever their ego tells them, they listen to it and do what it likes.
When in ṭarīqah, you should do not what your ego wants, but what Allāh is ordering. You should do as much as you can. There are deputies in some places. Deputies should be even more careful. You saw Shaykh Adnān Efendi. He stayed here for 15 days. Mā shā’a Llāh, he is with Shaykh Efendi since 50 or 60 years. He's been with him since childhood. Nevertheless, he shows humbleness in his presence. Shaykh Efendi taught him well He never stood up and say "I am this and I am that". He never showed arrogance and proudness. Pride is not good for ordinary people.
When people of ṭarīqah are proud, that is worse. Someone who is a deputy must be an example for people with his actions, even if he doesn't speak. If Shaykh Efendi assigned him as a deputy, it is not nice to say "I am this and that". Humility is good. "Man tawāḍa‘a liLlāhi rafa‘ahu" Whoever shows humility for Allāh, Allāh will raise him. If he says "I am so and so", they say "Don't make big talk". They say eat big bite, but don't make big talk. Because when you talk big, you will be punished immediately and be ashamed. You won't be able to carry it. Talk as much as you can carry.
And there is no place for praising yourself in ṭarīqah. People should praise you. Turkish sayings are so nice. They say the miracles of Shaykh are self-fulfilling. What does that
mean? He uses them for his benefit. "I did this and I did that", he talks about his miracles. That is not good. No true Shaykh has ever told his miracles to anyone. People see. But he says "It is from Allāh. I don't have anything." Even if it is from him, he won't say it. Others say, and fake ones who are defeated by their egos and claim they are Shaykhs, talk about their miracles. It has no truth. This matter is very delicate.
Who acts with his ego has no benefit either for himself, nor for others. If you follow a path and you're given an order, follow that path and follow your service. Ask for service, not for shaykhhood or rank. You must say "Shukr to Allāh, Allāh put me here. They see us as the suitable one. But I am nothing." And you should do your best to make it work. You should always beat your ego. Don't ever leave a chance for your ego. Because as much a person increases, as much his ego becomes strong and tries to make him follow itself. As we said, it can do everything, even within the religion.
Don't think that you're safe by praying and making seclusion. Your ego won't leave you until you die. Only when you die and take your last breath, your ways will depart. Then you are free. Otherwise, no rescue. You are always in fight. We should pay attention to it. May we not be defeated by our ego, in shā’Allāh.
Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla He is the greatest. No one can say I'm great, I'm big. This only for Allāh to be pride, proud. Only Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla He can do, He say this. Al-ḥamdu liLlāh, we must be happy because Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla He make us in this ṭarīqah following Prophet on his way, step by step, in shā’a Llāh. Ṭarīqah to follow step by step, you cannot move at all from this side that side correctly to follow Prophet.
And ṭarīqah order why ṭarīqah what in need to make person make community good people to teach them good behave, to teach them politeness, to teach them to look for nice thing in everything. Not to be harsh or to be not sensitive for everything. Mawlānā when he see concrete he become not happy. Why? Because concrete its name on it. It is very tough very bad. This is example we give. He like nice building, from like Islāmic style. This is what ṭarīqah teaching people and especially to be following Prophet with his everything he doing.
How he make ṣaḥābah to be such a people there was wild people coming from dessert. And they become the most mercyful, the most sensitive, most intelligent people. So in ṭarīqah also like this. To make people, to take them from down take them up up and to make them people when they looking for them, people they are happy with them. Not to be afraid or anxious from them. They must be help for them, must be doing every good thing for community for people, for human being also. This is for normal people in ṭarīqah. And for there is a place every place in every area. Sometimes there is one he is to collect people. We put deputy. Deputy for ṭarīqah to teach people this good manner, good way. And this people they must be more carefull. Not following their ego. If you
are attending like deputy don't think I'm the awliyā’, I'm Shaykh. Nobody can ask me what I do. No, maybe you are far away. Shaykh cannot see you but Allāh see you. Everytime He is with you. And if you are in right way Allāh help you. Make you to be way for people to come to right way. And each person you bring Allāḥ reward you better than whole this world. This is what you must think.
Not thinking I'm wakīl I'm shaykh and I can do anything I want for my ego. To praise yourself it is the worst thing for human being to praise themself. You see Shaykh Adnān he was here fifteen days he is more than sixty year with Mawlānā and he is very humble, he is very older than me in ṭarīqah and everything. But he is accept what Mawlānā Shaykh and he is doing thing you must learn from him. Not people coming one two year after they become wakīl, deputy and after they become like awliyā’, like shaykh mashāyikh, this is not good.
If shaykh not see you Allāh see you. Be carefull. Afraid from Allāh. Don't do what your ego ordering. The worst thing for people to be proud. And for ṭarīqah people is the worst. That if you, you are really sincere do thing, you cannot without speaking even you can teach people. When you are such good people, good man, good person people they will follow you to imitate you what you do. But if you say I'm like this, I'm like that people slowly, slowly they will run away from you.
There is saying in Turkish for shaykh who they are not real shaykh false shaykh they speak about their miracle. Miracle shaykh he speak about his miracle. This is the worst thing. The people laughing for this. I was flying in seven heaven, seventh heaven and I see angels say ordered me, they take me from here to here. They some shaykh, who claiming they are shaykh they saying this. This is not acceptable at all.
No one from real shaykh told about his miracle. You cannot listen from any shaykh about his miracle. Only they they are following their ego, they speak about this. So you must be real sincere, no need to fly. Just be as yourself and teach people by your acting by your speaking the right. Don't speak what they you are imagine. Make different between your imagination and reality. Imagination everybody it is good to imagine. It is when, in life to be imagine it is for everybody it is ok. But not think your imagination it is real. It is make you funny. And make you if you are believe for this, you will be loser and maybe shaykh he will not accept you anymore for deputy.
Be careful for this and be sincere to be to make Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla, Prophet and our Shaykh to be happy with you to see this is our murīd, he is very humble he is sacrifice his self and doing everything for people, helping people doing they not want anything for himself. This is teaching of all ṭarīqah. Not to be proud. To finish your ego. Prophet saying mūtū qabla an tamūtū Die before you dying. He said how it is to finish your ego so you be like dead man. Nothing affect you. No if they are praising you, you are happy
they are shouting for you, you be sad, this is it will be finish. In shā’Allāh slowly slowly we learn this in shā’Allāh.
Allāh make us and these people who are especially they are deputy to be very careful. They want certificate some of them when we are looking you cannot find to give anybody certificate so we finished this no certificate.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
55.DO NOT BE FROM THE HEEDLESS Sunday, 26 March 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.
Our Holy Prophet has a dua: “Allahumma ainni ala thikrika wa shukrika wa husna ibadatik, wala taj’alna minal ghafileen.” He says, “My Allah, make us from those who worship beautifully, do not let us forget You, and do not make us from the heedless.”
The heedless are worldly people, people who go after the world. Those who forget the hereafter are in heedlessness. Those who never bring the hereafter to mind are the heedless and the ignorant. Because we were not created for this world. We were created for the hereafter. Therefore, our Holy Prophet says, “Do not make us from the heedless.” He states, “Keep us busy with beautiful worship and obedience.” It is a very beautiful prayer. It is short but concise. Our Holy Prophet is saying this so people do not spend their life in vain.
We see people going back and forth from place to place. They go about for unnecessary affairs, in fact to do works that will be harmful for themselves. They are not looking for a beneficial thing but for unnecessary and useless things. Yet they do not know what they are looking for. Whereas if they would listen to advice, they would know what they are living for, they would understand why they were created, and they would not be from the heedless.
May Allah not make us from the heedless Inshallah. May Allah make us live with His remembrance, His thought, and His affection InshaAllah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
56.THERE IS NO GOOD WITH EVIL Monday, 27 March 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.
Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. “Walaw ruddoo la’adoo lima nuhoo ‘anh.” (Sura An’am:28) “And even if they were returned, they would return to that which they were forbidden.” Allah Exalted and Glorious be He states: “On the Day of Judgment, when unbelievers or polytheists and people who do not obey Allah’s commands are in hell they will scream, ‘Send us back to the world. We will not do what we did there before. We will do good deeds. We will do what Allah commands!’” They will scream at the top of their voice there. Due to the torture they are suffering of course. It is not easy, but Allah Azza wa Jalla says, “If they were sent to the world they would do the same thing again.”
They are beaten by their ego, meaning the one who does not get better. While in the world, people make an effort and do good, and when they shut their eyes they cannot come back. They can do as much as they can in this world. Allah Azza wa Jalla will give its reward in the hereafter. He either gives reward or punishment, there is nothing else. For this reason, do good in the world so you are not sorry later. May we obey Allah’s commands Inshallah. People who are used to evil cannot change. It is very hard for people who get themselves hooked on evil and go after it to change no matter how much they try. There is no good with evil. It does not work if one says, “Let me have my fill of this evil all the way, then I will come to the right path.” One surely has to show an effort to be saved from that situation. Everyone has a bad habit. Even with that, people need to gradually make an effort and work to get rid of it. Whatever prohibitions there are, we need to stay away from them.
If there are commands, let us try to obey them. There are more than 800 prohibitions and about 500 commands. Everyone cannot do all of them. Let them make an effort to do as much as they can. As long as the intention is to get rid of it, Allah gives according to intention and He rewards and does not punish. May Allah give all of us this power so we do not follow our ego InshaAllah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
57.BARAKA IS A BENEDICTION Tuesday, 28 March 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.
When Rajab came, our Holy Prophet’s dua was, Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. “Allahumma barik lana fee Rajaba wa Shaban, wa ballighna Ramadan.” Every word of our Holy Prophet is both a benediction (nima) and great wisdom. Every word of his is a great blessing (baraka) and Allah’s treat (ikram). These treats are for those who follow our Holy Prophet and for nobody else. Baraka is only for those who follow our Holy Prophet and respect him.
It is such a thing that cannot be bought with money or anything else. It becomes a baraka in everything: baraka in lifetime, baraka in time, baraka in food and drink, baraka in children… Baraka is a benediction. Allah Exalted and Glorified be He gave this to those who follow our Holy Prophet and have faith in him. That is why as the month of Rajab entered our Holy Prophet said, “May it be blessed.” He says, “May Rajab and Shaban be with baraka and may we reach Ramadan.”
Inshallah may it be blessed. May baraka be continuous upon us. Baraka is an unseen thing. Meaning it is both in our hands and something we cannot see. But this is a favor (lutuf) of Allah. It is a gift for us from Allah and our Holy Prophet. Inshallah it becomes baraka for us all. May we not be without baraka InshaAllah. Unbelievers are unblessed and those who do not respect our Holy Prophet are without baraka. May Allah not make us from them. May Allah make us amongst those who believe in Allah and the Prophet, who follow them, and who honor and respect our Holy Prophet InshaAllah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
58.THE VIRTUES OF THE MONTH OF RAJAB Wednesday, 29 March 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.
Thank Allah the Three Months are starting at Maghreb prayer tonight. Rajab Sharif is starting. These are good months. They are months of goodness, good deeds, blessings, and beauty. Allah Exalted and Glorified be He gives His good deeds scattering during these months. Baraka is coming from everywhere to Muslims and those who respect this month. Allah Azza wa Jalla will provide all kinds of goodness and beauty Inshallah. Hijri months and days start with evening. The new day enters with the Maghreb azan. The month of Rajab starts tonight and it is the first day of the month of Rajab. Days have their duties too. We do not have time to tell them here. It does not stay in people’s memory because it is once a year. We will get them written and give them out as instructions Inshallah. Those who do them reach further rewards. Allah willing they are granted more of Allah’s grace and our Holy Prophet’s affection. There are fasts, and those who can fast can fast as much as they like. People should at least fast one day in the month of Rajab. Allah says fasting one day is better than this world. The world is on one side and the fast of one day is on the other side. Those who can fast more should fast more, whether three days, five days, Mondays and Thursdays, or fasting the whole of it. These months are holy months. They are months of beauty. Inshallah they will also be beneficial for the Ummah. Works that will be done during this month will be good both materially and spiritually Allah willing. This is what we are anticipating: not the world but the hereafter. When you ask for the hereafter, both the world and the hereafter are given. When Allah gives and when He wants He gives both at the same time. If not, if He does not want, Allah forbid if He only gives the world then it is of no use. If He wills the whole world can be yours but it is useless. But if He gives the hereafter then it is still good. May Allah give them both to us Inshallah. May Allah not make us in need of anyone. May He make Islam victorious Inshallah. The whole world of kufr is now attacking with all they have got. Neither shame nor morals are left. Nothing is left. May Allah Azza wa Jalla help for the sake of these months. The month of Rajab is the month of Allah. May Allah help us all, and may He help Islam. May whatever goodness there may be come, and may it be good InshaAllah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
59.THE SEASON OF GOODNESS HAS STARTED Thursday, 30 March 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.
Thank Allah tonight is a holy night. The night of Raghaib is on the first Friday night of the month of Rajab. Tonight is one of the holy nights, one of the holiest six nights. The first season starts now. The seasons of goodness have started. These nights occur all the way till the Festival of Sacrifice (Eid ul-Adha).
Of course worshipping in these nights is very important. Allah Glorious and Exalted be He gives not ten times, not 100 times, but 1000 times more treats and rewards on this night. Allah rewards those who get up for the sake of this night. Those who cannot do it all night can pray two rakats before going to sleep, get up for tahajjud (night prayer), and they would be as if they worshipped all night.
Allah Azza wa Jalla says to the angels in the hadith qudsi: “Descend to the sky and see if there are those asking for forgiveness so I give, if there are those who repent so I forgive; if there are those in need so I give; if there are those asking for goodness so I give goodness; if there are those asking for sustenance so I give sustenance. All kinds of things, whatever they want so I give. As long as they ask tonight.”
Therefore, whatever duas there may be, whatever comes to mind pray without hesitating, and Allah Azza wa Jalla would give. Allah Azza wa Jalla is Powerful (Qadir) and Capable (Muqtadir) of everything. People are forgetting Allah and run after those who can pull strings in the world. A person can do something for one person, for five people, for 50 people, or for 1000 people but one cannot do more than that. And people complain saying, “He did not take care of this business of ours.” That is all he could do and not more because he also has a limit. There is a limit to what people can do but Allah Azza wa Jalla is not so.
Do not beg anybody but beg Allah. If you have a job or business, surely beg Allah especially in holy nights like these. You receive what you want with Allah Almighty’s promise and with Allah’s permission. Never upset yourselves. Neither upset yourselves nor others.
We should get used to this: do not ask from people. May Allah not make anybody in need. As has been said, whoever it may be they are humankind. They have a limit and a boundary as to what they can do, and they can only do so much. Later you would conform to your ego, you would upset yourself, you would be tired for nothing, and it would be of no use. Ask for everything from Allah.
May all the duas also be answered tonight Inshallah. Whatever good dua there may be, may it be acceptable InshaAllah. May Allah give us goodness, favors, and blessings Inshallah. May Allah also give this country peace and security. May our country be safe from dissension. May that fitna stay within those who want to make fitna. May Allah reverse it on themselves. If they want goodness, may He give goodness. If they want something else, may Allah reform them or make them as He knows.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
60.TARIQA IS ALLAH’S WAY Friday, 31 March 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.
Thank Allah we have become members of tariqa InshaAllah. We are saying whoever makes the intention for tariqa for the sake of Allah, to get close to Allah, Allah gives the one who enters tariqa according to that person’s intentions. People enter tariqa to get close to Allah. Why else would they? Actually, they should not enter for any other reason. However, people sometimes enter with a clean intention, Shaitan fools them, and they do not go on the path they promised.
The way of tariqa is the way of Allah. We would be making intention to do what Allah commands and what our Holy Prophet did. And this cleans a person f
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