Suhbah 2017: Maulana Shaykh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani (9/25)
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g, some limit to it too. Even unlimited has a limit. But Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla is far beyond the mind. Don't even think about it, wasting your time. You should know that you should know Allāh. That's it. Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla cannot be reached with mind. You cannot reach Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla even with your imagination. You can't reach Him with anything. You should know it. You should know Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla as so.
As it was revealed by our Prophet, a soul is by the order of Allāh. We cannot interfere in it. The Jews came to test our Prophet. If the soul was like people are saying now, they would have run away. Nowadays, there are people who don't know how to take ablution. There are people who don't know how to wash up and they talk about the soul. Know your limit. Don't misbehave. Don't be without adab. Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla is not what you are talking about. What you talk about is your ego. You're not talking about
the soul but about your ego. That's why there is a limit. A man should know his limit. And what our Prophet is saying in his ḥadīth is know your limit, know your self. Then you will know Allāh. When you keep your morality, Allāh will show it to you. You should wait at the door with good manners and behaviour.
"We are Allāh's servants here. Allāh created us. Shukr to Allāh", you should say this. And He showed us our limits. It is a big favour. You should be thankful. Don't be deceived by people who say how nice you're talking to gain this cheap world and be destroyed. Everything has its way. And its way is in ṭarīqah. They say "Ṭarīqatu kulluhā ādāb." All good manners and discipline is taught in ṭarīqah. When out of ṭarīqah, even if a man learns rivers of books by heart, it has no use as long as he doesn't have adab. It's useless to him, and also to others. It's harmful both for others and for him. May Allāh protect us.
Prophet he saying, to know your Lord Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla first you must know yourself - man ‘arafa nafsahu faqad ‘arafa rabbahu How is this? This is what Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla showing people there is two ways. One way Allāh He is saying for us, telling us how we are created. How He make our body, our self, showing us, telling us. And other way what this non-believer saying for people.
Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla telling in Qur’ān, you were only earth. After to be from mud, you become small piece of meat. After, Allah He send His order to with soul for everybody. Soul it is order, secret from Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla. Other people they are saying, they are coming, not we, they are coming from animal from monkey, from I don't know, from fish, from scorpion. They are saying we are like this. But this no soul how you can say for.. how you can find soul from coming from monkey to you? It is also ridiculous. Especially for people they are saying - reincarnation - this is their most ridiculous. Because they know something but they want to put it in limit and put it to make people to cheat people. Said for soul coming from rat will coming for you, from you coming to elephant, from elephant coming to stone - so like this. This is maybe, this is their poor mind, they have very small limit. They not believe for Creator.
Creator He is Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla, this is our belief. What Prophet teach us, he said about soul. They ask him about soul. Like what is this? And he said, "I don't know, this is secret from Allāh." And he didn't because when they ask him, Jewish people they come and ask him many question. And after he said after 15 days - even he said tomorrowcome I will tell you. So when they come, Allāh He make - because without saying "I will in shā’Allāh", say this no answer until maybe fifteen days. After fifteen days said, this is only for Allāh. This is Allāh, He is, He didn't tell us for this knowledge.
And Prophet he is knowing everything in this universe from beginning to end. Now they think Prophet he was in desert and he don't know any knowledge. No. He know
everything since beginning of creation until end of the creation. But there is something, many thing, not something only. But Prophet knowledge it's also like, even less than dust knowledge comparing. No comparing for Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla knowledge - it is one drop less one than one drop. So it is showing us Prophet the greatness of Allāh His mightiness of Allāh. But showing us how he is humble. And there is limit for who are created by Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla.
Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla - our mind cannot reach any thing from Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla. This is what Prophet saying to us. You must first know yourself because many people these days for to be famous or to be between people saying "oh this man is very knowledgeable. He speak about soul and saying what is soul." This is not good behaviour. This is worst thing mankind do. Even Prophet who know everything, he saying it is not for me, it is for Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla and he not telling anybody for soul. For qadar also. But many people they are becoming crazy, becoming to be three, four people happy with them, they can lose their ākhirah and to be in wrong way. For this Prophet saying you must know your self, you must know your limit. Don't go beyond your limit. And limit is openly saying.
Even but this people, Prophet, many people they are saying about soul, speaking about soul, discussing with this, it is. Even to say anything for this it is forbidden. And it is not the truth. What they say all lies. So we must know our self, we must know our limit to be know greatness of Allāh, mightiness of Allāh. This is teaching you, showing you. Not what people saying - you must know yourself, when you know yourself, you, they think they know Allāh ḥāshā impossible. Just to know your limit - this is ḥadīth from Prophet. Allāh make us humble. The humbleness it is most important thing in ṭarīqah, in Islām. And Allāh loves this people. man tawāḍa‘a liLlāh rafa‘ahu who he become humble for Allāh Allāh make him, raise him. But if he is proud, Allāh make him down. He make proud to say I know this and know that. You don't know anything. Allāh save us from this people and save to people from them, in shā’Allāh.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
82.GOOD TIDINGS FOR BELIEVERS Monday, 8 May, 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.
May Allāh always keep us on this way, in shā’Allāh. Mankind lives through hardships. From one perspective, hardships are rewards for some people and punishment for others. For people who believe in Allāh, hardship is never a punishment, it's a reward. We are given good tidings "Lahumu l-bushrā fī l-ḥayati d-dunyā wa fī l-ākhirati" (10:64) They are happy both in dunyā and in ākhirah. People who believe in Allāh are always in peace. They are so peaceful that, despite the sufferings, we believe it will benefit us in the end. When this is so a man feels happy. He is satisfied.
But for most people, even the tiniest thing, because they don't believe in ākhirah and don't believe in Allāh, is nothing but punishment. They are punished both in dunyā and ākhirah. We are always thankful to Allāh for being on this way. Who has problems should come to this gathering - his burden will be lifted. He will feel lighter. A man will feel comfort. If he goes for other ways to get rid of his problems, especially if he goes for ḥarām, who wants to get rid of his problems will get more problems and fall into a worse state. If the problem was one, it will become a thousand. His face will darken and he'll fall into darkness. He will be close to bursting. There won't be an escape. That's why, he will fall sick too and he won't get along with people.
But a person with faith, whatever troubles there are, because he believes in Allāh, he will say it comes from Allāh, and he will accept it and feel at ease. Some people are not affected at all because of the power of their īmān. Some are affected for one hour but later rise above it with īmān. Some take one day, some need a week. But a person with īmān certainly overcomes that hardship in the end. Even after years, sometimes years may pass, because of weakness of īmān. As we said, as long as there is faith and belief in Allāh, a man won't mind if the whole world falls on him - the man with true īmān. But īmān has levels. According to their level, troubles are removed with permission of Allāh. May Allāh make it lasting.
As we said, these gatherings are recommended for people with problems. Attend good gatherings. Go to mosques. Go to awliyā’. Go for ziyārah. Mawlānā used to say that burdened people should visit the tombs of 7 awliyā’'. They should ask for their help.
Their burden will be lifted. In shā’Allāh our īmān will become stronger. No burden will be left with permission of Allāh.
Our life for whole human being - they are complaining it is not easy. Life difficult for everybody. Allāh make it like this. His wisdom to make this world, this life for everybody to be not easy. But who are believer, they are believer, this for them it is easy. This dāru l-bala’, dāru l-ibtilā’ meaning this world not paradise, it is for miseries, for test. For every kind of thing don't think we can be one hundred percent happy in this life. Life only for short period like exactly, like exam in the school. One hour many people they are sweating. After when they go al-ḥamdu liLlāh now we finish, some of them not succeed, some of them succeed. Our life exactly like this. So it is not, nobody like to be whole life in this class to do exam but it is necessary.
So for people who like to be happy they must be believer because believer they have safe shore for themself. Everything happen coming from and when real belief, it is the strong believer in one second this difficulty nothing for him. For other less believer maybe after one hour they are become comfortable. Some of them after one day because they are not so - they are believer also but they are not so strong like first one. Some of them one week, some of them one month, some of them years - this if for believer. At the end they will be passing this difficulty.
But for who are not believer it is no more difficult because believer they believe every difficulty Allāh give us here He will reward us in next life, in paradise. So who are very strong belief, one second finish this. This is coming from Allāh, it is test and we are happy with what Allāh send for us. He is happy. And Allāh give them good tiding. Good tiding for believer they have, they will be happy here - "fi l-ḥayāti d-dunyā wa fi l-ākhirah". (10:64) - in this life and second life also they will be happy.
So here this place this gathering, who are believer, it is medicine for unhappiness. Who come here he will be happy now or even later. It is like hospital for our soul to be happy. Mawlānā many time he was for people who are getting difficulty, every kind of difficulty, he said to them to visit maqām of awliyā’, seven maqām. In which city they are they can visit and they can ask help from them. And they help by permission from Allāh give them this power. Without permission from Allāh they cannot do anything. So it is for normal people also if they cannot find this gathering, they can visit maqām of awliyā’u Llāh. And they will be, in shā’Allāh, satisfied and what difficulty they have, they will take from them. Al-ḥamdu liLlāh you whole this people coming for sake of Allāh and for love of Prophet and love for the Shaykh and Allāh He is happy with this people because they coming only for Him for sake of and they are will be rewarded. For every step and for their maqām they will be rise, in shā’Allāh. And they will be going with happiness with blessed and with barakah, in shā’Allāh.
Like this poem, they say they the Arabs too much like this - "idhā raja‘tum bimā raja‘tum faqul raja‘nā bi l-khayri kulluh" If they ask you when you go back, what you bring, tell them we bring all blessed khayr, bring every good thing. This is what, in shā’Allāh everybody they will take from here when they are going back to their home, to their country, in shā’Allāh.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
83.GUIDANCE IS FROM ALLAH Wednesday, 10 May 2017
Allah Exalted and Glorious be He states, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Innaka laa tahdee man ahbabta walakinnallaha yahdee man yashaa”. “Indeed, [O Muhammad], you do not guide whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills.” (Sura Qasas:56) Guidance is from Allah. Allah Azza wa Jalla says, “You cannot guide whom you like or want.” Allah guides whom He likes.
It is beautiful being with people whom Allah has guided. Mashallah so many people coming a long way. Everything is in the hands of Allah Azza wa Jalla. People who have been guided have reached a great blessing (nimat), because Allah created us to find this path, to be on this path, and He announced it to everybody. Some people lent an ear and reached guidance. This is also by Allah’s favor and generosity. Others moved away and ran away. Even though they were in the midst of guidance it did not benefit them.
This has been said about our Holy Prophet’s tribe. Our Holy Prophet tried for 13 years so the ones he loved, his relatives, his friends, and his tribe would be honored by Islam but it did not happen. Even though our gigantic Holy Prophet himself with all his spiritual support (himmat) tried day and night only 40 people became Muslim. Afterwards Allah gave guidance to others. These people who were granted guidance rose and reached goodness in the sight of Allah.
What we mean by goodness is guidance both in this world and in the hereafter, and being on the right way. Otherwise, people are in loss. May Allah be content and may the blessings (baraka) of those who reached guidance Inshallah be upon us. May we also be together in the hereafter Inshallah and be together in paradise.
Fatiha.
84.THE WISDOM BEHIND FRIDAY PRAYERS Friday, 12 May 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 today is Friday, our holiday. Allah Exalted and Glorious be He gifted this day to Muslims as the holiday of the week. Today is a sacred day. He reserved this day for our Holy Prophet because the time the Universe was created is this best day, Friday. Allah Azza wa Jalla counts going to bed and waking up at night as reviving this day [with worship], meaning worshipping the whole night without going to sleep. On this day, our Holy Prophet would recite Sura Jumaa every Friday night at Isha and he would secondly recite Sura Munafiqoon. After worshipping at night, at Sabah (morning) prayers he would recite Sura Sajda along with Sura Insan. It is also a sunna and a baraka (blessing) to recite Sura Kahf during the day. People should do these if they want to increase their good deeds and rewards. Of course, it is also more rewarding to give alms (sadaqa) and do good deeds on this day compared to other days. It is also a sunna to do a full-body ablution, to make ghusl on Fridays. Allah willing all our sins are taken away when we do this.
People do not realize it but there are those who pray Friday to Friday. There is a wisdom of Allah in this too. Those who do this have the seed inside and could start praying the five daily prayers later. What can we say about those who do not even do this? The weakest of faith is at least going to Jumaa Prayer every Friday. This is a sign in matters relating to marriage or a job that the man has faith inside. Jumaa Prayer strengthens a person’s iman, it becomes a seed inside, and later becomes a means to pray all the prayers Allah willing.
It could just happen that with one word of the imam, the preacher, he realizes why he came to this world. People did not come to only eat, drink, and sleep like four-legged creatures. He might realize this and reach guidance with the blessing of the Jumaa. May these Fridays be blessed, be mubarak. May they be with enlightenment, rewards, and blessings Inshallah. May they be a victory for Islam.
Wa Minallah at-tawfeeq. Al-Fatiha.
85.COMMUNITIES OUTSIDE OF TARIQA Saturday, 13 May 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.
Association, tariqa is a good gathering, a good place. Communities outside of tariqa certainly end up at a shaitan, because tariqa connects to our Holy Prophet and comes from our Holy Prophet. Communities (jamaats) and this and that are again part of this world. They could be right or they could be wrong. However, 99% are not right and they address people’s ego.
The ego does not like tariqa and immediately runs after other communities. And this ruins the person. It ruins themselves, their families, and everything. Therefore, if it is to be a good community, it must surely be on the path of Allah and based upon tariqa. Of course, tariqa also needs to come from a true source. Now, they are also using tariqa for self interest. But if you ask, “How should we do it?” Allah gives according to the heart of the person who wants it sincerely and shows the person the right way. However, if you say, “I could gain a benefit from this,” then He would send you to other places.
Humankind has gotten used to evil. The ego has gotten used to evil. The only thing capable of training it is the tariqa and the murshid (guide). Tariqa is for training. It teaches all kinds of goodness, manners (adab), and beauties. It teaches politeness. The others never teach goodness and are nothing but harm. Therefore, may Allah make us all stand firm on this way. We have nothing to do with this world as our work is with the hereafter. The others are for this world. They can try as much as they want to collect from this world but it is useless. May our occupation be for the hereafter InshaAllah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
86.DO NOT BEFRIEND THE ENEMIES OF ALLAH Sunday, 14 May 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.
Allah Exalted and Glorious be He states: “Ya ayuhal-lathena aamanu la tattakhithoo ‘aduwee wa aduwakum awliya.” “O you who have believed, do not take My enemies and your enemies as allies.” (Sura Mumtahina:1). Allah Azza wa Jalla states: “My enemy is your enemy. Do not befriend them, do not have an inclination towards them, and do not trust them.” When it is within their power, they will never show you tolerance and be your friend. Who is the one called “Friend of Allah”? The believer (mumin) person. The enemy of a mumin is the enemy of Allah. There is no better friend than Allah. Those who befriend Allah are on the right path. Those who are enemies of Allah are with Shaitan. They are on the wrong path, their end is not good, and their end is frustration. Do not be with them!
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
87.DO NOT THINK BADLY OF EACH OTHER Monday, 15 May 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.
Allah Exalted and Glorious be He states in His Holy Koran: “Ya ayyuhal -lathena amanu- jtaniboo katheran minathanni, inna ba’dathanni ithmun, wala tajassasoo wala yaghtab ba’dukum ba’da.” “O you who have believed, avoid much negative assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other.” (Sura Hujurat:12) Allah Azza wa Jalla gives us advice and shows us the way saying, “Do not think badly of each other, do not suspect each other.” “Even a little bit is bad,” says Allah Azza wa Jalla. Shaitan picks on people, on mumins, people who believe more so they do not get together. He gives them waswasa (evil whisperings) so they do not unite. What is meant by negative suspicion is evil thought such as thinking, “Those people did this, so what should I do against them?” Whereas it is no big deal. Muslims do not get along together just because of this man’s evil thoughts, because of his evil whisperings. This is what Shaitan wants and this is what those who follow Shaitan want. Most of the time Hazrat Shaykh Mawlana would try to make up between the ikhwan (brothers and sisters) and between Muslims saying it was not such, showing an excuse, and not doing anything even though it appeared bad to him. This is the way Allah and the Prophet love. Do not suspect each other. Do not think badly of each other. Even if it is bad, you should never think about it. People become restful when they think, “It is not like this. It is because of my whisperings,” and so love and respect occurs between Muslims. Otherwise, you would treat the man badly for no reason and due to a bad thought. Of course, he will treat you back badly. That time no peace would be left, no blessings would be left, and people would be committing sin. This is an important matter because people are all looking for faults. They are looking for each other’s faults while Allah says, “Do not spy, do not search [for faults], and do not backbite each other.” Allah Azza wa Jalla gives beautiful advice. May Allah grant us all to listen to this advice and to apply it. Because listening is one thing and doing is another. Lots of obstacles emerge. Shaitans are plenty. There are lots of obstacles when people attempt a goodness. May Allah keep us safe. May Allah put out the fitna (dissension) between Muslims InshaAllah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
88.ALLAH RIDICULES MOCKERS OF THE TRUTH Tuesday, 16 May 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.
Allah Exalted and Glorious be He states, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim: “Wa laqad-istuhzi’a birusulim min qablika fahaqa billathena sakhiroo minhum maa kanoo bihee yastahzi’oon.” “And already were messengers ridiculed before you, but those who mocked them were enveloped by what they used to ridicule.” (Sura Anbiya:41) Allah Azza wa Jalla says to our Holy Prophet in the Koran: “This happens to all the prophets. They mock and do not like Allah’s prophets and the words He sent.”
Allah Azza wa Jalla says to those who mock: “They ridiculed people then Allah ridiculed them.” Because the truth is Allah’s truth. The truth is only with Him, while the rest are a dream and an imagination. They do not like it and do things according to their own heads saying, “We did it better.” They do not like the commands coming from Allah Azza wa Jalla, the heavenly books coming from Allah Azza wa Jalla, and the prophets. They oppose them and mock them, but Allah Azza wa Jalla says in the end Allah will ridicule them. They will be ridiculed in this world and in the hereafter.
They also constantly mock people on the path of Allah. This is not a current issue. They even mocked prophets ever since the beginning. That is why normal Muslims are sometimes upset or ashamed. There is no need to be ashamed. There is no need to be upset. There is nothing to be ashamed of for those who are on the true path. They are the ones who are shameless: they oppose Allah. They are people who make a laughing-stock of themselves. They also made a spectacle of people.
While saying, “We are always making something better. This is better and better,” they laugh when they see the older. “Is this what we used to do?” they ask. However, the commands of Allah do not change. The beautiful orders of Allah are the same and never change. It shows people the beautiful way. Those who abide by it are never disgraced. Those who do not abide by it are always disgraced, are in evil, and are on a way that has no end. We need to be careful! There are people who knowingly or sometimes unknowingly conform to those who are on the wrong path. Never conform to them. See whether something is the command of Allah or not, and account for yourself
accordingly. The door of repentance and asking for forgiveness is open if there are things you did unknowingly. Allah forgives when you say, “We made a mistake unknowingly. We repent and ask for forgiveness.”
May Allah forgive us all and may we be on the path of prophets with his good servants Inshallah. There is no need to be ashamed of anybody. We have nothing to be ashamed of. Those who need to be ashamed are those who are with Shaitan. They are always in shame and are disgraced. May Allah protect us.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
89.RESEARCH WHETHER A NEWS IS TRUE Thursday, 18 May 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. “Yaa ayyuhal- lathena aamanu in jaakum fasiqun binaba’in fatabayanu antusiboo qawman bijahalatin fatusbihoo ala ma fa’altum nadimeen.”
“O you who have believed, if there comes to you a disobedient one with information, investigate, lest you harm a people out of ignorance and become, over what you have done, regretful.” (Sura Hujurat:6) Allah Azza wa Jalla says: “When someone brings you news, see if that person is in his right mind. Is it a right person or not? Find out completely whether the brought news is true or not, so it does not cause a rift between you and people later. You could find out that it is not as that person says it is and you regret it.”
Humankind can misunderstand and these things happen a lot of the time. That is why when you get a news, when someone tells you something, you need to find out and research fully whether it is true or not. Because the person bringing the news could be an open sinner (fasiq), meaning it could be a person who is not virtuous (salih) or who does not do good. When someone brings you news that upsets you, intending on causing a rift amongst Muslims anyway, then even if the news is true that person is also considered a fasiq.
Our Holy Prophet tells us to have affection amongst Muslims. We read it in the hadith sharif too. Our Holy Prophet says, “For a Muslim to view his Muslim brother with affection is better than being in withdrawal (itikaf) for one year in the Prophet’s Mosque (Majid Nabawi).” Now think about how important it is.
Therefore, the person who causes dissension (fitna) and a rift between Muslims, who brings things that arouse hatred, falls in the fasiq kind. We need to be careful of this. We also need to stay away from these types of things, so we do not also fall in the fasiq category and we gain that beautiful station. Affection amongst Muslims is the affection of our Holy Prophet. It is something he loves. Let us pay attention to this InshaAllah.
May Allah grant us all to love each other more. May Muslims always be on the right path InshaAllah. We do not like those whom Allah does not like. May we also love the people whom Allah and the Prophet love InshaAllah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
90.WHEN YOU MAKE A PROMISE KEEP IT Friday, 19 May 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.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. “Wa awfu bi’ahdillahi itha ‘ahadtum.” (Sura Nahl:91) Allah Exalted and Glorious be He says: “When you make a promise, hold on to your promise, keep your promise.” Many times people make a promise saying, “I will do this and I will do that.” Really they are not lying when they are saying this. They say, “I will do it,” and say it with the intention to really wanting to do it. They say 100%: “I will hold on to that promise.”
Time passes and let us not say 100% but 99% of people do not do it. Why do they not do it? They are overcome by their ego. People who are overcome by their ego do not do what they promise. When you make a promise, you will do it! In daily life too, when you make a promise you need keep your promise even if it is a small thing. In the past they would say, “Our word is an obligation (they would take one at one’s word).” And now all obligations are becoming a protest. Leave the word aside, even if you write it, even when it is written people still do not keep their promise. Therefore, courts are full of these cases. The number of such incidents occurring between people are innumerable. Keeping a promise is the work of a man.
“Minal mu’minina rijalun sadaqu ma ‘ahadullaha ‘alayh.” (Sura Ahzab:23) “Among the believers are such men who are true to what they promised Allah.” They are men. The person who keeps his promise is a man. The person who does not keep a promise cannot be a man anyway. He is not a man. His manliness is shortcoming.
It is like this with everything. When you make a promise in daily life you should not twist it. Why do they say “He twists”? It is said about women. The one who is a man does not twist. My brother, when you give your word you need to do it. If you are not able to do it, do not give your word. Nobody is forcing you to give your word. Nobody has the right to make you do something by force. Give your word if you are going to do it, and if you are not able to do not give it. Make this into a habit.
You are a Muslim, you are the nation of our Holy Prophet. Go out to the presence of our Holy Prophet with the attribute of a man. Thank Allah ever since we were a kid, Hajji
Anne and Shaykh Baba did not get us used to expecting and asking for something from anybody. Here and elsewhere, we saw too many people making a promise saying, “If that happens I will do this,” and not doing it.
If you make a promise hold on to that promise. Keep your promise because if you do not do it in little things you can never do it for bigger services. A person who cannot come close to little things can never approach bigger things. They say, “This is unnecessary. What is the use for me to do this service, this good deed. We are more in need.” You made a promise and you have broken your promise. Actually, it is a great shame. But people have no shame left anymore. People who enter this way need to get used to it little by little. They will keep little promises. They will make it a habit. Even if nobody is aware of it, if they make a promise to themselves they will keep that promise.
Allah Azza wa Jalla is the one who is aware. Say, “Allah is my witness, Allah is with me. Allah is my witness everywhere, and He sees me.” You should be most ashamed of Allah. You need to be ashamed of Allah such that even if you did not openly give a promise to anybody, if you gave a promise to yourself you will keep that promise of yours. Some people say, “I will Inshallah pray namaz.” They start: one day, two days. Then something happens, they comply with their ego and leave prayer. They say, “I will fast,” and again the same way. “I will leave this bad habit,” and again they cannot do it. “I will stop smoking,” and they cannot stop. If there are other bad habits they say, “I will stop them,” but cannot.
These are all the same. The person who makes a promise and cannot do it is not acceptable. He is not an acceptable man in the sight of Allah and is not counted as a man. As we said, people now see breaking a promise as a talent. The whole nation, the whole of humanity is like this. That is why this idea that is settled in their mind needs to change. They do not all happen at once. As we said, learning little by little. Just like warming up before doing sports. Again it is the same way. A person needs to make a promise and get themselves used to it saying, “I made a promise today and I was able to hold it this much.”
While doing more and more later, in the end when like a man you do the things you are supposed to do and keep the promises you make, you become an acceptable person in the sight of Allah and the Prophet. You would also become an acceptable person amongst people because those typepeople are rare now. People want it but say, “There is no such thing and everyone has become like me. They make a promise but they do not keep it.”
Arabs have a saying, I remember it: “I break my promise a thousand times,” it says meaning for the common people. It says, “I break my promise a thousand times so I do not get cheated once.” The man did not make you give your word by force. You gave it
to him. Why should you break it a thousand times or one time? But not just our nation, the whole of humanity young and old has become like this. It is End Times. May Allah save us all from these bad habits Inshallah. May we become from the true ones and from the people Allah Azza wa Jalla praises in the Koran.
He says about them: “They keep their promise.” They made jihad with our holy Prophet (SAW), they fought, and they did not go back on their promise. Some of them lost their lives, some of them waited so they can become a martyr, and they did not go back on their word. May we also be amongst those who do not go back on their word and be next to them Inshallah. May Allah make us all stand firm and from those who keep their promise.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
91.THE BEST NATION Friday, 19 May 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 continuously grateful to Allah that He created us Muslim. For a person being created a Muslim is the greatest honor and the greatest virtue. A believer (mumin) person is better than the whole world in the sight of Allah.
People need to know the value as people who know the value are acceptable. Ungrateful people are not acceptable. This is the last nation prior to the Day of Judgment, it is the Nation (Ummah) of our Holy Prophet. Allah Exalted and Glorious be He informed our Holy Prophet: “This is the best.” The best nation is the nation that follows our Holy Prophet.
There were many prophets who desired, “I wish I were not a prophet but just a member of the Hazrat Prophet’s Ummah.” It is such a virtuous nation but people do not know. Those who follow our Holy Prophet are his Nation, and those who do not follow him are not considered from his Nation.
As we said, people do not know the value of the honor and bounty given to them. That is why they go to other way and do not accept this honor. They are at a loss if they do not accept it. What is important is for us to know its value. We need to be happy for this and not for something else. Allah Azza wa Jalla says, “Be happy.” “Fabithalika falyafrahoo.” “In that let them rejoice.” (Sura Yunus:58) “Let them be happy with this and be at rest, since this path is the path of Allah and the Prophet. Let those who follow it rejoice.” Otherwise, there is nothing else to rejoice about. They are all empty things. Things assigned for this world, such as rank and position, none have any value whatsoever. It is useless as long as one does not recognize Allah and the Prophet. We need to be careful of this. What Allah has treated us with - Islam, the Koran, and our Holy Prophet – are relief, joy, healing, and light for us. May Allah make us amongst those who know its value. May we follow them and may affection for them always be in our hearts InshaAllah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
92.EVERYBODY IS WELCOME Saturday, 20 May 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.
The elders have said, “Likulli maqaamin maqaal.” Our Holy Prophet says, “Yassiroo wala tu’assiroo.” Every person can be spoken to differently. There are many people who do not know about Islam, let alone tariqa. People are assuming to be Muslim, but they do not know anything while claiming to be Muslim. However, it says not to be hard on someone who comes curious to learn about Muslim manners and worships. You would offer them little by little as much as they can do.
However, there is more to offer and a lot more to be done for those who are readier and who have been on this way for a while. “People can do as much as they want. Do not force them,” says he. Our Holy Prophet says, “Yassiroo wala tu’assiroo.” “Let them do as much as they can. Do not offer more than they can handle.” For whatever you are to speak, our Holy Prophet says, “There is a subject to be spoken at every gathering so talk accordingly.”
You can teach people more about what they know. If not, if they do not know anything, you need to tell them starting with the most basic. All of our ikhwan (brothers and sisters) thank Allah are doing Shaykh Mawlana’s instructions. However, some people think our tariqa or Shaykh Mawlana did not know anything! That is why they do not see these people as 100% sofi (sufi). Many people attacked Shaykh Mawlana verbally and criticized him, but thank Allah Shaykh Mawlana took those people from zero and brought them to very high stations. They are in very high stations when it is both external and internal. This is what is important. Therefore, do not lend an ear to some people’s words.
Of course, everyone has a method and a manner. Their training and guidance can be different. The result is what is important. Allah willing the result is always good. We do not interfere if others do it as they like and however they like either. Allah sends everyone according to their readiness. Some want more and can do as they like. Others cannot. We are thankful to Allah for their taking a step on this way, as this is also very beneficial. They reach high places once they set foot in that door Allah willing.
Therefore, Shaykh Mawlana says welcome to those who come. And our Holy Prophet says, “I was sent to people for them to say ‘La Ilaha Illallah’.” Meaning the weakest. Even that is a big benefit because we are hearing things that offend us much these days. Children are saying, “I have no religion,” and do not accept religion. Well, there cannot be a more offending thing than this. We are really very sad when we hear this.
Therefore, we see these beautiful words of Shaykh Mawlana as 100%, one million percent true, as he says, “Let a person say ‘Allah’ once and the rest will come.” But now if they deny that too then you should not make them run away. The burden is on you when a person comes, you load everything on, and they run away.
We are trying to make them Inshallah say “La Ilaha Illallah” like our Holy Prophet said. Let people say “Allah”. This is an important thing. There are some Islamic authorities who say it is bidah (innovation in religion) and say this and that. Then the burden is on them when they make people run away from religion. Allah forbid. May Allah keep this nation, the Nation of Islam, and children safe from Shaitan. May they not lose their iman (faith) InshaAllah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
93.A PROPHET WAS SENT FOR YOU Monday, 22 May 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.
Allah Exalted and Glorious be He says in the Koran, “Humans and jinns: have I not sent you prophets?” This means just as humans have prophets, jinns also have prophets.
Allah does not oppress anybody. He sent everyone prophets and messengers to notify of Himself. They will say, “Prophets came but we did not follow them,” so, “Then you have deserved hell. Suffer the pain. You will suffer this pain and torture because we did not oppress you and sent you thousands of prophets to show the right path. But when you do not accept your sin, you will suffer the torture in hell for the things you committed as sin.” In this world, when you say something, people can deny it telling a bunch of lies. They say things like, “I heard; I did not hear. I did it; I did not do it.” But in the hereafter, they cannot lie in front of Allah Azza wa Jalla. They will say, “Yes, You did send.” That time Allah Azza wa Jalla will say, “Suffer!”
Everybody is trying to learn in this world. The most important thing they need to learn is to acknowledge the presence of Allah, to love Allah, and to follow the commands of Allah. This is it. You are saved if you do these. If not, if you do not do them, it is useless even if you study and are successful in school, if you are successful at work, or if you are the most powerful and the wealthiest man in the world.
The useful thing, the useful knowledge is knowledge that introduces Allah. Allah loves those who recognize Him, and He does not like those who do not recognize and acknowledge Him. Allah does not like unbelievers (kafirs) and He does not like polytheists (mushriks). These are written in the Koran. “Sir, they are Allah’s servants and Allah loves everybody,” and what not: you cannot tell Allah what to do. Allah Azza wa Jalla says He does not like them. If He does not like them we do not either. We can get along, but we are not obligated to like them. Because those who love Allah make sure to be with Allah. Those who do not love Him, Allah forbid, are ruined. May we be with those who are with Allah, InshaAllah. May we be on the path of truth InshaAllah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
94.THEY SHOULD NOT BE STUBBORN BUT REPENT Tuesday, 23 May 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.
They say, “May Allah not deviate us,” because there are lots of deviated people. There is a clear path shown by Allah and people cannot even see it. They follow a person and that person has deviated from the path Allah commands. Even though so many troubles and calamities are befalling them, they are still continuing on that path. They think they are on the true path.
You need to look a little. A person who is a believer (mumin), a person who is on true faith does what Allah commands. Whoever says “La Ilaha Illallah, Muhammadun Rasulullah” is a Muslim, but this is the lowest level. There is beyond it. The more you do the more iman you get, and the more iman is completed you become a mumin. And this is the most important thing.
Allah Exalted and Glorious be He would forgive His own rights for those who repent. However, there is also the rights of others. Allah says, “I do not oppress anybody.” If you infringe on the rights of another, then you need to conciliate that person so he forgives you. It could also happen unknowingly, may Allah forgive. However, for something done knowingly, you must certainly ask for forgiveness from that person.
There is an incident that occurred here. Why are we saying this? Because there are lots of deceived people. They need to wake up. It could be a cover as the awliya (saints) sometimes do things we do not understand. However, these people we are talking about do not accept the awliya and do not accept karamat (spiritual gifts) either. These are people who infringe on the rights of others. They are thieves. These people are dishonorable!
The least they do is infringe on the rights of other and are an obstacle on the sustenance of others. A person has worked and done things, and you come to certain positions without ever working or struggling. They helped you because you said you would serve that person, they gave you preferential treatment, and by this means you came to high positions. This is not for the sake Allah but for the sake of a servant [of Allah]. You have sold your hereafter for self-interest, yet you are thinking you are on the right path.
The situation is clear. There is much to be ashamed of here. There is something you need to be ashamed of and you are not being ashamed. You are saying, “I made a promise.” Nobody’s word is superior to Allah’s word. We have made a promise to be Allah’s servants. We did not make a promise to be servants of a person.
Nobody, no awliya consider others servants of themselves. They firstly consider themselves a servant of Allah. He says, “I have not made anyone a servant of another.” Our Holy Prophet says the same thing. We are the Nation of our Holy Prophet. He did not want it. He says, “Be servants of Allah.”
They neither listen to their families nor do they listen to the religion nor anything else. They are directly being servants of Shaitan. That is why: wake up! Save yourselves and save this country. Turn back from that way. That is not a good way. Repent and Allah accepts repentance. There are rights of others. It will not be forgiven as long as you continue on that way, because the servant might forgive someone on the path of Allah but would not forgive someone on the path of Shaitan.
Therefore, let them be careful. They still continue stubbornly, even though so many troubles and calamities befell them. Stubbornness is the character of Shaitan. There is stubbornness and there is persistence. Persistence is the quality of a person on the path of Allah. While stubbornness is the quality of a person who is on the path of Shaitan, on the evil path. Shaitan is stubborn. “Tooboo ilallah,” (Sura Tahrim:8) says Allah Azza wa Jalla. He says, “Repent to Allah.” These kind of people should repent. Even if they do not save themselves here, they should come clean to the presence of Allah Azza wa Jalla in the hereafter. But it would be beneficial here too.
Treachery is not good. It takes place in so many places in the Koran. He says, “Allah does not like traitors. Allah curses traitors.” May Allah keep us safe and may Allah reform us. May Allah save the Nation (Ummat) Muhammad from these people. Because this is the only land left on the Nation of Muhammad now. Inshallah this is the land of the Ottomans and it will stay clean. May it become the land where all Muslims can take refuge against the world of disbelief (kufr) and the land that helps Muslims Inshallah. Do not be with kufr. Be with Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
95.ALWAYS BE WITH GOOD ONES Wednesday, 24 May 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.
“Ya ayuhallathina amanut-taqullaha wa koonoo ma’as-sadiqeen,” says Allah Exalted and Glorious be He (Sura Tawba:119). “O people! Fear Allah. Fear Allah so you may not do evil.” It is not just that. He says, “Be with the good ones, with those who are true.” If a person is with good people, the person starts doing whatever they do. If not, if the person is with bad people, the person will do all evils and will harm oneself first.
“Al-kawnu ma’as-saliheena falaahun.” He says, “Being with those who are true is a gain.” Therefore, we need to always stay away from bad people. Their evil will hurt you even if you say it will not. As our Holy Prophet says, “The good person is like a store selling beautiful scents: you get relief even if you do not buy anything.”
And the other is like a smithy. Unlike today, iron would be burnt on fire in the past. Many materials would be used and it involved smoke and soot. Even if you do not do anything, as long as you stand there you will be bothered by the odor. That is why you should always try to be with the good ones. The good are not that many so we need to find them. Be with them InshaAllah. May Allah make us always be with the good ones Inshallah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
96.THE SULTAN OF 11 MONTHS Thursday, 25 May 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.
Allah made us reach these days so we are always saying thanks. The beautiful days are for Muslims, for Islam, and for true believers (mumins). May Allah not misguide any one of us. Inshallah tomorrow night we will pray the Tarawih as we will have entered Ramadan after Maghrib.
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g, some limit to it too. Even unlimited has a limit. But Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla is far beyond the mind. Don't even think about it, wasting your time. You should know that you should know Allāh. That's it. Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla cannot be reached with mind. You cannot reach Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla even with your imagination. You can't reach Him with anything. You should know it. You should know Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla as so.
As it was revealed by our Prophet, a soul is by the order of Allāh. We cannot interfere in it. The Jews came to test our Prophet. If the soul was like people are saying now, they would have run away. Nowadays, there are people who don't know how to take ablution. There are people who don't know how to wash up and they talk about the soul. Know your limit. Don't misbehave. Don't be without adab. Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla is not what you are talking about. What you talk about is your ego. You're not talking about
the soul but about your ego. That's why there is a limit. A man should know his limit. And what our Prophet is saying in his ḥadīth is know your limit, know your self. Then you will know Allāh. When you keep your morality, Allāh will show it to you. You should wait at the door with good manners and behaviour.
"We are Allāh's servants here. Allāh created us. Shukr to Allāh", you should say this. And He showed us our limits. It is a big favour. You should be thankful. Don't be deceived by people who say how nice you're talking to gain this cheap world and be destroyed. Everything has its way. And its way is in ṭarīqah. They say "Ṭarīqatu kulluhā ādāb." All good manners and discipline is taught in ṭarīqah. When out of ṭarīqah, even if a man learns rivers of books by heart, it has no use as long as he doesn't have adab. It's useless to him, and also to others. It's harmful both for others and for him. May Allāh protect us.
Prophet he saying, to know your Lord Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla first you must know yourself - man ‘arafa nafsahu faqad ‘arafa rabbahu How is this? This is what Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla showing people there is two ways. One way Allāh He is saying for us, telling us how we are created. How He make our body, our self, showing us, telling us. And other way what this non-believer saying for people.
Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla telling in Qur’ān, you were only earth. After to be from mud, you become small piece of meat. After, Allah He send His order to with soul for everybody. Soul it is order, secret from Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla. Other people they are saying, they are coming, not we, they are coming from animal from monkey, from I don't know, from fish, from scorpion. They are saying we are like this. But this no soul how you can say for.. how you can find soul from coming from monkey to you? It is also ridiculous. Especially for people they are saying - reincarnation - this is their most ridiculous. Because they know something but they want to put it in limit and put it to make people to cheat people. Said for soul coming from rat will coming for you, from you coming to elephant, from elephant coming to stone - so like this. This is maybe, this is their poor mind, they have very small limit. They not believe for Creator.
Creator He is Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla, this is our belief. What Prophet teach us, he said about soul. They ask him about soul. Like what is this? And he said, "I don't know, this is secret from Allāh." And he didn't because when they ask him, Jewish people they come and ask him many question. And after he said after 15 days - even he said tomorrowcome I will tell you. So when they come, Allāh He make - because without saying "I will in shā’Allāh", say this no answer until maybe fifteen days. After fifteen days said, this is only for Allāh. This is Allāh, He is, He didn't tell us for this knowledge.
And Prophet he is knowing everything in this universe from beginning to end. Now they think Prophet he was in desert and he don't know any knowledge. No. He know
everything since beginning of creation until end of the creation. But there is something, many thing, not something only. But Prophet knowledge it's also like, even less than dust knowledge comparing. No comparing for Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla knowledge - it is one drop less one than one drop. So it is showing us Prophet the greatness of Allāh His mightiness of Allāh. But showing us how he is humble. And there is limit for who are created by Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla.
Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla - our mind cannot reach any thing from Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla. This is what Prophet saying to us. You must first know yourself because many people these days for to be famous or to be between people saying "oh this man is very knowledgeable. He speak about soul and saying what is soul." This is not good behaviour. This is worst thing mankind do. Even Prophet who know everything, he saying it is not for me, it is for Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla and he not telling anybody for soul. For qadar also. But many people they are becoming crazy, becoming to be three, four people happy with them, they can lose their ākhirah and to be in wrong way. For this Prophet saying you must know your self, you must know your limit. Don't go beyond your limit. And limit is openly saying.
Even but this people, Prophet, many people they are saying about soul, speaking about soul, discussing with this, it is. Even to say anything for this it is forbidden. And it is not the truth. What they say all lies. So we must know our self, we must know our limit to be know greatness of Allāh, mightiness of Allāh. This is teaching you, showing you. Not what people saying - you must know yourself, when you know yourself, you, they think they know Allāh ḥāshā impossible. Just to know your limit - this is ḥadīth from Prophet. Allāh make us humble. The humbleness it is most important thing in ṭarīqah, in Islām. And Allāh loves this people. man tawāḍa‘a liLlāh rafa‘ahu who he become humble for Allāh Allāh make him, raise him. But if he is proud, Allāh make him down. He make proud to say I know this and know that. You don't know anything. Allāh save us from this people and save to people from them, in shā’Allāh.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
82.GOOD TIDINGS FOR BELIEVERS Monday, 8 May, 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.
May Allāh always keep us on this way, in shā’Allāh. Mankind lives through hardships. From one perspective, hardships are rewards for some people and punishment for others. For people who believe in Allāh, hardship is never a punishment, it's a reward. We are given good tidings "Lahumu l-bushrā fī l-ḥayati d-dunyā wa fī l-ākhirati" (10:64) They are happy both in dunyā and in ākhirah. People who believe in Allāh are always in peace. They are so peaceful that, despite the sufferings, we believe it will benefit us in the end. When this is so a man feels happy. He is satisfied.
But for most people, even the tiniest thing, because they don't believe in ākhirah and don't believe in Allāh, is nothing but punishment. They are punished both in dunyā and ākhirah. We are always thankful to Allāh for being on this way. Who has problems should come to this gathering - his burden will be lifted. He will feel lighter. A man will feel comfort. If he goes for other ways to get rid of his problems, especially if he goes for ḥarām, who wants to get rid of his problems will get more problems and fall into a worse state. If the problem was one, it will become a thousand. His face will darken and he'll fall into darkness. He will be close to bursting. There won't be an escape. That's why, he will fall sick too and he won't get along with people.
But a person with faith, whatever troubles there are, because he believes in Allāh, he will say it comes from Allāh, and he will accept it and feel at ease. Some people are not affected at all because of the power of their īmān. Some are affected for one hour but later rise above it with īmān. Some take one day, some need a week. But a person with īmān certainly overcomes that hardship in the end. Even after years, sometimes years may pass, because of weakness of īmān. As we said, as long as there is faith and belief in Allāh, a man won't mind if the whole world falls on him - the man with true īmān. But īmān has levels. According to their level, troubles are removed with permission of Allāh. May Allāh make it lasting.
As we said, these gatherings are recommended for people with problems. Attend good gatherings. Go to mosques. Go to awliyā’. Go for ziyārah. Mawlānā used to say that burdened people should visit the tombs of 7 awliyā’'. They should ask for their help.
Their burden will be lifted. In shā’Allāh our īmān will become stronger. No burden will be left with permission of Allāh.
Our life for whole human being - they are complaining it is not easy. Life difficult for everybody. Allāh make it like this. His wisdom to make this world, this life for everybody to be not easy. But who are believer, they are believer, this for them it is easy. This dāru l-bala’, dāru l-ibtilā’ meaning this world not paradise, it is for miseries, for test. For every kind of thing don't think we can be one hundred percent happy in this life. Life only for short period like exactly, like exam in the school. One hour many people they are sweating. After when they go al-ḥamdu liLlāh now we finish, some of them not succeed, some of them succeed. Our life exactly like this. So it is not, nobody like to be whole life in this class to do exam but it is necessary.
So for people who like to be happy they must be believer because believer they have safe shore for themself. Everything happen coming from and when real belief, it is the strong believer in one second this difficulty nothing for him. For other less believer maybe after one hour they are become comfortable. Some of them after one day because they are not so - they are believer also but they are not so strong like first one. Some of them one week, some of them one month, some of them years - this if for believer. At the end they will be passing this difficulty.
But for who are not believer it is no more difficult because believer they believe every difficulty Allāh give us here He will reward us in next life, in paradise. So who are very strong belief, one second finish this. This is coming from Allāh, it is test and we are happy with what Allāh send for us. He is happy. And Allāh give them good tiding. Good tiding for believer they have, they will be happy here - "fi l-ḥayāti d-dunyā wa fi l-ākhirah". (10:64) - in this life and second life also they will be happy.
So here this place this gathering, who are believer, it is medicine for unhappiness. Who come here he will be happy now or even later. It is like hospital for our soul to be happy. Mawlānā many time he was for people who are getting difficulty, every kind of difficulty, he said to them to visit maqām of awliyā’, seven maqām. In which city they are they can visit and they can ask help from them. And they help by permission from Allāh give them this power. Without permission from Allāh they cannot do anything. So it is for normal people also if they cannot find this gathering, they can visit maqām of awliyā’u Llāh. And they will be, in shā’Allāh, satisfied and what difficulty they have, they will take from them. Al-ḥamdu liLlāh you whole this people coming for sake of Allāh and for love of Prophet and love for the Shaykh and Allāh He is happy with this people because they coming only for Him for sake of and they are will be rewarded. For every step and for their maqām they will be rise, in shā’Allāh. And they will be going with happiness with blessed and with barakah, in shā’Allāh.
Like this poem, they say they the Arabs too much like this - "idhā raja‘tum bimā raja‘tum faqul raja‘nā bi l-khayri kulluh" If they ask you when you go back, what you bring, tell them we bring all blessed khayr, bring every good thing. This is what, in shā’Allāh everybody they will take from here when they are going back to their home, to their country, in shā’Allāh.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
83.GUIDANCE IS FROM ALLAH Wednesday, 10 May 2017
Allah Exalted and Glorious be He states, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Innaka laa tahdee man ahbabta walakinnallaha yahdee man yashaa”. “Indeed, [O Muhammad], you do not guide whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills.” (Sura Qasas:56) Guidance is from Allah. Allah Azza wa Jalla says, “You cannot guide whom you like or want.” Allah guides whom He likes.
It is beautiful being with people whom Allah has guided. Mashallah so many people coming a long way. Everything is in the hands of Allah Azza wa Jalla. People who have been guided have reached a great blessing (nimat), because Allah created us to find this path, to be on this path, and He announced it to everybody. Some people lent an ear and reached guidance. This is also by Allah’s favor and generosity. Others moved away and ran away. Even though they were in the midst of guidance it did not benefit them.
This has been said about our Holy Prophet’s tribe. Our Holy Prophet tried for 13 years so the ones he loved, his relatives, his friends, and his tribe would be honored by Islam but it did not happen. Even though our gigantic Holy Prophet himself with all his spiritual support (himmat) tried day and night only 40 people became Muslim. Afterwards Allah gave guidance to others. These people who were granted guidance rose and reached goodness in the sight of Allah.
What we mean by goodness is guidance both in this world and in the hereafter, and being on the right way. Otherwise, people are in loss. May Allah be content and may the blessings (baraka) of those who reached guidance Inshallah be upon us. May we also be together in the hereafter Inshallah and be together in paradise.
Fatiha.
84.THE WISDOM BEHIND FRIDAY PRAYERS Friday, 12 May 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 today is Friday, our holiday. Allah Exalted and Glorious be He gifted this day to Muslims as the holiday of the week. Today is a sacred day. He reserved this day for our Holy Prophet because the time the Universe was created is this best day, Friday. Allah Azza wa Jalla counts going to bed and waking up at night as reviving this day [with worship], meaning worshipping the whole night without going to sleep. On this day, our Holy Prophet would recite Sura Jumaa every Friday night at Isha and he would secondly recite Sura Munafiqoon. After worshipping at night, at Sabah (morning) prayers he would recite Sura Sajda along with Sura Insan. It is also a sunna and a baraka (blessing) to recite Sura Kahf during the day. People should do these if they want to increase their good deeds and rewards. Of course, it is also more rewarding to give alms (sadaqa) and do good deeds on this day compared to other days. It is also a sunna to do a full-body ablution, to make ghusl on Fridays. Allah willing all our sins are taken away when we do this.
People do not realize it but there are those who pray Friday to Friday. There is a wisdom of Allah in this too. Those who do this have the seed inside and could start praying the five daily prayers later. What can we say about those who do not even do this? The weakest of faith is at least going to Jumaa Prayer every Friday. This is a sign in matters relating to marriage or a job that the man has faith inside. Jumaa Prayer strengthens a person’s iman, it becomes a seed inside, and later becomes a means to pray all the prayers Allah willing.
It could just happen that with one word of the imam, the preacher, he realizes why he came to this world. People did not come to only eat, drink, and sleep like four-legged creatures. He might realize this and reach guidance with the blessing of the Jumaa. May these Fridays be blessed, be mubarak. May they be with enlightenment, rewards, and blessings Inshallah. May they be a victory for Islam.
Wa Minallah at-tawfeeq. Al-Fatiha.
85.COMMUNITIES OUTSIDE OF TARIQA Saturday, 13 May 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.
Association, tariqa is a good gathering, a good place. Communities outside of tariqa certainly end up at a shaitan, because tariqa connects to our Holy Prophet and comes from our Holy Prophet. Communities (jamaats) and this and that are again part of this world. They could be right or they could be wrong. However, 99% are not right and they address people’s ego.
The ego does not like tariqa and immediately runs after other communities. And this ruins the person. It ruins themselves, their families, and everything. Therefore, if it is to be a good community, it must surely be on the path of Allah and based upon tariqa. Of course, tariqa also needs to come from a true source. Now, they are also using tariqa for self interest. But if you ask, “How should we do it?” Allah gives according to the heart of the person who wants it sincerely and shows the person the right way. However, if you say, “I could gain a benefit from this,” then He would send you to other places.
Humankind has gotten used to evil. The ego has gotten used to evil. The only thing capable of training it is the tariqa and the murshid (guide). Tariqa is for training. It teaches all kinds of goodness, manners (adab), and beauties. It teaches politeness. The others never teach goodness and are nothing but harm. Therefore, may Allah make us all stand firm on this way. We have nothing to do with this world as our work is with the hereafter. The others are for this world. They can try as much as they want to collect from this world but it is useless. May our occupation be for the hereafter InshaAllah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
86.DO NOT BEFRIEND THE ENEMIES OF ALLAH Sunday, 14 May 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.
Allah Exalted and Glorious be He states: “Ya ayuhal-lathena aamanu la tattakhithoo ‘aduwee wa aduwakum awliya.” “O you who have believed, do not take My enemies and your enemies as allies.” (Sura Mumtahina:1). Allah Azza wa Jalla states: “My enemy is your enemy. Do not befriend them, do not have an inclination towards them, and do not trust them.” When it is within their power, they will never show you tolerance and be your friend. Who is the one called “Friend of Allah”? The believer (mumin) person. The enemy of a mumin is the enemy of Allah. There is no better friend than Allah. Those who befriend Allah are on the right path. Those who are enemies of Allah are with Shaitan. They are on the wrong path, their end is not good, and their end is frustration. Do not be with them!
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
87.DO NOT THINK BADLY OF EACH OTHER Monday, 15 May 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.
Allah Exalted and Glorious be He states in His Holy Koran: “Ya ayyuhal -lathena amanu- jtaniboo katheran minathanni, inna ba’dathanni ithmun, wala tajassasoo wala yaghtab ba’dukum ba’da.” “O you who have believed, avoid much negative assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other.” (Sura Hujurat:12) Allah Azza wa Jalla gives us advice and shows us the way saying, “Do not think badly of each other, do not suspect each other.” “Even a little bit is bad,” says Allah Azza wa Jalla. Shaitan picks on people, on mumins, people who believe more so they do not get together. He gives them waswasa (evil whisperings) so they do not unite. What is meant by negative suspicion is evil thought such as thinking, “Those people did this, so what should I do against them?” Whereas it is no big deal. Muslims do not get along together just because of this man’s evil thoughts, because of his evil whisperings. This is what Shaitan wants and this is what those who follow Shaitan want. Most of the time Hazrat Shaykh Mawlana would try to make up between the ikhwan (brothers and sisters) and between Muslims saying it was not such, showing an excuse, and not doing anything even though it appeared bad to him. This is the way Allah and the Prophet love. Do not suspect each other. Do not think badly of each other. Even if it is bad, you should never think about it. People become restful when they think, “It is not like this. It is because of my whisperings,” and so love and respect occurs between Muslims. Otherwise, you would treat the man badly for no reason and due to a bad thought. Of course, he will treat you back badly. That time no peace would be left, no blessings would be left, and people would be committing sin. This is an important matter because people are all looking for faults. They are looking for each other’s faults while Allah says, “Do not spy, do not search [for faults], and do not backbite each other.” Allah Azza wa Jalla gives beautiful advice. May Allah grant us all to listen to this advice and to apply it. Because listening is one thing and doing is another. Lots of obstacles emerge. Shaitans are plenty. There are lots of obstacles when people attempt a goodness. May Allah keep us safe. May Allah put out the fitna (dissension) between Muslims InshaAllah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
88.ALLAH RIDICULES MOCKERS OF THE TRUTH Tuesday, 16 May 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.
Allah Exalted and Glorious be He states, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim: “Wa laqad-istuhzi’a birusulim min qablika fahaqa billathena sakhiroo minhum maa kanoo bihee yastahzi’oon.” “And already were messengers ridiculed before you, but those who mocked them were enveloped by what they used to ridicule.” (Sura Anbiya:41) Allah Azza wa Jalla says to our Holy Prophet in the Koran: “This happens to all the prophets. They mock and do not like Allah’s prophets and the words He sent.”
Allah Azza wa Jalla says to those who mock: “They ridiculed people then Allah ridiculed them.” Because the truth is Allah’s truth. The truth is only with Him, while the rest are a dream and an imagination. They do not like it and do things according to their own heads saying, “We did it better.” They do not like the commands coming from Allah Azza wa Jalla, the heavenly books coming from Allah Azza wa Jalla, and the prophets. They oppose them and mock them, but Allah Azza wa Jalla says in the end Allah will ridicule them. They will be ridiculed in this world and in the hereafter.
They also constantly mock people on the path of Allah. This is not a current issue. They even mocked prophets ever since the beginning. That is why normal Muslims are sometimes upset or ashamed. There is no need to be ashamed. There is no need to be upset. There is nothing to be ashamed of for those who are on the true path. They are the ones who are shameless: they oppose Allah. They are people who make a laughing-stock of themselves. They also made a spectacle of people.
While saying, “We are always making something better. This is better and better,” they laugh when they see the older. “Is this what we used to do?” they ask. However, the commands of Allah do not change. The beautiful orders of Allah are the same and never change. It shows people the beautiful way. Those who abide by it are never disgraced. Those who do not abide by it are always disgraced, are in evil, and are on a way that has no end. We need to be careful! There are people who knowingly or sometimes unknowingly conform to those who are on the wrong path. Never conform to them. See whether something is the command of Allah or not, and account for yourself
accordingly. The door of repentance and asking for forgiveness is open if there are things you did unknowingly. Allah forgives when you say, “We made a mistake unknowingly. We repent and ask for forgiveness.”
May Allah forgive us all and may we be on the path of prophets with his good servants Inshallah. There is no need to be ashamed of anybody. We have nothing to be ashamed of. Those who need to be ashamed are those who are with Shaitan. They are always in shame and are disgraced. May Allah protect us.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
89.RESEARCH WHETHER A NEWS IS TRUE Thursday, 18 May 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. “Yaa ayyuhal- lathena aamanu in jaakum fasiqun binaba’in fatabayanu antusiboo qawman bijahalatin fatusbihoo ala ma fa’altum nadimeen.”
“O you who have believed, if there comes to you a disobedient one with information, investigate, lest you harm a people out of ignorance and become, over what you have done, regretful.” (Sura Hujurat:6) Allah Azza wa Jalla says: “When someone brings you news, see if that person is in his right mind. Is it a right person or not? Find out completely whether the brought news is true or not, so it does not cause a rift between you and people later. You could find out that it is not as that person says it is and you regret it.”
Humankind can misunderstand and these things happen a lot of the time. That is why when you get a news, when someone tells you something, you need to find out and research fully whether it is true or not. Because the person bringing the news could be an open sinner (fasiq), meaning it could be a person who is not virtuous (salih) or who does not do good. When someone brings you news that upsets you, intending on causing a rift amongst Muslims anyway, then even if the news is true that person is also considered a fasiq.
Our Holy Prophet tells us to have affection amongst Muslims. We read it in the hadith sharif too. Our Holy Prophet says, “For a Muslim to view his Muslim brother with affection is better than being in withdrawal (itikaf) for one year in the Prophet’s Mosque (Majid Nabawi).” Now think about how important it is.
Therefore, the person who causes dissension (fitna) and a rift between Muslims, who brings things that arouse hatred, falls in the fasiq kind. We need to be careful of this. We also need to stay away from these types of things, so we do not also fall in the fasiq category and we gain that beautiful station. Affection amongst Muslims is the affection of our Holy Prophet. It is something he loves. Let us pay attention to this InshaAllah.
May Allah grant us all to love each other more. May Muslims always be on the right path InshaAllah. We do not like those whom Allah does not like. May we also love the people whom Allah and the Prophet love InshaAllah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
90.WHEN YOU MAKE A PROMISE KEEP IT Friday, 19 May 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.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. “Wa awfu bi’ahdillahi itha ‘ahadtum.” (Sura Nahl:91) Allah Exalted and Glorious be He says: “When you make a promise, hold on to your promise, keep your promise.” Many times people make a promise saying, “I will do this and I will do that.” Really they are not lying when they are saying this. They say, “I will do it,” and say it with the intention to really wanting to do it. They say 100%: “I will hold on to that promise.”
Time passes and let us not say 100% but 99% of people do not do it. Why do they not do it? They are overcome by their ego. People who are overcome by their ego do not do what they promise. When you make a promise, you will do it! In daily life too, when you make a promise you need keep your promise even if it is a small thing. In the past they would say, “Our word is an obligation (they would take one at one’s word).” And now all obligations are becoming a protest. Leave the word aside, even if you write it, even when it is written people still do not keep their promise. Therefore, courts are full of these cases. The number of such incidents occurring between people are innumerable. Keeping a promise is the work of a man.
“Minal mu’minina rijalun sadaqu ma ‘ahadullaha ‘alayh.” (Sura Ahzab:23) “Among the believers are such men who are true to what they promised Allah.” They are men. The person who keeps his promise is a man. The person who does not keep a promise cannot be a man anyway. He is not a man. His manliness is shortcoming.
It is like this with everything. When you make a promise in daily life you should not twist it. Why do they say “He twists”? It is said about women. The one who is a man does not twist. My brother, when you give your word you need to do it. If you are not able to do it, do not give your word. Nobody is forcing you to give your word. Nobody has the right to make you do something by force. Give your word if you are going to do it, and if you are not able to do not give it. Make this into a habit.
You are a Muslim, you are the nation of our Holy Prophet. Go out to the presence of our Holy Prophet with the attribute of a man. Thank Allah ever since we were a kid, Hajji
Anne and Shaykh Baba did not get us used to expecting and asking for something from anybody. Here and elsewhere, we saw too many people making a promise saying, “If that happens I will do this,” and not doing it.
If you make a promise hold on to that promise. Keep your promise because if you do not do it in little things you can never do it for bigger services. A person who cannot come close to little things can never approach bigger things. They say, “This is unnecessary. What is the use for me to do this service, this good deed. We are more in need.” You made a promise and you have broken your promise. Actually, it is a great shame. But people have no shame left anymore. People who enter this way need to get used to it little by little. They will keep little promises. They will make it a habit. Even if nobody is aware of it, if they make a promise to themselves they will keep that promise.
Allah Azza wa Jalla is the one who is aware. Say, “Allah is my witness, Allah is with me. Allah is my witness everywhere, and He sees me.” You should be most ashamed of Allah. You need to be ashamed of Allah such that even if you did not openly give a promise to anybody, if you gave a promise to yourself you will keep that promise of yours. Some people say, “I will Inshallah pray namaz.” They start: one day, two days. Then something happens, they comply with their ego and leave prayer. They say, “I will fast,” and again the same way. “I will leave this bad habit,” and again they cannot do it. “I will stop smoking,” and they cannot stop. If there are other bad habits they say, “I will stop them,” but cannot.
These are all the same. The person who makes a promise and cannot do it is not acceptable. He is not an acceptable man in the sight of Allah and is not counted as a man. As we said, people now see breaking a promise as a talent. The whole nation, the whole of humanity is like this. That is why this idea that is settled in their mind needs to change. They do not all happen at once. As we said, learning little by little. Just like warming up before doing sports. Again it is the same way. A person needs to make a promise and get themselves used to it saying, “I made a promise today and I was able to hold it this much.”
While doing more and more later, in the end when like a man you do the things you are supposed to do and keep the promises you make, you become an acceptable person in the sight of Allah and the Prophet. You would also become an acceptable person amongst people because those typepeople are rare now. People want it but say, “There is no such thing and everyone has become like me. They make a promise but they do not keep it.”
Arabs have a saying, I remember it: “I break my promise a thousand times,” it says meaning for the common people. It says, “I break my promise a thousand times so I do not get cheated once.” The man did not make you give your word by force. You gave it
to him. Why should you break it a thousand times or one time? But not just our nation, the whole of humanity young and old has become like this. It is End Times. May Allah save us all from these bad habits Inshallah. May we become from the true ones and from the people Allah Azza wa Jalla praises in the Koran.
He says about them: “They keep their promise.” They made jihad with our holy Prophet (SAW), they fought, and they did not go back on their promise. Some of them lost their lives, some of them waited so they can become a martyr, and they did not go back on their word. May we also be amongst those who do not go back on their word and be next to them Inshallah. May Allah make us all stand firm and from those who keep their promise.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
91.THE BEST NATION Friday, 19 May 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 continuously grateful to Allah that He created us Muslim. For a person being created a Muslim is the greatest honor and the greatest virtue. A believer (mumin) person is better than the whole world in the sight of Allah.
People need to know the value as people who know the value are acceptable. Ungrateful people are not acceptable. This is the last nation prior to the Day of Judgment, it is the Nation (Ummah) of our Holy Prophet. Allah Exalted and Glorious be He informed our Holy Prophet: “This is the best.” The best nation is the nation that follows our Holy Prophet.
There were many prophets who desired, “I wish I were not a prophet but just a member of the Hazrat Prophet’s Ummah.” It is such a virtuous nation but people do not know. Those who follow our Holy Prophet are his Nation, and those who do not follow him are not considered from his Nation.
As we said, people do not know the value of the honor and bounty given to them. That is why they go to other way and do not accept this honor. They are at a loss if they do not accept it. What is important is for us to know its value. We need to be happy for this and not for something else. Allah Azza wa Jalla says, “Be happy.” “Fabithalika falyafrahoo.” “In that let them rejoice.” (Sura Yunus:58) “Let them be happy with this and be at rest, since this path is the path of Allah and the Prophet. Let those who follow it rejoice.” Otherwise, there is nothing else to rejoice about. They are all empty things. Things assigned for this world, such as rank and position, none have any value whatsoever. It is useless as long as one does not recognize Allah and the Prophet. We need to be careful of this. What Allah has treated us with - Islam, the Koran, and our Holy Prophet – are relief, joy, healing, and light for us. May Allah make us amongst those who know its value. May we follow them and may affection for them always be in our hearts InshaAllah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
92.EVERYBODY IS WELCOME Saturday, 20 May 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.
The elders have said, “Likulli maqaamin maqaal.” Our Holy Prophet says, “Yassiroo wala tu’assiroo.” Every person can be spoken to differently. There are many people who do not know about Islam, let alone tariqa. People are assuming to be Muslim, but they do not know anything while claiming to be Muslim. However, it says not to be hard on someone who comes curious to learn about Muslim manners and worships. You would offer them little by little as much as they can do.
However, there is more to offer and a lot more to be done for those who are readier and who have been on this way for a while. “People can do as much as they want. Do not force them,” says he. Our Holy Prophet says, “Yassiroo wala tu’assiroo.” “Let them do as much as they can. Do not offer more than they can handle.” For whatever you are to speak, our Holy Prophet says, “There is a subject to be spoken at every gathering so talk accordingly.”
You can teach people more about what they know. If not, if they do not know anything, you need to tell them starting with the most basic. All of our ikhwan (brothers and sisters) thank Allah are doing Shaykh Mawlana’s instructions. However, some people think our tariqa or Shaykh Mawlana did not know anything! That is why they do not see these people as 100% sofi (sufi). Many people attacked Shaykh Mawlana verbally and criticized him, but thank Allah Shaykh Mawlana took those people from zero and brought them to very high stations. They are in very high stations when it is both external and internal. This is what is important. Therefore, do not lend an ear to some people’s words.
Of course, everyone has a method and a manner. Their training and guidance can be different. The result is what is important. Allah willing the result is always good. We do not interfere if others do it as they like and however they like either. Allah sends everyone according to their readiness. Some want more and can do as they like. Others cannot. We are thankful to Allah for their taking a step on this way, as this is also very beneficial. They reach high places once they set foot in that door Allah willing.
Therefore, Shaykh Mawlana says welcome to those who come. And our Holy Prophet says, “I was sent to people for them to say ‘La Ilaha Illallah’.” Meaning the weakest. Even that is a big benefit because we are hearing things that offend us much these days. Children are saying, “I have no religion,” and do not accept religion. Well, there cannot be a more offending thing than this. We are really very sad when we hear this.
Therefore, we see these beautiful words of Shaykh Mawlana as 100%, one million percent true, as he says, “Let a person say ‘Allah’ once and the rest will come.” But now if they deny that too then you should not make them run away. The burden is on you when a person comes, you load everything on, and they run away.
We are trying to make them Inshallah say “La Ilaha Illallah” like our Holy Prophet said. Let people say “Allah”. This is an important thing. There are some Islamic authorities who say it is bidah (innovation in religion) and say this and that. Then the burden is on them when they make people run away from religion. Allah forbid. May Allah keep this nation, the Nation of Islam, and children safe from Shaitan. May they not lose their iman (faith) InshaAllah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
93.A PROPHET WAS SENT FOR YOU Monday, 22 May 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.
Allah Exalted and Glorious be He says in the Koran, “Humans and jinns: have I not sent you prophets?” This means just as humans have prophets, jinns also have prophets.
Allah does not oppress anybody. He sent everyone prophets and messengers to notify of Himself. They will say, “Prophets came but we did not follow them,” so, “Then you have deserved hell. Suffer the pain. You will suffer this pain and torture because we did not oppress you and sent you thousands of prophets to show the right path. But when you do not accept your sin, you will suffer the torture in hell for the things you committed as sin.” In this world, when you say something, people can deny it telling a bunch of lies. They say things like, “I heard; I did not hear. I did it; I did not do it.” But in the hereafter, they cannot lie in front of Allah Azza wa Jalla. They will say, “Yes, You did send.” That time Allah Azza wa Jalla will say, “Suffer!”
Everybody is trying to learn in this world. The most important thing they need to learn is to acknowledge the presence of Allah, to love Allah, and to follow the commands of Allah. This is it. You are saved if you do these. If not, if you do not do them, it is useless even if you study and are successful in school, if you are successful at work, or if you are the most powerful and the wealthiest man in the world.
The useful thing, the useful knowledge is knowledge that introduces Allah. Allah loves those who recognize Him, and He does not like those who do not recognize and acknowledge Him. Allah does not like unbelievers (kafirs) and He does not like polytheists (mushriks). These are written in the Koran. “Sir, they are Allah’s servants and Allah loves everybody,” and what not: you cannot tell Allah what to do. Allah Azza wa Jalla says He does not like them. If He does not like them we do not either. We can get along, but we are not obligated to like them. Because those who love Allah make sure to be with Allah. Those who do not love Him, Allah forbid, are ruined. May we be with those who are with Allah, InshaAllah. May we be on the path of truth InshaAllah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
94.THEY SHOULD NOT BE STUBBORN BUT REPENT Tuesday, 23 May 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.
They say, “May Allah not deviate us,” because there are lots of deviated people. There is a clear path shown by Allah and people cannot even see it. They follow a person and that person has deviated from the path Allah commands. Even though so many troubles and calamities are befalling them, they are still continuing on that path. They think they are on the true path.
You need to look a little. A person who is a believer (mumin), a person who is on true faith does what Allah commands. Whoever says “La Ilaha Illallah, Muhammadun Rasulullah” is a Muslim, but this is the lowest level. There is beyond it. The more you do the more iman you get, and the more iman is completed you become a mumin. And this is the most important thing.
Allah Exalted and Glorious be He would forgive His own rights for those who repent. However, there is also the rights of others. Allah says, “I do not oppress anybody.” If you infringe on the rights of another, then you need to conciliate that person so he forgives you. It could also happen unknowingly, may Allah forgive. However, for something done knowingly, you must certainly ask for forgiveness from that person.
There is an incident that occurred here. Why are we saying this? Because there are lots of deceived people. They need to wake up. It could be a cover as the awliya (saints) sometimes do things we do not understand. However, these people we are talking about do not accept the awliya and do not accept karamat (spiritual gifts) either. These are people who infringe on the rights of others. They are thieves. These people are dishonorable!
The least they do is infringe on the rights of other and are an obstacle on the sustenance of others. A person has worked and done things, and you come to certain positions without ever working or struggling. They helped you because you said you would serve that person, they gave you preferential treatment, and by this means you came to high positions. This is not for the sake Allah but for the sake of a servant [of Allah]. You have sold your hereafter for self-interest, yet you are thinking you are on the right path.
The situation is clear. There is much to be ashamed of here. There is something you need to be ashamed of and you are not being ashamed. You are saying, “I made a promise.” Nobody’s word is superior to Allah’s word. We have made a promise to be Allah’s servants. We did not make a promise to be servants of a person.
Nobody, no awliya consider others servants of themselves. They firstly consider themselves a servant of Allah. He says, “I have not made anyone a servant of another.” Our Holy Prophet says the same thing. We are the Nation of our Holy Prophet. He did not want it. He says, “Be servants of Allah.”
They neither listen to their families nor do they listen to the religion nor anything else. They are directly being servants of Shaitan. That is why: wake up! Save yourselves and save this country. Turn back from that way. That is not a good way. Repent and Allah accepts repentance. There are rights of others. It will not be forgiven as long as you continue on that way, because the servant might forgive someone on the path of Allah but would not forgive someone on the path of Shaitan.
Therefore, let them be careful. They still continue stubbornly, even though so many troubles and calamities befell them. Stubbornness is the character of Shaitan. There is stubbornness and there is persistence. Persistence is the quality of a person on the path of Allah. While stubbornness is the quality of a person who is on the path of Shaitan, on the evil path. Shaitan is stubborn. “Tooboo ilallah,” (Sura Tahrim:8) says Allah Azza wa Jalla. He says, “Repent to Allah.” These kind of people should repent. Even if they do not save themselves here, they should come clean to the presence of Allah Azza wa Jalla in the hereafter. But it would be beneficial here too.
Treachery is not good. It takes place in so many places in the Koran. He says, “Allah does not like traitors. Allah curses traitors.” May Allah keep us safe and may Allah reform us. May Allah save the Nation (Ummat) Muhammad from these people. Because this is the only land left on the Nation of Muhammad now. Inshallah this is the land of the Ottomans and it will stay clean. May it become the land where all Muslims can take refuge against the world of disbelief (kufr) and the land that helps Muslims Inshallah. Do not be with kufr. Be with Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
95.ALWAYS BE WITH GOOD ONES Wednesday, 24 May 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.
“Ya ayuhallathina amanut-taqullaha wa koonoo ma’as-sadiqeen,” says Allah Exalted and Glorious be He (Sura Tawba:119). “O people! Fear Allah. Fear Allah so you may not do evil.” It is not just that. He says, “Be with the good ones, with those who are true.” If a person is with good people, the person starts doing whatever they do. If not, if the person is with bad people, the person will do all evils and will harm oneself first.
“Al-kawnu ma’as-saliheena falaahun.” He says, “Being with those who are true is a gain.” Therefore, we need to always stay away from bad people. Their evil will hurt you even if you say it will not. As our Holy Prophet says, “The good person is like a store selling beautiful scents: you get relief even if you do not buy anything.”
And the other is like a smithy. Unlike today, iron would be burnt on fire in the past. Many materials would be used and it involved smoke and soot. Even if you do not do anything, as long as you stand there you will be bothered by the odor. That is why you should always try to be with the good ones. The good are not that many so we need to find them. Be with them InshaAllah. May Allah make us always be with the good ones Inshallah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
96.THE SULTAN OF 11 MONTHS Thursday, 25 May 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.
Allah made us reach these days so we are always saying thanks. The beautiful days are for Muslims, for Islam, and for true believers (mumins). May Allah not misguide any one of us. Inshallah tomorrow night we will pray the Tarawih as we will have entered Ramadan after Maghrib.
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