MERCY OCEANS, Book 06 (Rubies Of Resplendence, Shaykh Nazim, 100 pages, 4/4)
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Some of you take pride in your long Salat and my heart sees it, That is why Tam talking on this subject. You must be trained. “This is why you need a Tarigee. ‘Phis is because you need 10 be trained at the hands of a Sheik. Yes, you cannot give anything to Allah Almighty. People may think that their long Safats give somerhing to Allah Alougliy and take pride in it. Shugo was proud of his prayers and sail “IT am first, | have done the most so [must be first and not Muhammad, on whom be peace.” When Allah Almighty ordered Shatter to do Sujdit to Adama (aletd), Shetitean
knew that he could nor keep his position.
Shaitan was proud of bis prayers and his
worship.
Allah Almighty did not order us to worship and glorify Elim sous co make us proud. On the contrary it is to bring our egos down and to make us clean. It is to make the exe valueless. Your Nafs has no price. Worship and glorification is the declaration and reminder to you from you that you are nat great, that you do nat have greatness and that grearmess is for Allah Almighty only. This is because Le claims to be the great-
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He ordered the five times a day Prayer so that we will able ta escape the evil promptings of our ego. Most people do nes pray five times a day because their egos do not want to bow down or prostrate to Allah Almighty, Of those who pray the prescribed! five times, many of them submit to their eoo's desire in [imiting their prayers to the obligatory prayers only and neglecting the Neff Copuional} prayers like Isfirey, Lithe,
Awwabin, “Hitajjacd and “lesbih.
Salat ul Tusbil is very heavy on the Nafs as
it grinds it. Someone told me thar he is unable to pray it at the usual time of JTahajjad and my advice to him was that if he missed it at that time, he should do it during the day. His Nafs would say to him that the time for it has now passed when he misses it. But then the best way to grind the ego would be to do it at least during the day. Ir would revolt at the thought of praying ‘lasbih every day and would say that once a week would do. Grind the ego
and do it daily at Tahajjad time.
All the five hundred kinds of worship to Allsh Almighty only helps you to grind — your ego and deprive it of pride. ‘This is so whether you are a Sheik or an Alim or a person of better status. 1 come here to grind your ego and to save you from the ego, and that is Tariga. Whoever thinks otherwise is wrong. They have misunder- stood. I come here to help people conquer
their egos and not for the sake of my Nafs.
Reciting Bismillah ir Rahman ir Raheem before eating and drinking is good to train
the ego. The ego wants you to eat and
drink for its glory and not for the sake of Allah Almighty. My main purpose of staying here with you for these few days was to try to grind your ego even if it were only for a little while. We fight it when you come to pray your night prayers with your Sheik and stay on to pray Fajr, then do Zikr, recite Yaseen shareef, listen to Bayan and Nasiha. Your ego then would prompt you to look at yourself as an important person, a great person, and a person demanding respect, We pray to make our egos to be
zero and valueless.
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Alf respects are due to Allah Almighty hut you cannot give anything to Allah AL mighty. May Allah Aimighty give you and give us from His endless blessings to be together here and in the Divine Presence and to do Sajda to Him. This is a grant from Allah Almighty to us or else your ego would have prevented you from coming
here to worship and to be a servant of
Allah Almighty.
May Allah Almighty forgive us and save us
from our egos. What Allah Almighty says is
truce, what Rasoolullah, on whom be peace, says is true and what your Sheik says is true. Therefore we are asking te foliow them. May Allah Almighty keep us on the
way of His beloved servant Seyyadina
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Muhammad, on whom be peace. You and [ and everyone are asking to be servants of the Lord Allah Almighty. May Allah Almighty bless us.
it grinds it. Someone told me that he is unable to pray it at the usual time of Tahajjad and my advice to him was that if he missed it at that time, he should do it during the day. His Nefs would say to him that the time for it has now passed when he misses it. But then the best way to grind the ego would be to do it at least during the day. Tt would revolt ac the thought of praying Tushih every day and would say that once a week would do. Grind the ego
and do it daily at Teheyjet time.
Alf the five hundred kinds of worship to Allah Almighty only helps you to grind your evo and deprive it of pride. Vhis is so whether you are a Sheik or an Alan ora person of better status. Fcome bere to grind your evo and to save you from the evo, and that is Terige. Whoever chinks otherwise is wrong. They have misunder- stood, I come here to help people conquer
their egos and not for the sake of my Nafs.
Reciting Bismillah ir Rahman ir Raheem before cating and drinking is good to train
the ego. The ego wants you te eat and
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drink for its glory and not for the sake of Allah, Almighty. My main purpose of staying here with you for these few days was to try to grind your ego even if it were only for a little while. We fight ic when you come to pray your night prayers with your Sheik and stay on to pray Figr, then do Zikr, recite Yuseen shereef, listen to Beeyan and Nasi. Your ego then would prompt you to look at yourself as an important person, a great person, and a person demanding respect. We pray to make our egos ta be
cero anil valucless.
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Alb respects are due to Allah Almighty but you cannot give anythiog to Allah AL mighty. May Allah Almighty vive you and give us from His enclless blessings to be together here and in the Divine Presence and to do Sajda to Him. This is a grant from Allah Almighty to us or else your exo would have prevented you from coming here to worship and to be a servant of
Allah Almighty.
May Allah Almighty forgive us and save us from our egos. What Allah Almighty says is
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true, what Rasvolullah, on whom be peace, Muhammad, on whom be peace. You and I
says is true and what your Sheik says is and everyone are asking to be servants of truce. Therefore we are asking to follow the Lord Allah Almighty. May Allah
them. May Allah Almighty keep us on the Almighty bless us.
way of His beloved servant Seyyadina
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‘CERTAINTY IS A TREASURE FROM THE FRIENDS OF ALLAH
ertainty is Yageer - the Power of
Iman with Certainty. Once during
the time of Hassan ul Basti, onc of the famous Invans, there was an Ajai or non-Arab Sainte called Tabib ul Ajami, an unlettered person who could neither read nor write but whose heart was fall of Divine Light. One day, when fnem Hassan ul Basri visited this Saint, he pliced two pieces of bread or Neen, as it is called in the cast, before the visitarn That was alf he had to give his guest. As che Saint was about to ask mem Hassan ul Basti to eat, there was a knock on the door by a beggar saying, “Shetyyantillah’, which
means, “something for the sake of Allah
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Almighty”. Habib uf Ajami took both the pieces of bread and gave them away to the
begear. Pant Flassan ul Basri who was
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hungey at that time disapproved of this act in his heart while thinking that one of those pieces could have heen retained for the guest. After a while there was another knock at the door and rhe Saint had it opencd by a person who was staying with him. At the door was a servant carrying a tray of delicious food and he said that it was from his master to the Saint. The Saint who was reading the thoughts of Hassan ul Basri now spoke and said “Oh! Hassan ul Basri, you know so much of knowledge but you do not have Certainty . You were unhappy when I gave those two pieces of bread away, but I knew that it is easy for Allah Almighty co give us much more. 1 knew it, I believed it and 1 was certain of it. You lmew all this but did not believe. Had you believed you would not have been unhappy when J gave the two pieces of bread away. But look, I was certain. You need more than the knowledge that you possess, because you need Certainty. “
It is not important to know too much, and not have Yageen, Certainty. Some people may not know a lot of Hadees or the Quran Kareem, but their belief and Certainty may be perfect. You may take much more benefit from such a person than the ones who only know book knowledge. A cas- gette cannot give you Certainty neither can reading. Certainty can be passed only from. one to another. Rasoolullah, on whora be peace, did not give Iman to his Sahaba by asking them to tread. The Certainty in his heart was made to run into the hearts of
his companions. We must always look for people who have Certainty in their beliefs, no matter even if they be very simple people. Many Doctors claim to know much, but do not reach to the level of Certainty.
When Imam Hassan ul Basri and Habib ul Ajami who was a Saint at that time were living in Baghdad the Saint met the Imam who was waiting for a boat to cross a fiver in Basra. Seeing this the Saint asked Hassan ul Basri why he would not recite Bismillah ir Rahman ir Raheem, and walk over the water, Habib ul Ajami then said, Bismillah ir Rahman ir Raheem and walked across the river saying “you know to say Bismillahi Rahman ir Raheem, but your belief has not reached to Certainty. I do not know so much as you do, but my Certainty is full, therefore when I say it | may walk on water.
Allah Aklmighty granted such powers to Rasoohillah, on whom be peace, whe in turn gave it to the Sahuba, and every Sahaba had such powers of Certainty. hat is the power of miracles. Everyone claims to be a believer but not with Certainty. We must try to reach to the level of Certainty and this could he reached rhrough friendship with people who possess them, They could help us to get such powers. Electricity will {low through a wire only if connected to the mains. The power that Allah Almighty eranted to the Prophet, on whom be peace, runs among Muslims up to this day. But most of those who possess this type of Certainty are hidden today unlike before when they showed themselves the people, and the people ran after them.
You will not find them unless you look very carefully. A person who finsls a gem in the vravel may throw if away taking it to he just another stone, but the one who knows about gems would take it to a lapidary for
cutting and polishing and then turn it into
a jewel. Similarly don’t think that Allah Abnighty’will show His Saints as they are
in the polished state. No! they are hidden.
My Saints are hidden and no one shrail know them unless until | wish to show them to My servants. Therefore we must try to respect everyone, perhaps one of them may be a Saint, a beloved servant of
Allah Almighty. We may benefit from him.
Respecting everyone 1s a Sunnah. We must
respect the young, the old, the pao, the
rich, the worker, the businessman, man and 8i woman. If you give respect, you may come
across a beloved servant of Allah, a friend
of Allah Almighty who may save your life
here and help you in the hereafter.
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The Prophet, on whom he peace, has described La Huha Mullah, as Aflal ul Zike, the most precious and the most acceptable Zikr. This Zikr makes Allah Almighty happy. He would say with pride to his Anvels “My servants ate saying La [aha Hlalieth. Recire Le Maha Halleh, while you walk and talk and do not be against it. In many places today the recital of La Haha llallah is considered a Bidaett (innovation). Makkah and Madina are also «mong them. You cannot do this Zikr there. If they see even three people gathered together reciting La Nuhe Hlelluh, they would be
stopped and asked to disperse.
How can the reciting of La Maha Malla, be Bideat? Why should its recital be prevented in the Masjid or Masjidul Lkaam or Matsjraat Nabavi us Shareef? We are approaching the end af the World and the times of evil. The first Thableegh, the first Bayan of Rasoolullah , on whom be peace, to all people and for aff times upto Qiyama and perhaps eternity was to make them reach to that Kalina Theyyibe, the Most Beauti- ful Recital, La Heha Wallah.
The tongues of all the Prophets vibrated with this most valuable, foyful and refresh- ing recital La Mahe eliah © The Prophet, on whom be peace, has stated that Allah Almighty grants one bundred and one rewards for one who says La Maha IMlallah , one of which is the removal of stress from
the heart.
Yhe demand for psychiatrists are so high that there are as many or more of their clinies than even grocery shops and still there is a queue for them. My challenge to the psychiatrists is that they roo would end up like their patients. So many of these Doctors came to see me in London, America and Germany, and J advise them hot to sce more than seven patiqnis a lay. To see more than seven patients a day is a heavy burden and these Doctors woud end up needing. another psychiatrist to care for
them.
My prescription for stress is to take a shower and pray two Rekats, then sit down and recite La Taha Talked, a hundred
tines. There is no necessity for drugs. In
fact psychiatrists should stop giving medi- cines and suggest this recital to their patients. Therefore the first Thableegh - La daha ilallah, is for all people, for Muslims and Non-Muslims alike. A day would come
when everyone has to say it.
People forget their Lord, their Creator, and as a punishment He is also leaving them as forgotten. It is just that these people are unable to reach to His blessings. Allah Almighty does not forget any of His crea-
tures whether they be animals or reptiles or
insects or whatever.
Nothing would be in existence if it were forgotten by Allah Almighty. Everything is under the control of Allah Almighty. Allah Almighty creates and nurtures and does not forget. He certainly would not forget mankind as everything was created for the honour of Man. It is only that man forgets. The people of the 20th Century are trying not to remember their Lord so that they
could be absolutely free.
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and the Most Munificent, the Lord of
the Hleavens and the Creator of all exist- ences. He created everything in existence an at anytime that Fle wishes to do so, He
can take it all away.
When a certain Saine was asked questions on Marifatilleh by some people, he did not vive apy answers because he was able to see their level of understanding. He was saying “leave these questions to us and the answers are not for you.” He whe has been given Pikmah (Wisdom) must before he
speaks or addresses people know the
veneral rule. Kalimannacuse: Ala Kaduru Kooli. That is a command from Resoolilleh, on whom be peace, thar you must speak to people according to their understanding
and the capacities of their minds.
You cannot speale more than this because then you will be held responsible. Those who speak to ordinary people carry a heavy responsibility and if they do not give this Hikmah Gvisdom) properly, those people will become empty people. They will become empty because they do not know anything about Sharicatalla or about Thazeem Shariat allech. There is Shariatctlleh
(Laws) and there is Thazeem Shariatallah
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which is the order to respect Shariatallah.
Some of the Saints when they get into Jazbah develop a strong relationship to Alamul Malakooth. They can lose Adamd Mulk and speak of something that belongs. to Alama Makukooth. Some of them speak about their levels in Alumul Jaberoeth and even Alumul Lahooth, When they speak from their levels it can be Muhatha, which is their addressing may be above the level
of the peaple whom they speak to.
When one speaks about Aland Lahooth, Akeamul Jubeerooth and Aland Mutekooth in such a manner it is a big mistake, because it can make much trouble amongst the Muslim community. Tt can make people 10 misuuderstand and fiehr with cach other. They might become separated from each other and even become enemies to one another Thus the respect for Shariet will be
token away.
Therefore the person who speaks on such subjects openly, may not be doing a good
thing. You cannot give such knowledge to
ordinary people because these people may not be able to understand what the reali- ties of these words are. There must be a Thehweel for ordinary people and some- times ordinary people cannot understand
even what Thaliwweel means.
For example, the Holy Quran says Waja‘a Rubbuka Wal Maluke Saffe - it means that Allah Almighty who is your Lord is coming with His Angels with Lights. What does this mean? How can you sce this? What is the meaning of this when Allah Almighty, says that He is coming. But by these translated Arabic words it means that Ele is coming, and you may ask with hase knowledge, from where to where docs He come, for we know Allah Afmighty is everywhere. Does He come with a form or without a fermi? Lighr is Saffa, bur how is He coming? You cannot answer this he- cause you can only believe and also be- cause there are Secret Knowledges about this point. Not everyone can know ahout
such a Thethaveet.
Those Who have pecn ven Ti tt CRC, rl ho have been given Tin ul Yed
Ayn ul Yakeen and Hage ul Yakeen, (the
Certainties of Knowledge), will not doubt
because it is clear to them as to what is the
meaning of Thahweel. Therefore when the Saints say something it is not always for ordinary people. It may be some form of code for the opening of Marifatullah (Di- vine Knowledge), like the combination fock in a briefcase with a digit code for opening the lock. Only the person who put in that code number may open it, and not another. In the same way if that Secret is not piven to you, you may fook but you
cannot open, it.
For example in the Holy Quran consider the letters at the beginning of a Surah like the letters Ali, Laam, Meem. Who can give their meanings? Even Angel Gibreel (alai) who broughe these Surahs down did not know their meanings. Once when Gibreel (alai) came to reveal Surah Mariyam, he said khaaf, then the Prophet, on whom be peace, said, “I know”, he then said ‘Ha’, the Prophet, on whom be peace, said, “I know”, he said, Ya, again the Rasool , on
whom. be peace, said, “I know”, he said
Ayn’, the Rasoal , on whom be peace, said, “{ know”, Gibreel then said Suadh, and again the Prophet, on whom be peace, said, “Tl know. “ Gibreel wondered about this and asked the Prophet, on whom he peace, “Oh! Muhammad, I am bringing this Surah for the first time, but how is it chat I de not know and you say, “I know, I know!” The Prophet, on whom be peace, replied that he, Gibreel, was only a transinitter of the Revelation and that it was Allah Almighty who was his teacher. This was Secret Knowledge that belonged to the Prophet, on whom he peace. Gibreel fulai}, who 89 brought this Revelation gave only five
letters, and these five letters gave the
meaning of this whole Strah.
Ar Rahman Allame'l Quran. Ordinary people cannot fathom the Secret Code because they cannot understand the value of the Holy Quran. The Holy Quran has Oceans of treasures, Oceans of pearls, Oceans of wisdom, Occans of Knowledge and Oceans amongst Oceans. However much one may dive into it, an end cannot
be reached.
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The Saints may speak sometimes from the Seerets of the Holy Quran but there is no benefit without giving you the key to the cade number. Therefore such an attitude by them is to give some openings to make people understand, but if such people cannot reach that level of Knowledge what will be the benefit? We have also been viven the Secret Knowledge about this Secrer Code but it is net for ordinary people. ft nay be for high level Saints and not even for the ordinary Saints. This knowledge is for the big Uleme and not for
every Alin.
We can see this glass of water and the ice cubes that is in it, When you touch this ice cube it is hard as rock, if you apply pressure to it, it may crack and mele after sometime. Both are composites of water but the ice cube is not real water. HE you pur an ice cube into a pan and heat it, it will boil and evaporate very quickly. Ordinary water however needs a hundred degrees centi- grade to boil. Likewise the Knowledges are the same, but there are different levels of
understanding for different types of people.
The Saints may speak about Wahder i Wagud. We Nagshubandhi’s also have the Zikr - La Mowjooda allah which means that there is no existence but Allah. Only Allah Almighty was in existence and even now alsa there is none else in existence but Him. Every learned person knows that this World came into existence for some reason and also for some reason. it will disappear and vanish. This is our belief Ar one time there was nothing in existence and there will come a time when once again. there will be nothing in existence. Maamnkar tf Wajid means the possibility for reasons in
existence.
Whac is the reason for this Universe to appear in existence? [tis only Iradeathadlah. hina Ma Anmuliar Iza Aradhet Shayyen Yukooltulahu Kunfeyakoon. This is from Suralt Yaseen. Above all reason the only reason is His Will, He just said, “BE” and the Universe came into existence. Everything in existence docs not have any real exist- , ence. “Wuhdat i Wejud”, means that only
Allah Almighty is “Existence”.
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does not need any reason, There cannot be _any reason for His Being, He ts in existence without reason buc everything else, which is in existence, is with reasons. That means that with His Will, He brings everything
into existence and this is “Tradah”.
How can you say that there is a shadow existence to Allah Almighty. Ir is only like an appearance on a mirror. Do you think that the one who is reflected in a mirror is real. No! it cannot be real. The reflection of His existence belongs also to Him when He is in frent of a mirror, and when he turns away there is nothing in ic. The whole existence of Mankind is ike this
image in a mirror.
Allah Abmigbty created a Universe so large that the minds of people cannot even fathom it. Even to speak of the distances of this “Seen Universe”, perhaps from one point to another is impossible. | am not speaking about the unseen Worlds that belong to the Heavens. | am only speaking
of this Universe thac is the World that you
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can touch and feel, and also what we call
Space. You may reach for astronomical numbers and even then it is only a very limited area. Who knows where this Universe (Alamul Mulk) begins and where it ends. We only know a little dor of all this which makes us to wonder, and we can only wonder about the Endless Greatness
and the Endless Power Oceans of the Lord.
Where is the Lord? How can you say that He is in the stones, the mountains and the
trees. Allah Almighty is One and what is
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His position? Therefore we must keep Met Al Ilm Adab , we must keep Adab (respect) with Ibm (knowledge). Allah Almighty is asking to show mankind His Endless Greatness. We have been only given small vision and we are looking through big telescopes. We talk about millions and billions of light years but that distance is really nothing for a Saint who has been given spiritual power and authority to reach up to millions or billions of light years in less than a minute or even a second. He is able to travel such distances and even
place his foot on it.
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This spiritual power is from the Authority of Muhammad, on whom he peace, and it is faster than the speed of livhe. Tf livhe heeds more than ten miflion years to reach from one point of the Universe to another a Saint will take less than a second to do so and even one billion light years és nothing for him. Allah Almighty is asking to be known, and for us to know something of Lis Endless Greatness, When you say, Allahie Akber through which seale and wheal mensure can you measure Elis Great- ness and Fame. Allah Aimighty therefore created this Samia cd Drawer and fled it up with huge galaxies chat you canhot even see throuph givantic telescopes. You can only view the photographs that have been Uihen with clectranic instruments and you
cannot ever see them physically,
Once un Astronomer was curious and wanted to look through the most powerlul
telescope althoueh it was dangerous. He
just had one Jook and the light was so powertul that he fainted. Even this vivantic telescope is only like a matchstick com- pared to the gigantic view of the Enalless Cresmess Qeeans of Allah Almighty, and one day ir is all pote to disappear, Elow can one say that this is Allah Aimighty and this is not. No one ean five real value to His Greatness ancl of His heing in exist-
enhee.
None can know Allah Alinighty’s Grout bess and itis left for us only to say so much aveording to the Merifie or Divine Knowl- edee thatawe have beer given. We can only say “Stbhenelleda”, Glory be to You. Oh Alloh, we can never reach completely to know anything af Your Cirontness.
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REMEMBERING AND RESPECTING THE DEAD
nee there was a case of some
foolish people who built a huge
hotel next toa Mosque. On completion they consulted a Jewish expert for advice to run the hotet. They took re him phoregraphs of the hovel ana its location. The moment the expert saw the photographs he told bis clieuts thar it was not possible to run the hotel profitably as it was next loa Mosque. [n his opinion beth could not exist side by side, as a hotel must have three things to work profitably -
gambling, drinking and adultery.
The puests who would be engaged in
committing these sins unmindful of their
Lord would naturally hear the call to
Prayer five times a day from che Metsjid.
They would temember their Lord and run 93 away. They would not want to sin when , the Masjid next-door remembers the Lor
in its Azan. Unfortunately the craving of
the oventicth century people is to forget
their Lord.
die the old cities cemeteries surrounded Mosques. Nowadays governments prevent burials around Mosques saying that it is a health hazard and that burials have toe be done at least some one hundred kilometres away from the city, To say that it is a health
hazard is a big lie as in the days of old the
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ead were buried in the front garden of houses. They used to say, “this grave is my father’s, that my aunt’s, and rhis grave is my mother’s.” This nat only reminded them of their elders but also of their own death,
their Lord and of Akhira, the hereafter.
Later this practice was stopped and burials took place at the Mosques, but now it is
done far away from habiration. ‘The sight of graves in the cemerery reminded people of Allah Almivhty, death and of the hereafter,
something which people now dislike.
The Wahebis are a different type of Shertems, they will bury nearby bue would not leave any sign to show a yrave. | went with a person to his father's grave at the Dehiwela Mosque but he does not know where exactly his father is buried as there is no sign. He tells me that there are some satanic people preventing the putting up of a mark ora sign. These people are another type of deniers like those denying the
hereafter.
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Our imams who never wavered from the Sharia had Hikmah (wisdom) when they permitted the inscription of the deceased person’s name on stone . Visitors to the graveyard could recite a Fathiha at least for the dead. The inscriptions on the grave-
stones are a remainder of the dead.
The Wuhabis coll it Shirk. May stones fall on their heads for saying so. How can inscribing the names of our parents on a vravestone for remembrance be Shirk or Biduect. It is foolishness and those who say this are Shaituns. When there are un- marked graves as the ones that T saw at the Dehiwala Mosque cemetery, Chose visiting it could commit a Makruh ace by stepping on eraves. Tt is not only a form of disrespect for the buried but it also disturbs them. To walle over a grave is like walking on the
stomach of a pregnant woman.
Resoolillah, on whom be peace, has taughi a tecital for those who visit graves. It is, “Subbooluin Quadoosun Rebbul Malaikethi Wa Rooh, Subboohun Quddeosun Rabbul
Maleikathi Wa Rooh, Subboohun Quddvosiun Rabbuna wa Rabbul Mataikathi Wa Rooh.” One must recite this Thasheeh when he enters a graveyard as blessings would flow onto those whose praves they walk on. Those buried in the neighbouring graves
coo would wish that this person who tecites
this Thasbeeh would watk over their graves.
Thousands of Sahabas are buried in
Jennathiul Bagi and Jennathal Maula and people walk on them without respect. This decadence has been going on for the last fifty years in the Islamic World. May Alfih Almighty take these bad ideas away from Hijaz. Those ignorant people think that they do good but whar they do is the worst.
May Allah Almighty take chem away.
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Bayan, {a religious discourse) is
a Sunnah and we are trying to be
followers of the Sunnah. Even a short Beyan would attract Allah Almighty's blessings. It would be useful both here and in the hereafter. Allahumma Rushduna Be
Ayman Shuroora Anfusinat.
In the case of a car, for example, is it better to push it or for it to move by itself while you sit inside? Sometimes we see a car being pushed as it cannot move by being driven by a person sitting inside ic. If a car is driven there is no external influence, and in the same manner Seyyadina Muhaminad, on whom be peace, teaches his Umma to ask for something to be
granted to them through their hearts
without any external influence. Something
by itself and by himself. This is the meaning of Alahumma Rushdana Be Aymun Shuraore Anfusina.
97 Bayan enables us to move and control ourselves towards servanthood. We are all servants and need to know servanthood and to continue servanthood from the beginning to the end. We hope that our fast breath would also he in His servanthood. We do not intend to go through this life without servanthood and keep our worship for the last moment to say, La Taha Illallah Muhammad ter Rasoolullah, on whom be peace, and
breathe our last.
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It depends on one’s intention, if we live for Allah Almighty we would die for Allah Almighry. You would get up on the day of Resurrection and say “La [aha Mella Muhammad wr Rasookdlah , on whom be peace.” Your end would depend on the life you lead and your portion in the Pivine Presence depends on the way your last moments were spent in this World. ‘There- fore it is necessary for every Muslim and Moomin to look after himself, ff nor every hour at least every day. He should see whether he is moving towards Allah
Almighty or Sheatea.
All of us who are sitting here now are following the Prophet, on whom be peace, but what would we do after we disperse? We shall rest before our night prayers. By sleeping carly we could awaken at Wage Tahajjed rather than missing it by sleeping late. When you leave this assembly you must intend to rise at Tehajjad time, not only tonight but every night. Although people are asleep Allah Almighty is awake looking at His servants particularly at
dawn,
Allah Almiehty sends His Angels to look for these striving for servanthood at dawn, those who make Wide or Ghuzel and engage themselves in worship. You must be one of them. You must try as Allah AL mighty jikes to see you awake at that time even if it be for only two Rakats of prayer. These two Rakets are much more valuable than all the treasures of this World. Allah Almighty looks at you and says. “My servant is worshipping Me, respecting Me and loving Me”. That is the most valuable time for prayers. After the Angels have taken the names of those awake at that time, another ser of Angels descend with
Divine Gitts for those awake.
They are gilts from Allah Almighty not fron. Man. The treasures of all the Sultans and Kings put together would be nothing compared with the gifts Allah Almighty sends to His servants. We cannot take mundane gifts to our next abode but Divine Gifts are forever. If people knew about this most important worship no one
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If a night watchman guarding a factory, shop or house could stay awake for perhaps a fifty or a hundred rupees a night because it is his job or livelihood should we not be ashamed of refusing Endless Treasures as rewards from Allah Almighty by not praying our Tahejjad ? We must do much more servanthood after completing our five times of servanthood. The most important and the most lovely servanthood is that of night worshipping - Tuhajad. It was granted to the Umma of the Prophet, on
whom be peace, as Sunnat ul Muakkada.
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If you are too sleepy you may do two Rakats of Tahajiad and go back to bed till Fajr, but to stay up till Ishrag is better as you could then reach to unimaginable Heavenly Treasures from the Paradises. The gifts of one night are not repeated in another. There is a different Teyjalli for: every night and it keeps increasing night after night. One must believe this with certainty, as belief without certainty
cannot affect a person.
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Some of you take pride in your long Salat and my heart sees it, That is why Tam talking on this subject. You must be trained. “This is why you need a Tarigee. ‘Phis is because you need 10 be trained at the hands of a Sheik. Yes, you cannot give anything to Allah Almighty. People may think that their long Safats give somerhing to Allah Alougliy and take pride in it. Shugo was proud of his prayers and sail “IT am first, | have done the most so [must be first and not Muhammad, on whom be peace.” When Allah Almighty ordered Shatter to do Sujdit to Adama (aletd), Shetitean
knew that he could nor keep his position.
Shaitan was proud of bis prayers and his
worship.
Allah Almighty did not order us to worship and glorify Elim sous co make us proud. On the contrary it is to bring our egos down and to make us clean. It is to make the exe valueless. Your Nafs has no price. Worship and glorification is the declaration and reminder to you from you that you are nat great, that you do nat have greatness and that grearmess is for Allah Almighty only. This is because Le claims to be the great-
est.
He ordered the five times a day Prayer so that we will able ta escape the evil promptings of our ego. Most people do nes pray five times a day because their egos do not want to bow down or prostrate to Allah Almighty, Of those who pray the prescribed! five times, many of them submit to their eoo's desire in [imiting their prayers to the obligatory prayers only and neglecting the Neff Copuional} prayers like Isfirey, Lithe,
Awwabin, “Hitajjacd and “lesbih.
Salat ul Tusbil is very heavy on the Nafs as
it grinds it. Someone told me thar he is unable to pray it at the usual time of JTahajjad and my advice to him was that if he missed it at that time, he should do it during the day. His Nafs would say to him that the time for it has now passed when he misses it. But then the best way to grind the ego would be to do it at least during the day. Ir would revolt at the thought of praying ‘lasbih every day and would say that once a week would do. Grind the ego
and do it daily at Tahajjad time.
All the five hundred kinds of worship to Allsh Almighty only helps you to grind — your ego and deprive it of pride. ‘This is so whether you are a Sheik or an Alim or a person of better status. 1 come here to grind your ego and to save you from the ego, and that is Tariga. Whoever thinks otherwise is wrong. They have misunder- stood. I come here to help people conquer
their egos and not for the sake of my Nafs.
Reciting Bismillah ir Rahman ir Raheem before eating and drinking is good to train
the ego. The ego wants you to eat and
drink for its glory and not for the sake of Allah Almighty. My main purpose of staying here with you for these few days was to try to grind your ego even if it were only for a little while. We fight it when you come to pray your night prayers with your Sheik and stay on to pray Fajr, then do Zikr, recite Yaseen shareef, listen to Bayan and Nasiha. Your ego then would prompt you to look at yourself as an important person, a great person, and a person demanding respect, We pray to make our egos to be
zero and valueless.
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Alf respects are due to Allah Almighty hut you cannot give anything to Allah AL mighty. May Allah Aimighty give you and give us from His endless blessings to be together here and in the Divine Presence and to do Sajda to Him. This is a grant from Allah Almighty to us or else your ego would have prevented you from coming
here to worship and to be a servant of
Allah Almighty.
May Allah Almighty forgive us and save us
from our egos. What Allah Almighty says is
truce, what Rasoolullah, on whom be peace, says is true and what your Sheik says is true. Therefore we are asking te foliow them. May Allah Almighty keep us on the
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Muhammad, on whom be peace. You and [ and everyone are asking to be servants of the Lord Allah Almighty. May Allah Almighty bless us.
it grinds it. Someone told me that he is unable to pray it at the usual time of Tahajjad and my advice to him was that if he missed it at that time, he should do it during the day. His Nefs would say to him that the time for it has now passed when he misses it. But then the best way to grind the ego would be to do it at least during the day. Tt would revolt ac the thought of praying Tushih every day and would say that once a week would do. Grind the ego
and do it daily at Teheyjet time.
Alf the five hundred kinds of worship to Allah Almighty only helps you to grind your evo and deprive it of pride. Vhis is so whether you are a Sheik or an Alan ora person of better status. Fcome bere to grind your evo and to save you from the evo, and that is Terige. Whoever chinks otherwise is wrong. They have misunder- stood, I come here to help people conquer
their egos and not for the sake of my Nafs.
Reciting Bismillah ir Rahman ir Raheem before cating and drinking is good to train
the ego. The ego wants you te eat and
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drink for its glory and not for the sake of Allah, Almighty. My main purpose of staying here with you for these few days was to try to grind your ego even if it were only for a little while. We fight ic when you come to pray your night prayers with your Sheik and stay on to pray Figr, then do Zikr, recite Yuseen shereef, listen to Beeyan and Nasi. Your ego then would prompt you to look at yourself as an important person, a great person, and a person demanding respect. We pray to make our egos ta be
cero anil valucless.
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Alb respects are due to Allah Almighty but you cannot give anythiog to Allah AL mighty. May Allah Almighty vive you and give us from His enclless blessings to be together here and in the Divine Presence and to do Sajda to Him. This is a grant from Allah Almighty to us or else your exo would have prevented you from coming here to worship and to be a servant of
Allah Almighty.
May Allah Almighty forgive us and save us from our egos. What Allah Almighty says is
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true, what Rasvolullah, on whom be peace, Muhammad, on whom be peace. You and I
says is true and what your Sheik says is and everyone are asking to be servants of truce. Therefore we are asking to follow the Lord Allah Almighty. May Allah
them. May Allah Almighty keep us on the Almighty bless us.
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‘CERTAINTY IS A TREASURE FROM THE FRIENDS OF ALLAH
ertainty is Yageer - the Power of
Iman with Certainty. Once during
the time of Hassan ul Basti, onc of the famous Invans, there was an Ajai or non-Arab Sainte called Tabib ul Ajami, an unlettered person who could neither read nor write but whose heart was fall of Divine Light. One day, when fnem Hassan ul Basri visited this Saint, he pliced two pieces of bread or Neen, as it is called in the cast, before the visitarn That was alf he had to give his guest. As che Saint was about to ask mem Hassan ul Basti to eat, there was a knock on the door by a beggar saying, “Shetyyantillah’, which
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Almighty”. Habib uf Ajami took both the pieces of bread and gave them away to the
begear. Pant Flassan ul Basri who was
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hungey at that time disapproved of this act in his heart while thinking that one of those pieces could have heen retained for the guest. After a while there was another knock at the door and rhe Saint had it opencd by a person who was staying with him. At the door was a servant carrying a tray of delicious food and he said that it was from his master to the Saint. The Saint who was reading the thoughts of Hassan ul Basri now spoke and said “Oh! Hassan ul Basri, you know so much of knowledge but you do not have Certainty . You were unhappy when I gave those two pieces of bread away, but I knew that it is easy for Allah Almighty co give us much more. 1 knew it, I believed it and 1 was certain of it. You lmew all this but did not believe. Had you believed you would not have been unhappy when J gave the two pieces of bread away. But look, I was certain. You need more than the knowledge that you possess, because you need Certainty. “
It is not important to know too much, and not have Yageen, Certainty. Some people may not know a lot of Hadees or the Quran Kareem, but their belief and Certainty may be perfect. You may take much more benefit from such a person than the ones who only know book knowledge. A cas- gette cannot give you Certainty neither can reading. Certainty can be passed only from. one to another. Rasoolullah, on whora be peace, did not give Iman to his Sahaba by asking them to tread. The Certainty in his heart was made to run into the hearts of
his companions. We must always look for people who have Certainty in their beliefs, no matter even if they be very simple people. Many Doctors claim to know much, but do not reach to the level of Certainty.
When Imam Hassan ul Basri and Habib ul Ajami who was a Saint at that time were living in Baghdad the Saint met the Imam who was waiting for a boat to cross a fiver in Basra. Seeing this the Saint asked Hassan ul Basri why he would not recite Bismillah ir Rahman ir Raheem, and walk over the water, Habib ul Ajami then said, Bismillah ir Rahman ir Raheem and walked across the river saying “you know to say Bismillahi Rahman ir Raheem, but your belief has not reached to Certainty. I do not know so much as you do, but my Certainty is full, therefore when I say it | may walk on water.
Allah Aklmighty granted such powers to Rasoohillah, on whom be peace, whe in turn gave it to the Sahuba, and every Sahaba had such powers of Certainty. hat is the power of miracles. Everyone claims to be a believer but not with Certainty. We must try to reach to the level of Certainty and this could he reached rhrough friendship with people who possess them, They could help us to get such powers. Electricity will {low through a wire only if connected to the mains. The power that Allah Almighty eranted to the Prophet, on whom be peace, runs among Muslims up to this day. But most of those who possess this type of Certainty are hidden today unlike before when they showed themselves the people, and the people ran after them.
You will not find them unless you look very carefully. A person who finsls a gem in the vravel may throw if away taking it to he just another stone, but the one who knows about gems would take it to a lapidary for
cutting and polishing and then turn it into
a jewel. Similarly don’t think that Allah Abnighty’will show His Saints as they are
in the polished state. No! they are hidden.
My Saints are hidden and no one shrail know them unless until | wish to show them to My servants. Therefore we must try to respect everyone, perhaps one of them may be a Saint, a beloved servant of
Allah Almighty. We may benefit from him.
Respecting everyone 1s a Sunnah. We must
respect the young, the old, the pao, the
rich, the worker, the businessman, man and 8i woman. If you give respect, you may come
across a beloved servant of Allah, a friend
of Allah Almighty who may save your life
here and help you in the hereafter.
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The Prophet, on whom he peace, has described La Huha Mullah, as Aflal ul Zike, the most precious and the most acceptable Zikr. This Zikr makes Allah Almighty happy. He would say with pride to his Anvels “My servants ate saying La [aha Hlalieth. Recire Le Maha Halleh, while you walk and talk and do not be against it. In many places today the recital of La Haha llallah is considered a Bidaett (innovation). Makkah and Madina are also «mong them. You cannot do this Zikr there. If they see even three people gathered together reciting La Nuhe Hlelluh, they would be
stopped and asked to disperse.
How can the reciting of La Maha Malla, be Bideat? Why should its recital be prevented in the Masjid or Masjidul Lkaam or Matsjraat Nabavi us Shareef? We are approaching the end af the World and the times of evil. The first Thableegh, the first Bayan of Rasoolullah , on whom be peace, to all people and for aff times upto Qiyama and perhaps eternity was to make them reach to that Kalina Theyyibe, the Most Beauti- ful Recital, La Heha Wallah.
The tongues of all the Prophets vibrated with this most valuable, foyful and refresh- ing recital La Mahe eliah © The Prophet, on whom be peace, has stated that Allah Almighty grants one bundred and one rewards for one who says La Maha IMlallah , one of which is the removal of stress from
the heart.
Yhe demand for psychiatrists are so high that there are as many or more of their clinies than even grocery shops and still there is a queue for them. My challenge to the psychiatrists is that they roo would end up like their patients. So many of these Doctors came to see me in London, America and Germany, and J advise them hot to sce more than seven patiqnis a lay. To see more than seven patients a day is a heavy burden and these Doctors woud end up needing. another psychiatrist to care for
them.
My prescription for stress is to take a shower and pray two Rekats, then sit down and recite La Taha Talked, a hundred
tines. There is no necessity for drugs. In
fact psychiatrists should stop giving medi- cines and suggest this recital to their patients. Therefore the first Thableegh - La daha ilallah, is for all people, for Muslims and Non-Muslims alike. A day would come
when everyone has to say it.
People forget their Lord, their Creator, and as a punishment He is also leaving them as forgotten. It is just that these people are unable to reach to His blessings. Allah Almighty does not forget any of His crea-
tures whether they be animals or reptiles or
insects or whatever.
Nothing would be in existence if it were forgotten by Allah Almighty. Everything is under the control of Allah Almighty. Allah Almighty creates and nurtures and does not forget. He certainly would not forget mankind as everything was created for the honour of Man. It is only that man forgets. The people of the 20th Century are trying not to remember their Lord so that they
could be absolutely free.
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and the Most Munificent, the Lord of
the Hleavens and the Creator of all exist- ences. He created everything in existence an at anytime that Fle wishes to do so, He
can take it all away.
When a certain Saine was asked questions on Marifatilleh by some people, he did not vive apy answers because he was able to see their level of understanding. He was saying “leave these questions to us and the answers are not for you.” He whe has been given Pikmah (Wisdom) must before he
speaks or addresses people know the
veneral rule. Kalimannacuse: Ala Kaduru Kooli. That is a command from Resoolilleh, on whom be peace, thar you must speak to people according to their understanding
and the capacities of their minds.
You cannot speale more than this because then you will be held responsible. Those who speak to ordinary people carry a heavy responsibility and if they do not give this Hikmah Gvisdom) properly, those people will become empty people. They will become empty because they do not know anything about Sharicatalla or about Thazeem Shariat allech. There is Shariatctlleh
(Laws) and there is Thazeem Shariatallah
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which is the order to respect Shariatallah.
Some of the Saints when they get into Jazbah develop a strong relationship to Alamul Malakooth. They can lose Adamd Mulk and speak of something that belongs. to Alama Makukooth. Some of them speak about their levels in Alumul Jaberoeth and even Alumul Lahooth, When they speak from their levels it can be Muhatha, which is their addressing may be above the level
of the peaple whom they speak to.
When one speaks about Aland Lahooth, Akeamul Jubeerooth and Aland Mutekooth in such a manner it is a big mistake, because it can make much trouble amongst the Muslim community. Tt can make people 10 misuuderstand and fiehr with cach other. They might become separated from each other and even become enemies to one another Thus the respect for Shariet will be
token away.
Therefore the person who speaks on such subjects openly, may not be doing a good
thing. You cannot give such knowledge to
ordinary people because these people may not be able to understand what the reali- ties of these words are. There must be a Thehweel for ordinary people and some- times ordinary people cannot understand
even what Thaliwweel means.
For example, the Holy Quran says Waja‘a Rubbuka Wal Maluke Saffe - it means that Allah Almighty who is your Lord is coming with His Angels with Lights. What does this mean? How can you sce this? What is the meaning of this when Allah Almighty, says that He is coming. But by these translated Arabic words it means that Ele is coming, and you may ask with hase knowledge, from where to where docs He come, for we know Allah Afmighty is everywhere. Does He come with a form or without a fermi? Lighr is Saffa, bur how is He coming? You cannot answer this he- cause you can only believe and also be- cause there are Secret Knowledges about this point. Not everyone can know ahout
such a Thethaveet.
Those Who have pecn ven Ti tt CRC, rl ho have been given Tin ul Yed
Ayn ul Yakeen and Hage ul Yakeen, (the
Certainties of Knowledge), will not doubt
because it is clear to them as to what is the
meaning of Thahweel. Therefore when the Saints say something it is not always for ordinary people. It may be some form of code for the opening of Marifatullah (Di- vine Knowledge), like the combination fock in a briefcase with a digit code for opening the lock. Only the person who put in that code number may open it, and not another. In the same way if that Secret is not piven to you, you may fook but you
cannot open, it.
For example in the Holy Quran consider the letters at the beginning of a Surah like the letters Ali, Laam, Meem. Who can give their meanings? Even Angel Gibreel (alai) who broughe these Surahs down did not know their meanings. Once when Gibreel (alai) came to reveal Surah Mariyam, he said khaaf, then the Prophet, on whom be peace, said, “I know”, he then said ‘Ha’, the Prophet, on whom be peace, said, “I know”, he said, Ya, again the Rasool , on
whom. be peace, said, “I know”, he said
Ayn’, the Rasoal , on whom be peace, said, “{ know”, Gibreel then said Suadh, and again the Prophet, on whom be peace, said, “Tl know. “ Gibreel wondered about this and asked the Prophet, on whom he peace, “Oh! Muhammad, I am bringing this Surah for the first time, but how is it chat I de not know and you say, “I know, I know!” The Prophet, on whom be peace, replied that he, Gibreel, was only a transinitter of the Revelation and that it was Allah Almighty who was his teacher. This was Secret Knowledge that belonged to the Prophet, on whom he peace. Gibreel fulai}, who 89 brought this Revelation gave only five
letters, and these five letters gave the
meaning of this whole Strah.
Ar Rahman Allame'l Quran. Ordinary people cannot fathom the Secret Code because they cannot understand the value of the Holy Quran. The Holy Quran has Oceans of treasures, Oceans of pearls, Oceans of wisdom, Occans of Knowledge and Oceans amongst Oceans. However much one may dive into it, an end cannot
be reached.
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The Saints may speak sometimes from the Seerets of the Holy Quran but there is no benefit without giving you the key to the cade number. Therefore such an attitude by them is to give some openings to make people understand, but if such people cannot reach that level of Knowledge what will be the benefit? We have also been viven the Secret Knowledge about this Secrer Code but it is net for ordinary people. ft nay be for high level Saints and not even for the ordinary Saints. This knowledge is for the big Uleme and not for
every Alin.
We can see this glass of water and the ice cubes that is in it, When you touch this ice cube it is hard as rock, if you apply pressure to it, it may crack and mele after sometime. Both are composites of water but the ice cube is not real water. HE you pur an ice cube into a pan and heat it, it will boil and evaporate very quickly. Ordinary water however needs a hundred degrees centi- grade to boil. Likewise the Knowledges are the same, but there are different levels of
understanding for different types of people.
The Saints may speak about Wahder i Wagud. We Nagshubandhi’s also have the Zikr - La Mowjooda allah which means that there is no existence but Allah. Only Allah Almighty was in existence and even now alsa there is none else in existence but Him. Every learned person knows that this World came into existence for some reason and also for some reason. it will disappear and vanish. This is our belief Ar one time there was nothing in existence and there will come a time when once again. there will be nothing in existence. Maamnkar tf Wajid means the possibility for reasons in
existence.
Whac is the reason for this Universe to appear in existence? [tis only Iradeathadlah. hina Ma Anmuliar Iza Aradhet Shayyen Yukooltulahu Kunfeyakoon. This is from Suralt Yaseen. Above all reason the only reason is His Will, He just said, “BE” and the Universe came into existence. Everything in existence docs not have any real exist- , ence. “Wuhdat i Wejud”, means that only
Allah Almighty is “Existence”.
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does not need any reason, There cannot be _any reason for His Being, He ts in existence without reason buc everything else, which is in existence, is with reasons. That means that with His Will, He brings everything
into existence and this is “Tradah”.
How can you say that there is a shadow existence to Allah Almighty. Ir is only like an appearance on a mirror. Do you think that the one who is reflected in a mirror is real. No! it cannot be real. The reflection of His existence belongs also to Him when He is in frent of a mirror, and when he turns away there is nothing in ic. The whole existence of Mankind is ike this
image in a mirror.
Allah Abmigbty created a Universe so large that the minds of people cannot even fathom it. Even to speak of the distances of this “Seen Universe”, perhaps from one point to another is impossible. | am not speaking about the unseen Worlds that belong to the Heavens. | am only speaking
of this Universe thac is the World that you
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Space. You may reach for astronomical numbers and even then it is only a very limited area. Who knows where this Universe (Alamul Mulk) begins and where it ends. We only know a little dor of all this which makes us to wonder, and we can only wonder about the Endless Greatness
and the Endless Power Oceans of the Lord.
Where is the Lord? How can you say that He is in the stones, the mountains and the
trees. Allah Almighty is One and what is
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His position? Therefore we must keep Met Al Ilm Adab , we must keep Adab (respect) with Ibm (knowledge). Allah Almighty is asking to show mankind His Endless Greatness. We have been only given small vision and we are looking through big telescopes. We talk about millions and billions of light years but that distance is really nothing for a Saint who has been given spiritual power and authority to reach up to millions or billions of light years in less than a minute or even a second. He is able to travel such distances and even
place his foot on it.
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This spiritual power is from the Authority of Muhammad, on whom he peace, and it is faster than the speed of livhe. Tf livhe heeds more than ten miflion years to reach from one point of the Universe to another a Saint will take less than a second to do so and even one billion light years és nothing for him. Allah Almighty is asking to be known, and for us to know something of Lis Endless Greatness, When you say, Allahie Akber through which seale and wheal mensure can you measure Elis Great- ness and Fame. Allah Aimighty therefore created this Samia cd Drawer and fled it up with huge galaxies chat you canhot even see throuph givantic telescopes. You can only view the photographs that have been Uihen with clectranic instruments and you
cannot ever see them physically,
Once un Astronomer was curious and wanted to look through the most powerlul
telescope althoueh it was dangerous. He
just had one Jook and the light was so powertul that he fainted. Even this vivantic telescope is only like a matchstick com- pared to the gigantic view of the Enalless Cresmess Qeeans of Allah Almighty, and one day ir is all pote to disappear, Elow can one say that this is Allah Aimighty and this is not. No one ean five real value to His Greatness ancl of His heing in exist-
enhee.
None can know Allah Alinighty’s Grout bess and itis left for us only to say so much aveording to the Merifie or Divine Knowl- edee thatawe have beer given. We can only say “Stbhenelleda”, Glory be to You. Oh Alloh, we can never reach completely to know anything af Your Cirontness.
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REMEMBERING AND RESPECTING THE DEAD
nee there was a case of some
foolish people who built a huge
hotel next toa Mosque. On completion they consulted a Jewish expert for advice to run the hotet. They took re him phoregraphs of the hovel ana its location. The moment the expert saw the photographs he told bis clieuts thar it was not possible to run the hotel profitably as it was next loa Mosque. [n his opinion beth could not exist side by side, as a hotel must have three things to work profitably -
gambling, drinking and adultery.
The puests who would be engaged in
committing these sins unmindful of their
Lord would naturally hear the call to
Prayer five times a day from che Metsjid.
They would temember their Lord and run 93 away. They would not want to sin when , the Masjid next-door remembers the Lor
in its Azan. Unfortunately the craving of
the oventicth century people is to forget
their Lord.
die the old cities cemeteries surrounded Mosques. Nowadays governments prevent burials around Mosques saying that it is a health hazard and that burials have toe be done at least some one hundred kilometres away from the city, To say that it is a health
hazard is a big lie as in the days of old the
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ead were buried in the front garden of houses. They used to say, “this grave is my father’s, that my aunt’s, and rhis grave is my mother’s.” This nat only reminded them of their elders but also of their own death,
their Lord and of Akhira, the hereafter.
Later this practice was stopped and burials took place at the Mosques, but now it is
done far away from habiration. ‘The sight of graves in the cemerery reminded people of Allah Almivhty, death and of the hereafter,
something which people now dislike.
The Wahebis are a different type of Shertems, they will bury nearby bue would not leave any sign to show a yrave. | went with a person to his father's grave at the Dehiwela Mosque but he does not know where exactly his father is buried as there is no sign. He tells me that there are some satanic people preventing the putting up of a mark ora sign. These people are another type of deniers like those denying the
hereafter.
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Our imams who never wavered from the Sharia had Hikmah (wisdom) when they permitted the inscription of the deceased person’s name on stone . Visitors to the graveyard could recite a Fathiha at least for the dead. The inscriptions on the grave-
stones are a remainder of the dead.
The Wuhabis coll it Shirk. May stones fall on their heads for saying so. How can inscribing the names of our parents on a vravestone for remembrance be Shirk or Biduect. It is foolishness and those who say this are Shaituns. When there are un- marked graves as the ones that T saw at the Dehiwala Mosque cemetery, Chose visiting it could commit a Makruh ace by stepping on eraves. Tt is not only a form of disrespect for the buried but it also disturbs them. To walle over a grave is like walking on the
stomach of a pregnant woman.
Resoolillah, on whom be peace, has taughi a tecital for those who visit graves. It is, “Subbooluin Quadoosun Rebbul Malaikethi Wa Rooh, Subboohun Quddeosun Rabbul
Maleikathi Wa Rooh, Subboohun Quddvosiun Rabbuna wa Rabbul Mataikathi Wa Rooh.” One must recite this Thasheeh when he enters a graveyard as blessings would flow onto those whose praves they walk on. Those buried in the neighbouring graves
coo would wish that this person who tecites
this Thasbeeh would watk over their graves.
Thousands of Sahabas are buried in
Jennathiul Bagi and Jennathal Maula and people walk on them without respect. This decadence has been going on for the last fifty years in the Islamic World. May Alfih Almighty take these bad ideas away from Hijaz. Those ignorant people think that they do good but whar they do is the worst.
May Allah Almighty take chem away.
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Bayan, {a religious discourse) is
a Sunnah and we are trying to be
followers of the Sunnah. Even a short Beyan would attract Allah Almighty's blessings. It would be useful both here and in the hereafter. Allahumma Rushduna Be
Ayman Shuroora Anfusinat.
In the case of a car, for example, is it better to push it or for it to move by itself while you sit inside? Sometimes we see a car being pushed as it cannot move by being driven by a person sitting inside ic. If a car is driven there is no external influence, and in the same manner Seyyadina Muhaminad, on whom be peace, teaches his Umma to ask for something to be
granted to them through their hearts
without any external influence. Something
by itself and by himself. This is the meaning of Alahumma Rushdana Be Aymun Shuraore Anfusina.
97 Bayan enables us to move and control ourselves towards servanthood. We are all servants and need to know servanthood and to continue servanthood from the beginning to the end. We hope that our fast breath would also he in His servanthood. We do not intend to go through this life without servanthood and keep our worship for the last moment to say, La Taha Illallah Muhammad ter Rasoolullah, on whom be peace, and
breathe our last.
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It depends on one’s intention, if we live for Allah Almighty we would die for Allah Almighry. You would get up on the day of Resurrection and say “La [aha Mella Muhammad wr Rasookdlah , on whom be peace.” Your end would depend on the life you lead and your portion in the Pivine Presence depends on the way your last moments were spent in this World. ‘There- fore it is necessary for every Muslim and Moomin to look after himself, ff nor every hour at least every day. He should see whether he is moving towards Allah
Almighty or Sheatea.
All of us who are sitting here now are following the Prophet, on whom be peace, but what would we do after we disperse? We shall rest before our night prayers. By sleeping carly we could awaken at Wage Tahajjed rather than missing it by sleeping late. When you leave this assembly you must intend to rise at Tehajjad time, not only tonight but every night. Although people are asleep Allah Almighty is awake looking at His servants particularly at
dawn,
Allah Almiehty sends His Angels to look for these striving for servanthood at dawn, those who make Wide or Ghuzel and engage themselves in worship. You must be one of them. You must try as Allah AL mighty jikes to see you awake at that time even if it be for only two Rakats of prayer. These two Rakets are much more valuable than all the treasures of this World. Allah Almighty looks at you and says. “My servant is worshipping Me, respecting Me and loving Me”. That is the most valuable time for prayers. After the Angels have taken the names of those awake at that time, another ser of Angels descend with
Divine Gitts for those awake.
They are gilts from Allah Almighty not fron. Man. The treasures of all the Sultans and Kings put together would be nothing compared with the gifts Allah Almighty sends to His servants. We cannot take mundane gifts to our next abode but Divine Gifts are forever. If people knew about this most important worship no one
would go to sleep (Siubhunellah). tite
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If a night watchman guarding a factory, shop or house could stay awake for perhaps a fifty or a hundred rupees a night because it is his job or livelihood should we not be ashamed of refusing Endless Treasures as rewards from Allah Almighty by not praying our Tahejjad ? We must do much more servanthood after completing our five times of servanthood. The most important and the most lovely servanthood is that of night worshipping - Tuhajad. It was granted to the Umma of the Prophet, on
whom be peace, as Sunnat ul Muakkada.
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If you are too sleepy you may do two Rakats of Tahajiad and go back to bed till Fajr, but to stay up till Ishrag is better as you could then reach to unimaginable Heavenly Treasures from the Paradises. The gifts of one night are not repeated in another. There is a different Teyjalli for: every night and it keeps increasing night after night. One must believe this with certainty, as belief without certainty
cannot affect a person.
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