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ardan, who is the Sultan of the arenas, Sultan of the soldiers. When he went out to the field, there were no warriors to stand against him. Hadrat 'Ali (radi Allahu 'anhu) is Shah-e Mardan, the son of Prophet's (sallallahu alayhi wa aalihi wa sallam) uncle, the Great Prophet's cousin, Shah-e Mardan. No one could stand against him. But one day the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa aalihi wa sal- lam) held him by his belt and lifted him up like this. Did you know that? He lifted up Haydaru Karrar like this, the hand that is holding the Universe, our Master, the Master of the Universe. Stand up! Stand at atten- tion! MashAllah, MashAllah.

May our day be good/ blessed. May our work go smoothly. May our servanthood be accepted. Our way is

by association and goodness is in gathering. Subhan Al- lah! All the Awliya are related to Shah-e Mardan it is said. May our day be good/ blessed Yawmun Jadid, Riz- qun Jadid- A new day, a new rizq (provision) in the pres- ence of Shah-e Mardan. This is how all the Awliya are standing, Oh Lion of Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala)! Shah- e Mardan! Allahumma zidhu izzen wa sharafan nuran wa surura ridwana wa sultana. The Sultans come from his lineage, from his pure lineage. Every Saltanate must be related to Shah-e Mardan, their lineage must reach him. That is with Sultans. Any country without a Sultan, they are rubbish, their lineage is satan. Bismillahir Rah- mani Rahim. The drawn sword, say Bismillah, it is a sword. If Shah-e Mardan strikes with Dhul Fiqar, he could divide this world into two, like a watermelon.

Oh people who claim to be 'Alawi! Listen to this. Learn bravery from Shah-e Mardan. Men and women dancing together in the square, they made the people shameful. You are on the wrong way, those who insist on the wrong way, maybe they won't make it to next year. There has been a sign/revelation about this. They are on the wrong way, those why say- we are 'Alawi, we are Ki- zilbash. Next year, maybe not even one will remain be- cause they're not correcting their ways. They'll be swept away, disappear.

Let's say, oh present ones, Bismillahir Rahmani Rahim. How nice, Basmala Sharifa. Recite the Name of Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) - Allah Allah Allah Allah Allah Allah. What an honor for us to be given permission to remember/recite His Name. The Basmala Sharifa was written by Qalam-ul Ala (Pen) on Lawh al-Mahfudh (Preserved Tablet) over a span of seven hundred years, one Basmala Qalam ul Ala (Pen) in the heavens, on the throne when it asked -what should I write? The order

was to write Bismillahir Rahmani Rahim. From its ma- jesty, the tip of the pen cracked and ink pured out with force, and it wrote. It wrote Basmala for seven hundred years. The first writing on Lawh al Mahfudh.

Say, oh teachers/preachers! Why don't you talk about this so the people's iman (faith) will become stronger, more powerful? They should know the honor of Islam. They left Islam, they left the path of Islam. A socialist government, Mashallah! What is that? It means the country that satan has made his waste in. Muslims of Islam pray five times a day. Satan makes his waste on the heads of socialists five times a day. They don't have any other toilet/wc. My toilet is on the socialists, let me make my waste on them so they become stronger. What socialism? What is a socialist government? The Magni- ficent One Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) sent one thou- sand, it governs over the obvious and the hidden. Why are you opposing it? The more they are opposing, the more they are sinking in the waste of WC and probably, most of them will be left in the WC because a violent earthquake is coming, along with a hurricane. Stop say- ing, socialism. Say, Dar el-Islam. Is it not good enough for you?

They are celebrating the victory of Canakkale (Gallipoli war). Did the socialists win that war? Say! Islam won that war, the Dar el-Islam. They are not opening their mouths, as if they were the ones. There are no illicit gains! Give them their rights, they're saying from hea- vens, or we'll take our rights. I will take it (my rights) this year. Al-Haqqu Ya'lu Wa la Yu'la Alayh. Isn't that the hadith? Yes Haqq (Truth) is the highest, there is nothing above Haqq. There is nothing that can stand above Haqq. Rights are rights. Well, we are making laws. We are making constitution. Well, what about

'babayasa'? There is no babayasa, there is only anayasa
(constitution)?

Ya Rabb, forgive us, send us a Master. People have be- come drunk from the world, from the made-up ranks of this world. They are not saying Bismala. Say it and you will find honor. O Shah-e Mardan, Salam to you. We are glorifying you, congratulating you. We are offering our glorification to you for our protection Shari'ah Mu- hammadiya - Mahmudiya, Mustafaiya. Send us a Sultan who will show us the Shari'ah. We are fed up from their lies. We are fed up from their useless work. Ya Muhaw- wil al Hawli wal Ahwal Hawil Halana ila Ahsani Hal. The one who makes each day appear in a different way. Our Lord who can change any situation, send us a Sultan. What's in the hands of the Sultan? A sword. Bismillahir Rahmani Rahim is his sword.

Let's say, Bismillahir Rahmani Rahim. Ay Yaran, O be- loved ones! What a nice love. what a nice sohbat (asso- ciation) to open up your heart, your mind, to make your home spacious, and your soul restful. This kind of ga- thering, the gathering of Yaran, that is why I am taking from the sayings of Shah-e Mardan; Shah-e Mardan is taking from the sayings of Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa aalihi wa sallam). Al khayru fil Jamiyya- there is bless- ings in gatherings and sohbah (association). Hadrat Shah Naqshband is taking from him - Tariqatuna as Sohba - Our way is association, friendship, spreading love, spreading respect. What we are teachings is love and respect. We want our people to love Shah-e Mardan and the one above him (the City of Knowledge sallalla- hu alayhi wa aalihi wa sallam). We want our people to have respect for Shah-e Mardan, who is the Lion of the field of soldiers. His forked (with two points) sword,

Dhul Fiqar, with one blow, it will divide the earth into two, like a watermelon.

Those who claim to be 'Alawi! Hadrat 'Ali (radi Allahu 'anhu) is Shah-e Mardan. Did he smoke cigarettes? You have become like a smoke chimney, there are no lights left on your faces, stop smoking! Alcohol, never. He never touched anything forbidden. Which one of you is not drunk? You permit what you want and forbid what you want. Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) will destroy you. The clean ones will remain, the rest will be sent away.

Say Bismillahir Rahmani Rahim and don't be afraid. Your homes will be joyful, your children will be good- mannered. Your work will be successful, your heart re- lieved, you'll be full of faith. Their weapans and cannons will be destroyed instantly by the power in your heart. Say Bismillahir Rahmani Rahim. Marhaba Ay Yaran Ay Yaran. 'Ali (radi Allahu 'anhu) ibn Abi Talib, Shah-e Mardan, let him complement you; let him say (about you) that he loves us, respects us. Let him make you beloved and respected. May our day be blessed, our fac- es full of light, our hearts full of love. May our day be like this. Say these (supplications).

They're not saying, and their government officials are going out in the square like ignorant ones and dancing. They find this honorable. It's not the job of an honora- ble person to do folkdance (dancing). Do they pray, make supplication? Do they have any majesty? No. The person who mentions Shah-e Mardan, has majesty. Even an army can't have that kind of majesty. The ma- jesty given by Shah-e Mardan will make not one army, but seven armies tremble. Do not confuse matters. Within forty days the dark ground is waiting for you. We hope Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) does not separate

us from the way of Haqq. Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) is saying: "Al Haqqu Ya'lu wa la yu'la alayh." Haqq is Al- mighty, there is nothing that can rise above it. Whatev- er you do, Haqq is Almighty and stays Almighty. The heavenly establishment is with Islam. Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) has built the building of Islam. if you say- I will build something on top of it, then tie together the ends of your pants and then do it. They will be sunk in- side it. There is little time left. Iqtaraba as saatu, Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) is saying, Wan shaqqal qamaru, Judgment Day is near. "Fa Ja'at ashratuha" right? the signs have come. "Khudhu Hidhrakum" (4:71) holy verse Khudhu Hidhrakum - take your precautions or else the signs of Judgement Day will grind you like wheat being ground to flour, and throw you away.

All these things, Shah-e Mardan is teaching us. Make gatherings, do not dance with girls and ladies. Men cannot enter the gathering of women and vice versa. Why do you go out with your wife? Who gave you per- mission to take your wife and walk among other men? Is this how to be a Muslim? Is this your respect for Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala)? Is this our love and respect for the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa aalihi wa sallam)? A man with a turban was seen among the thousands of people on satan's box (television). Who is that? They asked. He is the one who is leading the whole country. What authority does he have? He can't have any author- ity, these arrogant ones will not give him any authority. He has nothing, they only bring him for show. Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) knows what you are doing. Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala): "Ya'lamu ma fissudur" Your Lord knows what is in your hearts. You cannot cheat your Lord. Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) will give them what they deserve, He'll give everyone their rights. Why was

Islam sent? "Ati kulli dhi haqqin haqqa." Give everyone their due rights. Women have rights, give it to them. Men have rights, give it to them. Villagers have rights, workers have rights, the government has rights, soldiers have rights. Those who are dancing around have their rights.

Give the lazy/unemployed their rights too: beat them with a stick. That is what you deserve. Why are you un- employed? Are there no jobs? Can all work be finished in this big world? Collect stones and sell them. Sweep the streets, so the municipality will say this man is cleaning well, we will give him a salary, so he can sweep. Take a broom and sweep! How can that be, we are uni- versity graduates. Can we hold a broom? You won't, but the ones above us holding a big broom will sweep you away, throw you away. You are crying and complaining, we have no work, no spouse, no food. You cannot just sit around. You have hands, feet, a mind. Work never finishes in this world. At the very least, cut wood, burn wood (for heat). No we don't want wood. We want gas. Then what will that gas do? How many people have died? People suffocate and die, but they are insisting on using gas - only with gas can our homes heat up. No, it will not heat up. Our grandparents' homes were made of mud, we had a stove. We would sit around the stove and watch the fire and warm up. We didn't want to leave and go anywhere. Your country is full of forests - arrange your forests. So instead of gas, everyone will light their stoves with wood. Make that the fashion. No (they say), we will build Nimrod's towers, and there will be gas inside. Whoever goes inside, some will burn, some will suffocate, some will go crazy, become bewil- dered. Strange conditions.

Leave that, recite Basmala Sharifa. Go out, there is nothing more than work in this world. However, even more than lazy people, we have those looking for free meals - that is all the people. Allah Allah. Even dogs wake up in the morning running right and left, looking for a bone. Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) the Absolute Provider, will make him find something. He provides a provision for animals, he makes them find a bone. He will find a bone from somewhere. He eats and sits, poor thing. He listens, if he wants he will hunt or just sit. And these people have lost their ways because there is no Basmala. Say Basmala, there is everything (for you). Gold can fall in front of you, treasure can be found in your home under the wall. There has been gold since the beginning of earth. You might find gold, jewels. Why are you sitting at the coffee shop? Wander the mountains, gardens, fields. Collect your provision. We cannot collect, they have all become Sirs. They are Sirs for satan.

Say, Bismillahir Rahmani Rahim. Put your forehead in prostration, then go. Ya Razzaq Ya Allah Ya Fattah Ya Allah Ya Rabbi, open the doors for us. I am out to col- lect my provision, You are the Absolute Provider. O our Lord, don't leave us to be needy. Especially from gov- ernments, don't make us dependent/needy from them. Go to the mountains, fields, sea, collect your provision. Say, Bismillahir Rahmani Rahim.

Ay Shah-e Mardan! Send us a Sultan from your pure li- neage so he can teach us our ways. "Ad Dinu Nasiha." Religion is advice. They took away institutions that teach advice. They give them paper and say, you will study like this. You will praise so and so person, you will not respect so and so. This is the situation they are in. The great empire that shook the world they destroyed it

and celebrated. Now they are hitting their heads. They will become much worse. We hope Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) does not let us to be from the ones who fol- low satan. We are following Shah-e Mardan's way, we want to follow as much as we can. Even cats wander around, poor things. If it sees an animal struggling, it quickly catches it. It kills it and eats it. You don't raise chickens, chickens don't want anything, there are no hungry chickens. They don't walk around hungry, they're bellies are full. Man, the ones Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) calls My servants - will He leave you hungry? Sultan. The Sultan of the Universes Subhansin, Sultan- sin Ya Rabbi! Will He leave you (hungry)?

Why don't you teach this at schools. You make them sing songs, make them dance, girls and boys mixed. Will you be successful? No. O our Lord, send us a Mas- ter. Ya Rabbi, send us a servant who will make us walk on Your way. Your promise is Haqq. The good tidings given by Your Habib (sallallahu alayhi wa aalihi wa sal- lam). In the last days, a Sultan will be sent as the leader of Islam to help the people succeed. I will open up their provisions. Those who prostrate have plenty of provi- sions. Those who don't (prostrate) have very limited provisions. I won't allow those who respect me to be beaten with a stick,to hear harsh words. Those who don't recognize me can starve, they can be left under insults. They will be crushed and gone. I leave those ones like that. O our Lord, Tawba Ya Rabbi Tawba As- taghfirullah.

Ay Yaran Marhaba. This is our situation today. O our Lord, forgive us for the sake of Your beloved Habib (sal- lallahu alayhi wa aalihi wa sallam). Send us a Sultan, Ya Rabbi. We are left bewildered under the saltanate of sa- tan. Send us a Sultan, a Sultan who will hold fast to your

Shariah (divine laws). Those who insist, let the grave wait for them. They will be taken away. Even if they build seven domes on top, they will not benefit. They should look at what he is suffering inside (the grave). Someone told me that a high-society lady passed away and forty days later, what did she say in her dream? She said, everthing was fine except I never put anything on my head. I would fix my hair and go out. I wish I never went out. Everything is fine here (in grave), except I just have a headache. They said, if we put it on the moun- tain, it would melt. Oh people who walk around with- out covering their heads, don't forget the grave! Do not wear open dresses and go out, or you'll suffer in the grave like this. Such a headache was given, she said- it won't go away. That punishment is enough for her. That was the situation of one lady. I pray and do everything else, just I don't cover my head. I go out with open dresses, I like it. Now they're hitting my head in grave, with a hammer. Before the pain of first one goes away, they hit again. We are waiting here like this. They are crying, struggling. There is no escape until Judgement Day.

Aman Ya Rabbi, do not leave us in the hands of our bad ego. This is advice, from Shah-e Mardan. Let's be care- ful. Let's protect ourselves, Ku Nafsak, right? Ku nafsak (66:6) Waquduha n-Nasu Wa l-Hijara (66:6). Protect yourself from fire, because it will burn you. Allah (sub- hanahu wa ta'ala) is saying- save yourself or else you'll suffer in the grave. If you don't die today, there's tomor- row. If not this year, there is next year. Death is running right behind your neck. Do not adorn yourself and go out. Adorn yourself in the council of Haqq. Aman Ya Rabbi. Tawba Ya Rabbi. Khudhu Hizrakum (4:71) Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) is saying, Be cautious. Naraan

Waquduha n-Nasu Wa l-Hijara (66:6) be cautious of such a fire that people and rocks are its fuel.

Allah. Aman Ya Rabbi. Tawba Ya Rabbi, Tawba Astaghfi- rullah. O Shah-e Mardan, intercede for us. We are hop- ing for those who will teach us, let them come. Allahumma Salli wa Sallim wa Barak Ala Habibik al Mus- tafa. Wa Nabiyuk al Murtadha. Salat and Salam on his family and companions and Shah-e Mardan so they will defend us, so they will send us a Sultan. Sultan will come with sword of Bismillahir Rahmani Rahim. O Al- lah, don't embarrass us. Do not leave us to our egos. Do not leave us to bad people, do not let us follow satan. Do not deprive us of our prayers and lights. Give us lights, do not leave us without lights. Ay Rabbimiz La ilaha illa Anta Subhanak inni Kuntu Min adh-Dhalimin. O our Lord, send us those who will correct us. O Shah-e Mardan! Intercede for us for the sake of the Great Habi- bullah (sallallahu alayhi wa aalihi wa sallam).

Amin, Amin wa Salamun Al al Mursalin wa alhamdulil- lahi Rabbul Alamin. May our day and our work be good. May our life be blessed, and the good things be plenty. May our honor increase, we want a Sultanate. Fatiha.

I am very passionate, but I can't do anything and this is a short talk. Do not make it long, moderate, a quarter, half an hour. "Wa Dhakkir Fa'inna Adh-Dhikra Tanfau l- Mu'minin" (51:55) There is permission. May your glory and majesty increase. May they kiss your hands and feet in the open and secretly. Go with safety, my son. As sa- lamu alaykum. Allah Allah.

Chapter Summary
- Anyone who is associated with the Sultan, can he have any worries? In the old days, after morning prayer, Yaran, beloved friends, ikhwan (followers) would come together and make an association. There is one person who speaks, they listen to him and find relief. What a nice tradition.
- I have no energy to stand up and I am offering
my love for Shah-e Mardan who is the Sultan of the arenas, Sultan of the soldiers. When he went out to the field, there were no warriors to stand against him.
- No one could stand against him. But one day the
Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa aalihi wa sallam) held him by his belt and lifted him up like this. Did you know that? He lifted up Haydaru Karrar like this, the hand that is holding the universe, our Master, the Master of the Universe. Stand up! Stand at attention! MashAllah MashAllah.
- Oh Lion of Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala)! Shah-e
Mardan! Allahumma zidhu izzen wa sharafan nuran wa surura ridwana wa sultana.
- The Sultans come from his lineage, from his pure lineage. Every Saltanate must be related to Shah- e Mardan, their lineage must reach him. That is with Sultans. Any country without a Sultan, they are rubbish, their lineage is satan.
- What an honor for us to be given permission to
remember/recite His Name.

- The Basmala Sharifa was written by Qalam-ul Ala (Pen) on Lawh al-Mahfudh (Preserved Tab- let) over a span of seven hundred years, one Basmala Qalam ul Ala (Pen) in the heavens, on the throne when it asked -what should I write? the order was to write Bismillahir Rahmani Ra- him. From its majesty, the tip of the pen cracked and ink pured out with force, and it wrote. It wrote Basmala for seven hundred years. The first writing on Lawh al Mahfudh.
- This kind of gathering, the gathering of Yaran that is why I am taking from the sayings of Shah-e Mardan; Shah-e Mardan is taking from the sayings of Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa aalihi wa sallam). Al khayru fil Jamiya- there is blessings in gatherings and sohbah (association). Hadrat Shah Naqshband is taking from him - Tariqatuna as Sohba - Our way is association, friendship, spreading love, spreading respect. What we are teachings is love and respect. We want our people to love Shah-e Mardan and the one above him (the City of Knowledge sallallahu alayhi wa aalihi wa sallam). We want our people to have respect for Shah-e Mardan, who is the Lion of the field of soldiers.
- Say Bismillahir Rahmani Rahim and don't be
afraid. Your homes will be joyful, your children will be good-mannered. Your work will be suc- cessful, your heart relieved, you'll be full of faith. Their weapans and cannons will be destroyed instantly by the power in your heart.

- 'Ali (radi Allahu 'anhu) ibn Abi Talib, Shah-e Mardan, let him complement you; let him say (about you) that he loves us, respects us. Let him make you beloved and respected.
- Why are you unemployed? Are there no jobs?
Can all work be finished in this big world? Col- lect stones and sell them. Sweep the streets, so the municipality will say this man is cleaning well, we will give him a salary, so he can sweep. Take a broom and sweep! How can that be, we are university graduates. Can we hold a broom? You won't, but the ones above us holding a big broom will sweep you away, throw you away. You are crying and complaining, we have no work, no spouse, no food. You cannot just sit around. You have hands, feet, a mind. Work never finishes in this world. At the very least, cut wood, burn wood (for heat).
- Go out, there is nothing more than work in this
world. However, even more than lazy people, we have those looking for free meals - that is all the people. Allah Allah. Even dogs wake up in the morning running right and left, looking for a bone.
- And these people have lost their ways because
there is no Basmala. Say Basmala, there is every- thing (for you). Gold can fall in front of you, treasure can be found in your home under the wall. There has been gold since the beginning of earth. You might find gold, jewels. Why are you

sitting at the coffee shop? Wander the moun- tains, gardens, fields. Collect your provision.
- Ay Shah-e Mardan Send us a Sultan from your pure lineage so he can teach us our ways.
- Those who prostrate have plenty of provisions. Those who don't (prostrate) have very limited provisions.
- I won't allow those who respect me to be beaten with a stick,to hear harsh words.
- Oh people who walk around without covering their heads, don't forget the grave! Do not wear open dresses and go out, or you'll suffer in the grave like this.
- May our day and our work be good. May our life
be blessed, and the good things be plenty. May our honor increase, we want a Sultanate. Fatiha.

CHAPTER 9

The Way of Lions

Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil Al-Haqqani An- Naqshbandi, Sohbat of the 22nd of March, 2013.

Dastur Ya Shah-e Mardan! O Lion of the Arenas, Shah-e Mardan dastur! O lovers of Shah-e Mar- dan. O lovers of Shah-e Mardan. Let us say:
Bismillahir Rahmani Rahim. How lovely, how very lovely. The power that propels us from pre-eternity to post-eternity is Bismillahir Rahmani Rahim. How lovely! O Lord, grant us health, of body and spirit! O Lord, dress upon us good states and let our condition be a good one. May our aspect be pleasing, so that whoever sees us will say: Masha'Allah, what a pure face has he, what a loveable person! This happens. For one wanting this, it can happen. But no one wants it. If He wishes, He grants beauty also to his outer appearance as He grants beauty to his spiritual being.

Madad Ya Sahib al-Maydan. Make Shah-e Mardan a support for us! Make him to assist us. If your support comes to us, your sword, O Shah-e Mardan, will cleave the world in two like a watermelon. Know this! Know

the fighters of Allah! We cannot express the power of the Prince of Creation. We can in no way express it. The Prince of Creation, for My Own Self I have created him. Whoever wishes to see My Essential Being, he will see it in you. Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar Wa liLlahil Hamd.

How beautiful, how lovely this is! We woke up well, our Lord has graced us with this. The kindness and inter- cession of our Holy Prophet (salla 'llah 'alayhi wa Alihi wa sallam) came to our aid. We rose for the morning prayer and bowed to our Lord. Thanks be to Allah, for granting us His favour. He gave us leave to bow to Him in prostration. They wake you with the Muslim call to prayer. Arise! Get up! He has not created you to lie in bed, Allah, the Creator. The Lord of the Worlds made you not for lying in bed. Get up! Bow down before your Lord! Stand before His Divine Court! O, and what a Court that is! Allahu Akbar ul-Akbar. O Lord, send to us Your special servants to lead us along Your way. I have sent them, Shah-e Mardan is one of them. Who attends the associations of Shah-e Mardan will find the way.

Looking up from the earth to the sky, he may say: one hundred light years, or one thousand light years in the reckoning of men, of these so-called men, or a distance of one hundred thousand light years, he says. The stars have a measure of their own. These million years for this light of a million years to reach us, he says. For the light from a distance of a billion years to reach us takes time. A billion years' distance He brings to us in the blink of an eye. Allahu Akbar. Allahu Akbar. Al Azamatu Lillah. Allah Allah. Allahu Akbar Wa liLlahil Hamd.

What are we? We are the Nation of the Messenger of Greatness who is endowed with the Secret of the Un- iverse. If he says Be! Then it will come to be. If he says

Be! It comes to be, from the Power of our Prophet. This we can say. Allahu Akbar ul-Akbar. O Shah-e Mardan! O Lion of the Arenas! You are the Secret of the Beloved. The Secret in you is one part of what the Beloved of Al- lah has bestowed upon you, that ocean is the Messenger of Greatness. The Messenger of Greatness was given a tiny morsel of the dominion of Allah - Jalla Jalaluhu - More than that he could not bear. Say: Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar! La ilaha ill'Allah Hu, Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar WaliLlahil Hamd.

O lovers of Shah-e Mardan! How awe-inspiring you are! Awe, even with great awe you cannot look Shah-e Mar- dan in the face, it is not possible. If only one bit of his power were to reach to us, all of creation would be burnt up. Shah-e Mardan, Lion of the Arenas, 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, the cousin of our Holy Prophet (salla 'llah 'alayhi wa Alihi wa sallam). Allahu Akbar. The possessor of Dhul Fiqar. The sword in his hand is Dhul Fiqar. With one stroke he could cleave the world in two like a melon. Let us say Bismillahir Rahmani Rahim. For the servants of Allah Almighty it is the greatest favour to mention the Divine Name, to speak Bismillahir Rahmani Rahim. Therefore the Prophet (salla 'llah 'alayhi wa Alihi wa sallam) was ordered "Iqra bismi Rabbika" (96:1) "Be- gin with the Basmala, begin in the Name of your Lord". The Basmala that he was given, was given to no one else. He says Bismillahir Rahmani Rahim, but the Bas- mala of all creation is submerged within that ocean. That highly-honoured Basmala gives us eminence. The highly honoured Basmala exalts mankind. Man finds his perfection through Bismillahir Rahmani Rahim. The Un- iverse is maintained through Bismillahir Rahmani Ra- him.

O Shah-e Mardan, be pleased to come to your lovers, to your loving friends! A lion keeps company with other lions. Nobody wishes to the keep the company of cats. That lion possesses majesty. Once a lion saw a cat. He looked at him and said: "You look like me, but why are you so tiny?" He said: "I fell into the hands of men, therefore I am so small." The cats complained to the lion. Why are you so small? Because of what man did to me. The cat falls into the hands of the sons of Adam, but the lion is not like the cat. The lion is a lion. Among men are those who have the qualities of the lion and those who have the qualities of the cat. There are also those who have qualities of a mouse. Man tashabbaha bi qawmin fa-huwa minhum. Whatever a man resembles, he will belong to that kind. Shah-e Mardan is the Shah, the Sultan of the Arenas. Let us engage in action, let us follow him. Manliness, courage is his basic characteris- tic.

Shah-e Mardan Sayyidna 'Ali is the Lion of Allah. Let man liken himself to something. There is the lion, there is the cat, and there is the mouse. Man must look: if he wishes, he will have the quality of the lion; if he wishes, he is given the qualities of the cat; or if he wishes he can stay like the mouse, like the rat. While you could be a lion, why do you chose to be a rat

For when Shah-e Mardan strikes a blow with his sword Dhul Fiqar he cleaves the world as if it were a waterme- lon. Such a powerful hand has he, Shah-e Mardan And the others, what do they hold in their hand? A tiny little penknife. They struggle with a penknife, but nothing can be done with that.

Enter into the way of Shah-e Mardan that you may be given power. So that when you strike a blow, you may

cleave the world apart! If you strike one strike, Shah-e Mardan strikes a thousand. When he calls out: "Bismil- lahi Ya Allah! I strike for the sake of the king of Proph- ets, Allah's Beloved" he will split the universe in two. This you must know! How lovely! O Lord, give us en- durance, and strength, for we are weak. This we want to hear. While the way of lionhood is open, is he of sound mind who becomes a fox, a jackal, a wolf, a hyena or a bear? The way of Shah-e Mardan is Bismillahir Rahmani Rahim.

O lovers of Shah-e Mardan! This is our association. Speak, it does not end, it does not run out. Therefore our way is the Naqshbandi way. The other tariqas are the same. They are all based on the saying of Shah Naqshband: "Tariqatuna as-sohba" - Our way is the way of association. Let us train in it. Let us embark on the lion road, so that we might not remain mice. Let us be as lions. What are tariqas there for? To robe man in his dignity. What a lovely word. Man is the most awesome creature in all creation. The tariqas are there for to dress his dignity with dignity. At first he is a simple man, and he is m
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