Suhbah 2022: Maulana Shaykh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani (303 suhbah, 650 pages, 15/50)
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. All of it is stupidity and craziness. It is nothing else. People who take others’ rights and think that they are in profit have little minds. They are short-minded. They are people who don't think about ākhirah.
Unfortunately, this time we are living in, all people or most people, we cannot say few people anymore, many people have this mentality. Even though they say that they won't do anything, may Allāh ﷻ protect us, if something happens, people may do it.
Therefore, this matter of rights is important. Give others their rights. You may think that you earn three pennies in this world, but you won't have earned anything in dunyā and you will be devastated in ākhirah. Its account, questioning and punishment cannot be handled. Therefore, everything has a solution in this world. There is a way for everything in this world. Finish all your problems in dunyā, and don't leave anything for ākhirah.
Don't leave unpaid rights. The rest is the right of Allāh ﷻ, Allāh ﷻ will forgive. But the rights of others; Allāh ﷻ is the holder of justice, He ﷻ won't forgive others’ rights. He ﷻ has left others’ rights to their owners. May Allāh ﷻ protect us all from this thing.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
- Maulana Sheikh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani ق
A Believer Is like a Perfume Shop
25 April 2022 / 24 Ramadan 1443
Mawlana Sheikh Nazim Dergah - Lefke
As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum wa Raḥmatullāhi wa Barakātuh.
A‘ūdhu Billāhi Minash-shayṭāni r-rajīm. Bismillāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm.
Wa ṣ-Salātu wa s-Salāmu ‘alá Rasūlinā Muḥammadin Sayyidi l-Awwalīna wa l-Akhirīn. Madad yā RasūlAllāh, Madad yā Sādāti Aṣḥābi Rasūlillāh, Madad yā Mashāyikhinā, Dastūr Mawlana Shaykh Abdullāh al-Fā’iz ad-Dāghistāni, Shaykh Muḥammad Nāẓim al-Ḥaqqānī. Madad.
Ṭarīqatunā aṣ-Suḥbah wa l-Khayru fi l-Jam‘iyyah.
Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla says in the Qur’an ‘Azimu sh-Shan, Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:
قُلْ إِن كُنتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِي يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَاللَّهُغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
قُلْ أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَالرَّسُولَ ۖ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّالْكَافِرِينَ
(Qur’ān 03:31-32).
‘‘Qul in kuntum tuhibbuna Llāha fā-ttabi‘ūnī yuḥbibkumu Llāh wa yaghfir lakum dhunubakum wa Llahu Ghafurun Rahim (31)”
“ Qul aṭīʿū Llāha wa-r-Rasūla fa-in tawallaw fa-inna Llāha lā yuḥibbu l-kāfirīn (32)’‘
Say, [O Muhammad], “If you should love Allah , then follow me, [so] Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.” (31)
Say, “Obey Allah and the Messenger.” But if they turn away - then indeed, Allah does not like the disbelievers “(32).
Who loves Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla should follow our Holy Prophet ﷺ so that Allāh ﷻ loves him too and forgives his sins. Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla loves everyone. He ﷻ loves everyone, but those who don't obey Him ﷻ are people who are not loved. Why are they not loved? Because they don't love themselves. If they did, Allāh ﷻ would love them too and they would follow the right way. They’d accept our Holy Prophet ﷺ, walk on his ﷺ way and obey him ﷺ so that Allāh ﷻ loves them. When they don't do so, they oppress themselves. Who oppresses himself oppresses everyone. And he becomes an unloved person. A person who is not loved in the sight of Allāh ﷻ has no benefit. That person has nothing but harm. The beloved servants of Allāh ﷻ have benefit. They are beneficial people. To be with them is salvation. It is salvation from hell. It is goodness here and hereafter. Otherwise, the rest bring nothing but harm.
Our Holy Prophet ṣalla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam says that a believer is like a perfume shop. When you enter it, even if you don't buy anything, that fragrance gives you peace and pleasure. And the opposite man is like a blacksmith shop. When you enter, there is bad smell and smoke. This is the example of the Kāfir. Even if you don't get burned, you feel discomfort because of the smell. Therefore, we should be with good people.
Hypocrites have come up with something like “Humanists” now. They say you must love humanity. You can love humanity, but how can you love a person who harms others? How can you love someone who harms himself? You don't love him. Allah ﷻ doesn't love him. You can't love someone whom Allāh ﷻ doesn't love. It is not good to love him. It is better to stay away from him. You should give him advice. If he accepts your advice, it's fine. If he doesn’t, no need to deal with him. No need to love him.
May Allāh ﷻ make all of us from the people whom He ﷻ loves inshā’Allāh.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
- Maulana Sheikh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani ق
The Importance of Zakāh
24 April 2022 / 23 Ramadan 1443
Mawlana Sheikh Nazim Dergah - Lefke
As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum wa Raḥmatullāhi wa Barakātuh.
Wa ṣ-Salātu wa s-Salāmu ‘alá Rasūlinā Muḥammadin Sayyidi l-Awwalīna wa l-Akhirīn. Madad yā RasūlAllāh, Madad yā Sādāti Aṣḥābi Rasūlillāh, Madad yā Mashāyikhinā, Dastūr Mawlana Shaykh Abdullāh al-Fā’iz ad-Dāghistāni, Shaykh Muḥammad Nāẓim al-Ḥaqqānī. Madad.
Ṭarīqatunā aṣ-Suḥbah wa l-Khayru fi l-Jam‘iyyah.
Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:
وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ
(Qur’ān 02:43).
‘’Wa-aqīmū ṣ-ṣalāta wa-ātū z-zakāt’’
‘’And perform prayer and give Zakah.’’
Zakāh is given in the month of Ramaḍān. Zakāh is given once a year. And it is more virtuous when it's given in Ramaḍān. It has much more Thawāb. Normally, it is ten rewards to one. In the month of Ramaḍān, seven hundred to one is given by Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla. He ﷻgives even more. The treasures of Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla are endless. For the honor and virtue of this holy month, Allāh ﷻ gives. When you make charity, when you perform worship, Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla rewards you not only double or fivefold, but even a hundredfold. His ﷻgenerosity is unlimited. Everything is in His ﷻ Hand. Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla is Powerful over everything.
Therefore, Zakāh is given once a year. People can give it in other months as well, but in order not to forget and to attain more virtue, people give their Zakāh in Ramaḍān.
What is the amount of Zakāh? The amount of Zakāh is if someone has 100 grams of gold or property and goods equivalent to it, when a year passes, he should give 1/40 part of what he has. If he has 100 grams of gold, he must give 2,5 grams away. It can be given in money, food or drinks. Anything in that amount can be given. It can be given both in gold and other things. When given with the intention of Zakāh, it is counted as Farḍ. It is Farḍ. It is from the pillars of Islām. First pillar is Shahādah, the second is prayer, and then comes fasting, Zakāh and Hajj. All of them are Farḍ. There are many people who don't know that these are Farḍ. They must be done.
Ḥajj can be made later. But Zakāh must be given. You must give Zakāh every year so that your wealth is clean. The wealth from which Zakāh is not given is dirty. Don't make it dirty. Your wealth is cleansed when you give Zakāh, and it doesn’t decrease but increase. Allāh ﷻgives Barakah. Wealth and property are Allāh’s ﷻ. When you give from your wealth without doubt, Allāh ﷻ gives you too. He ﷻ says, “My servant gave” and doesn't let it decrease. “مَانَقَصَ مَالٌ مِنْ صَدَقَةٍ”,
“Mā naqaṣa mālun min Sadaqah”says our Holy Prophet ﷺ. Money don't become less because of Sadaqah, says our Holy Prophet ṣalla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam.
Therefore, even if you can't find anyone to give in Ramaḍān, you should leave aside that money in Ramaḍān and give it to the needy gradually. No need to keep it [Zakāh] in your money. If you give more apart from Ramaḍan, you can give with the intention of Zakāh to the people in need.
Zakāh is one of the beautiful worships in Ramaḍān. It is always remembered together with Ramaḍān. May Allāh ﷻ make us from the giving ones. The giving hand is better than the recieving hand, says our Holy Prophet ṣalla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam. Therefore, may Allāh ﷻmake our hands from the giving ones inshā’Allāh.
May we give Zakāh and Sadaqah without our hands shaking inshā’Allāh.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
- Maulana Sheikh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani ق
The Wisdom of Hiding Laylatu l-Qadr
22 April 2022 / 21 Ramadan 1443
Mawlana Sheikh Nazim Dergah - Lefke
As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum wa Raḥmatullāhi wa Barakātuh.
A‘ūdhu Billāhi Minash-shayṭāni r-rajīm. Bismillāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm.
Wa ṣ-Salātu wa s-Salāmu ‘alá Rasūlinā Muḥammadin Sayyidi l-Awwalīna wa l-Akhirīn. Madad yā RasūlAllāh, Madad yā Sādāti Aṣḥābi Rasūlillāh, Madad yā Mashāyikhinā, Dastūr Mawlana Shaykh Abdullāh al-Fā’iz ad-Dāghistāni, Shaykh Muḥammad Nāẓim al-Ḥaqqānī. Madad.
Ṭarīqatunā aṣ-Suḥbah wa l-Khayru fi l-Jam‘iyyah.
Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, we attained this month of Ramaḍān. It is passing well with Barakah and goodness. Allāh ﷻ has gifted this month to us, to the Ummah. It has all kinds of beauties in it. And the Night of Power/ Laylatu l-Qadr is usually in the month of Ramaḍān. It can be any day of the year; that is a different matter. But usually, it is in the month of Ramaḍān. From the 1st till the end, there is a high chance. There is no designation that it is only on the 27th.
Our Holy Prophet ṣalla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam says to look for it after the 20th. It happens mostly then. It can be on any date, odd or even. But there is a higher chance of an odd date, says our Holy Prophet ṣalla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam.
A Saḥābah asked him ﷺ, “Can you tell me the day of Laylatu l-Qadr?” He insisted that our Holy Prophet ṣalla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam tells him. So he ﷺ said, “If people know it, it will be too easy for them. They will leave prayer on other times. They will pray only on that night by leaving the rest of the prayers.” That is why our Holy Prophet ṣalla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam didn't tell. And of course, it changes every year.
Nonetheless, our Holy Prophet ﷺ could tell. But there is a wisdom, because it is better than a thousand months. A thousand months correspond to 80 years. And that is more than the average age of a person. Many people pass away before reaching that age. And if you count the youth and childhood years, it makes 90 years of worship for a person. Therefore, one can do more good deeds in one night than throughout his life. And that is easy for people. While trying to do good deeds, people may be deprived of goodness then. This is its wisdom.
Also it is for worshipping every day and every night. Turkish people have a good saying: “Know every night as al-Qadr and every person as Al Khiḍr.” Show importance to every night. When you perform worship, show importance to it as it is a holy night. As that night is a great goodness for people, they should treat every night as if it is that night. But of course, people have come to such state now that they say, “Let's worship until the morning just on the 27th.”And they ask how to worship on Laylatu l-Qadr. It is unknown when Laylatu l-Qadr is. Therefore, perform your worship every night. You will spend all year as if it is Laylatu l-Qadr with its Barakah.
And know everyone as Al Khiḍr. Sometimes you may not like some people, but don’t disregard them. When you don't expect it, they may bring you goodness without you knowing it. A person you don’t pay attention to may be Al Khiḍr. And that is a great goodness. Al Khiḍr ‘alayhi s-salām is a Prophet. But of course, there is no prophecy for him in this time. But it is a great luck to meet Al Khiḍr ‘alayhi s-salām, to get his Du‘ā’. It is a great thing to see him. Therefore, many people sometimes don't know someone and don't show importance to him.
Sometimes they even swear at that very important person who is notable and respectable. And then they feel ashamed when they find out the truth. Therefore, It is from the Islamic manners to show importance to everyone. It is a means for getting along well with everyone.
This night has a lot of Barakah. As we said, it is like worshipping for 80 years. It is better than 80 years, says Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla. Because Sayyidinā Yūsha’ ‘alayhi s-salām, as our Holy Prophet ﷺ said, had fought and made Jihād for 80 years. 80 years are not easy. All his life was spent in Jihād. And to make Jihād is a great virtue. When our Holy Prophet ﷺ heard this, Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla said, “I grant you the goodness of that 80 years in one night.” Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla gifted it to our Holy Prophet ﷺ. Therefore, it is a great favor to us from Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla.
As we said, it is good for us to know every night as Laylatu l-Qadr and to continue in the same manner by praying and worshipping. And what we do is not difficult. When you go to bed, perform ablution and pray two Rakāt. Then wake up for Tahajjud half an hour or 15 minutes before Fajr prayer, and pray two Rakāt, it will be counted as Tahajjud. It will be counted as if you’ve been awake all night. Pray at least two Rakāt. You can pray more, pray Tasabīḥ or Najāt prayer. You can do everything. But always pray two Rakāt. Not everyone can do these things all the time.
Make sure you get up before Fajr prayer and pray Tahajjud. You will have revived that night. It will be counted as Laylatu l-Qadr for you inshā’Allāh. May Allāh ﷻ grant it to all of us inshā’Allāh.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
- Maulana Sheikh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani ق
The Biggest Awliyā of Our Time
21 April 2022 / 20 Ramadan 1443
Mawlana Sheikh Nazim Dergah - Lefke
As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum wa Raḥmatullāhi wa Barakātuh.
A‘ūdhu Billāhi Minash-shayṭāni r-rajīm. Bismillāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm.
Wa ṣ-Salātu wa s-Salāmu ‘alá Rasūlinā Muḥammadin Sayyidi l-Awwalīna wa l-Akhirīn. Madad yā RasūlAllāh, Madad yā Sādāti Aṣḥābi Rasūlillāh, Madad yā Mashāyikhinā, Dastūr Mawlana Shaykh Abdullāh al-Fā’iz ad-Dāghistāni, Shaykh Muḥammad Nāẓim al-Ḥaqqānī. Madad.
Ṭarīqatunā aṣ-Suḥbah wa l-Khayru fi l-Jam‘iyyah.
Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:
أَلَآ إِنَّ أَوْلِيَآءَ ٱللَّهِ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ
(Qur’ān 10:62).
‘‘Alā inna awliyā’a Llāhi lā khawfun a’layhim wa-lā hum yaḥzanūn’’
‘’Verily on the friends of Allah there is no fear, nor shall they grieve.’’ Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.
There are many Awliyā of Allāh ﷻ. There are hidden ones and known ones. The known one was Mawlānā Shaykh Naẓīm. He is from the beloved servants of Allāh ﷻ. We say Shukr to Allāh ﷻ for favoring us and letting us follow him.
Today by the wisdom of Allāh ﷻ is the day Mawlānā came to this world, his birthday, the 21st of April. Exactly 100 years ago in 1922, he came and honored this world. Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla created him, and he was born in this island close to Hālā Sulṭān in the town of Larnaca. Everyone knows what a great holy man, what a great Awliyā he is, Shukr to Allāh ﷻ.
Even when he was born, Mawlana Shaykh Sharafuddīn Efendi gave a Suḥbah to Mawlana Shaykh AbduLlāh ad-Dāghistānī and said, “A son of ours is born who will carry the burden of this Tarīqah and will take it from East to West. He will become the means of guidance to tens of thousands of people and millions of people.” Mawlana Shaykh Sharafuddīn gave this good tidings in such details that sorry to say, he even told the size of his shoes. Mawlana Shaykh Sharafuddīn was so happy. We have a share of both the Karamah/ miracle of Mawlānā Shaykh Naẓīm and the greatness of Mawlana Shaykh Sharafuddīn’s Karamah now. When the person who told this had heard it, he became one of his Murīds. His father was a Murīd [of Mawlana Shaykh Sharafuddīn] who heard and told about it.
Today is 100 years since then. By the wisdom of Allāh ﷻ, we were guessing that Mawlānā Shaykh Naẓīm would live for more than 100 years. He passed away physically, but he is still with us spiritually. He is guiding people. And many people are coming. Many people reach guidance through his Suḥbahs and join this Tarīqah. Furthermore, thousands and tens of thousands of people see him in their dreams by his Karamah. And this Karamah of his is going on. They become Muslim and reach guidance. Muslims who have lost their way return to the right way. They reach guidance and go on this way. And this Karamah is the sign of him being an Awliyā of a very high rank. He has reached all of you who have come and been to this mosque, this Dergah and other Dergahs. You have joined the way of Allāh ﷻ and reached the love of Allāh ﷻ through his love. You reached the love of our Holy Prophet ﷺ. With the permission of Allāh ﷻ, you will reach that in paradise as well through him and his Barakah. This door is a big door. It is the door of the friends of Allāh ﷻ. Allāh ﷻ doesn't let His ﷻ friends down. Certainly, He ﷻ will make those who follow Him ﷻ happy people here and hereafter inshā’Allāh.
May this day be blessed and good for all of us. Not only for Mawlānā Shaykh Naẓim, but may his birthday be blessed for all of us. As an inheritor of our Holy Prophet ṣalla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam he is mercy to all people. As he was going on the way of our Holy Prophet ﷺ, he is mercy and a benefit for all mankind.
Even non-Muslims used to acknowledge his Suḥbahs, his preachings and his words. They used to accept them.
Therefore, it is a holy day, a special day. It comes every year. Nothing has been done since two years because of the illness. Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, this year with his 100th birthday, there is no illness left with the permission of Allāh ﷻ. It lost its effect. The way he was in this world, Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, we know that his spirituality and Himmah/ support are always with us and upon us. His Karamah is that he is a shield for us as he is the beloved servant of Allāh ﷻ. As we said, we will be together in ākhirah as well inshā’Allāh.
We will meet again physically and we will not separate forever in paradise inshā’Allāh.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
- Maulana Sheikh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani ق
After Two Years It Is Open
20 April 2022 / 19 Ramadan 1443
Mawlana Sheikh Nazim Dergah - Lefke
As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum wa Raḥmatullāhi wa Barakātuh.
A‘ūdhu Billāhi Minash-shayṭāni r-rajīm. Bismillāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm.
Wa ṣ-Salātu wa s-Salāmu ‘alá Rasūlinā Muḥammadin Sayyidi l-Awwalīna wa l-Akhirīn. Madad yā RasūlAllāh, Madad yā Sādāti Aṣḥābi Rasūlillāh, Madad yā Mashāyikhinā, Dastūr Mawlana Shaykh Abdullāh al-Fā’iz ad-Dāghistāni, Shaykh Muḥammad Nāẓim al-Ḥaqqānī. Madad.
Ṭarīqatunā aṣ-Suḥbah wa l-Khayru fi l-Jam‘iyyah.
Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:
فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
(Qur’ān 94:05-06).
‘‘Fa-inna ma‘a l-‘usri yusra (5)
“ Inna ma‘a l-‘usri yusra (6)’,’
‘‘For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease (5) Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease (6).’’
Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla says that for Muslims there is always relief after hardship. That hardship goes away, and then there is ease. Therefore, when people have hardship, those who don't have ’īmān become hopeless. It is a promise of Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla to those with ’īmān that there is ease and relief after hardship. Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla says so.
Since the last two years, we hadn't spent Ramaḍān here because there was this hardship [Covid]. The whole world went through great hardship. Everyone got confused and lost. Those who believe in Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla, those with true ’īmān didn't have hardship. Because they know that every single thing, every hardship ends up with relief. That hardship doesn't go for nothing. Certainly, Allāh ﷻ rewards for it. It doens't go wasted. It has a great benefit for ākhirah. It is a great goodness.
Nowadays, there is hardship everywhere in the world again. But the promise of Allāh ﷻ won't be broken. The promise of Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla doesn't change. After every hardship, there is ease and relief. That is why believers should not forget it. Whenever they are troubled, they should remember this. They should rely on Allāh ﷻ. “Ḥasbuna Llāhu wa-ni‘ma l-Wakīl. Lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata illā biLlāhi l-‘Aliyyi l-‘Aẓīm”. These are the treasures of Allāh ﷻ. They should recite them so that it is easier inshā’Allāh.
Māshā’Allāh a lot of our brothers were able to come here after a very long time. Inshā’Allāh may they not have any hardship. May they always be at ease. May we always have strong ’īmān inshā’Allāh.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
- Maulana Sheikh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani ق
‘ITIKAF IN RAMADAN
19 April 2022/ 18 Ramadan 1443
Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah
As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum wa Raḥmatullāhi wa Barakātuh.
A‘ūdhu Billāhi Minash-shayṭāni r-rajīm. Bismillāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm.
Wa ṣ-Salātu wa s-Salāmu ‘alá Rasūlinā Muḥammadin Sayyidi l-Awwalīna wa l-Akhirīn. Madad yā RasūlAllāh, Madad yā Sādāti Aṣḥābi Rasūlillāh, Madad yā Mashāyikhinā, Dastūr Mawlana Shaykh Abdullāh al-Fā’iz ad-Dāghistāni, Shaykh Muḥammad Nāẓim al- Ḥaqqānī. Madad.
Ṭarīqatunā aṣ-Suḥbah wa l-Khayru fi l-Jam‘iyyah.
We are reaching the end of Ramadan. The last duty is ‘Itikaf now. To make ‘Itikaf is Sunnah of our Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. He used to make it every year. For us, if only someone makes it, the rest are released from it.
‘Itikaf is like Khalwa/ seclusion. It is made in a mosque. But the food to be eaten is the normal food of a fasting person. Some people think wrongly that it should only be lentils. No, you can eat everything you want.
It has a great virtue. It is made closer to the end of Ramadan. May Allah جل جلاله accept it from those who make it. May He جل جلاله let us reach many more years insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
- Maulana Sheikh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani ق
THE BATTLE OF BADR
18 April 2022/ 17 Ramadan 1443
Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah
As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum wa Raḥmatullāhi wa Barakātuh.
A‘ūdhu Billāhi Minash-shayṭāni r-rajīm. Bismillāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm.
Wa ṣ-Salātu wa s-Salāmu ‘alá Rasūlinā Muḥammadin Sayyidi l-Awwalīna wa l-Akhirīn. Madad yā RasūlAllāh, Madad yā Sādāti Aṣḥābi Rasūlillāh, Madad yā Mashāyikhinā, Dastūr Mawlana Shaykh Abdullāh al-Fā’iz ad-Dāghistāni, Shaykh Muḥammad Nāẓim al- Ḥaqqānī. Madad.
Ṭarīqatunā aṣ-Suḥbah wa l-Khayru fi l-Jam‘iyyah.
A’ūdhu bi-Llāhi mina sh-shayṭāni r-rajīm. Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:
وَلَقَدْ نَصَرَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِبَدْرٍ وَأَنتُمْ أَذِلَّةٌ ۖ فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
(Qur’ān 03:123).
‘‘Wa laqad naṣarakumu Llāhu bibadrin wa antum aḍillatun fa ittaqū Llāha la‘allakum tashkurūn”
‘’And already had Allah given you victory at [the battle of] Badr while you were few in number. Then fear Allah ; perhaps you will be
grateful.’’ Sadaqa Llahu l-‘Azim.
The Battle of Badr is one of the greatest battles of Islam made by our Holy
Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. Our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam made that battle for the pleasure of Allah جل جلاله in order to raise the religion of Islam. Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla has praised it.
It has many names, one of which is Yawm ul-Furqan. It is the day of separation. It is the day of separating the truth from falsehood.
There were many miracles on that day. Various things happened, things that normally people cannot think of. By the glorious kindness of Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla, its Barakah will be going on until Qiyamah. The Barakah of the Sahabah who had participated in it always comes when their names are remembered. Their names used to be written and hung in houses in old times. Some people still do so. Certainly, Barakah comes to those homes; peace comes there.
It was around these days in Ramadan when our Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم cleaned out all the big Kafirs and oppressors in Mecca. Even while leaving Mecca, they did it in fear that day. They didn’t want to leave. The shaytan had come in a human form as a leader from their clan and said, “We shouldn’t leave. Our caravan is saved anyway”. But Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla created a reason for their death, for them to be finished there.
The shaytan cheated them once again. He brought everyone together in Badr and finished them all. Those who are with shaytan will end up like them. They can never win. The Ghalib, Victor is Allah جل جلاله. The shaytan is always defeated. A clever man should be with the winner. Who follows shaytan will be defeat
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. All of it is stupidity and craziness. It is nothing else. People who take others’ rights and think that they are in profit have little minds. They are short-minded. They are people who don't think about ākhirah.
Unfortunately, this time we are living in, all people or most people, we cannot say few people anymore, many people have this mentality. Even though they say that they won't do anything, may Allāh ﷻ protect us, if something happens, people may do it.
Therefore, this matter of rights is important. Give others their rights. You may think that you earn three pennies in this world, but you won't have earned anything in dunyā and you will be devastated in ākhirah. Its account, questioning and punishment cannot be handled. Therefore, everything has a solution in this world. There is a way for everything in this world. Finish all your problems in dunyā, and don't leave anything for ākhirah.
Don't leave unpaid rights. The rest is the right of Allāh ﷻ, Allāh ﷻ will forgive. But the rights of others; Allāh ﷻ is the holder of justice, He ﷻ won't forgive others’ rights. He ﷻ has left others’ rights to their owners. May Allāh ﷻ protect us all from this thing.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
- Maulana Sheikh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani ق
A Believer Is like a Perfume Shop
25 April 2022 / 24 Ramadan 1443
Mawlana Sheikh Nazim Dergah - Lefke
As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum wa Raḥmatullāhi wa Barakātuh.
A‘ūdhu Billāhi Minash-shayṭāni r-rajīm. Bismillāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm.
Wa ṣ-Salātu wa s-Salāmu ‘alá Rasūlinā Muḥammadin Sayyidi l-Awwalīna wa l-Akhirīn. Madad yā RasūlAllāh, Madad yā Sādāti Aṣḥābi Rasūlillāh, Madad yā Mashāyikhinā, Dastūr Mawlana Shaykh Abdullāh al-Fā’iz ad-Dāghistāni, Shaykh Muḥammad Nāẓim al-Ḥaqqānī. Madad.
Ṭarīqatunā aṣ-Suḥbah wa l-Khayru fi l-Jam‘iyyah.
Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla says in the Qur’an ‘Azimu sh-Shan, Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:
قُلْ إِن كُنتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِي يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَاللَّهُغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
قُلْ أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَالرَّسُولَ ۖ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّالْكَافِرِينَ
(Qur’ān 03:31-32).
‘‘Qul in kuntum tuhibbuna Llāha fā-ttabi‘ūnī yuḥbibkumu Llāh wa yaghfir lakum dhunubakum wa Llahu Ghafurun Rahim (31)”
“ Qul aṭīʿū Llāha wa-r-Rasūla fa-in tawallaw fa-inna Llāha lā yuḥibbu l-kāfirīn (32)’‘
Say, [O Muhammad], “If you should love Allah , then follow me, [so] Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.” (31)
Say, “Obey Allah and the Messenger.” But if they turn away - then indeed, Allah does not like the disbelievers “(32).
Who loves Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla should follow our Holy Prophet ﷺ so that Allāh ﷻ loves him too and forgives his sins. Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla loves everyone. He ﷻ loves everyone, but those who don't obey Him ﷻ are people who are not loved. Why are they not loved? Because they don't love themselves. If they did, Allāh ﷻ would love them too and they would follow the right way. They’d accept our Holy Prophet ﷺ, walk on his ﷺ way and obey him ﷺ so that Allāh ﷻ loves them. When they don't do so, they oppress themselves. Who oppresses himself oppresses everyone. And he becomes an unloved person. A person who is not loved in the sight of Allāh ﷻ has no benefit. That person has nothing but harm. The beloved servants of Allāh ﷻ have benefit. They are beneficial people. To be with them is salvation. It is salvation from hell. It is goodness here and hereafter. Otherwise, the rest bring nothing but harm.
Our Holy Prophet ṣalla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam says that a believer is like a perfume shop. When you enter it, even if you don't buy anything, that fragrance gives you peace and pleasure. And the opposite man is like a blacksmith shop. When you enter, there is bad smell and smoke. This is the example of the Kāfir. Even if you don't get burned, you feel discomfort because of the smell. Therefore, we should be with good people.
Hypocrites have come up with something like “Humanists” now. They say you must love humanity. You can love humanity, but how can you love a person who harms others? How can you love someone who harms himself? You don't love him. Allah ﷻ doesn't love him. You can't love someone whom Allāh ﷻ doesn't love. It is not good to love him. It is better to stay away from him. You should give him advice. If he accepts your advice, it's fine. If he doesn’t, no need to deal with him. No need to love him.
May Allāh ﷻ make all of us from the people whom He ﷻ loves inshā’Allāh.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
- Maulana Sheikh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani ق
The Importance of Zakāh
24 April 2022 / 23 Ramadan 1443
Mawlana Sheikh Nazim Dergah - Lefke
As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum wa Raḥmatullāhi wa Barakātuh.
Wa ṣ-Salātu wa s-Salāmu ‘alá Rasūlinā Muḥammadin Sayyidi l-Awwalīna wa l-Akhirīn. Madad yā RasūlAllāh, Madad yā Sādāti Aṣḥābi Rasūlillāh, Madad yā Mashāyikhinā, Dastūr Mawlana Shaykh Abdullāh al-Fā’iz ad-Dāghistāni, Shaykh Muḥammad Nāẓim al-Ḥaqqānī. Madad.
Ṭarīqatunā aṣ-Suḥbah wa l-Khayru fi l-Jam‘iyyah.
Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:
وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ
(Qur’ān 02:43).
‘’Wa-aqīmū ṣ-ṣalāta wa-ātū z-zakāt’’
‘’And perform prayer and give Zakah.’’
Zakāh is given in the month of Ramaḍān. Zakāh is given once a year. And it is more virtuous when it's given in Ramaḍān. It has much more Thawāb. Normally, it is ten rewards to one. In the month of Ramaḍān, seven hundred to one is given by Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla. He ﷻgives even more. The treasures of Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla are endless. For the honor and virtue of this holy month, Allāh ﷻ gives. When you make charity, when you perform worship, Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla rewards you not only double or fivefold, but even a hundredfold. His ﷻgenerosity is unlimited. Everything is in His ﷻ Hand. Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla is Powerful over everything.
Therefore, Zakāh is given once a year. People can give it in other months as well, but in order not to forget and to attain more virtue, people give their Zakāh in Ramaḍān.
What is the amount of Zakāh? The amount of Zakāh is if someone has 100 grams of gold or property and goods equivalent to it, when a year passes, he should give 1/40 part of what he has. If he has 100 grams of gold, he must give 2,5 grams away. It can be given in money, food or drinks. Anything in that amount can be given. It can be given both in gold and other things. When given with the intention of Zakāh, it is counted as Farḍ. It is Farḍ. It is from the pillars of Islām. First pillar is Shahādah, the second is prayer, and then comes fasting, Zakāh and Hajj. All of them are Farḍ. There are many people who don't know that these are Farḍ. They must be done.
Ḥajj can be made later. But Zakāh must be given. You must give Zakāh every year so that your wealth is clean. The wealth from which Zakāh is not given is dirty. Don't make it dirty. Your wealth is cleansed when you give Zakāh, and it doesn’t decrease but increase. Allāh ﷻgives Barakah. Wealth and property are Allāh’s ﷻ. When you give from your wealth without doubt, Allāh ﷻ gives you too. He ﷻ says, “My servant gave” and doesn't let it decrease. “مَانَقَصَ مَالٌ مِنْ صَدَقَةٍ”,
“Mā naqaṣa mālun min Sadaqah”says our Holy Prophet ﷺ. Money don't become less because of Sadaqah, says our Holy Prophet ṣalla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam.
Therefore, even if you can't find anyone to give in Ramaḍān, you should leave aside that money in Ramaḍān and give it to the needy gradually. No need to keep it [Zakāh] in your money. If you give more apart from Ramaḍan, you can give with the intention of Zakāh to the people in need.
Zakāh is one of the beautiful worships in Ramaḍān. It is always remembered together with Ramaḍān. May Allāh ﷻ make us from the giving ones. The giving hand is better than the recieving hand, says our Holy Prophet ṣalla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam. Therefore, may Allāh ﷻmake our hands from the giving ones inshā’Allāh.
May we give Zakāh and Sadaqah without our hands shaking inshā’Allāh.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
- Maulana Sheikh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani ق
The Wisdom of Hiding Laylatu l-Qadr
22 April 2022 / 21 Ramadan 1443
Mawlana Sheikh Nazim Dergah - Lefke
As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum wa Raḥmatullāhi wa Barakātuh.
A‘ūdhu Billāhi Minash-shayṭāni r-rajīm. Bismillāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm.
Wa ṣ-Salātu wa s-Salāmu ‘alá Rasūlinā Muḥammadin Sayyidi l-Awwalīna wa l-Akhirīn. Madad yā RasūlAllāh, Madad yā Sādāti Aṣḥābi Rasūlillāh, Madad yā Mashāyikhinā, Dastūr Mawlana Shaykh Abdullāh al-Fā’iz ad-Dāghistāni, Shaykh Muḥammad Nāẓim al-Ḥaqqānī. Madad.
Ṭarīqatunā aṣ-Suḥbah wa l-Khayru fi l-Jam‘iyyah.
Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, we attained this month of Ramaḍān. It is passing well with Barakah and goodness. Allāh ﷻ has gifted this month to us, to the Ummah. It has all kinds of beauties in it. And the Night of Power/ Laylatu l-Qadr is usually in the month of Ramaḍān. It can be any day of the year; that is a different matter. But usually, it is in the month of Ramaḍān. From the 1st till the end, there is a high chance. There is no designation that it is only on the 27th.
Our Holy Prophet ṣalla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam says to look for it after the 20th. It happens mostly then. It can be on any date, odd or even. But there is a higher chance of an odd date, says our Holy Prophet ṣalla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam.
A Saḥābah asked him ﷺ, “Can you tell me the day of Laylatu l-Qadr?” He insisted that our Holy Prophet ṣalla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam tells him. So he ﷺ said, “If people know it, it will be too easy for them. They will leave prayer on other times. They will pray only on that night by leaving the rest of the prayers.” That is why our Holy Prophet ṣalla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam didn't tell. And of course, it changes every year.
Nonetheless, our Holy Prophet ﷺ could tell. But there is a wisdom, because it is better than a thousand months. A thousand months correspond to 80 years. And that is more than the average age of a person. Many people pass away before reaching that age. And if you count the youth and childhood years, it makes 90 years of worship for a person. Therefore, one can do more good deeds in one night than throughout his life. And that is easy for people. While trying to do good deeds, people may be deprived of goodness then. This is its wisdom.
Also it is for worshipping every day and every night. Turkish people have a good saying: “Know every night as al-Qadr and every person as Al Khiḍr.” Show importance to every night. When you perform worship, show importance to it as it is a holy night. As that night is a great goodness for people, they should treat every night as if it is that night. But of course, people have come to such state now that they say, “Let's worship until the morning just on the 27th.”And they ask how to worship on Laylatu l-Qadr. It is unknown when Laylatu l-Qadr is. Therefore, perform your worship every night. You will spend all year as if it is Laylatu l-Qadr with its Barakah.
And know everyone as Al Khiḍr. Sometimes you may not like some people, but don’t disregard them. When you don't expect it, they may bring you goodness without you knowing it. A person you don’t pay attention to may be Al Khiḍr. And that is a great goodness. Al Khiḍr ‘alayhi s-salām is a Prophet. But of course, there is no prophecy for him in this time. But it is a great luck to meet Al Khiḍr ‘alayhi s-salām, to get his Du‘ā’. It is a great thing to see him. Therefore, many people sometimes don't know someone and don't show importance to him.
Sometimes they even swear at that very important person who is notable and respectable. And then they feel ashamed when they find out the truth. Therefore, It is from the Islamic manners to show importance to everyone. It is a means for getting along well with everyone.
This night has a lot of Barakah. As we said, it is like worshipping for 80 years. It is better than 80 years, says Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla. Because Sayyidinā Yūsha’ ‘alayhi s-salām, as our Holy Prophet ﷺ said, had fought and made Jihād for 80 years. 80 years are not easy. All his life was spent in Jihād. And to make Jihād is a great virtue. When our Holy Prophet ﷺ heard this, Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla said, “I grant you the goodness of that 80 years in one night.” Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla gifted it to our Holy Prophet ﷺ. Therefore, it is a great favor to us from Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla.
As we said, it is good for us to know every night as Laylatu l-Qadr and to continue in the same manner by praying and worshipping. And what we do is not difficult. When you go to bed, perform ablution and pray two Rakāt. Then wake up for Tahajjud half an hour or 15 minutes before Fajr prayer, and pray two Rakāt, it will be counted as Tahajjud. It will be counted as if you’ve been awake all night. Pray at least two Rakāt. You can pray more, pray Tasabīḥ or Najāt prayer. You can do everything. But always pray two Rakāt. Not everyone can do these things all the time.
Make sure you get up before Fajr prayer and pray Tahajjud. You will have revived that night. It will be counted as Laylatu l-Qadr for you inshā’Allāh. May Allāh ﷻ grant it to all of us inshā’Allāh.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
- Maulana Sheikh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani ق
The Biggest Awliyā of Our Time
21 April 2022 / 20 Ramadan 1443
Mawlana Sheikh Nazim Dergah - Lefke
As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum wa Raḥmatullāhi wa Barakātuh.
A‘ūdhu Billāhi Minash-shayṭāni r-rajīm. Bismillāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm.
Wa ṣ-Salātu wa s-Salāmu ‘alá Rasūlinā Muḥammadin Sayyidi l-Awwalīna wa l-Akhirīn. Madad yā RasūlAllāh, Madad yā Sādāti Aṣḥābi Rasūlillāh, Madad yā Mashāyikhinā, Dastūr Mawlana Shaykh Abdullāh al-Fā’iz ad-Dāghistāni, Shaykh Muḥammad Nāẓim al-Ḥaqqānī. Madad.
Ṭarīqatunā aṣ-Suḥbah wa l-Khayru fi l-Jam‘iyyah.
Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:
أَلَآ إِنَّ أَوْلِيَآءَ ٱللَّهِ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ
(Qur’ān 10:62).
‘‘Alā inna awliyā’a Llāhi lā khawfun a’layhim wa-lā hum yaḥzanūn’’
‘’Verily on the friends of Allah there is no fear, nor shall they grieve.’’ Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.
There are many Awliyā of Allāh ﷻ. There are hidden ones and known ones. The known one was Mawlānā Shaykh Naẓīm. He is from the beloved servants of Allāh ﷻ. We say Shukr to Allāh ﷻ for favoring us and letting us follow him.
Today by the wisdom of Allāh ﷻ is the day Mawlānā came to this world, his birthday, the 21st of April. Exactly 100 years ago in 1922, he came and honored this world. Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla created him, and he was born in this island close to Hālā Sulṭān in the town of Larnaca. Everyone knows what a great holy man, what a great Awliyā he is, Shukr to Allāh ﷻ.
Even when he was born, Mawlana Shaykh Sharafuddīn Efendi gave a Suḥbah to Mawlana Shaykh AbduLlāh ad-Dāghistānī and said, “A son of ours is born who will carry the burden of this Tarīqah and will take it from East to West. He will become the means of guidance to tens of thousands of people and millions of people.” Mawlana Shaykh Sharafuddīn gave this good tidings in such details that sorry to say, he even told the size of his shoes. Mawlana Shaykh Sharafuddīn was so happy. We have a share of both the Karamah/ miracle of Mawlānā Shaykh Naẓīm and the greatness of Mawlana Shaykh Sharafuddīn’s Karamah now. When the person who told this had heard it, he became one of his Murīds. His father was a Murīd [of Mawlana Shaykh Sharafuddīn] who heard and told about it.
Today is 100 years since then. By the wisdom of Allāh ﷻ, we were guessing that Mawlānā Shaykh Naẓīm would live for more than 100 years. He passed away physically, but he is still with us spiritually. He is guiding people. And many people are coming. Many people reach guidance through his Suḥbahs and join this Tarīqah. Furthermore, thousands and tens of thousands of people see him in their dreams by his Karamah. And this Karamah of his is going on. They become Muslim and reach guidance. Muslims who have lost their way return to the right way. They reach guidance and go on this way. And this Karamah is the sign of him being an Awliyā of a very high rank. He has reached all of you who have come and been to this mosque, this Dergah and other Dergahs. You have joined the way of Allāh ﷻ and reached the love of Allāh ﷻ through his love. You reached the love of our Holy Prophet ﷺ. With the permission of Allāh ﷻ, you will reach that in paradise as well through him and his Barakah. This door is a big door. It is the door of the friends of Allāh ﷻ. Allāh ﷻ doesn't let His ﷻ friends down. Certainly, He ﷻ will make those who follow Him ﷻ happy people here and hereafter inshā’Allāh.
May this day be blessed and good for all of us. Not only for Mawlānā Shaykh Naẓim, but may his birthday be blessed for all of us. As an inheritor of our Holy Prophet ṣalla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam he is mercy to all people. As he was going on the way of our Holy Prophet ﷺ, he is mercy and a benefit for all mankind.
Even non-Muslims used to acknowledge his Suḥbahs, his preachings and his words. They used to accept them.
Therefore, it is a holy day, a special day. It comes every year. Nothing has been done since two years because of the illness. Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, this year with his 100th birthday, there is no illness left with the permission of Allāh ﷻ. It lost its effect. The way he was in this world, Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, we know that his spirituality and Himmah/ support are always with us and upon us. His Karamah is that he is a shield for us as he is the beloved servant of Allāh ﷻ. As we said, we will be together in ākhirah as well inshā’Allāh.
We will meet again physically and we will not separate forever in paradise inshā’Allāh.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
- Maulana Sheikh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani ق
After Two Years It Is Open
20 April 2022 / 19 Ramadan 1443
Mawlana Sheikh Nazim Dergah - Lefke
As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum wa Raḥmatullāhi wa Barakātuh.
A‘ūdhu Billāhi Minash-shayṭāni r-rajīm. Bismillāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm.
Wa ṣ-Salātu wa s-Salāmu ‘alá Rasūlinā Muḥammadin Sayyidi l-Awwalīna wa l-Akhirīn. Madad yā RasūlAllāh, Madad yā Sādāti Aṣḥābi Rasūlillāh, Madad yā Mashāyikhinā, Dastūr Mawlana Shaykh Abdullāh al-Fā’iz ad-Dāghistāni, Shaykh Muḥammad Nāẓim al-Ḥaqqānī. Madad.
Ṭarīqatunā aṣ-Suḥbah wa l-Khayru fi l-Jam‘iyyah.
Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:
فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
(Qur’ān 94:05-06).
‘‘Fa-inna ma‘a l-‘usri yusra (5)
“ Inna ma‘a l-‘usri yusra (6)’,’
‘‘For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease (5) Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease (6).’’
Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla says that for Muslims there is always relief after hardship. That hardship goes away, and then there is ease. Therefore, when people have hardship, those who don't have ’īmān become hopeless. It is a promise of Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla to those with ’īmān that there is ease and relief after hardship. Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla says so.
Since the last two years, we hadn't spent Ramaḍān here because there was this hardship [Covid]. The whole world went through great hardship. Everyone got confused and lost. Those who believe in Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla, those with true ’īmān didn't have hardship. Because they know that every single thing, every hardship ends up with relief. That hardship doesn't go for nothing. Certainly, Allāh ﷻ rewards for it. It doens't go wasted. It has a great benefit for ākhirah. It is a great goodness.
Nowadays, there is hardship everywhere in the world again. But the promise of Allāh ﷻ won't be broken. The promise of Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla doesn't change. After every hardship, there is ease and relief. That is why believers should not forget it. Whenever they are troubled, they should remember this. They should rely on Allāh ﷻ. “Ḥasbuna Llāhu wa-ni‘ma l-Wakīl. Lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata illā biLlāhi l-‘Aliyyi l-‘Aẓīm”. These are the treasures of Allāh ﷻ. They should recite them so that it is easier inshā’Allāh.
Māshā’Allāh a lot of our brothers were able to come here after a very long time. Inshā’Allāh may they not have any hardship. May they always be at ease. May we always have strong ’īmān inshā’Allāh.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
- Maulana Sheikh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani ق
‘ITIKAF IN RAMADAN
19 April 2022/ 18 Ramadan 1443
Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah
As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum wa Raḥmatullāhi wa Barakātuh.
A‘ūdhu Billāhi Minash-shayṭāni r-rajīm. Bismillāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm.
Wa ṣ-Salātu wa s-Salāmu ‘alá Rasūlinā Muḥammadin Sayyidi l-Awwalīna wa l-Akhirīn. Madad yā RasūlAllāh, Madad yā Sādāti Aṣḥābi Rasūlillāh, Madad yā Mashāyikhinā, Dastūr Mawlana Shaykh Abdullāh al-Fā’iz ad-Dāghistāni, Shaykh Muḥammad Nāẓim al- Ḥaqqānī. Madad.
Ṭarīqatunā aṣ-Suḥbah wa l-Khayru fi l-Jam‘iyyah.
We are reaching the end of Ramadan. The last duty is ‘Itikaf now. To make ‘Itikaf is Sunnah of our Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. He used to make it every year. For us, if only someone makes it, the rest are released from it.
‘Itikaf is like Khalwa/ seclusion. It is made in a mosque. But the food to be eaten is the normal food of a fasting person. Some people think wrongly that it should only be lentils. No, you can eat everything you want.
It has a great virtue. It is made closer to the end of Ramadan. May Allah جل جلاله accept it from those who make it. May He جل جلاله let us reach many more years insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
- Maulana Sheikh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani ق
THE BATTLE OF BADR
18 April 2022/ 17 Ramadan 1443
Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah
As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum wa Raḥmatullāhi wa Barakātuh.
A‘ūdhu Billāhi Minash-shayṭāni r-rajīm. Bismillāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm.
Wa ṣ-Salātu wa s-Salāmu ‘alá Rasūlinā Muḥammadin Sayyidi l-Awwalīna wa l-Akhirīn. Madad yā RasūlAllāh, Madad yā Sādāti Aṣḥābi Rasūlillāh, Madad yā Mashāyikhinā, Dastūr Mawlana Shaykh Abdullāh al-Fā’iz ad-Dāghistāni, Shaykh Muḥammad Nāẓim al- Ḥaqqānī. Madad.
Ṭarīqatunā aṣ-Suḥbah wa l-Khayru fi l-Jam‘iyyah.
A’ūdhu bi-Llāhi mina sh-shayṭāni r-rajīm. Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:
وَلَقَدْ نَصَرَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِبَدْرٍ وَأَنتُمْ أَذِلَّةٌ ۖ فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
(Qur’ān 03:123).
‘‘Wa laqad naṣarakumu Llāhu bibadrin wa antum aḍillatun fa ittaqū Llāha la‘allakum tashkurūn”
‘’And already had Allah given you victory at [the battle of] Badr while you were few in number. Then fear Allah ; perhaps you will be
grateful.’’ Sadaqa Llahu l-‘Azim.
The Battle of Badr is one of the greatest battles of Islam made by our Holy
Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. Our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam made that battle for the pleasure of Allah جل جلاله in order to raise the religion of Islam. Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla has praised it.
It has many names, one of which is Yawm ul-Furqan. It is the day of separation. It is the day of separating the truth from falsehood.
There were many miracles on that day. Various things happened, things that normally people cannot think of. By the glorious kindness of Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla, its Barakah will be going on until Qiyamah. The Barakah of the Sahabah who had participated in it always comes when their names are remembered. Their names used to be written and hung in houses in old times. Some people still do so. Certainly, Barakah comes to those homes; peace comes there.
It was around these days in Ramadan when our Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم cleaned out all the big Kafirs and oppressors in Mecca. Even while leaving Mecca, they did it in fear that day. They didn’t want to leave. The shaytan had come in a human form as a leader from their clan and said, “We shouldn’t leave. Our caravan is saved anyway”. But Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla created a reason for their death, for them to be finished there.
The shaytan cheated them once again. He brought everyone together in Badr and finished them all. Those who are with shaytan will end up like them. They can never win. The Ghalib, Victor is Allah جل جلاله. The shaytan is always defeated. A clever man should be with the winner. Who follows shaytan will be defeat
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