Suhbah 2023: Maulana Shaykh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani (375 suhbah, 886 pages, 41/50)
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Allāh help us and make our belief morestronger. As muchmorestronger, you will be more safe, more restful, more happy, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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THE FORTRESS OF ALLĀH Friday, 24 February, 2023 / 4 Sha’ban 1444.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Who is with Allāh is not afraid. Who is with Allāh is not sad, in shā’aLlāh. Because Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla said in an āyah from Qur’ān Karīm, which we read in the khuṭbah:
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Inna waliyyiyaLlāhulladhīnazzala lkitāba wa-huwa yatawalláṣ-ṣāliḥīn”(7:196).
Allāh is the helper of the pious ones. Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla is the one who helps them in everything. As long as their greatest power, their biggest support is Allāh, no one can stand up against them. That is why believers, people who are upright, are content are satisfied. They are not in need of anyone. Allahis their helper and supporter. They are not in need of anyone. Allāh is together with them.
May Allāh be with us. May He not be against us. That is what we want. If you are together with Allāh, you won’t be against. Those who are against, will lose. Even if they think they are winning, what they attain will certainly not be good for them, but bad. Therefore, people who are believers, people who are Muslim, should know these good tidings. The word of Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla is true. It can never be otherwise. The promise of Allāh is true. His promise is true, so Hisword is true. Who is with Him will be in profit. Allāh will make his work successful. His deeds will be accepted. Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla will give his rewards.So, as
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we live in the end of times, fitnah and evil are everywhere. It is important that you are with Allāh. Do not be ever against Allāh‘Azza waJalla. Be with Allāh. Don’t go against Allāh. Who goes against Allāh never wins. That is to say, it may seem that he wins in this life; but as much as he earns, more comes to him of suffering. Therefore, there will be tests, the tests of Allāh. But in the end, people who pass the test will reach peace. They will reach eternal happiness, Insha Allah.
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla with, saying in Qur’ān: He is with Ṣāliḥ (righteous) people, with believer. He is with them, helping them every time. Who...
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Inna waliyyiyaLlāhulladhīnazzala l-kitāba wa-huwa yatawalláṣ-ṣāliḥīn” (7:196). This is āyah from Qur’ān, we just read in khuṭbah. Meaning: Allāh support believer. Ṣāliḥ, sincere mu’min, He is with them. Everything they do, it is good for them. Everything happen for them, also good for them. Nothing bad. When you are with Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, you [will] be all time in good position, because you are with Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla, not against Him. Who against Him, this it is, he is, never be good for him.
All time, go with Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Don’t forget Allāh ‘Azza waJalla. Be with Him, He will not leave you. But if you leave Him and follow other thing in this world: your ego, your shayṭān, or anything. You forget Allāh, and you looking, running after dunyā, after... things, it is not good. You are that time against Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla. And who is against Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla, never succeed. Maybe you can see many people, they most of people, they are against Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla. You thought they succeed, but no. It is not real, because it is our world, very short and like a dream. It is not real. Real one, with Allāh ‘Azza waJalla. So who is with Allāh, [will] never be loser.
Prophet ṣalláLlāhu’alayhi wa-sallam, also ḥadīthqudsī, Allāh‘Azza waJalla said: “Lā ilāha illāLlāh ḥuṣnī.”“My fort, lā ilāha illāLlāh. Who said this, he come to my fort,”Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla saying, “and he [will] be safe from bad end.” It is very important thing. Even in dunyā, maybe
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some people suffering, or dying, or – many thing we have now in the end of time. But who is in this fort, even they die, or even they lose, they are safe from bad end.
The most important thing, and it is for believer – good tiding. Every time, you remember: don’t go against will of Allāh. Be with Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla. Even you cannot do, you don’t say something make Allāh not happy with you. Everytime you must think, everything you done, you will do, or you happen. Because we are living in time of fitnah, maybe some people, they can think – not good. Don’t think this. Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla will be happy with you if you are accepting, and everything, you know it is from Him.
Allāh keep us safe in His fort, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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DON’T INTERACT WITH STUBBORN IGNORANT ONES Saturday, 25 February 2023 / 5 Sha’ban 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Derga
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Wa ‘Idhā Khātabahumu Al-Jāhilūna Qālū Salāmāan’, ‘And when the ignorant address them [harshly], they say [words of] peace.’’(Qur’ān 25:63).
Mankind does everything according to their egos. And those who obey their egos are ignorant. Those who don’t do what Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says and don’t accept it are ignorant. Whoever they are, they are worthless.
Some people get angry at others by saying they said so and so. Don’t interact much with ignorant ones. There are stubborn ones. There are stubborn ignorant people. You cannot explain anything to them. You can’t explain because their understanding is that little.
They strive to carry out Allah’sorders. Certainly, they can’t do everything. Everyone has a different level. The more they can do, the higher their rank will increase. But what is important is that they do it.
Some people accept when you speak to them. You can explain things to them. But to people who are stubborn and seek argument, you say a few words. Clever people understand the level and mind of the people on front of them. If they are ignorant and from those who don’t under-
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stand, no need to talk to them. Don’t let them commit more sin, and don’t bother yourself. Therefore, interacting with ignorant ones is not good.
Certainly, everyone should learn. That is why Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla made it Fard for people to learn through our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. The first order was to read and learn. To learn what? It is not studying at universities. It is to study the way of Allah, to walk on the way ordered by Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. That is the knowledge. And the rest: people may learn what they need to manage in this world and to sustain their life. That is step by step as well.
Therefore, don’t try to learn or teach people absolutely everything, because it may distress you. Ignorant people know neither limits, nor borders, nor Adab. Therefore, when you meet such people and speak to them, if they know, they know. If they don’t, don’t bother at all. Stay quiet. They may speak as much as they want. When they don’t see any interaction, they will shut up and leave by themselves.
May Allah protect us. May Allah protect us all from ignorance.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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CONCEAL YOUR SINS AND MISTAKES Monday, 27 February 2023 / 7 Sha’ban 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is As-Sattar. As-Sattar means He conceals sins, He conceals faults. If a person conceals himself, if he asks that Allah conceals him, Allah conceals him then. He doesn’t embarrass him for the sins and mistakes he made. Because everything a person does will be revealed on the Day of Judgment, and he will be embarrassed then. But if he asks from Allah to conceal him, Allah will conceal him. Therefore, tellingabout the committed sins or mistakes by boasting is not good. Because you are embarrassing yourself in Dunya, and you will not be concealed in Akhirah.
Our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallamsays:Sinning is an affliction. Committing sins is a kind of affliction for people. And if you are afflicted with that affliction, conceal yourself. Don’t tell anyone. Let it be between you and Allah. Repent and ask for forgiveness. Allah will conceal it, and you won’t be ashamed on the Day of Judgment, on Resurrection Day. There will be a great hardship then. Otherwise, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla will forgive and you will be saved.
There are many ways of being saved from sins committed by people in this world. It is good to ask for forgiveness from Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. If there are other broken rights, by mending and receiving their blessing,
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people will be saved from it. People should pay attention to these things during life in this world.
Mankind always does sins, wrong, mistakes and Haram. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla has given the means of getting rid of it. You should repent and ask for forgiveness, Allah will forgive. No matter how much you do, you should repent and ask for forgiveness. The Door of Repentance is still open. When Qiyamah is near, it will be closed. And repentance won’t be accepted then.
Insha Allah may Allah forgive us all. May He conceal our sins and not embarrass us.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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MUSLIMS ARE AS ONE BODY Tuesday, 28 February 2023 / 8 Sha’ban 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says that Muslims are like one body. Just like a person has pain somewhere in his body or something happens to it and his whole body gets effected feeling and suffering from pain, the Ummah and Muslims are one. Therefore, whenever something happens somewhere and all Muslims hear about it, they get upset and can help. To help as much as they can is ordered by our Holy Prophet.
Shukr to Allah, because of the latest disasters and calamities, Muslims have helped from everywhere. Despite being poor themselves, they made intention to help as much as they could and they did so, Shukr to Allah. Even if it was little, Allah will reward them with big rewards. As their intentions were good, Allah gives according to people’s intentions.
When Sayyidina Ibrahim ‘alayhi s-salam was thrown in fire, an ant brought water in its mouth. “What are you doing?” “I want to extinguish it”. Whereas, they had made fire as big as a mountain. It was impossible to come close to it. And people could get burnt from afar. But this ant brought water in its mouth. They asked, “What is it?” It said, “I came in order to extinguish it”.
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That ant is in paradise. Animals in this world will not go to paradise. But there are some of them who will. And this ant is among them. There is such a great reward. What is that it did? But as a reward for its intention, Allah put it in paradise. So whoever helps Islam and Muslims, there are great rewards for them with the permission of Allah. They will go to paradise. Because they are poor and needy, they don’t have much. But they cut down on their food and sent for help. May Allah be pleased with them.
Doing charity is beautiful. It is something loved by Allah and our beloved Prophet. Nothing can be more beautiful than doing charity. And doing evil; no matter how much those with bad intentions do, Allah will protect from their evil.
May Allah help people and protect Islam and Muslim countries Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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NEW DAY, NEW RIZQ Wednesday, 1 March 2023 / 9 Sha’ban 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Mawlana Shaykh Nazim had a beautiful saying in his last days:“YawmunJadeed, RizqunJadeed.” What does it mean? A new day, a new Rizq/provision. If Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla gives life every day, there is a new day. And provision is new on that day. Everything is the way Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla destined it to be.
People have yesterday and today. Allah knows about tomorrow. So when they reach tomorrow, a new day starts and a new page opens. The things to be done on that page, the provision given by Allah ‘Azza waJalla on that day, all of them are new then.
The charity, goodness and worship to be performed; all of them are written on that new page. When that day is over and if there is another day, it is new again.
“YawmunJadeed, RizqunJadeed” is in everything. Your food and drinks, goodness and charity you will make, the breath you will take; all of them are given anew to people. Therefore, when a new day comes, people should evaluate it. And it is good to be the way Allah ‘Azza waJalla wants. It will be good and beneficial.Otherwise, people don’t realize what is new or old. They don’t appreciate it. They don’t know what to do and how to do. Days pass and they think all of them are the same.
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No, they are not the same. Every day there is a new day, there is new provision. Everything is new. We should make Shukr to Allah. We must know this. This is the wisdom of this beautiful saying of Mawlana Shaykh Nazim. A day is new “YawmunJadeed, RizqunJadeed.”He used to say it to make Shukr. And he said it more often in his last days. We always heard it.
Certainly, we cannot appreciate the things he knew and appreciated as much as him. So do people. People are not appreciating anything. They don’t care about the new or the old, the day or the provision. They are forgetting about Ar-Razzaq. They are forgetting the One who gives new days and new provision. They are living in heedlessness. May Allah protect us. May Allah give us alertness so that we appreciate our days and provision. May Allah protect us. May we make Shukr every day for reaching it safely.
May it be a beautiful dayInsha Allah. May we live with Iman, Islam and Rizq Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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MANKIND OPPRESS THEMSELVES Thursday, 2 March 2023 / 10 Sha’ban 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Innahum Kānū Lā Yarjūna Ĥisābāan (27) WaKadh-dhabū Bi`āyātinā Kidh-dhābāan’’. “Indeed, they were not expecting an account (27) And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.’’ SadaqaLlāhu l-‘Aẓīm.(Qur’ān 78:27-28).
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is saying some people think they won’t be questioned on Judgment Day. They are denying everything Allah ‘Azza waJalla says. They deserve hell.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is Arhamu r-Rahimeen (The Most Merciful). No matter how much mankind commits sins, as long as they repent and ask for forgiveness, He forgives them. Those who don’t repent and ask for forgiveness get their own punishment. There is a chance in this world to be saved. While people are breathing and before their last breath, they may repent and ask for forgiveness. They can be saved. But if they are stubborn and say “I don’t accept this. I don’t believe in anything”, they have given their own punishment then.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla doesn’t oppress anyone. He doesn’t harm anyone. People oppress and harm themselves. People by themselves are oppressing and harming themselves. They oppress others as well. Many people are oppressive. When they have a chance, they oppress every-
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one, especially themselves. The biggest oppression is the one people make to themselves.
Therefore, committing suicide is a big sin, because Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is not happy when people oppress themselves. And the biggest oppression is to stay in hell forever.
Even though Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla has shown all proof and Ayat, they don’t accept that. And then to be saved There is not such a thing. They don’t even wish to be saved. If they ask to be saved, they will have believed. They don’t have any belief at all. Those who are full of themselves, who like their own ideas and don’t accept other things won’t be saved. Therefore, people should turn to Allah while there is a chance.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla sent Prophets to people. He sent all kinds of proof that say, “This life is not eternal. There is a next life” to be prepared for it. But they say, “There is not such a thing. It is a lie”. So they will be questioned on Judgment Day. They will be astonished and say, “We didn’t accept it. Now it happened to us.” May Allah protect us.
People who see these incidents and things that people cannot overcome but don’t believe and oppress themselves. All their lives are wasted. They are wasted forever. They say “forever” here, that people will live forever in this world. They will live forever but in another place. May Allah protect us.
May Allah not separate us from the right way.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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IMITATE HIS BELOVED ONES Friday, 3 March 2023 / 11 Sha’ban 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
The best of people are our Holy Prophet, the Prophets, then the Sahabah and Awliya. Their attributes are beautiful. We should imitate their attributes. We should do what they used to do. Among their beautiful attributes are being good with people, not forgetting goodness. When goodness is done, they don’t forget it. They forget the badness but don’t forget the goodness. These are their attributes.
But people are doing the complete opposite. They forget the goodness and don’t forget the badness. They don’t forget others’ mistakes and wrongdoings. Therefore, they are always restless and can’t be satisfied.
If they imitate good people, everyone will be at rest. There will be no problems. They will become beloved servants of Allah. When you imitate beloved servants of Allah, you become like them. You become a person loved by Allah.
Otherwise, those who are not on their way are restless. They become people disliked by Allah, Because Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says in Qur’an ‘Azimush-Shan. “Wa Yas’awna Fī Al-‘Arđi Fasādāan’’, “And strive upon earth [to cause] corruption‘,’(Qur’ān 05:33). These people walk on earth striving to cause corruption and evil. They try to cause Fitnah and badness, they try to cause unrest going from one place to another. They
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are people disliked by Allah.
Imitate the beloved people so that you are at rest. Because those who want to do this and that to people with enmity and hatred inside them are restless. Neither sleeping, nor waking up brings rest to them. Neither eating, nor drinking brings ease. Those people agonize themselves and harm themselves by themselves.Therefore, don’t forget goodness. When someone does goodness, make goodness in return. When you do goodness, many people are like our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wasallam said “Guard yourself against people whom you did goodness to.” Because people are inclined more towards shaytan. So when goodness is done, that person who had been good then becomes an enemy to you and does evil.
Therefore, we shouldn’t be like that. Be good and you will see its benefit both here and hereafter. May Allah make us all from the people who don’t forget goodness.
May He make us resemble His beloved servantsInsha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
There are recited Qur’an Khatms, Yasin Sharif, Ayat and Surahs, Tasbihat, Tahlilat and Salawat. There are recited Dalail al-Khayrat and Khatms. We gift all of them firstly to great soul of our Holy Prophet, his Ahlu l-Bayt and Sahabah, the souls of all Prophets and souls of our Mashayikh, especially our Shaykh Mawlana Shaykh Nazim and Hajjah Anne, souls of all our late relatives. May all good goals of those who have recited be reached. May they be happy here and hereafter. May it reach all souls of Muslimin and Muslimat.
Li-LlahiTa’ala l-Fatiha.
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THE PURPOSE OF CREATION’S SUBJECTION TO MANKIND Saturday, 4 March 2023 / 12 Sha’ban 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
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Allāh help us and make our belief morestronger. As muchmorestronger, you will be more safe, more restful, more happy, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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THE FORTRESS OF ALLĀH Friday, 24 February, 2023 / 4 Sha’ban 1444.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Who is with Allāh is not afraid. Who is with Allāh is not sad, in shā’aLlāh. Because Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla said in an āyah from Qur’ān Karīm, which we read in the khuṭbah:
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Inna waliyyiyaLlāhulladhīnazzala lkitāba wa-huwa yatawalláṣ-ṣāliḥīn”(7:196).
Allāh is the helper of the pious ones. Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla is the one who helps them in everything. As long as their greatest power, their biggest support is Allāh, no one can stand up against them. That is why believers, people who are upright, are content are satisfied. They are not in need of anyone. Allahis their helper and supporter. They are not in need of anyone. Allāh is together with them.
May Allāh be with us. May He not be against us. That is what we want. If you are together with Allāh, you won’t be against. Those who are against, will lose. Even if they think they are winning, what they attain will certainly not be good for them, but bad. Therefore, people who are believers, people who are Muslim, should know these good tidings. The word of Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla is true. It can never be otherwise. The promise of Allāh is true. His promise is true, so Hisword is true. Who is with Him will be in profit. Allāh will make his work successful. His deeds will be accepted. Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla will give his rewards.So, as
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we live in the end of times, fitnah and evil are everywhere. It is important that you are with Allāh. Do not be ever against Allāh‘Azza waJalla. Be with Allāh. Don’t go against Allāh. Who goes against Allāh never wins. That is to say, it may seem that he wins in this life; but as much as he earns, more comes to him of suffering. Therefore, there will be tests, the tests of Allāh. But in the end, people who pass the test will reach peace. They will reach eternal happiness, Insha Allah.
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla with, saying in Qur’ān: He is with Ṣāliḥ (righteous) people, with believer. He is with them, helping them every time. Who...
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Inna waliyyiyaLlāhulladhīnazzala l-kitāba wa-huwa yatawalláṣ-ṣāliḥīn” (7:196). This is āyah from Qur’ān, we just read in khuṭbah. Meaning: Allāh support believer. Ṣāliḥ, sincere mu’min, He is with them. Everything they do, it is good for them. Everything happen for them, also good for them. Nothing bad. When you are with Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, you [will] be all time in good position, because you are with Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla, not against Him. Who against Him, this it is, he is, never be good for him.
All time, go with Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Don’t forget Allāh ‘Azza waJalla. Be with Him, He will not leave you. But if you leave Him and follow other thing in this world: your ego, your shayṭān, or anything. You forget Allāh, and you looking, running after dunyā, after... things, it is not good. You are that time against Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla. And who is against Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla, never succeed. Maybe you can see many people, they most of people, they are against Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla. You thought they succeed, but no. It is not real, because it is our world, very short and like a dream. It is not real. Real one, with Allāh ‘Azza waJalla. So who is with Allāh, [will] never be loser.
Prophet ṣalláLlāhu’alayhi wa-sallam, also ḥadīthqudsī, Allāh‘Azza waJalla said: “Lā ilāha illāLlāh ḥuṣnī.”“My fort, lā ilāha illāLlāh. Who said this, he come to my fort,”Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla saying, “and he [will] be safe from bad end.” It is very important thing. Even in dunyā, maybe
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some people suffering, or dying, or – many thing we have now in the end of time. But who is in this fort, even they die, or even they lose, they are safe from bad end.
The most important thing, and it is for believer – good tiding. Every time, you remember: don’t go against will of Allāh. Be with Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla. Even you cannot do, you don’t say something make Allāh not happy with you. Everytime you must think, everything you done, you will do, or you happen. Because we are living in time of fitnah, maybe some people, they can think – not good. Don’t think this. Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla will be happy with you if you are accepting, and everything, you know it is from Him.
Allāh keep us safe in His fort, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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DON’T INTERACT WITH STUBBORN IGNORANT ONES Saturday, 25 February 2023 / 5 Sha’ban 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Derga
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Wa ‘Idhā Khātabahumu Al-Jāhilūna Qālū Salāmāan’, ‘And when the ignorant address them [harshly], they say [words of] peace.’’(Qur’ān 25:63).
Mankind does everything according to their egos. And those who obey their egos are ignorant. Those who don’t do what Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says and don’t accept it are ignorant. Whoever they are, they are worthless.
Some people get angry at others by saying they said so and so. Don’t interact much with ignorant ones. There are stubborn ones. There are stubborn ignorant people. You cannot explain anything to them. You can’t explain because their understanding is that little.
They strive to carry out Allah’sorders. Certainly, they can’t do everything. Everyone has a different level. The more they can do, the higher their rank will increase. But what is important is that they do it.
Some people accept when you speak to them. You can explain things to them. But to people who are stubborn and seek argument, you say a few words. Clever people understand the level and mind of the people on front of them. If they are ignorant and from those who don’t under-
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stand, no need to talk to them. Don’t let them commit more sin, and don’t bother yourself. Therefore, interacting with ignorant ones is not good.
Certainly, everyone should learn. That is why Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla made it Fard for people to learn through our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. The first order was to read and learn. To learn what? It is not studying at universities. It is to study the way of Allah, to walk on the way ordered by Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. That is the knowledge. And the rest: people may learn what they need to manage in this world and to sustain their life. That is step by step as well.
Therefore, don’t try to learn or teach people absolutely everything, because it may distress you. Ignorant people know neither limits, nor borders, nor Adab. Therefore, when you meet such people and speak to them, if they know, they know. If they don’t, don’t bother at all. Stay quiet. They may speak as much as they want. When they don’t see any interaction, they will shut up and leave by themselves.
May Allah protect us. May Allah protect us all from ignorance.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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CONCEAL YOUR SINS AND MISTAKES Monday, 27 February 2023 / 7 Sha’ban 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is As-Sattar. As-Sattar means He conceals sins, He conceals faults. If a person conceals himself, if he asks that Allah conceals him, Allah conceals him then. He doesn’t embarrass him for the sins and mistakes he made. Because everything a person does will be revealed on the Day of Judgment, and he will be embarrassed then. But if he asks from Allah to conceal him, Allah will conceal him. Therefore, tellingabout the committed sins or mistakes by boasting is not good. Because you are embarrassing yourself in Dunya, and you will not be concealed in Akhirah.
Our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallamsays:Sinning is an affliction. Committing sins is a kind of affliction for people. And if you are afflicted with that affliction, conceal yourself. Don’t tell anyone. Let it be between you and Allah. Repent and ask for forgiveness. Allah will conceal it, and you won’t be ashamed on the Day of Judgment, on Resurrection Day. There will be a great hardship then. Otherwise, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla will forgive and you will be saved.
There are many ways of being saved from sins committed by people in this world. It is good to ask for forgiveness from Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. If there are other broken rights, by mending and receiving their blessing,
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people will be saved from it. People should pay attention to these things during life in this world.
Mankind always does sins, wrong, mistakes and Haram. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla has given the means of getting rid of it. You should repent and ask for forgiveness, Allah will forgive. No matter how much you do, you should repent and ask for forgiveness. The Door of Repentance is still open. When Qiyamah is near, it will be closed. And repentance won’t be accepted then.
Insha Allah may Allah forgive us all. May He conceal our sins and not embarrass us.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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MUSLIMS ARE AS ONE BODY Tuesday, 28 February 2023 / 8 Sha’ban 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says that Muslims are like one body. Just like a person has pain somewhere in his body or something happens to it and his whole body gets effected feeling and suffering from pain, the Ummah and Muslims are one. Therefore, whenever something happens somewhere and all Muslims hear about it, they get upset and can help. To help as much as they can is ordered by our Holy Prophet.
Shukr to Allah, because of the latest disasters and calamities, Muslims have helped from everywhere. Despite being poor themselves, they made intention to help as much as they could and they did so, Shukr to Allah. Even if it was little, Allah will reward them with big rewards. As their intentions were good, Allah gives according to people’s intentions.
When Sayyidina Ibrahim ‘alayhi s-salam was thrown in fire, an ant brought water in its mouth. “What are you doing?” “I want to extinguish it”. Whereas, they had made fire as big as a mountain. It was impossible to come close to it. And people could get burnt from afar. But this ant brought water in its mouth. They asked, “What is it?” It said, “I came in order to extinguish it”.
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That ant is in paradise. Animals in this world will not go to paradise. But there are some of them who will. And this ant is among them. There is such a great reward. What is that it did? But as a reward for its intention, Allah put it in paradise. So whoever helps Islam and Muslims, there are great rewards for them with the permission of Allah. They will go to paradise. Because they are poor and needy, they don’t have much. But they cut down on their food and sent for help. May Allah be pleased with them.
Doing charity is beautiful. It is something loved by Allah and our beloved Prophet. Nothing can be more beautiful than doing charity. And doing evil; no matter how much those with bad intentions do, Allah will protect from their evil.
May Allah help people and protect Islam and Muslim countries Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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NEW DAY, NEW RIZQ Wednesday, 1 March 2023 / 9 Sha’ban 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Mawlana Shaykh Nazim had a beautiful saying in his last days:“YawmunJadeed, RizqunJadeed.” What does it mean? A new day, a new Rizq/provision. If Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla gives life every day, there is a new day. And provision is new on that day. Everything is the way Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla destined it to be.
People have yesterday and today. Allah knows about tomorrow. So when they reach tomorrow, a new day starts and a new page opens. The things to be done on that page, the provision given by Allah ‘Azza waJalla on that day, all of them are new then.
The charity, goodness and worship to be performed; all of them are written on that new page. When that day is over and if there is another day, it is new again.
“YawmunJadeed, RizqunJadeed” is in everything. Your food and drinks, goodness and charity you will make, the breath you will take; all of them are given anew to people. Therefore, when a new day comes, people should evaluate it. And it is good to be the way Allah ‘Azza waJalla wants. It will be good and beneficial.Otherwise, people don’t realize what is new or old. They don’t appreciate it. They don’t know what to do and how to do. Days pass and they think all of them are the same.
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No, they are not the same. Every day there is a new day, there is new provision. Everything is new. We should make Shukr to Allah. We must know this. This is the wisdom of this beautiful saying of Mawlana Shaykh Nazim. A day is new “YawmunJadeed, RizqunJadeed.”He used to say it to make Shukr. And he said it more often in his last days. We always heard it.
Certainly, we cannot appreciate the things he knew and appreciated as much as him. So do people. People are not appreciating anything. They don’t care about the new or the old, the day or the provision. They are forgetting about Ar-Razzaq. They are forgetting the One who gives new days and new provision. They are living in heedlessness. May Allah protect us. May Allah give us alertness so that we appreciate our days and provision. May Allah protect us. May we make Shukr every day for reaching it safely.
May it be a beautiful dayInsha Allah. May we live with Iman, Islam and Rizq Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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MANKIND OPPRESS THEMSELVES Thursday, 2 March 2023 / 10 Sha’ban 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Innahum Kānū Lā Yarjūna Ĥisābāan (27) WaKadh-dhabū Bi`āyātinā Kidh-dhābāan’’. “Indeed, they were not expecting an account (27) And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.’’ SadaqaLlāhu l-‘Aẓīm.(Qur’ān 78:27-28).
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is saying some people think they won’t be questioned on Judgment Day. They are denying everything Allah ‘Azza waJalla says. They deserve hell.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is Arhamu r-Rahimeen (The Most Merciful). No matter how much mankind commits sins, as long as they repent and ask for forgiveness, He forgives them. Those who don’t repent and ask for forgiveness get their own punishment. There is a chance in this world to be saved. While people are breathing and before their last breath, they may repent and ask for forgiveness. They can be saved. But if they are stubborn and say “I don’t accept this. I don’t believe in anything”, they have given their own punishment then.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla doesn’t oppress anyone. He doesn’t harm anyone. People oppress and harm themselves. People by themselves are oppressing and harming themselves. They oppress others as well. Many people are oppressive. When they have a chance, they oppress every-
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one, especially themselves. The biggest oppression is the one people make to themselves.
Therefore, committing suicide is a big sin, because Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is not happy when people oppress themselves. And the biggest oppression is to stay in hell forever.
Even though Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla has shown all proof and Ayat, they don’t accept that. And then to be saved There is not such a thing. They don’t even wish to be saved. If they ask to be saved, they will have believed. They don’t have any belief at all. Those who are full of themselves, who like their own ideas and don’t accept other things won’t be saved. Therefore, people should turn to Allah while there is a chance.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla sent Prophets to people. He sent all kinds of proof that say, “This life is not eternal. There is a next life” to be prepared for it. But they say, “There is not such a thing. It is a lie”. So they will be questioned on Judgment Day. They will be astonished and say, “We didn’t accept it. Now it happened to us.” May Allah protect us.
People who see these incidents and things that people cannot overcome but don’t believe and oppress themselves. All their lives are wasted. They are wasted forever. They say “forever” here, that people will live forever in this world. They will live forever but in another place. May Allah protect us.
May Allah not separate us from the right way.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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IMITATE HIS BELOVED ONES Friday, 3 March 2023 / 11 Sha’ban 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
The best of people are our Holy Prophet, the Prophets, then the Sahabah and Awliya. Their attributes are beautiful. We should imitate their attributes. We should do what they used to do. Among their beautiful attributes are being good with people, not forgetting goodness. When goodness is done, they don’t forget it. They forget the badness but don’t forget the goodness. These are their attributes.
But people are doing the complete opposite. They forget the goodness and don’t forget the badness. They don’t forget others’ mistakes and wrongdoings. Therefore, they are always restless and can’t be satisfied.
If they imitate good people, everyone will be at rest. There will be no problems. They will become beloved servants of Allah. When you imitate beloved servants of Allah, you become like them. You become a person loved by Allah.
Otherwise, those who are not on their way are restless. They become people disliked by Allah, Because Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says in Qur’an ‘Azimush-Shan. “Wa Yas’awna Fī Al-‘Arđi Fasādāan’’, “And strive upon earth [to cause] corruption‘,’(Qur’ān 05:33). These people walk on earth striving to cause corruption and evil. They try to cause Fitnah and badness, they try to cause unrest going from one place to another. They
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are people disliked by Allah.
Imitate the beloved people so that you are at rest. Because those who want to do this and that to people with enmity and hatred inside them are restless. Neither sleeping, nor waking up brings rest to them. Neither eating, nor drinking brings ease. Those people agonize themselves and harm themselves by themselves.Therefore, don’t forget goodness. When someone does goodness, make goodness in return. When you do goodness, many people are like our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wasallam said “Guard yourself against people whom you did goodness to.” Because people are inclined more towards shaytan. So when goodness is done, that person who had been good then becomes an enemy to you and does evil.
Therefore, we shouldn’t be like that. Be good and you will see its benefit both here and hereafter. May Allah make us all from the people who don’t forget goodness.
May He make us resemble His beloved servantsInsha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
There are recited Qur’an Khatms, Yasin Sharif, Ayat and Surahs, Tasbihat, Tahlilat and Salawat. There are recited Dalail al-Khayrat and Khatms. We gift all of them firstly to great soul of our Holy Prophet, his Ahlu l-Bayt and Sahabah, the souls of all Prophets and souls of our Mashayikh, especially our Shaykh Mawlana Shaykh Nazim and Hajjah Anne, souls of all our late relatives. May all good goals of those who have recited be reached. May they be happy here and hereafter. May it reach all souls of Muslimin and Muslimat.
Li-LlahiTa’ala l-Fatiha.
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THE PURPOSE OF CREATION’S SUBJECTION TO MANKIND Saturday, 4 March 2023 / 12 Sha’ban 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
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