Suhbah 2023: Maulana Shaykh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani (375 suhbah, 886 pages, 19/50)
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Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem.. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Wa l-Ladhīna ‘Āmanū Bi-Llāhi WaRusulihi, ‘Ūlā’ika Humu sSiddīqūna WashShuhadā’u ‘Inda Rabbihim Lahum ‘Ajruhum WaNūruhum’’(Qur’ān 57:19).”And those who have believed in Allah and His messengers those are [in the ranks of] the supporters of truth and the martyrs, with their Lord. For them is their reward and their light.’ ṢadaqaLlāhu l-‘Aẓīm.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says people who believe in Prophets are the supporters of truth, they are called Siddiqun. That is the rank of Sayyidina Abu Bakr as-Siddiq. He believed and had faith in everything our Holy Prophet said. Sayyidina Abu Bakr as-Siddiq was the companion of our Holy Prophet. Believers will go after him and be on his rank.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says people who believe in all Prophets are accepted people in the presence of Allah, and they are beloved servants of Allah. What is the most important thing in people’s lives? Is it eating and drinking, or traveling around? You may do everything, but the most important thing is the love of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla and being like Allah wants.
Allah did not create and imprison us. He gave us all favors. Favors are created for the servants. All kinds of charity, goodness and beauty; Al-
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lah created them for us. There is no problem to use them. As long as there is the pleasure of Allah, you can do everything. But committing a sin doesn’t bring benefit to people, it brings loss. And Allah ‘Azza waJalla doesn’t need your worship or the things you do. Allah ‘Azza waJalla made them for you as a test. If you beware of sins and use the favors He gives, you will have benefit. Otherwise, you will have loss and all your life will be wasted.
May Allah let us be together with the Siddiqun and the approved ones Insha Allah. May He let us chase the most important things in these holy days Insha Allah. May Allah keep us away from evil and sins. May our days be blessed.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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THE WAY OF RAISING CHILDREN Sunday, 30 July 2023 / 12 Muharram 1445 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. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: ‘‘Innamā amwālukum waawlādukum fitnah’’ (Qur’ān 64:15).‘‘Your wealth and your children are but a trial.’’
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says your wealth, children and family are your test. The test sometimes brings hardship and sometimes goodness. When raising (children), you should raise them on the way loved by Allah on the way that Allah wants. You should teach children patience. You should teach them to do goodness. It is your duty to teach them how to help people in different ways according to Adab. If you do this duty, it will be good for both you and them.
We are living in the end of times. As our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said:“An Talida l-‘AmatuRabbataha”, “That the slave woman gives birth to her mistress.”
The sign of the end of times is that a slave gives birth to his owner. People have become like slaves. Whatever children say, they do it. They fulfill their wishes. And their wishes are never-ending. The more they are given, the more they ask. Whereas it is not good to give a lot of everything. They must show little effort too. They must control their egos.When you do goodness, you cause hardship to them. When they
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face hardship, they won’t know what to do. They will either go astray, or do bad things.
Some people think they are doing goodness, whereas they do badness. As it is said in Qasidah Burda, the ego is like a child. If you breastfeed him, he can do it until he is 5-6 or even 10 years old. But you must wean him off breastfeeding from his mother. When you give everything to people but then cut it later, they start rebelling.
We live exactly in the time described by our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhiwasallam. People have become slaves to their children. Children are the ones who must serve their parents. But people of the present time do the opposite. Therefore, children don’t know what is right and what is wrong. They don’t know what is good and what is bad. They only want, “Serve me. Give me. Look after me”.
This is as such everywhere because it has become the same all over the world. The Aadab and principles of Islam are enough for everything. The best is when it is done with its instructions. The instructions given by Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla are in Islam. Allah ‘Azza waJalla teaches us how to live and how to discipline children. If you do it according to your mind, the way Kafirs teach it, it will be absolutely useless. May Allah protect us.
May Allah give us all discipline to our egos Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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LOVE OUR PROPHET AND HIS AHLU L-BAYT Monday, 31 July 2023 / 13 Muharram 1445 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. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: ‘‘QulLā `As`alukum `Alayhi `Ajrāan `Illā Al-MawaddataFī Al-Qurbá’’(Qur’ān 42:23).‘‘Say, [O Muhammad], “I do not ask you for this message any payment [but] only good will through kinship”.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, in our Holy Prophet’s tongue, in Qur’an ‘AzimushShan, “I am not asking for a reward from you. Just love my Ahlu l-Bayt”. The Ahlu l-Bayt of our Holy Prophet are those who come from the lineage of the Prophet. May Allah increase their Maqam. May their Barakah be perpetual Insha Allah.
Sometimes they were appreciated, and sometimes they were harmed. Those who harmed them did not attain anything. The love and pleasure of our Holy Prophet are the foundation of our religion. The love of our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu‘alayhi wa-sallam and doing what he says are the base of religion. Going on his way and following him is the duty of every Muslim. Honoring him is our duty. The greatest thing we can do is to honor him, to follow his way, to love those beloved by him and to dislike those disliked by him.
People have become strange these days. People who call themselves Muslim don’t respect our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.
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They don’t honor him. And they prevent those who do so. They say, “You are making Shirk and Kufr”. If you don’t love the Habib of Allah who shows us the way, our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu‘alayhi wa-sallam who is the most beloved of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla and most honored person, how are you going to win? You cannot win anything with your own deeds.
Shaytan enters people’s minds from this way. He wants to take the Barakah and love of our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu‘alayhi wa-sallam away from people. Because when there is no love, there is no Iman. And when there is no Iman, there is no Islam. Therefore, we must respect our Holy Prophet, his Ahlu l-Bayt, his Sahabah and his beloved ones, all of them. We must love them, as we will save ourselves in Akhirah with this love. This is the most important thing. This is the way of salvation for people.
They say there are many Muslims now. As long as there is no Iman, there is no benefit in the abundance of Muslims. And Iman increases with the love of our Holy Prophet Insha Allah. May Allah give this love to our hearts. May his love and respect be everlasting, because following his way is the best thing in this world for people. Other things don’t bring benefit.
May Allah make them perpetual for us Insha Allah. May Allah give guidance to others, those who went astray. May Allah give mind and understanding to those who don’t honor our Holy Prophet. May Allah give guidance to all of them.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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HONORED IN BEING ON THIS WAY Tuesday, 1 August 2023 / 14 Muharram 1445 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. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Wa Tu`izzu Man Tashā`u Wa Tudhillu Man Tashā`u, Biyadika Al-Khayru, `Innaka `Alá Kulli Shay`in Qadīr’’(Qur’ān 03:26). ‘‘You honor whom You will and You humiliate whom You will. In Your hand is [all] good. Indeed, You are over all things competent.’’
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla makes honorable whomever He wants and disgraceful whomever He wants. Everything is in the Hand of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. May He make us together with those whom He made honorableinsha’Allah. Everything is in His Hand of Power. The greatest happiness is to be with Him.
To be honorable means to have dignity, to be honorable in Akhirah, to have dignity and honor in the presence of Allah. There is no dignity in this world. The dignity of this world is temporary. Dignity given by Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is everlasting. It is eternal, Shukr to Allah. We are saying this again. Those who are forever with Allahwin. Whatever Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says happens. Everything is in His Hand. May we be with His beloved servants. No need to be with servants who are not loved. When our hearts are with good ones, we win. This is the matter of the heart. And Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla puts it in your heart. No one can interfere with whatever is put in your heart. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla puts
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it. He put the love of holy ones, the beautiful beloved servants of Allah into the hearts of some people. He have put their love into our hearts Insha Allah. To some, Heput the love and affection of useless people in their hearts. They must be happy. They must be happy both here and hereafter. Who win are those who are with Allah.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “Have fun and get entertained in this world”. The things in this world are for Akhirah. Therefore, people who are together with the good ones, with the beloved servants of Allah will be happy. Their hearts are in comfort. People who live for Dunya and run after Dunya have darkness, sorrow and all kinds of hardship in their hearts. Therefore, be together with the good ones. May we follow their way Insha Allah.
Today is the Mawlid of our beautiful Pir Sayyidina Shah Naqshband. May it be blessed. How lucky are we to be on his way, on the way of such beautiful people. Shukr to Allah. We must make Shukr so that his love in our hearts grows more. May his Maqam be high. May his Himmah (support) be with us. Millions and hundred millions of people are going on his way Shukr to Allah. They are going on the way of these beautiful people. How lucky are they!
How lucky are we Insha Allah! May Allah make it perpetual forever Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
May his Maqam be high. Al-Fatiha.
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USE YOUR MIND NOT EGO Wednesday, 2 August 2023 / 15 Muharram 1445 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. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
Our Holy Prophet told about many signs of the end of times. One of them is: Everyone admires his own opinion and does not accept the opinions of others. Even if he is not right, he thinks his opinion and actions are right. And he claims that others are not right. This is one of the disasters and badness of the end of times. But it is also a sign and proof that Qiyamah has come closer.
It is ‘Democracy’ that people of the present time talk about. Everyone says his opinion. You may say it, but you must also accept the truth of others. They don’t do that. They only want to accept what their ego wants, what their desire wants, whomever they love or don’t love. And they want others to accept that. Others have their own opinions and things they want to do. Therefore, there is confusion. Controversies and enmity occur because of this.
Whoever accepts the truth, if everyone accepts the truth, there will not be anything, there will not be disagreement. But as the world is in the end of times, everything our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam had mentioned is taking place. And this is one of the disasters and badness of this time.
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People must accept the truth in order to be at ease others’ truth, their own truth. When something happens to them, even if the world falls down on them, they get happy if what they say happens. Whereas they will also go under the world and will be crushed. Allah gave mind to people. They are not using this mind now. What they use is only their ego, what their ego wants. Mind is different and ego is different. May Allah give mind and understanding to people so that they live in peace.
May Allah protect us. May Allah make us from those who accept the truth Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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IMPORTANT IS THE ENDING Thursday, 3 August 2023 / 16 Muharram 1445 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. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: ‘`In Taskharū Minnā Fa`innā Naskharu Minkum Kamā Taskharūn (39) Fa sawfa Ta`lamūna Man Ya`tīhi `Adhābun Yukhzīh’’ “If you ridicule us, then we will ridicule you just as you ridicule (39) And you are going to know who will get a punishment that will disgrace him.’’ ṢadaqaLlāhu l-‘Aẓīm.(Qur’ān 11:38-39).
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says people are divided into parts in this world. This part doesn’t like the rest of the people. They mock and belittle them. The people they mocked and belittled will mock and belittle them later. What’s important is the ending. It will be clear to whom it will be good then.
The current situation is like this. People have gone astray. They mock and laugh at decent people with Iman. They belittle them, whereas those are the people with high ranks. The rest who have gone astray and dislike the way and who say, “We don’t want this way” will not have a good end. They will have missed the chance. While they have a great chance, they will miss it and have a bad end. What’s important is the ending. Those who don’t believe you, don’t believe in Allah and are against Him in this world can never be in profit. Their end will not be good. Allah will certainly disgrace them even if they seem superior in this world.
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However, people are cheated. There are many people who think these people are clever and want to move together with them and act like them. They will regret it afterwards. The ending is important. The ending of every deed is important. We must look at the ending; “I am doing this work. How is it? Is it good or bad?” No. Now they say, “Everyone does this. I will do the same.” And then all of them fail at once. All of them are in loss all at once.
May Allah protect us. May we be steadfast on the right path. May we not go after people who are not good, people who are useless. If you say, “This man does this. He has so much money. He has so many companies. He has so much wealth and property” and go after this man, his property will bring benefit to neither you, nor him. Eventually, who will win is the person who is on the right path.
This matter has been going on in same manner since the beginning. It has its beginning, so its end will come too. Steadfast people will win in the end Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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THERE IS GOODNESS IN EVERYTHING Sunday, 6 August 2023 / 19 Muharram 1445 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. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Wa `Asá `An Takrahū Shay`āan Wa Huwa Khayrun Lakum’’ ”But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you.’’ (Qur’ān 02:216). ṢadaqaLlāhu l-‘Aẓīm.
There is goodness in everything that happens, says Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla in Qur’an ‘Azimush-Shan. Sometimes things you don’t like happen. There is goodness in them. Without realizing it you don’t like them, but that is something for your goodness.
So when something happens, even though it seems like a mishap, Allah does it as goodness Insha Allah. Therefore, to live with submission that Allah wants this’, without objecting is good for all humanity. You should rely on Allah and not question why it happened or why it did not happen. You must do what you can and submit to Allah.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla does whatever He wants with you. What you want will not happen. What Allah wants happens. “Insha Allah” means what Allah wants will happen. Therefore, you must look at things knowing there is goodness in everything that happens. When it’s like that, people are at rest. They say, “This is what Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, my Lord wants” and feel content. They don’t worry. It has happened after all.Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is showing beautiful things to all humanity. But
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people ignore them or don’t care at all. They wish if it was so and so on their own and get angry.
Therefore, we must be pleased with something that happened as believers. We must be pleased with everything that happens. We must say it is a test from our Lord and believe it is something that has goodness for us. There is goodness in everything that happens.
May Allah make everything turn out well Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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EMIGRATION IN THIS TIME Monday, 7 August 2023 / 20 Muharram 1445 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. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
During the time of our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam making Hijra from Mecca to Madinah was Fard or as Wajib to all Muslims. Making Hijra to Madinah and leaving Mecca was the order of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla to our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. After it was conquered, there was no more Hijra. It was no more Fard.
When people have the necessity necessity comes more from the inability to practice religion in some area they can emigrate somewhere they can practice it. Certainly, people in the present time leave their countries and emigrate to other places not for this but for livelihood, to live in more comfort, to earn more money. However, this Hijra is not for the pleasure of Allah. It is for personal interest.
For Muslims, what’s important is the pleasure of Allah. Allah ‘Azza waJalla gives Rizq everywhere. You can find your Rizq everywhere. Wherever Allah has written it, you will find it there. However, you must make Hijra not for Dunya but for Akhirah.
People of the present time don’t think about it. What they think about is worldly things. Wherever they go, as soon as they have some shortage, they say, “I will go there and earn more money. I will have more comfort there”. Many people think like that. This is not a good thought. It is
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not a good thing because it’s rather a land of Kufr where they emigrate. They are places that make you forget Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, places of freedom which encourage you to go against Him and to do all kinds of shame. It is done here and everywhere as well. But it is done without much encouragement.
Therefore, people, Muslims should have Iman in their hearts, Iman that Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is Ar-Razzaq. May Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla give our Rizq in good places. May He give it in places where our Iman will not be harmed. We have to put this in our minds.
There is advertising, propaganda, this and that all the time. They take away lands and homelands of people and deliver them to some places in full misery. And then Iman is lost. May Allah protect us.
In old times, we know that Europeans used to capture and bring slaves from Africa, from here and there. They were bringing them by force. Until they reached the land, more than half of them died on the way. And the rest was tortured leaving very few alive. They were taking slaves by force. We are looking now, people are willing to become slaves and are running to it. They perish in seas and here and there. Why? For Dunya [which is worth] of two pennies.
May Allah give mind and understanding to people. May He send the Sahib to Muslims, to all people so that they reach comfort. They will not reach comfort otherwise. Wherever you go, even if you walk up to moon, you will not reach comfort when you are against Allah.
May Allah protect us. May He give strength to our Iman Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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QUIT SMOKING! Tuesday, 8 August 2023 / 21 Muharram 1445 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. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
Our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says: “There should be neither harming nor reciprocating harm.”
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Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem.. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Wa l-Ladhīna ‘Āmanū Bi-Llāhi WaRusulihi, ‘Ūlā’ika Humu sSiddīqūna WashShuhadā’u ‘Inda Rabbihim Lahum ‘Ajruhum WaNūruhum’’(Qur’ān 57:19).”And those who have believed in Allah and His messengers those are [in the ranks of] the supporters of truth and the martyrs, with their Lord. For them is their reward and their light.’ ṢadaqaLlāhu l-‘Aẓīm.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says people who believe in Prophets are the supporters of truth, they are called Siddiqun. That is the rank of Sayyidina Abu Bakr as-Siddiq. He believed and had faith in everything our Holy Prophet said. Sayyidina Abu Bakr as-Siddiq was the companion of our Holy Prophet. Believers will go after him and be on his rank.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says people who believe in all Prophets are accepted people in the presence of Allah, and they are beloved servants of Allah. What is the most important thing in people’s lives? Is it eating and drinking, or traveling around? You may do everything, but the most important thing is the love of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla and being like Allah wants.
Allah did not create and imprison us. He gave us all favors. Favors are created for the servants. All kinds of charity, goodness and beauty; Al-
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lah created them for us. There is no problem to use them. As long as there is the pleasure of Allah, you can do everything. But committing a sin doesn’t bring benefit to people, it brings loss. And Allah ‘Azza waJalla doesn’t need your worship or the things you do. Allah ‘Azza waJalla made them for you as a test. If you beware of sins and use the favors He gives, you will have benefit. Otherwise, you will have loss and all your life will be wasted.
May Allah let us be together with the Siddiqun and the approved ones Insha Allah. May He let us chase the most important things in these holy days Insha Allah. May Allah keep us away from evil and sins. May our days be blessed.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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THE WAY OF RAISING CHILDREN Sunday, 30 July 2023 / 12 Muharram 1445 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. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: ‘‘Innamā amwālukum waawlādukum fitnah’’ (Qur’ān 64:15).‘‘Your wealth and your children are but a trial.’’
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says your wealth, children and family are your test. The test sometimes brings hardship and sometimes goodness. When raising (children), you should raise them on the way loved by Allah on the way that Allah wants. You should teach children patience. You should teach them to do goodness. It is your duty to teach them how to help people in different ways according to Adab. If you do this duty, it will be good for both you and them.
We are living in the end of times. As our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said:“An Talida l-‘AmatuRabbataha”, “That the slave woman gives birth to her mistress.”
The sign of the end of times is that a slave gives birth to his owner. People have become like slaves. Whatever children say, they do it. They fulfill their wishes. And their wishes are never-ending. The more they are given, the more they ask. Whereas it is not good to give a lot of everything. They must show little effort too. They must control their egos.When you do goodness, you cause hardship to them. When they
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face hardship, they won’t know what to do. They will either go astray, or do bad things.
Some people think they are doing goodness, whereas they do badness. As it is said in Qasidah Burda, the ego is like a child. If you breastfeed him, he can do it until he is 5-6 or even 10 years old. But you must wean him off breastfeeding from his mother. When you give everything to people but then cut it later, they start rebelling.
We live exactly in the time described by our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhiwasallam. People have become slaves to their children. Children are the ones who must serve their parents. But people of the present time do the opposite. Therefore, children don’t know what is right and what is wrong. They don’t know what is good and what is bad. They only want, “Serve me. Give me. Look after me”.
This is as such everywhere because it has become the same all over the world. The Aadab and principles of Islam are enough for everything. The best is when it is done with its instructions. The instructions given by Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla are in Islam. Allah ‘Azza waJalla teaches us how to live and how to discipline children. If you do it according to your mind, the way Kafirs teach it, it will be absolutely useless. May Allah protect us.
May Allah give us all discipline to our egos Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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LOVE OUR PROPHET AND HIS AHLU L-BAYT Monday, 31 July 2023 / 13 Muharram 1445 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. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: ‘‘QulLā `As`alukum `Alayhi `Ajrāan `Illā Al-MawaddataFī Al-Qurbá’’(Qur’ān 42:23).‘‘Say, [O Muhammad], “I do not ask you for this message any payment [but] only good will through kinship”.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, in our Holy Prophet’s tongue, in Qur’an ‘AzimushShan, “I am not asking for a reward from you. Just love my Ahlu l-Bayt”. The Ahlu l-Bayt of our Holy Prophet are those who come from the lineage of the Prophet. May Allah increase their Maqam. May their Barakah be perpetual Insha Allah.
Sometimes they were appreciated, and sometimes they were harmed. Those who harmed them did not attain anything. The love and pleasure of our Holy Prophet are the foundation of our religion. The love of our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu‘alayhi wa-sallam and doing what he says are the base of religion. Going on his way and following him is the duty of every Muslim. Honoring him is our duty. The greatest thing we can do is to honor him, to follow his way, to love those beloved by him and to dislike those disliked by him.
People have become strange these days. People who call themselves Muslim don’t respect our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.
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They don’t honor him. And they prevent those who do so. They say, “You are making Shirk and Kufr”. If you don’t love the Habib of Allah who shows us the way, our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu‘alayhi wa-sallam who is the most beloved of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla and most honored person, how are you going to win? You cannot win anything with your own deeds.
Shaytan enters people’s minds from this way. He wants to take the Barakah and love of our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu‘alayhi wa-sallam away from people. Because when there is no love, there is no Iman. And when there is no Iman, there is no Islam. Therefore, we must respect our Holy Prophet, his Ahlu l-Bayt, his Sahabah and his beloved ones, all of them. We must love them, as we will save ourselves in Akhirah with this love. This is the most important thing. This is the way of salvation for people.
They say there are many Muslims now. As long as there is no Iman, there is no benefit in the abundance of Muslims. And Iman increases with the love of our Holy Prophet Insha Allah. May Allah give this love to our hearts. May his love and respect be everlasting, because following his way is the best thing in this world for people. Other things don’t bring benefit.
May Allah make them perpetual for us Insha Allah. May Allah give guidance to others, those who went astray. May Allah give mind and understanding to those who don’t honor our Holy Prophet. May Allah give guidance to all of them.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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HONORED IN BEING ON THIS WAY Tuesday, 1 August 2023 / 14 Muharram 1445 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. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Wa Tu`izzu Man Tashā`u Wa Tudhillu Man Tashā`u, Biyadika Al-Khayru, `Innaka `Alá Kulli Shay`in Qadīr’’(Qur’ān 03:26). ‘‘You honor whom You will and You humiliate whom You will. In Your hand is [all] good. Indeed, You are over all things competent.’’
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla makes honorable whomever He wants and disgraceful whomever He wants. Everything is in the Hand of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. May He make us together with those whom He made honorableinsha’Allah. Everything is in His Hand of Power. The greatest happiness is to be with Him.
To be honorable means to have dignity, to be honorable in Akhirah, to have dignity and honor in the presence of Allah. There is no dignity in this world. The dignity of this world is temporary. Dignity given by Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is everlasting. It is eternal, Shukr to Allah. We are saying this again. Those who are forever with Allahwin. Whatever Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says happens. Everything is in His Hand. May we be with His beloved servants. No need to be with servants who are not loved. When our hearts are with good ones, we win. This is the matter of the heart. And Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla puts it in your heart. No one can interfere with whatever is put in your heart. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla puts
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it. He put the love of holy ones, the beautiful beloved servants of Allah into the hearts of some people. He have put their love into our hearts Insha Allah. To some, Heput the love and affection of useless people in their hearts. They must be happy. They must be happy both here and hereafter. Who win are those who are with Allah.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “Have fun and get entertained in this world”. The things in this world are for Akhirah. Therefore, people who are together with the good ones, with the beloved servants of Allah will be happy. Their hearts are in comfort. People who live for Dunya and run after Dunya have darkness, sorrow and all kinds of hardship in their hearts. Therefore, be together with the good ones. May we follow their way Insha Allah.
Today is the Mawlid of our beautiful Pir Sayyidina Shah Naqshband. May it be blessed. How lucky are we to be on his way, on the way of such beautiful people. Shukr to Allah. We must make Shukr so that his love in our hearts grows more. May his Maqam be high. May his Himmah (support) be with us. Millions and hundred millions of people are going on his way Shukr to Allah. They are going on the way of these beautiful people. How lucky are they!
How lucky are we Insha Allah! May Allah make it perpetual forever Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
May his Maqam be high. Al-Fatiha.
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USE YOUR MIND NOT EGO Wednesday, 2 August 2023 / 15 Muharram 1445 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. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
Our Holy Prophet told about many signs of the end of times. One of them is: Everyone admires his own opinion and does not accept the opinions of others. Even if he is not right, he thinks his opinion and actions are right. And he claims that others are not right. This is one of the disasters and badness of the end of times. But it is also a sign and proof that Qiyamah has come closer.
It is ‘Democracy’ that people of the present time talk about. Everyone says his opinion. You may say it, but you must also accept the truth of others. They don’t do that. They only want to accept what their ego wants, what their desire wants, whomever they love or don’t love. And they want others to accept that. Others have their own opinions and things they want to do. Therefore, there is confusion. Controversies and enmity occur because of this.
Whoever accepts the truth, if everyone accepts the truth, there will not be anything, there will not be disagreement. But as the world is in the end of times, everything our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam had mentioned is taking place. And this is one of the disasters and badness of this time.
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People must accept the truth in order to be at ease others’ truth, their own truth. When something happens to them, even if the world falls down on them, they get happy if what they say happens. Whereas they will also go under the world and will be crushed. Allah gave mind to people. They are not using this mind now. What they use is only their ego, what their ego wants. Mind is different and ego is different. May Allah give mind and understanding to people so that they live in peace.
May Allah protect us. May Allah make us from those who accept the truth Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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IMPORTANT IS THE ENDING Thursday, 3 August 2023 / 16 Muharram 1445 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. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: ‘`In Taskharū Minnā Fa`innā Naskharu Minkum Kamā Taskharūn (39) Fa sawfa Ta`lamūna Man Ya`tīhi `Adhābun Yukhzīh’’ “If you ridicule us, then we will ridicule you just as you ridicule (39) And you are going to know who will get a punishment that will disgrace him.’’ ṢadaqaLlāhu l-‘Aẓīm.(Qur’ān 11:38-39).
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says people are divided into parts in this world. This part doesn’t like the rest of the people. They mock and belittle them. The people they mocked and belittled will mock and belittle them later. What’s important is the ending. It will be clear to whom it will be good then.
The current situation is like this. People have gone astray. They mock and laugh at decent people with Iman. They belittle them, whereas those are the people with high ranks. The rest who have gone astray and dislike the way and who say, “We don’t want this way” will not have a good end. They will have missed the chance. While they have a great chance, they will miss it and have a bad end. What’s important is the ending. Those who don’t believe you, don’t believe in Allah and are against Him in this world can never be in profit. Their end will not be good. Allah will certainly disgrace them even if they seem superior in this world.
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However, people are cheated. There are many people who think these people are clever and want to move together with them and act like them. They will regret it afterwards. The ending is important. The ending of every deed is important. We must look at the ending; “I am doing this work. How is it? Is it good or bad?” No. Now they say, “Everyone does this. I will do the same.” And then all of them fail at once. All of them are in loss all at once.
May Allah protect us. May we be steadfast on the right path. May we not go after people who are not good, people who are useless. If you say, “This man does this. He has so much money. He has so many companies. He has so much wealth and property” and go after this man, his property will bring benefit to neither you, nor him. Eventually, who will win is the person who is on the right path.
This matter has been going on in same manner since the beginning. It has its beginning, so its end will come too. Steadfast people will win in the end Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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THERE IS GOODNESS IN EVERYTHING Sunday, 6 August 2023 / 19 Muharram 1445 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. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Wa `Asá `An Takrahū Shay`āan Wa Huwa Khayrun Lakum’’ ”But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you.’’ (Qur’ān 02:216). ṢadaqaLlāhu l-‘Aẓīm.
There is goodness in everything that happens, says Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla in Qur’an ‘Azimush-Shan. Sometimes things you don’t like happen. There is goodness in them. Without realizing it you don’t like them, but that is something for your goodness.
So when something happens, even though it seems like a mishap, Allah does it as goodness Insha Allah. Therefore, to live with submission that Allah wants this’, without objecting is good for all humanity. You should rely on Allah and not question why it happened or why it did not happen. You must do what you can and submit to Allah.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla does whatever He wants with you. What you want will not happen. What Allah wants happens. “Insha Allah” means what Allah wants will happen. Therefore, you must look at things knowing there is goodness in everything that happens. When it’s like that, people are at rest. They say, “This is what Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, my Lord wants” and feel content. They don’t worry. It has happened after all.Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is showing beautiful things to all humanity. But
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people ignore them or don’t care at all. They wish if it was so and so on their own and get angry.
Therefore, we must be pleased with something that happened as believers. We must be pleased with everything that happens. We must say it is a test from our Lord and believe it is something that has goodness for us. There is goodness in everything that happens.
May Allah make everything turn out well Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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EMIGRATION IN THIS TIME Monday, 7 August 2023 / 20 Muharram 1445 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. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
During the time of our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam making Hijra from Mecca to Madinah was Fard or as Wajib to all Muslims. Making Hijra to Madinah and leaving Mecca was the order of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla to our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. After it was conquered, there was no more Hijra. It was no more Fard.
When people have the necessity necessity comes more from the inability to practice religion in some area they can emigrate somewhere they can practice it. Certainly, people in the present time leave their countries and emigrate to other places not for this but for livelihood, to live in more comfort, to earn more money. However, this Hijra is not for the pleasure of Allah. It is for personal interest.
For Muslims, what’s important is the pleasure of Allah. Allah ‘Azza waJalla gives Rizq everywhere. You can find your Rizq everywhere. Wherever Allah has written it, you will find it there. However, you must make Hijra not for Dunya but for Akhirah.
People of the present time don’t think about it. What they think about is worldly things. Wherever they go, as soon as they have some shortage, they say, “I will go there and earn more money. I will have more comfort there”. Many people think like that. This is not a good thought. It is
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not a good thing because it’s rather a land of Kufr where they emigrate. They are places that make you forget Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, places of freedom which encourage you to go against Him and to do all kinds of shame. It is done here and everywhere as well. But it is done without much encouragement.
Therefore, people, Muslims should have Iman in their hearts, Iman that Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is Ar-Razzaq. May Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla give our Rizq in good places. May He give it in places where our Iman will not be harmed. We have to put this in our minds.
There is advertising, propaganda, this and that all the time. They take away lands and homelands of people and deliver them to some places in full misery. And then Iman is lost. May Allah protect us.
In old times, we know that Europeans used to capture and bring slaves from Africa, from here and there. They were bringing them by force. Until they reached the land, more than half of them died on the way. And the rest was tortured leaving very few alive. They were taking slaves by force. We are looking now, people are willing to become slaves and are running to it. They perish in seas and here and there. Why? For Dunya [which is worth] of two pennies.
May Allah give mind and understanding to people. May He send the Sahib to Muslims, to all people so that they reach comfort. They will not reach comfort otherwise. Wherever you go, even if you walk up to moon, you will not reach comfort when you are against Allah.
May Allah protect us. May He give strength to our Iman Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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QUIT SMOKING! Tuesday, 8 August 2023 / 21 Muharram 1445 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. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
Our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says: “There should be neither harming nor reciprocating harm.”
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