Suhbah 2023: Maulana Shaykh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani (375 suhbah, 886 pages, 22/50)
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It is understood wrongly. They think there is benefit for Allah ‘Azza waJalla when they pray or go to Hajj. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is the Creator. He doesn’t need anything. We are the ones who are in need. And He has given us this need . But people look at it as difficulty. They think they don’t need it, whereas these things are more necessary than eating, drinking and breathing. Because when this world is over, they will stay forever. They will stay in the presence of Allah and be useful to you in Akhirah.Otherwise, you will have nothing. You will go empty-handed.
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And going emptyhanded is not as we know it. It has its account. “Why did you waste your life? Why did you not worship? Why did you not follow the order of Allah? Why did you not obey Allah. Why did you not accept the favors given to you?” You will be questioned as such.
Therefore, there is nothing like we come empty-handed and go emptyhanded. We came empty-handed. But we will go either loaded with sins, or loaded with goodness and Thawab. There is not another option. May Allah protect us. Our way is the beautiful way, the way of Prophets, the way of our Holy Prophet. May we keep on to it Insha Allah.
We are still in blessed days, in blessed months. We are in Ashhuru lHurum and the months of Hajj. They are much more virtuous months and with more Barakah. We should always keep in our mind our worship, everything of ours and that we are with Allah. Because mankind becomes absentminded and falls into heedlessness. Whoever becomes heedless loses many things. They say, “I’ve got inattentive for a minute”. May Allah not let that happen, if you become absentminded for a minute while driving a car, many things may happen.
May Allah help us and protect us so that we don’t fall into heedlessness at all, not even for a second Insha Allah. May Allah give strength to all of us Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
There are recited Qur’an Khatms, Surahs and Ayat, Yasin, Tasbihat, Tahlilat and Salawat; goodness and charity done. We gift them to our Holy Prophet, his Ahlu l-Bayt and Sahabah, to the souls of all Anbiya, Awliya, Asfiya and Mashayikh, the souls of all of our late relatives. For goodness to come and evil to be gone.
Li-Llahi Ta’ala l-Fatiha.
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GIVING SADAQAH SECRETLY IS BETTER Saturday, 8 July 2023 / 20 Dhul Hijjah 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. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Al-Ladhīna Yunfiqūna Fī As-Sarrā’i Wa đ-Đarrā’i”,“Who spend (freely) [in the cause of Allah] during ease and hardship.” (Qur’an 03:134). ṢadaqaLlāhu l-‘Aẓīm.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is praising those who give Sadaqah both secretly and openly and who perform worship. When giving Sadaqah, it is better to give it secretly, says Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. It can be given openly as well. But it is better to give secretly. It is better in terms of humanity. In order for a needy person not to feel embarrassed, it is better to give it secretly.
It is better for the one who gives as well not to be proud. What they do must be for the pleasure of Allah. He must neither show it off, nor expect anything. The given Sadaqah and given charity are for the pleasure of Allah. No need to expect even gratitude for it.
If they thank you, they do. If not Some people say, “We gave to them but they didn’t thank us”. You gave for the pleasure of Allah, so you must expect it from Allah. You must expect the reward and Thawab from Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. But if you gave in order to be thanked, it is worthless then. The actual reward from the presence of Allah ‘Azza waJalla is important. If all people thank you, it has no benefit. The benefi-
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cial is when Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is pleased with you and is happy with the deeds you do. What’s important for us is the pleasure of Allah and satisfaction of Allah with us.
People of the present time want to do, even little things, for personal benefit. When they do something, they remind people of this favor; “I did this, I did that.” Whereas it is said in Qur’an ‘Azimush-Shan,“Lā Nurīdu Minkum Jazā’an WaLā Shukūrāa”, “We wish not from you reward or thanks.” (Qur’ān 76:09). “We don’t expect anything in return, not even gratitude. We did it for the pleasure of Allah”. Paradise is promised to them. Beautiful paradise is promised to them. That is much better than this whole world.
What is gratitude? It is nothing. Allah is teaching us goodness and beautiful manners. May He make us successful in following that way. May we not obey our egos. People nowadays have made up new things; impoliteness and this and that. They want to show what they do, “We did this. We did that”. If you do it for showing off, it has no value then. Nevertheless, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla will reward you like giving one instead of a thousand.
May Allah help people Insha Allah. May they come to their senses.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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START EVERYTHING WITH BISMILLAH Sunday, 9 July 2023 / 21 Dhul Hijjah 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. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
Our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says if an action is started without BismiLlah, that action will not have a good outcome. Good deeds must be started with Bismillah. Insha’Allah they will always be the means to goodness and will continue so. Shukr to Allah, there was a beautiful wedding ceremony last night. We started it with Bismillah. Insha Allah they will have a good life.
People don’t pay attention to important things. When getting married, people sometimes start their lives not with goodness and BismiLlah but with badness. And then there is no benefit. They give drinks and food forbidden by Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla at the weddings. It doesn’t have a good ending then.
For the pleasure of Allah. Everything must be for the pleasure of Allah, Hename must come first. We start every event with the beautiful name of Allah, with the names ar-Rahman and ar-Rahim. With the permission of Allah, this event will have a good outcome and a good start. Every side of it will be good Insha Allah.
Otherwise, it won’t be good. Something started with a sin will neither be beautiful, nor good. Therefore, people must be careful. Sometimes people forget. Sometimes they fall into heedlessness. The things they do
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don’t bring benefit. What brings benefit is when everyone is on the way of Allah, when they are on the way of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. That is what brings benefit, because Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla created us to be on His way.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: ‘‘Wa-ma Khalaqtu lَInsawal Jinna illa liYa’budun’’”And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.’’ (Qur’ān 51:56).“I created Jinn and people to perform worship”.
As long as they perform worship, people live, eat, drink, walk and do everything for the pleasure of Allah then. Otherwise, it is for their egos.
Allah made everything permissible. There is Halal and Haram in everything. And both have their price. When people do one of it, they are not deprived of the other one. When you goodness, even though sin appears to be good, it doesn’t have any goodness. It has no benefit.
Therefore, it is a great virtue for people to always be on the way of Allah. It is great luck. As Allah has granted it, following this way and making Shukr to Allah are our duty. May Allah help us in following His way.
May He not let us go astray Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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APPRECIATE NOT YOUR EGO Monday, 10 July 2023 / 22 Dhul Hijjah 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. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
Our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says the greatest favor and gift for us is to be from the Ummah of our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, to be from the Ummah of the end of times. It is a great favor to those who know. To those who don’t know, there is regret.
Nowadays, it is the time of not appreciating. Everything has lost its value. No one appreciates anything. Also materialistically, nothing has any value now. In old times what we mean by old times is 30 years ago. Money was gold and not paper. With one golden coin a person could live for a month. Now there is no possibility to live as such.
Certainly, it is the will of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Expensiveness and other things are all in His Hand. When He takes away Barakah from people, everything becomes worthless. This is not important. What’s important is to know the truly valuable thing. And the valuable thing is to be from the Ummah of our Holy Prophet, to be from the Ummah of the end of times. It is a great profit for people.
However, they are running after the things they do and things in their minds. They are giving them value and not appreciating the truly valuable thing. They are appreciating useless things. And most importantly,
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they are appreciating themselves. They love themselves and don’t want anything else. They see their egos as supreme and see themselves as more important.Being on the way of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is good, but they don’t like it. Even though everyone is small and their egos are small, shaytan has given them such things in their hands [telephones] that they think they are important and strive so that people glorify and appreciate them. They strive not to appreciate the will of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla but to appreciate themselves. Therefore, what they do is without benefit and useless. Most of the time, it is harmful as well.
When we are from Ummah of our Holy Prophet, the greatest thing is to make Shukr for this and to appreciate it. No need to exalt our egos. No need to give value to our egos. The more you praise your ego, the more worthless you become. The more you strive to exalt your ego, the more you lower yourself. There will be no benefit to you but harm. May Allah protect us.
All people living in this time know this. Whereas our mother Sayyidatina Maryam said, “YāLaytanī Mittu QablaHādhāWa Kuntu NasyāaMansīyāa”,“She said, ‘Oh, I wish I had died before this and was in oblivion, forgotten.” (Qur’an 19:23).
She said, “If only I were nothing but someone who would be forgotten” when she gave birth to Sayyidina ‘Isa ‘alayhi s-salam. When she didn’t want her ego and wished to be nothing, she was raised to highest ranks. She is mentioned in several places in Qur’an. She is a person loved by all people. When she lowered her ego and eliminated her ego, she was raised to highest ranks. But people of the present time strive to glorify themselves and to exalt themselves. That is the trap of shaytan. May we not fall into it Insha Allah.
May Allah protect us from the evil of our egos.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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THE TIME OF AS-SABUR MANIFESTATION Tuesday, 11 July 2023 / 23 Dhul Hijjah 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. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
The names of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla are many. He told about 99 names to the Ummah of our Holy Prophet. Each of them has its manifestation and specialty. The last name is As-Sabur. It means ‘The Most Patient’.
The manifestation of patience has been appointed for the state of this time. Because the badness, disobedience and sins have never been committed as much as this time. And that requires patience.
People of this time say, “Why didn’t this happen to us?” Upon the people and nations of old times, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla would either make it rain fire upon them or the earth would fold upon itself. He gave all kinds of punishments. However, even though they did not do even one thousandth of the things done in this time, punishment came upon them. But in this time, there is the manifestation of the name As-Sabur. There is the manifestation of Sabr (patience). Because it is the last time for this Ummah, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla made this manifestation occur up until the time comes and Qiyāmah happens.
Therefore, they must not think that people live without an owner. “We came like this and we will leave like this.” The Owner of everything is Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. His rule prevails. Mankind are getting lower and lower. They are following their egos and doing all kinds of badness.
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They think they will not be held accountable. Most of the time, people do that thinking nothing will happen. Then, they are in regret when the punishments come, saying “Where did they come from.”
This time is a time of winning for good people. Those who do what Allah ‘Azza waJalla has ordered win. It’s the time of trade. It’s the hardest time, but this time is the best time for trade. We have much more rewards. The rewards and Thawāb given by Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla are according to the hardship; the more difficult it is, the more rewards there is. Therefore, difficulties are many for those who believe. They want them to do badness by force, and they forbid goodness. If you try to do good, if you say something, people are punished, saying “This is bad and useless.”
Therefore, May Allah help us. It is a beautiful time for believers. Because the end is goodness, the end of hardship is ease and beauty. Insha’Allah we will reach that.
The Sahib (owner) will come and clean the dirtiness everywhere Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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DON’T EXPECT HELP FROM ANYONE BUT YOURSELF Wednesday, 12 July 2023 / 24 Dhul Hijjah 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. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Yassirū wa-lātu‘assirū, bash’shirū wa-lā tunaffirū”, “Make things easy and do not make them difficult. Give people good tidings and do not make them run away”, says our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.
Know every deed as good. We must know that everything we do is a blessing from Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Then those deeds are blessed and go smoothly. But if you say every deed is difficult and not easy and ask for help from others, everything will be difficult for you. Allah gave you strength, blessing and mind. Everyone can live with his potentials. Allah gave everyone skills and abilities. If you keep on with them and get along with people, you will have a comfortable life. But if you don’t like anything and don’t get along with people, it will be your fault then.
Some people are as such that whatever you do, they find a flaw. You tell them to do this, they say, “It won’t work. It is like this”. You say, “Everyone is doing so”. They do. But even though they do, they are not successful, they fail. And then you tell them to do this. They find thousand things in this and it doesn’t work too. You tell them to do whatever they want, but they still fail. And they blame others for it. “You told me to do so but it didn’t work out”, whereas they didn’t do anything.They find flaws and faults in everything. Everything fails and goes wrong. Why?
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Because the intention or thought is weak, damaged and not good since the beginning. Therefore, our HolyProphet used to say: “Fa`idhā`AzamtaFatawakkal `AláAllāhi”, “And when you have decided, then rely upon Allah.” (Qur’an 03:159).
When you want to do something, step in it without fear. You will succeed then.
As we said, there is a part of people, not all people, who say “It won’t work” whatever you do and say. It is because, as we said, they are damaged since the beginning. Their deed is damaged before even making a step. Because their intention is damaged, they are damaged, so everything they do is damaged. But if they start by making Tawakkul and saying ‘with the permission of Allah’ and ‘Bismillah’, and if they are patient, the result will be secured for sure. Otherwise, “You told me and I did it. So it’s your fault”. Whereas, the fault is theirs.
No one is going to watch over the deeds others are doing. They give advice and show the way. If you follow that way, it is good. Certainly, obstacles occur on the way. There is easiness too. But it cannot be absolutely easy. If things were easy, everyone would go on the same way. People have become more of this type now. They swear at the government, they swear at people. They don’t like anything. Who don’t like anything are at loss themselves. Therefore,“Yassirūwa-lā tu‘assirū”,“Make things easy and do not make them difficult.” Make it easy, ask for goodness, and you will have goodness. If you don’t ask for goodness, you will be tested. And your work won’t go smoothly then.
This advice is for everyone. When a person is carried away and blames others, he can never be successful. People fall, get up, then walk and rise. But if they wait for others to come and raise them, they will remain down there, and no one will help them. May Allah help people. This is the advice for the worldly life. It applies to everyone. Don’t expect help from anyone but yourself.
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Everyone is busy with his ego. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is saying in Qur’an “WaLāTaziruWāziratunWizra ‘Ukhrá”,“And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another.” (Qur’an 35:18). No one can carry the sins and burdens of others. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla created those people. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla adjusted what they will do accordingly. It will be easy for them to go on that way. They shouldn’t expect from others, they should expect from Allah. They should ask for help from Allahfor their work to go smoothly.
As we said, there is a type of such people. If you meet them, there’s no need to even talk to them. Because whatever you tell them and show them, they don’t like it. They say “We did it, it didn’t work out”. They take your time for nothing and cause you headache for nothing.
May Allah protect us. May Allah give income from goodness to everyone Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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TARIQAH IS THE BENEFIT TO PEOPLE Thursday, 13 July 2023 / 25 Dhul Hijjah 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. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
The friends of Allah are those who are beneficial to people. Allah has favored some people in helping others reach guidance. May Allah let us all benefit from the Barakah of these people. May Allah let us be together with good people.
May Allah bless his soul, Shaykh Sayyid Abdul Baki Efendi is a great Awliya and a scholar. He passed away from this world to the real world. May Allah increase his rank. May He give them patience. The biggest disaster for a Murid is the death of his Shaykh. Therefore, we wish patience to his followers and those left behind him. His way will continue Insha Allah. It will go on, Shukr to Allah.
The way of Tariqah is a beautiful way which is beneficial to people. Because there is the most important thing in it: to know the value of our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, to honor him and to walk on hisway. These are the things disliked by shaytan. Therefore, shaytan is making all kinds of tricks so that people stay away from Tariqah. He insists it is Shirk, it is this or that. Whereas Tariqah is the direct way of our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu‘alayhi wa-sallam. Tariqah is the order of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla that is beneficial to people.
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There is no separation between Tariqah and Shari’ah. Shari’ah and Tariqah are one. We must go on this way. This way is the way of salvation for people. The rest is the way that doesn’t respect our Holy Prophet and doesn’t appreciate our Holy Prophet. That is the way outside of Tariqah which misleads people.
The way shaytans dislike the most is the way of our Holy Prophet, because he removes all the traps they make. Everything they do goes in vain.
The way of Tariqah, Shukr to Allah, whoever is in Tariqah, it is good for him. There are many Tariqahs. There are forty-one Tariqahs. When you follow any one of them, you go on the way of Allah, you go on the way of our Holy Prophet. This is the Haqq/true way. May Allahnot separate us from it.
May Allah increase the ranks of our Mashayikh and let us attain their Barakah and follow their way Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha
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SPIRITUAL CLEANSING IS NEEDED Friday, 14 July 2023 / 26 Dhul Hijjah 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. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Al-Lahu Al-Ladhī Khalaqa AsSamāwāti Wa Al-`Arđa”.“It is Allah who created the heavens and the earth.” (Qur’an 32:04).
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is the one who created everything, heavens and earth. He created everything the best way. Everything Allah ‘Azza waJalla created is for the benefit of people. He made these favors special to them.
Because of the sins mankind commits, mankind made everything useless and harmful. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem:“Žahara l-Fasādu Fī lBarri Wa l-Baĥri”, “Corruption has appeared throughout the land and sea.” (Qur’ān 30:41).
Corruption occurred on land and in sea, and everything became spoilt, says Allah ‘Azza waJalla. It was said in the time of our Holy Prophet. Nowadays, mankind is using everything much worse and doesn’t know what he is doing. They think they are doing goodness but they are doing badness. What they think is good is bad. And what they think is bad is actually good.
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People are in a confused state. But they stubbornly go on in same manner. They don’t accept that the way they follow is bad and do even worse. Instead of extinguishing the fire, they ignite it more and make it bigger.
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It is understood wrongly. They think there is benefit for Allah ‘Azza waJalla when they pray or go to Hajj. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is the Creator. He doesn’t need anything. We are the ones who are in need. And He has given us this need . But people look at it as difficulty. They think they don’t need it, whereas these things are more necessary than eating, drinking and breathing. Because when this world is over, they will stay forever. They will stay in the presence of Allah and be useful to you in Akhirah.Otherwise, you will have nothing. You will go empty-handed.
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And going emptyhanded is not as we know it. It has its account. “Why did you waste your life? Why did you not worship? Why did you not follow the order of Allah? Why did you not obey Allah. Why did you not accept the favors given to you?” You will be questioned as such.
Therefore, there is nothing like we come empty-handed and go emptyhanded. We came empty-handed. But we will go either loaded with sins, or loaded with goodness and Thawab. There is not another option. May Allah protect us. Our way is the beautiful way, the way of Prophets, the way of our Holy Prophet. May we keep on to it Insha Allah.
We are still in blessed days, in blessed months. We are in Ashhuru lHurum and the months of Hajj. They are much more virtuous months and with more Barakah. We should always keep in our mind our worship, everything of ours and that we are with Allah. Because mankind becomes absentminded and falls into heedlessness. Whoever becomes heedless loses many things. They say, “I’ve got inattentive for a minute”. May Allah not let that happen, if you become absentminded for a minute while driving a car, many things may happen.
May Allah help us and protect us so that we don’t fall into heedlessness at all, not even for a second Insha Allah. May Allah give strength to all of us Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
There are recited Qur’an Khatms, Surahs and Ayat, Yasin, Tasbihat, Tahlilat and Salawat; goodness and charity done. We gift them to our Holy Prophet, his Ahlu l-Bayt and Sahabah, to the souls of all Anbiya, Awliya, Asfiya and Mashayikh, the souls of all of our late relatives. For goodness to come and evil to be gone.
Li-Llahi Ta’ala l-Fatiha.
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GIVING SADAQAH SECRETLY IS BETTER Saturday, 8 July 2023 / 20 Dhul Hijjah 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. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Al-Ladhīna Yunfiqūna Fī As-Sarrā’i Wa đ-Đarrā’i”,“Who spend (freely) [in the cause of Allah] during ease and hardship.” (Qur’an 03:134). ṢadaqaLlāhu l-‘Aẓīm.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is praising those who give Sadaqah both secretly and openly and who perform worship. When giving Sadaqah, it is better to give it secretly, says Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. It can be given openly as well. But it is better to give secretly. It is better in terms of humanity. In order for a needy person not to feel embarrassed, it is better to give it secretly.
It is better for the one who gives as well not to be proud. What they do must be for the pleasure of Allah. He must neither show it off, nor expect anything. The given Sadaqah and given charity are for the pleasure of Allah. No need to expect even gratitude for it.
If they thank you, they do. If not Some people say, “We gave to them but they didn’t thank us”. You gave for the pleasure of Allah, so you must expect it from Allah. You must expect the reward and Thawab from Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. But if you gave in order to be thanked, it is worthless then. The actual reward from the presence of Allah ‘Azza waJalla is important. If all people thank you, it has no benefit. The benefi-
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cial is when Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is pleased with you and is happy with the deeds you do. What’s important for us is the pleasure of Allah and satisfaction of Allah with us.
People of the present time want to do, even little things, for personal benefit. When they do something, they remind people of this favor; “I did this, I did that.” Whereas it is said in Qur’an ‘Azimush-Shan,“Lā Nurīdu Minkum Jazā’an WaLā Shukūrāa”, “We wish not from you reward or thanks.” (Qur’ān 76:09). “We don’t expect anything in return, not even gratitude. We did it for the pleasure of Allah”. Paradise is promised to them. Beautiful paradise is promised to them. That is much better than this whole world.
What is gratitude? It is nothing. Allah is teaching us goodness and beautiful manners. May He make us successful in following that way. May we not obey our egos. People nowadays have made up new things; impoliteness and this and that. They want to show what they do, “We did this. We did that”. If you do it for showing off, it has no value then. Nevertheless, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla will reward you like giving one instead of a thousand.
May Allah help people Insha Allah. May they come to their senses.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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START EVERYTHING WITH BISMILLAH Sunday, 9 July 2023 / 21 Dhul Hijjah 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. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
Our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says if an action is started without BismiLlah, that action will not have a good outcome. Good deeds must be started with Bismillah. Insha’Allah they will always be the means to goodness and will continue so. Shukr to Allah, there was a beautiful wedding ceremony last night. We started it with Bismillah. Insha Allah they will have a good life.
People don’t pay attention to important things. When getting married, people sometimes start their lives not with goodness and BismiLlah but with badness. And then there is no benefit. They give drinks and food forbidden by Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla at the weddings. It doesn’t have a good ending then.
For the pleasure of Allah. Everything must be for the pleasure of Allah, Hename must come first. We start every event with the beautiful name of Allah, with the names ar-Rahman and ar-Rahim. With the permission of Allah, this event will have a good outcome and a good start. Every side of it will be good Insha Allah.
Otherwise, it won’t be good. Something started with a sin will neither be beautiful, nor good. Therefore, people must be careful. Sometimes people forget. Sometimes they fall into heedlessness. The things they do
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don’t bring benefit. What brings benefit is when everyone is on the way of Allah, when they are on the way of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. That is what brings benefit, because Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla created us to be on His way.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: ‘‘Wa-ma Khalaqtu lَInsawal Jinna illa liYa’budun’’”And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.’’ (Qur’ān 51:56).“I created Jinn and people to perform worship”.
As long as they perform worship, people live, eat, drink, walk and do everything for the pleasure of Allah then. Otherwise, it is for their egos.
Allah made everything permissible. There is Halal and Haram in everything. And both have their price. When people do one of it, they are not deprived of the other one. When you goodness, even though sin appears to be good, it doesn’t have any goodness. It has no benefit.
Therefore, it is a great virtue for people to always be on the way of Allah. It is great luck. As Allah has granted it, following this way and making Shukr to Allah are our duty. May Allah help us in following His way.
May He not let us go astray Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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APPRECIATE NOT YOUR EGO Monday, 10 July 2023 / 22 Dhul Hijjah 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. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
Our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says the greatest favor and gift for us is to be from the Ummah of our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, to be from the Ummah of the end of times. It is a great favor to those who know. To those who don’t know, there is regret.
Nowadays, it is the time of not appreciating. Everything has lost its value. No one appreciates anything. Also materialistically, nothing has any value now. In old times what we mean by old times is 30 years ago. Money was gold and not paper. With one golden coin a person could live for a month. Now there is no possibility to live as such.
Certainly, it is the will of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Expensiveness and other things are all in His Hand. When He takes away Barakah from people, everything becomes worthless. This is not important. What’s important is to know the truly valuable thing. And the valuable thing is to be from the Ummah of our Holy Prophet, to be from the Ummah of the end of times. It is a great profit for people.
However, they are running after the things they do and things in their minds. They are giving them value and not appreciating the truly valuable thing. They are appreciating useless things. And most importantly,
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they are appreciating themselves. They love themselves and don’t want anything else. They see their egos as supreme and see themselves as more important.Being on the way of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is good, but they don’t like it. Even though everyone is small and their egos are small, shaytan has given them such things in their hands [telephones] that they think they are important and strive so that people glorify and appreciate them. They strive not to appreciate the will of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla but to appreciate themselves. Therefore, what they do is without benefit and useless. Most of the time, it is harmful as well.
When we are from Ummah of our Holy Prophet, the greatest thing is to make Shukr for this and to appreciate it. No need to exalt our egos. No need to give value to our egos. The more you praise your ego, the more worthless you become. The more you strive to exalt your ego, the more you lower yourself. There will be no benefit to you but harm. May Allah protect us.
All people living in this time know this. Whereas our mother Sayyidatina Maryam said, “YāLaytanī Mittu QablaHādhāWa Kuntu NasyāaMansīyāa”,“She said, ‘Oh, I wish I had died before this and was in oblivion, forgotten.” (Qur’an 19:23).
She said, “If only I were nothing but someone who would be forgotten” when she gave birth to Sayyidina ‘Isa ‘alayhi s-salam. When she didn’t want her ego and wished to be nothing, she was raised to highest ranks. She is mentioned in several places in Qur’an. She is a person loved by all people. When she lowered her ego and eliminated her ego, she was raised to highest ranks. But people of the present time strive to glorify themselves and to exalt themselves. That is the trap of shaytan. May we not fall into it Insha Allah.
May Allah protect us from the evil of our egos.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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THE TIME OF AS-SABUR MANIFESTATION Tuesday, 11 July 2023 / 23 Dhul Hijjah 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. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
The names of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla are many. He told about 99 names to the Ummah of our Holy Prophet. Each of them has its manifestation and specialty. The last name is As-Sabur. It means ‘The Most Patient’.
The manifestation of patience has been appointed for the state of this time. Because the badness, disobedience and sins have never been committed as much as this time. And that requires patience.
People of this time say, “Why didn’t this happen to us?” Upon the people and nations of old times, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla would either make it rain fire upon them or the earth would fold upon itself. He gave all kinds of punishments. However, even though they did not do even one thousandth of the things done in this time, punishment came upon them. But in this time, there is the manifestation of the name As-Sabur. There is the manifestation of Sabr (patience). Because it is the last time for this Ummah, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla made this manifestation occur up until the time comes and Qiyāmah happens.
Therefore, they must not think that people live without an owner. “We came like this and we will leave like this.” The Owner of everything is Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. His rule prevails. Mankind are getting lower and lower. They are following their egos and doing all kinds of badness.
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They think they will not be held accountable. Most of the time, people do that thinking nothing will happen. Then, they are in regret when the punishments come, saying “Where did they come from.”
This time is a time of winning for good people. Those who do what Allah ‘Azza waJalla has ordered win. It’s the time of trade. It’s the hardest time, but this time is the best time for trade. We have much more rewards. The rewards and Thawāb given by Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla are according to the hardship; the more difficult it is, the more rewards there is. Therefore, difficulties are many for those who believe. They want them to do badness by force, and they forbid goodness. If you try to do good, if you say something, people are punished, saying “This is bad and useless.”
Therefore, May Allah help us. It is a beautiful time for believers. Because the end is goodness, the end of hardship is ease and beauty. Insha’Allah we will reach that.
The Sahib (owner) will come and clean the dirtiness everywhere Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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DON’T EXPECT HELP FROM ANYONE BUT YOURSELF Wednesday, 12 July 2023 / 24 Dhul Hijjah 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. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Yassirū wa-lātu‘assirū, bash’shirū wa-lā tunaffirū”, “Make things easy and do not make them difficult. Give people good tidings and do not make them run away”, says our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.
Know every deed as good. We must know that everything we do is a blessing from Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Then those deeds are blessed and go smoothly. But if you say every deed is difficult and not easy and ask for help from others, everything will be difficult for you. Allah gave you strength, blessing and mind. Everyone can live with his potentials. Allah gave everyone skills and abilities. If you keep on with them and get along with people, you will have a comfortable life. But if you don’t like anything and don’t get along with people, it will be your fault then.
Some people are as such that whatever you do, they find a flaw. You tell them to do this, they say, “It won’t work. It is like this”. You say, “Everyone is doing so”. They do. But even though they do, they are not successful, they fail. And then you tell them to do this. They find thousand things in this and it doesn’t work too. You tell them to do whatever they want, but they still fail. And they blame others for it. “You told me to do so but it didn’t work out”, whereas they didn’t do anything.They find flaws and faults in everything. Everything fails and goes wrong. Why?
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Because the intention or thought is weak, damaged and not good since the beginning. Therefore, our HolyProphet used to say: “Fa`idhā`AzamtaFatawakkal `AláAllāhi”, “And when you have decided, then rely upon Allah.” (Qur’an 03:159).
When you want to do something, step in it without fear. You will succeed then.
As we said, there is a part of people, not all people, who say “It won’t work” whatever you do and say. It is because, as we said, they are damaged since the beginning. Their deed is damaged before even making a step. Because their intention is damaged, they are damaged, so everything they do is damaged. But if they start by making Tawakkul and saying ‘with the permission of Allah’ and ‘Bismillah’, and if they are patient, the result will be secured for sure. Otherwise, “You told me and I did it. So it’s your fault”. Whereas, the fault is theirs.
No one is going to watch over the deeds others are doing. They give advice and show the way. If you follow that way, it is good. Certainly, obstacles occur on the way. There is easiness too. But it cannot be absolutely easy. If things were easy, everyone would go on the same way. People have become more of this type now. They swear at the government, they swear at people. They don’t like anything. Who don’t like anything are at loss themselves. Therefore,“Yassirūwa-lā tu‘assirū”,“Make things easy and do not make them difficult.” Make it easy, ask for goodness, and you will have goodness. If you don’t ask for goodness, you will be tested. And your work won’t go smoothly then.
This advice is for everyone. When a person is carried away and blames others, he can never be successful. People fall, get up, then walk and rise. But if they wait for others to come and raise them, they will remain down there, and no one will help them. May Allah help people. This is the advice for the worldly life. It applies to everyone. Don’t expect help from anyone but yourself.
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Everyone is busy with his ego. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is saying in Qur’an “WaLāTaziruWāziratunWizra ‘Ukhrá”,“And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another.” (Qur’an 35:18). No one can carry the sins and burdens of others. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla created those people. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla adjusted what they will do accordingly. It will be easy for them to go on that way. They shouldn’t expect from others, they should expect from Allah. They should ask for help from Allahfor their work to go smoothly.
As we said, there is a type of such people. If you meet them, there’s no need to even talk to them. Because whatever you tell them and show them, they don’t like it. They say “We did it, it didn’t work out”. They take your time for nothing and cause you headache for nothing.
May Allah protect us. May Allah give income from goodness to everyone Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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TARIQAH IS THE BENEFIT TO PEOPLE Thursday, 13 July 2023 / 25 Dhul Hijjah 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. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
The friends of Allah are those who are beneficial to people. Allah has favored some people in helping others reach guidance. May Allah let us all benefit from the Barakah of these people. May Allah let us be together with good people.
May Allah bless his soul, Shaykh Sayyid Abdul Baki Efendi is a great Awliya and a scholar. He passed away from this world to the real world. May Allah increase his rank. May He give them patience. The biggest disaster for a Murid is the death of his Shaykh. Therefore, we wish patience to his followers and those left behind him. His way will continue Insha Allah. It will go on, Shukr to Allah.
The way of Tariqah is a beautiful way which is beneficial to people. Because there is the most important thing in it: to know the value of our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, to honor him and to walk on hisway. These are the things disliked by shaytan. Therefore, shaytan is making all kinds of tricks so that people stay away from Tariqah. He insists it is Shirk, it is this or that. Whereas Tariqah is the direct way of our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu‘alayhi wa-sallam. Tariqah is the order of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla that is beneficial to people.
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There is no separation between Tariqah and Shari’ah. Shari’ah and Tariqah are one. We must go on this way. This way is the way of salvation for people. The rest is the way that doesn’t respect our Holy Prophet and doesn’t appreciate our Holy Prophet. That is the way outside of Tariqah which misleads people.
The way shaytans dislike the most is the way of our Holy Prophet, because he removes all the traps they make. Everything they do goes in vain.
The way of Tariqah, Shukr to Allah, whoever is in Tariqah, it is good for him. There are many Tariqahs. There are forty-one Tariqahs. When you follow any one of them, you go on the way of Allah, you go on the way of our Holy Prophet. This is the Haqq/true way. May Allahnot separate us from it.
May Allah increase the ranks of our Mashayikh and let us attain their Barakah and follow their way Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha
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SPIRITUAL CLEANSING IS NEEDED Friday, 14 July 2023 / 26 Dhul Hijjah 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. Tariqatunas sohba, wakhayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Al-Lahu Al-Ladhī Khalaqa AsSamāwāti Wa Al-`Arđa”.“It is Allah who created the heavens and the earth.” (Qur’an 32:04).
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is the one who created everything, heavens and earth. He created everything the best way. Everything Allah ‘Azza waJalla created is for the benefit of people. He made these favors special to them.
Because of the sins mankind commits, mankind made everything useless and harmful. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem:“Žahara l-Fasādu Fī lBarri Wa l-Baĥri”, “Corruption has appeared throughout the land and sea.” (Qur’ān 30:41).
Corruption occurred on land and in sea, and everything became spoilt, says Allah ‘Azza waJalla. It was said in the time of our Holy Prophet. Nowadays, mankind is using everything much worse and doesn’t know what he is doing. They think they are doing goodness but they are doing badness. What they think is good is bad. And what they think is bad is actually good.
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People are in a confused state. But they stubbornly go on in same manner. They don’t accept that the way they follow is bad and do even worse. Instead of extinguishing the fire, they ignite it more and make it bigger.
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