Suhbah 2023: Maulana Shaykh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani (375 suhbah, 886 pages, 32/50)
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But nowadays people, they are trying to forget this. Everytime they bring something new. Something good, they thought. Because they make people to think it is good. For people, for... Like this day of first of May. They say this is Workers` Day feast – They say “feast“. Feast only one – or two. ‘Īdu l-Fiṭr, ‘Īdu l-Aḍḥá. Other, they make. In Western country, okay. They don`t have anything. They can do. But Muslim country, people they must be awake for this. Not to be cheated with this people because they gave them one day holiday to make it feast. No, it is not feast. Because feast for people, who have job, he has work, he has business to do – Allāh gave them this. Every day he must be thankful for Allāh what He gave. Not for one day making feast and other days not remembering what will be what...
Because in Islām, the most important thing, to keep right of worker. Who work for you, you musn`t take from his, what you must give him daily. “You must give him before his tears [sweat] dry.“ This is Prophet ṣalláLlāhu’alayhi wa-sallam saying. Of course, this old time, every day they was paying. And so, somebody, maybe, they make it late. For this, he said, the best thing – to give him every day before his tears [sweat]... Of course, now it is not like this. But many people, they not giving right of worker. Especially, when it is foreigner worker, they work for them without permission – work permission. So, this many people we hear, they give them working. And they cannot complain for anything. So, they doing this. But in Islām, it is very important to keep workers`
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rights. Because they are working for their life, for their ḥalāl food, for... by their... So, it is very important. So, before... before the tear [sweat] [be]coming dry, they must give.And it is, also for worker nowadays, many of them, they are not happy with what they have. But they must be happy, because Allāh give them work give them job, give them something to do to get their money for family, to keep their family to be safe from poorness. When you thank Allāh, say Prophet ṣalláLlāhu’alayhi wa-sallam and Allāh in Qur’ān say, “La-’in shakartum laazīdannakum“ (14:7). “You must be thankful, Allāh make it more, giving more.“ But if you are angry, you are not happy and you not happy with what they give you, Allāh will make it less – no barakah. For this nowadays, people, whole world, they are angry. Everytime going in the street, demonstration, doing this, destroying here and there. Because they are not thinking about ākhirah, about what Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla like, what Prophet ṣalláLlāhu’alayhi wa-sallam like. And only thinking their provision coming from work, from these people. So, they must demonstrate and take their right by this.
But in Islām, Allāh saying, “When you are accept and thankful for this, it will be enough for you and for your family and for your country, also.“ Because when government giving for you more money they will take more tax, or they will make it other place. To bring money, they must do something. You take and they take. you take, they... And it will be, at the end, no benefit for you, no benefit for the other, because barakah went and nothing come for you. Allāh help us this. But now we are living in time, this system of kufr, non-believer. They are not believe in god, not believe in Allāh. They thought they will manage to do everything by themselves. And coming worse and worse and worse. And nobody happy, nobody satisfied. No worker, no trader, no staff.
Allāh help us. Allāh make us to reach time of to this whole, this rubbish system going. Coming justice system Sayyidunā l-Mahdī‘alayhi s-salām, Insha Allah. That time it will be a feast for us, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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KEEP PEOPLE’S RIGHTS Wednesday, 3 May 2023 / 13 Shawwal 1444
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
We have a duty to protect the rights of people. People`s rights and the law are the most investigated things in Islām. They are part of the foundation of Islām. Giving rights to the ones to whom they belong is a pillar of Islām. This is one of the most important orders in Islām. Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim was called based on this name, Ḥaqqānī, which means the one who protects rights. It means a person on the way of truth. It is easy to talk about protecting the right but most people cannot do it. Many people act according to the whispering of shayṭān and the orders of shayṭān. They want to acquire the right for themselves rather than giving it to others. And if the truth is against them, they don`t accept it. This is the nature of people.
Because people need to be trimmed like a wild tree. They need to be pruned to become good. That is in the character of people. Even if it is not their right, when it is in their personal interest, they see themselves as right. This is something not good. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla and our Holy Prophet ṣalláLlāhu’alayhi wa-sallam are not happy with it. Whoever has the right, you must give it.
Many times, wrongful people used to come to Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim and say, “We ask this from you.“ Even though they were wrong, Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim gave it to them so that they have their rights in any case. Therefore, this is an important matter. People of the present
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time, they have no rights at all in all aspects. There is no right and law in this time. It is the end of times. People don`t get their rights in court. There is no law either. There is nothing anywhere in this world because there is no country which is based on Islām. No one keeps the law of Islām. All of them are different. Even if someone is right and wants to get his right, even if he is able to get his right in a court, it takes ten years, five years. No one gets it in five years. It takes longer than ten years. A man may die by then and there is no use in this law. There is no right and no law in this time.
Don`t say, “Why would I keep the right and law?“ Everyone is responsible for himself. Whoever does injustice, the right one will get his right in front of Allāh, says our Holy Prophet ṣalláLlāhu’alayhi wa-sallam. Moreover, if a horned sheep attacks a hornless sheep, on the Day of Judgment it will be given horns to attack back. It will get its right back. It is so thorough. If Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla maintains the rights of animals, He maintains them for people too.
Everyone is doing badness in this world. Don`t say, “I will also do badness.“ Be on the right way, on the way of truth. You will attain the mercy of Ḥaqq. Otherwise, you will have struggled for nothing. What you earn is nothing. What you think you earn, is in fact you taking someone`s right. That will turn bad for you. It won`t be good for you. It will bring suffering and badness. May Allah protect us from taking anyone`s right. May Allāh protects us all. We have a good tradition in which people say, “Forgive your right with me.“ Some people forgive their rights. But some cannot forgive their rights to people who have taken them. Therefore, we must be careful with rights. We must ask for forgiveness. When they say they don`t forgive, you should ask, “What is your right?““Such and such.““Let me return it and then you forgive it.“ We must say like this. May Allah protect us. May Allāh let us go to ākhirah without taking anyone`s right.
We are, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, He put for human being, system and thing, the best thing for human beings. And human being, they are like wild tree. You must trim them. You must make them, craft them, to
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make good thing. And it is the most important thing to be, keep right of people. Ḥaqq meaning right of people. Allāh, Haqq, Allah True one. So, Mawlānā Shaykh also he was very sensitive for this. For this, his, they give him title Ḥaqqānī from ḥaqq, coming from right, from keeping right. It was very important for him. He never oppressed anybody, never cheat anybody, never saying something not good. Even many times people coming to him and they are not right. And they asking something from him or they said, “This is, it was us.“ Or sometime they take without permission. He was not angry with them. “Okay, take.“ Don`t be saying, “Shaykh take this from us or other.“ Many time he left many good thing for people, they are claiming this for them.
“To be,“ he said, “to be oppressed, we be oppressed, better [than] to be oppressing people.“ To be maẓlūm–maẓlūm [means] oppressed – not to be ẓālim–ẓālim who oppress people. This is very important because we are living in time, very bad time. For nobody, no law, no right, no justice in this world. No any place, in this world now they have justice. They claim the Europe, they have justice. This is the biggest liar and bigger hypocrite. They show themself as they are justice but don`t have any justice, even one drop of justice. All world now, all people, they’re right they don`t have. All people, they have their rights taken from them. Not real, giving them. What they in need, they not given. Justice, many time who have right he become, he is person who not have rights. Other who oppress him, he become, he has right for him. We are living in this time. But, so people saying: “Why we must be keep other people rights?Everybody they are eating from other right, other thing. So, why we are only we be keep justice? We keep ḥaqq, we keep right of people, no need to do this.“ No, it is, if whole world doing this and you also with them, you will be charged from Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla and punished. Because we have Day of Judgement, which everything, it will [be] asked. But Prophet ṣalláLlāhu’alayhi wa-sallam saying, even for animal. If one sheep has horn and beat other without horn, Allāh they will create them again and give, put horn for this not horn and hit other sheep. And this right, it will be taken. And after, they become dust again. So, even for animal, it will be like this. You think, you will be safe from, if you do... take right of other people?In Qiyāmah, each one, they will take
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his right, their right. But there is no money that time. That time, they will make, take from your good deeds. If you don`t have good deed, they will put your sin on them. They will be more sinner, more punishment for them. This is, so... Don`t think, when everybody doing something, it is you can do also [and] it is, Allāh accept this. Allāh never accept bad thing. And we are asking Allāh to keep us from to make anything bad for other people. Or to take their right from them or anything from them, without knowing or with knowing. Because many people they are now also – [those] who they are claiming they are, even they are Muslim and they are claiming they are most pure Muslim, even they separate from [those] who they call it kāfir. India, Pakistan, they have many cases. We have every time, they have no right, nothing. They can take everything from other people. They take, not giving daughter, not giving who are outside of this country. So, it is not acceptable. Even you are going to Ḥajj, you got your, maybe accept Ḥajj but you will be charged for what you take from other people.
And so, in Turkish, they say every time, “Hakkınıhelel et.“ Meaning you make your ḥaqq, forgive us for, if you have anything, forgive us. This good saying, but if they have rights, some people they not accept. They [say], “No, I don`t give you, I cannot give you ḥalāl for what you done for me.“ So, you must ask him, “What`s your right? What you want from me, to make, to forgive me?“ If they accept and they give, so it will be in this dunyā. They have there, finish this problem. No need to take it to ākhirah. If they not, they are, can be little bit, maybe here. Even they are not happy with what they are taking from other people. But in ākhirah, they will be charged it. Allāh keep us safe from to do anything bad for people and to be, which harm with this. Allāh make us to control our ego, because this also from ego. They want everything and they not satisfied with [this] thing.
Allāh keep us safe, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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DON’T LISTEN TO YOUR EGO Thursday, 4 May 2023 / 14 Shawwal 1444
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. “Wa-la-qad khalaqnā l-insāna wana‘lamumātu waswisu bihī nafsu hūwa-naḥnu aqrabu ilayhi min ḥabli l-warīd“ (50:16). ṢadaqaLlāhu l-‘aẓīm.Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla creates man. And Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “We know what his ego whispers to him.“ Nothing is hidden. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla knows these whisperings (waswasah) and what a person’s ego tells him. “We are closer to you than your jugular vein,“ says Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Everything is swimming in the ocean of Allāh’s Mightiness: people, creatures, the whole universe. We are all swimming in the ocean of Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla’s Mightiness, Qudrat. Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla knows everything. Our ego is constantly making waswasah or striving to get us to follow it. Most people follow their ego.
Now, especially in this time which we call the end of times, there are very few people who do not always follow their ego. Others have completely surrendered to the desires of their egos. They are doing everything. They also make laws. Now, people say, “Do not go against your ego. Do whatever your ego says. Don`t listen to anything else: to religion, to faith, to Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, to the Prophet. Do not listen to anything. Just listen to your ego. Follow your ego, and enjoy yourself.“ Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “I know what your ego is telling you. I am closer to you. Therefore, don`t follow your ego,“ says Allāh‘Azza waJalla. Don’t obey your ego. Our Prophet ṣalláLlahu `alayhiwa-sallam al-
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so says, “Don’t follow your ego. Don`t let your ego ride you. You ride your ego. Don’t let it ride you,“ he says. Whereas the people of this time take care of whatever their ego desires. “Be like a donkey. Let it ride on your back. Let it make you run to wherever it wants. Let it whip you and hit you. Let it disgrace you. You will be satisfied. The more evil you do, the more satisfied you will be,“ these people say.
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says otherwise. He says, “Beware of disgracing yourself like that. Don`t put yourself in these bad situations.“ Most of today’s people, as we said, have already given up the struggle against their ego. There are some people who ask, “How will we train our ego? How can we kill our ego?“ The ego cannot die. You can control it. If you claim that it is dead, it will get to you. It rises up suddenly and swallows you. Therefore, while a person is alive, his ego does not die. The ego dies only when you die. Of course, the great awliyā’ who make the greatest jihād (struggle) against their egos, still never leave their egos alone. They don`t arrogantly say, “I killed my ego.“ They do not stop trying to fight the ego. They always, until the end of their lives, strive to control it. And they do so. They know that if you loosen up a little bit, it will come out and control you right away. May Allāh protect us from the evils of our egos, Insha Allah.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. “Wa-la-qad khalaqnā l-insāna wana‘lamumātu waswisu bihī nafsu hūwa-naḥnu aqrabu ilayhi min ḥabli l-warīd“ (50:16). ṢadaqaLlāhu l-‘aẓīm.
Allāh, He said, “We create human being and We know what his ego telling him, whispering him. And We are very close. Even We are closer than his artery,“– his blood artery, big artery in heart or in everywhere – because we are living in ocean of His Mightiness, His Qudrat, His Mightiness, of course. Everything swimming in this ocean. Everything Allāh He is, ‘Azza wa-Jalla, He, closer. Nothing can be without His will. So He is very near for us, not like these crazy people they said: worshipping idol, worshipping stone, worshipping wood. And saying, this god there. God, if he is there he cannot see you? Heis, God, in every-
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where in universe. So we are – He is knowing what our ego telling us, what ego want. For this, He is making us to be careful about ego. Don’t make, think, ego doing thing without Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla knowing. Only, even in your heart if whispering, Allāh knowing this. But of course when whispering, different. To do what ego want – what whispering – it’s different. If this waswas, whispering –everbody has it – but not make it for action. When you make it action, you punished for this.
But,we are living, of course, time which ego must be... In most of people, ego controlling people. And in very, very few people, their ego, they not control them. And plus this: the time we live in, everything – this people who is claiming they are human being – they are making ego, first thing. What ego want, you must do. Don’t let anything your ego want, to not do it. Everything ego – with very bad thing, very ugly thing, very disgusting thing – ego want, quickly you must do it. Even they have now laws. If anybody coming against this ego – what ego want – and saying this wrong, they charge you. They can put you in jail or take your children from you, or do thing. This is, we are living. This is what we saying, “like“ human being. This is not human being. Just, they are just donkey for ego. Egos, they riding on them, and they are very happy.
“Oh our ego is, you are happy?“ “Yes.“ “What we can do?“ “You do worse than this.“ “What we can do worse this?“ “You can do very bad thing, I will be very happy.“ “Okay, your order on our head, but you be happy with us.“ This is, our time, people doing. Just like this. But Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, Prophet ṣalláLlāhu’alayhi wa-sallam, saying don’t let this to happen to you, to come like very low people. You become higher. Don’t listen to your ego. You must put your ego under you, you must ride ego. Ego must be your donkey, and you order what she must do. Not she is ordering you, no. You must order. You must be human being, not don-
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key.This is, Allāh and Prophet ṣalláLlāhu’alayhi wa-sallam, showing us the best manner, best thing for your honour of human being. But these people, still not listening for this. Only, they are trying – for east and west, everywhere in this earth – to spread this bad manner, unnoble thing, character, for human being. Even not good for animal even. They still, they think, making people, forcing people to do this. And people, of course, they are already suffering from ego. It – for maybe, many people – they are, become easy, them to follow this. But, they don’t know, they will be regret for what for they do.
Allāh keep us safe from our ego, from these people. Insha Allah, Allāh save us, protect us from them, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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TAKE LIGHT FOR YOUR HEART Friday, 5 May 2023 / 15 Shawwal 1444
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “Ulā’ikalladhīnahadáLlāhu fa-bi-hudāhu muqtadih“ (6:90), in this āyatu l-karīmah.
The most beloved people for Allāh are the prophets. After that, the ones close to them, the companions (ṣaḥābah) and the friends of Allāh (awliyā’uLlāh). Allāh loves those who follow their way. He says to follow their way. Allāh has granted them guidance. No one can prevent what Allāh wants.
Therefore, this is Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla’s command. If you follow these blessed people, you will be guided. If you do not accept them, nothing will be good for you then. There will be no goodness for you at all. May Allāh be pleased with you.
Today so many people, with the barakah of Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim, have been honoured with Islām. Non-Muslims have joined the way. By means of him, people who had gone astray were guided and found their way. In the ḥadīthsharīf, it is said that Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla says, if Allāh loves a servant, He orders Jibrīl‘alayhi s-salām to love him. And He says the same to the angels, “Love this servant of Mine.” When the angels love that servant, everyone loves them. Their love is from the love of Allāh. Therefore, to respect and love the awliyā’ and to love the good ones is the most beautiful thing. What we mean by beautiful is: the most
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beneficial thing. Not everyone can have this beauty. The person whom Allāh loves attains this beauty and this virtue. Allāh makes His servants love him, the believers from Hisservants. He can make everyone love him, whether believers or not. Respect and familiarity come, because he is loved by Allāh. That is why these blessed people are a light for us. They are the light of our life. They are the light of our hearts. With their light, people find happiness.
People are at ease when it is light out. When it is dark – most people are afraid of the dark, afraid of darkness. But when there is light, it is good and there is no fear. There is no fear of the dark in the daytime. Everyone, most people, have uneasiness even if nothing happens. But when there is light – it is like this even if for the light of this world. Inner light is more important. That is what is important. Because when there is darkness inside, even if the light outside is bright, still that uneasiness remains – but of course not as much as at night. People attain that inner light only with the love of Allāh. These people of light illuminate others with their light. The universe is already illuminated with the light of our Holy Prophet. It was created from his light.
May Allāh accept your visit. His Mercy is great, His Compassion is great. Both those who came and those who could not come – because of course it is very difficult for everyone to come. Even if they came, Maa Sha Allah, Cyprus could not fit all of them. So may Allāhbe pleased with them also. May Allāh grant them all, grant them from His light. May Allāh be pleased with all of you.
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla saying in Qur’ān ‘Aẓīmush-Sha’n, we read: “Ulā’ikalladhīnahadáLlāhu fa-bi-hudāhu muqtadih“ (6:90). ṢadaqaLlāhu l-‘aẓīm. You are coming here for sake of Mawlānā , which Allah praise them, these people. This in Qur’ān, these people, which Allāh gave them hidāyah (guidance). The most beloved one for Allāh, these people. Of course there are prophets. Allāh gave them hidāyah. From their hidāyah, other people continuing this order from Allāh. Allāh give them hidāyah. You follow them. You follow their hidāyah, their good way,
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right way. You follow them, you will be beloved for Allāh Because these people, beloved for Allāh.
And ḥadīth of Prophet ṣalláLlāhu’alayhi wa-sallam, “Idhā aḥabbaLlāh‘ abdanamara Jibrīl wa-l-malā’ikauḥibbahu.“ If Allāh love somebody, ask, order Jibrīl‘alayhi s-salām and angels to love him. And he will be, when they love him, he... they become beloved one in Earth. Everybody love him. This is awliyā’uLlāh, which Allāh order people to love them. Because they are in way of Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla. He, if they are not in way, Allāh will not love them, not order Jibrīl to love them. So, and people, and with order this, they are loving awliyā’uLlāh. They are coming where awliyā’uLlāh. They are going, visiting even very far distance. They are going everywhere to get blessed. To get nūr, light, from these people. These people who are giving, distributing nūr, light.
Light, it is very important for all creatures. Without light, nothing happen. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla create whole this universe from light of, nūr of Prophet ṣalláLlāhu’alayhi wa-sallam. And this light coming for awliyā’uLlāh, for who love Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla. They give for their heart. Of course in even light, in daylight or night, it, you can see even by yourself. Many people, they afraid from darkness. When night coming, maybe people they are afraid to go here, there. Which no light, with light maybe little bit there, but when light going they are afraid. So light giving happiness, giving good feeling for people. Even, this for material world, but most [more] important from this: light of heart, which Prophet ṣalláLlāhu’alayhi wa-sallam, his light came – coming for heart of people. And this coming from awliyā’uLlāh also. They bring people to them to take light. Everybody coming from outside.
Of course here, now, many of people coming now, Alhamdulilah for ‘Urs of Mawlānā with their love – love, and it is very, Maa Sha Allah, too many people. But who cannot come, it is more, very more than [those who] they come. Allāh give them also light, because they have intention to come – but it is not easy to come and to be here. But for in-
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tention, for their love, Allāh give them also, because they love, who Allāh love him.
It is, Alhamdulilah, we are following this people which Allāh give them hidāyah and order us to follow them. Our intention to follow them, because we know they are hidāyah for human being. And Alhamdulilah, here many of people, whole of people nearly, they become to hidāyah, to Islām, or to ṭarīqah, or to leave their bad character and follow good – changing themself to good people – with Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim. Alḥamdulilah, you are following him, you will be, Insha Allah, with him in Jannah (Paradise) also.
Allāh give you and give these people who are following from very far distance, and all give us light in our heart. This is more important. Because light of heart make you happy. If you don`t have – you have darkness inside and outside is light – nothing good for you.
The most important, to be your heart, light. Nūr, Insha Allah, in our heart. Allāh make this for us with barakah of whom He love them, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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THE TIME TO BE QUIET Saturday, 6 May 2023 / 16 Shawwal 1444
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Wa-ttaqū fitnatan lātuṣībannalladhīnaẓala mūminkum khāṣṣah“ (8:25). ṢadaqaLlāhu l-‘aẓīm.Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “Beware of fitnah.” Because fitnah comes with oppressors and touches the people who support them as well. A person who is involved in fitnah will certainly be harmed. The time we live in, is the end of time, is the time of fitnah. Our Holy Prophet ṣalláLlahu’alayhi wa-sallam has told us about this. In the end of times, there will be, “Harjwa-marj.” This means that bad things will happen. There will be many killed and many killers. These fitan, troubles, of the end of time, that our Holy Prophet told us about, are appearing. In these last years, even more has happened, such as the spread of disease and so forth, destroying the people and countries even more. It has made people oppose each other within each country.
This matter has become even more common in Muslim countries. Fitnah has broken out in these places where before there was no fitnah. They are killing each other. They don’t sympathise with each other. These are the fitan, troubles, of the end of time. Therefore, as our Holy Prophet ṣalláLlāhu’alayhi wa-sallam said, a person should be thankful if he has food, if he has a house, and if he lives in safety. This is the greatest favour. Don’t ask for anything more. Ask from Allāh, not from people. Because what people will give you is harm, nothing else. If you act ac-
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cording to your own mind, may Allāh protect us, you will fall into fitnah. And those who fall into fitnah will perish.
There is a poor country called Sudan. A civil war has broken out there. Not a civil war, but groups declaring war on each other. The people there are already poor, they live half-starved. They are poor and needy, and as if that wasn’t enough, they now cannot leave their houses. There is no medicine, no food, nothing. Out of nowhere. This is what is called fitnah. So don’t provoke people. No one should be provoked to go out on the streets to shout and yell, “We want this, we want that.” Sit where you are. Allāh gives you your rizq (provision). If you say that you will do it according to your own understanding, even what is in your hands will be gone. You enter into fitnah and you lose your soul, you lose what you have. You will be hungry and you will be unemployed. Mankind must use their minds a little bit. Don`t rush to the streets provoked by everyone. Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim explained this matter years ago. If something happens, Muslims go out to curse and shout. He said that one must never do this. If you do this, no one will listen to you, no one will take you seriously. If you are going to ask, ask the One who gives you your rizq, provision, who hears you and gives you what you want. Turn to Allāh. Go to the mosques. Sit in the mosque, make du‘ā, then leave.
On the other hand, there is Sudan. There are many other countries as well – Pakistan, Sudan, and I don`t know where, here and there. They are all going out, according to their understanding, shouting and yelling in the streets. They harm others. Then when fitnah hits them, they starve and can`t find anything and what they already have goes too. You must be careful about this. Be very careful in the end of time, the time of fitnah. I think Sayyidunā ‘Alī said it, “Hādhāzamānu s-sukūtwamulāzamatu l-buyūt.” He says: “This is the time to be quiet and sit at home.“ Who does this will be safe. Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim had also said this. He used to say, “Go here and there,“ and in the end he said, “If you sit at home and stay calm, you are under protection.“ Do not ever think that people will give to you. People only give to themselves. They
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don`t give others. Shout as much as you want, they won’t give to you. May Allāh protect us. MayHe give people this thinking and understanding.
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla saying: Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Wa-ttaqū fitnatan lātuṣībannalladhīnaẓala mūminkum khāṣṣah“ (8:25). Meaning Allāh is [saying], “Be careful from fitnah,“ from, to be, which it is, fitnah, meaning trouble; making trouble, making from nothing to make trouble. Fitnah meaning this exactly, I think, meaning. When you make a trouble, you will be first one to be affected with this. And if you support them also, you also will be for you also, affect with this trouble, what they do. So for this we are living time which Prophet ṣalláLlāhu’alayhi wa-sallam saying, before one thousand four hundred years ago, it will be time, end of time, very bad time, trouble time, fitnah time. Which it will be much terrorist, much killing, much stealing, doing every bad thing. This time it will be who kill, he will not know why he kill. And who killed, he will not know why he [was] killed. This, we are living in this time.
So you be careful to not be support any fitnah. Only be quiet and look for your family, for your job. Don’t interfere with fitnah, don’t say anything. Because, it’s beginning, as Mawlānā Shaykh said. Every day it is worse than before. Everyday coming it is worse and worse, especially since three years. These shayṭān people they make some theatre for illness, Corona and other matters and they was destroying economy. And when economy destroying, they can play with people to make fitnah everywhere. Because they poor countries they`re bankrupt, they cannot afford for their people anything and it`s easy to make fitnah in this situation.
We are looking now, since maybe fifteen days, suddenly this Sudan, which very poor country, very good people also, very calm people, but fitnah come to them, this country. And since maybe fifteen days or twenty days, there is a group fighting in this country and these people already they don’t have anything for them to live or to, half hungry.
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And when this coming everything finish. People, they are sending, some our people, they asking for du‘ā’, for them to be safe. Because very bad situation. But this is fitnah, which Prophet ṣalláLlāhu’alayhi wasallam saying – be careful don’t make fitnah in your country, in your place. Because these people they are shayṭān people [who] tell them go out of street, demonstrate, ask for your right.
Pakistan also same. Everywhere I think, many people same. And they are poor people there. If they not work, they will not eat. So after this, this coming for them, this balā’ (trouble). And now they asking if... We are happy with what we have. But now coming worse situation. With Mawlānā Shaykh, every time he was warning from [against] to demonstrate, going out.
Because when you going out, you ask from people, from men like you, like me. And men, people, human beings, if they have even, they are stingy, they are not giving. But already they don’t have anything. What they will give you? Nothing. For this Mawlānā Shaykh, very angry with people who demonstrate. Sometime in Turkey also there was Muslim they demonstrate for they don’t allow for ḥijāb, for something like this. He said this, “You are Muslim. You are shame for you to demonstrate, to ask from people. You must go ask from One who give everything. He is generous. He is giving everything for you.
Go to mosque. Sit there, make du‘ā’ for Allāh. Go ask from Allāh, not ask from people. People they cannot afford you. If they have, maybe they give little bit, but many of them they don’t have anything. And human beings created for their ego to be stingy, but also they finish everything. Because they make isrāf (wasting) they make giving for nothing. Maybe for, they give billions for election, after people they don’t have anything to eat.“ This is what Mawlānā Shaykh said. It is important to ask from Creator.
And to be quiet, as Sayyidunā ‘Alī said, “Hādhāzamānu s-sukūtwamulāzamatu l-buyūt.” “This time, time of to be quiet and to be sit in
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your house.“ Because when you go out, you don’t know what will happen for you. As much you be aware and be quiet with your family, it is better for human beings, for Muslim or for non Muslim also. It is time for this, what we will do? But if you throw yourself in this, you will be regret and you will not have anything.Allāh keep us safe, Insha Allah. Allāh give human being good understanding because most of them nomind people. Mawlāna Shaykh many times saying, “No-mind people.“ Quickly from small thing you can make whole country to be crazy, to demonstrate, to destroy, to kill, to steal. After, they will say, “What we done?“ So, Allāh give us this good understanding, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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A HEART FULL OF LOVE FOR ALLĀH Sunday, 7 May 2023 / 17 Shawwal 1444
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Bi-qawmin yuḥibbuhum wayuḥibbūnahū“ (5:54). ṢadaqaLlāhu l-‘aẓīm. There are some people, men who love Allāh and whom Allah loves. This is the important thing. Shukr to Allāh, this is our Shaykh’s way – to make us love Allāh and for Allāh to love us too. This beautiful thing makes us men. That`s it. May Allāh raise his rank, throughout his whole life, he wanted to teach this to people. To make them love Allāh. When they love Allāh, Allāh loves them. The person who lovesAllāh wins. He wins everything. This world is not important. What is important for them is the love of Allāh, the love of Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla. That love is the most precious thing.
People can learn it from anywhere, but you need a person, a man in front of you to show you this way. Shukr to Allāh, our Shaykh Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim taught this to the whole world. Whoever learned this has won. Thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions of people are on this way. Their rewards also go to our Shaykh, Shukr to Allāh. People, who are guided by means of him, are written in his records. Therefore, this is a big. People who came to this way were chosen by Allāh. It is by the will of Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla. He opened their hearts and put them on this way. If not for the will of Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla, you would not be on this way. Some people waste their lives and leave without ever going on these ways. And some hold onto a way just because that way will benefit them in something. That way becomes a
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broken way and it becomes worse. Everything they do becomes unnecessary and their deeds go in vain. Therefore, people who are on this way are the people chosen by Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. There are millions of people, billions of people. Among them, the chosen people are few. They have been granted that. It has not been granted to others.
As we said, this way is the way of love of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, the way of love and affection. “Al-ḥubbufīLlāh, wa-l-bughḍufīLlāh.” It is to love for the sake of Allāh and to hate for the sake of Allāh. Whom do we hate? We hate shayṭān and those who are with shayṭān. If they leave the shayṭān, there are some who do so. Just because you were with shayṭān, the Door of Repentance is not closed, it is open. If you repent, you will attain the love and affection of Allāh. That love will save you too. When Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim was sick, he said that if shayṭān, himself, says this, he also will be saved. “SubḥānimAllāh, SultānimAllāh, NabīmMuḥammad‘alayhi s-salām.” Shaykh Efendi said that if shayṭān says this, he will be saved also.
This means believing in Allāh and loving the Prophet is a means to salvation. So this door has not yet been closed. It is open for everyone. It also shows the greatness of Allāh`s mercy. The door is not closed to anyone. There is no such thing as, “You are in Hell. You are in Paradise.” What is important is that after repenting and coming to the right way, everyone will be saved from hell with Allah permission and will enter Paradise with Allāh’s permission. will be saved from Hell with Allāh’s permission. May Allāh be pleased with him and may his rank be high. Shukr to Allāh his himmah (spiritual aspiration) is continuous. His karāmāt (miracles) are continuous. It has not been cut and will not be cut, in shā’aLlāh. This way is a continuous way. The way that is cut is not good. This is not a way that ends. It is a never-ending way, Insha Allah.
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla saying in Qur’ān: “Bi-qawmin yuḥibbuhum wayuḥibbūnahū” (5:54). Meaning, ṣadaqaLlāhu l-‘aẓīm, āyah: “There is men, who they love Allāh and Allāh love them.“ This is real men. Real
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one, these people. Alḥamdulilah, we are in his place, in his dergah. Which, one of them is Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim al-Ḥaqqānī. He give us this lesson to love Allāh. Love of Allāh, it is the most important thing. Mawlānā Shaykh, he was teaching this all his life. And Alhamdulilah, he has thousand, tens of hundred thousands, millions of people who honoured by this teaching, what he teach us. And they won the biggest prize. It is not a prize you can win and after you forget. This is forever.
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But nowadays people, they are trying to forget this. Everytime they bring something new. Something good, they thought. Because they make people to think it is good. For people, for... Like this day of first of May. They say this is Workers` Day feast – They say “feast“. Feast only one – or two. ‘Īdu l-Fiṭr, ‘Īdu l-Aḍḥá. Other, they make. In Western country, okay. They don`t have anything. They can do. But Muslim country, people they must be awake for this. Not to be cheated with this people because they gave them one day holiday to make it feast. No, it is not feast. Because feast for people, who have job, he has work, he has business to do – Allāh gave them this. Every day he must be thankful for Allāh what He gave. Not for one day making feast and other days not remembering what will be what...
Because in Islām, the most important thing, to keep right of worker. Who work for you, you musn`t take from his, what you must give him daily. “You must give him before his tears [sweat] dry.“ This is Prophet ṣalláLlāhu’alayhi wa-sallam saying. Of course, this old time, every day they was paying. And so, somebody, maybe, they make it late. For this, he said, the best thing – to give him every day before his tears [sweat]... Of course, now it is not like this. But many people, they not giving right of worker. Especially, when it is foreigner worker, they work for them without permission – work permission. So, this many people we hear, they give them working. And they cannot complain for anything. So, they doing this. But in Islām, it is very important to keep workers`
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rights. Because they are working for their life, for their ḥalāl food, for... by their... So, it is very important. So, before... before the tear [sweat] [be]coming dry, they must give.And it is, also for worker nowadays, many of them, they are not happy with what they have. But they must be happy, because Allāh give them work give them job, give them something to do to get their money for family, to keep their family to be safe from poorness. When you thank Allāh, say Prophet ṣalláLlāhu’alayhi wa-sallam and Allāh in Qur’ān say, “La-’in shakartum laazīdannakum“ (14:7). “You must be thankful, Allāh make it more, giving more.“ But if you are angry, you are not happy and you not happy with what they give you, Allāh will make it less – no barakah. For this nowadays, people, whole world, they are angry. Everytime going in the street, demonstration, doing this, destroying here and there. Because they are not thinking about ākhirah, about what Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla like, what Prophet ṣalláLlāhu’alayhi wa-sallam like. And only thinking their provision coming from work, from these people. So, they must demonstrate and take their right by this.
But in Islām, Allāh saying, “When you are accept and thankful for this, it will be enough for you and for your family and for your country, also.“ Because when government giving for you more money they will take more tax, or they will make it other place. To bring money, they must do something. You take and they take. you take, they... And it will be, at the end, no benefit for you, no benefit for the other, because barakah went and nothing come for you. Allāh help us this. But now we are living in time, this system of kufr, non-believer. They are not believe in god, not believe in Allāh. They thought they will manage to do everything by themselves. And coming worse and worse and worse. And nobody happy, nobody satisfied. No worker, no trader, no staff.
Allāh help us. Allāh make us to reach time of to this whole, this rubbish system going. Coming justice system Sayyidunā l-Mahdī‘alayhi s-salām, Insha Allah. That time it will be a feast for us, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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KEEP PEOPLE’S RIGHTS Wednesday, 3 May 2023 / 13 Shawwal 1444
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
We have a duty to protect the rights of people. People`s rights and the law are the most investigated things in Islām. They are part of the foundation of Islām. Giving rights to the ones to whom they belong is a pillar of Islām. This is one of the most important orders in Islām. Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim was called based on this name, Ḥaqqānī, which means the one who protects rights. It means a person on the way of truth. It is easy to talk about protecting the right but most people cannot do it. Many people act according to the whispering of shayṭān and the orders of shayṭān. They want to acquire the right for themselves rather than giving it to others. And if the truth is against them, they don`t accept it. This is the nature of people.
Because people need to be trimmed like a wild tree. They need to be pruned to become good. That is in the character of people. Even if it is not their right, when it is in their personal interest, they see themselves as right. This is something not good. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla and our Holy Prophet ṣalláLlāhu’alayhi wa-sallam are not happy with it. Whoever has the right, you must give it.
Many times, wrongful people used to come to Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim and say, “We ask this from you.“ Even though they were wrong, Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim gave it to them so that they have their rights in any case. Therefore, this is an important matter. People of the present
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time, they have no rights at all in all aspects. There is no right and law in this time. It is the end of times. People don`t get their rights in court. There is no law either. There is nothing anywhere in this world because there is no country which is based on Islām. No one keeps the law of Islām. All of them are different. Even if someone is right and wants to get his right, even if he is able to get his right in a court, it takes ten years, five years. No one gets it in five years. It takes longer than ten years. A man may die by then and there is no use in this law. There is no right and no law in this time.
Don`t say, “Why would I keep the right and law?“ Everyone is responsible for himself. Whoever does injustice, the right one will get his right in front of Allāh, says our Holy Prophet ṣalláLlāhu’alayhi wa-sallam. Moreover, if a horned sheep attacks a hornless sheep, on the Day of Judgment it will be given horns to attack back. It will get its right back. It is so thorough. If Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla maintains the rights of animals, He maintains them for people too.
Everyone is doing badness in this world. Don`t say, “I will also do badness.“ Be on the right way, on the way of truth. You will attain the mercy of Ḥaqq. Otherwise, you will have struggled for nothing. What you earn is nothing. What you think you earn, is in fact you taking someone`s right. That will turn bad for you. It won`t be good for you. It will bring suffering and badness. May Allah protect us from taking anyone`s right. May Allāh protects us all. We have a good tradition in which people say, “Forgive your right with me.“ Some people forgive their rights. But some cannot forgive their rights to people who have taken them. Therefore, we must be careful with rights. We must ask for forgiveness. When they say they don`t forgive, you should ask, “What is your right?““Such and such.““Let me return it and then you forgive it.“ We must say like this. May Allah protect us. May Allāh let us go to ākhirah without taking anyone`s right.
We are, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, He put for human being, system and thing, the best thing for human beings. And human being, they are like wild tree. You must trim them. You must make them, craft them, to
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make good thing. And it is the most important thing to be, keep right of people. Ḥaqq meaning right of people. Allāh, Haqq, Allah True one. So, Mawlānā Shaykh also he was very sensitive for this. For this, his, they give him title Ḥaqqānī from ḥaqq, coming from right, from keeping right. It was very important for him. He never oppressed anybody, never cheat anybody, never saying something not good. Even many times people coming to him and they are not right. And they asking something from him or they said, “This is, it was us.“ Or sometime they take without permission. He was not angry with them. “Okay, take.“ Don`t be saying, “Shaykh take this from us or other.“ Many time he left many good thing for people, they are claiming this for them.
“To be,“ he said, “to be oppressed, we be oppressed, better [than] to be oppressing people.“ To be maẓlūm–maẓlūm [means] oppressed – not to be ẓālim–ẓālim who oppress people. This is very important because we are living in time, very bad time. For nobody, no law, no right, no justice in this world. No any place, in this world now they have justice. They claim the Europe, they have justice. This is the biggest liar and bigger hypocrite. They show themself as they are justice but don`t have any justice, even one drop of justice. All world now, all people, they’re right they don`t have. All people, they have their rights taken from them. Not real, giving them. What they in need, they not given. Justice, many time who have right he become, he is person who not have rights. Other who oppress him, he become, he has right for him. We are living in this time. But, so people saying: “Why we must be keep other people rights?Everybody they are eating from other right, other thing. So, why we are only we be keep justice? We keep ḥaqq, we keep right of people, no need to do this.“ No, it is, if whole world doing this and you also with them, you will be charged from Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla and punished. Because we have Day of Judgement, which everything, it will [be] asked. But Prophet ṣalláLlāhu’alayhi wa-sallam saying, even for animal. If one sheep has horn and beat other without horn, Allāh they will create them again and give, put horn for this not horn and hit other sheep. And this right, it will be taken. And after, they become dust again. So, even for animal, it will be like this. You think, you will be safe from, if you do... take right of other people?In Qiyāmah, each one, they will take
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his right, their right. But there is no money that time. That time, they will make, take from your good deeds. If you don`t have good deed, they will put your sin on them. They will be more sinner, more punishment for them. This is, so... Don`t think, when everybody doing something, it is you can do also [and] it is, Allāh accept this. Allāh never accept bad thing. And we are asking Allāh to keep us from to make anything bad for other people. Or to take their right from them or anything from them, without knowing or with knowing. Because many people they are now also – [those] who they are claiming they are, even they are Muslim and they are claiming they are most pure Muslim, even they separate from [those] who they call it kāfir. India, Pakistan, they have many cases. We have every time, they have no right, nothing. They can take everything from other people. They take, not giving daughter, not giving who are outside of this country. So, it is not acceptable. Even you are going to Ḥajj, you got your, maybe accept Ḥajj but you will be charged for what you take from other people.
And so, in Turkish, they say every time, “Hakkınıhelel et.“ Meaning you make your ḥaqq, forgive us for, if you have anything, forgive us. This good saying, but if they have rights, some people they not accept. They [say], “No, I don`t give you, I cannot give you ḥalāl for what you done for me.“ So, you must ask him, “What`s your right? What you want from me, to make, to forgive me?“ If they accept and they give, so it will be in this dunyā. They have there, finish this problem. No need to take it to ākhirah. If they not, they are, can be little bit, maybe here. Even they are not happy with what they are taking from other people. But in ākhirah, they will be charged it. Allāh keep us safe from to do anything bad for people and to be, which harm with this. Allāh make us to control our ego, because this also from ego. They want everything and they not satisfied with [this] thing.
Allāh keep us safe, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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DON’T LISTEN TO YOUR EGO Thursday, 4 May 2023 / 14 Shawwal 1444
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. “Wa-la-qad khalaqnā l-insāna wana‘lamumātu waswisu bihī nafsu hūwa-naḥnu aqrabu ilayhi min ḥabli l-warīd“ (50:16). ṢadaqaLlāhu l-‘aẓīm.Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla creates man. And Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “We know what his ego whispers to him.“ Nothing is hidden. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla knows these whisperings (waswasah) and what a person’s ego tells him. “We are closer to you than your jugular vein,“ says Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Everything is swimming in the ocean of Allāh’s Mightiness: people, creatures, the whole universe. We are all swimming in the ocean of Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla’s Mightiness, Qudrat. Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla knows everything. Our ego is constantly making waswasah or striving to get us to follow it. Most people follow their ego.
Now, especially in this time which we call the end of times, there are very few people who do not always follow their ego. Others have completely surrendered to the desires of their egos. They are doing everything. They also make laws. Now, people say, “Do not go against your ego. Do whatever your ego says. Don`t listen to anything else: to religion, to faith, to Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, to the Prophet. Do not listen to anything. Just listen to your ego. Follow your ego, and enjoy yourself.“ Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “I know what your ego is telling you. I am closer to you. Therefore, don`t follow your ego,“ says Allāh‘Azza waJalla. Don’t obey your ego. Our Prophet ṣalláLlahu `alayhiwa-sallam al-
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so says, “Don’t follow your ego. Don`t let your ego ride you. You ride your ego. Don’t let it ride you,“ he says. Whereas the people of this time take care of whatever their ego desires. “Be like a donkey. Let it ride on your back. Let it make you run to wherever it wants. Let it whip you and hit you. Let it disgrace you. You will be satisfied. The more evil you do, the more satisfied you will be,“ these people say.
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says otherwise. He says, “Beware of disgracing yourself like that. Don`t put yourself in these bad situations.“ Most of today’s people, as we said, have already given up the struggle against their ego. There are some people who ask, “How will we train our ego? How can we kill our ego?“ The ego cannot die. You can control it. If you claim that it is dead, it will get to you. It rises up suddenly and swallows you. Therefore, while a person is alive, his ego does not die. The ego dies only when you die. Of course, the great awliyā’ who make the greatest jihād (struggle) against their egos, still never leave their egos alone. They don`t arrogantly say, “I killed my ego.“ They do not stop trying to fight the ego. They always, until the end of their lives, strive to control it. And they do so. They know that if you loosen up a little bit, it will come out and control you right away. May Allāh protect us from the evils of our egos, Insha Allah.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. “Wa-la-qad khalaqnā l-insāna wana‘lamumātu waswisu bihī nafsu hūwa-naḥnu aqrabu ilayhi min ḥabli l-warīd“ (50:16). ṢadaqaLlāhu l-‘aẓīm.
Allāh, He said, “We create human being and We know what his ego telling him, whispering him. And We are very close. Even We are closer than his artery,“– his blood artery, big artery in heart or in everywhere – because we are living in ocean of His Mightiness, His Qudrat, His Mightiness, of course. Everything swimming in this ocean. Everything Allāh He is, ‘Azza wa-Jalla, He, closer. Nothing can be without His will. So He is very near for us, not like these crazy people they said: worshipping idol, worshipping stone, worshipping wood. And saying, this god there. God, if he is there he cannot see you? Heis, God, in every-
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where in universe. So we are – He is knowing what our ego telling us, what ego want. For this, He is making us to be careful about ego. Don’t make, think, ego doing thing without Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla knowing. Only, even in your heart if whispering, Allāh knowing this. But of course when whispering, different. To do what ego want – what whispering – it’s different. If this waswas, whispering –everbody has it – but not make it for action. When you make it action, you punished for this.
But,we are living, of course, time which ego must be... In most of people, ego controlling people. And in very, very few people, their ego, they not control them. And plus this: the time we live in, everything – this people who is claiming they are human being – they are making ego, first thing. What ego want, you must do. Don’t let anything your ego want, to not do it. Everything ego – with very bad thing, very ugly thing, very disgusting thing – ego want, quickly you must do it. Even they have now laws. If anybody coming against this ego – what ego want – and saying this wrong, they charge you. They can put you in jail or take your children from you, or do thing. This is, we are living. This is what we saying, “like“ human being. This is not human being. Just, they are just donkey for ego. Egos, they riding on them, and they are very happy.
“Oh our ego is, you are happy?“ “Yes.“ “What we can do?“ “You do worse than this.“ “What we can do worse this?“ “You can do very bad thing, I will be very happy.“ “Okay, your order on our head, but you be happy with us.“ This is, our time, people doing. Just like this. But Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, Prophet ṣalláLlāhu’alayhi wa-sallam, saying don’t let this to happen to you, to come like very low people. You become higher. Don’t listen to your ego. You must put your ego under you, you must ride ego. Ego must be your donkey, and you order what she must do. Not she is ordering you, no. You must order. You must be human being, not don-
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key.This is, Allāh and Prophet ṣalláLlāhu’alayhi wa-sallam, showing us the best manner, best thing for your honour of human being. But these people, still not listening for this. Only, they are trying – for east and west, everywhere in this earth – to spread this bad manner, unnoble thing, character, for human being. Even not good for animal even. They still, they think, making people, forcing people to do this. And people, of course, they are already suffering from ego. It – for maybe, many people – they are, become easy, them to follow this. But, they don’t know, they will be regret for what for they do.
Allāh keep us safe from our ego, from these people. Insha Allah, Allāh save us, protect us from them, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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TAKE LIGHT FOR YOUR HEART Friday, 5 May 2023 / 15 Shawwal 1444
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “Ulā’ikalladhīnahadáLlāhu fa-bi-hudāhu muqtadih“ (6:90), in this āyatu l-karīmah.
The most beloved people for Allāh are the prophets. After that, the ones close to them, the companions (ṣaḥābah) and the friends of Allāh (awliyā’uLlāh). Allāh loves those who follow their way. He says to follow their way. Allāh has granted them guidance. No one can prevent what Allāh wants.
Therefore, this is Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla’s command. If you follow these blessed people, you will be guided. If you do not accept them, nothing will be good for you then. There will be no goodness for you at all. May Allāh be pleased with you.
Today so many people, with the barakah of Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim, have been honoured with Islām. Non-Muslims have joined the way. By means of him, people who had gone astray were guided and found their way. In the ḥadīthsharīf, it is said that Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla says, if Allāh loves a servant, He orders Jibrīl‘alayhi s-salām to love him. And He says the same to the angels, “Love this servant of Mine.” When the angels love that servant, everyone loves them. Their love is from the love of Allāh. Therefore, to respect and love the awliyā’ and to love the good ones is the most beautiful thing. What we mean by beautiful is: the most
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beneficial thing. Not everyone can have this beauty. The person whom Allāh loves attains this beauty and this virtue. Allāh makes His servants love him, the believers from Hisservants. He can make everyone love him, whether believers or not. Respect and familiarity come, because he is loved by Allāh. That is why these blessed people are a light for us. They are the light of our life. They are the light of our hearts. With their light, people find happiness.
People are at ease when it is light out. When it is dark – most people are afraid of the dark, afraid of darkness. But when there is light, it is good and there is no fear. There is no fear of the dark in the daytime. Everyone, most people, have uneasiness even if nothing happens. But when there is light – it is like this even if for the light of this world. Inner light is more important. That is what is important. Because when there is darkness inside, even if the light outside is bright, still that uneasiness remains – but of course not as much as at night. People attain that inner light only with the love of Allāh. These people of light illuminate others with their light. The universe is already illuminated with the light of our Holy Prophet. It was created from his light.
May Allāh accept your visit. His Mercy is great, His Compassion is great. Both those who came and those who could not come – because of course it is very difficult for everyone to come. Even if they came, Maa Sha Allah, Cyprus could not fit all of them. So may Allāhbe pleased with them also. May Allāh grant them all, grant them from His light. May Allāh be pleased with all of you.
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla saying in Qur’ān ‘Aẓīmush-Sha’n, we read: “Ulā’ikalladhīnahadáLlāhu fa-bi-hudāhu muqtadih“ (6:90). ṢadaqaLlāhu l-‘aẓīm. You are coming here for sake of Mawlānā , which Allah praise them, these people. This in Qur’ān, these people, which Allāh gave them hidāyah (guidance). The most beloved one for Allāh, these people. Of course there are prophets. Allāh gave them hidāyah. From their hidāyah, other people continuing this order from Allāh. Allāh give them hidāyah. You follow them. You follow their hidāyah, their good way,
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right way. You follow them, you will be beloved for Allāh Because these people, beloved for Allāh.
And ḥadīth of Prophet ṣalláLlāhu’alayhi wa-sallam, “Idhā aḥabbaLlāh‘ abdanamara Jibrīl wa-l-malā’ikauḥibbahu.“ If Allāh love somebody, ask, order Jibrīl‘alayhi s-salām and angels to love him. And he will be, when they love him, he... they become beloved one in Earth. Everybody love him. This is awliyā’uLlāh, which Allāh order people to love them. Because they are in way of Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla. He, if they are not in way, Allāh will not love them, not order Jibrīl to love them. So, and people, and with order this, they are loving awliyā’uLlāh. They are coming where awliyā’uLlāh. They are going, visiting even very far distance. They are going everywhere to get blessed. To get nūr, light, from these people. These people who are giving, distributing nūr, light.
Light, it is very important for all creatures. Without light, nothing happen. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla create whole this universe from light of, nūr of Prophet ṣalláLlāhu’alayhi wa-sallam. And this light coming for awliyā’uLlāh, for who love Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla. They give for their heart. Of course in even light, in daylight or night, it, you can see even by yourself. Many people, they afraid from darkness. When night coming, maybe people they are afraid to go here, there. Which no light, with light maybe little bit there, but when light going they are afraid. So light giving happiness, giving good feeling for people. Even, this for material world, but most [more] important from this: light of heart, which Prophet ṣalláLlāhu’alayhi wa-sallam, his light came – coming for heart of people. And this coming from awliyā’uLlāh also. They bring people to them to take light. Everybody coming from outside.
Of course here, now, many of people coming now, Alhamdulilah for ‘Urs of Mawlānā with their love – love, and it is very, Maa Sha Allah, too many people. But who cannot come, it is more, very more than [those who] they come. Allāh give them also light, because they have intention to come – but it is not easy to come and to be here. But for in-
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tention, for their love, Allāh give them also, because they love, who Allāh love him.
It is, Alhamdulilah, we are following this people which Allāh give them hidāyah and order us to follow them. Our intention to follow them, because we know they are hidāyah for human being. And Alhamdulilah, here many of people, whole of people nearly, they become to hidāyah, to Islām, or to ṭarīqah, or to leave their bad character and follow good – changing themself to good people – with Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim. Alḥamdulilah, you are following him, you will be, Insha Allah, with him in Jannah (Paradise) also.
Allāh give you and give these people who are following from very far distance, and all give us light in our heart. This is more important. Because light of heart make you happy. If you don`t have – you have darkness inside and outside is light – nothing good for you.
The most important, to be your heart, light. Nūr, Insha Allah, in our heart. Allāh make this for us with barakah of whom He love them, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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THE TIME TO BE QUIET Saturday, 6 May 2023 / 16 Shawwal 1444
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Wa-ttaqū fitnatan lātuṣībannalladhīnaẓala mūminkum khāṣṣah“ (8:25). ṢadaqaLlāhu l-‘aẓīm.Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “Beware of fitnah.” Because fitnah comes with oppressors and touches the people who support them as well. A person who is involved in fitnah will certainly be harmed. The time we live in, is the end of time, is the time of fitnah. Our Holy Prophet ṣalláLlahu’alayhi wa-sallam has told us about this. In the end of times, there will be, “Harjwa-marj.” This means that bad things will happen. There will be many killed and many killers. These fitan, troubles, of the end of time, that our Holy Prophet told us about, are appearing. In these last years, even more has happened, such as the spread of disease and so forth, destroying the people and countries even more. It has made people oppose each other within each country.
This matter has become even more common in Muslim countries. Fitnah has broken out in these places where before there was no fitnah. They are killing each other. They don’t sympathise with each other. These are the fitan, troubles, of the end of time. Therefore, as our Holy Prophet ṣalláLlāhu’alayhi wa-sallam said, a person should be thankful if he has food, if he has a house, and if he lives in safety. This is the greatest favour. Don’t ask for anything more. Ask from Allāh, not from people. Because what people will give you is harm, nothing else. If you act ac-
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cording to your own mind, may Allāh protect us, you will fall into fitnah. And those who fall into fitnah will perish.
There is a poor country called Sudan. A civil war has broken out there. Not a civil war, but groups declaring war on each other. The people there are already poor, they live half-starved. They are poor and needy, and as if that wasn’t enough, they now cannot leave their houses. There is no medicine, no food, nothing. Out of nowhere. This is what is called fitnah. So don’t provoke people. No one should be provoked to go out on the streets to shout and yell, “We want this, we want that.” Sit where you are. Allāh gives you your rizq (provision). If you say that you will do it according to your own understanding, even what is in your hands will be gone. You enter into fitnah and you lose your soul, you lose what you have. You will be hungry and you will be unemployed. Mankind must use their minds a little bit. Don`t rush to the streets provoked by everyone. Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim explained this matter years ago. If something happens, Muslims go out to curse and shout. He said that one must never do this. If you do this, no one will listen to you, no one will take you seriously. If you are going to ask, ask the One who gives you your rizq, provision, who hears you and gives you what you want. Turn to Allāh. Go to the mosques. Sit in the mosque, make du‘ā, then leave.
On the other hand, there is Sudan. There are many other countries as well – Pakistan, Sudan, and I don`t know where, here and there. They are all going out, according to their understanding, shouting and yelling in the streets. They harm others. Then when fitnah hits them, they starve and can`t find anything and what they already have goes too. You must be careful about this. Be very careful in the end of time, the time of fitnah. I think Sayyidunā ‘Alī said it, “Hādhāzamānu s-sukūtwamulāzamatu l-buyūt.” He says: “This is the time to be quiet and sit at home.“ Who does this will be safe. Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim had also said this. He used to say, “Go here and there,“ and in the end he said, “If you sit at home and stay calm, you are under protection.“ Do not ever think that people will give to you. People only give to themselves. They
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don`t give others. Shout as much as you want, they won’t give to you. May Allāh protect us. MayHe give people this thinking and understanding.
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla saying: Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Wa-ttaqū fitnatan lātuṣībannalladhīnaẓala mūminkum khāṣṣah“ (8:25). Meaning Allāh is [saying], “Be careful from fitnah,“ from, to be, which it is, fitnah, meaning trouble; making trouble, making from nothing to make trouble. Fitnah meaning this exactly, I think, meaning. When you make a trouble, you will be first one to be affected with this. And if you support them also, you also will be for you also, affect with this trouble, what they do. So for this we are living time which Prophet ṣalláLlāhu’alayhi wa-sallam saying, before one thousand four hundred years ago, it will be time, end of time, very bad time, trouble time, fitnah time. Which it will be much terrorist, much killing, much stealing, doing every bad thing. This time it will be who kill, he will not know why he kill. And who killed, he will not know why he [was] killed. This, we are living in this time.
So you be careful to not be support any fitnah. Only be quiet and look for your family, for your job. Don’t interfere with fitnah, don’t say anything. Because, it’s beginning, as Mawlānā Shaykh said. Every day it is worse than before. Everyday coming it is worse and worse, especially since three years. These shayṭān people they make some theatre for illness, Corona and other matters and they was destroying economy. And when economy destroying, they can play with people to make fitnah everywhere. Because they poor countries they`re bankrupt, they cannot afford for their people anything and it`s easy to make fitnah in this situation.
We are looking now, since maybe fifteen days, suddenly this Sudan, which very poor country, very good people also, very calm people, but fitnah come to them, this country. And since maybe fifteen days or twenty days, there is a group fighting in this country and these people already they don’t have anything for them to live or to, half hungry.
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And when this coming everything finish. People, they are sending, some our people, they asking for du‘ā’, for them to be safe. Because very bad situation. But this is fitnah, which Prophet ṣalláLlāhu’alayhi wasallam saying – be careful don’t make fitnah in your country, in your place. Because these people they are shayṭān people [who] tell them go out of street, demonstrate, ask for your right.
Pakistan also same. Everywhere I think, many people same. And they are poor people there. If they not work, they will not eat. So after this, this coming for them, this balā’ (trouble). And now they asking if... We are happy with what we have. But now coming worse situation. With Mawlānā Shaykh, every time he was warning from [against] to demonstrate, going out.
Because when you going out, you ask from people, from men like you, like me. And men, people, human beings, if they have even, they are stingy, they are not giving. But already they don’t have anything. What they will give you? Nothing. For this Mawlānā Shaykh, very angry with people who demonstrate. Sometime in Turkey also there was Muslim they demonstrate for they don’t allow for ḥijāb, for something like this. He said this, “You are Muslim. You are shame for you to demonstrate, to ask from people. You must go ask from One who give everything. He is generous. He is giving everything for you.
Go to mosque. Sit there, make du‘ā’ for Allāh. Go ask from Allāh, not ask from people. People they cannot afford you. If they have, maybe they give little bit, but many of them they don’t have anything. And human beings created for their ego to be stingy, but also they finish everything. Because they make isrāf (wasting) they make giving for nothing. Maybe for, they give billions for election, after people they don’t have anything to eat.“ This is what Mawlānā Shaykh said. It is important to ask from Creator.
And to be quiet, as Sayyidunā ‘Alī said, “Hādhāzamānu s-sukūtwamulāzamatu l-buyūt.” “This time, time of to be quiet and to be sit in
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your house.“ Because when you go out, you don’t know what will happen for you. As much you be aware and be quiet with your family, it is better for human beings, for Muslim or for non Muslim also. It is time for this, what we will do? But if you throw yourself in this, you will be regret and you will not have anything.Allāh keep us safe, Insha Allah. Allāh give human being good understanding because most of them nomind people. Mawlāna Shaykh many times saying, “No-mind people.“ Quickly from small thing you can make whole country to be crazy, to demonstrate, to destroy, to kill, to steal. After, they will say, “What we done?“ So, Allāh give us this good understanding, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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A HEART FULL OF LOVE FOR ALLĀH Sunday, 7 May 2023 / 17 Shawwal 1444
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Bi-qawmin yuḥibbuhum wayuḥibbūnahū“ (5:54). ṢadaqaLlāhu l-‘aẓīm. There are some people, men who love Allāh and whom Allah loves. This is the important thing. Shukr to Allāh, this is our Shaykh’s way – to make us love Allāh and for Allāh to love us too. This beautiful thing makes us men. That`s it. May Allāh raise his rank, throughout his whole life, he wanted to teach this to people. To make them love Allāh. When they love Allāh, Allāh loves them. The person who lovesAllāh wins. He wins everything. This world is not important. What is important for them is the love of Allāh, the love of Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla. That love is the most precious thing.
People can learn it from anywhere, but you need a person, a man in front of you to show you this way. Shukr to Allāh, our Shaykh Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim taught this to the whole world. Whoever learned this has won. Thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions of people are on this way. Their rewards also go to our Shaykh, Shukr to Allāh. People, who are guided by means of him, are written in his records. Therefore, this is a big. People who came to this way were chosen by Allāh. It is by the will of Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla. He opened their hearts and put them on this way. If not for the will of Allāh‘Azza wa-Jalla, you would not be on this way. Some people waste their lives and leave without ever going on these ways. And some hold onto a way just because that way will benefit them in something. That way becomes a
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broken way and it becomes worse. Everything they do becomes unnecessary and their deeds go in vain. Therefore, people who are on this way are the people chosen by Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. There are millions of people, billions of people. Among them, the chosen people are few. They have been granted that. It has not been granted to others.
As we said, this way is the way of love of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, the way of love and affection. “Al-ḥubbufīLlāh, wa-l-bughḍufīLlāh.” It is to love for the sake of Allāh and to hate for the sake of Allāh. Whom do we hate? We hate shayṭān and those who are with shayṭān. If they leave the shayṭān, there are some who do so. Just because you were with shayṭān, the Door of Repentance is not closed, it is open. If you repent, you will attain the love and affection of Allāh. That love will save you too. When Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim was sick, he said that if shayṭān, himself, says this, he also will be saved. “SubḥānimAllāh, SultānimAllāh, NabīmMuḥammad‘alayhi s-salām.” Shaykh Efendi said that if shayṭān says this, he will be saved also.
This means believing in Allāh and loving the Prophet is a means to salvation. So this door has not yet been closed. It is open for everyone. It also shows the greatness of Allāh`s mercy. The door is not closed to anyone. There is no such thing as, “You are in Hell. You are in Paradise.” What is important is that after repenting and coming to the right way, everyone will be saved from hell with Allah permission and will enter Paradise with Allāh’s permission. will be saved from Hell with Allāh’s permission. May Allāh be pleased with him and may his rank be high. Shukr to Allāh his himmah (spiritual aspiration) is continuous. His karāmāt (miracles) are continuous. It has not been cut and will not be cut, in shā’aLlāh. This way is a continuous way. The way that is cut is not good. This is not a way that ends. It is a never-ending way, Insha Allah.
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla saying in Qur’ān: “Bi-qawmin yuḥibbuhum wayuḥibbūnahū” (5:54). Meaning, ṣadaqaLlāhu l-‘aẓīm, āyah: “There is men, who they love Allāh and Allāh love them.“ This is real men. Real
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one, these people. Alḥamdulilah, we are in his place, in his dergah. Which, one of them is Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim al-Ḥaqqānī. He give us this lesson to love Allāh. Love of Allāh, it is the most important thing. Mawlānā Shaykh, he was teaching this all his life. And Alhamdulilah, he has thousand, tens of hundred thousands, millions of people who honoured by this teaching, what he teach us. And they won the biggest prize. It is not a prize you can win and after you forget. This is forever.
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