Suhbah 2023: Maulana Shaykh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani (375 suhbah, 886 pages, 37/50)
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Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Yā ‘AyyuhāAl-Ladhīna ‘Āmanū Ajtanibū Kathīrāan Mina Až-Žanni Inna Ba’da Až-ŽanniIthmun, WaLā Tajassasū WaLā Yaghtab Ba’đukum Ba’đā’’ “O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other.’’(Qur’ān 49:12).
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is saying in Qur’an ‘Azimush-Shan, “Do not make bad assumptions”. Do not think badly. Making bad assumptions is a sin. When there is a sin, it harms people. “Is it this one or that one? What did they do to me?” Such bad thoughts bother the person. Therefore, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says it is bad in Qur’an ‘Azimush-Shan. Don’t think badly. Interpret everything as well so that it is good. Think well.
People nowadays make bad assumptions more. Making bad assumptions is not good. Nevertheless, people must be alert so that others don’t do badness to you. This is the acumen of believers; they must know what is good and what is not good. When Iman is strong, they know it. When Iman is weak, they think badly about everyone; both the good and bad ones. They don’t think well.
Thinking well is the duty of a believer. A believer knows who thinks badly and who can do badness. And he is not afraid of them. But who
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has weak Iman fears everything “Will they?..” Also, now a certain type of people have appeared. When they go to them, they usually say, “They have put a spell on you. They did this and that”. They confuse them even more and help people in making bad assumptions even more.
Things like this bring discomfort to people. Because it is unclear whoever does what and if there is someone at all who does this. When it is like this, they think badly about everyone around them. Whereas those people have no fault. They do nothing. Enmity occurs between them. Hatred and anger occur which exhausts people.
Therefore, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is showing goodness to us. And He is directing us to goodness. Goodness brings goodness, and badness brings badness.
So we must not make bad assumptions. We must be careful. We must have love towards people, not hatred. Even if someone is bad, we will be protected from his badness this way. Otherwise, if he thinks badly, even a good person becomes bad then. May Allah protect us. It is from the diseases of the ego. May Allah help us.
May Allah not let us obey our egos.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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THE BARAKAH OF SUHUR Tuesday, 28 March 2023 / 6 Ramadan 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says: “Take Sahur, for in Sahur there is blessing.”
Having Suhur, getting up for Suhur for fasting, even drinking water with the intention of Suhur, that is Barakah, says our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.
Every blessed saying of his is a treasure. It is a great benefit for people.
Sometimes people feel lazy to get up for Suhur. They go to bed late at night, at 1 or 2 o’clock in order not to get up for Suhur. Whereas when they get up for Suhur, it is the time of Tahajjud prayer and they they are able to pray Fajr on time. Also, they attain that Barakah by having Suhur. That Barakah is important.
But certainly, it is difficult for people to wake up from sleep. Even if it is for 5 or 10 minutes, it is difficult for people. The more difficult it is, the greater its reward is. Apart from the reward, it brings Barakah to people. It brings Barakah to people’s lives, Barakah to their properties and wealth and Barakah to their health.Therefore, Suhur is not for not feeling hunger. It is more for carrying out the order of our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam and it is counted as worship. Having it is
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important. We must have it. Not those who can do it, but those who are going to fast must certainly have it. As our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said, if you drink even a sip of water with the intention of Suhur, that will bring Barakah, too. We must do it.
People in old times Regarding the matter of Suhur, one of our brothers told us a story the other day. His grandfather is Bektashi. So of course, they don’t fast. He got up for Suhur and his wife was having Suhur. She said, “Husband, you are not fasting. Why did you get up?” He said, “I am not fasting. But did I become an unbeliever? Let me get up at least for Suhur”. He is not missing Suhur.
Suhur is an important thing that has been observed since old times. May its Barakah be upon us Insha Allah. May we have Barakah of Suhur alongside with that of Ramadan Insha Allah. Barakah is a very important thing. It is not a simple thing. It is something that people don’t understand. Barakah is a secret of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla.
May Allah give Barakah to all of us Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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FOLLOW ME, ALLAH WILL LOVE YOU Wednesday, 29 March 2023 / 7 Ramadan 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Qul in kuntum tuhibbunaLlāha fāttabi‘ūnī yuhbibkumuLlāh’’. “Say, [O Muhammad], “If you should love Allah, then follow me, Allah will love you”.’ SadaqaLlāhu l-‘Aẓīm. (Qur’ān 03:31).
In Qur’an ‘Azimush-Shan, our Holy Prophet says, “If you love Allah, follow me so that Allah loves you”. Follow the way of our Holy Prophet and Allah will love you. Otherwise, nothing will come out of you. When Allah doesn’t love us, we are useless. We must strive to be from the beloved ones of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Because His love and His affection is above everything.
Our Holy Prophet is showing that way. That way is the way of our Holy Prophet . Follow him. He say , Follow me . Follow my way so that Allah loves you “. There is no other way. But shaytan is cheating people. He says, “If you follow our Holy Prophet, you make a partner to Allah. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla doesn’t want that”.
Whereas the Hadith Sharif of our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wasallam which we read yesterday says if you don’t make Salawat even during taking ablution, your ablution is not complete. It is that delicate.
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We must remember our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhiwa salaam in everything, we must make Dhikr and Salawat to him. We must honor him.
Otherwise, Allah won’t love you. Who is not loved by Allah is loved by shaytan. Nothing else. There are two options; either this or that. There is no third option. Our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam was sent as mercy to us. Loving him has a great virtue in the sight of Allah. Allah loves those who love him. And He doesn’t love those who does not love him.
Shaytan has many ways of tricking people. He shows our Holy Prophet as an ordinary person so that Allah doesn’t love you. They say his duty is over, he is dead and gone. They are dead themselves. They are walking dead ones, nothing else. They are soulless. They have no soul. They are bodies and corpses without souls. The soul comes into the body of a believer with the love of our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Otherwise, it is something dry like wood.
May Allah increase his love in our hearts Insha Allah for the honor of these blessed days. May He give guidance to people. May Allah protect us from the tricks and traps of shaytan. May people not be cheated. Because there are many cheated ones. Unknowingly, they think they are doing something right but get cheated.
May Allah protect us all.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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THE KARAMAT OF AWLIYA ARE HAQQ Thursday, 30 March 2023 / 8 Ramadan 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
According to our belief of Ahlu s-Sunnah wa l-Jama’ah of our Holy Prophet, the Karamat of Awliya are Haqq (true). Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla granted them this favor. For Prophets they are called Mu’jizah (miracles), and for Awliya’ they are called Karamah.
People mix them up nowadays. They call everything Mu’jizah. Not everything Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla does is called Mu’jizah. The things Prophets did are Mu’jizah. What Awliya do now is Karamat. Karamah means Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is letting them do impossible things with Dua. The Sahabah had this too. In old times, they had it. And they have it now. It is always there.
Mawlana Shaykh Nazim has thousands of Karamat. New people we haven’t heard of or met always tell about them. We always hear about his beautiful parables. Moreover, we always witness that even though he is in ‘Alam Al-Barzakh, he gives advice to people and brings them to Islam, Tariqah and guidance. We hear this a lot. Not a day passes without a person or five persons certainly coming and saying, “I saw Mawlana Shaykh Nazim in a dream even though I have never met him. He told me to go here and there”. He informs them, and they attain these beautiful things with his Barakah.Beautiful things are not from Dunya
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but from Akhirah. They can be from Dunya as well. Whatever they need in Dunya, if they are destined to have it, he gives them. This is Haqq. “Karamaatu l-Awliya Haqq”, “The Karamat of Awliya’ are Haqq (true).” According to the belief of Ahlu s-Sunnah wa lJama’ah, it is true. There is no doubt in it. And there is no reason for it not to be so. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla does whatever He wants. And He gives these things to whichever servant He wants.
Therefore, not showing respect to Awliya’ullah and swearing at them is not good. People are ignorant now. They do so unknowingly, because they don’t know anything. There are people who think that they are very clever. When they hear such things, they doubt if it is possible or not. And they go even further. It won’t be good for them. Allah won’t be pleased with them. Swearing at His Awliya, mistreating them does not bring any benefit to people. Not only there won’t be any benefit, but there will be harm for them. May Allah protect us.
This is something important. It is an important matter. We must be careful. You can say things to an ordinary person, but you must be careful with the others. People may get harmed. May Allah protect us.
May Allah give guidance to people. And may the stations of Awliya be raised Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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RANKS INCREASE WITH IMAN Fridaty, 31 March 2023 / 9 Ramadan 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Wa-lā tahinū wa-lā taḥzanūwa-antumu l-ʾalawna in kuntummuʾminīn’’ “So do not weaken and do not be sad, and you will be superior if you are [true] believers.’’ SadaqaLlāhu l‘Aẓīm. (Qur’ān 03:139).
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “Do not ever be sad. Do not be upset. Your ranks are higher than theirs if you have Iman”. Believers are always higher in the sight of Allah. People are the same. With Iman, their ranks increase. Not with money but with Iman. The more Iman you have, the more precious you are.
Everyone can take his share from it. Not everyone can be rich in this world. Not everyone can study or become a scholar. Not everyone can be a doctor or whichever profession that is good. But in terms of Iman, everyone can have it. It is the wisdom of Allah. But people leave it and look at other things. In order to be raised in this world, they either forget about Akhirah or don’t believe in it at all.
When people believe, their ranks are high. They are the people who are high in the sight of Allah and close to Allah. Otherwise, as this life is not eternal, no matter how much you are raised, you pass away from this life eventually. And your rank hereafter will be the lowest if you don’t
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believe in Allah ’Azza wa-Jalla and don’t obey Allah. And you will be at the bottom. You will be with the lowest ones.The rest will be above. Their stations will be great. And they will be the beloved ones in the sight of Allah. Therefore, those who have Iman are always in profit. Those who don’t have Iman are always at loss. No matter how much they relied on themselves in this world, that will be useless in Akhirah.
Therefore, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says not to get upset. The stations and ranks of you who believe are high. No one should see themselves lower than Kafirs. You are above them. You are above Kafirs in the presence of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. You can be high among people as much as you want. You cannot trust people anyways. They put you up one day and then drop you to the bottom the next day.
Therefore, have Iman. The more you approach Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, that is the benefit for you. There is no benefit in other things.
May Allah give strength to our Iman Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
There are recited Qur’an Khatms, Yasin, Tasbihat, Salawat, Ayat and Surahs. We gift all of them on behalf of our brothers who recited them from all over the world to our Holy Prophet, his Ahlu l-Bayt and Sahabah, to the souls of all Anbiya, Awliya, Asfiya and Mashayikh, to the souls of our late relatives. For goodness to come and evil to be gone.
May the good goals of those who have recited them be reached. May they be happy here and hereafter.
To the souls of all Mu’minin and Mu’minat, and our deceased ones.
Li-LlahiTa’ala l-Fatiha.
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SILENCE IN THE TIME OF FITNAH Saturday, 1 April 2023 / 10 Ramadan 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
There is a saying of Sayyidina ‘Ali KarramaLlahuWajhahu (May Allah exalt his face) or maybe someone else:“This is the time of silence and staying at home.”
It is not a Hadith but the saying of a holy one that came later. The time of Fitnah; it was the time of Fitnah back then, but now there is much more Fitnah. That holy one said it is the time to keep quiet and to stay at home. When you talk, in order not to harm yourself and not to interact much with anyone; in order not to harm yourself and others by talking too much, it is better to keep quiet.
There is much more Fitnah in this time. There is a great Fitnah. And there is an even greater danger. Therefore, no need to talk about needless things. And no need to go to needless places much. People should stay at home more so that they are protected from this Fitnah. Even if it is not apparent, it is much better from the spiritual side. People will be safer.
Contrarily, people of the present time strive to talk. No matter what, they want to talk. They want others to listen to them and want to attract people to themselves. They were unable to get on TV before. Now they have their own TV’s. They make live broadcasts and do things for eve-
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ryone to like them, to like their speech. Their speech is harm to everyone and to themselves. May Allah protect us.
Therefore, keeping quiet is a virtue. Our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhiwasallamsaid:“Speak good or remain silent.” Let them say something good or keep quiet. If they want to say something bad, it is better that they don’t say anything at all. Because when someone talks, angels write it down. And it is difficult for people to take their word back after they have said it. If you take it back, you lose your esteem then. And if you don’t take it back, you still lose your esteem. It turns you into a person with no esteem.
Words are not easy. Therefore, when people talk, they must know what they are talking about.
May Allah make us all from those who say good things Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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EACH IS ACCOUNTED FOR HIMSELF Sunday, 2 April 2023 / 11 Ramadan 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “WaLā Taziru Wāziratun Wizra `Ukhra’’ “And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another.’’ SadaqaLlāhu l-‘Aẓīm.(Qur’ān 39:07).
Everyone will be accounted. There will be no fault on others. Allah has given mind. And He created us in the best way. People don’t have any excuses. It is not an excuse to say, “I didn’t know. I didn’t do that.” Everyone is, as they say: “Every sheep is hung by its own leg.” No one is responsible for the guidance of others or their actions. The responsibility is on themselves.
Certainly, if someone shows some badness and people follow him and do what he does, the punishment will come to both: those who do it, who imitate him, and to him who accustom people to badness. There will be a responsibility upon everyone. And it is wrong for them to say, “He is the one to blame. It is not my fault. Punish him.”
The person who makes others do bad things and wants them to imitate him will be punished once if he misleads one person. Two, three, five; if there are millions of people who are misled from the way, he will be punished for these millions. But those who did it will not be saved either.They will be saved if they repent and ask for forgiveness. Allah
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‘Azza wa-Jallahas opened the Door of Repentance. He has opened the Door of Mercy. He says, “Come, O My servants! I will forgive you. Don’t do it. Don’t do this evil. Allah doesn’t like those who do evil. Hedoesn’t like those who don’t believe in Allah. My Door of Mercy is open. Come and repent and ask for forgiveness in order to be saved”.
When they don’t listen, they will carry their punishment themselves. Others won’t carry it for them. If they say, “This person taught me this. I didn’t know. I didn’t know it was bad”, they won’t be saved. They will carry their punishment. And those who made them do it will carry double the punishment, fivefold of it or as much as the quantity of people they have misled. If people favor them, trust and imitate them, they will be punished too. May Allah protect us.
May Allah give guidance, because the time we are living in is the time that approves badness. They have made it the jewel in the crown. They think they are important and are happy. But they don’t know what is coming next.
May Allah protect us. May Allah give guidance. May Allah protect our nation and Muslims from the evil of these shaytans.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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THE TEST OF IMAN AND KUFR Monday, 3 April 2023 / 12 Ramadan 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “QadNa`lamu `Innahu Layaĥzunuka AlLadhī Yaqūlūna, Fa`innahum Lā Yukadhdhibūnaka WaLa kinna AžŽālimīna Bi`āyātiAllāhi Yajĥadūn’’ “We know that you, [O Muhammad], are saddened by what they say. And indeed, they do not call you untruthful, but it is the verses of Allah that the wrongdoers reject.’’ (Qur’ān 06:33).
The nations who had never accepted our Holy Prophet, used to say things to Him but meaning Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Therefore, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says “Do not be sad.” Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla knows their intentions. Their intentions are not good. Their intentions are always to go against Allah. Their intention is to oppose Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. And whoever goes against Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla can never be victorious. There is no Victor but Allah.
They are attacking Mu’mins, Muslims and Awliya’, thinking they are clever. Those who attack will find Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla in front of them. Their shield, their protector is Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is the one who protects Islam. Even if the whole world of Kufr unites, they cannot do anything against the religion of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla.
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Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Yā ‘AyyuhāAl-Ladhīna ‘Āmanū Ajtanibū Kathīrāan Mina Až-Žanni Inna Ba’da Až-ŽanniIthmun, WaLā Tajassasū WaLā Yaghtab Ba’đukum Ba’đā’’ “O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other.’’(Qur’ān 49:12).
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is saying in Qur’an ‘Azimush-Shan, “Do not make bad assumptions”. Do not think badly. Making bad assumptions is a sin. When there is a sin, it harms people. “Is it this one or that one? What did they do to me?” Such bad thoughts bother the person. Therefore, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says it is bad in Qur’an ‘Azimush-Shan. Don’t think badly. Interpret everything as well so that it is good. Think well.
People nowadays make bad assumptions more. Making bad assumptions is not good. Nevertheless, people must be alert so that others don’t do badness to you. This is the acumen of believers; they must know what is good and what is not good. When Iman is strong, they know it. When Iman is weak, they think badly about everyone; both the good and bad ones. They don’t think well.
Thinking well is the duty of a believer. A believer knows who thinks badly and who can do badness. And he is not afraid of them. But who
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has weak Iman fears everything “Will they?..” Also, now a certain type of people have appeared. When they go to them, they usually say, “They have put a spell on you. They did this and that”. They confuse them even more and help people in making bad assumptions even more.
Things like this bring discomfort to people. Because it is unclear whoever does what and if there is someone at all who does this. When it is like this, they think badly about everyone around them. Whereas those people have no fault. They do nothing. Enmity occurs between them. Hatred and anger occur which exhausts people.
Therefore, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is showing goodness to us. And He is directing us to goodness. Goodness brings goodness, and badness brings badness.
So we must not make bad assumptions. We must be careful. We must have love towards people, not hatred. Even if someone is bad, we will be protected from his badness this way. Otherwise, if he thinks badly, even a good person becomes bad then. May Allah protect us. It is from the diseases of the ego. May Allah help us.
May Allah not let us obey our egos.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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THE BARAKAH OF SUHUR Tuesday, 28 March 2023 / 6 Ramadan 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says: “Take Sahur, for in Sahur there is blessing.”
Having Suhur, getting up for Suhur for fasting, even drinking water with the intention of Suhur, that is Barakah, says our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.
Every blessed saying of his is a treasure. It is a great benefit for people.
Sometimes people feel lazy to get up for Suhur. They go to bed late at night, at 1 or 2 o’clock in order not to get up for Suhur. Whereas when they get up for Suhur, it is the time of Tahajjud prayer and they they are able to pray Fajr on time. Also, they attain that Barakah by having Suhur. That Barakah is important.
But certainly, it is difficult for people to wake up from sleep. Even if it is for 5 or 10 minutes, it is difficult for people. The more difficult it is, the greater its reward is. Apart from the reward, it brings Barakah to people. It brings Barakah to people’s lives, Barakah to their properties and wealth and Barakah to their health.Therefore, Suhur is not for not feeling hunger. It is more for carrying out the order of our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam and it is counted as worship. Having it is
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important. We must have it. Not those who can do it, but those who are going to fast must certainly have it. As our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said, if you drink even a sip of water with the intention of Suhur, that will bring Barakah, too. We must do it.
People in old times Regarding the matter of Suhur, one of our brothers told us a story the other day. His grandfather is Bektashi. So of course, they don’t fast. He got up for Suhur and his wife was having Suhur. She said, “Husband, you are not fasting. Why did you get up?” He said, “I am not fasting. But did I become an unbeliever? Let me get up at least for Suhur”. He is not missing Suhur.
Suhur is an important thing that has been observed since old times. May its Barakah be upon us Insha Allah. May we have Barakah of Suhur alongside with that of Ramadan Insha Allah. Barakah is a very important thing. It is not a simple thing. It is something that people don’t understand. Barakah is a secret of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla.
May Allah give Barakah to all of us Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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FOLLOW ME, ALLAH WILL LOVE YOU Wednesday, 29 March 2023 / 7 Ramadan 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Qul in kuntum tuhibbunaLlāha fāttabi‘ūnī yuhbibkumuLlāh’’. “Say, [O Muhammad], “If you should love Allah, then follow me, Allah will love you”.’ SadaqaLlāhu l-‘Aẓīm. (Qur’ān 03:31).
In Qur’an ‘Azimush-Shan, our Holy Prophet says, “If you love Allah, follow me so that Allah loves you”. Follow the way of our Holy Prophet and Allah will love you. Otherwise, nothing will come out of you. When Allah doesn’t love us, we are useless. We must strive to be from the beloved ones of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Because His love and His affection is above everything.
Our Holy Prophet is showing that way. That way is the way of our Holy Prophet . Follow him. He say , Follow me . Follow my way so that Allah loves you “. There is no other way. But shaytan is cheating people. He says, “If you follow our Holy Prophet, you make a partner to Allah. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla doesn’t want that”.
Whereas the Hadith Sharif of our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wasallam which we read yesterday says if you don’t make Salawat even during taking ablution, your ablution is not complete. It is that delicate.
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We must remember our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhiwa salaam in everything, we must make Dhikr and Salawat to him. We must honor him.
Otherwise, Allah won’t love you. Who is not loved by Allah is loved by shaytan. Nothing else. There are two options; either this or that. There is no third option. Our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam was sent as mercy to us. Loving him has a great virtue in the sight of Allah. Allah loves those who love him. And He doesn’t love those who does not love him.
Shaytan has many ways of tricking people. He shows our Holy Prophet as an ordinary person so that Allah doesn’t love you. They say his duty is over, he is dead and gone. They are dead themselves. They are walking dead ones, nothing else. They are soulless. They have no soul. They are bodies and corpses without souls. The soul comes into the body of a believer with the love of our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Otherwise, it is something dry like wood.
May Allah increase his love in our hearts Insha Allah for the honor of these blessed days. May He give guidance to people. May Allah protect us from the tricks and traps of shaytan. May people not be cheated. Because there are many cheated ones. Unknowingly, they think they are doing something right but get cheated.
May Allah protect us all.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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THE KARAMAT OF AWLIYA ARE HAQQ Thursday, 30 March 2023 / 8 Ramadan 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
According to our belief of Ahlu s-Sunnah wa l-Jama’ah of our Holy Prophet, the Karamat of Awliya are Haqq (true). Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla granted them this favor. For Prophets they are called Mu’jizah (miracles), and for Awliya’ they are called Karamah.
People mix them up nowadays. They call everything Mu’jizah. Not everything Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla does is called Mu’jizah. The things Prophets did are Mu’jizah. What Awliya do now is Karamat. Karamah means Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is letting them do impossible things with Dua. The Sahabah had this too. In old times, they had it. And they have it now. It is always there.
Mawlana Shaykh Nazim has thousands of Karamat. New people we haven’t heard of or met always tell about them. We always hear about his beautiful parables. Moreover, we always witness that even though he is in ‘Alam Al-Barzakh, he gives advice to people and brings them to Islam, Tariqah and guidance. We hear this a lot. Not a day passes without a person or five persons certainly coming and saying, “I saw Mawlana Shaykh Nazim in a dream even though I have never met him. He told me to go here and there”. He informs them, and they attain these beautiful things with his Barakah.Beautiful things are not from Dunya
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but from Akhirah. They can be from Dunya as well. Whatever they need in Dunya, if they are destined to have it, he gives them. This is Haqq. “Karamaatu l-Awliya Haqq”, “The Karamat of Awliya’ are Haqq (true).” According to the belief of Ahlu s-Sunnah wa lJama’ah, it is true. There is no doubt in it. And there is no reason for it not to be so. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla does whatever He wants. And He gives these things to whichever servant He wants.
Therefore, not showing respect to Awliya’ullah and swearing at them is not good. People are ignorant now. They do so unknowingly, because they don’t know anything. There are people who think that they are very clever. When they hear such things, they doubt if it is possible or not. And they go even further. It won’t be good for them. Allah won’t be pleased with them. Swearing at His Awliya, mistreating them does not bring any benefit to people. Not only there won’t be any benefit, but there will be harm for them. May Allah protect us.
This is something important. It is an important matter. We must be careful. You can say things to an ordinary person, but you must be careful with the others. People may get harmed. May Allah protect us.
May Allah give guidance to people. And may the stations of Awliya be raised Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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RANKS INCREASE WITH IMAN Fridaty, 31 March 2023 / 9 Ramadan 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Wa-lā tahinū wa-lā taḥzanūwa-antumu l-ʾalawna in kuntummuʾminīn’’ “So do not weaken and do not be sad, and you will be superior if you are [true] believers.’’ SadaqaLlāhu l‘Aẓīm. (Qur’ān 03:139).
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “Do not ever be sad. Do not be upset. Your ranks are higher than theirs if you have Iman”. Believers are always higher in the sight of Allah. People are the same. With Iman, their ranks increase. Not with money but with Iman. The more Iman you have, the more precious you are.
Everyone can take his share from it. Not everyone can be rich in this world. Not everyone can study or become a scholar. Not everyone can be a doctor or whichever profession that is good. But in terms of Iman, everyone can have it. It is the wisdom of Allah. But people leave it and look at other things. In order to be raised in this world, they either forget about Akhirah or don’t believe in it at all.
When people believe, their ranks are high. They are the people who are high in the sight of Allah and close to Allah. Otherwise, as this life is not eternal, no matter how much you are raised, you pass away from this life eventually. And your rank hereafter will be the lowest if you don’t
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believe in Allah ’Azza wa-Jalla and don’t obey Allah. And you will be at the bottom. You will be with the lowest ones.The rest will be above. Their stations will be great. And they will be the beloved ones in the sight of Allah. Therefore, those who have Iman are always in profit. Those who don’t have Iman are always at loss. No matter how much they relied on themselves in this world, that will be useless in Akhirah.
Therefore, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says not to get upset. The stations and ranks of you who believe are high. No one should see themselves lower than Kafirs. You are above them. You are above Kafirs in the presence of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. You can be high among people as much as you want. You cannot trust people anyways. They put you up one day and then drop you to the bottom the next day.
Therefore, have Iman. The more you approach Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, that is the benefit for you. There is no benefit in other things.
May Allah give strength to our Iman Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
There are recited Qur’an Khatms, Yasin, Tasbihat, Salawat, Ayat and Surahs. We gift all of them on behalf of our brothers who recited them from all over the world to our Holy Prophet, his Ahlu l-Bayt and Sahabah, to the souls of all Anbiya, Awliya, Asfiya and Mashayikh, to the souls of our late relatives. For goodness to come and evil to be gone.
May the good goals of those who have recited them be reached. May they be happy here and hereafter.
To the souls of all Mu’minin and Mu’minat, and our deceased ones.
Li-LlahiTa’ala l-Fatiha.
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SILENCE IN THE TIME OF FITNAH Saturday, 1 April 2023 / 10 Ramadan 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
There is a saying of Sayyidina ‘Ali KarramaLlahuWajhahu (May Allah exalt his face) or maybe someone else:“This is the time of silence and staying at home.”
It is not a Hadith but the saying of a holy one that came later. The time of Fitnah; it was the time of Fitnah back then, but now there is much more Fitnah. That holy one said it is the time to keep quiet and to stay at home. When you talk, in order not to harm yourself and not to interact much with anyone; in order not to harm yourself and others by talking too much, it is better to keep quiet.
There is much more Fitnah in this time. There is a great Fitnah. And there is an even greater danger. Therefore, no need to talk about needless things. And no need to go to needless places much. People should stay at home more so that they are protected from this Fitnah. Even if it is not apparent, it is much better from the spiritual side. People will be safer.
Contrarily, people of the present time strive to talk. No matter what, they want to talk. They want others to listen to them and want to attract people to themselves. They were unable to get on TV before. Now they have their own TV’s. They make live broadcasts and do things for eve-
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ryone to like them, to like their speech. Their speech is harm to everyone and to themselves. May Allah protect us.
Therefore, keeping quiet is a virtue. Our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhiwasallamsaid:“Speak good or remain silent.” Let them say something good or keep quiet. If they want to say something bad, it is better that they don’t say anything at all. Because when someone talks, angels write it down. And it is difficult for people to take their word back after they have said it. If you take it back, you lose your esteem then. And if you don’t take it back, you still lose your esteem. It turns you into a person with no esteem.
Words are not easy. Therefore, when people talk, they must know what they are talking about.
May Allah make us all from those who say good things Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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EACH IS ACCOUNTED FOR HIMSELF Sunday, 2 April 2023 / 11 Ramadan 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “WaLā Taziru Wāziratun Wizra `Ukhra’’ “And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another.’’ SadaqaLlāhu l-‘Aẓīm.(Qur’ān 39:07).
Everyone will be accounted. There will be no fault on others. Allah has given mind. And He created us in the best way. People don’t have any excuses. It is not an excuse to say, “I didn’t know. I didn’t do that.” Everyone is, as they say: “Every sheep is hung by its own leg.” No one is responsible for the guidance of others or their actions. The responsibility is on themselves.
Certainly, if someone shows some badness and people follow him and do what he does, the punishment will come to both: those who do it, who imitate him, and to him who accustom people to badness. There will be a responsibility upon everyone. And it is wrong for them to say, “He is the one to blame. It is not my fault. Punish him.”
The person who makes others do bad things and wants them to imitate him will be punished once if he misleads one person. Two, three, five; if there are millions of people who are misled from the way, he will be punished for these millions. But those who did it will not be saved either.They will be saved if they repent and ask for forgiveness. Allah
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‘Azza wa-Jallahas opened the Door of Repentance. He has opened the Door of Mercy. He says, “Come, O My servants! I will forgive you. Don’t do it. Don’t do this evil. Allah doesn’t like those who do evil. Hedoesn’t like those who don’t believe in Allah. My Door of Mercy is open. Come and repent and ask for forgiveness in order to be saved”.
When they don’t listen, they will carry their punishment themselves. Others won’t carry it for them. If they say, “This person taught me this. I didn’t know. I didn’t know it was bad”, they won’t be saved. They will carry their punishment. And those who made them do it will carry double the punishment, fivefold of it or as much as the quantity of people they have misled. If people favor them, trust and imitate them, they will be punished too. May Allah protect us.
May Allah give guidance, because the time we are living in is the time that approves badness. They have made it the jewel in the crown. They think they are important and are happy. But they don’t know what is coming next.
May Allah protect us. May Allah give guidance. May Allah protect our nation and Muslims from the evil of these shaytans.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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THE TEST OF IMAN AND KUFR Monday, 3 April 2023 / 12 Ramadan 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “QadNa`lamu `Innahu Layaĥzunuka AlLadhī Yaqūlūna, Fa`innahum Lā Yukadhdhibūnaka WaLa kinna AžŽālimīna Bi`āyātiAllāhi Yajĥadūn’’ “We know that you, [O Muhammad], are saddened by what they say. And indeed, they do not call you untruthful, but it is the verses of Allah that the wrongdoers reject.’’ (Qur’ān 06:33).
The nations who had never accepted our Holy Prophet, used to say things to Him but meaning Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Therefore, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says “Do not be sad.” Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla knows their intentions. Their intentions are not good. Their intentions are always to go against Allah. Their intention is to oppose Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. And whoever goes against Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla can never be victorious. There is no Victor but Allah.
They are attacking Mu’mins, Muslims and Awliya’, thinking they are clever. Those who attack will find Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla in front of them. Their shield, their protector is Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is the one who protects Islam. Even if the whole world of Kufr unites, they cannot do anything against the religion of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla.
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