Suhbah 2023: Maulana Shaykh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani (375 suhbah, 886 pages, 47/50)
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Because He is Able of everything; Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Many people couldn’t be here – Once Sheikh ʿAbdul Qādir Gīlānī, Hadratu l-Baz, Ghawth ulA’zam, our Sheikh ʿAbdul Qādir Gīlānī was going with his followers and there was one drunk man there. He knew Sheikh ʿAbdulQādir. He was drunk but he realized him. He was on the street, struggling to stand up but couldn’t. He said, “O Sheikh ʿAbdul Qādir, Allah Qādir?”ʿAbdul Qādir means the Abid/servant of Allah Who can do everything. Qādir means Able. He asked him, “O ʿAbdul Qādir, Allah Qādir?” He is asking him if Allah is Able. He answered, “Qādir Qādir.” [meaning] “Yes, Able Able.” He was shaking a little bit like this and he was asking again, “ʿAbdul Qādir, Allah Qādir?” Is Allah Able? “Yes, Qādir Qādir” “He’s Able, He’s Able” he said. The third time also the same, “Allah Qādir?” Sheikh ʿAbdul Qādir may Allah raise his Maqam and make his Barakah upon us also insha’Allah as we are mentioning his name, and by mentioning his name he will look for all of you. He said, “Yes. Allah Qādir Qādir” and he was crying and making Sajdah. His followers were asking, “What is the wisdom from this?” He said, “First of all, when he asked if Allah is Able, he meant: Can Allah make me get rid of this situation?” He answered, “Yes, Allah is Able to make you get rid of this, of being drunk.” The second time he was asking, “Is Allah Able to make me on the right way, to follow you, to follow the good way?”“Yes, He is Able”, he said. The third times he was asking Sheikh ʿAbdul Qādir, “Is Allah Able to make you like me?” Sheikh ʿAbdul Qādir said, “Yes, Allah is Able to make me like you.” Even Sheikh ʿAbdul Qādir Gīlānī. And he was crying and going into Sujud for Allah to save him from this situation.
So Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is Able of everything. And we must thank Allah that Hemade us Alhamdulilah on His way and did not make us to look at other people and to be too much proud. This is from Allah ‘Azza waJalla’s favor. He can make us like drunk people, like atheists, like anything else, even like a rat, like dog Ḥāshā (far from it), like a donkey or like a cockroach or anything else. Allah can make us like this. So we mustn’t be so proud, “We are doing this. We are doing that.” This is: This is from the favor of Allah for us. We must thank Allah. Don’t say,
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“I’m better than the other. I’m better than this.” All the time, only look at yourself. Look at what Allah gave you and be happy with this. Don’t look at other people. It is Tariqah’s teaching. This is the Adab of Tariqah Good behavior of Tariqah: to look at yourself and not have any proudness. For this, the Mashayikh many times say, “Who has in his heart one little bit of proudness will not be safe from Jahannam.” He must go to Jahannam first to get cleaned from this proudness and come after that to Paradise, to Jannah.
Our Tariqah, all the 40 Tariqahs: Naqshbandi, Qadiri, Gilani and Rifai, all of them teach Adab. Who is not in Tariqah, we see many people are proud. Once I was in Hajj. When we were in the bus, there was one of these people who don’t believe in Mashayikh and don’t believe in spirituality. Everything for them is bad, every Muslim is not right.
Turkish people were speaking, andAlhamdulilah they don’t understand. They [Turkish people] said something and one word of Arabic and he thought that they speak Arabic. So he was speaking to them and he said, “I am Hafiz Qur’an and I know 65,000 Hadith. I know this, I know that.” And he said, “This is Bid’ah” about Salawat and other things. How do you know this? He was proud. We didn’t say anything because there’s no need to say anything to these people, because they know Qur’an by heart and know thousands, ten thousands of Hadith but they are not accepting the greatness of Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, and how Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla praised him in the Qur’an and asked to make Salawat. And when you make Salawat they say, “This is Bid’ah. This is Shirk.” How? What should we do? “Don’t do this.” How? “I am Hafiz of the Qur’an.” You know it only by words. You don’t know anything of ◌َtheQur’an . You are like, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla described these people:
“Kamathali l-ĤimāriYaĥmilu ‘Asfārāan”,“Is like that of a donkey“ who carries books (but understands nothing from them).” (Qur’ān 62:05). As a donkey carrying books. They are big donkey but small donkey [Mawlana laughs]. You can maybe put on a big donkey 500 books because he
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is strong. But what’s the benefit? There’s no benefit. The only benefit is to bring [the books] from place to place, but there’s no benefit for himself. If you put straw for him he will be more happy than this. These are the people who are not understanding the teaching of Islam, the teaching of the Prophet, the teaching of Allah ‘Azza waJalla; the most beautiful, the most nice teaching for all human beings.
So people are carrying this without knowing and they like to finish Tariqah and the way of the Prophet. They are not accepting all Tariqahs. They say, “This is Shirk, Bid’ah.” Without Tariqah, there will be no Iman. Iman is with the love of the Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Because this love brings from the heart of Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam to the hearts of all people: Iman, Islam. Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, “Who makes Salawat on me, I reply to him.” This is the benefit of Salawat, to make Durood Sharif on the Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. So he’s the whole time giving to the hearts of people this Nur/light, this connection, this Iman: belief in Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla.
Especially on Jum’ah Night, Friday Night; [meaning] from now until tomorrow evening is Jum’ah.“HesallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said: “On this nice night, give more and more Salawat on me“. Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says. Allah blesses you and gives you more Barakah and happiness. Every good thing comes with Salawat. Don’t worry for your Dunya, for your living. Be with Allah and don’t worry.
We are living in a time, the whole world now is very worried and very anxious, “What will happen?” What will happen: What Allah wants will happen. Alhamdulilah we are waiting for the good thing because we believe in what Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam told us about this time. This time is :“The last nation is the best of nations.” Meaning the Ummah of Akhiru z-Zaman who practice and obey what the Prophet sallaLlāhu‘alayhiwasallam says, they will have more rewards than other Ummah.
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Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam even says that who makes one Sunnah of the Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, He gives him [rewards of]: he was sometimes saying 7 Shaheed and sometimes 100 Shaheed. So even if our time looks like it’s difficult, [but] for the Mu’min nothing is difficult.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla created us in this time; not before. Any objection? No, We cannot say anything. For Mu’min, for Muslim, especially for Tariqah people, we are accepting what Allah gives us and we are happy with You O our Lord. Forgive us if we are maybe sometimes making objections [saying], “What is this! What is that!” Don’t do this. Try to only obey Him and to do good things for yourself, for your family, for your relatives and for Muslims. Our duty is to do this, not to harm people, not to fight with people.Now is the time to be quiet, to look at yourself and to be patient insha’Allah. After this will be Insha Allah what Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhiwasallam gave us good tidings about: the end of times when Sayyidina Al-Mahdi ‘alayhi s-salam comes and everything will be good. Before that, nothing can be good. They make elections, they do this, they take that, this comes, this goes. This is not important. What’s important for us is Sayyidina Al-Mahdi ‘alayhi s-salam. Don’t have hope in these people. They are all the same. Their teaching is the same: to come only to cheat people and go. So don’t interfere in this. Look after yourself and your family, and wait for Sayyidina Al-Mahdi ‘alayhi s-salam. Even when you are waiting for him, Allah rewards you: “Awaiting relief is a worship”. May Allah reward you. May Allah make us meet himInsha Allah.
May Allah keep you safe and keep our belief safe, our Iman safe Insha Allah.
Thank you for all of you.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh. Al-Fatiha.
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WHAT IS ISTIQAMAH? Saturday, 21 January 2023 / 28 Jumada al-Akhir 1444 Fajr Prayer – Noor Ul Islam Mosque; Bury, UK.
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 way is Alhamdulilah clear. Following the order of Allah ‘Azza waJalla to be in Jannah, to be in belief. ‘’Inna lLadheena ‘Aamanu’ waA’milu s-Salihaati”‘‘Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds.’’(Qur’ān 18:107).
Istiqamah: to be on the way of Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Don’t go right, don’t go left, Go Straight; this is Istiqamah.
Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said: “Sūrat Hūd made my hair turn white.” Because there is [in it] “Fa-staqim kamāumir tawa-man tābama‘aka’’ “So remain on a right course as you have been commanded, [you] and those who have turned back with you [to Allah].’’(Qur’ān 11:112).
Allah ‘Azza waJalla ordered Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam : Be Straight. This was one word, but it is too heavy. Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said, “It made some of beard become white.” Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam’s hair was black, but only with this Ayah did some of his blessed beard become white. It is heavy.
So it is one word, but it is not easy. You must be all the time in the way. Don’t go out of the way. Tariqah is the way. This is from Prophet sal-
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laLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. So to be in Akhirah in Jannah, Allah promised us that who is in Istiqamah will be in Jannah Insha Allah.
May Allah make us to be strongly straight on the way. And not for our ego, shaytan, Dunya to take us away from this way. It is a big way.
If you are sincere Insha Allah you will continue on this way.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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TO BRING TO HIDAYAH IS BEST Saturday, 21 January 2023 / 28 Jumada al-Akhir 1444 Mercy Oceans Dergah Bradford, UK.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
The best for Mu’min, for believer is to bring somebody to Hidayah (guidance), to make him on the way of Allah, way of servanthood. Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says that it is better than if they give you the whole world; it is best to bring one to Hidayah.
For this, we are happy with our brothers. They bring people in this place. Here, we call it “Darul Kufr”, “Land of Disbelief.” Not Muslim, not ruled by Muslims, not anything. So it is easy to make every wrong thing and every bad thing. But to bring them to the good thing is difficult.For this, anything that can bring people to gather and be together is a very big favor from Allah. So may Allah keep you together. Don’t be alone. Alone is only for Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. He is One. Oneness is for Him. For ourselves, we must be together with good people. Bad people can be with themselves. But we are Insha Allah trying to bring more people to be together Insha Allah.
May Allah keep you safe, and give you more Iman and more power. May Allah make the hearts of those who come here full of the love of Prophet, love of Allah, love of Awliya and full of Iman Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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BE BROTHERS WITH THOSE IN TARIQAH Saturday, 21 January 2023 / 28 Jumada al-Akhir 1444 Zawiyah Hadiqatu z-Zahra Bradford, UK.
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.
“O Allah, make us from you righteous servants.”
We are living in a time and a place that’s difficult. So you must follow a good one, love each other and not argue with other people.Everybody, if they are in the way of Allah, we must be happy. Because we are very few people. The most, the majority are against Allah, against everything. So if anybody is in the way of Allah and in Tariqah, we must not make them enemy for us. They are our brothers also.Be careful from people who claim they are good and after that make things against Shari’ah and against Tariqah. Be away from them. But who is in Tariqah and the way of Allah, be good with them Insha Allah.This is a very important thing. It is short [Sohbah], but it is not easy to do this. Because shaytan is every time making good people to be enemies to each other. Bad people are happy with each other; they are going and growing. But for us, we must be careful about this. This is Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla and Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam’s order. “Innama l-mu’minūnaikhwa’, “The believers are but brothers.’’(Qur’ān 49:10). May Allah help you and help usInsha Allah. May He give you good people and make Hidayah (guidance) for others also Insha Allah.
Wa Minallahat-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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AN OCCASION TO COLLECT REWARDS Saturday, 21 January 2023 / 28 Jumada al-Akhir 1444 Madni Jamia Masjid Bradford, UK.
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.
Astaghfirullah. Astaghfirullah. Astaghfirullah l-Azim waAtubuilayh. Alhamdulillah wash-Shukru li-llah for His favor. We meet with good people, with beloved people for Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla in this night. Tomorrow a holy night is coming: The First is Shahrullah“Month of Allah”, Shahru (month of) Rajab.
Shahru Rajab, Shahru Sha’ban and Shahru Ramadan: three months that are a very important season for collecting rewards and collecting Allah’s favors. This is for Awliya, for Tariqah, for sincere Mu’mins. It is an occasion to remember Akhirah and to work for Akhirah. With everything you do, you remember Akhirah. You do it for the benefit of people. People who are in need of these blessed days, special days. The first one is Rajab Shahrullah. The second is Sha’ban Shahr of Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, month of Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. The third is Ramadan: the the Shahr, month of the Ummah.
Each one has special days also. The first one (Rajab)has: the first Thursday which is a holy blessed night, and on the 27th (of Rajab) is also a blessed day which is Isra’ and Mi’raj. In Sha’ban also: the 15th of Sha’ban, LaylatuRagha’ib,in which is given what will happen next year. It will be written in heaven what we will have. Many people maybe
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their name is written to reach the second year, it will be there. The third is Shahru Ramadan.
The holy Ramadan is all blessed. Especially the last 10 days of Ramadan, in which Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhiwasallam was doing Itikaf during all these days. And Laylatu l-Qadr which comes most of the time in the last 10 days of Ramadan, but it may also be in all of Ramadan. Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says it can be in the whole year even. It is hidden, but it mostly comes in Ramadan. For this, these three months are special for Tariqah people; very special and very respected.
Mawlana Sheikh was also, his whole life, going and traveling to people in these three months. Until 1974, he had been traveling to Cyprus from Damascus. From that time, he had been coming to London, England. You know. Many people know. When it was Ramadan, it was very special in his time. He was for 3 months here. But especially in Ramadan, all people were coming from all around the world; from Far East, Far West, North, South. All of them spent one month with him: praying, fasting, doing Tasbihat, Tahlilat, and Sohbah in his presence. It was like Paradise for people.
Now people say that we must do this, but this passed. Not every time (is the same).The Tajjali (manifestation) changes. Our Tajalli, Hal (state) is different from Mawlana. Mawlana Maa Sha Allah, Mawlana Sheikh Nazim is the Real Sultan. Everything with him and for him was easy. Even now, many times people ask us, “Come here. Go here.” Our time is strange, it is very tight. With Mawlana Sheikh there are Awliya who have Karamah of Tayyu Makan. Tayyu Makan means when they want to go somewhere, in one step they can be in Makkah, in one step they can be in Madinah. Many times, they pray there then come (back)and pray again with Jama’ah also. This is famous for Awliyau’llah.
But for another also: Tayyu Zaman. Zaman means time. The time can be wider. In one daythey can do what we are maybe doing in one week. This was Mawlana’s real Karamah. In his last days, people were coming
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every day. He was meeting nearly, at least 100 people. How! And he was listening to people slowly slowly (taking their time). When we listen, “Quickly, quickly” they say. But he was listening to all of them, and finishing with all of them. It was a real he has thousands of Karamah, but this is one that you can see, you cannot deny it.
Alhamdulilah this is what his time was. That time when he was coming to London, to England, to this side also. He was very easily going, coming and meeting thousands of people. Now we are hearing – we know many Karamah of Mawlana but every time we hear a new one. What is this! Maa Sha Allah! We have never heard of it! What we know from his Karamah is maybe one percent. There is a thousand percent. Even some saw Mawlana once, with his Karamah he appeared for them. Yes.
Alhamdulilah these are Awliyau’llah. He is the greatest Awliya in this century; he is the greatest. What was said here or what others said, all are from his Karamah. He sent you to gather here. We are only like a mirror, a small mirror of him. Somebody must appear for people to collect around him. He said, “He (Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad) is Khalifah. I now have work on the other side.”
So he is still acting, sending all of you to gather to continue his way, way of Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Once before passing away, he said, “Insha’Allah I am leaving.” My brother said, “How will we live! What will we do!” He said, “This is Tariqah, way of Allah. One after one, it will continue. It is not cut when somebody changes his world. It will continue and we will have help Insha Allah.”Alhamdulilah we are here with his Barakah. Even when we speak two words, this Barakah comes to all of you Insha Allah; Barakah of Mashayikh and Barakah of this gathering. One of Maa Sha Allah there are many Awliyau’llah here, one of them is enough Barakah for all of you Insha Allah.
Now, as we said, this month is Rajab. It is the month of Khalwah (seclusion). In Tariqah we have the Adab of Khalwah, which means for 40 days, to stay in such a place without meeting people and with little bit
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of eating. It is with order: to do this. Without order, you cannot do this. But Tariqah people must do it. Even if they don’t make it here, they will make it in the grave. But Alhamdulilah Mawlana Sheikh said, in order to make it easy for people, from 1st of Rajab until the 10th of Sha’ban, you can make [Partial] Khalwah. You say the intention “Nawaytu lKhalwah” and you can make it between Tahajjud and Ishraq, or between Asr and Isha, or from Asr to Maghrib, Maghrib to Isha. You can do it also. And then you can go, no need for you to stay in one place. Because nowadays there is no permission (for Khalwah). This permission, this order is coming from Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. And in this time, nobody has permission. So for all of us, who can do it, they must do it. As we said, between Tahajjud and Ishraq. You can make Tasbihat, Qur’an, Salawat, Durood, Dalail Al Khayrat; you can do anything. Or between Maghrib and Isha. This is a must. Who has never done it must do it at least once.
Other (worship) also. If anybody likes to fast all of Rajab and Sha’ban, they can also. Or Mondays and Thursdays, they can also. They have big reward. Sha’ban is also the same. Ramadan, of course, everybody (fasts).
And in Ramadan many people, or before Ramadan also, like to go to Umrah. They also have permission. But who haven’t done Hajj, it is better for them Every time people ask to go for Umrah, (we ask)“Did you make Hajj?” “No.” Hajj is obligatory, Fard. So before Umrah, don’t put your money for Umrah. Collect them and go for Hajj. After Hajj, if you like you can go to Umrah. But who has not done Hajj yet, he must keep his money for Hajj. And Insha Allah its intention when you do this, if Allah gives you a long life, (you’ll go). But if somebody died before going to Hajj and his intention is to collect this [money], Allah rewards him as if he has done Hajj. Yes.
And of course Zakat. Maa Sha Allah people here are sensitive about Zakat. They give their Zakat for poor people. There are many poor people in your country Pakistan, Africa or the other side. All of them (do so)Alhamdulilah. This is very important. Because if you keep your Za-
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kat and not give it, you make your money dirty. When you give, your money becomes clean. Clean (money) makes your health, makes your life, your family’s life and your relatives’ life all good. But if you don’t give and you put this money, this becomes poison to everybody.
May Allah make us do what He orders us. Because everything He orders for us is hundred percent good, hundred percent Shifa’ (cure), hundred percent light and happiness. What He orders us is every good thing.
For this, Tariqah people like to make more and more of what Allah orders.He says in Hadith Qudsi. And My servant continues to draw near to me with Nafil (supererogatory deeds until I Love him. When I Love him, I am his hearing with which he hears, and his sight with which he sees, and his hand with which he strikes, and his foot with which he walks.” Allah is saying that “My servant” with Nafl, praying, or fasting, or doing Sadaqah or what they are doing, are coming more and more towards Allah. And when they do this Allah helps them. Hesays, “I will be their hand, I will be their foot which they walk.” In everything, Allah will be with you, helping you; not against you.
May Allah makes us on this way, way of Awliya’u s-Saliheen (The Righteous Awliya), way of all Tariqah people. As our sons were saying about Awliyau’llah, Maa Sha Allah. With them Islam is coming until now strongly, and Insha Allah until Qiyamah it will be the same Insha Allah. BaarakAllahFikum.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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SAY ALHAMDULILLAH AND SHUKR LI-LLAH Sunday, 22 January 2023 / 29 Jumada al-Akhir 1444 Fajr Prayer – Noor Ul Islam Mosque; Bury, UK.
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.
Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says this beautiful Hadith: “I am astonished about the [affair] of the Mu’min, everything for the Mu’min is good”, said Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. What Allah gives him is good for him.
This means for people not to complain about what they have. Even if He gives them health, wealth and every good thing, it is good for the Mu’min. But maybe there is illness, poorness, some Ibtila’ (affliction), meaning something that is normally not good for human beings, for the Mu’min all of them are good; says Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.
If Allah gives him a Ni’mah (favor), he must be thankful to Allah. This is from Allah. But if He gives him something as a test for him, this is also to reward him. Because what you get from a bad thing, what you maybe think is bad, if you are patient and say “Alhamdulilah” You must say “Alhamdulilah” for the test. If you have a favor say “Shukr liLlah” to increase it.
(To say) Alhamdulilah is good. “Praise be to God, who is the only One praised (even) in adversity.” Which means: No one is thanked about something [bad] that happened to a person except Allah. If anybody makes something bad to you, you cannot say “Thank you” to him. Only
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Allah, when He tests you and makes Ibtila’ (affliction) for you, you can say “Alhamdulilah.”
For this, everthing, says Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, is good for the Mu’min; nothing is bad for the Mu’min. When he is Mu’min, believer it is a big Ni’mah for him. If he doesn’t have this [Iman], that time, everything is bad for him, nothing is good for him.
May Allah give strong Iman to people to know this. If they know this, they will be satisfied and happy with what’s coming from Allah; all and everything coming from Allah.
May Allah keep us safe. And may Allah not test us. We don’t ask Him,to test us.
Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam also says, “Don’t ask for Sabr , ask for Ni’mah for you.” But if Allah gives [test], you must be patient.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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THE NIGHT JOURNEY AND ASCENSION Sunday, 22 January 2023 / 29 Jumada al-Akhir 1444 Faizan-e-Islam Mosque – Manchester, UK.
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.
This is the month of Rajab. May Allah make it Mubarak for all of you and the Muslim world Insha Allah. To be Barakah and Hidayah (guidance) for others also to come to His Door, Door of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla.
“Wa-Llāhuyad‘ūiládāri s-salām’’‘’And Allah invites‘’, to the Home of Peace (i.e. Paradise).” (Qur’ān 10:25).
Allah is calling people to peace, House of Peace, to His Paradise. He is calling all people to it, but people don’t want good things. They are running after bad things. Allah is not in need of anybody. If they are all coming, nothing will be more for Allah. If nobody comes, also there will not be any effect for Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. He is not in need. We are in need of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, for His Whole Mightiness. There is no limit for His Mightiness. He is asking us. Our planet is even like dust in this universe, and we are inside it. So what are we! We are not dust; we are nothing at all. And Allah gave us value and asked you to come. And you are running away.They say, “No. We do not believe.” If you do not believe, you’ll see later what you’ll lose. And there is no second chance for you. If you go from this Dunya without belief, there is no chance for you a second time. But here in Dunya, still until the end of your life, you can come back and Allah accepts you; He doesn’t refuse you. He is very Merciful.
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This month is His month, the month of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. There are many things in this month. First Thursday, this Thursday Night is a holy, blessed night in which Allah accepts praying, making Dua for what you want. You must ask on this night. You must be at least praying Isha, sleeping with Wudu’ (ablution), waking up for Fajr or before Fajr and making Dua. Allah ‘Azza waJalla said, “I accept this Dua.” This is the first night. The whole month is blessed.
The second one is the 27th of Rajab which is a very blessed night also. In which Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla invited Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wasallam to His Divine Presence. First from Makkah to Qudus, the Night Journey. This is the Night Journey. And after, to heaven from Jerusalem, Qudus. He became Imam for all the Prophets in this night, and they were praying behind him. He is the most beloved one for Allah. All Prophets sallaLlāhu‘alayhimwa-sallam like to be from his nation. So all of them were praying behind him. After this, Allah ordered Jibril ‘alayhi s-salam. He took him to heavens. This is a very long story. But from first heaven, second heaven, third heaven.. In each heaven there is one Prophet. And there are angels asking who came, they say Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam and they get happy welcoming him.
Then the second heaven, third heaven, fourth heaven, fifth, sixth, seventh.. until Sayyidina Jibril ‘alayhi s-salam said, “From here is your Maqam. Only you can go from behind this. I cannot go there. Allahgave me no permission. If I go, I will burn.” After, he was in the Divine Presence of Allah in which we don’t know how, what happened, what it is, how it is. Nobody knows because this is only for Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.
Because our imagination, our mind cannot reach this Maqam, this place at all. Nobody reached this place before. So Allah made it special for Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.Then what happened is, as we said, somebody, some crazy people with a mind, a brain like a chicken’s brain; a small mind. They said, “This was in dream.” Everybody dreams. Many people dream many things. It is not impossible to dream.
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We may have every kind of dream. But these people, as we said, only have a very small brain and they said this. We don’t know what happened because this is forbidden. If it was forbidden for Jibril ‘alayhi ssalam, for us, it’s more forbidden to ask. We just say that Allah gave Prophet sallaLlāhu‘alayhiwasallam this high Maqam that nobody can reach.
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Because He is Able of everything; Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Many people couldn’t be here – Once Sheikh ʿAbdul Qādir Gīlānī, Hadratu l-Baz, Ghawth ulA’zam, our Sheikh ʿAbdul Qādir Gīlānī was going with his followers and there was one drunk man there. He knew Sheikh ʿAbdulQādir. He was drunk but he realized him. He was on the street, struggling to stand up but couldn’t. He said, “O Sheikh ʿAbdul Qādir, Allah Qādir?”ʿAbdul Qādir means the Abid/servant of Allah Who can do everything. Qādir means Able. He asked him, “O ʿAbdul Qādir, Allah Qādir?” He is asking him if Allah is Able. He answered, “Qādir Qādir.” [meaning] “Yes, Able Able.” He was shaking a little bit like this and he was asking again, “ʿAbdul Qādir, Allah Qādir?” Is Allah Able? “Yes, Qādir Qādir” “He’s Able, He’s Able” he said. The third time also the same, “Allah Qādir?” Sheikh ʿAbdul Qādir may Allah raise his Maqam and make his Barakah upon us also insha’Allah as we are mentioning his name, and by mentioning his name he will look for all of you. He said, “Yes. Allah Qādir Qādir” and he was crying and making Sajdah. His followers were asking, “What is the wisdom from this?” He said, “First of all, when he asked if Allah is Able, he meant: Can Allah make me get rid of this situation?” He answered, “Yes, Allah is Able to make you get rid of this, of being drunk.” The second time he was asking, “Is Allah Able to make me on the right way, to follow you, to follow the good way?”“Yes, He is Able”, he said. The third times he was asking Sheikh ʿAbdul Qādir, “Is Allah Able to make you like me?” Sheikh ʿAbdul Qādir said, “Yes, Allah is Able to make me like you.” Even Sheikh ʿAbdul Qādir Gīlānī. And he was crying and going into Sujud for Allah to save him from this situation.
So Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is Able of everything. And we must thank Allah that Hemade us Alhamdulilah on His way and did not make us to look at other people and to be too much proud. This is from Allah ‘Azza waJalla’s favor. He can make us like drunk people, like atheists, like anything else, even like a rat, like dog Ḥāshā (far from it), like a donkey or like a cockroach or anything else. Allah can make us like this. So we mustn’t be so proud, “We are doing this. We are doing that.” This is: This is from the favor of Allah for us. We must thank Allah. Don’t say,
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“I’m better than the other. I’m better than this.” All the time, only look at yourself. Look at what Allah gave you and be happy with this. Don’t look at other people. It is Tariqah’s teaching. This is the Adab of Tariqah Good behavior of Tariqah: to look at yourself and not have any proudness. For this, the Mashayikh many times say, “Who has in his heart one little bit of proudness will not be safe from Jahannam.” He must go to Jahannam first to get cleaned from this proudness and come after that to Paradise, to Jannah.
Our Tariqah, all the 40 Tariqahs: Naqshbandi, Qadiri, Gilani and Rifai, all of them teach Adab. Who is not in Tariqah, we see many people are proud. Once I was in Hajj. When we were in the bus, there was one of these people who don’t believe in Mashayikh and don’t believe in spirituality. Everything for them is bad, every Muslim is not right.
Turkish people were speaking, andAlhamdulilah they don’t understand. They [Turkish people] said something and one word of Arabic and he thought that they speak Arabic. So he was speaking to them and he said, “I am Hafiz Qur’an and I know 65,000 Hadith. I know this, I know that.” And he said, “This is Bid’ah” about Salawat and other things. How do you know this? He was proud. We didn’t say anything because there’s no need to say anything to these people, because they know Qur’an by heart and know thousands, ten thousands of Hadith but they are not accepting the greatness of Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, and how Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla praised him in the Qur’an and asked to make Salawat. And when you make Salawat they say, “This is Bid’ah. This is Shirk.” How? What should we do? “Don’t do this.” How? “I am Hafiz of the Qur’an.” You know it only by words. You don’t know anything of ◌َtheQur’an . You are like, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla described these people:
“Kamathali l-ĤimāriYaĥmilu ‘Asfārāan”,“Is like that of a donkey“ who carries books (but understands nothing from them).” (Qur’ān 62:05). As a donkey carrying books. They are big donkey but small donkey [Mawlana laughs]. You can maybe put on a big donkey 500 books because he
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is strong. But what’s the benefit? There’s no benefit. The only benefit is to bring [the books] from place to place, but there’s no benefit for himself. If you put straw for him he will be more happy than this. These are the people who are not understanding the teaching of Islam, the teaching of the Prophet, the teaching of Allah ‘Azza waJalla; the most beautiful, the most nice teaching for all human beings.
So people are carrying this without knowing and they like to finish Tariqah and the way of the Prophet. They are not accepting all Tariqahs. They say, “This is Shirk, Bid’ah.” Without Tariqah, there will be no Iman. Iman is with the love of the Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Because this love brings from the heart of Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam to the hearts of all people: Iman, Islam. Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, “Who makes Salawat on me, I reply to him.” This is the benefit of Salawat, to make Durood Sharif on the Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. So he’s the whole time giving to the hearts of people this Nur/light, this connection, this Iman: belief in Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla.
Especially on Jum’ah Night, Friday Night; [meaning] from now until tomorrow evening is Jum’ah.“HesallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said: “On this nice night, give more and more Salawat on me“. Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says. Allah blesses you and gives you more Barakah and happiness. Every good thing comes with Salawat. Don’t worry for your Dunya, for your living. Be with Allah and don’t worry.
We are living in a time, the whole world now is very worried and very anxious, “What will happen?” What will happen: What Allah wants will happen. Alhamdulilah we are waiting for the good thing because we believe in what Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam told us about this time. This time is :“The last nation is the best of nations.” Meaning the Ummah of Akhiru z-Zaman who practice and obey what the Prophet sallaLlāhu‘alayhiwasallam says, they will have more rewards than other Ummah.
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Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam even says that who makes one Sunnah of the Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, He gives him [rewards of]: he was sometimes saying 7 Shaheed and sometimes 100 Shaheed. So even if our time looks like it’s difficult, [but] for the Mu’min nothing is difficult.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla created us in this time; not before. Any objection? No, We cannot say anything. For Mu’min, for Muslim, especially for Tariqah people, we are accepting what Allah gives us and we are happy with You O our Lord. Forgive us if we are maybe sometimes making objections [saying], “What is this! What is that!” Don’t do this. Try to only obey Him and to do good things for yourself, for your family, for your relatives and for Muslims. Our duty is to do this, not to harm people, not to fight with people.Now is the time to be quiet, to look at yourself and to be patient insha’Allah. After this will be Insha Allah what Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhiwasallam gave us good tidings about: the end of times when Sayyidina Al-Mahdi ‘alayhi s-salam comes and everything will be good. Before that, nothing can be good. They make elections, they do this, they take that, this comes, this goes. This is not important. What’s important for us is Sayyidina Al-Mahdi ‘alayhi s-salam. Don’t have hope in these people. They are all the same. Their teaching is the same: to come only to cheat people and go. So don’t interfere in this. Look after yourself and your family, and wait for Sayyidina Al-Mahdi ‘alayhi s-salam. Even when you are waiting for him, Allah rewards you: “Awaiting relief is a worship”. May Allah reward you. May Allah make us meet himInsha Allah.
May Allah keep you safe and keep our belief safe, our Iman safe Insha Allah.
Thank you for all of you.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh. Al-Fatiha.
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WHAT IS ISTIQAMAH? Saturday, 21 January 2023 / 28 Jumada al-Akhir 1444 Fajr Prayer – Noor Ul Islam Mosque; Bury, UK.
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 way is Alhamdulilah clear. Following the order of Allah ‘Azza waJalla to be in Jannah, to be in belief. ‘’Inna lLadheena ‘Aamanu’ waA’milu s-Salihaati”‘‘Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds.’’(Qur’ān 18:107).
Istiqamah: to be on the way of Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Don’t go right, don’t go left, Go Straight; this is Istiqamah.
Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said: “Sūrat Hūd made my hair turn white.” Because there is [in it] “Fa-staqim kamāumir tawa-man tābama‘aka’’ “So remain on a right course as you have been commanded, [you] and those who have turned back with you [to Allah].’’(Qur’ān 11:112).
Allah ‘Azza waJalla ordered Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam : Be Straight. This was one word, but it is too heavy. Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said, “It made some of beard become white.” Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam’s hair was black, but only with this Ayah did some of his blessed beard become white. It is heavy.
So it is one word, but it is not easy. You must be all the time in the way. Don’t go out of the way. Tariqah is the way. This is from Prophet sal-
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laLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. So to be in Akhirah in Jannah, Allah promised us that who is in Istiqamah will be in Jannah Insha Allah.
May Allah make us to be strongly straight on the way. And not for our ego, shaytan, Dunya to take us away from this way. It is a big way.
If you are sincere Insha Allah you will continue on this way.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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TO BRING TO HIDAYAH IS BEST Saturday, 21 January 2023 / 28 Jumada al-Akhir 1444 Mercy Oceans Dergah Bradford, UK.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
The best for Mu’min, for believer is to bring somebody to Hidayah (guidance), to make him on the way of Allah, way of servanthood. Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says that it is better than if they give you the whole world; it is best to bring one to Hidayah.
For this, we are happy with our brothers. They bring people in this place. Here, we call it “Darul Kufr”, “Land of Disbelief.” Not Muslim, not ruled by Muslims, not anything. So it is easy to make every wrong thing and every bad thing. But to bring them to the good thing is difficult.For this, anything that can bring people to gather and be together is a very big favor from Allah. So may Allah keep you together. Don’t be alone. Alone is only for Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. He is One. Oneness is for Him. For ourselves, we must be together with good people. Bad people can be with themselves. But we are Insha Allah trying to bring more people to be together Insha Allah.
May Allah keep you safe, and give you more Iman and more power. May Allah make the hearts of those who come here full of the love of Prophet, love of Allah, love of Awliya and full of Iman Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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BE BROTHERS WITH THOSE IN TARIQAH Saturday, 21 January 2023 / 28 Jumada al-Akhir 1444 Zawiyah Hadiqatu z-Zahra Bradford, UK.
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.
“O Allah, make us from you righteous servants.”
We are living in a time and a place that’s difficult. So you must follow a good one, love each other and not argue with other people.Everybody, if they are in the way of Allah, we must be happy. Because we are very few people. The most, the majority are against Allah, against everything. So if anybody is in the way of Allah and in Tariqah, we must not make them enemy for us. They are our brothers also.Be careful from people who claim they are good and after that make things against Shari’ah and against Tariqah. Be away from them. But who is in Tariqah and the way of Allah, be good with them Insha Allah.This is a very important thing. It is short [Sohbah], but it is not easy to do this. Because shaytan is every time making good people to be enemies to each other. Bad people are happy with each other; they are going and growing. But for us, we must be careful about this. This is Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla and Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam’s order. “Innama l-mu’minūnaikhwa’, “The believers are but brothers.’’(Qur’ān 49:10). May Allah help you and help usInsha Allah. May He give you good people and make Hidayah (guidance) for others also Insha Allah.
Wa Minallahat-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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AN OCCASION TO COLLECT REWARDS Saturday, 21 January 2023 / 28 Jumada al-Akhir 1444 Madni Jamia Masjid Bradford, UK.
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.
Astaghfirullah. Astaghfirullah. Astaghfirullah l-Azim waAtubuilayh. Alhamdulillah wash-Shukru li-llah for His favor. We meet with good people, with beloved people for Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla in this night. Tomorrow a holy night is coming: The First is Shahrullah“Month of Allah”, Shahru (month of) Rajab.
Shahru Rajab, Shahru Sha’ban and Shahru Ramadan: three months that are a very important season for collecting rewards and collecting Allah’s favors. This is for Awliya, for Tariqah, for sincere Mu’mins. It is an occasion to remember Akhirah and to work for Akhirah. With everything you do, you remember Akhirah. You do it for the benefit of people. People who are in need of these blessed days, special days. The first one is Rajab Shahrullah. The second is Sha’ban Shahr of Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, month of Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. The third is Ramadan: the the Shahr, month of the Ummah.
Each one has special days also. The first one (Rajab)has: the first Thursday which is a holy blessed night, and on the 27th (of Rajab) is also a blessed day which is Isra’ and Mi’raj. In Sha’ban also: the 15th of Sha’ban, LaylatuRagha’ib,in which is given what will happen next year. It will be written in heaven what we will have. Many people maybe
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their name is written to reach the second year, it will be there. The third is Shahru Ramadan.
The holy Ramadan is all blessed. Especially the last 10 days of Ramadan, in which Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhiwasallam was doing Itikaf during all these days. And Laylatu l-Qadr which comes most of the time in the last 10 days of Ramadan, but it may also be in all of Ramadan. Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says it can be in the whole year even. It is hidden, but it mostly comes in Ramadan. For this, these three months are special for Tariqah people; very special and very respected.
Mawlana Sheikh was also, his whole life, going and traveling to people in these three months. Until 1974, he had been traveling to Cyprus from Damascus. From that time, he had been coming to London, England. You know. Many people know. When it was Ramadan, it was very special in his time. He was for 3 months here. But especially in Ramadan, all people were coming from all around the world; from Far East, Far West, North, South. All of them spent one month with him: praying, fasting, doing Tasbihat, Tahlilat, and Sohbah in his presence. It was like Paradise for people.
Now people say that we must do this, but this passed. Not every time (is the same).The Tajjali (manifestation) changes. Our Tajalli, Hal (state) is different from Mawlana. Mawlana Maa Sha Allah, Mawlana Sheikh Nazim is the Real Sultan. Everything with him and for him was easy. Even now, many times people ask us, “Come here. Go here.” Our time is strange, it is very tight. With Mawlana Sheikh there are Awliya who have Karamah of Tayyu Makan. Tayyu Makan means when they want to go somewhere, in one step they can be in Makkah, in one step they can be in Madinah. Many times, they pray there then come (back)and pray again with Jama’ah also. This is famous for Awliyau’llah.
But for another also: Tayyu Zaman. Zaman means time. The time can be wider. In one daythey can do what we are maybe doing in one week. This was Mawlana’s real Karamah. In his last days, people were coming
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every day. He was meeting nearly, at least 100 people. How! And he was listening to people slowly slowly (taking their time). When we listen, “Quickly, quickly” they say. But he was listening to all of them, and finishing with all of them. It was a real he has thousands of Karamah, but this is one that you can see, you cannot deny it.
Alhamdulilah this is what his time was. That time when he was coming to London, to England, to this side also. He was very easily going, coming and meeting thousands of people. Now we are hearing – we know many Karamah of Mawlana but every time we hear a new one. What is this! Maa Sha Allah! We have never heard of it! What we know from his Karamah is maybe one percent. There is a thousand percent. Even some saw Mawlana once, with his Karamah he appeared for them. Yes.
Alhamdulilah these are Awliyau’llah. He is the greatest Awliya in this century; he is the greatest. What was said here or what others said, all are from his Karamah. He sent you to gather here. We are only like a mirror, a small mirror of him. Somebody must appear for people to collect around him. He said, “He (Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad) is Khalifah. I now have work on the other side.”
So he is still acting, sending all of you to gather to continue his way, way of Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Once before passing away, he said, “Insha’Allah I am leaving.” My brother said, “How will we live! What will we do!” He said, “This is Tariqah, way of Allah. One after one, it will continue. It is not cut when somebody changes his world. It will continue and we will have help Insha Allah.”Alhamdulilah we are here with his Barakah. Even when we speak two words, this Barakah comes to all of you Insha Allah; Barakah of Mashayikh and Barakah of this gathering. One of Maa Sha Allah there are many Awliyau’llah here, one of them is enough Barakah for all of you Insha Allah.
Now, as we said, this month is Rajab. It is the month of Khalwah (seclusion). In Tariqah we have the Adab of Khalwah, which means for 40 days, to stay in such a place without meeting people and with little bit
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of eating. It is with order: to do this. Without order, you cannot do this. But Tariqah people must do it. Even if they don’t make it here, they will make it in the grave. But Alhamdulilah Mawlana Sheikh said, in order to make it easy for people, from 1st of Rajab until the 10th of Sha’ban, you can make [Partial] Khalwah. You say the intention “Nawaytu lKhalwah” and you can make it between Tahajjud and Ishraq, or between Asr and Isha, or from Asr to Maghrib, Maghrib to Isha. You can do it also. And then you can go, no need for you to stay in one place. Because nowadays there is no permission (for Khalwah). This permission, this order is coming from Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. And in this time, nobody has permission. So for all of us, who can do it, they must do it. As we said, between Tahajjud and Ishraq. You can make Tasbihat, Qur’an, Salawat, Durood, Dalail Al Khayrat; you can do anything. Or between Maghrib and Isha. This is a must. Who has never done it must do it at least once.
Other (worship) also. If anybody likes to fast all of Rajab and Sha’ban, they can also. Or Mondays and Thursdays, they can also. They have big reward. Sha’ban is also the same. Ramadan, of course, everybody (fasts).
And in Ramadan many people, or before Ramadan also, like to go to Umrah. They also have permission. But who haven’t done Hajj, it is better for them Every time people ask to go for Umrah, (we ask)“Did you make Hajj?” “No.” Hajj is obligatory, Fard. So before Umrah, don’t put your money for Umrah. Collect them and go for Hajj. After Hajj, if you like you can go to Umrah. But who has not done Hajj yet, he must keep his money for Hajj. And Insha Allah its intention when you do this, if Allah gives you a long life, (you’ll go). But if somebody died before going to Hajj and his intention is to collect this [money], Allah rewards him as if he has done Hajj. Yes.
And of course Zakat. Maa Sha Allah people here are sensitive about Zakat. They give their Zakat for poor people. There are many poor people in your country Pakistan, Africa or the other side. All of them (do so)Alhamdulilah. This is very important. Because if you keep your Za-
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kat and not give it, you make your money dirty. When you give, your money becomes clean. Clean (money) makes your health, makes your life, your family’s life and your relatives’ life all good. But if you don’t give and you put this money, this becomes poison to everybody.
May Allah make us do what He orders us. Because everything He orders for us is hundred percent good, hundred percent Shifa’ (cure), hundred percent light and happiness. What He orders us is every good thing.
For this, Tariqah people like to make more and more of what Allah orders.He says in Hadith Qudsi. And My servant continues to draw near to me with Nafil (supererogatory deeds until I Love him. When I Love him, I am his hearing with which he hears, and his sight with which he sees, and his hand with which he strikes, and his foot with which he walks.” Allah is saying that “My servant” with Nafl, praying, or fasting, or doing Sadaqah or what they are doing, are coming more and more towards Allah. And when they do this Allah helps them. Hesays, “I will be their hand, I will be their foot which they walk.” In everything, Allah will be with you, helping you; not against you.
May Allah makes us on this way, way of Awliya’u s-Saliheen (The Righteous Awliya), way of all Tariqah people. As our sons were saying about Awliyau’llah, Maa Sha Allah. With them Islam is coming until now strongly, and Insha Allah until Qiyamah it will be the same Insha Allah. BaarakAllahFikum.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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SAY ALHAMDULILLAH AND SHUKR LI-LLAH Sunday, 22 January 2023 / 29 Jumada al-Akhir 1444 Fajr Prayer – Noor Ul Islam Mosque; Bury, UK.
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.
Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says this beautiful Hadith: “I am astonished about the [affair] of the Mu’min, everything for the Mu’min is good”, said Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. What Allah gives him is good for him.
This means for people not to complain about what they have. Even if He gives them health, wealth and every good thing, it is good for the Mu’min. But maybe there is illness, poorness, some Ibtila’ (affliction), meaning something that is normally not good for human beings, for the Mu’min all of them are good; says Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.
If Allah gives him a Ni’mah (favor), he must be thankful to Allah. This is from Allah. But if He gives him something as a test for him, this is also to reward him. Because what you get from a bad thing, what you maybe think is bad, if you are patient and say “Alhamdulilah” You must say “Alhamdulilah” for the test. If you have a favor say “Shukr liLlah” to increase it.
(To say) Alhamdulilah is good. “Praise be to God, who is the only One praised (even) in adversity.” Which means: No one is thanked about something [bad] that happened to a person except Allah. If anybody makes something bad to you, you cannot say “Thank you” to him. Only
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Allah, when He tests you and makes Ibtila’ (affliction) for you, you can say “Alhamdulilah.”
For this, everthing, says Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, is good for the Mu’min; nothing is bad for the Mu’min. When he is Mu’min, believer it is a big Ni’mah for him. If he doesn’t have this [Iman], that time, everything is bad for him, nothing is good for him.
May Allah give strong Iman to people to know this. If they know this, they will be satisfied and happy with what’s coming from Allah; all and everything coming from Allah.
May Allah keep us safe. And may Allah not test us. We don’t ask Him,to test us.
Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam also says, “Don’t ask for Sabr , ask for Ni’mah for you.” But if Allah gives [test], you must be patient.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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THE NIGHT JOURNEY AND ASCENSION Sunday, 22 January 2023 / 29 Jumada al-Akhir 1444 Faizan-e-Islam Mosque – Manchester, UK.
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.
This is the month of Rajab. May Allah make it Mubarak for all of you and the Muslim world Insha Allah. To be Barakah and Hidayah (guidance) for others also to come to His Door, Door of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla.
“Wa-Llāhuyad‘ūiládāri s-salām’’‘’And Allah invites‘’, to the Home of Peace (i.e. Paradise).” (Qur’ān 10:25).
Allah is calling people to peace, House of Peace, to His Paradise. He is calling all people to it, but people don’t want good things. They are running after bad things. Allah is not in need of anybody. If they are all coming, nothing will be more for Allah. If nobody comes, also there will not be any effect for Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. He is not in need. We are in need of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, for His Whole Mightiness. There is no limit for His Mightiness. He is asking us. Our planet is even like dust in this universe, and we are inside it. So what are we! We are not dust; we are nothing at all. And Allah gave us value and asked you to come. And you are running away.They say, “No. We do not believe.” If you do not believe, you’ll see later what you’ll lose. And there is no second chance for you. If you go from this Dunya without belief, there is no chance for you a second time. But here in Dunya, still until the end of your life, you can come back and Allah accepts you; He doesn’t refuse you. He is very Merciful.
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This month is His month, the month of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. There are many things in this month. First Thursday, this Thursday Night is a holy, blessed night in which Allah accepts praying, making Dua for what you want. You must ask on this night. You must be at least praying Isha, sleeping with Wudu’ (ablution), waking up for Fajr or before Fajr and making Dua. Allah ‘Azza waJalla said, “I accept this Dua.” This is the first night. The whole month is blessed.
The second one is the 27th of Rajab which is a very blessed night also. In which Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla invited Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wasallam to His Divine Presence. First from Makkah to Qudus, the Night Journey. This is the Night Journey. And after, to heaven from Jerusalem, Qudus. He became Imam for all the Prophets in this night, and they were praying behind him. He is the most beloved one for Allah. All Prophets sallaLlāhu‘alayhimwa-sallam like to be from his nation. So all of them were praying behind him. After this, Allah ordered Jibril ‘alayhi s-salam. He took him to heavens. This is a very long story. But from first heaven, second heaven, third heaven.. In each heaven there is one Prophet. And there are angels asking who came, they say Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam and they get happy welcoming him.
Then the second heaven, third heaven, fourth heaven, fifth, sixth, seventh.. until Sayyidina Jibril ‘alayhi s-salam said, “From here is your Maqam. Only you can go from behind this. I cannot go there. Allahgave me no permission. If I go, I will burn.” After, he was in the Divine Presence of Allah in which we don’t know how, what happened, what it is, how it is. Nobody knows because this is only for Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.
Because our imagination, our mind cannot reach this Maqam, this place at all. Nobody reached this place before. So Allah made it special for Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.Then what happened is, as we said, somebody, some crazy people with a mind, a brain like a chicken’s brain; a small mind. They said, “This was in dream.” Everybody dreams. Many people dream many things. It is not impossible to dream.
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We may have every kind of dream. But these people, as we said, only have a very small brain and they said this. We don’t know what happened because this is forbidden. If it was forbidden for Jibril ‘alayhi ssalam, for us, it’s more forbidden to ask. We just say that Allah gave Prophet sallaLlāhu‘alayhiwasallam this high Maqam that nobody can reach.
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