Ṭarīqah Is the Way of Īmān

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

وَقُلِ اعْمَلُوا فَسَيَرَى اللَّهُ عَمَلَكُمْ وَرَسُولُهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۖ وَسَتُرَدُّونَ إِلَىٰ عَالِمِ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

(Qur’ān 09:105)

‘Wa Quli Amalū Fasayará AllāhuAmalakum Wa Rasūluhu Wa Al-Mu’uminūna Wa Saturaddūna ’Ilá Ālimi Al-Ghaybi Wa Ash-Shahādati Fayunabbi’ukum Bimā Kuntum Tamalūna’

‘And say, “Do [as you will], for Allah will see your deeds, and [so, will] His Messenger and the believers. And you will be returned to the Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, and He will inform you of what you used to do.”’ Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “Do good deeds in this world, do righteous deeds.” Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla and our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam and believers will see the good deeds and good actions you do. After that, you will go to the realm of the witnessed, the realm of the unseen. There, everything you have done will be revealed.

The world of the unseen refers to the time after death. People cannot see it while they are alive. Since it will only become visible after death, that’s what īmān in the unseen means; īmān in what cannot be seen. Then, whatever you have done; if it was good, you will earn its reward. If it was bad, you will suffer its punishment.

Therefore, it is necessary to believe and have īmān in the unseen while you are alive. Īmān is very important. Many people become Muslims but cannot become believers. Īmān is to surrender to Allāh ﷻ, to submit to Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla and to be content with everything that comes from Him ﷻ. That is īmān.

Nowadays, many Muslims lack īmān. Why? Because they have no Murshid (guide), no one to show them the way. Everyone says, according to their own minds, “I am a Muslim, this is what I know, this is what I have read, or this is what they told me.” That is not īmān.

Īmān comes through the way of the ṭarīqah. Ṭarīqah is the way of īmān. It is the way of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, the beautiful way he ﷺ showed, what’s beneficial to people. It is what’s important.

There are many people in this time who, despite being Muslim, say, “There is no ṭarīqah. There is no need for a ṭarīqah. Ṭarīqah is unnecessary.” What harm is there in ṭarīqah? Ṭarīqah does bring great harm, but only against shayṭān. It is harmful to those who follow shayṭān’s way, because they want disbelief. Ṭarīqah strengthens īmān, with the permission of Allāh ﷻ.

May Allāh ﷻ help us. May we remain on the right way, in shā’a Llāh. May Allāh ﷻ not separate us from His ﷻ way. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

•⁠ ⁠Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

2 May 2026/ 15 Dhul Qa’dah 1447

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul

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