Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says,

“المُؤمِنُ يألَفُ ويُؤلَفُ”

“The believer is friendly and can be befriended.” [Hadith]

A believer gets along well. He gets along well with everyone. People are pleased with him. He tolerates people and gets by.

This worldly life passes in peace for the believer. He tolerates. If it’s good, he thanks Allāh ﷻ. If it’s difficult, he praises Allāh ﷻ. He gets by with people according to their situation. He is pleased with everything, and Allāh ﷻ is pleased with him.

The believer has this more than the Muslim. Those who believe in Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla and have strong īmān do this. The normal Muslim needs discipline. He must train his ego. It is also difficult to train the ego alone. That’s why, in the presence of the ṭarīqah Sheikh, he slowly disciplines the ego. He does as much as he can. They never say, “You are good.” Even if it’s a little, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla will still be pleased with him.

Of course, a person cannot do it one hundred percent. But normally, normal people, especially people of this time, object to everything. They don’t like anything. They complain about everything, while they can’t do anything. They only make themselves restless and disturbed; nothing else.

The beautiful words of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam show us the way. It shows what we must do and what we mustn’t do. Those who follow it will be at ease. Even when Sayyidina Ibrahīm ‘alayhi s-salām was in the fire, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla made a garden of paradise for him.

Therefore, if the believer resembles them and does what they say, the whole world’s [states] won’t affect him. Because who has īmān knows that these are from Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, he tolerates them, they pass by and are gone.

May Allāh ﷻ protect us from the evil of our egos. May Allāh ﷻ help us. It’s easy to say, but it’s a little bit difficult to do. In shā’a Llāh, Allāh ﷻ will help us, that we do it, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

30 April 2025/ 02 Dhul Qa’dah 1446

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

“فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَىٰ (37) وَآثَرَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا (38) فَإِنَّ الْجَحِيمَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ”

(Qur’ān 79:37-39)

“Fa’ammā Man Ţaghá (37) Wa ‘Āthara Al-Ĥayāata Ad-Dunyā (38) Fa’inna Al-Jaĥīma Hiya Al-Ma’wá (39)”

“So as for he who transgressed (37) And preferred the life of the world (38) Verily, his abode will be Hell-fire (39).” Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says. The person who prefers dunyā, the person who works for dunyā, the person who is in disobedience and rebellion, his end is bad, his end is hell. But the person who is for the pleasure of Allāh ﷻ, even if all dunyā was his, his end is paradise. When one has the pleasure of Allāh ﷻ, everything becomes good. A person who does not seek the pleasure of Allāh ﷻ will have everything become bad.

A person who prefers not the whole dunyā but as much as an atom of dunyā loses his ākhirah. Ākhirah is the eternal. The eternal life, the real life is the life of ākhirah. Dunyā is gone in the blink of an eye. Therefore, the clever person prefers ākhirah. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, when you obey Me and perform your worship, everything is ḥalāl for you, within the bounds of the ḥalāl. When it is outside the bounds of the ḥalāl, when it enters the ḥarām, then he will be working for dunyā. He will have a burden upon him. He will have punishment.

Therefore, while living, walking, sleeping, waking up and doing everything, we should remember Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. We should act as He ﷻ wants. When the intention is like that, the end will be good then. But if a person does everything for dunyā, then he does not care to distinguish between ḥalāl and ḥarām. A person who strives saying, “I will take everything. I want everything to be mine,” it will be of no use then. They are not good for him. They will be affliction for him. His earnings and deeds will not be of any benefit to him.

Because everything is current. Human being’s life in dunyā is current. It means in the existing moment. The past is over, and the future is uncertain. Therefore, always work for the pleasure of Allāh ﷻ, and remember Him ﷻ. May Allāh ﷻ make us steadfast. May we be as He ﷻ wants, in shā’a Llāh. May our aim not be dunyā but our Lord, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

29 April 2025/ 01 Dhul Qa’dah 1446

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

“إِنَّ عِدَّةَ الشُّهُورِ عِندَ اللَّهِ اثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًا فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ مِنْهَا أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌ”

(Qur’ān 09:36)

“Inna ‘Iddata Ash-Shuhūri ‘Inda Allāhi Athnā ‘Ashara Shahrāan Fī Kitābi Allāhi Yawma Khalaqa s-Samāwāti Wa l-Arda Minhā Arba’atun Hurum”

“Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve [lunar] months in the register of Allah [from] the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are Sacred.” Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.

The sacred months are four months. Three of these sacred months are reserved by Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla for people for ḥajj. And one was made separate by Allah Azza wa Jalla.

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is the Creator. He ﷻ created the moon, the stars, the days, years and so. Among them are these four months, the sacred months. They should be respected. There are things to be done and badness is forbidden, He ﷻ says. There is no war. If they were attacked, it is permissible to defend. When necessary, there is another principle. There is a principle for everything.

Tomorrow, in shā’a Llāh, starting tonight at Maghrib enters the month of Dhul Qa’dah; the months of ḥajj. After that, Dhul Ḥijjah then Muḥarram. In these three months, people used to go and return from ḥajj. In order to go and return safely, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla had ordered this. And it used to be done in old times too, before Islām. These things remained from the time of Ibrāhim ‘alayhi s-salām. The polytheists knew about them too. They respect and followed them.

Nevertheless, they would change these months to other months according to their own minds as it would fit their business. They would put a month in place of another month, and do what they are going to do. That is not permissible either. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says it is not possible in the Qur’an. Everything has its place and its time. You can’t change it according to your own mind.

For us, the partial seclusion starts from tonight at Maghrib until the tenth of Dhul Ḥijjah. The partial seclusion only. There is no permission for the 40-day seclusion; no one is allowed to do it. If one will do the partial seclusion, he can do it now. If he wants between Maghrib and Isha. If he wants between Asr and Maghrib. If he wants before Fajr until Ishrāq. He makes the intention for seclusion for the sake of Allāh ﷻ. He can do his awrād, his dhikr, his tasbihāt, read Qur’an and so. That would be a great virtue for a person.

People of ṭarīqah should enter seclusion anyway. In the meantime, in this time, there is no need for seclusion for people. Because the worldly situation is terrible. People’s egos can’t handle that seclusion. In this time, it would be more virtuous to do without seclusion. But with the intention for seclusion, the partial seclusion replaces the official seclusion for the murīd. Therefore, it is until the tenth of Dhul Ḥijjah, 40 days straight. And for those who cannot do it now, they can from Rajab until the tenth of Sha’ban. So our seclusion time is twice a year. Other than that, one is free.

May Allāh ﷻ accept it. May our days and months be blessed, in shā’a Llāh. May our lives, years and months be beneficial and of goodness. That is what’s important. Your life is passing. It doesn’t wait for you. It doesn’t stop. That’s why, we must benefit. As much as we can do, in shā’a Llāh, may Allāh ﷻ accept it. May Allāh ﷻ be pleased. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

28 April 2025/ 30 Shawwal 1446

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, we are in the month of Shawwāl. It was a heavy month. This month falls between holy Ramaḍān and ḥajj. Now, in shā’a Llāh, after tomorrow is the start of the month of Dhul Qa’dah. The ḥajjīs begin their journey to ḥajj. For these people, it is a blessing from Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, as a miracle.

Of course, there’s a difference between what Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says and what people do according to their own minds. It cannot be compared. There is no such thing as comparison for that. What Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has appointed for people is for their benefit and for their good. Ḥajj is one of them. If a person has wealth and is healthy, it is obligatory for him to do it. It is one of the conditions of Islām. Those who do not do it will have incompleted the conditions of Islām: The first is Kalimat Shahādah. The second is prayer. The third is fasting. Then zakāt and ḥajj.

People do all the others; they can do them. But as for the matter of ḥajj, most people don’t give it much importance. Even if one gave it such an importance, there are a lot of obstacles right now. If he said “Let’s go to ḥajj right away” and he had the money, there are still a lot of other obstacles that he cannot do it. If he cannot do it, after he makes the intention, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla accepts his intention. But those who never think about it will regret it in ākhirah, “If only we had done it.”

Of course, it could be done as ḥajj badal (by proxy). Its reward compared to ḥajj is one in a thousand, one in a ten thousand or one in a hundred thousand. That much reward and virtues are attained by a person. That’s another matter. But, of course, at least he will be saved from this sin. That applies for those who have wealth and are healthy, but do not go. But for others who are poor or sick and could not go, the ḥajj performed in their place will be accepted. Then, it will be like going.

When one has no wealth and cannot go, then the obligation is waived. And when it’s not an obligation, he will not be held accountable. So there is no sin upon this person. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, “إِذَا أَخَذَ مَا أَوْهَبَ أَسْقَطَ مَا أَوْجَبَ”, “If He ﷻ took what He ﷻ has granted, He ﷻ drops what He ﷻ has obligated.” This is a rule of Fiqh. There is no accountability for what He ﷻ has not given. That thing is waived. The order is waived.

For example, this may be upon the madmen. The man is crazy. He has no mind. So neither prayer is obligatory for him, nor fasting is obligatory. He is not mukallaf (responsible). And according the matter of ḥajj, who has no money or has no good health, the obligation is waived for him. If he cannot do it, he is not held accountable for it. But if there isn’t any obstacle, a person should do it. As we said, there are many obstacles now. When they say, “It is forbidden. This and that. We will take that much people. We will accept only this much,” that obligation is waived for the person. Otherwise, he must go.

May Allāh ﷻ grant it to everyone. Because such a journey is necessary for everyone’s spirituality, to gain virtue, barakah and reward. Performing one prayer in Masjid al-Harām is like performing a hundred thousand prayers. A prayer has as much virtue as all the prayers you perform in a lifetime. Visiting our Holy ‎Prophet ﷺ, standing in his ﷺ presence is another beauty and another benefit. And every prayer performed there is worth a thousand prayers; its reward, virtue and everything.

May Allāh ﷻ grant it to all of us. May those who could not go be granted it, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

27 April 2025/ 29 Shawwal 1446

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

“وَخُلِقَ الْإِنسَانُ ضَعِيفًا”

(Qur’ān 04:28)

“Wa Khuliqa Al-‘Insānu Đa`īfāan”

“And mankind was created weak.” Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.

Allāh ﷻ created human being weak. No one should boast saying, “I am like this. I am like that.” If Allāh ﷻ wants, He ﷻ makes the weak strong and the strong weak. Therefore, we are under the command of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla.

SubhanAllah, today this matter happened. It shows how weak mankind are. May Allāh ﷻ be pleased with you. I guess we fell asleep till now. Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, we didn’t miss Fajr prayer at least. We missed all the night prayers. They knocked on our door and woke us up for Fajr prayer.

Mankind may fall into heedlessness if Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla wants. Human is weak. We perform all acts of worship and all acts of obedience with Allāh’s ﷻ grace and kindness. We must make shukr to Him ﷻ. Mankind’s heedlessness is through the will of Allāh ﷻ. It is His ﷻ will. Everything we do is by the grace and kindness of Allāh ﷻ. It is not right to boast, “I did this. I did that. Others did not do it.”

One of the great ‘awliyā’; I don’t remember exactly who it was. In Baghdad, he got up early in the morning with his father before Fajr for Tahajjud. He said, “Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, we woke up. Look, all the people are sleeping in heedlessness. Thanks be to Allāh ﷻ, we got up for Tahajjud. They are sleeping.” His father said, “If only you were sleeping too and you hadn’t said this.” This boasting is wrong. Everything happens by Allāh’s ﷻ grace and kindness. Whether you get up or go to sleep or fall into heedlessness, it is from Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla.

Therefore, ṭarīqah is adab (good manners). And adab is to be thankful to Allāh ﷻ. You must not consider anything as important. You must not value anything. Our worship and obedience are all of no value. If Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla doesn’t want that, your ego will first make you compare with others, “He is like this, he is like that.” That is wrong.

Comparing yourself is a trick of shayṭān too. In order for shayṭān to make your ego bigger, he tells you, “You get up for Tahajjud prayers. You do Qiyāmu l-Layl. You don’t sleep at night. You do this and that.” He set a trap for you to lose what you have gained.

Some people who enter ṭarīqah ask, “How much has my rank become?” That is also not from the principles or manners. You who entered ṭarīqah, you already entered ṭarīqah because it is the way of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, to discipline your ego more. Don’t ask that. It is not from the principles or manners. What will you do? You will continue on your way. The greatest karāmah: is: “أَجَلُّ الْكَرَامَاتِ دَوَامُ التَّوْفِيقِ”, “Ajallu l-karāmāt dawāmu t-tawfīq”. Being consistent on the way is the greatest karāmah.

You should praise Allāh ﷻ. You should make shukr to Allāh ﷻ. You mustn’t compare yourself to others. Allāh ﷻ knows what our end will be. What’s important is for us to be steadfast. If you’re not steadfast, you can do all the worship, and be like shayṭān. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. There is no place left on earth or heavens where he has not prayed, and in the end he became the most despicable and the worst of creation. Therefore, to avoid being like him, you must continue on the way of Allāh ﷻ. You must be consistent on this way, without looking at this or that, without asking, “How much have I done? What rank have I reached?” May Allāh ﷻ protect us.

Sometimes, when you stay consistent, some state occurs unwillingly. You will be rewarded for your worship in the same way with the grace and kindness of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. There is another story. Sayyidina Bāyazīd al-Basṭāmī – just like what happened with us today – fell asleep during the night prayers and couldn’t get up. He probably prayed Fajr prayer or did not prayed it on time. Shayṭān was very happy.

Sayyidina Bāyazīd al-Basṭāmī was very sad, he cried. He was profoundly sad and cried a lot. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla wrote a thousand times more reward for what he couldn’t do than what he did. It was seen in ghayb and shayṭān also saw that. After a while, he also fell asleep for the second time.

He saw someone waking him up, pushing him. He looked and shayṭān was waking him up. “Get up and pray! You’re going to miss Fajr prayer”, he said. Sayyidina Bāyazīd al-Basṭāmī said, “How can you do this? You should be making me sleep more.” Shayṭān said, “Last time, I made you fall asleep. You gained a thousand times more reward. So wake up now. We managed that one time only and cannot anymore.”

So if a person fell into heedlessness, got sick or so and missed a prayer, Allāh ﷻ writes him the same reward and thawāb. May Allāh ﷻ forgive us all. May Allāh ﷻ be pleased with you too, you waited here so much. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

26 April 2025/ 28 Shawwal 1446

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

“فَمَنْ آمَنَ وَأَصْلَحَ فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ”

(Qur’ān 06:48)

“Faman ‘Āmana Wa ‘Aşlaĥa Falā Khawfun `Alayhim Wa Lā HumYaĥzanūn”

“So whoever believes and reforms – there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.” Sadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.

Those who believe will have no fear and no sadness, with Allāh’s ﷻ permission. Taking refuge in Allāh ﷻ is the greatest goodness for the believer. It is a gift from Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. That gift is what’s important.

Mankind’s life is not for dunyā but for ākhirah. Dunyā is temporary. Ākhirah is eternal. Therefore, those who are with Allāh ﷻ, those who are on the way of Allāh ﷻ have no sadness, grief, or sorrow; people who truly rely on Allāh ﷻ. Muslims, of course, are better than non-Muslims. Benefit has been given by Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla to those who believe. Allāh ﷻ invites everyone to safety and paradise. No one is deprived from that. Anyone who wants can come. They can come to that place. Everyone is invited.

But of course, the person’s stubbornness, ego and kufr keep him away from that. He runs to the opposite direction. Most people are upon Istiqāmah (going straight) on the bad side. People follow their egos, desires, and shayṭān. They stray from the right way, they flee. Whereas, peace is in it. Goodness is in it. Winning is in it.

A person who wins his life is who’s on the way of Allāh ﷻ. Those who are not on the way of Allāh ﷻ have lost their lives. They say, “He lost his life.” They are the ones who have lost their lives. Those who have no īmān will have lost their lives when they die. They have lost. They have lost their opportunities. Those who believe have won. They have earned their lives. Now they keep saying he lost his life.

A few days ago, they said the head of kufr lost his life. He has already lost. And those who follow his way lose. Because they have strayed from the way of Allāh ﷻ. They have followed a way according to their own minds. Yet, they know the truth. Whoever goes on that way following their egos, despite knowing, will lose their life. It will be of no benefit. None of them will see anything good in ākhirah.

Therefore, those on the way of Allāh ﷻ have won. They must stay steadfast on that way. Now, some nonsense things have come out. “I believe in this, I don’t believe in this. I like this, I don’t like this.” Religion is not according to your own mind. Whatever the religion says, you must follow. Religion came through the way of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. You must follow that way.

Now they say, “We don’t want Ḥadīth. The Qur’an is enough for us.” They have also gone astray. And they are leading people astray. He who accepts that is deficient in mind. He has no mind. He is a fool. He is crazy. Because by whose means did the Qur’an come? Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. You don’t accept Ḥadīth, you accept Qur’an. As they say, “Bu ne perhiz, bu ne lahana turşusu!” It means “What a contrast!” It’s exactly the same.

Man has mind. Allāh ﷻ has given him logic and mind. Shayṭān, desires and ego have destroyed their minds. And they are subject to them mindlessly. May Allāh ﷻ preserve our minds. May Allāh ﷻ not deviate us from the right way. May Allāh ﷻ bless this Friday of ours, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

There are recited Qur’an Khatms, Tahlilāt, Salawat, Dalā’il al-Khayrāt, Ayāt, Surahs. May Allāh ﷻ accept all Qur’an Khatms and Tasbīhāt. We gift them firstly to our Holy Prophet ﷺ, his ﷺ Ahlu l-Bayt and ṣaḥābah, souls of all Anbiya, Awliya, Asfiya and Prophets. To the souls of our Mashayikh and all our passed ones. May whatever goals those who recited have be reached. For happiness here and hereafter. For strength of īmān, in shā’a Llāh. May there be safety for Muslims, in shā’a Llāh. May Allāh ﷻ protect our Muslims brothers in distress. May Allāh ﷻ bring them to safety. Li-Llahi Ta’āla.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

25 April 2025/ 27 Shawwal 1446

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

“إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُمْسِكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ أَن تَزُولَا ۚ وَلَئِن زَالَتَا إِنْ أَمْسَكَهُمَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ مِّن بَعْدِهِ”

(Qur’ān 35:41)

“Inna Allāha Yumsiku s-Samāwāti Wa Al-‘Arda ‘An Tazūlā ۚ Wa La’in Zālatā ‘In ‘Amsakahumā Min ‘Aĥadin Min Ba’dih”

“Indeed, Allah holds the heavens and the earth, lest they cease. And if they should cease, no one could hold them [in place] after Him.” Sadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is the one who created the earth and heavens in such an order and alignment. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla holds them [in place]. Everything happens by His ﷻ command, by His ﷻ permission. Nothing happens by itself. No movement happens by itself. Indeed, it is by the order of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla.

This Ayah Karīmah says, the heavens and the earths are held by Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. If He ﷻ does not hold them, they will be blown away; nothing will remain. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is the one who creates with His ﷻ will. Nothing happens without His ﷻ command.

People try to do things without realizing their own worth. And then, they think they are something. But Allāh ﷻ reminds people with a little thing. Everyone says Allāh ﷻ then. They have to say Allāh ﷻ.

That’s why, we shouldn’t forget. This earth and heavens are standing by His ﷻ command and His ﷻ permission. Everything in the place we live in, in dunyā is standing on the edge, as we said. But nothing happens unless it’s by Allāh’s ﷻ permission. It happens when the time comes.

This earth is full of things. We went to Italy years ago. There is one city that’s under a volcano. That sea there has such a big thing in it that if it explodes nothing would remain from this world. This is one of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla’s creations. There are many and many more.

That’s why, we should to turn to Allāh ﷻ. We must repent and ask for forgiveness. They say, “What should we do?” People are scared now. Ask Allāh ﷻ for forgiveness, “Forgive us.” Repent and ask forgiveness. “Forgive our sins. We are weak servants. We repent for what we’ve done, for not remembering Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla.” That’s what must be done. Return to Him ﷻ, and ask for His ﷻ mercy.

Some people don’t say anything at first, then after this [earthquake] happens, they ask forgiveness. “What kind of foolish people are these. There’s no one controlling earth, there’s nothing like that.” But when such a thing happens, they don’t remember those things. Everyone says Allāh ﷻ then. They must say so. You must say Allāh ﷻ before these things happen and beg Allāh ﷻ. May Allāh ﷻ forgive us. May He ﷻ protect us, in shā’a Llāh.

The beautiful side of the Muslim is that he always remembers Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, he always asks for help from Him ﷻ. No one else can help him if he asks from. No one can stand in front of these things. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla can. Beg to Allāh ﷻ to protect us. May Allāh ﷻ protect us, in shā’a Llāh. We came from Him ﷻ and we will return to Him ﷻ. Allāh’s ﷻ will has been fulfilled, in shā’a Llāh. May those afraid get well soon.

As we said, ask Allāh ﷻ for mercy. Repent and ask for forgiveness for Allāh ﷻ to forgive us. Strive to complete the shortcomings. Ṣadaqah is very important. What’s most important is Ṣadaqah. It protects and keeps one safe. It cures illness, and it also wards off accidents and afflictions, in shā’a Llāh.

May Allāh ﷻ help us. May Allāh ﷻ protect us, in shā’a Llāh. May Allāh ﷻ grant people īmān. May those who repent keep their repentance, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

24 April 2025/ 26 Shawwal 1446

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says in many places in Qur’ān ‘Aẓīmu sh-Sha’n, do not be with the ignorant, do not follow the ignorant. In many places, He ﷻ warns people, He ﷻ warns the believers. Because ignorance is a bad thing. The worst thing to give to a person is ignorance.

In old times, they used to call someone who could not read or write, ignorant. After that, in the time our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam came, ignorance was everywhere in the world. It was called ‘Jāhiliyyah al-ū’la’, ‘The First Age of Ignorance’ said our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. The second one is now. The time we live in now is the time of the second Jāhiliyyah. The second is much worse than the first.

In the first one, they were still accepting some things. People now are not accepting anything. They don’t accept the truth. They think of things according to their own minds considering them right. And they run after them. That’s what is not true, that’s what is useless. It keeps them away from the truth. That is what ignorance is. Ignorance is reading and not understanding. Reading and not benefiting from it. They know all knowledge but they do not know the truth. They are all outside of what the truth is.

Therefore, the one who does not accept and does not know the truth is ignorant. And what he studies is of no benefit. The person who studies for years and thinks he is something, his ignorance increases day by day. Until he finds the truth, then he will be saved from this ignorance, and he will have saved himself. Otherwise, his ignorance will cause him to remain in the worst place forever.

On the contrary, thought is important. Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, thinking for an hour is better than worshipping for seventy years. Because when a person sees the truth, believes and follows the right way, he will be happy in dunyā and ākhirah then. Otherwise, it is of no use in dunyā. And in ākhirah, it’s even worse. May Allāh ﷻ protect us.

Indeed, we live in the age of ignorance. It is also like a dirty disease. It spreads from one to another, from one to another. It is a contagious disease. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. May He ﷻ protect our īmān, in shā’a Llāh. May we not be among the ignorant, in shā’a Llāh. “فَلَا تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْجَاهِلِينَ”, “Falā Takūnanna Mina Al-Jāhilīn”, “So never be of the ignorant.” (Qur’an 06:35). Neither be from the ignorant ones nor be with them. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

23 April 2025/ 25 Shawwal 1446

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

“وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِي آدَمَ”

(Qur’ān 17:70)

“Wa Laqad Karramnā Banī ‘Ādam”

“And We have certainly honored the children of Adam.” Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, He ﷻ gave the highest rank to mankind. The pious of mankind is in the highest rank among the creatures in the sight of Allāh ﷻ.

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has created countless creatures. As we know, there are angels, there are jinn and there are mankind. If mankind is on the way of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, they will always be the highest among them all. They will be higher than the angels. When our Holy ‎Prophet ﷺ went on the Mi’rāj, Sayyidina Jibrīl ‘alayhi s-salām reached to a certain point. From there on, it was only for our Holy ‎Prophet ﷺ. Because his ﷺ rank is higher than all creatures.

Therefore, a person who goes on that way, his rank will be higher than all of them. But when one does not follow that way, his rank will be at the lowest rank. He will be at the most inferior rank. On that way, the right way, a person is granted a gift; the person who goes on the right way. The one who doesn’t go on the right way becomes the lowest, the most inferior of creatures and a person who is not loved in the sight Allāh ﷻ. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla does not love him. He ﷻ does not love the unbelievers. He ﷻ does not love polytheists. He ﷻ does not love those who harm people.

The higher one’s rank, the more he becomes beloved in the sight of Allāh ﷻ. A beloved person has great benefit. He has eternal happiness and benefit. Others have eternal [suffering]. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. Some have it eternally. Some have a little then are cleansed after suffering the punishment of their deeds, sins or badness they have committed. Then, they have more ranks. But the one who does not recognize at all, then woe to him. He will be eternally in misery. He will be miserable and in hell forever. He who does not hold onto the way of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla will have a bad end.

Now, there are many who deceive people. Many people say, “It is like this. No, like that. What is īmān? What is Islām? There is nothing like that.” They deceive people and people are deceived too. And when they are deceived, they will have their punishment. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has given us mind. A person who uses his mind will definitely see the truth. A person who does not use it will then suffer the punishment. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. May Allāh ﷻ give people īmān. May He ﷻ protect our īmān, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

22 April 2025/ 24 Shawwal 1446

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says,

“إِنَّمَا الْعِلْمُ بِالتَّعَلُّمِ، وَإِنَّمَا الْحِلْمُ بِالتَّحَلُّمِ”

“Knowledge is only by learning, and patience is only by exerting oneself to be patient.”

How is knowledge learned? It is only by learning. Students learn gradually. Knowledge is not learned all at once. A person cannot do everything at once. You cannot become a scholar at once. You cannot become a knowledgeable one at once. One learns slowly; one day, two days, five days, ten days. No matter how much, there is no end to knowledge anyway. No matter how much you learn, there will still be many things to learn. There is no end to knowledge.

“وَإِنَّمَا الْحِلْمُ بِالتَّحَلُّمِ”. To be Halīm, forbearing. Halīm means to restrain your anger, to control your anger. How does that happen? That also happens gradually. Every time you get angry, “I must get rid of this anger. We will be better tomorrow. We will be better the next day.” One must do so. Now they come and tell us, “We get very angry. How can we get rid of that?” A human is not like a paint jar. You put it in then take it out and it will end your anger. It cannot happen like that. Slowly, slowly.

Every time you get angry, control your anger, you get rid of that anger. You restrain yourself from it. You control yourself. Because they say that those who rise with anger sit down with harm. It is exactly like that. Little by little, a person can control his anger. Of course, it also happens with someone making du’ā’ for you. Du’ā’ also happens gradually; it doesn’t happen all at once. If he makes du’ā’, it will happen, in shā’a Llāh.

But the most important thing is to make an effort yourself: both to learn more in terms of knowledge, to learn more every day; and to control your anger. That is also day by day, day by day. He can control himself then, in shā’a Llāh. Because the biggest thing now – it has been like that in every time, but now it’s much worse. Now they’ve given you such a thing that the more you get angry, the better it will be for you.

This is the instruction of the shayṭān; nothing else. “Fight with everyone. Fight with your mother, with your father, with your siblings, with your wife, with your husband. Fight with everyone. Don’t be silent. I don’t know what will happen if you keep quiet.” No, you must keep quiet. If you don’t keep quiet, you will either get beaten, or worse things could happen. May Allāh ﷻ protect you.

That’s why, anger is not good. It’s the will of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. A companion came and said, “Tell me something.” He ﷺ said, “Lā taghdab,” don’t get angry. Then, he ﷺ said again, “Lā taghdab.” Our Prophet ﷺ said again, don’t get angry. The companion said, “If I had asked until the morning, I knew that our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam would have said the same thing.”

So after saying it the fifth time, the companion didn’t say anything anymore. So this is for the whole ummah. Anger is not a good thing, it is useless. Especially if you get angry about unnecessary things, it will eat you up for nothing. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

21 April 2025/ 23 Shawwal 1446

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

May Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla bless all our days. Some days are blessed days. The holy days are holy according to the Hijrī Calendar. The Gregorian is for the dates. It is valueless because of other things.

There were some things that confused people. They made people value some unnecessary things. Today is the 20th of April. It is the birthday of our Holy ‎Prophet ﷺ according to the Gregorian calendar. But today is not the Mawlid. The month of Mawlid is different. The month of Mawlid is in Rabi’ ul-Awwal. Rabi’ ul-Awwal doesn’t come in the same time. It constantly changes according to the Gregorian calendar of the year. Therefore, that blessed day is not today. Today is a time as a date. They used to say this in terms of the Gregorian date to weaken the īmān of Muslims. “This is the week of birth. It’s the birthday.”

Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim never accepted this. There is no religious day in terms of the Gregorian calendar. All of them, our religion of Islām is according to the Hijrī calendar, according to the Lunar; not the solar year but the lunar year. The sign of Islām is the crescent, the moon. It is act according to it that we are obligated to perform our worship. The Islamic ethics and principles are according to the Hijrī calendar. The same applies to ḥajj, Ramaḍān and the holy days.

This is what applies in Islām. But in order to change Islām, some ill-intentioned people have a group that fasts Ramaḍān in winter. I think people haven’t heard of that. They have something like that. They used to make these days of April as the birth week of our ‎Prophet ﷺ. Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, they have no benefit; they have nothing but harm.

Therefore, we must be careful about the days, the times. Muslims must do what our ‎Prophet ﷺ did. They must say what he ﷺ said. And they must reject what he ﷺ said to reject. What they must accept is his ﷺ way. His ﷺ way is the way of light. His ﷺ way is the way of ḥaqq. Who goes to another way goes astray. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. The way is ṭarīqah. Ṭarīqah is what preserves that way. There are other projects. After the time of our ‎Prophet ﷺ and even in his ﷺ time, there were false prophets. They were gone, and there were others who came after them. Until the Day of Judgment, shayṭān will not remain idle. They come up with things according to their own minds. They confuse people and destroy their īmān.

Therefore, the way of ṭarīqah is a solid way. We should follow it. A person in ṭarīqah does not go on other ways. He goes on the right way, upon istiqāmah, on the way of our Prophet ﷺ with Allāh’s ﷻ permission. May Allāh ﷻ make us steadfast. May He ﷻ not let us be confused in shā’a Llāh. People are confused. They know the bad as good, and the good as bad. They know the wrong as right, and the right as wrong. There are many things that confuse people. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. May He ﷻ not separate Muslims from the right way, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

20 April 2025/ 22 Shawwal 1446

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, “الْمَعِدَةُ بَيْتُ الدَّاءِ وَالْحِمْيَةُ رَأْسُ الدَّوَاءِ”, “Al-mi’dah bāytu d-dā’i wa l-ḥimya ra’su d-dawa’i”, “The stomach is the house of diseases, and diet is the best medicine.” Ṣadaqa Rasūlu Llāh ﷺ fi ma qal aw kamā qal. (The Messenger of Allāh ﷻ says the truth in what he ﷺ said or as he ﷺ said). The stomach is the place of people’s illness. It’s the house of illness, says our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. And diet is the medicine, the best of medicines.

That’s why, you should watch what you eat. You should eat in moderation. As a cure for you, whatever harms you, you should stay away from it or you should eat a little of it. Too much of anything is harmful. They say, too much of a good thing is bad. That’s why, there wasn’t this much food in the past. People couldn’t find this much food. Now when they find it, they don’t recognize any limits or boundaries. One eats as much as his ego wants. Normally in a day, one meal is a must; two is the sunnah of the mashāyikh; and three is for normal people. People are not satisfied with three. They eat all the time. And as we said, they don’t pay attention to what they eat.

Now they’re saying again, meat is that much, it’s expensive. It’s not necessary to eat meat all the time. Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, “سيِّدُ الطَّعامِ اللَّحمُ”, the most valuable of foods is meat. But of course, one cannot find meat all the time. He should also eat vegetables. There is cure in everything Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has made ḥalāl for us. He must eat from everything. Now people are used to only one thing. They eat something and don’t want anything else. Vegetables, no one will approach it much. It has to be meat. So there must be things to balance the body. If you’re going to eat meat, there’s no need to eat too much. One must eat from vegetables, from grains, from everything.

People of old times used to cook from everything. There were varieties. On the Ottomans table, on the Sultan’s table, there were fifty varieties. It would be much more even; there was at least fifty varieties and they were all different. Of course, people cannot make that much now. But people are too lazy to cook at home now. They get from outside. And it’s not clear what they put outside. So it’s not clear what they eat. And there are some really weird things that have come out. They put substances in it in order make it taste better. Those substances poison the human body. They destroy the organs inside you. Also drinks, they’re a thousand times worse.

That’s why, our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says that the place of illness is the stomach. Be careful what you put in it. Some things may be sweet and taste nicely, yet everything should be eaten in moderation. As much as you can, let your children eat from home. It will be both beneficial for them and healthy. Allāh ﷻ has given favors. There is a cure for everything. Apart from cure, everything has many benefits for the body and for the soul. Not only for the body, it is also important for spirituality.

Therefore, be careful with what you eat and drink, and what you feed your children. Get them used to eating everything from childhood. Children now are now like the four-legged creatures. These creatures too, if you give them straw all the time, they eat straw. But if you take them outside, they try to eat more grass, leaves and such. They love it more. Since Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla even gave them that, human beings are more important, more intelligent. We must make them used to it.

Let them eat everything. Intend for it to be cure, light and īmān for them. Before you eat, wash your hands and say BismiLlāh. Now most people don’t wash their hands. Most people don’t know BismiLlāh anyways. After that, they ask why the illnesses have increased. May Allāh ﷻ help us. May what we eat be cure, light and īmān for us, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

19 April 2025/ 21 Shawwal 1446

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

To be from people of ṭarīqah is a gift given from Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla to mankind. People enter ṭarīqah for the sake of Allāh ﷻ, and they also enter for the sake of our Holy ‎Prophet ﷺ. They have many enemies then. The biggest enemies are of course shayṭān, ego, desires. They attack those who enter ṭarīqah more. They strike them more. They are their main enemies.

Normal people are not attacked that much. Because they go their way anyway. They are as they want, they do as they want. So they are no longer needed. They are already bad friends, bad people. They are worse than the shayṭān. Because what the shayṭān cannot do, a bad person can do. People become like monsters. “وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ”, “Wa idha l-wuhūshu hushirat”, “And when the wild beasts are gathered.” (Qur’ān 81:05). The beasts are gathered, He ﷻ says.

We are in the end of times. Indeed, it is like that. Their way is the way of shayṭān. What does the shayṭān want? Does he want good? He never wants good. He wants evil for them to be bad. He wants all people to be bad. That’s why, he attacks the people of ṭarīqah more.

Therefore, the people of ṭarīqah must be careful. People of ṭarīqah ask, “What should we do?” They think that if they join ṭarīqah they will rise. Some people ask, “What is my rank?” There is no rank. You are at war with the enemy. To win it is enough for you. “How many ranks did I attain?” Sometimes there are fraudulent ṭarīqah members who have nothing to do with ṭarīqah. They deceive people by saying they are from ṭarīqah. They tell them, “Your rank is this and that much.” When they do so, they take advantage of them.

As we said, ṭarīqah people should be careful. When you enter ṭarīqah, you are entering for the sake of Allāh ﷻ, to follow the way of our Holy ‎Prophet ﷺ. Don’t think about anything else. What is ṭarīqah? Ṭarīqah is to do all the commands of Islām, as much as you can. “How far have I gone? How much of my ego has gone? How much of my ego is left?” there is no need to think like that.

You are in a constant fight with your ego. You are in Jihad, you are at war with your ego. Therefore, do not say, “I will reward my ego.” The moment you say “I have won,” you will have been defeated by your ego, you will have been defeated by shayṭān. Therefore, ṭarīqah is praying the five prayers, fasting, giving zakāt and going to ḥajj. These are what ṭarīqah is. The more sunnahs you can do, if you can do good deeds, you can do so. But this is the main thing. Anything more than that is a gift from Allāh ﷻ.

Some people think, “Once I enter ṭarīqah, I’ll do very much.” Then, they can’t do them so they stop in the middle of the way. Ṭarīqah is: “أَجَلُّ الْكَرَامَاتِ دَوَامُ التَّوْفِيقِ”, “Ajallu l-karāmāt dawāmu t-tawfīq”. The biggest karāmāh of all is to be consistent. Continue on that way and don’t look here and there. Don’t look at how much your ego has become, how much is left of it, how much it has increased.

Rely on Allāh ﷻ and continue on this way. Otherwise, shayṭān enters your head and makes waswasa. He either makes waswasa or deceives you telling you you’ve become very great. And the deeds you’ve done go in vain. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. This is the principle of ṭarīqah. May we continue upon it, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

17 April 2025/ 19 Shawwal 1446

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

“لَاهِيَةً قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ وَأَسَرُّوا النَّجْوَى”

(Qur’an 21:03)

“Lāhiyatan Qulūbuhum; Wa ‘AsarrūAn-Najwá”

“With hearts preoccupied. And they confer in secret.” Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.

The hearts of people are somewhere else. Their thoughts are somewhere else. People are often heedless. And in this time, heedlessness is more than the old times. There weren’t many things like this to keep people busy. Everyone minded their own business. Those who will study, studied. Those who won’t study, worked. Now, they are all the same.

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla created people differently, but these people want to make them uniform and of one type according to their own minds. They want to put them in a mold. They put them in a mold, and after that the mold is useless. What will happen to all these people then? Nothing. They want to put in that mold people who don’t fit into it so that nothing good comes out of them.

People of old times – now there is no intelligence left, there is no mind left. They handed it all over to the tools. Artificial intelligence, they say. “It will do our job for us. Let’s play and just have fun; that’s enough for us. Let’s enjoy ourselves. We don’t want anything else. The tools would take care of us anyways. We don’t need to use our minds anymore. That machine takes care of us.” The children, the old and the young all have this nuisance in their hands. They play around with it the whole time and don’t look at anything else.

The same applies to those who study. So they neither understand nor learn. Years pass in vain. And then they strive to see goodness. When this issue happens to the student, the student should focus on his own lessons. This machine should not think for you. If it does, it will be useless for you. You will be useless. Children have been possessed by this thing. They’ve taken them captive.

That machine must be limited. They haven’t set any limits or boundaries. Everything has its limits, it has its boundaries. You mustn’t exceed it. If you’re going to benefit from something, there’s a limit. If you exceed that limit all the time, you’ll be controlled by that thing. You will either be controlled by your ego or by these machines.

Therefore, you must be careful. People of old times were very different. Students would go to school, to a place far from their families. Not like today, their mother would call every minute. Every minute, their sibling, friend or this and that would call, “What happened? What’s there?” In that time, when they went there were no cars, no planes. It took six months for the letters to arrive.

One of the greatest scholars, one of the Awliyā’ was Imām Ghazāli. He says, “I went to study. Six months later a letter came from my family. I didn’t open this letter. Then, another came and another came.” He put them all on top of each other. He opened the letters seven years later. A letter came saying, “Your mother died.” “If I had opened it, I wouldn’t have received this knowledge anyway. My mind would be confused. I wouldn’t have benefited from anything.” Imagine that he didn’t even open the letter that came every six months! And look at the state of the people now! How will they study? How will they benefit? May Allāh ﷻ protect us.

People are completely captives. They cannot leave them. The same goes for children. So at least set a limit for them. Especially for these students studying in madrasah. Do you want the phone or madrasah? “I want the phone.” Come brother, take your phone, go home and play as much as you want. If no, if you want madrasah, you will leave the phone. No more phones from now on. You can have the phone once a week for 15-20 minutes if you want to talk to your family, if you want to talk to this or that person. It should be given on that condition. This is for madrasah, and it should be the same for other students. Not once a week, but ten to twenty minutes a day is enough. Don’t feel sorry for them. If you feel sorry, it’s not mercy, it’s you that will be pitied; it’s your state that will be pitied then. You must be careful about that.

Surely, families should do this to their children. This limit is important. “Freedom is unlimited. There is no freedom.” When there is unlimited freedom, it becomes bad. You will be trespassing on someone else’s rights. You will be trespassing on someone else’s boundaries. Therefore, you must set limits on everything to control your ego. You should set limits for your ego as well. Your ego has rights, and things that are not its rights. We must be careful about that. May Allāh ﷻ help us.

We are living in very difficult times indeed. Everywhere is danger. Everywhere is evil. Especially in those machines. There is a lot of filth appearing in front of the children. People used to know only those things when they were going to get married. Now they show it to 2 and 3 year-olds. May Allāh ﷻ help us. May Allāh ﷻ protect them. May He ﷻ send the Sāhib, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

There are recited Qur’an Khatms, Ayāt, Surahs, Tasbihat, Salawat. May Allāh ﷻ accept from those who have recited them. We gift them firstly to the great soul of our Holy Prophet ﷺ, his ﷺ Ahlu l-Bayt and ṣaḥābah, souls of all Anbiya, Awliya, Asfiya and Mashayikh, to the souls of all our passed ones, to Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim, Hajjah Anne, Hala Sultan, all Anbiya, Awliya, Asfiya, to the souls of all late Muslims and Mu’mins. May they reach them. May whatever goals those who recited have be reached. For happiness here and hereafter. For strength of īmān. May Allāh ﷻ protect our īmān. Li-Llahi Ta’āla.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

18 April 2025/ 20 Shawwal 1446

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

The advice of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam for the Muslim, “إِفعَلوا الخَير”, “If’alū l-Khayr.” Do goodness always. Make Sajdah. Make Ruku’. Don’t leave goodness, says our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.

“الْمُسْلِمُ مَنْ سَلِمَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ وَيَدِهِ”, “Al-muslimu man salima l-muslimuna min lisānihī wa yadihī”, “A Muslim is the one from whose tongue and hands the Muslims are safe.” [Hadith].

A Muslim is a person whom people are safe with so they do not get hurt by his hands, and they do not get hurt by his tongue. No evil comes from a Muslim. Goodness must come out. He must do good.

He who is not a Muslim can do anything. “لَيْسَ بَعْدَ الْكُفْرِ ذَنْب”, “Laysa baa’da l-kufri dhanb”. There is no sin after kufr. The biggest sin is kufr. After it, everything is easy. Kufr is the biggest sin.

Therefore, when one becomes a Muslim, he must do all kinds of good deeds. He must do all kinds of help. Whatever people and Muslims are in need of, he must help them as much as he can.

What he can’t, Allāh ﷻ gives him according to his intention. If his intention is to help all people, Allāh ﷻ will give him reward and thawāb according to his intention. There mustn’t be an intention to do evil. There is never an intention to do evil.

The ego is already capable of doing all kinds of evil. Therefore, a Muslim will preserve his ego. He will not give way to his ego. He will ride on his ego. His ego should not ride on him. Otherwise, we move away from Islām. People who are not Muslims or who are not subject to Islām will have left the way.

Everything we do is for the sake of Allāh ﷻ. What is it that we will do? He ﷻ has shown the way to everything. There is sharī’ah. There is a ṭarīqah. The things a Muslim should do are clear. But the most important thing is to do khayr, to do goodness, to stay away from evil. People of today have become envious. “If it is not with me, it must not be with anyone else.” They harm other’s possessions. They disturb other’s comfort; at least in that respect.

Therefore, a Muslim must definitely stay away from these things. He must not do something by following others. He should not think that the evil these people do is good. No evil is good. You must live for the sake of Allāh ﷻ. You must be beneficial to people so that Allāh ﷻ will give you reward and thawāb. He ﷻ does not give reward and thawāb for evil. He ﷻ only gives for goodness. Badness must be prevented. Badness must not be shown as good. Be with those who are in the way of Allāh ﷻ.

Do not be with those who are outside the way of Allāh ﷻ. Stay away from them so that no evil may touch you. May Allāh ﷻ protect us from evil, afflictions and afflictions from people, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

16 April 2025/ 18 Shawwal 1446

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

From people’s states is there are many people who think they are smart but harm themselves. There haven’t been as many people who harm themselves as the people of this time, the end of times. They cause all kinds of harm to others and to themselves. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla doesn’t like these people.

Now the matter is we must be careful. Liars have increased, fraudsters have increased, thieves have increased. Those who do not recognize the ḥarām and the ḥalāl have increased. That’s why, people must be careful. If you’re going to do something, if you’re going somewhere, consult. Consultation is a Sunnah. Consultation means getting advice, to ask someone else’s advice, to ask someone else: “What this is? Is it possible or is it not? Is it good or is it bad?” We must ask.

These people who are already frauds or deceivers hurry up people anyways, “Do it right away!” If you’re going to do something, don’t rush. Especially if you are going to give money. Don’t give money to someone else just to do something. We’ve said it a hundred times. We’ve said it a thousand times. They come after they get ripped off and ask, “What shall I do?” Do you have a paper? “No.” Do you know him? “I know him. I saw this man and believed him. He is a Muslim. His state is good.” If he is a Muslim, then he fulfills the order of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. You must write everything. You must guarantee yourself. Especially when you say you will borrow money from someone else and do a job, it gets even worse and worse. It means you got ripped off.

So be careful. This money is a favor that Allāh ﷻ has given you. Don’t let it be taken by others, by a liar, a fraud, etc. You must be vigilant because you are Muslim. In matters of business, do as much as you can. Don’t trust anyone else. Don’t think, “I’m sunk. Now, I’m going to get out.” If someone else comes to you and says, “There’s such and such good job. We will immediately win.” “Wait, let’s see, my brother. There are places I must go and ask.” “No, it can’t be like that. You must rush. If you don’t answer now, we’ll miss it.” Let it be missed! If it’s going to be missed, let it be missed. Tell them, “I didn’t find my money on the street.” Scold the one who comes like that.

And don’t look at his appearance either: turbaned, bearded, wearing a Jubbah. That’s just another trick to deceive people. “I’m the murīd (disciple) of this one. I’m the wakīl (representative) of that one.” Don’t be fooled by those either. Don’t be fooled by anyone, so that you don’t commit sin, and so that you don’t make others commit sin. If you don’t give them, you will have saved your money, and the other will not have committed sin.

People these days have no such thing as conscience. They are fooling people. They are cheating people. Many people are fooling others saying, “I am a Sūfi. I am a Muslim.” There are those who deceive in every way. Those who deceive people the most are those who say they are good Muslims.

So be careful. Not just here, but all over the world, there are many fraudsters, dishonest and unscrupulous people. So don’t feed and give them. The most important thing is consultation. “This man will do such a job. He gave me a nice offer. We will do it like this and like that. How is this?” Beware. 99% of it is a lie. If it weren’t a lie, then stupidity. Sometimes people say they will do business and come up with it from their minds. They take money from others. While thinking they will make money, they go bankrupt and others go bankrupt. If there is no fraud they become disgraced. May Allāh ﷻ protect us from such people.

As we said, don’t come after it’s done. Don’t ask, “What are we going to do?” Nothing, have a glass of water on top of that. Consult before that. You hurried, you regretted it, no du’ā’s or anything will help anymore. And the person will have committed a sin. Allāh ﷻ knows where he will have eaten poison, where he will have spent that money. Those are fake, dishonest, dishonorable, unscrupulous people. May Allāh ﷻ protect us from their evil. May Allāh ﷻ protect us.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

15 April 2025/ 17 Shawwal 1446

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says in Qur’ān ‘Aẓīmu sh-Sha’n, certainly those who believe will be the winners. This is His ﷻ promise, His ﷻ word. This world belongs to Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. All the universe belongs to Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. This place we live in is the place where mankind are. And there are all kinds of mankind.

There are infidels, there are Muslims, there are believers, there are non-believers. Among them all, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has promised the believers that this world will be theirs, with Allāh’s ﷻ permission. His ﷻ promise is true. Therefore, there is no despair in believers.

This place is as its name implies. Place also means something that eats people [in Turkish]. Therefore, no one should think that this will remain with him. Who will remain is whom Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla wants to remain. They will also be the winners. The soil in this place cleanses everything. That’s why, the dirt and filth don’t matter. What matters is to be with Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla.

They are the ones who are the winners. Others eat and win nothing. A person does not keep today what he ate yesterday. It goes away. And he wants again. Yesterday you ate so much until you burst. Where is it? It disappeared. You did all kinds of badness, where are they? You had fun, you did evil, you did everything. Today, again, there is nothing.

That’s why, you have to look at what exists. What exists is being with Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla; that is existence. Otherwise, it is nothingness, it is useless. Let the things you do be of benefit to you. Stay away from things that will harm you, that do not benefit you. They will make you regret. But that regret will not benefit you. The one who has a mind will follow the eternal. He will look at the eternal. The eternal is Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, His ﷻ way.

As we said, even if the whole world was yours, you would still eat a little. And when that time passes, you will have nothing left. It will have no taste. You will have nothing left. You can’t enjoy yesterday’s food today. You can’t enjoy the badness you did yesterday. What remains and is eternal is the way of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. You must look at it.

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, “وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ”, “Waada Allāhu Al-Ladhīna ‘Āmanū Minkum WaAmilū Aş-Şāliĥāti Layastakhlifannahum Fī Al-‘Arđ”, “Allah has promised those who have believed among you and done righteous deeds that He will surely grant them succession [to authority] upon the earth.” (Qur’ān 24:55).

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has promised, those who believe, those who are patient, those who do good deeds on the right way that their degree is everlasting, it is high. Their deeds are not in vain.

May Allāh ﷻ make us among them. May He ﷻ make us steadfast on that way, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

14 April 2025/ 16 Shawwal 1446

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

“وَعَسَىٰ أَن تَكْرَهُوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ”

(Qur’ān 02:216)

“Wa `Asá ‘An Takrahū Shay’āan Wa Huwa Khayrun Lakum”

“But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you.” Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, sometimes things you don’t like happen, that you think are bad whereas they are good. Everything in dunyā is good for the believer with Allāh’s ﷻ permission. Even the seemingly bad is good. Bad and good will be good, in shā’a Llāh. Because this dunyā is not paradise, there is trouble, hardship and all kinds of things. There are also enemies for you. There are also people who say bad words to you. You should see them all as a means to goodness.

When someone does not respect you and speaks against you, he is speaking to your ego. You should say, “It is true. This ego of mine is worse. So whatever this man says is true.” Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla will defend you. “إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُدَافِعُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا”, ‘Inna Allaha yudafi’u ‘ani l-ladhina ‘amanu’, ‘Truly, Allah defends those who believe.’ (Qur’ān 22:38). Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is the one who protects the believers.

When something like this happens, there is no need to defend yourself. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is defending you anyway. What more do you want? You can talk all you want, it will get worse. It won’t be of benefit for you. Otherwise, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla defends you, and you gain rewards. You gain rewards because you are patient, because you did not answer him.

Now these days, people talk thinking they did something. They think, “We are defending someone. We are defending the truth.” To defend the truth, you don’t talk to ignorant people. When you talk to an ignorant person, it gets worse. You make him commit sin, and you also commit sin. It won’t benefit either. That’s why, they say, “جَوَاب الْجَاهِل السُّكُوت”, “Jawabu l-jahil s-sukut.” The best answer for the ignorant one is keeping quiet.

Now various things have come out. They write here and there, “He said this and that to me.” We are thankful we can neither write that nor answer that. And we don’t see those things anyway. Don’t see them at all. Don’t look at them. Even if you see them, don’t answer. That’s the answer of the ignorant. And Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla gives the answer.

Therefore, there is no need to be sad. A Muslim should praise Allāh ﷻ and thank Him ﷻ that they are not harming us but harming themselves. Otherwise, if you speak, harm will come to you too. Therefore, there is no need at all for that. If there is a person who wants to learn the truth, you talk to him. If there is someone who just wants to attack you, you leave him to Allāh ﷻ. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla will deal with them all. Everything is in His ﷻ Hand.

May Allāh ﷻ protect us from the many ignorant ones. It’s now the time of the second Jāhiliyyah. Jāhiliyyah means ignorance. It means not knowing. Now there are educated ignorant people. They really don’t know anything about what they study. They walk around graduating for free without getting tired. Everywhere is full of educated ignorant ones. People who went to primary school in the past were smarter, and had more knowledge.

Now they graduate from university and they can be cheated with two words. Then, they boast. This is a miracle of our Holy ‎Prophet ﷺ. He ﷺ said there will be a second Jāhiliyyah. We are exactly in this time. Do not talk with those ignorant people. Let them talk as much as they want, Allāh ﷻ will answer them. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

13 April 2025/ 15 Shawwal 1446

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, the servants that Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla loves the most, are the youngsters who worship. He ﷻ loves them. He ﷻ loves them more than the elders. Because what the elders had done have passed. It is not clear what they did in their youth. But the worship of the youth is something that Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla loves. It is difficult to restrict and control their ego, but the one who does so has attained a very degree. He is one of the beloved servants of Allāh ﷻ.

The servants Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla does not like are those who are old and do badness. Mostly those who commit adultery; old men who do so. Unfortunately, they have increased everywhere now. Because disgraceful acts are done everywhere. One can easily do whatever he wants. Therefore, they are the people Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla dislikes the most.

He is both old, and doing this disgrace. That’s why, he will be subjected to the wrath and anger of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. He will be unsuccessful. He will gain nothing but evil. His end is poverty in dunyā and torment in ākhirah. Therefore, the elders must be careful. Sins that are easily committed are not profit. They are not benefit or gain. They are a torment to him. They are badness. May Allāh ﷻ protect us.

A person must train his ego. If he trains it when he is young, he will continue on the same way when he grows old. But if he sees everything as permissible for his ego in his youth, he will continue like that until the end. It would be a great loss. They will have lost their lives. As they say, “They lost their lives.” They are the ones who have lost their lives.

Those who die on the way of Allāh ﷻ attain a new beautiful life. The others will have lost their lives. They will have lost in both dunyā and ākhirah. May Allāh ﷻ protect us from the evil of our egos. Don’t say, “I’m old I’ll start now. Nothing will happen.” May Allāh ﷻ protect you. Do not give your ego any chance, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

12 April 2025/ 14 Shawwal 1446

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

Ṭarīqah and Islām are based upon adab,

“أَدَّبَنِي رَبِّي فَأَحْسَنَ تَأدِيبِي”

“Addabani Rabbi fa ahsana ta’dibi”

“Allāh ﷻ gave me good behavior and He ﷻ perfected it”, says our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.

Adab is the most important thing in Islām. And adab is the most important thing for mankind. What distinguishes humans from animals is adab. With the animal, just as its name means, no adab is required. It can do anything wherever it goes. It has no responsibility. It is not mukallaf. Mukallaf means it is responsible for worship, responsible for cleanliness, responsible for things to do. An animal can do anything. It has an excuse. Allāh ﷻ did not give it mind. There is no responsibility upon it.

The same goes for the crazy. A crazy person who has no mind is not mukallaf either. “إِذَا أَخَذَ مَا أَوْهَبَ أَسْقَطَ مَا أَوْجَبَ”, “If He took what He has granted, He drops what He has obligated.” This is a rule of Islām Fiqh. The mind is the thing that makes you worship. If Allāh ﷻ has given you a mind, you must use that mind. The most important thing is adab. Adab encompasses all kinds of things. Adab encompasses not just decency, but all kinds of goodness, beauty and humanity.

Who was teaching adab? The Islamic State. The last one was the Ottoman Empire. After that, as we see, there’s no adab left in the world, no respect left, no reverence left. Everyone is walking around irresponsibly, doing what they want. They don’t listen to others. They don’t respect others. They just try to do what their ego wants. They are also doing things on the opposite side to teach them more. People are also getting away from humanity.

The core of this matter, humanity in summary, is that only by using the mind given by Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, do they become humans. And it happens with adab; with adab and with respect. By showing respect not only to one’s ego, but also to others, will a good life be lived. But this is what the shayṭān does not want. That’s why dunyā is boiling from every side, evil is flowing from every side. May Allāh ﷻ protect us.

But of course everything has an end. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla will surely save us. He ﷻ will send the person whom our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam gave good tidings about. In shā’a Llāh when Mahdī ‘alayhi s-salām comes, all problems will end with Allāh’s ﷻ permission. Otherwise, with what these people have learned, it will become worse, it will become more bad. May Allāh ﷻ help us. There is no hopelessness for anyone.

Our hope – there are many people who are hopeless, they are sad, they are anxious. But Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, don’t despair. Surely, the day will come. What Allāh ﷻ says always happens and what He ﷻ promises will come true, in shā’a Llāh. Soon, in shā’a Llāh, for the sake of this Friday. Because dunyā has really nothing going well. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. May we reach safety, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

There are recited Qur’an Khatms, Dalail Al-Khayrāt, Ayāt, Surahs, Tasbihat, Tahlilat, Salawat, and whatever good deeds there is, we gift them firstly to our Holy Prophet ﷺ, his ﷺ Ahlu l-Bayt and ṣaḥābah, souls of all Anbiya, Awliya, Asfiya and Mashayikh, to the souls of all our passed ones, to the souls of all late Muslims and Mu’mins. May whatever goals those who recited have be reached. For happiness here and hereafter. For strength of īmān, in shā’a Llāh. For happiness here and hereafter. Li-Llahi Ta’āla.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

11 April 2025/ 13 Shawwal 1446

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, perform the five daily prayers, fast, and enter paradise. This is what our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says. Prayer and fasting are from the pillars of Islām. Those who perform them win. It’s not difficult, but it seems difficult for people. It seems difficult for people’s egos.

There are many people, there are various types among Muslims. Some people don’t pray but say, “I do dhikr. I do this. I do that.” and do things according to their own minds. But they don’t pray. Why not? They say, “One thing is enough.” Even if you do dhikr for twenty-four hours continuously, you cannot get the reward and virtue of one takbīr of prayer. Not only twenty-four hours, even if you do it for one month, or twenty-four years, you still can’t get the reward of one takbīr. That prayer will remain a debt upon you.

Therefore, we say it again because most people do so. You cannot do things according to your own mind. Religion is the religion of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. You must do as He ﷻ commands. If you even do the worldly affairs according to your own mind, you will not achieve anything. Or you will have strived in vain. While there is an easy way, you have gone another way, you have done more difficult things but it has not been of any use.

It may be for worldly affairs. You do some things that are very difficult. But for ākhirah, you do nothing at all. If you do not do what Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla commands, and our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam has shown, it will not benefit you. As we said, it will remain a burden upon you. It is a debt. The debt of the one who does not pray will be prayed in the ākhirah. Each prayer takes 80 years. The qada’ in ākhirah is 80 years. All you live in dunyā is 80 years and you either live it or not. But there, you will pray 80 years for each prayer.

Therefore, we should pray while in dunyā, in shā’a Llāh. May Allāh ﷻ help us. May we not follow our egos. A person who thinks that his ego is something, trusts himself and leaves praying and fasting saying, “I am a Muslim. I am from this ṭarīqah. I am in this thing,” has no benefit.

Most of the time, these types of people also harm the people around them, so they also don’t pray, fast, and so. Whereas, it is easy, very easy. What Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla commands is also very beneficial physically for people, for things inside the body. It is not only beneficial spiritually, but also for the inside of the body. It is goodness, health, beauty and light. May Allāh ﷻ grant it to all of us. May we not follow our ego, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

10 April 2025/ 12 Shawwal 1446

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, Ramaḍān has passed and Eid has passed. May they be blessed upon you. These are good things for ākhirah.

“وَلَدَارُ الْآخِرَةِ خَيْرٌ”

(Qur’ān 16:30)

“Wa la-daru l-Akhirati Khayr”

“And the home of the Hereafter is better.”

Ākhirah is better than dunyā. That is certain. People don’t understand this. They are killing each other for dunyā, they are torturing each other, they are harming each other. However, dunyā will remain neither for you, nor for me. It is the ākhirah that is eternal. You must work for ākhirah. You must make an effort for it.

If one percent of the effort made for dunyā is done for ākhirah, it’s enough; it would even be more than enough for a person. But they don’t do that either. The shayṭān doesn’t leave them. They lead people to the wrong way.

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has given every opportunity for the ākhirah. Now Ramaḍān has passed, shukr to Allāh ﷻ. It has passed with worship. Eid has passed. Now after that is the month of Shawwāl; this month. Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, whoever fasts for six days in Shawwāl it is as if he fasted for a year. It is as if he fasted for three hundred and sixty days; a year of fasting. There are even some ḥadīths: it is as if you have fasted for a lifetime, says our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.

Therefore, we should look at the things of ākhirah. Don’t care if dunyā collapses at all. Because dunyā means lowliness. It’s just as its name. Denī’ means low. Dunyā means lowliness. Look at the high things. The high things are the things of ākhirah.

The one who is sad for dunyā will not find any benefit. You should be sad for ākhirah. If you could not work for it, you should be sad about that. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla will reward you for your sadness. He ﷻ will be beneficent to you. He ﷻ will grant you from His ﷻ reward. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla will reward you for what you could not do. It’s not so for dunyā. Even if you are sad for dunyā, you still won’t gain anything.

Therefore, dunyā is in chaos. What we advise Muslims and Mu’mins is: don’t be sad for dunyā. What Allāh ﷻ says happens and nothing else. Therefore, look at ākhirah. Don’t harm yourselves in vain.

May Allāh ﷻ give us what’s beneficial. May Allāh ﷻ make us steadfast upon īmān. That’s what’s important. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

9 April 2025/ 11 Shawwal 1446

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَوُا الزَّكَاةَ لَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ

(Qur’ān 02:277)

“Inna Al-Ladhīna ‘Āmanū Wa ‘Amilū s-Sāliĥāti Wa ‘AqāmūAş-Şalāata Wa ‘Ātaw Az-Zakāata Lahum ‘Ajruhum ‘Inda Rabbihim Wa Lā Khawfun ‘Alayhim Wa Lā Hum Yaĥzanūn”

“Indeed, those who believe and do righteous deeds and establish prayer and give zakah will have their reward with their Lord, and there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.” Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, on whoever has īmān and believes in Allāh ﷻ there is no fear, no sorrow and no sadness. One should be on the right way. The right way is the way of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. From the time of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu alayhi wa-sallam until now there is only one way.

His ﷺ way is the perpetual one. Many fabricated things have emerged that are against him ﷺ or do not fully comply with his ﷺ way. They have all been exhausted and gone. Of course, those that remain have no effect; they have names but no bodies. There are those that are like that, but of course, shayṭān never gets tired. New things are constantly appearing as ways. However, the way of our Prophet ﷺ is the firm, straight way; his ﷺ way. That way continues.

Our Prophet’s ﷺ way continues until qiyāmah. The one who enters that way will be safe. The one who goes out of the way will be destroyed if he does not return. His life, his existence has no value at all. There is nothing but harm. On the Day of Judgment, they will say, “يَا لَيْتَنِي كُنتُ تُرَابًا”, “Yā laytanī kuntu turāban”, “Oh, I wish that I were dust!” (Qur’ān 78:40). I wish I were dust so that I would not have done what I did. But being dust there is only once. After that, it is a forever loss.

Therefore, hold firm to the way of our Holy Prophet ﷺ.

“وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا وَلَا تَفَرَّقُوا”, “Wa-‘taṣimū biḥabli Llāhi jamī‘an wa lā tafarraqū”, “And hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided.” (Qur’ān 03:103). This is the command of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. He ﷻ says, hold firm to this rope of salvation so that the waters do not carry you away, so that the floods do not carry you away. Hold firmly to it, and you will be saved. If you do not hold firm, your ego, your desires, shayṭān and dunyā will lead you astray. You will be destroyed. May Allāh ﷻ protect us.

These ways are the way of the mashāyikh, the ‘awliyā’, the ṣaḥābah, Ahlu l-Bayt and our Holy Prophet ﷺ. None of them has ever went out of this way. They have walked on this way. Those who have gone out to the other way have gone to loss. Their way has ended; it has been exhausted. Therefore, Allāh ﷻ has bestowed upon us a great gift because we have entered this way. May Allāh ﷻ make it perpetual with His ﷻ will.

Our way, in shā’a Llāh, is a beautiful way. The way of light. The way of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla and our Holy ‎Prophet ﷺ. It is the way of ‘awliyā’. In shā’a Llāh, may we remain steadfast until Mahdi ‘alayhi s-salām appear so that we may meet him, in shā’a Llāh. We make du’ā’ to Him ﷻ. This is the creed of our way. Ahlu s-Sunnah wal Jamā’ah, those who follow the way of our Holy Prophet ﷺ are the people who believe in him ﷺ. Those who do not accept him ﷺ have gone astray. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

7 April 2025/ 9 Shawwal 1446

Lefke, Cyprus

English starts from [05:10]:

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

The time we live in is the end of time. Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, He ﷻ created us in this time. What Allāh ﷻ wants happens. Nothing is as you want it to be. That’s why, you must submit to the will of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Nothing happens with saying, “If only we were at this time, if only we were at that time.” You are living in this time. This time’s manifestation is coming upon you. This manifestation, the manifestation of the end times is a bit chaotic. It is the manifestation of the time of fitnah.

Every day, mankind are bringing out new things; from here, there and everywhere. People are confused about what to do. What you will do is you will surrender. You will do what Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla commands us to do, and you will not interfere with the rest. “This happened, that happened.” What Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla be wants happens. Nothing else happens.

Therefore, in the end times, Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim used to say, it’s better not to go out of the house. Because when you go out, there’s fitnah, there’s danger. So sit at home and go out when needed and for work. He says, don’t look outside to see what happened. That’s what the mashāyikh used to say. Who goes out to look wondering what’s happening outside is in danger, says Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim and Mawlānā Shaykh ‘Abdu Llāh ad-Dāghestānī. And their time wasn’t like now. Now there is even more fitnah and confusion. It is completely like that.

Therefore, a person with wisdom thinks about his end when he wants to do something. Those who are without wisdom can do anything without thinking. Then, they will regret it. The thing they will regret the most is going against Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. There will be no compensation for his regret later. If he regrets it while alive, it’s good. There is a solution in front of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla for whatever you do when you’re alive. You repent. You give the rights of the person whose rights you violated. You make peace with the person you fought with. You ask for forgiveness from the person you have oppressed. Everything happens. But when you go to ākhirah, things get difficult.

That’s why, this time is the time when the shayṭāns roam around. They make people fight each other over little things. They break their relationships. There’s a story. The shayṭān was sitting somewhere with his boy. He said, “There’s not much work for us here. Let’s leave here and go somewhere else. Let’s make more people fight each other. Let’s cause fitnah.” His boy said, “Okay. There’s something there. Two minutes, I’ll do it and come back.”

A woman was milking a cow. He pulled the cow’s tail. The cow kicked while being milked. The milk spilled on the ground. Her husband came, “Why did you spill the milk on the ground!” He beat the woman. The woman went to her tribe. Her tribe attacked the man. They killed him because he beat her. When they killed him, the two tribes fought each other. They started killing each other because there were dead ones. Everywhere was complete chaos. The shayṭān father said, “What did you do?” “No, I didn’t do anything. I did a tiny move. I didn’t interfere with anything. These people did that.” So something like this happens.

Therefore, people must be careful. They must be very careful in everything they do, every movement they make, etc. so that no calamity or affliction occurs. People who are on the way of Allāh ﷻ do not get involved in worldly affairs anyway. They’ve left the state of dunyā to the people of dunyā. They’ve already made it chaotic. The whole world is now upside down. They don’t know what to do. Just sit and watch. Don’t do anything else.

You don’t have to make any moves. Watch what Allāh ﷻ will do. You know the end. The end of dunyā, Shukr to Allāh ﷻ – For whom is the end of this world? “وَالْعَاقِبَةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ”, “Wa l-Ā’qibatu Lil Muttaqīn”, “And the [best] end is for the pious.” (Qur’ān 28:83). The end is for the people of piety. They are the winners.

So do not be sad about anything. When you are with Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, don’t rush to anyone, don’t fight anyone. Because there is a time to be silent. There is a time to speak. Therefore, what’s best now is to keep quiet. A thousand years ago, a blessed one said, “ِهَذَا زَمَنُ السُّكُوتِ وَمُلازَمَةُ البُيُوت”, “Hadha Zamanu s-Sukut wa Mulazamatu l-Buyut.” This is the time to keep quiet, and it’s the time to stay home. This was said a thousand years ago. Now, we should never leave the house according to that calculation.

Therefore, the most Muslims can do is disapprove evil in their hearts. If you see evil say in your heart, “This is something that Allāh ﷻ does not like. We leave it to Allāh ﷻ.” Allāh ﷻ is ‘Aḥkamul Hakimīn. He ﷻ is the Most Just. His ﷻ ruling is in effect, shukr to Allāh ﷻ. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

6 April 2025/ 8 Shawwal 1446

Lefke, Cyprus

English starts from [09:03]:

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

Our ṭarīqah, shukr to Allāh ﷻ, is the Naqshbandī Ṭarīqah. It is the heart of sharī’ah. It is the heart of Islām, shukr to Allāh ﷻ.

When you say ṭarīqah people misunderstand now. They think it’s something else. They are being cheated. But ṭarīqah is more connected to Islām. Connected meaning, as we said, it is the heart of Islām. When both ṭarīqah and sharī’ah are not together, a person, the Muslim, has deficiency then. Because Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says,

“How can a Muslim approach Me? With worships, with nāfilah, with voluntary worships. The more he does of them the closer he gets to Me. Then I will be his hand with which he strikes, his foot with which he walks, and his sight with which he sees with my light.”

To reach that, one must discipline his ego. One must purify his ego. It is necessary to cleanse it from evil, bad habits, bad words. It is necessary to cleanse it from bad deeds. That is the essence of our ṭarīqah.

There are 41 ṭarīqahs. Each of them has a different method. They are all ḥaqq ṭarīqahs. Their masters are aqtāb (poles). They have reached the highest levels in the sight of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has given them all unique specialties. Because they are the source, that comes from our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, and a means to guide people for them to be on the right way, their spiritual power is also very big.

Therefore, they are visited and benefitted from, not as some people deceived by Shayṭān mistakenly believe. They are not dead. The one who calls them dead is spiritually lifeless himself. True life is with them, because they are on the way of our Prophet ﷺ. They are the holy ones who show the way of our Prophet ﷺ.

So all of them — there are hundreds. The greatest are hundreds of mashāyikh; the mashāyikh of these ṭarīqahs. Each of their karāmāt are famous, their words are famous. Their way is the way going to our Prophet ﷺ.

Each person holds onto a way according to his inclination, and that is important. Every Muslim must follow a way. But there are also those who do not follow it. They manage according to their own state. But to go against them is not good. Because to be enemies to the friends of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, is to be enemies to Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla.

He ﷻ says in Ḥadīth Qudsi, “مَنْ عَادَى لِي وَلِيًّا فَقَدْ عادَيتُه”, “Man ‘Ādā Lī Waliyyan faqad ‘ādaytuh.” “Whoever shows enmity to my beloved servant, I am his enemy.” Who is an enemy to Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla will never prosper.

Therefore, shayṭān strives to make most Muslims go out of religion. If he cannot, he distances the people of the religion away from virtue. His aim is to turn believers against one another. Those who are outside ṭarīqah may show enmity, but the people of ṭarīqah respond with mercy. They make duʿā’ for others, asking that Allāh ﷻ have mercy on them and improve them. May they be improved. The people of ṭarīqah do not harm others.

People who have been deceived are poor people. Their way is not the way. No matter how far they have gone astray, if the sharī‘ah is the measure, most of them would be considered as having fallen in doubt in Islām and īmān.

But the blessed words of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam remain, “Whoever says Lā ilāha illā Llāh Muḥammadun Rasūlu Llāh ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, is a Muslim.” You cannot call such a person a mushrik or a kāfir. Even if someone says words that resemble kufr — and we seek protection from Allāh ﷻ — if he has said Lā ilāha illā Llāh, we do not call him a mushrik or a kāfir. Unfortunately, they say mushrik and kāfir to people on the slightest thing. They accuse them of kufr.

Therefore, in ṭarīqah everyone must certainly discipline their egos, as we said. It is necessary for people and especially Muslims to improve their conditions. A person in ṭarīqah must discipline himself more. He must pay attention to himself saying, “I’m in ṭarīqah. So that others won’t say, what kind of ṭarīqah is this?” Slowly, slowly. It doesn’t happen all at once.

As they say, it’s not a painter’s cube that you can immediately dip it in and take it out looking differently. It will happen slowly, in shā’a Llāh. As much as you can. We are going this way to train our egos. Allāh ﷻ gives according to our intention, in shā’a Llāh. That is also the beautiful side of it ṭarīqah: it is to see everything as good, to see everything as beautiful, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

5 April 2025/ 7 Shawwal 1446

Lefke, Cyprus

English starts from [08:26]:

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, don’t forget that everyone will go to the place where Allah Azza wa Jalla made him come from. There, he will give an account of what he did in dunyā. Every person, whatever he did: if he did good, he will find good. If he did badness, he will be held accountable for it. Why did you do badness? Why did you harm people? Why did you oppress yourself? So this place you will go to is the place where you will be held accountable in front of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla.

Therefore, dunyā is not permanent. Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam also says in the Ḥadīth Sharīf, live in dunyā as though you were a stranger, like a person who belongs to no one. Be as a passerby, as a traveler, he ﷺ says. Because this dunyā is not a homeland. Our homeland is the ākhirah. Dunyā is a place for our deeds, for our deeds of ākhirah to be good. It is a place where you will collect. The good deeds, rewards and goodness you will collect for ākhirah are in dunyā. When you go to ākhirah, nothing will remain. If you don’t have a righteous child after you, if you don’t leave any good deeds, if you don’t leave any Sadaqah Jāriyah, nothing will come to you.

Therefore, while you are in dunyā, think about everything and think about ākhirah. Then put your affairs in order accordingly. Put your affairs of ākhirah in order. Worldly affairs must be for ākhirah. If your worldly affairs are for the sake of dunyā, you will leave them and go. If they are for ākhirah, you will find them; you will find them in ākhirah. You will see their benefit. But those who work for dunyā will never benefit in ākhirah. Especially if someone goes on the way of kufr, his regret will be worse than hell for him. Burning in hell is nothing compared to that regret.

Ākhirah must be our aim. Consider yourself as dead, says Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Indeed, a person lives and moves with the power of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. If Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla took that trust, he cannot do anything. Even if the whole world was his, he couldn’t buy a breath with it; it would be over.

Therefore, the Muslim should always think about ākhirah, and do his worldly works accordingly. You can do your worldly work; there’s no problem. But the intention must be the pleasure of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, it must be on His ﷻ way and it must be with His ﷻ barakah. This is Ḥaqq for Muslims. Its benefit – you either benefit or you are harmed. What is beneficial is being on the way of Allāh ﷻ. The path of harm is the path of shayṭān, or to leave the way of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla and not to value it. It is also wrong and regretful.

May Allāh ﷻ protect us. May Allāh ﷻ not separate you from the right way, this is a beautiful way. Because in the time we live in, there are many cheaters. The human shayṭāns are worse than the shaytan. People are no more cheated by shayṭān. They are deceived by his own people. People deceive people. They are worse than shayṭān. They show things that are not true as the truth. They also consider the truth inexistent. May Allāh ﷻ protect people from their evil. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

4 April 2025/ 6 Shawwal 1446

Lefke, Cyprus

English starts from [06:06]:

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has bestowed many favors and gifts upon our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Things that were not given to other prophets were given to our Holy ‎Prophet ﷺ, so much that each one of them, each one individually is more valuable than the gifts given to all of the prophets anyways. But Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has given it all especially to our Holy ‎Prophet ﷺ as a gift to his ﷺ nation and to those who follow him ﷺ. It is a gift from Allāh ﷻ. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is saying, “Take. This is my gift for the honor of the Prophet ﷺ. It is an honor to all of you. Let everyone take. Let everyone benefit.” But people leave that and covet trash, garbage, bad things. They do not value that.

One of them is Sūrat Al-Fātiḥah, Sūrat Al-Ḥamd, Sab’u l-Mathāni. “أُعطِيتُ سَبع المَثَانِي”, “U’tītu Sab’u l-Mathāni”, “I was given the seven oft-repeated verses.” Allāh ﷻ gave these seven beautiful verses to our Holy ‎Prophet ﷺ. Their value cannot be measured. Its worth is beyond measure. It is the means to every goodness. It is the beginning of Qur’ān ‘Aẓīmu sh-Sha’n. It is its opening. It is opened with it. Prayer is also unacceptable without it. Prayer isn’t complete without reading Al-Fātiḥah. If you leave it on purpose, your prayer is not accepted. But if you forget it unknowingly, it’s ok. A prayer cannot be without Al-Fātiḥah. There is no opening to the Qur’ān without Al-Fātiḥah. It is a means to all kinds of goodness. It is a cure. It is light. It is a strength of īmān.

So it has limitless and uncountable karamāt and value. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has given it to us. It is a great gift to those who follow our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. It is a great favor to those who know its value. And those who do not know its value are at loss themselves. They do not get benefit. If one does not recite Al-Fātiḥah, if he does not value Al-Fātiḥah, none of his deeds will be accepted anyway. Al-Fātiḥah is also recited after the du’ā’s so that those du’ā’s will be accepted. As we said, there is no limit or count to its virtues. It is a great gift that Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has given to our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam and Ummati l-Muḥammadiyyah. It is a cure. It is a means to every beauty.

Therefore, reciting Al-Fātiḥah is something a person must definitely do. Prayer cannot be without it anyways. Apart from that, recite Al-Fātiḥah at every opportunity. If you recite Al-Fātiḥah forty times and blow on the water, it will a cure. So books are not enough to fit the barakāt of Al-Fātiḥah. Thanks be to Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla that He ﷻ created us from Ummati Muḥammad. And we received from his ﷺ gifts. May Allāh ﷻ make it perpetual upon us. May it continue, in shā’a Llāh. And may He ﷻ teach those who do not know it. May they be granted it. May everyone be granted it, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

3 April 2025/ 5 Shawwal 1446

Lefke, Cyprus

English starts from [04:56]:

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

“يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِن جَاءَكُمْ فَاسِقٌ بِنَبَإٍ فَتَبَيَّنُوا أَن تُصِيبُوا قَوْمًا بِجَهَالَةٍ فَتُصْبِحُوا عَلَىٰ مَا فَعَلْتُمْ نَادِمِينَ”

(Qur’ān 49:06)

“Yā ayyuhā lladhīna āmanū in jā’akum fāsiqun binabain fatabayyanū an tuṣībū qawman bijahālatin fatuṣbiḥū ‘alā mā fa‘altum nādimīn”

“O you who have believed, if there comes to you a disobedient one with information, investigate, lest you harm a people out of ignorance and become, over what you have done, regretful.” Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, if you heard any news, if you heard anything, research it thoroughly, lest it be wrong, lest they have given false news. Or else if you do something, you will regret it, He ﷻ says. That’s why, everything that is going to be done must be researched thoroughly; your own matter, someone else’s matter, the community’s matter, the ṭarīqah’s matter and every matter. After you’re really sure, you tell people this and that. Then, there will be no responsibility upon you.

In the matter of ṭarīqah, people come to ṭarīqah for the sake of Allāh ﷻ. They find a door so that they can stay away from dunyā. They come to embrace that door. After that, because those who come are pure, because they come with pure intentions, sometimes they come across ignorant people inside. They think they are something, and they go after them. Whereas it is necessary to ask and investigate. But those people are not at fault. Because they came since it is the door of Allāh ﷻ. They came to the dergah. They came to the madrasah. They came to the mosque. This is a place for the sake of Allāh ﷻ. No [badness] is done there. It may happen. It happens there too. It happens everywhere. They do the most in the holiest place, in Kaaba, Masjid al-Haram. Every good deed is rewarded a hundred thousand times there. And the sin’s punishment is also a hundred thousand times there. They are stealing during tawāf near Al-Ḥajar Al-Aswad (the Black Stone). They steal people’s money. That’s what happens there. And it happens in dergahs too.

So when one comes to the dergah, he shouldn’t say they did something. People must look after their safety: Who is this person? What is he like? What is he doing there? Is his word trustworthy, or is he not trustworthy? One should investigate about him so that there can be benefit. We are also here for the benefit of everyone. We are here for the sake of Allāh ﷻ. We are ordered to be here. We feel sad when those people come. We feel sad when people listen to such ones with bad intentions or evil intentions, people who are not of sound mind, and go another way. That’s why, from time to time we warn people. We also name them to expose them for people to be protected. It’s for them to protect themselves.

There is taqdīr (appreciate), and there is tekdīr (scold). Those who don’t understand with appreciation must be scolded. Taqdīr is to explain it to them with good words. And when they don’t understand, you should explain it with bad words. You must punish them so that no harm touches the people who come. Everything is allowed for the benefit of people. In sharī’ah there is punishment, and there is reward also. That’s why, these guys’ pictures and names are put outside, here and there. That’s not something we are happy about or we like. We are obliged to do those things so that this guy doesn’t get harmed: so that he doesn’t harm someone else and commits a sin. And so that people don’t get harmed. That’s why, we have to be careful. When you enter a dergah, you must pay attention to whom a person is and what he’s like, so that no harm is done while hoping for benefit. This is an important thing.

In the time of our Holy ‎Prophet ﷺ, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla – There weren’t such people in Mecca. Because Mecca was a difficult place. When they came to Medina, there were many hypocrites. If the hypocrite wasn’t a Muslim, trouble would be upon him. But those who appear to be Muslims are the enemies of Islām. They are the enemies. That’s why, there were such people. And there is as such in every time. Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu alayhi wa sallam knew them. Most of the ṣaḥābah knew them too. They would sometimes say their names and sometimes wouldn’t. Their states are also mentioned in Qur’ān ‘Aẓīmu sh-Sha’n. That’s why, it was also said to the ṣaḥābah so that they would be careful.

Therefore, you have to be careful in dergahs. There can be hypocrites. There can be foolish ones. There can be idiots. There can be people with bad intentions. That’s why, you have to ask and investigate when you come. You must stay away from these people. If it wasn’t harmful, we wouldn’t say this today. But there are many harmful things that most people do. And they don’t understand with advice either. They don’t understand with anything. So be careful. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. May Allāh ﷻ reform these people. This is ṭarīqah. People come here to reform themselves. And some come to corrupt it. May Allāh ﷻ help us.

We will tell the truth. We will tell what’s right. We will not be offended by anyone. We will not fear anyone. Therefore, may Allāh ﷻ help us. Allāh ﷻ is with the truth. The one with bad intentions: ‘وَلَا يَحِيقُ الْمَكْرُ السَّيِّئُ إِلَّا بِأَهْلِهِ’, ‘Wa Lā Yaĥīqu Al-Makru As-Sayyi’u ‘Illā Bi-‘ahlihi, ‘But the evil plot does not encompass except its own people.’ (Qur’ān 35:43). Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is saying. The plots of the person with bad intentions will reverse on him. His badness will reverse upon him. May Allāh ﷻ reform him so that it does not reverse on him. May he repent and ask forgiveness, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

2 April 2025/ 4 Shawwal 1446

Lefke, Cyprus

English starts from [09:02]:

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says,

“مِنْ حُسْنِ إسْلَامِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لَا يَعْنِيهِ”

“Min ḥusni islāmi l-mar’i, tarkuhu mā lā ya‘nīh”

“Part of the perfection of one’s Islām is his leaving that which does not concern him.”

What does this mean? How can a person, a Muslim, be a good Muslim? How does that happen? He should not interfere in matters that do not concern him. He mustn’t interfere. This is something that is necessary for all people, both Muslims and non-Muslims. Because when you interfere in matters that do not concern you – you mustn’t even interfere in things you understand anyway. Even in the things you understand, some people will not like you interfering. Then, you will interfere and give ideas. You will confuse people’s minds. Your own mind will also be confused. Therefore, it is good for a person not to interfere in matters that do not concern him. And it is also better for a Muslim, says our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.

It is exactly the opposite in this time. Everyone will interfere in every matter. He knows everything. He knows politics, he knows economics, he knows business, he knows about studies, he knows how to sow, he knows how to reap. But he does not know anything. A person who knows everything means he knows nothing. You have to know something so that if they ask you about it, you can really do it. You will be useful. There are many people who jump into everything and never do anything properly these days. It is not acceptable. It is not a good thing either. That is why, the world is in chaos. People suppose they will make the world better themselves. Some fools even want to interfere in the work of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. They reach such a level of stupidity by asking why He ﷻ created such people, why He ﷻ did things.

That is why, a person, a Muslim, should mind his own business, mind his own situation, mind his own ego and train himself. It is not his duty to look at someone else’s. If he is given a duty, he must do it. If you are not given a duty, then you should mind yourself, your family, your children, your mother and father. Advise them. Show them the way. Intervene in their business; it is not a problem. But no, you will rule the world with things you have nothing to do with. Let alone the country, those claiming they are clever are even trying to rule the world. After that, without succeeding in anything, without being able to do anything, people do not benefit from them, but rather they suffer. A useful person is a person who minds his own business. A person who does his job completely.

These words of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam are very precious jewels. He who holds on to them will be both comfortable and successful. He who does not hold on to them will be unsuccessful and, may Allāh ﷻ protect us, will lose his īmān. May Allāh ﷻ help us. They have ruined the world with this thing called democracy. Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim used to say that all the time. Everything, everyone will say their own opinion. If everyone says their opinion, the valuable opinion will be lost among those opinions. Bad opinions will remain. And they are nothing but harm. May Allāh ﷻ give people mind and understanding, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

1 April 2025/ 3 Shawwal 1446

Lefke, Cyprus

English starts from [04:58]:

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

“إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِخْوَةٌ فَأَصْلِحُوا بَيْنَ أَخَوَيْكُمْ ۚ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ“

(Qur’ān 49:10)

“Innama l-mu’minūna ikhwa fa-‘aslihu bayna akhawaykum wa t-Taqu Allaha La’allakum Turhamoon”

“The believers are but brothers, so make settlement between your brothers. And fear Allah that you may receive mercy.” Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says. On the occasion of ‘Īd – today is the second day of ‘Īd. Today is the second day of the Sugar Feast, the Feast of Ramaḍān, the Feast of Fasting.

The things to do in ‘Īd are things that are acceptable in the sight of Allāh ﷻ. One of them is visiting relatives. It is important. Maintaining ties of kinship with relatives is for the benefit of the Muslim. It is a great benefit. Those who do not do it, meaning those who are in resentment with their relatives, have cut off ties of kinship. It is a sin upon him. It is not not makrūh or so, it is a sin. A person who knowingly resents, does not go to their relatives and does not talk to them – of course, there are some conditions. If he has left the religion, then there is no need for that. But if he is a Muslim, then this ‘Īd is a means for reconciliation; for Muslims to reconcile with each other especially if there is resentment, dudgeon etc. in the family. That’s why it’s necessary. This is wrong.

Now everyone makes their own interpretations. Those interpretations are invalid in Islām. There is no resentment. Even if he’s your Muslim brother not your relative, there must be no resentment towards him. You make salām. No need to spend time together. If you give salām, it’s good. But there are some people who resent completely. You give salām to them, but they don’t return the salām. We witnessed this. We went to a place. It was a madrasah, a school on the Russian side. We gave salām but he didn’t return it. I wonder if he heard my salām. I wonder if this man heard me. Then, we realized that he is a Salafī. If the Salafī makes salām to us, we return it. If a Shia makes salām to us, we return it. Whomever it is, it is farḍ to return the salām. Giving salām is sunnah, returning it is farḍ.

That’s why, these things are important. On the occasion of ‘Īd, we must to forget the resentment and dudgeon. If you can’t – even if you don’t have much conversation, give salām. That’s it. Resentment is not good for you. It’s not good both physically and spiritually. Because if two people are upset with each other and sit in a place, there wouldn’t be a good atmosphere. Bad energy, they say. They are upset here. They are sitting on the other side. They look badly at each other. The whole situation and atmosphere become bad.

Therefore, because Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla created us, He ﷻ teaches us the most beautiful things through our Holy ‎Prophet ﷺ. If we do them, we will be comfortable. We gave just one example; there are many more. Therefore, on this occasion of ‘Īd, in shā’a Llāh, let resentment go. And let goodness come in its place. Because maintaining ties of kinship is important, also in terms of rizq. The rizq of a person who does not maintain ties of kinship decreases. It is a cause of poverty.

Therefore, on this occasion of ‘Īd, in shā’a Llāh, those in resentment reconcile with each other. At least, give salām. Send a message if you can’t make a phone call or you can’t meet them. That’s also possible, in shā’a Llāh. May Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla make us able to walk on the beautiful way shown by Him ﷻ. May He ﷻ allow us, in shā’a Llāh. Everything is by His ﷻ permission. May Allāh ﷻ be pleased. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

31 March 2025/ 2 Shawwal 1446

Lefke, Cyprus

English starts from [06:24]:

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

In shā’a Llāh, may this ‘Īd be blessed. May it be a means of goodness. May Allāh ﷻ accept your acts of worship and obedience. We rejoice on these days, for the sake of Allāh ﷻ, as shukr for these favors that Allāh ﷻ has given us. May Allāh ﷻ help us.

No matter how much tightness there is everywhere for Muslims, this ‘Īd is a barakah for them. It is a grace from Allāh ﷻ. Allāh ﷻ looks at everyone with His ﷻ gaze. He ﷻ looks at them with His ﷻ gaze of grace. He ﷻ gives everyone their reward. Of course, the rewards of those who are patient despite their hardships are much greater.

Now people are oppressed and troubled in many places. They have no home, no land. But they are happy with this favor given by Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla because it is ‘Īd. No matter how bad their situation is, they are still thankful for the grace of Allāh ﷻ and the favors He ﷻ has given them. The greatest favor is the favor of īmān. Even if the world is destroyed, it is not important as long as you have īmān. Even if the whole world is yours, it has no value as long as you do not have īmān.

Therefore, may this ‘Īd be blessed for everyone, in shā’a Llāh. May Allāh ﷻ increase goodness, may it be the means for goodness. May He ﷻ send the Sāhib. May it be a greater ‘Īd, in shā’a Llāh. The old mu’adhins would make du’ā’ and salawāt for ‘Īd and so. They would also say beautiful things. They have qasīdahs.

“لَيْسَ الْعِيد لِمَنْ لَبِسَ الْجَدِيد، إنَّمَا الْعِيد لِمَنْ خَافَ الْوَعِيد”

“Laysa l-‘Īd li-man labisa l-jadīd, innamā l-‘Īd li-man khāfa l-wa‘īd.”

It means that ‘Īd is not for the one with merely new garment. ‘Īd is for those who fear Allāh ﷻ.

If a person fears Allāh, ‘Īd is for him. Because that is the real ‘Īd. Allāh ﷻ looks at him with a gaze of grace. He ﷻ looks at him with a gaze of mercy. He ﷻ looks at those people with a gaze of consent.

Therefore – in old times, new clothes were worn on ‘Īds. Now, every day: children don’t like one dress and want another. In old times, clothes, shoes, etc. were bought from one ‘Īd to another. They were worn until they were full of holes. That’s why when ‘Īd came, people would be happy with these new clothes. We are saying it from that perspective.

But that is not important. What is important is to fear Allāh ﷻ and to be on the way of Allāh ﷻ. ‘Īd is for that. ‘Īds are spiritual occasions. It is a gift from Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Therefore, during these ‘Īds, one should be visiting relatives and visiting the graves of the deceased and reading for them. On the morning of the day of ‘Īd, by the wisdom of Allāh ﷻ there is the ‘Īd prayer. There are many people who do not pray at all. At least, they pray a prayer from ‘Īd to ‘Īd. That is also a benefit.

Therefore, ‘Īd is pure goodness and pure beauty for Muslims in every respect. Everything is in this ‘Īd. Of course, children in the old times had places to go to for ‘Īd. They would go in ‘Īd. They would play there and do all kinds of fun things for children. Now there are not that many anymore. Because a thousand things were made for them to play every day.

Even if the ‘Īds in old times did not have much joy, they had joy in being near Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Even if there weren’t such toys, Allāh ﷻ gives that beauty to the inside of a person on ‘Īds. There isn’t so on any other holiday; holiday of I don’t know what, the holiday of wood, the holiday of logs, the holiday of fire. None of those are important.

These beautiful ‘Īds of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla give people physical and spiritual happiness and goodness. May Allāh ﷻ bless them. May they be a means of guidance for people, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

30 March 2025 | 1 Shawwal 1446

Lefke, Cyprus

English starts from [06:31]:

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

“كُلُّ امْرِئٍ بِمَا كَسَبَ رَهِينٌ“

(Qur’ān 52:21)

“Kullu Amri’in Bimā Kasaba Rahīnun”

“Every person, for what he earned, is retained.” Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says in this ayah that everyone is responsible for their own actions. Therefore, the religion of Islām is a religion of tolerance. A Muslim is tolerant. He strives to do the order of Allāh ﷻ. He is responsible for himself not for anyone else. He himself will be on the right way. He also advises others. Those who want accept. Those who don’t will not.

The religion of Islām, as we said, is a religion of tolerance. We don’t harm anyone. A person says “it is dunyā” about what is done and what he sees. And he tolerates. If it’s good, he thanks Allāh ﷻ. If it’s not good, he tolerates it too. You can’t force them to do something. If you force them to do it your way, this time there will be a fight. And you’ll create bigger problems.

That’s why, whatever it is, you’ll say that’s how much they understand. This man did this. He understands that much. Because he doesn’t understand more, there’s nothing we can do. We can’t do anything else. We gave him an advice. It is possible if he wants to learn something. If he doesn’t want it, there’s no problem. Don’t put him in your mind. Don’t tire your mind. He’s on his own, and you’re on your own. Move on. Go. Don’t stop. There’s already enough problems, responsibilities, and setbacks to stop you in dunyā. Don’t even put one more in your mind. He or whoever does something.

“He did this. This one did it.” Don’t give them any importance. Be tolerant towards them. Allāh ﷻ has given them that much of understanding. If they don’t do it, don’t be ignorant like them. Don’t think the way they think. Don’t understand the way they understand. What you must understand is what Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has said, what our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam has said. All 124,000 Prophets were sent to tell these things. Don’t care about what ignorant people do leaving what’s important. Stay away from them. If you see it, tolerate it. Don’t give it any importance. Don’t make a problem. They are unimportant things. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla made them there to keep you busy. If you don’t give them importance, you will draw nearer to Allāh ﷻ.

People – of course, doing this is not as easy as saying it. But gradually, you can tolerate it a little bit once, more the next time, and more the next time. People learn with training and experience. Every time, you can tolerate more. You can easily overcome those things you see. That’s why, it doesn’t happen all at once. It happens gradually, in shā’a Llāh.

We must be careful. A believer needs to be more careful about this matter. What we mean by the believer is the people of ṭarīqah, those who have entered ṭarīqah in order to train their ego. Training the ego is also tolerance. It is tolerating people. You will address everyone according to their mind. You will address everyone according to their love. May Allāh ﷻ make it easy for us, in shā’a Llāh. May He ﷻ put this tolerance in us. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 

29 March 2025/ 29 Ramadhan 1446

Lefke, Cyprus

English starts from [05:35]:

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says in this Ayatu l-Karīmah,

“وَلِتُكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ وَلِتُكَبِّرُوا اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَاكُمْ”

(Qur’ān 02:185)

“Wa Litukmilū Al-Iddata Wa Litukabbirū AllahaAlá Mā Hadākum”

“And [wants] for you to complete the period and to glorify Allah for that [to] which He has guided you.”

There is a [specific] time for the month of Ramaḍān. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is saying you should complete it. And after you complete it, it is ‘Īd. In ‘Īd, you make takbīr and tahlīl.

There are two ‘Īds for Muslims. The ‘Īds in dunyā are two ‘Īds. The first one is the ‘Īd of Ramaḍān (‘Īdu l-Fiṭr), and ‘Īdu l-Aḍḥa. There are other holidays that they made up so that people don’t appreciate those two. They made up a lot of holidays. Indeed, our ancestors said it beautifully, “Every day is a holiday for the madman.” When you are mindless, you don’t know a holiday. The holidays that must be known as holidays are the holidays that Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has granted us. They are this ‘Īd of Ramaḍān and ‘Īdu l-Aḍḥa.

Honoring them is attaining Allāh’s ﷻ pleasure. Not valuing them harms a person. Even if there is no material harm, there is a spiritual harm. They do not respect or value what Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has bestowed upon us. Whereas what must be valued is only what Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla wants and loves. This is what must be valued. Its value is great. This ‘Īd is appreciated in dunyā and even more appreciated in ākhirah.

Of course, for people of today, nothing has any worth anymore. Nothing has any value anymore; not money, not gold, not a word, not honor, not goodness. Nothing has any value for these people. They say, “Inflation”. All of it has undergone inflation and is gone. No value is left. Until thirty years ago, a person could easily spend a month with one gold coin. Now, one can’t even spend a week with it. He can barely make it through the day. That’s why, nothing has any value anymore in dunyā. A person should know the value of ākhirah so that he can benefit from it.

Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, these beautiful days have passed. Believers had beautiful days. It has been beautiful for those who believe, those who are Muslims and perform worship. No matter how much troubles there are, they have no effect. For the virtue and beauty of Ramaḍān, Allāh ﷻ covers them all. But there is an exception.

Those who are enemies of Islām never have comfort. They have no goodness. Those who are enemies of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, those who are at war with Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla cannot find happiness. There is peace in Islām. There is happiness. There is beauty. Every goodness is in Islām. Islām is a gift to humanity from Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Islām is guidance and a gift. Therefore, those who follow Islām and value Islām find value.

As we said, the end of Ramaḍān, shukr to Allāh ﷻ, is ‘Īd. Every day is like a ‘Īd anyways. Masha’Allāh everyone senses Allāh’s ﷻ gifts, manifestations and beauties in their heart. Even if a person sometimes finds it hard during daytime, that hardship becomes a beauty. There is relief inside the person, there is happiness. He does not sense anything bad. He does not sense anything not good. In the evening, as our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, that joy and happiness of a believer, no human being can find like it. Those who do not fast cannot find it.

May Allāh ﷻ bless these days for us. They have passed. May Allāh ﷻ, in shā’a Llāh, grant us to reach next year, and for the whole world to become Muslim, with Mahdi ‘alayhi s-salām, in shā’a Llāh. We have hope. Because dunyā is not getting better, it is getting worse. The one who will save it is the one whom our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam gave good tidings about, Mahdi ‘alayhi s-salām. In shā’a Llāh, we are waiting for him. May Allāh ﷻ send him soon, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 

28 March 2025/ 28 Ramadhan 1446

Lefke, Cyprus

English starts from [07:12]:

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

“قُلْ إِن كُنتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِي يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ”

(Qur’ān 03:31)

“Qul in kuntum tuhibbuna Llāha fāttabi‘ūnī yuhbibkumu Llāh wa-yaghfir lakum dhunūbakum, wa Allāhu Ghafūrun Rahīm.”

“Say, [O Muhammad], ‘If you should love Allah , then follow me, [so] Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.'” Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.

The rank of our Holy ‎Prophet ﷺ is the highest rank in the sight of Allāh ﷻ. Therefore, it is said in Qur’ān ‘Aẓīmu sh-Sha’n, if you love Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, follow our Holy Prophet ﷺ. Go on his ﷺ way. If you follow his ﷺ way, Allāh ﷻ will love you.

The most important goal in our lives must be that Allāh ﷻ loves us. If Allāh ﷻ loves us, everything is easy, everything is good. There is nothing more beautiful than Allāh ﷻ loving you. Therefore, following the way of our Prophet ﷺ, loving our Prophet ﷺ, glorifying him ﷺ and honoring him ﷺ is beneficial for people.

The most loved person is Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Non-Muslims say they love this and that. But there is no love like in Islām. They have a love that appeals to their egos. The love in Islām is a love that ends the ego. The love in Islām is not from the ego.

Therefore, our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, “If you make salāt and salām upon me, I receive your salām and I return the salām.” says our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. So this is a great grace. You make salāt and salām, and our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam answers you. He ﷺ gives salām to you. There is nothing more beautiful than this.

Therefore, the most beloved person in dunyā is our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. There is no one to love except our Holy Prophet ﷺ. Because those who follow his ﷺ way are loved, and those who are not in his ﷺ way are not loved. This is something that Allāh ﷻ has given to people, to their souls. It is a spiritual and ethereal love. This is the true love. Other loves are love of benefit. They are useless. They have no value. What is valuable is the everlasting love, the love of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam with the permission of Allāh ﷻ.

In these blessed months, we do more of everything for the sake of our Prophet ﷺ, for his ﷺ pleasure and the pleasure of Allāh ﷻ. May Allāh ﷻ accept from us all. May He ﷻ increase our love, not for our egos but for our Prophet ﷺ. The love of our Prophet ﷺ is obligatory for us. It is wājib. It is goodness. We must know it.

Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, “You do not have true īmān unless you love me more than your own self, your mother, your father and dunyā.” You can be a Muslim – Now there are people who are deceived by shayṭān and say they are Muslims, but do not show much respect to our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. They think showing too much respect is a bad thing. They call showing too much respect shirk. I don’t know what they also say. They scare people and prevent them from receiving that virtue. They prevent them from earning thawāb, from drawing near to Allāh ﷻ, from becoming one of Allāh’s ﷻ beloved servants. They prevent people with this trick.

May Allāh ﷻ protect us. Muslims must not follow them. What’s right is the more you honor our Holy Prophet ﷺ, the more you rise in rank, the more reward you earn. May Allāh ﷻ increase our love for him ﷺ, as we said. May we honor him ﷺ more, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 

27 March 2025/ 27 Ramadhan 1446

Lefke, Cyprus

English starts from [05:37]:

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

In sha’a Llāh today we are honoring this night with the intention of Laylatu l-Qadr. That is our intention, in sha’a Llāh. If it is not this night, then another night. But to honor this night, reviving this night is performing prayers for the sake of Allāh ﷻ, performing Qiyāmu l-Layl, then getting up for Tahajjud, having suḥūr and then continuing with worship. That’s it, for honoring the night. Honoring it even though it is not known which night it is.

Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla has honored it. He ﷻ has given us this night especially for our ‎Prophet’s ﷺ ummah. More than a hundred thousand other prophets, one hundred and twenty four thousand prophets had come. None of them has been given this much honor and this much virtue. One night is not more virtuous than a thousand nights, but more virtuous and better than a thousand months. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has given a lifetime’s worth of virtue in one night.

Those who know its value have certainly received their share. They receive it. Whether they see it or not, if they do the same thing every night, they attain it for the honor of that night. Every year, with the permission of Allāh ﷻ, a person, a Muslim gains a thousand years of virtue. This is a great honor. People leave this and follow a few ignorant people. They leave the religion. They do not like the religion. They think they will gain something. The shayṭāns they follow are of no benefit to them.

This favor that Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla has given us: being from the ummah of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is the greatest honor, the greatest virtue. Whoever accepts him ﷺ will attain the highest ranks. He is a lucky person. He is a person who knows the value. He is a person who knows the jewels. He distinguishes the jewel from the dung. Some find dung more valuable. He falls after dung. He goes after the dung, but it does not benefit him. We must know this favor that Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has given us. We must benefit from it.

Shukr to Allāh ﷻ. Who are the Ummah of our Prophet ﷺ? Those who follow him ﷺ and glorify him ﷺ. Those who are not from the Ummah: even if they are his ﷺ relatives, they are the enemies of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. The uncle of our Prophet ﷺ ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, Abu Lahab, his real uncle is in hell. Why? Because he is an unlucky person. If he had luck, Allāh ﷻ would have honored him. He is unlucky that he became from the people of hell. A lucky person values this luck. He makes shukr to Allāh ﷻ day and night. He does not ruin his ākhirah by running after other people. Ākhirah is permanent and eternal. Dunyā is temporary. A person who sells the ākhirah for dunyā is a poor person.

Therefore, this night is a blessed night. May Allāh ﷻ make it blessed for us all. May Allāh ﷻ grant us those gifts for our intention of this night being Laylatu l-Qadr. May He ﷻ grant it to us on any night, in shā’a Lāh. May He ﷻ grant us those blessings. Shukr to Allāh ﷻ.

What is Qiyāmu l-Layl, reviving the night? Some people drive around in their cars until the morning, from one mosque to another. That’s not necessary. Or they pray at home until the morning without sleeping. Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, if you pray ‘Isha prayer, then perform Qiyāmu l-Layl prayer and wake up for tahajjud before Fajr, it is as if you have revived the night.

So it is not that difficult. Don’t make it difficult. The religion of Islām is easiness. Benefit from that ease. Because when it is hard, people don’t do it. They say, “Am I going to stay up all night?” Even if they stay up, they last for a day or two. After that, people can’t stand it. That’s why, it is easy. There are two rakats called Qiyāmu l-Layl before going to sleep. When you wake up for suḥūr, you pray tahajjud and you will have revived the night. May Allāh ﷻ bless it.

May Allāh ﷻ grant this luck and īmān to everyone. May Allāh ﷻ guide them. In this month of Ramaḍān, if they do not seek forgiveness for the evil, the disrespect and badness done towards Allāh ﷻ, there is a great punishment for them. Those who disrespect Allāh ﷻ and wage war against Allāh ﷻ will certainly be punished. If they seek forgiveness and repent, that is another thing. But if they do not, they will surely suffer. There is a record of everything in the presence of Allāh ﷻ. There are angels on the right and left. They write the good and the bad. The angel of the bad waits for him to ask forgiveness so that he can erase it. If he does, he will erase the bad deeds he has done. If he doesn’t, he will wait and eventually it will be written. If he doesn’t ask forgiveness until the end of his life, he will find his punishment in ākhirah. It won’t benefit him in dunyā anyway. May Allāh ﷻ guide us all, in sha’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 

26 March 2025/ 26 Ramadhan 1446

Lefke, Cyprus

English starts from [08:23]:

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says,

“الْحُبُّ فِي اللَّهِ وَالْبُغْضُ فِي اللَّهِ”

“Al-ḥubbu fi Llāh wa l-bughdu fi Llāh.”

To love for the sake of Allāh ﷻ, and to hate for the sake of Allāh ﷻ. These are the things that a Muslim should do. Whom does he love? He loves everything for the sake of Allāh ﷻ. If he loves something that Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla loves, he loves it for the sake of Allāh ﷻ. Not loving what Allāh ﷻ doesn’t love is also to attain Allāh’s ﷻ pleasure.

The state of this world – of course, there are things that people love very much. It’s not acceptable to say they “love” them all. Love is a beautiful thing. But if it is for the pleasure of Allāh ﷻ, if it is as Allāh ﷻ wants, it is acceptable. If it is not as Allāh ﷻ wants, it is wrong. It is not love, it is an affliction, it is torment, it is evil, it is the worst.

Therefore, if a person is going to do something, all kind of things, let him look if they are good or not. Is this person a good person for friendship? Is he someone to love? Should he not be loved? It is obvious from his state. If anyone takes him away from the way of Allāh ﷻ, this means they are people who mustn’t be loved. He is a person whom Allāh ﷻ does not love. And you should not love him either. Why? Because it will bring you nothing but evil and affliction. If he is a good person, you will love him, you will find goodness in him. He will help you, and you will help him too. You will attain the pleasure of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla; both you and him.

You must look for the person you will marry. They say, “I loved this guy very much. I loved this woman so much.” Okay, what kind of person is this woman or guy? Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim used to say, if you say “guy” then he’s not acceptable. If you say “man”, then okay. This is a “guy”, which means it’s not a good thing. Stay away from him. Stay away from him even if your ego wants.

What is this woman like? She’s not a woman to approach. She knows neither Allāh ﷻ nor our Prophet ﷺ. She has nothing from religion and īmān. She has nothing from family. Stay away from her. “I die from my love.” Die, that’s better. It’s a thousand times better to stay away from her than to be with her. So even if you die, our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, who dies from love is a martyr. Therefore, stay away from them for the sake of Allāh ﷻ. If you suffer all kinds of things, that is a rise in rank for you.

Therefore, this scale, as we said, is the pleasure of Allāh ﷻ. You will look at whether he is a servant whom Allāh ﷻ loves or not. Of course, everyone is a servant of Allāh ﷻ. Even if he is the servant of Allāh ﷻ, Allāh ﷻ does not love everyone, He ﷻ says. Allāh ﷻ does not love those who do evil. He does not love the kāfirs. He does not love those who have no īmān.

If you look at people of this time, everyone is – Let them come to the way of Allāh ﷻ. We will love him, and put him on our heads. But if the person is an enemy of Allāh ﷻ, an enemy of religion, and an enemy of people, we have no obligation.

Therefore, this is the scale. We will love the person Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla loves. And we will stay away from the person He ﷻ does not love. It is not a matter of whether to love or not. Stay away and it is over. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. And may He ﷻ guide people so that they may be among the people Allāh ﷻ loves. May they be from the people Muslims love, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 

25 March 2025/ 25 Ramadhan 1446

Lefke, Cyprus

English starts from [05:49]:

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says,

“الْمُؤْمِنُ مِرْآةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ”

“Al-Mu’min mir’ātu l-Mu’min”

“The believer is the believer’s mirror.”

Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, the mu’min is the mirror of his mu’min brother.

A believer is different and a Muslim is different. He cannot not be another Muslim’s mirror. But a believer knows the person in front of him, the believer, as himself. He wants for him what he wants for himself. He wants the same for him. He does not want less for him. Just as he wishes every good for himself, he wishes the same for his mu’min brother as well. He knows him as himself. He treats him as himself.

This is the believer with īmān. The true believers are those whom our Prophet ﷺ loves, those who follow the way of our Prophet ﷺ. They are those upon ṭarīqah and sharī’ah. Because the way is shown with sharī’ah and ṭarīqah. Those who follow them are believers.

And a believer: whatever good there is in the believer. No harm comes from a believer. Our Prophet ﷺ has ordered not to harm. The status of a believer is beautiful. A believer is a person who wants to benefit people and everyone. He wants people to enter the way, to enter paradise.

That is why, most mashāyikh show the shaykh who will come after him as his mirror. They show what he did. One of the most famous of the great awliyā’ is Mawlana Jalāluddīn Rūmī. He says that Shams Tabrīzī is his mirror. He looked at this mirror and took from his blessings. They had soḥbahs together. They taught knowledge and the truth. Shaykh Tabrīzī became a mirror only for Mawlana. He did not become a mirror for others. Because only Mawlana Jalāluddīn Rūmī can carry his state and station. He did not become a mirror to anyone else, and they did not understand him. Since he did not have duties that anyone could understand, he became a mirror only to Mawlana. Those truths passed from his heart to his heart. They passed back and forth. And they became the means for great guidance. Until now, millions of people have come to īmān and found the truth through their means. This is what we call a mirror.

As our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said, he knows whomever the person in front of him is as himself. There are some proverbs on that. But of course most people are not like him. A non-believer is not like him. You treat him thinking he is like you. That person whose heart is not pure thinks how he will benefit from you, how he will get ahead of you. Sometimes a person gets disappointed. That is not important. What is important is to find a believer and to mirror each other and look at your shortcomings and what needs to be done and to do like him. It would be a beautiful thing, inshā’a Llāh. The order of our Prophet ﷺ will also be fulfilled. A person will also benefit from the blessed words he ﷺ said. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 

24 March 2025/ 24 Ramadhan 1446

Lefke, Cyprus

English starts from [05:32]:

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim, may Allāh ﷻ raise his rank, used to say this poem. There are many Islāmic poems and beautiful sayings from the elders. There are thousands. They tell about the Majesty of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla and the high rank of our Prophet ﷺ. They are many poems that tell about his ﷺ manifestations.

Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim would sometimes say them according to the state of the people. There was one,

“لا تُكْثر لهَمّكْ مَا قُدِّرْ يَكُونْ، فاللهُ المُقَدِّرْ، وَالعَالَمْ شُئُونْ”

“Lā tukthir l-hammik mā quddir yakūn, fa-Allahul muqaddir wal ʿālam shu’ūn”

“Let not your worries be a lot, whatever is decreed, will come to pass. Allah is the decreer of all fates, and the world is merely its manifestation.”

Don’t worry too much, it says. Don’t worry and be anxious.

So, don’t worry too much. Surrender everything to Allāh ﷻ and move forward. Don’t tire your head too much, especially for dunyā. Because Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla does what He ﷻ wants. You can tire your head, or make your head hurt, or make your head explode. There is no benefit.

The most beautiful thing is said here as a poem: Don’t worry. There is Allāh ﷻ. Allāh ﷻ is the one who does everything. Don’t tire yourself. Surrender to Allāh ﷻ. Surrender to Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Everything will be easy. Dunyā will not change with this worry of yours. Nothing changes by making your head hurt or by tiring your head. What will change is you making your head hurt. And you might harm your īmān sometimes. Some people, may Allāh ﷻ protect us, go out of īmān for a worldly matter. Whereas it’s not worth it at all. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla created this world and it’s been going on the same way without effort. There is no time.

Of course, there were some very nice times. There were some great times. With who? With our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. But of course, that time was the most painful time. But because they surrendered to Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, it was the best time. They tied stones to their bellies and remained hungry for dunyā. They couldn’t even find a bite of bread to eat. Still, it was the best time.

So, when you surrender everything in dunyā to Allāh ﷻ, it becomes beautiful. Dunyā becomes paradise when you are with the good, ones. When you are with the bad ones, even if the whole world is yours, you still won’t be satisfied. You still won’t be comfortable. You won’t be at ease.

That’s why, these beautiful advices – Mawlānā Rumī has many. There is also Qasīdat al-Burda. There are thousands of beautiful sayings said by Awliyā’. They are all for the purpose of trusting in Allāh ﷻ. They are for the purpose of relying on Allāh ﷻ. They made those beautiful sayings to tell people about those beautiful things. Some people understand. Some people don’t understand. Sometimes it just goes like that.

But what is important is – they say, “This happened, that happened in dunyā,” Dunyā is none of your business. It has its Lord. There is Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. What He ﷻ wants happens. What He ﷻ doesn’t want doesn’t happen.

Therefore, there’s no need to be too sad because this and that happened. Just be on the way of Allāh ﷻ; that is enough. May Allāh ﷻ make us all be on this way. And may we not trouble our heads with other things, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 

23 March 2025/ 23 Ramadhan 1446

Lefke, Cyprus

English starts from [05:45]:

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

“وَلَا يَخَافُونَ لَوْمَةَ لَائِمٍ”

(Qur’ān 05:54)

“Wa Lā Yakhāfūna Lawmata Lā’imin”

“And do not fear the blame of a critic.” Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says in Qur’ān ‘Aẓīmu sh-Sha’n. This is for the people who dislike them. They say bad things to those who are Muslim. But they are not afraid that bad things will be said to them, says Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. They are believers. Because their way is the right way. They are the right ones. Those who are not right get angry at them, reprove, fight, curse, and insult them. They don’t care about them at all, says Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla.

So if you’re on the right way, let them say whatever they want to say. Don’t be with ignorant with the ignorant people. Let them say whatever they want. If there is someone who will understand, if there is someone who will understand the intent, you can talk to him. If he asks you what you don’t like and so, you can answer him and talk to him. Otherwise, when people come at you just to cause you harm, don’t care about them. Don’t be afraid of them. Nothing they say has any value. No badness will befall you. Badness will befall them.

Therefore, when you are on the right way, make shukr to Allāh ﷻ, “I am on this way. Shayṭāns are attacking me. I am being aggressed by the shayṭāns. They have a grudge, hatred and aversion for those who are on the way of Allāh ﷻ.” So, you should be happy that you are on the way of Allāh ﷻ. That is also a something that will not go in vain for you. Allāh ﷻ will give you its reward. People attacked you, did evil to you, spoke bad words to you and you were patient, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla will give you your reward for that patience. This favor – every favor has a reward. At the least, sometimes people look at you a little strangely, even if they don’t say anything. Even that look is beneficial to you. It’s a thawāb and reward for you.

So, who is on the way of Allāh ﷻ should make shukr. You should make shukr for the grace and protection of Allāh ﷻ, that you are not among those who are like others who oppose Him ﷻ and speak bad words to those who are with Him ﷻ. You should make du’ā’ for them. Because when most people are on the bad way, later many return to the right way, and they regret it.

Therefore, this way is a beautiful way. We should make du’ā’ for guidance for them too. Of course, there are many ṣaḥābah, there are great ṣaḥābah who were the main enemies of Islām. Then, they became the main defenders. Those people became the leaders of the believers. First, they fought against Islām. There are many who fought against our Holy ‎Prophet ﷺ. They too were then guided and reached the highest ranks of the ṣaḥābah.

Therefore, may Allāh ﷻ guide them. May Allāh ﷻ guide those who are against Islām, those who do not like Islām, those who act ignorantly and attack Islām. As we said, don’t be sad that they did not like you and said these words. They either regret it or they are guided, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 

22 March 2025/ 22 Ramadhan 1446

Lefke, Cyprus

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

Today, shukr to Allāh ﷻ, this occasion of Ramaḍān is the means for all kinds of goodness. In this blessed month, Qur’ān ‘Aẓīmu sh-Sha’n was revealed. Allāh ﷻ sent down the Qur’ān to our ‎Prophet ﷺ in this month, in the month of Ramaḍān.

Therefore, this night is Laylatu l-Qadr. It is a night better than a thousand months, says Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. A thousand months is a person’s lifetime. It is the age most people live; if you take out one’s childhood. Everyone will have received the virtue of about 90 years in one night. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says that Laylatu l-Qadr is even better than that [thousand months]. So, everyone seeks Laylatu l-Qadr. If it manifests upon a person, all kinds of goodness will be granted to him.

Therefore, in the Ḥadīth Sharīf we read of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, the holy ṣaḥābah asked our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, “Which night is the Night of Power?” Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said – The Night of Power might be in any night of the year. But it is mostly in Ramaḍān. And it also coincides with the last ten days of Ramaḍān. So, our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said, “If I tell you which night it is, then people will leave praying and so, and wait for that night, and do nothing else.”

Therefore, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has hidden Laylatu l-Qadr. If people are always in worship so that they may come across it, they will certainly come across it. So even if one does not know, a person who is consistent in his worship will certainly come across it. And its benefit will appear in ākhirah. A person will then say, “Allah Allah. I have come across Laylatu l-Qadr several times unknowingly. But it is good that I did not know about it, so that I would not ask for nonsense things. Allāh ﷻ has left its virtue for me for ākhirah.” Because its thawāb and reward is left for ākhirah, it will be a great beauty for a person.

All kinds of beauty manifest in the month of Ramaḍān. That’s why, people feel and sense it as the most beautiful, most virtuous month of the year. And one of the secrets of this beautiful month is Laylatu l-Qadr. Its fasting, suḥūr, everything is rewarded. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, I will reward everything done not 1 to 10, but 1 to 100, 1 to 700, 1 to a thousand times. “I will give the reward of the fasting person,” says Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. He ﷻ gives without measure.

So, how happy is the Muslim; and not anyone else. How happy is the human who becomes a Muslim! Because being a human is something created by Allāh ﷻ. Being from a tribe is something else. But for a human to follow the way of Allāh ﷻ is in the hands of that person. If a person wants it, it happens.

Therefore, controlling one’s ego and going on the way of Allāh ﷻ is the best favor for a person. It is the best benefit. One must make shukr to Allāh ﷻ that He ﷻ gave him this favor. He must always make shukr for that, day and night. He should not stray from His ﷻ way. May Allāh ﷻ help us.

May it be Mubarak upon you, in shā’a Llāh. Ramaḍān is not over yet. In shā’a Llāh, we come across it. As we said, most people have certainly come across but they didn’t know about it. Because there are some things Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has created, if a person comes across them, whatever he wants happens. Even worldly things happen. And the things of the ākhirah definitely happen if we come across them.

Therefore, our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says that the best du’ā’ you make is,

“اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ والمُعافَاة الدّائِمة في الدّينِ والدُّنيا والآخِرَة”

“Allāhumma innī as’aluka l-‘afwa wa-l-‘āfiyata wa-l-mu‘āfāta d-dā’imah fi d-dīni wa d-dunyā wa l-ākhirah”

“O Allāh, I ask You for forgiveness, well-being, and perpetual healthiness in the religion, here and hereafter.”

Ask Allāh ﷻ for forgiveness, and ask for health and well-being. May our health continue and be perpetual upon us. Health is one of the greatest favors. Health and well-being are a great favor. That [du’ā’] is important in order not to be a burden upon others, to serve on the way of Allāh ﷻ and to continue worshipping. It must be said constantly.

A person is thinking about money, I don’t know what, land, car, etc. Say whatever you want, but the most important is this du’ā’. Therefore, whoever says this du’ā’ will surely come across it, and he will live in health and wellness, and Allāh ﷻ will forgive us, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 

21 March 2025/ 21 Ramadhan 1446

Lefke, Cyprus

For more resources on the Last 10 Nights of Ramadhan, please click here.

Wassalam.

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says one of the signs of the end of times is,

“إِعْجَاب كُلِّ ذِي رَأْىٍ بِرَأْيِهِ”

“I’jābu kulli dhi ra’yin bi ra’yih”

“Everyone admires his own opinion.”

Everyone likes their own opinions and dislikes others. This is the time we live in. Everyone likes something, “This is what I think. It’s like this according to me.” And doesn’t like someone else’s [opinion]. He doesn’t accept it or does the opposite.

This doesn’t benefit him. Because a person must seek the truth. He must accept the truth wherever it is. Not everything happens as he wishes. Everything is done as Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla destined. If you object to everything, you will have objected to the will of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla this time.

Most people sometimes say, “Why is this oppression happening in the world? Why doesn’t Allāh ﷻ interfere?” This is another thing that must never be said. For a person to be so disrespectful to the power and majesty of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, is due to his mind deficiency; nothing else. Interfering in the work of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is not the work of a person with mind. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla does as He ﷻ wants. He ﷻ creates as He ﷻ wants.

Let alone the works of Allāh ﷻ, if you say to a higher person, “Why are you doing this? What are you doing?” There are many things you know nothing about. He knows them; you don’t know. If you don’t know, when you object, it doesn’t do you any good. Even most of the times, if a person can see his own deficiency, he will see it. If he can’t see it, it’s the same: the headstrong goes his own way. In the end, he leaves this world without any benefit.

That’s why, you must accept the truth and the right. Accepting badness does not benefit but harms. Even if it doesn’t harm, a person would’ve done a useless and unnecessary work.

Therefore, this is one of the signs of the end of times. Everyone acts according to their own minds. They say “Democracy”, they are deceiving the people. They are disrupting the work to be done. They are prohibiting the good things. They are accepting the bad things. These are big signs that this time is the end of times. After the end times will be the qiyāmah. So the Day of Judgment is near.

The state of this world is not getting better day by day, it is getting worse. Therefore, a person must submit to Allāh ﷻ. He must accept the truth so that he can be free from this. In order to be free from being a slave to his ego, he must accept the truth and then his ego will accept it. Then, he will become a good Muslim. May Allāh ﷻ make us all from them, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 

20 March 2025/ 20 Ramadhan 1446

Lefke, Cyprus

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

Al-ḥamdu liLlāh today almost two-thirds of Ramaḍān have passed quickly. One-third remains which also has its worship. Everyone performs worship. And it is important to imitate the worship that our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu alayhi wa sallam performed. In shā’a Llāh some brothers and people want to perform it. May Allāh ﷻ bless them.

What is it? The Sunnah of I’tikāf. I’tikāf means spending the last ten days of Ramaḍān in the mosque. When ten days are left, our Holy ‎Prophet ﷺ would carry things to sleep on to the mosque. Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu alayhi wa sallam had no worldly possessions anyways. He ﷺ had a mattress and something to cover it with. He ﷺ would bring them for these ten days, the last ten days of Ramaḍān.

More worship is done there, without having much worldly talks. Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam had no worldly talks anyways. In order to be a lesson for people, our Holy Prophet ﷺ shows us the beautiful things he ﷺ does. It is a great virtue to do this. It is a great beauty. The beauties of Ramaḍān are many. There is also a great virtue for some people who do it.

Of course, it has its conditions. You must always be in the Masjid, inside the mosque, to worship, to break your fast at Maghrib, to perform the normal prayers and worship more. You will also have suḥūr. Some are now asking, “Should we only eat lentils?” No, that’s not seclusion. I’tikāf is different, and seclusion is different. Everyone can do i’tikāf. But one needs a special permission for seclusion. What is given is more different, more – so it’s not for everyone. It’s done for people who need it.

Sometimes some people make everyone do seclusion. That doesn’t concern us. What concerns us is the i’tikāf our Prophet ﷺ told us about. If you say, “Nawaytu l-i’tikāf”, “I intend i’tikāf”, every time you enter a mosque, that would also be rewarded. The actual i’tikāf is ten days. But people can do less. They can do as much as they can. Every time we enter a mosque, we intend to perform i’tikāf so that we will have earned the thawāb of i’tikāf.

In the mosque – now some brothers say, “We can’t do it in the mosque. There is no mosque.” When there is no mosque – it is actually done at home for women. Women mustn’t do it in the mosque. Women should perform i’tikāf at home. If they have a room where they pray, they should perform i’tikāf and worship there for ten days. Men should do it in the mosque. It should be in a place where the five daily prayers are performed.

If one person in every country does it, the other people will also attain that barakah. If they don’t do it, they will all be deprived of that barakah. Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, now it is done everywhere. There are people who perform i’tikāf in almost every part of the world.

Therefore, we should make shukr to Allāh ﷻ. We should make shukr that we are in this beautiful religion. A lady just now asked us for some advice to show to people. We said that our advice is to hold onto your fasting to attain the virtue of fasting this month of Ramaḍān.

Because many people say, “What is fasting? If I’m going to fast, will Allāh ﷻ benefit from my fasting?” Ḥāshā (far from it). Ḥāshā! Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is not in need of anything. If all people did not fast, Allāh ﷻ would not lack anything. If they fasted, He ﷻ would not gain anything.

Therefore, this is for fasting. All worships are for your benefit. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is giving you that benefit. He ﷻ has no need for it. You should know its value. You should thank Allāh ﷻ for every worship you do. Shukr to Allāh ﷻ so that they may increase with our shukr. May our worships, our obedience, our submission, our servitude to Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla be more beautiful, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 

19 March 2025/ 19 Ramadhan 1446

Lefke, Cyprus

For more resources on the Last 10 Nights of Ramadhan, please click here.

Wassalam.

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

“وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ”

(Qur’ān 24:56)

“Wa ‘Aqīmū Aş-Şalāata Wa ‘Ātū Az-Zakāata Wa ‘Aţīū Ar-Rasūla Laallakum Turĥamūn”

“And establish prayer and give zakah and obey the Messenger – that you may receive mercy.’ Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.

These are the things Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla ordered in Islām: prayer, zakāt, obedience to our Holy ‎Prophet ﷺ. Now they pray and fast. Those who have money give zakāt. Those who have very, very much money cannot give. Why? Because there are millions, billions. When they try to give it, a large amount comes up upon them.

However, it is not a big deal at all. Two and a half percent is nothing according to the taxes that the state has imposed. Especially Europe and America, for instance, are collecting eighty percent tax from the people. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla does not give a person anything that he cannot bear.

Eating zakāt is ḥarām. It is theft. You are violating the rights of Allāh ﷻ and the poor. It is not yours anymore. It is a trust with you. You have to pay it when the time comes. You mustn’t say it’s a lot or a little. You must calculate how much it is. You pay it once, from year to year. You don’t pay every month.

Here, the state demands taxes every month. There’s a lot of paperwork, you will go to an accountant, you will do this, you will do that. You will pay your taxes every month. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, once a year. And that is a very small amount. It is an amount that everyone can pay.

But when there is an abundance of wealth, its affliction is that zakāt seems too much then. This is an affliction. A person eating ḥarām is an affliction. After that, they are surprised, “Why are our children like that? Why is this happening?” No need to be surprised. Most people eat ḥarām. Let aside interest and such, what’s important is zakāt. That is one hundred percent ḥarām.

We must be careful about that. Don’t be stingy. Late Hajji Yaşar used to say, “Whatever you give with your hand will go with you.” That’s right. No one else will give in your place. What you leave will not benefit you – it’s not clear whether it will benefit those after you or not – but it will be nothing but harm for you. May Allāh ﷻ help us.

The ego’s “Shuḥ”, He ﷻ says (Qur’ān 59:09). Shuḥ means extreme stinginess. May Allāh ﷻ save us from the stinginess of our ego. May they give those rights without blinking. If the Muslim world give their zakāt, not one poor person will remain, not one needy person will remain. No one will remain hungry in this world. But they are not doing so. May Allāh ﷻ help us. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 

14 March 2025/ 14 Ramadhan 1446

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

“إِنَّ الْأَرْضَ لِلَّهِ يُورِثُهَا مَن يَشَاءُ”

(Qur’ān 07:128)

“Inna l-‘Arda li-Llāhi Yūrithuhā Man Yashā’u”

“Indeed, the earth belongs to Allah. He causes to inherit it whom He wills.” Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.

This earth, the entire universe belongs to Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. He ﷻ says this about the earth. It belongs to Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. He ﷻ gives to whom He ﷻ wills.

People who live on earth shouldn’t think that it will remain theirs. Everything will go. No one will remain. So, this wealth, property, land, house, palaces and so on: a person can’t take anything. He doesn’t leave anything behind. If he leaves, others will take it. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla gave this to the people. People think, “Dunyā is mine. This property is mine. This thing is mine.” When he closes his eyes, it is gone, nothing remains.

Therefore, sometimes a person looks – our ancestors left us this thing, they left so much countries for the sake of Allāh ﷻ, they made jihād, they brought people to Islām. You see, there is kufr there. That is not important. What is important is that whom Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla wants, whoever Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla wants to put, He ﷻ puts in that place.

Therefore, in the places that are Muslim Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla definitely puts good people there. If there are bad people, He ﷻ sweeps them away. In some places, our ancestors were martyred, they shed their blood so that it would be for Islām. Those who came after them are not kafir. Those who came from their lineage, their descendants are as if they are Muslims but have nothing to do with being Muslim. They have nothing to do with humanity either.

They just live for their ego, in pursuit of their ego. Their ego has ridden them and they are running after it. Wherever there is something that will satisfy their ego, they are running after it. They have forgotten Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. They have forgotten the religion. They have forgotten everything. And then claim they will do good. Allāh ﷻ takes them, and puts good people in their places.

Therefore, mankind should think that instead of living in vain in dunyā and doing such evil he should fear Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla that He ﷻ will bring better people in their place. He will bring those who believe. This is important. All Muslims started running after shayṭān. There are many Muslims; they say one billion, they say two billion but they have no value. Why? Because they follow their egos. Even if one seems Muslim, he still follows his ego in the slightest thing. He does what his ego wants.

May Allāh ﷻ protect us. May He ﷻ protect us from the evil of our own egos. This trust of our ancestors is with us. The best gift for them is us being on the way of Allāh ﷻ. If we are not on the way of Allāh ﷻ, they will not benefit you. They will not help you. May Allāh ﷻ help us all. May Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla send the Sahib for the Islamic world, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 

13 March 2025/ 13 Ramadhan 1446

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

“فَاسْتَقِمْ كَمَٓا اُمِرْتَ وَمَنْ تَابَ مَعَكَ وَلَا تَطْغَوْاۜ”

(Qur’ān 11:112)

“Fa-staqim kamā umirta wa-man tāba ma‘aka, wa la tatghaw”

“So remain on a right course as you have been commanded, [you] and those who have turned back with you [to Allah ], and do not transgress.” Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, be upon istiqāmah, the straight way. Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said, this Ayah made my beard turn white. “شَيَّبَتنِي هُودٌ”, “Shayyabatni Hūd”, “Sūrat Hūd made my hair turn white.” This is a great ayah.

Being upon istiqāmah is a great thing. It is the order of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. What is istiqāmah? Going straight. Not lying, deceiving and going crookedly. You must go straight. You must go as Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla orders. If you do that, there is no fear for you, there is no sorrow. But if go out of that way and go here and there in the opposite direction, back, right, left, up, down and like that, you won’t get anywhere. Apart from not reaching anywhere, various things could happen to you.

Therefore, istiqāmah is difficult but important. A person who is upon istiqāmah does not fear anyone, does not feel ashamed in front of anyone, does not bow down to anyone. So, all the orders of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla are beneficial to us. This order is also one of the great orders: to be upon istiqāmah.

Because the ego leads a person astray, leads him off istiqāmah, makes a laughing stock of itself and does all kinds of things. That’s why, a person who is upon istiqāmah is safe from everyone. He owes nothing to anyone. He has no debt to anyone.

Our way is the way of our ‎Prophet ﷺ. That way is to be upon istiqāmah, straight on the way. Ṭarīqah means way. You must keep straight on that way, without going right or left, until the end of your life. How long is one’s life anyway? Even if you live a thousand years.

Therefore, as long as one doesn’t leave the way, he won’t have troubles and he won’t fear anyone. Who is the fearful person? The traitor. A person has no fear unless he is a traitor. When there are hidden secret things, then people get scared and wonder if these secrets will come out and something will happen to them. As long as you are upon istiqāmah, and you know who you are, then you won’t be afraid of anyone, you won’t be ashamed of anyone, you won’t be distressed.

He who is with Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is always at ease; always. Even if the whole world collapses, his heart is at peace. Peace is inside him. Because dunyā is already a worthless place. Just as its name means; dunyā means lowness. Therefore, a person shouldn’t feel sad for the sake of dunyā. Those who are with Allāh ﷻ are always at ease, and never have any troubles or fear. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. May we not deviate from istiqāmah, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 

12 March 2025/ 12 Ramadhan 1446

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul