Mawlana Is Always With Us

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, we gathered here again for the sake of Allāh ﷻ. We gathered here to continue on that way with the beloved servants of Allāh ﷻ. We always gather, but our gathering today is for the anniversary of the passing of the awliyā’uLlah Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim. He passed away, but shukr to Allāh ﷻ, he didn’t leave us. He even didn’t leave us outwardly. He gives his madad to all his murīds. He gives them strength, spiritual power.

Sometimes many murīds ask how to make Rābita, how to hear a voice in Rābita. Rābita is your love for our Holy ‎Prophet ﷺ and to mashāyikh. To love them is our Rābita. Rābita isn’t “Should I do this? Should I not do that?” That’s fine too, but there’s no need to give instructions for Rābita, “My son/my daughter, do this, do that.” Whoever wants such things doesn’t know the principles and ethics.

When you enter ṭarīqah, you surrender. You surrender to your murshid. If you’ve found a real murshid, you should thank Allāh ﷻ not a thousand times, but a million times. When you surrender, you have reached salvation. But may Allāh ﷻ protect us, if you get stuck with those who claim they’re murshid for another purposes, may Allāh ﷻ help you. Because they follow their ego. And since the way is for their ego, it is of no benefit. But if you go on the way of the murshid, shukr to Allāh ﷻ. Life is passing by anyway. Then, it won’t be wasted in vain. It will be filled with thawāb, barakh and beauty.

If you’re going to wander around striving in vain, “What should we do today? Where should we have fun today? How should we make money? How can we get intoxicated? How can we impress others to like us?” This is empty work. There’s a nice saying of the Turks, “empty work.” That’s empty work. Living for dunyā, for your own interests, for your ego, is empty work.

If your life is going to be full, you must go on the way of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, the way of mashāyikh, and surrender. Don’t think that it is empty. It is filled with Allāh’s ﷻ permission. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. As we said, what’s empty is those who think, “How much will I earn from dunyā?” Their life passes in vain and meaninglessly. May Allāh ﷻ protect us, apart from it being in vain, it is full of evil, full of sins. May Allāh ﷻ protect us.

Therefore, asking himmah and help from the mashāyikh is beneficial. Being on that way with them is a protection for you. It gives value to your life. Your life becomes beneficial. “This guy lives like grass. He goes from his house to his job, and from his job to his house. He doesn’t borrow money. He doesn’t complain about the government. He doesn’t get angry at this or that.” He doesn’t live like grass. Those living like grass, living like a poisonous grass are the others. Those who think they are something and get angry at everyone. Those who expect benefit from everyone. Those who do all kinds of filth and all kinds of ḥarām to satisfy their own egos are the ones who live in vain.

We must be like grass. Grass is good. There is harmful grass, and harmless grass. Everyone knows the meaning of grass. Ours is, in shā’a Llāh, of light and īmān. May we be of the servants whom Allāh ﷻ loves. May we not be like the grass they consume, but be as the beneficial grass, in shā’a Llāh. May Allāh ﷻ protect us.

Shayṭān has already taken over the world with his hand. He doesn’t want to leave anyone. Those who are saved cling to the rope of this way. Those who cling to Allāh ﷻ are the ones who are saved. Others think they are saved or have won but there is no such thing. Therefore, being with mashāyikh, following them is the greatest gain for a person. Not to be on their way is a great danger. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. Every second, every moment shayṭān may slip your feet and you will have fallen into his trap. May Allah ﷻ protect you.

May our Shaykh’s himmah be with us. Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, as we said, it has been eleven years since our Shaykh has passed away. But every minute we are under his gaze, we are under his himmah. Those who ask for his himmah, he will definitely come to his aid. He doesn’t leave him.

There are people who don’t believe and those group who don’t believe in awliyā’, karamāt and miracles. And they claim they are Muslim. But the condition of being a Muslim is believing in the miracles of our Holy ‎Prophet ﷺ, believing in the karamāt of the awliyā’, that is also one of the fundamental conditions of the creed of Muslims.

Therefore, shukr to Allāh ﷻ, you are here. To those who came, may Allāh ﷻ be pleased with you. There are many who haven’t come. Their hearts are together with us. Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim reaches them all with the permission of Allāh ﷻ. May Allāh ﷻ be pleased with you.

May Allāh ﷻ change the state of this world, and send the Sāhib. As Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim said that Mahdi ‘alayhi s-salam will appear, in shā’a Llāh. Wherever you look, dunyā is in the hand of shayṭān. One hundred percent in the hand of shayṭān. To get rid of shayṭān is only through Mahdi ‘alayhi s-salam. It can’t be any other way; no matter what they say. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

07 May 2025/ 09 Dhul Qa’dah 1446

Lefke, Cyprus