23 June 2023 by Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil Ar-Rabbani
Bismillahir-Rahmani-Raheem
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Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:
“وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا”, “Wa li-Llahi ‘ala n-Nasi Ĥijju Al-Bayti Mani Astaţā`a ‘Ilayhi Sabīlā”, “And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House – for whoever is able to find thereto a way.” (Qur’an 03:97). We are in the days of Hajj. These holy days remind us about Hajj. The most blessed days are the first ten days and nights of Dhu l-Hijjah. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla has made them holy. They have a lot of virtue.
Wherever there are Muslims, as they go to Hajj from all over places, there is even more virtue. Because a prayer performed at Ka’bah is 100,000 times better than a prayer performed outside. It is same with charity done there. Everything is 100,000 times more. They are favors from Allah ﷻ. They are favors to Hajjis who come to the house of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla.
Hajj is the gift of Allah ﷻ to Muslims and believers. It is Fard to those who are able to go. Performing it brings a lot of virtue, because other worships cannot reach the virtue of Hajj. Even if you make Umrah all your life, you cannot attain Thawab of one Hajj. Hajj is different as it is Fard. Fard worship cannot be compared to Sunnah or Nafl worship. You cannot attain the virtue of one Fard prayer if you perform your prayer with the intention of Sunnah all your life without praying Fard.
Also, Shukr to Allah ﷻ, the religion of Islam is the true religion. Other people, non-Muslims go here and there to become Hajji. They are not Hajjis. So even this is enough for them to become Muslim, because Hajj is on the day appointed by Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla once a year. Its worship, Fard to be performed and places are known. If you stay in other places, your Hajj won’t be accepted. If you do other things, your Hajj won’t be accepted.
Others say, “I went to Rome and became a Hajji. I went here and became a Hajji. I went to Spain and became a Hajji”. They have made it up as they like and changed the religion according to their minds. The religion is one. The religion of Islam of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is the most perfect religion from all aspects. For people who have mind and who accept the truth, there is enough proof to follow this religion. And the matter of Hajj is one of the proofs. It is the biggest one.
It is not like other things. It is not like other religions that people have made up. The days, months, Fard and Sunnah for people that Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla put Barakah in and appreciated are done so in the most perfect way. And there is great virtue for those who follow them.
It is not considered easy. Hajj is difficult. Therefore, people who go to Hajj should not complain and say it was difficult for them. They may sometimes have a hard time. But the more they suffer, the more Thawab they attain. May Allah ﷻ bless it for Hajjis. May He ﷻ let those who haven’t been there to go. And may He ﷻ give from that virtue to those who are there in these holy days insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
Shukr to Allah ﷻ, our brothers have recited and sent from all over the world Qur’an Khatms, Yasin, Surahs, Ayat, Tasbihat, Tahlilat, Takbirat, Salawat. May Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla accept what they have recited especially for today in these holy days insha’Allah. We gift them firstly to the great soul of our Holy Prophet ﷺ, his Ahlu l-Bayt and Sahabah, to the souls of all Anbiya, Asfiya, Awliya and our Mashayikh, the souls of our late relatives, the souls of all Mu’mins and Mu’minahs, Muslims and Muslimah. For goodness to come and evil to be gone. Li-Llahi Ta’ala l-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
23 June 2023/ 05 Dhu l-Hijjah 1444
Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul
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22 June 2023 by Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil Ar-Rabbani
Bismillahir-Rahmani-Raheem
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‘فَمَن يُرِدِ اللَّهُ أَن يَهْدِيَهُ يَشْرَحْ صَدْرَهُ لِلْإِسْلَامِ, ‘Faman Yuridi Allāhu ‘An Yahdiyahu Yashraĥ Şadrahu Lil’islām’, ‘So whoever Allah wants to guide, He opens his breast to Islam.’ (Qur’ān 06:125). Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm. When Allah Azza wa-Jalla wishes goodness to a servant, He ﷻ opens his heart towards Islam. He finds contentment with Islam. Who is content with Islam will be happy with everything.
People are looking for happiness. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says happiness is in Islam. For the heart to be at peace, only when Allah ﷻ wishes you goodness and opens your heart towards Islam, you will be happy. Otherwise, you will feel tight in your chest and as if your soul is coming to your throat.
If the heart is not open, if there is no peace in the heart, whatever you give it from outside, it won’t feel better. It won’t be satisfied. It won’t be relieved or happy. Whatever you give it from outside, it won’t work. Only Iman that enters from inside brings relief to the heart. It opens the heart. The rest of what you give from outside, Kufr and badness make it worse. It becomes worse. There is no benefit but harm.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla created it like this and wants it this way. But Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla showed the way to people so that they turn to this way. It is a secret of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. He ﷻ knows His ﷻ work Himself ﷻ. We don’t know it. We cannot interfere in the work of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla.
The result is what is important. Therefore, in order for people to get rid of hardship, sadness and sorrow, they must turn to Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. They must go straight towards Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Whoever turns to Him ﷻ, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “If My servant approaches Me, I will approach him”. Certainly, the great being of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is not according to our imagination. His ﷻ body is not like the body of anything. ‘لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ’, ‘Laysa kamithlihi shay’un’, ‘There is nothing like unto Him.’ (Qur’ān 42:11). Nothing is like Him ﷻ. But the meaning is that when a servant turns to Allah ﷻ, Allah ﷻ turns to the servant.
A servant must put effort. If the servant is lazy and does everything but then strives to open his heart and make it beautiful, he won’t attain anything. Only when he turns to Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla and asks for His ﷻ pleasure, his heart will open and be relieved. May Allah ﷻ open our hearts insha’Allah. May they be filled with the light of Iman. When they are filled with light, there are all kinds of goodness and beauty.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
22 June 2023/ 04 Dhu l-Hijjah 1444
Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul
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(Qur’ān 18:46). ‘Al-Mālu Wa Al-Banūna Zīnatu Al-Ĥayāati Ad-Dunyā ۖ Wa Al-Bāqiyātu Aş-Şāliĥātu Khayrun `Inda Rabbika Thawābāan Wa Khayrun ‘Amalā’, ‘Wealth and children are [but] adornment of the worldly life. But the enduring good deeds are better to your Lord for reward and better for [one’s] hope.’
Wealth, family and other things are all adornment of this world, says Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. What will remain are the righteous deeds. They are the goodness. Nevertheless, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla gave mankind wealth and children during their life in this world. We must take care of them. They are favours, favors given by Allah ﷻ. Taking care of them is something loved by Allah ﷻ.
As long as you are on the right path, don’t give your Akhirah away for Dunya, says Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Nevertheless, be careful with the favors given to you in this world. Protect them. Certainly, there is no more safety in the time we live in. There is no more trust. Therefore, we must be careful.
When you borrow something or lend something, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla tells to write it down. Moreover, have a witness between you. Write it down and do not leave it like that. There is a whole page written only about borrowing and lending. It is not a shame to do so. It is not a sin. Contrarily, you will disobey the order of Allah ﷻ when you don’t do it. No need to say, “We are friends. We are brothers. We are relatives. We know this person”. No need to do so. For everything, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla has shown the beautiful way to Muslims and Mu’mins. So when you borrow or lend something, make sure to write it down. Don’t say later on, “I gave and couldn’t get it back.” “Is there anything between you?” “No, there is nothing. We know each other. Therefore, we trusted each other and gave it.” The fault is yours then. Don’t complain afterwards saying, “He took my money and didn’t give it back”. Go to court, but even if you go, you cannot prove anything.
Therefore, guarding the favors given to you is your duty. You should not give them to such liars, thieves and mischievous ones. Because they are your Rizq that Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla gave you, the Rizq of your children. It is your duty to protect it. May Allah ﷻ help us insha’Allah.
People have lost their conscience [more] everyday. They don’t look if someone is poor, but cheat all people. They do all kinds of things you can ever imagine. And people are cheated. As they think they will earn a little from it, they are cheating easily. Therefore, be careful. Take care of your properties and favors given to you. May Allah ﷻ protect us from evil.
When you protect your property, you protect others from committing a sin. You protect thiefs from stealing and cheaters from cheating people. There is benefit to both you and the other side. Therefore, take care of your property. Don’t let it be snatched by useless people. May Allah ﷻ protect us. May Allah ﷻ help us.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
21 June 2023/ 03 Dhu l-Hijjah 1444
Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul
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20 June 2023 by Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil Ar-Rabbani
Bismillahir-Rahmani-Raheem
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“وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ”,
“Wala Tamnun Tastakthir”, “And do not confer favor to acquire more” (Qur’an 74:06).
“إِنَّمَا نُطْعِمُكُمْ لِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ لَا نُرِيدُ مِنكُمْ جَزَاءً وَلَا شُكُورًا”, “Innama Nut’imukum li-Wajhi Llahi Lā Nurīdu Minkum Jazā’an Wa Lā Shukūrāa”, “We feed you only for the Countenance of Allah . We wish not from you reward or gratitude.” (Qur’ān 76:09). Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says when you do something, do not remind someone of the favor. To remind means rub it in someone’s face and say, “I did this to you. I did that to you. I gave this to you. I gave you food and drink”. This is reminding or rubbing it in someone’s face. This is the meaning of it.
People who do so lose Thawab of the goodness they did. Because they do it not for the pleasure of Allah ﷻ but for their own benefit then. They say, “I now did this to you. You must do it for me as well”. And if a person can’t do it, what will you do? There is nothing you can do. But you lose the Thawab and the pleasure of Allah ﷻ then.
People who do so do it in order to exalt their egos and to satisfy their egos. They say, “I did this. I did that. I did so much to you. Why are you not doing the same to me?” If you did something, you must have done it for the pleasure of Allah ﷻ. You should have done so. Otherwise, if you did it for the benefit of this world, it has no value and there is nothing you can get in return. There is neither responsibility, nor anything. You should not have done this and that, or fed anyone if you are doing it for your ego.
Did you buy people for a bite or two? Did they become your servants or workers when you helped them? Clever people don’t do this. Clever people understand that for every goodness Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla gives reward. Demanding from people is stupid. Therefore, we must be careful. When you do some goodness, you should not expect any benefit in return. These are the things done sincerely for the pleasure of Allah ﷻ. We must expect benefits, goodness and everything from Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says in Qur’an ‘Azimu sh-Shan, “We don’t expect gratitude or anything in return for goodness”. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla will give paradise in return and you’ll have beneficence. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla has mentioned this in several places in Qur’an ‘Azimu sh-Shan. It is not unpaid. So do not lose benefits of Akhirah and beauties of Akhirah for the benefits of this world, for useless things. We must be careful about this. Don’t let it be wasted in vain when you do goodness. May Allah ﷻ accept the goodness and may it be blessed for those who do it insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
20 June 2023/ 02 Dhu l-Hijjah 1444
Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul
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“Wa li-Llahi ‘ala n-Nasi Ĥijju Al-Bayti Mani Astaţā`a ‘Ilayhi Sabīlā”, “And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House – for whoever is able to find thereto a way.” (Qur’an 03:97). Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla mentioned Hajj as the fifth pillar of Islam. Hajj is Fard to people who are able to do it. It is the time for it now.
Certainly, Hajj has always been difficult. It is not an easy worship. It was difficult in old times as well. Sometimes it took a month to reach there in old times, as there were no cars and no planes. There were ships, but it wasn’t as easy as it is now on them. It took time. And there were people who blocked the way. There were dangerous animals and insects. It was difficult.
However, when you reached there, it was more comfortable. As it was quieter, Hajjis worshipped as much as they liked in comfort. It was safe there back then. They didn’t ask for visa from those who entered. As long as you reached it, it was fine. Nowadays, it is very easy to reach there, but it is problematic to go; it is not so easy. As the amount of people has increased, it is very easy until you reach there but very difficult when you are there. What we mean by reaching is that the journey is easy. But certainly, it is very difficult before that. Not everyone is allowed and not everyone can go.
So when mentioning the Fard of Hajj, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla said, Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:
“Wa li-Llahi ‘ala n-Nasi Ĥijju Al-Bayti Mani Astaţā’a ‘Ilayhi Sabīlā”, “And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House – for whoever is able to find thereto a way.” (Qur’an 03:97). There is Hajj, but it for those who are able to go, said Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is the One who knows everything. He ﷻ is the Creator of everything. Accordingly, He ﷻ doesn’t hold people responsible for things they don’t have strength to bear. They are not accountable for them. They want to do them but they cannot.
Yet, we should make intention as: “We couldn’t go this year. Insha’Allah we’ll go next year. If we can’t go next year, insha’Allah we’ll go later”. If you always make such an intention, you will have performed the Fard of Hajj. Allah ﷻ will give you Thawab and reward according to your intention.
Those who are destined to go to Hajj by Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla are able to go. Those who are not destined may strive as much as they want, they cannot go. Sometimes people go without any effort. Sometimes people cannot go in spite of wanting it so much. As we said, it is the matter of kismet and destiny. May Allah ﷻ let those who haven’t been there to go insha’Allah. May they have love in their hearts.
That beautiful place is the first home Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla made in this world. “إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيْتٍ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَلَّذِي بِبَكَّةَ”, “Inna ‘Awwala Baytin Wuđi`a Lilnnāsi Lalladhī Bibakkata”, “Indeed, the first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at Makkah.” (Qur’an 03:96). The first house built for humanity and mankind is the house built in Makkah Mukarramah. Therefore, Hajj is Barakah from all sides. It has great Thawab and a lot of Barakah. May Allah ﷻ let those who haven’t been there to go insha’Allah. And may Allah ﷻ accept it from those who are going. May it be easy for them.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
19 June 2023/ 01 Dhu l-Hijjah 1444
Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul
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17 June 2023 by Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil Ar-Rabbani
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Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm: ‘يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لِمَ تَقُولُونَ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ’, ‘Yā ‘Ayyuhā Al-Ladhīna ‘Āamanū Lima Taqūlūna Mā Lā Taf`alūn’, ‘O you who have believed, why do you say what you do not do?’ (Qur’ān 61:02). Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is saying, “O believers, why are you saying what you do not do?” “We will do this. We will do that”. “Do what you can do. Don’t promise to do what you cannot do. Don’t tell people you will do it.”
They say they will do this and that and worship to Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Do as much as you can. Even if little, do what you have promised in all aspects. We live for Akhirah and for Dunya. They are the same anyways. Akhirah and Dunya cannot be separate. As we live in Dunya, all our intentions must be for the pleasure of Allah ﷻ. Your work and efforts will be with Barakah, and you will attain Thawab.
So it should not be a burden to you. Don’t let your word be a burden to you so that you are not overwhelmed by it. Do what you must do or what is ordered. And don’t promise to do what you cannot do. Don’t give hope to people. Whoever it is, he must keep his promise. The religion of Islam is the religion of beauty. There are all kinds of beauty in it. And it is from manliness to keep the promise.
In the time we are living now, they are making people do the opposite. It means people see each other and imitate accordingly. They think it is something cool to give a word and not to keep it. Whereas a promise – Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says keeping a promise is an attribute of good people. Such people are the greatest people of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla who are Prophets. And the greatest of them is our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Then come the Sahabah and believers, people on the way of Allah ﷻ. They follow this way.
Useless people are people who don’t keep their word. Therefore, may Allah ﷻ help us keep the word we give to Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla insha’Allah. Because as we said, we are living in such a time that it is unclear what might happen every minute. People are possessed by their egos and console themselves by saying, “I did another thing not to be ashamed because of this situation. I didn’t do this”. If they keep their promise, they will save their value. Otherwise, people who don’t keep their promise lose all their value. May Allah ﷻ make us firm towards our promise. May we not break our promise insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
17 June 2023/ 28 Dhul Qa’dah 1444
Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul
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16 June 2023 by Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil Ar-Rabbani
Bismillahi-Rahmani-Raheem
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Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm: ‘هَلْ أَتَىٰ عَلَى الْإِنسَانِ حِينٌ مِّنَ الدَّهْرِ لَمْ يَكُن شَيْئًا مَّذْكُورًا’, ‘Hal ‘Atá `Alá Al-‘Insāni Ĥīnun Mina Ad-Dahri Lam Yakun Shay’āan Madhkūrā’, ‘Has there [not] come upon man a period of time when he was not a thing [even] mentioned?’ (Qur’ān 76:01).
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says in Surat Al-Insan that Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla created a person from nothing. He ﷻ knows what he can and cannot carry. And Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla gave mankind orders that they can carry. He ﷻ didn’t order to pray all the time. The worship is that everyone can easily pray five times a day. Everyone can do it. People nowadays say it is difficult, whereas they do things that are much more difficult than that.
It is the same with fasting. People can hold out until Maghrib. There is no problem. They can hold out even longer. But Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla has assigned it this way, and that is suitable for people. Sometimes people strive to restrain from food by not eating for 5-10 days. That is not something ordered by Allah ﷻ. That is something done according to their own minds. We don’t interfere in that. But the things that people can carry, the things that people should do while they are alive, their duty towards Allah ﷻ who made you exist out of nothing is easy. It is not difficult. But shaytan is showing the difficult as easy and the easy as difficult.
Shaytan is making mankind do much more difficult things. And they are not carrying out the order of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. They are not obeying the order of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla but obeying the order of shaytan. Let alone not benefiting, they are getting 100% harm. If they carry out the order of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, it will bring strength, goodness and relief to their Dunya, bodies and souls. Otherwise, there is darkness, illness and hardship. There are all kinds of harm for people.
Therefore, the orders of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla are easy and not difficult. If mankind think they are not cheating themselves but cheating others, so ‘no one is cheated’. Therefore, be on the right way and you will be a beloved servant of Allah ﷻ. Allah ﷻ make us from those servents insha’Allah. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
There are recited Qur’an Khatms, Yasin, Ayat and Surahs, Tasbihat, Tahlilat, Salawat. They have sent all of them from all over the world especially for today. On this morning of the holy Jum’ah, we gift them firstly to the great soul of our Holy Prophet ﷺ, his Ahlu l-Bayt and Sahabah, to the souls of all Anbiya, Asfiya, Awliya and Mashayikh, especially the soul of our Shaykh Mawlana Shaykh Nazim, Hajjah Anne, Hala Sultan, the souls of our late relatives. For goodness to come and evil to be gone, for strength of our Iman, for happiness here and hereafter. Li-Llahi Ta’ala l-Fatiha.
Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
16 June 2023/ 27 Dhul Qa’dah 1444
Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul
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15 June by Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil Ar-Rabbani
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem
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Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:
‘وَأَذِّن فِي النَّاسِ بِالْحَجِّ يَأْتُوكَ رِجَالًا’, ‘Wa ‘Adhdhin Fī An-Nāsi Bil-Ĥajji Ya’tūka Rijālāan’, ‘And proclaim to the people the Hajj [pilgrimage]; they will come to you on foot.’ (Qur’ān 22:27). Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘aẓīm.
When Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla ordered Ibrahim ‘alayhi s-salam to build the Ka’bah, he said, “There isn’t anyone. What should we do?” He ﷻ said, “Make Tawaf”. There was not anyone except Ibrahim ‘alayhi s-salam and Isma’il ‘alayhi s-salam. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla told him, “Call the Adhan. Whoever hears it will come here to perform Hajj”. So Ibrahim ‘alayhi s-salam called the Adhan. Whoever hears this Adhan in the spirit world is meant to go to Hajj. Whoever doesn’t hear it is not meant to go. An obstacle or something occurs for that.
Therefore, the matter of Hajj – It is the time for Hajj now. Whoever is able to go to Hajj must go. But of course as we said, it is also the matter of kismet and destiny. Sometimes there is an illness, sometimes there is no money. And most of the time the government sets a quota like now, and you cannot exceed it. Certainly, all of them and this issue of quota are not good. Nevertheless, there is wisdom, because only those who heared the Adhan of Ibrahim ‘alayhi s-salam in the spirit world are meant to go. So such obstacles occur.
However, people should make intention to go and say “I will go when I have money. I will go when I am in good health”. Or they can send someone else on their behalf. When their queue comes and visa is approved, they should make intention to go, and Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla will accept their intention.
“إِنَّمَا الأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ”, “Innama l-‘aa’malu bi n-niyyat”, “Actions are but by intentions”. [Hadith]. All worship you perform must be with the intention. Therefore, it is important to make intention. When starting a prayer, when fasting, when making ablution or Ghusl; everything is done with the intention. Without intention, it is not done. So it is same with the matter of Hajj. You must make intention to perform Hajj. Who cannot go, if Allah doesn’t allow it, ﷻ allows it, they will go. If He ﷻ Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla will accept as if they have performed Hajj. Allah ﷻ is Arhamu r-Rahimeen (The Most Merciful).
It is the days of Hajj now. Dhu l-Qa’dah is coming to end and Dhu l-Hijjah will start. And then there will be the month of Muharram. These are three of Ashhur ul-Hurum (The Sacred Months) – these are holy months and the months of Hajj. May Allah ﷻ let those who haven’t went yet to go insha’Allah, because – People get angry at this and that. But Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla made a reason in order to be angry at them. Something gets in their minds and they say, “We cannot make so many people Hajji” and don’t let people in. That is the wisdom of Allah ﷻ. He ﷻ is letting them handle it in such a way. May Allah ﷻ let us handle things in a good way. May we not be from the people who prevent worship and obedience. May He ﷻ make us from those who perform and let others perform worship and obedience insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
15 June 2023/ 26 Dhul Qa’dah 1444
Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul
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18 June by Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil Ar-Rabbani
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Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:
“وَٱلۡفَجۡرِ (١) وَلَيَالٍ عَشۡرٖ”,
“Wa Al-Fajri (1) Wa Layālin `Ashr”, “By the dawn (1) By the ten nights” (Qur’an 89:1-2). Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm. The ten holy nights [of Dhu l-Hijjah] are starting tonight insha’Allah. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla swears by them. These nights are among the most blessed nights of the year. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is warning Muslims so that they benefit from them.
There are holy nights. There are holy days. There are holy people. All of them are beloved by Allah ﷻ. They are the gifts to Ummati Muhammad ﷺ, to the Ummah of our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. The Ummah of our Holy Prophet ﷺ is the last nation and the best nation. Appreciating this is for the benefit of Muslims. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is generous, Al-Kareem. His ﷻ generosity has no boundaries or limits.
So these nights are a favor of His ﷻ. The ten nights start tonight until the night of Eid. They are holy. Whoever wants to fast these days, there is a lot of Thawab. Especially, fasting on the 8th and 9th days – a day before ‘Arafah and on the Day of ‘Arafah. Whoever can should certainly fast. To those who cannot fast, fasting at least on the 9th day, the Day of ‘Arafah is a great win. They shouldn’t miss it.
People go through many things and do so many things for the benefits of this world. You get surprised by it. When it comes to Akhirah, they have no idea about it. If they are aware of it, they are so lazy that they can’t do anything. But this is not something to miss. The benefit of this world – this world is too short anyways. It will be finished in a moment. But Akhirah is eternal. It is a great win for believers. They will have its benefits forever.
May Allah ﷻ give us strength so that we defeat our egos insha’Allah, because the ego wants easiness. It doesn’t wake up from the sleep and doesn’t move when on the way of Allah ﷻ. When it is on another way, it stomps and dances until the morning. It does all kinds of dirtiness. And before the Fajr Adhan, it goes to bed. It doesn’t care about Fajr prayer. The things that the ego thinks are easy are difficult for Akhirah.
Don’t obey your ego. Make sure to benefit from these nights and days. Qiyamu l-Layl means making ablution before going to bed and praying two Rakā’at, and then getting up before Fajr prayer which is Tahajjud, and praying two Rakā’at, or four or eight Rakā’at, or how much you want. It is like spending the whole night in worship then, says our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. There is no difficulty in it. It is easy.
May Allah ﷻ help us. Insha’Allah may these good nights be blessed for us. May they be of goodness for Ummati Muhammad ﷺ. May they be for the safety of the Ummah insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
18 June 2023/ 29 Dhul Qa’dah 1444
Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul
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14 June by Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil Ar-Rabbani
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Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:
‘فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللَّهِ’,
‘Fa’aynamā Tuwallū Fathamma Wajhu Allāh’, ‘So wherever you [might] turn, there is the Face of Allah.’ (Qur’ān 02:115). Where is Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla? Allah ﷻ is everywhere. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is the one who gives life to everything and whose knowledge we cannot comprehend. It is necessary for people to do everything for Allah ﷻ.
Shukr to Allah ﷻ for the favors He ﷻ gives us in this world from His ﷻ possessions. He ﷻ has a lot of favors. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, ‘سِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ’, ‘Seeru fil-Ard’, ‘Travel through the land.’ (Qur’ān 29:20). Go around the world and look at possession of Allah ﷻ, witness His ﷻ greatness. The greatness of Allah ﷻ is seen from His ﷻ creatures. The mind cannot comprehend Himself ﷻ.
Shukr to Allah ﷻ, we made this trip to very far places [Canada]. We saw the beauties created by Allah ﷻ and the favors given to people. They are everywhere. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla has given favors everywhere. Everything Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla does is beautiful. Everything He ﷻ created is beautiful. What makes the beautiful ugly is disobedience and Kufr. Otherwise, wherever it is, the truth is beautiful, the essence is beautiful. As we said, Kufr makes it ugly. If Kufr is removed, everything will turn back to its origin. It will become beautiful again.
Obeying Allah ﷻ and worshipping Allah ﷻ are the causes of beauty. And making Kufr is the cause of ugliness. Therefore, as long as people know this, they can benefit from this beauty and save themselves. This beauty is temporary. No matter how beautiful it is, neither you will remain here, nor me. What will remain are the deeds of people.
Therefore, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says not to be deceived by Dunya – ‘فَلَا تَغُرَّنَّكُمُ الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا’, ‘Falā Taghurrannakumu l-Ĥayātu d-Dunyā’, ‘So let not the life of the world deceive you.’ (Qur’ān 35:05). It may be very beautiful. But unless there is Iman, it has no benefit. May Allah ﷻ protect us. The biggest problem of our brothers and Muslims over there is Iman. Because they live in the river of Kufr. Everything is so beautiful, but Dunya can cheat people. Insha’Allah may Allah ﷻ help them. May Allah ﷻ be pleased with them. They hosted us and took care of us very well. Brothers who hadn’t seen Mawlana Shaykh Nazim for years came from both America and Canada. As we couldn’t go to America, they came there because it is closer. It was very nice. May Allah ﷻ bless it and make it the means for goodness insha’Allah.
May Muslims submit themselves to Allah ﷻ and trust in Allah ﷻ more, because they rely on this and that. And then nothing works. There is no one to trust in except Allah ﷻ. Seek refuge in Allah ﷻ, and Allah ﷻ will protect you insha’Allah. In order not to say “We did so and so.” May they be under the protection of Allah ﷻ insha’Allah. May the Iman of all of them be firm. May they be the means of guidance for the people there.
People there are good in everything, better than Muslims and better in everything. But as long as they lack Iman, nothing is beneficial. No matter how good it is, as long as they don’t say the two words that will bring them to Iman and Islam, it will probably not bring any benefit. Allahu ‘A’lam (Allah ﷻ knows best). May Allah ﷻ help them and protect them.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
14 June 2023/ 25 Dhul Qa’dah 1444
Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul
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11 June by Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil Ar-Rabbani
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We are thanking Allah ﷻ, AlhamduliLlah wa sh-ShukruliLlah for everything He ﷻ gave us. AlhamduliLlah with the Barakah and blessing from Allah ﷻ, we visited this country [Canada] which Allah ﷻ gave big beautiful lands and is rich in everything, especially water. ‘وَجَعَلْنَا مِنَ الْمَاءِ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ حَيٍّ’, ‘Wa ja’alnā min al-mā’i kulli shay’in hayy’, ‘And We have made from water every living thing.’ (Qur’ān 21:30). Water is a big Ni’mah for human beings. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla creates everything from water. For this, to have rivers means Allah ﷻ gave a big favor for this land. Everything, Allah ﷻ gives. We are thankful for Him ﷻ for everything He ﷻ gave us and the biggest favor, more than this, is our belief, Iman. We are thanking Him ﷻ for this.
AlhamduliLlah we are coming here for our brothers, our sons who are living in this country, to visit them. Because few of them met Mawlana Sheikh Nazim in his life. But after he changed his world, many of them are also seeing him in their dreams. Because he is still – he has the most [strongest] spiritual power, Awliyau’Llah. In a hundred years there won’t come one like him. For this, he is still active. He is with us. Wherever we go, everything becomes better insha’Allah with his Barakah. I don’t know anything but when the permission came, we asked for Madad and he gave Madad. And AlhamduliLlah for one month we have been among you in this country, beautiful country.
Allah ﷻ creates everything beautiful. Everything is a miracle of Allah ﷻ. Wherever you look, you find His ﷻ beauty, His ﷻ power, every good thing. If you look with eyes of wisdom, eyes of what Awliyau’Llah teach you, you see everything good and beautiful, nothing bad. Why? Because Allah ﷻ wants this, He ﷻ created this, we must accept everything of this. Some people are not accepting. Of course not everybody can be the same. There is a test in this world. Allah ﷻ created people and put them on this earth: ‘لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا’, ‘Li-yabluwakum ‘Ayyukum ‘Aĥsanu ‘Amalā’, ‘To test you [as to] which of you is best in deed.’ (Qur’ān 67:02). To test them who is doing the best. Then, he is favored by Allah ﷻ, beloved for Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla gave everybody some understanding and gave mind to think. You must know the good, and you must know the bad. How do we know this? Through His ﷻ messengers and prophets. They taught us about this. If we follow ourselves and follow people in asking what is good and what is not good, it will change. You cannot find the same good thing forever in the rule of human beings. Before 20 years, it was different and now it’s different. Before 50 years, it was more different than 20 years ago. From 100 years, it was completely different from now. For this, you cannot follow what human beings do. Because they are doing something, they are trying and after trying [they say], “This is not good” and they are changing. They are not changing for the better. Most of the times it looks like the better, but in reality it is worse. Every time becoming worse and worse and worse. For this, the right thing is what prophets have told us through holy books, heavenly books. And the true one that didn’t change is Qur’an Azimu sh-Shan. Since more than one thousand one hundred years, nothing changed in the Qur’an. The others: too much changed inside it. Some of them changed things, some of them hid them, some of them took out what they don’t like. But the real one is the Qur’an.
All were nearly the same because Allah’s ﷻ religion is one. Everything was coming better and better and better. And the best for human beings is in the Qur’an. And Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam explained that through his life and his actions as Sayyidatina ‘Aisha Ummu l-Mu’minin (Mother of the Believers), the wife of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam reported. She was a scholar also. They were asking her about many things in Fiqh and Hadith. They asked her, “How was Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam?” She said, “He was like the Qur’an.” Following what the Qur’an says, explaining what the Qur’an says. For this, to follow the Sunnah is obligatory for us.
Now the new fashion, people come and say, “Hadith is not good. We cannot believe in Hadith, only Qur’an.” How will you know, how will you explain the Qur’an! You must see some example in front of you on how to do this. And this is through the Hadith: the Hadith, Sunnah, sayings of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam and actions of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. This is the religion, our religion, the rule for human beings through the sayings of Allah ﷻ through Qur’an and Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Who follows this will be a winner all the time. Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says in Hadith, you must catch onto my ﷺ Sunnah and Qur’an and follow Ahlu l-Bayt, you will never be a loser. You must follow these three things, you will be safe. Safe from where? From Dunya. Dunya is not important. What’s important is Akhirah. To go out from this Dunya in Iman, in this belief, you will be the (most) happiest one, more than – if the whole world is with you and you don’t have this, you will be a loser. But with this, if you don’t have anything from Dunya but you have this, it is enough for you to be a winner.
This is for what we are saying about human beings, humanity. Now they are making very bad things. Every day they are making laws against the rule of Allah ﷻ. What does it mean against the rule of Allah ﷻ? It means you are making against the nature of human beings. Because Islam is the religion of the nature of human beings: Dinu l-Fitrah. Fitrah means: when the baby comes to the world, he is directly drinking milk from his mother. How does he know this? Allah ﷻ gave him this. So as he is taking milk from his mother, how he is walking, how he is speaking; all of this is the nature of human beings. Allah ﷻ gave human beings a speciality in everything, they must follow it. Others are trying to change what Allah ﷻ created. And every time they change, they are making more misery, more bad things for people.
They think – I don’t know if they think they are doing good. I doubt this also in these people. They are saying, “You must give freedom for everybody to do what they like.” How is this! If everybody does his freedom, it will be a disaster. There must be some limit for some things. You can’t say freedom for everything. Everybody is of course free but freedom must be through the rule of Allah ﷻ. There is Haram, there is Halal. This is the border. When you go for Haram, you will not be more happy, you will be more worse. In everything, you will be worse; in your health, in your psyche, in your relationship with others. You won’t be a beloved one for people. People will be afraid from you or away from you.
For this, to be good with yourself first, you must follow Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla’s rule. Because you control yourself, you train yourself to be an accepted one. Because if you are only selfish and you only think about yourself, nobody likes selfish ones. Even anyone of the people who are claiming they are humanists, they are this, they are that: nobody likes selfish people. But what they are doing is that they are creating whole [completely] selfish people, not thinking about another thing, about the next generation, about earth, about the world. They are not thinking. They are only thinking about themselves and their pleasure. And they think this pleasure will be good for them.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla in Dunya – this is also a secret, many people don’t know this – the pleasure or happiness is not the whole time. You cannot find it the whole time. Allah ﷻ gave very little. If you are in the way of Allah ﷻ, this little happiness is enough for you. But when these people think that with what they are doing there’s happiness for them and they will be the whole time happy, they will finish their happiness in five minutes after that they will be miserable. Their whole life, they will be miserable. And from this situation, they are attacking other people also. They want to make the whole society like them because they regret that. But they cannot do anything because they are not looking for someone to save them or they don’t want to survive. They are making more sins, more wrong things and more bad things for themselves and nothing happens.
But the most important is for people not to think that when these people show off that they are happy, they are. They are as we said: happiness not for a hundred percent. Maybe five percent only do they have happiness in this world. But for the Mu’min it is enough, more than enough. For non-Mu’mins, they try to make more and more in every kind: drinking, smoking and making other bad things. They think that with this they can be happy. Never. Allah ﷻ doesn’t like who is not in the way, not obeying His ﷻ order. And when Allah ﷻ doesn’t love him, they cannot be happy at all. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla doesn’t love this Kufr attribute of bad people. Their attribute makes them to not be beloved for Allah ﷻ.
But normally, Allah ﷻ created human beings the best and honored them. Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm: ‘وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِي آدَمَ’, ‘Wa Laqad Karramnā Banī ‘Ādam, ‘And We have certainly honored the children of Adam.’ (Qur’ān 17:70). Allah ﷻ said, We honored human beings. But when they are making sins, because of their action, this action makes them to not be beloved ones for Allah ﷻ. They must leave this, and Allah ﷻ accepts them. He ﷻ is the Most Merciful. Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm: “إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا”, “Inna Allāha Yaghfiru Adh-Dhunūba Jamī`āan”, “Indeed, Allah forgives all sins.” (Qur’ān 39:53). Allah ﷻ forgives everything that’s done. Don’t be hopeless. If you want Allah ﷻ to love you, leave this bad action, you will be clean. This is very important. And Islam is also like this. “ُالإِسلَامُ يَجُبُّ مَا قَبلَه”, “Al-Islam Yajubbu Ma Qablahu”, “Islam effaces previous misdeeds.” When one becomes Mu’min, Muslim, all these sins, Allah ﷻ forgives them; no more sins. So this bad action, bad habits and what they are doing are like dirt on them. When they accept Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla and His ﷻ rule, all this dirt will become finished, going out from them; no more.
Many people are not knowing this. Shaytan doesn’t let them to hear about this. But it is the reality. For the happiness of human beings, they must obey their Lord, accept Him ﷻ and not be away from Him ﷻ. When you run away, you will not find mercy. As much as you go away from the good thing, going to the bad thing, you are going from water to fire. This is the summary of that. May Allah ﷻ help them insha’Allah to find the right way. And may Allah ﷻ keep us and our children from bad actions, from our egos, to not be selfish. Selfishness is the worst thing in Tarīqah and in Shari’ah also.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
11 June 2023/ 22 Dhul Qa’dah 1444
Niagara, Canada
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AlhamduliLlah we are in the three months of Ash’huru l-Hurum (The Sacred Months). The first one is Dhu l-Qa’dah which will nearly finish. And after this is also a holy, blessed month: Dhu l-Hijjah which is a very important month for Muslims, for believers to make their obligatory worship of Hajj. Who haven’t made Hajj – it is only one day in the year in this month, month of Dhu l-Hijjah, an Arabic Month. Who is not going to Hajj also, it’s also very important. Especially the ten nights which Allah ﷻ mentioned in the Qur’an in Surat Al-Fajr: “وَٱلۡفَجۡرِ (١) وَلَيَالٍ عَشۡرٖ”, “Wa Al-Fajri (1) Wa Layālin `Ashr”, “By the dawn (1) By the ten nights” (Qur’an 89:1-2) The most holy and blessed nights.
So AlhamduliLlah we Muslims, believers, Allah ﷻ encourages us to not forget ourselves, to not forget that we are not created for Dunya but for Akhirah. Every time we must remember this. Every day five times, you must remember. Every month also, you must remember. Especially in the holy months as: Rajab, Sha’ban, Ramadan, Dhu l-Qa’dah, Dhu l-Hijjah, Muharram. It is important for the believer, for the Muslim to ask for more rewards. Allah ﷻ gave you a chance to take more. Take as much as you can take. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be ashamed. Take as much as you can, He ﷻ said. Take. Ask.
If somebody asks from rich people, they maybe give once or twice or thrice, on the tenth time they’ll be fed up from you, “What is this! I gave you ten times, you are still asking.” Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is more happy when you ask more; He ﷻ is happy. So we are at the Door of the Most Generous. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is the Most Generous because everything is in His ﷻ Hand. He ﷻ is not afraid for them to finish. As much as people are rich, they are still greedy and are afraid of their money finishing. For this, when somebody asks much, they are not giving. Who gives? Prophets. Because they have the highest belief because they have this connection with Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla and Allah ﷻ chose them. They have this generosity and they give without fearing. But now, there is no prophet after Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. So you must look and ask from Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla.
And as we said, Islam is first to believe in the oneness of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla and in the Prophet Muhammad salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. And after that, praying fives times. After that, fasting, Zakat and Hajju l-Bayt: “حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا”, “Ĥijju Al-Bayti Mani Astaţā`a ‘Ilayhi Sabīlā”, “And Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah) to the House (Ka’bah) is a duty that mankind owes to Allāh, those who can afford the expenses” (Qur’an 03:97). To go to Hajj, those who can afford, who can go. Because in these days, unfortunately, people can have money and their health is okay, they can go but not all people are allowed. They allow only very few people to go for Hajj. They make like lottery. Millions of people wait for Hajj. But also, when you put your intention to go to Hajj and you prepare yourself, but something prevents you to go, Allah ﷻ accepts this as you are in Hajj. Because your intention and action is the same: you prepared everything but they didn’t allow you to go. And maybe you cannot live to the next year or the next ten years, Allah ﷻ will accept it, for your intention, as Hajj and you will not be asked why you didn’t go. Because you have money, your health is good and you can go safely but they didn’t allow you. This is not your fault. So, Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm: “لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا”, ‘La yukallifu Llahu nafsan illa wus’aha’, ‘Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity.’ (Qur’ān 02:286). Allah ﷻ is not asking people for what they cannot do for some reason. This is not from His ﷻ Justice. His ﷻ Justice is that He ﷻ accepts. As Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said, somebody in old times was going with a caravan to Hajj and something happened on the road. Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said it is also accepted as Hajj.
We are, everybody all together, our hearts are to be in these blessed cities: Makkah Al-Mukarramah, Madinah Al-Munawwarah. To visit Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, to be in his ﷺ blessed mosque, to visit him ﷺ, to greet him ﷺ. It is the most pleasure for Mu’min and for Mu’minah, Mu’minin, big and small, young and old. All who are believers like to visit and for Dua of when you make Tawaf Wada’, the last Tawaf after Hajj, you make Dua. And Allah ﷻ makes it for us “كَرّات ومَرّات” which means many times and many times to come here.
It is a very special thing for human beings, for all human beings. Whoever believes in Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla and His ﷻ Prophet ﷺ, has this good opportunity to go there. But who doesn’t believe, Allah ﷻ doesn’t allow him. The whole earth is for you, but if you like to come and take a place on these days or any other days, for Umrah for example, it can only be for Muslims. This is also a very special thing. Mu’mins, Muslims must be happy with this because in the whole world there is place and anybody can go. But only these two cities, blessed cities, the most blessed cities in the world, only who accept Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla and His ﷻ last prophet Sayyidina Muhammad salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, they can have this blessing. Why is this? Because they are accepting the most beloved one for Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla: our Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.
We must know how honored we are by Islam. As Sayyidina Imam Busayri says, “بُشْرى لَنَا مَعْشَرَ الْإِسْلَامِ إِنّ لَنَا، مِنَ العِنَايِةِ رُكْنًا غَيْرَ مُنْهَدِمِ”, “Good tidings for us in Islam, that we have an unbreakable support of grace.” This poet is the famous Imam Busayri. He’s saying, “Good tidings for us O Muslims. We have a strong protection, strong Lutf (grace), happiness and every goodness which can’t be destroyed.” This is very important. O Muslims don’t look at other people who are cheating you. They say, “You don’t have anything. We have this big building. We have this car.” This isn’t important at all. This all can finish but what we have doesn’t finish. Nobody can destroy it. Nobody can put another thing in its place. Nothing can compare to this blessed thing from Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, to this gift we have.
Everything is for us. Everything, all this world is for you. You must be thankful for Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Don’t be sad. Many people are saying, “We don’t have this. We don’t have that.” You have the most precious thing. Allah ﷻ gave you Iman. Many of you were born Muslim, and many of them Allah ﷻ gives them Hidayah and chooses them to be Mu’min, Muslim. And to follow the love of Prophet ﷺ, to follow Tariqah. And Tariqah teaches only good things, teaching love to who love Allah ﷻ. Whom Allah ﷻ loves, we love them. But whom He ﷻ doesn’t love, we also not love them.
But we ask for Hidayah for them also. We are not envious, “No, don’t come to us.” We don’t say this to those who don’t love Allah ﷻ. We say may Allah ﷻ give them Hidayah. Many of them, many people were coming against Islam, and they became the first defenders for Islam. Like Sayyidina Omar ibn Al-Khaṭṭāb who was coming with his sword to Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, with bad intention. But when he went out of there, out of the same house, he went out with Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam in the streets of Makkah, saying Shahadah, saying Takbeer, appearing Muslim. Before he came, they were hiding in this house. When he came there he said, “Why are we hiding, we must go to Ka’bah. We must appear ourselves to these people.” So this we also know: we do not hate these people but we do not love them when they don’t love Allah ﷻ. But when they love Allah ﷻ, we love them. But even with this, we ask for Hidayah for everybody. If the whole universe becomes Muslim, there’s no problem for Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. All of them can be rewarded. Don’t think like these narrow-minded people, “If they are coming all of them, there will be no place for us in Jannah.” No, not like here in Canada, if three or four million people are coming they become anxious, “What is this! Where will they come. They will finish.” No, in Jannah, billions, trillions people can fit. There’s no problem for this.
For this, all the time, we are asking Allah ﷻ and praying for people to come to Islam. Because they have – Allah ﷻ gave human beings from His ﷻ light. Everybody has Nur, but it must appear. When they are making the two words: La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammadun Rasulu Allah, this light opens and is coming out. But the shaytan doesn’t let these people. They Masha’Allah have everything good; they are honest people and good people, but only two words to save themselves from a bad end.
Insha’Allah Allah ﷻ give Hidayah. And we know from Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, his ﷺ good tidings that in the end of times, the whole world will become Mu’min, Muslim, believer. So insha’Allah this time is near. And we hope to reach this time, to reach this Second Century of Happiness. The first one was with Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, “عَصْرُ السَعَادَة”, “The Century of Happiness.” It was with Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, and it was the most happiest time for humanity. Why were they happy? Because they were with Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. With his ﷺ spirituality, his ﷺ light, his ﷺ mercy, the blessings coming for him ﷺ from Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. This was the happiest one. Why? On the other side, they couldn’t find something to eat maybe two days, three days. Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, from his ﷺ hunger, was tying his ﷺ stomach with stones to not feel hungry. It was like this but it was the happiest century. Not with filling their stomachs but with filling their hearts with light and with happiness. May Allah ﷻ give us this taste, this sweet taste of Iman. Who has it will not look for anything else. May Allah ﷻ gives us this insha’Allah for the sake of the most beloved one, our Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, Sayyidina Muhammad salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
10 June 2023/ 21 Dhul Qa’dah 1444
Ontario, Canada
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(Qur’ān 09:18). ‘Innamā Ya`muru Masājida Allāhi Man ‘Āmana Billāhi Wa Al-Yawmi Al-‘Ākhir’, ‘The mosques of Allah are only to be maintained by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day.’ Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is praising people who are building mosques, Masjid, Jami’. These people believe in Allah ﷻ and the next life, He ﷻ said. Those who believe in this, Mu’min and Muslim, wherever they are going they are building a mosque to be light for people. Wherever they are going, they are light for people to come to Islam and for Muslims to keep their faith in this area. It is a very important thing.
And it’s important to be, as Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, all places for Iman, not only Islam but Iman. It’s more important. Because who built this, built it by their Iman, their love for Islam. They are sincere Muslims. They are building by their efforts, not by bringing from outside, as many of these people are claiming. If they do so, it will not be good. The important thing is if you build this for the love of Allah ﷻ, for the sake of Allah ﷻ, Allah ﷻ gives you a palace in Paradise and in Dunya also you’ll be more happy and more safe. This is a place for worshipping Allah ﷻ, defending the truth, saying the truth for people: for believers or nonbelievers.
The first thing when our ancestors were going to some place, they were making a mosque, making a place for praying. They were even buying or sometimes people giving them. But most of them were building. And when they are building this, the first thing they were doing was building a place for Wudu’ (ablution), building a washroom. They were building a mosque with cleanliness. Not only to be clean but they also wanted who were building the mosque to be in ablution, in Wudu’. They must be in Wudu’ to build the mosque. For this, first before the mosque, they make a bathroom, a washroom, they make a place for Wudu’. Old Mu’mins, old believers have good thinking and good attributes. They were looking after everything, not wanting to miss anything from the rewards of Allah ﷻ and blessings of Allah ﷻ for the sake of Allah ﷻ.
These were the people of old times whom we are following. We are following these people. Since Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam until now, we have been following this. And after that, people who are claiming they are Islam are bringing money from the government and making a mosque by themselves. And who builds the mosque doesn’t know what he drank or if he was unclean. This is not important for them. And after that, they say, “These people are not in the right way. They are making Bid’ah, they are making Shirk.” I don’t know what we will say to these people. But unfortunately, many people are cheated by these people. We see many people thinking they are right. They are arguing with you, “What are you doing. What is this, what is that.” They don’t know many of the Sunnahs of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Even for this, they say that many of them are Shirk and many say Bid’ah. They are ignorant, but people are cheated by them. Because people don’t know anything about Islam. Just when they hear this, they think it is Islam and all these people are in the wrong way. How is it the wrong way when our ancestors: fathers, grand grand grandfathers were all in this way! If they were in the wrong way, there wouldn’t be Islam.
AlhamduliLlah Islam will be. Millions and thousands like these people came and disappeared; not any name or anything for them. Once one wanted to be famous, he came in Hajj time for Zamzam. And to be known, he urinated in Zamzam. People caught him and brought him to the governor. “Why did you do this?” He said, “For my name to be known forever.” For this, this man urinated in Zamzam but nobody knew him. They heard his story but nobody knows his name. They only remember this bad story. And this is an example for people who are the whole time urinating in Islam, in our belief, belief of people. They are destroying belief.
But AlhamduliLlah we see many mosques built and owned by people who love Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, love Sahabah, love the four Khalifahs: Abu Bakr, Omar, Othman and Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhum, love Ahlu l-Bayt and love Sahabah also. There are many many of these mosques everywhere. Today we were also in a big mosque in Mississauga called Riyadu l-Jannah. They said from thirteen years or maybe fourteen years, they made the mosque. AlhamduliLlah the people of this mosque are Ahlu s-Sunnah wal Jama’ah, real believers, real Mu’mins. AlhamduliLlah all the time and today, they pray Jum’ah and many people are coming.
So these people who don’t believe in ‘Awliya and don’t believe in Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam will be finished. So don’t be anxious. Our way is to the right way, to Jannah insha’Allah; straight to Jannah. “مَنْ شَذَّ شُذَّ فِي النَّارِ أبدًا”, “He who is separate [from the community] will be separated in hell forever.” [Hadith]. Who goes out from the way will be going to Jahannam, to fire. Who is on the straight way, don’t be afraid, you will go as fast as you can. You’ll go. Don’t worry. Insha’Allah you are in Jannah.
AlhamduliLlah today we are here also. They said it’s a small mosque and it won’t fit too much people. But AlhamduliLlah maybe more than a hundred people are here and still there is place. May Allah ﷻ make them make more and more insha’Allah. Everywhere there must be mosques insha’Allah. Mawlana Sheikh was saying that we also need small mosques because it’s a place to teach and to come as Jama’ah. Maybe if you want to go to a big mosque, it is difficult to go from your house. But like this, in every small town you can find some mosque and you can go once or twice for Jama’ah or more, as much as you can. We are thanking Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla for what He ﷻ gives us. Even if we are living in a difficult place and around all are nonbelievers, in a foreign country but this here is like an oasis. With the blessing of Allah ﷻ and mercy of Allah ﷻ for believers, when they come here, Allah ﷻ by His ﷻ blessing gives them mercy and gives them Rahmah insha’Allah. May Allah ﷻ bless you.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
9 June 2023/ 20 Dhul Qa’dah 1444
Ontario, Canada
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(Qur’ān 04:59). ‘Aṭiū’ Llāha wa aṭiū’ r-Rasūla wa Ūli l-‘Amri minkum’, ‘Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you.’ This is the order of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. We heard this order many times from Mawlana Sheikh AbduLlah ad-Daghestani. He was repeating it many times. From Mawlana Sheikh, not so much. But from Mawlana Sheikh AbduLlah ad-Daghestani, we heard this many many times.
Which means obey Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, obey Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam and obey your ruler. What they order for the benefit of people, you must obey. Of course if it is not against the order of Allah ﷻ. First is the order of Allah ﷻ: you pray and fast. If they are not saying anything about this, it’s ok. Other things, some of them – if they are not obliging you to do sin or to do something against the order of Allah ﷻ, you must obey them. If they are not touching you and not doing anything, you obey. But if they are ordering you [against Allah’s ﷻ order], there’s no need of course to obey them. Because everything in this life, Allah ﷻ gave us. So the first One to obey is Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, and of course Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. His ﷺ order is the same, not against the order of Allah ﷻ.
There were many tyrants coming through history. They were all making unacceptable things. So Allah ﷻ sent prophets for them to advise them not to do this and to obey the order of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Many of these people came and you hear about these people in history and holy books. Their order was against the order of Allah ﷻ.
All of them are gone and Allah ﷻ is still as He ﷻ was and He ﷻ is. Nothing changes from Allah ﷻ. Everything changes, only Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla does not change. “كل شيء يزول ويحول إلا الله” This means everything changes, everything, nothing stays the same in this existence, only the real one Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, our Lord. Nothing is like Him ﷻ and no one can imagine Him ﷻ. You cannot say, “Like this, like that.” Allah ﷻ is as He ﷻ was, “الله الآنَ كمَا كَانَ”
Mawlana Sheikh asked for this [to be written] and it was written in the Dergah like this.
So we are here for obeying the order of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, for understanding the order of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Sayyidina ‘Isa ‘alayhi s-salam whom these crazy people claim is god – They said for pagan people, “You are worshiping many gods. We are worshiping only one.” After that, they said three [trinity]. ‘Isa ‘alayhi s-salam said to Jewish people, “O Jewish people, follow me to understand Musa ‘alayhi s-salam. If you follow yourself, you will not understand.” And Sayyidina Muhammad salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said to the Jews and Christians, “Follow me to understand Musa ‘alayhi s-salam and ‘Isa ‘alayhi s-salam.” Because he ﷺ is the real successor. He ﷺ is the real one. Each prophet was saying to his nation like this, “Follow me to understand the prophethood before. I will tell you about him.” Each one was like this because all are one. There is no difference between them.
They are teaching people about what they don’t understand about their religion and about their prophets. They were quickly changing and following not prophets but their ego and what they like. Because real Christianity is like Judaism: they cannot eat pork. After this, one came and said by himself, “Ok I let you. You can eat this.” He changed many things. He put the trinity and put everything. And they were happy with this, because they were before worshiping idols also, many gods. So when he said like this, they were following him. This is the habit of human beings. To follow what their ego likes, what their ego is happy with. It seems easy for them to do so, but in reality it is not easy. It is only easy for their body, for enjoying. But after this, the are destroying their body. And their spirituality is completely destroyed.
Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam was saying to these people, “Come to me to understand your prophet, your religion. I explain and if you come sincerely you will accept this. If not, you will not come.” And many of them didn’t come. Until now, they are against; sometimes openly and sometimes not. In old times, they were doing this openly. They wanted to destroy what Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam was saying and his ﷺ way. But these days, they are doing as if they are showing humanity, and showing Islam against humanity. “الإِسْلَامُ دينُ الفِطْرَة”, “Islam Dinu l-Fitrah.” Islam is the religion of the nature of human beings. Allah ﷻ created everyone with his nature; man man, woman woman, animal animal, tree tree. Allah ﷻ created everything perfect. After that, they are tricking people to destroy human beings and humanity. Islam praises human beings. The most [important] thing in Islam is to praise human beings. Anything they do from wrong or sin before Islam, when they accept Islam, Allah ﷻ forgives all of this. They begin from zero; no sin, nothing. Is there any rule in the world that can do this! If you do something and you accept something you will be forgiven! There’s nothing. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla knows the hearts of people. For this, with His ﷻ mercy He ﷻ forgives everything before Islam.
They are showing Islam as very difficult but no. It is just two words: La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammadun Rasulu Allah. After this, you become Muslim. It’s nothing. But even with this, they are making it too difficult, not accepting. Many times, people try to say this; “Okay just say this and you’ll be forgiven”, they are not saying this. Because the ego and shaytan are very strong. They are not letting them accept this. But Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is not in need of these people. These people think they are something and they are controlling everything. But in the end of life, they control nothing. They know this. In the end of life, they give up everything and just go without anything.
Now they made a new fashion, here I think, they said not much people cremate themselves. They ask to be cremated. And this is also big ‘Azab, punishment. Because Islam, as we said, is the religion of the nature. And Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla knows what human beings are. We believe that when somebody dies, only his soul leaves but some of his body [organs] are still functioning; he is hearing and feeling also. Researchers in western countries were researching about this and they accepted this. In the mind, there is still something. Still nails falling, hair falling. They even said that when they are washing a dead body, he feels if the water is cold or hot. How are they saying there’s nothing and they are burning people in fire! They are really terrible! And after that they say we are humanists and Islam is against humanity. This is a ridiculous thing!
These people, Allah ﷻ gave them everything, Allah ﷻ gave them very good Ni’mah, very good land, very good country, richness, but they don’t have the most valuable thing we need: it is Iman, belief, belief in the oneness of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. And when they accept only this: the oneness of Allah ﷻ, they will be safe. If they don’t accept, they are free. There is ‘democracy’ they say. They are going and bringing democracy to everywhere in the world. And they are making everything upside down; millions of hungry people, millions of refugees. After that, they are complaining, “Refugees are coming here, coming there.” Millions of people died by themselves, against themselves. This is the democracy. They are happy with this. And “Islam is not good” they say. There must be something in their heads because they have too much weed [Mawlana laughs]. SubhanAllah there’s one joke – they say they are sinking; sinking instead of thinking. One sheep was in the sea and there was a storm so it was asking for help. They said to the Egyptians, “We are sinking, we are sinking”. [Egyptians pronounce sinking instead of thinking]. Egyptians don’t saying thinking so they said, “About what? They are sinking about what?”
Insha’Allah may Allah ﷻ give good understanding. May Allah ﷻ give them Iman. Because they are good people but shaytan is happy with them. He doesn’t need to do too much with them, they are [already] in this way. But we also want goodness for everyone from human beings, to rise, to be human, not to be less than human.
May Allah ﷻ help us. May Allah ﷻ help you here also Sheikh Ali and others. They are all trying to keep their children, at least to keep our children. It is also a very big mission for us. Because between these people, they [children] are also cheated by these people and think Islam is nothing. Civilization was coming through Islam. The highest civilization came though Islam. When Islam came, in Europe they were living like animals, everything was very bad. They were even treating women [badly] and they weren’t accepting them as human beings. Islam brought light to the world. So our people, our children must know they are in the highest station of civilization. Whoever follows this, his ranks goes up. Whoever follows the other side, he becomes as they were before: less than animals. May Allah ﷻ forgive us. May Allah ﷻ help us insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
07 June 2023/ 18 Dhul Qa’dah 1444
Ontario, Canada
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AlhamduliLlah everybody knows we are Muslim people insha’Allah and Mu’min people also insha’Allah. We are trying to be good ones insha’Allah. This is our aim: to be good people, an example for others as Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is an example for us. We are also trying to imitate him ﷺ. For this, everything our Prophet ﷺ does: we know some of them but most of them we don’t know. The Sunnah of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Allah ﷻ rewards who does the Sunnah of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Allah ﷻ rewards him because he imitates Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.
Allah ﷻ loves him ﷺ and orders to follow him ﷺ for Allah ﷻ to love you. How does Allah ﷻ love us? With following Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, following his ﷺ way which is coming through Sahabah and through the four Khalifah (Caliphs) who were giving good tidings about Jannah. There are some people who think that if they love one, it is enough. No, it’s not enough. If you love one only, nobody loves you, Prophet ﷺ doesn’t love you. And when Prophet ﷺ doesn’t love somebody, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla doesn’t love him.
This is very important. Not to mix bad ideas in this pure way of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Because when you say, “I don’t love three of the Khalifahs of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam” you are saying that our Prophet ﷺ doesn’t know anything. What is this ridiculousness! What is this foolishness! People think that if they love Sayyidina ‘Ali, they must hate the others. Sayyidina ‘Ali was the most loved one for these three people. They were relatives. They took the daughters and sisters of each other [in marriage]. They are not enemies! You are coming after a thousand years making enmity and you think you are something! You are wrong! Completely wrong! You don’t have Adab! You don’t have good behavior! You don’t even have manners if you say this! Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam loves them all and you say, “I don’t love them.” This is not acceptable at all!
Tariqah people are alhamduliLlah Naqshbandi. We are Naqshbandi people who are following Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. The most strongly holding of his ﷺ way, his ﷺ Sunnah, his ﷺ deeds, his ﷺ sayings are the Naqshbandi AlhamduliLlah. Of course, other Tariqahs also: Qadiri, Rifai, Chishti, Dusuqi, Shadhili, Tijani. All these Tariqahs are also Haqq Tariqahs. All 41 Tariqahs that are Haqq are in this way. Who are out of this way, don’t look at them! Don’t listen to them! Say, “You are ignorant! Go and learn about Prophet ﷺ, about whom Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam loves and doesn’t love.” You must know this. Don’t make your ego to be happy, “Maybe people will follow me.” If they follow you, you take them to Jahannam only, not anywhere else.
This is the way of love. Islam is peace, love. Many people now say, “Love, Love” but it is not love. It is hypocrite love. The real love is Islam: loving everybody, loving Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. But others who say, “I love this, I hate this.” This is a no. This means there is no love there, there is hate. There cannot be hate and love together. All the companions of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam: he ﷺ loves them. And he ﷺ doesn’t want anybody to say anything against these holy people whom he ﷺ said about: “They are like the stars. If you follow any of them, you will be in the right way. If you don’t follow any of them, you will be out of the way.”
There are many, also these Salafi people, these crazy people say, “There is no Madhhab. The Sahabah don’t have Madhhab.” Each Sahabah is a Madhhab, because you are following them. Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says that they saw Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam and they are following Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. But they didn’t write, they didn’t continue this Madhhab. Only after nearly a 100 years, they began – because many Sahabah after 80 years, most of them passed away and their way finished; no more Madhhab from Sahabah. The Madhhab came slowly slowly [after]. There was also many Madhhabs before the four Madhhabs. But also when there were no followers left, they became only four Madhhabs. Those which Ahlu s-Sunnah wal Jama’ah, especially Tariqah people must follow one of them. You cannot say, “I am out of this.” There is no fifth Madhhab; only four. Who is out of these, don’t follow them. Because they don’t have love, they only have hate.
So for this, there is only four Madhhabs for Ahlu s-Sunnah wal Jama’ah. Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam praised them and said to be with them. He ﷺ said, “The Ummah will be divided into 73 groups. All of them are not right but one is.” The Sahabah asked, “Which one?” He ﷺ said, “The majority.” The majority is these four Madhhabs. They accept each other and they are not against each other. For this, this is mercy for the Ummah: to follow one of these Madhhabs. And Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla made it easy for people to follow. Each country, each people have a Madhhab suitable for them. As Madhhab Maliki is for African people or some people, so it will be easy for their dressing and other. For Hanafi, there is easiness [for them]. For Shafi’i another easiness for them. And Hanbali also. Each people must follow what is easy for them.
They cannot say, “I am looking only from Qur’an and from Hadith.” What do you understand from Qur’an and from Hadith! Nobody understands. To understand from Hadith and Qur’an, you must read for at least 20-25 years to understand. So everybody cannot be ‘Alim and cannot do this. We already have AlhamduliLlah, these big Imam, Imam of Tariqah, Imam of four Madhhab. They are not like the ‘Alims of our time. They are incredible. You cannot imagine how very clever they were, how Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla gave them the knowledge! They wrote books – even if somebody told them [these people] what to write, in 100 years they cannot write them. They wrote and gave examples and solutions for everything. AlhamduliLlah this is from Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla’s mercy and a gift for us. Since more than twelve hundred years people have been following this AlhamduliLlah.
So people, Tariqah people must be respectful of all of this. Because in this time, there is this machine – everybody is looking at telephones and machines. This one who doesn’t know how to wash himself is coming and giving Fatwas against Imams and against the four Khulafa’ (Caliphs), and people are watching. This is not acceptable at all! Don’t look at these people! Don’t watch them! Don’t give any attention for these people! These people are making your belief weak, making you away from Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, making your Iman weak. When your Imam is weak, in the end you will be without Iman. This is a very dangerous thing.
May Allah ﷻ give us real Iman and real knowledge. It is very important. We are living also – here or anywhere, now it is controlled by shaytan. This is the summary in short. Everywhere in the world, shaytan is controlling. Maybe here, nonbelievers of course can do anything. But don’t think that in your country also, they are not controlling. They are controlling everywhere, and maybe more than here. They are destroying the belief of people and only making them look for their pleasure, to make their ego bigger and bigger. Especially these people who like people to watch them and listen to them.
Allah ﷻ knows best, as Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam told us, we are in the time of Akhiru z-Zaman, end of times. This is exactly what Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said. Prophecy means to say what will happen later. Everything Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said, one by one, has been happening since his ﷺ time until now. And now looks like it is the end of times. Because as we said, shaytan is controlling everything in this world. But his kingdom is not forever; it will finish insha’Allah.
So for this, we are not hopeless. We are hopeful. Hopeless are those who don’t believe in Allah ﷻ. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm: ‘لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِن رَّحْمَةِ اللَّهِ’, ‘Lā Taqnatū Min Raĥmati Allāhi’, ‘Do not despair of the mercy of Allah.’ (Qur’ān 39:53). Don’t be hopeless, Allah ﷻ is with you. Allah ﷻ is with us AlhamduliLlah. This is the most important thing which nonbelievers don’t have. They think they can do everything by themselves. If anything happens to them, they become very sad and very bad. Many of them commit suicide or something to finish their lives. But in our belief AlhamduliLlah, everything is from Allah ﷻ and Allah ﷻ rewards us for difficulties. For this, we are lucky. For every difficulty, there is reward. For this, those who are believers, strong believers, it is more easy for them to live. When belief becomes weaker, it becomes difficult for people to live and to carry these burdens. Because they think that by themselves they can do anything. Not knowing that everything happens by Allah’s ﷻ will and is happening all the time. May Allah ﷻ keep us safe. May Allah ﷻ keep you safe. Everybody: our children, daughters, sons, big, old, small, young people, may Allah ﷻ keep you safe. This time is a difficult time but we depend on Allah ﷻ and insha’Allah He ﷻ protects us insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
08 June 2023/ 19 Dhul Qa’dah 1444
Mississauga, Canada
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Ash-ShukruliLlah, AlhamduliLlah. We are thanking Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla for making this trip happen to this country in a continent far away from our place. We are thanking Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla for making us see what He ﷻ created from beauty. Everything He ﷻ creates is beauty. But for some places He ﷻ gives more, and for some places less. This is His ﷻ wisdom. But life, our life in Dunya, as we said yesterday, is temporary not permanent. For this, you must be thankful for Allah ﷻ for what He ﷻ gave you. Every time, we be thankful for Him ﷻ.
Of course, it is His ﷻ will to take you from place to place, from country to country. If your provision is there, you must have it there. You cannot take it in your country. For this, you must be thankful for Allah ﷻ every time, asking more rewards and more protection from our ego and from being cheated by this world. Ask protection from Allah ﷻ because this is very important.
We are living in life, each step is full of traps. You don’t know what will happen. You cannot say after one hour what we will do. You don’t know what will happen. We are living just in this time. Next, Before and Now; three. As Sayyidina Jalāluddīn Rumi said, “Yesterday went. Today we are here. Tomorrow we don’t know.” You must only be – every minute you are in life, you must be thankful for Allah ﷻ and be aware not to do something that will make you unhappy forever. This is very important.
You don’t know at all. Nobody knows. Those who are scientists, scholars or others – nobody can tell you what will happen tomorrow. Of course, they are saying, “There will be after a million years, after a billion years, something like this, something like that.” But this is also not sure. They are saying after a million years, yet they don’t know after one hour what will happen. Maybe after one hour, they won’t be in this world anymore.
The important thing is to know yourself. What are we? We are in the Hand of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. This is what you must know. “مَنْ عَرَفَ نَفْسَهُ فَقَدْ عَرَفَ رَبَّهُ”, “Man A’rifa Nafsah Faqad A’rifa Rabbah”, “Whoever knows himself, knows his Lord” says Sayyidina Muhyiddin Ibn Al-ʿArabī. Who knows himself, knows his Lord. Sometimes it is so difficult to understand this. Some people think that it is when they will know their Lord Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. This means if you know you are nothing, you will know the Mightiness of your Lord Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. This is important. This is what we must know. Not know how is He ﷻ doing this or what He ﷻ is. No, this is not knowledge. You cannot reach this; what they are saying. But the real meaning is to know yourself that you are a servant for Him ﷻ and He ﷻ is your Lord. This is what Muhyiddin Ibn Al-ʿArabī is saying.
Sayyidina Ibn Al-ʿArabī is a great Sheikh. They call him “Sheikh ul-Akbar”, “The Greatest Sheikh.” He was a scholar and he was Sufi. And many people are taking his words to another direction. Because it is difficult to understand him. And when you don’t understand him, you don’t go in the same direction, you might go directly to the opposite of his direction. Many people are taking his book and reading, but you must know what you read. And what you read, you must ask people who know this, real people. Because 99% – from a thousand or from ten thousand people you can maybe find somebody to understand this. And the others, all of them are not understanding at all.
For this, we are asking Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla to give us, support us from knowledge from His ﷻ Divine Presence. Maybe if you understand two words, it’s better for you to read all the books of ‘Awliya or Ahlu Allah, who are great masters. Even if you are – many people when sitting in front of Mawlana or Mawlana Sheikh AbduLlah ad-Daghestani, they are never understanding anything from his Sohbahs, from his lectures. They are understanding, as we said, like what they are understanding from Sayyidina Muhyiddin Ibn Al-ʿArabī: the opposite direction. If not the opposite direction, also to the other side; not correct.
For this, don’t think who is not following Mawlana Sheikh Nazim and only listens to Mawlana Sheikh AbduLlah ad-Daghestani is a great Awliya, a great Sheikh. No, don’t think this. This is also a trick from your ego, to make you finish what you get from blessings from these big Awliya, from them. You must be thankful for Allah ﷻ that he made you listen to Mawlana Sheikh Nazim. Because he has the real understanding of Grand Sheikh, Sheikh AbduLlah ad-Daghestani. Others, when they are saying something, they are making people confused and they are making people run away from reality. Because people know, more or less, what is Shari’ah and what is Tarīqah. And when somebody who doesn’t understand is talking, it becomes not good, it becomes bad.
There is an example story of this. Once one big scholar in Baghdad wanted to pass this big river in Baghdad. There was no bridge at that time, so they must go by a small boat. So he was going and he was proud, “This man was not knowing, he is ignorant.” He was asking about something. The one taking him to the other side said, “I don’t know”. The one running the boat. After a little while – it is a big river also. So wind came and the boat began to shake and was about to sink. This poor man steering the boat asked him, “Do you know how to swim?” He said, “No.” He said, “Your whole life will be gone now.” He also said, “Half doctor makes you finish your life. Half ‘Alim makes you go to Jahannam.”
For this, we must be careful for this. This is very important: not to take from what we hear or what is said. We must take from a real one. Mawlana Sheikh AlhamduliLlah has his books and videos everywhere. Many people who are not even interested in anything, they are looking now on this machine and saying how a great one he is! He was saying good things. Mawlana Sheikh has never said, “This is from me.” He every time says, “This is from Mawlana Sheikh AbduLlah. From Mawlana Sheikh AbduLlah.” But there are many people who say, “I was there. I was this. I was that.” But what happened is not good. What happened is bad.
Whoever is in Tarīqah must not give his idea (opinion) and not follow his ego. You must crush your ego. You must be humble. AlhamduliLlah we see many great scholars, great ‘Alims, when they are coming to Mawlana, they are humble, they are accepting, they are knowing who the real one is, who has knowledge, whom Allah ﷻ gave real knowledge. They are accepting Awliyau’Llah, accepting Ulama, not giving anything for themselves. This is the teaching of Awliyau’Llah, teaching of Mashayikh. Because they are living, as we said in the beginning of the Sohbah, in this time, in the same time, not planning what will happen later. “If I say this, maybe people will not be happy with me. I will lose my students. I will lose this.” No, they are knowing and accepting because this is not for Dunya but for Akhirah. Your intention must be [for good] and you must also do by action sometimes. Many times your intention is maybe to do a good thing but you cannot do it. But what you can do, you must do without any fear from losing something. If you are thinking like this, you will lose everything. You lose everything you have if you do this.
This is our Tarīqah, our way. Tariqah Naqshbandiyya, all 40 Tarīqah are for humbleness. Others who are outside of Tarīqah are proud and are saying, “I am this. I am that. I am doctor. I am professor. I am this. I am that.” This is not from our Tarīqah. Mawlana Sheikh Nazim was all the time making fun at those who say, “I am doctor.” Somebody came to Mawlana saying, “I am doctor of Shari’ah.” Mawlana said [raising his sleeve], “Look at me here, at my pulse.” [Mawlana laughs] He said, “No, no, I’m not this doctor.” Mawlana said, “Oh really. What’s the benefit of a doctor for Shari’ah. You give medicine for people for Shari’ah.” Sometimes shaytan makes people funny without them knowing they are doing a funny thing; they think they are doing good. If you are a doctor, you are a doctor, don’t say. You must know humbleness. If you know this, Allah ﷻ will make you greater. “مَنْ تَوَاضَعَ لله رَفَعَه”. Whoever is humble for Allah ﷻ, Allah ﷻ Himself raises him. But when he raises himself by himself, Allah ﷻ makes him down. May Allah ﷻ keep us safe from our ego insha’Allah.
AlhamduliLlah we are since three weeks [in Canada]. Allah ﷻ gave real beauty and everything to this country. But people must be thankful for this and not forget Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla and not come against Him ﷻ. It is also a test. Sometimes Allah ﷻ makes a test with a good thing. And sometimes making a test with a bad thing. But here, Allah ﷻ gave all of this and we must be thankful for Him ﷻ. This is what He ﷻ wants from us. But if – “لَئِن شَكَرْتُمْ لَأَزِيدَنَّكُمْ ۖ وَلَئِن كَفَرْتُمْ إِنَّ عَذَابِي لَشَدِيدٌ”, “La’in Shakartum La’azīdannakum, Wa La’in Kafartum ‘Inna `Adhābī Lashadīdun”, “’If you are grateful, I will surely increase you [in favor]; but if you deny, indeed, My punishment is severe’.” (Qur’ān 14:07). “If you are not thankful and you come against Me, after this you will be unhappy. You will be in big trouble.” Even if you have everything [on the outside], it can be that Allah ﷻ burns you from your inside. You are in Paradise but you are burning from the inside, you cannot feel any happiness, anything from this happiness. But maybe you can be like Sayyidina ‘Ibrahim ‘alayhi s-salam, he was in fire but it was like Paradise for him.
It is also like this for human beings. All the time in this world until the man or woman dies, it is like this. It is not your permanent place. It is only – we are travelers. Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says “Travelers.” Masha’Allah I see sometimes – we pray Seferi (Qasr Prayer during Travel) every time because we are Hanafi. We must for 15 days pray Seferi. After 15 days, we can pray 4 Rak’aat. But normally, we make Fard 2 Rak’aat. I saw new Muslims or who are not understanding, they are praying 2 Rak’aat with us and making Salam. Once we asked one [who did this], “You are not a traveler!” He said, “No, no I am a traveler also! We are going to Akhirah!” [Mawlana laughs].
May Allah ﷻ help us insha’Allah. Thank you for all of you for this. Our people made us feel very – we made them tired. All the time, the whole 24 hours making Khidmah, making service. Insha’Allah this is for the sake of Allah ﷻ. Allah ﷻ rewards them insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
04 June 2023/ 15 Dhul Qa’dah 1444
British Columbia, Canada
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An island, many people don’t know where it is. But AlhamduliLlah Allah ﷻ made Nur ul-Islam (The Light of Islam) to go to a very far place. And from there to come here is also from Allah’s ﷻ will. You are lucky people. You are chosen by Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. To give good teaching for yourself and your family, to keep Islam.
To keep Islam is very difficult in this time. Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is saying about the end of times, “القَابِضُ عَلَى دِينِهِ كَالْقَابِضِ عَلَى الْجَمْرِ”, “The one holding onto the religion will be like grasping onto hot embers.” Who is practicing Islam and holding onto Islam is as catching fire in his hand. It is a very difficult time but AlhamduliLlah who gets it must be thankful for Allah ﷻ for what He ﷻ gave him. To thank Allah ﷻ for this Ni’mah that many people don’t have.
Don’t think this whole Dunya is worth anything in the Divine Presence of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. It is nothing. Even not as the wing of a mosquito. The value of millions of mosquitoes is nothing. The whole Dunya isn’t worth not even the wings of all mosquitoes but one wing in the Divine Presence of Allah ﷻ. For this, what you have from Iman, from Islam is the biggest Ni’mah, the biggest mercy, the biggest blessing from Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla for our people who are practicing and making a place for praying, making a place for teaching children Qur’an, teaching children good manners, manners of Islam which is the best manners for human beings.
Of course, who do not believe, it is not good for them. Without seeing, they are saying this. But normally, who follows Islam, his life is good. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:
“Man `Amila Şāliĥāan Min Dhakarin ‘Aw ‘Unthá Wa Huwa Mu’uminun Falanuĥyiyannahu Ĥayāatan Ţayyibatan”, “Whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while he is a believer – We will surely cause him to live a good life.” (Qur’ān 16:97). “Sweet life”, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla said, “Good life.” And for Akhirah, “وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ”, “Wa l-Ākhiratu Khayr”, “While the Hereafter is better.” (Qur’ān 87:17) – Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is also saying. Who follows the order of Allah ﷻ and is going in His ﷻ way, his life will be happy, sweet and easy. And for Akhirah, much better. This is the promise of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. “إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُخْلِفُ ٱلْمِيعَادَ”, “Inna Allāha Lā Yukhlifu Al-Mī`ād”, “Verily, Allah never breaks His Promise.” (Qur’ān 03:09) says Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘aẓīm. When Allah ﷻ promises, His ﷻ promise is not like human beings. They promise and they don’t do. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla’s promise must be.
For this, an advice for human beings: don’t look for what your ego, what shaytan and what bad people want you to do. Do what Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is saying. When you do what other people are saying and advising – they are not advising for your benefit or other people’s, what they are advising is for the benefit of shaytan. Because what they advise is destroying human beings, destroying people: Muslims and non-Muslims; it is not different. They are doing harm. Even if non-Muslims are following the teaching of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, in the end they will be winners. Their life will be a better life. Everything will be better and with Barakah. Their health will be better and their spirituality will become better. And from this, maybe Allah ﷻ will give Hidayah for them also.
Akhirah is the most important thing. In Dunya, many people are thinking they are happy. But in Dunya, nobody is happy, nobody is satisfied. They want more things. They bring more and more and more to make themselves happy, to make themselves feel better. But each time comes another thing, “We want this. We want that.” Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, only earth can finish this greed in human beings. Without dying, even if he is a hundred years old, he still wants many things. He thinks he will be living forever.
These people who are not in the way of Allah ﷻ cheat themselves and cheat others also. Because who is a believer knows that his way is to Akhirah. We are traveling to Akhirah. We are not sitting in our place. Even if we are sitting, the time is passing. This is our journey: going and going and going until we find insha’Allah our Lord with Iman. This is the most important thing; not Dunya. We are creatures of Allah ﷻ. Allah ﷻ created us and this is His ﷻ will for us. By His ﷻ will, we came to this world, to Dunya. And by His ﷻ will, when our time comes, we will go to Him ﷻ also. Coming from Him ﷻ and going to Him ﷻ also. This is very important.
Everything we do, every minute, every second, we must remember this. Dhikr means to remember. Of course you say we mention “Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah”, but the real Dhikr is in your heart mentioning Allah ﷻ all the time, remembering Allah ﷻ all the time; not one second without Him ﷻ. And this gives you reward from Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla in everything you are doing. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says in Hadith Qudsi that who remembers Him ﷻ, is making his worshiping and coming [closer] more and more with Tasbih, Tahlil, Nafl prayers and charity, they become (more) nearer to Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla.
Tarīqah is showing this way, not showing the bad thing. Many people are also cheating people, “Tarīqah is not good. They are not doing anything.” We are doing the most important thing. The other things, we are also doing. But when you do this most important thing – when you do your business, your job, your work, everything you do you remember Allah ﷻ, Allah ﷻ also rewards you as you are worshipping. Because you are the whole time with Him ﷻ, the whole time asking for His ﷻ blessings. And Allah ﷻ is Generous, He ﷻ is giving His ﷻ blessings.
He ﷻ is not – Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is saying, ‘وَاللَّهُ يَدْعُو إِلَىٰ دَارِ السَّلَامِ’, ‘Wa-Llāhu yad‘ū ilá dāri s-salām’, ‘And Allah invites to the Home of Peace (i.e. Paradise).’ (Qur’ān 10:25). Allah ﷻ calls you to His ﷻ Paradise, to His ﷻ Jannah. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is not greedy. If the whole universe is coming, Jannah/Paradise is enough for them. But people, by following their ego and what they desire, they are running away. Allah ﷻ is calling, they are running. Allah ﷻ is calling to Paradise, they are running to hell, to Jahannam. Running, giving money, running after these people, “Oh take us! Take us to hell!” This is what they are doing. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is saying, “Come to Paradise. Come to Me.” But very few people are listening to Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Even who are believers, many of them are forgetting. They are imitating nonbelievers and imitating bad people.
We are asking Allah ﷻ to protect us, to protect Muslims: young and old. All of them are living in a time, a very dangerous time for Iman, for everything. We are living a time, what Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam called, the end of times. Many people are saying, “Oh for Qiyamah, there is a long time.” How do you say this and Qur’an Azimu sh-Shan says, ‘اقْتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ’, ‘Iqtarabati s-sā‘atu’, ‘The Hour has come near.’ (Qur’ān 54:01). The time is coming closer. It is very near. This is from the time of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. So now it is more and more very near. And Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam showed by his fingers and said, “The time between me and Qiyamah is as close as the sun is ready to set after Asr.”
Qiyamah is very near. Don’t think it is far. You must be ready. Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is also saying, “قيامة المؤمن موته”. When the Mu’min dies, Qiyamah happens for him. Because when he dies, he then opens his eyes for Mah’shar.
But now, the reality also for the whole world is the end of time. Everything has reached its peak. They are not accepting Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, not accepting our Prophet ﷺ, not accepting any good thing. Every bad thing, they accept. Every good thing, they prevent, not accept. They want to destroy humanity. They want to destroy this earth. This is not human beings, this is shaytan.
But it is mentioned in the Hadiths of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam that this will be, “And after this will come one from my descendants, my grand grand son. He will fill the whole world justice, peace and Barakah.” Sayyidina Al-Mahdi alayhi s-salam. We are waiting for him. Insha’Allah very near. We hope insha’Allah we will meet him insha’Allah. To finish this Kufr from earth insha’Allah. May Allah ﷻ help us. May Allah ﷻ keep us safe and our children, Muslim children here and anywhere in the world. Now because they are in danger. They have everything coming until their houses, in their hands. They are under a big attack from this. Every house has this.
For this, we are asking. Our weapon is our prayers. “سِلاحُ المُؤْمِنُ الدُّعَاء”, “The weapon of the believer is Dua.” We must pray, make Dua asking protection from Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. May Allah ﷻ protect us and protect our children and Muslim children also in the whole world insha’Allah. And we are asking and praying for Sayyidina Al-Mahdi to come and to save us from this. Because without him – now shaytan controls everything, you cannot do anything. May Allah ﷻ save us insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
03 June 2023/ 14 Dhul Qa’dah 1444
Surrey, Canada
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All Prophets were teaching Islam. And Islam is teaching the way of life for human beings. To follow this way, to be happy and satisfied, and for everything to be good for them. You can find everything in Islam: for what you do, where you go and where you come. In every hour of your day, if you are following, Allah ﷻ rewards you.
Now AlhamduliLlah we just ate. Thank you to our host, he gave this feast for the sake of Allah ﷻ. Allah ﷻ rewards him. And of course as we said, everything in Islam has a way, and so does how to eat. To begin with the Sunnah of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. He ﷺ said to wash your hands before eating and after eating. This is Sunnah of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. When you do this, you get ‘Ajr Shaheed (reward of a martyr) or five Shaheed or seven Shaheed sometimes until a hundred Shaheed. The reward of a martyr. One Shaheed can take seventy people of whom Allah ﷻ wants to put with their sins in hell, he can take them to Jannah. So how big is what you do! Only for washing your hands.
After that, when you sit to eat, also make Dua or if you don’t know – you must even begin with: Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm. Because every bite you eat without Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm, you feed the shaytan. But if you say Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm, he will say, “O I’m hungry now.” Without this he’s happy to eat with you, and you won’t have any reward. But when you say Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm, every bite will be Shifa’ (cure) for you and not going to shaytan.
You must eat – of course, there are also many things about good behavior, Adab of eating. You must put [in your plate] as much as you can eat. When you take something, you must finish your plate without leaving anything in the plate. Don’t take too much. Take a little, after that if it was not enough, you can take more. And you must finish it. Because Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says that in the food, there is one part that has all the Barakah of the food. When you eat, you get health and you get Barakah also.
Because now it is a custom, a new fashion for people: they must leave something in their plate. Because if they don’t leave, they’ll say this is not good. Maybe people will laugh at them and say, “What are these people doing! They are not leaving any food. Aren’t they full yet! They are still trying to eat this plate!” Don’t listen to them. You must do this for the sake of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla and for the value of this Ni’mah that Allah ﷻ gave us. AlhamduliLlah we are not hungry. Millions of people can’t find this: what you are throwing in the dustbin and not eating. Because Ni’mah, provision is very sensitive. If it is not happy, maybe you cannot find it later. You cannot find it.
So you must know this and keep this, for you and for your family also. Especially, everywhere now: in the east and west, north and south of this planet. Many of the small Antichrist, Dajjal have appeared and are attacking believers, attacking belief, attacking good behavior. They are ordering bad behavior.
So when you are doing this – many people are asking, “How will we save our children?” You can begin from how you eat and how you behave in the house. With this, Allah ﷻ protects you insha’Allah. This is also a secret of this wisdom. Not only looking after: what we can do with our children, what will we do. The most important thing is this: what you eat and how you eat.
We forgot to say that before eating, take a little bit of salt and put it in your mouth. This is also Sunnah of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. And it gives health and Barakah also. Sayyidina ‘Ali Karrama Allahu Wajhah said, “This protects you from seventy illnesses.” Seventy illnesses are not little. One illness can make you very bad. Seventy illnesses are too difficult. I think among them must be cancer or other things also. So this is also important.
After you eat, you also make Dua and thank Allah ﷻ, say Hamd for Allah ﷻ (praise). And also put a little bit of salt also in your mouth. There are many things, of course, in the Adab of eating but this is enough for us. It is not difficult. It is easy. You must do it.
And Allah ﷻ is also saying, you must before this look from where you are getting your money. If you are working, anywhere you are working, it is not a problem. Make your intention for Allah ﷻ and ask Allah ﷻ to give you good Rizq, good work, good business. But the important thing is not to cheat people, not to take something from people and not give them back. This is very dangerous. After this, you see many people who are going to Hajj, praying and doing everything, their children are not like them at all. This is because they were eating Haram, cheating people, taking what is not for them. This is in everything. Especially the countries who say the man must inherit everything from his father or mother, not leaving anything for the sister or daughter; only for the man. Allah ﷻ gave them. He ﷻ has even given them the half. Even this, they are not giving. And after that, they are going to Hajj and going to Umrah many times, and their children become not good Muslims and even not good people. Many of them go to jail.
They are not knowing this. Shaytan makes them blind and makes them not understand this. This is also more important than how you eat. Before that, [what’s important is] how you get this. Don’t think Haram has any Barakah. In Haram, there is no Barakah at all. If you take millions with Haram, there is no benefit for you, nothing. With Halal, even a small thing is Barakah for all of you.
For this, for our children – because we are living in a place where we cannot say anything here. Maybe they make up a problem for people. Today once beginning – So to protect yourself and your children from these Dajjal people, you must give yourself and your family good Rizq, good income. Even if a small one, but it must be clean. This is very important. If you are not doing this, you will be regretful. Because there will be no Barakah from what you get, and no Barakah after that from your family.
May Allah ﷻ protect us from our greedy ego. The ego is very greedy. It thinks everything is good. In Turkey, there was one communist poet who was making fun of the ones around him. He said, “Ver Allahım, Haram Helal farketmez, çoluk çocuk yerler”, “O our Lord Allah, give us. Halal or not Halal, the children are eating. Give us.” He was joking this, but he was a communist. Allah’s ﷻ wisdom can be from anywhere: for Mu’min, Muslim – It is not important from where the wisdom is coming. Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam was saying, “Look for wisdom anywhere.” He was saying this for those who claim they are Muslim and are praying and doing, and after that they ask, “What happened to our children?”
We must be careful. Really, we are in a very difficult time, a very tough time, a very dangerous time. May Allah ﷻ keep our children and Muslim children from this Bala’ (affliction). This is a big Bala’. It is not easy. They are attacking believers everywhere. There are of course attacks by killing and destroying, but the real attack is at our belief. It is also not less than that [the former]. If killed, they will be martyrs, Shaheed. But in this, they are killing the belief of children; and this is (more) worse. May Allah ﷻ keep us safe and keep our children safe. We are living in a really difficult time.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
01 June 2023/ 12 Dhul Qa’dah 1444
Vancouver, Canada
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We are AlhamduliLlah happy to be with the brothers, Muslim brothers in this place which is normally for people who are not believers. But, Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:
‘Inna l-‘Arda li-Llāhi Yūrithuhā Man Yashā’u Min ‘Ibādihi’, ‘Indeed, the earth belongs to Allah. He causes to inherit it whom He wills of His servants.’ (Qur’ān 07:128). Land is for Allah ﷻ, not for anybody. We are here just with His ﷻ will. Our Rizq is here, we are here. We are not coming to take this with us to the next life. We are here only for a short while. For this, we are not saying, “This is for us” or “That is for this.”
Everywhere we go, we must remember this. Remember Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla; not forget ourselves, not forget for what Allah ﷻ created us. Allah ﷻ created us for worshipping Him ﷻ, to accept Him ﷻ, to show the way for people who are in need for this way. Don’t be like them. They must be like you. They must imitate you. What you have from knowledge, nobody has. Even if they have universities or other things, who doesn’t know his Creator is Jahil, ignorant. Who knows his Lord, his Creator Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, even if he doesn’t know how to write or to read, he is a knowledgeable one, an acceptable one; not from Jahil, not from ignorant ones. Ignorance is a very bad thing, the worst thing for human beings. Allah ﷻ sent the first Ayah to Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, “Iqra’” Learn. This is the way of our Prophet ﷺ. Whatever you learn: you learn mathematics, you learn architecture – Yes, you can learn this, there’s no problem. But if you learn this without knowing the important thing, you are ignorant, you are Jahil.
So keep your belief strong. Our belief, Ahlu s-Sunnah wal Jama’ah: we believe in Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, Prophets, ‘Awliyau’Llah and Sahabah. All of this. We believe in Karamah of ‘Awliya and Mujizat (miracles) of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. This is our belief. If you leave any one of these, your belief will become weaker and weaker and weaker. After that, you will melt and go in this area. You will be nothing. But if you don’t melt, you will be light for others also, to be knowledgeable insha’Allah. May Allah ﷻ keep us with strong ‘Iman and with knowledge to know our Lord Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, to know ourselves, to know Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
02 June 2023/ 13 Dhul Qa’dah 1444
Surrey, Canada
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(Qur’ān 49:10). ‘Innama l-mu’minūna ikhwa’, ‘The believers are but brothers.’ Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘aẓīm. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is saying in this verse that Mu’min, believers are brothers. Be together and help each other for good things. You ask for good things from your brother. ‘Ikhwa in Tarīqah, ‘Ikhwan [meaning] brothers. And in Tarīqah also, to follow the order of Allah ﷻ and order of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, to make every Sunnah and every order. As much as we can, we must do.
And this also a very important thing: to make brotherhood for Akhirah. When Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam was emigrating from Makkah to Madinah, he ﷺ made each Sahabi to be brothers for Akhirah. This is Sunnah of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. And they were helping each other. They were giving and sacrificing everything. When they emigrated to Madinah, Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam was giving each Sahabi who came from Madinah and those from Makkah to be together, brothers. They were giving everything. They were even giving half of what they own to their brothers. That time, he can also be an inheritor. But after this of course, not as inheritor but only brotherhood: to help each other, to look after each other. This is a good example for us.
We can do this also. Nowadays maybe it’s more important. Especially in places like this where you are not much; the majority are nonbelievers, non-Muslim. Muslims can look after each other, help each other. Of course, this is for the sake of Allah ﷻ that you must do this, not for benefit; if he has something. AlhamdulLilah most people are not like this, but sometimes there comes like these [people].
One Sahabah: Abdul-Raḥmān ibn ʿAwf radiyaLlahu ‘anhu, was very rich. He is a trader in Makkah. But when he ran away from Makkah to Madinah, he couldn’t bring anything with him. So the Sahabah who was brothers with him, in brotherhood, he said, “I have very much money. Take as much as you like. You can continue trading.” He said, “No, just give me one rope and show me where the market is. I don’t want anything.” After that, he showed him and he was trading again. He became very rich again.
Normally if somebody says [take], many people like to share this with him. But brotherhood is important not to get material benefit. What’s more important is to be for the sake of Allah ﷻ, to help each other, to look for what you can teach them or give any help; not only for helping by money or other things. There is more important help than this. Don’t be like people of these days, everybody is only thinking, “What can I benefit from this brotherhood, from this man, from this woman”, not looking for real happiness, real help. To get one real friend is more valuable from diamond even, not only gold.
But nowadays, they don’t have any thinking about – They think they are clever. They think they know everything but in reality, they are only eating straw or eating wood, not eating the nice things, the inside of the fruit. They are eating the outside, the dry part, not eating the good part. And they think they are clever and they are happy with what they get. But they forget – they don’t understand, not ‘forget’. To forget is also good but from the beginning, they are not understanding about spirituality, about this good attribute, this good thing Allah ﷻ gave us that is special for human beings. When you lose this, you lose your humanity and you become like the four-legged animals. Even animals maybe sometimes have better attribute than these people who forgot their humanity, running after Dunya, running after benefit only.
You must make yourself, your ego – teach yourself the good thing, teach your ego also the good thing. And after that, you will be a good one. And the good ones: Allah ﷻ loves them and Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam loves them. And when Allah ﷻ and Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam love these people, Allah ﷻ orders the angels to love them and orders people to love them. And they become beloved for everyone. Everybody who sees them will be happy with them even if they don’t know them. But on the other side, everybody runs away from these people; not coming to them. They will be hated by Allah ﷻ and hated by Prophet ﷺ. And when this hate is coming, everybody will hate them. Even if they have everything, they think people will love them but nobody will love them.
May Allah ﷻ make us – especially in these days – to find good brothers, good brotherhood to be between us. Especially for Tariqah we are saying this. Tariqah Murids, ‘Ikhwan we said. ‘Ikhwan means brothers. Brothers must be together. Allah ﷻ loves gatherings. Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is saying, “يَدُ اللَّهِ مَعَ الْجَمَاعَةِ”, “Allah’s ﷻ Hand of Power is upon the the community.” [Hadith]. Allah ﷻ is with the gathering with good people. When you are together, Allah ﷻ supports you, Allah ﷻ gives you more Barakah and more happiness.
May Allah ﷻ make us to be together, not to look at our wrongdoings and mistakes. Because everybody has a mistake. No one is without mistake and without wrongdoing. Allah ﷻ forgives this mistake, and we forgive also. If Allah ﷻ forgives, we must forgive also. No need to look at the small things. The important thing is the order of Allah ﷻ. If you see ‘this is good and this is not good’, you will not find a perfect one. The perfect one is only Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. May Allah ﷻ help us. May Allah ﷻ make us to be together insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
31 May 2023/ 11 Dhul Qa’dah 1444
Vancouver, Canada
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Insha’Allah we will make a little Sohbah and after that Dhikr, to make Barakah for our visit insha’Allah.
Our Tariqah is in gathering and Sohbah. The Naqshbandi Tariqah. To be with good people. Anyone coming to listen to advice, Naseeha is a good one. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla blesses him. People of old times were coming from and through long distances to hear Naseeha, to hear the good thing. People now are not interested in such a thing. If there is something which is of no benefit for them, they are going and looking at this, for long distances. They are going far away. But when a good thing is coming, nobody is interested. But there’s no problem.
When this gathering happens, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla sends – this is from Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam that we heard from Mawlana Sheikh Nazim – He ﷻ sends His ﷻ blessings to the whole country, to the whole city or where they are making this gathering and Sohbah with the intention for the sake of Allah ﷻ. And this blessing is for the whole city. But when in the gathering there isn’t the whole city, this whole blessing comes only for these people who are attending this gathering. So they will be blessed a thousand times more than the normal time.
So this is a good occasion to get blessings, to be in such a gathering, which is only for the sake of Allah ﷻ and for the sake of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Allah ﷻ rewards us for this. It is without doing any harm for people, no bad action. We are only gathering for the benefit of human beings, for the benefit of the Ummah and trying to learn something. We are also learning when the Sohbah is coming. Insha’Allah this is coming from Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, from Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, from Awliyau’Llah. They are putting and making us to speak.
We are happy to be with people. Now I heard that Mawlana was here in this city, in this country; here in Canada and America. Many people met him and are coming again, from his Barakah, to see this gathering, to see us. We are happy because this is also from the good behavior of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam: to not forget people who were friends with you father and with your mother. You must look for them, not cut this relationship. You must be visiting them or meeting them. This is from the orders of our Prophet ﷺ.
Every good thing is coming through Prophets. They are teaching people good things. Because the nature of people is not to follow the good thing. They are following – everybody has an ego. The ego takes people to the wrong way. If you follow the ego, the ego never takes you to the good way. We never heard that the ego makes people come to the way, the straight way, to be good people; no. The ego is all the time going to the wrong side. You must every time, bring it to come to the right way. Don’t go out of the way.
For this, Prophets were coming to show people the right way, to show people the good thing, good behavior, good action. To be of benefit for themselves, for other people, for their country, for human beings. This is the intention of Prophets which are traveling or going through their nation telling them, “This is good. That is not good.” And most of the times, they were not accepted and they were given a bad thing, a bad time, pressuring them, oppressing them, not being happy with them. But their mission is to show people the right and good thing.
Because Prophets are coming – For each nation, Allah ﷻ sent a Prophet. Everywhere on this earth, there was a Prophet. Even some days ago, some were asking me if there was a Prophet in America. Of course. Here also; there was a nation living here. And in Qur’an it is said, “We sent for each nation a Prophet.” (Qur’an 16:36) But what happened after the Prophets? People were [first] happy with them. But after 50 years or 60 years, not more than 100 years, people changed what they learnt. They didn’t accept and began to worship other things; to worship stones, to worship wood, worship I don’t know what. Whatever they found, they worshipped because they are following what the ego and shaytan teaches them.
As Sayyidina Musa ‘alayhi s-salam, after many miracles happened for his nation. [As when] they came running away from Pharaoh through a big sea. The sea divided into 12 paths for the 12 tribes in the water. Each one in one path with [walls] reaching until the surface. And they can see each other through [windows in] the water. They went safely to Sinai. And Pharoah and his army sank in the sea. After this, they came to the other side and asked for water from Musa ‘alayhi s-salam. He hit the rock by his stick and came 12 fountains of water. Each tribe drank from this water. Many miracles happened to them, to show them. Then, he went to Tur Sinai, where Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla was addressing him. And he stayed there for 40 days. When he came back, they were worshipping idol of cow. They made a golden cow and they were worshipping it. This is the attribute of human beings. They quickly forget what’s good and go after badness. All of these miracles happened, maybe four months or three months, and all of them saw them. When Musa ‘alayhi s-salam went away for 40 days, they were worshipping this idol of cow.
For this, each nation had a Prophet. But quickly after the Prophet, shaytan made people worship another thing; not worshipping Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. So our ego is dangerous. Don’t say, “Why do we need a Prophet? Why do we need somebody to teach us what we need? We can only follow what we learn from books. We also don’t want everything from books; What our ego likes we can take, the other we don’t want.” When you do this, you will be destroying human beings. As the nature of earth is destroyed, and many things are finished, many things are not here; they will also finish humankind with their stupid ideas and stupid teachings.
May Allah ﷻ keep us safe. Everywhere in this Dunya now there is a very bad war between right and wrong. Many people think the wrong is right; most people think that. But the right is right and it will appear. There is a saying, “You cannot cover the sun with mud.” It cannot be. The Haqq will appear sooner or later. May Allah ﷻ keep us safe and keep our children safe from this big Fitnah insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
30 May 2023/ 10 Dhul Qa’dah 1444
Vancouver, Canada
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[..] destroying the people of Lut. For the angels, he brought them food to eat. But the angels don’t eat. When they didn’t eat, he was not happy and a little bit afraid.
So he [Sayyidina ‘Ibrahim ‘alayhi s-salam] was very generous. He was looking for somebody to bring to eat with him. When having dinner, he liked to have guests to eat with him. That day, he couldn’t find anybody. Nobody came. He went out and found one man. He brought him saying, “Come, come. I want a guest to eat with me.” When he came inside – he didn’t look like a Muslim – he asked him, “Are you Muslim?” He said, “No.” He asked him, “What are you?” He said, “I am fire worshipper.” He told him, “Be a Muslim and I’ll have you as a guest here.” He said, “No. I don’t want to be Muslim.” He answered, “So I will not let you be here.” And he sent him away.
After that, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla sent him Jibra’il ‘alayhi s-salam. He said, “Why did you do this? Why didn’t you give food to this man?” He said, “He doesn’t believe in Allah ﷻ. He is Kafir. I asked him to be a servant for Allah ﷻ, but he said ‘No. I am a servant for fire only’.” Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla sent with Jibril, telling him, “This man is maybe 80 or 90 years old, or more. All these years, I know he’s not worshipping Me and I give him his provision. I feed him and I give him everything. Only for once, you didn’t do this. Quickly run after him and bring him to eat.” ‘Ibrahim ‘alayhi s-salam ran and found him in the end. He told him, “Come to eat.” He said, “Why did you fire me and throw me out? And why are you now coming asking me to come with you?” He said, “I was angry with you because you don’t believe in God. And God, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla said that He ﷻ fed you for 90 years and you didn’t worship Him ﷻ. Just once I didn’t feed you, He ﷻ got angry with me and told me to bring you again.” When he heard this he said, “You are right. I must be in your religion, to be Muslim.” And he became Muslim.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla doesn’t differentiate between His ﷻ servants. He ﷻ gives everybody provision, but what’s important is to be thankful to Him ﷻ, to give good things to people. This is the teaching of Allah ﷻ and Prophets.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
30 May 2023/ 10 Dhul Qa’dah 1444
Vancouver, Canada
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(Qur’ān 14:07). “La’in Shakartum La’azīdannakum ۖ Wa La’in Kafartum ‘Inna `Adhābī Lashadīdun”, “’If you are grateful, I will surely increase you [in favor]; but if you deny, indeed, My punishment is severe’.” Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘aẓīm.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is telling us that if you are thankful for what Allah ﷻ gives you, He ﷻ will give you more. Because everything is for Him ﷻ. Everything we get is from Him ﷻ. Don’t think that you get this from that man, from this woman, from this country, from that country, from government, from this, no. This is all from Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. He ﷻ only makes something to come to you through this way, from these people, from this government, from this man, from this Sheikh, from this one. All of this is coming from Allah ﷻ. So if you are thankful for Him ﷻ, He ﷻ will give you more. His ﷻ treasures are endless, not limited. They are endless. Everything: He ﷻ gives. In Jannah, the lowest one in Jannah gets like this earth. Imagine this! The lowest one going to Jannah – after a million years in hell he goes to Jannah and he will have like this world. So for everything He ﷻ says, “There’s no fear that it will finish.”
Now we are living in this earth, many things are finished. Thousands of kinds of animals are finished. Thousands of kinds of plants are finished. The fish are finished. They even finished the water. Everything is limited. But when you are with Allah ﷻ and you thank Him ﷻ, what you think finishes will become more and more.
For this, we are advising people to be thankful for Allah ﷻ. [Say] every time, “Shukr Ya Allah. Shukr Ya Rabbana. Shukr for You. Thank you for what you gave us.” This is the Adab of Tariqah, Adab of Islam. Tariqah and Islam are the same. There’s no difference. Some people think Sufism is out of Islam. It is the heart of Islam. Mawlana Sheikh was every day when hearing some good news, he was sometimes quickly making Shukr Sajdah and sometimes praying two Rak’aat Shukr. AlhamduliLlah we are hearing some good news, we make this Shukr Prayer for the love of Allah ﷻ; especially [when it’s] for the benefit of Ummah. This Shukr Prayer is a very important thing. To thank Allah ﷻ, Allah ﷻ gives Islam more power, more protection from Dajjal and his followers, from shaytan and his followers.
They are attacking without getting tired. All the time – since Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla made our father ‘Adam ‘alayhi s-salam come [down] from Jannah – this war doesn’t finish. Until Qiyamah, it will not finish; by the wisdom of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla prohibited our father ‘Adam ‘alayhi s-salam, the first man, to eat from this tree in Jannah. It was prohibited to eat from it and ‘Adam ‘alayhi s-salam ate. Many of these headless people are not happy with ‘Adam ‘alayhi s-salam. He is our father. They say, “All of this is his fault. Everything we make from sins, he is responsible for that.” No. This is Allah’s ﷻ will. Allah ﷻ prohibited ‘Adam ‘alayhi s-salam from eating from this tree, and He ﷻ didn’t prevent him from eating. He ﷻ prohibited him, but the wisdom is He ﷻ didn’t prevent him. And He ﷻ also made angels make Sajdah, prostrate for ‘Adam ‘alayhi s-salam. He ﷻ ordered all the angels, and ‘Iblis/shaytan didn’t. He ﷻ ordered but He ﷻ didn’t make shaytan to make Sajdah. This is His ﷻ wisdom; to be fighting until Qiyamah. Those who follow ‘Adam ‘alayhi s-salam will win. Those who follow shaytan will lose. This is His ﷻ wisdom. Nobody can – not any scholar, not any ‘Alim could explain this. These headless people are accusing ‘Adam ‘alayhi s-salam, “He was making a fault. And all of these human beings will be out of paradise from his fault.” No. This is just Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla’s will to make people be in this world and get tested: who is going in the right way and who is going in the wrong way. It will be in this world.
For this, we are in a time: the most difficult time. There is a very big clash or conflict between Haqq and Batil, between right and wrong, between good and not good, between beauty and ugly: ugly acting. Maybe you can see – many people think shaytan is ugly, but maybe he comes as a very beautiful thing. But he is in reality ugly. This is the war between all of this. In this time, there is a very strong, very violent war now. Because the time is ending, and all of this must be. For this, we are doing our best. We are happy when we hear that something happened making Muslims (more) stronger and believers (more) stronger. We are happy for this. We are making Shukr for Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says after that: “وَلَئِن كَفَرْتُمْ إِنَّ عَذَابِي لَشَدِيدٌ”, “Wa La‘in Kafartum ‘Inna ‘Adhābī Lashadīd”, “But if you deny, indeed, My punishment is severe’.” (Qur’ān 14:07). Whoever is against this, not accepting this and not thankful, My ﷻ punishment is not easy. If you do not regret and ask for forgiveness, you will have a very bad punishment, a very huge punishment. Don’t think it is a joke. It is the promise of our Lord who creates everything and whom everything is in His ﷻ Hand. Nothing affects Him ﷻ. If the whole universe goes against Him ﷻ, He ﷻ is not affected one millimeter. If the whole world or universe (not only the world), comes with Him ﷻ, there is also no benefit for Him ﷻ because He ﷻ owns everything.
But He ﷻ is Merciful towards us and He ﷻ advises people giving them instructions: where you will be safe, where you will be not safe. When we will be in the wrong way or in danger, don’t go to this, He ﷻ says. Be thankful. If you are not thankful, you will be in danger. It will be dangerous for you because you will forever be in a bad place, which is the place of the people who are not asking for forgiveness from the Most Merciful, our Lord Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Nobody can be Merciful as Him ﷻ. He ﷻ forgives everything. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is saying, “إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ”, “Inna Allāha Yaghfiru Adh-Dhunūba Jamī`āan, ‘Innahu Huwa Al-Ghafūru Ar-Raĥīm”, “Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.” (Qur’ān 39:53). Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm. Allah ﷻ is saying in this verse: Allah ﷻ is the Most Merciful, He ﷻ forgives everything. Everything you’ve done, you get His ﷻ forgiveness and He ﷻ forgives you. He ﷻ said, “Don’t lose this chance.” Until the end of your life, you can ask for forgiveness. After that, you cannot.
For this, you must be careful. Don’t be cheated by these people who are showing the bad thing as a good thing and the good thing as a bad thing. Maybe it is easy to follow the way of shaytan, the way of those who are against Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. In reality, the way which is a little bit more difficult is to believe. Because you have the ego, you have shaytan, you have many things to make you unhappy, to not make it easy to follow this way. But if you follow it, you will be (more) happy even in this world. And especially in the next life: extremely happy insha’Allah.
May Allah ﷻ keep us safe from this bad time. We are really – everybody is feeling this and knowing this. Insha’Allah for the believer, it will be good, not bad insha’Allah. May Allah ﷻ help you. May Allah ﷻ give you more and more Iman for all of you. The most valuable thing is Iman, belief. Insha’Allah He ﷻ makes our Iman more with the Barakah of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam and Barakah of ‘Awliyau’Llah insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
28 May 2023/ 8 Dhul Qa’dah 1444
Ottawa, Canada
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They were merciful towards everything. One example of this is: once they were fighting in war. One Sahabi was fighting with a non-Muslim one. So when you are fighting if they say, “O stop! I will become Muslim.” You cannot touch them. One time, one person was fighting the Sahabi very aggressively, but he won over him and wanted to kill him. But he said, “O I will become Muslim.” He [Sahabi] said, “He is afraid from my sword” and he killed him. Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam was very unhappy with this. Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said to this Sahabi, “Why did you do this?” He said, “He is afraid from my sword, to not kill him.” Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said, “Did you open his heart and look if [what he said] is real or not real?” Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam repeated this many times.
As we said, there are millions of examples about Mu’min people. The Mu’min is who believes and accepts what Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is saying. Of course, many people are saying they are Muslim, but in reality they don’t have any belief, they don’t have anything. Since the time of the Prophet ﷺ, they have been making this Fitnah everywhere. The real Mu’mins, believers are fighting to make what Allah ﷻ wants them to do, to defend Islam, to defend their family and their place. There are many examples about this, but there is one, the famous one. In 19th Century in the Caucasus, where there is Dagestan, Chechnya and other. He is Sheikh Shāmil. He fought against the Russian Empire for more than 25 years. He also was not doing anything for the people who were not fighting him. He was only fighting the big army of the Russian Tzar, and he won every time. They even sent him a small army, they couldn’t win over him. After that, the Tzar got very angry. He ordered his commander, “Get the general and the others.” 50,000 very strong army went to them. He won over them and took many things from them. And they were running away. The second time, the Tzar ordered stronger generals. He even sent some of them who had fought with Napoleon Bonaparte and had won him. So he sent them with a stronger army, army of 60,000 and also couldn’t win on them.
But after this, what did they do, those who are unbelievers? They went to a village. In Caucasus there is a mountain, a high mountain where it’s difficult to go to. They couldn’t go after them. So they were attacking the village on the plains; which is only a flat place. They were killing people, torturing them. They were doing this to make Sheikh Shāmil surrender and accept what they want. They did this. And when the people came to Sheikh Shāmil’s mother telling her to ask him to make peace with these people to not torture them, she was very sad and she told him about this. When she told him this, he became very sad and he was crying because of what these people were saying. After that, he went to the mosque because he wanted to give an order: who asks [to make peace] from these people must be punished. His mother was very shocked from that and very unhappy with what happened.
Normally when something difficult happens to him, he goes to the mosque, makes Khalwah (seclusion) and prays. He sits the whole time there fasting, until something comes as ‘Ilham (inspiration) to him. He was a very beloved one for Allah ﷻ. He was asking for Madad from Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. And he was a Naqshbandi Murid also of Sheikh Jamaluddin al-Ghumuqi, whose grave is in Istanbul.
After many days, he went out. And because it is an order, his mother must come to the court of the city and she must accept the decision they give, he said. Of course, his mother was very regretful of what she said, but she was a very strong lady, a very strong woman. She asked from Allah ﷻ to make this court not give any reduction, any less punishment. To tell people just what justice says. She was praying for this: for not to have a special [treatment] as the mother of Imam Shāmil. Imam Shāmil also said that they must say what’s just. And he was giving the decision. She is guilty, they said. And for the guilty, there must be 100 lashes. Sheikh Shāmil carried the whip and everybody was unhappy because she is his mother and they love him. All these people were loving Sheikh Shāmil and they would give [sacrifice] themselves instead of him. But Sheikh Shāmil said, “No, this is the decision. My mother is guilty. She gets this punishment: 100 lashes. But because she is making this for me, and with a good intention: she was merciful for other people to help them. So she is guilty but because I am her son, I will take this punishment upon myself.” When the people heard this, they were crying, “How will our Imam be whipped!” But no one can object any of his words. So he took his shirt off and told these people, “You must whip me as strong as you can. Don’t make it slow.” He went there and they began to whip him. All the people were crying for him. But he wasn’t saying anything; not any voice [came from him] until the 100 lashes were finished. His whole back was covered with blood. When they finished, he said, “Thank you O Allah, I made it.” And he made a Shukr Sajdah.
AlhamduliLlah with his Barakah, even after the Russians took it and made it like the communists; it was eighty years under their command and control – We first went with Mawlana Sheikh in 1997 I think or 1995; something like this – You wouldn’t believe that this country was under the control of a communist, secular, atheistic government for eighty years. You’ll think it is much better than many Muslim countries.
This is one example. There are still millions of examples about people with real belief who are merciful to people. Because even in their time, they sacrificed themselves. But this sacrifice didn’t go for nothing. They are alive. Allah ﷻ says, “بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ”, “Bal ‘Aĥyā’un `Inda Rabbihim Yurzaqūn”, “Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision.” (Qur’ān 03:169).
Of course, shaytan is not stopping. He has many tricks. So he said to the new people, “Don’t be believers. No need to be believers. Don’t believe anything. Only believe yourself. You read the Qur’an, there’s no need for Hadith also. What you understand from the Qur’an, you can do.” Without these good people, the believers, nothing would be left from Islam in this area. But with these believers, Islam was alive and coming again to all of this area. For this, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is saying to these people, “Don’t say you are believers. Only say ‘We are Muslim’.” Believers are more precious and more acceptable in the Divine Presence of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. May Allah ﷻ help Muslims to be Mu’mins, to be believers insha’Allah. Amin.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
26 May 2023/ 6 Dhul Qa’dah 1444
Quebec, Canada
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(Qur’ān 05:02). ‘Wa ta‘āwanū ‘ala l-birri wa t-taqwā wa la ta‘āwanū ‘ala l-lithmī wa l-‘udwān’, ‘And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression.’ This is the order of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla to help each other in charity, to help people in helping each other in everything. This is an order from Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla to our Prophet Sayyidina Muhammad salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.
This is enough for human beings to understand how great it is to be with Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla and with His ﷻ Messengers. They are only for teaching people, guiding people to the good thing. They are never wanting any bad thing for people, for human beings. They are trying to save them from the bad things in this life. And what’s more important: the second life, the real life. This life is nothing. Only – even not like opening your eyes and closing them compared to eternity.
For this, we insha’Allah must follow this order: to help. Every time, we must be helping people. Even if they are not helping you, even if they are harming you, if you help them you will be a beloved one for Allah ﷻ and you will be happy. This is the rule of Allah ﷻ, the order of Allah ﷻ.
Many Awliyau’Llah were suffering and still helping people; they were not fed up, not running away. There is one saying, “To be patient with who harms you is good manners. But to be not only patient but to do goodness to who does you badness, these are the real good people.” Maybe you can be patient with who does you badness; you run away from them. But if you are patient and you do a good thing for who does you a bad thing, these are the real honorable people. Very few people do this. And these people are Awliyau’Llah, the beloved ones for Allah ﷻ.
And the continuation of this verse is, “وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ”, ‘Wa la ta‘āwanū ‘ala l-lithmī wa l-‘udwān’, ‘But do not cooperate in sin and aggression.’ (Qur’ān 05:02). Don’t help each other to harm people, to do a bad thing for people. Don’t do this. Even if your tribe, your people are doing so, you mustn’t. Because people like to help each other in everything. Some people are even harming people and oppressing people, the others don’t say, “Don’t do this” but help them.
This is what happened in ancient times, which is mentioned in Surat Yasin. The disciples of Sayyidina ‘Isa ‘alayhi s-salam went to this city, they call it Antakya. The city where there was a big earthquake now. The whole city didn’t accept the disciples and didn’t accept the truth. This good man who was a carpenter, Najjar. His name was Habib an-Najjar: meaning Habib the carpenter. He came and told his people, “O, don’t make this. These people are good. They are advising you to be good people to save you from badness.” They were angry at him. They threw him [on the ground] and were stepping on him. And they killed him like this. But he said, which is mentioned in Qu’ran, in Yasin, “O, I wish my people would now how I am now!” He was in paradise. But in Dunya his [situation] was very bad that they killed him by stepping on him. Even with all that, he wished his people to be good. Even in Akhirah, they are wishing goodness for people. May Allah ﷻ make us to try to be like them insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
26 May 2023/ 6 Dhul Qa’dah 1444
Quebec, Canada
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Insha’Allah tonight is a holy blessed night, the night of Jum’ah. We will make Khatm ul-Khwajagan. Insha’Allah we will make a little bit Sohbah and after it we will make Khatm ul-Khwajagan. This is the order of our Tariqah, order of Naqshbandi Tariqah. Insha’Allah we can do it here insha’Allah. Allah ﷻ sent us this place, it’s okay. Everywhere for the Mu’min (believer), he can do. Where Allah ﷻ wants, we can do this Dhikr insha’Allah. Do they want to translate to French?
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, as we said, makes for the Mu’min, for the believer, for the Muslim the whole earth “Tahoora” (clean). So you can pray everywhere. You can do your ‘Ibadah, your worship everywhere on this earth. The important thing is to be clean. It must be clean where you make your ‘Ibadah, where you make Sajdah, where you stand for praying Salat. The earth must be clean and yourself also. Everything in your clothes, and you must make Wudu (ablution), you make Ghusl (full-body ablution). You are clean then. With this, you can do your worship everywhere insha’Allah.
When you do ‘Ibadah, worship in some place, this place becomes light from Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. With ‘Ibadah, Allah ﷻ sends there His ﷻ blessed looking. And when He ﷻ is looking, there becomes light, Nur from Allah ﷻ for this place. When you go inside every mosque and every Dergah, you feel a good feeling. Whoever can see, can see light coming from there. And this light comes to the heart. And when the heart is lightened, it is happiness for the believer.
AlhamduliLlah today we went to this place that they are claiming is for worshipping, but normally it’s not like this. What Sayyidina ‘Isa ‘alayhi s-salam/Jesus or Sayyidina Musa were ordering them to do from ‘Ibadah is not like this. For this, when you go to such places you feel heaviness, you be in darkness and sadness in this place. But also, we are insha’Allah going there for Allah ﷻ insha’Allah to give light to many people there who are sincere people, for the light of Allah ﷻ to come to their hearts. And maybe Allah ﷻ gives them Hidayah (guidance) to go to the right way. Because they are very sincere people and very good people but they don’t know that what are doing is of no benefit.
We must go everywhere Allah ﷻ is ordering, to give Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla’s message for human beings, to call them to the right way: the way of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. This is the mission for us. So of course, we cannot go and say, “Oh come and be Muslim.” Just our appearance makes them, as we said, if Allah ﷻ has given them something, it will come from that point for the better and better insha’Allah.
And to do this, insha’Allah we first make ourselves also on the way of what Allah ﷻ and Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam like us to do; to be better and better and better. And from your intention, you can bring somebody to the way of Allah ﷻ. And when you bring someone, this is the biggest favor from Allah ﷻ for you.
Once, there was a big ‘Awliyau’Llah Shaqīq al-Balkhī. He is from [the time] after the Sahabah, from Tabi’een. He was the student of Ibrahim ibn Adham, a big ‘Awliya also. He was following his Murid. He was talking about himself that during his youth, he was with young people and they were playing. Once, they were near a place for worshipping fire. This temple was for fire worshippers in Turkistan, in Central Asia. There were many people worshipping fire. “Majoosi” we call them. Even when we were in Dagestan [we were told that] also before 300 or 400 years there were also many places where they were worshipping fire, Majoosi. I was surprised to hear about this. I thought they were finished a long time ago. But until maybe 300 years, they were still worshipping. And after this, with the Barakah of the Naqshbandi Mashayikh, they left that and became strong believers and strongly Muslim. Shaqīq al-Balkhī said that for enjoying themselves, they went inside this temple and saw one young man worshipping fire. Shaqīq al-Balkhī told the young man, “What are you doing! This is not good. Don’t worship fire. Become a Muslim.” When he talked like this, this young man slapped him on his face. When he slapped him on his face, he said, “I understand. I have done something wrong because I am also not ready. I am not better than him. So what I have told him did not affect him. He didn’t take what I said, he even attacked me and hit me.” He was crying at himself. Because his ego was like this, he was crying to Allah ﷻ asking for forgiveness. And after this, he looked at himself and was following Mashayikh and following ‘Ulama (scholars). He became better and he was famous between people. He became famous and he had many followers. Of course, he was with big ‘Awliya and big ‘Ulama. He was worshipping and making his ego under his feet. So many people were following him, loving him and taking Barakah from him.
Once also, he was going through the city. He saw this temple again. He said, “We will look what they are teaching these people, why they are not following the right way. Let’s go and see what they are doing.” And he went inside with his follower. When he went inside, he said that he saw one old man worshipping fire also. He told him, “O good man, pure man. What are you doing?” This man told him, “Tell me about Islam.” He told him and he quickly made Shahadah and became Muslim. That time, Shaqīq al-Balkhī said to him, “O nice old man. There was here, once before many years, one young boy, what happened to him? Where is he?” He said, “I am this man. I became old.” When he said this, Sayyidina Shaqīq al-Balkhī said, “I was telling you at that time to become Muslim. Why didn’t you become Muslim at that time?” He said, “That time when you said this, what you told me didn’t affect me at all. Because maybe you didn’t have this responsibility or what you said was without Himmah (support), without power. When you said this now, it directly came to my heart and made me surrender and become Muslim.”
This is an important thing: your sincerity. It is very important. Everything must be not by following your ego, but following Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam: how he ﷺ was acting, how he ﷺ was affecting people, what he ﷺ was doing. He ﷺ was not looking after Dunya. Even once – there are ladies here, many ladies – his wives, after when in Madinah, they became rich. But Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam was not looking at all after Dunya. They asked something from him ﷺ – Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam was very gentle. Not like our people, if they are saying something, quickly they are fighting with their wives, shouting doing this and that; no. Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam was never doing this. When he ﷺ was not happy, he ﷺ was not saying anything – So he ﷺ was not happy with what they said. He ﷺ didn’t come to them for one month. And Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla said to them, “If you want Dunya, money, jewelry, gold, yes you can take this and go away from Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. If you want Allah ﷻ, you don’t look for this at all.” They said, “Yes we want Allah ﷻ. We don’t want anything else.” This is the attribute of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam and this is what he ﷺ is teaching us.
With this, all millions and billions of people become Muslim from Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. And he ﷺ showed us this way. The first thing: we must look at ourselves. Don’t look after Dunya. When you are looking to bring somebody to Iman, to the way of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, this is the biggest favor, the biggest victory for you. Trading with Allah ﷻ is better than trading for Dunya. There are people looking at people who come, “How can I take from them?” No, don’t take. Ask from Allah ﷻ. Don’t ask from people.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
25 May 2023/ 5 Dhul Qa’dah 1444
Quebec, Canada
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(Qur’ān 03:188). ‘Al-Ladhīna Yafraĥūna Bimā ‘Ataw Wa Yuĥibbūna ‘An Yuĥmadū Bimā Lam Yaf`alū’, ‘Those who rejoice in what they have perpetrated and like to be praised for what they did not do.’This is Ayah from Qur’an. Allah ﷻ loves people who make good things, charity, Khayr (goodness) and help people. And these people do this for the sake of Allah ﷻ. They don’t want – “لَا نُرِيدُ مِنكُمْ جَزَاءً وَلَا شُكُورًا”, “Lā Nurīdu Minkum Jazā’an Wa Lā Shukūrāa”, “We wish not from you reward or thanks.” (Qur’ān 76:09). They don’t want any thanks from people or wages or anything from people. This is for the sake of Allah ﷻ that they are doing what they are doing. Allah ﷻ loves these people.
And there is the opposite of these people. Some people are doing bad things to people and they are also asking from people to thank them and give them something. They are asking from people, “We did this for you.” But what are they doing in reality? They are harming people or cheating people. And there is another [type of] people also. Somebody does something, they say, “We did this.” And they like people to praise them, to be happy with them, to be famous, to be beloved for people. They want people to love them. But in reality, they are not doing anything. They think if they cheat people and people are happy with them, they will be happy.
But they forget a very important thing, the most important thing: Allah ﷻ knows everything. No one can cheat Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. What they do – in Qiyamah, on the Day of Resurrection, everything will be given. Who had done good will take it. Who had done a bad thing will also be punished. And who didn’t do anything and is cheating people; people think he is doing a good thing, he will also have nothing. But also if Allah ﷻ doesn’t forgive him, if he doesn’t ask for forgiveness, Allah ﷻ will punish him.
For this, in everything we are doing, we believe that Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla knows everything. You cannot hide anything. He ﷻ knows everything. Of course, we all have sins, faults and wrong things that we do. But what’s important here is to know this and ask for forgiveness. If you do not ask for forgiveness, Allah ﷻ will be unhappy with you. When Allah ﷻ is not happy with you, if all human beings, all the world is happy with you, there’s no benefit for you. The only benefit is to be with Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, not to be with what people like.
These days, many things are changing; too much. Many things from the manners of old people disappeared, before this machine came. Everybody wants what’s a fashion. Before, who wanted to be famous maybe looked at movies to do something, to be a star or to sing, “Maybe my voice will be famous.” But nowadays, everybody has his own machine to make himself famous. And they are doing funny things. They harm themselves and they harm others also with nonsense. Just for their ego, they are doing everything. They are giving a bad example for other people also, to try to do like themselves. This is not good. This is not honorable for human beings. What’s honorable: everybody has his privacy and he must keep it; not showing everybody.
These people are also not understanding about what harms them and what doesn’t harm them. The most harmful thing for humans and for other people is: other people to be jealous from you. And if not jealous, they might have an evil eye. This evil eye is very dangerous, not a joke. Many people are coming to us asking, “Do I have magic, black magic? Do I have Jinn?” this and that. But they are forgetting the most important thing. Whether black magic or other, not everybody can do it. It is a very rare thing to do. But the real one is the evil eye. This is what Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is saying. If you show people and one of them has an evil eye, they can finish you and sometimes you may get a very bad thing that you cannot survive from.
For this, we must have some privacy, and to keep yourself, to protect yourself. Don’t show everything, what Allah ﷻ gave you, what you have. Because in this time, people don’t understand. They don’t have mercy. They only have envy, jealousy and enmity towards people who are better than them. This is what is taught in this time.
For this, be careful and follow the order of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. The best order is from Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, and from the Sahabah/companions, Mashayikh, ‘Ulama (scholars). All of these ones wrote hundreds, thousands, millions of books about good manners, about how to live like human beings with your honor, with your nobility. You must follow them. Don’t look, “These people, all people are doing this. We are imitating them.” If you imitate them, they are not good people so nothing can be good with these people. With these people, you only get misery, you get sadness, you get stress, you feel darkness in your heart. Be with good people. Be with Tariqah people who are looking after Akhirah only, who are not looking after Dunya.
Of course, there are many who are claiming they are Tariqah people, but their main aim is to get benefit from others. This is also not good. Allah ﷻ gives everybody according to his intention. You are following good people – sometimes many people are following them, and after that they are coming and complaining, “He made this for me. He took from me. He cheated me. He did this for me.” So don’t be angry. Be from the beginning careful. Look for people who are with Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, not looking after Dunya. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla will give you good things as your good intention insha’Allah. Maybe before, you might’ve gotten some test or something happened, but you must say, “This is a lesson for me. I must look for the real one.” Because in this time, thousands of people are cheating people also. Some people like these people, left their belief and left their religion. This is not good. You lost your material thing, don’t lose the spiritual thing. There are real people, follow them insha’Allah. Don’t be sad. We see, until now, many people even cheat Mashayikh. We can tell many stories about Mawlana and Mawlana Sheikh AbduLlah ad-Daghestani, about people who cheated them. Of course, they know but they are not saying for the sake of Allah ﷻ. They are not giving any importance for Dunya, but for Akhirah only.
For this, be careful. In everything, be with right people, with good people insha’Allah. Put in your heart and ask from Allah ﷻ, “O my Lord, make my intention to be pure for you. Send me people who will take me on this way to happiness, to Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, to Paradise insha’Allah.” May Allah ﷻ help us. May Allah ﷻ keep us safe from bad things, give us every good thing and not make us run away from the good way of Allah ﷻ with tests. We must not lose the test. If we lose something, we mustn’t lose the test, you must succeed for Akhirah insha’Allah. May Allah ﷻ bless you. We are not people of tests. We are weak. Don’t ask for a test. Don’t test us Ya Allah. O Allah ﷻ make us to be safe on your way without anybody disturbing us or making us run away from this way. Amin. May Allah ﷻ make us together forever insha’Allah, to be neighbors of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam and to be with the Mashayikh, our Mashayikh, all Mashayikh in Jannah insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
24 May 2023/ 4 Dhul Qa’dah 1444
Montreal, Canada
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(Qur’ān 23:29). ‘Wa Qul Rabbi ‘Anzilnī Munzalāan Mubārakāan Wa ‘Anta Khayru Al-Munzilīn’, ‘And say, ‘My Lord, let me land at a blessed landing place, and You are the best to accommodate [us].’ May Allah ﷻ make our first time here to be Khayr (goodness) for us and for you also insha’Allah. And for this gathering to be of benefit for the Ummah, and Hidayah (guidance) for us and for others also. “اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنَا وَاهْدِ بِنَا”, “Allahumma ‘hdina w ‘hdi bina”, “Oh Allah guide us and guide by [means of] us.” May Allah ﷻ make Hidayah for us to make others also [reach] Hidayah with us insha’Allah.
AlhamduliLlah we arrived at Maghrib to this city in Canada. It is a nice city. Everything Allah ﷻ creates is beautiful. And one of them is this beautiful city: Montréal. When we arrived at Maghrib, AlhamduliLlah when we went to pray, Masha’Allah [Mawlana laughs] everywhere there are mosquitoes. SubhanAllah, it is a very funny thing. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla creates everything with wisdom; nothing without wisdom. Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:
“Inna Allāha Lā Yastaĥyī ‘An Yađriba Mathalāan Mā Ba`ūđatan Famā Fawqahā”, “Indeed, Allah is not timid to present an example – that of a mosquito or what is smaller than it.” (Qur’ān 02:26). Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is saying in Qur’an, Allah ﷻ is not – What is “Yastaĥyī” in English? [Murid: He ﷻ is not ‘ashamed’ to.] Mawlana: Maybe there is another word also; there must be. [The word is: He ﷻ is] not ‘shy’; not ‘shy’. Allah ﷻ is not ashamed from anything – He ﷻ is not shy to give this example to human beings.
There is a wisdom from this. Because people are not giving any value for this. And Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, from this thing which is of no value, gives punishment for people, punishment for tyrants, punishment for anyone, punishment for those who are against Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, against His ﷻ will and are not giving any respect to what He ﷻ creates. Now, they have big knowledge. They are looking at mosquitoes and they found miracles and miracles in this small insect. Of course, everything is a miracle of Allah ﷻ. It is very very small. And there are (more) smaller than this insect that Allah ﷻ creates. But this is what we can see. What we cannot see is even more.
With this small insect, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla destroyed the enemies of prophets, the enemies of believers who were making themselves proud and thought that they are a big thing. So Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, with this small insect, destroyed the army of Nimrod who was claiming he is god. He made a big fire and threw Sayyidina ‘Ibrahim ‘alayhi s-salam in this fire. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla with His ﷻ Mercy, He ﷻ is able to do everything. He made – ‘يَا نَارُ كُونِي بَرْدًا وَسَلَامًا عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ’, ‘Yā Nāru Kūnī Bardāan Wa Salāmāan `Alá ‘Ibrāhīm’, ‘O fire, be coolness and safety upon Ibrahim.’ (Qur’ān 21:69). He ﷻ made even fire, paradise for Sayyidina ‘Ibrahim ‘alayhi s-salam. And nothing affected him. Even when they threw him there, he was in paradise.
After that, when Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla was angry with Pharaoh and his army, He ﷻ sent mosquitoes that came like a cloud over this army and attacked them. This army was armored with iron. Everything they had was iron. And iron – if there’s a normal enemy [facing you], if they hit you by sword, they cannot touch you; if they throw an arrow, it cannot go inside; even with a spear, they also cannot. This is with a normal army. But with mosquitoes, they cannot do anything [to face them]. And these mosquitoes, SubhanAllah normally mosquitoes only take blood, but Allah ﷻ made them to go inside [and eat them]. There were millions of mosquitoes for each one [of the army]. They were eating them. Millions and millions. After that, only skeletons were left in these armors.
When Nimrod saw this, he ran away. He ran away and closed his door. And Allah ﷻ, to make him more ignoble, to humiliate him, He ﷻ sent him one mosquito. But this mosquito – Mawlana was saying every time – it had one leg that was not good. It was making like this [Mawlana imitates limping and laughs]. It came in from the [door’s] keyhole and entered through his nose to his brain. It began to eat from his brain making him in very much pain. Every time he was feeling painful, he was making like this [hitting his head]. The mosquito was stopping when he hit his head. After that, it became bigger and bigger and it wasn’t stopping. This time, he hit his head even more. After that, it also didn’t stop so he brought people to hit his head with wood, then a big wood. In the end, one of them brought a big wood, branch and beat him. His head split into two parts and the mosquito was as big as a bird. He sent him to Jahannam.
There are many wisdoms of mosquitoes. Of course, it is also for people – sometimes in old times also, for making disease, making illness. From this illness, many people were dying or curing. This is also a wisdom. This is all Allah’s ﷻ will. Whoever is a believer, Allah ﷻ rewards him. Now also, when some of these mosquitoes or insects bite you, Allah ﷻ rewards you. Don’t worry. Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is saying, “For the Mu’min, everything is good in this world.” In this Dunya, if he is a believer, nothing is bad for him. Even when some thorn hurts him, Allah ﷻ rewards him for this also.
For this, mosquitoes – this night also, we are making this Sohbah about mosquitoes. We must accept everything from Allah ﷻ. Of course, you can kill them; there’s no problem. Some people ask if Allah ﷻ says we can’t – no. “كُلُّ مُضِرٍ يُقْتَل” It is a Hadith or rule of Fiqh. Everything that harms people must be killed. And this is one of them. There’s no problem to kill them.
Many times people are forgetting what Allah ﷻ promised for the Mu’min, for the believer. So they are complaining and are not happy. Be happy with everything Allah ﷻ gives you. This is a small thing that Allah ﷻ made for you, don’t be angry. Insha’Allah may Allah ﷻ not give you [something] bigger than this that makes you forget this. May Allah ﷻ save us from every badness, especially our ego, our Nafs insha’Allah. May Allah ﷻ keep us safe from this and save us from bad things.
We are living in a time that is a very bad time but also a very good time. Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is saying, “آخِرُ الْأُمَّةِ أَخِيرُ الْأُمَّة”, “Akhiru l-Ummah Akhyaru l-Ummah.” “The last Ummah (nation) is the best Ummah”, Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said. Because if they are following Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, they will be like the Sahabah, like the companions of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. The companions will even be happy for them to be like them. May Allah ﷻ bless you.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
23 May 2023/ 3 Dhul Qa’dah 1444
Montreal, Canada
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May Allah ﷻ bless you and bless all the Mu’mins (believers) and Muslims, people who are living in far distances away from their countries. This is Allah’s ﷻ will. Nobody likes to be away from their country, but some reason happens and they are coming to this far country. Now they are here in this country, so may Allah ﷻ make them to be standing strong, not melting in this area. Because it is difficult to keep belief, Iman – AlhamduliLlah in this country nobody forces you to change your religion, nobody forces you to do what Islam doesn’t order. But also, your ego, shaytan, Hawa (desires) and Dunya force you to leave all these good things and follow their way which is the way of hell.
So what’s important for people here is to be together with good people. Good people who want goodness for everybody. Because these people are clever people. Those who want goodness for everybody are clever people. Because when a good thing comes for others, for everybody, it will be good for you also. But if you have enmity and you say, “Only for myself”, you are selfish and you want goodness only for yourself. The best example for this is gambling. It [profit] comes for one man, not coming for everyone. There are thousands of people gambling, but it will only come for one man. It is for one out of thousands. It cannot be for you. Maybe, sometimes it’s coming for you. But every time, you’ll be a loser. But if it comes for everybody, you’ll also get with them.
So this is the way of clever people. And clever people are Awliya’uLlah. They are the way of who love Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam and love Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. These people are clever people. And they are following, with this good cleverness, the real way, the way of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. These people are coming from Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam until now through Tariqah. All Tariqah people are good. But of course you must also see what they want. Because there are many fake people who claim they are Tariqah and they are real ones, but you see that they only want the good thing for themselves. No problem with what happens for others; they don’t care about this.
We say this for [people] here, but this is not especially for here: for the countries of Non-Muslims or Non-believers. In Muslim countries it is also the same. Good people are those who want goodness for everybody. They try to make their people happy, their country happy, they make everybody happy. We see many examples now in the Islamic world. One man, for his pleasure or his dirty life or his bad character throws millions of people for death, for fire and for any bad thing. And he doesn’t care. He thinks that he will live forever, but he will live for some years only; we don’t even know how much they will live. What they have is enough for them for thousands of years, but they are not satisfied; they still want more. These are not good people. Don’t be like them. Remember what Allah ﷻ will give you forever; not what’s for a few years and then you’ll suffer for millions of years in hell. Because for each one you oppress, Allah ﷻ will punish you for thousands of years.
For this, we are with good people. You must follow good people. You must follow a real Shaykh in Tariqah. We have 40 Tariqah, you must find the real one. The real one, as we are saying, how do we know if he is real or not real? If he is good with people, he is good and real. If he is only thinking for himself, he is selfish and he is not a real one. May Allah ﷻ keep us safe from these bad people.
May Allah ﷻ save us from our ego also. We know many people who were very humble and very good people, but when Allah ﷻ gives them something, they become the opposite. They lose their minds and they are not looking what they were, how they were humble and good. They become like tyrants. This was what Mawlana Shaykh was saying many times. If you say that somebody is like Pharaoh and he’s very bad, your ego is worse than him, worse than Pharaoh. Because if you have what Pharaoh has, you will do the same thing. So be careful. Don’t give your self, your ego any chance to say, “Oh I am a big ‘Alim. I am ‘Awliya. I am this. I am that.” If you are in a high [position] this will make you drop and break everything, you cannot stand up again forever. May Allah ﷻ keep us safe from this bad character.
May Allah ﷻ help us and help you to be together, to be on the way of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, way of happiness, way of beauty, way of good people and beloved ones for Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. The most important thing is to be beloved for Allah ﷻ, to be beloved for Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. May Allah ﷻ bless you and keep you safe, all of you and all Mu’mins, believers and give Hidayah (guidance) for non-believers also. We see Masha’Allah, they have Islamic character but they didn’t yet become Muslims. But their character – we see sometimes, their character is better than many Muslims. May Allah ﷻ give them Hidayah also. Amin.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
21 May 2023/ 7 Dhul Qa’dah 1444
Toronto, Canada
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Our way, way of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, is to give Naseeha (advice) and Sohbah for Akhirah. Here, Masha’Allah, this country is a foreign country, non-Muslim country but Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla made your Rizq, provision here. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla knows best. We must remember this and not forget. Because your Rizq is where Allah ﷻ wrote it to be. Where Allah ﷻ writes it for you, you must get it. Nobody else can take your Rizq, your food or your drink. Everything is written by Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla for whom it is.
Now in the world it became easy to bring from one part of the world to another part. Maybe [provision] coming thousands of kilometers, ‘This is for Ahmad.’ It is growing in Canada, going to Egypt or going to Turkey or Pakistan. Nobody can eat this. Only whom [its written] in his name will eat it.
For this, it’s important for our people, for Muslim people to know this and to accept this. Not to be afraid, “What will happen to me? If I will die from hunger or if I couldn’t do anything.” Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is our Creator and He ﷻ knows everything.
So this is our belief, belief of Ahlu s-Sunnah wal Jama’ah. No fear, no being anxious. Whatever happens in the world, don’t care for anything in this material thing. Care for your spirituality, your religion and hold strongly to this way, way of Prophet ﷺ, way of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla that takes you to Paradise. This is the way of happiness, way of prophets, way of Sahabah, way of Awliyā’uLlah. If you go on this way, don’t worry. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is saying,
‘Alā inna awliyā’a Llāhi lā khawfun a’layhim wa-lā hum yaḥzanūn’, ‘Verily on the friends of Allah there is no fear, nor shall they grieve.’ (Qur’ān 10:62). The beloved ones of Allah ﷻ, there’s no fear and no sadness for them.
Insha’Allah for this we are saying that. Because many people are coming here for a better life but actually Allah ﷻ made them come here. Their provision is here, their Rizq is here, so they are coming here. So they forget Allah ﷻ and only remember: “What we can get. What we will do.” So you must have both of these so you’ll be happy here and hereafter. May Allah ﷻ make us with His ﷻ Awliyā’uLlah insha’Allah.
Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
19 May 2023/ 29 Shawwal 1444
Toronto, Canada
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Allah ﷻ gives Barakah for our Majlis. We are here for the sake of Allah ﷻ, for His ﷻ pleasure. And this gathering, Majlis is a Majlis that Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla loves. Majlis Talabu l-I’lm, Asking for knowledge. This is what Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla likes the most; like here. And He ﷻ makes the wings of angels under your feet.
AlhamduliLlah our intention our whole life is to get knowledge. Because knowledge is an endless ocean. You cannot say, “I know everything. I got everything. I am perfect.” You cannot say this. Because each time, you learn a new thing. A good thing or not a good thing, you will learn. But for us, it is also good to know if it is good or not good. Maybe sometimes you learn something that you think is good but it’s not good, not acceptable for Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla and Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. This is our scale for what’s good and what’s not good. So you can learn what’s good. If not good, you would’ve learnt the opposite. It is two kinds: it must be either good or not good. Sometimes there’s the between; also you must know what is in between, what doesn’t harm, what is bad, what is not good and what is in between. We must learn all of this. There’s no problem to ask anybody. Because we are seeing that many people are learning from non-Muslims. They learn something good for the benefit of Islam and Muslimin. It can be, no problem. Because if you are not learning and you are ignorant, you will be in need for people to rule you and to make you under their command.
This is what happened in the end of the time of the Ottomans. Because many people said, “You cannot learn from this.” So they made people to be ignorant and after that they sent students to learn in Europe. These students, unfortunately, didn’t learn good things. They learned only bad things and they destroyed the Ottoman Empire, the Muslim Empire, Khalifah (Caliph). We don’t have any Khalifah now because of these people who were learning not good things.
So we must learn what is good and what is not good. There’s no problem. As we said, look for your children, for your son and daughter. What they are doing, what they are reading, what they are teaching them. We must be careful. It is not a joke. Because we are living in a time when it is all Fitnah time. They are cheating people in everything. They are saying, “You are wrong” to pure Muslims. “How are we wrong! We are doing the same as our fathers were doing.” His father is also doing what his grandfather was doing. All of this that’s coming was all wrong and these people are going on the wrong way? No. This is just to put – Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla described them: ‘الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ’, ‘Al-waswāsi l- khannās’, ‘The retreating whisperer.’ (Qur’ān 114:04). To put in their minds doubt and to destroy their belief, their Iman.
So what has happened is that they are making people who are claiming they are following Shari’ah to destroy Shari’ah the first thing. They are not sincere. They are some kind of a bad thing like virus coming to Islam and making many Muslims only Muslim, not Mu’min (believer). Mu’min is who believes. The Muslim is who said Kalimah Shahadah: “Ashhadu an la ilaha illa Allah, wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan Abduhu Wa Rasuluhu.” They don’t believe in the miracles of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. And they don’t believe in the holy things; what Allah ﷻ made holy. They do not believe in this. They do not believe in the Hadith. They do not believe in Madhhab. And Tariqah: this is what they deny from the beginning. So there is nothing to defend Islam against this because they made people not believe in everything of these.
We are seeing, as Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said, “In the end of times you will be many, a very big number of Muslims, Muslimin, but you won’t have any value. You will be like the tide of the sea.” When the wave comes to the shore, it makes bubbles. So you think it is something but after five seconds everything finishes and nothing is left. Our Muslims are like this now. There’s no value for them. Nobody cares about them.
The real value is with belief, with Iman. So to be Muslim you must have this belief. Our belief is to accept the unseen things. What are the unseen things? First, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Second, the angels; they are also unseen. This is the belief of the Mu’min, believer. This is belief. Iman means belief. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. The angels. After that, the Jinns also. After that, the belief in the Last Day. To believe that you will come again to this world in your body. On the Day of Resurrection, Allah ﷻ will make you alive again and this life is forever. This is what they believe. And there are still many things that we can say from what’s unseen; what you must believe without seeing. There are many things.
But these people are making people not accept this because they don’t have belief, they are only speaking with their mouths. Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says that in the end of times, there will be a kind of people who read the Qu’ran and know the Qu’ran by heart – better than [us], I don’t know the Qu’ran by heart – they know the Qur’an, they know the Hadith, they know everything. But Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is looking here and saying, this belief only reaches here [their throats], it doesn’t go down further than their mouths. There is no belief down in their hearts. There is nothing in their hearts. And they are going out of Islam like the arrow goes out from the bow. This is what Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is saying. They know but they don’t believe. They know the Qur’an by heart. They know thousands of Hadiths. They know all the books of miracles of prophets and Karamat of ‘Awliya, but they don’t believe.
And they are spreading this through Muslim communities. People are becoming ill with this virus, and after that many of them go without Iman, without belief to Akhirah. Because they are not accepting anything of what Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is saying about Shafa’ah (intercession), about help from Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam and from Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. They are claiming they can survive without this, but nobody can survive without this. Especially these people who are denying; how can they survive and they are not accepting all of this? They will directly go to hell. There isn’t any chance for them. We are trying hard to explain this but they are not accepting. Those who don’t accept will regret it. They will know and see the reality that there is no benefit from what they are doing.
So we are asking Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla to protect Muslims, to protect youngsters, to protect men and women from this Fitnah. It is the most difficult Fitnah. And we are seeing everywhere, they are only imitating non-Muslims. Everything non-Muslims are doing, they are imitating them. Especially that Islam is the religion of mercy, religion of justice, religion of obeying Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. But they are doing against this. They have no mercy, no justice, nothing. Everything that can be and they can do is for the benefit of their way, for benefiting themselves.
But Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is with us, against them. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla does not love these people. ‘لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُفْسِدِينَ’, ‘La Yuhibbu l-Mufsidin’, ‘Allah does not like corrupters.’ (Qur’ān 28:77). These are Mufsidin, which means who destroy people, destroy Muslims, destroy humans. May Allah ﷻ give them insha’Allah ‘Islah (improvement) because there are many people cheated by them. But those who are the heads of them are not cheated, they are only shaytan. They are shaytan. They know what they are doing. Destroying Islam: this is their project. But Allah ﷻ will be with us; He ﷻ is with us. He ﷻ will punish them insha’Allah.
May Allah ﷻ give good understanding to people. For this, Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says: “ تَفَكُّرَ سَاعَةٍ خَيْرٌ مِنْ عِبَادَةِ سَبْعِينَ سَنَةٍ”, “Tafakkur sā‘atin khayrun min ‘ibādati sab‘īn sanah.” To think good thinking for one hour is better than worshipping for 70 years. [Whether] these people are worshipping for 70 years or 70,000, there’s no profit, it is not good for anybody. But if they think and accept reality, it will be better for them and for other people also.
For this, from the beginning we were saying, you must learn. You must learn everything. You must especially learn history, since 100 years or more than 100 years; 120 or 150 or 200 years. This project of Kufr: every time a new one, every time a new one comes to destroy Islam. But the worst one was the last one which is making people to be confused and think if we are right or they are right. AlhamduliLlah we are right, don’t worry. May Allah ﷻ protect you. May Allah ﷻ send our Sultan, Mahdi ‘alayhi s-salam to show them who is real and who is not real insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
19 May 2023/ 29 Shawwal 1444
Toronto, Canada
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Normally we are only doing Dhikr [Thursday evening] but because we are abroad we must make Sohbah a little bit and after that we make Khatm ul-Khwajagan insha’Allah. Our Tarīqah’s main pillar is Sohbah and Khatm ul-Khwajagan. These two are the main thing in Naqshbandi Tariqah.
AlhamduliLlah we are following the way of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. With the Barakah of Mashayikh, all Mashayikh, we are trying to go on the same way insha’Allah; way of happiness, way of the best thing for the life of human beings. To follow the way of Allah ﷻ is nice and easy but it’s hidden. Many people don’t know it. They think that going to a fancy place or fancy people who speak to make people attracted; they thought this is the way. But to find the real Mashayikh is difficult. Because there are billions of people and hundred thousands of people who are claiming that they are Mashayikh and that they are going on and taking people to the way of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. But unfortunately some times, many times, to find the real one is not easy. But AlhamduliLlah we are on the way of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, way of Mashayikh.
The Mashayikh are not looking at the appearance of people, not looking: this is rich, this is poor. What or how anyone comes to them, they are looking to make him as they are and to be with them here and hereafter. Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam made this with his ﷺ companions. The 124,000 companion of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam are with Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam because they are following him ﷺ and they are loving him ﷺ. We are following them.
But since that time until now, many people are taking people from the right way to the wrong way. But still AlhamduliLlah, the way of Prophet ﷺ will be until Qiyāmah, forever insha’Allah. No need to be anxious. Allah ﷻ keeps this way. You and me cannot keep it, but Allah ﷻ saves this way from disappearing. Many things and many ways came and disappeared. They went out of history because they were wrong ways. The right way is the way of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Because the other ways, shaytan is going through them, cheating them and making them lose everything. They are doing their best. They thought they are on the right way but the right way is clear.
Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is saying, “الْحَلاَلُ بَيِّنٌ وَالْحَرَامُ بَيِّنٌ وَبَيْنَهُما أُمُورٌ مُشْتَبِهَاتٌ”, “The Halal (lawful) is clear and the Haram (unlawful) is clear, and between that are matters that are doubtful (not clear).” The Halal, the good thing and what Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is saying is clearly open, there’s no need to doubt it. And what is Haram, what’s not good is also shown to us by Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. And we must follow this. And there’s sometimes some little things that people can be doubtful about. Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says not to look at these things. Don’t make yourself under the burden of what’s not necessary. The important thing and what the Ummah is in need of, our Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam told about. No need to ask about the other things. No need to burden yourself. You are not responsible for this.
Now, we are living in a time when many people are saying about something Haram, but it is not Haram. And many people say about something Halal but it is not Halal; it is not acceptable. We are living in this time. But normally, Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam was showing us. And since his ﷺ time until now, until maybe 60 or 50 years ago, all people, Ahlu s-Sunnah wal Jama’ah who are following Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam’s way accept this and have no problem with this. But now they are saying for Halal Haram, and for Haram Halal. This is a big responsibility for these people who make others do something wrong, not right and harm Muslims. They are harming Muslims because after this they also have doubt. And after this doubt, their belief becomes weaker and weaker and weaker until they are finished.
For this, this is the importance of Tarīqah, Shari’ah and Madhhab. They are very important. These people are denying them. They say, “This is Bid’ah. You cannot do this.” Them saying that this is Bid’ah and Haram is exactly Haram. In Qur’an verses also it is said, Allah ﷻ curses these people who say for the Halal Haram and for the Haram Halal. And these people are exactly doing this and destroying the belief of people. We think they are not being cheated. They know what they are doing. Their intention is to destroy and finish. They appear like good people and like they are helping people. But after they became in the Muslim World, they made Muslims enemies to each other. And they made other people, people from other countries and other religions enemies for Muslims and Islam. The main mission for them is to do this.
But Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla keeps His ﷻ religion, the real religion of all prophets. Since ‘Adam ‘alayhi s-salam until Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, the religion is one religion. The religion is Islam. Aslim means peace. There is only one religion, no others. Sometimes they say, “We must put these whole three religions in one religion.” No need to do this, because Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla has already put this. Since ‘Adam ‘alayhi s-salam until Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, many heavenly books and many teachings came from heavens and in the end they all became in one. He ﷻ made them one with Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. We accept all prophets and accept all heavenly books. He ﷻ put it as summary in this book, which no one can deny how great it is and how magnificent it is because it is not the word of human beings, it is the word of our Creator Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. In this book, He ﷻ put the whole knowledge of what He ﷻ gave to prophets. And it is a present for human beings, all human beings. Who reads it, even if he doesn’t understand, gets blessed and knows that this is not an ordinary word.
So we are saying, Islam is not like what these people are cheating [others with] and making people be afraid of Islam. Islam is peace for all human beings insha’Allah. May Allah ﷻ keep us in this way and to not be cheated by other people. We know we are living in a time which is a difficult time. We are keeping quite. Those who come, we are happy with them. Who doesn’t come, may Allah ﷻ give him Hidayah (guidance) insha’Allah to be in the way of Allah ﷻ, not to be in the way of shaytan. May Allah ﷻ keep us safe until Sayyidina Al-Mahdī ‘alayhi s-salam comes. His light will lighten all this world insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
18 May 2023/ 28 Shawwal 1444
Toronto, Canada
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AlhamduliLlah with Allah’s ﷻ will, insha’Allah He ﷻ is supporting us for this visit and travel. We ask from Allah ﷻ support, from Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam Madad and from Mashayikh Madad insha’Allah.
We are happy. We must be all the time happy because this is an order from Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:
‘Qul bifaḍli Llahi wa biraḥmatihi fabidhālika falyafraḥū huwa khayrun mimmā yajma‘ūn’, ‘Say, “In the bounty of Allah and in His mercy – in that let them rejoice”; that is better than what they accumulate.’ (Qur’ān 10:58). This is the order of Allah ﷻ. You must be happy. You have what Allah ﷻ gave you which is better than what they are collecting. They are collecting from people. They thought it’s good for themselves. The best and what’s better is what Allah ﷻ gave us. The believer, Mu’min and Mu’minah, who believe in Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla are from Muslimin. All believers are from Muslimin. Believers are Mu’minin insha’Allah. They have the most precious thing from Allah ﷻ.
For this, the order is: you must be happy. Dunya people say “Be happy, don’t worry.” But they are forgetting. They must not be happy, they must be worried. Dunya people are those who are not remembering their Lord, their Creator, who gives them everything. They must not forget this. If they forget this, they must be unhappy; and it is like this. Who is going away from Allah ﷻ, Allah ﷻ makes him miserable and unhappy. But who is with Allah ﷻ, Allah ﷻ is happy with him. And He ﷻ said, “Be happy. Don’t be sad. Don’t be unhappy.”
Because our purpose of life is to follow, to know what or where you are coming from to where you are going. If you know the address, you will be happy and safe. You reach your destination. And our destination is the door of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, the door of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. This is our destination. If you follow and reach this, don’t worry, be happy now. But if you don’t reach it, that time you are in big trouble and there will be a big problem for you. You lose yourself. You don’t know from where you are coming, to where you are going, what will happen, what you must do, what you must not do. You don’t know anything. You are as thrown in the middle of the desert, no road, no anything. Where will you go? You don’t know. These people who are not knowing and don’t want to know are like this. They are wasting their whole lives in nonsense and bad things. And in the end, they lose everything.
Many people [are saying] a new kind of speech. I think most people are watching movies. And these movies are making people to be the same. What they hear, they are saying and repeating that in their language also. What they are saying is: “He lost his life.” This is most of the time real. Many of the people who die, who pass away lose their lives; many of them, most of them. Without knowing, people are saying this to each other. “This man lost his life. This woman lost her life.” Because their life was a precious thing and they lost their life. But who is on the way of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, it is wrong to say about him: “He lost his life.” His life is not lost, it was full of rewards, full of Barakah and full of good things. So he didn’t lose it, he still has it and he will be happy with what he had done. He didn’t lose his life in nonsense. He didn’t lose his life in bad things. He didn’t lose his life in sins. He won it AlhamduliLlah.
Everybody must be careful for their lives, for every minute not to pass without a good thing. To keep it, not to lose it. To keep each minute and each second for Akhirah, for your real life. If you lose here, after that you’ll say, “Where is the good of my life?” Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla will say, “We gave you the most precious thing and you lost it.” “What will we do!” You blame yourself.
But others who had done good things will find these good things in the beginning, from the grave. Because in the grave, where people are going after dying – they will put them in the grave which is a dark, narrow and terrible place. Once in old times, there was one funeral, Janazah. One man died and his family was crying after him. “Oh our father! We are sorry for you! You will be in a dark place. There will be no food for you. No blanket. A cold place. A dark place. No roof for you.” They were crying like this. And there was Juh’a, a funny one whom they make jokes about in Arab countries like Nasrettin Hoca. He said to his father, “Oh my father! These people are talking about our house!” [Mawlana laughs] His house is all darkness, no heat, no food and nothing. He thought they were talking about their house. The grave is like this.
When a Mu’min goes there, he becomes afraid from this terrible place. And when the Mala‘ika (angels) come, he becomes more afraid [of questioning]. This is a Hadith of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. So suddenly he will see one good looking young man coming and lighting the whole grave, it all becomes a green light. Then, angels ask him about what he was doing. After that they leave him. This young man helps him to answer. He says, “Who are you? From where did you come?” He [The young man] says, “I am your good deeds. I am here to protect you, to help you.” Our good deeds are of help for us beginning from the grave until forever, until Qiyamah, until paradise. All of this will help you. This is your good deeds. You didn’t lose your life or lose this good friend. It is a real friend. Because a friend of this world, most of them, are for enjoying themselves. For looking after their benefit not your benefit. When something happens, they run away. But the real one, like your good deeds, is a real friend for you. And the most place you need it is after your death, this good friend. Because nobody can come to you in the grave or in Akhirah, only your good deeds will be with you to save you and to make you happy also insha’Allah.
May Allah ﷻ make us be with good people because good people help each other as good deeds help us. They say we are now in Canada, but Canada or not Canada, the whole world is now under the control of shaytan. So whether you are here or there, the shaytan is more easy to reach you everywhere now, more easy to make you do bad things. May Allah ﷻ keep us safe from him. May Allah ﷻ send us Sahibu z-Zaman, Sayyidina Al-Mahdī ‘alayhi s-salam. Only with his help we can survive. And insha’Allah he is helping all human beings. He will be a helper for all human beings who are following and are with him insha’Allah. Insha’Allah may Allah ﷻ send him soon. Because everywhere in the world is in a terrible situation. And day by day it’s becoming worse and worse. May Allah ﷻ send Sayyidina Al-Mahdī ‘alayhi s-salam insha’Allah. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
Allāh Allāh, Allāh Allāh, Allāh Allāh, Aziz Allāh.
(Qur’ān 23:29). ‘Wa Qul Rabbi ‘Anzilnī Munzalāan Mubārakāan Wa ‘Anta Khayru Al-Munzilīn’, ‘And say, ‘My Lord, let me land at a blessed landing place, and You are the best to accommodate [us].’ Allah ﷻ made us come for the first time to this country [Canada]. It is a nice country. May Allah ﷻ make it Barakah and Khayr (goodness) insha’Allah.
We ask the best and Khayr from Allah ﷻ, not from anybody else. Because, ‘إِنَّ الْأَرْضَ لِلَّهِ يُورِثُهَا مَن يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ’, ‘Inna l-‘Arda li-Llāhi Yūrithuhā Man Yashā’u Min ‘Ibādihi’, ‘Indeed, the earth belongs to Allah. He causes to inherit it whom He wills of His servants.’ (Qur’ān 07:128). All lands and countries are for Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. He ﷻ gives it to anyone He ﷻ wants.So we are asking from Allah ﷻ the best.
Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:
‘فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللَّهِ’,
‘Fa’aynamā Tuwallū Fathamma Wajhu Allāh’, ‘So wherever you [might] turn, there is the Face of Allah.’ (Qur’ān 02:115). Wherever you are going, you are facing Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. If your intention is for Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, Allah ﷻ will be with you. Don’t look for another thing. This intention is important. And we are coming to this country – Masha’Allah, Allah ﷻ gave so big Barakah (blessings), Ni’mah (favors) and beauty to this country. Insha’Allah we hope to be Hidayah (guidance) for people who are living here, for it to be paradise here and hereafter. This is the important thing.
Our intention is just good intention for human beings and for humanity. Our intention is very important because our life here is temporary; not forever. We like to make people to not forget the next life, the real life. They thought the real life is here. No, this is not the real life. This is just something like a dream, something like traveling, coming from place to place. But the real one is the next one. For this, don’t be cheated by this Dunya.
If Allah ﷻ gives you a good thing, you must be thankful for Him ﷻ and make something [good deed] to be in the next life also happy, lucky. Lucky and happy are the same thing. Because if you are lucky, you would be chosen [so] you can do what Allah ﷻ ordered for you. If you are not lucky, you would do against what Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is saying for you.
We hope to be insha’Allah Hidayah for others. As Mawlana Sheikh Nazim, our Father, said that his whole intention is to destroy Kufr, to make people believers. This is our intention. May Allah ﷻ reward you for your intention. This was Mawlana Sheikh Nazim’s intention and Allah ﷻ rewarded him for this. And still, from the [next] life which is the real life, he is giving people Barakah, giving them Hidayah, giving them good things and bringing them to the right way. This is his power, his spiritual power which is becoming more and more. And AlhamduliLlah we are happy he is supporting us because I am not knowing anything. But with his Barakah AlhamduliLlah, many people are happy. And we are happy to make people happy with the way of Allah ﷻ. This is the Barakah of Mawlana. May Allah ﷻ bless you. May Allah ﷻ insha’Allah make more and more people taste this happiness insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
16 May 2023/ 26 Shawwal 1444
Toronto, Canada
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Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm: ‘فَاذْكُرُونِي أَذْكُرْكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوا لِي وَلَا تَكْفُرُونِ’, ‘Fā-dhkurūnī ‘Adhkurkum Wa Shkurū Lī Wa Lā Takfurūn’, ‘So remember Me; I will remember you. And be grateful to Me and do not deny Me.’ (Qur’ān 02:152). Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “Always remember Me and make My Dhikr”. He ﷻ says not to forget Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. “If you remember Me, I will remember you”. We are in the Hand of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Always remembering Him ﷻ means loving Him ﷻ. Whoever loves Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla will be saved.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “Make Shukr to Me. Don’t be ungrateful to Me”. All favors and everything is given by Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Therefore, making Shukr is a great favor. People are not thankful. Not thankful means they don’t remember Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. When it is so, their hearts are troubled. Their hearts are in darkness. Therefore, we must make Shukr to Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla every day, as He ﷻ created us as believers and granted us Iman.
Shukr to Allah ﷻ, today insha’Allah we are going for a trip [to Canada] for the first time to people who started believing and have joined the right path thanks to Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla and our Shaykhs. Insha’Allah it will pass with goodness and Barakah. Our intention is for the pleasure of Allah ﷻ, to make Shukr for the blessings He ﷻ gave us.
When servants attain Iman and start believing, Allah ﷻ favors you just like them and gives you from their Thawab. This is what’s important in this world. Our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says that if someone comes to the right path because of you, it is better than Dunya. This world is not worth a penny. Its name speaks for itself. Dunya means the lowest. Therefore, it is wrong to be upset for Dunya. Dunya is temporary; it won’t remain to you or to me. Akhirah is what’s important.
Therefore, if you have Iman, make Shukr every day and praise Allah ﷻ. With Shukr, your favors will increase and your Iman will get stronger. No need to be upset for Dunya. Dunya is temporary. It has not remained to anyone. Millions and billions of people have come and gone. Those who win are those who work for Akhirah. Those who work for Dunya have never won.
May your intention always be remembering Allah ﷻ and being together with Allah ﷻ. This is what’s important. Insha’Allah our intention is to go for this trip for the pleasure of Allah ﷻ. May He ﷻ make it easy insha’Allah. Shukr to Allah ﷻ. Shukr for His ﷻ favors. Insha’Allah people will be granted Iman, our Iman will get stronger and may the Iman of people there get stronger too. Everywhere insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
15 May 2023/ 25 Shawwal 1444
Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul
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‘Fā-dhkurūnī ‘Adhkurkum Wa Shkurū Lī Wa Lā Takfurūn’, ‘So remember Me; I will remember you. And be grateful to Me and do not deny Me.’ (Qur’ān 02:152). Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “Always remember Me and make My Dhikr”. He ﷻ says not to forget Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. “If you remember Me, I will remember you”. We are in the Hand of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Always remembering Him ﷻ means loving Him ﷻ. Whoever loves Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla will be saved.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “Make Shukr to Me. Don’t be ungrateful to Me”. All favors and everything is given by Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Therefore, making Shukr is a great favor. People are not thankful. Not thankful means they don’t remember Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. When it is so, their hearts are troubled. Their hearts are in darkness. Therefore, we must make Shukr to Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla every day, as He ﷻ created us as believers and granted us Iman.
Shukr to Allah ﷻ, today insha’Allah we are going for a trip [to Canada] for the first time to people who started believing and have joined the right path thanks to Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla and our Shaykhs. Insha’Allah it will pass with goodness and Barakah. Our intention is for the pleasure of Allah ﷻ, to make Shukr for the blessings He ﷻ gave us.
When servants attain Iman and start believing, Allah ﷻ favors you just like them and gives you from their Thawab. This is what’s important in this world. Our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says that if someone comes to the right path because of you, it is better than Dunya. This world is not worth a penny. Its name speaks for itself. Dunya means the lowest. Therefore, it is wrong to be upset for Dunya. Dunya is temporary; it won’t remain to you or to me. Akhirah is what’s important.
Therefore, if you have Iman, make Shukr every day and praise Allah ﷻ. With Shukr, your favors will increase and your Iman will get stronger. No need to be upset for Dunya. Dunya is temporary. It has not remained to anyone. Millions and billions of people have come and gone. Those who win are those who work for Akhirah. Those who work for Dunya have never won.
May your intention always be remembering Allah ﷻ and being together with Allah ﷻ. This is what’s important. Insha’Allah our intention is to go for this trip for the pleasure of Allah ﷻ. May He ﷻ make it easy insha’Allah. Shukr to Allah ﷻ. Shukr for His ﷻ favors. Insha’Allah people will be granted Iman, our Iman will get stronger and may the Iman of people there get stronger too. Everywhere insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
15 May 2023/ 25 Shawwal 1444
Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul
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(Qur’ān 36:82). ‘Innamā ‘Amruhu~ ‘Idhā ‘Arāda Shay’āan ‘An Yaqūla Lahu Kun Fayakūn’, ‘His command is only when He intends a thing that He says to it, “Be,” and it is.’ Everything is in the Hand of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. He ﷻ does whatever He ﷻ wants. And nothing that He ﷻ doesn’t want happens.
We live in the world of tests. Therefore, this is our belief. May Allah ﷻ give us all goodnesses insha’Allah. Because what He ﷻ says happens insha’Allah. The word of Allah ﷻ will be revived and upheld insha’Allah.
Different things happen every day in this world. None of them can happen without the will of Allah ﷻ. Allah ﷻ is powerful over everything. Allah ﷻ does things that are impossible according to people’s minds. And He ﷻ may not do what people think will happen.
We must submit to the will of Allah ﷻ. Submission to Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is important. People who submit themselves attain goodness. Who don’t submit don’t attain goodness. And nothing they do brings benefit. Therefore, this is what’s important. Obeying Allah ﷻ and carrying out Allah’s ﷻ orders while we live in this world – this is submission.
Otherwise, if people say “I like this. I don’t like that” – the shaytan doesn’t like anything. The job of shaytan is to mislead people from the right way, to make them forget Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla and to make them think that whatever they do is from their own skill. That doesn’t bring benefit to people; it brings harm.
Therefore, we should not give much importance to worldly matters. Worldly matters are a test. Insha’Allah Muslims and Mu’mins will pass this test with the permission of Allah ﷻ.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
14 May 2023/ 24 Shawwal 1444
Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul
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(Qur’ān 94:05-06). ‘Yawma Tajidu Kullu Nafsin Mā `Amilat Min Khayrin Muĥđarāan Wa Mā `Amilat Min Sū’in Tawaddu Law ‘Anna Baynahā Wa Baynahu – ‘Amadāan Ba’īdāan’, ‘The Day every soul will find what it has done of good present [before it] and what it has done of evil, it will wish that between itself and that [evil] was a great distance.’ Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘aẓīm.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is saying that the goodness done by a person will be present in Akhirah when he passes away from this world. All of it will be present in Akhirah. Allah ﷻ protects it and keeps it for him.
When they wake up on Judgment Day, they will see it and they will feel relief. Mankind will say, “It’s so good that I did that. I even did little. If only I did more”. But Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says that the charity and worship, every beauty and every good deed is goodness. People will find them present on Judgment Day. And they will go to the eternal life with them.
Those who do badness will find badness in front of them. They will say, “If only it was far away from me. If only what I did was away from me. It has stuck onto me”. They will wish to get rid of it and say “If only”. “تَوَدُّ لَوْ أَنَّ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَهُ أَمَدًا بَعِيدًا ۗ وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ اللَّهُ نَفْسَهُ”, “Tawaddu Law ‘Anna Baynahā Wa Baynahu – ‘Amadāan Ba’īdāan, Wa Yuĥadhdhirukumu Allāhu Nafsah”, “It will wish that between itself and that [evil] was a great distance. And Allah warns you of Himself.” (Qur’an 03:30).
Allah ﷻ is warning you. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is warning people to increase their good deeds before they go. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla keeps them. His ﷻ safe boxes given to you are secure. They are not like the safe boxes of this world. Neither thieves nor burglars can open them. As long as you do goodness, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla protects it.
Therefore, increase your good deeds so that you find them there. They won’t be wasted. You may forget them, but Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla does not forget them and keeps them for you. May Allah ﷻ increase our good deeds insha’Allah. May we rejoice with the Mu‘min people, with beauty and goodness there insha’Allah. May Allah ﷻ protect us.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
13 May 2023/ 23 Shawwal 1444
Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul
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(Qur’ān 02:286). ‘La yukallifu Llahu nafsan illa wus’aha’, ‘Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity.’ Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm. Allah ﷻ gave mind to mankind. And He ﷻ ordered things they should do along with this mind. They are Mukallāf for this. Mukallāf means they are obliged to do it; they are obliged to carry out the orders of Allah ﷻ. It is an obligation. It is not a game to say, “I will do it” or “I will not do it”. You can avoid doing it. However, Allah ﷻ has ordered it, so you are obliged to do it.
If you cannot do it; then, who is not Mukallāf and obliged? Animals or insane, crazy people – they are exempt. They have no sins. Because “إِذَا أَخَذَ مَا أَوْهَبَ أَسْقَطَ مَا أَوْجَبَ”, “If He took what He has granted, He drops what He has obligated” It is a rule of Fiqh. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, if Allah ﷻ didn’t give something to someone, the Fard and Wajib things are not asked from him. But the rest will be questioned. How did you live? What did you do? Are you on the way of Allah ﷻ? Are you on another way, the opposite way of shaytan? Mankind will be asked all of these.
So Allah ﷻ gave mind to people. They must use their minds in everything they do in this world. They must look if the way is like Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla wants it or like shaytan wants it to be. They must pay attention to whichever is good. And they must stay away from the way of shaytan. They must not be together with shaytan, because its end is disappointment. The end is endless misfortune and badness.
The way is just one way. Because the next life is the main life, the eternal life which is after death. Allah ﷻ gives according to what people do. Otherwise, who are on the way of Allah ﷻ will be saved. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla didn’t give mind to use it in bad ways. Whatever logic there is, it is on the way of Allah ﷻ. Illogical things are on the way of shaytan.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla gave this blessing to people: the mind. The mind is a blessing. Whoever uses this blessing benefits from it. Who doesn’t use it and say, “I am not Mukallāf” – Those not Mukallāf, as we said, are insane people only. May Allah ﷻ give us mind and understanding, as we always say, so that we know how to act right. May we take what is beneficial for us. May we leave useless things and stay away from them insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
There are recited Khatms by everyone. They recited last week and have been reciting since a while. We have gifted all of them. The Qur’an Khatms, Yasin, Surahs, Ayat, Tasbihat, Tahlilat, Salawat, whatever they have recited, we gift all of them to soul of our Holy Prophet ﷺ, his Ahlu l-Bayt and Sahabah, to the souls of all Anbiya, Awliya, Asfiya and holy ones, especially our Shaykh Mawlana Shaykh Nazim and Hajjah Anne, to the souls of all of our late relatives. May those who’ve recited reach their good goals. May they have strength of Iman insha’Allah. May they be happy here and hereafter. Li-Llahi Ta’ala l-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
12 May 2023/ 22 Shawwal 1444
Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul
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(Qur’ān 94:05-06). ‘Fa-inna ma‘a l-‘usri yusra (5) Inna ma‘a l-‘usri yusra (6)’, ‘For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease (5) Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease (6).’ Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘aẓīm. After every hardship there is relief, says Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla to believers. It is a test for believers. The test will be over and relief will come to people.
For unbelievers, there is no easiness at all. Even if it seems like there’s easiness, hardship will still go on. Those who are together with Allah ﷻ win. Every work of theirs is successful. And their tests are always in order to increase their ranks and for their benefit. Those who are patient will certainly attain relief.
The people of Lut ‘alayhi s-salam had attacked the angels who came in human form. When he came home, the angels were in human form. His people came to him and said, “We want them.” He said “هَٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَصِيبٌ”, “Hādhā Yawmun ‘Asīb”, “This is a distressful day.” (Qur’an 11:77) – “This is a very difficult day. I have guests. We will be embarrassed in front of these people. These shameless and ill-mannered people had come to figure out how to take them. This is a very difficult. This is a very tough day. This is an embarrassing day”, he said to himself. And the day after his most difficult day, his nation was destroyed. All of them were gone; they had reached Haqq.
That nation was an incorrigible nation. When they were finished, he attained relief. He attained relief with his family. Whoever is patient with the test in the most difficult day and the most difficult time will certainly win. His end is relieving. His end is good. Believers should not lose hope in Allah ﷻ when something difficult happens, for the help of Allah ﷻ will reach. It will reach the Ummah insha’Allah.
Humanity and the Ummah is living through the worst time. Insha’Allah relief will come as good tidings from Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla to them. It will come with Mahdi ‘alayhi s-salam insha’Allah. We are living in bad times. But with the permission of Allah ﷻ, believers should not lose their hope. The end of this is safety insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
9 May 2023/ 19 Shawwal 1444
Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul
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“Fa’idhā Jā’ati Aţ-Tāmmatu l-Kubrá”, “But when there comes the greatest Overwhelming Calamity” (Qur’an 79:34) Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘aẓīm. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says the Day of Resurrection has many names. One of its names is at-Tāmmatu l-Kubra. It is a very big happening, because that day is a real day.
There are many people who don’t believe in it. Mushriks used to worship idols and this and that in old times. Yet, they believed in some god. But they didn’t believe in Akhirah. They said, “We will turn into dust and be gone when we die. We will not be resurrected anyway” and didn’t believe in it.
People nowadays don’t believe in anything, as most of the world doesn’t believe. Therefore, Qiyamah will come like a big disaster to them. They will be surprised when they are resurrected. They will “Remember what they did then”, He ﷻ says. And everyone will get the return of what they did. If they did goodness, they will get goodness. If they did badness, if they didn’t listen in this world and followed some philosophy leaving the religion, according to their own minds, they will regret it then. And they will go to a place from where they can’t return from. May Allah ﷻ protect us.
Our Holy Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says that the death of someone is the Qiyamah for him. It is because when he opens his eyes, it will be the day and place of judgment. That is a tough place. And the easy way is to live like a human in this world. If you live like an animal – animals will be saved, but you cannot be saved. Animals will turn into dust. But mankind will wish if only they could turn into dust there. “يَا لَيْتَنِي كُنتُ تُرَابًا”, “Yā Laytanī Kuntu Turābā”, “Oh, I wish that I were dust!” (Qur’an 78:40) – “If only I’d become dust”. But they cannot.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla has given all the opportunities. He ﷻ created mankind in best shape and put him above all creatures. Nevertheless, mankind is not grateful and does not accept it. Therefore, they will be punished. They say, “Qiyamah will explode on one’s head.” This is the explosion for them. And there is no reversion.
Those who rant in this world saying, “This is so and so. I accept or don’t accept it”. Accept or don’t accept, you missed your chance. You are ungrateful towards the One who gave you these favors. And you didn’t accept these favors. You did all kinds of badness. And then you think you will be saved. There is no salvation.
Mankind came to this world. They must carry out the orders of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla to be saved. The orders are not difficult. The things they do are much more difficult. They do things that are much more difficult than the orders of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. They are happy with it. But those who don’t do a little of what’s useful both for Dunya and Akhirah will regret it in Akhirah. May Allah ﷻ protect all of us. May Allah ﷻ give strength to our Iman.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
8 May 2023/ 18 Shawwal 1444
Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul
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“Bi-qawmin yuḥibbuhum wa-yuḥibbūnahū”, ‘People He will love and who will love Him.’ (Qur’ān 05:54). Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘aẓīm. There are some people, men who love Allāh ﷻ, and Allāh ﷻ loves them too. This is the important thing. Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, this is our Shaykh’s way. To make us love Allāh ﷻ and Allāh ﷻ loves us too. This beautiful thing makes us men. That’s it. May Allāh ﷻ raise his rank. Throughout his whole life, he wanted to teach this to people. To make them love Allāh ﷻ. When they love Allāh ﷻ, Allāh ﷻ loves them.
The person who loves Allāh ﷻ wins. He wins everything.This world is not important. What’s important for them is the love of Allāh ﷻ, the love of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. That love is the most precious thing. People can learn it from anywhere, but you need a person, a man in front of you to show you this way.
Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, our Shaykh Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim taught this to the whole world. Whoever learned this has won. Thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions of people are going on this way. Their rewards also go to our Shaykh, Shukr to Allāh ﷻ. People who are guided through his means are written in his Record.
Therefore, this is a big door, the door of our Holy Prophet ﷺ. People who came to this way were chosen by Allāh ﷻ. It is by the will of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. He ﷻ opened their hearts, and put them on this way. If not for the will of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, you couldn’t be on this way. Some people waste their lives and go without ever going on these ways. And some hold onto a way just because that way will benefit them in something. That way becomes a broken way. And it becomes worse. Everything they do becomes unnecessary, and their deeds go in vain.
Therefore, people who are on this way are the people chosen by Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. There are millions of people, billions of people. Among them, the chosen people are few. They have been granted that. It has not been granted to others.As we said, this way is the way of love of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, the way of affection. “الْحُبُّ فِي اللَّهِ وَالْبُغْضُ فِي اللَّهِ”, “Al-ḥubbu fī Llāh wa l-bughdu fī Llāh”, “Love for Allāh ﷻ and hate for Allāh ﷻ.” [Hadith].
It is to love for the sake of Allāh ﷻ, and to hate for the sake of Allāh ﷻ. Whom do we hate? We hate the shaytan and those who are with the shaytan. If they leave shaytan; there are some who do so. Just because you were with shaytan, the Door of Repentance is not closed, it is open. If you repent, you will attain the love and affection of Allāh ﷻ. That love will save you too.
When Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim was sick, he said that if you say this, you will be saved from shaytan. “Subhānim Allāh ﷻ, Sultānim Allāh ﷻ, Nabim Muhammad ‘alayhi s-salām.” Shaykh Efendi said that if you said this, you will be saved from shaytan. This means believing in Allāh ﷻ and loving the Prophet ﷺ; which means salvation. So this door has not been closed yet. It is open for everyone. It also shows the greatness of mercy. The door is not closed to anyone. There’s nothing as “You are in Hell. You are in Paradise.” What’s important is that after repenting and coming to the right way, everyone will be saved from hell with Allāh’s ﷻ permission and will enter Paradise with Allāh’s ﷻ permission.
May Allāh ﷻ be pleased with him and may his rank be high. Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, his Himmah (support) is continuous. His Karāmāt are continuous. It has not been cut, and it will not be cut insha’a Llāh. This way is a continuous way. The cut way is not good. This is not a way that ends. It is a never-ending way insha’a Llāh.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
7 May 2023/ 17 Shawwal 1444
Shaykh Nazim Dergah, Lefka, Cyprus
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“Wa-ttaqū fitnatan lā tuṣībanna lladhīna ẓalamū minkum khāṣṣatan”, “And fear a trial which will not strike those who have wronged among you exclusively” (Qur’an 08:25). Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘aẓīm. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “Beware of Fitnah.” Because Fitnah comes to oppressors and also along with them touches the people who will support them. A person who is [related] with the Fitnah will certainly be harmed.
This time we live in in the end of times is the time of Fitnah. Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam had told about this. In the end of times, there will be “H’arj wa Marj”, meaning bad incidents will happen. There will be many killed and many killers. These Fitnahs of the end of times that our Holy Prophet ﷺ told about are appearing.
In these last years, something even more happened which is the diseases and so. They have destroyed the people and countries even more. They have made people fall against each other inside each country. This matter has become even more in Muslim countries. Fitnah broke out in places where there was no Fitnah. They are killing each other. They don’t sympathize with each other. These are the Fitnahs of the end of times.
Therefore, as our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said, a person should be thankful if he has food, if he has a house and if he lives in safety. This is the greatest favor. Don’t ask for anything more. Ask from Allah ﷻ, not from people. Because what people will give you is harm; nothing else. If you act according to your own mind, may Allah ﷻ protect us, you will fall into Fitnah. And those who fall into Fitnah will perish.
There is a poor country called Sudan. A civil war broke out there. Not a civil war, but groups there declared war on each other. The people there are already poor, they live half-starved. They are poor and needy. And as if that wasn’t enough, they did something that they cannot leave their houses. There is no medicine, no food, nothing. Out of nowhere. This is what is called Fitnah.
So don’t provoke people. No one should be provoked to go out on the streets to shout and yell, “We want this, we want that.” Sit where you are. Allah ﷻ gives you your Rizq (provision). If you do so, if you say that you will do it by your own understanding, what’s between your hands will be gone. You go into Fitnah and you will lose your soul, you will lose what you have, you will be hungry and you will be unemployed.
Mankind must use their minds a little bit. Don’t rush to the streets because of everyone’s provocation. Mawlana Shaykh Nazim had said this matter years ago. If something happens, Muslims go out to curse and shout. He said that one must never do this. If you do this, no one will listen to you, no one will take you into consideration. If you are going to ask, ask the One who gives you your Rizq, who hears you and gives you what you want; go to Allah ﷻ. Go to the mosques. Sit in the mosque, make Dua then leave.
On the other hand, there is Sudan. There are many other countries, Pakistan, Sudan and I don’t know where, here and there. They are all going out, according to their minds, shouting and yelling in the streets. They harm others. Then when Fitnah hits them, they starve and can’t find anything. And what they have goes too.
You must be careful about that. Be very careful in the end of times, the time of Fitnah. I think Sayyidina Ali said it, “ِهَذَا زَمَنُ السُّكُوتِ وَمُلازَمَةُ البُيُوت”, “Hadha Zamanu s-Sukut wa Mulazamatu l-Buyut.” He says that this is the time to be quiet and sit at home. Who does that will be safe. Mawlana Shaykh Nazim had also said that. He used to say go here and there, and in the end if you sit at home and stay calm, you are under protection. Do not ever think that people will give you. People only give themselves. They don’t give others. Shout as much as you want, they won’t give you. May Allah ﷻ protect us. May He ﷻ give people mind and understanding.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
6 May 2023/ 16 Shawwal 1444
Shaykh Nazim Dergah, Lefka, Cyprus
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“Ulāika lladhīna hadā llāhu fa-bi-hudāhumu qtadih”, “They are those whom Allah had guided. So follow their guidance.” (Qur’an 06:90).
The most beloved people for Allah ﷻ are the prophets. After that, the ones close to them, the Sahabah (companions) and the friends of Allah ﷻ. Allah ﷻ loves those who go on their way. He ﷻ says to go on their way. Allah ﷻ has granted them guidance. No one can prevent what Allah ﷻ wants. Therefore, this is Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla’s command. If you follow these blessed people, you will be guided. If you do not accept them, it will not be good for you then. There will be no goodness for you at all.
May Allah ﷻ be pleased you, today so many people have been honored with Islam with the Barakah of Mawlana Shaykh Nazim. Non-Muslims have joined the way. People who were out of the way were guided through their means, for going on their way.
It is said in the Hadith Sharif, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says that if Allah ﷻ loves a servant, He ﷻ orders Jibril ‘alayhi s-salām to love him. And He ﷻ says the same to the angels, “Love this servant of Mine.” When that servant is loved, everyone loves them. Their love is from the love of Allah ﷻ.
Therefore, to respect and love the ‘Awliyā and to love the good ones is the most beautiful thing. What we mean by beautiful is: the most beneficial thing. Not everyone can have this beauty. The person whom Allah ﷻ loves attains this beauty and this virtue. Allah ﷻ makes His ﷻ servants love them, the believers from His ﷻ servants. He ﷻ can make everyone love them, whether believers or not. There becomes respect and familiarity. Because he is a beloved one for Allah ﷻ.
That’s why, these blessed people are the light for us. They are the light of our life. They are the light of our hearts. With their light, people find comfort. In the light, people are at ease. When it is dark – most people are afraid of the dark, afraid of darkness. But when there is light, it is good and there is no fear. There is no night fear in the daytime. Everyone, most people have uneasiness even if nothing happens. But when there is light – it is like this even if there is an apparent light. The light inside is more important. That’s what’s important. Because when there is darkness inside, even though the light coming from outside is bright, still that uneasiness remains but of course not as much as the night.
People attain that light only with the love of Allah ﷻ. People illuminate with the light of these people of light. These universes are already illuminated by the light of our Holy Prophet ﷺ. It was created from his ﷺ light.
May Allah ﷻ accept your visit. His ﷻ Mercy is great, His ﷻ Compassion is great. Both those who came and those who could not come – because of course it is very difficult for everyone to come. Even if they come, mā sha’a Llāh Cyprus does not fit all of them. So may Allah ﷻ be pleased with them also. May Allah ﷻ grant them all, grant them from His ﷻ light. May Allah ﷻ be pleased with all of you.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
5 May 2023/ 15 Shawwal 1444
Shaykh Nazim Dergah, Lefka, Cyprus
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Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm: “وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِ نَفْسُهُ ۖ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ الْوَرِيدِ”, “Wa Laqad Khalaqnā Al-‘Insāna Wa Na`lamu Mā Tuwaswisu Bihi Nafsuhu ۖ Wa Naĥnu ‘Aqrabu ‘Ilayhi Min Ĥabli Al-Warīd”, “And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein.” (Qur’an 50:16) Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘aẓīm.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla creates man. And Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “We know what his ego whispers to him.” Nothing is hidden. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla knows the waswasa (whisperings) and what a person’s ego tells him. “We are closer to you than your jugular vein”, says Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Everything is swimming in the sea of Allah’s ﷻ Power; man, creatures, the whole universe. We are all swimming in the sea of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla’s Power. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla knows everything.
Our ego is constantly making waswasa or striving to get us to follow it. Most people follow their ego. Now especially in this time which we call the end of times, there are very few people who do not always follow their ego. Others have endlessly surrendered to the desires of their egos. They are doing everything. They are also making laws. People now say, “Do not go against your ego. Do whatever your ego says. Don’t listen to anything else. To religion, to Iman, to Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, to the Prophet ﷺ; do not listen to anything. Just listen to your ego. Follow your ego, and enjoy yourself.”
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “I know what your ego is telling you. I am closer to you.” Therefore, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “Don’t follow your ego.” Don’t obey your ego. Our Prophet ṣallá Llahu ‘alayhi wa-sallam also says, “Don’t follow your ego.” Don’t let your ego ride you. You ride your ego, don’t let it ride you, he ﷺ says.
Whereas the people of this time take care of whatever their ego desires. “Be like a donkey. Let it ride on your back. Let it make you run to wherever it wants. Let it whip you and hit you. Let it disgrace you. You will be satisfied. The more evil you do, the more satisfied you’ll be”, these people say. Allah Azza wa-Jalla says otherwise. He ﷻ says, “Beware of disgracing yourself like that. Don’t put yourself in these bad situations.”
Most of today’s people, as we said, have already given up the struggle against their ego. There are some people who ask, “How will we train our ego? How will we kill our ego?” The ego does not die. You can control it. If you say that it’s dead, it will get to you. It gets up suddenly and swallows you. Therefore, while a person is alive, his ego does not die. The ego dies only when you die.
Of course, the great ‘Awliya who make Jihad (fight) a lot against their egos, still do not leave their egos. They do not get arrogant saying, “I killed my ego” and they do not give up fighting their ego. They always, until the end of their lives, strive to control it and they do so. They know that if you loosen it up a little bit, it will come out and get onto you right away. May Allah ﷻ protect us from the evils of our egos in sha’a Llah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
4 May 2023/ 14 Shawwal 1444
Shaykh Nazim Dergah, Lefka, Cyprus
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The Ḥaqq (right) is a duty we have to protect. The right and the law are the most questioned things in Islām. They are from the foundation of Islām. Giving the right to the one who has right is the pillar of Islām. This is one of the most important orders in Islām. Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim was called Ḥaqqānī which means the one who protects rights. It means a person on the way of truth.
It is easy to say that you protect the right, but most people cannot do it. Many people go according to the waswasa of shayṭān and orders of shayṭān. They want to acquire the right to themselves rather than giving it to others. And if the truth is against them, they don’t accept it. This is the character of people. Because people need to be cleaned out like a wild tree. They need to be pruned off to become good. That is in the character of people. Even if it is not their right, when it is in their personal interest, they see themselves as right. This is something not good.
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla and our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam are not happy with it. Whoever’s the right is, you must give it. Oftentimes, wrongful people used to come to Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim and say “We ask this from you”. Even though they were wrong, Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim gave it to them so that they have their rights in any case.
Therefore, this is an important matter. People of the present time have no rights at all in all aspects. There is no right and law in this time. It is the end of times. People don’t get their rights in courts. There is no law either. There is nothing anywhere in this world. Because there is no country which is based on Islām. No one keeps the law of Islām. All of them are different. Even if someone is right and wants to get his right, even if he is able to get his right in a court, it takes 10 years, 5 years – No one gets it in 5 years. It takes longer than 10 years. A man may die by then, and there’s no use of this law.
There is no right and no law in this time. Don’t say “Why would I keep the right and law?” Everyone is questioned for himself and is responsible for himself. Whoever does injustice; the right one will get his right in front of Allāh ﷻ, says our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Even if a horned sheep attacks a hornless sheep, on Judgment Day, it will be given horns to attack. It will get its right back. It is that thorough. If Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla takes rights for animals, He ﷻ certainly takes them for people too.
Everyone is doing badness in this world. Don’t say “I will also do badness”. Be on the right way, on the way of Ḥaqq/truth. You will attain the mercy of Ḥaqq. Otherwise, you will have struggled for nothing. What you earn is nothing. What you think you earn is: you take someone’s right. That right will turn bad for you. It won’t be good for you. It’ll bring suffering and badness. May Allāh ﷻ protect us from taking anyone’s right. May Allāh ﷻ protect all of us.
We have a good tradition when people say, “Forgive your right from me.” Some people forgive their rights. But some cannot forgive their rights from people who have taken them. Therefore, we must be careful with rights. We must ask for forgiveness. When they say they don’t forgive you, you should ask “What is your right?”. “So and so”. “Okay. Let me return it, but you must forgive it.” We must say so. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. May He ﷻ let us go to ākhirah without taking anyone’s right.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
3 May 2023/ 13 Shawwal 1444
Shaykh Nazim Dergah, Lefka, Cyprus
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“Lā yu’minu aḥadukum ḥattá yakūn..”, “None of you believes till..” Aw kamā qāl (or as he ﷺ said.) [We’ll say] this ḥadīth in Turkish. When reading a ḥadīth, people must read it completely in Arabic. Therefore, let’s say it in Turkish. A person cannot have complete īmān when every action of his is not according to the pleasure of Allāh ﷻ. He must strive for it to ensure that Allāh ﷻ is pleased and to lead his life according to the pleasure of Allāh ﷻ.
Of course, people make mistakes and Allāh ﷻ forgives their mistakes. What Allāh ﷻ wants and what Allāh ﷻ loves is forgiving. This is it. The blessed word of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says that we couldn’t do everything, we did wrong and made mistakes, so we must repent and ask forgiveness for Allāh ﷻ to be pleased. Then, this will be as Allāh ﷻ loves. Otherwise, we cannot do much. We cannot do the things that Allāh ﷻ orders 100%. We can hardly even do 1%.
Therefore, the important point here is to love that Allāh ﷻ is forgiving. Allāh ﷻ says He ﷻ will forgive people and believers. There is another ḥadīth sharīf which says that if you don’t commit sins and don’t make mistakes, Allāh ﷻ will create other people and they will make mistakes. They will ask for forgiveness and He ﷻ will forgive them. Therefore, this is a great good tidings for us.
The pleasure of Allāh ﷻ – Repenting more for every action we do and asking for forgiveness for what we do so that He ﷻ forgives our mistakes brings us His ﷻ pleasure. That is easy.
Some people force others to do deeds [of worship]. Certainly, everyone does them, shukr to Allāh ﷻ. There are many people who do these deeds, but what we do has no value. We must know this too. What we do is nothing in front of the forgiveness of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. It is nothing. It’s not even the smallest thing. If you assume you are doing something worthy and value it, then you are mistaken. Everything we do is with shortcomings. We need forgiveness. We need the forgiveness of Allāh ﷻ. You must know this. Then, you attain the pleasure of Allāh ﷻ. May Allāh ﷻ be pleased with all of us insha’Allah. May we attain His ﷻ pleasure.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
2 May 2023/ 12 Shawwal 1444
Shaykh Nazim Dergah, Lefka, Cyprus
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Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is the one who gives everything to people. No one can prevent what He ﷻ gives. And no one can give what He ﷻ gives. Mankind forgets Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla and thanks others, or expects and asks for help from them. They think they are imporant, whereas everything is in the Hand of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. We must make shukr to Allāh ﷻ. We must praise Allāh ﷻ.
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla made two holidays, but mankind made up other holidays in order to forget the holiday of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. And every time they have something different. There are two holidays. Today is the workers day. We all have to make shukr to Allāh ﷻ for He ﷻ gave you a skill and a talent. He ﷻ gave you work. If Allāh ﷻ doesn’t give you work, where will you find work? Where will you find bread? Where will you find food?
We must make shukr for this. We must make shukr to Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. As we said, no one can give what Allāh ﷻ gives. And no one can give what He ﷻ doesn’t give. No one can stop what He ﷻ gives. And no one can provide what He ﷻ doesn’t give.
Some people show importance to these days. It is ok when it is like a normal holiday. But showing importance to it and making it special is stupid. It is completely useless. Sometimes people commit sins for nothing. Because they think they are important on that day and say “How cool am I to do so much work!” If you did it, Allāh ﷻ has destined it for you.
There are many people who can’t do. There are many jobless people who can’t find work. And there are many hungry ones. They wish for any job to work. And those who work say, “We work too much”. If you do, you do it for yourself. And if you do it for Allāh ﷻ, the work you do counts as worship for you. You will eat from ḥalāl food. Otherwise, people work for their egos. They say “Others are taking my right. They are using me”.
The most important thing in Islām is the right of workers. It is said in Islām to pay the wage before the worker’s sweat dries up. Of course, even if that is not applicable now, you must certainly give them their salaries. You must pay their rights completely. The right of workers is the most important thing in Islām. Our Holy Prophet ﷺ commended it a lot. He ﷻ showed importance to it. There are many people who take workers’ rights. And then they make a holiday for them or I don’t know what.
These are useless things. But what’s important is their goal and intentions. The goal and intention for this thing started from something against Allāh ﷻ, and then it became a tradition. Allāh ﷻ gives according to the intentions of people. So they must make their intention to have rest for the pleasure of Allāh ﷻ. “We are getting our rights, shukr to Allāh ﷻ. Allāh ﷻ gave us work and strength.” They must make shukr to Allāh ﷻ. And they shouldn’t go into other matters and dangerous things. They mustn’t be with with things and people that Allāh ﷻ dislikes. They must not imitate them. “We are not like them. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. We had a day off today because it is a vacation. But we don’t accept it as a holiday”. They must say so.
There are two holidays. There is no holiday apart from them. They call it workers day and I don’t know what. That is a completely unimportant thing. Most of the time, all kinds of bad things happen on this day unfortunately. You will see in the news tonight that they destroyed here and there.
Therefore, people, Muslims must pay attention to this. They must make their intention to be the pleasure of
Allāh ﷻ in everything when they are obligated; such as this day. We do whatever the pleasure of Allāh ﷻ is. We make shukr to Allāh ﷻ. He ﷻ gave us work, food and a spouse. Shukr to Allāh ﷻ for these. With shukr, favours increase. Otherwise, there will be neither barakah nor abundance. May Allāh ﷻ protect us.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
1 May 2023/ 11 Shawwal 1444
Shaykh Nazim Dergah, Lefka, Cyprus
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“Mina l-mu’minīna rijālun ṣadaqū mā ‘āhadū Llāha ‘alayhi fa-minhum man qaḍá naḥbahu wa-minhum man yantaẓir“, “Among the believers are men true to what they pledged to Allah . Among them is he who has fulfilled his vow [to the death], and among them is he who awaits [his chance].” (Qur’an 33:23) Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘aẓīm.
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says there are such believers, such good people who have remained firm to the words they had given. And those words; they have held firm on the way which is the way of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Certainly, everyone dies. So some of them passed away, and some are waiting to pass away.
People who pass away on this way by being steadfast and keeping their words are the accepted people. People who are not cheated by dunyā, shayṭān and Hawa (desires) and don’t leave the way are the ones praised by Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. And they are few people, of course. But there are many of such good people, shukr to Allāh ﷻ. We have humble people who serve others, who do everything they can to bring people to the right path, shukr to Allāh ﷻ. There are [such people] in every time and everywhere.
One of these people is a murīd of ours who’s been there since the time of Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim, a person who remained firm and didn’t leave the path, a beautiful man. He passed away the day before yesterday, and we prayed Salātu l-Gha’ib yesterday. Nūh Efendi. He was a very humble man. He invited many non-Muslims to īmān and Islām. Many people were honored with īmān on his hand and through his beautiful manners. Allāh ﷻ gives His wisdom to whomever He ﷻ wants, and He ﷻ gave him from that wisdom. He served people by beautifully telling them about Islām and bringing them to the right path without leaving the path himself. May Allāh ﷻ be pleased with him. May Allāh ﷻ be pleased with him for he was never proud. He didn’t do anything in vain. He was a man who was always humble, who knew the way and showed the way to people. He was a man of service. His humbleness was an example. And the clothing he wore, whatever the wisdom is, he had a patched Jubbah. He used to go around wearing it. May Allāh ﷻ make paradise his abode.
How lucky is he, for he is gone with the attributes mentioned in Qur’ān ‘Aẓīmu sh-Sha’n. This is what’s important. For everyone to pass away with such an attribute is the greatest gain for them. If they go without it – even if they say, “The whole world belonged to this man. The whole world was under his command.” So what? They are dead now. There is no benefit neither to them nor to others. There is no benefit. The benefit is in passing away with good deeds and with this attribute. That is the gain. May Allāh ﷻ give that state to all of us. May He ﷻ make us from Allāh’s ﷻ beloved servants inshā’aLlāh.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
30 April 2023/ 10 Shawwal 1444
Shaykh Nazim Dergah, Lefka, Cyprus
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(Qur’ān 04:119). ‘Fa-la-yughayyirunna khalqa Llāh’, ‘They will change the creation of Allah.’ Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says in Qur’ān ‘Aẓīmu sh-Sha’n, they want to change what Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla created. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla created everything as beautiful. He ﷻ created everything in its place. And He ﷻ gave enough of everything to people.
Mankind does not like it and strive to make other things. They are experimenting everything. They are inventing things. And they are changing the creation of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. It takes shapes different than normal. In the end of times, since about thirty or forty years, mankind has become more interested in these things. They don’t like the creation of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. They make other things and think they will be better and more beautiful. The more they interfere, the worse it gets. They are not doing goodness. They used to say in old times, while making up one side, they break another side. And they are not just breaking but remaining under ruins themselves completely. It is in everything.
Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam tells how people should live, how to eat, how to drink; everything is told by our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. You must eat enough and leave the table without feeling full, not overeaten. You must leave 1/3 of your stomach for food, 1/3 for water and 1/3 for air so that you are comfortable. You won’t need a diet then.
People nowadays instruct mankind according to their own minds and say, “You must eat this. You must not eat that. You must do this. You must not eat that at all.” For example, they say you must not eat bread at all, whereas bread is a blessing given by Allāh ﷻ to people. It is a barakah of His ﷻ. People have been feeding themselves bread since ‘Ādam ‘alayhi s-salām. But you leave it and you replace it with meat. Sometimes they eat only meat or only vegetables, or I don’t know what. I don’t know what they do. And then they claim they feel better. You cannot be better when you don’t eat from every favour of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla.
You must eat from everything but not in a way that makes your stomach to be full. As our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, there must space 1/3 for food, 1/3 for water and 1/3 for air. And you must leave the table before you’re full. If you do this, your health will be perfect. Otherwise, if you cannot control your ego and overeat, neither diet, nor regimen, nor medicine will help. You will live on with an illness or too much weight. You will try a different method every time by saying, “This doctor told us this. This professor told us that. This man or that woman said it is better this way”. You will spend your whole life experimenting, whereas if you listen to the words of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, you will be at ease.
And as we said, they are adding drugs or I don’t know what in the food Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla created. They are changing their nature. They are playing with the beneficial things created by Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla and making them harmful. And that becomes another illness and problem for mankind.
As long as mankind is with Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla – Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is The Creator. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has shown everything we must do through our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Those who follow him ﷺ, who believe in him ﷺ and obey him ﷺ will be in comfort. They will be in comfort both here and hereafter. May Allāh ﷻ make us from them. May He ﷻ let us be able to do so inshā’aLlāh.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
29 April 2023/ 09 Shawwal 1444
Shaykh Nazim Dergah, Lefka, Cyprus
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Every blessed word of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is a jewel. Every word he ﷺ says is the light that shows the way to people. They are the words that brighten up the way. People who follow those words reach safety. Those who don’t follow them will be destroyed.
A holy word of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is that you pass away from this world just like you pass by a road. You are like a visitor or a traveller in this world. So be like one, says our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. “كَأَنَّكَ غَرِيبٌ أَوْ عَابِرُ سَبِيل”, “Ka-annaka gharībun aw ‘ābiru sabīl”, “Like a stranger, or one who is passing through.” Be like a person passing by a road. Pay attention to it as here is not our place to stay. Even if you stop, the way doesn’t stop. It takes you further. It takes you towards your death.
Therefore, make sure to benefit from this. How much goodness you can do, how much worship you can perform, do so, says our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. It won’t wait for you until you feel like doing so and until you start worshipping. No. Those who both do and don’t worship are travellers on the way. They are travellers towards ākhirah. The destination is ākhirah. No one will remain in dunyā. Everything except Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla will be tested with death. Everything from stones to iron, everything has its end. And people are also going towards their end. Stones are going. Animals are going.
This is the way. Know this way well so that the end of the way is good. Know and recognize your destination. Don’t ramble without knowing. Ignorance is hard. Not knowing is hard. If you go somewhere without knowing, you ask, “Where are we going? What are we doing?” And if no one knows, people get worried.
Whereas Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has shown the way. He ﷻ has shown the target and where we are going. He ﷻ has shown everything very clearly. Yet, mankind does not believe in that way. They don’t accept it. Whether they accept it or not, eventually, they will reach ākhirah, the grave and qiyāmah.
Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says that qiyāmah is near but people are far from it. Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam has a ḥadīth that states: The death of people is their qiyāmah. Because when you are put in your grave and then when qiyāmah takes place, it will seem like an hour for you. Even if thousands of years pass, that won’t matter. After death comes qiyāmah.
Therefore, be careful. Know your way. Know your way and take precautions accordingly. And the precaution is to walk on the way of Allāh ﷻ, to obey the orders of Allāh ﷻ. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is Raheem (The Most Compassionate). He ﷻ didn’t order things that mankind cannot do. All of them are easy things. Performing worship is easier than most things you do. But shayṭān is cheating people and showing it as difficult. May Allāh ﷻ protect us and brighten up our way inshā’aLlāh.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
28 April 2023/ 08 Shawwal 1444
Shaykh Nazim Dergah, Lefka, Cyprus
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Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, “Learn the Qur’ān and teach it”. Qur’ān is the holy book sent by Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla to this ummah through our Holy Prophet ﷺ. Everything is in it, says Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. There is Shifa’ (cure) and barakah.
There is thawāb. Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says there are ten thawāb in every letter in the Qur’ān. Not just every word, but every letter, says our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. In Alif-Lām-Mīm: Alif is one letter; ten thawāb are written for it. Ten thawāb are written for Lām, says our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. And the same for Mīm. If a word consists of three letters, thirty thawāb is given. Not only for every word but for every letter, ten thawāb are written. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla gives such favours to the one who reads Qur’ān and listens to Qur’ān.
People must certainly read it. As the duty of murīds, we must read one juz’ daily as waẓīfah anyway, shukr to Allāh ﷻ. We must do it. It is actually easy to learn Qur’ān. Rarely do some people not learn it, and that is by the wisdom of Allāh ﷻ. But normally, learning Qur’āh ‘Aẓīmu sh-Sha’n is not a difficult thing. Some people learn to read in three days. Some can learn in a week. Normally, in average, people can learn it in a month. As we said, some people can learn quicklier, and some even quicklier. But some can learn in three or five months, even in a year.
We must try our best. It opens our mind, and barakah comes. It is Shifa’ (cure). It is barakah. All kinds of goodness are in it. It is the eternal word of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. It is His ﷻ Word. It is given by Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla to people, to believers as a miracle that we have in our hands. Miracles are everywhere, but this is a direct connection. Reciting the Word of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla continuously is a great favour. If people think about it, it is such a great grant. It is such a great kindness. The Word of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is always in your hands. You can read any part of it. You can touch it with your hands.
We must know its value. It is so precious. The most precious thing is the Word of Allāh ﷻ. Listen to it and read it. Even who don’t understand its meaning – that is another specialty of it. You don’t have to understand its meaning. When you read, you attain this thawāb. May Allāh ﷻ make all of us from the people of Qur’ān. May He ﷻ not keep us away from the Qur’ān.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
27 April 2023/ 07 Shawwal 1444
Shaykh Nazim Dergah, Lefka, Cyprus
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People who had no belief used to harm and laugh at believers, righteous ones and Prophets as they didn’t understand them. They used to dislike what they did. It seemed funny to them. Whereas Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says in Qur’ān ‘Aẓīmu sh-Shān, Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:
They are the funny ones, because they leave jewels and pick up dirt. They put it on their heads and strive to keep it in good places. They think that dirt is good and accept it as precious. They think precious jewels are worthless and look at those who think the opposite as crazy and laugh at them. “Look. What are these people? What are they doing? And look at this beauty we have.” What is in their hands is nothing but dirt. It is nothing but badness. Allāh ﷻ is ridiculing them. He ﷻ is disgracing them. They will fall into a funny condition. They have already fallen, but they don’t know.
Sometimes people are like this: they laugh at others whereas they are in a funny situation themselves; not the opposite. They laugh at them. Who is on the way of Allāh ﷻ is always on the right way. The way he follows is not the way to laugh at. That way is the way of happiness. Something laughed at is not good. But that laughing is different. Eventually, Muslims and believers will be the laughing ones. And the rest will cry. They will regret. But regret will be of no benefit.
We must know what is good in this world. As we are living in the end of times, you cannot believe that things you couldn’t imagine to be accepted ten or twenty years ago are accepted by the same people now. They have reached such a state that they approve all kinds of badness and dislike goodness. They are the ones who will be in regret. They are the ones who will be disappointed.
Therefore, you must like what everyone likes if it is good. You must like if it suits humanity. Humanity is with Islām. Otherwise, there is no humanity with badness. There’s animality with badness. Animals are not aware of anything. They just
run after each other. They are not ashamed of anyone. That is their condition. The condition of humanity is what’s good. It is Islām and īmān. If they don’t have it, people fall from the rank of humanity.
May Allāh ﷻ protect us. We live in a difficult time. People are mixing the good and the bad. Whereas when we see the bad, we must not get used to it. “This is bad. We don’t accept it. We don’t like it. It is the weakest side of īmān. It is prohibited and bad. We don’t approve it and we dislike it. We don’t accept it.” We must think like this even if on the inside. This is in order not to get used to them. If it is so and you cannot do anything, don’t accept them. Reject them in your heart inshā’aLlāh. May Allāh ﷻ protect us from this time. May Allāh ﷻ make us from those who see the good and not make us from those who see the bad as good inshā’aLlāh.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
26 April 2023/ 06 Shawwal 1444
Shaykh Nazim Dergah, Lefka, Cyprus
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Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is the one who created everything. He ﷻ created time and space. But He ﷻ is free from time and space. They are for the creatures. Time and space are for creatures. What is for Allāh ﷻ, He ﷻ Himself knows. Only He ﷻ Himself knows. We cannot know His ﷻ condition. We know as much as He ﷻ let us know.
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla created the universe. Everything in it has its life and time. When the time comes – just like people have a lifetime, everything has its lifetime. When their lives are over in this world, they will be gone. But the power of Allāh ﷻ will go on. Allāh ﷻ is Al-Qādir. Allāh ﷻ is The Creator. Creator means He ﷻ always creates. Not only us, but also those before us and those after us; all over the universe there are creatures known to Allāh ﷻ. He ﷻ knows how and what they are. And He ﷻ shows you as much as He ﷻ wants. What He ﷻ doesn’t show you, you cannot know. How much Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla gives permission for people to know, that’s what they know. How much He ﷻ has said they must know, that much they will know.
The time we live in since ‘Ādam ‘alayhi s-salām until now; Allāh ﷻ knows how many thousands of years have passed. There are various sayings, but it is around 7,000-8,000 years. Before our Holy Prophet ﷺ, there were perhaps 6,000 years. And now the time of the descendants of ‘Ādam ‘alayhi s-salām is coming to an end. Qiyāmah is approaching them. Allāh ﷻ will do whatever He ﷻ wants after us.
Certainly, His ﷻ attribute is Khallāq. He ﷻ is Al-Khāliq. The attribute of creating goes on. He ﷻ is always creating. It is not that He ﷻ created us and there is nothing else. With every rain drop, an angel descends. An angel is created. With every snow flake, an angel descends and it remains on earth. They are creatures too. They are Allāh’s ﷻ creatures. There are millions and billions of zeros and uncountable number of creatures of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla.
But our time, the time of this ummah is coming to its end. Because our Holy Prophet ﷺ says, “The distance between me and qiyāmah is as close as my two fingers. As close as ‘aṣr and maghrib prayers are, as close as the sun is ready to set after aṣr, qiyāmah is that near”.
Therefore, this world has taken everything. It has taken its decoration and ornament. And from now on, its end is coming. Qiyāmah is approaching. Despite qiyāmah approaching or not approaching, “وَهُمْ فِي غَفْلَةٍ مُّعْرِضُونَ”, “Wa Hum Fī Ghaflatin Mu’riđūn”, “While they are in heedlessness turning away.” (Qur’an 21:01), says Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. No one thinks about anything except their entertainment. Aware or unaware of it, they are busy with dunyā. They have forgotten about ākhirah. But there is ākhirah. Don’t forget about ākhirah.
Also, the time of this ummah and the generation of ‘Ādam ‘alayhi s-salām is coming to end. Just like everything’s time comes to an end, their time is coming to end. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla knows what to do after them. And this is what we believe in. Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, this belief is the belief of Ahlu s-Sunnah wa-l-Jamā‘ah. When the time is near, the signs will appear. Mahdī ‘alayhi s-salām will appear. The Dajjāl will appear. Dābbatu l-Arḍ will appear. Each of them will appear one by one. And then qiyāmah will occur.
May Allāh ﷻ not separate us all from īmān. May Allāh ﷻ protect us from the fitnah of the end of times. Its fitnah is very heavy. Many people slip and perish. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. May Allāh ﷻ protect all of us inshā’aLlāh.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
25 April 2023/ 05 Shawwal 1444
Shaykh Nazim Dergah, Lefka, Cyprus
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‘Qul in kuntum tuhibbuna Llāha fāttabi‘ūnī yuhbibkumu Llāh wa-yaghfir lakum dhunūbakum’, ‘Say, [O Muhammad], “If you should love Allah , then follow me, [so] Allah will love you and forgive you your sins”.’ (Qur’ān 03:31). “If you love Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, follow me ﷺ and Allāh ﷻ will love you. He ﷻ will forgive you. He ﷻ will forgive your sins.”
The key is our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Following the actions of our Holy Prophet ﷺ brings the pleasure of Allāh ﷻ. You will be loved in the presence of Allāh ﷻ. Allāh ﷻ loves those who walk on his ﷺ way. You should love those whom he ﷺ loves. Whatever he ﷺ loves, you should love it. Whatever he ﷺ did, striving to do like him ﷺ as much as you can brings you the pleasure and love of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla.
All kinds of things, whatever your ego dislikes, for the sake and pleasure of our Holy Prophet ﷺ, for his ﷺ love, you should love them. Even if you don’t love them – it is ok when there are little things. But sometimes there are beloved people of our Holy Prophet ﷺ. There are people whom he ﷺ loves. Loving them brings goodness to you. Hating them brings harm to you. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. You must love Ahlu l-Bayt. You must love the Saḥābah. You must love Khulafā’i r-Rāshidin and the four Khalīfahs. You must love Muslims. You must help them so that Allāh ﷻ helps you. Otherwise, “I don’t love this one”. Who are you not to love? What is that you cannot share with them? Do you know what the matter is? You don’t know. People forget the events that happened yesterday. To dare hate the ṣaḥābah means hating our Holy Prophet ﷺ. People who do this bring upon themselves the wrath of Allāh ﷻ.
Therefore, goodness brings goodness. And evil brings evil; it won’t bring anything else. Always think positively “Husnu z-Zann” and about goodness, and you will get goodness. Otherwise, you will live in sadness and sorrow all the time. And it will have no benefit in ākhirah.
The way of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is beautiful. That is the way of salvation. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has shown it in Qur’ān ‘Aẓīmu sh-Shān. If you want the love of Allāh ﷻ, in short, follow our Holy Prophet ﷺ. Love what he ﷺ did and what he ﷺ loves. And dislike what he ﷺ doesn’t love. All your work will go smoothly. And you’ll be a loved servant of Allāh ﷻ. If you are a disliked servant, your work will be useless then. Also,
‘Qul aṭī‘ū Llāha wa-r-rasūla fa-in tawallaw fa-inna Llāha lā yuḥibbu l-kāfirīn’, ‘Say, “Obey Allah and the Messenger.” But if they turn away – then indeed, Allah does not like the disbelievers.’ (Qur’ān 03:32). “Obey Allāh ﷻ. Obey His ﷻ Prophet, His ﷻ Rasūl. Allāh ﷻ doesn’t like kāfirs.” This is the second important point; to follow Allāh ﷻ and the Prophet ﷺ. Whoever doesn’t follow him ﷺ and turns his back to him ﷺ, he is not loved in the sight of Allāh ﷻ. He ﷻ doesn’t like him.
Sometimes there are nonsense people. They are called humanists. They say you should love all people. I don’t love those whom Allāh ﷻ doesn’t love. I don’t love the enemies of Allāh ﷻ. And I don’t love those who go against Allāh ﷻ. You must not love those whom Allāh ﷻ doesn’t love. If Allāh ﷻ guides them, then they can be loved. If not, their place is separate and our place is separate. May Allāh ﷻ let us be in good places inshā’aLlāh. May we be on the side loved by Allāh ﷻ inshā’aLlāh.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
24 April 2023/ 04 Shawwal 1444
Shaykh Nazim Dergah, Lefka, Cyprus
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‘Inna d-Dīna inda Allāhi l-Islām’, ‘Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam.’ (Qur’ān 03:19). The religion in the sight of Allāh ﷻ is Islām. All Prophets act according to the religion of Islām. The religion of Allāh ﷻ is Islām. There is no other religion apart from it. They say interfaith dialogue; there isn’t such thing. There are no other religions. The religion since ’Ādam ‘alayhi s-salām until our Holy Prophet ﷺ is the religion of Islām.
Whatever is ordered in the religon of Islām, the same is ordered by sharī‘ah and ṭarīqah. Ṭarīqah and sharī‘ah are one. They’re not different. They are Islām. They are the ways that show Islām. And they are the way of our Holy Prophet ﷺ.
Certainly, there are religions of shayṭān opposite to it. They think they are religions. These religions and those who do everything that shayṭān tells them say, “Don’t worship Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Come and worship other things”. There are many people who mislead others like that. They are many nowadays. There were liars even in the time of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Fake Prophets had appeared then. They were many, but all of them are gone. They have perished; to be more accurate.
There are miracles of our Holy Prophet ﷺ. Qur‘ān is his ﷺ biggest miracle. And he ﷺ has many other miracles. He ﷺ brought out water. He ﷺ spat on the eye of Sayyidinā ‘Alī and cured him. Another ṣaḥābah had lost his eye in the battle. He ﷺ put it back in place and cured him too. There are many miracles of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.
Fake prophets had the opposite effect. The opposite was Musaylimah al-Kadhāb. It means Musaylimah the liar. One man had a sore eye and he went to him. He spat on his eye, and his both eyes became blind. There was little water in a well. He spat in it, and it dried out completely. Allāh ﷻ shames them like this. Yet, there are many stupid people who follow them. There are so many of them. Lastly, in the fort Musaylimah was killed in, 90,000 people – who were kāfir because they were with Musaylimah and they left the religion – they were killed and perished with him.
So many people leave the right way and don’t know what they do. They are destroying themselves. Since the time of our Holy Prophet ﷺ until now, it has been going the same way. There are new things everywhere that you hear about every day. There are small ones and big ones.
Our religion and ṭarīqah are clear. Our way is the way based on Haqq (truth), sharī‘ah, Qur’ān, sunnah and it’s connected to our Holy Prophet ﷺ. Whoever goes outside it is not accepted in our ṭarīqah. We don’t accept them. There are people who, using our name, claim to have taken permission and mislead people to other ways. They have no relation to us. When we give an ‘Ijazah (authorization), it is written in our ‘Ijazah that they are permitted to do things on the way of ṭarīqah and sharī‘ah. The ‘Ijazah of those who go outside these is cancelled. We are not related to them. We advise them to fear Allāh ﷻ.
Yesterday we heard about a new even worse one. Our Holy Prophet ﷺ said there will be Dajjāls in the end of times. There is the biggest one who will appear at last, but there will be many Dajjāls before him. So there is fitnah in Central Asia. One man has appeared and does strange things and perverted things. He does all kinds of dirtiness and evil. And he claims saying, “I have taken permission from the Shaykh.” There is no such permission. There is no permission for perversion. We don’t give permission to things that are opposing to sharī‘ah. The brothers should share this, because shayṭān is also attacking those who are on the right path by saying, “We will raise you. Your rank will increase. Give us $1,000 and we’ll increase you”. And then they make people do all kinds of dirt. They also leave the way. All kinds of trouble reach them then. Jinns and everything attack them. Craziness and jinns. Everything may come upon them.
Therefore, beware and watch out for these people. If there is something you feel doubtful about, make sure to ask. There are brothers that you can reach everywhere. There are now these machines that share all kinds of dirtiness. Yet, you may use them for goodness. You may ask. You will get your answer from everywhere whether it is true or not. For example, someone says, “This man is telling us this and told us to do that. It doesn’t feel right to us. How is that?” Of course it doesn’t feel right. What they do cannot seem right to normal people.
Therefore, you must be careful. There is, in all times, a lot of these liar Musaylamahs and a lot of Dajjāls. Beware of them. Beware of going to hell by wishing to increase your rank. Because what they do directly leads out of religion and īmān. May Allāh ﷻ protect us.
These poor people in Central Asia are hungry for religion. They think these people are religious and Muslim, and are following them. Don’t be cheated by them. Beware of them. It is already clear from people’s faces. There is no auspiciousness. Allāh ﷻ made it Mes’h (erased). They say “Al-Masīḥ” ad-Dajjāl; they are exactly this. Their faces are mixed up with each other. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. May Allāh ﷻ protect us from their evil. May Allāh ﷻ protect Muslims and people from their evil inshā’aLlāh.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
23 April 2023/ 03 Shawwal 1444
Shaykh Nazim Dergah, Lefka, Cyprus
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(Qur’ān 49:13). ‘Yā ‘Ayyuhā n-Nāsu ‘Innā Khalaqnākum Min Dhakarin Wa ‘Untha Wa Ja’alnākum Shu’ūbāan Wa Qabā’ila Lita’ārafū Inna ‘Akramakum Inda Allāhi ‘Atqākum’, ‘O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you.’
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says in Qur’ān ‘Aẓīmu sh-Shān, “We created you in different races and in different nations”. Your colors are different. Your languages are different. Your looks are different. That difference is not important. In the presence of Allāh ﷻ, no one is superior over others. Compared to other people, everyone is the same in the presence of Allāh ﷻ. As Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is not in need of anything, there is nothing like “I should make this one higher, or I should make this one more valuable” in the presence of Allāh ﷻ.
Who is valuable in the presence of Allāh ﷻ? Pious ones. People who fear from Allāh ﷻ and obey Allāh ﷻ. That is the acceptable. They can be white or black. They can be whatever they are, arabs or non-arabs. People who are good servants to Allāh ﷻ are the accepted and valuable ones in the presence of Allāh ﷻ.
Certainly, among mankind there are various people. They have different looks. But what they do – There are some people who have the characteristics of animals. What is the quality of animals? Some of them are dangerous. Some are slow and others not. The characteristics of people are like this.
Mawlana Shaykh ‘Abdu Llāh ad-Dāghistānī one day told Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim, “Let us go for a ride”. His house was on the mountains, on mount Qāsiyūn. Damascus is in lowlands. And there is a mountain behind it. Our dergah, our house, the dergah of Mawlana Shaykh ‘Abdu Llāh were there. His house was also close to there. When it was necessary, they came down. They came down by a wisdom in order to show something. He said “I will take you for a ride around Damascus”. They went to Damascus. When they came down, he said, “Shaykh Nāẓim, look at them. All of them are going in crowd. Look now”. He looked, there were no people. Each of them was a different animal. Some were wolves, some were dogs, some were donkeys, somes were snakes, some were scorpions etc. He asked “How is this? Where did the people go?” He said, “These are the people. I showed you their characters. If their characters are not trained, they are like animals”. The character of people’s egos is like that of animals. Until they reach the human character the ego must be trained. People must correct themselves so that they have human characteristic.
The human characteristic is the most perfect characteristic in the presence of Allāh ﷻ. It is the best. They have high ranks. ‘وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِي آدَمَ’, ‘Wa Laqad Karramnā Banī ‘Ādam, ‘And We have certainly honored the children of Adam.’ (Qur’ān 17:70). Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘aẓīm. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “We have increased mankind to the highest rank”. But if they put themselves to the characteristic of animals, they lose humanity then. They decrease themselves. They put themselves down. People lose that favour and honor then.
Therefore, as Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla said in Qur’ān ‘Aẓīmu sh-Shān, the most virtuous among you is not the richest, the most beautiful, or the most powerful but the most pious one who obeys Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. He is the valuable one. He is the true human. May Allāh ﷻ increase all of us to that rank inshā’aLlāh together with the Mashāyikh. Because whoever is with them must be a human, as they train him and increase him together with them with the permission of Allāh ﷻ.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
22nd April 2023/ 02 Shawwal 1444
Shaykh Nazim Dergah, Lefka, Cyprus
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35th Grandshaykh of the Naqshbandi Golden Chain Passed away on 5th Shawwal, buried in Uskudur, Turkey.
He was the State of the Reality of Muhammad . He was a Master of Masters, a Light of Lights, and a Knower of Knowers. He was a Guide of this Order who took his power through his blood lineage to the Holy Prophetﷺ, being Hasani (RA) and Husayni (RA) by ancestry, and taking the spiritual power of the Order from the Prophetﷺ through Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (RA) and Sayyidina Ali (RA).
He was born in the district of Kubu, of Ghazikumuk, in Daghestan in the year 1203 H./1788AD., on Thursday, the 16th Muharram. From the first day he came to this world he was in a state of witnessing and he thus lived his whole life, from the time of his birth, in a state of unveiling.
He was a scholar in both exoteric knowledge and esoteric knowledge. He was known to speak more than fifteen languages including Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashtu, Hindi, Russian, Turkish, the Daghestani and Circassian dialects, and Armenian. He had memorized Qur’an by heart and memorised 775,000 Hadiths, both the correct and the false.
He was an encyclopedia of hadith and a reference in explanation of the Holy Qur’an. He mastered the Sciences of Fiqh (Jurisprudence) and Logic. He was a scientist and a mathematician. He had a particular mastery of the Science of Physics. He was a renowned homeopathic physician. In fact, there wasn’t any branch of science known at that time that he had not studied deeply. He was a very great Sufi and authored a book entitled “Adab al-Muridiyya fi-t-Tariqat an-Naqshbandiyya”, “The Rules of Conduct of the Murids in the Naqshbandi Tariqat.”
He was a Qutub in the time of his Shaykh and he occupied that station for forty years. His Shaykh, Shaykh Ismacalق, showed him all kinds of secret knowledge important for the training and raising of his followers.
Already during the life of Shaykh Ismailق, Sayyid Jamaluddin al-Ghumuqiق was a saint. During the lives of the two other great saints of Daghestan and khalifs of his Shaykh, Sayyidina Khas Muhammadق and Shaykh Muhammad Effendi al-Yaraghiق, he continued to be the saint carrying the main secret of the Naqshandi Order. However, only when his Shaykh, Shaykh Muhammad Effendi al-Yaraghiق, passed away, was he given permission to become the Master of the Order.
He was tall and thin. His complexion was very white. His beard was very long and wide. His eyes were red. His voice was very soft and sweet.
When he was young, he was a student of scholars and Sufis in Daghestan. For a while, he was the private secretary of the Governor of the state of Ghazikumuk. He decided to leave that because, “Allah gave me power to see with two special eyes, the power to see into the Seven Heavens and to see through the Earth. I cannot work for an oppressor.” He left that job and directed himself to the Naqshbandi Order, which was flourishing at that time, preparing the people to fight the Russians. Later, when he was a Shaykh, he was the advisor and inspiration behind Shaykh Shamil’s armed resistance against the Russians, and also his father-in-law.
His knowledge of the Naqshbandi Order made people come from all around to listen to him. When people asked him why he left his high government position, he answered with the words quoted above. They were overwhelmed at his answer. In a short period of time he became very famous.
During the time of Shaykh Shamil, another governor, by the name of Arlar Khan, asked him to accept the position of mufti (religious authority). He refused, saying, “I will not work for oppressors.” Then the governor ordered him to take the position, but he ignored him and simply walked away. The governor then ordered that he be hung. Shaykh Jamaluddin stood with the rope around his neck and was about to be executed, when the governor came running to the balcony shouting, “Stop! Stop! Don’t hang him.” In full view of the people he then threw himself off the balcony and died in the street below.
They immediately removed the noose from Sayyidina Jamaluddin’sق neck and let him go. This was one of his miracles.
From His Teachings
He said,
“You must use your knowledge. If you don’t use it, it will be used against you.”
“The first step in the station of Unique Oneness is to keep the saying of the Prophetﷺ, ‘To worship Allah as if you are seeing Him.’”
“The worship of the Knower is better than the crowns on the heads of kings.”
“If the knowledge about which I am talking to you were from me, it would have vanished; but it is from Him, and since it is from Him, it never vanishes.”
“Among the deeds whose rewards no angel can see is Remembrance of God (Dhikrullah).”
“The best and the highest association is to sit with God in the State of Oneness.”
“Keep track of your hours, because they are going, never to return. Pity the one who is heedless. Connect your daily practices of dhikr one to another, like links in a chain; you will find a benefit from it. Don’t make your heart busy with the worldly life, because it will take the importance of the Hereafter from your heart.”
“The stories of pious people and saints are like battalions from Allah’s Army by means of which the states of murids are revived and the secret knowledge of Knowers is known. The proof of this is in His Holy Book, the Qur’an, when He said to the Prophetﷺ: “We will tell you stories of the Prophets who came before you to make your heart at peace” [11:120].
“Be in your heart with Allah, Almighty and Exalted, and be in your body with the people, because he who leaves people will leave the Group and he who leaves the Group will fall into ignorance. The one who would use his Secret to be with people will fall into tests and temptations and he will be veiled from the Presence of His Lord.”
“Allah has unveiled for His Servants the extent of their defects when He revealed that they had been created from clay. He showed them their lowliness when He said that they come from a sperm-drop. And He made them witness their helplessness and their weakness when He created the need to go to the bathroom.”
“Pride is the gravest danger for human beings.”
“The knowledge of Oneness is the specialty of the Sufis allowing them to differentiate between the Eternal and the transient.”
From His Miracles
It is said that Allah granted him two eyes in addition to those in his head and gave him added vision thereby. One eye was below his navel, the other one above his navel. When he was an infant, the women of Ghazikumuk used to come to see those two eyes.
Allah gave these two eyes spiritual power by which He would unveil whatever hidden knowledge was to be known: either Heavenly Knowledge or knowledge related to the spiritual beings of this world.
With the eye above his navel he could see the Heavenly Knowledge and was given the spiritual power to transport himself into the Divine Presence with complete vision, without any Self-Effacement. He was able to look at the Divine Secrets with complete self-awareness and speak about them to his followers. Whenever any question was asked by his murids about heavenly stations, he used to answer by first looking with Perfect Vision at the stations and then giving the answer.
The eye below the navel he used for any question concerning this world and the spiritual beings known as Jinn. He was very famous for telling his followers all that was needed about their future, their present, and their past. The lineages and the relationships between his followers and their ancestors were unveiled to him like a book. He could satisfy anyone asking about his lineage because he was able to recall his ancestors one by one.
One time he was sitting with his followers eating apples. Suddenly, he took the apples from the plate and threw them up in the air. The murids were surprised at this seemingly childish action, especially in light of the Sufi principle of strict avoidance of all that qualities as what is useless and of no concern (ma la ya`ni).
He looked at them and said, “Don’t look at actions and misinterpret them, that would be a big error on your part. The meaning of what I have done will be known after four hours when a murid will come from another village and you will have the explanation.”
As predicted, a man came and said, “O my Shaykh, my brother died a short while ago.” The Shaykh said, “That is what happened. Now tell them exactly when he died.” He said, “He died four hours ago.” The Shaykh explained, “I saw the Angel of Death, Izra’il (AS), coming to take my follower’s soul with anger and punishment. I threw that apple up and with that action, I stopped Izra’il (AS). I told him to go back to Allah, Almighty, and Exalted, and tell Him that Sayyid Jamaluddinق is asking that He change the death of that servant from a bad ending to a good ending. On Izra’il’s (AS) way back down with the answer that Allah had changed the destiny from punishment to mercy, I threw the second apple up and told Izra’il (AS) that he should go and that I would take the soul of my murid myself. I was the one who took the soul out of his body in his last seven breaths.”
One time some visitors were on their way from Kazan to visit Sayyidina Jamaluddinق. On the way, they passed by the home of an old lady named Salahuddin Ayesha. She said, “When you pass by the Shaykh, ask him to give me initiation, as I am not able to go to him myself.” At the conclusion of their meeting with Shaykh Jamaluddinق, they asked him for a daily devotion (wird) for Salahuddin `Ayesha. He said, “Take her this piece of cloth.” They brought her the piece of cloth, which the Shaykh had given them. She took the piece of cloth, opened it and looked at it saying, “I understand, I understand!” and she put it on top of her head. Then she left and some time later, came back with a pitcher of milk.
She said, “Take this back to the Shaykh.” When they returned to the Shaykh and gave him the milk, he was in severe pain, because he had been tortured by the governor. He drank the milk and said, “Alhamdulillah, I am healed by means of this milk, which the lady has milked from deer. She is very wise. She understood me immediately. I had put a burning coal in the piece of cloth and the cloth didn’t burn.
When I sent it to her, she understood that to hold this tariqat is to hold burning coal. She took the coal and she sent me the milk. The milk is a sign of purity of the heart. So she sent me an answer saying, “I am accepting the difficulty of this way, and I am dedicating the purity of my heart to you.” Then the people of the village went back to the lady and told her what the Shaykh had said. She related, “When I received the charcoal, two deer appeared at my door. Never before had I seen such a thing. I immediately knew that I should milk them and send the milk to the Shaykh.”
One time Sayyid Jamaluddin al-Ghumuqiق was with his followers in the big mosque of the city praying the night prayer in congregation. When the prayers were finished, everyone went out and they locked the mosque from the outside. One person remained behind inside the mosque, hiding behind a pillar. His name was Orkallisa Muhammad, one of the best murids of Sayyid Jamaluddinق. He was talking to himself and saying, ‘O Orkallisa Muhammad, now there is no one with you, you are alone. Defend yourself.”
And he answered himself, “How can I defend myself? I am the worst person that Allah has created on the face of the Earth. To prove it, I swear an oath that if what I say is not what I honestly believe, then may my own wife be haram to me!” He didn’t know that his Shaykh was also hiding himself in the mosque and observing him. The Shaykh looked into his heart. He saw that in his heart he truly believed himself to be the worst person in creation. Sayyid Jamaluddinق revealed himself, laughing and saying, “Orkallisa come here.” The latter was very surprised to see his Shaykh because he thought he was alone.
The Shaykh told him, “You are right and you are also loyal and sincere.” As soon as he heard this, Orkallisa Muhammad floated up and hit his head on the ceiling of the mosque. He came down and floated up and came down again. This happened seven times. When the murid is cleansed of this dunya his soul will lift him up and he will fly like a bird.
Then Shaykh Jamaluddinق told him, “Sit,” and he sat. The Shaykh was pointing with his index finger to the heart of Orkallisa Muhammad with a circular motion. As he was rotating his finger he was opening his heart, not to the Divine Presence, but to the secrets hidden already in his own heart. What he opened up to him were the six levels that must be opened to the seeker in order to set foot on the first step in the Way.
These are the Reality of Attraction (haqiqat al-jadhba), the Reality of Receiving Heavenly Revelation (haqiqat al-fayd), the Reality of Directing the Heart’s Power to Someone (haqiqat at-tawajjuh), the Reality of Intercession (haqiqat at-tawassul), the reality of Guidance (haqiqat al-irshad), and the Ability to move in Space and Time in one Moment (haqiqat at-tayy).
These six powers that he opened to him are the First Major Step on the Sufi Path. As he opened these six powers, he was able to take him to the State of Witnessing. In that state of vision, he saw himself sitting with 124,000 white birds encircling him. One large green bird flew to the middle. After that vision, the white birds disappeared and in their places there appeared the spirituality of 124,000 saints.
Then the green bird disappeared and there appeared the spiritual form of Sayiddina Muhammadﷺ. The Prophetﷺ said, “I am testifying that he has reached the state of Perfection and now you can depend on him. Give him the secret of the Naqshbandi Order. Then Sayidd Jamaluddinق poured from his heart into the heart of Orkallisa Muhammad secrets and knowledge of which he had never dreamed. He said to his Shaykh, “O my Shaykh, do these things exist in Tariqat?” He replied, “Yes, my son, and that is only the Beginning of the Way.
It is said that the secret of his Shaykh could be seen in Orkallisa Muhammad. He would go up on the minbar (pulpit) on Friday and he would clap his hands and say, “O People cry!” and they would all begin crying. Then he would clap his hands and say, “Laugh!” and they would laugh. Then he would make a dua (invocation) saying, “O Allah they are crying in repentance and asking forgiveness. Forgive them. And they are laughing at the pleasure of your mercy!” Then he would clap a third time and say, “Are you accepting the Naqshbandi Sufi Order to be your Order?” and they would say, “Yes.” Then he would ask them, “Do you accept to repeat 5000 times, ‘Allah,’ by tongue and 5000 times, ‘Allah,’ in the heart?” and they would answer, “Yes.” By this method, he spread the Naqshbandi Order all over the land of Daghestan, Kazan, Southern Russia, and among the soldiers of Imam Shamil.
His Jihad
Shaykh Jamaluddin al-Ghumuqi al-Husayniق was deeply involved in directing the war against the Russians. He was fighting to keep the teaching of spirituality strong in Russia, as it had been in previous times. He supported Imam Shamil in his fight against Russia for nearly 40 years. His soldiers consisted solely of Naqshbandi murids, as he allowed no other affiliation in his army. Leslie Blanch writes the following about their relationship in her book “Sabres of Paradise”:
Imam Shamilق
“Shamil was obeying him [Shaykh Jamaluddinق] long after he [Shamil] had become the imperious ruler who would brook no word of criticism elsewhere. With his tutor, Shamil was from the first disciplined and studious. He learned Arabic and studied Arabic literature, philosophy, and theology, progressing towards the complicated Sufi doctrines which, since religious evolution is a fundamental principle of Sufism, included a comparative study of Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammadﷺ.
It was apparent that this was no ordinary student, and Jamaluddin sought to prepare his charge for that great destiny, which, according to some, was already written on his brow.” [p. 54-55]
“He [the second Imam of Daghestan] rose quickly in the hierarchy of the madrasah (religious school), to become one of the inner circle of murids. However much they planned action, a Holy War, still they drew their spiritual inspiration from the Sufi teachings of [Jamaluddin].” “Imam Shamil was married to Mullah Jamaluddin’s daughter Zaydat.” [p. 211]
“Imam Shamil in general spent the rest of the day in meditation or prayer or in theological discussions with his spiritual teacher, Mullah [sayyid] Jamaluddin.” [p. 352]
When Shaykh Shamil was defeated and taken prisoner by the Russians in 1279 H. / 1859 CE., Shaykh Jamaluddinق decided that the people of Daghestan would emigrate en masse from Daghestan to Istanbul in Turkey. Once the decision was made, the people of Daghestan, Kazan, Chechenia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and other areas, all began to prepare for migration out of Russian-held lands. They went to Turkey and Arab countries among other places.
Shaykh Shamil was released by the Russians on the condition that he would swear never to resume fighting against them. He went on Pilgrimage and was given a hero’s welcome at Makkah, where it is said that he was made to pray on top of the Kaba in order for everyone to benefit from seeing him. He died in Madina and was buried in the cemetery of the Companions, al-Baqi.
Migration
Shaykh Jamaluddinق moved to Istanbul, accompanied by his family and the family of Shaykh Shamil. There they lived in the district of Uskudar, on the Asian side of Istanbul. From there he spread the Naqshbandi Sufi teachings all over Turkey.
At the time all the houses were made of wood. One day a great fire swept through the city of Uskudar. People fled their houses to save themselves. They came to him, urging him to leave. He said very calmly, “There is no way that I will leave because my house will not burn up. This house was built from money which was earned by my own hands. Never will a house burn which was built with pure, lawful money.” The entire district burnt, but his house remained untouched by flames. That house has been preserved until today, and is very famous.
His behavior with his family and with his murids was always impeccable. He kept the best of manners with them. He never reacted to the complaints or objections of his family. He never objected to or criticized his mureeds. He always tried to make them happy.
One day, shortly before his death, he called his wife and his daughter. He said, “Today I have done a great work, and it has taken all my power and left me very weak. When you read the newspaper, you will see that a big ship ran aground in the Bosphorus. No one died and they were saved by an unknown person. I was that unknown person, and you will hear about it.” Then he passed away. The next day the daughter, with astonishment and tears, read the story in the newspapers, about how a great ship had grounded and how an unknown person had saved all the people on board. That newspaper is still kept by his descendants.
He died in 1285 H./1869 C.E. on the 5th of Shawwal, at the age of 80 years. He was buried in Istanbul, near the family of Imam Shamil, in Uskudar.
Sometime after his death and burial, the location of his grave was lost, and no one was able to find it. It was not discovered again for many years. Shaykh Sharafuddinق, who came forty years after his passing, was the one who rediscovered his grave. When he was living in Rashadiya, 150 miles from Istanbul, he saw in a vision that he was being brought to Uskudar. He was brought to a cemetery and a person appeared to him dressed in a green cloak. He said, “I am Shaykh Jamaluddinق. You have to reveal the location of my grave.” Shaykh Sharafuddinق asked, “How will I know your grave?” He said, “This is the graveyard of Karaja Ahmad, a saint who is buried here,” pointing to a place a short distance away.
Then he said, “My son, try your best to discover the location of my grave.” The next day Shaykh Sharafuddinق wrote to people in Istanbul and told them to dig in such and such place. They dug it up and found the grave, and they found the headstone, marked with his name.
Shaykh Jamaluddinق passed the Secret of the Golden Chain of the Naqshbandi Order to Sayiddina Abu Ahmad as-Sughuriق.
Bir hurmati Habib bir hurmati anzalta Surat al-Fatiha.
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May Allāh ﷻ bless our feast. May it be accepted in the sight of Allāh ﷻ. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla shows the angels on this feast [the rewards] for what Muslims did and He ﷻ gets happy. Therefore, may it be blessed.
This is from the real feasts. There are many things that count as holidays now. None of them has neither virtue, nor barakah, nor anything. Things made precious by Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla are valuable. The rest doesn’t have any value. Even though they seem valuable for some time, it becomes clear that it’s worthless later. People waste their time. They waste their lives.
Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, today is ‘Īd. And shukr to Allāh ﷻ, they say there are two ‘Īds: ‘Īdu l-fiṭr and Jum‘ah; that is a feast too. As it is a feast, some people who know only by hearing say there must be no wedding between two ‘Īds. They say marriage is not made. That is not between ‘Īdu l-fiṭr and ‘Īdu ’Adḥā but Jum‘ah. As Jum‘ah is a Muslim holiday, there is no chance, no time in between. It is ok and permissible, but there is not enough time. People might claim some things that are not a sin as sinful or call permissible things as not permissible. That’s not important.
Shukr to Allāh ﷻ what’s important is that we have two feasts today. And the third one is the birthday of Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim according to the Gregorian calendar. The 21st of April is the blessed day when he came to this world. That is a means of joy and relief for us. Because it is as the āyah we recited in the khuṭbah a while ago. Awliyā’u Llāh –
“أَلَا إِنَّ أَوْلِيَاءَ اللَّهِ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ”, ‘Alā inna awliyā’a Llāhi lā khawfun a’layhim wa-lā hum yaḥzanūn’, ‘Verily on the friends of Allah there is no fear, nor shall they grieve.’ (Qur’ān 10:62). Awliya of Allāh ﷻ have no fear. They have no sadness. They are afraid of Allāh ﷻ. They are the people who believe in Allāh ﷻ and fear Him ﷻ. There is good tidings for them both here and hereafter. It is a big thing.
Because people dive into dunyā and think they can find everything in dunyā. They forget about ākhirah. Everything is good for Awliyā’u Llāh in dunyā as well. Allāh ﷻ helps them. And He ﷻ gave good tidings to them about ākhirah. “لَا تَبْدِيلَ لِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ”, “Lā tabdīla li-kalimāti llāh”, “No change is there in the words of Allah” (Qur’an 10:64). The word of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla cannot be changed. The promise of Allāh ﷻ is true.
Therefore, as the third reason for happiness today, we are celebrating and making shukr to Allāh ﷻ for standing at his foothills. There are hundred thousands, millions of people all over the world who hold on to his foothills for salvation. We make shukr to Allāh ﷻ for being with him.
It is said in ḥadīth sharīf, the most beloved people of Allāh ﷻ – People are all “عِيَالُ اللّهِ”, “I’yalu Llah”, the servants created by Allāh ﷻ. And the most beloved people are “أَنْفَعُهُمْ لِعِيَالهِ”, “Anfa’uhum li-I’yalih”. People who have benefit to His ﷻ servants are the most beloved people in the presence and sight of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla.
Awliya means walī, a beloved, a person who is loved. And the most important thing for us is not to be loved by this and that one, but to be loved by Allāh ﷻ. As long as Allāh ﷻ loves you, everyone will love you. If Allāh ﷻ doesn’t love you, do whatever you want, no one will care about you or love you. Allāh ﷻ makes others love those whom He ﷻ loves. Of course, it’s important to be loved by good people. And it is better not to be loved by people who are not good. It is a favour too so that good ones are with good ones. And the bad ones will be good if Allāh ﷻ guides them.
The door of goodness, the door of forgiveness and the door of repentance are not closed. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is the one who forgives mistakes. You make one mistake in dunyā, and even though you repent and ask for forgiveness, they will throw you in jail or you will carry its punishment whatever it is. There is no other option. But Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is forgiving.
Therefore, join the way of Allāh ﷻ so that you become from the beloved people of Allāh ﷻ and attain those good tidings. May you have goodness here and hereafter. This is the promise of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
21th April 2023/ 01 Shawwal 1444
Shaykh Nazim Dergah, Lefka, Cyprus
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Al-ḥamdu liLlāh for these favours. Shukr and praises to Allāh ﷻ for the favours He ﷻ gives. We have reached the last day of holy Ramaḍān. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla will give great rewards tonight to those who spent this Ramaḍān fasting, making i‘tikāf, giving zakāh and performing their prayers. He ﷻ says “I know the amount. Only I know. No one else knows how much I give”. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is generous.
What He ﷻ gives is countless and unlimited. May it be blessed upon all! And great good tidings for the people and believers who appreciate this beautiful month, who spend it as Allāh ﷻ wants and as Allāh ﷻ loves. Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said and promised great rewards in the end of this month. It is the promise of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. His ﷻ promise is true.
Therefore, may it be blessed for everyone. Because it is such a holy month that a person who doesn’t fast on purpose loses a lot of things. People regret it later. They want to make it up. It is ok to make it up. But when they make it up, as they didn’t fast on purpose, they have to fast 60 days kaffārah. And then they start fasting the missed days. For all the missed days, people can make them up slowly. But there is a “but“ here as well. They cannot attain the same virtue.
Even if they make kaffārah and fast for the missed days, our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says that they cannot attain the virtue of one day [of Ramadan]. Even if they fast all their lives, if they break it on ‘Īds and fast on other days for years, they cannot attain the virtue of one day. It is so valuable. People are missing it. They are wasting it without care. But if Allāh ﷻ guides them, it is better that they make it up. But they cannot get the precious things and rewards they have missed. May Allāh ﷻ protect all of us.
May Allāh ﷻ help us preserve the farḍ that is ordered by Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Farḍ is the most important thing. Certainly, you cannot attain it again when you miss the sunnah as well. But the farḍ is the most precious. Therefore, we must not miss our prayers. We shouldn’t delay them for making up. No matter what important matter there is, people must certainly be careful about them.
Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, tonight is the eve of ‘Īd. It is one of the virtuous nights. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla gave Ramaḍān, and He ﷻ gave the eve of ‘Īd on the last day. It is one of the holy nights like Laylatu l-Qadr, Laylatu l-Mawlid, Laylatu l-Barā’ah. Just like those nights, the eve of ‘Īd is also blessed. And Jum‘ah is blessed. This time they come together. There will be more barakah inshā’a Llāh. May Allāh ﷻ give barakah. May Allāh ﷻ make all of us steadfast on the way of truth. May others have the means of guidance. May Allāh ﷻ give guidance to them so that they don’t miss these virtues. May it be blessed for all of us inshā’a Llāh.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
20th April 2023/ 29th Ramadhan 1444
Shaykh Nazim Dergah, Lefka, Cyprus
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‘Shahru Ramađāna Al-Ladhī ‘Unzila Fīhi Al-Qur’ānu Hudan Lilnnāsi Wa Bayyinātin Mina Al-Hudá Wa Al-Furqān’
‘The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur’an, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion.’ Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘aẓīm.
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is honoring the holy month of Ramaḍān. The Qur’ān was sent in this month as the means of guidance for people. There are many miracles in it. It shows good things and orders goodness. It has a great value. But certainly, mankind, the majority of people don’t know its value. When they don’t appreciate it, they are at loss. What is important, shukr to Allāh ﷻ, is that we spent and are spending this Ramaḍān all together.
Days are passing quickly. A month is already gone. People of old times used to do it in mosques. They do it in some mosques now as well. They start to say “Al-Wada’ (farewell)” in old sultanate mosques. In between tarāwīḥ prayer, as consolation for people, they recite beautiful poems and qaṣīdah as it is leaving like a guest. It is a good thing to honor it. Whatever good things can be done; there is no problem. Contrarily, there is benefit in it for people to be encouraged and to love it more. Allāh ﷻ has made them love it anyway. Who do this in Ramaḍān, this holy month, there is barakah for all of them.
We say Ramaḍān is over. Another year is gone from our lives. Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, our destination is a beautiful place with virtuous kindness of Allāh ﷻ. Therefore, life’s passing, but what’s important is that it’s not wasted and to spend it as a beloved one of Allāh ﷻ. Because a visitor who is going to meet you wants to see favours given by Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla in this world from you. As He ﷻ has given them to you, taking them from Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla makes Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla happy.
Therefore, life should not be wasted. Make intention for the pleasure of Allāh ﷻ. As long as you pray and fast, what else can life be? These people who don’t understand this waste their lives in pubs, coffee shops, here and there, or just from where they sit. There are many people who are lazy to get up from where they sit to pray. May Allāh ﷻ not make us from them. May He ﷻ guide them inshā’aLlāh.
May Allāh ﷻ bless this Ramaḍān. May Allāh ﷻ accept your fasting, your zakāh and ṣadaqah. May Allāh ﷻ accept your goodness inshā’aLlāh. May Allāh ﷻ make them last and make the favours last. We must make shukr to Allāh ﷻ. We are making shukr to Allāh ﷻ. Shukran liLlāh. He ﷻ increases [favours] with shukr and doesn’t decrease them. We make shukr to Allāh ﷻ so that our shukr increases our īmān and goodness inshā’aLlāh. Ash-shukru liLlāh wa l-ḥamdu liLlāh.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.
Al-Fatiha.
Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
19th April 2023/ 29th Ramadhan 1444
Shaykh Nazim Dergah, Lefka, Cyprus
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Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm, فَلَا تَغُرَّنَّكُمُ الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا ۖ وَلَا يَغُرَّنَّكُم بِاللَّهِ الْغَرُورُ (Qur’ān 33:31). ‘Fa-lā taghurrannakumu l-ḥayātu d-dunyā wa-lā yaghurrannakum bi-llāhi l-gharūr’, ‘So let not the worldly life delude you and be not deceived about Allah by the Deceiver.’ Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘aẓīm.
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “Don’t be cheated by the life of this world and don’t be proud”. “I am better than these people. I have more wealth and property. My rank is higher”. A person who is proud with his life in this world is an idiot. Because this world does not belong to anyone. And it won’t belong to you. Moreover, it is unclear what will happen to you in the end. Everything may happen in this world. Therefore, it is important to be on the way of Allāh ﷻ. And do not go against Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Your pride can take you to such a destruction that you won’t recognize Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. You won’t want or accept Him ﷻ.
Pride is something that comes from arrogance. During the last years, it has increased a lot in this world. They think they are important and don’t accept Allāh ﷻ. They don’t accept because of their pride and arrogance. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “Beware of doing so”. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is ordering not to do this out of His ﷻ mercy to people. He ﷻ is warning them. He ﷻ is alerting them. You will be at loss yourselves by thinking you are important in this life of two days. There is no harm to others. This badness done will return to yourselves. It will bring loss to you.
Therefore, the way of Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla is the way of humbleness of believers. Humbleness is something Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla loves in believers. Pride is not good at all. Especially people who are proud by being cheated with this world. They destroy and ruin themselves. No matter how high your rank is, no matter if you own whole world, even if you take control of this world, it has no value in the presence of Allāh ﷻ. The value of one believer is more precious than all of them. The value of a believer is more precious than millions and billions of those who don’t believe and who don’t repent.
Therefore, be from the precious ones in the presence of Allāh ﷻ. Don’t be cheated by looking at others. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “Don’t let them cheat you”. May Allāh ﷻ make us from His ﷻ beloved people insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
15th April 2023/ 25th Ramadhan 1444
Shaykh Nazim Dergah, Lefka, Cyprus
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Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm, “بَشِّرُوا ولا تُنَفِّرُوا، يَسِّرُوا ولا تُعَسِّرُوا”, “Bashshirū wa-lā tunaffirū, yassirū wa-lā tu‘assirū”, “Give people good tidings and do not make them run away; make things easy and do not make them difficult”, says our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. He ﷺ says, “Make things easy and do not complicate them.” Complicating leads people to hatred and pushes them away. It pushes them away from the religion. We shouldn’t complicate it too much for them.
Because not everyone is used to it. There are people who reached guidance later on. There are children. They are not used to it too. You must show the good and the bad in a nice way and ensure that they do it. Otherwise, when by force, most of the time, it happens the other way. The opposite happens. People start to hate. They don’t want to hear and want to run away from this thing.
Therefore, we must think through everything we do. We must look if we are doing right or we are doing wrong. That is why a ḥadīth sharīf of our Holy Prophet ﷺ says: “ تَفَكُّرَ سَاعَةٍ خَيْرٌ مِنْ عِبَادَةِ سَبْعِينَ سَنَةٍ”, “Tafakkur sā‘atin khayrun min ‘ibādati sab‘īn sanah.” Contemplating for an hour on what to do and how to do it is better than worshipping for seventy years. Probably, in that one hour one does much better things. It is beneficial to humanity and to himself. Otherwise, worshipping doesn’t bring bring benefit to others except to himself. There is nothing for others. Therefore, you must contemplate on what to do and how to behave. You must think about it and act accordingly.
The first thing people should do for their families is to teach them to pray. You can’t make them pray by beating. If they do, that’s until some point. Then they will run. You must do everything with goodness so that they follow you and don’t upset you. Otherwise, the more you apply force and push them, the more they will try to escape. There is nothing to escape from. Therefore, if you want to do so, do it to your ego. If you want to complicate it and do more, do it yourself. Let your ego do it. Oppress your ego. It is not the same with others. You can apply force only to your ego, and do goodness to others.
Always show beauty. With beauty, they will have affection towards you. They will love you and they will follow you. You can make them do everything you want. Otherwise, you can’t. May Allāh ﷻ give wisdom to all of us. May He ﷻ show us what we should do, and not according to our egos. May we know the good and the bad inshā’aLlāh.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
17th April 2023/ 27th Ramadhan 1444
Shaykh Nazim Dergah, Lefka, Cyprus
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Being on the way of Allāh ﷻ is the best thing for mankind. It is the most beautiful thing. To be on the way of Allāh ﷻ, to obey Him ﷻ and to know what to do are a great favour for mankind. Whoever joins this way gets barakah. Allāh ﷻ is pleased with him, and Allāh ﷻ loves him.
To be with good people brings benefit. That is the real benefit. Otherwise, there is no benefit. There is no religion and no īmān. The whole day – We don’t criticize them. Allāh ﷻ didn’t grant it for them. They spend five to ten hours in a coffee shop. What do they do? They play cards. They say things to each other. Is this life? It is not life. It is a useless thing. They spend their lives and don’t realize that they will die. But when they have to die, they get scared of getting old.
Who is a believer walks on the way of Allāh ﷻ. He asks for the pleasure of Allāh ﷻ. He knows that this life must not be wasted in vain and that he should keep on this way. Certainly, sometimes shayṭān confuses people. Some Muslims may aspire to be like others and say, “Look how relaxed they are. They have no problems. They play, travel and waste their time”. Sometimes shayṭān confuses even them.
Whereas to be together with the friends of Allāh ﷻ, to be on the way of Allāh ﷻ is a great benefit. This great scholar wrote a poem. I can’t remember it. There is Bahri Hoca, may Allāh ﷻ bless him. He is perhaps one of the oldest murīds. He came to Mawlānā Shaykh Naẓīm 60 years ago. So he used to always tell it. “To take two steps with a scholar, to eat two bites with a scholar, to hear two words from a scholar is more precious than gold.” He used to say so.
Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, in order to walk on this way, they have travelled so far and came here with their children. It is beneficial for their children as well. Allāh ﷻ gives benefit to them as well. Two words spoken for the pleasure of Allāh ﷻ will certainly be beneficial for them.
Two youngsters came this morning, may Allāh ﷻ be pleased with them. They asked “Let us walk with you”. I said, “Follow from behind”. They walked a little. As they walked for the pleasure of Allāh ﷻ, inshā’aLlāh it will be beneficial for them. Their ends will be good, and it will be the means for guidance inshā’aLlāh. To be with good people, to walk with good people, every minute and every second of it is beneficial. You attain the pleasure of Allāh ﷻ. Be on that way with those people inshā’aLlāh.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
16th April 2023/ 26th Ramadhan 1444
Shaykh Nazim Dergah, Lefka, Cyprus
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‘Wa ta‘āwanū ‘ala l-birri wa t-taqwā wa la ta‘āwanū ‘ala l-lithmī wa l-‘udwān’
‘Indeed, We sent the Qur’an down during the Night of Decree.’ Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘aẓīm.
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla sent down Sūrat Al-Qadr so that people know the value of Laylat ul-Qadr; how virtuous and how precious it is. On that night Qur’ān ‘Aẓīmu sh-Shān was sent down to our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. When it was sent down, it was the 27th of Ramaḍān. But since that time, Laylat ul-Qadr changes every year.
Laylat ul-Qadr is better than a thousand months. A thousand months make nearly 80 years. And that is a lifetime for people. So the virtue of this night is equal to a lifetime. It is so virtuous. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has hidden that night so that people always look for its virtue.
They say know every night of the year as Laylat ul-Qadr, and know every person as Khiḍr. When Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim went to his first Shaykh Suleyman Erzurumi and became affiliated with his dergah, dergahs were forbidden in that time. He went to Shaykh Efendi secretly. He was a student then. He went to his dergah while he was a student. The Shaykh didn’t leave that dergah as it was forbidden to wear turbans. In order not to interfere with the signs of kufr, in order not to see and interact with things of kufr, he never went out of the dergah. People used to go there. Dhikr and ṣuḥbah were made.
The night when Mawlana came, he said this blessed word. He said, “Know every night as Qadr and everyone as Khiḍr.” The holy Shaykh signed at two things there. So the night when Mawlānā came there, it was Laylat ul-Qadr. The holy one saw the rank of Mawlānā and signed at the rank of Khiḍr in order to show his value.
That holy being had said these words there. But certainly it is a lesson for everyone. Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said it is sometimes on the 27th, sometimes on the 23rd, sometimes on the 24th, sometimes today. Sometimes it’s on a rainy night, sometimes on a clear night. Certainly, what our Holy Prophet ﷺ says is true. To the ṣaḥābahs who had asked him ﷺ, he ﷺ showed how that year would be. He ﷺ showed when it would happen. It is not necessarily today. You must look for it. You should have such an intention all year round and every night when you pray. And Allāh ﷻ will certainly let you reach it.
It is a big gift from Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla for the ummah of our Holy Prophet ﷺ. It shows the barakah of the month of Ramaḍān when the Qur’ān was sent down. The Qur’ān was sent in 23 years. But actually, the Qur’ān ‘Aẓīmu sh-Shān was sent into the heart of our Holy Prophet ﷺ on Laylat ul-Qadr. It was given to him ﷺ and sent to this world. Afterwards, coming step by step, our Holy Prophet ﷺ had completed it all and changed worlds.
Therefore, this night: Laylat ul-Qadr must be revived. Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says reviving is – Some people stay awake the whole night, but that is difficult. Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, our Holy Prophet ﷺ showed us the easy way. When you pray two rakāt and go to bed with ablution and then get up for taḥajjud, that night is counted as revived in the presence of Allāh ﷻ. You revive that night based on the blessed word of our Holy Prophet ﷺ. And you attain its virtue.
On this night – Certainly, we must know every night as Laylat ul-Qadr in our du‘ā’. But who finds Laylat ul-Qadr in the way told by our Holy Prophet ﷺ attains great barakah. He will reach everything he wants inshā’a Llāh. Not to be confused, Our Holy Prophet ﷺ tells that du‘ā’: “اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي”, “Allāhumma innaka ʻafūwwun tuḥibbu l-ʻafwa fa-ʿfu ʻannī.” “O Allāh ﷻ, You love forgiving. You love granting.”
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla loves forgiving people’s sins. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says He ﷻ loves it so much. Just like a man with a camel who had fallen asleep in a desert. When he woke up, there were neither his camel nor a drop of water; nothing. Everything was gone with the camel. He was left in the desert naked. While searching, his camel appeared all of a sudden. As much as that man felt happy, even more does Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla get happy. “When My servants ask for forgiveness, I get so happy.”
Therefore, “اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي”, “Allāhumma innaka ʻafūwwun tuḥibbu l-ʻafwa fa-ʿfu ʻannī.” “You are forgiving. You forgive sins. You love forgiving. Forgive me.” You should make that du‘ā’. May Allāh ﷻ forgive us all. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. May Allāh ﷻ let us reach this night inshā’aLlāh.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.
Al-Fatiha.
Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
14th April 2023/ 24th Ramadhan 1444
Shaykh Nazim Dergah, Lefka, Cyprus
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Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm. What is īmān? Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm: “آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۚ كُلٌّ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّن رُّسُلِهِ ۚ وَقَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۖ غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ”, “Āmana r-rasūlu bi-mā unzila ilayhi min rabbihī wa-l-muʾminūna kullun āmana bi-llāhi wa-malāikatihī wa-kutubihī wa-rusulihī lā nufarriqu bayna aḥadin min rusulihi wa-qālū samiʿnā wa-aṭaʿnā ghufrānaka rabbanā wa-ilayka l-maṣīr”, “The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and [so have] the believers. All of them have believed in Allah and His angels and His books and His messengers, [saying], “We make no distinction between any of His messengers.” And they say, “We hear and we obey. [We seek] Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the [final] destination.” (Qur’an 02:285)
Īmān is that we believe in Allāh ﷻ, the Last Day, the Prophets and books of Allāh ﷻ. This īmān and Islām; īmān of Ahlu s Sunnah wa-l-Jamā‘ah is on this way. The book of Allāh ﷻ is eternal and pre-eternal. It is His ﷻ word.
In order to obey the word of Allāh ﷻ, we heard it – samiʿnā. We heard it and we accepted it to walk on His ﷻ way, to always walk on the way of our Holy Prophet ﷺ. They are on the same way. Our way is the same with his ﷺ.
When our way is the same, we must know that everything is from Allāh ﷻ and not object to the things He ﷻ says. You cannot say this is right and that is wrong according to your mind. To something you said wrong ten years ago you say it is right now. People who said it was wrong 100 years ago accept it now. So it always changes. What doesn’t change is the ruling and orders of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. You must follow them. It’s wrong to object to them. It is not good for you.
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has given these favours to mankind. He ﷻ gave the whole world and this universe under their command. He ﷻ has granted everything to them. But they are leaving it. They leave what is necessary for them. They object and contemplate on things that are not necessary for them.
If you are clerk, you must do your clerk job. If you are a tailor, you must do tailoring. If you are a farmer, mind your farm. You must take care of that. And whatever you need for it, you can judge accordingly. But you cannot interfere in the orders of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla.
Also, they say, “I saw this in Qur’ān. I will do like that”. There is also a new fashion now; they didn’t accept ḥadīth, now they don’t like the Qur’ān as well. “This is right. That is wrong.” What do you understand? Who are you to object to the word of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla? To dislike it? Beware of making such a mistake. Because that mistake will ruin you. It will destroy you. You will be good neither in dunyā nor in ākhirah.
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla created you on this way. Make shukr for that. Do not object. The wisdom of Allāh ﷻ and the knowledge of Allāh ﷻ are known only to Him ﷻ. Who are we to object to what He ﷻ says? If we cannot do it, we may not; that is ok. But to object and say “No, this is so and that is so”, if you live by thinking that it is like in the life of this world to say “I will object to this and I will object to that”, you will not attain anything. Contrarily, you will have a lot of sins. It is ok if you are saved with sins. But you must not lose īmān. If you lose īmān, you will not attain anything at all then. You will lose everything.
Therefore, we must be careful to these important matters. Shayṭān enters through this door to Muslims; “Don’t listen to scholars. Don’t listen to Shaykhs. Don’t listen to Murshids. Open and read the Qur’ān according to your own mind. Do whatever is said in it”. There are ḥadiths. But they don’t accept ḥadīths anymore. Don’t think if they are right or wrong. There will be no īmān then. When īmān is gone, may Allāh ﷻ protect us, people will go to ākhirah without īmān.
We must be careful. These matters are not a children’s toy. They are not a movie or a series. You cannot say “It must be like this or like that”. It is not a book. To object to the Book of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is kufr. If you say “I don’t accept it” about a single āyah, may Allāh ﷻ protect us, you may lose your religion.
Therefore, we must be careful about this. It is a dangerous thing. Say that you don’t know. There is some wisdom whatever it is. Every letter, ever word is full of wisdom. There are millions and billions wisdoms, not just one or two. Therefore, may Allāh ﷻ give us from that wisdom, as “وَمَن يُؤْتَ الْحِكْمَةَ فَقَدْ أُوتِيَ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا”, “Wa-man yuʾta l-ḥikmata fa-qad ūtiya khayran kathīra”, “And whoever has been given wisdom has certainly been given much good.”(Qur’an 02:269). Whoever has wisdom has a lot of goodness. Having goodness is saving your ākhirah. May Allāh ﷻ make all of us a means for goodness. May He ﷻ show us His ﷻ wisdom inshā’aLlāh.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
15th April 2023/ 25th Ramadhan 1444
Shaykh Nazim Dergah, Lefka, Cyprus
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13 April by Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil Ar-Rabbani
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem
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Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm, وَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَىٰ ۖ وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ (Qur’ān 05:02). ‘Wa ta‘āwanū ‘ala l-birri wa t-taqwā wa la ta‘āwanū ‘ala l-lithmī wa l-‘udwān’, ‘And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression.’ Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘aẓīm.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is saying, “Help each other in doing goodness.” He ﷻ says “birr” for goodness. The word “birr” is a word that covers all goodness in it. Praying, fasting, zakāh, ḥajj, all kinds of goodness are in it. He ﷻ says, “Help each other in doing that.” Whoever helps with it attains rewards and thawāb. You will do this thing together as a community, and mercy will descend on you.
Run towards goodness, says Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. And the whole life of our Holy Prophet ﷺ was assigned with doing goodness to people and ordering goodness. This duty is wājib to all Muslims until qiyāmah. They must do it for their benefit and for their own goodness. This order means that our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam wants all goodness to his ﷺ ummah. He ﷺ wants intercession and goodness for his ﷺ ummah.
He ﷺ wants them to stay away from evil. “وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ”, ‘Wa la ta‘āwanū ‘ala l-lithmī wa l-‘udwān’, ‘But do not cooperate in sin and aggression.’ (Qur’ān 05:02). “And don’t help each other in badness”, says āyatu l-karīmah. Just like “birr”, “ithm” is the word that covers all badness in it. It is a sin to do it. “Ithm” is doing sins, ḥarām and evil.
Don’t help each other with it. If someone tells you “Let’s do this. Let’s do it together”, don’t help him. If he wants to do it, prevent him if you can. If you can’t prevent him, don’t help him. Stay away. Tell him you won’t do it. Tell him “I’m afraid of Allāh ﷻ. What you said is not a good thing. It is not good for you and it is not good for me. Beware. I am not stopping you, but let me give you an advice. Don’t do this badness. Don’t do what is ḥarām. Don’t drink alcohol. Don’t commit adultery. Don’t steal. Don’t oppress people.” You should advise him not to do all of these things. Don’t help him but try to stop him. What you must do is prevent him.
Allāh ﷻ said this according to people’s strength. He ﷻ says you should do what you can. If you can’t prevent him, say in your heart that you are not happy with it and that you won’t do it. It will give peace to people. Avoiding doing badness gives relief and happiness. And doing badness leads people to all kinds of hardship and all kinds of troubles. There is no relief with troubles and ḥarām. There is no goodness and no peace. Peace, goodness and relief are with goodness and doing goodness. May Allāh ﷻ grant it to all of us inshā’aLlāh.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
13th April 2023/ 23rd Ramadhan 1444
Shaykh Nazim Dergah, Lefka, Cyprus
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12 April by Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil Ar-Rabbani
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem
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Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm: “ظَهَرَ الْفَسَادُ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِي النَّاسِ”, “Žahara l-Fasādu Fī l-Barri Wa l-Baĥri Bimā Kasabat ‘Aydī n-Nāsi”, “Corruption has appeared throughout the land and sea by [reason of] what the hands of people have earned.” (Qur’ān 30:41). Sadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is saying there is corruption both on earth and in seas. It is ruined. Because of the badness and sins of people, there is goodness neither on earth, nor in seas. Everything is ruined. They have destroyed it. Mankind has destroyed this world. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says they did it with their hands. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla granted this world to us as clean and beautiful. But mankind has ruined it by doing badness continuously.
As they’ve ruined it, of course, this world has an end. It will be cleaned with qiyāmah. Certainly, first of all, Mahdī ‘alayhi s-salām will come and clean it. However, mankind got used to comitting sins. In the last times of Mahdī ‘alayhi s-salām and ’Īsa ‘alayhi s-salām, people will start doing evil again. The world will once again become dirty. And then only with qiyāmah will it be cleaned. It will be completely clean. Whoever is meant to go to paradise will go to paradise, and who is meant to go to hell will go to hell.
Therefore, cleanliness is among the conditions of īmān. Without cleanliness, there is no īmān. None of your deeds will be accepted. A prayer is not valid without ablution. And it must be the best of cleanliness and everything. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla gave you good things. Ask for good things and do good things. If others don’t do so, it is useful for you to do it. And there is loss for those who don’t do. They will carry its punishment themselves. Let them think about their ending themselves.
Everyone is responsible for their own condition and situation. If everyone says “This one is not doing, so I won’t do it, too” – Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says in Qur’ān ‘Aẓīmu sh-Shān, ‘وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ’, ‘Wa Lā Taziru Wāziratun Wizra ‘Ukhra’, ‘And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another.’ (Qur’ān 39:07). No one is responsible for another. No one should think that if someone is not doing something, he can escape by not doing it too. If you do it, you will be saved. If you don’t do, you will not be saved just like him.
May Allāh ﷻ protect us from the evil of our egos and from the evil of people. Because dirtiness is not only [external], it is everywhere, even in morality. Mankind has reached the peak of dirtiness; in relations, shopping and everywhere. People have neither conscience nor īmān anymore.
Therefore, don’t do something because others do it. Those who were aboard the ark of Nūḥ ‘alayhi s-salām were saved. Even if few people, they were saved. The majority was kāfirs. They were bad people. Those who were with them were destroyed too. And only few people were saved.
Therefore, don’t think you will be saved by doing what the majority does. Be on the way of Allāh ﷻ. Be with Allāh ﷻ, and you will be saved. May Allāh ﷻ protect us.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
12th April 2023/ 22nd Ramadhan 1444
Shaykh Nazim Dergah, Lefka, Cyprus
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11 April by Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil Ar-Rabbani
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem
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Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Raheem
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is saying, “يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا قُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ وَأَهْلِيكُمْ نَارًا وَقُودُهَا النَّاسُ وَالْحِجَارَةُ”, “Yā ‘Ayyuhā Al-Ladhīna ‘Āmanū Qū ‘Anfusakum Wa ‘Ahlīkum Nārāan Waqūduhā An-Nāsu Wa Al-Ĥijārah”, “O you who have believed, protect yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is people and stones.” (Qur’ān 66:06).
Protect yourself and your family from the fire of hell. How should we protect them? By showing them the right way and by walking on the right way. It is not good to leave them alone. They are living, and you must teach them how to live. How will you teach them? You must do goodness. You must do beautiful things so that they are together with you.
Because this time we are living in is a very difficult time. It is the time when badness is shown as goodness and goodness is shown as badness. We are living in tough time. But people must do good things whether it is difficult or easy. What’s important is to save your family. Even if one by one people save themselves, the same will happen to others inshā’aLlāh. But if they leave them, everywhere will be full of evil. They are not teaching goodness to people.
The biggest specialty of this time is showing goodness as badness and striving to make them get all kinds of troubles and all kinds of punishment. They are showing and teaching badness so that they do it as much as they want.
We are living in the time of shayṭān. The things he shows are not good for people. They are not good for anyone. Shayṭān wants people to live in badness, discomfort, distress and with all kinds of grief.
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says in Qur’ān, ‘الشَّيْطَانُ يَعِدُكُمُ الْفَقْرَ وَيَأْمُرُكُم بِالْفَحْشَاءِ’, ‘Ash-shaytānu ya’idukumu l-faqra wa ya’murukum bil-fahshā’, ‘Satan promises you poverty and commands you to obscenity.’ (Qur’ān 02:268). The promise shayṭān gives you is to put you in trouble, to lead you to poverty. Because everything he says and shows is nothing but poverty. You will spend all your money for your ego and desires. You will spend it on bad ways. And then will you be happy? You will not be happy. You will live a sad troubled life.
Therefore, you must strive to protect your family, yourself and everyone from that way. May Allāh ﷻ help us. The time we are living in is both difficult and beneficial from another side. May Allāh ﷻ give us from its benefits. May He ﷻ protect us from its badness insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
11th April 2023/ 21st Ramadhan 1444
Shaykh Nazim Dergah, Lefka, Cyprus
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Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm: “وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ”, “Wa-ātū z-zakāt”, “And give Zakah” (Qur’ān 2:43). Giving zakāh is from the farḍ of Islām. Giving it in Ramaḍān, giving in this month is both good and more virtuous, and people don’t get confused whether a year has passed or not. Every year in Ramaḍān, even if they don’t distribute it, they should separate their money or property or whatever there is from their own money. It is the right of Allāh ﷻ. It is the order of Allāh ’Azza wa-Jalla and the right of poor people. Allāh ﷻ gave us our money. May He ﷻ give barakah with it. But that is their right. We cannot interfere or touch it. You must give it when there is a need. It will be out of your possession then.
When Islām had just appeared – it had come to our Holy Prophet ﷺ slowly in 23 years. He ﷺ used to call it Zakāt Al-Fiṭr before. It was not for all property but for everyone. We call it fiṭr when you pay per individual. It was so then. Afterwards, this zakāh became farḍ. It is farḍ now. And the other one is like ṣadaqah zakāt. Fiṭr must be given before ‘Īd prayer so that it counts as fiṭr. When it is given after ‘Īd prayer, our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says that is ṣadaqah. You are losing the virtue of and thawāb of fiṭr then.
But zakāh is a very important thing. Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, “ما نقص مالٌ من صدقةٍ”, “Mā naqaṣa mālun min ṣadaqah”. Your property doesn’t decrease from ṣadaqah. And as zakāh is farḍ, it won’t decrease at all. On the contrary, it will increase. Whoever gives zakāh, his money, property, everything he has increases and gets barakah. Therefore, we shouldn’t be scared. But shayṭān is preventing people from giving. He is scaring them. He says “It will finish. Why are you giving so much?” and doesn’t want it.
There are many rich people who live in our Islamic world as Muslims. They have so much money that if they gave zakāh there would be no poor or hungry people in this time. But Allāh ﷻ has not given them that. Allāh ﷻ gave them money, but they think this favour is from themselves and don’t give. And when they don’t give – the more they don’t give, the more sins will be on them in ākhirah; and they will be punished as much. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. May we have giving hands. May we not be scared of giving in shā’a Llāh.
There is a story, a true story. There was a tradesman in Damascus. He had a Shaykh there, and he was making ṣuḥbah. After the ṣuḥbah, he told him, “I will ask something from you. Do me a favour”. He asked “What kind of favour?” “I have money. I want to give zakāh, but I cannot do it. I will take you home now. Bring a couple of people. No, bring 3-5 strong men with you. I will show you its place when we reach home. And I will tell you where the key is. Hold me. Calculate zakāh from it and take out my zakāh. And don’t listen to me if I scream and shout. Take it and go”. Indeed, they did so. They went home, and when they were about to take it, he started shouting. He started swearing asking to leave it. But they had been instructed to open it and take the money, so they did. They took the zakāh money. And then they left him. He came to thank them next day and said, “May Allāh ﷻ be pleased with you. Otherwise, I wouldn’t give it myself even if they cut my head off. That’s why I chose this way so that my zakāh is out”.
There are people like this. There are many people who want to give but cannot. They have a lot of money and everything. They give five fold, hundred fold of zakāh to other places. But they don’t give on the way of Allāh ﷻ, as it is ordered by Allāh ﷻ.
May Allāh ﷻ make us from the giving ones. May Allāh ﷻ make us from those who preserve the right of Allāh ﷻ. This is taking away one’s right. You are taking the rights of the poor. You are taking Allāh’s ﷻ right. You are taking it away. May Allāh ﷻ protect us.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
10th April 2023/ 20th Ramadhan 1444
Shaykh Nazim Dergah, Lefka, Cyprus
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Ramaḍān is almost over now. More than half of it is over. It has its worship, one of which is i‘tikāf. I‘tikāf means spending the last ten days of Ramaḍān in a mosque or a place where it is prayed five times a day. It is a sunnah of our Holy Prophet ﷺ. It must be made at least by one person in a country so that the barakah comes in shā’a Llāh.
Our Holy Prophet ﷺ never skipped it. Even once he ﷺ was occupied with something, I don’t remember it now. So he ﷺ did it twice that year. He ﷺ did his missed ten days first. And then he ﷺ did it normally after the 20th.
Certainly, i‘tikāf must be made for ten days. However, people may do it less; as much as they can. When entering a mosque or a masjid, they write above the door, “Nawaytu sunnata l-I‘tikāf”. Which means, “I make intention to make i‘tikāf.” You attain its thawāb then. I‘tikāf can be made any time of the year. But the best is to follow the sunnah of our Holy Prophet ﷺ and make it in the last ten days [of Ramadan] for those who can do so.
For men, it is made in a mosque, in a masjid or in a dergah where they pray the five times. They must not talk about worldly things but perform worship. As for eating, eat normally. It is not like in the 40-day Khalwa (seclusion). They can have saḥūr and eat in the evening. And there is permission to eat anything they like. There is no limitation. It has a great virtue in the presence of Allāh ﷻ. It is very blessed for those who can make it.
Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, they make it all over the world. In Masjidu l-Ḥarām, Masjidu l-Aqṣa, Masjidu n-Nabawī, the mosque of our Holy Prophet ﷺ; they make it in all of them. I don’t know how it’s now in Masjidu l-Aqṣá. They used to make it there. In shā’a Llāh may Allāh ﷻ give power to Islām with their barakah. May He ﷻ protect us from fitnah and evil.
As we live in the end of times, there is a lot of fitnah and evil. The more worship is performed, the more mercy will come down. Allāh ﷻ will give His ﷻ mercy in general. Because of one person, there is barakah and mercy to other people as well. It gives strength to their īmān in shā’a Llāh. May it be blessed. May Allāh ﷻ reward those who perform this beautiful worship. May Allāh ﷻ be pleased with them.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.
Al-Fatiha.
Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
9th April 2023/ 19th Ramadhan 1444
Shaykh Nazim Dergah, Lefka, Cyprus
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Today is a blessed day. It is the 17th of Ramaḍān, a beautiful page in the history of Islām. It is the first victory of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam over mushriks and kāfirs with the grace of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. It is the day when those who had oppressed for years and been arrogant, who had gone against Allāh ﷻ and our Holy Prophet ﷺ became defeated.
Today is the day of the Battle of Badr, the 17th of Ramaḍān. It is the will of Allāh ﷻ. As long as Allāh ﷻ wants, everything is easy. Even if few people, even if just one person, he can defeat 100,000 people when Allāh ﷻ is with him. Therefore, it was not important that our Holy Prophet ﷺ was not with many people against those mushriks. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla had promised our Holy Prophet ﷺ that he ﷺ would win. That is why, it was not difficult at all with the permission of Allāh ﷻ.
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla arranges everything. And with such an arrangement that blessed day had occurred. It became the day of Islām. It is the first and the biggest battle of Islām. Names of the holy ones who had taken part in it are written in the presence of Allāh ﷻ forever until qiyāmah. Their maqāms are high. They are holy ones. Their names are also beneficial for believers. When they write them down and keep them at home, their barakah comes to people. Goodness and barakah come to that house.
It is a blessed day. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has forgiven their sins. Their past and future sins are forgiven. Badrīyūn – people of Badr. They are named Badrīyūn. They are the highest among ṣaḥābahs. First of all, of course, there are Khulafā’u r-Rāshidūn. And next come these. After Ahlu l-Bayt, there is Aṣḥābu Badr. Their maqāms are high. Their blessing will be upon us today in shā’a Llāh. They will make Islām victorious, and Allāh ﷻ will send the Ṣāḥib.
These people have fallen into despair. There is no more hope. Whatever they do, kāfirs control it. They don’t let them breathe. They have made up such tools and machines now that whatever you do, they strive to ruin what you do immediately. They don’t let you stand up.
But they can do so as much as they want. As long as Allāh Azza wa-Jalla is with you, His ﷻ promise is true, it will happen. Inshā’aLlāh all of them will become Muslim. The whole world will be honored with Islām. There will be no other religion. There is no other religon anyway. Islām’s the only religion in the presence of Allāh ﷻ. There will be no atheists anymore. All of them will become Muslim in shā’a Llāh.
It is not difficult for Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. It is not a difficult job. It is not according to our understanding. Allāh ﷻ has promised us, He ﷻ gave us a word that whole world will accept Islām. We remind about this blessed day so that people remember, so that they don’t fall into despair and be hopeless. May people and Muslims remember this day until qiyāmah and attain its barakah insha’Allah.
In Loving Memory of Sheikh Muhammad Abdul Sattar Khan – Ramadhan Series
Here is a synopsis of a Sohbah given by Almarhum Sheikh Abdul Sattar Khan on 7 April 2023:
Allah ﷻ is the Hidden Treasure. He ﷻ created us to find Him ﷻ. The treasure map leading to this immense treasure, is the Holy Qur’an.
Allah ﷻ has no benefit in revealing Himself to us. He ﷻ is not in need of us, our existence or our worshipping. But for us to be given access to see His ﷻ Face and Listen to Him ﷻ, and to meet Him ﷻ, is an eternal happiness of no parallel, which makes even Paradise meaningless.
The Qur’an is the living and eternal miracle of Rasulullah ﷺ.
It contains all the guidance necessary for each Soul to reach its destination – one Book for all Mankind, a gift to us, a gift of light that is often neglected and not valued.
The Qur’an is to be read, pondered over, practised, till it becomes our flesh & blood – the Prophet ﷺ became a walking Qur’an.
“And We have indeed made the Qur’an easy to understand and remember; then is there anyone who will take the lesson?” Surah Al-Qamar (54:17)
Allah ﷻ had made the Qur’an easy to learn, yet so many believers/mureeds still cannot read the Qur’an.
The Qur’an is in clear poetic perfect Arabic. Reading it in English is NOT the same.
So first learn to read simple Arabic.
Then learn tajweed, to read with tartil (properly).
Then learn to read with translation.
Then learn to read with tafsir (explanation).
Then ponder the meanings.
Then follow the treasure map step by step to the Hidden Treasure.
Can one ever dream to find even a worldly treasure, without a map? Never!
What more to find the everlasting greatest prize of friendship and companionship ,with Him ﷻ?
Don’t abandon the Qur’an. Make it the lights of your chest and the means of healing for your illnesses. Live and die by it. Build your existence around it because at one time, you did not even exist.
Do you have no desire to know the one who created you, who brought you into existence from nothingness? Do you not want to be intimate discourse with the Lord ﷻ who fashioned you… from nothing into something? With Kun faya kun
You have but one chance in this life to find Him ﷻ. And you never do so without the Divine treasure map.
What can you give to One who is King of Kings ﷻ? Your deeds? No. You give him yourself – be His ﷻ Servant and reach Him ﷻ by surrendering to Him ﷻ.
Do watch the Sohbah for the full elaboration on the points above here:
Jazakumullahu Khairan.
Our beloved Sheikh Muhammad Abdul Sattar Khan reunited with his true love, Allah Almighty, on 11 November 2023.
May Allah forgive his shortcomings, bestow upon him endless blessings, mercy, and light, and elevate his rank for the sincerity of his efforts and contribution during his lifetime.
May he be placed amongst those closest and dearest to Allah Almighty.
The Sunnah, is to breathe in and out, with remembrance/Zikir. These are the deeds of the pious Seekers.
Breathe with ‘Allah’ and ‘Hu’. Either with ‘Allah’ or ‘Hu’ when you breathe in and out. Eg breathe in with ‘Allah’, breathe out with ‘Hu’. Or vice-versa.
It is a Zikir with the highest rewards as it is a secret Zikir called Zikir Khafi, that is hidden even from the recording angels. In a Hadeeth, it is recorded that Zikir Khafi is rewarded 70 times that of verbal Zikir.
When these Angels present your deeds before Allahﷻ on Judgement Day, Allahﷻ Almighty will show these Angels mountains of deeds that the Angels didn’t record for you. They will immediately seek forgiveness from Allah for not knowing of these deeds and say to Allahﷻ – “We were with this servant of yours all his life, but we did not witness these deeds, oh our Lord!”
And Allahﷻ will say to them, “There are deeds done by my servant that only I am aware of.”
So this silent Zikir is very powerful, as it is very sincere – no one but Allahﷻ knows it is being done. And it keeps you constantly with Allahﷻ.
It is done 24/7. Even if you in the toilet, eating, chatting with friends or even during intimacy with your spouse, this Zikir never stops.
It takes a lot of practice and we will keep forgetting. Each time you remember, restart this silent Zikir.
Sheikh Nazimق said that a breath without Zikir is a breath in heedlessness. So be aware of and be with Allahﷻ, every moment of our lives with this silent, secret, sincere Zikir!
The image below further explains the wisdom behind breathing.
WIsdom behind breathing
The Principles of the Naqshbandi Way
There are 11 principles.
This is one of them. And Mawlana spoke about this in his last Suhbah about ‘breathing is Sunnah’ – the Prophetﷺ was present with Allahﷻ, in every breath. We must practice this Sunnah too.
Conscious Breathing (“Hosh dar dam”)
Hosh means “mind.” Dar means “in.” Dam means “breath.”
It means, according to Abdul Khaliq al-Ghujdawaniق, that “the wise seeker must safeguard his breath from heedlessness, coming in and going out, thereby keeping his heart always in the Divine Presence; and he must revive his breath with worship and servitude and dispatch this worship to His Lord full of life, for every breath which is inhaled and exhaled with Presence is alive and connected with the Divine Presence. Every breath inhaled and exhaled with heedlessness is dead, disconnected from the Divine Presence.”
Ubaidullah al-Ahrarق said: “The most important mission for the seeker in this Order is to safeguard his breath, and he who cannot safeguard his breath, it would be said of him, ‘he lost himself.’”
Shah Naqshbandق said: “This Order is built on breath. So it is a must for everyone to safeguard his breath in the time of his inhalation and exhalation and further, to safeguard his breath in the interval between the inhalation and exhalation.”
Shaikh Abul Janab Najmuddin al-Kubraق said in his book, Fawatih al-Jamal: “Dhikr is flowing in the body of every single living creatures by the necessity of their breath — even without will — as a sign of obedience, which is part of their creation. Through their breathing, the sound of the letter “Ha” of the Divine Name Allah is made with every exhalation and inhalation and it is a sign of the Unseen Essence serving to emphasize the Uniqueness of God. Therefore it is necessary to be present with that breathing, in order to realize the Essence of the Creator.”
Safeguarding your breath from heedlessness will lead you to complete Presence, and complete Presence will lead you to complete Vision, and complete Vision will lead you to complete Manifestation of Allahﷻ’s Ninety-Nine Names and Attributes. Allahﷻ leads you to the Manifestation of His Ninety-Nine Names and Attributes and all His other Attributes, because it is said, “Allahﷻ’s Attributes are as numerous as the breaths of human beings.”
It must be known by everyone that securing the breath from heedlessness is difficult for seekers. Therefore they must safeguard it by seeking forgiveness (istighfar) because seeking forgiveness will purify it and sanctify it and prepare the seeker for the Real Manifestation of Allahﷻ everywhere.
Once a 120 year old Saint came to visit our 90 year old Grandshaykh Abdullahق. Grandshaykhق asked Shaykh Nazimق to hug this old Saint and Shaykh Nazimق found this Saint’s breath to be of rose 🌹perfume fragrance – the result of a lifetime of training of breath Zikir – every breath with remembrance and connection to the Divine!
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Here is a short synopsis of a Sohbah given by Almarhum Sheikh Abdul Sattar Khan on 31 March 2023:
The Prophet was born just before Fajr. That time has been the most blessed time of day, ever since.
It is that last third of the night in which the Mercy of Allah descends upon this earth. It is also in that time that Sahoor is mandated.
Waking up for Sahoor is not so much about eating, as it is about catching that special time to worship.
A common misconception is that Sahoor is about eating, so that one will not get hungry later whilst fasting. So, one who does not feel hungry, or who had eaten supper at midnight, feels no need to wake up for Sahoor. In doing so, they miss the whole point of sahoor – to catch the blessings of that time near fajr, the blessings of reviving a Sunnah and the blessings of praying fajr on time.
Even eating just a date or a drinking a tiny sip of water in that last hour before fajr, is already considered having caught the blessings of sahoor.
But the actual blessings of sahoor lie in doing tahajjud and doa in that very special and blessed time.
Even just a two raka’at Sunnat shukur is worth the world and its contents.
Istighfar is especially accepted then too.
And the reading/recitation of the Qur’an in that time is witnessed by the Angels.
So don’t miss the Sahoor that is close to fajr. Even if you have eaten earlier, awaken in that last hour to catch the Spiritual blessings that are unique to Ramadhan.
In the Qur’an, Allah mentioned two deeds specific to sahur time. Al-Isra’ verses 78-79:
(78) Establish prayer at the decline of the sun [from its meridian] until the darkness of the night and [also] the Quran [i.e., recitation] of dawn. Indeed, the recitation of dawn is ever witnessed (by Angels).
(79) And from [part of] the night, pray with it [i.e., recitation of the Quran] as additional [worship] for you; it is expected that your Lord will resurrect you to a praised station (Maqamam Mahmuda).
Lessons:
1) To pray tahajjud raises believers to Maqamam Mahmuda. This is the highest maqam, that we Doa for the Prophet to reach, in the doa after Azan.
2) To recite Qur’an at fajr is witnessed by the Angels.
So don’t skip Sahoor!
Please do watch the Sohbah for the full elaboration on the points above here:
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
Our beloved Sheikh Muhammad Abdul Sattar Khan reunited with his true love, Allah Almighty, on 11 November 2023.
May Allah forgive his shortcomings, bestow upon him endless blessings, mercy, and light, and elevate his rank for the sincerity of his efforts and contribution during his lifetime.
May he be placed amongst those closest and dearest to Allah Almighty.
Here is a short synopsis of a Sohbah given by Almarhum Sheikh Abdul Sattar Khan on 24 March 2023:
The first 10 days of Ramadhan are days of Oceans of Mercy descending upon all of Mankind.
However, only the believers are accepting this Mercy. The other Oceans that have not been accepted by the unbelievers do not rise back to the Heavens, but remain on this earth to be redistributed to the believers who ask for it. So ask!
These Oceans contain light and beauty, and gifts of dressings and blessings, the most precious of which is – Hidayah (Guidance).
Allah is Al-Hadi, The Guide. The ones blessed to receive hidayah will find the closed doors leading to good deeds and abundant sustenance, opened for him.
Via such open doors do unbelievers become people of faith, and non-Tariqah people become people who begin seeking a Shaykh.
Hidayah is the key to change.
From darkness, into light. From nakedness, to covering up. Eg. From smoking to leaving the habit.
From every sort of badness – the doors close. To every type of goodness – the doors open.
Hence, every recitation of Al-Fatiha is a prayer to be continually showered in hidayah… that in every moment we are guided to what pleases Allah and at the same time, guided away from what causes Him to turn away from us.
So seek fervently this priceless gift for ourselves and our loved ones.
For a full elaboration on these points, do watch the Sohbah here:
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
Our beloved Sheikh Muhammad Abdul Sattar Khan reunited with his true love, Allah Almighty, on 11 November 2023.
May Allah forgive his shortcomings, bestow upon him endless blessings, mercy, and light, and elevate his rank for the sincerity of his efforts and contribution during his lifetime.
May he be placed amongst those closest and dearest to Allah Almighty.
It is not enough to talk about the virtues of this holy month. Fasting has existed in all nations. To every Muslim since Adam ‘alayhi s-salam, to all Prophets on the way of Allāh ﷻ, it was farḍ to fast for all of them. It is farḍ to fast for us as well, says Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla in āyatu l-karīmah.
Moreover, some people without religion, or in crooked religions fast in order to train their egos. But what they are doing is a useless thing and in vain. Unless it takes to Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, whatever you do is in vain. It has no benefit. You must be on the way of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla so that it gives benefit both visible and invisible. Physical and spiritual benefits are for people who are with Allāh ﷻ. How lucky are those whom Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has granted them this. There are many people who go by being Muslim. Most of them neither fast, nor pray, nor know anything about the religion. But they say they are Muslim. They are not granted this. May Allāh ﷻ give them guidance. May He ﷻ let them taste this beautiful taste.
This taste cannot be found elsewhere. This beautiful taste is not found in disobedience and sins. It is only with īmān. People taste it in everything they do then. Otherwise, it is of no benefit. It has nothing but harm, because you are feeding your body. Feeding the body is for animals. It is special for them. We feed their bodies to make them fat and benefit from them. But you feeding your body is harmful to you. The larger your body gets, the more harmful it is. They themselves and everyone know this matter. The larger you are, the heavier your weight is, the more harmful it is. Therefore, they always warn not to gain weight. It is clear anyway.
Therefore, you must feed your soul and not your body. And feeding your soul is through worship, through praying and fasting, through charity, through obedience to Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, through the love of our Holy Prophet ﷺ and through love towards people he ﷺ has told about and towards believers. All of these are food for your soul which is beneficial. They are food for the soul. If you do them, even if your body is big or small, it doesn’t matter then. But otherwise, if you don’t care about these things, ḥāshā mina l-ḥuḍūr – you don’t want to even name these animals. People become similar to them. They are the fattest ones. May Allāh ﷻ protect us.
In Ramaḍān, fasting has its adab and rules. And people must break their fast according to its rules. Our Holy Prophet ﷺ says, “Break your fast with dates.” Dates have all nutrients in them enough for the body. If a person eats 5-6 dates a day, or ten dates, he may skip eating other things. The body will have taken its nutrition. But of course, people shouldn’t do so. Break your fast with dates and then eat other things. If not, make it with water, says our Holy Prophet ﷺ. Sometimes you cannot find dates. Break your fast with water. Certainly, then come prayers, tarāwīḥ and tahajjud.
Also, get up for saḥūr, says our Holy Prophet ﷺ. Certainly, there is benefit in the ordered time of saḥūr. Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, “Saḥūr is barakah.” Having saḥūr brings barakah to people. Get up in order to attain that barakah. He ﷺ says, “وَلَو بِشَرْبَةِ مَاءٍ”, “Even if a sip of water.” Even if you drink a sip of water with the intention of saḥūr, that is valid. Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam tells to do that. Don’t do without saḥūr. Also, what is eaten in saḥūr is not questioned. We read that in the hadīth sharīf just now. Allāh ﷻ won’t take its account. Neither saḥūr, nor ifṭār, nor the food you eat with the brothers. You will not be questioned for them.
Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says saḥūr is what differs us from other nations. Other nations used to eat just once: only ifṭār. They ate in the evening, and then they didn’t eat for 24 hours. But it became barakah for us, in terms of health and thawāb, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla gave saḥūr to us, to Ummati Muḥāmmad ﷺ.
May Allāh ﷻ bless it. And may Allāh ﷻ give guidance to those who don’t fast so that they do. Some people boast and act arrogant about breaking their fast in front of people. May Allāh ﷻ guide them as well. We have nothing else to say. They are people to feel sorry for. They must not boast. And we should not be angry at them. We should feel sorry for them that Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla didn’t give it to them. Don’t boast, “You and I are fasting but he is not”. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. Allāh ﷻ didn’t give it to him, but He ﷻ gave it to you. This is important. May Allāh ﷻ make this beautiful state last upon us. May He ﷻ make us all steadfast.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
7th April 2023/ 17th Ramadhan 1444
Shaykh Nazim Dergah, Lefka, Cyprus
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18 April 2022 by Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil Ar-Rabbaniق
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem
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Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:
وَلَقَدْ نَصَرَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِبَدْرٍ وَأَنتُمْ أَذِلَّةٌ ۖ فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ (Qur’ān 03:123). ‘‘Wa laqad naṣarakumu Llāhu bibadrin wa antum aḍillatun fa ittaqū Llāha la‘allakum tashkurūn” ‘’And already had Allah given you victory at [the battle of] Badr while you were few in number. Then fear Allah ; perhaps you will be grateful.’’ Sadaqa Llahu l-‘Azim.
The Battle of Badr is one of the greatest battles of Islam made by our Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. Our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam made that battle for the pleasure of Allah جل جلاله in order to raise the religion of Islam. Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla has praised it.
It has many names, one of which is Yawm ul-Furqan. It is the day of separation. It is the day of separating the truth from falsehood.
There were many miracles on that day. Various things happened, things that normally people cannot think of. By the glorious kindness of Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla, its Barakah will be going on until Qiyamah. The Barakah of the Sahabah who had participated in it always comes when their names are remembered. Their names used to be written and hung in houses in old times. Some people still do so. Certainly, Barakah comes to those homes; peace comes there.
It was around these days in Ramadan when our Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم cleaned out all the big Kafirs and oppressors in Mecca. Even while leaving Mecca, they did it in fear that day. They didn’t want to leave. The shaytan had come in a human form as a leader from their clan and said, “We shouldn’t leave. Our caravan is saved anyway”. But Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla created a reason for their death, for them to be finished there.
The shaytan cheated them once again. He brought everyone together in Badr and finished them all. Those who are with shaytan will end up like them. They can never win. The Ghalib, Victor is Allah جل جلاله. The shaytan is always defeated. A clever man should be with the winner. Who follows shaytan will be defeated eventually.
Don’t look at the amount, decoration and deception he creates. He will be defeated eventually. He can never be a winner. No one can be a winner over Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla.
Therefore, be together with Allah جل جلاله. The example shown by our Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم is the greatest example. Allah جل جلاله will help you. Allah will send His جل جلاله angels to you. He جل جلاله will send His جل جلاله Awliya. He جل جلاله will send help to you. You will win.
Angels had come down in that battle. Three thousand, five thousand angels came down. Actually, there is no need for that much angels, for Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla can make just a single angel turn the world upside down with its wings. But He جل جلاله did that to show it for the honor of our Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla sent them to honor our Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم so that people know that it is not by empty words. The truth and all power cannot be against Allah جل جلاله . The power is together with Allah .جل جلاله
The shaytan ‘alayhi l-l’anah, ‘alayhi ma Yastahiqq (may he get what he deserves) was running away on that day in the appearance of a Bedouin. He also had fought there. But when angels came down, he started running away. The Kafirs asked him, “Where are you running? You brought us here and threw us in the middle, and now you are running.” He said, “I see what you cannot see. I am afraid of Allah جل جلاله”. He jumped and fell into the sea. There is a sea near Badr. He jumped into the sea with that speed because of his fear. So the rest ran away too.
The shaytan is like this. The shaytan never helps. May Allah جل جلاله protect us, don’t be with him insha’Allah. Be with Allah جل جلاله insha’Allah. May the Barakah of this day be upon us. They are called Ashabu Badr, Badri’yyeen. May their Barakah also be upon us insha’Allah.
Shukr to Allāh ﷻ for being together in holy Ramaḍān. May Allāh ﷻ give us more Ramaḍāns and better days in shā’a Llāh. And with its honor may we be with Mahdī ‘alayhi s-salām in shā’a Llāh. We always make this du‘ā’. Ramaḍān is a gift of Allāh ﷻ to us. We wish it to be blessed. It’s a gift of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. It is his ﷺ way.
To revive these days on this beautiful way – To revive them means giving them life. Giving life to dead hearts is the attribute of our Holy Prophet ﷺ. Whoever follows him ﷺ and walks on his ﷺ way will be revived, shukr to Allāh ﷻ. He won’t be dead. Ashiqs said that the dead are those who don’t believe in Allāh ﷻ. Those who are with Allāh ﷻ are alive. With our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam hearts are alive. His ﷺ way, his ﷺ beautiful way, following his ﷺ sunnah, everything he ﷺ did, following his ﷺ intentions, his ﷺ sunnah intentions give us Allāh’s ﷻ grace. They give Allāh’s ﷻ barakah and all goodness of Allāh ﷻ. Following our Holy Prophet’s ﷺ sunnah gives us these.
Today morning, one of our brothers asked a strange question. I didn’t understand it at first. Then I asked our brothers what he was talking about. I was checking if I understood it wrongly. He asked a question. It was a very strange question. I thought, maybe I understood it wrongly, as he had asked in English. I thought “What is it? Did I hear it right or wrong?” I asked Riza Efendi, “What is he saying?” He asked “Is it sunnah to breathe?” I didn’t understand it completely. Then we made it clear.
Even breathing; when you take a breath, you should make intention for his ﷺ sunnah, as our Holy Prophet ﷺ breathed. And then take your breath. You will have revived a sunnah even in that. Whereas it is just a breath, you take it in and out. And there is no difficulty in it. People cannot live without it.
But you should do everything as a sunnah of our Holy Prophet ﷺ. We drink water as sunnah, because he ﷺ drank it. We eat food as his ﷺ sunnah. We walk, get up and sit down; we should make intention to do everything as sunnah of our Holy Prophet ﷺ so that all our actions are at least imitating him ﷺ as much as we can. We cannot perform most of the sunnah. But these things are given by Allāh ﷻ. We cannot live without them. We will have done them as sunnah of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam for free.
Certainly, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla will reward us for that, because the holy word of our Holy Prophet ﷺ says, “Whoever revives my ﷺ sunnah in the end of times will attain thawāb of one shahīd, ten shahīds, or hundred shahīds”. So much is given to those who revive the sunnah of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.
Therefore, how lucky are we to be from the ummah of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Every moment is goodness, barakah and beauty for us. It revives our hearts insha’Allah.
Editor`s Note: we have written a “how to” guide for breathing in the Naqshbandi Way. You can access it here bi idhnillah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
6th April 2023/ 16th Ramadhan 1444
Shaykh Nazim Dergah, Lefka, Cyprus
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5 April by Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil Ar-Rabbani
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Seeking knowledge is Fard (obligatory) for believers. Knowledge is something people need to live well. It is something necessary in order to know what is good and what is bad. Therefore, it is Fard. For every believer to learn and to know what is good is Fard.
It is Fard al-Ayn, it is the duty for everyone. Fard al-Kifayah is when someone does it, the rest may not do it. Certainly, not everyone is going to become a scholar when they attain knowledge. When they learn little by little and continuously, as they learn, more understanding opens and they become better. They know what they do. Sometimes people think they are doing goodness but do something bad.
Therefore, we must learn everything. The things that must be done; your actions, behavior within a family or outside, in the street or in the market; all of them, Shukr to Allah ﷻ, the religion of Islam teaches about everything. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla made Islam in such a way. There is knowledge in Islam that teaches everyone what to do. Therefore, from the infancy of people till the grave, Islam teaches everything that should be done. Step by step as much as they can learn.
Certainly, some people must learn more. There are things that some people have to learn in their lives for the pleasure of Allah ﷻ, in order to go on the way of Allah ﷻ. Allah ﷻ gives everyone according to their understanding and capacity.
Therefore, it is beneficial for people to learn what is good. People nowadays don’t learn good things. They are learning bad things and show up as good ones. And then there is no peace. They look for happiness. But there is no more happiness, no more humanity. There are all kinds of bad things. They say “I learned a lot”. What they learnt is not knowledge. They are teaching ignorance most of the time. And people are teaching it to each other.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says to learn good knowledge. That is what is necessary. The rest is not only unnecessary, it is something harmful. May Allah ﷻ protect us from the evil of shaytan. The place where the true beautiful knowledge is next to Murshids, because they keep it the same way they’ve seen from our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.
As we said, there are many people who say they are Muslim and show other things. They are cheating people and ruining them. They will be ruined both here and hereafter. May Allah ﷻ protect us from all of them. May Allah ﷻ protect us from people like them and from people who are enemies of Allah ﷻ. May Allah ﷻ give strength to our Iman.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
5th April 2023/ 15th Ramadhan 1444
Fajr Prayer,Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul
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(Qur’ān 02:185). ‘Shahru Ramađāna Al-Ladhī ‘Unzila Fīhi Al-Qur’ānu Hudan Lilnnāsi Wa Bayyinātin Mina Al-Hudá Wa Al-Furqān’, ‘The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur’an, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion.’
The month of Ramadan is a holy month. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is praising it in the Qur’an. It is the month of guidance. It is the month when the Qur’an was descended. It is a month full of Barakah. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla gives ten Barakah to one. In Ramadan, He ﷻ knows how much to give Himself ﷻ. Hundred to one, seven hundred to one, or seven thousand to one; however much He ﷻ wants, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla gives as much as He ﷻ wills. Therefore, Shukr to Allah ﷻ, many believers appreciate this month. They perform worship and pray, they do charity and goodness. And there is a great gain in doing so.
The worship of this month is Tarawih prayer. Also, there is Zakat Fitrah. We must not forget about Zakat Fitrah. It is for every individual. Rich ones give more, and poor ones give as much as they can afford. Some people don’t have anything at all. They can give less, not necessarily as much as it is required by the Religious Affairs. They have no means. They give as much as they can, and Allah ﷻ will accept it insha’Allah.
There is Zakat then. Zakat can be given any time of year. But giving it in Ramadan brings more Thawab, and you don’t mix up. It makes a year from Ramadan to Ramadan. You give Zakat of this year and attain its virtue which is at least seven hundred to one instead of ten to one. Even if you don’t give everything all at once but put it aside and give later, you will have separated it in this month and it will be put aside without mixing it with your property. You will give it to needy people then.
Therefore, this month is a blessed month. It is a generosity of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla to Ummati Muhammad ﷺ. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says it is the month of the Ummah. And He ﷻ gives to the Ummah from His ﷻ generosity and abundance. May Allah ﷻ help us all perform this worship and do goodness. May we not be lazy in this month.
Some people are not fasting. Some people, may Allah ﷻ protect us, have no idea about it. They have no idea about neither this month nor the year. They go by eating and drinking in vain. May He ﷻ guide them. We are not saying anything, because everything is in Allah’s ﷻ Hand. We must not criticize them but feel pity that it is not meant for them.
Shukr to Allah ﷻ for giving us this beauty, for letting us appreciate it. Appreciation is an important thing. Who doesn’t appreciate doesn’t benefit from anything. Who appreciate benefit from its worth and their ranks increase because of this worth. May Allah ﷻ make this month blessed upon us. May Allah ﷻ let us reach more beautiful days and more beautiful Ramadans. I always say, may it be together with the spreading of Islam and appearance of Mahdi ‘alayhi s-salam insha’Allah. May it be near insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
4th April 2023/ 14th Ramadhan 1444
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(Qur’ān 06:33). ‘Qad Na`lamu ‘Innahu Layaĥzunuka Al-Ladhī Yaqūlūna ۖ Fa’innahum Lā Yukadhdhibūnaka Wa Lakinna Až-Žālimīna Bi’āyāti Allāhi Yajĥadūn’, ‘We know that you, [O Muhammad], are saddened by what they say. And indeed, they do not call you untruthful, but it is the verses of Allah that the wrongdoers reject.’
The nations who had never accepted our Holy Prophet ﷺ used to say things to him ﷺ but meaning Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Therefore, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says “Do not be sad.” Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla knows their intentions. Their intentions are not good. Their intentions are always to go against Allah ﷻ. Their intention is to oppose Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. And whoever goes against Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla can never be victorious. “لاَ غَالِبَ إِلاَّ اللَّه” – There is no Victor but Allah ﷻ.
They are attacking Mu’mins, Muslims and Awliya’, thinking they are clever. Those who attack will find Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla in front of them. Their shield, their protector is Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is the one who protects Islam. Even if the whole world of Kufr unites, they cannot do anything against the religion of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla.
Kufr and Iman could never come together since the beginning. They are always apart from each other. There is no chance that Iman and Kufr can be together. That is impossible. Therefore, this state will go on. It is a test for humanity. Some people pass the test and some people fail the test. It is a test, but it is not like the tests of this world. Those who fail this test will stay forever in hell. And those who pass the test will go to paradise with the permission of Allah ﷻ.
Therefore, don’t be sad. Our Holy Prophet ﷺ tells not to be sad. Mu’mins should not be sad too. This state is something appointed by Allah ﷻ and given to people as a test. The ranks of all Mu’mins will be raised with that test. Their stations will be raised. It is for those who are patient and stand by the way of Allah ﷻ.
May Allah ﷻ make us steadfast. We ask that Allah ﷻ gives guidance to others. We don’t say anything else. Guidance is from Allah ﷻ. And if they have their share of it, they will be saved insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
3rd April 2023/ 13th Ramadhan 1444
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2 April, 2023 by Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani(Q)
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وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ
(Qur’ān 39:07). Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, ‘Wa Lā Taziru Wāziratun Wizra ‘Ukhra’, ‘And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another.’ Sadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm. Everyone will be accounted. There will be no fault on others. Allah ﷻ has given mind. And He ﷻ created us in the best way. People don’t have any excuses. It is not an excuse to say, “I didn’t know. I didn’t do that.” Everyone is, as they say: “Every sheep is hung by its own leg.” No one is responsible for the guidance of others or their actions. The responsibility is on themselves.
Certainly, if someone shows some badness and people follow him and do what he does, the punishment will come to both: those who do it, who imitate him, and to him who accustom people to badness. There will be a responsibility upon everyone. And it is wrong for them to say, “He is the one to blame. It is not my fault. Punish him.”
The person who makes others do bad things and wants them to imitate him will be punished once if he misleads one person. Two, three, five; if there are millions of people who are misled from the way, he will be punished for these millions. But those who did it will not be saved either.
They will be saved if they repent and ask for forgiveness. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla has opened the Door of Repentance. He ﷻ has opened the Door of Mercy. He ﷻ says, “Come, O My servants! I will forgive you. Don’t do it. Don’t do this evil. Allah ﷻ doesn’t like those who do evil. He ﷻ doesn’t like those who don’t believe in Allah ﷻ. My Door of Mercy is open. Come and repent and ask for forgiveness in order to be saved”.
When they don’t listen, they will carry their punishment themselves. Others won’t carry it for them. If they say, “This person taught me this. I didn’t know. I didn’t know it was bad”, they won’t be saved. They will carry their punishment. And those who made them do it will carry double the punishment, five fold of it or as much as the quantity of people they have misled. If people favor them, trust and imitate them, they will be punished too. May Allah ﷻ protect us.
May Allah ﷻ give guidance, because the time we are living in is the time that approves badness. They have made it the jewel in the crown. They think they are important and are happy. But they don’t know what is coming next. May Allah ﷻ protect us. May Allah ﷻ give guidance. May Allah ﷻ protect our nation and Muslims from the evil of these shaytans.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
2nd April 2023/ 12th Ramadhan 1444
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1st April by Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil Ar-Rabbani
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There is a saying of Sayyidina ‘Ali Karrama Llahu Wajhahu (May Allah exalt his face) or maybe someone else. “ِهَذَا زَمَنُ السُّكُوتِ وَمُلازَمَةُ البُيُوت.” “This is the time of silence and staying at home.” It is not a Hadith but the saying of a holy one that came later. The time of Fitnah; it was the time of Fitnah back then, but now there is much more Fitnah. That holy one said it is the time to keep quiet and to stay at home. When you talk, in order not to harm yourself and not to interact much with anyone; in order not to harm yourself and others by talking too much, it is better to keep quiet.
There is much more Fitnah in this time. There is a great Fitnah. And there is an even greater danger. Therefore, no need to talk about needless things. And no need to go to needless places much. People should stay at home more so that they are protected from this Fitnah. Even if it is not apparent, it is much better from the spiritual side. People will be safer.
Contrarily, people of the present time strive to talk. No matter what, they want to talk. They want others to listen to them and want to attract people to themselves. They were unable to get on TV before. Now they have their own TV’s. They make live broadcasts and do things for everyone to like them, to like their speech. Their speech is harm to everyone and to themselves. May Allah ﷻ protect us.
Therefore, keeping quiet is a virtue. Our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said, “فَلْيَقُلْ خَيْراً أَوْ لِيَصْمُتْ”, “Speak good or remain silent.” – Let them say something good or keep quiet. If they want to say something bad, it is better that they don’t say anything at all. Because when someone talks, angels write it down. And it is difficult for people to take their word back after they have said it. If you take it back, you lose your esteem then. And if you don’t take it back, you still lose your esteem. It turns you into a person with no esteem.
Words are not easy. Therefore, when people talk, they must know what they are talking about. May Allah ﷻ make us all from those who say good things insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
1st April 2023/ 11th Ramadhan 1444
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(Qur’ān 03:139). ‘Wa-lā tahinū wa-lā taḥzanū wa-antumu l-ʾalawna in kuntum muʾminīn’, ‘So do not weaken and do not be sad, and you will be superior if you are [true] believers.’ Sadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “Do not ever be sad. Do not be upset. Your ranks are higher than theirs if you have Iman”. Believers are always higher in the sight of Allah ﷻ. People are the same. With Iman, their ranks increase. Not with money but with Iman. The more Iman you have, the more precious you are.
Everyone can take his share from it. Not everyone can be rich in this world. Not everyone can study or become a scholar. Not everyone can be a doctor or whichever profession that is good. But in terms of Iman, everyone can have it. It is the wisdom of Allah ﷻ. But people leave it and look at other things. In order to be raised in this world, they either forget about Akhirah or don’t believe in it at all.
When people believe, their ranks are high. They are the people who are high in the sight of Allah ﷻ and close to Allah ﷻ. Otherwise, as this life is not eternal, no matter how much you are raised, you pass away from this life eventually. And your rank hereafter will be the lowest if you don’t believe in Allah ’Azza wa-Jalla and don’t obey Allah ﷻ. And you will be at the bottom. You will be with the lowest ones.
The rest will be above. Their stations will be great. And they will be the beloved ones in the sight of Allah ﷻ. Therefore, those who have Iman are always in profit. Those who don’t have Iman are always at loss. No matter how much they relied on themselves in this world, that will be useless in Akhirah.
Therefore, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says not to get upset. The stations and ranks of you who believe are high. No one should see themselves lower than Kafirs. You are above them. You are above Kafirs in the presence of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. You can be high among people as much as you want. You cannot trust people anyways. They put you up one day and then drop you to the bottom the next day.
Therefore, have Iman. The more you approach Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, that is the benefit for you. There is no benefit in other things. May Allah ﷻ give strength to our Iman insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
There are recited Qur’an Khatms, Yasin, Tasbihat, Salawat, Ayat and Surahs. We gift all of them on behalf of our brothers who recited them from all over the world to our Holy Prophet ﷺ, his Ahlu l-Bayt and Sahabah, to the souls of all Anbiya, Awliya, Asfiya and Mashayikh, to the souls of our late relatives. For goodness to come and evil to be gone. May the good goals of those who have recited them be reached. May they be happy here and hereafter. To the souls of all Mu’minin and Mu’minat, and our deceased ones. Li-Llahi Ta’ala l-Fatiha.
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Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
31st March 2023/ 9th Ramadhan 1444
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30 March by Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil Ar-Rabbani
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According to our belief of Ahlu s-Sunnah wa l-Jama’ah of our Holy Prophet ﷺ, the Karamat of Awliya are Haqq (true). Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla granted them this favor. For Prophets they are called Mu’jizah (miracles), and for Awliya’ they are called Karamah.
People mix them up nowadays. They call everything Mu’jizah. Not everything Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla does is called Mu’jizah. The things Prophets did are Mu’jizah. What Awliya do now is Karamat. Karamah means Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is letting them do impossible things with Dua. The Sahabah had this too. In old times, they had it. And they have it now. It is always there.
Mawlana Shaykh Nazim has thousands of Karamat. New people we haven’t heard of or met always tell about them. We always hear about his beautiful parables. Moreover, we always witness that even though he is in ‘Alam Al-Barzakh, he gives advice to people and brings them to Islam, Tariqah and guidance. We hear this a lot. Not a day passes without a person or five persons certainly coming and saying, “I saw Mawlana Shaykh Nazim in a dream even though I have never met him. He told me to go here and there”. He informs them, and they attain these beautiful things with his Barakah. Beautiful things are not from Dunya but from Akhirah. They can be from Dunya as well. Whatever they need in Dunya, if they are destined to have it, he gives them.
This is Haqq. “كَرَامَاتُ الأَولِيَاءِ حَقٌ”, “Karamaatu l-Awliya Haqq”, “The Karamat of Awliya’ are Haqq (true).” According to the belief of Ahlu s-Sunnah wa l-Jama’ah, it is true. There is no doubt in it. And there is no reason for it not to be so. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla does whatever He ﷻ wants. And He ﷻ gives these things to whichever servant He ﷻ wants.
Therefore, not showing respect to Awliya’uLlah and swearing at them is not good. People are ignorant now. They do so unknowingly, because they don’t know anything. There are people who think that they are very clever. When they hear such things, they doubt if it is possible or not. And they go even further. It won’t be good for them. Allah ﷻ won’t be pleased with them. Swearing at His ﷻ Awliya, mistreating them does not bring any benefit to people. Not only there won’t be any benefit, but there will be harm for them. May Allah ﷻ protect us.
This is something important. It is an important matter. We must be careful. You can say things to an ordinary person, but you must be careful with the others. People may get harmed. May Allah ﷻ protect us. May Allah ﷻ give guidance to people. And may the stations of Awliya be raised insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
30 March 2023/ 8th Ramadhan 1444
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29 March by Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Ail Ar-Rabbani
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Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm: قُلْ إِن كُنتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِي يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ (Qur’ān 03:31). ‘Qul in kuntum tuhibbuna Llāha fāttabi‘ūnī yuhbibkumu Llāh’, ‘Say, [O Muhammad], “If you should love Allah, then follow me, Allah will love you”.’ Sadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.
In Qur’an ‘Azimu sh-Shan, our Holy Prophet ﷺ says, “If you love Allah ﷻ, follow me ﷺ so that Allah ﷻ loves you”. Follow the way of our Holy Prophet ﷺ and Allah ﷻ will love you. Otherwise, nothing will come out of you. When Allah ﷻ doesn’t love us, we are useless. We must strive to be from the beloved ones of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Because His ﷻ love and His ﷻ affection is above everything.
Our Holy Prophet ﷺ is showing that way. That way is the way of our Holy Prophet ﷺ. Follow him ﷺ. He ﷺ says, “Follow me ﷺ. Follow my ﷺ way so that Allah ﷻ loves you”. There is not another way. But shaytan is cheating people. He says, “If you follow our Holy Prophet ﷺ, you make a partner to Allah ﷻ. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla doesn’t want that”.
Whereas the Hadith Sharif of our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam which we read yesterday says if you don’t make Salawat even during taking ablution, your ablution is not complete. It is that delicate. We must remember our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam in everything, we must make Dhikr and Salawat to him ﷺ. We must honor him ﷺ.
Otherwise, Allah ﷻ won’t love you. Who is not loved by Allah ﷻ is loved by shaytan. Nothing else. There are two options; either this or that. There is no third option. Our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam was sent as mercy to us. Loving him ﷺ has a great virtue in the sight Allah ﷻ. Allah ﷻ loves those who love him ﷺ. And He ﷻ doesn’t love those who don’t love him ﷺ.
Shaytan has many ways of tricking people. He shows our Holy Prophet ﷺ as an ordinary person so that Allah ﷻ doesn’t love you. They say his ﷺ duty is over, he ﷺ is dead and gone. They are dead themselves. They are walking dead ones, nothing else. They are soulless. They have no soul. They are bodies and corpses without souls. The soul comes into the body of a believer with the love of our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Otherwise, it is something dry like wood.
May Allah ﷻ increase his ﷺ love in our hearts insha’Allah for the honor of these blessed days. May He ﷻ give guidance to people. May Allah ﷻ protect us from the tricks and traps of shaytan. May people not be cheated. Because there are many cheated ones. Unknowingly, they think they are doing something right but get cheated. May Allah ﷻ protect us all.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
29 March 2023/ 7th Ramadhan 1444
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In case you missed it, here is a short synopsis of the Suhbah given at our weekly Khatam Khwajagan last week.
The first 10 days of Ramadhan are days of Oceans of Mercy descending upon all of Mankind
However only the believers are accepting this Mercy. The other Oceans that have not been accepted by the unbelievers do not rise back to the heavens, but remain on this earth to be redistributed to the believers who ask for it. So ask!
These Oceans contain light and beauty, and gifts of dressings and blessings, the most precious of which is – hidayah (Guidance)
Allah is Al-Hadi, the Guide. The one blessed to receive hidayah will find the closed doors leading to good deeds and abundant sustenance, opened for him
Via such open doors do unbelievers become people of faith, and non-Tariqah people become people who begin seeking a Shaykh
Hidayah is the key to change
From darkness into light. From nakedness to covering up. Eg From smoking to leaving the habit.
From every sort of badness – the doors close. To every type of goodness – the doors open.
Hence every Fateha is a prayer to be continually showered in hidayah… that in every moment we are guided to what pleases Allah and at the same time, guided away from what causes Him to turn away from us
So seek fervently this priceless gift for ourselves and our loved ones
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Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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28 March by Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil Ar-Rabbani
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Our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, تَسَحَّرُوا فَإِنَّ فِي السَّحُورِ بَرَكَةً “Take Sahur, for in Sahur there is blessing.” Having Suhur, getting up for Suhur for fasting, even drinking water with the intention of Suhur, that is Barakah, says our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Every blessed saying of his ﷺ is a treasure. It is a great benefit for people.
Sometimes people feel lazy to get up for Suhur. They go to bed late at night, at 1 or 2 o’clock in order not to get up for Suhur. Whereas when they get up for Suhur, it is the time of Tahajjud prayer and they they are able to pray Fajr on time. Also, they attain that Barakah by having Suhur. That Barakah is important.
But certainly, it is difficult for people to wake up from sleep. Even if it is for 5 or 10 minutes, it is difficult for people. The more difficult it is, the greater its reward is. Apart from the reward, it brings Barakah to people. It brings Barakah to people’s lives, Barakah to their properties and wealth and Barakah to their health.
Therefore, Suhur is not for not feeling hunger. It is more for carrying out the order of our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam and it is counted as worship. Having it is important. We must have it. Not those who can do it, but those who are going to fast must certainly have it. As our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said, if you drink even a sip of water with the intention of Suhur, that will bring Barakah, too. We must do it.
People in old times – Regarding the matter of Suhur, one of our brothers told us a story the other day. His grandfather is Bektashi. So of course, they don’t fast. He got up for Suhur and his wife was having Suhur. She said, “Husband, you are not fasting. Why did you get up?” He said, “I am not fasting. But did I become an unbeliever? Let me get up at least for Suhur”. He is not missing Suhur.
Suhur is an important thing that has been observed since old times. May its Barakah be upon us insha’Allah. May we have Barakah of Suhur alongside with that of Ramadan insha’Allah. Barakah is a very important thing. It is not a simple thing. It is something that people don’t understand. Barakah is a secret of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. May Allah ﷻ give Barakah to all of us insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
28 March 2023/ 6th Ramadhan 1444
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19 March 2023 by Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil Ar-Rabbani
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The way of our Holy Prophet ﷺ is our way. And his ﷺ belief is called the belief of Ahl ul-Sunnah wa l-Jama’ah. That way is the way of truth and the way of Tariqah. That is why the most disliked people by shaytan are the people of Tariqah. He is always being an enemy to them. And the enmity against them is by those who go on the way of shaytan. Because the true, pure and clean way of our Holy Prophet ﷺ is in Tariqah.
There must be Shari’ah together with Tariqah. Tariqah and Shari’ah make the way of truth. When separate, things get mixed up. Therefore, shaytan wants to separate them. He says that Tariqah is not important, that it is useless. Whereas it is the soul. A body without the soul is useless, it is dead. Therefore, Tariqah is what reaches our Holy Prophet ﷺ alive.
Shukr to Allah ﷻ they won’t be able to finish it. But certainly they mess with the belief, thoughts and Iman of people. They play a lot on them. And the worst is when they do so in the guise of a scholar, in the guise of a Hojjah, it confuses people. They mislead many people from the right way. May Allah ﷻ protect us.
Our Holy Prophet ﷺ says they are “عالم سوء”, “Alimu Su’”, “Bad scholar.” They are bad scholars. Their punishment will be double. A normal person gets a certain punishment when he does wrong. But the punishment of those will be double. Because people believe them and follow them. They have no benefit to themselves and they are of harm to others. May Allah ﷻ protect us from their evil. May Allah ﷻ not separate us from the right way insha’Allah. May He ﷻ not separate us from the way of truth
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
19 March 2023/ 27th Sha’ban 1444
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21 March 2023 by Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil Ar-Rabbani
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Shukr to Allah ﷻ, we are reaching Ramadan safely again. It is a blessed beautiful month gifted by Allah ﷻ to Muslims. It has a lot of virtue and Barakah. All over the world, no matter where you are, whether you are in a Muslim country or elsewhere, Allah ’Azza wa-Jalla makes that beauty be everywhere as long as Muslims fast and pray.
This manifestation and state are given everywhere as a gift from Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla to Muslims. As long as Muslims obey Allah ﷻ, as long as they carry out His ﷻ orders, this Dunya is paradise and Akhirah is paradise for them. Therefore, as long as Muslims do not separate from the right path, from the path of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, they won’t have any hardship.
During the time of our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, the time when Sahabah lived was the most difficult according to worldly circumstances. There were days when they had been hungry for days. Yet, the Sahabah would say their most beautiful time was that time. The hardship of this world is nothing as long there is Iman and as long as you are on the way of Allah ﷻ. It is happiness and goodness for Muslims.
Sometimes in order to alienate Muslims from Ramadan, they say “If you are hungry, this will happen. If you are thirsty, that will happen”, and most of the times, knowingly or unknowingly, they strive to prevent them from performing this worship. If those who do it do so knowingly, they are committing a big sin. When it is done unknowingly, they should still make their research and look into it. Especially, they make it through doctors who say “If you don’t drink, this will happen. If you don’t eat, that will happen”.
Whereas fasting is health. Our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, “صُومُوا تَصِحُّوا”, “Sumu tasihhu”, Fast and you’ll attain health. “الْمَعِدَةُ بَيْتُ الدَّاءِ وَالْحِمْيَةُ رَأْسُ الدَّوَاءِ”, “The stomach is the house of diseases, and diet is the best medicine.” The stomach is the place of illness. Whatever everyone finds, they throw it into their stomachs. When there is too much things or unnecessary things in the stomach, it causes illness. And diet is the cure for it. Fasting is the best diet. The stomach is restrained from everything, so it recovers. The stomach and the health of people recover. The stomach recovers, and you attain the pleasure of Allah ﷻ.
May Allah ﷻ protect us from this Fitnah. Because if you try to do goodness, make charity and obey Allah ﷻ, not only a thousand but a hundred thousand shaytans strive to stop you. May Allah ﷻ protect us. Insha’Allah it will pass with Barakah and goodness for the Ummah. May Allah ﷻ help us all. And may Allah ﷻ help poor people in the areas of the earthquake. Insha’Allah the virtue of this Ramadan will remove their sorrow and hardship insha’Allah.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
21 March 2023/ 29th Sha’ban 1444
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27 March 2023 by Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil Ar-Rabbani
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Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اجْتَنِبُوا كَثِيرًا مِّنَ الظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعْضَ الظَّنِّ إِثْمٌ ۖ وَلَا تَجَسَّسُوا وَلَا يَغْتَب بَّعْضُكُم بَعْضًا (Qur’ān 49:12). ‘Yā ‘Ayyuhā Al-Ladhīna ‘Āmanū Ajtanibū Kathīrāan Mina Až-Žanni ‘Inna Ba`đa Až-Žanni ‘Ithmun ۖ Wa Lā Tajassasū Wa Lā Yaghtab Ba`đukum Ba`đā’, ‘O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other.’
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is saying in Qur’an ‘Azimu sh-Shan, “Do not make bad assumptions”. Do not think badly. Making bad assumptions is a sin. When there is a sin, it harms people. “Is it this one or that one? What did they do to me?” Such bad thoughts bother the person. Therefore, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says it is bad in Qur’an ‘Azimu sh-Shan. Don’t think badly. Interpret everything as well so that it is good. Think well.
People nowadays make bad assumptions more. Making bad assumptions is not good. Nevertheless, people must be alert so that others don’t do badness to you. This is the acumen of believers; they must know what is good and what is not good. When Iman is strong, they know it. When Iman is weak, they think badly about everyone; both the good and bad ones. They don’t think well.
Thinking well is the duty of a believer. A believer knows who thinks badly and who can do badness. And he is not afraid of them. But who has weak Iman fears everything “Will they?..” Also, now a certain type of people have appeared. When they go to them, they usually say, “They have put a spell on you. They did this and that”. They confuse them even more and help people in making bad assumptions even more.
Things like this bring discomfort to people. Because it is unclear whoever does what and if there is someone at all who does this. When it is like this, they think badly about everyone around them. Whereas those people have no fault. They do nothing. Enmity occurs between them. Hatred and anger occur which exhausts people. Therefore, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is showing goodness to us. And He ﷻ is directing us to goodness. Goodness brings goodness, and badness brings badness.
So we must not make bad assumptions. We must be careful. We must have love towards people, not hatred. Even if someone is bad, we will be protected from his badness this way. Otherwise, if he thinks badly, even a good person becomes bad then. May Allah ﷻ protect us. It is from the diseases of the ego. May Allah ﷻ help us. May Allah ﷻ not let us obey our egos.
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
27 March 2023/ 5th Ramadhan 1444
Fajr Prayer,Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul
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The best amongst the believers, are those whose lives benefit others.
Use your knowledge, wealth, time and doas to benefit your family, your fellow mureeds from the Tariqah and the Ummah of Rasulullah ﷺ.
On the authority of Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), it is narrated that, “Allah has some servants whom He has singled out for fulfilling the needs of people, whom people turn to in their need. These will be the secure (servants) from the Punishment of Allah.” As-Suyuty indicated that this report is Hasan.
“The most beloved people to Allah are those who are most beneficial to the people. The most beloved deed to Allah is to make a Muslim happy, or to remove one of his troubles, or to forgive his debt, or to feed his hunger.” – Hadeeth
In case you missed it, here is a short synopsis of the Suhbah given at our weekly Khatam Khwajagan last Friday.
There are 80,000 bad characters, and each is a heavy chain around our ankles.
If a man is struggling against his ego, he will succeed in cutting every one of those heavy chains and he will meet with the spirit of the Prophet, seeing him when awake, not in sleep. This meeting means, he reached to his heavenly station, no more in fear and sadness.
At that time we can look to what happened with our promises made on the Day of Promises; we may read from the Preserved Tablet.
Our fate is right only when we are looking on our promises and doing them.
Without the ability to look, we are not yet in real faith, and this is impossible without complete purification and a meeting with the Prophet’s spirit.
Until reaching this, all of our worship needs intercession of the Prophet. When looking on the tablet, you will be able to intercede for others.
The Prophet said for his nation: “I will intercede for big sinners.”
Our Grandsheikh asks: “What is a big sin?”
Until reaching the ability to look on this Tablet, we are all big sinners. Even our worshipping is a big sin, in need of the Prophet’s intercession.
(Suhbah above by Shaykh Nazim Adil Al-Haqqaniق from Grandshaykh Abdullah al-Faizi ad-Daghestaniق)
Please do watch the full Suhbah for the elaboration on the above here:
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Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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The sign of a believer, is the feeling of joy and anticipation, at the approach of Ramadhan.
The sign of a hypocrite, is the feeling of dread and agitation, at the approach of Ramadhan.
Ramadhan is the month where every Sunnat act is counted as a Fardhu worship, and every Fardhu worship is multiplied 70 times.
The Sahabah used to complete all their worldly matters in Sha’aban, so as to give undivided attention to Ramadhan.
They used to pay out their Zakatul Mal in the last days of Sha’aban, so that the poor would have the means to prepare for Ramadhan from the Zakat money…
Ramadhan is not the month of shopping for food at the bazaar or buying new Eid clothes.
It is a month of tilawatul Qur’an, qiyamul lail, terawih, sahoor & iftar in moderation, much night vigil and iktikaf.
It is a month to return to the purity of a newborn child, Eidul Fitri.
The Prophetﷺ said: “My curse be upon the one who reached Ramadhan, but did not attain Allahﷻ’s forgiveness within it.”
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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The Voice from the House of God always tells it as it is.
The Prophetﷺ clenched his fist and struck his chest, saying, “Consult your soul, consult your heart, O Wabisah. Righteousness is what reassures your soul and your heart, and sin is what wavers in your soul and puts tension in your chest, even if people approve it in their judgments again and again.” (Source: Sunan al-Darimi 2575 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Haytami)
Abu Tha’laba reported: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, tell me what is lawful and unlawful for me.” The Prophetﷺ, said, “Righteousness is serenity in the soul and peace of mind in the heart. Sin is not serene in the soul and not satisfying to the heart, even if the judge gives you approval.” Source: Musnad Ahmad 17396 Grade: Sahih (authentic)
Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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