The Best Among Mankind

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثَىٰ وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَائِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوا ۚ إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِندَ اللَّهِ أَتْقَاكُمْ

(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.” Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla created people in different varieties; some black, some white, some yellow and some red. Their temperaments are also different, says Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. It is by Allāh’s ﷻ wisdom. He ﷻ does what He ﷻ wants. He ﷻ knows His ﷻ own wisdom.

People ask themselves who is the best among them. The best one is the best in the sight of Allāh ﷻ. The one people consider good among them is whom they want interest and benefit from. But in the sight of Allāh ﷻ it is the pious. Piety means to avoid evil, to do good, to be a good person. That is the best person in the sight of Allāh ﷻ. A person who is good in the sight of Allāh ﷻ is also good among people.

But when he is bad in the sight of Allāh ﷻ, he can have as many people around him as he wants, or people who claim to love him, there is no benefit. Because that love is love for benefit. Love for the sake of Allāh ﷻ is different, and love for benefit is different. Eventually in the love for benefit, when the interest is gone, no love remains, no respect remains, no loyalty remains, nothing remains. Those who are on the way of Allāh ﷻ, those whom Allāh ﷻ loves, those goodnesses are in them, surely. No evil comes from them.

Those who are evil are those who are not on the way of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. They work and strive for their ego. They do everything to satisfy their ego. They are useless people. The scale here is the fear of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, being mindful of Allāh ﷻ. That cautious person does not do any evil. A person who’s not fearful of Allāh ﷻ can do all kinds of evil.

Therefore, may Allāh ﷻ protect us. We must be loved ones in the sight of Allāh ﷻ. A person who is loved among of others is useless. He will leave you in a minute, abandon you or harm you; he can do that whenever it benefits him. A person who is on the way of Allāh ﷻ never wants any badness and never does badness. Because he has īmān. Allāh ﷻ is with me. Allāh ﷻ sees me. Allāh ﷻ knows what we do. This is īmān.

When there’s no īmān, may Allāh ﷻ protect you. May Allāh ﷻ protect you from their evil, in shā’a Llāh. The world is filled with such people. Worldly interests have encompassed everywhere. May Allāh ﷻ improve them. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

There are recited Qur’an Khatms, Surahs, Tasbīhat from all over the world. We gift them firstly to our Holy Prophet ﷺ, his ﷺ Ahlu l-Bayt and ṣaḥābah, souls of all Anbiya, Awliya, Asfiya. To the souls of all Mu’mins and Mu’minahs, Muslims and Muslimāt. To the souls of all our past ones. May whatever goals those who recited have be reached. For happiness here and hereafter. For strength of īmān. Li-Llahi Ta’āla.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

16 May 2025/ 18 Dhul Qa’dah 1446

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul