Who Follows Allāh’s ﷻ Way Is the Highest

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

“وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِي آدَمَ”

(Qur’ān 17:70)

“Wa Laqad Karramnā Banī ‘Ādam”

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

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

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

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

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

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

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

22 April 2025/ 24 Shawwal 1446

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul