Unfortunately, now is the time of forbidding goodness and beauty and enjoining evil. But the Himmah of mankind can move mountains if he wants, Allāh ﷻ willing. Follow Allāh’s ﷻ order and don’t care about the rest.
Allāh ﷻ glorifies and honors our Holy Prophet ﷺ. Those who didn’t honor him ﷺ never had good endings; their ways ended. The believer never stops honoring him ﷺ. Honoring him ﷺ is the way to everything good.
People have become like beasts. If they’re angry they harm others. This is forbidden. If fires were fabricated, the biggest harm they’ve done is upon themselves and their families.
After the last breath, Allāh ﷻ will make mankind’s life flashes before their eyes. “If only” just won’t work anymore. It is with Allāh’s ﷻ permission that everything happens but mankind must beware of putting the blame of not worshipping on Him ﷻ.
In qiyāmah, people of hell will wish they can come back to life to do righteous deeds; but that can’t happen. Know the value of your life. How will one find its value? And what’s the worthless life?
It’s Allāh’s ﷻ command to follow the way of the Prophets He ﷻ sent. How will we fulfill this command? Beware for not recognizing Sunnah ultimately leads to losing īmān.
Because of waswasa some people fear the month of Safar. Give sadaqah, repent and ask forgiveness and do the Safar duties. Rely upon Allāh ﷻ and you will be under protection. Our Prophet ﷺ called it Safar ul-Khayr.
Fires have been breaking out everywhere now. Our Prophet ﷺ showed the way on how to extinguish the fire. Takbir extinguishes fire. Mawlānā witnessed that with Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim in Lefke.
Being upon Istiqāmah is the most important thing for mankind. What is Istiqāmah? It is shayṭān’s game to deceive people and separate them from Istiqāmah. Follow the command of Allāh ﷻ, and do not look at others.
Love makes everything alive; without it it’s dry. His ﷺ way is that of love. What are the attributes of the believer and that of the hypocrite? The believer believes and Allāh ﷻ shows his heart the truth.
“One rakat of tahajjud is worth a thousand rakats of worship during the day,” says Sayyidina Ahmad Al-Badawi. How do we perform tahajjud? And how does it affect spirituality?
Our Prophet ﷺ says, a believer never lies. He might do other sins, but he never lies. Lying is one of the major sins. Whoever gives a false testimony will bear the punishment here and hereafter.
If there is disagreement among believers, reconcile them says Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. To elevate one’s īmān rank, a person must break his ego. He must displine his ego and reconcile with his mu’min brother.
A Muslim can be anything but a believer can only be with specific attributes. If one doesn’t have them, he decreases in rank. Our Prophet ﷺ says, a mu’min gets along well and people get along with him too.
Salawāt is the greatest benefit for people. People wish to see our Prophet ﷺ in their dream, but when one sends salāt and salām, our Prophet ﷺ immediately replies. Salawāt brings you closer.
There are many fitnahs nowadays regarding Qur’ān ‘Aẓīmu sh-Sha’n. Some say don’t read it. Some say read only the interpretation so that you understand. Some say read only the Qur’ān and don’t accept ḥadīths. These are shayṭān’s deceptions. Be vigilant and follow your Murshid.
People are deceived by crazy ones who say they are Mahdi. Mahdi ‘alayhi s-salām hasn’t appeared yet. Stubbornness is a sign of disbelief. The way is clear. If deceived, he who has strayed should repent and return to the way of ḥaqq.
Allāh ﷻ creates a cause to elevate or lower whomever He ﷻ wants. Who is truly sincere always ascends; and that is spiritually. Strive to achieve service not to get involved in dunyā. Pharoah’s ego always exists. Fitnah is the affliction of those on the way.
We live in a time when every day there’s a new fitnah. A group of people are interpreting Qur’ān according to their minds and harming people. They can’t do that. Beware of that. Qur’ān is transmitted by him ﷺ and can only be taken from him ﷺ.
A powerful ayah turned our Prophet’s ﷺ hair gray: be upon Istiqāmah. It is an order from Allāh ﷻ to him ﷺ and those with him ﷺ. Istiqāmah is the essence of Islām. Our Prophet ﷺ is a Ruby among stones.
Allāh ﷻ has described the right way for people to follow in order to be at ease. What is the right way? People have abandoned goodness and have pursued evil following shayṭān, yet are surprised with the unease they live.
The right way is in front of us. Don’t look for other ways. People of old times had thought. They strived to do the Sunnah in everything. That is the best for both dunyā and ākhirah.
Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, we went on beautiful visits in Cyprus. It doesn’t matter who lives on a land. Hearts are in His ﷻ Hand. He ﷻ changes them as He ﷻ wants.
What Allāh ﷻ wills happens and what He ﷻ doesn’t will doesn’t happen. This is what believers must put in their minds. “Aslim Taslam.” When īmān is strong, one doesn’t care about anything.
Adhan is very important. It gives value to life. When it is not appreciated, a person knows its value then. Without it there’s a big void. Its benefits are endless.
Spiritual strength is in seeking the pleasure of Allāh ﷻ. People have forgotten ākhirah and are running fast after dunyā. They are the weak ones. We ask Allāh ﷻ to give us strength enough to defeat our egos.
Our Prophet ﷺ says, his ﷺ Ummah will split into seventy-three sects. All will be in hell, except one. Which is the Saved Sect and which are the others?
Allāh ﷻ and our Prophet ﷺ see everything we do. Work for both dunyā and ākhirah. Allāh ﷻ loves the hardworking not the lazy. Laziness is what shayṭān inculcates into people.
True knowledge is endless. Children nowadays are only studying to pass the exam. That’s not what’s important. Warn your children to study for the pleasure of Allāh ﷻ.
Allāh ﷻ says, days are numbered. The good, bad and holy days are all passing. We must appreciate the value of time to win. “Killing time” will only ruin you.
Ḥajj is a special worship. Non-Muslims go to a place and claim they became ḥajjīs. The one appointed by Allāh ﷻ has a designated time and place. In that worship, you return free from all sins.
Allāh ﷻ has given us an order to obey Ulī l-‘Amr or else you will go astray. Sometimes they are good but sometimes not. Not everything is as it seems. Make shukr and praise Him ﷻ.
Allāh ﷻ says, shayṭān is your enemy, take him as an enemy. Stay away from shayṭān and don’t be his friend. Don’t listen to what he says. His friendship is mischief.
The test of people is to be pleased with Allāh’s ﷻ will. Salvation is in making shukr for all the favors; īmān is superior to all favors. Contemplating for an hour is better than worshipping for seventy years.
It is Allāh’s ﷻ advice for us: Be with the Sādiqīn. Who are the Sādiqīn? And what happens then? The more one controls his ego, the more he remains steadfast.
Allāh ﷻ loves what’s straight and in order. Just as during tawāf in ḥajj, because people are not in order, Allāh ﷻ sends people to discipline their egos. Our egos deserve more.
Ḥajj is granted to who’s destined. AlhamduliLlah we were destined to go this year. We must make shukr and know its value. Allāh ﷻ is Al-Karīm, the Ḥajj of those turned back was accepted, in shā’a Llāh.
Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, He ﷻ has gifted us to go to ḥajj. It is destined to whoever has heard the adhan of Sayyidina Ibrahim. It is the most beautiful journey and has countless thawāb but people must be careful of their egos.
A strong Muslim is better than a weak one. Work in dunyā for ākhirah not for dunyā. If for the pleasure of Allāh ﷻ, wealth is strength and goodness. Muslims must have this understanding. They must distinguish this.
The miracles of our Prophet ﷺ are many and they remain until qiyāmah. One of them is the Conquest of Constantinople. There is a lot of wisdom behind it.
With shukr do favors increase and perpetuate. People research and strive to limit Allāh’s ﷻ Kingdom, but mankind’s mind and imagination cannot reach it. What the majority says is not true. The only truth is what Allāh ﷻ says.
We are entering the blessed ten days of Dhul Hijjah. Fasting and charity in these days is more virtuous. Ḥajj is a difficult worship. Ḥajjis must disconnect from dunyā focusing on this worship.
We live in a world of possibilities, as Rumī says. There is no guarantee for anything based on our actions or experience. Anything can be accepted or rejected by Allāh ﷻ. Our only guarantee for everything to be accepted is loving and mentioning him ﷺ.
Your children are a test and trust upon you. Strive to raise them on the way of Allāh ﷻ. While doing so, keep on the middle state. They are one of three deeds that you keep getting rewarded for after you die.
Allāh ﷻ guides whomever He ﷻ wants and doesn’t guide whomever He ﷻ wants. Many people are scared not to stray from the right way. To not go astray, follow him ﷺ and do a lesson, even if a little, every day without interruption.
Mawlana Shaykh ‘Abdu Llāh ad-Dāghestānī would always repeat this Ayah. Obey Ulī l-‘Amr and don’t oppose them. Don’t interfere in their business. The Muslim should not cause harm for the sake of dunyā.
Allāh ﷻ has given people whatever they need. He ﷻ has made sleep for rest. There are two types of nightlife: one that’s with worship for Allāh’s ﷻ pleasure and one that’s the opposite.
Ṭarīqah is to make our ākhirah prosperous and to remove dunyā from our hearts. Politics is an affair of dunyā. Don’t interfere in it. It has its people. Ṭarīqah murīds must stay away from politics.
When you become bāligh and of sane mind, you are responsible. This state of people now is described in Qur’ān: they follow others mindlessly then lament and regret. You have mind, you will be punished.
Allāh ﷻ orders us to not be distracted with anything other than His ﷻ orders in dunyā. Mawlānā explains thoroughly whom the Rijāl are and how to be from them becoming awliyā’.
Those who follow bad people in dunyā will eventually meet in hell. They will say, “They led us astray. Let them have double the punishment.” You must follow Allāh’s ﷻ way in dunyā and not the herd.
There are iron chains in dunyā and ākhirah that are wrapped around one’s neck. They are the habits and sins. One must get rid of them by asking forgiveness from Allāh ﷻ.
People ask themselves who’s the best among them. It is not who’s most loved or known. It is who’s best in the sight of Allāh ﷻ. Love for the sake of Allāh ﷻ is different, and love for benefit is different.
Our uncle’s son, Nureddin Efendi, passed away yesterday. He lived a simple life without striving for more. That’s how a Muslim must live. What’s important is in which hand you will be given your book of deeds in ākhirah.
Allāh ﷻ has given mankind responsibilities that are beneficial for him. He ﷻ has invited him to take from treasures, but the fools don’t want anything but dung and sewage. One is happy when his spirituality is happy. Salty water cannot quench one’s thirst. It is sweet things that will.
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla honored mankind. He ﷻ values his efforts every day and not only once a year. Whatever way they follow out of His ﷻ way is deception.
The believer gets along well and people are pleased with him. He tolerates all states since his ego disciplined by his Sheikh. Normal people object to everything.
A person who prefers as much as an atom of dunyā loses his ākhirah. Ākhirah is the eternal life. The life of dunyā is current and momentary. The clever one is who prefers ākhirah not dunyā and seeks Allāh ﷻ pleasure in everything.
The sacred months are four; three of which are for ḥajj. Everything has its time. Tomorrow, in shā’a Llāh, starting tonight at Maghrib enters the month of Dhul Qa’dah. What’s only allowed now is the partial seclusion starting tonight.
Mankind is weak. He may fall into heedlessness or a state may occur and miss prayed. Beware of boasting about your worship and obedience. Allāh ﷻ is making you perform them. What’s important is not worshiping but being consistent and steadfast in worship. Mawlana tells the story of an ‘awliyā’ and Sayyidina Bāyazīd al-Basṭāmī.
Those on Allāh’s ﷻ way and truly rely on Allāh ﷻ have no sadness. They have won their lives. Unlike those astray who’ve lost their lives. How foolish are those who only accept Qur’an but not ḥadīth! Both came through our Prophet ﷺ.
Yesterday a big earthquake happened in Istanbul. Earth and heavens are held by Allāh ﷻ. People must remember Allāh ﷻ and say Allāh ﷻ before catastrophes or earthquakes happen. Repent, ask forgiveness and give Ṣadaqah.
Ignorance in old times was not knowing how to read and write. But in this time, the time our Prophet ﷺ called the second Jāhiliyyah, there is a new ignorance. Don’t be ignorant and don’t be with the ignorant ones.
A person who follows the way of Allāh ﷻ is the highest among all creatures, but who doesn’t hold onto that way is the lowest and most inferior of creatures. They are deceiving people now but who uses his mind will definitely see the truth.
This is our last meeting here; Allāh ﷻ has granted us a larger Dergah near Sayyidina Abu Ayyub al-Ansari. Every Dergah is a tree. We are planting trees of goodness whose fruit will be eaten in Akhirah.
Shayṭān is confusing Muslims by making them follow the Gregorian calendar for Islamic dates. They say this in terms of the Gregorian date to weaken the īmān of Muslims. There is no religious day in terms of the Gregorian calendar.
Our Prophet ﷺ says, the stomach is the house of diseases, and diet is the best medicine. People must eat various foods and in moderation. Children now eat only one kind of food. Make them used to eating clean and varied food.
People nowadays are mostly heedless. They are all the time on their phones. They’ve become captives completely. Set limits for the usage of phones especially for children and students.
People of ṭarīqah must beware of the attacks of the biggest enemies. What is ṭarīqah? Why does one enter ṭarīqah? You are at war with the enemy and to win it is enough for you.
Our Prophet ﷺ advises Muslims to always do good. No harm comes from a Muslim. So what is it that we will do? With whom should we be and from whom should we stay away?
We’ve said it a thousand times. Don’t rush and give money to someone for business without consulting. Don’t let them rush you. You will regret and nothing can help you. These are dishonorable, unscrupulous people.
Certainly, those who believe will be the winners, He ﷻ says. Look at what exists and what’s eternal. Yesterday you ate so much until you burst. Where is it? It disappeared. No taste remains.
