Mawlana Sheikh Mehmed Adil. Translations.

May Allah protect us all from the fitnas of the end times. Fitna means that the devil attacks from all sides to steal people's faith, to take it from them, and to leave them as disbelievers. For the greatest enemy of mankind is the devil. The devil wants to keep man away from all of Allah's mercy. He wants to take away his faith, so that man rebels against Allah and does not recognize Him. In order to strengthen true faith, one must follow the path of our Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. Whoever remains on the path shown by him – the path of the Prophet's companions, the scholars, the friends of Allah, and the madhhabs – will, Allah willing, save his faith. Otherwise, he will die without faith, may Allah protect us from that. The fitna we are talking about now, and the worst part of it, are those who appear under the title of "scholars". For the last 100 to 150 years, people have been appearing who say: "Islam is outdated, let us renew it; let us reform the religion, let us do this and that." They do not carry out reforms, but rather directly inject the ideas of the enemies of Islam into the Islamic world. In this way, they rob people of their faith and leave them in disbelief. Therefore, one must be very careful. The faith of the Ahl as-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah, the path of our Prophet (sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam), the madhhabs, and the tariqa are important. For a Muslim to be able to preserve his faith, the school of law and the spiritual path are of great importance. If these do not exist, a person strays from the path and goes astray. He goes astray and no longer knows what is right and what is wrong. He believes he is doing good, but in the end, he will suffer bitter disappointment. He is left with neither faith, nor Islam, nor anything else. He loses his greatest, most important, and most valuable treasure. And why is that so? Our Prophet calls these people "Ulema-i Su", which means "evil scholars, scholars of evil". These are scholars who lead people astray. They study two lines in the name of Islam, and in the end, they themselves are left without faith. They end up disbelieving and lead others astray as well. The poor people who acquire knowledge with the thought "Let us be religious, invite people to faith, and strengthen our faith" then lose everything that is called faith because of these so-called scholars and fall into disbelief; may Allah protect us. One must pay close attention to this. One must never make compromises regarding the tariqa, the sharia, and the madhhabs. Do not listen to those who say: "These things are unnecessary." No matter what community they belong to, how many books they have written, or how many readers they may have; stay away from them. Stay away from such scholars who do not accept the madhhabs and the tariqas. In the recent past, during the time of Sultan Abdulhamid II, all those scholars or poets who opposed him had not the slightest value. Because they tried to carry out reforms against the tariqa and the religion, became tools of the devil, and collaborated with the allies of the devil. Never believe that they are on the true path. How much they have harmed Islam is known to Allah, the true scholars, and the conscious people. Even if the true scholars raise their voices against it, they immediately suppress the voices of those scholars. May Allah protect us from all evil and from the wicked. The greatest danger and the greatest sin rest on the shoulders of such people. Those who lead people astray bear a very heavy burden of guilt. Because of them, in the late Ottoman Empire and afterwards, millions of Muslims were destroyed not only spiritually but also physically; the people were driven from their homeland. Despite all this material and spiritual destruction, people still do not wake up; unfortunately, there are many who follow them. May Allah give us all understanding and vigilance, insha'Allah.

وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَٰتِ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡجَنَّةِۖ هُمۡ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ (2:82) "Those who believe and do good works will remain in Paradise forever," says Allah Azza wa Jalla. This is the true promise of Allah. Therefore, there are people now who ask, "What should we do?"; they ask, "How is it, have we made progress or not?" That is not the duty. The duty is as follows: You must believe and fulfill your obligation. What is the duty of a Muslim? To perform the prayer, to fast, to give the Zakat, to get along well with people, and to be a good servant to Allah. That is the duty. So there is no such thing here as, "How far have I come, how far have I fallen behind?" If you do these things, you are on the right path; there is no need to ask. If you ask yourself, "Have I moved forward or fallen behind?"; as soon as you give up these things, you have fallen behind. But if you continue to do them, you are, thanks be to Allah, on the right path; you have shown steadfastness and are progressing on this path without becoming tired or weary. Sheikh Baba used to say, "Whoever gets tired and weary does not belong to us." There are many who say, "When will this prayer, this worship end?" May Allah protect us. May He make our worship steadfast and let it continue until our last breath. That is why some people sometimes set out on the path with great enthusiasm and say, "I will do this, I will do that." Do only as much as you can, but keep doing it. These acts of worship should be just as normal and continuous as eating and drinking. So, just as a person does not really question, "What did I eat, what did I drink?", worship should also be the same way. One should not worry about that at all. Nowadays people are lazy, sometimes they are negligent; that is exactly when they fall behind. But the person who continues at the same level without compromise is the one who wins and earns Paradise. Inshallah, everyone will earn it; but whoever wants more will have to remain steadfast. That is what is important. If you remain steadfast, thanks be to Allah, your rank also rises. Do not question, "Have I risen or not?"; you know yourself best after all. May Allah grant us all steadfastness. May Allah protect us from laziness. That is the disease of people, the disease of the people of these end times. They want to achieve everything without doing anything for it. They want to win without working. That means laziness is a bad trait of this era. Being weary means thinking: "What should I do, how can I entertain my ego, what should I occupy myself with so that I do not get bored?" That is exactly a disease. May Allah protect us from it. Let us be grateful for our state; may it be continuous, Inshallah. May our walking on the path of Allah Azza wa Jalla and on the path of our Prophet, sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam, be continuous. May Allah make us steadfast, Inshallah.

Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, says in the Glorious Quran: "In some things that you dislike, there is good, and in things that you like, there is bad." Therefore, do not think that this evil is entirely bad. Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, creates a good in it as well. From what you consider to be evil, good arises. Well, the state of the world is obvious anyway. There is good in everything. For the Muslim, for the one who follows Islam, it is good. No evil happens without Allah's permission. Everything is written in our books of deeds. As a reward for this, Allah will show goodness to them and to us in the Hereafter, if Allah wills. Therefore, most things as they appear in this world are actually not as they seem. They are not at all as they seem. The devil deceives people. The bad is bad anyway, but there are many things in this world that make the bad look good. There are devils, yes, even human devils, who are even worse than the devil himself. They take on every kind of form. They can deceive every kind of person. That is to say, Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, makes the state of the world a means of trial to test people. Therefore, we will look at everything that happens as the providence of Allah. Let us see what the end will be; as the saying goes: "Whatever Allah does, He does in a beautiful way." For this reason, some people fall into rebellion against Allah's providence. May Allah forbid, they rebel knowingly or unknowingly. They say: "How can this happen?" May Allah forbid! "How can Allah, the Almighty, allow this?" Why should He not allow it? Nothing happens without His permission anyway. These people should repent and ask for forgiveness in the face of what they see. Whatever happens, Allah knows it. May Allah forbid, do you want to teach Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, something? Repent and ask for forgiveness. Repent and ask for forgiveness. Some do not leave it at just thinking it in their hearts; there are many fools and ignorant people who say it directly out loud. They say: "We rebel." Against whom do you want to rebel? Do you have a place to flee from the command and the presence of Allah? Do you think you will be saved by rebelling? May Allah forbid. Repent and ask for forgiveness. Allah does the most beautiful thing in everything. Do not be sad, do not worry. Also, do not listen to people who only spout empty talk. See the truth. The truth is what Allah wills. The One who does everything is Allah, and He does everything in the most beautiful way. What He does must not be questioned. He cannot be called to account. This morning is a Friday morning. Let us all repent and ask for forgiveness. Whatever has crossed our hearts... Our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) says: "Do not rebel." Everything has a wisdom. For those who follow Islam, the end of all things will be good. Therefore, may Allah protect us. From the evil of our ego and the devils... May He protect us from the evil of human devils. May Allah protect us from the evil of those men who make the bad look good and drive us into sin.

وَلَا تَرۡكَنُوٓاْ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ فَتَمَسَّكُمُ ٱلنَّارُ (11:113) Do not be with the oppressors, do not incline towards them. The fire will touch the person who inclines towards them. He too will be harmed. Always be with good people, stay away from the oppressors. The oppressors think of no one but themselves. All they want is to commit injustice, nothing else. The world is full of oppression. Not even a trace of justice is left anywhere. Some people say, "There is justice in Europe." That is the biggest lie. They only show what they want to show, and give the appearance of justice. But in reality, their true face is completely different. Therefore, do not look for justice in the world. There is nothing but oppression. Therefore, it is necessary to seek refuge with Allah. Let us not commit injustice, let us not oppress anyone, insha'Allah. That is the most important thing. In this world, one must be very vigilant against the oppressors. Do not occupy yourselves too much with who does what and why, or who is right or wrong. Allah, the Exalted and Mighty, gives everyone their punishment and their reward. Therefore, protect yourself. Do not interfere in the deeds of others. Otherwise, you too will become complicit in their oppression. And then the hellfire will touch you too. It will harm you too. Therefore, protect yourself. Do not make a comment on anything. Allah will be with you. Otherwise, do not incline towards them and do not say: "This is like this, that is like that"; because there is no such thing as humanity anymore. Unfortunately. Oppression has engulfed everything. May Allah protect us. We do not accept injustice. We are also not with the oppressors. May Allah not lead us astray from His path. May Allah protect us. About oppression it is said: "Az-Zulmu zulumat" (Injustice is darkness). Oppression is darkness. It darkens both the heart and the life of a person. Therefore, may Allah protect us from oppression, insha'Allah. May He send the Ummah Mahdi Alayhissalam, who will end this injustice. Because otherwise, this will not come to an end.

أَلَا فِي الْفِتْنَةِ سَقَطُوا ۗ وَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ لَمُحِيطَةٌ بِالْكَافِرِينَ (9:49) Whoever falls into fitna becomes worthy of Hell. What we call fitna is something that harms people. Fitna comes from the devil. The devil does not allow people any peace; he wants to lead them all to Hell. And this path to Hell leads through fitna. The path of fitna leads to Hell. Fitna is something harmful. Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, has cursed it; and our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also curses the one who causes fitna. Therefore, one must be careful. Some believe they are doing good, but in doing so, they cause fitna. Through this fitna, they harm people and primarily themselves. This fitna has occurred again and again since the time of Adam (peace be upon him), but there were also great fitnas during the time of our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). These fitnas harmed those who caused them. Those who are exposed to fitna may suffer harm in this world, but their reward in the Hereafter is great. Therefore, one must not fall into fitna. One must be vigilant. The devil lures you into a trap. The devil and his followers lure you into a trap to take away all your good deeds and merits. And he additionally burdens you with plenty of sins so that you are guaranteed to go to Hell. May Allah protect us from this. We are living in the end times. Our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) says about the fitnas of the end times that they are "like a dark night". Therefore, there is no need to rack one's brain too much over the events. What Allah decrees, happens. Whether you like it or not, what is meant to happen will happen; you will simply just wait. When Allah sends a savior, he will save you at that time. You cannot save yourself. If you want to save yourself, simply do not fall into fitna. Do not mess with anyone, do not blindly submit to anyone! If you keep away from the devil's followers, you will find salvation. Therefore, our honorable Sheikh used to say: When great fitnas break out, do not leave the house and do not listen to anyone. May Allah protect us. From the fitnas of the devil and the fitnas of the end times, may Allah protect us all. May He grant us all vigilance, insha'Allah.

Our Prophet, sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam, says: "When Allah wants to make someone do something, that is, something abnormal, He takes away his mind and makes him do what He has intended." "Afterwards, the person wonders and asks: 'How did I do that? How did I commit this mistake, this act?'", says our Prophet, sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam. Everything happens according to the will of Allah, of course, but in life there are things that proceed normally, and things that are not normal. If a person is on the right path and suddenly does things that are not good at all, things that one cannot even imagine, then this is also a manifestation from Allah. This condition applies to everyone; whether small or great, whether president or prime minister... Whoever it is, Allah's will is at work. Since this world is not Paradise, there will naturally be setbacks, good and evil. These things must inevitably happen so that the divine will manifests and the process advances until the Day of Judgment. The last of the names and attributes of Allah that we recite is "As-Sabur". This means "the Exceedingly Patient". We are currently experiencing the manifestation of this name. If these events had happened in the time of the previous nations, Allah would have sent them a punishment and razed them all to the ground. But now, due to the manifestation of this last name, Allah is patient; for everything has its time. Everything happens by His will. Therefore, may Allah protect us. May Allah not let us commit inappropriate deeds. May He not let us do anything we regret, inshaAllah. May we be steadfast in good deeds, inshaAllah. May He keep us away from bad deeds. May Allah make us steadfast on the path of truth by His will. For the world is transient and the end of the world has come. May Allah protect the Muslims and send a savior to Islam. The state of the world is as you see; the end of the world has now been reached. InshaAllah, Mahdi Alayhisselam will appear and save us all. All of humanity, not just the Muslims, will be saved, by Allah's permission, when Mahdi Alayhisselam appears. May Allah send him soon, inshaAllah.

قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: زكاة الفطر طهرة للصائم من اللغو والرفث وطعمة للمساكين، من أداها قبل الصلاة فهي زكاة مقبولة ومن أداها بعد الصلاة فهي صدقة من الصدقات۔ Our Prophet, Allah's blessing and peace be upon him, says: The Fitr charity, meaning what we call Fitre or Fitr Zakat, serves to purify the fasting person from unnecessary and ugly words as well as sins, and to provide food for the poor. A person fasts during Ramadan. When he fasts, he must guard himself against bad words and bad deeds. Should he nevertheless fall into them, the Fitre Zakat serves to purify these sins. At the same time, it is a provision of food for the poor. Whoever pays it before the Eid prayer, for him it is an accepted Fitre Zakat. If he gives it after the Eid prayer, it only counts as a normal charity. So, if it is given by the time of the Eid prayer, it is accepted as Zakat al-Fitr, meaning Fitre. If it is given after performing the prayer, it is not considered Fitre, but a normal charity. Because the reward for the Fitre is much greater and it is more pleasing to Allah. Whoever does not give it on time has not only failed to settle his Fitre obligation and incurs sin, but is also deprived of this great reward. For this reason, most people give their Fitre before the Eid prayer, still within the month of Ramadan. And that is also the right thing to do. قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: زكاة الفطر على كل حر وعبد، ذكر وأنثى، صغير وكبير، فقير وغني، صاعا من تمر أو نصف صاع من قمح۔ Our Prophet, Allah's blessing and peace be upon him, says: The Fitr charity is obligatory for everyone – whether free, slave, man, woman, child, baby, poor, or rich – as one Sa' of dates or half a Sa' of wheat. Of course, anyone who wants to can also give more. A poor person should give according to his means. A rich person, on the other hand, can also give more than this fixed amount. That is no problem. قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: شهر رمضان معلق بين السماء والأرض لا يرفع إلى الله إلا بزكاة الفطر۔ Our Prophet, Allah's blessing and peace be upon him, says: Fasting in the month of Ramadan remains suspended between heaven and earth. Only when the Fitr charity is paid does it ascend to Allah. This means that if the Fitre is not given, the fasting is not fully accepted. A person must absolutely pay his Fitre. قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: صدقة الفطر صاع تمر أو صاع شعير عن كل رأس، أو صاع بر بين اثنين، صغيرا أو كبير، حر أو عبد، ذكر أو أنثى، غني أو فقير۔ أما غنيكم فيزكيه الله تعالى، وأما فقيركم فيرد الله عليه أكثر مما أعطى۔ Our Prophet, Allah's blessing and peace be upon him, says: The Fitr charity amounts to one Sa' of dates, barley, or wheat for everyone – whether young, old, child, adult, free, slave, man, or woman. Sa' is an ancient unit of measurement. Since this unit of measurement is no longer used today, the Diyanet or the Muftis inform the people how much needs to be given. A poor person can also give less than the fixed amount according to their financial situation. A rich person, on the other hand, can give more. As for the rich among you, Allah will purify him of his sins through the Fitre. As for your poor, Allah will return to them much more than they have given. That means, one should not say: "I am poor, I cannot give anything." The poor person should also give, so that Allah, with Allah's permission, will gift him back much more than he has given. قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: صدقة الفطر على كل إنسان مدان من دقيق أو قمح، ومن الشعير صاع، ومن التمر والزبيب أو تمر صاع صاع۔ Our Prophet, Allah's blessing and peace be upon him, says: The Fitr charity corresponds to the amount of two Mudd of flour or wheat. Nowadays, of course, it can be difficult to give this in the form of food. It is hardly done here, but as we hear, in some Arab countries like Mecca or Medina, people give flour or wheat. But what is the needy person supposed to do with it? He has to take it and sell it again for a tenth of the price. That is not necessary. One can give the poor the monetary equivalent of these foods directly. This is also permissible; it does not necessarily have to be given in the form of food. From barley, raisins, or dates, it is one Sa' each, which is obligatory for every individual. This means that it is not just given once for a family; the Fitre must be paid individually for each family member. قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: صدقة الفطر صاع من تمر أو صاع من شعير أو مدان من حنطة عن كل صغير وكبير حر وعبد۔ Our Prophet, Allah's blessing and peace be upon him, says: The Fitre Zakat must be given for everyone – whether small, large, free, slave, child, baby, woman, man, old, or young. It has been set at one Sa' of dates or barley. The measure called Sa' probably corresponds to about one kilo. Of wheat, on the other hand, two Mudd must be given. In the past, of course, there were no kilograms; it was calculated according to these measurements. Nowadays, one gives the corresponding equivalent value, and Allah accepts it. However, this must be paid before the Eid prayer. قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: صدقة الفطر على كل صغير وكبير، ذكر وأنثى، يهودي أو نصراني، حر أو مملوك، نصف صاع من بر أو صاع من تمر أو صاع من شعير۔ Our Prophet, Allah's blessing and peace be upon him, says: The Fitr charity is obligatory as half a Sa' of wheat or one Sa' of dates or barley for everyone – whether young, old, man, woman, Jew, Christian, free, or slave. That means, if a Muslim has a Jewish or Christian slave, it is obligatory for him to give Fitre on their behalf as well. A person must also pay the Fitre in their stead. قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: الفطرة على كل مسلم۔ Our Prophet, Allah's blessing and peace be upon him, says: The Fitre Zakat is obligatory for every Muslim. That means a person must give the Fitre both for themselves and for the people under their care.

Mawlana Sheikh Nazim used to say that a person must realize the value of their time as long as they live. For a person who has been lying in the grave for a thousand years, it would be better to be able to say "La ilahe illallah Muhammad Rasulullah" even just once. Therefore, a person must realize the value of this time while living in this world. He should make his preparations accordingly. A person should do whatever is in their power, recite as many supplications for their hereafter, and perform as many good deeds as they can. Because in the hereafter, in the grave, there is nothing more that one can do. It only benefits him if he leaves behind a good child who prays for him after him; but the best thing is still that a person realizes the value of his life while he is alive and does not waste it. Because people occupy themselves with too many unnecessary activities and useless things. In the past, they would hang out in coffeehouses, going here and there. Now they do not even go to the coffeehouse anymore; from morning to evening, from evening to morning, they waste their time without leaving the house by watching this and that. Just as they waste their time, they sometimes also commit sins. They also watch bad things. They watch things that cloud their minds. Therefore, we must not waste our valuable time with such unnecessary things. Those who do this believe they are just passing the time. However, this pastime is "Lahw" (distraction). A noble Quranic verse says: "Innamal-hayatud-dunya la'ibun wa lahw". (47:36) This means: "The life of this world is nothing but play and pastime." One should not do these pointless things. One should only do what is useful; unnecessary things do not need to be done. These unnecessary things do not bring you a new life or any other benefit. One must pay attention to this. Life is valuable, our time is valuable. Wasting our time with pointless things is a great loss. It is not reasonable to set aside valuable jewels and occupy oneself with unnecessary garbage. May Allah grant us all a blessed life. Let us work for the hereafter, insha'Allah. May Allah be our helper. May He keep us away from the traps of Satan. May Allah help the Ummah.

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُدَٰفِعُ عَنِ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْۗ (22:38) Allah defends and protects those who believe. This is His true promise, His word. The believers, the true possessors of faith, are under the protection and care of Allah. They have no other occupation anyway but the remembrance of Allah and His worship. No matter what anyone tries to do, Allah protects them. They are under Allah's care, they are with Allah. Therefore, whoever is with Allah has always attained salvation. He is always victorious and triumphs. He is the possessor of all good. But whoever is not with Allah is struck by all kinds of difficulties, whether big or small. Therefore, it is a great blessing and a great virtue to be on the path of Allah. For Allah grants guidance to whom He wills, and to whom He does not will, He denies it. Nowadays, people boast about the evil they do. They believe they are doing something good. Yet, what they do only harms themselves. Of course, it harms others as well. When they harm others, this sin also burdens them. In the end, they will meet their punishment anyway. Therefore, the one who is with Allah is always in goodness, in beauty, and in perfect kindness. Hence, man should not let his heart incline towards evil. For Satan makes evil appear good to people, and good appear evil. May Allah protect us. May He protect us from the traps and the evil of Satan. May Allah not separate us from His care and from this faith. May He give strength to our faith. We are in the end times; a thousand things raise doubts in the heart of man and bring untrue things into his mind. Therefore, one must never stray from the true path. Once you have found the path, hold on tightly to it. Allah says: وَٱعۡتَصِمُواْ بِحَبۡلِ ٱللَّهِ جَمِيعٗا وَلَا تَفَرَّقُواْۚ (3:103) Allah says: "Hold fast, all together, to the rope and the path of Allah, and do not become divided." May Allah protect us, insha'Allah we will always remain steadfast on this path.

فَعَّالٞ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ (85:16) It is Allah, Azza wa Jalla, who does what He wills, and realizes what He wishes. As the poet said: "Let us see what the Lord does; whatever He does, He does it well." He says: "Just watch." The current situation is exactly like this. People say, "The world is coming to an end," but everything happens by the decree of Allah, by the command of Allah. Neither you nor we can do anything about it; it is in no one's hands. He does what He wills. It is called "Fa'al", which means Allah, Azza wa Jalla, is the One who absolutely implements His will and executes everything exactly as He wants. His will cannot be opposed; nothing can stand in the way of His will. Therefore, the Muslim is in complete submission. You must submit to Allah, Azza wa Jalla. There is no reason to overthink it: "What should I do?"; ultimately, what Allah, Azza wa Jalla, says will happen. Therefore, be with Him. Let us be with Allah, Azza wa Jalla, so that He may show us mercy and grant us good. There is no reason for worry or fear. He is Arhamur-Rahimin; the Most Merciful of the merciful. There is no one who is more merciful than Him. Even if humanity held everything in its hands, mercy is the very will of Allah, Azza wa Jalla. It is one of the beautiful attributes of Allah, Azza wa Jalla, Jalla Jalaluhu. His attribute is mercy. Therefore, the Muslim has entrusted everything to Allah. His will is, with Allah's permission, of benefit to the Muslim. For the non-Muslim, however, it is wrath and punishment. May Allah protect us from it. Insha'Allah, let us be calm in our lives. For the one who submits, everything comes and goes with ease. For the one who does not submit, there is constant agony, suffering, and discomfort. May Allah protect us. May Allah protect us all, insha'Allah.