Mawlana Sheikh Mehmed Adil. Translations.

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.

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ (2:195) Allah is the Lord of goodness. He loves those who do good; doing good means giving unconditionally. We too want Allah to treat us with goodness. In our supplications, we say to Him: "Grant us Your goodness." There are two types of treatment: goodness and trial. Our Prophet (s.a.w.) said: "Do not ask for trials", because they are difficult. Not everyone can endure them, not everyone can handle them. A person who overestimates himself and asks for trials by saying "I can handle this" is making a mistake. Only very great Awliya can do this. They do it so that the Ummah can endure it and to take the burden off the Ummah. Even they do not actually ask for trials, but when they come, they say "Welcome". But a normal person should always say: "Treat us with Your goodness." We must ask Allah for His goodness in our supplications. "Do not test us, O Lord!" "We cannot endure the trial, it is not for us." "Do not treat us with trials, but with Your goodness." Goodness is easy and blessed; Allah also loves those who do good. Therefore, we always ask for His goodness in order to be among His beloved servants. Goodness means every kind of ease, beauty, blessing, and healing. Every good lies in goodness. In return, you must thank Him. When He shows us goodness, we will thank Allah. As for trials, however... May Allah protect us, hopefully we will not be tested. One must also offer praise (Hamd) for the trial. Gratitude (Shukr) is for goodness, and praise (Hamd) is for the trial. Therefore, may Allah treat us all with His goodness. May He not test us. There are many trials, more than one can imagine. InshaAllah, we will not be tested. May Allah protect us. We do not even want to name the types of trials, so that they do not remain in one's memory. We always ask for goodness; may Allah give us, all of us, from His goodness, inshaAllah.

وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن تَقُولَ ٱلۡإِنسُ وَٱلۡجِنُّ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبٗا (72:5) In the glorious Quran, Allah says the following about the matter of the jinn: When they heard the Quran from our Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, they realized that both humans and jinn can invent things at their own discretion and spread lies in the name of Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, by saying: "Do this, do that." The path of Allah, however, is perfectly straight. Therefore, whoever invents lies in the name of Allah and claims things that Allah neither said nor intended, incurs the wrath and punishment of Allah. For this reason, one must be very careful with such things. Unfortunately, there are many people who sell their Hereafter for this world. Many a person poses as a scholar, speaks as he pleases, and does whatever he wants, solely for his own benefit. If he sells his own inventions to the people as "This is the command of Allah," he himself will be punished and is also the reason that the people he has led astray will be punished. Furthermore, the sin and punishment of every single person he has led astray are also attributed to him. The same burden is also placed upon him. The more people he leads away from the right path, the more punishment he will suffer. This world is transient. A person who sells the eternal life, that is, his Hereafter, for this world is foolish and does not use his intellect. Because this life is short and passes quickly. To consider this world as more valuable than the eternal life is by no means rational. This state is, of course, both folly and disbelief. To believe – to believe in the unseen and in the Hereafter – is an obligation (Fard) for every believer and Muslim. It is an obligation to believe in it. Whoever believes in it is mindful. He does not sell his Hereafter for this world. The world passes in a flash. Even if a person were to live for a thousand years, this lifetime would ultimately still pass. But the Hereafter is endless; eternity means infinity. There is no more death there. May Allah protect us all. May Allah protect us from people who invent lies in Allah's name and present things that Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, did not say, as "It is such and such." May Allah also protect us from falling into such mistakes. If we have said something wrong, knowingly or unknowingly, we must repent. For even our Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: "Even I repent and say Astaghfirullah (I ask Allah for forgiveness) seventy times a day." We too constantly repent and ask for forgiveness for all the mistakes we have made, knowingly or unknowingly. May Allah forgive us all, inshaAllah.

Allah created man perfectly. As Allah says, He created man in "Ahsan-i Taqvim", in the most beautiful form. Since Allah created everything perfectly, if man lives on His path and according to His commands, he will live in peace in every respect. People today worry a lot for no reason. They say: "I wonder what happened, let me check, at the slightest little thing I go to the doctor." The doctors also say: "You must take care of yourself, you must get examined." Actually, that is not really necessary at all. If man lived sensibly and as Allah has commanded, the perfect body would repair itself. But of course, people today and the situation today are different. Both through eating and drinking, as well as through overeating and through so-called "healthy" but actually unhealthy foods, the balance of the body is thrown off. If, on top of that, you go to the doctor and take a lot of medications and so on, the situation becomes even worse. Therefore, it is best to lead a mindful life. Both in spiritual and material respects. In material terms, you should pay attention to what you take in, what you excrete, what you eat and what you drink, and act accordingly. Of course, the will of Allah is above everything. These are only causes for man; illness is a cause, health is a cause. Nothing of what you experience is in vain with Allah. But as I said, there is no need to constantly torment yourself with baseless worries. Of course you will take care of yourself; if you have pain or ailments, you will go to the doctor. But if you have nothing wrong, there is no reason to worry for no reason, to torment yourself, and to drive yourself crazy. Allah has given health and well-being; you should act accordingly. Nowadays – may Allah be pleased with our state – hospitals and examinations have been made free of charge. And because this is the case, people say: "Let's go and get a check-up." When they do that, they start to overthink, their mood worsens; and when their mood drops, their health also deteriorates. If these people see a doctor now, they immediately start asking: "Do I have something? Do I have this, do I have that?" We have – may Allah grant him peace – a brother from Ağrı; he constantly goes to the doctor, gets MRIs and tests done. He constantly sends us messages and asks: "Do I happen to have cancer, am I crazy, am I still in my right mind?" We say: "You have nothing at all, my friend, you are as strong as a lion." But not a month goes by without him having these fears. That was just an example, may Allah grant him peace; may Allah grant you all health and well-being, inshaAllah. As I said, as long as you do not have severe pain or ailments, there is no need to constantly go to the doctor. Trust in Allah, begin your meal with Bismillah, eat Halal; with Allah's permission, you will be at peace, inshaAllah. May Allah give you all health and peace, inshaAllah.

وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَٰتِ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡجَنَّةِۖ هُمۡ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ (2:82) Allah, Azza wa Jalla, says in this blessed verse: Those who believe and do good are the inhabitants of Paradise. They will remain immortal there for all eternity. That is a great gain. However, people forget this and work only for this world. They do not believe and strive only for this world. But the essential thing is: to believe, to perform righteous deeds, to accomplish good and beautiful acts, and to do good. Islam is goodness, the commands of Allah are goodness. There is nothing evil in Islam. Evil lies with Satan. And his followers help him in this. In contrast, those who do evil will be in Hell. For this, there is a punishment and a reward. Whoever is on the right path, believes in Allah, follows His commands, and does good to people as well as to everything, will remain in Paradise forever. Paradise is a place that not everyone can enter. But if they want to, anyone can easily enter. Whoever does not follow their ego, conquers their ego, does not follow Satan, and obeys Allah, will remain in Paradise for all eternity. Paradise is not at all like this world. There are gatherings of Paradise, which our Prophet, sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam, spoke about. The place at his blessed grave belongs to the gatherings of Paradise, to the gardens of Paradise in this world. These are a beautiful example of the Hereafter. Whoever passes by there or stays there finds peace and experiences the beautiful state of Paradise. Therefore, goodness in turn brings forth goodness. One should think of nothing other than good. A person who thinks evil torments themselves and causes harm to themselves. May Allah protect us from this. May we always abide in goodness, inshaAllah.

قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: ليس في البقر العوامل صدقة، ولكن في كل ثلاثين تبيع، وفي كل أربعين مسنة۔ Our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) says: 'No Zakat is due on working cattle.' That is, in the past, cattle used to pull wagons or plow fields. Our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) says that no Zakat is to be paid for these. But apart from that, for every thirty cattle, a 'Tabi', meaning a one-year-old calf, and for every forty cattle, a 'Musinna', meaning a two-year-old male or female bovine, is given as Zakat. قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: ليس في الخضراوات زكاة۔ Our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) says: 'There is no Zakat on vegetables.' قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: ليس في العبد صدقة إلا صدقة الفطر۔ Our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) says: 'No Zakat is due on slaves, except for the Fitr charity.' Because for Zakat to become an obligation (Fard), it is a condition that the person is free. For them, only the Fitr charity (Fitra) is paid. قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: ليس في مال زكاة حتى يحول عليه الحول۔ Our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) says: 'There is no Zakat on wealth over which a full year has not passed.' Suppose a year has passed over the wealth, and during this time you received additional money. You can add this to the main wealth and pay the Zakat on the total amount. However, no Zakat is due on wealth over which a year has not yet passed. In order to give Zakat, one must wait until a year has passed over the wealth. قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: ليس فيما دون خمسة أوسق من التمر صدقة، وليس فيما دون خمس ذود من الإبل صدقة، وليس فيما دون خمس أواق من الورق صدقة۔ Our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) says: 'No Zakat is due on less than five Wasaq, which means five camel loads of dates.' That is, the quantity of dates must be at least five camel loads; if it is less, there is no Zakat. Likewise, there is no Zakat on fewer than five camels. A person with five camels will pay the designated Zakat for them. No Zakat is due on less than five Uqiyya of silver either. The measure called Uqiyya is about two hundred grams; if the amount is less, Zakat does not apply. قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: ليس في مال المستفيد زكاة حتى يحول عليه الحول۔ Our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) says: 'There is no Zakat on commercial goods before a full year has passed.' قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: من استفاد مالاً فلا زكاة عليه حتى يحول عليه الحول۔ Our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) says: 'There is no Zakat on newly acquired wealth before a year has passed.' As mentioned, if a person has other Zakat-eligible wealth, they can pay the Zakat for the newly acquired wealth together with it. However, if they have no other Zakat-eligible wealth, a year must first pass over this wealth for Zakat to become obligatory. قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: لا زكاة في مال حتى يحول عليه الحول۔ Our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) says: 'There is no Zakat on wealth over which a year has not passed.' Zakat is an important act of worship. One must be careful not to incur sin, but one also does not have to give it before it becomes obligatory. But as mentioned, if one possesses other wealth, one can add everything together and, as is often customary, give the Zakat collectively from Ramadan to Ramadan. Because from Ramadan to Ramadan, exactly one full year has passed. This calculation must be made according to the Islamic (Hijri) calendar. If one calculates according to the Gregorian calendar, one loses days. Therefore, it is best to give Zakat from Ramadan to Ramadan; this way, the reward is greater, and one does not forget to pay the Zakat. In addition, one can set aside the Zakat amount during Ramadan and distribute it later as one wishes, provided it is not used for one's own needs; there are no objections to this. قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: لا زكاة في حجر۔ Our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) says: 'There is no Zakat on rubies, emeralds, pearls, or similar precious stones.' قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: أدوا صاعاً من طعام في الفطر۔ Our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) says: 'Give the Fitr charity in the amount of one Sa' of staple foods.' So it is a certain measure of food. This measure applies to everyone, whether poor or rich; everyone should pay the Fitr charity (Fitra) according to their means. قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: إن شهر رمضان معلق بين السماء والأرض لا يرفع إلا بزكاة الفطر۔ Our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) says: 'Undoubtedly, the fasting in the month of Ramadan remains suspended between heaven and earth.' That is, the reward for our prayers, fasting, Tarawih prayers, and other acts of worship remains in suspense. These acts of worship only ascend to Allah through the Fitr charity; when the Fitra is given, the acts of worship reach their destination. It is, in a way, the key to the acceptance of the acts of worship, therefore one must absolutely pay the Fitra. قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: زكاة الفطر على الحاضر والبادي۔ Our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) says again: 'The Fitr charity is obligatory for all, whether city dwellers, villagers, or travelers.' That is, whether one is a resident or traveling, one must give their Fitra. It must be given for everyone, whether old or young; even if someone has slaves, they must also pay the Fitra for them. قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: ليس في الخيل والرقيق زكاة إلا زكاة الفطر في الرقيق۔ Our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) says: 'Apart from the Fitr charity for the slave, no Zakat is due on a person's riding horse and slave.' That is, no Zakat has to be given for the riding horse; and for the slave, only the Fitr charity is paid. قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: زكاة الفطر فرض على كل مسلم حراً وعبداً، ذكراً وأنثى من المسلمين، صاعاً من تمر أو صاعاً من شعير۔ Our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) says: 'The Fitr charity is obligatory (Fard) for every Muslim, in the amount of one Sa' of dates or barley, regardless of whether they are free, a slave, male, or female.' So the Fitra must be given for everyone in the house, whether old or young, whether child or adult. This amount is calculated according to the current daily value of dates or barley and must be paid accordingly. In order for the acts of worship to be accepted, this Fitra must be given before the festival prayer (Eid prayer). May Allah accept it.

ٱلَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمۡوَٰلَهُمۡ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ لَا يُتۡبِعُونَ مَآ أَنفَقُواْ مَنّٗا وَلَآ أَذٗى (2:262) Allah says: Believers who give for the sake of Allah and do not remind others of their favors afterwards, those are pleasing people. If it was given for the sake of Allah's pleasure, it is a pleasing thing. Therefore, there is no reason to ruin it. How is it ruined? If you say: "I gave, I did this, I gave that," then the reward is of course still there, but it is just not as good, not as high. If you give it without reminders of favors and joyfully say: "Allah has granted it to us," then your reward is many times higher than if you give it with reminders. Charity given in secret and the like are much more pleasing. Sometimes you can also give openly to encourage others, but that is not as important; the most important thing is not to remind others of favors. In the past, signs used to say "Al-Minnatu Lillah" – the favor belongs to Allah. بَلِ اللَّهُ يَمُنُّ عَلَيْكُمْ (49:17) Allah bestows a favor upon you. أَنْ هَدَاكُمْ لِلْإِيمَانِ (49:17) Since He has guided you to faith, the favor belongs to Allah. It is not pleasing when anyone other than Allah reminds others of their favors; it is not a beautiful thing and not a good action. Reminding someone of a favor makes people view each other poorly or turns them into enemies. This favor is reserved for Allah. We must be grateful to Him because He has granted us these things. We should not be indebted to people, but to Allah; the favor belongs to Him. We are grateful to Him because Allah has granted us these beautiful things; for everything, be it for ourselves, for others, for everything we are grateful to Allah. Since Allah has given it to us, no one resents being indebted to Allah. But when people do such a thing to each other... Some attributes or qualities are qualities of Allah. Some of them are also bestowed upon humans; that is generosity, beauty, and the like. Among the qualities of Allah, some are also found in humans. But there are certain qualities; pride, pride is reserved for Allah. Greatness (Kibriya); the possessor of greatness is Allah. You must not be arrogant; if you are, it will humiliate you. The favor belongs to Allah. If you remind others of your favors, your deeds will not be accepted, it will become difficult. Therefore, thanks be to Allah, we are grateful to Allah. May Allah grant us to perform every kind of goodness and every kind of good deed; may we not remind anyone of our favors, inshaAllah.

Thanks to Allah, we have returned from our journey. It was, inshaAllah, a blessed journey for the pleasure of Allah. As the noble Hadith says: Whoever loves for Allah, harbors aversion to evil for Allah, gives for Allah, and takes for Allah – when everything is done for Allah, a person possesses true faith. May everything be done for the pleasure of Allah. If our journey, our sitting, our coming and going are always for the pleasure of Allah, then we attain His pleasure. That is the most important thing in this life. As we can see in life, people are hostile to each other and begrudge one another everything. That is not a beautiful thing. For why is that so? They have forgotten the pleasure of Allah. They are completely immersed in this world. What they love, they love only for their own ego. Even their aversion and what they do not like, they harbor only for their own ego. They do not love what Allah loves, but rather they love what He does not love. Therefore, no one really finds inner peace. They act selfishly and only think: "What will become of me? What is left for me?" By doing so, they torment themselves and leave no peace for others, nor for their own family. But a person who strives for the pleasure of Allah – Allah will be pleased with him, and his life will go well. He accepts everything as it comes. He knows that everything that happens comes from Allah, the Almighty and Exalted. Therefore, he neither insults one person nor argues with another. Life flies by anyway. Ramadan has passed, Eid has passed. In just one or two months, Hajj is already coming up. The new year, the Hijri year, will also begin soon. Time simply passes. Therefore, we should live this life in a beautiful way. Let us live life the way Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, wants us to. Let us live the way Allah prescribes for us. Ignorant people say: "We only live once, so let's have fun." But this pleasure brings them no benefit at all. Without the pleasure of Allah, there is no true fun, no inner peace, and no genuine happiness. Only the one who is with Allah will truly be happy. Otherwise, you will only sink deeper and deeper. But whoever strives for the pleasure of Allah will, with Allah's permission, rise ever higher. That is the only thing that matters. May Allah therefore grant us all to attain His pleasure, inshaAllah. May Allah bless our days, our months, and each of our hours, inshaAllah. To be blessed means to have attained the pleasure of Allah. May Allah be pleased with you.