Mawlana Sheikh Mehmed Adil. Translations.

May this gathering serve a good purpose. These are the gatherings that Allah loves. Now, one of the brothers asked: "Which place do you prefer? Does it make a difference to you?" Thanks be to Allah – wherever we go, the state of the dergah there remains untouched by worldly affairs, both its good and bad aspects. We do not feel like strangers anywhere. Wherever our journey may take us – thanks be to Allah – this blessed gathering is the same everywhere. For it is the assembly of our Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. It is his path. These are deeds that arise from sincerity. Because people come together in sincerity, there is no difference between our dergahs – whether in the richest or the poorest country in the world. We feel at home everywhere. Wherever our paths may lead us – thanks be to Allah – this manifestation, this beauty always remains the same. Even if we travel to the end of the world and back, we do not feel like strangers. How many places we have traveled to for the sake of Allah! How many places we have visited, countless journeys undertaken – long and short – yet, thanks be to Allah, we never felt like strangers. For what matters is to be with Allah, to walk on His path. Whoever is not on Allah's path wanders about aimlessly: "Sometimes here, sometimes there." We set out to attain Allah's pleasure. Thanks to the sincere hearts of the brothers and sisters, there is – Allah willing – neither alienation nor hardship. Therefore, the journey of one who is with Allah is easy. We are all travelers. The path leads to the Hereafter. May this path be blessed, Allah willing. May it be free from harm. When we see others, we should show compassion, not judge. One must not become arrogant and think: "I am on the right path, and the others are not." This too is Allah's decree for them. They are pitiable souls. May Allah grant them guidance as well. May they find this blessed path and not go astray. Whoever takes the wrong path reaches no destination. His life remains arduous. No matter how hard he tries – he finds no peace. May Allah protect us from that. May Allah protect the family, the children, and the community of Muhammad from the schemes of Satan. The temptations of Satan are very strong today. He can lead a person astray from the right path even while they are still walking on it. May Allah protect us.

Alhamdulillah, we have returned safe and sound. It was a long journey. Allah helped. Insha'Allah, it was done solely for the sake of Allah's pleasure. May Allah accept it. It was a long journey, one we had undertaken once before. We wondered if there would be a second time, but Allah willed it, and so we traveled. Masha'Allah, if Allah grants guidance to the people there, then they too have their share of this blessing. There, through the blessing of Mawlana Sheikh Nazim, through his spiritual guidance, thousands of people have accepted Islam. They now follow the Tariqa. They are all trying their best in their own way. They strive to spread the faith, Islam, and at the same time, to help the people there. May Allah be pleased with them. They hosted us and showed us great honor. They gathered all their relatives and loved ones to pave the way for them to Islam. They asked for prayers to be a means for the guidance of their families. A believing Muslim wishes the good that he experiences for his fellow human beings as well. Our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) says: 'al-aqrabūna awlā bi-l-maʿrūf'. This means: 'Those nearest have the first claim to what is good.' That is why they repeatedly invited their relatives and friends to convey the message and to let them share in this beauty. And many accepted their invitation. Alhamdulillah, many of them have since joined. May this, insha'Allah, be a path to their guidance. Over the years, many Muslims have moved to this remote place. Their biggest difficulty, however, was that although they arrived as Muslims, they had no community, no Tariqa, simply nothing. And so, unfortunately, they strayed from the faith. But now, insha'Allah, the Tariqa is there. Because the Tariqa is what the devil hates the most. The devil hates the Tariqa and the truth, Haqiqa; he also hates the Sharia. He hates the schools of law, the Madhhabs. He hates the Sheikhs, he hates the Ahl al-Bayt, the family of the Prophet. And whoever does not love these things loses their footing and strays from the path. Through them, with Allah's permission, insha'Allah, many more people will find guidance. For the Tariqa means a lived and strengthened faith. There were so many Muslims who moved there but lost their faith. The grandfather is a Muslim, the son is a Muslim, but the grandson no longer has any connection to Islam. That is, he either no longer knows his religion or has adapted to the Christian environment. Insha'Allah, this time it will be different. Mahdi (peace be upon him) will come anyway, but until then, may Allah grant guidance. May Allah also show His grace to these people. May their friends and relatives also, insha'Allah, find their way to Islam and the Tariqa. The native people there initially have no knowledge of Islam at all. They find guidance through the Tariqa and Tasawwuf and then recite the Shahada, the declaration of faith. By performing their five daily prayers and their acts of worship, they also serve as an example to the local people. May Allah be pleased with them. They welcomed us with tremendous hospitality. We spent the entire 25 days with them. May Allah reward their efforts abundantly. May Allah grant good to them and to us, insha'Allah.

Alhamdulillah, we thank Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, that we are able to meet these people who live far away from our homeland. Our way is the way of light, the way of the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. All prophets traveled to proclaim the truth to the people and to lead them to Paradise. This meeting of ours is solely for the sake of Allah, the Exalted and Majestic. Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, loves these gatherings and blesses them. There are many noble Hadiths from the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, and many commandments from Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, about such gatherings, such meetings, where the intention is solely the pleasure of Allah, the Exalted and Majestic. Our Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, says in a noble Hadith that Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, commands His angels to lay their wings under the feet of those who have gathered for His sake. He, the Exalted and Majestic, sends His mercy upon them. And the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, says that when two Muslim brothers meet for the sake of Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, rewards them. For every step they take, Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, forgives them, rewards them, and raises their ranks. Alhamdulillah, we also come from a distant place; Insha'Allah this will be a reward for all of us. This is a true gain. We are the true winners. Because this will be kept in the Divine Presence of Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, and we will find it in the Hereafter. It is like the people who earn money and put it in the bank, whether in our country or in other countries. They keep their money in banks. And often, the banks do not return their money. But in the Divine Presence of Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, it will be kept for you not just for a short time, but for eternity. This is part of His generosity, the Exalted and Majestic, towards humanity. Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, is the Creator. Everything is in His Hand, the Hand of the Exalted and Majestic. Everything belongs to Him, the Exalted and Majestic. The universe and everything in it belongs to Him, the Exalted and Majestic. He, the Exalted and Majestic, needs neither our worship nor our deeds. When you do this, then He, the Exalted and Majestic, is pleased. He, the Exalted and Majestic, is happy when you win. People do not want others to win. Even if they have millions, they are reluctant to give anything away. Even if their wealth would last for a thousand years, they would still not give anything. But Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, gives without counting, 'Bighayri Hisab'. 'They will be given their reward without account.' (39:10). When you perform a good deed, Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, rewards you tenfold to seven hundredfold; and beyond that, only He, Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, knows how He will reward you. This is for the blessed people. Many people know the truth, this beautiful way, but they do not follow it. That is why Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, is pleased with people like you, who gather out of love for Him, the Exalted and Majestic, for His pleasure. Of course, people have been living on this continent, in this region, for thousands of years. They say this is a new continent. No, all this has existed since Adam, alayhis salam. Adam, alayhis salam, is the father of humanity. Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, created all of humanity from Adam, alayhis salam. And in His wisdom, Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, has predestined for every individual what they will eat, when they will eat it, where they will eat it, and where they will die. Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, has predestined this for everyone. So these people are not unknown to Allah, the Exalted and Majestic. Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, created them. Whether five thousand or ten thousand years ago – Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, knows when these people reached this place on earth. Now, Alhamdulillah, we have visited many places on this continent. Because we know that Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, says in the Holy Quran: 'Wa li-Kulli Qawmin Hād' 'And for every people there is a guide.' For every nation, there is someone who leads them to the truth. This means that wherever people have settled, Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, has sent a prophet. Here too, in this region, there was a prophet. Everywhere there was a prophet. But of course, the people changed quickly. Perhaps they changed after just five years of living with the prophet. They changed slowly. After that, they thought there was no prophet in this region. In every place in this world, there was a prophet. Of course, these prophets were before Jesus, alayhis salam. Thousands of years passed, and the people changed. But a certain respect has remained with them. They feel that there is something they must follow, and so they continue to worship something that does not benefit them. After that, they lived in this way for many years. I don't know what they did. But eventually they said they had found a new place. So they came and settled here. To bring the history of humanity to its completion, Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, had the people gradually settle the whole world. As we already said, Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, brought them here. They did good things – but not many good things; they did more bad than good. But they came here because their livelihood was here; so they had to find it in this land. But unfortunately, these people were oppressors. They did not allow anyone to think about Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, or about religion. And of course they changed the religion, which should have been good. They reshaped it according to their own ideas and used it only to oppress the people. SubhanAllah, those Muslims who came to this continent tried to live as Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, has commanded, but they were not given the opportunity. Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, gave them everything. Masha'Allah, all these lands stretch for thousands of miles. We have traveled by plane, by car, and on foot. It is a wonderful and very rich land. Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, gave them everything. SubhanAllah, we always hear that there are problems here. The people are not happy. The people cause problems. It is not like in other countries; it is not safe here. There is a wisdom in this. What is the wisdom? Because the people have experienced oppression and many bad things. That is why this passes on to the people like a legacy. The deeds of the ancestors have an effect through the centuries to this day. That is why you see that millions of people from Muslim countries have come to this continent, but there is no trace of Islam; perhaps only in the last 24 or 30 years. What is the solution for this? The solution is to show repentance, to ask Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, for forgiveness, and to turn to Islam. Aslim taslam. Become a Muslim, and you will be safe. Submit, and you will be safe. Islam is the religion of peace. It does not tolerate oppression. Justice comes first. In Islam, this is of the utmost importance. All these people talk about 'democracy' and other things; they are always inventing something new, but there is no justice among them. There is no justice in any country in this world. Whoever says, 'There is justice in this country or that country,' is a liar. It only seems as if there is justice, but they are hypocrites. There is a saying: 'Al-Adlu Asas-ul-Mulk.' Justice is the foundation of dominion, of a good life. And whoever looks at the history from the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, to the last Ottoman Sultan, will find no injustice. In these lands lived not only Muslims, but also Jews, Christians, Buddhists, and Hindus. There were 70 different religions. But who is the real, the first enemy of humanity? Satan. Satan does not want good to happen to humanity. They destroyed the Ottoman Empire, the last Islamic rule. Satan destroyed it. And after that, the worst century began, the 20th century. For a hundred years now, the whole world has been suffering. They made them promises: 'We will give you this, we will give you that,' but what did they do? They gave nothing; on the contrary, they took everything. As history teaches us, no one rules forever. Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, has promised us that He will send someone from the descendants of the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam – one of his grandsons, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam – who, Insha'Allah, will save humanity. Insha'Allah, we are waiting for him, because the world is getting worse day by day. Insha'Allah, when Sayyidina Mahdi, alayhis salam, comes, all these bad conditions and the unsolvable problems they create will come to an end. There will be justice. There will be blessings for the whole world. No one will oppress another. There are many secrets and many things that people do not know. You see what has happened in the past and ask yourselves, 'What does this mean? What does that mean?' People are curious. Just you see, everything will be revealed. Everything that has happened from Sayyidina Adam, alayhis salam, until today. Whoever has lived on this earth, on that mountain, or in that sea – everything that is unknown will come to light. What we know about the history of humanity is perhaps not even five percent. Then everything will be known, and for those who reach that time – Insha'Allah it is near – it will be easy to understand what is happening. That will be a very blessed time. After all these bad things, a very beautiful time will come. But of course, this will only last for forty years. After forty years, Sayyidina Mahdi will then come and Sayyidina Jesus, alayhis salam, will be with him. Sayyidina Mahdi will rule for seven years, and Sayyidina Jesus for forty years. Many people are mistaken about Sayyidina Jesus. Sayyidina Jesus is a miracle from Allah, the Exalted and Majestic. He is a miracle. Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, made Sayyidatina Maryam, alayhas salam, pregnant without her being married or touched by a man. Their statement, 'He is the Son of God,' is nonsense. How can that be? Allah forbid, this is just an example, but it is as if to say an ant married an elephant. How can that be! How can you say that Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, has a son! No one can imagine what Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, is like, where He is, or what He is! It is impossible for our minds to grasp this. Sayyidina Jesus will come at that time. He is in the second heaven now. They could not kill him. Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, saved him, and he is waiting for the time of his return. Then, Insha'Allah, he will be with Sayyidina Mahdi and rule. He will break the cross. He will not tolerate the eating of pork. He will judge according to the Sharia of the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. And after forty years, he will die. His burial place is in Medina, next to the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. It is narrated that the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, spoke of his prophet brothers and said, 'My brother Jesus, alayhis salam'. So when Jesus, alayhis salam, dies after forty years, this is a great sign of the Day of Judgment. Thus, the Day of Judgment draws nearer, and people will once again abandon religion and goodness and follow their base desires. That is in the nature of man, because he has his satan and his nafs. As soon as they encounter a temptation, they follow it immediately. Then it is over. That is why something like this must happen. Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, will send a smoke. And when the believers smell this smoke, they will die, and only the disbelievers will remain. Then Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, will send something to destroy all these people, and that will be the end of earthly life. Then no one will be left alive. Everyone will be waiting for the Day of Judgment. The Day of Judgment will then, Insha'Allah, dawn, and everyone will receive the reward for what they have done in this life. And as we said at the beginning: The rewards that you have earned and that Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, has granted you, will then be yours. Insha'Allah, through the blessings of the sincere people, Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, will guide people to the path of Allah, the path of mercy.

"Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min 'ilmin la yanfa', wa min qalbin la yakhsha'." The Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, says, "O Allah, we seek refuge from a heart that does not fear You, and from knowledge that has no benefit." Allah Azza wa Jalla says, "La yasa'uni ardi wa la sama'i, wa lakin yasa'uni qalbu `abdi al-mu'min." Allah says this in a Hadith Qudsi through the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. "I do not fit anywhere, except for..." You cannot put Allah, Azza wa Jalla, into any place. You cannot know how Allah is. Allah says, "...nothing can contain Me, except for the heart of my believing servant." The heart is very important. Allah, Azza wa Jalla, may only fit into the heart of a believer. The heart is the most important part of a human being, both physically and spiritually. The Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, also said, "There is a piece of flesh in the body of every person." "If it is sound, the whole body is sound." "And if it is corrupt, the whole body is corrupted." Again, physically, if the heart isn't working, they will perform an operation; they will do anything to fix it. But people must also look after it spiritually to fix it. Physically, most people try to fix it nowadays. Doctors are very knowledgeable. They perform perfect operations. Many of them save people from death. They repair the heart, and that person's life continues. When the heart is good again, the body can continue on without problems. Until their time comes and they pass away. But the spiritual heart is even more important. You must prepare it; you must work to fix your heart. You must follow the way of the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. The way of the Prophet is the way of fixing hearts. It takes away all of this illness. It takes away darkness. It takes away bad things. Then, Allah enters your heart. First, your heart must be clean. How can you do this? Of course, first of all, the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, shows us. In the Quran: "Qul in kuntum tuhibbun Allah fa-ttabi'uni yuhbibkumullah." (3:31) "Say: If you love Allah, then follow me, and Allah will love you." And to follow the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, you cannot do it by yourself. Someone must show you the way. On this path, there must be guidance. If there is no guidance, you will get lost. Even in this dunya, in a small place like this, if we were without Abdul Matin Efendi, we would be lost. We wouldn't know which way to go. So he shows us the way. This is important because many people are tricked by Shaytan. They say, "There's no need for a Sheikh, no need for the Sahaba, not even a need for the Prophet." They say, "We can just look in the Quran and find our own way." These people, from the very first step, fall from a great height into an endless depth. They do not continue on this way; from the first step, they destroy themselves. Allah will never be happy with them. And for these people, this connects to the hadith: "ilmun la yanfa'u." Knowledge that brings no benefit. Useless knowledge. These people read and read, and after a while, they think they don't need any guidance. "I can find my own way, I don't need to follow anybody." Nowadays, this way of thinking is far too common, everywhere in the world. It is because people want spirituality; they want spiritual satisfaction and happiness. And so people come to believers. They come to get some guidance. Many people are coming to this path, and Shaytan is not happy about it. So he makes them give examples from the Quran and Hadith based on their own understanding. They say, "No, this is exactly what is written in the Quran and some Hadith." "You must not do this." "You must look for yourself." "Don't follow anyone." This is what Sayyidina Ali was referring to when he said, "kalimatu haqqin yuradu biha l-batil" — "a word of truth that is used to achieve a false end." They use a word that is true to achieve something bad, something untrue. The word itself is true, but the intended meaning is false. Because of this, many people are cheated, and Arab people are especially cheated by this. Because they know Arabic, they look at it and say, "Yes, this is true." But in reality, they are being cheated. And because of this, they are losing what Allah Azza wa Jalla wants to give them. To make your heart clean is not difficult. Alhamdulillah, we follow the regular teachings of Islam, the teachings of humanity. Don't harm anyone, don't cheat anyone, don't steal from anyone, don't do any bad things to people. And we continue our five daily prayers. This is not difficult. With this, your heart will become clean and ready for Allah Azza wa Jalla. It is not like those other people. They have hearts full of hate, full of hatred. They don't respect anyone. First of all, they don't respect the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, and his people. Whenever they are reminded of what he said, they become angry. The most important thing is to respect the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. As the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, said, "You will not be a true believer until you love me more than your own self, your family, your father, and your mother." This is an order from the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. Alhamdulillah, we love him. You don't lose anything by saying you love him. Alhamdulillah, we truly love him, and we lose nothing by it. So why are these other people so angry? Because they are envious. And envy is the greatest attribute of Shaytan. It was because of this attribute that he was thrown from Paradise. He said, "I will make all people like me." So, he is trying. If people are not believers, okay. That is their choice. But if they are believers, he puts this illness in their heart. He fills the heart with darkness, bad things, filth, and illness. He puts every bad thing into their hearts. And what is in their heart eventually shows on their face. Mawlana Shaykh used to say their faces become ugly. This is what Shaytan does to people. And tariqa is the way to clean this. Allah established the `tariqa` through the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. It is a blessed way. Alhamdulillah, we are in this blessed place. And we thank Allah for this. The light of Allah is flowing from here. From this masjid, this Baitullah, the House of Allah. All masjids are the houses of Allah. Everyone can come; no one can prevent them. This is what we are trying to do in the tariqa: we try to give people everlasting happiness. Not just a little happiness that then fades away. And we bring good tidings to people, telling them not to worry, because other people condemn everyone to hell. But we say what Allah says in Quranu Adhimu Shan: "Wa-Allahu yad'u ila Dar is-Salam." (10:25) And Allah calls people to Paradise. Insha'Allah, we will enter Paradise and, insha'Allah, we will help more people to come to Paradise as well. May Allah bless you and keep you safe, and may Allah make you a means of guidance for people, insha'Allah.

May Allāh ﷻ make our gathering a blessed gathering. AlhamduliLlah we are servants of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Allāh ﷻ created everyone and gave him a secret. Some follow the right way and some follow the wrong way. This is one secret of Allāh ﷻ. Some people say, “Why this, why that?” This is not your business. You must be thankful to Allāh ﷻ, He ﷻ put you on this way. You are from the lucky people; a lucky one. If you are happy with everything Allāh ﷻ gives you, you are lucky. You have enough food, a place to stay, a roof over your head, it is a pleasure; this is the saying of Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Of course, you must also work, you must look after your business, your work. You must do whatever you can. But if you cannot reach a higher level, you don’t get sad, you don’t get angry about the situation. You accept and thank Allāh ﷻ. There is a saying, “القناعة كنز لا يفنى”, To accept and be happy with what you have is a treasure that can’t finish. Maybe some people find a treasure, but it will finish or they will want more. There is one story about this. Of course, people of this time also - Allāh ﷻ created all people the same, but the time and luxury, what they used to eat is different from the luxury of old time. It’s very easy. The easiest thing is to have luxury and get used to luxury. It’s not difficult. Some people maybe think it’s not easy to get used to luxury; it is very easy. But to accept what they are, what they have, this is not easy for many people. They don’t accept this. But if they are seeing what Allāh ﷻ gave them, they will accept, they will be happy and there will be no problem for them. As we said, people of old times had no luxury like in this time. If somebody was born in one village, until the end his life, he will not go out from this village. You know, even people in Cyprus, in this Island in the middle of the big sea, there are people who didn’t go out of the village, they didn’t know the sea. They hadn’t seen the sea. Of course, they had problems but they were not used to luxury, so they were humble, they accepted, they were not causing problems to the others or to themselves. Once upon a time there was a sultan or king. He had problems. Of course, he was ruling all this Sultanate. He had many problems with his family, his children, the people, his neighbors. As many people he had to look after: ten people a few problems, hundred people more problems, thousand, more, a million, more and more and more. Aside from this story. Today is Friday here in Argentina and there is elections. People are running for elections to get a headache, to get what these people want. People must run away from this, not run for it. So this Sultan was speaking to his Wazīr, minister, and he was going around the palace. He was looking from the balcony of the palace. He saw one man working in his garden. The Sultan said speaking to the Wazīr, “I am very stressed because of the people. I have many responsibilities. I cannot sleep at night thinking about this kingdom, about the people, about this, about that. Look at this man, he is happy. He doesn’t have any burden upon him. He is poor and he’s not unhappy. He is happy. Every day, he is coming like very fresh, very good.” The Wazīr said, “This is because he doesn’t have anything. We will make a test for him: how will he be if we gave him money.” He said, “Okay.” They took one bag full of gold and wrote on it “A hundred pieces of gold.” And they secretly threw this into his house and wrote “This is a hadiyyah (gift) for you. This is a hundred pieces of gold, hadiyyah for you.” They put 99 pieces of gold. They threw it inside and were watching him. That night, this poor man counted them. “This is 99.” He called his family. He counted them but turns out they’re 99 not a hundred. He woke up his wife, “Look at this. They said it’s a hundred. We must count together.” They started counting together. He brought his family, his children. All of them were looking here and there, maybe they can find it. So the whole family didn’t sleep all night. The next day, he couldn’t come to work. After that, he came late and the sultan was seeing him unhappy. This is the attribute of people. They don’t appreciate what they have. They are looking for what’s missing. They have 99 gold coins. Maybe their whole life, they cannot take ten gold coins. They have all of this and they were looking only for this one missing coin. Day after day, they were like this looking for it. And they are still maybe looking for it. This what qanā’a, contentment means: you must accept what you get and be happy with it. If what you have is enough for you, it’s okay. This is what ṭarīqah, Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is teaching people. To not give any value for dunyā, for material things. Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is the most generous among all human beings. Our teaching is coming from Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, imitating him ﷺ in everything. Many times, he ﷺ was hungry, not eating for many days. And he ﷺ was known for tying a stone on his ﷺ stomach. When Allāh ﷻ sent him ﷺ something, he ﷺ wasn’t thinking, “I didn’t have anything, now we have so many. I must keep this.” Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam didn’t leave anything for the next day. For this, they are putting human beings now in one shape (mold), in the whole world. “Global”, they say. They are only looking after their desires, their ego’s happiness. Not thinking about ākhirah, about the next life. This life is to work for the next life. If Allāh ﷻ helps you and helps people, you will find this in the next life. Maybe people say, there aren’t much people. But jewels are also not much on earth. Keep yourself as clean and precious in the Divine Presence of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. May Allāh ﷻ bless you.

Insha'Allah, may our gathering be accepted today. According to a hadith of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wasallam), when 40 sincere people gather with hearts devoted to Allah Azza wa Jalla, their hearts are like the heart of Sayyidina Ibrahim (alayhi salam). Sayyidina Ibrahim (alayhi salam) is one of the great prophets. There are seven prophets known as *Ulul 'Azm*. They are the mighty prophets. Many things happened to him when he was a youngster. Without any external guidance, Allah guided him directly to become a prophet. He grew up in a land ruled by Nimrod. He was a tyrant. This man was a tyrant. He controlled the entire region—the Mediterranean, the Middle East—and forced the people to worship him. All the people made statues of him. So, to have a statue or something like that is not good. And Sayyidina Ibrahim's stepfather, whose name was Azar, not his actual father, was the one making these statues, profiting from his service to Nimrod. But as a boy, Sayyidina Ibrahim (alayhi salam) wondered, "Why are they doing this?" Later, he showed the people that they could get no benefit from worshipping these statues. When he became older, maybe ten years old or so, he watched his people worshipping these things. He said, "This is not my God." "They cannot be God." "They can't even benefit themselves." "Only some people benefit from this, while the others are paying for it." And Allah gave him the inspiration to look for the true God. This is also mentioned in the Holy Quran. At nighttime, he saw a star. He said, "This is my God," because it was very high, shiny, and beautiful. "This must be God," he said. And this star was perhaps a planet or something similar. After a little while, it disappeared. So he said, "I don't like a god that disappears." "One that comes and goes." "That is not for me." After that, he saw the moon. And looking at the moon, he said, "This is much brighter than that planet, that star." "This must be God." But after a little while, the moon also disappeared. He said, "Oh, this is also not God." "I don't like this." "Perhaps I will be lost." "I must look for something else." Then, daytime came, and the sun began shining. Everything became visible, and the sun was big. He said, "Yes, this is bigger and must be God." But after this, of course, the sun also went down at sunset. He said, "This is not it." And he said, "I cannot accept this." "I am not one of those who associates partners with God." "I have only one God." And then Allah opened his heart and his understanding, and he began saying to the people, "What are you doing?" "This is not the right way." "Don't do this." Some of the people were happy with his message, and some were not. And though people complained, nothing major happened until one day, when they were holding a celebration. On this day, they all went out of the city, and he went into the temple where they worshipped their idols. He took an axe and broke all of them. And he placed the axe in the hand of the biggest idol. When the people returned and looked at their temple, they saw what had happened. Nimrod also heard about it. He asked, "Who did this?" They replied, "We heard a young man speaking against them." "Saying this is not good." "That there's no benefit from this." "Perhaps he did this. For sure, he did this." And they brought Sayyidina Ibrahim and asked him, "Who did this?" He said, "Well, the axe is in his hand." "He must have done it." They said, "Are you crazy? How could he do this? He can't do anything, he's just standing there, made of stone!" At that moment, he proved his point: they were not gods, they were only stone and nothing else. And all the people agreed with him. Because the people were convinced not to worship his idol, Nimrod became furious and seized him. He ordered a great fire to be built. For 40 days, or perhaps months, they collected wood until it formed a mountain. And he lit this fire, but no one could get near it because it was burning everything for kilometers around. So they wondered, "How can we do this?" They made something they used for throwing stones—a catapult And they placed Sayyidina Ibrahim in it, and he was flung directly into the fire. But everything is in the hands of Allah Azza wa Jalla. He commanded the fire, "O fire, be cool and safe for Ibrahim." And it became cool for Ibrahim (alayhi salam), like a garden with flowing water. Because the fire was so strong, they couldn't harm Sayyidina Ibrahim. Through this miracle, Allah showed the people that they should follow Sayyidina Ibrahim (alayhi salam). Still, Nimrod, in his pride, did not accept what happened. He refused to be a follower of Ibrahim (alayhi salam). He began preparing a great army to fight against Sayyidina Ibrahim (alayhi salam). And Allah performed another miracle. He sent a swarm of small, very weak insects against them: mosquitoes. The mosquitoes descended upon them like a cloud. The soldiers in the army were wearing iron armor. These mosquitoes came to them. Allah gave them a different power than our mosquitoes have. They ate through everything, leaving only skeletons. The soldiers ran away in terror. Nimrod also fled and locked himself in his castle. But Allah sent the weakest of the mosquitoes after him. It was even disabled. It went up through his nose and into his brain. And it began to eat. Every time it ate, he was in excruciating pain. He would command his servants, "Hit my head!" And the pain would stop for a little while. Slowly, slowly, this mosquito—and this is also a miracle from Allah Azza wa Jalla—grew bigger and bigger. So he had to have them hit his head stronger. This is how Allah Azza wa Jalla chose to torture him in dunya before akhira, perhaps to make him accept, but he would not accept. This is a characteristic of some human beings. When they have power, some people exhibit one of the worst human attributes: pride. They see other people as lower than them. Because of this, he saw everyone as lower than him, and he refused to accept the truth. He remained like this for a long time, and in the end, he was screaming for whoever was near him to hit his head very, very hard, until his skull fractured. And he died because his head was broken. When they opened it, the mosquito inside was still alive, but it had grown as large as a bird. Of course, these are some of the many miracles associated with the prophets, specifically with Sayyidina Ibrahim (alayhi salam). He is the Father of the Prophets. Hundreds of prophets came from him. Two main lineages descended from him: one from Sayyidina Ishaq and one from Sayyidina Ismail. The prophets who came from Sayyidina Ishaq include Sayyidina Musa and the other prophets of Bani Israel; all of them came through Sayyidina Ishaq (alayhi salam). And from Sayyidina Ismail, the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) descended. So he is the great-grandfather of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wasallam). The hadith also says that his heart was full of belief, of iman. And for this reason, in every salat, in every prayer, we mention Sayyidina Ibrahim. Of course, Sayyidina Ibrahim (alayhi salam) also did many great things. One of the greatest is connected to the Hajj we must perform in Islam. He built the Kaaba. He and Sayyidina Ismail built the Kaaba together. It is, of course, big, maybe 9 or 10 meters high. And how he built the Kaaba is also one of his miracles, and the proof is still there. In front of the Kaaba, there is the Maqam Ibrahim. Many times throughout history people have damaged the Kaaba, but they could not destroy this station. This stone served as a scaffold for him to build the Kaaba. He would stand on this stone, and the stone would rise up and come down on its own. When he needed to place a block higher, the stone would rise. He would stand on the stone, and it would lift him up. It was only he and his son, Ismail (alayhi salam), there. There was no equipment or anything to help them. Alhamdulillah, when he finished, Allah Azza wa Jalla told him, "Call the people to come to Hajj, to make the pilgrimage." There was nobody in that area. It was only the two of them. But he did not question it; he simply made the call, inviting people to come for the pilgrimage. It was like the adhan, insha'Allah. But there was nobody there to hear it. Yet the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said that this call was heard by every soul who would ever perform Hajj. So millions, even billions of people, heard this call across centuries, across thousands of years, and they have been accepting and coming for this invitation ever since. This is the invitation of Allah, delivered through Sayyidina Ibrahim (alayhi salam). May Allah place us on his path, as the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) mentioned: As-Sadiqin, wal-Qanitin, wal-Mustaghfirina bil-Ashar. This means to be among the truthful, the devout, and those who pray for forgiveness from Allah night and day. May Allah bless all of you, insha'Allah, and grant you a heart like that of Sayyidina Ibrahim (alayhi salam).

Alhamdulillah, this gathering is very precious, very valuable. Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says Allāh Azza wa Jalla says, Allāh ﷻ orders the angels to put their wings under the feet of people who are gathering for this, for His ﷻ love, for listening to advice, in shā’a Llāh. This is the most important thing for human beings. It is the most valuable thing also. To find insha'Allah, good people who are giving advice and showing way of Prophet ﷺ ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. And those who know the value of this are very rare, very few in this world now. Most people in this world are running after material things. And material things are listening to their desires to make their ego become happy. And this is the most important thing for nearly everybody. Very rare are the people gathering for the sake of Allāh ﷻ. For this, Allāh Azza wa Jalla praised them and gave them the most valuable thing. In old times, it was better, of course, than this time. In this time, there are many things that make people not think about anything or about spirituality. There is this machine, there is television, there is internet, there is telephone, there is television, and it is just making people go after their egos; “How to make our ego be satisfied.” And they running after making themselves happy. This is the most important thing for people of this time. People of old times had less of these material things. So, most of them were looking after their worshipping or after good things to do. But also, even in that time - because Allāh ﷻ created human beings the same - when they found some occasion or some chance to get benefit, material benefit, they were looking after this also. Before, there was big ulama, big awliya also. They were giving sohbah, giving advice to people. And from these people, some of them understood, and some of them even did not understand. Especially in India, there are many big ‘awliya from our ṭarīqah and from other ṭarīqahs; especially from the Chistiya ṭarīqah. AlhamduliLlah, these people spread Islām in India. Millions of people came to Islām without war. There was Shaykh Nizamuddin an ‘awliya in New Delhi. He was famous. He has thousand, 100,000 of murids. He was famous and he was very generous. Once, one poor man heard about his generosity. He went to him to get something. Shaykh Nizamuddin Awliya was really generous. And when this man asked something from him as sadaqah, he was looking here and there, but he couldn’t find anything. Because ‘awliya don’t leave anything. They quickly distribute it. So it’s difficult to find something. Sometimes they cannot find anything. He only found his old shoes. What will he do? Because he cannot let the one who asks something from him to go empty handed. He said, “Take this. It is my old shoes. Sorry.” This poor man looked and took it; what shall he do. But he was disappointed, not happy with this. He took it and went to one inn, around this area, or a little bit far, to sleep that night there. And at that time, there was also a murid of Shaykh Nizamuddin Awliya. He is an ‘alim, a big ‘awliya and a big trader also. He was coming from a place. He was trading and bringing wood to Delhi. So he must stay one night there before coming to Delhi. He stayed in that same inn. When he entered this place, he said, “Oh, I am smelling my Shaykh’s perfume.” He was looking around to find from where this smell was coming. He went after this smell until he found a room that the smell was coming from. He knocked on that door. The poor man opened the door. This Shaykh was called Amir Khusrow. They greeted each other: Salamualeykum, wa aleykumsalam. He said, “From where is this smell coming? I smell my Shaykh’s perfume.” He said, “Yes, I went to him. He didn’t give me anything; he only gave me his old shoes.” Amir Khusrow said, “I will give you all my gold, just give me this.” The man said, “Are you joking!” “No, I’m not joking. If I had more, I would’ve given you.” The poor man asked him, “Why are you giving all this for this [shoes]?” He said, “If you knew the value of these shoes, if you had money, you would’ve given me double this [amount].” This is the difference between who knows the value and who doesn’t know the value. So we must, in shā’a Llāh, be happy with what Allāh ﷻ showed us and that He ﷻ put us in the way of the mashāyikh, way of Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. It is priceless. Because this is not for a very short time, it is forever, in shā’a Llāh. In shā’a Llāh, may Allāh ﷻ make us be from the people who know the value, in shā’a Llāh. May Allāh ﷻ bless you.

In shā’a Llāh, may Allāh ﷻ give us to be all the time in good gatherings like this, in shā’a Llāh. Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, the best thing for the mu’min is to be helpful to other people. In everything, helpful in teaching people, or in any kind of help. This is a ḥadīth, the best one is who is best for his family, his country, and human beings. Of course, most people, think if they do this, they will lose something from their benefit. If you help one and he becomes better than you, you think you will lose. This is the thought of people, but not the thought of believers. The believer not like this. The believer helps everyone. Also who has good thinking must know this. If you are in a good position, your neighbor is in a good position, the other one is good and other is also good, all people will be happy and there won’t be a problem. But shayṭān is envious. He is teaching people to be envious. He doesn’t help them to be helpful to each other; no. He wants nobody to help the other, nobody to be happy. This is Alhamdulillah what Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is teaching human beings. This teaching was Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam’s teaching. When Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam was teaching and telling people about Islām, the people of his ﷺ tribe and those around him ﷺ when he ﷺ was living in Makkah Mukarramah, were envious, not accepting. Because they don't want. They have proudness and they don’t want anybody to be like them. They wanted everyone to be below them. And many of them know and Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam showed them miracles. He ﷺ told them what’s important. They even knew Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam before he ﷺ became a Prophet. They know he ﷺ is honest, not lying, not doing any bad thing. But the biggest thing that destroyed them is envy and proudness. As it is mentioned in Qur’ān also, ‘Wa Qālū Lawlā Nuzzila Hādhā Al-Qur'ānu `Alá Rajulin Mina Al-Qaryatayni Ažīm’ (Qur’ān 43:31). They say, why is it coming to Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ - they call him ﷺ “Muhammad” only - and not coming to this one. They have one wise man who was living in Arabia. He was a wise man and everybody knew his position is higher than theirs. From their proudness, they were saying some things that the mind doesn’t accept. Allah Azza wa Jalla, chose Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam and is not asking for peoples’ opinion, “Whom shall I choose? Do you want to make elections?” Even this man who they said is wise became Muslim later. And they were calling him saying, “Prophecy must be yours. You must be the Prophet.” He told them, “No. Now, I accepted Islām and he ﷺ is the Prophet. The highest one is Sayyidina Muhammad ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.” Even with this, they didn’t accept. This is a very bad character to be proud and envious. This is the character of shayṭān. Al-ḥamdu liLlāh, if you see somebody, al-ḥamdu liLlāh who has a good business, has enough to live, has a good family, is teaching good adab, good manners, we are happy with them the most. This is the happiness for us and for believers; all believers also. Who are not believers are not happy. Everything they see, even if not for Muslims or for believers, they get envious from anybody. For this, they are fighting the whole time and not happy. Tariqa people, alhamdulillah, have good adab, good teaching. It’s been like this the whole time, since the time of Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam until now. Who are in the way of Prophet ﷺ, way meaning ṭarīqah, are helpful for each other and for other people also. If they see somebody who’s in need for help, they help him as much as they can. And of course, after the Ottoman time ended, many things changed in the world; especially in Muslim countries. And when Muslim countries lost good manners, other people also, the whole world lost it. Slowly, slowly this good manner became less and less. And it nearly finished. If you find some people helping or are trying to help, people misunderstand them or don’t believe them. In the time of Ottomans, there was like ṭarīqah, all ṭarīqah people - there were teachers for the traders and for each occupation. For each what he wants to become. What will this boy be? Maybe he wants to become a butcher. They put him in a butchery to learn how to become butcher with an owner or master. The other wants to become a carpenter. Also the same, they put him in a place with a master of carpentry. Any profession he must learn like goldsmith or blacksmith or other, they were going through this process. And when they were beginning it, they were beginning with du’ā’, taking him to the shop and beginning with Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm, praying for him and beginning like this. There are of course many professions, not one, maybe a hundred, two hundred, as much as there is. Each must be with the master of the profession he is happy with until many years. And when he finishes - of course there are many degrees. Each degree is called a different name: after 2 years like this, after 4 years, after 6 years. And when he finishes, they test him, ask him some things and give him a certificate. And this, of course, during all this time they are teaching him adab, good behavior, respect for the old and young and everyone. After that, they also make a ceremony, du’ā’ and give him this certificate. And these people were helping each other. If there is a customer coming to him, if he sold something and his neighbor near him didn’t sell anything yet, he sends him this customer. He says, “Today I made enough. So the other one must also be happy.” What happens then? This is happy, the other is happy, the other is happy, the whole country becomes happy. If he said, “No, every customer must be for me. I must take them all,” he also will not be happy because he will think, “O look, these people are looking at me that I have too much business yet they don’t have. They are envying me. I am doing all this, but they cannot do anything. Also the country becomes an unhappy country. And it was like this for hundreds of years, until these shayṭān people came and taught them to be envious and to kill each other, to be not happy with anyone. Because in the Ottoman time, they were living with 70 different people, ethnicities. And what we were saying applied to all. It’s not that if he was Muslim, he will not send his customer to the Christian or Jewish or other people. No, if he had a customer, he will send him to the others also, to make everybody happy. But these shayṭān people make fitnah and make people be against each other. And when this happened, happiness went and fitnah came. And after this, what happened? Maybe millions of them left the country. And they came to this place. From that good country, they came to a place for dunyā. But when coming for dunya, there is no benefit for most of them. Yes, from envy they destroyed everything and made people miserable. Allāh ﷻ gives provision, rizq for everybody. And you must believe in this. Don’t be envious, in shā’a Llāh. as we said, millions of people came here. In shā’a Llāh, maybe half of them were Muslim. But when they came here, they lost this also. In shā’a Llāh, may Allāh ﷻ give hidayah for others also, in shā’a Llāh. Because we cannot say this for children or grand grandchildren - ok also for this - but Allāh ﷻ is able to give hidayah for new people also; no problem. A place like this is, insha'Allah, throwing light in the hearts of people, insha'Allah. Just like the butterflies come to light, may He ﷻ make these people come to Islām through places like this. May Allāh ﷻ give us good understanding, insha'Allah, and keep us safe from every badness, insha'Allah.

‘Innamā Ya`muru Masājida Allāhi Man 'Āmana Billāhi Wa Al-Yawmi Al-'Ākhiri’, (Qur’ān 09:18). Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says in the Qur’an, those who believe in Allāh ﷻ and the last day, the next life, make this house for Allāh ﷻ. It means Baytu Llah. The Jami, Masjid is the house of Allāh ﷻ. What does it mean? It means everybody can come, enter, do ‘ibadah and take reward, in shā’a Llāh. AlhamduliLlah we are traveling from place to place. Masha’Allah, they make nice places for Masjid and Dergah. In shā’a Llāh, all of you will be surprised on the Day of Resurrection how Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is giving you reward for what you had done in this life. Some people make big things; some people make small things. Even if they do good things without knowing it, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla knows. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says in the Qur’an, ‘Faman Ya’mal Mithqāla Dharratin Khayrāan Yarah (7) Wa Man Ya’mal Mithqāla Dharratin Sharrāan Yarah (8) (Qur’ān 99:07-08). This means who does a very small good thing, as small as dust, Allāh ﷻ will reward him for that. And who does a bad thing, Allāh ﷻ will forgive him if he asks for forgiveness. There is a good thing in this also. Who does a bad thing, if he repents and asks for forgiveness, Allāh ﷻ forgives him. And He ﷻ turns this sin into reward for him. For this, some people will be surprised, saying, “We didn’t know of all these good things.” “From where is this reward coming, like a mountain coming to us?” “From where is this?” “We weren’t good people all the time.” “We were doing bad things, so from where is this coming!” You were doing bad things, but when you asked for forgiveness, Allāh ﷻ changed it to reward. Allāh ﷻ is Generous. He ﷻ is not afraid for it to finish. Creatures don’t give too much. Some are generous but they can also be afraid that maybe they will finish. But Allāh’s ﷻ treasures are endless; there is no limit. He ﷻ is always giving people. One cannot imagine how much He ﷻ will give on that day. What must you do with this? You must believe in Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla and His ﷻ generosity. We are poor people and we are doing as much as we can, but we ask Allāh ﷻ to help us in the life here and the other life also. So we must be grateful to Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. He ﷻ likes people who thank Him ﷻ, not those who complain. Now, people of this time are all the time complaining about everything. They are not happy with anything. It is difficult to make them happy. Who made this? Shayṭān. He made people unhappy and not satisfied. But Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “If you are thankful, I will multiply what you have.” If you thank Allāh ﷻ, Allāh ﷻ will make all the goodness you have continue. If you have a good village, if you have a good land, or anything, you must be thankful for it. And He ﷻ will make it continue for you. If not, if you are not thankful and only complaining, it will be cut. This is our advice for people who want happiness in both lives: here and hereafter. Here it is important, but the most important is the next life. The other one is forever, but what’s important is to prepare here for that life. Some people of old times thought they were clever. The ancient people in Egypt or other places knew there was another life and they prepared for it. But they weren’t so clever because they didn’t prepare good deeds for ākhirah. They just put gold or instruments in their graves, thinking, “When we go to the next life we can use it.” And this in the other life is like garbage; it’s nothing. In paradise, there are houses from gold and from jewels. For this, you can only enter with good deeds, not by taking money and gold with you into the grave. May Allāh ﷻ give people good understanding. Those who understand this will be happy and not worried about anything. And people will be very happy with them, in shā’a Llāh. May Allāh ﷻ give good understanding to this country, other countries, and everywhere. They are harming people for something that will be a punishment for them in the next life. Everybody must know that Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla will ask about our deeds. Allāh ﷻ is happy with people who help each other, not harm each other. May Allāh ﷻ make us from those who help each other.

Alhamdulillah. We are here in this special place. This is a special place where the Tariqa grew in Argentina and in South America. Through this nice city. Allah chose this city and gave it, Masha'Allah, beauty, nice weather, and everything. And from this city, Alhamdulillah, the Tariqa is growing—thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands, maybe millions, insha'Allah. Alhamdulillah, we are happy. Last time I came, I didn't visit here. We surrender ourselves to Allah Azza wa Jalla, and through Mawlana Sheikh, Allah guides us. Alhamdulillah. Last time, perhaps it was not suitable to come here. This time, Alhamdulillah, it happened beautifully. To see sincere people growing from the east to the west of this country. Mawlana Sheikh was very careful to give good things to people. And if he received anything from people—like a thank you, a smile, or any very small thing they gave to Mawlana—Mawlana never forgot. And I remember Dr. Abdun Nur. It was maybe '85 or '86. At that time, I was living in Cyprus, and he was the first person we saw coming from Argentina to Cyprus. At that time, he was there for nearly one month. We spoke to him every day, meeting with him there. He was telling us about Argentina—some places very dangerous, some places like this, like that. We were just listening as if we were listening to a story or something. And Mawlana Sheikh was giving sohbet, speaking every day. We ate together, we prayed together. And he was a new Muslim. He came from Konya. One of Mawlana's murids named Mustafa sent him to Cyprus, and he came this way to Cyprus. He was a new Muslim. I think—well, I don't know if he became Muslim in Cyprus or before. He was in Konya. As I said, we were listening to him as we listen to a story. And of course, Mawlana had very high vision—seeing maybe 100 years ahead—and he was giving very good teachings to him, speaking to him, answering whatever he was asking. And we were thinking, "This is someone coming from Latin America, and these people are very strong Christians. Who will come from there?" We weren't paying much attention to this. Something like this. But Mawlana gave him madad and nazar, looking to him to spread this. Of course, after this I left Cyprus. I didn't see many people, but I heard that after him, he brought many people. Ahmad, Abdul Raouf, and others came from Argentina, but I never met them at that time there. It is very important for whoever has madad, or is following a Sheikh, to be strongly following him. Mawlana appointed him as the contact for Islam, through whom the Tariqa would come to this area. But after this, I didn't see him. Rahmatullah alayh. I never heard about him until I came here nine years ago. And I remembered him and asked them, "In the old times, I met one Dr. Abdun Nur here. Do you know him?" At this time, I didn't think—but when I came to Argentina, I asked. They said, "Yes, he was here, but he left Mawlana Sheikh." This was, Subhanallah, unlucky for him. But still, he will get reward because he was the first to contact people here. But of course, he missed a huge thing. This is an important example for mureeds, for people following Mawlana, because not only him—there were some other people also the same way. They thought they were Sheikhs—they left Mawlana Sheikh, they said, "We are following other people," and they left. Your Sheikh, Murshid is happy with you, Mawlana is happy with you, the Prophet Sall'Allahu Alaihi Wasallam is happy with you, Allah is happy with you—no problem for you. If you want problems for yourself, you can leave this and follow other people. This is a big lesson for mureeds. I am saying his name because many people are asking to mention the name. But we mentioned it because everybody must know how it was, how the Tariqa came here, how we know this way. We must be careful for ourselves, not to go out of the way. As I said, Mawlana was not happy, of course, with him because of what happened. Not happy with him, not happy for him to lose what he got. For Mawlana, to have one person brought to Tariqa, to Islam, to the right way—it is more valuable than the whole world. He lost this. He was not happy, angry for what happened. The Awliya Allah, they are great people. We must be careful with them. He first came through the place of Sayyidina Mawlana Jalaluddin Rumi and was sent to Cyprus. This brings to mind Shams-i Tabrizi, who was also with Mawlana Jalaluddin Rumi. He was a great dervish. Throughout his life, he would sometimes be in places where people did not know him. Sometimes people would cause him problems, so he would leave Konya, traveling here and there. Once, while traveling, he became very, very tired and took rest in a mosque. After the Isha prayer, he fell asleep in a corner of the mosque. Before closing the mosque, the muezzin saw him there. The muezzin told him, "Get out! What are you doing here?" He said, "I am very tired and I have no hotel, nowhere to go. I will just sleep here until Fajr." The muezzin insisted, "No, you cannot stay here!" He replied, "I will not do anything. I'm just sleeping here. When Fajr comes, I will leave." But the muezzin insisted and threw him out. Of course, Shams-i Tabrizi was not happy. After throwing him out, the muezzin found he couldn't breathe. Little by little, he began to lose his breath. He went to the imam, and the imam asked, "What have you done?" When the imam saw his condition, he knew this man must be someone important. He ran after Shams-i Tabrizi, pleading, "Oh please, please, forgive him!" And Shams-i Tabrizi said, "I will pray for him to die in iman." And then he died. And I asked Abdun Nur's wife—Alhamdulillah, he was Muslim when he passed away. And this also is the baraka of Mawlana. Because all these thousands of people came through him. Alhamdulillah, he passed away in iman. Allah bless you, bless him. Insha'Allah, Allah keep you safe and on the way, staying strongly on this way, insha'Allah. Spreading the real Islam, which is with Tariqa. Without Tariqa, it will not benefit like what the Prophet Sall'Allahu Alaihi Wasallam said—that it must be with Tariqa. There are very different people within Islam, and all of them are not happy with Tariqa. Some of them say this is shirk. Some of them say, "No need for this. Why this?" Some of them are saying it is like sweets after food—so the food is most important. Tariqa is like dessert—if you eat or don't eat, it's not necessary. But it is very important to keep our iman, our belief. Without iman, without belief, Islam is not strong. For this, it is very important, showing the way straight from the Prophet Sall'Allahu Alaihi Wasallam for all human beings. Unfortunately, nobody knows about this. And the enemy of Tariqa—the first enemy, Shaitan—is whispering to people to make them enemies of this. May Allah keep us safe from him. And Allah bless you, keep you, make you to be hidayat for others also, to show these people the sweet taste of Tariqa, insha'Allah.