Mawlana Sheikh Mehmed Adil. Translations.

Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, proclaims in the Holy Quran that the believers will truly be granted success. This is His promise, His word. This earth belongs to Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, the entire universe belongs to Him. This is the place where we humans live. Here there are people of all kinds; there are unbelievers, Muslims, believers and non-believers. Among them, Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, has given a promise to the believers. He has assured them that the earth will belong to them. This earth will completely belong to them with Allah's permission. The promise of the Almighty and Exalted is true. Therefore, there is no hopelessness among the believers. This earth, as the name in Turkish already says – "earth" means "to consume." And it devours people. Therefore, no one should believe that this place remains or belongs to them forever. Only those whom Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, has chosen are constant. And they will truly be successful. This earth, this soil purifies everything. Therefore, the impure, dirty things on it are of no importance. What matters is to be with Allah, the Almighty and Exalted. The truly successful are exactly these. The others eat and drink and leave without having gained anything. What you ate yesterday no longer remains in you today, it is gone. And humans desire anew. Yesterday you ate to excess. And where is it now? Gone. You have done all kinds of evil. Where are they? You have enjoyed yourself, done evil, done everything. Today again nothing of it remains. Therefore, one must look at what endures. What endures is to be with Allah, the Almighty and Exalted; that is true existence. Everything else is nothingness. Nothing else brings true benefit. May your actions be such that truly benefit you. Stay away from things that bring no benefit, but only cause harm. These bring you nothing but regret. And even this regret will have no benefit. Those who possess understanding direct their gaze toward the eternal. The eternal is Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, and His path. Even if the whole world belonged to you, what you could consume of it would still be little. And when its time is over, it has neither value nor taste. The taste of what you ate yesterday, you can no longer taste today. You can no longer feel the taste of the evil you have done. Eternal alone is the path of Allah, the Almighty and Exalted. That is what one should pay attention to. Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, says: وَعَدَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مِنكُمۡ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَٰتِ لَيَسۡتَخۡلِفَنَّهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ (24:55) Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, has promised that the rank of those who believe, are patient, follow the right path, and perform good deeds is constant and exalted. Their deeds will never be in vain. May Allah make us one of them and grant us steadfastness on this path, inshaAllah.

عَسٰۤى اَنۡ تَكۡرَهُوۡا شَيۡـئًا وَّهُوَ خَيۡرٌ لَّـکُمۡ (2:216) Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, says: Sometimes things happen to you that you don't like. You consider them bad, but in reality, they are good for you. This means that in this world, with Allah's permission, everything is good for the believer. Even what appears bad at first glance is actually good. Both good and bad lead, insha'Allah, to good. Since this world is not paradise, there are naturally problems and difficulties. You will be confronted with all kinds of situations. There may be people who are hostile toward you. There may also be people who speak ill of you. You should view all of this as an opportunity for growth. When someone doesn't respect you or speaks against you, they are actually opposing your ego. And you should say: "That's true." "My ego is even worse." "What this person says is true." Then Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, will defend you. إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُدَٰفِعُ عَنِ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓ (22:38) Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, is the protector of the believers. In such situations, it is not necessary to defend yourself. Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, will defend you anyway. What more do you want? Let them talk as much as they want. The situation only gets worse through your reaction. It brings you no benefit whatsoever. On one hand, Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, protects you, and on the other hand, you earn reward. You earn reward because you remain patient and don't react. Nowadays, many people think they are accomplishing something by talking back. They believe they are defending the rights of others by doing so. But you cannot defend the right by arguing with the ignorant. When you speak with an ignorant person, you only lead them into greater sin. You yourself also commit a sin, and it achieves nothing. That's why they say: "The best response to an ignorant person is silence." The most beautiful answer to an ignorant person is simply to remain silent. Nowadays, there is so much of this; immediately they write "he said this to me, that one said that." Thank Allah, we don't know how these things work and can't even respond. We don't even see it, and that's good. Don't even look at it, ignore it. Even if you see it, don't respond to it. That is the right answer one should give to an ignorant person. Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, will give the answer Himself. Therefore, there is no reason to be sad. The Muslim should be thankful to Allah that these people harm themselves, not us. If you react, it harms you too. Therefore, it is better not to answer them. If someone sincerely wants to know the truth, you can of course speak with them. But don't engage with those who just want to attack you; leave them to Allah. Allah will deal with all of them. Everything is in the hand of Allah, the Exalted and Majestic. May Allah protect us. There are many ignorant people; now is exactly the time of the second ignorance. Jahiliyyah, ignorance: means not knowing something. Today, there are educated ignorant people. They don't even really understand what they read. They adorn themselves with knowledge acquired without effort; such educated ignorant people are everywhere. In the past, an elementary school graduate was often smarter and had more genuine knowledge. Today, they may have university degrees. But they fall for superficial things and then boast about them. This era is a wonder that our Prophet predicted. He had said: "There will be a second time of ignorance." We are right in the middle of this time. May Allah protect us from dealing with such ignorant people. Let them talk as much as they want. Allah will give them the appropriate answer. May Allah protect us.

Our Prophet, peace be upon him, says: The people whom Allah loves most are young people who dedicate themselves to Allah. He values them especially. He loves them more than the elderly, because for the elderly, youth has passed - what might they have done?! But when young people turn to Allah, it is one of the virtues that Allah values most highly. It is not easy for young people to restrain and control their desires. However, whoever manages to do this achieves a special rank. He becomes one of Allah's most beloved servants. The people whom Allah does not love, on the other hand, are older people who commit sins - especially those who commit adultery. Unfortunately, such behaviors have become prevalent nowadays. Because immorality and shamelessness have spread everywhere. People can do whatever they please without hindrance. Therefore, these people are the ones whom Allah values least. That means those who are both old and commit such disgraceful acts. They thus bring upon themselves the wrath and disfavor of Allah. None of their works brings benefit; they reap nothing but misfortune. Their fate in this world is poverty. And in the hereafter, it is torment. Therefore, older people should be particularly careful. Sins committed carelessly bring no benefit, no profit, no advantage. They only bring suffering to people. They bring misfortune. May Allah protect us from this. Man must keep his desires in check. Whoever restrains his desires in youth will also remain on the right path in old age. But whoever gives free rein to his desires in his youth will continue to do so until the end of his life. And that will be a serious loss. As they say, "He has wasted his life." These are the ones who have truly squandered their lives. Some say: "Those who have fallen on Allah's path have lost their lives." No, whoever dies on Allah's path does not lose his life but gains a new, more beautiful life. The others, however, have gambled away their lives. They lose both this world and the hereafter. May Allah protect us from this. Do not give in and say: "I am too old for this now." Do not say: "Nothing will happen." May Allah protect us. Let us never give in to our desires, insha'Allah.

The Tariqa is based on the Adab of Islam. أَدَّبَنِي رَبِّي فَأَحْسَنَ تَأْدِيبِي Our Prophet, peace be upon him, says that the most important thing in Islam is Adab. Adab is also the most important thing for humans. What distinguishes humans from animals is Adab. An animal, as the name suggests, is not expected to have Adab. It goes wherever it wants, it can do anything. It has no responsibility, it is not obligated. Being obligated means being obligated to pray, to purify oneself, to perform necessary actions. An animal can do anything, it has an excuse. Allah has not given it intellect. There is no requirement for it. The insane person is in the same situation. The insane person is a human without intellect, and they too are not obligated. إِذَا أُخِذَ مَا وَهَبَ، أَسْقَطَ مَا أَوْجَبَ That is a rule of Islamic jurisprudence. This means that what brings a person to prayer is intellect. If Allah has given intellect, one must use this intellect. The most important thing is indeed Adab. Adab encompasses everything possible. Not just modesty, but everything that encompasses goodness, beauty, and humanity is Adab. Who taught Adab? The Islamic state. It was last preserved in the Ottoman Empire. Afterwards, as we see, neither Adab, nor respect, nor reverence remained in the world. Everyone moves around as if they were not obligated, trying to do what pleases them. They do not listen to others, show no respect to others. They only try to do what they themselves, what their ego wants. The opposing side does something to teach them. And these teachings take people even further away from being human. The essential thing is: The essence of humanity consists of using the intellect given by Allah, the Exalted, to be human, to have Adab. With Adab and respect. One lives beautifully, not only with respect for one's own ego, but also with respect for others. But this is something that Satan does not want. That is why the world is boiling everywhere, evil flows from all sides. May Allah protect us. But of course, everything has an end. Allah, the Exalted, will certainly send someone to save humanity. This is the good news of our Prophet, peace be upon him. Insha'Allah, when Mahdi Alayhissalam comes, all problems and difficulties will end with Allah's permission. Otherwise, the situation will only get worse with what these people learn. May Allah help. One should not give up hope. People without hope are in grief and fear. Those who have faith are not hopeless. Allah, the Exalted, says, do not despair. That day will certainly come. What Allah says will always come true, and what He promises will also come true, insha'Allah. As soon as possible, insha'Allah, in honor of this Friday. For there is no aspect of the world that is turning for the better anymore. May Allah protect us, may we attain safety, insha'Allah.

Our Prophet, peace be upon him, teaches us: Pray five times a day, observe fasting, and you will enter Paradise. Prayer and fasting are the pillars of Islam. Whoever fulfills these will be rewarded. Basically, it is not a difficult matter. However, it often seems arduous to people. It is difficult for the ego. Among Muslims, there are many different people with varying views. There are people of all kinds. Some do not pray and claim: "I practice Dhikr." "I do Dhikr, I do this, I do that" – they act according to their own judgment. But they do not perform the prayer. Why not? "What I do is enough," they say. Even if you practice Dhikr for 24 hours without interruption, you will not attain the reward and virtue of a single Takbir in prayer. Forget the 24 hours – even if you do it for a month or even 24 years, you will still not reach the value of a single Takbir. This prayer remains as a debt on your shoulders. That is why we constantly remind of it. Because many people act according to their own discretion, but that is not the right way. The religion is the religion of Allah, the Exalted. As He has commanded it, so must we follow it. It is not enough to say: "I do it my way." Even in worldly matters, you will achieve nothing if you do everything your own way. You strive in vain; instead of taking the easy path, you choose the more difficult one, which in the end brings no benefit. In worldly things, this might sometimes still work. There you can do some things your way. But even that is often laborious. For the Hereafter, however, it will bear no fruit. If you do not follow what Allah the Exalted has commanded and what our Prophet has exemplified, it will be of no benefit to you. This obligation of worship remains on your shoulders – it is a debt. Whoever does not pray will have to settle their debt in the Hereafter. For each missed prayer, 80 years, a full 80 years. The atonement in the Hereafter lasts 80 years. In your entire life, you might live to be 80 years old, maybe not, but for each missed prayer, you will do penance in the Hereafter for 80 years. That's why we should pray while we are in this world, insha'Allah. May Allah help us with this. Let us not follow our ego. Whoever succumbs to their ego, relies only on themselves, neglects prayer and fasting, and says: "I am Muslim, I belong to this order, I am such and such" – they will gain nothing. Moreover, such people often harm their surroundings, because others then also neglect prayer, fasting, and similar acts of worship. Yet it is easy, really very easy. It is also physically and mentally very beneficial for people. What Allah the Exalted has commanded is not only blessed for the soul but also for your body – it brings health, beauty, and inner light. May Allah grant us all this insight. Let us not follow our ego, insha'Allah.

Thanks be to Allah, we have experienced Ramadan, we have experienced Eid – may it be blessed. These things are good for the hereafter. وَلَلدَّارُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ خَيۡرٞ (6:32) The hereafter is better than this world. That is certain. People do not understand this. They destroy each other for worldly things, inflict suffering on each other, harm each other. Yet this world remains neither with you nor with me. Only the hereafter is eternal. One must work for the hereafter, one must strive for it. If people would put just one percent of the effort they put into worldly things into the hereafter, it would be sufficient, even more than enough. But they don't even do that. Here too, it is Satan who prevents them. The right paths are distorted, and people are led in the wrong direction. For the hereafter, Allah, the Exalted, has given mankind all possibilities. Now we have, thanks be to Allah, experienced Ramadan. We spent it with prayers and worship, and we have also experienced Eid. Now we are in the month of Shawwal. Whoever fasts for six days in this month, as our Prophet, peace be upon him, said, will be credited as if they had fasted for an entire year. Each day counts tenfold, so three hundred and sixty days of fasting. This means that one is regarded as having fasted for a whole year without interruption. In some traditions, our Prophet, peace be upon him, even says that it is as if one had fasted for a lifetime. Therefore, we must attribute importance to these spiritual matters. Even if the world around us collapses, it should not trouble us. Not at all. The word "Dunya" (world) itself means "the low." The name already says it – that is its meaning. "Dani" means low, means inferior. Lowliness – the world stands for lowliness. Direct your gaze to higher things. The higher things are in the hereafter – they are the things connected to the hereafter. Whoever mourns over worldly things will derive no benefit from it. You should think about the hereafter and mourn if you have missed something – that is what you should mourn about. Then Allah, the Exalted, in response to your sincere repentance, will bestow blessings upon you. He grants you from His reward. Allah, the Exalted, also gives you what you were unable to do. With worldly things, it is not so. No matter how much you mourn over worldly matters, you will gain nothing from it. That is why the world is in disorder. We tell the believers, the Muslims: Do not mourn over worldly things. What Allah has determined happens – nothing else. Therefore, direct your gaze to the hereafter. Do not torment yourselves in vain. May Allah give us the best. May Allah strengthen our faith and make us steadfast in faith – that is the most important thing.

We live today in the end times. Praise be to Allah, who created us in this time. Allah's will shall be fulfilled. Nothing happens according to your own will. Therefore, you must submit. Submit to the will of Allah, the Almighty and Exalted. Thoughts like "If we had lived then" or "If we were living in that time" change nothing. You live exactly here and now, in this time. The manifestation of this time inevitably comes to you. This manifestation of the end times is a manifestation of chaos. It is the manifestation of a time of confusion. Humans invent new things daily. Things appear from everywhere, and if you are confused about what to do, then it is actually clear what to do. You will submit. You will do what Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, has instructed us. You do not interfere in anything else. Do not say: "This has happened, that has occurred." In everything that happens, the will of Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, is realized. Nothing else. That is why Sheikh Baba said about the end times: "It is better to stay at home." Because when you go out, confusion arises, something happens, dangers lurk. Therefore, stay at home. If necessary, you go to work, but do not try to look outside and ask: "What might have happened?" he says. The sheikhs have always taught this. Whoever curiously sticks out their head and asks: "What's new?" invites danger. Even in the times of Sheikh Baba and Sheikh Abdullah Daghestani, it was not like today. Nowadays, everything has become much more intense. The trials and confusions have increased dramatically. Therefore, a wise person thinks about the consequences before acting. People without wisdom act thoughtlessly. Later they regret it. The greatest regret comes from disregarding Allah, the Almighty and Exalted. For this regret, there is no making amends later. It can only be made right during your lifetime. For everything you do during your lifetime, there is a solution before Allah, the Almighty and Exalted. You can repent. You can return rights to someone whose rights you have disregarded. You can reconcile with someone with whom you were in conflict. You can ask for forgiveness from someone you have wronged. All of this is possible. But when you go to the hereafter, everything becomes more difficult. Therefore, the time in which we live is a time when devils roam freely. With the smallest thing, they incite people against each other. They corrupt everything. There is this story: The devil once sat in a place. He said: "We don't have much to do here anymore." He was with his son. "Let's leave here, let's go somewhere else. There we can also incite people against each other and sow discord," he said. "My son," he said, "wait, there is a small task for a minute or two. I'll take care of it and come back." A woman was milking her cow. The devil pulled on the cow's tail. When he pulled on the tail... The cow kicked while it was being milked. The milk was spilled. Her husband came and hit the woman: "Why did you spill the milk?" The woman ran to her tribe. Her tribe attacked the man. They killed him because he had hit her. When they killed him, the two tribes clashed. Dead and wounded were everywhere. Everything was in turmoil. The devil's son asked his father: "What have you done?" He replied: "I didn't do anything. I only made a tiny movement. I didn't interfere with anything else. They did all this themselves." That's how it is. Therefore, one must be careful. People should be very mindful in everything they do, in every movement, so that no harm or suffering arises. People who are on Allah's path do not interfere in worldly matters anyway. They have left the state of the world to worldly people. They have left worldly affairs to worldly people. And these have already messed everything up. Currently, the whole world is upside down. They no longer know what to do. Sit down and observe, do nothing more. You do not need to intervene. Observe what Allah will do. You already know the result. At the end of this situation – praise be to Allah – who will triumph at the end of the world? وَٱلۡعَٰقِبَةُ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ (28:83) The end belongs to the God-fearing. They will be the victorious ones. Therefore, do not be sad about anything. As long as you are with Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, do not run after anyone, do not argue with anyone. For everything has its time. There is a time to be silent and a time to speak. Therefore, the best thing now is to be silent. A saint said a thousand years ago: Hādhā zamānu s-sukūti wa-mulāzamatu l-buyūt. That means, this time is a time of silence, a time to stay at home. If that was said a thousand years ago, by this logic one should not leave the house at all today. Therefore, Muslims, when they see something bad, should feel disgust in their hearts and say: "This is something that does not please Allah." "I leave this to Allah." Allah is Ahkamil Hakimin: He is the best judge, He is the most just. His judgment is final. Praise be to Allah.

Indeed, those who believe and do righteous deeds They will have no fear, nor will they grieve (2:277) Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, says: For those who believe and trust in Allah, there is no fear, no sorrow, and no grief. We must stay on the right path. The right path is the way of our Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. From the time of our Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, until today, there is only one true path. Only his way, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is enduring. In contradiction to him or not in accordance with his way, many innovations have emerged. They have all passed and disappeared. Of some things, only the names remain, without any substance, their effect has long since vanished. Such things exist, but of course Satan never tires. Constantly new things are brought forth with the words: "Here is the right path." But the way of our Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is unchangeable; the safe path is his way. This path continues to exist. The way of our Prophet will continue until the Day of Judgment. Whoever follows this path finds inner peace. Whoever strays from the path and does not return will fall into ruin. The life of such a person loses all value. It brings nothing but harm. On the Day of Judgment, they will say: "Oh, I wish I were dust!" (78:40) "If only I had been dust and had not done what I have done." But there, there is only one opportunity to be dust. After that, ruin reigns for all eternity. Therefore, hold fast to the way of our Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. "And hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided." (3:103) This is the command of Allah, the Exalted and Majestic. "Hold fast to this rope of salvation," thus is His command. Hold it so firmly that the floods cannot sweep you away. If you hold it tightly, you will be saved. If you do not hold fast, your ego, your desires, Satan, and all the temptations of the world will lead you astray. Then you will perish. May Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, protect us from this. This path has always been the way of the Sheikhs, the Saints, the Companions, the family of the Prophet, and our Prophet himself. None of them has deviated from this path. All have walked on this path. Those who have strayed from this path have fallen into ruin. Their way has proven to be a dead end. Therefore, Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, has bestowed upon us a great grace by enabling us to walk this path. May Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, through His will, allow this grace to continue. Our path is, insha'Allah, a blessed path. It is the path of light. It is the way of Allah, the Prophet, and the Saints. Insha'Allah, we remain steadfast on this path. So that when the Mahdi, peace be upon him, appears, we will meet him, insha'Allah. This is what we pray for. This is also the conviction of our community. The followers of the Sunnah are those who follow the way of our Prophet and believe in him. Those who do not acknowledge him have abandoned the true path.

Our Tariqah is, thank Allah, the Naqshbandi Tariqah, which embodies the core of Sharia, the essence of Islam, thank Allah. When people speak of a Tariqah nowadays, they often misunderstand it. They think it is something completely different, they are misled. But the Tariqah connects the Muslim even more strongly with Islam. The Tariqah is, so to speak, the essence of Islam. If Tariqah and Sharia do not go hand in hand, the person, the Muslim, remains incomplete. How does a Muslim approach Allah? Allah the Exalted says: Through worship, through voluntary prayers! The more he prays, the closer he comes to Me. Then I will be his hand with which he grasps, his foot with which he walks, his eye with which he sees through My light, says Allah the Exalted. To achieve this, one must tame one's ego, purify and refine the ego. One must free it from bad influences, bad habits, bad words, and bad deeds. That is the core idea of our Tariqah. First of all, there are 41 Tariqahs. Each has its own method, its own approach. All are truthful Tariqahs. The Pirs of these Tariqahs are Qutubs. Allah the Exalted has bestowed special abilities upon these people who have reached the highest levels. Since Allah has made them a source so that they may guide people on the paths of our Prophet, peace be upon him, to the right way, their spiritual power is extraordinary. That is why one seeks them out and draws benefit from them. It is not as Satan leads people astray. One does not refer to them as "dead." Dead is the one who calls them dead – it is he himself who has no life. He has no true life within him. The true life is with them. Because they follow the way of our Prophet, peace be upon him. They are blessed personalities who illuminate the path of our Prophet, peace be upon him. There are hundreds of them. There are hundreds of Sheikhs, of Mashaykhs among the greatest. They are the Sheikhs of these Tariqahs. The miracles of each of them are widely known. Their words carry weight. Their way is the path that leads to our Prophet, peace be upon him. And so each person takes the path of a Tariqah according to their own disposition. The Tariqah is indispensable. Every Muslim should walk this path. But there are also those who do not choose this path. They manage in their own way. But it is wrong to stand against them. For enmity against the friends of Allah, Allah the Exalted, means enmity against Allah Himself. The Hadith Qudsi states: Man 'Ādā Lī Waliyyan faqad 'ādaytuh. Whoever shows enmity to one of my beloved servants, I declare enmity to him myself, says Allah the Exalted. Whoever Allah the Exalted becomes an enemy to is lost. That is why Satan tries by all means to lead Muslims away from faith. If he does not succeed in this, he alienates the believers from virtues. He tries to incite them against each other. And those who harbor such enmity in their hearts are mostly people outside the Tariqah. People within the Tariqah feel compassion for all and pray for all, that Allah may guide them to the right path. That they may find the right path. And that they may not harm anyone. The misguided people are pitiful, the path they have taken leads astray. No matter how far they may have strayed from the right path, even if according to religious judgment many would doubt their faith, their Islam, the blessed word of our Prophet, peace be upon him, says: Whoever says La ilahe illAllah Muhammedun Rasulullah is a Muslim. You must not label him an unbeliever. But sometimes words are uttered which, Allah forbid, border on unbelief. Even if that is the case, after we have said "La ilahe illAllah," we call him neither an idolater nor an unbeliever. Unfortunately, however, they label people as idolaters, as unbelievers, accuse them of Kufr at the slightest thing. For this reason, the Tariqah is absolutely necessary for everyone to restrain their ego. It is necessary to work on oneself. It is a blessing for the people, for humanity, especially for Muslims. Whoever is in the Tariqah should work all the more on themselves. They must mind their behavior, so that others do not later say: "What kind of Tariqah is that?", when they say: "I belong to the Tariqah". This change does not happen overnight, but gradually. It is not like a paint bucket into which one dips and comes out differently. It happens step by step, inshallah. We follow this path to the best of our ability. We work on mastering our ego. Allah will reward us according to our intention, inshallah. One of the most beautiful qualities of the Tariqah is to see everything in a positive light. To view everything as beautiful, inshallah.

Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, says: Remember that we all will return to our origin and stand before Allah Almighty, in the divine presence from which we came. There we will have to account for everything we have done in this world. Every person will reap the fruits of their actions; whoever sows good will reap good. Whoever does evil will be held accountable for it. "Why did you do wrong?" "Why did you cause suffering to others?" "Why did you wrong yourself? Why?" The place where we will all go is therefore the place of accountability before Allah, the Almighty and Exalted. That is why this world is only temporary. Our Prophet – peace and blessings be upon him – says in a hadith: "Live in this world as a stranger, as a traveler passing through." "Be like someone on a journey," he says. For this world is not our true home, our actual home is the Hereafter. This world is merely a place where we can gather good deeds for our life in the Hereafter. This is the place where you prepare yourself for the Hereafter. In this world, you gather good works, good deeds, and blessings for the Hereafter. When you go to the Hereafter, nothing else remains for you. If you do not leave behind righteous children, good works, or ongoing charity, you will receive no reward. Therefore, while you are still in this world, you should think about your future, plan for your Hereafter, and shape your life accordingly. The affairs of this world should be in service to the Hereafter. If your worldly affairs are only for the sake of this world, you must leave everything behind when you go. But if they are for the Hereafter, a reward awaits you. You will find this reward in the Hereafter. There you will recognize the true benefit. However, whoever works only for this world will have no profit in the Hereafter. Especially for the one who chooses the path of disbelief, the remorse will be worse than the torments of Hell itself. Even the fire of Hell is nothing compared to this bitter regret. The Hereafter should be our true goal. Our Prophet – peace and blessings be upon him – says consider zourself as if you were already dead. In truth, man lives and breathes only through the grace of Allah, the Almighty and Exalted. When Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, takes back this entrusted good, man is powerless. Even if he owned the entire world, he could not buy himself a single additional breath. Then everything is over. Therefore, a Muslim should always keep the Hereafter in mind and shape his life in this world accordingly. You may certainly work for this world. That is by no means forbidden. But your intention should be to obtain the pleasure of Allah, the Almighty and Exalted. You should walk on His path. You should strive for His blessing. This is the right of all Muslims. The result of this is either benefit or harm. The benefit lies in staying on Allah's path. The path of harm is the path of Satan. Leaving the path of Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, and not honoring Him is a serious mistake that will only bring remorse. May Allah protect us from this. May Allah not let us stray from His righteous path. What a blessed path that is. For in the time in which we live, there are many who lead other people astray. The human devils have become worse than Satan himself. People no longer fall victim to Satan so easily. But they are deceived by their own kind. People seduce other people. They have become even more cunning than Satan. He makes things that do not exist appear as truth. And they deny the true reality. May Allah protect people from all evil.