Mawlana Sheikh Mehmed Adil. Translations.

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

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

Our Prophet, sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam, shows us the way. He says: "Whoever loves for the sake of Allah, hates for the sake of Allah, gives for the sake of Allah, and marries for the sake of Allah, possesses true faith." What exactly does that mean? Allah has given us all that is beautiful. You should love this beauty, you should love what is good. You must not turn away from it. When faith is perfect, all of a person's worries vanish. A believing person knows no worries; rather, worldly matters do not concern him. Nothing can disturb his peace. Therefore, you should love for the sake of Allah. Why do you love someone? Because he strives for Allah and loves Allah. That is exactly why we love him too. Only good comes from such a person; no evil originates from him. You should also be able to hate for the sake of Allah. Nowadays, people speak of humanism; they say you should love everyone. You can love, yes, but you cannot love someone who does not love Allah. For only harm comes from him. He will harm you, just as he has already harmed himself. "Hating for the sake of Allah" therefore means keeping your distance. Not showing him affection, not sitting with him, not listening to him, and not getting too close to him – that is exactly what is meant by it. You should give for the sake of Allah and take for the sake of Allah. If your giving and taking are done only for the pleasure of Allah, it will bring you true benefit. This means that if every exchange takes place for the sake of Allah, justice is maintained. No one is taken advantage of. You give everyone their due, you make it halal, and this too is done for the pleasure of Allah. You marry for the sake of Allah. So when you enter into the bond of marriage, do it in a pure and permissible way. Whoever lives exactly according to this possesses true faith – just as our Prophet, sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam, described it. A true believer knows that everything comes from Allah and places his utmost trust in Him. Only in this way does a person find inner peace. Otherwise, he will constantly be plagued by worries: What will happen? What will become of us? Yet only Allah knows what the future holds. Take care of your own duties and remain steadfast on the right path. To give and take in goodness, to love and reject in goodness – that is exactly your task. You do not need to worry about anything else. Allah, who created you, provides for your livelihood. He fulfills all your needs and knows exactly when each thing should happen. Thus, whoever seeks refuge with Allah and trusts in Him possesses true faith. A person who believes in Allah, trusts in Him, and always does good – that is a true believer. As I said: A believer is the best and, at the same time, the person most at peace. No fears plague him. Even if the world were to end, it would not unsettle someone with sincere faith. For he knows: This is Allah's decree. He simply tells himself: "Allah willed it so and decreed it so," and does not make a big issue out of it. That is exactly what makes a true believer. Whoever loves for the sake of Allah and strives for Allah's pleasure in all his actions finds inner peace. May Allah grant us all such faith, inshaAllah. Because nowadays, everyone is all too easily influenced. Everywhere is swarming with people without faith, without religion, and without morals. They rub off on others and cause people to forget Allah the Exalted. They strike such fear and terror into people that one might think this fear brings some kind of benefit. Fear Allah, that alone is enough. May Allah support us all, inshaAllah. May He grant us sincere faith so that these worries finally fall away from us, inshaAllah.

ٱقۡتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَابُهُمۡ وَهُمۡ فِي غَفۡلَةٖ مُّعۡرِضُونَ (21:1) "The Day of Reckoning is drawing near," says Allah, Azza wa Jalla. Humanity is in a state of heedlessness. "In heedlessness, as if they do not see it, as if such a thing would not happen, they live in their own pleasures, far from Allah's Word and His rules," says Allah, Azza wa Jalla; He describes this trait in the magnificent Quran. People are in a state of heedlessness, they do not listen to any advice, to any good words, they flee from them, He says. In their heedlessness, they flee. In today's time, these matters are even more pronounced. No one wants advice. In the past, people sought advice; the people of today want no advice at all. They chase after what they deem to be good according to their own judgment. What they call "good" is what pleases their ego. What feels good to your ego is not good for you. And what is good for you does not please your ego. Either way; what feels good to it is not good for you, and in the end, it is not good for either of you. Therefore, one must awaken from this heedlessness. "The Day of Reckoning is drawing near," says Allah, Azza wa Jalla. We are now, of course, in the end times; there are things that will happen, but that is the same for everyone. That means, even a thousand years ago, the reckoning was drawing nearer for the people. As soon as a person closes his eyes and dies, he rises for the Day of Reckoning, he awakens. Whatever he has done, his personal hour, Qiyama, begins at that moment. Therefore, a person should not remain in his heedlessness and think: "The Last Day is still far away." Heedlessness is of no use, heedlessness is harmful; it is something that has no benefit whatsoever. Therefore, wake up! One must awaken. Sometimes it is simply said: "The Muslim must be vigilant." Some make fun of this, but it is nothing to laugh about, it is the truth. You must be vigilant because they will try to deceive you. Of course, a Muslim does not let himself be deceived. Our Prophet, sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam, said: "The believer is not bitten twice from the same hole." Therefore, the Muslim must be vigilant. Not for this world, but for his Hereafter; he must protect his Hereafter. No one must deceive him so that he does not sin; he must be vigilant in order not to violate the rights of others. Heedlessness is not good; there is a reckoning, there is a day of account. Let us say it like this once more: Regarding the reckoning with Allah, Azza wa Jalla, Allah forgives if you ask for forgiveness. But if you have violated the right of another, you are only saved if the holder of that right forgives you. If he does not forgive you, you are lost, may Allah protect us from that. Life is short; no matter how long you live, in the end, your whole life seems to you like a single day. Therefore, do not be heedless, do not harm anyone, and do not violate the rights of others. Let us do what Allah, Azza wa Jalla, has said and commanded, insha'Allah. May Allah help us all. More wealth in this world, more devices and technologies; all of this has only increased heedlessness even further. Since there were not as many such things in the past, a person could protect himself from it a bit better. Now, because of these things, there are many who do not even sleep at night. This heedlessness makes a person "awake in heedlessness". He does not sleep, he stays awake due to heedlessness. "What happened here, what is left there, let me look at this, let me look at that," he constantly occupies himself with unnecessary things. May Allah awaken us all from this heedlessness, insha'Allah.

إِنَّمَا ٱلۡخَمۡرُ وَٱلۡمَيۡسِرُ وَٱلۡأَنصَابُ وَٱلۡأَزۡلَٰمُ رِجۡسٞ مِّنۡ عَمَلِ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِ فَٱجۡتَنِبُوهُ (5:90) Allah, the Exalted, says in the glorious Quran: Intoxicants, gambling, and idols are the work of Satan. They are inventions of Satan. They are the deeds of Satan. Allah, the Exalted, commands: "Do not do this, stay away from it." These things only bring harm to people. Whether Muslim or not, this harm applies generally to all people. However, the real issue here is that a Muslim must stay away from what is forbidden. For non-Muslims, the rule applies: "After disbelief, there is no worse sin." Because there can be no greater sin than disbelief. It does not matter what else they do; because their greatest sin is already that they are in disbelief and idolatry. Therefore, gambling and alcohol do not carry any additional weight for them. However, if they become Muslims, all these sins are wiped out. Otherwise, if they die in disbelief, they will remain in Hell forever, may Allah protect us. But Muslims must absolutely stay away from such forbidden things. Because these are things that destroy the person, their family, and society. It is said that alcohol is the mother of all sins. Gambling is also a great disease. Once a person is infected with it, it is almost impossible to get away from it. There are very few people who can stop gambling. How can they even stop it? Only when their money is used up, when they have lost all their belongings and have nothing left, are they forced to stop. That is the reality. If they came into money again, they would immediately start gambling again. If they do not find any money, they stay where they are and cannot do anything else. But in these end times in which we live, the power of the devils prevails. If one tries to do good, they forbid it and say, "Don't you dare do anything good!" They prevent everything good by saying, "Sin constantly, do not do anything good; do not perform any prayer, do not fast." When one sins, nobody says anything; it is permitted to do every kind of evil. Exactly this gambling is a part of this system. Today we even get messages on our mobile phones: "Dear Sir, the best casino is with us, you can play from where you are sitting." You can play without leaving the house. To this I just say, "May Allah give you what you deserve." May Allah give you your just punishment. Because you are now harmful, you inflict harm upon people, and this harm will fall back upon you. If you harm others, this harm will ultimately hit you too. You bring the casino directly into the houses where children, women, and young girls live. They say, "Play as much as you want." "We know how to get your money; you just have to accept it. Without going anywhere, play in the comfort of your home." "Look what a great service we offer!" they say. They bring the service of Satan directly to your feet. They bring the service of Hell. They bring the service of evil. "We are destroying you." "We are drawing the curse of Allah upon you," is what they mean to say. There is no other explanation for this; what they call a "service" is exactly that. We are so sick of it! The world has truly reached its absolute rock bottom. As if destroying people were not enough, they say to themselves, "Let us sink even lower, let us oppress people even more." "Do not let them breathe." They want people to lose their humanity and become their slaves. That is the only thing they want. May Allah protect us, may Allah stand by the people. Do not fall for these traps. Furthermore, there is no longer any authority to which one could complain. If one tries to do something good, a thousand complaints are filed against them. The police stand at the door and say, "You did this and that, they took a picture of you." But if one says, "These people are bringing gambling directly into my house," everyone stays silent. We are truly in the end times. May Allah help us, may Allah save us. May He finally send us a protector. May Mahdi (peace be upon him) finally come, because there is no other way out anymore.

إِنَّا عَرَضۡنَا ٱلۡأَمَانَةَ عَلَى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَٱلۡجِبَالِ فَأَبَيۡنَ أَن يَحۡمِلۡنَهَا وَأَشۡفَقۡنَ مِنۡهَا وَحَمَلَهَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ ظَلُومٗا جَهُولٗا (33:72) Allah says: We have offered this trust (the responsibility) to the heavens, the earth, and the mountains; they said: "We cannot bear this responsibility." Man, however, said: "I will bear it, I accept it." But he said this out of his ignorance. Allah says about him: "Indeed, he is very unjust and very ignorant." That is, man accepted the trust by saying: "Give us this gift, we will do everything." The mountains and stones said: "We cannot bear this burden." The trust offered by Allah is therefore a heavy burden. Normally, it is not something that can be easily borne, but man considered it easy and took it upon himself. Therefore, people often want to take on major tasks and do great things. They argue and compete with each other with the thought: "How can I rise even higher?" But what they strive for is heavy; it is absolutely not an easy task. The rights of others constantly weigh upon their shoulders as a trust. To disregard the rights of people and use them merely as a means to elevate oneself is pure injustice and ignorance. For tomorrow you will be asked about this trust: "You wanted it and you got it – what did you do with it?" It will be said: "Did you judge justly? Did you do good? Did you take care of the people? Show us what you have done, speak!" Exactly therein lies the ignorance. And the injustice consists of wanting to rise on the backs of others. Nowadays, people all over the world compete with each other even in the smallest matters, just to stand higher themselves. They do not care who is right or wrong; they only want their own ego to rise and be satisfied. In reality, however, it will never be satisfied. If they rise a little, they want more and even more. Whatever man does, he cannot satisfy his ego. Therefore, one must learn the path of Allah from those beautiful people, from our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam). One must learn it from the Companions, the scholars, as well as the Imams of Sharia and the schools of jurisprudence. They always avoided such positions. They never wanted these positions. When Imam Abu Hanifa rejected a position, he was forbidden from issuing fatwas and admonishing the people. The news of this prohibition reached him. When the news came, his face lit up and he smiled. He thanked Allah and performed two rak'ahs of prayer of gratitude. The Caliph had told the messenger of the news: "Go and see how he will react to it and how sad he will be." When the messenger returned to the Caliph and reported this to him, the latter was astonished and said: "We have forbidden him from issuing fatwas. Why is he happy about it?" But Imam Abu Hanifa had said: "To issue a fatwa and to guide the people is the heaviest task; it is a duty with great responsibility." "May Allah be pleased with you, you have relieved me of this responsibility." "If it were not for this prohibition, I would have been obliged to do it." "For he carries knowledge within him, and a scholar must not hide his knowledge." A true scholar cannot hide his knowledge, so that the people may benefit from it. Therefore, a scholar must constantly answer those who ask for a fatwa; however, this brings a heavy responsibility with it. To bear responsibility is not easy. If the prohibition from the commanders – that is, the judge or sultan – is issued, this responsibility falls away. For one must obey those in authority (Ulul-Amr). If you do not obey, you commit a sin. Imam Abu Hanifa was very happy about this and thought: "Through this, I am freed from the responsibility." He was offered high offices and ranks, but he accepted none of them. Because he ultimately rejected them, he was thrown into prison, where he passed away. In prison, they tortured and beat him, but he still did not accept the position. For he did not want to gain an advantage from anyone; he pursued his own trade and ate from what is permitted (halal). He always avoided taking on the office of a judge (qadi). As much as he fled, they seized him and wanted to force him into it. When he refused, they beat him to death (martyr). May Allah elevate his rank. That is how people were in the past. People today, on the other hand, fall into the greed for positions and say: "Let me do everything, I can do that too, I will do it." Therefore, one must pay attention: Bearing responsibility is not easy. Do not ask for a position. If a task is assigned to you, accept it; if not, do not chase after it. Avoid these positions and ranks; do not approach them at all. For their responsibility is enormous. May Allah protect us! Those who follow their ego and strive for ranks and positions chase after this desire their whole lives. If they were to put the effort that they continuously exert from morning to evening onto the path of Allah, they would become friends of Allah (Awliya), but they do not do that. There are so many people who waste their entire lives chasing after ranks and offices. May Allah protect them and us, and let us preserve our sanity. May we not be deceived by others and not waste ourselves in vain, insha'Allah. For out of the blue, they come and say: "We will give you this position, come to us, we will let you rise." Do not believe them. Trust in Allah, be on the path of Allah; only Allah can elevate you. The true, acceptable rank is the rank with Him; worldly ranks are of no importance.

Praise be to Allah, today is the third festive day of Eid. It has been good and blessed so far, praise be to Allah. Since the time of our Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, until today, many festivals have passed; Allah has granted them all for the benefit of the Muslims. One must be thankful for the blessings that Allah has granted us. Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, says: "Through gratitude, blessings multiply." There is hardly any gratitude left among people nowadays. One could even say there is absolutely no gratitude anymore. When you speak with someone, let alone being grateful, they are not satisfied with anything at all. When people are not satisfied, the blessing fades, the blessings do not multiply, and hardship arises. Through gratitude, blessings multiply. What is a blessing? A blessing is a favor that Allah grants us. The blessings He has given you are countless. It is told that a scholar prayed a lot. He said: "I rely on my acts of worship, I need nothing else, I have done everything perfectly." One day, he saw in a dream that the Day of Judgment had arrived. He was held to account, the scales were set up. He saw that they placed the blessing of the sight of a single eye on one pan of the scale and all his performed acts of worship on the other. Even that was not enough. This means the blessing of Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, is so valuable, but people do not appreciate this value. They do not appreciate the value of the blessings at all. They are not grateful to Allah. And then, when something happens to them, they do not know what to do. May Allah protect us. Therefore, these blessings are a grace from Allah; a grace from Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, to us. Thanks be to Him for all the blessings He has given us. Our Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: "In the human body, there are 360 joints that Allah has created, and for each of them, a Sadaqah (charity) must be given daily." The noble companions asked: "O Messenger of Allah, we do not have that much money, how are we supposed to do that?" Our Prophet answered: "Sadaqah does not only consist of money; even when you do good, that is a Sadaqah." "Moving a stone out of the way is a Sadaqah. Not throwing trash on the ground is a Sadaqah. Smiling at your Muslim brother is a Sadaqah." Our Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, adds: "If all this is not enough, two Rak'ahs of the Duha prayer (forenoon prayer) replace all these charities." Therefore, one should not forget this as gratitude for the granted blessings and as a daily Sadaqah. Whoever has no money should, as said, give his brother a smile; he should do good to people and help them. If he cannot do that either, he has fulfilled the Sadaqah for the entire day with at least two Rak'ahs of the Duha prayer. Sadaqah is, as said, gratitude towards Allah; it is faith in Allah. Giving this Sadaqah is even considered little for us in light of the blessings granted to us. Our path is, as said, the path of the intercession of our Prophet. Whoever follows his path will attain his intercession. If you do not endow your deeds with this good intention, they have no value and no weight. If, however, you perform a deed with the intention "For the intercession, the honor, and the dignity of our Prophet," even the smallest thing weighs heavier than all other deeds. Allah has bestowed a great blessing upon all of us. The greatest blessing is the blessing of faith. Belonging to the Ummah (community) of our Prophet is also one of the greatest blessings. May Allah bless it, may these festivals be the occasion for good. May my Lord protect us from all evil and from the wickedness of our own soul. May it proceed blessedly, Insha'Allah). May He also grant faith to our children and families. Praise be to Allah; children and families came to visit. May Allah accept their visits. May they too be protected from all evil. For in this time, the evil is very bad; we live in a very bad era. One does not know from where the evil will strike. Therefore, one must by no means forget this matter of the Sadaqah or the two Rak'ahs of the Duha prayer. May Allah be our helper, Insha'Allah.

There is a proverb: "Al kanaatu kanzun la yafna". It means: "Contentment is an inexhaustible treasure." People search for treasures to find money and acquire things. When they find one, they want another. And if they find that too, they want even more. Without contentment, the eye of man is never satisfied. He always wants even more. However, our Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, says: "Even if man were given a valley full of gold, he would not be satisfied." "He would demand even more," says our Prophet. What will satisfy the eye of man is not gold, but earth. When he enters the grave and earth is thrown upon him, then it is over, then he can demand nothing more. That means, as long as man lives, he always carries this feeling of greed within him. Therefore, one must curb one's ego and not give in to it, because without contentment, man finds no peace in his life. He finds no peace and constantly demands more. If you give him one, he wants two; if you give him two, he wants five. Whatever you give them, you cannot satisfy these people. May Allah satisfy their eyes, inshaAllah. By acting this way, man is actually only tormenting himself. Therefore, contentment is something very beautiful. Whoever is content will, with Allah's permission, not be dependent on anyone. This blessed, beautiful saying "Contentment is an inexhaustible treasure" is, I believe, not a Hadith, but an Arabic proverb. All treasures in the world perish, but if one is content, this treasure never runs dry. It calms a person. Through this, man trusts in Allah. Because contentment means trusting in Allah. Whoever trusts in Him does not go empty-handed. No harm comes to him; his provision does not decrease, on the contrary, with Allah's permission, it increases. Such is the state of this world now; everywhere, the young and the old are taught to be insatiable. "Be insatiable," they tell people, "do not be satisfied." The salary is increased; "No, that is not enough, in a month I want another raise," they say. Yet, as soon as this raise is granted, double that amount is pulled right back out of their pockets. If these people were content, they would say: "We do not want a raise at all." It would be much nicer if they said: "This is enough for us, just do not give us a raise, we are satisfied with this," and thus made ends meet. But they say: "No, we will absolutely demand more!" Because the devil's system is designed to destroy people's peace and plunge them into turmoil. Nothing should succeed for them, they should perish, the state should perish, everyone should perish, so that the devil rejoices. That is exactly the result of insatiability. A person who has even a spark of reason sees this truth. He sees it, but he can do nothing about it. Actually, there is nothing he could do either. Because those supposedly so smart people tear everything down, curse, and rage when the demanded raise is not granted to them. In the end, they get the raise, but then a completely different chaos breaks out. And so they believe they have resolved an issue. Yet immediately afterwards, double the amount of this raise disappears from their pockets again. However, if they were content, they themselves, their families, the country, and the government would find peace, and there would be true blessing. May Allah therefore give people understanding and grant them to be satisfied with their condition. InshaAllah, everyone will become content. May Allah not deprive any of us of contentment, so that we do not suffer and become sad, inshaAllah.

Insha'Allah, may this blessed Ramadan festival – which also bears beautiful names such as the Sugar Feast – be blessed for all of you. Today is Friday [20.03.2026]; it is both our weekly holiday, Friday, and the Ramadan festival. May it be blessed. May it bring good things, insha'Allah. May Allah grant you all relief; whatever worries you may have, may He be the remedy and healing, and may your good wishes come true. These days are blessed days. Last night and today belong to the few blessed days on which prayers are answered. Therefore, everyone honors these days anyway and performs their acts of worship. These festival prayers are well-known among the people and very valuable. Some people only pray from festival to festival. Although that was more the case in the past, most people today do not even do that anymore. In the past, people prayed from Friday to Friday, then they reduced it to from festival to festival. Even those who pray from festival to festival have become very few; almost no one does it anymore. Yet in the past, even someone who otherwise never prayed would wake up early and go to the mosque with his whole family for the festival prayer; the mosques would fill up and people performed their prayers. That was a great blessing; at least people came to the mosque once or twice a year, and the family went to the mosque finely dressed up on that day. It was a beautiful custom, but many people are now deprived of it. This is a very great loss, a great shortcoming; a situation one should deeply regret. Not going to the mosque even once or twice a year is very bad. For whom is it bad? For those who do not do it. Of course not for those who do. A Muslim naturally always wishes good for others and for all people. Therefore, we wish that others too would go to the mosque at least once or twice a year and prostrate themselves with their foreheads on the ground. It is a great loss and a huge failure when a person comes to the mosque only once in his entire life – and that lifeless for his own funeral prayer. There can be no greater failure than that. Because when a person goes to the mosque, he repents, asks for forgiveness, and remembers Allah. Otherwise, he only remains in disobedience and rebellion. Rebellion (Tugyan) means to massively oppose Allah; people in this state will regret it very much. They will feel regret both in this world and in the Hereafter. And then they constantly whine: "Why is all this happening to us, what is going on here?" Therefore, these festivals are, both materially and spiritually, a very great gift from Allah, the Almighty and Exalted. May Allah not withhold these blessings from us. May He not exclude us from His blessing. Those people are unblessed. In the past, youth was different, old age was different. In our youth, we would get a little angry and react to it when we saw people who were not fasting; but today we no longer get angry. We leave them to Allah, for they have already been deprived of this beauty and this blessing anyway. Moreover, there are those who walk around openly without fasting and think they are achieving a masterpiece, as if they want to provoke others with it. They are unblessed, pitiful people. They have received no share of the spiritual beauty; this spiritual beauty is missing inside them. If there is no spiritual beauty, the beauty of the world is of no use either. Even if the whole world belonged to them, it would still bring them no benefit, it would be of no use. Let alone in the Hereafter, even in this world it brings them absolutely nothing. They are good for nothing other than being slaves to the commands of their ego. A person says to himself: "I do what my ego demands." The ego says: "Do this, look how great this will be." He does it, but no, it brought no benefit again. Then the ego says: "No, not that, look, I will show you something even worse, do this, then you will be happier." He does that too, it doesn't work out again, and he goes and does something else. That is how it is; a person who is a slave to his ego can never become happy and never bring about good. Therefore, may Allah protect us from the evil of our own ego. May He protect us from any kind of evil. Insha'Allah, in honor of these blessed days, let us not deviate from Allah's commands. Insha'Allah, may our children also not emulate others and say: "How beautifully they live," only to do the same and regret it later. May Allah protect us from that.

Our path, thank Allah, the Naqshbandi Tariqa, is the path of our Prophet. It is the path that leads to him. We strive to imitate his beautiful attributes and his character, and to become like him. May Allah accept this. Today is the day before Eid, the Day of Arafah [19.03.2026], and tomorrow... Actually, one should look for the moon, but nowadays it is hardly clear how and where to do that. Therefore, we follow the authorities and align ourselves with what the government mandates. Hence, today is considered Arafah. It is the last day of Ramadan. Insha'Allah it was full of blessings, may it be blessed. May the coming Ramadans be even more beautiful, insha'Allah. For them to be more beautiful, there must be justice and goodness in the world. One must worship Allah, and everyone should do so, so that the world becomes a better and more beautiful place. However, this will only happen with the Mahdi (alayhissalam). As our spiritual father, Sheikh Nazim, always said: We are waiting, insha'Allah. Waiting is also an act of worship. It is not in vain, for this too there is a great reward. But insha'Allah, everyone wishes from the bottom of their heart that this oppression ends and the state of the world changes. They have tried every path and walked all sorts of wrong ways. None of it has been of any use. The only thing that will help is Islam, the path of truth. And so, this blessed Ramadan has also come and gone. How many Ramadans have already passed... Insha'Allah, we will experience the future ones with the Mahdi (alayhissalam). Because we have now truly reached the end of the world and of time. Everything has its appointed time. Allah, the Exalted, has determined a term for this world and for all things. For the planets, even for the suns... When their time is up, they too pass away. And Allah creates them anew. This is the divine order of Allah, the Exalted. In the Quran, He is referred to as "Khallaq", which means that He creates ceaselessly. People ask themselves: "Are there perhaps creatures elsewhere?" Of course there are. The creation of Allah is boundless and uncountable. Allah alone knows it, we do not know. Therefore, may this Eid be blessed, insha'Allah, may it be full of blessings. The beautiful thing about Eid is that Muslims, families, brothers and sisters in faith, and companions forgive one another. They should forgive each other for mistakes made. Should there be more serious matters, Allah knows about them. Allah will certainly give that person their just punishment or reward. Everything is in Allah's hands, nothing is in vain. Therefore, there should be no major conflicts. Forgiving minor offenses on the occasion of Eid and reconciling is a very good thing with Allah's permission. Allah will grant ample reward for this as well. That is one of the great blessings of these days of Eid. This too does not remain unrewarded, it brings great blessings with it. May Allah let us experience many more such Eids. Without causing harm to anyone, without being angry with anyone, and without breaking hearts, may Allah grant us such Eids. And if anyone's heart has been broken, may Allah grant them love so that they forgive us all, insha'Allah.