Mawlana Sheikh Mehmed Adil. Translations.

The Prophet ṣallallāhu 'alaihi wasallam said: Kalimatān khafīfatān 'alā lisān, thaqīlatān fil mīzān. Subḥānallāhi biḥamdihi. Subḥānallāhil 'aẓīm. Astaghfirullāh. This is about the Prophet ṣallallāhu 'alaihi wasallam's teaching that while some people think differently, Allāh 'Azza wa Jalla, in His generosity, extends His invitation to all of humanity. He invites them to His peace, to the House of Peace, Dār us-Salām. These words that the Prophet ṣallallāhu 'alaihi wasallam taught us are light on your tongue when you say: Subḥānallāhi biḥamdihi. Subḥānallāhil 'aẓīm. Astaghfirullāh. They are very light. But they carry great weight on the scales on the Day of Judgment. There is a scale that weighs both good and bad deeds. These words will make your scale heavy on the side of good deeds. Very heavy indeed. You will be rewarded and saved from waiting in that difficult place. Here in this world, people cannot wait even one hour, let alone one or two days. But there, they might wait for years, perhaps hundreds or even thousands of years. However, for those who practice what the Prophet ṣallallāhu 'alaihi wasallam taught - which is so easy to say now - On the Day of Resurrection, they will not have to wait at all. They will go directly to Jannah, in shā' Allāh. This is what we believe. So do not be misled by those who reject the ḥadīth and the Qur'ān. Follow what the Prophet ṣallallāhu 'alaihi wasallam taught. He is always bashīr (bearer of good news) for us, in shā' Allāh. And nadhīr for those who do wrong. Nadhīr means he warns them, saying "Don't do this. Come to peace. Come to Jannah, to Paradise." This is what the Prophet ṣallallāhu 'alaihi wasallam teaches us - an easy way to save yourself from waiting years, hundreds or thousands of years. Simply follow the Prophet ṣallallāhu 'alaihi wasallam and you will be safe, in shā' Allāh. You will be safe in dunyā, and most importantly, in Ākhira. Alḥamdulillāh, when you follow the ṭarīqat mashāyikh, you will be safe. And to reach Paradise more quickly, in shā' Allāh, practice what the Prophet ṣallallāhu 'alaihi wasallam advised us. It is not difficult. May Allāh help us. May Allāh grant us direct entry to Jannah without waiting, in shā' Allāh.

Alhamdulillah, we are in Tariqat, which is the heart of Shari'ah. Like anything in our body, it is the same. Similarly, we cannot say Shari'ah is different from Tariqat. No, Tariqat, Alhamdulillah, is the heart of what Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam called Islam and Iman. Iman is the meaning of Tariqat. Without Tariqat, there is no Iman. Because Tariqat teaches the first essential thing for human beings, for Muslims. A human being must first be Muslim, of course. They teach the first important thing which Allah Azza wa Jalla praised Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam for: "wa innaka la'alā khuluqin 'aẓīm" (68:4) - to have perfect behavior. The perfect one is Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam. And what is the first thing? To have good behavior, which we call adab. Adab is very important, important for Muslims. And it is only in Tariqat where they teach adab. In other ways, you might think you have adab, but when something happens, this adab, this good behavior, flies away and disappears, replaced by bad manners. This is what Tariqat strives for - to keep people in a constant state of adab. The most important thing for Muslims is that someone must teach them adab. Alhamdulillah, those who follow Tariqat are different from others who sometimes have adab and sometimes don't. But when people are inconsistent like this, they can be misled by those who want to keep people away from Tariqat. When you are away from Tariqat, you are away from Shari'ah because you have lost your iman. It is difficult to follow the way of Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam without iman. You might be Muslim, but as they say, the worst thing for these people, the worst behavior, is not believing in Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam's shafa'ah. As they say, "We are... we don't want... we are praying..." Many of them know the Quran by heart and know Hadith, but they don't have any belief in their hearts. This is why we try to help people believe in Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam, in his shafa'ah, and in his value in the Divine Presence of Allah Azza wa Jalla. Alhamdulillah, there are a few from among the Arabs. We have, Alhamdulillah, a murid. He is very active. He gives lectures and sohbat on the internet. More than perhaps 500 people who were against shafa'ah and against Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam have become strong defenders of this truth. Alhamdulillah, because when someone listens with wisdom and accepts truth, there is no way to deny the shafa'ah of Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam. Many times, I cannot believe how these people say they are Muslim while not accepting Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam's value, not accepting his shafa'ah. Without this shafa'ah, how can you enter Paradise? Even if you worship for a hundred years or a million years, it is nothing, has no value in the Divine Presence of Allah Azza wa Jalla. With such worship, Allah Azza wa Jalla will take what you worshipped and throw it in your face. Consider this hadith: give me the value of just one part of your body. Even if you worship day and night for 100 years, you cannot repay the value of just one eye. This is what Allah has given you compared to your ibadah, your worship. But with Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam, everything becomes easy. You perform your duties and ask for shafa'ah, and Allah accepts everything you do. Those before us were better than us, much better. In this time, I don't think any of us, including myself, have any value in our worship. We worship, insha Allah we pray Qunut, if I forget to pray Qunut, I make sajda sahw. This is our ibadah, it is nothing. How can we be proud and happy that we are making ibadah? No, but we are happy, Alhamdulillah, that we love Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam, and he said, "Al-mar'u ma'a man aḥabb" - this is good tidings, very good tidings for all people. People with waswas ask: "How can I achieve taqwa?" I don't know, maybe halwa. Alhamdulillah, for taqwa, just love Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam. That is enough for you, and do what he teaches us. It is enough, don't look for other things. The strongest element you can put in your ibadah, which will not be rejected, is love of Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam and sending salawat upon him. This is the most important thing for us. Alhamdulillah, Allah has placed us on this path. We are fortunate because by the will of Allah Azza wa Jalla, we could have been created as another creature or something else... If we were another creature, that would also be acceptable, but not to be a non-believer, kafir, mushrik, or someone who doesn't love Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam. We could be, Alhamdulillah, and for this we thank Allah. He has placed us here, and we all come together in love of the Prophet, love of Allah, love of Awliya' radhiAllahu anhum, love of Ahlul Bayt, and love of Sahaba. This is also very important. But we must love what Allah loves and what Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam loves. Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam said about Ahlul Bayt, "After me, I leave you two things: the Quran and Ahlul Bayt." So you must love Ahlul Bayt. And also regarding the Sahaba, "Ashabika l-Nujum," Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam praised his companions, he loved them. He said, "Whoever hates my Sahaba, I hate him." Allah does not like such a person. He curses him. There are many hadith about this. So Alhamdulillah, all Tariqas are like this. They follow Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam. We love what he loves, we don't love what he doesn't love. This is our way. Whoever follows this way will not be deceived. Because there are many shaytans and people from various sides trying to create fitna between Muslims regarding Ahlul Bayt and Sahaba. This is not our way. We don't want this way because Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam spoke about this. He said fitna will come and go. And we are far from those. We should only focus on becoming good people, salih people. Not to create fitna between Muslims. Muslims who stay with Awliyaullah, with these Tariqas, are on the right path. All 41 Tariqas connect to Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam. Through Mashayikh, through Sahaba, through Ahlul Bayt, through Khulafa ar-Rashideen, all Tariqas are on a strong, clear, illuminated path. Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam said that in the end times, there will be more divisions among Muslims. There will be 73 groups, and only one will be safe while 72 will be in the fire of hell; only one will be in Jannah. And they asked, "Who are they?" Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam said it is the largest group, which is Ahl as-Sunnah wa l-Jama'ah, and specifically it is the Tariqas. Tariqa people do not stray from the way of Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam. This is light, Nur with these Tariqas until Jannah, insha'Allah. And it continues unbroken, Alhamdulillah, one after another. When the time comes, Allah places special good people to continue the way of Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam. So when some mashayikh pass away, many people become confused about what to do, what will happen. My brother Shaykh Bahauddin was asking Mawlana Shaykh about this. He was very ill at that time. He was very sad and asking Mawlana what would happen. "Don't worry," he said. "I am appointed until here, and from here the way continues, it does not end. One after another, after another, until Qiyamah, insha'Allah, we continue. There is no fear, no sadness. Because we are believers, we are not sad if we pass away or if another passes away. We know they are going to the Divine Presence of Allah Azza wa Jalla and to the mashayikh who are waiting for them. This gives us no cause for fear. And people must follow the way of Allah Azza wa Jalla. This is very important. Alhamdulillah, we are happy with you, masha'Allah, all of you deserve praise. I am ashamed to be here. I never wanted to be in this position, but we are obligated, we are here. Insha'Allah, Allah bless you. May Allah give you more light, more iman, more love for Allah and for Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam. This is our wish. We wish for good tariqa people. They don't have enmity, they don't have hasad, they don't have enemies. We see all creatures, all people as Allah's creation, and insha'Allah we ask for hidaya for them and goodness for people. For all creatures, we wish the best for human beings - to have iman. This is the best, the biggest treasure. Nothing is a greater treasure than iman. Allah Azza wa Jalla says that on the Day of Resurrection, even if they had the whole world - not just Manchester or England or London, but the whole world - they would give it all without hesitation to be safe, but it will be too late. They cannot be saved then. This is why we say iman is the most precious thing Allah has given us. We wish for others to have this iman because we know in our hearts that Allah is generous and His Jannah is enough for a hundred thousand times more people to be inside, and still there would be space. Perhaps those who don't believe in shafa'ah are afraid that if more people enter Jannah, there will be no place for them. Jannah is not like that. Jannah is different. Look at places in this world - what was once empty... That place becomes filled. This area now full of houses, with no space left. People keep coming, using up the rivers, jungles, woods, everything is finished. There will be no place for us. People are always unhappy about this, but in Jannah there is no such problem. Allah has made Jannah vast. You cannot imagine how vast it is. This is why we do not envy, we are not afraid. If the whole world became Muslim, there would still be space for you. No, there will be space, as we said, maybe for a million worlds like this dunya. Allah Azza wa Jalla's Mightiness cannot be imagined. Even now there is no comparison, but today I was speaking about a hadith we cannot remember very well. We can mention some hadith we cannot remember fully, but there are people who study hadith and can trace one hadith from its source through its chain of narrators all the way to Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam. Not just one hadith, but maybe a thousand, two thousand, five thousand, six thousand hadith they know, and they can recite one by one, name after name, after name, until reaching Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam. So this is what we thought about - even this you cannot imagine to compare with Allah Azza wa Jalla's mightiness across this universe, beyond the universe, here, hereafter, everywhere. So we are happy to be on the way of Allah Azza wa Jalla. Not like those who worship idols, who worship wood. I don't know what they worship, yet they think they are clever. It is impossible to think of such things as your Creator, your Lord. Hasha! May Allah give them hidaya also, insha'Allah. May Allah fill our hearts with His love and love of Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam and his wisdom, insha'Allah. We thank you for coming here. This is the barakah of Mawlana Shaykh Nazim and our mashayikh who were in Damascus. We were small when I went to madrasah. But they were great ulama and awliya from whom we took lessons. And Mawlana Shaykh said there were very pious people, taqwa ulama in Damascus. And these were real taqwa ulama. And they said they didn't take money - now everywhere when you go to school they take money. Back then they didn't take money; they even gave us a salary every month. But they said, "We only want one thing from you, we don't want anything else. Spread this knowledge. This is your amanah, spread it to the people." Alhamdulillah. Insha'Allah we fulfill a little bit of their wasiyyah. May Allah bless them. May Allah bless you. Insha'Allah we will be with them in Jannah, insha'Allah.

أَلَا بِذِكۡرِ ٱللَّهِ تَطۡمَئِنُّ ٱلۡقُلُوبُ (13:28) Meaning, hearts find satisfaction only through the remembrance of Allah. To keep Allah in your heart. And nothing else. This brings satisfaction and frees you from worrying about anything else. Allah, He is One. He has no partner. Allah Azza wa Jalla does not accept partners. And it is among His attributes that it's impossible for Allah Azza wa Jalla to have a partner. Therefore, when you must keep Allah Azza wa Jalla in your heart, know that Allah Azza wa Jalla says: "Neither the skies, nor the earth, nor anywhere else, because Allah is not confined to a place, there is no place for Him. He said: "Only in the heart of my believer, my mumin, can I be present." Nowhere else. For this reason, you must not put anything in your heart except the love of Allah. With the love of Allah, you will find happiness in your heart. Don't fill your heart with dunya, money, women, or anything else - only Allah Azza wa Jalla. Hubban lillahi wa bughdan fillahi. Love for Allah, and love what Allah loves. This is what should be in your heart. But when you put other things in your heart, your whole life will be miserable and unhappy. This is a simple message, but it's sufficient for humanity's happiness. Because people put everything except Allah Azza wa Jalla in their hearts. They fill their hearts with money, women and many harmful things, but leave no place for Allah in their hearts. This is why they are unhappy and miserable. May Allah open our hearts only for Him, inshaAllah.

May Allah help the Muslims, help us insha'Allah. The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said that in the end times there will be many Muslims. There will be many Muslims across different countries and cities. But what the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said is that they will not command respect despite their numbers. They will be like the foam left on the shore when waves recede. They will have no effect. This is what the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, with his miracle, said about these times. Our time is a difficult time. Why? Because they are not following or respecting the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. They know, masha'Allah, they are ulama, they know everything, but shaytan does not let them accept the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, his barakah, and that he is still present with his barakah and his madad. All these Muslims are still here. Without him, they would vanish because when you don't have love for the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam and respect for the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, your iman falls below zero. Not just zero, but below zero. This is how the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam described these times, the end times. He said we Muslims have, I don't know exactly, but around 2 billion or more or less Muslims. But even a small European country has more influence on the world than all these billions of Muslims. Maybe a non-Muslim country of just 4-5 million people has more impact on the world than the Muslims. This is because they don't have iman. They are Muslim but they have no iman. Iman is essential for Muslims, and without respect and love for the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, there is no iman. Because they are not accepting what Allah gave him - that he is the highest of all creation by Allah. Our Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is the highest one. But they say, "No, he is just a man like us." "We are men, and he is a man." They say he died, and they show no respect, no good behavior, no adab - these people. And this is spreading everywhere. Especially in places outside of Muslim countries, like Europe and other places. They are even affecting Muslim countries as well. They deceive them. This is the way of shaytan. He is not content with people simply not following Islam. He is not satisfied until he finds tricks to destroy iman and belief. He wants to make them fall below zero. This is crucial for our life. As the Quran teaches us: وَمَحۡيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ (6:162) لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ (6:163) Our living and our dying are solely for Allah Azza wa Jalla. This is what we are commanded - not for dunya, not for pleasure. We can have pleasure, of course. There are pleasures that are allowed within Islam, following what the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam did. Everything that is halal, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is happy for you to do. Don't restrict yourself unnecessarily. There were three Sahaba who came to Masjid an-Nabawi and made declarations. One of them said, "I will not sleep at night." "I will worship the whole time." Another said, "I will never marry." "I will only work for Islam." The third one said, "I will fast continuously without breaking my fast." When the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam heard this, he said, "I sleep and I wake up." "I fast and I also break my fast." "And I am married - it is my sunnah to marry." "I am married; there is no need to abstain from this." So the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was not happy with people making things difficult for themselves, but it is more important to follow him. To make something that is halal into haram is forbidden. It is haram to make halal into haram, or haram into halal. This is forbidden. The most important thing in this narration, which they don't understand or notice, is to follow the sunnah of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. To love what he loved, to hate what he hated. Nothing else matters. And we know the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam loved people, especially young people. When you hear about the Sahaba, you might think these men were maybe 60 years old, or at least 40 years old. But all the commanders who fought with the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam were between 14, 16 and 18 years old. They led huge armies and they were victorious. This is important - how the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam showed love for the youth, and through his miracle, he knew these people would spread his sunnah and the way of Islam. And especially, he made these young people remember him until they grew old, to pass on what the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam did, what he was like, what he liked and didn't like, how he did everything. You cannot find this level of detail about any other prophet. Maybe you can hear a little bit about what Sayyidina Isa or Sayyidina Musa or others did. But for our Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, every movement, everything from every minute was recorded by the Sahaba. Because they were very intelligent people, especially with the du'ā' of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. Sayyidinā Dāhiyā l-Kalbī was also young, maybe 17 years old. And the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam ordered him to learn Hebrew. Hebrew is not easy to learn. In just 15 days, he was speaking and writing like the Jewish people. And this shows that Allah can grant you abilities if you follow the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam - you can accomplish anything. But these days, they have our young people and even older people staying up all night until Fajr, not sleeping, just looking at their small devices. Then they sleep until night, wake up and eat hamburgers, becoming more and more overweight. They don't eat curry, they don't eat rice. In our madrasah, our mashāyikh taught us that when you eat too much, your understanding decreases. "Al-futnā tuzmi l-fitnā," they say. Meaning that as your stomach grows larger, your intelligence diminishes. Alhamdulillah, it is very important for our youth to exercise control and obey their families. My children were the same way. I limited them to only half an hour - not per day, but per week. They would wait for this half hour or hour. But now, they give these devices to children who are just one year old. One, two, or three years old. Then they say, "My child has become autistic." This comes from their actions, not from nowhere. You find ease at first. But after ease comes difficulty. If you face difficulty first, ease will follow. This is the rule that Allah has mentioned in the Quran. فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلۡعُسۡرِ يُسۡرًا (94:5) إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلۡعُسۡرِ يُسۡرٗا (94:6) Stated twice! Meaning after difficulty comes ease. It is repeated twice to emphasize that after hardship, there will surely be ease. But nowadays, people only think about enjoying themselves, without thinking of consequences. There are many old stories that teach this lesson. Like the cricket who sang all summer, then died in winter. While the ant worked constantly and survived many winters. This has been good advice for people since ancient times. But people run away from work and responsibility. They think they are winning by doing this. In the time of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, even Friday was not a holiday. You could work seven days if you wanted to work. Only half an hour or one hour was forbidden. Which time was that? Jum'ah time. During Jum'ah prayer time, you must go pray and then return to work. You know in our Muslim countries, they have Friday as a holiday - they close everything. But now in many different countries, they only close on Sunday or Saturday. But normally, Allah allows people to work as much as they like. But now they are making people work less and chase after their desires, following shaytan. Mawlana Shaykh used to say that shaytan comes to those who have nothing to do. If you are busy, you won't have time to converse with shaytan. But when you're not doing anything, you'll find ways to entertain yourself. That's when shaytan catches you. This is why you must help people and not leave yourself idle. At least read Quran, read books, go walking, help people. Don't remain without purpose. This is especially important for young people. They must work hard, look after their parents, help people, and learn useful skills - not just study academic subjects. Everyone studies, but there's no benefit without purpose. If you find something you're passionate about, it will benefit you, your community, your family, and Allah will be pleased with you. Without this, you spend all day caught in shaytan's trap. We hear many disturbing stories about this. People are being corrupted, losing their ability to think for themselves or help others. And now an even more dangerous thing is coming. They want to control humanity and make people their slaves. Actually, someone addicted to these devices becomes a slave to them and their ego. Unable to put down their devices, they end up destroying themselves and their families. Allah knows better. Alhamdulillah we are Muslim, and we know that after darkness comes light. Someone will help us. Because there are many kinds of Awliyaullah and many kinds of men of Allah. Some of them do not interfere with anything. Even if they see you burning or falling down. Even if people are touching you, they don't care about these things. Why? Because they say this is Allah's Will. They won't even move their finger. There are these kinds, and there are other kinds. Some help, but these people are also waiting for orders. And the order will come, insha'Allah, with Sayyidina Mahdi alayhi salam. Without this, there is no hope for the world. With Mahdi alayhi salam, insha'Allah he will save the world. Now it is a very dangerous time, but it is also a time for trading and earning rewards. Allah gives a thousand times more reward than in normal times. Because they are obeying and doing what He wants. This is why we especially encourage young people to follow this path, because their worship is more readily accepted in the Divine Presence of Allah Azza wa Jalla. This is what the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam told us. May Allah help them, may Allah keep them safe here and everywhere in the world. Muslim or non-Muslim countries have all become the same now, there is no difference. Therefore, we ask and pray to Allah Azza wa Jalla to protect our children and young people from evil, from shaytan and his followers. Truly, we feel sorry for them because in our time, we didn't have such opportunities to do what they can do now. They have many things made easy for them. So when they stay away from evil, Allah rewards them a thousand times more than in our time. May Allah bless you, and may Allah make us meet Sayyidina Mahdi soon, insha'Allah.

Alhamdulillah, we thank Allah that we meet again after one year. Alhamdulillah, Allah has given us life. Alhamdulillah, we are here. Alhamdulillah, you are all on the path of Allah and the way of Prophet, peace be upon him. This is the greatest blessing, ni'mah, for us - for a mu'min, for the faithful, for humanity - to be on Allah's path. Allah has given us life. And to continue steadfastly on this path, the way of Allah. For billions of people are following their ego's path, the devil's way, the wrong path. In these end times, He has made everything easier for people, whether to do good or bad. Many people do not seek what is good, but only pursue what is bad. Therefore, each day, if you are on this path, you must thank Allah (SWT) for keeping us on this way - the way of Prophet, peace be upon him, the way of Awliya Allah, the way of the Mashaykh. You must pray to Allah to grant you strength to overcome your ego, to rise for Fajr. If you can go to the mosque, that would be better. At the very least, pray Fajr on time. Perform all prayers at their appointed times. Sometimes this is difficult in some countries. Even in Muslim countries, many people find it difficult to pray on time. But if Allah wills, you must try not to delay prayers to other times. This is a blessing, ni'mah, for which we thank Allah. May Allah keep you and us on the right path, not letting us grow weary or feel that we cannot continue, thinking we can do it later. No, insha'Allah, exactly as He wills, may He align our path with the way of Prophet, peace be upon him, and his love. It's not just about worship - equally important is to know His Prophet, peace be upon him. If the Prophet is pleased with you, you will be happy with him, insha'Allah. May Allah bless you, insha'Allah. May Allah grant us a meeting with Sayyidina Mahdi, alayhi salam, soon, insha'Allah.

This is our way. Alhamdulillah, Allah has gathered us in His love and in the love of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). This is very important for human beings. Many people are asking why they don't know their purpose... Allah created them, yet many of them don't even believe in the Creator. They think they are clever. The more they deny, the more clever and popular they think they become among people. And Shayṭān encourages them to do this. Many times, as believers we ask ourselves how someone can be like this. Not afraid of Allah, not ashamed before people to behave like this. Allah has given everyone a mind to think and know the truth. Consider Sayyidinā Ibrāhīm (alayhis salam): when Allah guided him to contemplate creation, he first saw a star in the night sky and said, "This is my Lord, I will worship Him." But after it disappeared, the moon came, full and beautiful, and he said he must worship it. After it disappeared, the sun came, bright and vast, illuminating everything, and he considered it too. But when evening came and it also disappeared. He said, "This cannot be the Creator, cannot be my Lord," just by using his mind and logical thinking. Sayyidinā Ibrāhīm (alayhis salam) knew this. Now people have everything. If they just think properly, they would accept and follow the truth. But I don't know how they've been deceived. They don't accept, they fight against Allah, against believers, against humanity itself. These people cannot be considered clever. As Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, "yaj'al ḥalīma ḥayrāna." It makes the good and peaceful people astonished. How can people be like this, lower than animals even, lower than everything? How can this be? Because they say, how do you know others? From yourself. If you cannot do something, you think others cannot do it either. But when they do it, you are astonished. Therefore, we are asking people not to tolerate what they see of evil. Don't accept it. Even if you cannot change it. Don't say it's okay. Because this is what has been happening for at least forty years. Of course, what we're seeing now in terms of evil has been occurring for more than a hundred years. But it has been most apparent for the last forty years. It started small, gradually growing until they controlled everything. Now they are forcing people. Before they weren't forcing. Now they are forcing people to be like them. This is why, as Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, if you see something bad, you must change it. If you cannot change it, say that it is not good. Even if you can only say it in your heart. This is also a miracle of Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). Because when you see something bad, it can always be changed. Nobody can maintain evil forever. People get angry, they change. Back then, people weren't bold enough to do the evil things they do nowadays They wouldn't even dare to speak openly about such things. But now if you say something against these people, they will target you and create problems for you. At least, Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) says, don't accept this. In your heart, don't accept it. When you see something wrong, say, "I don't accept this." This isn't good for anyone. This is bad for everyone. This is what we must say. Don't become complacent, saying "okay," because it only gets worse and worse. Therefore, you must follow Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and what he says about this situation because they only want to destroy humanity and good people. They don't want anyone following the way of Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). Their biggest enemy is Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), because he is humanity's greatest defender and the best example for humanity. They follow this and that. They say this one from 2,000 years ago, or that one from 5,000 years ago had wisdom. They have nothing. People just take what they like and leave what they don't like. In our time, the only chance for humanity is to follow Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and save themselves. But of course, we are living in the end times. What Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) miraculously told us about. It is impossible for people to follow Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) now. Only by miracle, when Sayyidina Mahdi (alayhi salam) comes and leads people to happiness, justice, and all good things. And he will remove what is against humanity and good people. Because evil people cannot coexist with justice. They don't like justice. They only like what they want. They force people to follow them. Gradually, they gain control. But they are with Shayṭān. And Shayṭān is weak. Allah is strong. And when the time comes, He will change everything, in shā'a Llāh. And we are with Mawlānā Shaykh, with his good tidings for us. He said the time is not far. Good times will come after these bad times. After darkness comes light. After night comes day, the sun. Everything will become clear. In shā'a Llāh, we will reach this time. We are happy with these good tidings. We must give glad tidings, as Allah says "bashshirū," as Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) says "bashshirū," as the Awliyā'u Llāh say. They have good thoughts for people, for Islam, in shā'a Llāh. Don't be sad, don't be afraid. Many people say they have darkness in their lives. We are hopeless, we are stressed, we have problems. This exists even among Muslims. For Muslims, this is forbidden because Allah commands: "la taqnatu min raḥmati Llāh." (39:53) Don't despair of Allah's mercy. This is Allah's command. You are not living in Paradise. We are living in this world. This world is a place of testing people. You are not in a holiday village. You will face everything. You are being tested. For the past hundred years, since the end of the Khilāfah, they have controlled everything and made people think only about themselves, not about others at all. The best example of this was one or two months ago in Syria. You see these people who were in prison. Some of them, Allah saved. But some might have preferred death before being saved because they spent 40 years in jail. Can you imagine? Not like English jails with libraries and television - they didn't even have toilets. Every day they were beaten and tortured. We knew many of our friends from Damascus, maybe more than a hundred, who never came out of prison. Only some survived, as Allah willed, because everyone's life must end. Some finished their first day in prison. They killed them and disposed of them. Sometimes out of a hundred people, only one would survive. Another hundred would come, and again they would kill them all through torture. You must think about these people. Consider how they lived, how much difficulty they endured. Don't think only of yourself. You must be thankful to Allah. You are in a good place, free to come and go, with everything you need, yet you say, "I am depressed, I am not happy." This is not right. You must be thankful for each breath you take. But this is what they've done for the past hundred years, especially since there is no Khalīfah. Allah is not pleased with Muslims because they don't have a Khalīfah. This is why these trials come upon them, and they don't think it is Allah's will. If you think this is Allah's will, you will be rewarded for every difficulty you face. You will be rewarded; it doesn't come without reward. But if you don't accept it, you won't be rewarded and will become more depressed. May Allah save us from these thoughts of Shayṭān. They keep pushing this especially onto Muslim people and creating problems for them. This is what happened at the end of the Ottoman Khilāfah of Islam. The Sultan sent people from Turkey to Europe. They were sent to study engineering and learn to make machinery for the advancement of the Ottoman Empire. But these Europeans gave them women, drugs, and alcohol. And when they returned to Turkey, they began writing negative newspapers, teaching people bad things, saying, "Look how happy Europe is, how they are..." So this is how they destroyed it. And with these ideas, they also destroyed people's happiness. Allah will end this. There is a time for everything. And the time to save people and end this era of Shayṭān is not far, in shā'a Llāh. May Allah bless you.

قُلۡ إِنَّ صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحۡيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ (6:162) This holy verse instructs people on how they should live. Our Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, says: "My whole being, my prayer, my devotion, everything belongs to Allah, is intended for Allah's pleasure, because He is the only one without partners." That is so. People should understand this, because many ask themselves: "Why did Allah create us?" Exactly for this He created people. All our actions should serve Allah's pleasure, so that He is satisfied with us. So that He admits us into His Paradise and elevates us to the highest honors. Whoever, on the other hand, lives his life only for play and pleasure, may find joy in this world, but will not experience joy in the hereafter. Therefore, the path of our Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, is the only true path. He is the path to salvation. It is the way to all good. The blessed path of our Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. It is important to know this path. Whoever does not believe in him, his life remains without true meaning. His life passes without meaning. The regret in the hereafter will be great. Whoever walks this path should spend every moment, every minute in remembrance of Allah and strive to follow His will. Every other path is in vain. Truly, only this one path leads to salvation. Everything else is meaningless. Yes, it is even harmful. It leads to nothing good. Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, has clearly shown people this path, but many turn away and follow wrong paths. May Allah protect us from that in His mercy. Insha'Allah, may everything we do, eat, drink, go, come, our entire existence, serve solely and exclusively His pleasure. May Allah accept us. May Allah not let us stray from the right path.

يَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِ (89:24) "Oh, I wish I had done more with my life." "If only I hadn't wasted my time." And when does this realization come? In the face of death. In that moment, Allah lets humans see all their deeds. Then regret will come: "How could I waste my life like this?" Our life should be dedicated solely to Allah. Only when we strive for Allah's pleasure does our life gain true value. Otherwise, everything was in vain. Nothing remains in the end. Worse still: Not only do you gain nothing, but you burden yourself with sins. Where lies the true value of life? In following Allah's path. Whoever follows Allah's path has truly won life. People of our time mostly lose themselves in empty words. They have lost sight of the right path. They tell themselves: "You only live once, so let's enjoy life to the fullest - otherwise everything was in vain." "Dead is dead," they say, "who's gone is gone." "Life is too short," they claim. "Let's fill every moment with pleasure," they call. In their delusion, they believe this is life's gain. But in the end, they recognize the bitter truth that they have wasted their life. They themselves use an apt, if painful, saying: "He has lost his life." And how true these words are! This unique gift of life - irretrievably lost. Wasted in meaninglessness. Laden with the heavy burden of sins, he begins the journey to the afterlife. There, regret torments him: "If only I had acted differently." But such late regret is futile - time has run out. Truly alive is only one who walks on Allah's path. That alone is life. Everything else is not true life. It is nothing. The first breath of true life happens in that blessed moment when a person takes Allah's path. This truth applies especially to those who choose the path of Tariqat. The path of Tariqat is like a heavenly ladder - ascending step by step. The more decisively one resists their ego and breaks free from its temptations, the sooner one awakens to true life. This is the core of true life. Certainly, worship alone gives life value; but whoever conquers their ego reaches a whole new level of being. Once a visitor came to a Sheikh. Curiously he asked: "Tell me, how old are your Murids?" The Sheikh replied: "You'll find my Murids in the cemetery." "Then let's go there," said the visitor, and they set out. What they saw there was amazing: The gravestones showed different time spans - six months here, a year there, two years on another, five years, none more than ten. Puzzled, the visitor asked: "How can this be? Were all your students children and babies?" "Not at all," replied the Sheikh. "These numbers," he explained, "show the time since their true existence - the day they overcame their ego." "By worldly calculation, they may count 50, 60, 70, or 80 years. But their actual age begins only with the victory over the ego." "This is the chronology on the path of Tariqat." Certainly, Allah accepts everyone who follows Allah's path; But those who conquer their ego in Tariqat reach a special level. To walk the path of Tariqat means to deliver the death blow to one's own ego. To overcome it completely. Whoever wins this inner battle rises to the dignity of the truly Human - becomes the perfect human, the Rijal. The inscriptions on the stones proclaim that holy moment of their overcoming. Life is not something to lose - it is something to win. Countless are those who have squandered life. They say: "He has lost his life." - sometimes they unconsciously speak a true word. Though they shy away from the truth... Yet even when they have evil in mind, the truth escapes them: "He has lost his life." May Allah protect us from being among those who waste their lives. May Allah count us among those who win life, inshaAllah. May we not waste life.

Our Prophet, peace be upon him, teaches us: The community of Muslims is like one body. If one part of the body hurts, then the whole body suffers with it. One feels this pain everywhere, as our Prophet, peace be upon him, explains. It is the same with the Muslims. No matter where in the world they are – when something happens, they share the sorrow. And if there is a reason for joy, they share that too. Thanks be to Allah, Muslims are experiencing some relief these days. The whole community rejoices that some places have been freed from oppression. For the hardship was great, the oppression severe. This liberation now fills all Muslims with joy. A Muslim is unique in this regard. When something happens to non-Muslims, they often think: "That's none of our business, luckily we are not affected." Muslims, on the other hand – wherever they live – jointly share the joy over every relief. And they suffer with them when injustice occurs somewhere. This is one of the most beautiful signs that Islam gives to humanity – proof that it is the true religion. Other religions that are not true or have been falsified even see it as an advantage when humanity suffers. They feel satisfaction from it. Yet, every injustice ultimately harms all of humanity. Not just the Muslims. Islam stands for the opposite. It stands for mercy and kindness towards all people. That is why Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, has gifted humanity this religion – so that they can find peace both in this life and in the hereafter. But Satan wants to prevent this. Indeed, Satan wants to incite conflict and hatred among you. (5:91) His goal is to sow discord, hatred, and evil. His followers follow this path. The followers of Allah, on the other hand, spread good. Some try to deceive people by claiming: "Islam only brings misfortune." They say: "Islam only knows war." Yes, Islam has fought – but to liberate people from evil. To put a stop to injustice. Islam, our Prophet, peace be upon him, fought at Allah's command to liberate people from oppressors and to spread justice and kindness. And Islam, which he spread, became a light for humanity. He brought blessings to people. He enriched their lives with all good things. We should never forget that. For that, we must be thankful to Allah. Thankful that He has guided us to this wonderful religion. Thanks be to Allah - a thousandfold, a millionfold!

Woe to those who give less [than due], Allah, the Exalted and Mighty, turns to those who commit fraud in business dealings: In Hellfire there is a valley called Wayl. There, those who cheat in trade and deceive people will be punished. Whoever shows no mercy in this world and deceives only for profit, whoever deceives others and cheats with scales and measures, Hell awaits them in the Hereafter. Their fraudulent gain brings them no advantage whatsoever. We mention this because people have completely drifted off course in the last two or three years. They only think about money, without asking whether it is halal or haram. Whether the poor get anything or not, they don't care. The main thing is that I make a profit. The state raises prices, and they immediately raise prices drastically. The state controls and checks for fraud, but we see that it continues unabated. Meat is mixed with all sorts of things, oil is diluted with foreign substances. Everything is turning into the opposite. Everything is getting out of control. People have completely strayed from the path. It doesn't bother them; they fear neither Allah nor are they ashamed before people or the state. They are simply running after their desires. They believe they are winning in this way. Allah, the Exalted and Mighty, however, says: “No!” What you acquire unlawfully will be your undoing. It is better to earn little, but with blessing. A lot of money that is not halal will not benefit you. It only harms you. You earn something, but you get sick. Even if you spend a hundred or a thousand times as much, you cannot recover and have no benefit from it. Therefore, be mindful. Do not follow your greed. They have ruined people. The whole world is ruined. This is the work of the Devil. Whoever acts like this is making common cause with him. Around the globe, there seems to be hardly any conscience left. May Allah help the poor and needy. May you eat what is righteous, which gives strength to your faith and your body. Otherwise, faith, health, blessing, and inner peace dwindle. Whoever thinks he can deceive others and supposedly gain a lot is the real fool. A true fool. A blockhead. It has to be said so clearly because otherwise they won't understand it. Here you already pay three times as much for the same goods, elsewhere even five times as much. Previously the goods were unbranded, today you pay ten times as much for the brand name. That is completely exaggerated! May Allah help and grant these people insight, so that they understand: Even if you earn little, but it is blessed, it is enough for you and your family. Otherwise, you will also lose your health, and your children will turn against you. Children who are nourished by forbidden gain have no blessing. That is why drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, and other addictions are increasingly on the rise. Where does this come from? Precisely from this haram food and from the lack of blessing. May Allah preserve us. May Allah help the Muslims. And may Allah especially help the children, inshaAllah.