Mawlana Sheikh Mehmed Adil. Translations.

قُلۡ سِيرُواْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَٱنظُرُواْ (29:20) فَٱنظُرۡ إِلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِ رَحۡمَتِ ٱللَّهِ (30:50) Allah (Azze wa Jalla) says: "Travel through the earth, observe Allah's creation, and draw a lesson from it." This is the command of Allah. Walking is something good. It is the Sunnah of our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam). One of the characteristics of our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) was that he never seemed strained when walking. He walked as if he were going slightly downhill; he did not rush. Actually, constant rushing is not good. Running and rushing are not meant for human beings; other creatures run. A human being walks calmly. Nowadays, however, running has become a trend. Every day, people run for an hour or two. Why do they run? Completely for nothing... Just to exercise and supposedly do something good for the body. Yet, exactly the opposite happens. It brings nothing but physical harm and exhaustion. It has absolutely no benefit. When walking calmly, one can read something, repeat what has been memorized, or make Dhikr. Exactly this kind of walking is useful; it is a healing. Praise be to Allah, we too have the intention to practice the Sunnah of our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) everywhere. We do that too; we go for walks everywhere, in the beautiful places that Allah has created. Praise be to Allah, we were granted this again this morning. But something amazing happened. We usually take the same path every day. Today I thought to myself: "I will not go back the same way, but take another one." As I was walking through a garden, I briefly thought: "I wonder if the owners will mind?" I said to myself: "They probably won't say anything, we are just walking on the path and not eating up their field!" as I passed by there. I saw a poor African worker busy inside. I walked a bit further and there was a car parked. When he saw me, he stopped. He got out of the car and greeted me. It was a decent, young man. He asked: "Are you the son of Sheikh Nazim?" I answered: "Yes." He said: "I love Sheikh Nazim very much and have great respect for him... This field belongs to me." A huge field; I had already seen in passing that spinach was planted there. While I was thinking about this, he said: "I could not sell this spinach. Since you are here now, why don't you harvest it, so that it may be a good deed from us." "This way, we can also do something good," he said. "Otherwise, I would have just plowed the field." So he would have driven over it with the tractor and mixed it into the soil. "If you like, you can have it," he said. I said: "May Allah be pleased with you." "This will be a great blessing for you as well as for us." This means Allah (Azze wa Jalla) destined exactly this path for us. He guided us there step by step. Although I could have taken many other paths, He led me exactly here. Meeting this young man certainly holds many hidden wisdoms. Because we thought – may Allah forgive – that there are hardly any believing people left here in Cyprus who perform such good deeds. But Allah sent this young man across our path. This shows that goodness has not disappeared. By Allah's leave, these good deeds will never end. From this land, to which Allah has granted faith, from this Muslim homeland, good people will emerge again and again. With the spinach he gave us, we could not only provide for the Dergah... And it was even way too much for the Dergah. Praise be to Allah, our brothers loaded it into cars and distributed it as a donation. During these days of Ramadan, this was a great charity and a blessing. Inshallah, it will also bring healing to the people. So there is beauty in everything. This is the providence of Allah... How things turn out! If we had not passed by there, he would have destroyed the spinach to replant the field. He could not have harvested and distributed it himself. Praise be to Allah, we have many brothers who help with the harvest. They went there, but we haven't even harvested half of it yet. Inshallah, we will have completely harvested the field in a day or two. Thus, it becomes a good deed for him as well as for our working brothers. Inshallah, it will bring healing to the people who eat it and fill their faith with light. When the intention is so pure, Allah gives us abundantly from His treasures. From His grace, His reward, and His blessing, Inshallah... May Allah increase the number of those who do good. And may it be healing and the light of faith for those who eat from it, Inshallah.

One of the acts of worship in the blessed month of Ramadan for those who are able to do so is Itikaf. Itikaf is performed in the last ten days of Ramadan. Our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) never skipped this Sunnah. His blessed house was adjacent to the mosque anyway. But when he entered Itikaf, he brought his sleeping things into the mosque. There were not many belongings in the house of our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) anyway. There was a simple mat on which he slept, and something to cover himself with. In addition, there were the vessels he used for ablution. Our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) brought these to the Prophet's Mosque and performed Itikaf there in a corner for ten days. For him it was obligatory; the obligations of our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) were different from ours. What was commanded of him is not necessarily a command for us. The obligations are clearly defined; his other actions are Sunnah for us. Everything else is Sunnah; consequently, entering Itikaf is also a Sunnah. Itikaf usually lasts ten days; one makes the intention for the last ten days of Ramadan. For example, one can begin tonight, because according to the calendar, Ramadan has 29 days this year. If one wants to do ten days, one must enter Itikaf today, that is, starting this evening. After the evening prayer, one makes the intention and says, "I intend to enter Itikaf." For this, it should be a mosque where the five daily congregational prayers are performed. Women, on the other hand, set up a specific room at home and perform their acts of worship there. But, of course, they can also continue to do their daily household chores. However, they should only speak about what is necessary. Everyone should stay away from things like lying in Ramadan anyway, but someone who is in Itikaf must pay much more attention to this. Meals are also taken as normal. Some confuse Itikaf with the strict spiritual retreat, Khalwa, and think one is only allowed to eat lentils and nothing else. Yet this is a normal process; whatever is cooked at home, the person in Itikaf can also eat. But whether one is in the mosque, in the courtyard, or in the dining area of the mosque, one continues the state of Itikaf wherever one is. That means one should definitely have Iftar and Suhur. For there is great blessing in Suhur and Iftar. If one skips them, one misses out on their reward. Of course, one does not commit a sin by doing so, but one is deprived of this great reward. Some people skip Suhur. However, our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) explicitly said: "Have Suhur." Even if you get up and just drink a sip of water, that counts as Suhur. This is very important; it is not necessary for you to get up and prepare a huge feast just to have Suhur. You can have a feast if you want, or you can just have a bite of food or a sip of water; that also counts as Suhur. As mentioned, Itikaf usually lasts ten days, but it can also be kept shorter. One can do it for as long as one wants; whether it be three days or five days. In the Tariqah, it is even the case that someone who cannot go into Itikaf for long makes the intention upon entering a mosque: "I intend Itikaf for as long as I am in this mosque." That then also counts as Itikaf. Therefore, everyone should make this intention. Whether for prayer or at another time, upon entering any mosque, make the intention: "I intend Itikaf." This brings great benefit and is an immense grace of Allah. Thus, it is also bestowed upon this person, and they attain the reward of the Sunnah of our Prophet. May Allah bless it. May Allah make it lasting, inshaAllah. May Allah accept the acts of worship of all those who are in Itikaf. It is important anyway that in every city some Muslims enter Itikaf. InshaAllah this is fulfilled; many people love Itikaf and practice it. Some do it every year, others once in a lifetime, and still others every few years. But as already mentioned: to make the intention for Itikaf in every mosque one enters is a wonderful deed, inshaAllah. In this way, we attain the reward of the Sunnah, inshaAllah.

تِلۡكَ ٱلرُّسُلُ فَضَّلۡنَا بَعۡضَهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖۘ (2:253) Among everything that Allah Azza wa Jalla has created, there is something that is the most excellent. People and prophets have different ranks... Prophethood... There is the Nabi (prophet) and the Rasul (messenger). The highest level belongs to them. Even among them, there are different ranks once again. The one with the highest rank in all of creation is our Prophet, sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam. Among the angels, jinn, and humans created by Allah Azza wa Jalla, our Prophet stands at the very highest level. He is the servant most loved by Allah. That is how Allah willed it. He created our Prophet, sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam, from His own light. And his light became the cause for the guidance of mankind. Every blessing and all good reaches us for the sake of the honor of our Prophet, sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam. Therefore, it is our greatest act of worship to honor and esteem him. It is what brings us the greatest benefit. What will save us is the love for our Prophet, sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam, following his path, belonging to him, and loving him. To love our Prophet, sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam... Our Prophet, sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam, says: "You must love me more than your mother, your father, your children, and yourself." Does our Prophet, sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam, actually need your love? No, he does not. It is only out of mercy that he commands us to love him, so that good may happen to us and we may come closer to Allah. Because Allah Azza wa Jalla has already given our Prophet, sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam, everything; he is not in need of anything. However, the fact that from his birth he says, "My Ummah, my Ummah," serves only the purpose of remembering his community on the Day of Judgment and saving them. For this exact reason, our Prophet, sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam, wishes for this love. People can only find salvation through him. They will be saved through his intercession. However, whoever says: "We do not want any intercession," will perish. Those who deter others and say: "I am a Hafiz, I am a scholar, I am this, I am that; do not mix things up, you are exaggerating in the love for the Prophet and committing shirk" – they have already perished. There is no salvation for them. Because a person alone cannot achieve anything through their own deeds. They cannot even walk two steps from here to there. May Allah give people understanding and insight. So that they may attain the grace of our Prophet, sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam. And receive his intercession. Otherwise, it is impossible; no one can be saved. Belonging to the Ummah of our Prophet, sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam, is the greatest honor. All prophets have wished: "If only we were part of his Ummah." But only for a few... has Allah answered this supplication. These are the Prophet Jesus, Khidr alayhissalam, Ilyas alayhissalam, and Idris alayhissalam. They are the fortunate prophets who are granted the honor of belonging to the Ummah of our Prophet. Because they are still alive. They too will attain this blessing. So the prophets too, as said, have their ranks... People are divided into ranks, and the highest rank belongs to our Prophet, sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam. After that follow the messengers (Rasul) and the prophets (Nabi)... To those who received prophethood and a message, Allah revealed books which they proclaimed to the people. After that come the other prophets... There are one hundred twenty-four thousand prophets. And after them, of course, come the Prophet's companions (Sahaba). The Sahaba also have ranks among themselves, and these are already known anyway. Accordingly, the ranks increase; there are higher ones and there are lower ones. Therefore, one must know how to appreciate the value of everything. We must appreciate the value of every blessing that has been given to us. These are the gifts of Allah, Azza wa Jalla. They are all generous gifts. To love them, to be with them, to visit them... All of this is to our own advantage. Through this, we attain high ranks and receive, if Allah wills, an abundant reward. May Allah let us all attain their intercession. May He make us among those who know how to appreciate their value. And may He protect us from being among the deceived. People are so often deceived. The disbelievers were already deceived from the beginning anyway, and the devil is pleased with them. But this time, the devil is deceiving the Muslims as well. Because the greatest enemy of our Prophet, sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam, is the devil; no one hates him more than he does. If someone loves the Prophet, the devil whispers: "No one prays as much as you do, you are a Hafiz, a scholar, be careful not to commit shirk." This is how he deceives them and plunges people into misguidance. May Allah protect us from all evil.

Ramadan is a blessed and beautiful month. It holds many beautiful days and nights within it. Thanks be to Allah, very beautiful things happened to our Prophet in this month. One of these beautiful events is also the birth of the honorable Sayyidina Hasan on the 15th of Ramadan. He was among the people our Prophet loved and valued the most. When the honorable Hasan and Husain came, our Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would descend from the pulpit, joke with them, take them on his back, and climb back up. So, in this beautiful month, such wonderful people came into the world. At the same time, this is also a month in which our Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, went to war and led military campaigns. The most significant of these is the great Battle of Badr. Our Prophet did not actually leave Medina for a major war. He merely had the intention of intercepting the caravans of the Quraish. For the idolaters had confiscated the goods of the Muslims in Mecca; therefore, a corresponding answer was to be given to them. But it was Allah's decree and will that it would become a battle, a military campaign. The thought of turning back arose, and they consulted with one another: "Should we turn back?", but our Prophet did not want to turn back. The Muhajirun, who had emigrated from Mecca with the Prophet, also did not want to return, and the inhabitants of Medina, the honorable Ansar, likewise said: 'We are coming with you.' Ultimately, the battle took place; and with Allah's permission, His grace and help, the disbelievers, the greatest enemies of Islam, were eliminated one by one. Nowadays, this is called being "neutralized". So much for being neutralized; they all became corpses and were put into a state where they could no longer harm anyone. That was exactly their fate. 70 of the greatest disbelievers of the Quraish were destroyed in this battle. They were literally wiped off the face of the earth. For their continued existence would only have given more power to others and to disbelief. Disbelief makes people immoderate; and when they were eliminated, the power of disbelief was also broken. As a result, the Muslims gradually began to spread into further territories. For when our Prophet was still in Mecca, the Muslims had emigrated to Abyssinia and other places, but had found no real relief. This means that their path was only to be paved after this battle. Such a military campaign is waged only for the pleasure of Allah. And to save people from oppression. Not like those today who claim: "We will save the people and bring democracy." For while they pretended to bring democracy, they only made the people's situation worse. The soldiers of our Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, on the other hand, brought enlightenment, light, faith, beauty, and humanity wherever they arrived. They brought with them every kind of goodness and virtue. The soldiers of the devil, however, portray this exactly the other way around. Yet they are the ones who are completely in the wrong. They are the true oppressors. They are also the ones who cause unrest and commit every kind of evil. Therefore, wherever Islam reaches, it brings mercy; oppression cannot exist there. Where true Islam rules, there is never oppression. Today, there are Muslim countries experiencing great suffering; the reason for this is that true Islam is not lived there. In true Islam, on the other hand, which our Prophet proclaimed, and in the time up to the last caliphs, every action of the rulers was shaped by Islamic law, the commandments, methods, and the Sunnah of our Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. That is why blessings, peace, and beauty enter everywhere along with every true Muslim. May Allah be pleased with them. Insha'Allah, when the Mahdi, peace be upon him, comes, these beautiful days will return with Allah's permission. Otherwise, neither peace nor beauty will remain in the world. From day to day, everything is getting worse; external and internal abysses and filth are wreaking havoc everywhere. May Allah save us and, Insha'Allah, send us the Mahdi, peace be upon him.

هَلۡ يَسۡتَوِي ٱلَّذِينَ يَعۡلَمُونَ وَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَۗ (39:9) Allah says: "Are those who know equal to those who do not know?" "Of course not," Allah says in essence in this verse. Knowledge means knowing Allah. Everything else is not true knowledge. Actually, everything that everyone learns from beginning to end is the knowledge of Allah. This knowledge is only useful if it makes a person recognize Allah. If it does not do that, it has neither value nor use. Then the knowledge turns into ignorance and unawareness, into something completely useless. There are people who boast about it and think they are something special because they say, "How much I have learned." Just because they became professors, achieved high positions, or graduated from several universities... But this person accepts neither Allah nor what He has revealed. They say: "These things came into being by themselves." That means they are ignorant; they are deeply stuck in ignorance. A scholar (Alim) knows: there is no end to knowledge. Knowledge is limitless. Our Prophet - peace and blessings of Allah be upon him - said: "Seeking knowledge is a duty for every Muslim, for all." A person should acquire knowledge from his birth to his death. How should he learn this? He should form the intention to be on the path of Allah, and learn step by step every day to the best of his ability. If one sets out on the path with this intention to acquire knowledge, one becomes a valued person in the sight of Allah. According to what Allah has revealed, even the angels spread their wings under his feet. That means ignorance is not a good thing. There are, of course, levels of knowledge; Allah has intended a certain level for everyone. One must look at it this way: A normal Muslim listens to a sermon, takes advice from someone; that is exactly what acquiring knowledge means. That means acquiring knowledge. Even if one says, "I know so much," one encounters new things every day that one did not know yet. One learns something new every day. And one should do this for the sake of Allah's pleasure. One should say: "I am learning these things by the command of Allah as a student of knowledge." True knowledge naturally teaches what is beautiful and good. It teaches everything that is good; things that teach evil are not knowledge. They only exist to plunge man into ruin and to destroy him. If someone says: "I have learned all this to deceive people, to be tricky, and to gain unlawful profit," then that is not knowledge. Or if someone studies and then denies the existence of Allah, that is also bad knowledge. There are good scholars. In the sight of Allah, scholars have the highest rank. They are good, righteous scholars. Scholars, however, who follow their own ego are bad scholars. If a normal person commits a sin, a bad scholar gets two sins for it; it is counted double for him. For while a normal person makes mistakes out of ignorance, the scholar knowingly acts against it. Therefore, his sin is greater. May Allah protect us from this. May Allah open our minds, and may what we learn be blessed knowledge, inshaAllah.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱجۡتَنِبُواْ كَثِيرٗا مِّنَ ٱلظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعۡضَ ٱلظَّنِّ إِثۡمٞۖ (49:12) Allah Azza wa Jalla says we should beware of bad suspicions (Su' az-zann). "Su' az-zann" means to think badly of someone. This only preoccupies a person unnecessarily. When one thinks badly, one misunderstands things and sees the good as something bad. Therefore, Allah Azza wa Jalla says: Keep away from it. All commands of Allah Azza wa Jalla serve our well-being. They serve our well-being both in this world and in the hereafter. A person should not think badly of his brothers. He should also not think badly of his brothers in the Tariqa. Allah protects those whose intentions are sincere. Since many people nowadays do not know the difference between Halal and Haram, they often make mistakes. Often they try to deceive trusting people. Even when we say 'Do not have bad suspicions,' our Prophet (sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam) said in a Hadith: 'Lastu bi khibbin, wa la al-khibbu yakhda'uni.' In another Hadith he said: 'La yuldaghu al-mu'minu min juhrin marratayn.' In the first Hadith, our Prophet (sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam) says: 'I am not someone who deceives, but no one can deceive me either.' In the other it says: 'A believer is not bitten from the same hole twice.' What is meant is a snake hole. If you have fallen for it once and suffered harm, you are careful after that. Do not simply go and say: 'I only think good, I harbor no bad suspicions. That was only once, it will not happen a second time,' only to then stick your hand back into the same hole. Be vigilant! If someone comes to deceive you, do not let yourself be fooled by the thought, 'I must not think badly of him.' Say instead: 'Brother, goodbye. Do not bring me into sin and do not make me think badly. What you are offering there is of no use to me.' Say: 'Praise be to Allah, through the blessing of our Prophet (sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam) I have chosen the good path and am with good people. I do honest business.' Act accordingly. If you want to buy a commodity or conclude a deal and someone offers you something: if it benefits you, you accept it; if not, then you decline. Someone might say: 'I will take you to a Sheikh.' If your heart finds peace with this Sheikh, you go there, otherwise not. Being deceived out of fear of harboring bad thoughts is one thing. But foolishness is – with all due respect – something completely different. Do not be foolish. Allah has given you intellect, which you must use. Do not allow anyone to deceive you, exactly as our Prophet (sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam) commanded. Nowadays, many Muslims have been deceived. They have left the path of truth and the beautiful path of our Prophet and follow their own ideas. They say 'We are Muslims,' but do all sorts of things that are not in the Sunnah. Things that our Prophet (sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam) never said, they accept as part of the religion, and the true Sunnah they call Bid'ah. Not following such people does not mean that one is harboring bad thoughts. Quite the contrary: it is a sign of vigilance and prudence. Following them merely means harming oneself. One must be able to clearly distinguish these things. Learn to distinguish wisdom, good, and evil. Allah has given you both intellect and the light of faith. If you act with this light, you will not be deceived, insha'Allah. Pay attention to this. May Allah protect us. In the present day, there are all sorts of things. As I said, good people are also put under false suspicion. But if you look closely at who is good and who is bad, it will reveal itself. Do not worry and do not think: 'I mistakenly considered the good to be bad and the bad to be good.' Such a thing can happen. If you recognize the truth later, you repent. Or if you have done injustice to someone, you apologize and ask them to forgive their rights over you. May Allah protect us. May Allah not lead anyone to think badly of good people. If we have knowingly or unknowingly made mistakes towards them, may Allah forgive us for the sake of these blessed days, insha'Allah.

Shukrullah - thanks be to Allah! - on these beautiful days, we have come together again in a blessed place, at the Maqam of Mawlana Sheikh Nazim. The month of Ramadan is a beautiful month, these days are beautiful days. Of course, the state of the world is known, the world is not a place of comfort. For the Muslim, it is a place of gain. One must make good use of this. Whatever happens in the world, nothing happens outside the will of Allah Azza wa Jalla. Everything happens within the will of Allah Azza wa Jalla, exactly as He wills it. Therefore, do not rack your brain over it, take care of your own affairs. What is your duty? To be a servant to Allah, to worship Allah, to give thanks a thousandfold for Allah's blessings and to cherish them. As a Muslim and also as a human being, you must equally walk on the path of Allah. This "this one did this, that one did that, this one struck, that one destroyed" in the world; these are all things that happen by Allah's will, and they happen. Therefore, there is no need to worry too much about it. A person should look at their own state, not at other things. Whatever your state is, be thankful. If you are on the path of Allah, be thankful. Allah has blessed you with this fortune, O human; consider yourself fortunate! Millions, billions of people, on the other hand, do not have this fortune. They do not know these beautiful days, do not understand this beauty, cannot savor it. They rush along other paths, chase after their pleasures, and believe that this will make them happy. In truth, the one who is on the path of Allah is the one who is happy. All others are abandoned by fortune, they have no happiness. That means, no matter how close you are, as long as you are not on this path, it will be of no use to you. You must enter this path, the path of Allah. Do not imitate other people and do not flee from religion, do not flee from Islam, do not flee from the Tariqa. If you flee, you will lose a great deal. There will be many things you will regret. You will say: "How could I stray from the path? I was on this path, I was a Muslim..." You will feel regret in the Hereafter and say: "While I was on the path of Islam, I emulated the disbelievers, the non-believers, the irreligious, and those without faith." They have nothing for which one should envy them. Allah created everyone equal; the person one should actually envy is the believing person. Never envy the one who flees from religion. You should not admire them with thoughts like: "How beautifully he is dressed, how he moves, how he dances, how he drinks, whatever he does." These are fleeting things, they do not last a whole lifetime. Even if they did last a lifetime, in the end, nothing of it will remain. In the Hereafter, you will regret it deeply and say: "Oh, why did I miss these opportunities, how could this happen?" One will regret it when entering Hell, because one did not use the opportunities when they were there. Those who will regret it the most are the idolaters from the time of our Prophet - sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam. They did not recognize his value, they tormented him, mocked him, did all kinds of evil to him, but in the end, they regretted it. In the same way, people today view the Sheikhs and the saints; they pay them no respect, but instead honor and value scantily clad, revealingly dressed people. These people have no value, and they have no value for themselves either. Therefore, Allah Azza wa Jalla has given intellect to humanity; a person must use this intellect to attain salvation. What is salvation? In this world, salvation is to be with Allah, and in the Hereafter it is the same. Being with Allah is of even greater importance, especially for the Hereafter. The worldly life passes away anyway, but the Hereafter does not pass away. Now people in the world think: "What will become of us, what will remain?"; how the disbelievers are consumed by fear. Because they have no faith; they do not know that everything happens by the will of Allah Azza wa Jalla. That is why they find no peace in the world, as they say: "Now I have no more money, what will that one do, how will this turn out"; in the Hereafter, their condition will be much worse. May Allah protect us. May Allah not lead us astray from this path, may the blessings and mercy of these beautiful days rest upon us. We also pray that Allah may grant guidance to the disbelievers. Because we believers, the people of the Tariqa, desire nothing but the good. May Allah guide them, so that they too may tread the true path and be among the servants whom Allah loves, insha'Allah.

شَهۡرُ رَمَضَانَ ٱلَّذِيٓ أُنزِلَ فِيهِ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ هُدٗى لِّلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَٰتٖ مِّنَ ٱلۡهُدَىٰ وَٱلۡفُرۡقَانِۚ (2:185) Allah says: This blessed month is the month in which the Quran was revealed. All these manifestations were revealed in this month. Then it was completed over 23 years and continues as a miracle until the Day of Judgment. The majestic Quran is a great miracle. It is one of the greatest miracles of our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that the word of Allah (Azza wa Jalla) is among the people, is in our hands, and we are able to read it everywhere. As for reading; in Ramadan, communal Quran readings take place anyway and it is read through completely (Khatm). Normally, one should read it as well. Of course, there are also many people who cannot read it. Nothing can take its place. Some people say: "We will read this, there is the book of this person and the book of that person"; but these can never take the place of the majestic Quran. One must absolutely read from the Quran. For those who cannot do it, let it be said: Our daily duty is to read one Juz of the Quran. Whoever cannot do this reads Surah Al-Ikhlas a hundred times. Al-Ikhlas is also the essence of the majestic Quran. Three Ikhlas count as much as one Khatm (complete reading). With this intention, meaning by saying: "We could not read a Juz, let us at least read this", one should continue. Otherwise, some people keep people away from the Quran and distract them by saying: "Do not read this, you do not understand it; read the book of this or that man instead." Such statements are meaningless. They have no value. Therefore, this is also the greatest feature of this blessed month. The Quran was revealed in the Night of Decree (Laylat al-Qadr); nothing can take its place. To partake in its virtues, with this intention, insha'Allah, as we said; whoever can, reads one Juz every day, and whoever cannot read, absolutely reads Surah Al-Ikhlas a hundred times daily with the intention of a Juz. May Allah grant a clear mind. It is the wisdom of Allah, this is also one of the great miracles; a man knows not a word of Arabic, cannot speak it, but reads the Quran more beautifully than the Arabs and has memorized it completely. Some have even learned and applied various modes of recitation (Qira'at) and Tajweed rules. That is precisely because the Quran is the word of Allah. Because it penetrates the inside, the hearts of people, it comes easily. Whichever way you look at it, everything is contained in the majestic Quran. There is health, there is faith, there is blessing. All sciences are present; the outer and inner sciences are in the majestic Quran. If instead you say: "I read this, this man has written so many books, I read his books", you will neither receive blessing from them nor be able to benefit from the Quran; you will remain deprived of it. May Allah protect us. Be together with the good people. Stay on the true path. The path of the Tariqah is the true path. Those who speak against the Tariqah, which shows the true path, and do not accept it, lead people astray. May Allah protect us. May Allah give us all guidance, insha'Allah.

Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) says: "Whoever believes should either speak good or remain silent." If someone has nothing good to say, it is better to remain silent. For often there are many people who speak without knowledge. When that happens, instead of good, only evil and mischief arise. Therefore, in some moments, it is better to remain silent. A person must always be aware of what he says. He must ask himself: "Am I speaking good or bad? Are my words good or evil?" About our present time, our Master Ali indeed once said: "Hādhā zamānu's-sukūt wa mulāzamati'l-buyūt." Even 1400 years ago, he was saying by this: "This is a time to remain silent and stay at home." Today we need this much more than back then. There is no reason to talk too much. One should only say what is good and useful. Because if you say something bad, it only harms you anyway. However, if you say something good, it brings blessings and benefit. But as already mentioned, the path of our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is a beautiful path. What he taught serves the well-being of all humanity. So it is not only good for Muslims, but for all people. People must learn from our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) what they should do. Whoever seeks the good and the beautiful in this world must follow this path. All other paths end in disappointment; they never lead to a good end. May Allah make us steadfast on this path. May we not fall into disaster, inshaAllah. Not everything one sees is true, and not everything that is said is correct. So do not rack your brain over it unnecessarily. Whatever you do, follow the words of our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). May Allah not lead us astray from this path. May Allah protect Islam and the Muslims. May He send us a protector. We are living in the end times. Certainly, there is only one solution to all these problems and difficulties: As our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) announced, there will be no more problems when the Mahdi appears, inshaAllah. May Allah help us and let him appear soon, inshaAllah.

Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever offers iftar to a fasting person will receive the same reward as the fasting person." In doing so, nothing is deducted from the fasting person's own reward. One of the blessed attributes of Allah is His generosity. He does not take from one to give to another; Allah gives from His own abundance. These opportunities are also among the blessings that Allah grants to the believers, saying in essence: "Take" and "Derive your benefit from it". The same is true for hosting iftar; every good deed is rewarded manifold. Today is now the tenth day of Ramadan. All praise belongs to Allah. Fasting is not difficult, even if people sometimes think so. This beauty cannot be found in anything else. The beauty of fasting can neither be known nor tasted by those who do not fast. As our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, the fasting person has two joys with Allah. At the time of iftar, everyone who fasts feels a great joy, inner peace, and beauty. The other joy is the reward granted for it in the Hereafter – and that is the real joy. But at least a small part of this joy is bestowed upon fasting Muslims already at iftar. Therefore, the fasting person is truly blessed with happiness. He did not let himself be deceived by Satan and did not follow his ego. The more a person stands against Satan and his ego, the better it is for him. If he gives in to them, he becomes their slave and is driven around aimlessly. He then constantly strives only to fulfill their desires. However, they should submit to you; your ego should bow to you, and Satan should stay away from you. That is exactly how it should be. If you do this, you attain happiness and peace in both this world and the Hereafter. The acts of worship and good deeds performed in this world bring a person great benefit, strength, and all that is good. Let us therefore gratefully accept the gifts that Allah has granted us. Let us perform our acts of worship with joy, inshaAllah. May Allah make us successful in this. May He also grant guidance to those who do not perform their acts of worship, so that these beauties may be bestowed upon them as well, inshaAllah.