Mawlana Sheikh Mehmed Adil. Translations.

Praise and thanks be to Allah. Today we conclude the Feast of Sacrifice, Eid al-Adha. It was a time full of blessings. May Allah accept your good deeds. Those who went on pilgrimage are now Hajjis. Those who completed the pilgrimage have returned; those who could not return and passed away remain there. That is a beautiful thing. Animals were also sacrificed here. Those who could, offered the sacrifice locally. Those who could not slaughter an animal locally sent money and had it slaughtered on their behalf in poor regions. There are people who eat meat once a year or every few years. The meat went to them. That is very valuable. Allah hears the prayers of the needy. May their intercession bring forth good. May our end be good through their prayers. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, chose strong and beautiful animals for the sacrifice every year. He slaughtered, ate from it, and distributed the meat. This tradition is, thanks to Allah, followed by many Muslims in numerous places. In some places, they follow it less according to their schools of law. In other places more. Thanks to Allah, Muslims can be rewarded in the hereafter and also enjoy the meat of the sacrifice. It is preferable to slaughter the sacrifice yourself, eat from it, and share. But nowadays that is more difficult. Many people cannot do this. Instead, it is possible to send the value of the sacrifice to poor countries and have it slaughtered there. Some people say without understanding: "The Hadith states so; it must be taken literally." Without understanding the meaning of the Hadith, they say: "That’s what it says, you must do it." If everything were literal, nothing else would be needed. There would be neither the companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him, who set examples for us, nor anything else. How would you know how it is done, what to do, and how to perform it? Of course, you would not know. But now people think they are clever and say: The Hadith says this. You must slaughter and eat it locally. The Hadith is correct, but during the Prophet’s time, there was also great poverty. Therefore, it was appropriate to slaughter it yourself and claim the meat back then. One must do what is sensible according to the circumstances. The important thing in Hanafi law is to slaughter the sacrifice. Where you slaughter it is irrelevant; as long as it is slaughtered in your name, it is valid. With the first drop of blood from the sacrifice, Paradise is proclaimed to you. For every hair on the body of the sacrifice, you receive tenfold reward. You have fulfilled your obligation. You also receive many benevolent prayers from those who eat from it. It is appropriate to have the sacrifice slaughtered in your own name on behalf of the needy in another place. Those who can slaughter it themselves can also do so locally; that is also possible. One can eat the meat themselves and also distribute it to friends, neighbors, and acquaintances. Nowadays people eat meat daily. Then they complain that the meat has become expensive. This and that has happened, and they continue to complain. At the same time, they eat nothing but meat. Therefore, it is better that those who do not have meat receive the sacrificial meat. But those who keep the meat of the sacrifice for their own house can also eat from it. Most people travel during the holidays, here and there. Therefore, it is not possible for them to slaughter themselves. Those who want to have the sacrifice slaughtered by someone else in their name should ensure to hand over the value of the sacrifice to a trustworthy person who is capable of slaughtering the sacrifice. Because sometimes you do not know where it has gone. It is unclear whether it was slaughtered or not. One must do a bit of research. When you hand it over to a trustworthy person, it is their responsibility. The responsibility no longer lies with you. It is their responsibility. Because of your intention, Allah will give you your reward and recompense. May Allah bless it. Today is the last day of the Feast of Sacrifice. This festival is also over. Praise be to Allah. Our lives are passing. We cannot stop the course, nor should we want to. It is beautiful when life is spent in obedience to Allah. This festival was also beautiful. Brothers and sisters came by and visited us out of love for Allah. They came to visit the grave of Mawlana Sheikh Nazim. May Allah accept and bless them all. May their benevolent prayers be accepted. May Allah let us experience many more years of these festivals.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ وَٱسْجُدُوا۟ وَٱعْبُدُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ وَٱفْعَلُوا۟ ٱلْخَيْرَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ (22:27) صدق الله العظيم Allah says in the revered Quran: Pray, bow down, and do good. What is good? Any assistance to people is good. Showing the way is good. It is commanded to do good to people in every respect. Prayer and prostration are obligatory. Besides these obligations, doing good is also a command. Whoever does this attains success and salvation. What is salvation? Taking the last breath on the path of Allah. Salvation is that the last breath leaves the body with Allah's pleasure. That is the goal. If you do good with this intention, you will eventually achieve salvation. This world is like a prison for the soul. The soul is like a bird. This bird is imprisoned. The cage is our body. The soul wants to escape from this cage. But where does it escape to? A bird is never satisfied with its cage, whether the cage is good or bad or made of gold. If you open the door, it flees. The soul is the same. It waits for the opportunity to escape from this body. As soon as the door is opened, it goes immediately. Does this escape lead to salvation or to an even worse place? Whoever follows Allah’s commands will certainly reach a good place. They will escape from the cage and arrive at a better place. However, whoever does bad, does not follow Allah's commands, and harms others, their soul will end up in a worse place. The one who will go to a good place is the one who does what Allah has said. The right way is obvious. Doing good is a blessing for everyone. A person who does good is liked. An evil person is not liked. Allah does not allow evil people to be liked. When Allah loves someone, He informs Gabriel: I love this person. Announce it to all! Everyone should love this servant. Gabriel then shares this news with everyone. Thus, people then love this person. Creatures in general love this person. But if someone is bad, Allah announces: I do not love this person. Therefore, no one should love them. Even if it seems that this person is loved in the world, people actually do not like them but only behave kindly out of their own benefit. This is not love, but malice. May Allah protect us. May Allah help us to do good. May Allah allow us to walk on His path. Praise and thanks are due to Allah for the believers present here who strive in every conceivable way to do good and seize every opportunity to do so. To gain Allah’s pleasure, they pray and sacrifice and ask themselves how they can do even more good. Helping others, helping the poor, the needy, and the neighbors, all of this is doing good. May Allah not prevent us from doing good.

May this festival be blessed for all of us. May Allah accept it. May we all attain Allah's pleasure through our prayers and worship. May Allah bless these holidays. May Allah protect the Islamic world. May Muslims be rightly guided. We had read a Hadith from our Prophet on the following subject: According to Allah, the best day of the year is "Yawmun n-nahr wa yawmun qarr". "Yawmun n-nahr" refers to the day of the Feast of Sacrifice. The first day of the Feast of Sacrifice on the 10th of Dhul Hijjah is considered the best day by Allah. Consequently, the best day for Allah is also the best day for our Prophet, Muslims, and believers. There are blessed nights, but the best day is the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijjah, so said the Prophet. The 10th of Dhul Hijjah is the most blessed day. On this day, many different commandments and duties are performed. In terms of place and time, this day is holy in many respects. What is a holy or blessed day? A day that refreshes your soul. The refreshment given by Allah to the human soul lasts forever, until the Hereafter. There are people who think that joy only exists in this world. They do everything possible to find these moments of happiness. Man is constantly striving to make his ego happy. He believes he will be happy if he does something specific. But this happiness, this joy lasts only for a moment. Yes, there are moments of happiness. But they are only moments that are not lasting. An hour later, a day later, this happiness is gone again. Then you try to find it again by doing the same thing; but again, it will not be lasting and it will dissipate again. Whatever you do to make your ego happy, this happiness will always disappear. This is the result of the things you do for your ego. An hour later, a day later, a month later you realize that it had no long-term benefit. In the end, you have nothing left of this temporary happiness. This happiness does not last. It remains in the moment. And there it stops. There is no lasting blessing in it. Things that are not for Allah do not last. Things that do not find Allah's pleasure will eventually turn into problems and difficulties again. No matter how many times you try to overshadow the reality you are trying to avoid with other moments of happiness, none of these moments will be lasting. قُلْ بِفَضْلِ ٱللَّهِ وَبِرَحْمَتِهِۦ فَبِذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَفْرَحُوا۟ هُوَ خَيْرٌۭ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ (10:58) Allah says: May people find joy and happiness in good deeds. If they fulfill Allah's commandments, then Allah's mercy will be upon them and this is the reason for true joy. This joy is not temporary. It is eternal. It will accompany you even in death. It will be with you in the Hereafter. It will be with you in Paradise. This joy will remain with you forever. Look at Croesus, who was so rich and wealthy, yet the worldly pleasures did not benefit him. In the end, he had nothing left. This is a great example. There are also many everyday examples. For instance, people nowadays say: "I want to enjoy my life!" They want to savor life. In other words: They want to satisfy their ego. In other words: Not to go to prayer, not to fast, not to follow Allah's commandments. If they live contrary to Allah's commandments, but for their ego, they think they will be happy. They think they enjoy life by doing whatever they want without restraint. Such a life brings no benefit. A moment later, every ego-driven happiness is gone. Therefore, someone who seeks true happiness should use these blessed days for it. This joy is of such a special nature that Allah makes you happier and happier, the happier you are. May Allah make these days blessed for us. May we be able to distinguish between good and bad. What is good is lasting. What is not good, what is not lasting and appears like a mirage in the desert, will not bring lasting joy in a person's life, but only an illusion for a moment. Striving for the happiness of the ego has no benefit. It ultimately leads to disappointment. May Allah bless these days. May Allah grant us joy. May Allah grant us blessings. May Allah protect us from all evil. May Allah grant victory to Islam. Many Muslims suffer. May Allah elevate their spiritual rank. May Allah reward them abundantly. They are special, and the difficulties they endure show that they are patient believers. Even in great distress, they praise Allah and are satisfied with Allah, knowing that everything happens by Allah's will. May Allah help them.

Allah, the Almighty, says: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِۦ (2:286). "Do not burden us with a load we cannot bear," is what this excerpt states. The last two verses of Surah Baqarah were given to our Prophet directly by Allah as a gift on the night of Ascension. It was not a revelation through the Archangel Gabriel, but a gift directly from Allah. Whoever recites the last two verses of Surah Baqarah every night receives great blessings. Furthermore, it says: Do not burden us with tasks that we cannot handle. O Allah, do not impose upon us burdens we cannot bear, and do not even let us come close to them. These verses are a gift from Allah to us. Of course, there are difficulties in life. Every person has their own difficulties. The challenges one person faces are different from those another faces. Some people, who actually live comfortably, say they are in difficulties. Why? Some even ask: Why was I created at all? Yet they lack nothing. Others, however, are afflicted by all sorts of trials. But those who are patient and trustful in Allah have firm faith. Others, whose faith is weak, still have much to learn. Allah created you without asking for your permission. He did not ask you how you want to live, how He should create you, or if you want to be created at all. There is intellect and logic. Many people possess neither. Allah created us. How dare you ask why He created you? Ask all you want. It is futile! It will not benefit you. May Allah protect us from questioning His wisdom. It will only harm you. Allah created each one of us. And with our existence in this world, He tests us. He created us with His wisdom. That you have come into this world is a great gift for you. If you do not recognize the value of this gift, a great punishment awaits you. May Allah always protect us. There are many trials in life. There are illnesses, problems with children, and so on. Children can have difficulties in various ways. There are many types of trials in this world. Therefore, we should always pray that Allah does not impose upon us burdens we cannot bear. We are weak servants. Because we are weak servants, O Allah, do not test us. Treat us with Your generosity and mercy. Do not put us to the test. Grant us Your grace. We do not want a trial, we ask for Your grace. You are generous, we are Your weak servants. Grant us from Your generosity, O Allah. The greatest thing You can give us is strong faith. Whoever has strong faith can endure trials. But not everyone possesses this strength. Therefore, we pray to Allah to grant us leniency and not impose trials upon us. May Allah grant all of us His bounties and protect us from trials. May Allah help those who are tested. May Allah let their trial pass and make their trials easier. May Allah grant them patience.

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. O you who have believed, do not enter houses other than your own houses until you ascertain welcome and greet their inhabitants. (24:27) In the Holy Quran, Allah the Almighty commands us that when we arrive somewhere and wish to enter a house, we should first ask for permission. If you are granted permission, then enter. Allah the Almighty also says, if you are not granted permission: If it is said to you 'Return', then return. (24:28) Then withdraw. Allah the Almighty does not urge us to insist. The Holy Quran teaches people good manners. It teaches both good manners and humanity. Manners mean humanity. A lack of manners means inhumanity. Therefore, especially the followers of Tariqa must strive for this. In some places, manners are particularly important. Manners are always important, but in some places especially so. A house has its own dignity. From a religious perspective and also according to general rules, a house possesses dignity. Unfortunately, we live in the end times where everyone does what pleases them and considers it right. But the right thing is manners. During the time of the Ottomans, may Allah grant them a high rank, people had manners. After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, manners disappeared. Decency was lost, as the Prophet, peace be upon him, warned. The last thing that will disappear is decency and propriety. The words of the Prophet, peace be upon him, come true. His holy words should be considered as commandments, especially by the followers of Tariqa. Everything there is to learn about manners must be learned. The Ottomans even published a book about manners. This book about decency and etiquette teaches how one should behave. So that people are not confused and can distinguish good from bad, they published this book. Today, there is hardly a trace of these manners left. May Allah be pleased with our ancestors, the Ottomans. May Allah enable us to follow their example.

Thank Allah, these blessed days, these ten days of Dhul-Hijjah, are among the holiest times of the year. Allah, the Exalted, has also recorded this in the Quran. Their blessings and benefits are intended for the community of Muhammad. Allah has specially gifted these particular days to the community of our Prophet. These blessed days are of great significance for both pilgrims and those who could not make it to Hajj. They are days full of rewards and gifts. Utilize these days as best as possible because Allah's treasures are inexhaustible. Allah's graces are boundless. No matter how great earthly generosity is, it cannot compare. With Allah, there is infinite generosity and gifts. This generosity is gifted to people, but they do not make use of it. They run away from it. Then they wonder why they are unhappy and burdened. Allah says, "To the one who is on my path, I give spaciousness and security." However, those others I will distress in this world and punish in the hereafter. Allah, the Most Merciful, grants everyone more than enough from His endless grace. There is no lack whatsoever. People are ungrateful and often unreasonable. The thoughts of those who are not on Allah's path are incomplete. Their beliefs are incorrect. Those who are with Allah are the true winners. Their end is always good. May Allah bless these days for all of us. May Allah also reward those who could not go as pilgrims. Many could not go. May Allah bless the pilgrims. May Allah allow them to return safely and bestow upon them both spiritual and visible gifts. May Allah return them with blessings.

عوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم وَمَنيَبۡتَغِغَيۡرَٱلۡإِسۡلَٰمِدِينٗافَلَنيُقۡبَلَمِنۡهُوَهُوَفِيٱلۡأٓخِرَةِمِنَٱلۡخَٰسِرِينَ (3:85) Whoever seeks a religion outside of Islam should know that the religion he has accepted will not be accepted. The religion accepted on Earth is Islam. Thanks to Allah, we have now traveled through Europe for 12-13 days. Thanks to Allah, there are Muslims, there are also new Muslims, thanks to Allah. There are also many elders. There are Muslims from earlier times. People in these countries are searching for something. Sometimes what they are searching for is outside of Islam, and therefore it will not be accepted by Allah. All the things they do based on their own mind have no value. In the Hereafter, they will also be in loss. That is what Allah the Glorious and Majestic has said. We have seen very strange things. We have seen what they think about, how they worship. But it is clear that none of it is beneficial. The benefit lies in the religion of Islam, which Allah the Glorious and Majestic has ordered. The light lies in Islam. Blessings, benefits, and all good things lie in Islam. Those who follow Islam have won, even if they are not rich in this world. People talk about the richest countries in the world. That has no value. Because they can take nothing of it to the Hereafter. Everything will stay on this world and they will be left behind. There, they burn people even before the Hereafter. They throw away their ashes. That shows that the path they follow has no benefit. The path they follow is a path whose end is loss. They have intellect. Often they see the truth. But their ego, the devil, and the human devils, who are worse than the devil himself, prevent them from taking this beautiful path. As soon as they take two steps on the right path, they are immediately diverted from the path and thrown into the abyss, destroyed. May Allah protect them. May Allah guide them. May they see the truth. May they see the right path. May they not torture themselves unnecessarily. May Allah guide the people. May Allah send someone who helps them. May people not follow the devil.

Everything has an end. Today our tour ends. O Allah, grant us a good ending. Achieving a good ending is important. Pray that everything ends well for you. A good ending means that Allah is pleased with you. Without Allah's satisfaction, you will not find bliss. If Allah is not pleased with you, then that is the greatest calamity. Even if you own the world, have millions and billions, it will be of no use to you. Everything will be left behind and your past will no longer benefit you. If you have not gained Allah's favor and satisfaction, you will only have a bad ending. May Allah keep us steadfast on His path. كما يحب ويرضى   May Allah provide us with a state that He loves and is satisfied with. May He constantly keep us on His path; May we succeed in staying on the right path from beginning to end, O Allah! I thank you all. We have gathered here for Allah. Praise be to Allah! You have come for the sake of good. You have served hundreds of people. Your intention is to attain Allah's favor and to be together for Allah. May Allah accept it. I thank you all. Praise and thanks be to Allah.

All praise is due to Allah! Allah has given us the most precious thing: Allah has given us faith, conviction in our faith. It is like a jewel, the most precious thing. It is a very valuable jewel. Jewels have enemies. They want to steal it from you. The first enemy is the devil. Therefore, people always have difficulties and struggle to preserve this jewel. O Allah, with the blessings of the Saints and Sheikhs, let us protect our faith ever more strongly. May Allah help us to preserve our faith.

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم وَٱلْفَجْرِ وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍۢ (89:1-2) Allah, the Almighty, has made an oath in these two verses in honor of the first ten nights of the Holy Month of Dhul-Hijjah. The first night of the month of Dhul-Hijjah was last night. There are only a few, but particularly blessed nights. These ten nights are the most important for us. Allah, the Almighty, has designated these nights so that the believers can obtain more rewards. These days are each more valuable than the others and bring more rewards from Allah. Especially the 8th and 9th days of this month. If you pray on these nights, you will receive more rewards. It is recommended to fast on these nine days. Whoever can should fast all nine days, but at least one should fast on the 8th and 9th days. These days are very important. If it is not possible at all, at least strive to fast on the 9th day. Alhamdulillah, we have reached these blessed days together. We have gathered for the pleasure of Allah, may Allah reward you. May Allah accept our prayers and grant us mercy and all kinds of goodness.