Mawlana Sheikh Mehmed Adil. Translations.

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا (94:5-6) Allah, the Exalted and Almighty, proclaims that with every difficulty, there is also relief. After hardship comes ease for those who trust in Allah. This world is burdensome; the hereafter will be easy, God willing. This is the case with everything. This is the case with everything. The month we are currently in, Safar, is a difficult month. In three days, God willing, the Mawlid month, Rabi' al-awwal, will begin, in which our Prophet was born. This is one of the most beautiful months. Through its blessings, people, the Muslims, will find relief after these trials. Those who love our Prophet and believe in him. Among the 124,000 Prophets, our Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, is the only one whose birth date is actually known. Our Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, is the only Prophet whose birthday is actually conveyed. The Christians, however, accept December 24th as the birthday of Jesus, peace be upon him. Even this date, they have falsely established. It was the emperors who declared Jesus - God forbid - as the son of God, who determined this day. They conformed to this decision and declared this day as Jesus's birthday. From the very beginning, they have built their religion on lies. The true religion is that of our Prophet. Everything about it is evident. Allah, the Exalted and Almighty, has revealed everything to mankind in the finest detail. So that they may follow Him. However, Satan has led most people astray. May Allah protect us from this. Being part of the community of Prophet Muhammad is the greatest honor. All Prophets yearned to attain this honor. Jesus also prayed to Allah to be part of the community of Prophet Muhammad. This prayer was answered, and he will return as such. They claimed they killed him, but they did not kill him. Allah, the Exalted and Almighty, raised him to the heavens. In the end times, he will return, eliminate all disbelief, and all will reside on earth as the community of Prophet Muhammad. May Allah grant us all these blessed days. This is the path to the imminent salvation of humanity. Nothing else. May Allah bless this month and the coming month. May this month end in goodness.

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إِنَّ شَرَّ ٱلدَّوَآبِّ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلصُّمُّ ٱلۡبُكۡمُ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعۡقِلُونَ (8:22) صَدَقَ الله العظيم Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, reveals to us who the worst creatures are: those without understanding or those who do not utilize their intellect. The disbelievers, who deny Allah, are the most reprehensible creatures. For everything in the universe praises Allah, glorifies Him, and acknowledges Him. Those who reject Allah are considered the most wicked creatures. Because they are the worst creatures in the eyes of Allah, they spread only corruption among mankind. Even if they claim to do good, evil lurks within their supposedly good deeds; there is no goodness in them. A creature that turns away from Allah is far from all that is good. They are estranged from humanity, goodness, and any form of beauty. Therefore, the righteous people who are close to Allah become His beloved servants. The servants whom Allah does not love find no affection among people either. For when Allah declares, "I love this servant," people also love him. Conversely, if He says, "I do not love this creature," people also turn away from them. No matter how much they claim to love, their love is merely self-love. The love for Allah is of a completely different nature. The love of the ego is worthless. It has neither permanence nor benefit; it is utterly meaningless. Nothing remains but evil. Allah has endowed us with intellect. Intellect is an ornament. The true adornment of a person is their intellect. Allah gave us intellect to recognize what is right and true. Those who understand this, their actions will be righteous. Their path is leveled and blessed. Whoever misuses their intellect for selfish purposes misses its true essence. It is pure waste. May Allah protect us from this. Therefore we pray: "May Allah grant us intellect and wisdom." With intellect and wisdom, wonderful things happen. A person without intellect cannot be a good person. Someone who has lost their intellect is taken to an institution or other arrangements are made. May Allah protect us from this. May Allah grant us all strong faith.

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم وَقُلۡ جَآءَ ٱلۡحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ ٱلۡبَٰطِلُۚ إِنَّ ٱلۡبَٰطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقٗا (17:81) صَدَقَ الله العظيم Allah, the Exalted, proclaims: "The truth has come." "Falsehood has perished." This is Allah's holy word. It is the truth. Therefore, the truth will prevail. No matter how much they fight against it, how much they try to deceive people - those who are meant to be deceived will be deceived. Those who don't fall for it will stand on the side of truth. Falsehood will perish. It will end up in the trash. It will end up in the waste. It will be worthless. That's just how it is. Since Adam, peace be upon him, the truth has been evident and will remain so until the Day of Judgment. Those who follow their ego and act as they please will perish along with falsehood. The followers of truth will triumph and continue on this path. Sometimes people ally themselves with falsehood and Satan. They put everything into it. One might think they have gained the upper hand. But far from it. Whatever they do, they cannot prevail against Allah. If they were wise, they would stand on Allah's side. They would be on the side of truth. For humans learn from what they see. From Adam until today, truth has always prevailed. Truth has triumphed. Falsehood was defeated. Falsehood has never endured. Truth will last forever. Hold on to the truth. Do not turn away from the truth. Do not follow your whims and say: "This is our way, this pleases us," and run after falsehood. It will perish with falsehood. May Allah protect us from that. May Allah grant people the wisdom to use their minds, for those who use their minds stand on the side of truth. Those who do not use their minds are foolish, even if they think themselves clever. May Allah protect us from that. May Allah protect us from our ego.

Praise be to Allah, this last Wednesday of the month of Safar is also over. Our Prophet rejoiced in this. We are also happy as he was. May we live in health and well-being, without difficulties. Our Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Some people ask for patience. Do not ask for patience. Ask Allah for mercy and goodness. Those who ask for patience and testing should know that tests are not easy, but difficult. Therefore, constantly ask Allah for His goodness, His grace, to give without testing. But since the world is a place of testing, may Allah make our lives easier, even if we are tested. May we spend our lives with faith. The greatest trial is the trial of faith. This trial has many different enemies. There is Satan, desires, the world. The test is hard. Trust in Allah in this test, perform your prayers, fulfill Allah's commands and do not worry about the rest. Doubts come from Satan. Do not listen to them. Simply do your duty. Do not pay attention to those who speak outside this path. Do not listen to inner doubts either. When doubts come, say "There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His Messenger" and dispel them. Satan gives doubts to make one forget to implement Allah's commands. To dispel these doubts, one should say: "Allah is my Lord and Muhammad, peace be upon him, is my Prophet and Messenger." Our Sheikh used to say: "When one says 'Muhammad is my Prophet', it erases the doubt from the heart by Allah’s permission." Of course, there are many tests in this world. Therefore, everyone, whether poor or rich, should definitely give alms. A rich person naturally has more means than a poor person. He should give more. But even if a poor person gives a little, he will be protected by Allah. He should not say: "I am poor, I cannot give anything." Even if it is just a small amount - a penny, fifty cents, whatever it is - he should give something as alms daily. The world simply does not come without tests. To ease these tests and avert harm, alms are very important. May Allah protect us. May Allah help us all and strengthen our faith. That is the most important thing.

Our Prophet, peace be upon him, thanked the one who announced the end of the month of Safar. He rejoiced over the end of this month. The month of Safar is difficult. Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, created it this way. It is a difficult month, but everything has its wisdom. The difficulty of this month serves to make believers perform more good deeds. So that they plead more to Allah and remember Him. Thanks to Allah, all months proceed as Allah wills. Some are blessed, some difficult, some normal, but the last Wednesday of this month of Safar is slightly more difficult. What will we do on this last Wednesday? We will again offer our praises, our Tasbih. Give more alms so that you are protected from misfortunes. Misfortunes and trials happen by Allah's will, but they can be averted by alms. Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, also has wisdom in this. He has given humans a will; there is the individual will of humans and the universal will of Allah. These are things that Allah knows. However, a person can certainly decide whether to follow their ego or not: Strive to overcome your ego and do good. If you do this, it will benefit you. If you direct your will towards good, you will succeed. But if you do not use your will to do good and instead follow your ego, you will never be successful. Now is the end of the month of Safar. We should be happy for what our Prophet, peace be upon him, was happy about. What he loved, we should love. What he disliked, we should dislike. Today is the last Wednesday, the last week of Safar, and we are glad that it is ending, just as the Prophet, peace be upon him, was glad. May Allah always let us live in joy and happiness. May Allah grant us joy in this world and the hereafter. Our joy is in being on the path of our Prophet. That is our greatest joy. If you rejoice over other worldly things, it is only a momentary joy that soon ends. The joy of our Prophet lasts forever. May Allah grant it to all of us.

Everything should be done for the sake of Allah. Humans are ungrateful. If you give, he stands by you. If you don't give, he immediately gets angry and speaks ill of you. He can weave all sorts of intrigues and cause mischief. To protect yourself from such people, you should do everything for the sake of Allah. Every deed, every good deed you should perform for the sake of Allah. Not for someone's benefit or advantage. If you do it out of self-interest, so that people are grateful to you or think well of you, one day the person will disappoint you and forget all your kindness. Humans are simply wired that way. The Prophet, peace be upon him, says: If you do good to someone, protect yourself from their evil. Therefore, if it is done for the sake of Allah, it doesn't matter how much evil or whatever they do in return. You are calm, your mind is clear, your inner self is peaceful, you are content. You expect thanks from no one. Thanks belong to Allah, the Exalted. Of course, whoever is ungrateful to people is also ungrateful to Allah. These people have been placed by Allah by your side, given to you as helpers. If you thank them, you thank Allah. If not, you miss out on this blessing and reward. But the important thing is that whoever does good must know that it is done sincerely and exclusively for the sake of Allah. As it says in the noble Quran: We expect neither thanks nor a reward from you. "I helped him, he didn’t help me. I hosted him, he didn't even offer me a glass of water," many people say. One should not talk like that. It's not good. These words are Satan's tricks and deceits, so you do not receive the reward for your good deed. Or so you receive very little reward. If you expect something in return, your good deed loses its sincerity and becomes self-serving. You gain very little from that. May Allah protect us from the evil of our ego. Let us act sincerely for the sake of Allah, so we may find peace. If you do everything simply for Allah, you don't worry about whether this person reacts well or badly, or whatever they say or do. You think about whether Allah, the Exalted, is pleased with you. Even if the person behaves badly towards you, you should remember that you did it without expecting anything in return, solely for the sake of Allah. You should act hoping that Allah accepts it; that should be your intention. May Allah grant us all this beauty, so we find peace. If you expect a reward for your actions, then you are acting for your ego out of self-interest. Be careful: even expecting just a "Thank you!" is a form of expecting compensation. We ask from no one but Allah. We thank Allah, we praise Allah, as Allah wills.

Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, does not demand from us what we are unable to accomplish. He only requests what we can do. It is our actual deeds that count. Things we do are either considered acceptable or not. For things we cannot do or that merely cross our minds, we do not have to account. Satan brings various thoughts into a person's mind. As long as they are not acted upon, they have no effect or consequences. Just like when you have a bad dream and tell no one about it, it has no impact. You do not have to be afraid of it. If you go out and with your tongue, hand, foot, in any way, do something evil, then you will be held accountable and punished. But for what is inside a person, as long as it does not come out and is not told to anyone, there is no punishment, no significance. Therefore, one should be calm. A Muslim should be calm. He should not burden himself unnecessarily. If you have a bad dream, tell no one. Do not tell your dreams to people who interpret them poorly. Because as they are interpreted, so they come true. When false dreams were told to Prophet Joseph, they came true as he interpreted them. Therefore, one must also be careful. People should not tell their dreams, especially bad dreams. As long as they are not told, they have no effects. Because there are different types of dreams. If there is someone you trust who can interpret them well, let them interpret. If not, keep them to yourself, do not worry. May Allah protect us from that. May Allah turn it into good. Praise be to Allah! Allah gives us no burden that we cannot bear. لاَ يُكَلِّفُ اللّهُ نَفْسًا إِلاَّ وُسْعَهَا (2:286) Allah burdens no soul with things it is not also able to do, says Allah, the Exalted and Majestic. Praise be to Allah for this grace. Our deeds are already deficient. If we were punished for every thought, our situation would be dire, we could never be saved. Praise be to Allah. Allah is the Merciful, the Compassionate.

Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, says: ادْعُونٖٓي اَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْؕ (40:60) "Call upon Me; I will respond to you." This word of Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, is true. People say: "We have prayed, but our prayers are not answered." Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, says that the prayer is answered. The prayer of the believer is answered. The prayer of the unbeliever is not answered. وَمَا دُعَٓاءُ الْكَافِرٖينَ اِلَّا فٖي ضَلَالٍ (13:14) Even if the unbeliever prays, their prayer is not answered. He has nothing anyway. Since he has no faith, his prayer is not answered. Only the prayer of the believer is answered. Believers say: "We pray, but our prayers are not answered." We definitely answer it. For our Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, says that the prayer, which is not visible here but remains in the Hereafter, is much more beneficial than the prayer answered in this world. So much so that our Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, says that people will pray and say: "I wish none of our prayers had been answered in the world, but had remained in the Hereafter." It is that beneficial. Therefore, some people stop praying because their prayers are not answered. But this is a command. Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, says "Pray." It is a command. Our Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, says: "Prayer is worship." Our Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, says: "Prayer is the heart, the head, the essence of worship." Therefore, praying is always beneficial. Hopelessness does not suit a Muslim. Only the unbeliever gives up hope in Allah; the believer should not do it. He should always offer his prayer for good. He should not pray for evil. It should always be for good so that if it is answered in this world, it is a great good. If it remains for the Hereafter, it is even better. May Allah answer our prayers, Insh'Allah. Let us live in hope and not fall into despair. Let us not give up hope in Allah, Insh'Allah. Giving up hope is disbelief. May Allah protect us from it.

Allah, the Exalted and Almighty, has created us. There is no other place where we could go. From Allah we come and to Him we return. This is something that will affect each of us. Thanks to Allah, our Prophet, peace be upon him, and the other prophets have revealed to us what will happen after this life. A faithful Muslim is prepared for this. He acts accordingly to have a good life in the afterlife. Just as one works in this world to live well in old age; so must the one who wishes to live a pleasant life in the afterlife follow Allah’s commands. He will obey His instructions. And stay away from His prohibitions. After the last breath, the life in the afterlife begins. For a Muslim, as Sheikh Nazim said, it is as simple and pleasant as opening a door and entering another room. For a Muslim it is easy. For a non-Muslim it is very difficult. May Allah protect us from that. For the one who opposes Allah, it is very hard. A Muslim leaves this world and separates from his family. On the other side, the other believers greet him. They ask each time who has arrived, this one or that one. They welcome him and are pleased. At the farewell here there is sadness. On the other side, there is joy. Just like when someone departs from a place, people are sad. They say: "Our friend is leaving." On the other side, they are happy about the arrival of the believer. He also rejoices. Because he reunites with those who have passed away. It is like a celebration. He meets his parents, his loved ones, his Sheikh, and his relatives again. The sadness on this side is naturally normal. Even at birth, there is both joy and pain. It is the same when dying. Therefore, there is no problem for the believer. However, for the unbeliever, the idolater, the atheist, and the oppressor, it is a big problem. To go to the afterlife. But for the believer, there is nothing to fear. No sadness. On the contrary, there is relief. As Mevlana said: "This is my wedding night," referring to the night of his transition to the afterlife. For the believer, it is the same. The great ones, the saints, and the scholars show us the way so that we are prepared and not afraid. May Allah grant us all true faith. May Allah protect us from the evil of our ego, Inshallah.

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم وَتُعِزُّ مَن تَشَآءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَن تَشَآءُۖ بِيَدِكَ ٱلۡخَيۡرُۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ قَدِيرٞ (3:26) صَدَقَ الله العظيم Only Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, can truly honor someone. He honors whomever He wills. He elevates whomever He wills. No one can prevent Him from doing so. No one can interfere in His decision about whom He elevates. Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, decided to make our Prophet the most honorable and highest. Even if his opponents did not wish it, our Prophet is the most honorable in the entire universe. When he appeared, he was an orphan and poor. At that time, as well as today, people valued those who had money or came from influential families. Out of arrogance, they did not believe in our Prophet. They did not follow him. And what happened when they did not follow him? Our Prophet, peace be upon him, was honored. He is the most honorable and noble. They, on the other hand, were humiliated. They were rendered worthless and put in a shameful state. They will remain in Hell for eternity until the Day of Judgment. Therefore, you too should respect and love the people whom Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, has honored, so that you also receive honor and benefit from it. Only in this way can one gain benefit. Not through our other deeds. Of course, it is a sign of love for Him if we follow the path He has shown us. It shows that we follow Him. This we must do, but the most important thing in this should be our love, respect, and reverence for Him. Otherwise, our deeds are incomplete. It is uncertain whether they will be accepted or not. Only through the reverence of our Prophet will everything be accepted. There is no doubt about that. Otherwise, you can be the most learned person in the world and do whatever you want. Without love for our Prophet, it is worthless. It is uncertain whether it will be accepted or not. May Allah protect us from that. May Allah make us all among His honored servants, inshallah. His will is the only valid one. May His will and His desire for us be for the good, inshallah.