Mawlana Sheikh Mehmed Adil. Translations.

There's a saying: Kulli maqāmi maqāl. For every place, every gathering, there are appropriate words. You don’t speak about everything everywhere. In some places, you talk about knowledge. In other places, you speak in a language that people understand. You talk about agriculture or other subjects. You must have something to offer the people that suits their needs. It is important to give people exactly what they need with spoken words and bring their hearts back to Allah with those words. You can talk about many things. The main thing: Do not drive the people away! People like the good and enjoy having good conversations about things dear to them. No matter what topic you talk about, you should sow the love of Allah into the hearts of people with your words. There are things better left unsaid. Some people talk about things that need not be mentioned, as if they are trying to force it into people’s heads. In doing so, they can drive people away. Because if the speech does not include wisdom, it is of no use. Only with wisdom does it bring benefit to people. Otherwise, it is pointless. Some things do not need to be said. 'That's right, I’ll say that.' It’s not the right time, not the right place. If you speak it, it can cause more harm than good. Both for you and others. Therefore, you must know with whom and where you are speaking. Be aware of that so you can speak accordingly. You can’t say everything bluntly. Sometimes you should talk about this topic, sometimes that one. If you speak considering your counterpart, people will benefit. It will also benefit you. On the other hand, if you speak needlessly, even if it does no harm, it is of no use. It falls under Mâlâyânî. Mâlâyânî means unnecessary things. May Allah protect us. So far, the one who spoke most beautifully, said the most beautiful things, and brought benefit to people through his words, was Mawlana Sheikh Nazim. Every one of his words was a gem. He spoke understandably for every person. Everyone understood as much as they could. Everyone who listened to him undoubtedly benefited. We should follow his way and try to be like him. O Allah, enable us as best as we can to follow this path. O Allah, be our helper!

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم مِّنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ رِجَالٌۭ صَدَقُوا۟ مَا عَـٰهَدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ عَلَيْهِ (33:23) صدق الله العظيم Allah, the Exalted and Mighty, says: "There are men" He speaks of people who are steadfast in their path, people who keep their word. The word 'men' here means the highest level. These are people who do not break their word. Some are still alive, others have passed away. But nothing has changed. This path is the path of Allah, the Exalted and Mighty. It is the path of our Prophet. On this path are the masters, the Mashaykh. It is the path of our Sheikhs, those who follow in the chain. When one passes, another takes his place. The path continues. It does not depend on one person. That was always said by our Mawlana Sheikh Nazim. His true words are beautiful words. Sometimes people are attached to one person. When that person dies, they fall apart. That should not be the way. Since it is the path of Allah, it must continue. The masters of the path, the Mashaykh, do not claim it for themselves. Their path is the path of Allah. It is the Sunnah of Allah for the people. What is important is that those who follow it remain firm and steadfast on this path. Tomorrow marks ten years since our Mawlana Sheikh Nazim left us in outward form. Most of those here have not seen Mawlana Sheikh Nazim. But the path, because it is a firm path, continues with his support. That is what matters most. On the Sufi path, to not falter, to not change, and not to deviate from the path, is the greatest miracle, the greatest grace. For people, for believers, for followers of the Sufi path, it's about remaining steadfast on this path. Everyone has a purpose and meaning in life. This path is the meaning of our lives; it is the necessity of our existence, to find the right and to adhere it. Whoever clings to it will be saved. But even those who do not cling, Allah still treats with mercy. May Allah elevate the ranks of our Sheikh. May we never deviate from his path. What path is that? It is the path of our Prophet, the Ahl al-Bayt, the four Caliphs, the Imams, the twelve Imams, the founders of the law schools, the faith Imams. It is the path of the masters. It is the path of the forty-one Sufi orders. We do not deviate from this path to please anyone. In this respect, there are no compromises. Grand Sheikh Abdullah Daghestani often said about this: Whoever deviates from the path is lost and will be in hell. Forever in hell. Because whoever deviates even a little from the path is lost. Our path is stable, our path is beautiful. It is the path of salvation, the path of gain. May Allah keep us steadfast on this path. May the support of our Sheikh always be with us. That is certainly so. His presence is now much greater than during his lifetime. This is visible by Allah's will. Everyone knows this.

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اَلَآ اِنَّ اَوْلِيَاۤءَ اللّٰهِ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُوْنَۚ (10:62) صدق الله العظيم For those servants and saints loved by Allah, there is neither fear nor sorrow. It is the tenth memorial year of our father, Mawlana Sheikh Nazim. It has been ten years since he visibly left us. Ten years have passed, but by Allah's grace, his support has never faltered. His influence has even grown stronger. After his death, his services and support have become even greater. The saints do not die. Though they have gone in the physical sense, their spiritual power has grown even stronger. Here lies the greatest proof that many people have become Muslims through the aid of Sheikh Nazim after his death. People who were already Muslims and knew nothing, found their way back to Allah's path. The followers have grown; they have not decreased. The support of the saints is always available. This is a proof. As soon as saints die, their power becomes manifold stronger. The power of our father, Mawlana Sheikh Nazim, has indeed increased significantly. Allah knows best how much his power has increased, but it is evident that it has grown very strong. May Allah elevate his rank. Ten years or twenty years pass quickly, for he is not really gone. It is as if Mawlana Sheikh Nazim has never left; he is still among us. We are united. Whenever people in need call upon the saints, their support is ready. It is a great honor to follow their services and to be their students. May Allah grant this honor to everyone. May He enable us to be with him in Paradise in the hereafter. Forever!

Our Prophet, peace be upon him, says that at the end of time, it will either rain too much, causing disasters, or it will not rain at all, causing drought. This is one of the miracles of our Prophet, peace be upon him. He also says that at the end of time, children will not be good offspring. Many of the children of mankind will rebel against their parents. Their rebellion results from people straying from the path at the end of time, and Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, sends this as a punishment. May Allah spare us. If there is no rain, we should ask for Allah's mercy to send down the rain as a blessing. We pray that he does not send it as a punishment or torment. Rain is a blessing, a mercy. People of the past had manners, they spoke well about everything. They used to say: 'It's raining mercy.' Who among people today understands anything about rain, about blessings. They don't say blessing, but rain. The old people used to say: 'It's raining with mercy.' 'The rain is not a disaster or punishment', they used to thank. People today want no blessings, but just rain, 'Take; here you have your rain', says Allah, the Exalted and Majestic. Floods are destroying houses everywhere and ripping away gardens. Rain is always a blessing, but when people don't want mercy, it becomes a disaster. Rain is a blessing. But because of people's spiraling behavior, to demonstrate their helplessness, Allah, the Glorious and Powerful, in a way that no man could have foreseen, inflicts unpredictable damage with this water. So, call rain a blessing! Say: It's raining blessings. O Allah, make the rain a blessing for all of us. May the rain be a blessing. Water is life. Allah, the Glorious and Powerful, says: 'We have created everything from water.' O Allah, make the rain a mercy for us. May Allah protect us. O Allah, keep us from arousing your wrath. O Allah, guide the people!

The Prophet, peace be upon him, said that we should increase our prayers and send peace greetings to him on the nights of Friday and on Friday itself. The more we do this, the more mercy Allah, the Exalted and Mighty, will show us. For when we send prayers and peace to the Prophet, peace be upon him, the Prophet, peace be upon him, through the wisdom and mercy of Allah, also sends prayers and peace back to us. There is no greater mercy than this. This is the virtue of Friday; there are many virtues to this day. This is one of them. Therefore, do as much as you can; we should at least say a hundred additional Salawat beyond our daily amount. At least a hundred more Salawat should be performed; the more we do, the greater the gain. Such an opportunity will not come again. Allah, the Exalted and Mighty, has given us this life for only a limited time. We must regard every minute, every hour of this life as a gift and act as the Prophet, peace be upon him, also taught and recommended. Increase your peace greetings to the Prophet! Recite even more blessings on the Prophet both on the preceding night to Friday and during the day on Friday. Speaking blessings and peace on the Prophet at all times is beneficial for the person, for the Muslim. It removes worries. It turns everything to the good. For the servant most beloved by Allah, the Exalted and Mighty, is the Prophet, peace be upon him. Honoring the highest of all creatures, the Sultan of worlds and universes, is beneficial for the Muslim. This is the gain for a Muslim. It is also something that the devil does not like. Doing something the devil does not like is advantageous. What the devil likes is harmful. May Allah protect us from it. May Allah bless this day, these nights, our Friday. The adornments of this world, money and possessions, are useless. They are of no use if one does not follow the path of Allah, the Exalted and Mighty. This man has achieved this and that. But does this man send prayers and peace to the Prophet? No. That's why we need not envy him. If you want to look up to someone, take example from the righteous people so that we may also gain the favor of Allah, the Exalted and Mighty. This brings merits. It leads you to gain. May Allah never lead us away from this path. May he make us steadfast. And to those who do not do this, may Allah grant them guidance and blessings as well.

We have recently recited hadiths of the Prophet, peace be upon him, about building mosques. Among these, it is also reported how great the virtue and reward is for cleaning a mosque. In a holy hadith, it is stated that cleaning the mosque and removing dirt is the dowry for the Huris. That is, it is the dowry. Everything has its rules and etiquette. In Paradise, there will be no more money. In Paradise, the value of your deeds on earth will be revealed. The deeds done for the hereafter are more valuable than gold or silver in this world. In the hereafter, Paradise is indeed adorned with jewels, gold, silver, diamonds, emeralds, and all kinds of beautiful, valuable things. There, money has no meaning anymore. There is also no more money. Because money is a test for people. The earth is a place of testing. Money is part of the test in this world. If you have no money, you must serve in the way of Allah. Whether in the mosque or outside, every service rendered for the sake of Allah will grant you higher ranks and beauties in Paradise. Every single hadith of the Prophet, peace be upon him, contains thousands, indeed hundreds of thousands of wisdoms and meanings. It simply says “the dowry of the Huris,” but the wisdoms behind it are much more extensive. The Prophet, peace be upon him, spoke in a language that people generally understand. But behind this language, scholars and saints understand much more. Praise be to Allah, who grants us these services. May these services become blessings and intercession in the hereafter.

Allah the Almighty has bestowed superiority upon humans over other creatures. This superiority originates from reason. Reason is the ornament of mankind. Those who use their minds succeed. That is why there are often verses like 'Do you not use reason? Are you not sensible?' in the venerable Quran. Humans believe they use their minds. But if they do not use their mind in the right way, it is of no use. Those who do not use their minds suffer harm. Allah the Almighty has created humans so that they obey Him, to be His servants. He created the mind so that it serves the human to this end. Not to serve other things. When it serves other things, humans use their minds in the wrong place. The mind is an ornament, a decoration of mankind. Other creatures do not possess a mind. They are inherently not equipped with reason. Allah the Almighty has set them on a path. They follow this path. They do not have to give an account. Since Allah has given humans this wonderful gift, with the mind also comes a responsibility. Humans will have to account for their minds. 'I have given you reason,' will Allah the Almighty say on the Day of Judgment. 'Why did you not use this intellect? Why did you not differentiate the good from the bad, shun the evil, and do the good?' will Allah the Almighty ask. Every action has its corresponding reward or punishment. Whoever sins has not used their mind. Or has subordinated their mind to others. Everyone is responsible for themselves. The intellect is a great blessing from Allah to humans. Those who use it will be saved. Those who do not use it, who employ it according to their own whims, are always at a loss. May Allah protect us. May Allah not take our intellect away. May He not lead us away from the right path.

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم فَمَن يُرِدِ ٱللَّهُ أَن يَهْدِيَهُۥ يَشْرَحْ صَدْرَهُۥ لِلْإِسْلَـٰمِ ۖ وَمَن يُرِدْ أَن يُضِلَّهُۥ يَجْعَلْ صَدْرَهُۥ ضَيِّقًا حَرَجًۭا (6:125) صدق الله العظيم When Allah Almighty wishes to guide a person and it is His will, He opens the person's heart to Islam. That person's heart opens up, becomes happy and light-hearted when it hears Islam. When Allah Almighty does not wish to guide a person, that person's heart and chest become constricted. That person's heart becomes tight and he is adverse. These people are misguided. This is the wisdom of Allah Almighty. His wisdom is beyond human understanding. He does as He pleases, and leaves what He does not want to do. You can object or let it be. His decision is paramount and effective. The decision belongs to Him. One does not interfere in His matters. Sometimes some people see others and say, 'Why are these people so obstinate, hostile towards Allah?' Their hearts are sealed. It means that Allah has sealed their hearts from Islam. Their hearts are in difficulty. They never feel relief. The person whose heart is full of joy and lightness, is the believer with an open heart. The believer's heart is relieved. The disbeliever, the enemy of Allah, is always in distress and sorrow. The person loved by Allah is the believer. Allah Almighty meant good for him. No one can oppose His will. No matter how much you torment or oppress the believer, the believer does not give up. Because Allah loves him. He has given him that grace. He has given him the grace of guidance. It's the greatest grace. The pleasures of the world are useless and worthless if they are not in the way of Allah. All that those who are in His way do, is good and blessed. It also earns them merit and reward. May Allah make us among them. May He determine this beautiful way for us.

Praise be to Allah, we thank Allah that through Mawlana Sheikh Nazim's blessings, Islam is spreading. Muslims are finding their way back to Islam. And he is helping new people to find Islam. Through his spiritual power and blessings, many people are finding new guidance, thanks to Allah. Without his spiritual strength and his blessings this path would be taken. This path is the path of Allah. Allah guides his beloved servants onto this path. Those whom Allah guides are Allah's chosen people. He makes his beloved servants the cause for others to find guidance. There have been many beautiful experiences on this journey. Many people do not have the means to travel to us here. Allah rewards us for visiting them. They will also be rewarded for it. We have met with them. Meeting with them gives both us and them spiritual strength. Without spiritual strength, things are meaningless. Our journey was not a tourist trip, it was aimed at attaining Allah's pleasure. To earn Allah's pleasure; that should be the aim of everything. As this is for the pleasure of Allah, the reward will be beautiful and magnificent. All should have the goal of attaining Allah's pleasure. It's all about being on the path that Allah desires of us. Today we have returned. Allah has blessed us to make the journey safely and to return safely. We thank our brothers, sisters and friends, the beloved people there. May Allah be pleased with them. May they continue to contribute strongly to helping other people find guidance. Because of their community, their circle of friends also find guidance through them. They are a light of guidance there. They help the people there to find the right path. May our beautiful path always exist by Allah. May Allah give us strength. May Allah protect us from the evil of Satan. We live in the end times. There are many temptations and misguidances. The evil of the Devil has grown. There are also human devils. They are even worse. May Allah protect us from them. May Allah send us Mahdi Alayhissalam. May all people find guidance.

Prophet, salallahu alaihi wa sallam, said: إِنَّمَا الأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّةِ وَإِنَّمَا لاِمْرِئٍ مَا نَوَى In everything you do, it's your intention that matters. Allah will reward you according to your intention. If his intention is truly for doing things for Allah and the Prophet, salallahu alaihi wa sallam, then his intention will be accepted. If your intention is for worldly gains, such as getting married or benefiting from something else, it will be considered as such, not for Allah, Azza wa Jalla. The first hadith from the Prophet, salallahu alaihi wa sallam, which they teach, is this. Intention is very important. For this reason, we must ensure that our intentions are pure for Allah, Azza wa Jalla, in everything we do. The Prophet, salallahu alaihi wa sallam, said, نية الإنسان خير من عملك meaning the intention is better than the deed itself. The intention to do something very good, something very special. But we are human; we cannot always achieve what we intend. Allah rewards you for your intention. Even if you do one percent, He will reward you for your intention. We must, in sha'a Allah, always keep our intentions pure for the sake of Allah and for the pleasure of the Prophet, salallahu alaihi wa sallam,. In sha'a Allah, everything we do, we hope our intentions are accepted as we strive to follow the orders of Allah and the Prophet, salallahu alaihi wa sallam, as much as we can. May Allah accept this and reward us, in sha'a Allah.