Mawlana Sheikh Mehmed Adil. Translations.

Allah the Almighty says in a Hadith Qudsi: 'Fasting belongs to Me.' 'I Myself will reward the person who fasts', says Allah the Almighty. Fasting is the third obligation for every Muslim. First is the declaration of faith, then performing prayers, and thirdly, fasting. These three obligations must be fulfilled by every Muslim. Regardless of whether he is poor or rich. Every Muslim who has uttered the declaration of faith is obliged to pray and fast. Fasting is an obligation. Zakah is an obligation for the rich. For the poor, it is not an obligation. The first three obligations, the declaration of faith, prayer, and fasting, are obligatory for everyone. Zakah and Hajj are obligations for those who have the money for it. But not for all Muslims. Someone who does not have money, of course, cannot pay Zakah. Hajj can also be performed by people who are not rich, but live near Mecca and Medina. They can also perform Hajj under such circumstances. Nowadays, of course, this is no longer possible. It is not like it used to be. In the past, even the poor could go to Hajj. But Zakah is not an obligation for the poor, as they do not have any money. Hajj is also not an obligation for those who have no money. But if they live nearby or have the opportunity, they can still perform Hajj. However, fasting and praying are duties that every Muslim must fulfill, and they serve their own benefit. Allah the Almighty has no need for our prayers, our fasting, or our services. On the contrary! All these are blessings that Allah has granted us out of mercy and generosity. By doing these things, our status as human beings rises. Before Allah, our sins are cleansed. We are purified both physically and spiritually. Prayer and fasting have great benefits for our body. Both prayer and fasting have immense benefits for our body. In every act that a human performs to attain Allah's pleasure, Allah bestows blessings, favor, and mercy on him that strengthen his body. They make the body healthy and strong. Without prayer and fasting, there is no benefit for the soul. Prayer and fasting also cleanse our spirituality. They cleanse the inner being of the person. Both the soul and the body of the person are purified. That is a great gift. We thank Allah for enabling us to do this. One must be grateful and know that great benefits lie in it. Now people are discovering why fasting or praying are healthy. That is not the goal. That's not the point. We pray and fast to attain Allah's pleasure. All the benefits and advantages are gifts from Allah. The most important thing for us is to gain Allah's goodwill, so that Allah is pleased with us. We are grateful for the gifts that Allah the Almighty has given us. May Allah keep us steadfast. May He also give guidance to those who do not know. May they also be graced with it.

May this beautiful month be blessed! Today is the first day of this month. We only count the first day and the month passes quickly. Before you know it, all the days are gone. Transience is also a gift from Allah. The days pass quickly. Life passes quickly. It is Allah's wisdom. Allah has created everything beautifully. Everything is created with perfection. If people could determine things according to their whims, it would be anything but perfect. Allah has created everyone equal, whether Muslim, disbeliever or non-believer. People's thoughts about life are the same. They believe they will never die. They do not think about death. But life passes. The world does not stop. It goes on. On one hand, transience is a trial. On the other hand, it is also a mercy from Allah to people. Without the transience of things, humans could not experience the joys of life. Humans could do nothing. Allah is the best of creators. Allah has created everything with wisdom in the most beautiful way. Allah only wants beauty for humans. Allah calls to beauty and to good places. The holy month of Ramadan is a portal to these beauties. Whoever enters through this portal of beauty, Allah gives them beauty and happiness in this world and even more in the hereafter. This holy month is blessed. It is a beautiful month. In the past, people sang from the fifteenth or twentieth day of Ramadan during the Tarawih prayers: "Goodbye! Goodbye!" When Ramadan comes to an end, there is sadness among the people, just like the sadness that comes when a beautiful guest leaves. The noble Ramadan is a wonderful guest and people are sad about the departure of this beautiful guest. May Allah bless this month. May this month bring peace to Muslims. May Allah send the Savior! People have completely lost control. They have forgotten Allah. The disbeliever does not believe, but also the Muslim is in heedlessness. Conflicts and evil prevail everywhere. May Allah protect us. May Allah keep you in protection for the honor of this month and the honor of the Beloved Prophet. The most important thing is that our faith is secure. May this holy month help to strengthen our faith, through our fasting, our prayers. May Allah bless this month. May Allah make it even more beautiful next year. May the whole world embrace Islam.

We thank Allah, that we were able to experience this holy month of Shaban, which is now coming to an end. Tonight, the blessed Ramadan begins. A blessed month, a beautiful month! It is the month that Allah has given to the Umma of the beloved Prophet, peace be upon him. It is this month of Ramadan, in which the Holy Quran was revealed: the light of Allah, the gift of Allah, the miracle of our beloved Prophet, peace be upon him, which will continue until the Day of Resurrection and in eternity. It is also this month of Ramadan, in which the holy Night of Power, Laylat al-Qadr, occurs. Ramadan: what a blessed month! Due to this abundance and the gifts to our beloved Prophet, peace be upon him, this is a blessed month. This month is a month of health and well-being. It is the month of all kinds of kindness and blessings. This month for us all, for the Muslims, is a gift from Allah. Allah grants people all kinds of beauties in this month. Fasting is beautiful. Some people find it hard. But for the Muslim, it is both a source of health and a gift from Allah. "Only I alone will give you the reward for your fasting", says Allah. Allah is the most generous of all generous. Therefore, we must give this month due attention and honor it. Thank god, those who are Muslim honor this month and show it respect. There are also others who eat during the fasting time and do not honor this month. However, you should not be angry with them, but have pity on them. Because they cannot benefit from this beautiful thing. Allah has not destined them for it. Therefore, you should have pity on them, because they cannot share in this gift. They live in vain. They waste their time. They squander their time. They murder their time. Allah has given us this gift. "Take abundantly from this gift," says Allah. Some people take from it. Most do not. One should thank Allah. Those who are on this path, should pray that others also get their share. Because listening to his ego and then saying: "I do it, others do not," is dangerous, it is not beautiful. The path of the Tariqa teaches us Adab, decency. Those who have not learned decency through Tariqa, look down on others, because they believe they are practicing Sharia through their own efforts. Of course, we are not satisfied with those who do not walk the path that Allah has commanded, but we should have pity on them. Because their life is passing away in vain. But Allah is forgiving, merciful. If they repent, their repentance is accepted. The gates of forgiveness and repentance are still open. It is not closed. If you ask Allah for forgiveness, then He transforms your sins into good deeds and rewards. The gates of forgiveness and repentance are not yet closed. May Allah guide us all to the right path. May Allah not lead us away from the path of guidance. May Allah protect us from our ego. Until the last breath, man is in danger. There are many people who are scholars, who have studied, who are believers. Once slipped, a wrong step, and you find yourself at the abyss. Do not trust yourself. Do not boast: "I have fasted, I have done this and that". Always hold on to Allah. Ask Allah for help. May Allah make us steadfast on this path. May Allah make us all steadfast. May Allah not lead us away from the right path. May Allah not separate us from these beautiful states. The most beautiful states are those in which we serve Allah. They are very beautiful. They are great gifts. May Allah protect us all. May Ramadan be blessed. May Ramadan strengthen all of us in faith. May Ramadan lead people to righteousness. May the worries disappear.

In Surah Hud, there is a verse. Regarding this verse, our beloved Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, mentioned that it turned his beard white. This verse is a blessed verse. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم فَٱسْتَقِمْ كَمَآ أُمِرْتَ وَمَن تَابَ مَعَكَ وَلَا تَطْغَوْا۟ (11:112) Remain upright. This is the command of Allah, the Exalted and Mighty. Be straightforward. Do not deviate from the path. This is a command to all Muslims. Those who can, do it. But those who cannot may encounter many things that can lead them astray. Therefore, on this path, it's a great struggle to resist one's ego. Our path is Allah's way as shown to us by our beloved Prophet. Our path is the beautiful path of the Prophet that he brought to us. This path is straightforward. May Allah allow us to proceed on this path firmly and straightforwardly. We must not stray from the path to please someone or because it suits someone. Our path is the way of Islam, the Sharia. What is Sharia? Sharia is based on the four madhhab. Sharia means to love what our beloved Prophet brought, to love what he loved, and to reject what he rejected. Whom did he love? He loved the Ahl al-Bayt, the Ashab al-Kiram. He loved them. If you do not follow their path, you deviate from the path. Then you act according to your own discretion. There are many who stray from the path. Those whose path is not based on the four madhhab have strayed from the path driven by their own thoughts and notions. This one did that, that one did this, whispered Shaytan to them and led them off the Straight Path. The plagues of this era such as the computer allow everyone to write whatever they want, whether true or false. And if people then believe and follow everything, they will get into trouble. Getting into trouble in this world is one thing, but getting into trouble in the Hereafter is severe. There is no more rectification there. In this world, you can ask for forgiveness. In the Hereafter, you don't have that chance. Only if you leave this world as a righteous person, you will be saved. The right path is clear and obvious: Tariqa and Sharia. Tariqa and Sharia must be present. The protection will then be stronger. Otherwise, if you only have one, you are at risk of going astray. Even if you only have the other, you are still at risk of going astray. You might think you are safe. In fact, you are seriously in trouble. May Allah protect us. May Allah make us all straightforward. Tariqa and Sharia must be together. Religion cannot be defined by your own discretion. "In my opinion, it should be like this." Who are you to say that? When you say "I", it means you are nothing. Self-centeredness is egotism, selfishness. May Allah protect us. May Allah never lead us off the right path.

Today is the last Friday of the holy month of Shaban, today is a blessed day. Almost two of the holy three months have already passed. Now comes Ramadan, a blessed month. The days pass by, people live in heedlessness. Prepare yourself for Ramadan. A believer should always be ready. One's entire life should be in service of Allah. There are months that are especially beautiful. Those who understand their value, understand this. Those who do not appreciate them, waste their days senselessly. The sooner one repents and turns away from the wrong path, the greater the gain. If one returns to Allah in this holy month, He will forgive our sins. He turns sins into good deeds. If one asks for forgiveness, Allah replaces our sins with good deeds. This is also written in the Holy Quran. Allah's promise is true. The Holy Quran consists of the eternal words of Allah. The statements of the Prophet, peace be upon him, affirm this. Allah gives people all opportunities, so they cannot say they have been treated unjustly. لَا تَتَّبِعُوا خُطُوَاتِ الشَّيْطَانِ Do not follow the devil. (24:21) Avoid following the devil. Leave the devil behind you. And yet, people continue to follow the devil. Later they wonder about the consequences and complain. Allah has given people free will. Whoever wants can use this will to overcome the ego. Free will should not be subjected to the ego. The free will given by Allah is to help us control our own ego. Everyone has this will. But only a few use it. Many fail to use it. Many follow their ego and hence, end up destroyed. These are blessed days and months. The coming month is the month of mercy, of goodness, of forgiveness: the holy month of Ramadan. This month is a valuable month. Those who recognize its value, benefit from it. Those who do not value this month gain nothing and waste their time. As an example from this world: The most valuable jewel in the world is in the hands of the Ottomans. A man once found it on a rubbish dump. He did not recognize its value. He exchanged it for a wooden spoon. So, people who do not recognize value, lose the valuable; they let it slip from their hands. Regretting something in this world is one thing, regretting something in the hereafter is another. Regret in the hereafter comes too late and is useless. May Allah protect us. Allah, make us those who appreciate these days and months! Allah, may this month be a blessing for us!

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عَسَىٰٓ أَن تَكْرَهُوا۟ شَيْـًۭٔا وَهُوَ خَيْرٌۭ لَّكُمْ صدق الله العظيم (2:216) Allah, the Exalted and Mighty, commands in the Holy Quran: There are things you do not like. You think they could be bad for you. But within them lies good. And there are things you think are good, but they are in truth bad. Allah, the Exalted and Mighty, does not do what man wants, but He does what He wills. Therefore, one should know that in everything that happens, there is a blessing. There are circumstances that you do not like. Whether it's about yourself, your family or the world, the country you live in, it seems bad, but it includes a blessing. Hence, we should not object to Allah, the Exalted and Mighty, has determined. Your mind may say things are going wrong. But Allah has good in store for you. Something is standing in your way, it hinders you. What was the obstacle for, you ask yourself. Yet on the other side, you might have avoided a great calamity because of it. You escape a great sorrow through a small thing. Therefore, it is the characteristic of a believer to rely on Allah. It is the characteristic of those who follow the tariqa. There are different levels of Muslims. Everyone who says the confession of faith is a Muslim. No matter what he does, as long as he does not leave the religion, he remains a Muslim. But there are levels of faith. After accepting Islam, there are levels of faith. There are Muslims with the weakest faith. And there are Muslims with the strongest faith. Just because you are a Muslim does not mean anything will be the way you want it. And it does not mean that you, just because you are a Muslim, will accept nothing. Those with weak faith criticize and rebel against Allah. But those who oppose Allah and think they know better torment themselves. Those with faith trust in Allah. This is Allah's will, there must be a blessing in it, one should believe in every situation. Nothing is in vain in life. As our Prophet peace be upon him has said, the believer is not affected by either happiness or misery. The believer sees in every situation a chance to gain rewards from Allah. We must believe this. We must not question Allah's will. This is how the world is, it constantly changes its state. The saints have described the course of things in this world with beautiful words. Yunus Emre, for example, says: "Let us see what Allah will do. Whatever He does, there is a blessing in it." That is a very beautiful saying. These words are important for the believers. They should keep these words in mind and heart. In everything, there is a blessing. Do not be sad if the world is this way or that. Do not worry about who wins or loses. The winner is always the believer. May Allah strengthen our faith. May Allah not make us among those with weak, but among those with strong faith.

Allah has servants whom He especially loves. Allah's beloved servants are those who have attained salvation and bliss. Our goal should be to make Allah happy with us. In everything, in every action, in every breath we should strive for the satisfaction of Allah. Seeking Allah's satisfaction means remembering Allah. Those who remember Allah become Dhakir, those who never forget Allah. They are the ones upon whom Allah's mercy and blessings descend. People are immersed in worldly pursuits. No one is remembering Allah. People are preoccupied with this world. The more people immerse themselves in this world, the more they desire it. They forget everything else. They become obsessed with this world. They follow this world. The more they follow this world, the further they distance themselves from Allah. One should not let this world into their heart. This world is not there for us to chase after but to do good and gain Allah's satisfaction. Otherwise, mankind will perish. The state of this world, as we are experiencing it now, proves this self-destruction. People are in a desolate state and no one is living in peace. The only ones who are content with their lives are those who are with Allah. Those who acknowledge that everything comes from Allah and are therefore content with everything. There is no other benefit than in remembering Allah. There is no other hope for mankind. Allah has created us humans and told us what we should do. But people do not fulfill their duties and do not do what is required of them. Allah says: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْاِنْسَ اِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوْنِ (51:56) I have created humans to worship me. However, people do not believe in this purpose of life. They go on according to their own discretion. They do not ask why they were created. They don't even know why they were created. Nobody asks "What am I doing here? Why was I created?". They think they were only created by their parents. They say "There is no Creator". That's why they never find peace. No matter what they do, they don't find peace. Those who seek Allah's satisfaction find peace. They are content with what is given to them. They acknowledge that everything comes from Allah. Those who strive to make Allah happy, attain bliss. May Allah make us among them. Because the world is difficult. May Allah protect us from evil and wickedness.

We must believe in the will of Allah, in Allah's determination. Allah has created everything perfectly: Ahsan-ul-khaliqin Allah: He elevates whom He wills and He humiliates whom He wills. Whoever seeks honor should be with Allah so that he lives with honor and dignity. Whoever does not seek honor, who wants to be wretched, should be against Allah. People today don't care about anything. As long as their own interests are satisfied, everything else is unimportant. They do everything possible to satisfy their interests. They have not only given up high understanding, but they no longer even have low understanding. People have completely lost their understanding. That's why they do everything. They tend towards everything, especially the bad. Because they believe they have an advantage there. There is no advantage there. Absolutely not. They do nothing else but betray themselves, succumbing to their ego and the devil. Whoever follows his ego will be dishonored and fill himself with disgrace. He loses his value. What has value is what is valuable to Allah. It is Allah who makes man an honorable and dignified being. Whoever desires honor and dignity will find it in Allah. May we become people that Allah has elevated. May we be on His path and obey his command. May we not turn to the world and not perceive evil as good. This is what is in our hands and what we can do. Nothing more is possible for us. Now the only thing we can do is to preserve our faith and not to accept evil in our hearts. Many things are happening. Apart from rejecting evil from the deepest heart, a man can do nothing else. Not accepting evil in the heart is the weakest level of faith. We live in a time when faith is weakest. We live in an era where faith has most declined. Besides the unbelievers, Muslims also who claim to be Muslims, commit all kinds of evils. May Allah protect us from the evil of the devil and our ego. O Allah, do not let us follow the path of the devil and the ego. O Allah, do not let us succumb to our ego. O Allah, let us control our ego. Until when? Until our last breath, we have to control our ego. Don't believe that your ego will obey you. Don't think that you've reached a point where your ego will leave you in peace. You're mistaken if you think so. Those who manage to conquer their ego are very rare people. The people who control their ego are very few. They are great saints. Everyone else must fight against their ego until their last breath. He must constantly control his ego. Not a minute, no, not even a second can we give in to our ego. May Allah be our helper.

May Allah accept and bless our journey and visit to the UK. May the rank of our blessed father, Mawlana Shaykh Nazim be elevated. May his spiritual presence and power increase. The blessings and presence of Mawlana Shaykh Nazim are continuously present and powerful. And his spiritual presence, with Allah's permission, is with us and accompanies us. And those who are with him will be victorious. Being with the saints, with those whom Allah has loved and preferred should be our goal. For they provide spiritual support and protect us from evil. The ego always leans towards evil. But through their spiritual support and Allah's guidance, you will be protected. Last night, we returned from our UK trip from London. People traveled to London for worldly affairs. But they haven't found the fortune they were seeking. Therefore they've turned to Allah's way. And those who turn to Allah will be victorious. Those who delve deeper into worldly affairs, however, will lose their afterlife. And they will also lose their world in this life. There is no benefit, neither in this world nor in the afterlife, in chasing worldly aspirations. As believers, we should make this world a useful place. And for those who believe in Allah, this world is a useful venue. However, those who do not utilize this world to their advantage will not benefit. And there will be no profits for them. All they will achieve will be a loss. Allah has created this world as a place of testing. Sometimes you're tested through poverty, sometimes through wealth. And those who successfully pass these tests are the ones who have attained happiness and blessings. People are in search of happiness and they look for this happiness in worldly places. And they strive to go here and there. They constantly do something from a worldly perspective. But you need to know that the trials in this world will never end. To pass the trials of this world and to overcome them is to recognize that what you experience in this world are only trials. By passing these tests, you have mastered all the challenges of this world. Then by following Allah's way and passing these tests in this world to elevate your spiritual rank, you'll have attained happiness and blessings. By following Allah's way you are following the path to salvation. In this world, there are all sorts of tests. There is war, there are disturbances, there are diseases you can go through. But those who have the faith are the ones who surrender and accept everything. And those who have faith are the ones who've recognized that everything comes from Allah. And those who've achieved this viewpoint are the ones who've won. The others, who have not achieved this realization, will continue to desperately seek solutions. And there is no solution unless Allah wills it. May Allah protect us from straying from his path. May Allah increase the number of those who are in his love. May Allah increase the number of those who follow Allah's way out of love. And Masha'Allah, through the blessing of Mawlana Shaykh Nazim, all the places we visited in the UK were filled with people. The UK is the center of disbelief. It's the center of the disbelievers who control this world and play with this world as if this world is a toy. With the permission of Allah, Mawlana Shaykh Nazim has built this fortress of faith right at the heart of disbelief. May this fortress of Mawlana Shaykh Nazim be the location of guidance and open to the people there the way of Allah. May Allah elevate the rank of Mawlana Shaykh Nazim.

Everything happens by the will of Allah. ٱللَّهُ يَفْعَلُ مَا يَشَآءُ (3:40) No one can interfere with Allah's work. Allah does not ask for anyone's approval, nor seeks anyone's advice. May Allah forgive these words! Allah elevates some over others. Those with the highest ranks are firstly our Prophet, peace be upon him. Next are the Sahaba, the Ahl al-Bayt and other Prophets. Certain places and certain times have special ranks. We are in a valuable time period. We are in the blessed three months. The blessed three months are very fruitful. We are now almost at the end. In a few days, we will reach the month of Ramadan. The month of Ramadan is described in Turkish as the sultan of 11 months. During the blessed Ramadan, Allah bestows infinite mercy, happiness and bounty. Fasting might seem hard to people. Whoever fasts and waits for the breaking of fast, Allah grants them boundless joy at the time of breaking fast. You cannot experience the joy of Ramadan's iftars at any other time. Also, only Allah knows the reward He will give for your afterlife during the month of Ramadan. We are very lucky to be on this path. People are searching for happiness. Many are trying to find it in impure things. Happiness is in clean, pure things. By doing something dirty and then saying you are very happy, you only deceive yourself. You might experience happiness for maybe 5 minutes. But happiness in the path of Allah is eternal. Wherever you may be in the world, even if you are in a place where no one is fasting or knows what Ramadan is, you will still feel and live the joy and bounty of Ramadan. This is unique to Ramadan. The month of Ramadan has many blessings like the Night of Qadr. The Night of Qadr is often during Ramadan. The Night of Qadr could certainly occur on any night of the year. But the Prophet, peace be upon him, has said that the Night of Qadr is overwhelmingly during Ramadan, especially within the last ten days. Another Sunnah practice during Ramadan is to hold a ten-day retreat in the mosque. This is what the Prophet, peace be upon him, used to do consistently. When he couldn't do it once, he did it twice the following Ramadan. Not for ten days, but for twenty days, And then there is also the Tarawih prayer. Saints and scholars perform it for 20 rak'ahs. Now a new trend has emerged: They have reduced the Tarawih prayer to 8 rak'ahs. After eight rak'ahs are finished, they quickly flee from the mosque. I don't know where they're rushing to: to eat or drink? They cannot perform two more rak'ahs. They don't want to do it. In the past, at least the imam would perform 20 rak'ahs. The congregation, after 8 rak'ahs, half or most of them would leave. But now the imam and congregation altogether abandon it after 8 rak'ahs. This is not good. Allah says that the more you worship, the more beneficial it is for you. If you perform twenty rak'ahs, it will not harm you. Especially the imams should pay attention to this. The imam should conform to the congregation. Muslims have been performing the Tarawih prayer for 20 rak'ahs for centuries. Reducing the Tarawih prayer has been a situation that has arisen 20 years ago. Before that, some would leave after 8 rak'ahs were over, but the imam would continue to perform it. May Allah grant guidance and make us love the act of worship. For a believer, the sweetest thing is worship. The Prophet, peace be upon him, says: "The light of my eyes is prayer." The Prophet loved prayer so much. We should be happy that we perform prayer. The way shown by the Prophet, peace be upon him, is a source of joy for us. May Allah bless you.