Mawlana Sheikh Mehmed Adil. Translations.

Allah be praised! Iraq: Baghdad, Karbala, Najaf... We were granted the privilege to visit them all. May Allah be pleased with the saints there. May their ranks be raised, and may their support be with us. These are the great ones of Islam, the great personalities of the Ummah. They have called and invited millions of people to the right path; they have served them. Their service continues; their support continues. With them, there is no such thing as "died and gone". When they die, they become stronger; their spiritual power increases. For they now have no attachment whatsoever to this world. Their task of preparing people in this life for the Hereafter continues and does not end. Their books of deeds remain open. As our Prophet (ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam) said: As long as there is someone who prays for you after you are gone or benefits from your knowledge, your book of deeds remains open. Therefore, their books are open, and they are generous. They pray that others may also find the right path, and they grant their support. The rain of mercy over their shrines and blessed places never ceases and never runs dry. Whoever goes there, goes for the sake of Allah. They ask Allah for mercy, forgiveness, and kindness. And Allah, the Mighty and Exalted, does not turn them away empty-handed. One does not visit these places for the sake of this world, but for the Hereafter, to enrich eternal life. One can ask for anything there. Allah be praised, it was a beautiful journey. It was a journey undertaken solely for the sake of Allah. Allah be praised, we went and returned safely. We have returned with mercy. With the gifts of Allah... By the grace of Allah, the Mighty and Exalted, and for the sake of their honor, we have hopefully not returned empty-handed. May this strengthen our faith and, inshaAllah, also firm up the faith of others. These blessed ones... Since the time of our Prophet (ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam), and later the Ahl al-Bayt, the scholars, and the great saints—they were present there in great numbers. Since these are the seats of the Caliphate and cities of Islam, people came from everywhere to seek support, knowledge, and spiritual realization. This place is filled with their blessed knowledge, their spiritual radiance, and their blessings. And so it continues forever, Allah be praised. The outward appearance is not important; what matters are the personalities resting there. Their support encompasses the whole world. InshaAllah, this is not done with worldly intentions, but for the sake of Allah. May Allah make it a means for good. May their support always reach us, inshaAllah.

وَلَا تَقۡرَبُواْ ٱلۡفَوَٰحِشَ (6:151) "Stay as far away from sins as possible," says Allah. Do not come too close to them. For if you say, "I can save myself," you could get infected. Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, has imposed this upon mankind as a commandment and a test. Whoever stays away from it is counted among the beloved servants of Allah. Whoever engages in sins and does not ask for forgiveness becomes more and more entangled; it becomes a habit that he can no longer break. Since we are now in the End Times, these evils have greatly increased. It has become truly bad. In the past, this was often the case with non-Muslims. Every kind of evil could be found among them. Today, it is like this worldwide, whether Muslim or non-Muslim: sins are considered normal and are simply committed. And by doing so, they perish. It is like a person in a swamp who cannot save himself. Therefore, you must flee and not approach the swamp in the first place. Should you fall in or your foot sink in, pull it out immediately. Repent and ask for forgiveness. Then Allah will forgive. But if you make it worse—the more you engage in it, the deeper you sink. In the end, it will be difficult to save oneself. Even if man sins constantly... Man is sinful... Allah created man so that he sins and He forgives him. But people whom it does not occur to ask for forgiveness, and who do not hope for forgiveness but carry on, ruin themselves. Their Hereafter is ruined; they will remain eternally in a terrible place, in Hell. May Allah protect us. Repentance and asking for forgiveness are a tremendous blessing for us; one of the greatest blessings that Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, has given. Repentance and forgiveness... The gate of repentance remains open until the sun rises from the west. His mercy is constant. Therefore, may Allah forgive us. May Allah protect us from sins and keep us away from them. May He grant us His mercy. In the glorious Quran, it says: وَقِهِمُ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِۚ وَمَن تَقِ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ يَوۡمَئِذٖ فَقَدۡ رَحِمۡتَهُ (40:9) May He protect us from sins. Whoever is preserved from these sins attains mercy—the mercy of Allah. That mercy which keeps one away from sins. Even if one sins, one repents, and Allah forgives. May Allah count us among the people who are forgiven, Insha'Allah.

وَتَعَاوَنُواْ عَلَى ٱلۡبِرِّ وَٱلتَّقۡوَىٰۖ وَلَا تَعَاوَنُواْ عَلَى ٱلۡإِثۡمِ وَٱلۡعُدۡوَٰنِۚ (5:2) "Help one another in goodness," says Allah, the Almighty and Exalted. "But do not assist one another in sin." "Do not help each other in that under any circumstances," He says. What does that mean? Some people come to me and say: "Please make a supplication; our brother, son, husband..." ...they have fallen into gambling." He gambles away his money. What is the cure for this? There is hardly any cure for gambling addiction. Unfortunately. May Allah not test anyone with this. Once it gets a hold of someone, there is hardly any escape. But the only "medicine" is: Do not give him money. You say: "But he is crying and whining." He demands it insistently. You must not give it to him. No matter what he does, you must not hand over this money. Because otherwise, you are helping to commit a sin (Haram). He wastes your wealth, and you enable him to sin. This is a grave offense. They have ruined the Islamic world with this gambling. It is popping up everywhere. Inside the house, outside... The Devil has become very cunning in these end times. Therefore, the cure is, as I said: Do not give him money. Because if you give money, you make yourself complicit in this sin. You become an accomplice; you help him in sinning. And afterwards, you contaminate your clean money. Dirty money circulates everywhere. From one to another; everything becomes haram, everything becomes bad. This is an important point. Sometimes one feels pity. Do not have pity! You must not have false pity for the sinner that allows him to continue sinning. It is no use showing pity and thus driving him even deeper into it. One must pay attention to this. Mere supplications are not enough. This is such a disease—may Allah protect us—, it is worse than anything else. One can repent for everything, but once one is afflicted by this... It destroys wealth, house, and home; nothing remains. Therefore, one must be careful. As I said, it is more dangerous than anything else. So watch out: Do not help those who do such things. As for the topic of supplication... A supplication might perhaps help in one out of a billion cases, but normally gambling is incurable. However, the solution is in the Quran: وَلَا تُؤۡتُواْ ٱلسُّفَهَآءَ أَمۡوَٰلَكُمُ (4:5) "Do not give the foolish (the unwise) your wealth." These are fools. By "fool," it is meant that one cannot trust them. One cannot guarantee anything they do. Therefore: Do not disobey Allah's command. Obey Allah's command. Help to prevent sins, inshaAllah. May Allah save them. May Allah not afflict anyone with this.

فَٱطَّلَعَ فَرَءَاهُ فِي سَوَآءِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ (37:55) قَالَ تَٱللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرۡدِينِ (37:56) The Glorious Quran depicts for us the Day of Judgment and the conditions in the Hereafter. It reveals to us what will happen. Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, is the Creator of time and space. Therefore, Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, is bound by neither time nor space. He reveals everything: what was, what will be, and how it will happen... In the Hereafter, the inhabitants of Paradise will look into Hell and see what is happening there. One speaks to him who was a friend in this worldly life: "You almost plunged me – just like yourself – right into the middle of Hell." That one used to say: "No, listen to me, I am telling you the truth." "I am on the right path; don't pray, there is no need for that." "Come with me, let us enjoy life." "Let us not do unnecessary work." "Let us rather follow other things, busy ourselves with other matters." They claim: "There is no such thing as the path of Allah." That is how it is today, and that is how it was in ancient times as well. Man remains the same in every era. Man has an ego and a devil. Therefore, people nowadays think: "We are particularly smart." "Our ancestors, our grandfathers were simple-minded; they served Islam, they followed this path, they toiled away." "We are younger, we are educated." You may have read, but fundamentally you have understood nothing at all. A friend tries to lead the other away from the right path. In school, at the gymnasium, at the university, young people often consider themselves very clever. And often they influence their surroundings with this. Some save themselves; but he who does not save himself finds himself in the Hereafter right in the middle of Hell. There they burn in the fire, full of regret. Let them brag and boast in this world as much as they want. Earthly life passes in a flash. What remains are those who must now dwell in this Hell eternally. Therefore, man must reflect. Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, created mankind. From Adam (peace be upon him) until today, the Fitra – the inner nature of man – has remained the same; it does not change. It does not matter whether you drive a big car or a small one, whether you walk or own nothing at all. The nature of man, his characteristics, ambition, envy – all of that remains the same, it does not change. Therefore, do not deviate from Allah's path. So as not to regret it in the Hereafter and to save yourself, join good people. Be with them, for their words are true. Nothing of what the others say, who want to lead you astray from the path, corresponds to the truth. None of them brings benefit; they bring only harm. May Allah protect us from bad friends. Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, describes in the Quran the words of the inhabitants of Paradise when they see the bad friends in Hell: "I almost went along; I would have become like you." "Had Allah not saved me, I would now be burning in the middle of Hell like you." May Allah preserve us all, especially the youth. Whether youth or elders, everyone... Satan can afflict anyone. He can ruin the Hereafter and the end of anyone. May Allah protect us from evil and bad company. May Allah grant strength to our faith. May no one be able to lead us onto the wrong path, inshaAllah.

خُذِ الْحَبَّ مِنَ الْحَبِّ، وَالشَّاةَ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ، وَالْبَعِيرَ مِنَ الْإِبِلِ، وَالْبَقَرَةَ مِنَ الْبَقَرِ Our Prophet (ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam) says: "When you collect Zakat, take grain from the grain, sheep from the sheep, camels from the camels, and cattle from the cattle." With this, we enter into the topic of Zakat. الرِّكَازُ الَّذِي يَنْبُتُ فِي الْأَرْضِ Our Prophet (ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam) says: "Rikaz is that which the earth brings forth." So if it is a treasure or a find, the finder must give one-fifth of it as Zakat. For example, if he finds 100 Lira, he must pay 20 Lira as Zakat. He cannot keep it all and say: "I found this treasure, it belongs to me alone, I will sell it." The Zakat here is higher than usual. While the normal Zakat amounts to 2.5 percent, here 20 percent must be given. الرِّكَازُ الذَّهَبُ وَالْفِضَّةُ الَّتِي خَلَقَهَا اللَّهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ يَوْمَ خُلِقَتْ Furthermore, our Prophet (ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam) explains: Rikaz includes treasures, finds, or even mineral resources from mines. For it concerns gold and silver that Allah has kept hidden within the earth since the day of its creation. It is the same with mines; after extraction, 20 percent must be given as Zakat. الزَّكَاةُ فِي هَذِهِ الْأَرْبَعِ: الْحِنْطَةِ، وَالشَّعِيرِ، وَالزَّبِيبِ، وَالتَّمْرِ Our Prophet (ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam) says: "Zakat is to be paid for four things: wheat, barley, raisins, and dates." الْعَجْمَاءُ جُبَارٌ، وَالْبِئْرُ جُبَارٌ، وَالْمَعْدِنُ جُبَارٌ، وَفِي الرِّكَازِ الْخُمُسُ What has been read concerns the chapter of Zakat. We listen, may Allah accept it. Since everything has its own rules, one must ask scholars in order to pay Zakat correctly. Our Prophet (ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam) says: "An injury caused by an animal incurs no liability." "Whoever falls into a well has no claim to compensation." "Whoever falls into a mine shaft has no claim to compensation." This means: If an accident happens in this regard, it is considered non-liable; no compensation for pain and suffering needs to be paid. "For Rikaz, that is for treasures and finds, one-fifth must be given as Zakat." As already mentioned, the rate here is one-fifth. فِي الْإِبِلِ صَدَقَتُهَا، وَفِي الْغَنَمِ صَدَقَتُهَا، وَفِي الْبَقَرِ صَدَقَتُهَا، وَفِي الْبُرِّ صَدَقَتُهُ. وَمَنْ رَفَعَ دَنَانِيرًا أَوْ دَرَاهِمَ... فَهُوَ كَنْزٌ يُكْوَى بِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ Our Prophet (ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam) says: "Zakat is due on camels." Whoever owns camels must give Zakat according to their number. "Zakat is also due on sheep." "Zakat is due on cattle." "Zakat is due on wheat." Likewise, Zakat must be paid for dinars and silver coins. Whoever possesses wealth, does not pay Zakat on it, and does not spend it in Allah's way, will be branded with these goods on the Day of Resurrection. Zakat is a debt; this is what happens to the one who does not settle his debt. On the Day of Resurrection, he will be branded in the Fire with the gold he hoarded in this world. The gold and silver he kept without paying Zakat will not benefit him, but rather harm him. فِي الْخَيْلِ السَّائِمَةِ فِي كُلِّ فَرَسٍ دِينَارٌ Our Prophet (ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam) says: "For every grazing horse (Saime), a gold dinar is due as Zakat." That means: For every horse that he does not feed in the stable, but which grazes freely, he must give a gold piece. فِي الرِّكَازِ الْخُمُسُ Our Prophet (ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam) says again: "For Rikaz, that is for treasures and finds, the Zakat amounts to one-fifth." With this, he has confirmed it once more: The share is one-fifth. فِي الرِّكَازِ الْعُشْرُ In another narration, our Prophet (ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam) says: "For Rikaz, (in certain cases) the tenth (Ushr) is due." فِي الْعَسَلِ فِي كُلِّ عَشَرَةِ أَزْقُقٍ زِقٌّ Our Prophet (ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam) says: "For honey, for every ten skins, one skin is to be given as Zakat." This means that for honey as well, the rate corresponds to a tenth (Ushr). فِي اللَّبَنِ صَدَقَةٌ Our Prophet (ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam) mentions that Zakat applies to milk as well. فِي ثَلَاثِينَ مِنَ الْبَقَرِ تَبِيعٌ أَوْ تَبِيعَةٌ، وَفِي الْأَرْبَعِينَ مُسِنَّةٌ Our Prophet (ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam) says: "From 30 cattle, a Tabi' or a Tabi'a (a one-year-old calf) is given as Zakat." "And from every 40 cattle, a Musinna (a two-year-old cow) is given." فِيمَا سَقَتِ السَّمَاءُ وَالْأَنْهَارُ وَالْعُيُونُ أَوْ كَانَ عَثَرِيًّا الْعُشْرُ، وَفِيمَا سُقِيَ بِالسَّوَانِي أَوِ النَّضْحِ نِصْفُ الْعُشْرِ Our Prophet (ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam) says: "From farmland that is naturally irrigated by rain, rivers, or springs, the tenth (Ushr) is to be given as Zakat." That means: Where no costs are incurred for water, one gives a tenth. "From that which is irrigated with buckets or animals (involving labor), one gives half of a tenth." Since costs and effort are taken into account here, the Zakat rate is not a tenth, but half of that. May Allah enable us to rightfully fulfill our Hajj and our Zakat. Let us not accumulate debts, but give generously. May Allah accept it and protect us from the evil of our ego. The ego is greedy; let us not be stingy and let us not postpone it to the Hereafter, insha'Allah. One should give abundantly. The more you give, the better. Since Zakat is an obligation (Fard), its reward weighs heavier than that of voluntary deeds (Nafila).

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَكُونُواْ مَعَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ, (9:119) Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, says: "Be with the righteous people, be with the truthful." For when He speaks of the "righteous," He means people who know Allah and believe in Him. They strive for the good and do good to people. They are pious people who internalize the faith and acknowledge Allah, the Almighty and Exalted. Their company is of great benefit to humanity. We live today in a time in which hardly anything is left for people. Conviction, religion, faith – none of it is left. Everyone acts only according to their own mind. Non-Muslims do it this way, Muslims do it differently... Everyone follows their own path and says: "I want it this way," or: "In my opinion, this is good." And he even recommends this path to others. But in this way, nothing goes right anymore. If the pleasure of Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, is missing, no deed has any benefit. Nothing of what is done – even if they were to turn the whole world into gold – brings any benefit. True benefit lies solely in the pleasure of Allah. If Allah's pleasure is present, it is good for you, for your family, and for the entire Ummah. But if this is missing, there is no blessing. Then even the animals are better than humans. For the rank of the animal may be lower, but this creature knows Allah, the Almighty and Exalted. It praises Him, remembers Him, and thanks Allah. How do we know this? Because He, the Creator of everything, has informed us in His revelation. Therefore, they are at their established station. Man, however, must grow beyond that. If he does not do this, he sinks even below the level of the animal. He loses his humanity. True humanity means believing in Allah and thanking Him. Whoever neglects this and does evil stands lower than the animal. May Allah protect us from that. We see it nowadays; everywhere people have almost completely lost their humanity. May Allah guide us. May Allah protect the people, inshaAllah.

When the Sala is announced, it serves to proclaim the death of a person. After the Sala, it is said: "'Ajjilu bis-salah qabl al-fawt." And: "'Ajjilu bit-tawbah qabl al-mawt." Hasten to the prayer. Perform the prayer before the time runs out. If you have missed it, make it up. Do not simply let it lapse, so that it is not lost. Nothing is lost. There is a reckoning for it. In the Hereafter, one will certainly be urged to perform it. Whoever does not pray here must make it up in the Hereafter. For every single missed prayer, one must pray there for eighty years. Eighty years are already a whole human lifetime here. If he does not perform it, that is his decision – then he will just pray in the Hereafter. And that takes thousands of years. Whoever has not prayed at all will definitely be held to account in the Hereafter. Secondly: "'Ajjilu bit-tawbah qabl al-mawt." Hasten to repentance before you die. Ask Allah for forgiveness. For after death, there is no more forgiveness. Forgiveness is for this world. If you have sinned, made a mistake, whatever it was... As long as one is in the world, there is a remedy for it. The Sharia shows how every sin can be forgiven, but people do what they want. But the important thing is to show repentance. To repent before death. Of course, as said: While one repents, the rights of others may still weigh upon one. One must settle these and show repentance accordingly. And even better: Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "I ask Allah for forgiveness seventy times a day." When the Companions said: "You have no sins, after all, Allah created you sinless," our Prophet answered: "Should I not then be a grateful servant?" When a human repents, he thereby expresses his gratitude towards Allah. Therefore, one must constantly, every day, ask for forgiveness. So that none of our sins remain for the Hereafter. So that no burden presses upon us after death; this repentance is important. Just like the prayer, repentance is also of great importance. Some people believe that nothing will happen to them. They commit every kind of wickedness and filth – and believe afterwards that they have gotten away with it. Not at all... Without repentance, there is no salvation. If you repent, you will be saved. But if you remain stubborn and do not repent, your punishment will be severe. You ruin your life; your real life will be destroyed forever. One will undoubtedly suffer the punishment for the deeds committed and for the bad things one has taught others. No matter who it is. Whether big or small, it does not matter; whoever has not repented will undoubtedly suffer this punishment. That is why we say "Tawbah Astaghfirullah", so that Allah forgives us.

قُلۡ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ إِلَٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ مِن شَرِّ ٱلۡوَسۡوَاسِ ٱلۡخَنَّاسِ ٱلَّذِي يُوَسۡوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ مِنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ (114) Everyone knows such whisperings (Waswasa); they come from Satan. These whisperings cause one not to see things as they are, and to make things unnecessarily difficult for oneself. This is called Waswasa. There are many different types of it. Some concern ritual ablution and similar matters. And then there are people who act particularly pious and make it difficult for people. They say: "You must perform your prayer with absolute devotion (Khuschu), you must do it very slowly." They claim: "Praying two units like this is better than a hundred others." When you hear something like that, you become insecure. You think: "I can't do that," you try it once, twice... ...and in the end, you might give up prayer entirely. You tell yourself: "I can't get the ablution right," until you stop washing and stop praying altogether. There are many such people without wisdom—completely without wisdom. Allah, the Mighty and Exalted, and our Prophet (peace be upon him) say: "Make it easy, do not make it difficult." Just recite what you can. It is not about deep understanding, but about the action. It should essentially happen naturally. But they say: "No, you have to do it this way, no that way..." What kind of times are we living in? We are already living in a time when people hardly do anything right anymore. And then you stand there and say: "I'm doing it this way... pay attention... was it accepted or not?" Who are you to make difficult what Allah has made easy? Make it easy for people, be lenient. Don't even entertain these whisperings; it is a terrible disease. Whoever is afflicted by it gives up prayer and loses their mind, for it comes from Satan; only evil comes of it. Instead of doing good... Just pray as well as you can. It doesn't need "Khuschu". Those who insist so much on this "Khuschu" now are almost bordering on hypocrisy. Our religion is simple; bring ease, not hardship. Be servants of Allah, the Mighty and Exalted. Do not torment yourself with thoughts like: "I must do it better, but this scholar said it this way." Just pray, perform your prayer. Perform the ablution quickly, pray quickly. Sometimes people ask: "Why do you pray so fast?" When you pray quickly, whisperings have no chance; you pray quickly and have fulfilled your duty. But that doesn't suit them either. They ask: "How are you fulfilling your duty then?" Allah accepts it, but you don't want to accept it? In the End Times, there are many such people without understanding. There are already enough devils who want to lead people away from the religion and the path. And if you then appear as a Hodja and make it so difficult... People have already strayed from the path; they will then give up completely. May Allah protect us. Therefore: Do not entertain whisperings under any circumstances. Once they take hold, it is hard to get rid of them. Then you run from doctor to doctor, from Hodja to Hodja. So take care, choose the easy path. Do not listen at all to those who say: "This was accepted, that wasn't." May Allah accept it, insha'Allah.

وَقُلِ ٱعۡمَلُواْ فَسَيَرَى ٱللَّهُ عَمَلَكُمۡ (9:105) Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, declares that He sees everything you do in this world. Your deeds will be revealed before Allah, the Mighty and Sublime. Have you done good? Allah sees the good and will reward you accordingly for it. However, whoever does evil and does not repent, a punishment certainly awaits them. Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, says about worldly pursuits: "The life of this world is but amusement and diversion." Therefore, our actions should always be on the path of Allah. We should not dwell so much on useless things. All the effort, the money spent... If all of that flows into unnecessary things, it brings absolutely nothing. It does not benefit the person themselves at all. Some things that people chase after can be very bad. Others might not be so bad, but it is a sheer waste of time and effort. Subhanallah... when we came from the airport two days ago, we saw a huge crowd of people. We asked about it. Apparently there was a football player there, and the people had come to receive him. Oh, with what zeal they come! No one musters such zeal for worship. That which they rush towards... that upon which people throw themselves with such zeal... Of course, one goes to Hajj, one comes to lectures, one listens to the Sheikh and the scholars – but I have never seen such zeal. To rush about so much for this world, for such an unnecessary thing... If we had just one hundredth of this zeal, we would all be Awliya, we would literally float in the air. Really, Subhanallah... Satan incites people to such an extent... If one thinks about it: What is the point? One gets nothing out of it. There are only losers... At the very least, you waste your time, waste your effort. If this effort were on the path of Allah, it would not be a waste. That is why one must be mindful. They sit in front of their devices and talk to people... What they talk about for hours – I do not understand. They do not sleep until dawn. People must reflect. Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, sees our deeds and will hold us to account for them. In the end, man regrets anyway and says: "I have wasted so much time senselessly." Had I remembered Allah instead, that would have remained as a gain for me. What gain does one have the other way around? Nothing but loss. Therefore, one must be mindful. Our actions should be for Allah's pleasure; it should be what Allah wants. At least do not forget Allah. No matter where one goes – even in such places, one should not forget Allah. He should say: "May Allah forgive us." He should plead to Allah: "We are not satisfied with our state, let our state become better," inshaAllah. May Allah not occupy us with useless things. Let them be deeds that are of benefit to us. May Allah help us. People nowadays think of nothing else but pleasure and fun. May Allah rectify us all.

"And hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided." (3:103) Allah Azza wa Jalla speaks: "Hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided." This is the command of Allah Azza wa Jalla. Especially the people of the Tariqa must take this to heart; for the Tariqa is the heart of the Sharia, the core of the Sharia. But nowadays, some people of the Tariqa are splintered and harbor enmity towards one another. Whereas they should not stand against each other, but against disbelief (Kufr), to attain Allah's pleasure. If they sow discord now, they are defying the command of Allah Azza wa Jalla. Therefore, the recent events are not happening with Allah's approval, but under the direction of the devil. The devil rejoices over this. But while this state pleases the devil, it grieves our Prophet and the Awliya. Our Prophet sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam says: "The believer is the mirror of the believer." So if you speak ill of him or set yourself against him, it means that you are exactly the same and do not differ from him. A believer should cover faults. It is neither right nor beautiful to attack another community just to gain followers for oneself, when there is no legitimate reason. This is neither part of the Adab of the Tariqa nor does it correspond to its character. You must know what you speak and weigh your words; superfluous talk is unnecessary. You must do the good that is necessary for unity and cohesion, to oppose the devil. This is what we need most in these days. Let us not please the devil; let us keep away from him and let us not submit to his command. Saddening things are happening. Yet unity is what Allah Azza wa Jalla and our Prophet love. Therefore, it does not befit us to follow the devil; we never approve of that. You must pay attention to your words. Simply wearing a jubbah and turban or having a beard does not make one a scholar (Alim). A scholar possesses wisdom; he who possesses no wisdom is of no use to anyone. Therefore, be careful and pay attention to what you say. It does not work by simply saying: "I am good, you are bad." Allah Azza wa Jalla has given everyone a special quality. As Sheikh Effendi said: A person, a Muslim, should follow where his heart inclines. Do not believe that you will win hearts just by talking and using coercion. The hearts lie in Allah's hand. Wherever a person's heart inclines, there he should go; do not try desperately to pull him towards you. May Allah show everyone the straight path. Once one follows, it does not matter. Whichever Tariqa one follows, all are Allah's path, the path of our Prophet sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam. Do not argue, do not work against each other, and do not busy yourselves with others. May Allah preserve us. This is a piece of advice; Insha'Allah we will not have to hear such news again.