Eid is a Gift from Allah ﷻ

Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya Sadat As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Dastur Mawlana Sheikh Abdullah Faiz Daghestani, Sheikh Nazim al-Haqqani. Madad. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.

Thank Allah ﷻ, alhamduliLlah, we have reached the end of Ramadan and Eid with worship and peace. Eid is a gift from Allah ﷻ to the Ummah of our Holy Prophet ﷺ. Thank Allah ﷻ, we have spent this month, the holy month of Ramadan, in worship and fasting. They made Iʿtikāf as well, thank Allah ﷻ. They have completed it fully, and with the kindness of Allah ﷻ we are reaching this Eid. May Allah ﷻ make it blessed. These are the things to be happy about. To be happy is to reach Allah’s ﷻ kindness. Even if we can’t do the worships properly, we imitate. The goal is to carry out Allah’s ﷻ orders. No need to judge others for not fasting, etc. It doesn’t suit people of Tariqa to say that. Because you could have been like them if Allah ﷻ wanted it; may Allah ﷻ protect us.

Therefore, do not think that you did something [of importance] and do not be proud. Don’t fall into heedlessness. We praise Allah ﷻ and we make Shukr to Allah ﷻ. We wish that Allah ﷻ protects and guides others. Hearts are in the powerful hands of Allah ﷻ. He can change the hearts. They can be changed to a good side or a bad side. We should pay attention to this while we are alive so that our ends are good. Ramadan ended and we have reached Eid. May the end of our lives be a feast like this insha’Allah. The feast is to meet Allah ﷻ. A Hadith of our Holy Prophet ﷺ says that a fasting man has two feasts: when he breaks his fast and when he goes to the presence of Allah ﷻ. That is the feast.

May this Eid be blessed. Eid is a gift from Allah ﷻ to Muslims. We should be happy then. The more we are happy, the more Allah ﷻ is pleased. He gave us two Eids: Eid ulFitr and Eid ul-Adha. The Sahabah used to celebrate, eat and drink then. It is a beautiful day. No need to be sad that Ramadan is gone. We should be happy that we reached Eid in good health. We should make Shukr to Allah ﷻ for all the favors He gives. And it is the greatest favor to be able to carry out His orders, “with the shortcomings”. Our worship isn’t worth anything but Allah ﷻ is generous. He doesn’t look at these faults and will give its rewards insha’Allah. May Allah ﷻ make it blessed. May we reach many more years.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 13 May 2021/1 Shawwāl 1442 Morning Prayer, Akbaba Dergah