Submit and Accept

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.

A’ūdhu bi-Llāhi mina sh-shayṭāni r-rajīm. Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:

(Qur’ān 57:22). Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla says, ‘Mā aṣāba min muṣībatin fī l-arḍi wa la fī anfusikum illa fī kitābi min qabli an nabra‘ahā inna dhalika ’ala Llāhi yasīr’, ‘No calamity befalls on the earth or in yourselves but is inscribed in the Book, before We bring it into existence. Verily, that is easy for Allah.’ Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says that if a disaster occurs to you or on earth, certainly Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla had written it and it took place. Why is He saying this? It is in order for you not to be upset. It is the will of Allah ﷻ. Allah ﷻ had written this in pre-eternity, so it occurred now. Don’t be upset by saying, “If I did this, I would have survived it. If I did that, it would be better”. This is certainly the will of Allah ﷻ.

Believers accept this and feel at peace. If they don’t accept it, they agonize over it and say, “I would have been here or there now. I would have done this. I would have earned so much money. I would have saved myself. If I took someone to such doctor, he would be alive.” All of this is a meaningless talk about the past. And apart from the meaningless talk, it is the reason for sadness. When you submit and accept that Allah ﷻ wanted this to happen to you, when you accept His destiny and will, you will be at ease. You will both be at ease and earn Thawab. Otherwise, you won’t earn anything. And may Allah ﷻ not allow this; if you rebel against Allah ﷻ, you will commit a sin then. And these sufferings will be wasted. Therefore, everything is by the will of Allah ﷻ.

There is a Turkish proverb; there is no cure for the dead nor for the past. Something is in the past and someone is already dead. You cannot bring them back. It is a nice saying. We have to comply and praise Allah ﷻ. There is nothing else to do. When there is an accident, we should praise Allah ﷻ. And when there is a favor, we should make Shukr. We say AlhamduliLlah for everything from Allah ﷻ. May Allah ﷻ protect us. May Allah ﷻ not let us go astray.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

There are many recited Khatms, Surahs and Yasin, Salawat and Tasbihat. We dedicate them first of all to our Holy Prophet ﷺ, to his Ahl ul Bayt and Sahabah, all the Prophets and Awliya, to the souls of the Mashayikh. May they reach the souls of the relatives of those who have recited and of all of our passed ones, especially the soul of Mawlana Shaykh Nazim, Hajjah Anne, Hala Sultan, Osman Yaşar Efendi and Haji Mustafa Efendi who passed away recently. May those who recited reach their goals. May they be happy here and hereafter. May there always be Himmah/ spiritual support. May Allah ﷻ protect them from disasters and accidents; with the intention to be from the beloved servants of Allah ﷻ.

LiLlahi Ta’ala l-Fatihah.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 12 November 2021/7 Rabīʽ al-Thani 1443 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah