The Hijri ‘Urs of Mawlana Shaykh Nazim

As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum wa Raḥmatullāhi wa Barakātuh. A‘ūdhu Billāhi Minash-shayṭāni r-rajīm. Bismillāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm. Wa ṣ-Salātu wa s-Salāmu ‘alá Rasūlinā Muḥammadin Sayyidi l-Awwalīna wa l-Akhirīn. Madad yā RasūlAllāh, Madad yā Sādāti Aṣḥābi Rasūlillāh, Madad yā Mashāyikhinā, Dastūr Mawlana Shaykh Abdullāh al-Fā’iz ad-Dāghistāni, Shaykh Muḥammad Nāẓim al- Ḥaqqānī. Madad. Ṭarīqatunā aṣ-Suḥbah wa l-Khayru fi l-Jam‘iyyah.

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:

(Qur’ān 10:62-63). Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, ‘Alā inna Awliyā’ Llahi lā kḥawfun ‘aalayhim wa lā hum yaḥzanūn 62 ‘Alladhīna āmanū wakānū yattaqūn 63 ’, ‘Verily on the friends of Allah there is no fear, nor shall they grieve 62 Those who believed and have been pious 63 ’.

The Awliya of Allah ﷻ have no fear, no sorrow and no sadness. The Awliya of Allah ﷻ means the beloved ones of Allah ﷻ. One of them is Mawlana Shaykh Nazim. By the Hijri calendar today, the 8th of Rajab is the day of his passing away to Akhirah. He had lived his life without fear of anything and without sorrow. And while passing away to Akhirah, it was the same. Death is ‘Urs, a wedding for them, as our Pakistani and Indian brothers say. They call it ‘Urs which means wedding. It is to reach the union, Akhirah, the most beautiful thing for them.

Therefore, we should strive to become from the Awliya of Allah ﷻ, to be loved by Allah ﷻ. It is not necessary for Awliya to show or disclose Karāmāt. Everyone can become the beloved of Allah ﷻ and a Wali of Allah ﷻ. A person who carries out the orders of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla and stays away from the forbidden things is from the beloved servants of Allah ﷻ, from those who love our Holy Prophet ﷺ.

You don’t become Awliya just like that. There are some people who have learned Qur’an by heart, learned all Hadith by heart. But they don’t show respect to our Holy Prophet ﷺ. They don’t respect the Awliya and don’t respect the Sahabah. They are not considered as the beloved servants of Allah ﷻ. The beloved servants are the people who respect and love our Holy Prophet ﷺ and follow his way. They are the Awliya of Allah ﷻ.

The greatest example is Mawlana Shaykh Nazim. All his life, he was together with with Allah ﷻ and together with our Holy Prophet ﷺ. His heart hadn’t been apart from them even for a second. It had never been apart. Therefore, he is ever alive. And there is more prosperity in his grave. Therefore, today... We remember him every day, every minute, Shukr to Allah ﷻ, but today is his occasion. We have to remind you and people.

He had never been with oppressors and he had never approved of oppression. The most important thing is to stand up against the oppressors and speak the truth. As our Holy Prophet ﷺ says, it is the most accepted Jihad. And he had never stood back. He always spoke up, to everyone and every time, against darkness and oppression. Those who accepted it did so. And those who didn’t accept know for themselves. What’s important is not to approve of oppression and not to be together with oppressors.

May Allah ﷻ raise his Maqam. May the Maqam of Awliya, Mawlana Shaykh Nazim and Mashayikh be high. We love them. We love Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, our Holy Prophet ﷺ, the Sahabah and Ahlu l-Bayt; all of them. Insha’Allah we will be together with them, because our Holy Prophet ﷺ said, “A man is with whom he loves.” Insha’Allah we love them, and insha’Allah we will be with them forever in paradise. This is a short separation. Life is passing by quickly. Insha’Allah this longing and separation will not last forever. We will be together forever insha’Allah.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 09 February 2022/08 Rajab 1443 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah

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