The Virtues of Reading Surat Al-Kahf

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.

Today is the holy day of Jum’ah. One Jum’ah and one week of Ramadan are over. Last Jum’ah was Sha’ban. And this time it fell on Ramadan. A week has passed, and today is the 7th of Ramadan. Holy Ramadan is passing very quickly.

Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla granted as a present the day of Jum’ah to the Ummah of our Holy Prophet ﷺ with its blessings. Its virtues are very great. It has certain duties. Sunnah and Mustahabb were given by Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla to us to do them in order to reach more virtues and light. They were given as a present. One of them is Surat al-Kahf. Our Holy Prophet ﷺ says that whoever reads it on Friday, Allah ﷻ gives him light from that Friday until the next Friday as much as the distance from the East to the West. The light cannot be bought; these things should be done to have it. Therefore, whoever reads Surat al-Kahf every Friday attains great Thawab and virtues, both physically and spiritually.

Also, whoever reads the first and the last [ten] Ayat of Surat al-Kahf will be protected from the evil of Dajjal, says our Holy Prophet ﷺ. He will be protected from his Fitnah. The appearance of Dajjal is near, as it is the end of times already. That is why we should read it for sure. If not all of it, read a couple of Ayat [from the beginning] and read the last [ten] Ayat. Read the last [ten] Ayat as well so that you are protected from this evil and Fitnah.

The signs of Dajjal have already appeared and have spread all over the world. The abnormal has become normal. And they are trying to make people do abnormal things by force. Therefore, in order to be protected from this Fitnah insha’Allah, to read the first and the last [ten] Ayat of Surat al-Kahf as we said, will protect us from this Fitnah with the advice of our Holy Prophet ﷺ. Otherwise, you cannot be protected from this Fitnah by hiding or running away to here and there. It is possible only spiritually under the protection of Allah ﷻ. Otherwise, nothing helps.

We see the condition of the world now. Therefore, it is a great favor. It is a great favor given to us by Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla. And in order to be protected, we should read it. As we said, even though Dajjal hasn’t appeared yet, his evil has spread. It has spread all over the world, may Allah ﷻ protect us. There is not a single place where Fitnah hasn’t reached.

The word of our Holy Prophet ﷺ is Haqq/true and right. He ﷺ says that there is a blind animal living somewhere, and Fitnah will even find him. And in order to be protected from Fitnah, there are Surahs and Ayat. They are the biggest protection. There are Ayat for protection. And as we said, in order to be protected from Friday to Friday, keep reading them insha’Allah. May Allah ﷻ protect all of us from Fitnah. May He ﷻ let us reach Madhi ‘alayhi s-salam safely insha’Allah.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

There are recited Qur’an Khatms sent by our brothers from all over the world. May Allah ﷻ be pleased with them. There are Yasins, Surahs, Ayat, Salawat, Tasbihat, Tahlil and Takbir. We dedicate them first of all to the soul of our Holy Prophet ﷺ, to all his Ahlu l-Bayt and Sahabah, to the souls of all Anbiya, Awliya, Asfiya and Mashayikh, especially to the soul of our Shaykh Mawlana Shaykh Nazim, to the souls of all of our deceased relatives. With the intention of goodness to come and protection from evil, may Allah ﷻ accept them.

Li-Llahi Ta’ala, Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 08 April 2022/ 07 Ramadan 1443 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah

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