Appraise Allah ‘Azza Wa Jalla

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 39:67). ‘Wamā qadarū Llāha ḥaqqa Qadrih’, ‘They have not appraised Allah with true appraisal’. Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla says in this ‘Ayah, people don’t appraise the Power and Greatness of Allah ﷻ. They keep asking how He ﷻ is. Non-Muslim people and even Muslims don’t appraise or know the value of Allah ﷻ.

People outside of Islam think and do things according to their minds. They want to put Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla in a certain shape. Ḥāshā (far from it)! Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla, ‘ ’, ‘Laysa kamithlihi shay’un’, ‘There is nothing like unto Him.’ (Qur’ān 42:11). There is nothing like Him ﷻ. He ﷻ is beyond your understanding and imagination. He ﷻ is much above the limits of your mind. Therefore, we must know the Power, Mightiness and Greatness of Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla. People can understand it only from the things that Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla does and shows, from things He ﷻ creates. You cannot reach His ﷻ essence at all.

As people don’t appraise Allah ﷻ, they are worshipping statues, idols and this and that. Whereas, these are things that don’t bring them any benefit. Muslims also don’t appraise or know the value of Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla. When something happens, they start saying, “Why did it happen? Why is Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla doing this to us? Is it a test or something?” This is not your business. What you must do is mind your own business, track your own work and perform your worship properly. That is your duty. No need to question the rest. It is the wisdom of Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla. And only Allah ﷻ knows His ﷻ wisdom. This is to appraise and know the value of Allah ﷻ.

You should never ask, “Why is that like this?” “I wonder why is it like this? I am praying and fasting. Yet, I am not doing well. I fell sick and this and that”. These complaints are from the weakness of your Iman. Otherwise, to rely on Allah ﷻ is the first duty for Muslims. To appreciate Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla is to rely on Him ﷻ, to be pleased with whatever He ﷻ does and to reach the station of contentment. A person who does this is both raised in the presence of Allah ﷻ and feels comfort himself.

Otherwise, non-Muslims, especially Christians, get angry at ‘Adam ‘alayhi s-salam. They say that he made a mistake and committed a sin, and that they are suffering because of his sin. Ḥāshā (far from it)! He is the Prophet of Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla. He is our forefather. To be ill-mannered towards him doesn’t bring any benefit; it brings nothing but sin. People are just looking for a means to put their sins on others.

There are thousands and hundreds of thousands of examples like this. Therefore, don’t be like them. To show respect to all of the Prophets, Sahabah and Awliya is our duty. ‘ ’, ‘Lā nufariqqu bayna aḥadin min Rusulih’, ‘We make no distinction between any of His messengers.’ (Qur’ān 02:285). You cannot say that this Prophet is good and that Prophet is bad. Therefore, we should pay attention to this. May Allah ﷻ give us true Iman. May we become His ﷻ beloved servants insha’Allah.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 14 April 2022/ 13 Ramadan 1443 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah

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