The Himmah of Awliya

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.

AlhamduliLlah Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla has granted us again [to go to Cyprus] and we came back. We returned with beautiful things from the presence and Maqam of Mawlana Shaykh Nazim with the permission of Allah ﷻ. Days are passing quickly. It has been eight years since Mawlana Shaykh Nazim passed away. But Shukr to Allah ﷻ, his spiritual being is more powerful, it is more now. Therefore, his Himmah/support reaches everyone, and he is a means of guidance for people.

The time we are living in is a difficult time. It is the time of people going out of religion. People have lost their minds. They think that they are clever. It seems like they have enmity towards the religion. And they are not accepting all the good things along with the religion. They are turning to all kinds of bad things and showing interest in them. It is the time our Holy Prophet ﷺ had said about: It is not the time of ordering goodness and forbidding badness, but the time of ordering badness and forbidding goodness.

Therefore, the Himmah/support of Awliya is important. The Karamah/miracle of Awliya and especially of Mawlana Shaykh Nazim after his passing is that he was the means of guidance for many people through dreams. It is from the greatness of Awliya. Bodies disappear, but souls, the souls of true Mu’mins stay in paradise. The souls of Kafirs go to hell; they are useless. That is why, the Himmah/support of Mawlana Shaykh Nazim is big. Insha’Allah people will reach guidance through him. And those who have reached guidance should make Shukr for coming to such a door.

Therefore, eight years have passed, but he is present. He is here. As we said, he is present as more powerful, Shukr to Allah ﷻ. They reach out with their Himmah/support. Just like Khidr ‘alayhi s-salam reaches out, the Awliya and RijaluLlah (the men of Allah) do the same when there is a trouble. Therefore, recite al-Fatihah for them. For their honor, Allah ﷻ will make things easy and remove the trouble.

This request – some people mix up and say that you cannot ask from a person. We don’t ask from a person, we ask from Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla for his honor. Otherwise, the person is the means. For his honor, as he is the beloved servant of Allah ﷻ, Allah ﷻ accepts our request. Many people are sinners and weak, they are defeated by their egos. In order for our Duas to be accepted, it is better to say “For the honor of our Holy Prophet ﷺ, for the honor of Awliya, for the honor of the Sahabah, for the honor of Ahlu l-Bayt.” Because Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla accepts our Duas for the honor of our Holy Prophet ﷺ, for the honor of his ﷺ Ahlu l-Bayt and Awliya.

The shaytan made up these things in order to confuse people. He says, “You are making this and that mistake.” It is not a mistake. You must love the beloved servants of Allah ﷻ in order to be saved insha’Allah. There will be salvation both here and hereafter. Otherwise, if you think that you’ll be saved in Dunya, you won’t be saved. Those who are not with Allah ﷻ will not be saved in Dunya, and they will not be saved in Akhirah at all. May we be with Him ﷻ insha’Allah. May we be with His ﷻ beloved ones insha’Allah.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 11 May 2022/ 10 Shawwal 1443 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah

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