The Worst Attribute in Mankind

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.

Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla says, “The attribute of pride is My dress. Whoever sets his eye on My dress, I will disgrace him”. People who are proud actually have a mind deficiency. People who say “I did this, I did that” and feel proud always end up in disappointment.

How far does the pride go? Since old times, Pharaoh had said, “I am your Lord. Worship me”. And it went up to making people worship him. Who are you for people to worship you? When you are very proud, it disgraces you. Allah ﷻ does everything. Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla gives you as a means to people. People who don’t know this say, “I saved them. I did this for them, I did that. I am such a great man”. It is called by psychologists “The delusion of grandeur”. People who favor themselves too much have this. If Allah ﷻ does something through those who have weak Iman, they think they did it themselves. They say “I am your God” and strive to make people worship them. It has been so since old times and is still going on. Ever since the creation of the world, as long as mankind has been living in this world, it is there and it will go on until Qiyamah.

Therefore, people should know their place and say “I am a servant”. If you have good deeds, you should not spoil them but think about them. But when you lose your mind, you say “I am your God”. How can you be God? You are just like other people. You have legs and arms, you eat and drink, and you go to the toilet. God is not like that. Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla is God. He ﷻ is One. And He ﷻ is the one who created everything. People must know this well. But as we said, those who pride themselves too much lose their minds at last. May Allah ﷻ protect us.

This is the worst attribute. Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla says, “This attribute is Mine. I will not share it with anyone. Pride is Mine. Whoever touches My pride will end up badly”. May Allah ﷻ protect us.

May Allah ﷻ protect people from their evil. You cannot go after such people. These people don’t bring any benefit, they cause only harm. Even if they give you the whole world, it doesn’t have any benefit. As long as they don’t have the Akhirah, they will remain in this world. Everything remains in this world; you can’t take anything. What you’ll take is your Iman. If these people take your Iman away; you don’t have any obligation towards them, and they don’t have any obligation towards you. Everything is from Allah ﷻ. May Allah ﷻ protect us and give people mind and understanding so that they think. Worship is to Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla. Obligation is to Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla. Shukr and praise is to Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla for the favors He ﷻ gives. May He ﷻ make these favors last upon us.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

There are recited Qur’an Khatms. Shukr to Allah ﷻ, brothers are sending them from all over the world. There are Salawat, Tasbihat, Surahs and Ayat, Tahlil and Takbir. We gift all of them firstly to the souls of our Holy Prophet ﷺ and his Ahlu l-Bayt and Sahabah. We gift them to the souls of all the Anbiya, Awliya and Mashayikh, to the souls of all of our late relatives. For goodness to come and evil to be gone, for the strength of our Iman. May they be protected from the conditions of this world, with the intention to be inside the circle of safety, for health and wellness, and goodness to come.

Li-Llahi Ta’ala l-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 20 May 2022/ 19 Shawwal 1443 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah

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