A Journey for Guidance

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 19:36). ‘Wa ‘Inna Allāha Rabbī Wa Rabbukum Fā’budūhu Hādhā Sirātun Mustaqīm’, ‘[Isa said], “And indeed, Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. That is a straight path.”.’ Sayyidina ‘Isa ‘alayhi s-salam told his apostles and the people around him, “Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is my God. He is everyone’s God. Worship Him ﷻ. This is the right way”. He said that Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is One. He said that and conveyed it to everyone.

Why are we telling this? Shukr to Allah ﷻ, we are going on a trip to Europe [Berlin] today insha’Allah. Our intention is to convey Islam to them for the pleasure of Allah ﷻ insha’Allah. And if we become the means of guidance for Muslims over there, how lucky are we. Our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said becoming a means of guidance for a person, is better for you than this world together with everything in it. But the reward and Thawab of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla are even greater.

Therefore, insha’Allah there’ll be a means for guidance in the places we visit. And we are going for a trip in order to connect Muslims with Islam, to connect them with humanity. This is our intention. We ask for the pleasure of Allah ﷻ and the support of Allah ﷻ insha’Allah.

Because people don’t know what to do. Whereas there is a way full of all kinds of goodness in front of them. But to enter this way – some of them are not aware of it, and some of them have wrong understanding of it. If Allah ﷻ has meant for them, if Allah ﷻ wants, He ﷻ will guide them.

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm: ‘ ’, ‘Innaka la tahdi man ‘ahbabta wa lakinna Allaha yahdi man yasha’u’, ‘Indeed, [O Muhammad], you do not guide whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills.’ (Qur’ān 28:56) “You cannot guide whom you love”. He ﷻ said this to our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wasallam. If Allah ﷻ wants it, He ﷻ will make a means. And through that means, He ﷻ will give guidance. You will attain a great reward and Thawab for that. Insha’Allah may a lot of people become a means of guidance.

They have prepared something like a presentation in order to show Islam. They made a program that includes the legacy of Islam, our Holy Prophet ﷺ, Mashayikh and Sahabah in order to introduce the Islamic civilization to people. There are beautiful things there also. Insha’Allah there will be guidance in the hearts of those who will attend. And they will take Shahadah with their tongues insha’Allah. May Allah ﷻ help us.

Our intention is to bring benefit to people. And this is the benefit for humanity, not anything else. There are many people who are striving to bring benefit to people by another way. As that is according to their minds, it has no benefit. But when they are on the way shown by Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, it will bring benefit to humanity and to everyone. May Allah ﷻ help us. Insha’Allah there will be a means of guidance. May Allah ﷻ give guidance to people. We are striving so that Allah ﷻ saves people from hell insha’Allah. May Allah ﷻ protect us and give strength to our Iman.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 15 September 2022/ 19 Safar 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah

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