Everyone Created with Jewel Inside

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 Sheikh Abdullāh al-Fā’iz ad-Dāghistāni, Sheikh Muḥammad Nāẓim al-Ḥaqqānī. Madad. Ṭarīqatunā aṣ-Suḥbah wa l-Khayru fi l-Jam‘iyyah.

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:

(Qur’ān 10:58). ‘Fabidhālika falyafraḥū huwa khayrun mimmā yajma‘ūn’, ‘“In that let them rejoice” that is better than what they accumulate.’ How do people find peace and joy? People nowadays are looking for happiness. They say "I am unhappy. How can I become happy?" Everyone keeps thinking about it. They go to doctors, they go to hospitals and ask this and that.

People should not be happy because of others. They should be happy because of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla and because of what they do. How do people become happy? They are happy when they do something good, when they carry out the order of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, when they make ṣalawāt and salam on our Holy Prophet ﷺ. Happiness comes with these, not with other things.

Sometimes they say, "Take this pill. It will make you happy". You take it but it is not enough. You take two or three more, and then you become addicted to pills. Moreover, you may become addicted to even worse things later. And you can't be happy. On the contrary, when you look for happiness further, you drown more, you have more sadness. And sometimes their ending is so bad that they commit suicide. As they can't find happiness, they just go.

Whereas Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has given jewels to people. The jewel inside you is a valuable jewel. If you discover it and get to know it, if you know it’s value, certainly you won't fall into such conditions and sadness. As people don't do that, they listen to others say, "This and that will be good for you". They listen to this one and that one, and they don't do what is right.

You should work on the jewel inside you and not outside. You should cast the jewel inside you and do your best for it to help you. It can't be otherwise. It can't be through friends. You must be with good people. You must be with people on the way of Allāh ﷻ. When you are with people beloved by Allāh ﷻ, it brings happiness. Otherwise, being with things or people, or whatever bad things there are that Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla doesn't like striving to be happy won't bring any happiness. As we said, while saying it is not enough and having more and more, people will get much worse. May Allāh ﷻ protect us.

This is from the troubles of the current days. People of old times didn't have so many problems. All their problems were the work at home and the work outside. They used to get tired physically. And they forgot everything else. But nowadays, because of free time and laziness; and as there is more comfort, because of this comfort, it is more difficult for people. People ask for more. They think, "We are in comfort, we've got everything. Why are we unhappy?" Whereas if they look after their works, they will forget about it. They will forget about this problem. They will make shukr to Allāh ﷻ and live by. You must make more shukr now, because everything is more comfortable and easier.

But as we said, people have forgot about Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. They have mixed up the good. They think the bad is good and the good is bad. Therefore, there are these conditions in the world. May Allāh ﷻ help us. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. The situation is very tough. May Allāh ﷻ help us. If they listen to this advice, they will be at ease. If they don't listen, they have to suffer. They can run to this one and that one. As we said, you must discover the jewel inside you. You won't need anything else with the permission of Allāh ﷻ.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 13 October 2022/ 17 Rabih Al awwal 1444 Lefke, Cyprus