The Islamic World’s First Power

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.

The matter of Tariqah is the first power in the Islamic world, Shukr to Allah ﷻ. The Barakah of our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is upon Muslims even though hundreds of years have passed. This way is his ﷺ way, the way that leads to him ﷺ. When in Tariqah, a person is connected to our Holy Prophet ﷺ. He attains the pleasure of our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.

It is because we need spiritual power. It doesn’t come only through books or Jama’ah. All Awliya, Sultans and people who serve Islam have followed this way and were connected to it. None of them have ever been the means for tricks. And who were outside it strived against Islam, they didn’t help it. Because when you are not connected to it, you are connected to somewhere else. It is so now and in every time. Therefore, the enemy of shaytan is Tariqah.

Tariqah is the guard of Islam. Tariqah and Shari’ah are together, not separate. They say, “We are following Shari’ah. There is no Tariqah. It is useless”. Of course, because they want to destroy the first castle and then the rest. With the permission of Allah ﷻ, it won’t be destroyed. Until Qiyamah, until Mahdi ‘alayhi s-salam and after him, it will be there with the permission of Allah ﷻ. When Qiyamah is near, the souls of Mu’mins will be captured, and it will burst on the heads of Kafirs. Qiyamah will take place. Therefore, they won’t be able to remove Tariqah before that time Allah ﷻ willing. They will be gone and Tariqah will stay. Their true faces will be revealed.

Tariqah is always on the way of our Holy Prophet ﷺ with the permission of Allah ﷻ. Whoever follows it will be saved. Who doesn’t follow it has doubt in his Iman. Because there are many Hadiths of our Holy Prophet ﷺ which [start by] saying, “None of you believes”. Iman is important. Without Iman, there is Islam. But when Iman is not perfect, it is weak.

Therefore, Tariqah is an absolutely necessary thing for people, for Muslims. Shaytan knows that. Shaytan and his followers say, “We are Muslim. We look up in Qur’an. We read from Qur’an”. And they don’t accept Hadiths anymore. They are out of the way completely. May Allah ﷻ give guidance to all of them.

We wish goodness to people and Muslims, nothing else. May Allah ﷻ give them guidance. May they see the right way. At least, may they not harm Muslims and not speak badly to Muslims. If you don’t like it, at least stay quiet. Allah Azza wa Jalla will forgive you insha’Allah. But if you speak badly, it will return to you with the permission of Allah ﷻ. Those who are with Allah ﷻ will be saved. Nothing will happen to them. May Allah ﷻ give steadfastness to all of us on this way. And may He ﷻ give guidance to them.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 13 November 2022/ 19 Rabih al-Thani 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah

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