Good Tidings for Believers

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.

Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, we meet once again. This summer was heavy, and the month of Ṣafar, the holy month of Ṣafar was heavy. Some things happened everywhere – earthquakes and floods, by the wisdom of Allāh ﷻ. Many people lost their homes, homelands and lives in this month of Ṣafar. These are the signs of the end of times.

When qiyāmah is near, when Mahdī ‘alayhi s-salām is near, our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said these things will happen to his ﷺ ummah. For those who believe our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, all of these will be beneficial. Whatever happens, it is for their benefit and in their interest. If they die, they become shahīd (martyr)... If they remain, they will still be written thawāb (reward) for their patience.

This is the honour of being from the ummah of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. The greatest honour for us is to be from the ummah of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam and to walk on his ﷺ way. This is the greatest and most precious thing in the world. Money, jewelry and this kind of thing have worth here. You may value them. If you use them on the way of Ḥaqq (Truth), to help people, they will have worth too. If you keep them and don't give to anyone, they are useful neither to you, nor to others.

We have entered the holy month of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. This month will come with its barakah (blessing), in shā’a Llāh. There will be help for Islām, in shā’a Llāh. To honour it is the greatest goodness we can do for ourselves because the more you honour and make ṣalawāt to our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wasallam, the more he ﷺ answers you; our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam gives salām to you too. What can you find better than this? You cannot find. But people always are being tested A current test is the things taught all over the world that give instruction and education against Allāh ﷻ.

Certainly this education and teaching does not accept anything. Therefore, it is a test for people and for Muslims. We must know this and understand its harm. We must ask for the help of our Holy Prophet ﷺ. In this holy month. We must ask for intercession, support, and help from him ﷺ. Because there is nothing we can lean on.

As it is the end of times, shayṭān has got his chance with all his power. They are attacking Islām from all sides. They are attacking people with īmān (faith). They set their eyes on their īmān. If there are a couple of people left with īmān, they want to finish their īmān too. But with the permission of Allāh ﷻ, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni rRaḥīm, "Wa-Llāhu mutimmu nūrihī wa-law kariha l-kāfirūn" (61:8). Allāh ﷻ will complete His ﷻ light. Even though unbelievers don't want and don't like it, the light of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla will be complete. That light of Allāh ﷻ is the light of our Holy Prophet ﷺ.

The whole world from West to East will follow Islām, with permission of Allāh ﷻ. May this be the barakah of this month of Mawlid, in shā’a Llāh. People should not lose hope wondering what will happen. It is not in my or your hands. It is in the hands of Allāh ﷻ. It is the promise, the holy word of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. His ﷻ word is true. We certainly wait for it. And to wait for it is one of the conditions of īmān for Muslims.

The improvement of this world and coming to Islām is the word of Allāh ﷻ, in shā’a Llāh it is near because nothing is getting better but instead it is getting much worse. People want to do something good but the opposite happens... They want to do this but something else happens. They've tried everything but they are not pleased. They cannot be happy as they get no benefit. What will bring pleasure and correct everything is the rule of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, order of Islām, in shā’a Llāh. In shā’a Llāh, it is near. People should not lose hope. As you wait for it, you will get reward and thawāb with permission of Allāh ﷻ.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha. Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 10 September 2023/ 25 Safar 1445 Fajr Prayer, France