Lucky to Be from His ﷺ Nation

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.

Allāh ‘Aẓīmu sh-Sha’n is praising our Holy Prophet ﷺ. All beautiful things belong to him ﷺ. Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is a perfect person. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla sent him ﷺ as a mercy to us. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla sent him ﷺ as a mercy to all the worlds. It is great luck to be from his ﷺ ummah, nation. Compared to other nations, the obligations and worshipping given to our ummah are much easier.

That is from the mercy of our Holy Prophet ﷺ. For the honour of his ﷺ countenance, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla treats us with beneficence. The previous nations had more prayers. Our fasting is one month; theirs was six months. And they broke their fast once a day and kept on fasting afterwards. We are saying this as an example. Even though things were more difficult for the previous nations, to be from the nation of our Holy Prophet ﷺ has bountiful virtues.

The most beloved servant of Allāh ﷻ is our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. It is a great honour to be from his ﷺ ummah. In many places in Qur’ān ‘Aẓīmu sh-Sha’n it is said about our Holy Prophet ﷺ, "We ﷻ sent you ﷺ as a mercy to the worlds. And you ﷺ were created with the best manners and characteristics, with the most beautiful adab. That is given to you." Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is telling people with His ﷻ word of truth in Qur’ān ‘Aẓīmu sh-Sha’n. Our Holy Prophet ﷺ says, "It is my duty. I ﷺ was sent to complete all good characteristics." Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says so.

By the wisdom of Allāh ﷻ, for people to believe in, and accept him ﷺ, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla created our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam in a place far from most people, where there were no schools or universities. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla sent him ﷺ there as a prophet to all humanity. Very few people studied there. There was nothing like a school. They would learn [to read and write] from each other, on their own. But our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam was not in a position to do that.

Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, as you know, by the wisdom of Allāh ﷻ, was orphaned as a child, losing his ﷺ mother, father, and grandfather. But Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is

the one who put that knowledge and all the knowledge in the world in his ﷺ breast. If people studied for a thousand years, they would not be able to attain so much knowledge. Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is a miracle shown by Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla – a true prophet and a mercy – in order for people to easily believe. What is this miracle? It is not karāmah. Karāmah, miraculous deeds, are for awliyā’. Miracles are for prophets. For those who reject the position of our Holy Prophet ﷺ, there is no forgiveness.

Those who don't believe our Holy Prophet ﷺ after seeing so many of his ﷺ miracles are called kāfirs because of this. Kāfir means people who don't admire anything and don't believe in anything. People who don't believe in themselves are characterized as kāfirs as well. In any case, mu’mins, believers, follow the beautiful way of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. They don't need any other way.

Those who join this way, who are on the right way and follow a murshid, will be directly alongside our Holy Prophet ﷺ in Paradise, with permission of Allāh ﷻ. May Allāh ﷻ make us steadfast on this way.

For the honour of these beautiful days, for the honour of our Holy Prophet ﷺ who was born in this month, may Allāh ﷻ make us steadfast. May we love him ﷺ and be from those loved by him ﷺ, in shā’a Llāh. How does he ﷺ love us? When you make ṣalawāt, he ﷺ gives salām to you too. And he ﷺ loves you. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla gave us this chance. As we said in the beginning, we are very lucky people. No need to complain and say, "I have pain here and there, this and that. My wife is so. My husband is so." Keep this in mind.

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla made us from Ummati Muḥammad ﷺ. The rest are unnecessary things. These things won't go to ākhirah, but will remain in this world. They will be forgotten in five minutes here, or after a day. They will be gone after a month. This one and that one will go. As we said, what will stay is the love and intercession of our Holy Prophet ﷺ. That is what is important. The rest is not important at all. You may die of hunger or disease, and it won't be important; as long as you are on this way, you are in profit, with permission of Allāh ﷻ.

May Allāh ﷻ protect us. We don't want tests. May Allāh ﷻ give us from His ﷻ grace and from the mercy of our Holy Prophet ﷺ. Don't ask for patience. Ask for beneficence, iḥsān. Being patient is difficult. Therefore, don't ask for anything to be patient for. May Allāh ﷻ not deprive us of the mercy of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, in shā’a Llāh. May He ﷻ not deprive us of his ﷺ intercession, in shā’a Llāh.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha. Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 22 September 2023/ 9 Rabi’ Al-Awwal 1445 Lefke, Cyprus