The Blessed Jambi

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.

AlhamduliLlah we came to your country which is far. Allah ﷻ made this meeting happen. Everything is not by coincidence, it is written. So we must come here, we must meet you, we must eat our food here, our drink here. All of this is written. So be happy to be with people, Mu’min, believers. Masha’Allah it is a very spiritual place, a blessed place.

Last year, we were in Binjai Masha’Allah, North Sumatra. This is a place for ‘Ulama, ‘Awliya and school of old Mashayikh. We didn’t hear before about Jambi. They said, “You must visit another place also.” But nobody heard about this. Allah ﷻ put it in my heart and we said we must go visit and AlhamduliLlah now we are here [in Jambi].

This area, with Barakah of Islam, had many Awliyau’Llah who are looking after these people, to make them happy, to not be under the Kafirs (unbelievers). People were making Jihad against these oppressors, Kafirs and they had hundred, thousands maybe hundred thousands of Shaheed to be in the way of Allah ﷻ. Because these Kafirs were changing religion. And for this purpose, Allah ﷻ kept your place in Islam and in the way of Allah ﷻ. Allah ﷻ kept you safe.

AlhamduliLlah now Masha’Allah your country is blessed. Insha’Allah you also hold onto this way, way of Prophet ﷺ, way of your ancestors and keep all your children. This is Barakah for you. Without this, there isn’t any benefit for you. Masha’Allah we visited here in this area many Awliyau’Llah who brought Islam, help for Islam. They were teaching Islam, teaching Tariqah, teaching love of Prophet ﷺ, love of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla.

This is what clever ones and those who have good thinking must be happy with. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, ‘Qul bifaḍli Llahi wa biraḥmatihi fabidhālika falyafraḥū’, ‘Say, “In the bounty of Allah and in His mercy - in that let them rejoice.’ (Qur’ān 10:58). With the favor of Allah ﷻ and His ﷻ Rahmah (mercy) and blessings, we must be happy. With this, you can be happy. Without this, there is no happiness.

Hold onto this way strongly. Don’t listen to those who are claiming they are studying and know religion. If they do not respect Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wasallam, don’t respect our way, don’t respect the Sahabah, they don’t know anything. Don’t listen to them. Run away from them. If you give up a little bit, your Iman will become less. If you give a little bit more [in listening to them], it will become less. When it becomes less and less and less, after that, there will be no Iman in you. This is what shaytan wants: to have no Iman so he can put doubt in your mind.

When Salatin, Sultans were ruling, they were respecting Awliyau’Llah, they were respecting ’Ulama, scholars.They were respecting. They kept them near them to give them advice to not make any wrong thing, any wrong decision. There was Sultan for Dunya and for Akhirah. They were lions, lions of Islam and they had Haybah (were awe-inspiring), strongly looking. Enemies were afraid from them. For this, they are taking Sultan as an example. It is very important. AlhamduliLlah here also, the Sultan was very religious and very knowledgeable, Mu’min. For this, all of his country was respecting him. May Allah ﷻ bless him. RahmatuLlah ‘alayh (May Allah’s ﷻ mercy be upon him).

May Allah ﷻ help Muslim and Mu’mins every where they are suffering. May Allah ﷻ help them insha’Allah. May Allah ﷻ make us to see these good days insha’Allah when the whole world becomes Muslim insha’Allah.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 30 October 2023/ 15 Rabih Al-Akhir 1445 Maulidia Convention Center – Jambi, Indonesia