Brotherhood is Allah’s ﷻ Blessing

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 49:10). ’Innama l-mu’minūna ikhwa fa-‘aslihu bayna akhawaykum wa t-Taqu Allaha La’allakum Turhamoon’, ‘The believers are but brothers, so make settlement between your brothers. And fear Allah that you may receive mercy.’ Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, Muslims are brothers. If there is conflict between brothers, make settlement between them. Warn them and show them the right way. Because brotherhood, brotherly love is given to the ones beloved to Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Brotherhood by faith is stronger and more important than the brotherhood by blood.

The days we live in are the days you must be together and favor brotherhood. But the shaytan often turns brotherhood into enmity. “No good comes from the brother.” Why? Because he does not practice Islam. The person who lives upon Islam loves his brother. He helps his brother. He sees to his brother’s needs.

But people of today don't have these worries. They did not get their share of brotherhood. He thinks about how he will benefit from his brother. A person can benefit from his brother. When they are together, it will benefit him too. The person who has brotherhood has the greatest benefit. Because a brother is a blessing given by Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla in order for people to help each other. If you help him, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla will help you., “The closest are worthier of goodness.” Your closest ones are the most worthy of goodness. The closest, of course, after your mother and father are your brothers. If you help your brother, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla will increase your reward manyfold.

This is said for normal brothers. Unfortunately, most of the times, he seizes his brother’s rights and oppresses him. Then, he says, “Why did this happen to me?” Everything taken unjustly has no benefit and no Barakah. Apart from that, it is a sin of course. As long as a person lives in this world, he will suffer its harm here. Whoever takes rights not permissibly, may Allāh ﷻ protect us, will suffer a worse loss in Akhirah. Don't think, “I was being very smart. I devoured his right discreetly.” There is no benefit. May Allāh ﷻ protect us.

On the other hand, a believer who supports other believers - Brotherhood by faith is also different. This brotherhood by faith was last seen in the Ottoman Empire. Why? Because it was a caliphate state, an Islamic state. They were the last caliphs of our Holy Prophet ﷺ. There was no caliph after Sultan Abdulmejid II, may paradise be his abode. Then, brotherhood was gone. Instead of brotherhood, Muslims became enemies to each other. “You are you and I am me.” Enmity was evident. Even if he tries to help him, he either accepts his help - And even if he accepts, he neither thanks him nor respects him. And after that, it will be harm upon the whole Ummah. This is harm because they did not fulfill the order of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Because they destroyed the Muslim brotherhood, that harm will certainly happen.

As we see, all over the world - now here, tomorrow there and the next day there. There are those that are heard, and many that are unheard. Only when the caliph comes insha’Allah - the caliph now is only Mahdi alayhi s-salam. May Allāh ﷻ make us reach his days soon. May He ﷻ save these people from oppression. We say “people”, not only “Muslims”. All people are in need. They need light. They say, “Peace.” Peace is only with Mahdi alayhi s-salam. Otherwise, it is an imagination. Why? Because it is difficult to build a building but easy to destroy it. Now it is being demolished before it is even built. Therefore, do not wait for peace to happen in this world. Only let us make Dua for Mahdi alayhi s-salam to come and save people from oppression. There is no hope in any other way. Whoever you ask, if you ask everyone in this world, nobody cares anyway. They are all with the shaytan. They are striving to destroy. They are destroying. They are not giving any chance to build a building. They start to destroy from the foundation.

Therefore, Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, we have no support other than Allāh ﷻ. We are together with Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, Shukr to Allāh ﷻ. We should make Shukr that we are with Him ﷻ. It is hard not to know. Most people don't know what is happening. They get sad and are devastated. But the one who is with Allāh ﷻ knows that all of this is by the will of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. As everything happens by the

order of Allāh ﷻ, a person is patient knowing that eventually goodness will come, goodness will happen.

He ﷻ says, ‘ ’, ‘Wa l-Ā’qibatu Lil Muttaqīn’, ‘And the [best] end is for the righteous.’ (Qur’ān 28:83). The end belongs to the pious ones. They will be the winners. Those who won’t win are the oppressors, those who oppose Allāh ﷻ and oppose our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. They think they are smart. They insult Muslims and don't like what they do. They will be the ones who will be in loss. Their end will be bad. The good end will be for those who fear Allāh ﷻ and who believe in Allāh ﷻ insha’Allah. May Allāh ﷻ make us among them. May we not be tested in this time.

As we said, not just them, but also those who claim are Muslims. They also pray and fast. But as our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said, they have no faith in their hearts. They say, “We will be saved by our deeds.” They have no respect towards our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. And they don’t accept Awliyā’ at all. These are the ones who do not want this brotherhood, the Islamic brotherhood. They are just selfish. They say, “I will be saved and everyone else will go to hell.” They do not want brotherhood. They are people who do not fulfill the orders of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. They have multiplied a lot. May Allāh ﷻ improve them too. May He ﷻ protect us from their evil. Because those who are improving are very few from these groups. For some wisdom, the shaytan got into their heads and it is difficult to get rid of him. So may Allāh ﷻ protect us from their evil insha’Allah.

May Allāh ﷻ help us see and walk on the right way, on the way of the Ottomans. May He ﷻ guide people to this way and make them know its value. May they be with whom is beneficial to the Ummah, and stay away from useless people insha’Allah.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 10 December 2023/ 26 Jumada al-Awwal 1445 Eyup Sultan Dergah, Istanbul