The Treasures of Akhirah

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 Allah ﷻ, we reached this blessed month, the month of Rajab. It is from the beloved months of Allah ﷻ. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “Rajab is My month.” It’s been a week of it today. Shukr to Allah ﷻ, it is a month full of Barakah.

Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is always giving opportunities to believers so that people attain more Thawab. He ﷻ is giving holy days and holy months, everything as opportunities to people. He ﷻ says, “Take from these jewels. Take from these favors. Take from this Barakah. Benefit from them.” But they say, “No, we don’t want it.” They have no idea. Even if they know, they say, "We don’t want it. We want dung. We want horse dung. We want poison. We want bad things.”

Mankind leaves these favors and go for bad things. This is not a clever thing. But they claim they are clever and live by as clever people. They don’t like those who do these things. They may not like, it is not important. The most important thing for us is that Allah ﷻ likes us. We don’t like ourselves as well. May Allah ﷻ like us. We ask for His ﷻ mercy, compassion and treats. And He ﷻ is giving. He ﷻ is giving His ﷻ treats. Even though we don’t deserve them, He ﷻ is still giving. However, those who don’t want it will suffer from it themselves. They will regret it. But when they regret it, it will be useless then. It has no use to feel regret.

We must make Shukr for the favors given by Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. We must take from His ﷻ treats. Just like a generous person gets upset when you don’t take what he offers, it is same with Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. If you don’t appreciate His ﷻ favours, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla will get upset with you. Therefore, these holy months are His ﷻ grants for us. Benefit from them as much as you can.

Who don’t pray should start praying. Those who can’t do all of it should start step by step. They should fast at least on holy days. Those who do so should fast on Mondays and Thursdays. This is Nafl fasting, but it has great value. It brings Thawab, and it is a treasure for your Akhirah. People run after treasure following others wherever they go, whereas the really precious jewel is this. May we run after this insha’Allah. May Allah ﷻ bless these months. May He ﷻ make us from those who appreciate them insha’Allah.

As we said, the things we do have no value. But the treats of Allah ﷻ are valuable. When you take from His ﷻ grants, He ﷻ will be happy. He ﷻ will be pleased with you. We don’t claim that our deeds are good or bad. Not because of that, but because Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is presenting it to us, we are doing so for His ﷻ pleasure. Otherwise, neither our fasting, nor our praying is good. Nothing we do has any value. May Allah ﷻ forgive us.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 18 January 2024/ 07 Rajab 1445 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah