The Most Precious Jewel

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. Honoring our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, honoring him ﷺ very much has always been there. People who always honored him ﷺ were raised and exalted. Our Holy Prophet ﷺ - It is good to be with good people in this world. But as Imam Al-Busayri says, "Muḥammadun khayrun man yamshī ‘alá qadami." Our Holy Prophet Muḥammad ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is the best among people, among the whole universe and creatures.

Following him ﷺ is a great honor and a great luck. It is not meant for all people. It is not meant for everyone. Most of this world, the majority does not follow him ﷺ. Even those who say they follow him ﷺ do so incompletely. Therefore, those who follow him ﷺ right are the lucky people. Because Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has given them that luck. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla won't give it if He ﷻ doesn't want to.

People can do some things with their own will. And some things they do if Allāh ﷻ wants it. You cannot ask Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla "Why did You do so?" From the Adab of Islām - The Religion of Islām is the religion of Adab. What our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu alayhi wa sallam teaches us is Adab. This is what Islām is. And all Prophets are upon the religion of Islām. But their nations went astray. They went out of that Adab. They went against Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla and asked "Why did You do so and so?" Is Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla going to explain to you? Allāh ﷻ does whatever He ﷻ wants. Whatever He ﷻ doesn't want won't happen. Nothing happens that Allāh ﷻ doesn’t want.

We must be happy for being on the way of our Holy Prophet ﷺ. We must rejoice. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is saying in Qur’ān ‘Aẓīmu sh-Sha’n "Fa-bi-dhālika fal-yafraḥū" (10:58). They should rejoice for being on this way. As Allāh ﷻ has given them this, it is the biggest happiness. Neither money, nor wealth, nothing. Clever people appreciate it and get happy with it. Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is the highest and superior over people from all aspects. In terms of adab, manners, beauty, īmān and justice, in terms of all good treatment and compassion, there is no one who can outdo our Holy Prophet ﷺ. Therefore, resembling him ﷺ raises people. It makes them human. As they distance away from him ﷺ, their rank of humanity falls. It goes lower and lower, down below the ranks of donkeys and animals. The further they go away from our Holy Prophet ﷺ, the lower their rank is.

Therefore, shukr to Allāh ﷻ, we believe in him ﷺ. We believe in his ﷺ intercession. And we praise Allāh ﷻ in this holy month. We are happy in these days when he ﷺ honored this world with his ﷺ arrival. He ﷺ is a great worth given to us by Allāh ﷻ. Knowing the value of what is given to humanity is a good thing. People who don't appreciate it don't understand anything. Nothing makes them pleased and happy. Who appreciate make shukr to Allāh ﷻ. And with shukr, favours last. The biggest favour is īmān and the love of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. In shā’a Llāh this favour will increase with shukr and be everlasting. May Allāh ﷻ increase his ﷺ love and make it everlasting in our hearts in shā’a Llāh.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 09 September 2024/ 06 Rabi' al-Awwal 1445 Lefke – Cyprus