The Birthday of the Prophet ﷺ

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.

May today be blessed for us in shā’a Llāh. May it be blessed for the Muslim world and Muslims. Our Holy Prophet ﷺ came to this world on Monday 12th of Rabī‘u l-Awwal. Today is a holy day. It is a beautiful day. Who honors him ﷺ and respects him ﷺ certainly has his share of goodness. Everything of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is for humanity. And as a miracle, as soon as he ﷺ was born, he ﷺ was begging to Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla saying, “My ﷺ ummah.” He ﷺ was born in Sujud [state]. When our Holy Prophet ﷺ was born, he ﷺ begged to Allāh “Azza wa-Jalla in sajdah saying, "Ummatī, ummatī." Until he ﷺ left this world, our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam always thought about the ummah. Wishing them to be saved, he ﷺ begged to Allāh ‘Azza waJalla.

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla does not reject the du‘ā’ of our Holy Prophet ﷺ. Whoever asks for his ﷺ intercession attains his ﷺ intercession. Who says "I don't need shafā‘ah. I pray and do my worship. I don't need anything from someone else," doesn't get anything. It is difficult without shafā‘ah. It is very difficult. When you say you don't want it, everything is over. All your deeds, everything you do, your worship goes in vain.

Therefore, the religion of Islām exists upon honoring our Holy Prophet ﷺ. Without that honoring, whatever they do is useless. Therefore, honoring this day, honoring the glory of our Holy Prophet ﷺ brings great benefit to us. Certainly, great goodness happens. The beloved one of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is the one who has reached the highest rank among people. Honoring him ﷺ in all ways, visiting him ﷺ - Whoever is able to visit him ﷺ will certainly be given that visit. And those who cannot visit, Allāh ﷻ will give according to their intentions.

There are many Muslims who honor everything related to our Holy Prophet ﷺ. May Allāh ﷻ protect them. May Allāh ﷻ not let them be lost. Because when mankind does goodness, shayṭān makes waswasa. He says "You are probably doing something bad. You shouldn't do so." Of course, because shayṭān is jealous. He doesn't like it. He doesn't like our Holy Prophet ﷺ. As he doesn't like him ﷺ, he wants to keep people away so that they don't benefit from it.

Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, we honored our Holy Prophet ﷺ last night and a part from his ﷺ holy body - his ﷺ beard. A part of his ﷺ beard, even an atom of the beard of our Holy Prophet ﷺ is enough for us. Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, we visited it. Its virtue goes to those who visited it. Who couldn't visit but wanted to, who saw it from afar; may they have the chance too. The treasures of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla are abundant. His ﷻ treasures are full. He ﷻ gives according to the intentions of people.

Therefore, may it be blessed for us in shā’a Llāh. In shā’a Llāh may we reach it with the whole world being in Islām, honoring our Holy Prophet ﷺ. We hope for that next year. May it be too soon and not too late in shā’a Llāh. The whole world will know his ﷺ worth, and we'll be together with Ṣāḥibu z-Zamān in shā’a Llāh. May Allāh ﷻ be pleased with all of you.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 15 September 2024/ 12 Rabi' al-Awwal 1445 Lefke – Cyprus