Mercy to the Worlds

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 21:107). ‘Wa-mā arsalnāka illā raḥmatan li-l-‘ālamīn, ‘And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy to the worlds.’

Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, today is the first day of the blessed month of Rabih Al-Awwal. May it be blessed and of goodness upon us all. After the month of Safar, in shā’a Llāh, may it of relief. The month of the Safar was quite difficult this year; it was heavy. May all its weight be lifted with it, in shā’a Llāh.

This month will be a relief for people. It will be a means for goodness, a means for guidance. Because Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla sent our Prophet ﷺ as mercy to the worlds. So that everyone can benefit from him ﷺ, get close to him ﷺ and follow him ﷺ, Allāh ‘Azza waJalla sent Qur’ān ‘Aẓīmu sh-Sha’n, many miracles and special gifts for those who follow him ﷺ that are were not given to other nations. The honor of our Prophet ﷺ is exalted in the sight of Allāh ﷻ. His ﷺ value is great. It is obligatory upon us to honor him ﷺ.

What is important in our lives is to gain the pleasure and love of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. That is what’s eternal. That is what’s valuable. The other things, whatever there is in dunyā is of no value at all. Not only a place [in dunyā], but the whole dunyā has no value. A person leaves it and goes. What’s valuable is in the ākhirah. Those who love our Prophet ﷺ will be with him ﷺ. Those who don’t love him ﷺ, will have lost everything then.

But the door of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is open. He ﷺ doesn’t turn anyone away. He ﷺ looks upon everyone with mercy. “Come, enter paradise,” he ﷺ says. But people say, “No, we don’t want. We don’t want. We want to go to hell.” Then, they know for themselves. But the one with a mind does not prefer this evanescent world. He prefers the hereafter.

And there is no rule that those who follow our Prophet ﷺ should withdraw themselves entirely from dunyā and do nothing. They should follow what Allāh ﷻ says, and the way of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. They will be happy both here and hereafter.

May Allāh ﷻ make us among His ﷻ beloved ones. Because our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, a person will be with whom he loves. We should love good people so that we will be with them in ākhirah. Loving useless people doesn’t bring you benefit; it brings you nothing but harm. You will have lost your chance. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. May Allāh ﷻ bless this month of ours.

Wa min Allāhi t-Tawfīq. Al-Fātiḥa.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 24 August 2025/ 01 Rabih Al-Awwal 1447 Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul