The Gregorian Calendar Has No Sanctity at All

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.

I can’t remember whether this is a Ḥadīth or a narration transmitted by our Great Mashāyikh, but it is asked, “Kayfa Asbahtum?”, “How did you wake up?” The answer is, “8 ”, “As’bahna wa asbaha l-mulku li-Llah”, “We have entered a new day and with it all dominion is Allāh’s ﷻ.” We woke up, and the dominion belongs to Allāh ﷻ. We went to sleep, and the dominion belongs to Allāh ﷻ. Everything belongs to Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Days, yesterdays, tomorrows, todays, everything belongs to Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. This is His ﷻ dominion, all dominion is His ﷻ.

Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, may life continue like this, in shā’a Llāh. May it pass in this way. There’s no New Year’s or whatever else. Another year has passed from our lives. In shā’a Llāh, may we go to bed and wake up in this state: of submission to Allāh ﷻ, of submission to His ﷻ ﷻ Power and Majesty. May our days pass like that, may our years pass like that, may our lives pass like that. This is our goal, in shā’a Llāh.

Many people ask “Why, for what purpose are we here?” But they don’t say, “We were created.” There are many unbelievers, many who don’t believe in Allāh ﷻ. May Allāh ﷻ guide them too. May they know why they were created, why they are in this life. Because not knowing is a difficult thing. What is not knowing? It is ignorance. An ignorant person is someone who doesn’t know why they exist. As we said, they don’t understand why they were created; it’s not about whether they were created or not. They suddenly found themselves here, in this world. Their parents raised them, took them to university. And then they went astray. They associated with those foolish people, thinking the ignorant ones are smart, and thus went astray. O mankind, you didn’t come into this world of your own accord. Certainly, it is Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla who sent you, who created you. He ﷻ inspired you with what to do, sent prophets, scholars, companions, people who showed you the way. And you, still foolishly and ignorantly, keep asking, “For what purpose am I here?” Whether you know or not; if you know, you will find peace and tranquility. If you don’t know, your whole life will be a constant struggle, bumping from one place to another, and they will throw you into a pit. May Allāh ﷻ protect us.

May our days be as Allāh ﷻ desires, in shā’a Llāh. And may our years be as such as well, in shā’a Llāh. This Gregorian year, of course, has no sanctity or special significance. It’s a year, but it’s useful for determining the days and times; that’s its purpose. It has no other blessedness or significance. It’s good for calculations and accounting, but otherwise, it has no holiness, sanctity, or blessedness. May Allāh ﷻ grant us all blessed years, in shā’a Llāh. We hope, in shā’a Llāh, that next year will be even better, and that we will be with Mahdi ‘alayhi s-salām This du’ā’ is important, this du’ā’ is necessary, in shā’a Llāh. May Allāh ﷻ be pleased with us all.

Wa min Allāhi t-Tawfīq. Al-Fātiḥa.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 01 January 2026/ 12 Rajab 1447 Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul