Wake Up from Heedlessness

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.

‘Aūdhu biLlāhi mina sh-shayṭāni r-rajīm. Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:

“Aqtaraba Lilnnāsi Ĥisābuhum Wa Hum Fī Ghaflatin Mu`riđūn”, “[The time of] their account has approached for the people, while they are in heedlessness turning away.” (Qur’ān 21:01). Sadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, the Day of Judgment is near. And mankind is in a state of heedlessness. They are in heedlessness and they live in their own states, in their own pleasures and comforts, as if qiyāmah will never happen as they don’t see it. They live far from the word of Allāh ﷻ, far from the commands of Allāh ﷻ. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says this and shows this description in Qur’ān ‘Aẓīmu sh-Sha’n. People are in a state of heedlessness, they don’t listen to advice, they don’t listen to good words. They run away from it, He ﷻ says. They run away in their heedlessness.

These issues are even more prevalent now. Nobody wants advice. In the past, people wanted advice. Now, people don’t want advice at all; they chase after what they think is good according to their own minds. And what they consider good is only good for their ego. And what is good for the ego is not good for you. What is good for you must be good for the ego. Otherwise, what’s good for it will not be good for you. In the end, it will not be good for either of you.

Therefore, we must awaken from this heedlessness. Heedlessness. Allāh ‘Azza waJalla says the Day of Judgment is approaching. People now – of course, we are in the end of times. There are things that must happen, but it’s the same for everyone. Even a thousand years ago [even since this ayah was revealed], the Day of Judgment was approaching for humanity. When one closes their eyes, they will wake up on the Day of Judgment. Whatever they did, whatever they accomplished, their qiyāmah and judgement will come then. So, a person shouldn’t continue in heedlessness saying the

Day of Judgment is far away. Heedlessness is in vain. Heedlessness is harmful. Heedlessness is something that has no benefit whatsoever.

Therefore, wake up. We must awaken. Sometimes they say as a joke, “A Muslim must be vigilant.” It’s not a joke or mocking, it’s the truth. You must be vigilant, so that they won’t deceive you. Of course, a Muslim cannot be deceived. As our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said, a Muslim is not stung from the same hole twice. Therefore, a Muslim must be vigilant. Not for this world, but for the hereafter. He must protect his hereafter. No one should deceive him so that he doesn’t fall into sin, so that he doesn’t infringe on the rights of others; he must be vigilant. Heedlessness is not good. There is an accounting. You will be questioned. We say it again, what’s with Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla: Allāh ﷻ forgives it if you seek forgiveness. If you have infringed on someone’s rights, it is only acceptable if that person forgives you. If they don’t, you’re doomed. May Allāh ﷻ protect us.

Life is short. No matter how long you live, in the end, your whole life will seem like just one day. Therefore, do not be heedless. Do not harm anyone. Do not infringe on anyone’s rights. Let us do what Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has said and commanded, in shā’a Llāh. May Allāh ﷻ help us all. This world has more wealth, more tools and equipment; and these have increased heedlessness even more. Before, because there weren’t so many things, people were able to protect themselves a little more. Now, because of these things, there are many who don’t even sleep at night. This heedlessness keeps them awake. They don’t sleep. He remains awake in heedlessness. He occupies himself striving with useless things, wondering, “What happened? What’s going on? Let me see this, let me look at that,” and so on. May Allāh ﷻ awaken us all from heedlessness, in shā’a Llāh.

Wa min Allāhi t-Tawfīq. Al-Fātiḥa.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 26 March 2026/ 07 Shawwāl 1447 Lefke, Cyprus