The Real Blindness

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,

“Wa Man Kāna Fī Hadhihi ’Amá Fahuwa Fī Al-’Ākhirati ’Amá Wa ’Ađallu Sabīlāan”, “And whoever is blind in this [life] will be blind in the Hereafter and more astray in way.” (Qur’an 17:72). Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm. May Allāh ﷻ not make us among those who cannot see. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “He who is blind in this world will be blind in the Hereafter.” Blindness is not about not seeing with the eyes, but about not understanding the truth. A person who does not know the truth is blind. Therefore, the situation of a person who does not see the truth and does not follow the right way in this world will be even worse in the Hereafter. There, they will not be able to see any truth. Just as their end in this world was bad, their end in the Hereafter will be the same.

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has clearly shown the truth; anyone who wants can see and know it. However, people follow their egos and do not accept the boundaries of ḥalāl and ḥarām set by Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. They say, “We will do whatever our ego wants. We will not accept anything that our ego doesn’t want. Just as we do not accept it, we will not allow anyone else to accept it either.” They impose that, saying, “Everyone must be like us.” We have now reached the end of the end of times in this world. They will not accept any other way. They say, “All states and the whole world will accept our deviant idea. They will not accept the rules set by Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. They will not follow His ﷻ way, but will follow the way of shayṭān, like us.” These are the truly blind ones. Their hearts are blind; their minds and hearts are darkened. This is the state and condition of a person who follows their egos. Nothing else comes of it. Goodness cannot come from evil. Knowledge cannot come from ignorance. What they call knowledge, if it does not acknowledge Allāh ﷻ, is not knowledge. Knowledge that does not know Allāh ﷻ, does not want Him ﷻ, and only wants the ego, is true ignorance. We are now living in the second Age of Ignorance; that which our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam told about. This age is far worse than the first Age of Ignorance; much much worse.

May Allāh ﷻ protect us. May our hearts and our eyes not be blind, may we always be among those who see the truth. May there be no one who does not see the truth, in shā’a Llāh. May all people be granted guidance, in shā’a Llāh. This is what people need. More important than food, drink, and everything else: īmān. Our eyes must always be open; we must not be blind. May Allāh ﷻ protect us all. May Allāh ﷻ send us the sāhib and be a means of guidance for everyone, in shā’a Llāh.

Wa min Allāhi t-Tawfīq. Al-Fātiḥa.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 16 July 2026/ 02 Safar 1448 Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul