Take Heed of Mankind’s State

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:

‘Qul si‘irū fī l-’arḍ fāndhurū’, ‘Say to them "Travel in the land and see”.’ (Qur’ān 27:69). Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “Walk through the earth and observe, and take heed from what you see.” From what we see, nothing remains of humanity in this world and its people. Everyone has lost their humanity. Hajjah Anne used to say, “A person praises most what they lack.” Everyone who says, “I am honest,” those who say, “we are honest,” have nothing of honesty in them. Unfortunately, this is the state of this world and its people. Honesty is gone, trustworthiness is gone. Everyone follows their ego; they think that whatever their ego dictates is honesty. They say, “The honesty I know is whatever my ego wants. No one else has the right to interfere in my life. I will still do what I want.” People today say, “I have no compassion for anyone.” They don’t care about the rights of the poor, the rights of others, or anything else.

Unfortunately, this is the current state of humanity. Therefore, humanity has been lost. Humanity is justice; Above all, humanity is compassion. Without these, wild animals are better than humans. If a wild animal finds something to eat, it eats, lies down, and goes away. It doesn’t harbor resentment. There’s no thought in an animal like, “How can I kill more people, how can I cause more harm?” Humans, however, possess both that resentment and an insatiable ego.

That’s why, unfortunately, this is the way things are today. “We follow the herd; and because we follow the herd, everything seems normal to us.” But it’s not normal. Even if they do it, you shouldn’t. The greatest proof and evidence: “Look, others are doing it too.” Even if everyone else is doing it, you shouldn’t. If everyone else is doing evil, you shouldn’t. Stay on the sidelines, stay away; don’t get caught in the current so that the current doesn’t sweep you away. Stay in your place, be with the truth, be honest. Not on the honesty of your ego, but on the honesty that Allāh ﷻ commanded. The ego says, “Everything is mine.”

The situation is clear; Even those known and revered for their honesty eventually succumb to their ego. Yet, there’s no shyness left for them to say, “We’ve been disgraced, we’ve been humiliated.”, “Al-ḥayā’u mina l-īmān”, which means shyness is from faith. Being ashamed is a good thing, but in the current state of the world and people, they no longer see shyness as a good thing. They say, “The girl is shy, she doesn’t go out, she doesn’t speak.” But if she is shy, it’s the best thing she’s doing. According to them, a person should do whatever they want, without shame, doing all sorts of things; that’s the accepted person. In this time, a person who is shy is not considered an acceptable person. May Allāh ﷻ have mercy on our condition and send us the savior, in shā’a Llāh. We are waiting, in shā’a Llāh. May Allāh ﷻ soon lead these people back to their humanity, in shā’a Llāh. They cannot do so by themselves; may Allāh ﷻ send us the sāhib, and he will show us the way, in shā’a Llāh.

Wa min Allāhi t-Tawfīq. Al-Fātiḥa.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 21 July 2026/ 07 Safar 1448 Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul