Eternal is Ākhirah Not Dunyā

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:

‘Fa’ammā Man Ţaghá (37) Wa ’Āthara Al-Ĥayāata Ad-Dunyā (38) Fa’inna Al-Jaĥīma Hiya Al-Ma’wá (39)’, ‘So as for he who transgressed (37) And preferred the life of the world (38) Verily, his abode will be Hell-fire (39).’ (Qur’ān 79:37-39). Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says: “Whoever prefers this world to the Hereafter, his end will be Hell.” This world is temporary, while the Hereafter is eternal, everlasting; it has no end. Therefore, whoever prefers this world to the Hereafter follows his ego. Ego destroys people. Because no matter how much suffering a person endures in this world, everything in this world has an end. The Hereafter, however, has no end. Those who enter Paradise will remain there forever. Those who enter Hell, may Allāh ﷻ protect us, will also remain there forever. The life of the Hereafter is eternal. Some people do not accept this. According to their own minds, they say, “There is no eternity,” and call other things in this world forever. They do not accept the truth that Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has shown and told. There is eternity. This is important. What is important is not this world, but the Hereafter.

Therefore, our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said, “This world is like the blink of an eye.” And indeed, it is so. Years pass, and people wonder, “Have I only lived this long?” They say, “How did so much time pass so quickly? How fast it went by!” That’s why, our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said, “The world is not even the blink of an eye.” So, compared to the Hereafter, the world is nothing. Whatever happens, it comes and goes. What’s important is the Hereafter.

Of course, there are many ignorant people. Some think, “Life passes by anyway, let’s not waste it in vain; let’s inflate our egos as much as we can, let’s do everything our ego desires.” They think, “Life passes by in an instant. Therefore, the more fun we have, the more we inflate our egos, the more we serve it, the better it will be for us, it won’t have

been wasted.” However, by doing this, they live very empty lives; or rather, they fill their lives not with emptiness, but with bad things. It would be good if they went to the Hereafter empty-handed, but they won’t go there empty-handed either. Because they will be held accountable in the Hereafter for the sins and ḥarām they have committed. If they depart from this world in a state of disbelief, may Allāh ﷻ protect us, there will be an eternal punishment for this. If they are not in a state of disbelief, they will suffer their punishment and eventually enter Paradise; however, a short time here is equivalent to a lifetime there. A wasted time here is like losing an entire lifetime compared to the Hereafter.

Therefore, you must be very careful and do what is difficult for the ego. You mustn’t follow the ego. You must turn back from the wrong way. You must stay away from evil. People today use bad things and associate with bad people just to please and satisfy their egos. They do evil solely to satisfy their egos. This has no benefit whatsoever. On the contrary, it is harm upon harm. May Allāh ﷻ protect us; may Allāh ﷻ protect us from following our egos and doing evil. May Allāh ﷻ protect us all, in shā’a Llāh.

Wa min Allāhi t-Tawfīq. Al-Fātiḥa.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 01 August 2026/ 18 Safar 1448 Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul