Mercy to All the Worlds

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:

(Qur’ān 21:107). ‘Wa-mā arsalnāka illā raḥmatan li-l-‘ālamīn, ‘And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy to the worlds.’ Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla sent our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam as a mercy to humanity, to the universe, to everything. There is no higher rank than that. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla showed mercy to people for his ﷺ honor. He ﷻ sent down mercies because our Holy Prophet’s ﷺ foot touched the ground. He ﷻ bestows all kinds of beauty upon us for his ﷺ sake. Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, this gathering is also for the sake of Allāh ﷻ and for the love of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. This is the greatest gain. The things you gain in this world should be for the sake of Allāh ﷻ. Whatever you gain is given by Allāh ﷻ. It is necessary to know this. It is for the sake of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam that He ﷻ grants us the opportunity to do good and to follow His ﷻ way.

Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, this gathering has also come about through this means. We have brothers who have come from far away. There are scholars, there are mashāyikh. They have all gathered here for the pleasure of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, for the love of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. That love, with Allāh’s ﷻ permission, is what will save us. The love of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, our love for him ﷺ, the love of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is achieved through him ﷺ. They say there is no intermediary. They say don’t make the shaykh the intermediary, but it’s impossible without him. If it’s only about your own ego, there will neither be love nor affection. What they call love is only self-interest. And when it’s self-interest, it’s not love. That’s not love, that’s self-benefit. Love is being with the servants whom Allāh ﷻ loves, for the sake of Allāh ﷻ, and following the same way with them, the way that is the love and affection of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.

The way of our Prophet ﷺ is what the ṭarīqahs show. Some say that ṭarīqahs are not necessary. They are necessary. They are not necessary for shayṭān. They are necessary for the believer. Ṭarīqah are a great force to show the way, to be on the way, and to not stray from this way. It is necessary for a person to protect their faith. Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, ṭarīqahs will exist until the Day of Judgment, with Allāh’s ﷻ permission. They will exist forever. Until the time of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Of course, the true way is shown by Mahdi ‘alayhi s-salām the Shaykh who will be the leader of the ṭarīqah. When he comes, all the ṭarīqahs, that way, will be illuminated. Everyone will be on that way. Before that, there are many ṭarīqahs and many madhhabs. When Mahdi ‘alayhi s-salām comes, people will purely see them all, certainly as the only truth. They will follow that way. After that, it will be as it was in the time of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Then the Day of Judgment will come. Before that, Mahdi ‘alayhi s-salām and ‘Isa ‘alayhi ssalām must come to bring people, the whole world, to the way of truth. After that, whoever wants to can do what they want. There won’t be any opportunity anyway. People, those who stray from the way, will be ruined then.

May Allāh ﷻ keep us all on this way. As we said, those who are on this way are fortunate people. It is a grace and favor from Allāh ﷻ. We must appreciate its value. We must remain steadfast on the way, inshā’a Llāh. May Allāh ﷻ bless it. This night is the main night of Mawlid al-Sharif. It begins after Maghrib. Tomorrow is Mawlid day, but of course, our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam was born at Fajr prayer. Therefore, this blessed day, the 12th of Rabi’ al-awwal, begins with Maghrib prayer and continues until tomorrow at Maghrib. Today is its eve. That too is blessed. All these days are blessed. They are blessed days because they remind us of our Prophet ﷺ. We must show respect to these days.

Wa min Allāhi t-Tawfīq. Al-Fātiḥa.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 24 August 2026/ 11 Rabih Al-Awwal 1448 Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul