22 May 2010 Lefke, Cyprus
(Mawlana Shaykh stands.)
Allah Allah, Allah Allah, Allah Allah, `Azeez Allah
Allah Allah, Allah Allah, Allah Allah, Kareem Allah
Allah Allah, Allah Allah, Allah Allah, Subhaan Allah
Allah Allah, Allah Allah, Allah Allah, Sultaan Allah
Allahumma zidh wa baarik habeebika Sayyidina Muhammad (s,) zidhu yaa Rabbee `izzan wa sharafan, nooran wa surooran, ridwaana wa sultaana. Thumma 's-salaam `alayka yaa Saahib az-Zamaan, thumma as-salaatu wa 's-salaamu `alayka yaa Qutb az-Zamaan, thumma as-salaatu wa 's-salaamu `alayka yaa man huwa 'l-Mutasarrif `alaa `ibaadullah fi 'd-dunya, sharqan wa gharbaa, shimaal wa junooban, fi 'l-bawaari wal-bihaar.
And we are saying, as-salaamu `alaykum yaa `ibaadallah, throughout the east and west, north and south, who are occupying themselves only for the servanthood of their Lord. To make their Lord and their Creator happy. They are also trying to give their most high honor to the Seal of Prophets, Sayyidina Muhammad (s). (Mawlana Shaykh stands.) Zidhu yaa Rabbee `izzan wa sharafa, nooran wa suroora, sultaana wa ridwaana. (Mawlana Shaykh sits.)
We are asking the Lord of Creation, thabbitna `ala al-Haqq, keep our feet fixed on the right path! And we saying to our attenders also, as-salaamu `alaykum, those who are giving some time for their Lord's pleasure and trying to make their Lord, Allah Almighty (Mawlana Shaykh stands.) happy and pleased with them and to be rejoicing in them. (Mawlana Shaykh sits.)
May Allah forgive us for the honor of His most honored one. O our Attenders who may be from common people, or `ulamas, or from learned people, or from those who are asking to not show that they are hearing such things, because Shaytan is threatening them, "You are `ulamas, and you are listening to such an unauthorized person?" Yes, I am not authorized by official centers and I am not an official. I am only a weak servant who has been appointed by that one who is controlling everything on Earth and they are trying to keep Believers from falling into bad conditions or dangerous situations. We have been controlled by that one, and the most important thing is that Shaytan is now going to be upset, very upset! Pttu, and upset you, Shaytan! He is angry with me and I am angry with him also. (Mawlana Shaykh laughs.) My supporter is the one who appointed such a weak servant, perhaps the weakest servant on Earth! And I am not asking heavenly support through its last level, only here, and from him who is responsible for Believers, to not fall in Shaytan's traps.
This is an association. What they are causing me to speak, I may say. May Allah forgive me and forgive you. Ask His forgiveness, O people! Everyone in Creation is asking forgiveness from their Creator. Without forgiveness, no blessings are coming. If blessings are not coming, in a second or less this planet will disappear, finish, wa huwa `ala kulli shay'in qadeer, "He is able to do everything He wants."
O `ulamas, is this against `aqeedatu 'l-Islam, the belief of Muslims? Say! Do you think He is not able to take away this world and others like this world, thousands, billions, trillions, quadrillions, pentillions, before 'qaaf ' reaches 'noon'? Are you believing this? You must believe in the Creator's Endless Power Oceans! You must believe in your Creator's Will Power, in His Divine Attributes. If He says, kun fayakoon, "Be! And it is," and if He says, "Finish," everything will disappear through His Power Oceans. You must say this so people so they may know their Lord, their Creator's power! Something la yudhkar, not to be mentioned, yet in a very short time everything may disappear. Wa huwa `alaa kulli shayin qadeer.
O doctors, O `ulamas, make it so wide that people may understand. Say! Where are they going to disappear to? That is beyond all your imaginations! He, Almighty may say, "Quickly! Everything in existence, inside a dharra, atom!" And all this will take its position in an atom. (Mawlana Shaykh laughs). Yes, `ala kulli shayin qadeer. Don't say, "It can't be." There is no argument on this. (Mawlana Shaykh stands.) Allah (swt), wa huwa `alaa kulli shayin qadeer. (Mawlana Shaykh sits.) He may take everything in existence and order it into an atom. Are you saying this, O Salafi `ulamas, O doctors? Is it true what this weak one is saying? Don't think these are a weak one's words. If it is just on the level of your understanding, it is the last level! Allahu akbar, wa lillahi 'l-hamd!
If a person is inquiring about a king's territory and power and we say one is a king of a small island, and the other is a King whose territory runs from east to west then you may understand the value of one against the other. You may say US, (is a donkey, but we have to say) its territory from north to south, is on a new continent, "oh, so powerful." And, "who is that one?" "That is the king of Malta." One spot. If you say, "that is the king of Siberia, his territory is from east to west," then you are understanding his power, so you try to give your best salute and obedience to that one. Therefore, `ulamas, Salafi or non-Salafi, doctors or others, as much as people give glory and greatness to the Lord of Heavens, they take more care, fearing that they can't do as they like, no! They are fearful (of their Lord.)
O Salafi `ulamas, do you know what the Seal of Prophets (s) said? He said, Raasu 'l-hikmata makhaafatu'Llah. "The head of wisdom is to fear Allah (swt)." (related by ibn Abi Shayba, al-Hakim at-Tirmidhi, Abu Na`eem in his Hilyah, al-Bayhaqi in Shu`ab al-Iman and others, authentic [sahih] ). It is only four words, but it gives people such a huge maidaan, level, that they may understand something from makhaafatullah, (in order) to make them fear and tremble in front of the Lord's greatness and glory! Therefore, it is important, O `ulamas, to speak each time, everyday, about the greatness of our Lord, Almighty Allah. (Mawlana Shaykh stands and sits.) And according to your fear of your Lord, you are given such an ability; the capacity to give your most high respect and glory to your Lord, (because) you are trembling in front of His greatness, fearing, and keeping the right way!
Therefore, just four words, raasu 'l-hikmati makhaafatullah, covers the whole world and teaches them. If one is not in fear of his Lord, it means, that person is ignorant and does not have good manners. And if a person does not have good manners there is no value for him in the Divine Presence. On the Day of Resurrection those who were giving ta`zheem, their highest glory and endless respect to their Lord, will be accepted and granted such a glory that others will not be given. Therefore, heavenly ranks granted to people will be according to their fear of their Lord! Fearless peoples' level is under the level of animals; not on the level of animals, but under it. And when we are saying, 'under the level of animals,' you can't find an end for these levels.
Marhaban, ayyuha 'l-mulook, ayyuha 'l-`ulamas! Who is a real malik? The one who may keep his ego on the level of ta`zheem, glorification of Allah Almighty. Those who are able to lower their levels as much as possible in front of their Lord's greatness, have been granted such greatness from the Lord of Heavens. Therefore, that hadith shareef, raasu 'l-hikmati makhaafatullah: the one who is honored in this life is in fear of his Lord, and then everyone will fear that one!
As an example, once upon a time, one of those who glorified their Lord Almighty, was riding through a jungle. It was so dark there and he was tired. He was keeping his horse there and sleeping. After a while a person came past and said, "O my Lord, who is this, here? 'Oh, stranger, have you never been here? This is the most dangerous place for wild animals and serpents? Quickly, go from here!'" He kept sleeping, and anyone looking at him was trembling! Whichever serpent, tiger or lion came to him was trembling, because of his 'halo,' as our Christian brothers say. They put this, so that it may be known that that is a heavenly one. He is not like ordinary people. Men, if looking, would see this. All wild animals also, when they approached, would see that circle, that halo around him and run away! Therefore, everyone fears those who keep makhaafatullah, the fear of Allah Almighty. Even if they were thrown in fire on the Day of Resurrection, fire would run away from their power. Makhaafatullah! Allah Allah.
Now, you, O `ulamas, are you reminding people of such things? Reminding is the most important pillar for believing in your Lord Almighty. Therefore, all prophets have been ordered: an andhiri 'n-naas, "Warn Mankind," to make them take care to give their adab in the Divine Presence of their Creator, that is important, wa thiyaabaka fatahhir, "And keep your garments free of stain." You must clean yourself from every wrong belief and you must believe in the greatness of your Lord, Almighty Allah, that He is going to accept you or you are going to be rubbish, thrown away.
O People! How are you asking to reach those levels? You can't reach those levels with ordinary feet, no! O `ulamas? What is the Lord of Heavens saying? He is saying, qadama sidqin, "The lofty rank of Truth." Yes? I am not knowing the entire Holy Qur'an by heart, but something is coming to me, and I am speaking on it. Are you understanding? If you don't have qadama sidqin, true steps, you can't move up even a millimeter. You can't stand up (above) the earth, but it is easy to reach the heavens for the one who is able to stand up from Earth one millimeter. If you can't do it, it is impossible. Which one of you have this qadama sidqin? Muslim scholars, Christian holy ones Jewish rabbis, are you trying, can you stand up? You know! I am not claiming that I am making this, no! But that reality is mentioned in the Old Testament, New Testament and the Holy Qur'an. The one who is asking to walk or to get up to the Divine Presence needs qadama sidqin.
Allah Almighty was ordering Sayyidina Musa:
إِنِّي أَنَا رَبُّكَ فَاخْلَعْ نَعْلَيْكَ إِنَّكَ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى
Innee ana Rabbuka fakhl`a n`alayk innaka bi 'l-waadi 'l-muqaddasi Tuwa.
Verily, I am your Lord! So take off your shoes; you are in the sacred valley, Tuwa. (TaHa, 20:12)
You are Arab `ulamas, what does it mean? Hundreds of books you may write on it and finished. Allah Almighty was saying to Musa, fakhl`a n`alayk innaka bi 'l-waadi 'l-muqaddasi Tuwa. What is Tuwa? You are knowing nothing! Fakhl`a n`alayk: mostly, you do not see a difference between a clean place and a dirty place when you are walking with these shoes on Earth. You just step, and there may be dirtiness under. Allah Almighty's address to Sayyidina Musa (a), is some thing and to common people, another. If you do not leave your dirty steps, you can't move up! Or you can't be on a clean Earth so that the Lord of Heavens addresses you. May Allah forgive us.
O People! Try to understand, it is important. If you are not understanding, you can't step forward. May Allah forgive us for the honor of the most honored, beloved and glorified servant in the Divine Presence, Sayyidina Muhammad (s). (Mawlana Shaykh stands and sits.)
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Fatihah.
(Mawlana prays two raka`ats shukr.)
(Mawlana speaks with Shaykh Hisham Effendi on the phone from Indonesia. Shaykh Hisham informs Mawlana Shaykh that he has just completed giving suhbat and Mawlid at a gathering of over 200,000 people in Central Java.)