A’udhu billah mina ‘sh-shaytani ‘r-rajeem
Bismillahi ‘r-Rahmani ‘r-Raheem
Nawaytu ‘l-arba’een, nawaytu’l-’itikaaf, nawaytu’l-khalwah, nawaytu’l-riyaada, nawaytu’s-salook, nawaytu’l-’uzlah, nawytu as-siyam lillahi ta’ala fee hadha’l-masjid
Allah (swt) said. Dastur, ya Sayyidee madad. We ask for the support of Awliya Allah, we ask for the support of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Allah (swt) said:
"Ati` Allah wa ati` ar-Rasul wa uli l-amri minkum."
Obey Allah (swt), obey the Prophet Sayyidina Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and obey those in authority.
Obeying the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) makes Allah (swt) pleased with us. Because He equated obedience to the Prophet with obedience to Him. If we do not listen to what the Prophet commands us, we are far from obedient to Allah (swt). You cannot (be obedient) and never are obedient to Allah if you disobey the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). And this is a reality that cannot be changed. No one who does not accept Sayyidina Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) will ever be able to attain the blessings of Allah and His pleasure with them. That is why Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah, Muslims, the believers, on the Day of Judgment the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) will say: "O my Lord, they obeyed me." Although we did not (obey). But the Prophet (s) is Ra’ufun Raheem for the believers; “he has compassion and love for the believers.” (Sūrat al-Tawbah, 9:128). And Allah gave him from the Most Beautiful Name, the manifestation of this Most Beautiful Name ar-Rahim, as Allah said in the Holy Quran. And from the secret of this Rahmah, Rahim, and Rauf, Allah dressed the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Therefore, he says: "Ya Rabbee, they obeyed me." How did they obey? Did we obey? Do we do what the Prophet asks? Maybe we make a drop and maybe it is accepted, and maybe not. He will say: "Ya Rabbee! They uttered my name and they uttered Your name. They said: La ilaha il-Allah Muhammadan RasulAllah. And You promised me that whoever says "La ilaha il-Allah" will enter Paradise."
Therefore, the more we demonstrate the greatness and describe the greatness of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), the more Allah will be pleased with us. Allah created the universe for Sayyidina Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). This means He gave it all, entirely (to Sayyidina Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)). Allah does not need us. He does not need us, but He owns us for the sake of Sayyidina Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Therefore, if we show respect for the Prophet, Allah is pleased. If we do not show respect for the Prophet, Allah is displeased. Sayyidina Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), how much Allah honored him—no one knows. If all the prophets from beginning to end, up to the Seal of the Prophets, were to gather all their power together, all of humanity were to gather all their power together, all the angels were to gather all their power together, they would not be able to comprehend even a drop of the respect Allah has given Sayyidina Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). This is not something that is in our hands, or his hands, her hands, or anyone else's hands. It is in the Ocean of Power of Allah (swt), Qudra t-Ullah. He wanted this love to be given, and He gave it to the one who is Mahmud in the Heavens and Mahmud on Earth—honored in the Heavens and honored on Earth. He gave him Maqaam al-Mahmud. No one can receive this except Sayyidina Muhammad, this station. He said, "This is my station. When you hear the adhan, ask Allah to give me Maqaam al-Mahmud." Meaning, the most praiseworthy station, the highest praised station. Why did Iblis get angry? Because he realized that this station was not for him. In the beginning, he made sajdah everywhere, everywhere, everywhere, he thought that Allah had prepared this (station) for him. When Allah ordered him to make sajdah to Adam, he realized that Maqaam al-Mahmud would be received by one of Adam’s children, Sayyidina Muhammad (s).
So, this Qubbatu 'l-Arzaaq that we are talking about, the Dome of Provision, this Dome of Provision, Allah wants to show the greatness of Sayyidina Muhammad (saws) by giving him this Dome. The Dome of Provision means the Dome that represents everything that the Universe requires. Can anyone live without provisions? No. Can the Earth rotate on its axis without provisions? What is this provision that makes the Earth rotate? Allah created this Creation and gave it to the Prophet. Allah does not need it (the Creation). Allah does not need anything. Everyone depends on Him. He is independent. And this provision that the Earth needs to rotate must come from this Dome of Provision that Allah gave to Sayyidina Muhammad (saws). This heavenly fuel that makes the Earth rotate (comes) from that ocean that was given to the Prophet by Allah (swt). Look, this is for the Earth. What about the other planets? What about the galaxies? Thousands of galaxies we don't know about, we can't reach. Imagine trillions upon trillions, hundreds of trillions of stars. Each one must receive fuel, celestial fuel, from this Dome of Provisions that is the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Imagine the greatness Allah has bestowed upon him. And yet, he says, "Ya Rabbee, I am [nothing but] a humble servant." Who can say, and who can do this? These days, if you give someone a chair to sit on, they'll stick to it and become a tyrant, throwing people in jail, especially Muslims. Everyone is learning how to torture these days.
So, Sayyidina Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), may Allah exalt him higher and higher, he does not need our du'as, but it is our duty to make them. The Grandshaykh said, may Allah bless his soul, "None of the angels or prophets whom Allah has created are capable of knowing what Allah has given Sayyidina Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), what He has given him of the hidden provisions, and what He has prepared for him in this Dome, to be shared with the entire Universe." No one knows. Even the angels—there are angels whom Allah has created—are at the disposal of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to guard this provision. They guard it by the Prophet's command, and from them the provision is distributed to all the other angels, to be distributed among the entire Universe. That's why he says that Allah (swt) created angels who are unique. They possess immense power, immense power contained within their subtle bodies, and they perform incredibly powerful glorification, performing tasbeeh and tahleel and tahmeed and takbeer in a way that none of the other angels can comprehend. This is specifically for this Dome of Provision, which was given to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). And these angels are 77,000 times more powerful than any other angels Allah has ever created. They have such power, angelic power. And Allah gave them to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to distribute their glorification of their Lord and their praise of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) among those who celebrate Mawlid al-Nabi (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Those who do not celebrate Mawlid al-Nabi are deprived of this barakah (blessing).
The Grandshaykh said, may Allah bless his soul, that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) commanded him, this is an example, a story that can clarify what we are talking about. He said: “I was ordered by the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to celebrate, that is, to organize a feast, combining all my spiritual and physical strength, to organize a feast to celebrate Mawlid al-Nabi (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). And I was ordered to gather all the ta'aifatu l-jinn, all of them with their king, their sultan. The jinn have a sultan, the believers, the mu'min jinn, Sayyidina al-Hazzaz, who are still alive and awaiting the command of the Mahdi (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), when he (Mahdi (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) appears, he will appear with him. The Mahdi (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) will have power over the jinn, like Sayyidina Sulayman (Prophet Solomon (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). When he appears, all the jinn will be at his disposal.
He said, “I have been ordered to organize a Mawlid un-Nabi, to which I must invite all the jinn to celebrate, all the Dharrat ul-Naqshbandis, all the beings, the souls of the Naqshbandis, those who are not yet born, those who are living (now), and those who have already passed away, everyone who belongs to the Naqshbandi tariqah or to any of the other tariqahs, the souls of all of them must be present. I have been ordered to do this.” Can you do this?
(Mawlana addresses the audience.) Even just hearing (about this) we are surprised. People celebrate Mawlid, invite a hundred people: “Oh, we celebrated Mawlid!” People give a donation to a masjid or give to a charity or to a hospital, for whatever: “Oh, we gave! Write on the plaque: so-and-so generously gave for such-and-such.” Look at the charity they are talking about. We're talking about charity for the dunya. He was ordered to gather all the ta'aifatu ul-jinn! Trillions! Imagine. The jinn aren't like us, they live in the millions together and don't take up much space. Gather them all, gather the souls of all the Sufi orders, of all of them, because they are all from Sayyidina Ali and Sayyidina Abu Bakr, all of them. And also all the angels who are appointed for those who celebrate Mawlid al-Nabi (s). They must be invited too. Have you heard this before? You'll never read anything like this even in books. Go read all the books on Islam, you won't find such explanations.
He said, "I was ordered to do this. When I did this, more came than was ordered." What is "more"? We don't know. He didn't explain. But more came. More angels? More jinn? Because there are jinn different from the jinn of our planet. There are jinn different from the jinn of our planet. There are people different from the people of our planet. And the angels for them are different from the angels of this planet. And for all of them, Sayyidina Muhammad (saws) is their Prophet. He is the Seal of the Prophets for them. Prophets for them are not the same as our prophets. But Sayyidina Muhammad (saws) is for everyone. But the prophets who came before Sayyidina Muhammad (saws) are different from those for this planet.
Even Sayyidina `Isa (as) asked, "Ya Rabbee! I want to belong to the Ummatu ’n-Nabi (saws)." That is why he will return back as belonging to the nation of Sayyidina Muhammad (saws). So, there are umam, nations, you will be amazed if you see them. Some of them will come when the Mahdi (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) comes. Some of these ta'ifatul-jinn, who are not of this planet, they will be sent by Sayyidina Mahdi to support them. Do not think that Allah (swt) is poor? He is al-Ghani: The One Who is Unlimitedly Rich, Absolutely Rich. When you say "Absolutely Rich," then description is impossible. Whatever you say will have its limits. What we are saying now has its limits. Allah can give more and will give more to Sayyidina Muhammad (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). What we are saying is just a drop of what they explain here (in the book). I cannot go into detail, otherwise they will cut out my tongue. I must stay within certain limits, otherwise I will not be able to speak.
"When I celebrated this Mawlid, Mawlid un-Nabi (s)," what do they call it in Pakistan in Urdu? Milad. Sing it Pokara. (Listener sings.) So, this is the praise of the Prophet (s) . If this is for humans, then how do you think Allah praises His Beloved?
So he said, "When I was commanded, when I did, more came. And that night I saw the Prophet (s) in a vision, waiting for me in Masjid Quba. I found myself there, walking, approaching her. But I looked back and I was astonished. - shall we leave it for next time? (Mawlana smiles) - I was astonished at what I saw. The Prophet (s) commanded me to celebrate the Mawlid - I did. And more came than was commanded. I saw the Prophet waiting for me in Masjid Quba, but when I approached the entrance, I looked and was amazed at what Allah had revealed to me. Behind me, moving with me. I saw people moving around me, behind me, and to the sides of me, and this door to Masjid Quba didn't just open, but stretched so that it had no end or beginning. I couldn't see its beginning, either to the left or to the right, so vast that it covered this entire universe.”
[Those doors were] so wide, not like today, they make doors very narrow, oh! Ten people can pass, or five, no more. And no security, like now.
What is the purpose of security? If you want to die, then die. You are an innocent person; if someone comes and kills you, he will take away all your sins; he will be questioned, you will not be questioned. So don't worry. The Companions walked, defending against aggressors, to receive the reward of one shaheed. You get the same for free. Do you like it? He saw that this door had opened so wide that there was no longer a door, it was so wide.
Grandshaykh said: “And I cannot see who is to my right, it is impossible to reach the end, who is to my left and who is behind. The masjid disappeared, and they filled this entire universe. And I looked around and I realized that a heavenly spiritual inspiration had come from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): ‘Ya waladee, O my son! These are those whom you invited to celebrate my Mawlid. These are the followers of the Sufi orders and the followers of the Naqshbandi order from the beginning, starting from my time until the Day of Judgment. Whoever will be the followers of the [tariqah] orders of Sayyidina Ali and Sayyidina Abu Bakr, it is all of them, these people. And all whom you invited from the ta'ifat al-jinn from this planet and from other planets, they are all behind you. Everyone whom you invited, I brought with you, they are honored to come and see me.’ And I felt very shy. I didn't know what to say. On the orders of the Prophet, I invited everyone who had the opportunity to celebrate Mawlid al-Nabi."
Look what the Prophet did in response - he brought them all with him. He (the Grandshaykh) did not bring them. The Grandshaykh said, "I did not bring them. I went in this vision to see the Prophet (s) and tell him what happened. He brought them with me."
This means that if someone brings you into the presence of the Prophet (s), the fire of Hell will never see you. You will be in Paradise with the Prophet (s). You will be resurrected with the Prophet (saws), you will be with him not only on the Day of Judgment,But in the dunya he is with you, but he is veiled, because you will not be able to look (at him); if you see him, you will lose consciousness. After death, you will see, because life is just beginning (after death). This life here is not considered life for the Awliya Allah and for the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). There, your eyes are open. That is why one of the great Sufi teachers, Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, said that in this life you are blind. You begin to see only after death. Then you are no longer blind, you can see.
The Prophet (s) said: “I have brought with you everyone who ate at your feast in my honor. They ate physical food and spiritual food. I am rewarding them. I am going to give them something they never dreamed of.” This is what we can say in English, and in Arabic, “What no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and our hearts or minds could never imagine what they will receive as a reward.”
"Everyone will receive 60 rewards from me." What is 60? That was the number the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) mentioned. [The Prophet (s) said:] “This is not all; I will give more.” He will explain what good news the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) gave to the Grandshaykh, may Allah bless him, and where he took him with all these followers and who received these (rewards). We will leave this for tomorrow.
Wa min Allah t-tawfiq bi hurmati l-Fatiha.
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