To Focus on Inner Peace, Leave Outward Attractions of This World
Sultan al-Awliya
Mawlana Shaykh Nazim al-Haqqani
18 March 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, SubhaanAllah
Allah Allah, Allah Allah, Allah Allah, Sultan Allah
Alfu salaat, alfu salaam`alayka yaa Sayyidi 'l-awwaleen wa 'l-akhireen ishfa` lana yaa Sayyidina yaa Sayyidi 'l-`aalameen, yaa Nabiyullah. (Mawlana Shaykh sits.) Madad yaa Sultanu 'l-Awliyaa, madad, madad. Allah, Allah.
As-salaamu `alaykum, O attenders who are giving a value, taqdeer, appreciation of this humble association through east and west! May Allah (swt) grant to you that unexpected honor and knowledge and power and understanding. This is a holy night, first Friday night, Laylatu 'l-Jumu`ah from Rabi` ul-Akhir. We hope there will be an opening in this holy month in coming days for the honor of Islam, and that everything against the honor of Islam comes down.
As-salaamu `alaykum, yaa Qutb uz-Zamaan, yaa `Ibaadillahi 's-Saaliheen from east to west! We are asking a support from your holy and heavenly powers. We are saying in the beginning, a`oodhu billahi min ash-Shaytaani 'r-rajeem. Always we are running away from badness, from evil and from devils, because now we are reaching speedily (the end) and all dunya is running on its last station before the Day of Resurrection.
And people are now running after evil and following devils, and it is mentioned in all prophets' declarations, particularly now in these days during the last Prophet's (s) nation. Every evil and devil is running out to do their worst for Mankind, particularly running after mukhlis, sincere believers. They are using all their capabilities to make all of Mankind run away from real beliefs, to run away from their Creator and prophets, and particularly to run away from the Seal of Prophets, Sayyidina Muhammad (Mawlana Shaykh stands) sall-Llahu `alayhi wa sallam wa sharafan wa karaman! (Mawlana Shaykh sits.) Therefore, we are asking for heavenly protection and support, that we are not touched by devils' poisonous tongues. We are asking protection and we are saying, bismillahi 'r-Rahmaani 'r-Raheem; that gives us what we are asking. Who asks protection from devils and evils must say, bismillahi 'r-Rahmaani 'r-Raheem.
We are listeners, and we are believers in everything all prophets brought or were sent of heavenly messages, and we are asking for protection. I am a weak servant appointed for warning people what is to come on them in coming days. Glory to Allah Almighty! Daily troubles and miseries and sufferings are increasing and people are like drunk ones; this life is making them to be drunk and they are asking to drink as much as possible from wines of this dirty life. People are running after nonsense aims and are asking to take much more pleasure in their short lives, and they are not thinking that a person can't be in pleasure when he has been thrown in the Hellfire. How can a person ask for more pleasure in such bad conditions that have covered east to west and north to south, within a circle of fear?
They are also surrounded with worst conditions. Day-by-day they are looking and seeing they are falling in more miseries, and they are hayyaarah, bewildered. They don't know how they will be in pleasure and pleasement and happiness, and everything that they hoped to reach has closed down. But they are running to find something, and everywhere they are running they are finding that closed down. Sometimes, for some bad conditions, shopping centers are closing their doors, saying, "We can't continue in these conditions to give people what they are asking. Our capital is finished," and a person is coming back, hopeless.
Now common people have lost their pleasures and they are running from east to west, from west to east, from north to south, from south to north, to find a place that may give them pleasure. Now our lives have just reached that point, particularly after the Second World War when an opening for technologia came to people. Everything coming through technologia is easier to use, but in return they are finding such a sorrow from it and their feelings are coming to the point of hopelessness. In everything technologia reached a top point, yet Man is not reaching to a level that they may feel in themselves a happiness or a hope for their future. (In fact it is) the opposite: instead of pleasure, people have bad feelings. Instead of hope, they are finding their future, the coming days of their lives, are hopeless.
Everything is under technologia’s control now. That means that everyone on this planet is now controlled by devils through technologia and people are not knowing or accepting another way. They are saying, "The only way of reaching to our targets is through technologia." That means they are looking to reach their aims through technologia. They are saying, "We are going to find everything through technologia. If you are giving technologia to us, we are going to find pleasure in our lives.” If you are not giving technologia, they are asking themselves, “What we are going to do if there is no technologia?" And technologia is the most terrible means affecting the lives of people. People now are slaves for technologia. And really, Man was created to be above everything in this world, not to be under it, but to be over it.
Yes, if we think on it, the times of the Companions of the Prophet (s)... what do you think, Salafi `ulamas? That the companions, Sahaaba-i-Kiraam (r) are not knowing future instruments? If you say “no,” you are going to be jaahil, ignorant. They are knowing everything coming before the Day of Resurrection, but they are not running after it to use it because they are knowing where their satisfaction is. They are seeking satisfaction and pleasure in their hearts, in themselves, not outside themselves. Outside yourself, every means you are using is going to be a heavy burden on you because you are marboot, tying yourselves to that. People are tying themselves to their pleasures, relaxation and enjoyments. Now people are connecting this with that, but the Companions of the Seal of Prophets (s) are not tying, they are not connecting themselves to everything surrounding them, no, because if they are connecting their hearts with aspects around them, they are going to be slaves to that, and Islam only came to make Mankind free from slavery!
People now are slaves for technologia. The Seal of Prophets (s) came to save people from slavery, not to be connected with everything around themselves, no. They were only for their Lord's servanthood! Their most important aim was to connect their servanthood with their Lord, and that was granting refreshment to themselves. They were so happy! They were eating one or two dates and they were so happy. Sometimes they were not tasting anything for one or two days and their souls were free for their Lord! They were in such a pleasure that you can't imagine!
Is it not so, Salafi `ulamas? How many days you may be without eating lambs, lahm mashwi kebab, mashwi kulli shay and very good rice? You are asking pleasure from that. You are not making your egos to be happy with one date or two dates daily. You are looking at what is today's diyaafah perhaps jalaalat ul-malik, what His Excellency the King is calling, and they are so happy to go to the king's waleemah (feast)!
(Mawlana imitates a conversation in Arabic between the vizier of the king and his guest at the king's marriage feast)
What was the position of Sahaaba-i-Kiraam (r) and what are our positions today? People were running to the Holy Prophet's diyaafah, hospitality. Mashaa-Allah, say! And faqeer ma yuhimmuhum shay Salafi `ulamas, `ala ism diyaafah hasanun jayyid.
O People! Yes, Sahaaba-i-Kiraam (r), Companions of the Prophet (s) were happy only to be with Prophet through his heavenly, blessed invitation. They were only looking at the holy face of the Seal of Prophets (s) and they were taking heavenly lights in their hearts and their hearts were opening. Their hands were going to that food, but not happy with that feast. They are not knowing to leave their nazhar (gaze), not happy taking that piece of food, not knowing how to put there. Their souls were in such a way, in connection with heavenly lights that dressed the Seal of Prophets (s)!! (Mawlana Shaykh stands and sits.)
(Mawlana Shaykh sings.)
`Ayna `Isa, `ayna Musa, `ayna Nuh anta yaa Siddiq al-`aasee, tub ila 'l-Mawla al-Jaleel.
O People! Sahaaba (r), Companions of the Seal of Prophets (s) are knowing everything about these materials, but they were never interested in such a pleasure. Their pleasure was to look at the face of the Seal of Prophets, a divinely face! No one else’s face can be divinely! (Mawlana Shaykh stands.) Only one, Sayyidina Muhammad!!! Sallallahu `alayhi was sallam, zidhu yaa Rabbee `izzan wa sharafan nooran wa surooran ridwaanan wa sultaana! (Mawlana Shaykh sits.) Laa ilaaha illa-Llah. Laa ilaaha illa-Llah. Laa ilaaha illa-Llah Where they are and where we are... and how can we find suroor, pleasure. Where are they looking for pleasure? Their endless pleasure is only to ask more and more!
O Salafi `ulamas, you are Arabs, so what are they asking? Hal min mazeed, “Is there any more, O Habeeb?” And Holy Prophet (s) was saying on behalf of his Lord, wa ladayna mazeed, “We have so much more!”
O People! Come and understand what prophets are bringing and what Shaytan is bringing, only suffering and sadness and miseries. Prophets are bringing happiness and pleasure! O People! O People! Allah Allah, Allah Allah.
Now "doctors of Shari`ah" are finished. They are not knowing such things or they never tasted such things, and they are saying, "We are doctors of Shari`ah.” We are asking doctors of haqiqah, "Bring Shari`ah, tariqah, haqiqah... such things!" We are asking doctors of haqiqah, let them speak to people! But you can’t do, Your understanding is within limits. People of haqiqah, who are asking for real reality, their understanding is unlimited. Therefore, Allah Almighty is saying, wa ladayna mazeed. “Don't worry, I shall always give to you enough; you who are asking 'hal min mazeed,' wa ladayna mazeed, I am giving."
May Allah forgive us. Laa hawla wa laa quwwata illa billahi 'l-` Aliyyi 'l-`Adheem. Tawbah yaa Rabbee, tawbah yaa Rabbee, tawbah yaa Rabbee, tawbah astaghfirullah!
What is going to be tomorrow, we don't know, we don't know, but the final point is to leave this life for Eternity. Eternity! Ask from Eternity. Ask for Eternal Life, Eternal enjoyment and pleasure and pleasement; ask for Allah (swt) and happiness! Allah. Allah. To be with Allah Almighty's ahbaab, friends of the Lord of Heavens!
Yaa Rabbee, yaa Rabbee. Tawbah yaa Rabbee, tawbah yaa Rabbee, tawbah yaa Rabbee, tawbah astaghfirullah. Shukr yaa Rabbee, shukr yaa Rabbee, shukr yaa Rabbee, shukr alhamdulillah. Allah, yaa Rabbee, our egos are never leaving us to move in that direction. Shaytan is shareekatu 'n-nafs, partner of the lower self/ego, making an agreement, "I am outside and you are from inside. We must catch people to take them from pleasement and pleasure to unhappiness, troubles, miseries and fire."
May Allah forgives us, for the honor of the most honored one in His Presence.
Fatiha.
(Mawlana Shaykh sings.)
Dome dome, dome dome,
Dome dome, dome dome,
Dome dome, dome dome,
Dome dome, dome dome.
Yaa Muhammad, canim arzular seni.
Dost Muhammad, canim pek sever seni.
Padışah konmaz saraya hane mamur olmadan
kenz açılmaz şol gönülden ta ki pür nur olmyınca
Translation:
Yaa Muhammad, my soul is yearning for you.
Yaa Muhammad, you are my true love.
A king is not put in a palace before it is adorned.
A heart's treasure is unlocked only when that heart is purified
Padışah konmaz saraya hane mamur olmadan.
Padışah konmaz saraya hane mamur olmadan.
Padışah konmaz saraya hane mamur olmadan.
A king is not put in a palace before it is adorned.
(Mawlana Shaykh hums.)
Allah Allah, Allah Allah, Allah Allah, Allah Allah…
Huuuu, Huuuuuu, Huuuu, Huuuuuu, Huuuuuwaaa.
Fatiha.
(Mawlana Shaykh speaks with Shaykh Hisham Effendi on phone, very happy, laughing.)