Your Happiness lies in realizing yourself, your identity, who you are. Have all the things you learned so far brought you closer to yourself? Learn the secrets of the zero, the medal of non-being. If it was not for the One, you would remain only a zero. You keep collecting zeros to grow, but after a certain number of zeros you will not be able to read yourself any more. There are endless levels of knowledge and only the master can take you to yourself. Adab Ya Hu.
Talabu-l Ilmi
Jun10 2013 Turkish 41min
" طلب العلم فريضة على كل مسلم و مسلمة - Talabu-l Ilmi (Seeking Knowledge) is obligatory on every Muslim, whether man or woman." Do any of the certificates you have teach you who you are or why you are? Allah (swt) Loved you and that is why He created you. Therefore, only the one who loves is Insan, and the seeker of the Beloved can never sleep. Know that the heart is the sultan of all organs and it is the Throne of the Sultan. Know, because the one who cannot distinguish between beauty and ugliness remains ugly.
The Great Sha‘bān Started
Jun10 2013 Turkish 4min
Mawlānā congratulated all of us on the beginning of the "The Great Month of Sha‘bān".
Win with Allah
Jun09 2013 English 25min
The graph for the heavenly stock exchange is on the rise unlike the worldly one which is always in decline says Shaykh Bahauddin and just as a bank sends out money, the angels are handing out rewards, particularly in this time, therefore pray more and make the right intention towards Allah the Generous, and win.
Out of Balance
Jun09 2013 Turkish 47min
"اعطي كل ذي حق حقه - Give everyone their due rights." This is the real mizan (scale) and it is found in Islam. Do not be too proud to recognize your limits or others' rights. Zulm (injustice/oppression) brings zulmat (darkness). Why are people killing each other? Allah (swt) says, "إِنَّ أَرْضِي وَاسِعَةٌ - Indeed My earth is spacious" (29:56)
The Queen of Sheba
Jun08 2013 Turkish 39min
The whole world stands on Adab, if you lose Adab you lose it all. O Muslims put the crown of Islam on your heads and do not fear. A man is a man and a woman is a woman, you cannot change your creation. Learn from the story of "The Queen of Sheba". Neither the greatness of her throne nor the strength of her kingdom could change the reality. shaytan disgraced Man by making him forget Allah. it is your enemy, know it and never be friends with it. "O our lord guide me to the best guide - يارب دلني خيردليل"
My Cats
Jun07 2013 Turkish 49min
Man looks for something to keep him busy as if he were created without a purpose or a job. If man knew the wisdom of his creation, he would never reach for anything of this dunya. The Disciples asked for a table from Heavens as if everything they were eating was not from Heavens. But Man is "ظَلُومًا جَهُولًا - unjust and ignorant" (33:72). Through the funny example of "My Cats", Mawlana shows how man can learn, if he wants, even from a cat. A cat exists through the love of its owner, and knows its priorities and does not waste its time.
The Idlers' Way
Jun06 2013 Turkish 44min
When Mawlana was watching the uprisings in the Arab countries, he was supporting the people and feeling very sorry for them. This is true for Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, the Sunni uprising in Iraq and definitely for Syria. For a whole week now Turkey has been facing something of the same kind. Mawlana is following the news closely. On Thursday, after Fajr prayer, Mawlana gave this important sohbat that explains the understandings, or rather the misunderstandings, of the 21st century that lead to such events. Mawlana gave the title for this sohbat, "Avaracilarin Yolu - The Idlers' Way"
Mi‘rāj
Jun05 2013 Turkish 38min
It is Laylatu l-Mi‘rāj and Mawlānā is calling us to reach to our endless honour. We've been honoured by being human and, even more, by being Muslim and from the Ummatu l-Ḥabīb ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ is the Imām of the Prophets and the Imām of the Angels. There is no limit to the dresses of honour granted to him ﷺ and to his Ummah. O lover of Shāh-i Mardān, the Lion of Allāh ﷻ, become the lion you are meant to be. Why are Muslims killing each other? Because they did not keep the honour of their Prophet ﷺ or the honour of being part of his Ummah.
For the Jewel
Jun04 2013 Turkish 39min
The Dervish said to the people on the boat, "Look for the jewel you lost somewhere else and not with me. The jewels you search for are under my feet!" He finished his sentence and walked on the water. O people learn from that Dervish. Know the jewel your heart longs for and learn where to look for it.
Who Knows Himself Knows His Lord
Jun03 2013 Turkish 40min
"And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me" (51:56). Liya'buduni (to worship) Me means liya'rifuni (to know Me). Yet the Divine Essence is absolutely transcendent. How can the knowledge of Allah be the reason and purpose of our creation when the Divine Essence cannot be approached? "Who Knows Himself Knows His Lord" is the door and its key is "Prostrate and draw near [to Allah]" (96:19).
Depend on Me
Jun02 2013 English 23min
Intention is accepted by Allah Almighty Who is beyond anything ascribed to Him. One never knows what is going to present in the journey of life so we must depend on Allah (swt) and ask to belong to Him. Shaykh Bahauddin explains tawakkal to mean: “Depend on Me”. He illustrates these words using an anecdote from the life of Grandshaykh (qs) who once arrived in Damascus with only 35 Syrian cents in his pocket.
Who Is Pleasing, Is Pleased
Jun02 2013 Turkish 47min
"Seeking knowledge is a must (Fard) on every Muslim, man or woman" (Hadith Sharif). Reading and writing, however, do not bring Man closer to his Lord but Adab does. Shaytan had so much knowledge and was the teacher of angels. It had a throne like a Sultan. Yet it had no Adab so it was thrown down. To learn donkeyness is easy the problem is in learning humanity. O Man know who you are, and remember what you were given and what is promised to you in order to know which way to go.
Be with Allah
Jun01 2013 Turkish 36min
كن مع الله و لا تبالي - Be with Allah and do not worry. Dunya is a burden on Man, and can never give him honor or happiness. " إلهي أنت مقصودي - Ilahi Anta Maqsudi" is the way to happiness and safety, here and hereafter. Learn from the jariyah of Haruni-r Rashid. O Shi'a and 'Alawi, you've left Allah's way and Shahi Mardan's sword is out and ready.
Hope
May31 2013 Turkish 34min
Love is a pillar of Faith and Hope is the proof of it. Man’s capital is Love of Allāh ﷻ and His ﷻ Prophet ﷺ, if he loses it, then nothing remains but a dry tree. ‘Ashq is the ladder to the Heavens and Shāh-i Mardān is the lion of Allāh ﷻ. In the heavy times we live in, Mawlānā gives us a taste of the Beauty of the Islāmic Command – Love the Beautiful and never despair.
The Easy Life
May30 2013 Turkish 51min
"يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ بِكُمُ الْيُسْرَ وَلَا يُرِيدُ بِكُمُ الْعُسْرَ - Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship."(2:185)"The Easy Life" is good life. Allah sent Shari'ah to guide people to easy, good ways of living. However, deceived by shaytan's empty promise of an easier life, man runs away into difficulties and suffering. Man does not know at Whose door he is, and that is how he fails his Imtihan, test. Know that ease is with Ar-Rahman and can never be with shaytan.
Ask and You Are Given
May29 2013 Turkish 41min
Prophet (sas) says," ادبني ربي - My Lord has taught me Adab." How can one learn Adab? "اسْأَلْ بِهِ خَبِيرًا - ask the one who is well-informed." (25:59) If you want to have Adab, follow the ones who have it. "إنما بُعِثتُ لِأُتمم مكارِمَ الأخلاق - I was sent to perfect the best of manners". It is important to teach Man what makes him a Man. Then he will know what to ask for and Who to seek. " معرفةُ الله - Ma'rifatullah" is the door to Maqamu r-Rida and Maqamu l-Khilafah. For the one sacrificing himself on the Way of Allah the address is, O My servant, "إِسأل تُعطى - Ask And You Are Given".
Al Bayan
May28 2013 Turkish 48min
"Al Bayan" is not a drop but rather oceans that cannot be described by any figure of speech, endless oceans. "Al Bayan" is the essence of being human and the door to the Divine, and its key is Basmallah. "الرَّحْمَٰنُ عَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ- The Most Merciful Taught the Qur'an". And, "عَلَّمَهُ الْبَيَانَ - taught him (Man) Bayan"(55:1-4) That's why Sohbat gives us happiness and takes away our heaviness. Yet man is blind to his secret and can only see the animal in himself. So people run and scream in the streets. Mawlana says if you insist on being an animal, then be a lion and do not remain a donkey!