Last night Mawlānā watched the fire that destroyed the historic building of Galatasaray University in Istanbul. It reminded him of a similar fire that destroyed his school 70 years ago in Istanbul. His school was called Zeinab Hatun Konagi, a three story wooden building. The original copy of Mawlana’s B.A. degree was also consumed in that fire. Today after Fajr Mawlānā asked why such fires keep happening? Mawlānā warned Turks and all Muslims.
Water-Wheel Donkey
Jan22 2013 Turkish 35min
Modern man became the devil's "Water-Wheel Donkey". Blindfolded by his ignorance and all the wrong systems of education, man spends his life in circles like that donkey running the water-wheel. Exhaustion being the only reward for all his endeavour, one day man will find himself in his grave and will be asked about how he spent every breath.
The Key to Paradise
Jan21 2013 Turkish 31min
"The Key to Paradise" is a key to spiritual power. It is a key to solving our modern problems and a way out of the crises of our days. It is a Divine sword. Mawlana gives strict instructions in this sohbat for those seeking Divine protection.
Lamp Oil
Jan20 2013 Turkish 28min
Mawlana asks if we know the purpose of our creation. The way in which we lead our lives shows that we do not even think about it. By means of three stories, Qarun, Ibnu l-Adham, and the old Greek seller of "Lamp Oil", Mawlana illustrates that the value of one's life is in learning the purpose of it.
Payment Is from Allah
Jan19 2013 Turkish 27min
Mawlana reveals more and more of the endless secrets of Bismillahi r-Rahmani r-Rahim. It is the only protection from the calamities waiting for people in these days. It is an affirmation that one's actions are only for Allah and their "Payment Is from Allah (swt)", from His infinite Bounties.
The Traps of the Devil
Jan18 2013 Turkish 28min
Mawlana reveals more of the secrets of the Bismillah that will open only to the one who believes in it. Then Mawlana points to the many "Traps of the Devil" which reduced humanity to a toy or an animal in the hands of the devil.
Allah's Armies - Jundullah
Jan18 2013 Arabic 10min
The Imam of the Hadra
Jan18 2013 25min
The Friday Hadrah with the True "Imam of the Hadra"...
The Required Knowledge
Jan17 2013 Turkish 28min
After Fajr prayer, Mawlana urged his grandson H. Mehmet Nazim, to seek "The Required Knowledge". It is this knowledge that guides one's consciousness to the purpose of existence and allows one to realize oneself through intentions and actions. The fulfillment of this Heavenly Knowledge dresses one in the garment of Adab and Servanthood, the most beloved garment in the Divine Presence.
All For Me!
Jan16 2013 Turkish 25min
In a very beautiful sohbat, Mawlana asks who the human being is and how he can live up to his humanity. However, on the opposite side lies the darkness that is "All For Me!".
Remember Me; I Remember You (2:152)
Jan15 2013 Turkish 38min
"So remember Me; I remember you. And be grateful to Me and do not deny Me (2:152) -فَاذْكُرُونِي أَذْكُرْكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوا لِي وَلَا تَكْفُرُونِ ". Those who forget Allah and leave His way, have no Adab. The worst sign of lack of Adab is forgetting your Creator. Mawlana reminds us of the saints who have the secret of "Be and it is".
Making Peace is Best (4:128)
Jan14 2013 Turkish 25min
Mawlana recites the Ayat, "الصلح خير - Making peace is better (4:128)". But with the choice Man makes to be the ride of the devil, how can man find peace with others or within himself?
On the First of Rabī‘u l-Awwal
Jan13 2013 Turkish 29min
Today is "The First of Rabī‘u l-Awwal". After the Fajr prayer Mawlānā congratulates us all and speaks about the value of this blessed month and about the secrets of Ṣalawāt Sharīfah, the main wird of this month. Mawlānā also shows us how far we have strayed from the Sunnah Saniyyah of the Prophet ﷺ.
Never-Ending Battery
Jan12 2013 Turkish 17min
Mawlana tells us about that source of power given to Muslims that is never-ending and can face and overcome any material power. The Muslims were given the key but the devil made them forget. We have forgotten about our "Never-Ending Battery. When Sayyidina al-Mahdi (as) comes he will unveil and display this power to the full.
Questions
Jan11 2013 Turkish 5min
Mawlana always asks the young ones questions in order to trigger their thinking and inspire their imagination. These are the "Questions" he asked his grandsons...
The Servant of the Sultan
Jan10 2013 Turkish 30min
There are two kinds of Men, "The Servant of the Sultan" and the animal of Shaytan. Mawlana points to these two kinds and urges everyone of us to consider which of the two we are and which we would like to be.
The Last Wednesday of Ṣafar
Jan09 2013 Turkish 18min
After Ẓuhr, Mawlānā gave an important ṣuḥbah about "The Last Wednesday of Ṣafar."
Either A Fox or A Snake!
Jan08 2013 Turkish 20min
Today after Fajr Mawlana gave a sohbat stressing the importance of cleanliness. It is a condition and a sign of Islam and also of belief (Iman). In support of this Mawlana recited the Hadith, "Cleanliness is from Iman". By means of the well-known story of the fox and the snake Mawlana then clearly demonstrates that cleanliness has also to be manifest in one's actions.