Sheikh Bahauddin spoke on a visit to a primary school in South Africa. Set up more recently by our Naqshbandi brothers, Maulana had requested such projects 14 years ago. Their need is great. Their mission: to serve our Creator by bringing Islam to the poor.
Pray As Much As You Can
Oct23 2014 English 11min
If the bank was giving money for free, wouldn’t you take as much as you can? So the blessing of prayer is being offered you by a Generous Lord - Take as much as you can.
The Blessed Times of Day
Oct23 2014 English 3min
Sheikh Mehmet talks about the special blessings that result from being awake and aware at certain times of the day.
The Natural Religion
Oct23 2014 English 13min
All people are born Muslim, only their parents make them something else. Islam is Allah’s original religion brought by all the Prophets since Adam (as). It is natural for all people whether rich or poor, black or white. Other religions are no longer the original but have become artificial.
The Rich and The Poor
Oct23 2014 English 10min
Sheikh Mehmet reminds us to give thanks for what Allah has given us whether wealth or poverty. Those who accept are happy. He prays that those who give charity without asking for reward will be blessed.
Love Rasulullah
Oct22 2014 English 14min
Everything comes from loving Rasulullah says Sheikh Bahauddin. Islam invites to peace not strife. In the present climate Muslims must learn to surrender. They must seek the guidance of the awliya who can bring them to the love of Rasulullah.
Be in the Crown
Oct18 2014 English 31min
We had the honor of being with Sheikh Nazim. However small and insignificant we might be, we belong to him and we are one of the jewels in his crown.
Advice
Oct15 2014 English 45min
Follow your heart, not your mind or your ego. Follow your heart and be in connection to all the Grandsheikhs and to the Prophet and to Allah Almighty. Follow your heart and say: I hear and I obey.
The Key Is Surrendering
Oct13 2014 English 29min
To be Muslim means to be surrendering. When you claim things for your self, you are not surrendered. Do your duty and don’t make noise. Do for your sheikh, not for your self. He tells the story of Shamsi Tabriz and the wine.
The Real Sultan
Oct12 2014 English 28min
Everybody can use advice, young or old, rich or poor. The advice of the real Sultan, Mawlana Sheikh Nazim, is to treat everyone with respect, don’t waste your time arguing and fighting, you don’t have to prove yourself to anyone just do what you have been assigned to do. Accept and follow.
Satisfaction
Oct11 2014 Turkish 25min
Satisfaction is the highest form of peace and it is achieved by remembrance of Allah. Find a guide who has only Allah in his heart and share in his state of satisfaction.
Shirk
Oct10 2014 Turkish 36min
Don’t be with the oppressors, the ones who worship other than the One God. Watch out for them. Association with them with bring you fire.
Contentment
Oct09 2014 Turkish 21min
Contentment is good behaviour and one of the biggest favours of Allah. Allah knows what is best for you. Don’t look to what others have. Parents used to teach this to their children but now no one knows it themselves and so cannot teach it.
Jail
Oct08 2014 Turkish 21min
By way of a true story, Sheikh Mehmet, warns against following the wrong people on the wrong way. We will be punished for any wrong turn whether done knowingly or unknowingly. But Allah is the Forgiver. We must learn from our mistakes.
Don’t Lose Hope
Oct07 2014 Turkish 21min
Allah is the Forgiver. Don’t lose hope. If you make a mistake without knowing He will forgive you. However, you must not repeat your mistake or persist in it or claim you were right, because stubbornness is from shaytan.
Sheikh Abdullah, The Right Address
Oct05 2014 English 34min
In this strong sohbat Sheikh Bahauddin questions the correctness of those who say they are inheritors of Sheikh Abdullah. He reiterates the fact that Sheikh Nazim was Sheikh Abdullah’s only murid and only inheritor and that he in turn named Sheikh Mehmet as his inheritor.
HD Iman
Oct04 2014 English 33min
There is more than the mind can grasp and the eyes can see. There is what the heart can hope. Everything is possible for Allah. These things together give you HD Iman.
Eid al-Adha
Oct04 2014 Turkish 32min
We sacrifice a sheep or cow on the occasion of Eid in obedience to Allah’s Order and in memory of Sayyidina Ibrahim. There is much blessing in this for both the one who sacrifices and the animal sacrificed. There is no pain for the animal so don’t worry.