Adab and Love Are the Essence of Ṭarīqah
As-salāmu ʿalaykum wa raḥmatullāhi wa barakātuh.
Aʿūdhu billāhi min ash-shayṭāni r-rajīm. Bismillāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm. Aṣ-ṣalātu wa s-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlinā Muḥammadin Sayyidi l-awwalīna wa l-ākhirīn. Madad yā RasūlAllah, madad yā Sādāti Aṣḥābi Rasūlillāh, madad yā Mashāyikhinā, dastūr yā Shaykh ʿAbdullāh al-Fā’iz ad-Dāghistānī, Shaykh Muḥammad Nāẓim al-Ḥaqqānī. Madad. Ṭarīqatunā aṣ-ṣuḥbah wa l-khayru fi l-jamʿiyyah.
The essence of ṭarīqah is adab and love. Adab is important. The first adab is to have it towards Allah ʿAzza wa Jalla. Islām teaches this adab. Islām is the religion of all the Prophets. Apart from Islām, those who now consider themselves having a religion have done so according to their own minds. Therefore, Islām is a religion of adab. There can never be rebellion against Allah, nor to our Prophet ṣallAllahu ʿalayhi wa-sallam.
The second is love. What is love? It is to love Allah ʿAzza wa Jalla and our Prophet ṣallAllahu ʿalayhi wa-sallam. Our Prophet ṣallAllahu ʿalayhi wa-sallam says, “اَلْمَرْءُ مَعَ مَنْ أَحَبَّ”, “Al-mar’u maʿa man aḥabb”, “A man will be with whom he loves.” (Hadith). A person is with whom he loves. So, love saves a person.
You must love Allah ʿAzza wa Jalla. You must love our Prophet ṣallAllahu ʿalayhi wa-sallam and his family and those who love Allah. You must love the servants whom Allah loves. Those servants are called Awliyā’ullāh. A Wali of Allah means a person whom Allah loves. Whether there’s karamāt or not, if Allah loves you, you are an Awliyā. Many sometimes ask, “How can I become an Awliyā? What shall we do?” Love Allah, love our Prophet ṣallAllahu ʿalayhi wa-sallam, and you will become a beloved servant of Allah. That love will save you both in this world and the hereafter; you will attain salvation.
Because love brings comfort. Hatred and enmity darken the heart. They bring no benefit; they cause harm. Therefore, we will be saved through this love, inshā’Allah. May Allah perpetuate this love, inshā’Allah.
Today, an aunt, who was a lover of Allah, passed away. May Allah have mercy on her; her station is great. People look at outward appearances, but the matter is not outward appearance, but her inner self, māshāAllah. Many testify that what she beautifully performed in Ḥajj, even bearded and turbaned men could not perform, despite knowing nothing of outward knowledge. May Allah be pleased with her and may her rank be high. She is with those whom she loves.
Tomorrow is the anniversary of Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim’s passing. Today, that woman also passed away at almost the same time due to her love for him. May Allah grant us all that love that was in her heart.
Wa min Allahi t-Tawfīq.
Al-Fātiḥa.