Those who claim to have a big brain are wondering if there’s life or other people like us in another place. Believers know that He ﷻ is The Creator and is still creating. Without His ﷻ permission, creatures cannot reach each other.
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In addition to the Fitnah of Salafi and Wahhabi, they are now making Fitnah to divide Tariqah people. Mawlana Sheikh Nazim never liked people interfering with the subject of the Sahabah. We are saying: Do not argue in this subject. They are destroying the pillar of Islam which is Iman. Iman is kept by Tariqah.
On the Day of Resurrection, the earth will be flat and people will wait to go to their real abode: Jannah or Jahannam. Some won’t wait too much and some will wait for a million years. Give value only for Akhirah because we are here like passengers.
The believer must follow the best thing from what he hears. Who claims to be on Prophet’s ﷺ way and harms people: we don’t accept this, but Allah ﷻ judges him. Our door is open for everyone, but we are not following anyone! By talking about Sayyidina ‘Isa and his nation, Mawlana tells the difference between the Iman of our Prophet’s ﷺ nation and those before him ﷺ. Read here transcript: Our Door is open.
Allah ﷻ orders us to eat good things and gave us instructions for our body and soul’s benefit. Follow them and nothing happens to you. The stomach is the house of illness. Islam orders good things one of which is fasting:
Allah ﷻ says everything that shaytan does is weak. When the time comes, all of his doings will collapse and the Haqq will appear in the whole world. This is Allah’s ﷻ promise.
Everybody can easily do what Allah ﷻ orders, but people aren’t. For people of Akhiru z-Zaman, doing one percent of what he ﷺ says is enough. Our Prophet ﷺ explains what is acceptable and not in prayer. This is a difficult time but also a blessed one for believers. So don’t make too much Waswas.
It is Allah’s ﷻ order to make all our intention for Him ﷻ. Why are we in Dunya? Wherever you are on this earth, keep Allah’s ﷻ order and you’ll win here and hereafter. The most important thing is to taste the sweet taste of worship. Respect and keep this one hour of Ju’mah prayer.
In Islam, there is neither harming nor reciprocating harm. Allah ﷻ is the Most Merciful, He ﷻ forgives whatever you do from sins. But for people, harming them isn’t forgiven unless this person forgives you. So think before you act.
It is Allah’s ﷻ order to gather consistently to gain happiness. Be a clean believer and remove harm from the way which our Prophet ﷺ says is also a Sadaqah.
Allah ﷻ is calling people to House of Peace, but people are running after bad things. Mawlana tells the story of the Night Journey and Ascension. You must have the wisdom to know when to be proud and when to be humble.
Awaiting Sayyidina Al-Mahdi (as) – بإنتظار سيدنا المهدي عليه ا
Allah ﷻ forgives, but you must ask for it! Cleanliness comes with asking forgiveness. We are waiting for Al Mahdi (as). The time will come and the whole world will be Muslim. This is Allah’s ﷻ Oath.
In our way we know that everything is from Allah ﷻ. Believe in Allah’s ﷻ Mercy and you’ll have it. Don’t be envious. Only look at yourself: this the teaching of Tariqah. To show what you have is outside of Adab of Islam. Your heart must be all the time good for people.
Āslim Tāslam: Surrender, you will be safe. All Prophets did Allah’s ﷻ orders, but people didn’t accept them. Even after their miracles, they went from calling them “Liar” to “Magician”. Belief comes with accepting Prophets, miracles and Karamah. In Qiyamah, what will happen to those who don’t accept?
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Under the Supervision, Blessing and Approval of our Sultan Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani, this is Adab Salat – Practices of the Daily Prayers of the Most Distinguished Naqshbandi Tariqah.
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Mawlana explains who the Zahid is and tells the story of some of the great Awliya Sayyidina Abu Hanifa and Sayyidina Sufyan Al Thawri. All Awliya were running away from showing themselves. They are merciful people. Make Dua by their means Allah ﷻ will give you everything. ( The Zahid is the literal believer in the letter of the Law, opposed to the Sufi, who believes in its spirit: hence the former is called a Zahiri (outsider), and the latter a Batini, insider.)
Our Prophet ﷺ says everything for the Mu’min is good. If people know this, they will be satisfied and happy. Don’t complain but say “AlhamduliLlah” and “Shukr li-Llah”.
The three months are very special for Tariqah people. Mawlana Sheikh Nazim’s Karamah are many, one of which is Tayyu Zaman. Mawlana explains all the worship that is to be done in these months: Partial Khalwah, fasting, Umrah and Zakat:
Before the conquest of Constantinople, the main structure and characteristics of Sufi life had already been established in Ottoman society. During the years of the foundation of the Ottoman state, zaviyes (dervish lodges) were established by followers of the tariqas (Sufi orders) in areas that were not suitable for settlement, thus transforming these places into habitable areas. In addition, the Sufis’ participation in military campaigns gained them support from state administrators. As a result of their efforts, official titles were given to the followers of the tariqas, along with permission settle on land that they developed and made habitable. New convents were established; endowments were established for some, while others were exempt from paying taxes.
Relationships between Dervish Lodges and Madrasas
Ottoman policies aimed to maintain a balance between Sufi and intellectual circles were brought closer to one another. In 1331 the appointment of Davud-i Kayseri, a Sufi scholar, to manage the first madrasa established in the Ottoman state, in the city of İznik, enabled Sufi thought to enter the Ottoman madrasa culture. And with the appointment of Molla Fenari (d. 1430), a Sufi scholar who adopted a similar understanding to Kayseri, to the office of Sheikh al-Islam (chief jurist) in 1425, Sufi thought spread in intellectual circles.
Such state appointments enabled Sufi scholarship to gain recognition and play a larger role in society. In some works authored by Sufi scholars who were brought up as dervish as well as in madrasas, issues related to kalam (Islamic theology), fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), and tasawwuf (sufism) were addressed in an integrative approach. Comparative evaluations were made between al-aql wa al-burhan (reason and logic), an approach used in other religious disciplines, and kashf (inspiration), thus enabling Sufism and other religious sciences to find scholarly common ground. In this respect, Şeyhülislam Molla Fenari’s works Ayn al-A‘yan and Misbah al-Uns are important. In the introduction to Ayn al-A‘yan, which Fenari wrote as a commentary on the “al-Fatiha” chapter of the Qur’an, he listed “the knowledge of kashf” among the sciences—such as Islamic theology, jurisprudence, and hadith—that a scholar was required to know to be able to interpret the Qur’an. Sometimes Fenari even personally applied knowledge acquired by kashf to his commentaries on Qur’anic verses. Likewise, in the introduction of his book Misbah al-Uns—a commentary on Sadreddin Konevi’s Arabic work Miftah al-ghayb, written to explain the place and value of divine knowledge within the relationship between God and the cosmos—Fenari stated that he was trying to explain the principles introduced by kashf in a way that could be easily understood by those who use nazar and burhan (rational and logical reasoning).
The dual education of Sufi sheikhs, combining Sufi training and sciences taught at madrasas, as well as their statements about the unity of sharia and tariqa and their special emphasis on the rules of religion, accelerated their affiliation with the madrasa circles. As a result, many scholars who studied in madrasas also received education at a dervish lodge (tekke); over time, the leadership of many lodges was filled by Sufi scholars who had been educated in madrasas. These Sufi sheikhs, educated not only in positive sciences but also in esoteric knowledge, wrote hundreds of books, translations, and commentaries on tafsir (Qur’anic exegesis), hadith, fiqh, and kalam, as well as on tasawwuf. This affected the functions of the religious institutions; the close relationships between public officials, madrasa employees, and followers of the Sufi orders prepared the ground for the development of new dual-function architectural structures such as madrasa/mosque and mosque/lodge combinations after the 12th and 13th centuries. The Sheikh Vefa Complex, established in Istanbul in the second half of the 15th century, is one of the first examples of this style with its mosque and tevhidhane (hall for Sufi religious ceremonies) in the city. This structure, built on the orders of Sultan Mehmed II, has cells for dervishes and madrasa rooms in the front of the main building.
After the conquest of Constantinople, institutions like madrasas and lodges, which shaped the religious and intellectual life of society, cooperated instead of competing. The Ottoman state remained at an equal distance to both institutions and tried not to destroy the harmony that had developed between them.
Many prominent members of the state, especially sultans, had a close relationship with members of madrasas and Sufi orders. In this way, a unity was developed in a state–madrasa–tekke triangle. Sultan Mehmed II took steps that would further strengthen this harmony, which had existed since the birth of the state. One day he told Kazasker (Chief Judge) Alaeddin Ali Fenari (d. 1497): “There are three groups who deal with the knowledge of truth, namely theologians, Sufis, and philosophers. Their power should be combined and strengthened.” This statement demonstrates that the sultan maintained an equal distance from all groups in order to protect the balance between them. When Kazasker Fenari replied to the sultan, saying: “Molla Abdurrahman Jami‘ is the person who can do this job best,” the sultan sent an envoy to Molla Jami‘ with valuable gifts, asking him to write a treatise evaluating the views of these three groups. Upon this request, Molla Jami‘ wrote his Arabic treatise al-Durra al-Fakhira fi tahqiq madhhab al-Sufiyya wa al-Mutakallimin wa al-Hukama al-Mutaqaddimin, evaluating various views on issues such as the existence and oneness of Allah, the essence of his attributes and names, the nature of his knowledge and divine will, how plurality was created out of unity, and the pre-eternity of the universe. Read more here
History of Istanbul
This website is designed for the dissemination of History of Istanbul from Antiquity to XXIstCentury, a work prepared by the cooperation of Türkiye Diyanet Foundation Center for Islamic Studies (İSAM) and İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality Kültür ve Sanat Ürünleri A.Ş.
The Project for the preparation of the Turkish version of the work was launched in late 2012, and completed and published in 2015. The book was prepared thematically and composed of around 355 articles written by nearly 260 scientists about different fields such as topography, architecture, religious and social life, management, economics. In this book which consists of 10 volumes, nearly 5300 pages, around 4 thousand visual materials such as maps, miniatures, engravings, paintings, and archive documents were used. The English translation of the work was completed in 2019 and not published yet. It is accessible online. Here
The publicity meeting of the work took place in İstanbul Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall on June 18, 2016 with the participation of the President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Vice Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak, the Minister of Culture and Tourism Nabi Avcı, Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Kadir Topbaş, Professor Mehmet Akif Aydın, the former president of İSAM and the director of the project, academicians and other guests.
Features and Contents
The work aims to define Istanbul’s place among the major cities of world in the light of the fact that it has been a “city” from its first settlement in Antiquity until today, and to make the sum and substance of academic Studies on İstanbul history.
The work aims to address the general reader as well as the students. Alongside being a source of knowledge, method and content for studies in the its field, History of Istanbul were considered as a text/source for classes on Istanbul both in Turkey and abroad, and therefore with this in mind its wording was formed as a smooth, comprehensive and strong wording.
History of Istanbul, is the most voluminous and comprehensive work of its kind as it addresses all the historical periods of the city. This work was written in a thematic approach and the subjects were covered in articles. The details, which provide a better understanding of issues that have not been adequately addressed in the main articles, have been examined in depth with frame articles and apostilles.
In establishing themes’ own chronologies, three periods, which determines the identity of the city and forms milestone in its history, has been taken as bases. These are Byzantine, Ottoman and Republican periods. Each theme were periodized considering its own continuities and changes; Ancient ages, Byzantine, Ottoman and Republican periods were not treated absolute disengagements. Apart from these themes, History of Istanbul offers its readers two important key works, which are first in its kind, in terms of history of Istanbul: chronology and bibliography of Istanbul.
Addressing city’s history of 8500 years, one of the distinctive characteristics of History of Istanbul from histories of other cities are its extensive author cadre, international academic contributions, and richness and large scale of visual material. This work, which complements and supports each other in terms of content, design and print material, also offers a model for writing long histories of cities from every angle.
The project manager for the work is Professor Mehmet Akif Aydın, it is edited by Dr. Coşkun Yılmaz, and designed by Bülent Erkmen.
Sufi Comics is a web comic by brothers Mohammed Ali Vakil & Mohammed Arif Vakil that began in the year 2009. These comics are short stories taken from Islamic history & tradition to illustrate the eternal spiritual truths in the teachings of Islam. The first 40 comics have been published in the form of a book “40 Sufi comics“.
Sufi Comics aim is to simplifies spiritual wisdom from Islamic traditions.
They contain nuggets of wisdom that will help you to:
Nurture your Soul through short stories
Find inner peace despite life’s challenges
Become more happy & content using practical advice
Sufi Comics makes learning of spiritual wisdom easy, fun & practical.
So that you can apply to your life, and share the wisdom with your friends & family. look here
Everything comes to an end. Sufismus-online started the site almost 10 years ago with the help of a clever and tiny wiki software called wikkawiki. Unfortunately (or fortunately) the end-of-life for this program was just announced. This is the end for sufismus-online too, as it’s not possible to switch to another system.To ease your pain, you may download a PDF file with more than 2.000 lectures, which is actually a mirror of the site (25MB).
Shaykh Nazim Haqqani: We Have Honored the Children of Adam
Perhaps hundreds of thousands of books can be written on the meanings of one verse of the Holy Qur’an, “Verily We have honored the Children of Adam.” What about you? You can sit down and say what is in your heart from heavenly knowledge, or from holy knowledge from our human spirituality. You will never stop writing But however much you take from that knowledge ocean, do you think that ocean diminishes? Never. The importance of human beings before the Almighty Lord must not be underestimated. And that importance is only a grant, not something achieved. However to attain the rights to that grant there are conditions and stipulations that must be kept. Just like an inheritance, if any condition is breached the entire will is discarded. In this book, learn the conditions and stipulations behind the Divine Grant to human beings in order that you too may be a candidate to receive that grant in full. Read here free download
Sufi Path of Love 