5 October 2010 Lefke, Cyprus
(Mawlana Shaykh stands) La ilaaha illa-Llah. La ilaaha illa-Llah. La ilaaha illa-Llah Muhammadun Rasoolullah `alayhi salaatullah. As-salaamu `alaykum. Thumma salaatu was-salaam `alaa Sayyid al-Anbiya wal-mursaleen khudima`i sharaa`ihim wa aa`immatil arba`a wa ‘l-akhtaab, awtaad, rijaalAllah `alayhim al-ridwaan wa `alayna ridwaanullah. A`oodhu billahi min ash-Shaytani 'r-rajeem. Bismillahi 'r-Rahmani 'r-Raheem. (Mawlana Shaykh sits)
O our Attenders! As-salaamu `alaykum. May Allah forgive us. We are asking forgiveness from Allah Almighty and we are giving our salutes to the holy ones on Earth and in the Heavens, hoping heavenly pleasure and happiness comes upon you and upon us. That is a sign of imaan, faith.
O Salafi `ulamas! Marhaban. You know about hadith ash-shareef. What was the Prophet (s) saying? Bismillahi 'r-Rahmani 'r-Raheem. (Mawlana Shaykh stands) Rasool al-Saqalayn (s), the prophet of ins (the Children of Adam) and jinns was saying, and I quote it, as they are giving to me:
Bismillahi 'r-Rahmani 'r-Raheem.
Laa yu'minu ahadukum hatta yuhibba li akheehi maa yuhibbu linafsihi.
None of you will truly believe until he loves for his brother what he loves for his own self. (Related by Anas. Bukhari, Muslim)
(Mawlana Shaykh sits) SubhaanAllah. It is an ocean that makes people happy here and Hereafter. Laa yu'minu ahadukum hatta yuhibba li akheehi maa yuhibbu linafsihi. `azhamat, greatness! Where are our kings, princes, shaykhs? Shaykhs in Arabian countries are rich and powerful ones. You must write this holy hadith with golden letters and put it baina ain`ik, in front of your eyes! Qaala `alayhi salaatu was-salaam, shu `azhamaat. Laa yu'minu ahadukum hatta yuhibba li akheehi maa yuhibbu linafsihi.If they speak on this hadith ash-shareef up to the end of the world, it will still not finish! And also to apply the advice in this hadith ash-shareef is never-ending. This holy hadith is taking people from asfala saafileen, “under the level of animals,” saving them from darakaatu Jahannam, from the fire of Hells. Allahu Akbar! La yu'minu ahadukum. “None of you will truly believe.” It is nafa, negating.
Prophet, peace be upon him, is saying that there is no imaan, faith, for a person who is not looking around himself. We have our limits for looking. For example, I may look around and see my neighbors. The shortest limit that a believer may look and want to check is around the forty houses of his neighbors. You must look after at least forty houses of mu`mins, to be aware of how they are and what is their situation. You must ask, "How are you? What are you doing? Do you have a problem, or do you need anything that we can help you with, or gather support for you?" That means for every forty houses there must be a Bayt al-Maal, "communal treasury" for the Muslim community: Branch 1, Branch 10, Branch 100, Branch 500. Every forty houses of mu`mins must have a Bayt ul-Maal, a treasury that may support the needs of forty houses. Those people are going to be under heavenly mercy, and (this should be arranged) for every forty houses.
That means all of you must not live in the same place, making large cities; that is prohibited. There should be centers of each community. You must have forty houses in this place, forty houses in that place, which gives a refreshment and heavenly mercy to people. For every forty houses there should be at least one mosque, one minaret, and five times adhaan. (Mawlana Shaykh stands) Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar. Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, adhaan al-Muhammadi! (Mawlana Shaykh sits)
What is the first aim for Muslims? O our attenders, and mulook, Salafi `ulamas, what we are saying is not on my behalf, no. This is the holy order coming to the Seal of Prophets (s). There is another hadith. You may read it and apply it or not; it doesn't matter, but I am speaking even one word of it. What was the Seal of Prophets (s) saying? (Mawlana Shaykh stands)
Bismillahi 'r-Rahmani 'r-Raheem.
Umirtu ana uqaatil an-naas hatta yaqooloo laa ilaaha illa-Llah!
I have been ordered to struggle with the people until they say there is no god except Allah.
This is a hadith. Correct? (Mawlana Shaykh sits) It is a very important point. Our main target is to reach every part of this world, from east to west, from north to south, so it can be said there, "Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Muhammadun Rasoolullah!" (Mawlana Shaykh sits) Democracy may fall on your heads and take you away to the Fire. Democracy is the aim of governments. There is no more heavenly support for them; they will kill everyone and each other! Divine cursing is coming on them. Allah Almighty sent the Seal of Prophets (s) to reach east and west, north to south, every point where there might be a community. Even if there are three houses, they must have one minaret, and five times daily they must say, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, adhaan al- Muhammadi. That is our mission, our main target.
Where are your kings and sultans, who now are trying to make gigantic cities? I am also calling Iranians, Afghanis, Pakistanis, Turks and Kurds. Leave the claim of qawmiyyah, nationality. Leave it as that is not an honor for you! Honor is granted to you when you are saying, "I am Muslim. I am a servant of My Lord." That gives you honor, not saying, "I am Turkish, Kurdish, Arab, Pakistani, Turkestani, Kurdistani, Genghistani, Dalumbistani..." (laughter)
O Salafi `ulamas! Where are you? Write one book on this and teach people. First of all, teach your kings and sultans. Where are Egyptian `ulamas, from Azhari ash-Shareef? Why are you not teaching the Turkish mufti? There is no mufti there, but diyanet, Turkish religious affairs. What is your position? Why are you not saying this? Throughout his holy life, the Seal of Prophets (s) never sat for one day without a ghazwah, holy battle, to reach everywhere and pronounce, “Allahu Akbar!” Why did the Ottomans come to Cyprus? To proclaim everywhere, "Allahu Akbar." And what do we have now here? Nothing!
This is an ocean! Our aim is to make the Holy Name of our Lord heard from east to west, from north to south. They say dunya revolves once every 24 hours. "Allahu Akbar" must also run like that every 24 hours throughout the world without stopping. That is our mission. I am such an old person, but my mind is okay. bifadulillah, by my Lord's grant, they give me understanding, and you must try to understand the heavenly order. You must say adhan, takbeer, (Mawlana Shaykh stands) Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Ash-hadu an laa ilaaha illa-Llah, Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan Rasoolullah, Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! La ilaha illa-Llah. You must say it. (Mawlana Shaykh sits)
Where are our `ulamas? Why are you not telling about that main aim of Islam? We are asking from diyanet, from the mufti of Sham (religious leader of Damascus), mufti diyaar Misr (religious leader of Egypt), from the diyaar of Libya and all of the Islamic world. I am asking, what is the aim of Islam? The Prophet (s) sent his Sahaabah (r) throughout many lands only to say, "Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar" in every point of the world! Therefore, Islam never likes big cities where people are crowding altogether. Even though there are several mosques there, it is more lovely for heavenly ones that they hear adhaan al-Muhammadi (s) calling people to Allah Almighty. In this whole world, there should be communities everywhere with forty houses each, and adhaan al Muhammadi (s) must be proclaimed there. That is the aim, i'alaa' kalimaatullah, to declare and raise the command of Allah, His Unity and His Existence!
O Kings! Every king may make 1,000 mosques. Kings of past times built mosques everywhere so “Allahu Akbar” could be said everywhere. Laa yu'minu ahadukum hatta yuhibba li akheehi maa yuhibbu linafsihi. That is another ocean! Forty homes together must put a heavenly treasure box for their charities, and use it to raise sha'aa-ir Allah, the Heavenly Principles, to be seen, heard, and followed. Don't make big cities. Ask your neighbors, "How are you? What is your condition?" If they need something, take from that Bayt al-Maal, the treasury. If someone is falling, pick him up. Today if people see one has fallen, they kick him! Now insaaniyyah, humanity, is finished and everything is on its worst point. Therefore, the Lord of Heavens is asking to change everything from worst to best. Try to be from the best ones, not the worst ones.
O kings, presidents, shaykhs and big businessmen! Don’t always try to add several zeros behind the number "one," and say, "I have one trillion pounds." What is that? It has no value! The whole world must turn to Islamic pillars and try to understand what is meant by the five pillars of Islam and what these five pillars may bring. Who doesn't understand and keep those pillars, cursing is coming on them. Everyone, from non-Muslims also, must look at them, otherwise heavenly cursing is coming on non-Muslims also, and upon those Muslims who are not taking care about showing people the `azhamat, glory of Islam and its majesty.
May Allah forgive us, for the honor of the Seal of Prophets, Sayyidina Muhammad (s)! Astaghfirullah. (Mawlana Shaykh stands and sits)
Fatihah.
(Mawlana Shaykh prays two raka`at Salaat ash-Shukr.)
(Mawlana Shaykh speaks to Hajjah Naziha om the phone.)