The Muhammadan Ticket
Mawlana Shaykh Hisham Kabbani
21 February 2010 Fenton Zawiya, Michigan
A`oodhu billahi min ash-Shaytaani 'r-rajeem. Bismillahi 'r-Rahmaani 'r-Raheem.
Nawaytu 'l-arba`een, nawaytu 'l-`itikaaf, nawaytu 'l-khalwah, nawaytu 'l-`uzlah,
nawaytu 'r-riyaadah, nawaytu 's-sulook, lillahi ta`ala fee haadha 'l-masjid.
Ati`ullaha wa ati`u 'r-Rasoola wa ooli 'l-amri minkum.
Obey Allah, obey the Prophet, and obey those in authority among you. (4:59)
No one can reach to be a sultan except one, Sultan al-Anbiyaa, `alayhi afdal as-salaat w 'as-salaam. (Mawlana stands, recites salawaat.) When Allah (swt) said, I am going to make a khalifah, deputy on Earth, He didn't say 'khulafah' (plural), He said, I am going to appoint on Earth one khalifah. It means He is going to give salaahiyyah, control and responsibility to that one. Allah (swt) gave that authority to Prophet (s), who can have many deputies, but he is the main khalifah of Allah, the divine deputy on Earth.
وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلاَئِكَةِ إِنِّي جَاعِلٌ فِي الأَرْضِ خَلِيفَةً قَالُواْ أَتَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَن يُفْسِدُ فِيهَا وَيَسْفِكُ الدِّمَاء وَنَحْنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَ قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ مَا لاَ تَعْلَمُونَ
Wa idh qaala innee ja`ilun fil-`ardi khalifah, qaaloo ataj`alu feeha man yufsidu feeha wa yasfiku ad-dimaa wa nahnu nusabbihu bi-hamdika wa nuqaddisu laka qaala innee a`lamu maa laa ta`lamoon.
Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: "I will create a vicegerent on earth." They said: "Wilt Thou place therein one who will make mischief therein and shed blood?- whilst we do celebrate Thy praises and glorify Thy holy (name)?" He said: "I know what ye know not." (2:30)
That is why: When Allah (swt) said to the angels: "I am going to make a khalifah on Earth," they said, "Are you going to make a khalifah on Earth that will make bloodshed and corruption?" Because they didn't look at Prophet (s), but they looked at human beings in general. Had they looked at Prophet (s) they would never say that, but they didn't. So Allah (swt) said, "I know who I am putting, You don't know." Because they complained, He made them make sajdah to Adam (a) to show them that sajdah is really going back to Sayyidina Muhammad (s). Because they complained, He gave them more difficulty through their sajdah to Adam, where they know sajdah is to Allah (swt) only. So that is teaching for us, don't complain; if you complain you get bigger test. That was their biggest test, to make sajdah to Adam. Only Allah (swt) knows when angels were created, and they are still being created. Even after the Day of Resurrection and this Earth is finished, Allah’s creating is non-stop, and angels are in sajdah since they were created.
So Allah (swt) said, innee ja`ilun fil-`ardi khalifah, "I am going to make a khalifah on Earth." Here "Earth" doesn't represent this small planet, because every planet is an earth, you can step on it; anything that has mass is an earth. And this universe is full of planets, one we live on, but there are earths that never end. All these stars are earths, even the sun has mass so it is an earth for some kind of Creation, Allah (swt) knows. So when Allah (swt) said, “I am making a khalifah on Earth,” that means one who is responsible for maa siwa-Allah, anything that is other than Allah, because it is created. Allah (swt) is Creator, anything other than Him is created by Him, and Prophet (s) is His khalifah, responsible to Allah (swt) for His Creation.
When angels make sajdah, it means they are not of the level of the khalifah whom Allah (swt) is appointing, as when you bow it is to someone higher than you. When angels make sajdah to Adam (a), Allah (swt) telling them Adam is higher. So what about the one that is higher, the khalifah, Sayyidina Muhammad (s)? By that Allah (swt) is showing angels that, "Sayyidina Muhammad (s) is the one responsible for you and for everyone in dunya and akhirah. I am asking him and not asking you."
So Allah (swt) gave importance for His Prophet a level that people cannot understand. Angels could not understand, how can Salafis understand? Who can understand?! Even normal Ahl as-Sunnah scholars cannot understand!
Angels complained, “How are we going to make sajdah to those who are corrupt and going to make bloodshed?”
Allah answered, "O! You didn't see Prophet among them, that he is higher than all human beings and he is Seal of Messengers? He is higher than you, O angels."
That is why they bowed. When you bow it means that one is higher. So the real khalifah is given to Prophet (s) and can only be one, not two. But there are inheritors of Prophet and that is why he said:
أصحابي كالنجوم بأيهم اقتديتم اهتديتم
ashaabee ka 'n-nujoom bi-ayyihim aqtadaytum ahtadaytum,
"My Sahaaba are like stars; whichever one you follow, you will be guided."
However, Allah (swt) has only one, the others are deputies of Prophet (s). They are helpers for Prophet and they are in his presence, helping and presenting their followers. Also Sultan al-Awliya is only one, who is responsible for all awliyaa, and responsible to present his followers. When he asks, Prophet will ask that one, who in turn will ask directly from the wali responsible for that particular issue.
So it is impossible to understand the greatness of Prophet (s). That is what Mawlana is teaching in these last seven-to-eight months (of live broadcasts on Sufilive.com). He wants to fill the hearts of his followers and those who are not followers with the tremendous love of Prophet (s). There is no other way to Paradise except with the 'Muhammadan Ticket' which you cannot acquire except by expressing that love in your heart; that means to follow his way. When you love someone you follow whatever he asks you to do. If he says go left, go left, go right, go right, can you say no? No. Help this one, help that one, he tells to you obey, and do this prayer, you pray. And yet we are not following and fully showing our love to Prophet (s)! But under his rahmah, his shafa`ah, he will save us. We are like ants going so slowly and like with a tweezer, he will pick up that ant and put it in front. We will be blessed if his fingers are the tweezers that take us as the ant and put us on the back of the elephant.
What is the biggest creature? The elephant on Earth, and the whale in the ocean. So one time we are on the back of an elephant, one time on the back of a whale. They each represent greatness because they are great creatures. That means one time our teacher, Sultan al-Awliya, tried to teach us through assigning a specific awrad or a certain subhah to hear, and one time he puts you on his shoulders on Earth and one time on the ocean, which is part of Earth, but 'ocean' indicates ma`arifat, knowledge of Allah (swt). So from Earth to ocean they carry you. That is why Allah (swt) said, wa laqad karamna bani adam wa hamalnaahum fi 'l-barri wa 'l-bahr, wa razaqahum min at-tayyibaat. One time they carry you this way and one time that way, in order to take you to the presence of Prophet (s). Then we will be very happy if they take us like tweezers and with his holy hands, with his beautiful, holy fingers, Prophet (s) takes us to his presence and then from his presence to Allah's Presence.
That last step is only for awliyaullah; they are honored to reach that reality of the Presence of Allah Almighty. To reach there you have to follow what Prophet (s) said in one hadith related by al-Haakim in al-Mustadrak: "Who wants to be akram an-naas, the closest to Allah (swt) among people, must have taqwa." When you have makaarim al-akhlaaq, (akram means, "to be honored") fa 'l-yataqillah, "you must have taqwa," which means fear and love. You fear disobeying Him, you have that fear in your heart. You are always worried trying to do better and that is showing love to Allah (swt). If you want to be honored and to be in presence of Prophet (s), you must have taqwa in your heart or you will not be those who are sincere and pious.
Allah (swt) said in Holy Qur'an:
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ اتَّقُواْ اللّهَ وَكُونُواْ مَعَ الصَّادِقِينَ
yaa ayyuhalladheena aamanoo ittaqullah wa koonoo ma` as-saadiqeen.
Believers! Don't say 'we believe,' but rather say, "we entered Islam.'" So we are not yet believers and we must run after believers. So the first step is to establish taqwa, by following in the footsteps of Prophet (s), then be with those who are trustworthy. “O you who believe! Have taqwa and then you have to be with those who are trustworthy." So if you love to be most honored ones, have taqwa, then you are mu'min, then you can have company with trustworthy ones.
When you have taqwa and you have belief, you are mu'min, then for sure Allah (swt) will send guidance. If you don't find a physical shaykh to guide you, Allah (swt) will send you inspirations to guide you through your heart, and that is the promise of Allah (swt), Who ordered, koonoo ma` as-saadiqeen. So if must have taqwa to be honored, you have to fear and love Allah (swt). And who wants to be the strongest of people in belief, to be among the nearest to Prophet, fa 'l-yatawakkal `alayh, let him depend on Allah (swt) in all matters. That means don't complain! If you want to know if you have tawakkul, it means you accept whatever comes to you.
That is why Sayyidina `Isa (a) said, if someone slaps you, turn your other cheek. That is tawakkul; it means, "I am accepting what came and giving my other cheek."
That was the manifestation of Sayyidina `Isa's teaching, and the teaching Prophet (s) showed was higher. Because when you turn your cheek that is still showing ego, saying, "You hit me and here is my other cheek; I am better than you (as accept your abuse)." Prophet (s) taught to not show anything, just keep going on your way. Don’t show anger, as in the story of the wrestler that we narrated many times.
If you want to be honored by Allah (swt) what is the second step? It is to depend on Allah (swt) in anything. So anyone who complains, either wife or husband or children, it means they are not on that high level. They are trying their best, but we have to eliminate complaining from our hearts. It is very rare to see Mawlana Shaykh complain. You come to him saying, "eat this, drink this." Okay, no choice for him. They come with all problems, he never refused. If someone hurt him, he doesn't say it; instead he will help that person in any way to show that, "You criticized me and I am offering you something better in return." That means don't complain, then at that time you will see Allah (swt) loves you. wa man yuhib an yakoonu aththiq an-naas. The one who wants to be the richest person in dunya or in akhira must keep depending on Allah (swt) and not attributing his wealth to himself, but showing gratitude to Allah (swt) for the wealth He bestowed.
Our duty is to follow the hadeeth of Prophet and to be more near by understanding the greatness of Prophet (s) in our life. Allah (swt) said:
وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِي آدَمَ وَحَمَلْنَاهُمْ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ
wa laqad karamna Bani Adam wa razaqnaahum mina at-tayyibaat
We have honored Bani Adam provided them with transport on land and sea; (17:70)
We have to understand we have been honored by the holy presence of Prophet (s), not that Allah (swt) only honored them to be human beings, but He honored them by putting Prophet (s) among them. He gave to Ummat an-Nabi, which means all Creation, as He gave to them the one who is His khalifah. So may Allah (swt) make us happy with the khalifah of Allah (swt), Sayyidina Muhammad (s), and make us happy to be with the khalifah of Prophet, Sayyidee Shaykh Muhammad Nazim al-Haqqani (q)!
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