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- What are the qualities Allah SWT loves for us to show when we are afflicted with tribulation?
- How can we overcome our ego when we have wrong desires that ache if we don’t commit them?
- The ego denies the blessings of Allah SWT, but really focuses on the good that it has done. How do we defeat that trick of the ego?
- If They Were To See You
- Asking The Right Questions
- Does Allah give us many paths knowing what we will choose?
- Some of us are grown, but are still like children on the inside. What must one do with this?
- Why do we see a black spot on the forehead of the wahabis and the shining face of Ahli Sunnah wal Jamaat?
- Can anyone change Mazhab for his own benefits or is it from the ego to think like that?
- Are you speaking about collective decision making, rather than maybe making the wrong decision?
- Manners are Learned in Jamaat
- How do we protect ourselves from bad thoughts that come into our head?
- I left Islam three years ago. Is it possible Allah will forgive me if I repent?
- Is A Sheykh Needed To Understand What Kind Of Service Is Best For Us?
- Does the Sheykh need to submit his nafs to a Sheykh or is it beyond our understanding?
- Desire Of The Soul
- Are the soul and the nafs the same? If we have bad thoughts is it because the sheytan empowers the nafs?
- Who Are You Following, O Muslims?
- Strangers In This World
- What should we do when people wish us Happy New Year?
- The Prophet (AS) said there will be more than seventy branches of Islam. How can we be sure that we are in the right one?
- Why is there a need for four Mazhabs in Islam?
- We, The Millet Of Ibrahim (as)
- Sincere Love For The Kingdom Of Allah
- What Are You Intending?
- The Ehli Zikr Are Making Everyone To Remember Allah
- Should I wait until a Sheykh crosses my path while carrying on with my namaz and zikr?
- I make zikr almost 24/7, yet I still feel so lonely. How come I still feel this loneliness and pain?
- Why do Muslims now chose laziness and no discipline for learning the knowledge of Allah?
- What is the Islamic perspective on those whose bodies have been cremated?
- What is the significance of the ‘Hu, Hu’ zikr?
- More Than Cool Water
- What makes a person to make the right decisions at the right time?
- The Right Direction
- Some years ago I was asked, ‘what is your religion and what is your book?’
- If Jannat is under our mother’s feet, what is under the feet of Rasulullah (SAW)?
- Why is tazkiyah not widely taught nowadays?
- The Marifat of Knowing Your Purpose
- Why are some people born with more misfortune than others?
- Can a person only connect to the Prophet (AS) through a Sheykh or is there any other way?
- What is hubud dunya and how do I remove it?
- What is hidden shirik and how can I be safe from it?
- Can a person under the age of forty use a walking stick or cane with the intention of following the sunnat?
- Love and Be Loved
- How do we keep our hearts open when things are good in terms of this dunya?
- ‘Pray As You Have Seen Me Pray.’
- What is the relationship between anxiety and anger?
- How can we understand the essence of sabr and shukr?
- What can be done if one is negligent, and how can we stay thankful always to Allah and to the Holy Prophet (AS)?
- What is being recited before Sheykh Lokman Effendi starts to climb the mimbar e-Rasool (AS) and while he is climbing step by step on the mimbar?
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Monthly Archives: February 2014
Was the Battle of Gallipoli (Canakkale) a momentous occasion in Islam?
BismillahirRahmanirRahim Question: I have tried to explain the importance of Canakkale to my family members as a momentous occasion in Islam, but they see it as a specifically Turkish commemoration. How can I explain to them the Truth of this … Continue reading
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Let Your Faith Rest On The Ones Connected to Allah swt
BismillahirRahmanirRahim Let us renew our Shahadat saying, Ashadu an-la illaha il Allah, ve Ashadu anna Muhammadan Abdu ve Rasuluhu Salallahu Ta’ala Alayhi ve ala Alihi ve Sahbihi ve Sallim. With the Shahadat we have entered again into a new faith. … Continue reading
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Being one of the Nation of Muhammad (AS) is a Very High Honor
BismillahirRahmanirRahim These kind of gatherings are happening right now in every parts of the world. Without any organization. Without any government’s help. Just groups of people coming together for the sake of Allah (swt) to praise His Prophet (asws). That … Continue reading
How Do We Explain The Importance Of Abu Bakr (RA) Without Putting Down The Ahlul Bayt?
BismillahirRahmanirRahim Question: Many people say these days that Hz Ali (ra) and Ahlul Bayt take precedence. How do we explain to them the importance of Hz Abu Bakr (ra) without making it seem as if we are bringing down the … Continue reading
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Should I run away from Dunya?
BismillahirRahmanirRahim Question : Should I run away from Dunya? One time Holy Prophet (asws), he was with his companions, the sun was shining and he says, ‘now turn around.’ They turned around. Because their relationship is one of love and … Continue reading
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The Osmanli Way – We have a journey and we must make it before Azrail reaches us.
BismillahirRahmanirRahim Slandering, lying and backbiting are some of the biggest sicknesses of the Muslims today. In the old days people weren’t daring, saying, ‘This person is a Sheykh.’ Even if he was a bad one no one was saying anything … Continue reading
The Science of Tasawwuf in the Islamic tradition.
BismillahirRahmanirRahim In response to an inquiry from a guest, Lokman Efendi explains the science of Tasawwuf/Tariqat in the beautiful Islamic tradition. He explains that tasawwuf is living the lifestyle of the Holy Prophet (S) which all of the Sahabe Kiram … Continue reading
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Tarikatuna Sohbet Fil Khayri Min Jamiya.
BismillahirRahmanirRahim So, what is Shah Naqshband (QaddasAllah sirruhu) saying? 12,00 times. 12,000 associations. He is saying, ‘Tarikatuna Sohbet fil khayri min jamiya – Our way continues through association, through sohbet.’ And blessing is coming through a group of people, to … Continue reading
Receiving test in the Osmanli Naksibendi Way
BismillahirRahmanirRahim Question: I have no much time in the Naksibendi Osmanli Jamaat, since I enter I continue to feel more and more blessings, but also from time to time some tests and all those tests has relation to stay here … Continue reading
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How can we reach to the state of Passion and keep it in our everyday lives?
BismillahirRahmanirRahim Question : I heard Sheykh Effendi says that you may do everything that a believer does but if you don’t have passion (ashq) on this way, you won’t pass for one. How can we reach to that state and … Continue reading
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Should People Get Married As Young As They Did In The Past?
BismillahirRahmanirRahim Question: You mentioned that women of the past matured faster than they do nowadays. Does that mean that people should not get married as young as in the past? It’s not a matter of getting married young or old, … Continue reading
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What are Wahhabis and are they Muslim?
BismillahirRahmanirRahim Question: What are Wahhabis and are they Muslim? Oh, now you’re in trouble (Hoja laughs). What are Wahhabis and are they Muslim? Wahhabis say Shahadat. We cannot say anyone who says Shahadat that they are not Muslim. Don’t they … Continue reading
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Live as a Believer – Part II
BismillahirRahmanirRahim (….continuation from Live as a Believer – Part I) When the Angel comes to you, to your mother’s stomach, when you reach to 4 month old, they are bringing the spirit to blow into that baby that is inside … Continue reading
