Mercy Oceans Rise of Mahdi TEACHINGS OF SULTAN UL‐AWLIYA AL‐ SAYYID MAWLANA SHAYKH NAZIM ADIL AL‐HAQQANI ON SHAH‐E MARDAN 'ALI IBN ABI TALIB Sayyid A. Amiruddin Garden House Publishing Toronto, Ontario Copyright © 2014 by Garden Publishing House. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be repro‐ duced, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electron‐ ic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permis‐ sion of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommer‐ cial uses permitted by copyright law. For permission requests, write to the publisher, addressed “Attention: Permissions Coordinator,” at the address below. Garden House Publishing 48 Thomas St Brampton, Ontario L6X 1P2 Ordering Information: Quantity sales. Special discounts are available on quantity purchases by corporations, associations, and others. 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ISBN 978‐0‐9938070‐0‐8 Table of Contents Shah‐e Mardan ............................................................. 9 Chapter Summary ................................................... 18 Qadamu Sidqun .......................................................... 21 Chapter Summary ................................................... 33 The City of Knowledge ............................................. 35 Chapter Summary .................................................. 45 Man's Capital .............................................................. 49 Chapter Summary ................................................... 61 Dhakkir ....................................................................... 65 Chapter Summary .................................................. 74 To the New Pope ........................................................ 77 Chapter Summary ................................................... 91 Haydarul Karrar ......................................................... 95 Chapter Summary ................................................. 103 The Hand Holding Creation ................................... 107 Chapter Summary .................................................. 119 The Way of Lions ...................................................... 123 Chapter Summary .................................................. 132 The Walking Castle ................................................... 135 Chapter Summary ................................................. 145 This is Not Religion ................................................. 147 Chapter Summary ................................................. 158 The Majestic Will ...................................................... 161 Chapter Summary .................................................. 173 Beauty ........................................................................ 177 Chapter Summary ................................................. 188 Allah Has Promised ................................................... 191 Chapter Summary ................................................. 199 In Heavens is Your Provision .................................. 201 Chapter Summary ................................................. 212 The Alif ...................................................................... 215 Chapter Summary ................................................. 226 Hala Sultan ................................................................ 229 Chapter Summary ................................................ 240 Empty Bottles ............................................................ 243 Chapter Summary ................................................. 254 Footsteps .................................................................. 259 Chapter Summary ................................................ 276 Grandness ................................................................. 279 Chapter Summary ................................................ 294 This book is dedicated to the rise of Mahdi 'alayhi salam Foreword A lion came to our assembly today. Whatever they make us say with his barakah, we will say. It is not that we know and say these words, but the words open themselves. The honor of an assembly is according to the most honored one present there. ‐SHAYKH NAZIM AL‐QUBRUSI, MARCH 2013 The venerable Khwaja ‘Ubaydullah al‐Ahrar wrote in his Fiqa‐ rat, “The shadow of the Master is better than the recollection of God (dhikr)”. In the Risala Qudsiyya, Khwaja Muhammad Parsa wrote, while on his second trip to the Hejaz, the vener‐ able Khwaja Baha al‐Din Shah Naqshband ordered him to fix his face in his imagination. Mawlana 'Ali ibn Husain Safi wrote in his Rashahat 'ayn al‐hayat, "The venerable Baha al‐ Din Naqshband advised to focus on the point between his eyebrows, keeping the conviction that his every state is visible and comprehensible to the Shaykh. In this manner, by draw‐ ing the dignity and majesty of the Shaykh upon oneself, one must purify his inner being". Imam Ahmad as‐Sirhindi later interpreted these teachings as the superiority of rabita over dhikr, because without a complete connection to the Shaykh, the seeker will not be able to derive full benefit from recollec‐ tion of God. Hence, he said, “Visualization of the Shaykh is more efficacious than the remembrance of God.” In his Mak‐ tubat, he demonstrated the history of this tradition when he wrote, "Tabarani and Hakim narrated from Ibn Mas'ud who narrated from the Prophet of Allah, salutations and blessings upon him, "Gazing at 'Ali ibn Abi Talib is worship". The sa‐ nad for this hadith is hasan." (Maktubat, Vol. II, Letter 36.) The venerable Khwaja Muhammad Masum wrote in his Mak‐ tubat, “In our path (the Naqshbandiyya) arriving at the de‐ gree of perfection is related to a loving bond (rabita) with the exemplary Shaykh. The sincere disciple, through his love of the Shaykh, receives divine energy (fayd) from the inner be‐ ing (batin) of the Shaykh and becomes colored with the color of the Shaykh, having an essential connection to the Shaykh… They call this annihilation in the Shaykh, the beginning of true annihilation [in God]. [Anyone doing] dhikr without bonding his heart with the Master (rabita) and without achieving annihilation in the Shaykh will not arrive.” Keeping in line with the practice of rabita to the directing Shaykh, in March 2013, while practicing rabita to Mawlana, I became overcome with a mystical state, wherein I saw myself arriving at the doorstep of the Master. As I would take one step forward, a new illumination appeared. Mawlana in‐ formed me my visit was bringing relief, and joy. He showed me how our bond was causing illuminations to appear every‐ where. Inspite of my external limitations at the time, he drew me to his presence, and invited me to visit him. I opened my eyes to a phone call from a friend, who asked me if I would be willing to travel to Cyprus for him. Thereafter, I was in‐ structed, through inspiration, that I was to visit the Hashe‐ mite Kingdom of Jordan for three days, and then travel to Cyprus. I saw myself being escorted into the Wadi Musa by Mahdi 'alayhi salam, and as such, I camped with Bedouins in Petra for three days, and subsequently landed in Cyprus the‐ reafter. According to the author of the Rashahat, the words of the saints are gathered from the light of the Muhammadan Reality. These unprecedented 'sohbets', lectures, of Mawlana Shaykh Nazim about Shah‐e Mardan 'Ali ibn Abi Talib 'alayhi salam commenced with my arrival in Cyprus, in his esteemed company. Sayyid Ahmed Amiruddin May 13th, 2014 Rajab 13th, 1435 Sahib uz‐Zaman Imam al‐Mahdi 'alayhi salam…And for every century, some people, they have been granted that authority to meet him… SHAYKH NAZIM ADIL AL‐HAQQANI, FEB 16TH, 2011 CHAPTER 1 Shah‐e Mardan Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil Al‐Haqqani An‐ Naqshbandi, Sohbat of the 10th of March, 2013. adad Madad, Madad Madad, Madad Madad Ya Sahiba‐l Imdad. You have many servants O Lord, who can shake the world. If You order M even an ant, an ant can shake the world too. As‐Salam alaikum Ya Shah‐e Mardan. O Shah‐e Mar‐ dan! If Shah‐e Mardan kicks the world, he can throw it like a ball. He is also the Shah of all fields: Hadrat 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, Radi Allahu 'anhu, Karram Allahu wajha‐ hu. Masha Allah. O Shah‐e Mardan! There are the ser‐ vants who will throw away Shaytan and the dirty things he does and make the earth clean. Who is Shaytan anyways? What power does Shaytan have? He has no power but only a claim. He claims "I am this, I am that. I make them do this, I make them do that". You only make a mess! 10 SHAYKH NAZIM My Lord (jalla jalaluhu). Allahu Akbar! May we remem‐ ber Your Name first, O Allah. Stand up. May we expand, may we find strength. Being lazy is for the unbelievers. Fear is for the unbelievers. Marhaban O Shah‐e Mardan. He is the Shah of the brave ones and also the Shah of the fields. He is the Shah of the field of bravery: Sayyidi‐ na 'Ali, Shah‐e Mardan. Men and Jinn tremble hearing his name. Shah‐e Mardan. Hadrat 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, Ra‐ di Allahu 'anhu wa Karram Allahu wajhahu. Masha Al‐ lah. Masha Allah. Subhan Allah. Madad Ya Shah‐e Mardan! Reach us. We will destroy the unbelief! Shay‐ tan is trembling. When he hears the name of Shah‐e Mardan Sayyidina 'Ali, Shaytan's all thirty‐two bones tremble. Shaytan's claim is that "I am the Shah of this field". Who are you? Even if there are one million Shay‐ tans like you, you have no value.