What is meant for you cannot go to another. It is the Rizq/provision ordained for you by an unimaginably generous Lord. The guest brings his own rizq and also baraka for the host.
How to Be a Believer
Oct24 2014 English 18min
Sheikh Mehmet welcomes in the Muslim New Year with a talk on the nature of belief; what a believer must believe in order to be pleasing to his Lord.
Holy New Year
Oct24 2014 English 5min
This is the New Year of the Hijri calendar which determines the holy days of Islam. This New Year, unlike the one that is celebrated around the world after Christmas, this day and the 10th day, Ashura, are holy days and to celebrate them brings goodness.
The Blessed Times of Day
Oct23 2014 English 3min
Sheikh Mehmet talks about the special blessings that result from being awake and aware at certain times of the day.
The Natural Religion
Oct23 2014 English 13min
All people are born Muslim, only their parents make them something else. Islam is Allah’s original religion brought by all the Prophets since Adam (as). It is natural for all people whether rich or poor, black or white. Other religions are no longer the original but have become artificial.
The Rich and The Poor
Oct23 2014 English 10min
Sheikh Mehmet reminds us to give thanks for what Allah has given us whether wealth or poverty. Those who accept are happy. He prays that those who give charity without asking for reward will be blessed.
Satisfaction
Oct11 2014 Turkish 25min
Satisfaction is the highest form of peace and it is achieved by remembrance of Allah. Find a guide who has only Allah in his heart and share in his state of satisfaction.
Shirk
Oct10 2014 Turkish 36min
Don’t be with the oppressors, the ones who worship other than the One God. Watch out for them. Association with them with bring you fire.
Contentment
Oct09 2014 Turkish 21min
Contentment is good behaviour and one of the biggest favours of Allah. Allah knows what is best for you. Don’t look to what others have. Parents used to teach this to their children but now no one knows it themselves and so cannot teach it.
Jail
Oct08 2014 Turkish 21min
By way of a true story, Sheikh Mehmet, warns against following the wrong people on the wrong way. We will be punished for any wrong turn whether done knowingly or unknowingly. But Allah is the Forgiver. We must learn from our mistakes.
Don’t Lose Hope
Oct07 2014 Turkish 21min
Allah is the Forgiver. Don’t lose hope. If you make a mistake without knowing He will forgive you. However, you must not repeat your mistake or persist in it or claim you were right, because stubbornness is from shaytan.
Eid al-Adha
Oct04 2014 Turkish 32min
We sacrifice a sheep or cow on the occasion of Eid in obedience to Allah’s Order and in memory of Sayyidina Ibrahim. There is much blessing in this for both the one who sacrifices and the animal sacrificed. There is no pain for the animal so don’t worry.
Ziyarat Hj Aminah Sultan
Oct04 2014 11min
Ziyarat Mawlana Sheikh Nazim
Oct04 2014 14min
Hajj ul Akbar
Oct03 2014 Turkish 36min
In this very important sohbat Sheikh Mehmet discusses the importance of not forgetting the Orders of Allah. He advises us not to listen to the talk of others but to listen to our heart. He makes clear his intention to obey his Sheikh and to rely on Allah.
Raw, Cooked, Burned
Oct02 2014 Turkish 16min
If left to ourselves we could never control the ego. If we follow the orders of the sheikh we can learn to control it. If we don’t listen the ego only grows worse as we age. We are raw. Tariqa cooks us until the ego is burned and we are clean.
Dhul Hijjah
Oct01 2014 Turkish 26min
Sheikh Mehmet reminds us that the Month of Dhu Hijjah is one of the 4 holy months in which fighting is forbidden. Performance of the Hajj is a fard. Muslims today do not take this seriously but travel the world and do not save for Hajj. Those not on Hajj should fast the first 9 days or at least the 8th and 9th day.
Allah likes the Truthful
Sep29 2014 Turkish 19min
Sheikh Mehmet warns us about the punishment for lying. Our Prophet (sas) was Al-Amin, the Truthful, and Al-Sadiq, the trustworthy. If we are to follow him and be of his nation we must try to be truthful and trustworthy. Then we will deserve, whether man or women, to be called ‘man’.