May Allah protect man whose nafs draws him towards evil. Allah commands but Shaytan interferes. Man must do as Allah wills. Obedience brings ease. Let man do his line of work and excel at it, as interfering with his opinions where Allah has decreed leads to chaos. Who is Shaytan to object? He who objects will be thrown out.
The Good Advice
Aug06 2014 Turkish 15min
The Prophet (s) said: May Allah protect us from the badness of our ego and our bad deeds. Advice is for Allah and it must be given carefully. It must be given with good intention and be welcomed as it trains the ego. Often advice favours dunya and material gain. This causes unhappiness. Good advice crushes the ego and generates happiness.
The Real Belief
Aug05 2014 Turkish 19min
Iman is to have real belief. The foundation of a strong belief is to accept and follow what Allah ordered: To say the shahada, to pray, give zakat, fast and perform the Hajj. These are precious things. Allah rewards their performance by an increase in real belief. This is Allah’s wisdom.
The Attributes of Awliya
Aug04 2014 Turkish 16min
The Awliya are successors to the Prophet (s) and beloved to Allah. Since Adam (as) they have passed knowledge systematically, guiding people to the Right Way and to Akhirat. They tirelessly oppose Shaytan. Its grip over people saddens them. Self-denying, they are saints, fearful only of Allah and never grieving for themselves.
Beware of Extremists
Aug01 2014 Turkish 25min
Sheikh Mehmet warns us about those who don’t follow the middle way and who commit unforgivable sins in the name of Islam. Don’t be deceived. This is not Islam. Follow Ahlu s-Sunnat wa l-Jamaat, the only path that leads to goodness.
Hadra
Aug01 2014 16min
Safety in Heavenly Knowledge
Jul31 2014 Turkish 16min
Allah created a plan and an arrangement. The Prophets and Messengers were sent with them to teach people. Allah’s knowledge is above logic and mind. Logic and mind are limited; they are without benefit and a lower form of learning. True knowledge is heavenly, sent by Allah to benefit people here and Hereafter.
Ziyarat Hj Aminah Sultan
Jul28 2014 12min
Ziyarat Mawlana Sheikh Nazim
Jul28 2014 12min
Hadra
Jul28 2014 13min
Khalifatu l-Mu’minin
Jul25 2014 Turkish 19min
It is almost Eid although it doesn’t feel like because of the pain and suffering in the Muslim world. Why is this? Sheikh Mehmet repeats his father’s answer - it is because the Muslims follow the way of the unbelievers and are not unified under one Khalifa.
Bashkir Music
Jul25 2014 14min
Hadra
Jul25 2014 19min
Bad Thoughts
Jul24 2014 Turkish 16min
Bad thoughts come from ego but Allah shows a beautiful way to fight them. A bad thought held in the mind is not a sin. However, when it is spoken about or acted upon it becomes a sin. To fight the ego is difficult but winning against it makes things easy and Allah rewards this.
For the Sake of Allah
Jul23 2014 Turkish 20min
Give for the sake of Allah without asking for reward or recognition from others and Allah will reward your generosity with His. Sheikh Mehmet reminds us of the story of S. Ali (ra) and its mention in Quran.
The Biggest Favour
Jul22 2014 Turkish 15min
To hope to please Allah in every action this should be our goal. Then all our life, easy or hard, results in goodness. These are the biggest favours of Allah.
The Sweet Life
Jul21 2014 Turkish 14min
It may seem like everyday is the same and we are doing nothing but to pray and gain the pleasure of Allah and His Prophet, this is the Sweet Life that Mawlana was always telling us about.
Laylat al-Qadr
Jul18 2014 Turkish 23min
Sheikh Mehmet speaks about the last days of Ramadan, about Laylatul Qadr, about the songs of farewell, about Zakatul Fitr. He tells us of the wisdom behind thinking of every night as Laylatul Qadr and every person as S. Khidr (as).