Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim

Friday, Muharrem 8, 1431 (December 25, 2009)

Sheykh Efendi is speaking about the many events that are remembered for happening on the 10th of Muharrem: Adam (as) was forgiven; the ship of Nuh (as) settled on land; the sea parted for Musa (as) to lead the Bani Israel to safety; Yunus (as) was freed from the fish; Ismael (as) was born; Hazreti Huseyin (ra) was martyred. Now, a big wind is coming with a flood of fire. To be in safety, be around the Ahl ul-Beyt – members of the family of Holy Prophet (saws).

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10th of Muharrem

Juma Khutba delivered by Sheykh Abdul Kerim el-Hakkani el-Kibrisi

Friday 8th Muharram 1431 / 25th Dec 2009
Osmanli Naks-I’bendi Hakkani Dergah. Siddiki Center, New York.

Auzu billahi min ash-sheytanir rajim
BismillahirRahmanirRahim
Medet Ya Seyyidi Ya Sultanul Awliya, Medet.

Alhamdulillah. Astargfirullah. Astargfirullahal azim wa atubu ilaih. We’re asking forgiveness from our lord Allah swt. For the sake of this new year that we have entered. Which 10th muharram, there are so many prophets Allah swt that he has granted them different stations, safety and protection. That’s prophets. What’s happening to you on 10th muharram?

Adam [as] when he was sent down from paradise to the earth, he cried for 300 years for forgiveness. For you, for the children of Adam, for his children. He know that he did the mistake, he didn’t do the mistake by himself, to himself. He was carrying the children of Adam, all that came to this world and all that are going to come, their seed, he was carrying with him.

So the disobedient ones, which is mashallah today, you have to go around with a special binoculars to find which one is obedient. The ones they’re not accepting Allah, disobedient. The ones that they’re accepting different ways, disobedient. Muslims, oh, muslims they lost it before anybody else now. Because muslims, they lost their direction.

Disobedience.

So all those disobedient ones, they forced him to do that action and he did it and the price, he paid for it. Adam [as] never became disobedient to Allah swt. So many ignorants today, that they’re 24hrs a day disobedient to Allah and they are daring to say Adam [as] did mistake. Mashallah. It was you who did that mistake, not him. Because he was carrying you.

So when he was sent down, he cried for 300 years. The children of Adam today, muslims, they’re doing the biggest crimes that the kafirs, they are not doing. And not asking for forgiveness. Not sitting somewhere to say, “Astargfirullah, Ya Rabbi” 100 times, not making 2 rakaat to say, “I did mistake, Ya Rabbi, pls forgive me.” No. he cried 300 years on the mountain. And 300 years later with sincerity, Allah accepted and He forgave him. And that was the day, muharram 10th. That Allah forgave and Allah accepted his taubah. Meaning that He accepted you and I. And now we became another firaun again, yes. So Adam [as] has been forgiven during that day.

Second punishment reached to the children of Adam because they were disobedient to Allah swt again. And Allah swt ordered Nuh [as] to build the ship and to take in those ones who’re accepting and all the other ones vanished and perished. Millions, just like now that is preparing to happen. That millions and billions are going to go. Vanish and perish. When Nuh [as] with those believers inside the ship, the mercy of Allah has reached to them again. 10th Muharram. And the ship set to the earth and the waters have been taken away. Safety reached to them. Safety didn’t reach to the other ones that they were inside the water and the water swallowed them.

But they were on the sea, there was no land, so there were no safety to them too. They thought that they were safe inside the ship but in reality there was no safety to them again if the mercy of Allah has not reached, the waters will not go down and the earth will not appear again. And safety reached to them on 10th Muharram.

When the children of Israel, Allah swt showing mercy to them after so many years of slavery under the hand of firauns, and the safety has reached to them through the hand of Musa [as]. And they were disobedient to him non-stop. And 10th muharram he opened the water [parted the Red Sea] and he made them to pass through from one side to the other side, the children of Israel, safety reached to them that day.

When Yunus [as] he was swallowed by that fish, 10th Muharram Allah accepted his taubah and the fish throw him back to the earth again.

When Yusuf [as], when his brothers threw him inside the well to kill him, 10th Muharram was the day that safety reached to him.

Ismail [as] was born on that day, 10th Muharram. Ismail [as], he is the grandfather of Holy Prophet Muhammad [asws]. News given to mankind that day, so many other incidents happened and are happening. And mercy and rahmat is raining.

But at the same time 10th Muharram is the day that when unbelievers again, not unbelievers, they call themselves believers, and they became disobedient ones again to Allah swt and his Prophet [asws] and they raised swords against Hazreti Huseyn [ra] and 10th Muharram is the day that they have martyred them. Meanwhile the other ones they are saying, “we’re muslims, we’re the best ones” and they were killing the grandchildren of the Prophet [asws] for no reason. And since that day, the world is continuing with the same ignorance and arrogance.

To people today, muslims, if anything that doesn’t fit to their ego, right away they declare the opposite side, “They’re Yazidis. Because my ego is not accepting what the other one is saying.”

That’s what happened to muslims today. Wake up to yourself because there’s not too much left for the signs that Holy Prophet [asws] is saying to us, “There is a big wind that is coming and this flood that is coming, is not the flood of water, it’s the flood of fire. And only believers are going to escape from that.”

Believers, those who is believing in Allah and His Prophet [asws] and those who is believing in the judgment day and those who is knowing what they are doing and they are judging themselves with things that they are doing right or wrong. Those are the ones that they’re really believers that they are going to find safety from that flood of fire that is coming. So we should be busy. We should be busy not with something else outside. We should be busy with our own selves, to check ourselves to see what is the level of the faith that we’re having. Is that the level of the faith that that you’re having that as soon as somebody is touching you with a needle to your ego, you’re becoming worse than any wild creature? That is not faith that time.

That kind of faith, Yazid had it too. That kind of faith, Firaun had it too.

Firaun locked himself to the room and he prayed to Allah saying, “tomorrow Musa is coming and I’ve promised him that I’m going to make this river to turn backward. I know I’m a weak one but You’re the Lord who created, I’m asking from you, help me tomorrow.” And the next day, he said to the river, “turn backward” and it did. And Musa [as] looking and he was surprised, knowing that Allah [swt] helped him. And he was heartbroken too. And when he went back to the mountain, Allah saying to him, “What happened, ya Musa?”

He said, “Its known to you Ya Rabbi. You are sending me as a messenger to him and You are giving power to him. To make the river to turn backward. And now, I’m more fool in front of him and all his people.”

And Allah saying to him, “Ya Musa, that one who is unbeliever, all night long knowing that tomorrow he is challenging you, he didn’t sleep. He pray for Me all night long. He asked from Me all night long. But I checked you. And you prayed a little bit and you went to sleep. So he win over you last night because he stay awake all night long. He is also My servant. You are My servant, he is also My servant. He is a bad one but My favour was with him today.”

So many are not understanding. “What’s happening around? This one is wrong and I am right and….”

What are you doing? Are you laying down all night long and sleeping and you think that you’re right and you’re going to stay right forever? Yes, that is what is happening.

So, 10th Muharram. 10th Muharram is coming, wake up to yourself, shake up to yourself. Don’t be firaun. Don’t think that you are and I am in safety yet. The people that they were sitting inside the ship, they have reached to safety but they didn’t sit and sleep because they were in safety, they said, “Ya Rabbi, you saved us from the flood, the water didn’t swallow us but now we’re above the waters, there is no other place to go so there is no safety again, please, we’re asking safety.”

And Allah swt likes His servant when he’s asking from Him, saying, “I want you to ask. I want you to cry. I want you to show that you are My weak and I am your Lord and that time, I’m hearing you.”

So 10th Muharram. 10th Muharram so many incidents happened. How many 10th Muharram passed through your life? How many times that you sit to think, “this day, this incident has happened. What kind of mercy is happening to me? Or what kind of punishment I’m putting myself in?” Sit and think. We must sit and think.

So Holy prophet [asws] prayed, “Ya Rabbi, don’t punish my nation as You have punished the nation of Nuh [as]. With a flood.”

And Allah said to him, “I will not, but your nation, they will invent a fire in ahir zaman. Flood of fire. And they will burn each other with that fire. Ahir zaman, in the end, they’re going to burn each other and billions are going to be taken from this world. “

Prophet [asws] saying that only escape from that flood, run to my Ahlil Bayt. My Ahlil Bayt, my grandchildren ,they are like the ship of Nuh [as]. Safety is with them. Be around them, you will find safety that time. Otherwise, no safety coming to no one except those ones that they are holding tightly to Allah swt and His Prophet [asws]. This is not some kind of movie or imagination. This is what is waiting, in front of us. Don’t fool yourselves to think, “I am this one and I have reached here and I have reached there.” The Awliya Allah, their hearts are shaking from that day. Yes, and the children of Adam is still ignorant and arrogant declaring lordship 24hrs a day, “I am this one and I am that one.”

No. if you are a good servant, definitely your heart must be fearful from that day. Because that day is approaching. We are approaching that day. Its right in front of us. Don’t think that there is too much time left. Hah. Those people that they were punished, perished and finished through the flood, that was not ordinary water too. That was water that was burning. And it burned them and finished them. This one, you know what’s going to happen. Its going to turn people into skeletons. Nothing is going to stand up. Except those area that is protected and those people that is protected. We’re approaching those days.

“I don’t believe.”

Sit and wait. Look what happens. You believe or you don’t believe, its not changing the reality. 21st century people, they built that, they’re giving invitation 24hrs a day for that incident to happen. There’s not too much time left and you and I, we’re all in it. Don’t think that, “I am in safety.”

Anytime that you’re being a tyrant, you are giving that invitation to that flood. Anytime that you are backbiting, you are giving invitation to that. Anytime that you are lying and cheating and you are attacking and you are doing wrong things, you are giving invitation for that day and you are in it. There is a big question mark if you find safety.

So, turn back to yourself, ask forgiveness, stop being busy with other people with what they are doing, look at yourself at what you are doing. Be busy with yourself. If you have fear from Allah and His Prophet and the Judgment day and if you are believing in these words.

If not, do as you like.

Wa min Allahu tawfiq
Bihurmatil Habib
Bihurmatil Fatiha.