Always a reminder for myself ana abdukal 'ajeezu, dayeefu, miskinu, zhalim, wa jahl, and but
for the grace of Allah (AJ) that we are still in existence.
Alhamdulillah for the holy month of Dhul Hajj and the blessed nights and a remember of the
shahadat (martyrdom) of Sayyidina Uthman al-Ghani - Jami'ul Qur'an al-Majid (the Compiler of
Holy Qur'an) alayhis salam.
The holy companion of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ and that the compiler of Holy Qur’an - the
one whom brought, was not put together in the time of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ, brought
the pages together, compiled Holy Qur’an and put all of its markings, all of the what
do you call these markings shaykh?
Huh?
'Tashkeel.'
‘Tashkeels,’ – the wow, the nuqt (dot).
All of these for the benefit of non-Arab readers to recite, but these also are encodings and
what an immense secret that Allah (AJ) gave to the beloved companions which are the representation
of the soul of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ, from the light of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ these
souls were created.
And encoded Qur’an with all its secrets and all its realities - what an immense reality
that was given, we pray that Allah (AJ) in this month of sacrifice that that secret for
Ummat e Muhammad ﷺ (Nation of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ) is there for that reason, to remember
the holiness of his blessed soul to remember the companionship and the immense love for
Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ and what immense secrets the Holy Qur’an is a gift for all of creation.
And the twelfth month with all the realities of hajj (pilgrimage) and the hijrah (migration)
is the month of the holy kawthar (the Fountain of Abundance), that the twelve by the power
of nine [12 x 9 ] because the sultanate (kingdom) and every reality in the Shamsul ‘Arifeen
(Sun of Knowers) is by nine, so when you take nine times the twelfth month opens the secret
of 108 - Surah Kawthar.
So means that the hajj month is the month of the kawthar that's why everyone pilgrimaging
to this fountain, this fountain that Allah (AJ), “Inna ‘atayna kal kawthar,” describing
in Holy Qur’an that, ‘We have given to you, Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ, your heart this
fountain of abundance.’
Because now when they're teaching the Muhammadan reality we're understanding the Manzil ul
Qur’an - the house in which Qur’an is emanating from this soul of Sayyidina Muhammad
ﷺ of course then it’s the abundance, the uncreated speech of Allah (AJ) manifesting
in this soul, in this light, well of course it's “katheeran” it's beyond the understanding
of abundance, there is no word in English.
So ‘Kawthar’ is abundantly abundant beyond any understanding of abundance, that Allah
(AJ) describing, ‘As if everything has been given to you.’
“Inna ‘atayna kal kawthar.
Fasali li rabbika wanhar.”
And that secret for the nation of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ which is above the reality of
Sayyidina Ibrahim (as), all the pilgrimage and the reality that the foundation that Sayyidina
Ibrahim (as) brought of the tawwaf (circumambulation), the Safa and Marwah and then the sacrificing
and following what Allah (AJ) wants and sacrificing Sayyidina Ismail (as), all of that Jamarat
(Three Stone Pillars) and all the teachings of going for that and giving everything in
the way of Allah (AJ) and Allah’s (AJ) asking, ‘Still I want your son.’
All of that understanding of offering to give what was most dearest to himself of Sayyidina
Ismail (as), and that's why hajj and all the reality of hajj is Arafah, because Arafat
is that event in which Allah (AJ) took everything from His servant and the only thing that he
had left was this family and this child and Allah (AJ) said then, ‘I want that too.’
And as a great test for a great Prophet of Allah (AJ) and he went to complete his test
on Arafah and that that is the station of ‘knowing.’
When Allah (AJ) going to test you with what you have, “Qul inna salati wa nusuki wa
mahyaya wa mamati lillahi Rabbil ‘Aalamin.”
That, ‘I’m going to test you like I tested those who came before you, with your life,
with your possessions, with your wealth, with your family.’
That Allah (AJ) tests the servant with everything in their life and as a result of passing that
test Allah (AJ) said, ‘I don’t need Sayyidina Ismail, here this will be a ransom for you
- a lamb will be sent and that is a tremendous ransom, that by the virtue of that ram I’m
going to take all these burdens away from you.’
And this becomes a gift for the nation of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ, that this burden and
this gift Allah (AJ) gives by means of and it's not the blood that reaches Allah (AJ)
it's the act of charity at that time, many charities relieve many burdens but everything
has a timing and the timing for that event of Dhul Hajj that you complete your Arafah
and at the end of that Arafah they go and they do the zabiha (slaughter) on Eid, by
the barakah (blessing) of that Eid and that qurban (sacrifice) it's not the blood that
reaches Allah (AJ) but it's the sacrifice.
It's the fact that people sacrifice at such a holy time that Allah (AJ) multiplies the
immensity of its blessings with ways that we can't understand, so it's the act of sacrificing
from what we have whether it's even a person giving a hamburger to somebody, it’s not
that blood has to be spilt for Allah (AJ) to be happy but Allah (AJ) wants that from
what you have there's a key, there's a secret coming - give at that time and those whom
give they accomplished Allah’s (AJ) rida and satisfaction and they achieved the barakah
of that ransom that from that charity Allah (AJ) took its difficulties, raised those sins
and washed them and purified and granted the servant its clarity and cleanliness and its
blessings and the immensity of those days and nights.
And then Allah (AJ) reminding that this month for ‘arifeen (knowers) is the month of kawthar,
the month of immense abundance and Allah (AJ) says in surah (chapter) 108 that, ‘We gave
you the fountain of abundance, Fasali li rabbika wanhar - pray unto your Lord and sacrifice.
Inna shani-aka huwal abtar.’
And different madhab (school of Islamic law) have different understanding of that last
verse but for awliyaullah (saints) and Mawlana Shaykh's (Q) teaching that, ‘We cut you
from every enemy of yours,’ not the disrespectful translation of that verse that means that
you don't have any progeny, but to say that you’re “Abtar” is that ‘None of your
enemies will reach to you because of the immensity.’
One – Allah’s (AJ) saying, ‘I’m dressing you from immense…’ that once you drink
from this kawthar the immensity of how He dresses you for all of eternity with lights
upon your soul, lights upon your, heart lights upon your tongue, lights upon your eyes, that
you illuminate lights and knowledges and realities - these are kawthari realities and as a result
Allah (AJ) asked this character of these kawthari (people dressed from the Fountain of Abundance)
is that they teach “Fasali li rabbika,” and “Wanhar” - ‘Pray unto your Lord’
and ‘live a life of sacrifice.’
They sacrifice their property, they sacrifice themselves, they sacrifice their time and
their whole life is about sacrifice, ‘Pray unto your Lord and sacrifice - Fasali li rabbik,
rabbik.’
So know who your lord is.
So awliyaullah come into our life and begin to teach the key to “..sali li rabbik”
to ‘Pray unto your Lord,’ one - Allah (AJ) Most High our Creator, but to be good
with all the lords that governing insan (human being).
One - to fight the evil lordship - all the bad vices and bad characteristics that govern
insan from reaching these realities, once they fight those then to understand the lordship
of the heavenly kingdom.
The lordship and respect for all the…
“Atiullah atiur Rasul wa Ulil amre minkum,” all the “Ulil amre” is a description of
these heavenly kingdoms, all this kingdom of the souls of lords.
That how to understand, how to make madad (support), how to have an ihtiram, how to
have a respect and good character.
All of them, with good character, are praying for us.
As a result Allah (AJ) then describes, ‘Live a life of service and sacrifice.’
So when all these lordly souls with our love and with our teachings of respect - they're
praying for us, they're sending immense faiz (downpouring blessings), immense blessings
- immense barakah in our lives, and as a result Allah (AJ), ‘And live a life of service.’
“Wanhar” means as soon as you give your time it's service, when you give an ability
and a khidmat that's of service, that's a sacrifice.
If you have a little extra - you sacrifice, if you have food - you sacrifice.
Living that life Allah (AJ) says, ‘This is a person from the fountains of abundance.’
And “Abtar” that ‘We cut off all your enemies, they can never reach to you as Allah
(AJ) is your protector and guide.’
When Allah (AJ) rida and satisfied with the servant and Allah (AJ) dressing the servant
and dipping their souls in these oceans of kawthar, oceans of reality, of course how
any enemy can reach to them?
That's the immense blessings, that's the immense the barakah that Allah (AJ) is giving that,
‘All those things that are coming after you don't worry they can never reach to you
if you are drinking and eating from these kawthar realities.’
So it means these are the immensities of this month when Allah (AJ) give this great and
blessed soul of the holy companion for us to remember, that Ya Rabbi that dress us from
these lights dress us from the secret of the Qur’an that Sayyidina Uthman was given (as).
For the love that he had for Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ, so much love that Prophet ﷺ gave two
daughters to Sayyidina Uthman al-Ghani (as) Jami’ul Qur’an al Majid.
So by just remembering them, thinking of them, reading Fatiha for them, thinking of their
lives Ya Rabbi dress me from that dress, let me partake in the blessings that You're giving,
then it's no coincidence this is the month of kawthar, this is the month of zamzam, this
is the month in which every sacrifice Allah (AJ) will reward with an immense reward.
We pray that Allah (AJ) dress us and bless us from the immensity and the bounty, the
immense bounty of Islam - it's so filled with immense mercy and rahmah that at every moment
at every corner we turn Allah (AJ) is showering the nation with immense blessings and immense
lights.
We pray that Allah (AJ) fill us with these lights and these blessings and fill our heart
with the love of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ, the holy companions and all that they struggle
and strive for to lay the foundation of where we are today and the immense Ahlul Bayt (Holy
family of Prophet ﷺ) and the lovers of the reality in which they struggled and strived
to give us what we have today of this path and its love and all its realities and all
its blessings.
Subhana rabbika rabbal ‘izzati ‘amma yasifoon, wa salaamun ‘alal mursaleen, walhamdulillahi
rabbil ‘aalameen.
Bi hurmati Muhammad al-Mustafa bi siri Surat al-Fatiha.