“A’uzu Billahi Minash Shaitanir Rajeem.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem.”
“Atiullah atiur Rasul wa Ulil amre minkum.”
And 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 Allah (AJ) grant us a life in which to see these holy nights and grant us
immense blessings, favors, ni’mat (blessing) for us to have this love for Sayyidina Muhammad
ﷺ, his blessed and holy family.
And to see the night of the birth of Sayyidatina Fatimatul Zahra (as), some say tonight, some
say tomorrow, but wherever it is Allah (AJ) dress us by our intention in a time in which,
in a location in which there is no time.
That from that location of no time that the emanation and blessings that are always flowing.
That alhamdulillah, that from all this understanding of juzba (attraction), of magnetic connection,
of ishq (love) and muhabbat and what people call, ‘Gravity’ and ‘What you gravitate
to.’
Then the holy hadees of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ, ‘You’ll be with whom you love.’
So then watch out who you love.
If all this sensitivity is teaching us that the heart is an immensely sensitive magnet
and what you direct that magnet to, ‘You'll be with whom you love.’
And that's what we've talked many times, as a reminder always for myself, as you look
around to see who are you with?
If you are with people whom are not in that love, not wishing to raise themself, not wishing
to purify themselves but then thinking, ‘I’ll be with whom I love and I’ll be with the
presence of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ.’
And it's always a life check for ourselves that, ‘Show me your friends and I’ll show
you who you are.’
So it means that our life is about surrounding ourself with ‘ashiqeen (lovers) and that
to watch – wuquf ul-qalb or vigilance of the heart is so essential because it's the
warning from all these teachings.
That if my heart is such a sensitive reality and the… not only physical heart, the spiritual
heart and the soul is a giant magnet and whom I direct that magnet to it will move itself
in that direction and lock to that, and that's why ishq and love and muhabbat (love) and
companionship is so essential in the tariqah (spiritual path).
Means the companionship, that's why our tariqah is based on the association and companionship,
that Mawlana Shah Naqshband (Q), ‘Tariqatuna as suhbah wal khairu fil jami’ah’ is the
associations and the best of company.
So that we keep the company of those whom are trying to improve themselves, whom trying
to regulate themselves, have good characteristics, good quality, then as a result encourage ourselves
towards the ishq and love of the Divinely Presence and that ishq and love that Allah
(AJ) wants us to convey towards the Muhammadan presence ﷺ.
And that is an immense, immense sort of blessing and to be watchful that this heart is a magnet
and it will be attracted and begin to move and gravitate towards these different people
that I associate with, these different people that I communicate with, so as a result of
my vigilance and my understanding then I tried my best to keep myself in the company of those
whom wish to purify themselves and wish to bring about a change within themselves.
That's why it's important in the companionship, that's why it's important to attend the zikrs
(Divine remembrances), that's why it's important to look around and think that if I have a
group of bad friends and I think at the end my ending is going to be good that to try
to again purify oneself and abstain from bad people, bad desires, bad characteristics and
try to purify oneself and levitate towards the people of zikr and the people of muhabbat
and ishq and good character.
And that's in every aspect, so if I go somewhere that I even think is religious and the person
is yelling and screaming and exhibiting all sorts of aggressive and angry characteristic
it is as dangerous, so it's no difference because the bad characteristic is the same.
That whom you learn from, whom you associate with their characteristics will begin to like
a madad (support) flow onto you.
Because the madad from all this teaching of magnetism is - not in your hands, you don't
accompany and then determine what type of energy you're going to take from them but
it's something that will just flow.
Whatever charge is on that person, energy and character is on that person and personality
of that person, by accompanying and keeping that company you begin to exhibit those characteristics,
and that's what Allah (AJ) wanted to show the angels.
That if you are learning from what became shaitan (satan) and that his characteristic
was being conveyed in his ‘uloom (knowledges), so it wasn't only just the knowledge but it
was the vessel in which it was coming, Allah (AJ) wanted to show them that the one you're
learning from is not of the best of character and has an arrogance within his reality and
Allah (AJ) wanted to test and bring out the test.
So as soon as He ordered them for sujood (prostration), the one who was teaching said, ‘No way,
not going to’ so that immediately showed the immensity of the bad character and the
pride that, ‘I’m not going listen to Allah (AJ),’ astaghfirullah.
And that the angels who then bowed down they could realize that all the knowledge was in…
is interesting but the character was more important.
So what shaitan thought of himself was the danger, that he thought his knowledge made
him to be self-sufficient and as a result of his pride and arrogance was then the downfall
but at the same time it was the contamination into the heart of the student which were the
angels of that reality.
Those were the same angels because of their knowledge mixed with shaitan whom Allah (AJ)
later cursed and punished, that knowledge that they had acquired from that reality led
them to have shak and doubt that's why the purity of their knowledge didn't absorb no
matter what he taught them.
So soon as Allah (AJ) said, ‘I’m making Adam the khalifa (representative),’ they
had now shak and doubt that, ‘Why are you making the khalifah when they're going to
make bloodshed like that?’
So how could they even talk to Allah (AJ)?
Because they had gained the bad characteristic.
So it mean at every level this heart is extremely sensitive.
So there's outright evil which hopefully many of the listeners have passed that - where
you're going to hang out with a whole bunch of you know dangerous and bad character people
and exhibiting bad bad characteristics and hope that you're going to change, but there's
going to be magnetic conveyance of energies and tajallis (manifestations) that you're
not under control with, you're going to pick up all the charge of this negative people
and you're going to end up going home talking and acting like them eventually.
And then there's in the levels of purity the vigilance of the heart, these are for people
who say, ‘Can I go here, can I go to this zikr, can I go to that zikr, can I go everywhere,
can I go here, can I go there?’
Just know because there's no adab (manner) to say, ‘Yes’ and ‘No,’ for people,
everybody has free will, but if you are studying and vigilant with your heart and say that,
‘My heart is my most sensitive vessel in which to reach the Divinely Presence.’
You're not going to reach by brain, you're not going to be reach by hands, you're not
going to be reach by anything within your chest except the heart.
So fine-tuned perfected like gold and polished, then you put that heart under your vigilance
and you secure it and guard it wherever you go.
That you go and you feel that the energy is not correct, the type in which the person's
talking is not respectful to the presence of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ and people who have
accompanied me they know we walk out.
We won’t attend, we won't return somebody's invitation when I know that their character
is not something…
I don't want their negative charge on me, I don't want any of that belief system to
be dressed upon me because it's not my belief system.
So I… you can easily regulate when somebody is not speaking respectfully to the reality
of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ.
That way my shaykh taught me is to - watch your heart.
So when people are emailing, they want an answer because they want somebody to take
their path for them, ‘Give me straight out answer,’ but that's not tariqah.
Tariqah is - use your heart, learn, hear these talks, meditate, contemplate.
Single most valuable and precious element you have is your qalb (heart), “Qalb al
mu’min baitullah.”
If you do it correctly Allah’s (AJ) light and love and ishq will reside within the heart
and Allah’s (AJ) love and ishq is what?
Is the reality of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ.
So then anywhere I go my vigilance is - is my heart going to be affected?
Is this going to be just zikr?
Alhamdulillah.
Is the character of the person is good?
Alhamdulillah, I’ll be dressed by that reality.
Are they going to start gossiping and sitting and talking and talking nonsense and then
that energy is going to be levitating to me and after 10 weeks of sitting with them I’m
going to have doubt like them too.
So that's the danger of when you teach by energy it makes on… it makes…
its reality is understood.
So by energy you understand that - where I sit it’s gonna come to me, so best that
I choose a group of people that are pious, that their characteristics, they exemplify
their understanding and their teachings.
And if I don't find that that then I log on online only is enough for me.
Because then I’m purified from all outside contamination and I’m listening to my shaykh,
I’m getting the faiz (downpouring blessings) and the energy that I need.
And that becomes the spiritual growth and the understanding that is being taught - that
this heart of ours is like a magnet, its sensitivity on energy and blessings, how to receive its
energy, how to receive its blessings.
And where I go, what I eat, what I drink - all of that is going to then be the sensitivity
and the perfection of my heart.
What I eat, where I eat, what I drink - everything that comes makes this vessel of Muhammadan
ishq to be pure and purified.
As a result that becomes the three - so there's the attraction, most powerful and that's by
meditation, muraqabah (spiritual connection) and all the good deeds, good actions towards
the love of Allah (AJ) and the love of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ.
That power of that attraction is what's opening the spin, you begin to make your tawaf - centrifugal
movement based on the power of your ishq.
Right?
That's why Allah (AJ) has the zikr for human beings, ‘labbaik’ (Here I am, at Your
service).
Right?
When you're going for hajj (pilgrimage) you're imitating your electron, you're bringing your
donkey for hajj, you're bringing your physicality and saying, ‘I’m labbaik, I’m finally
I heard the call and I’m here Ya Rabbi.’
Where the electron already knew that ‘labbaik.
Allahumma labbaik’ (O Allah!
Here I am, at Your service).
It had the Divine love for the nucleus and it has been moving in that direction ever
since, as a result it's circumambulating, circumambulating, circumambulating and the
speed in which it circumambulates is to the strength and the power of its ishq and its
love inshallah.
InshaAllah, alhamdulillah.
Subhana rabbika rabbal ‘izzati ‘amma yasifoon, wa salaamun ‘alal mursaleen, walhamdulillahi
rabbil ‘aalameen.
Bi hurmati Muhammad al-Mustafa wa bi siri Surat al-Fatiha.