Oh, this night is very special. This Night of Power... 'khair min alf shahar'.
What if God had said, 'Yes, it's a special night but it has nothing to do with 'khair min alf shahar'...'
'...you will earn as many rewards as you would with regular daily worship'.
Not a single Muslim would have stayed awake in search of the Night of Power, they would be fast asleep in their beds.
The message I deliver to you is this: forget about the worship and reward of a thousand months
Let's go to [him] even if he offers us nothing...
Nothing at all!
Neither does he give us power nor the rewards for a thousand months worth of worship...
he just grants us to witness his splendour.
Do Not Be Dependent on Laila tul Qadr
I now believe it is not necessary for us to wait for Laila tul Qadr to arrive.
It is customary for people to visit their family members on special occasions, such as Eid.
But this is only a tradition.
If we wish to find out about God's mentality...
God would think, 'they only seek to find [rewards] with the hopes of finding the Night of Power, otherwise, they do not care whatsoever'.
'All these greedy dogs have gathered because I revealed this night is greater than a thousand months of worship'.
'Well, it is not Laila tul Qadr now, so does any soul searching for me?'
If I were to say to you, 'I will give you as much money in one month that you wouldn't even be able to earn in a thousand months.'
'Come to me on Thursday'.
So, you arrive on Thursday and take the money from me.
But then after that, [let’s say] I sit and think,
‘when I gave money worth more than a thousand nights, Ikhlaq, Danyal, Mitesh, Faisal, Farid, Nadeem - all these people came.
But today, when I didn’t announce that I’d reward them, no one came…’
It is important for you to broaden your mind.
Venture a little further... do not be dependent upon the Night of Power.
It [Bait al Mamoor] is the house of God!
Visit as often as one should.
Go there even when you have not been summoned.
Go there even when he says, 'I shall not reward you for a single moment of worship, let alone a thousand months' worth!'
Or, suppose you have been rewarded for a thousand months' worth of worship...would you not wish to go there now that he offers nothing?
We mustn't be concerned with what he offers but with seeking opportunities to witness his splendour.
''Let’s go to where the Prophet (s) resides''
Even if he grants nothing.
'‘We know nothing else, but to repeat your name’' (Poetry)
Shall we only make an appearance when we are offered rewards worth a thousand months of worship?
No.
''The lovers always do the most unusual things...''
We are the people of love.
Be it Laila tul Qadr or a holiday, we’re going to make our way to him
Oh, this night is very special. This Night of Power... 'khair min alf shahar (greater than a thousand months of worship)'.
What if God had said, 'Yes, it's a special night but it has nothing to do with 'khair min alf shahar'...'
'...you will earn as many rewards as you would with regular daily worship'.
Not a single Muslim would have stayed awake in search of the Night of Power, they would be fast asleep in their beds.
The message I deliver to you is this: forget about the worship and reward of a thousand months
Let's go to [him] even if he offers us nothing...
Nothing at all!
Neither does he give us power nor the rewards for a thousand months worth of worship...
he just grants us to witness his splendour.
'You look at me and I look at you'.
That's when it gets interesting.
Laila tul Qadr comes and goes, we reap the benefits...should we quit now?
We must love the Lord truly.
The fondness, exuberance and zeal that you have on Laila tul Qadr is what you should have every single day
Abu Bakr Shibli was a great saint of his time.
One day, he was walking along when he noticed people began to chant 'Allah Hoo' as he approached them. This made him happy.
He thought, 'such wonderful folk!'
He distributed an Ashrafi (gold coin) to anyone who walked past him, chanting 'Allah Hoo'.
The following day, people once again began chanting 'Allah Hoo' as he approached them.
But this time, a rather large mass had gathered.
A much larger group of people amassed because they had been told by others of a mad man who hands out gold coins upon hearing zikr of Allah Hoo.
'No way!' 'Yes, it is true!' And that's how more and more people came.
So as Abu Bakr Shibli walked outside, he encountered a swarm of people chanting 'Allah Hoo'.
He was worried for he did not have enough gold for them all.
So he announced, 'I do not have enough for all. I shall hand out the little that I possess'
'I have run out of gold'.
The books state otherwise but I am telling you what I have seen with my own eyes.
So, he announced that he had run out of gold and the townsfolk came to the realisation the man is destitute.
And so, the following day, the crowd had thinned significantly.
When [Abu Bakr Shibli] walked out, the number of people that had gathered were indeed chanting 'Allah Hoo' but with minimal effort.
So he asked them, 'How odd it is that not only are there fewer of you but none of you seems as passionate as you were yesterday'.
Somebody taunted, 'Lack of gold, lack of passion'.
This enraged [the saint] and whensoever he came across people chanting 'Allah Hoo' in his presence, he would throw stones at them.
He pelted stoned at them until they ran away.
People began to complain, 'We are only chanting God's name, why do you stone us?'
He replied, 'I used to think you are compelled by your love for God to chant his name
and so I rewarded you for being true lovers of God.
But now I understand, you were only saying God's name out of greed for gold'.
'So I am punishing you'.
Now, God also tests you.
When Majnoun heard Laila serving food to the poor,
he joined the queue outside Laila's house with a pot in his hands.
Laila filled the pots of all the beggars and when it was Majnoun's turn, she threw his pot and it smashed into pieces.
Majnoun asked her, 'why did you break my pot?'
Laila replied, 'I had hoped you came here for me but you came to be served'.
'I thought you had come to see me.
But you came for this food, you didn't come here for me'.
In a similar way, Laila tul Qadr...
it is absolutely correct.
It is a night full of God's grace and benevolence.
But why do we not present ourselves in the court of God when it is not the Night of Power?
If you only seek the divine benevolence on the Night of Power, don't you think God will consider you greedy?
That you have only come in search of benevolence, not for the sake of God?
[God will surely think] 'had they wanted to be with me, they needn't wait for the Night of Power'.
'Why do you only think of me on the Night of Power?'
'Do you not think of me otherwise?'
Do you not desire me otherwise?'
One who is truly seeking God is not dependent upon Laila tul Qadr,
is not dependent upon Ramadan.
These are a different type of teachings.
Geniune desire [for God] does not wait for Laila tul Qadr or Ramadan.
Every moment is the blessed month of Ramadan.
Every moment is the Laila tul Qadr.
Every moment is equivalent to the Laila tul Meraj.
Every moment is equivalent to Laila tul Baraat.
One who truly seeks the Lord does not stop searching until he finds the Lord.
He does not pray for God's bounty on Laila tul Qadr alone, he prays every day.
He practises self-negation every single day...
he doesn't practise abstinence during Ramadan only.
His fasting is to continue abstaining [from wrongdoings] until his lower self achieves complete purity.
He practises abstinence until his lower self achieves complete purity.
Until he hasn't seen God, until he hasn't found union with God, hasn't established a connection with God, he doesn't rest in peace.
regardless of which night Laila tul Qadr falls on.
''You are a disbeliever in the moments of heedlessness.''
Their faith is as such: the moment you become heedless, you become a disbeliever.