Bismillahi r-Rahmani r-Rahim

ALLAH ﷻ IS WITH THE OPPRESSED

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:

وَلَنَصْبِرَنَّ عَلَىٰ مَا آذَيْتُمُونَا ۚ وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ

(Qur’ān 14:12). ‘Wa Lanaşbiranna `Alá Mā ‘Ādhaytumūnā ۚ Wa `Alá Allāhi Falyatawakkali Al-Mutawakkilūn’, ‘And we will surely be patient against whatever harm you should cause us. And upon Allah let those who would rely [indeed] rely.’ Sadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.

It is said in Qur’an ‘Azimu sh-Shan that Prophets and good people had always been harmed. They were done wrong and harmed at all times. As they were on the way of Allah ﷻ, they said, “We will be patient and keep on the way of Allah ﷻ. We will be patient with the harm and badness you do, and rely on Allah ﷻ”. Prophets said so.

There is no Prophet after our Holy Prophet ﷺ anymore. But there are believers, people who walk on this way. Those who walk on this way always go through suffering. They are oppressed. It is always like this. And as it is the end of times, they are oppressed even more. The more goodness they do, the more oppression is made on them. They should rely on Allah ﷻ like Prophets did.

Those who rely on Allah ﷻ, nothing goes in vain for them. Even though they are under oppression apparently, their rewards are great in the presence of Allah ﷻ. Allah ﷻ certainly rewards them for their deeds. And the biggest reward is that they are not oppressors but the oppressed. This is a big reward for them, because Allah ﷻ is with the oppressed. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “There is no veil between Me and the Dua of the oppressed”.

Oppressors will surely be punished. If they don’t regret what they did here, they will regret it in Akhirah. Because when people are oppressed, sometimes oppression is only upon one person. When they oppress more people, there are many people who are deprived from their good deeds. And because of one person, oppression is made on many people. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla will give all of them their due. We must rely on Allah ﷻ. All of these are the things done for the pleasure of Allah ﷻ. That is the goodness done on the way of Allah ﷻ. Showing the way to people and helping them, doing all kinds of goodness are for Allah ﷻ, for the pleasure of Allah ﷻ. People who prevent this are oppressors. They will certainly be punished.

May Allah ﷻ give understanding to people. May they not sell their Akhirah for Dunya. There are people who live by as big scholars. They are the ones who sell their Akhirah for Dunya the most. May Allah ﷻ protect us from their evil. May Allah ﷻ perpetuate Islam and Muslims. May He ﷻ give guidance to these oppressors. Without guidance, their ending will not be good. May Allah ﷻ always be with the truth and the right ones. May He ﷻ help them soon insha’Allah. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

There are recited Khatms, Tasbihat, Salawat, Ayat and Surahs, Yasin. All kinds of charity is done. May Allah ﷻ accept them. We gift them to our Holy Prophet ﷺ, his Ahlu l-Bayt and Sahabah, souls of all Anbiya, Awliya, Asfiya and Mashayikh, souls of our late relatives. For goodness to come and the evil to be gone. May Allah ﷻ help the true Mu’mins insha’Allah. For happiness here and hereafter. Li-Llahi Ta’ala l-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani

22 December 2023/ 09 Jumada al-Thani 1445

Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah

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