Rejab is the Month of Allah ﷻ

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

Our Holy Prophet ﷺ says, it is his Dua,

“اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِي رَجَبٍ وَشَعْبَانَ وَبلغنا رَمَضَانَ”

“O God, bless us in Rajab and Sha’ban and bring us to Ramadan.”

We have entered these holy months. May Allah ﷻ make them means for goodness. May we spend them in [doing] goodness and charity.

The month of Rajab is the month of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. He Himself knows what favours there are in it. Its knowledge is in His ﷻ presence. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is generous. His ﷻ generosity has no boundaries. Therefore, ask for these favours as much as you want. The wealth of Allah ﷻ does not decrease, Hāshā (far from it). If Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla gives a favour, it cannot be questioned. Therefore, this month is a holy month, a beautiful month.

Tomorrow insha’Allah one of the two... All nights are blessed, but there are two nights among them which are very much blessed and great.

The first one is tomorrow, on the night from Thursday to Friday. It is Laylat ul-Raghaib. Raghaib means to ask for all kinds of goodness, to demand. It is the night of beautiful demands. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “Make Dua so that I give you whatever you ask for”. Tomorrow night doesn’t change. It is on the first night that connects Thursday to Friday. It is among the few great holy nights of the year.

Another is the 27th night of Rajab, Laylat ul-‘Isra wa l-Miraj, the night when our Holy Prophet ﷺ ascended to heavens and Tayy-i zamān and Tayy-il makan was done, folding of time and place. Heﷺ was in the presence of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla by Hisﷻ secrets – free of place, time and direction. Heﷺ reached the highest levels that no mankind could ever reach. People of the present time say, “No, it was like this and like that”. And some crazy people who think that they are scholars say that it was a dream. Everyone has dreams; they have no importance.

People with a mind won’t say this. Especially, if those who get by as scholars say so, they are not scholars. They are

“علماء السوء”

Ulama’u su’ – bad scholars.

They will be deprived from these virtues; they already are. And if they don’t repent, certainly, their end will be bad. They may depart this world without Iman, may Allah ﷻ protect us.

For the honour of this holy month, may Allah ﷻ give strength to our Iman. And may He ﷻ send the leader to Islam insha’Allah. May we be protected insha’Allah, as we are in the Fitnah of the end of times.

However, in order to be saved from it, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla gave us these nights and days. In order not to disappear like oases in the middle of deserts and not drown like islands in the middle of seas, we have to show importance to them. We have to acknowledge this opportunity and beg Allah ﷻ and make Dua.

May Allah ﷻ not deprive us. May He ﷻ not let us be from the deprived ones. May we not be cheated, because many Muslims are cheated. “This has no importance and no benefit”, they say, “It is not practiced in Mecca and Madinah which are the heart of Islam. Who are you to do it?” and cheat people depriving them.

May Allah ﷻ not let us be from the deprived ones. May it be blessed to all insha’Allah. May the goodness of Rajab, Sha’ban, Ramadan, all these holy months be upon us insha’Allah.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatihah.

Sohbah by Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Adil Ar-Rabbani (q)

2nd February 2022| 1st Rejab 1443

Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul

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