This letter, written to Naqîb and Sayyed Shaikh Farîd, praises the
Best of Mankind (Muhammad alaihissalâm) and gives advice to follow him.
Your dear letter, sent out of mercy,
honoured this poor person at the best time. We were happy to read it. Thanks be
to Allahu ta’âlâ, you have been blessed with the inheritance of Hadrat
Muhammad’s faqr[1].
This tawajjuh, this love and this adherence towards faqîrs ensue from that
inheritance. This faqîr, who has nothing, is confused about what to write in
response. I will make this letter of mine a means for being saved from the
torments of the next world, by writing information concerning the superior
qualities of your great ancestor, who is the most auspicious of Arabs. I do not
attempt to praise our sayyed Rasûlullah. Rather, I will enrich my writings with
him. Translation of an Arabic couplet:
To praise Muhammad (’alayhissalâm), I’m not
able,
With his name, I only make my lines valuable.
Trusting myself to Allahu ta’âlâ and
begging for help from Him, I communicate:
Hadrat Muhammad is Allahu ta’âlâ’s
Messenger. He is the Sayyed, the Master of the sons of Âdam. On the last day of
the Last Judgement, he is going to have the greatest number of followers. He is
the most glorious among the latter and former in front of Allah.
[Sayyed Abdulhakîm Arwâsî (Qaddasallahu
ta’âlâ sirrahul ’azîz) said, “Every prophet (salâwâtullahi ta’âlâ ’alaihim
ajma’în) is the highest of his tribe, of his time, in his country, in every
respect. As for Hadrat Muhammad (’alaihi’s-salâm), he is, in every respect, the
highest of all classes of beings that have come and that will come in every
country in every age from the creation of the world until its end. No person is
superior to him in any respect. This is not something impossible for Him to do.
He (Allah), who makes whatever He wills and who creates whatever He wants, has
created him so. No person has the power to praise him. No person has the capacity
to criticize him.”]
On the Day of Resurrection, he will rise
from the grave first.
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[1] The quality of not regarding worldly possessions,
not hesitating to give one’s possessions away for the cause of Allah.
He will do shafâ’at first. His shafâ’at
will be accepted first. He will knock on the door of Paradise first. The door
will be opened for him at once. In his hand will be a flag called “Liwây-i hamd.” Âdam
‘alaihis-salâm’ and all Believers from his time until the end of the world will
be under this flag. He declared in a hadîth: “On the Day of Resurrection, I am the sayyed of the former
and the latter. I am telling the truth, I am not boasting.” He
declared in a hadîth: “I am the habîb, the darling of Allahu ta’âlâ. I am the Head of
Prophets. I am not boasting.” He declared in a hadîth: “I am the Last
Prophet; I am not boasting. I am Muhammad, the son of Abdullah. Allahu ta’âlâ
created human beings. He created me as the best of human beings. Allahu ta’âlâ
separated human beings into groups [nations, races]. He put me in the
best. Then He separated this best group into tribes [societies].
He put me in
the best. Then He separated this society into homes. He caused me to be born in
the best home [family]. I am the best of mankind. I am from the best family. On the
[Day of] Resurrection, when everybody will be silent, I will talk. At a time
when nobody can move, I will intercede for people. At such a time when
everybody will be utterly hopeless, I will give them good news. That day, I
will have the key to every kind of goodness, to every kind of help, and to
every door. Liwâ-yi hamd will be in my hand. I am the most useful, the most
generous, the best of mankind. That day, thousands of servants will be in my
service. On the Judgement Day, I will be the leader, the preacher, the
intercessor for all prophets. I am not saying these in order to boast. [I
am telling the truth. It is my task to tell the truth. If I do not tell you
this, I will not have done my duty.] “If it hadn’t been for him, Allahu ta’âlâ
would not have created anything. It would not have been revealed that He is the
One to be worshipped. When Âdam ‘alaihis-salâm’ was between water and earth,
[that is, as his clay was being kneaded], he ‘sall-Allâhu alaihi wa sallam’ was
a prophet.
He who follows the footsteps of such a noble guide,
Will never give his account, even of committed sins.
A person who believes and follows the
footsteps of such a prophet, who is the sayyed, the most exalted of all
mankind, is certainly in the best of the ummats. The hundred and tenth âyat of
Sûrat-u Âl-i ’Imrân, “You are the most useful, the best of ummats, of those who possess a
religion,” is good news for such people. Those who do
not believe him [those who cannot
understand him and who suppose him to be
like themselves] are the worst of people. The ninety-eighth âyât of
Sûrat-ut-Tawba, “The stonyhearted, wild and ignorant people will not believe you.
They are mostly munâfiqs,” signifies them. In the present
state of the world, those who are honoured with obeying his Sunnat-i saniyya
[in other words, Islam] are very fortunate. He who believes him and who is of
his Ummat will be given many more blessings for a small amount of good deeds.
The Ashâb-i Kahf ‘rahmatullâhi alaihim ajma’în’ [The seven men in the cave of
Tarsus] attained high grades by doing one beautiful deed. This deed was: When
the enemies of religion spread out everywhere, they migrated somewhere else in
order to protect the îmân in their hearts. Today, to believe him and to do a
few favours is similar to the insignificant actions done by soldiers that
become very valuable when the enemy attacks and invades the country. During the
time of peace, extensive efforts done by soldiers cannot be as valuable.
Since Hadrat Muhammad (’alaihi’s-salâm) is
Allah’s darling, he who follows him reaches the grade of belovedness. For the
lover will love any person in whom he sees the habits or the signs of his
darling. This should tell us about the states of those who do not follow him!
Translation of a Persian couplet:
Muhammad (‘alaihi’s-salâm) is the pride of
both worlds.
Let them who’d not be dust of his gate be under ground!
A person who cannot migrate like the
Ashâb-i kahf (rahmatullahi ’alaihim ajma’în) should migrate through the heart
and soul. While being among enemies, he should keep his heart away from them.
Allahu ta’âlâ may open the doors of happiness by this way, too. The Nawrûz Day
[the first day of the Persian calendar, the 20th of March] is coming soon. You
know that there is so much tumult, impetuosity and stupidity on these days,
[which are feast days for disbelievers, fire worshippers]. After passing over
these obscure days, I hope to attain the honor of meeting you. In order not to
give you a headache, I will not write more. May Allahu ta’âlâ let you not
deviate from the way of your noble grandfathers. My salâm is extented to you
and upon them until the Day of Resurrection. Âmîn!