5-Endless Bliss Fifth Fascicle - Hakikat Kitabevi

like a soldier who goes to war without a gun.” The request
should be made by kneeling towards the Kâ’ba, after making an
ablution, by opening the palms [to the sky], by orientating
oneself to the souls of Prophets and Awliyâ, and by asking “for
the sake of those beloved people,” and the last word should be
“Âmîn.” First of all, the prayer should be made for forgiveness
and compassion. A very valuable prayer which comprises all
these elements is “Allahumma rabbenâ âti-nâ fiddunyâ
haseneten ve fil-âkhireti haseneten ve qi-nâ adhâbennâr..”
One should not pronounce maledictions over oneself, over
one’s children, over one’s spouse. [One should not say, for
instance, “Yâ Rabbî! Take my soul out!”] If it is accepted,
repentance will be futile. The translation from the explanation of
Shir’a ends here.]
27 – THIRD VOLUME, 15th LETTER
This letter, written to Mîr Muhammad Nu’mân ’qaddas-
Allâhu ta’âlâ sirrah ul-’azîz’, informs that the troubles and
pains coming from the Beloved are, to the lover, sweeter
than His blessings and sweets.
Hamd [1] be to Allâhu ta’âlâ and salâm to those people
beloved and chosen by Him! My dear sayyid brother! Listen with
attention! I have heard that our good-willed brothers have had
recourse to all kinds of remedies so that we might rid ourselves
of our grief and that none has availed. The hadîth-i sherîf,
“There is khayr, goodness in what Allâhu ta’âlâ creates and
sends,” is well-known. Being human, for some time we
sorrowed over the events that had befallen us; we felt annoyed.
But after a few days, with the favour of Allâhu ta’âlâ, the
sorrows and grievances disappeared, not a bit of them being
left. They left their places to joy and relief; for, those who have
been disturbing us have been wishing and doing what Allâhu
ta’âlâ wills. Hence, it has been realized that it would be useless
to feel sorry or grieved and that a person who claims to love
Allâhu ta’âlâ must not feel so. For, the afflictions which the Will
of the Beloved sends upon the lover must be, like the favours
coming from Him, endearing and sweet to the lover. As the
Beloved’s favours come sweet, so should His hurting. In fact,
one must find more pleasure in the bitterness than in the
[1] Praise and gratitude.
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