3-Endless Bliss Third Fascicle - Hakikat Kitabevi

Ummat Allâhu ta’âlâ and His Prophet bestowed a great blessing
upon them, and made it fard for them to perform namâz. Hamd
and thanks be to our Allah for this! We send our salawât,
tahiyyât (regards) and prayers to His beloved Prophet! The
ease and serenity enjoyed when performing namâz is
something transcendental. My murshid [Hadrat Mazhar-i Jânân]
said, “Though it is impossible to see Allâhu ta’âlâ as one
performs namâz, some hâl is felt like seeing.” The great
superiors of tasawwuf have said unanimously that this hâl does
happen. In the beginning of Islam namâz used to be performed
towards Quds (Jerusalem). When the Muslims were
commanded to give up performing it towards the Bayt-ulmuqaddas
and to turn towards the qibla of Hadrat Ibrâhîm, the
Jews became mad and said derisively, “What will become of
your prayers which you have performed towards the Bayt-ulmaqaddas?”
The hundred and forty-third âyat was revealed to
declare: “Allâhu ta’âlâ will not lose your îmân!” So it was
informed that namâz would not be left without rewards. Namâz
was described with the word “îmân.” This means that not to
perform namâz suitably with the Sunnat is to lose îmân. Our
Master, Rasûlullah, stated, “The light and the flavour of my
eyes are in namâz.” This hadîth means, “Allâhu ta’âlâ
manifests and is perceived in namâz. Thus, my eyes feel
comfortable.” Another hadîth stated, “O Bilâl! Soothe me!” which
means, “O Bilâl, give me relief by reciting the adhân and saying
the iqâmat of namâz.” A person who looks for relief in anything
other than namâz is not a good one. He who wastes, misses
namâz will lose other Islamic deeds all the more.
Talking nonsense and backbiting Muslims remove the
thawâb earned by fasting. Backbiting does away with the
thawâb of worships. It is wâjib to avoid backbiting. What an
idiocy it is to take pains and undergo difficulties worshipping
and then destroy its thawâb. Worship is offered to Allâhu ta’âlâ.
To present backbiting and talking nonsense to one’s Owner is
impertinence against Him.
It is incompatible with being Muslim to listen to songs,
musical instruments, to watch dances or to narrate and write the
martyrdoms of Hadrat Hasan and Hadrat Husain ‘radiyallâhu
anhumâ’ [the event of Kerbelâ]. The shaikhs of our time have
turned the tarîqat into doing these things. Drawing pictures of
religious leaders, they visit them. “Visiting them makes one
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