1 - Endless Bliss - Hüseyin Hilmi Işık

muakkad [1] or not, are supererogatory. (Durr-ul-mukhtâr, Ibni
Âbidîn, Halabî and others)].
The nafs does not have any share in the taste that is
experienced from all prayers of namâz. While man is enjoying
this taste, his nafs moans and yells. O our Allah! It is such a
great rank! Translation of an Arabic Line:
Those who attained the blessings, let them enjoy it.
It is a great blessing and a real happiness also for us, whose
souls are ill, to hear these words. Translation of Persian Line:
At least, let there be a consolation in our hearts.
Be it known very well that the grade, the rank of namâz in
this world is like the exaltedness of seeing Allahu ta’âlâ in the
next world. In the world, the time when man is closest to Allahu
ta’âlâ is the time when he performs namâz. And in the next
world, the time when he is closest to Allahu ta’âlâ is the time of
ru’yat, that is, when he will see Allahu ta’âlâ. All kinds of
worships in the world are intended to make man capable of
performing namâz. The real purpose is to perform namâz. I
wish you endless bliss and infinite blessings.
52 – FIRST VOLUME, 304th LETTER
This letter is written to Mawlâna Abdulhây. It is declared
in many parts of the Qur’ân al-kerîm that those who
perform ’A’mâl-i sâlihâ (pious deeds) will enter Paradise.
This letter explains this and also explains how to thank
Allahu ta’âlâ and describes the mysteries of namâz.
After thanking Allahu ta’âlâ and sending my prayer to the
soul of our Prophet, I ask a blessing on you so that you will
attain endless bliss. In many âyat-i-kerîmas, Allahu ta’âlâ
declares that those Believers who perform ’Âmâl-i sâliha will
enter Paradise. I had been searching for a long time to find out
what these pious deeds might be. I had been wondering if they
were all pious deeds or only a few of them. If they were all good
deeds, no one could do them all. If there were only a few of
[1] As we have explained in the initial pages of our book, the actions which
the Prophet used to do as worship and which he omitted from time to
time are called “muakkad sunnat.” Those which he never omitted are
called “wâjib.” Wâjib is next to fard, which is, as is known, Allah’s
command.
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