Seadet-i Ebediyye - Endless Bliss First Fascicle
The Turkish original of the book Se’âdet-i Ebediyye consists of three parts, all of which add up to more than a thousand pages. We have translated the entire book into English and have published six individual fascicles. Se’âdet-i Ebediyye is a book prepared according to the Hanafî Madhhab. There is not a bit of knowledge or word which does not confirm the creed of the Ahl-i Sunnat and Jamâ’at in this book. This is the first fascicle. We invoke Allâhu ta’âlâ to help us deliver it to our dear readers. There are two hundred and forty (240) chapters in Se’âdet-i Ebediyye, and it consists of three parts. Forty-one of the ninety-eight chapters in the first part, thirty-four of the seventy-two chapters in the second part and thirty-three of the seventy chapters in the third part are translations of the letters in the Persian original of Maktûbât (The Letters) by Hadrat Imâm-i Rabbânî ‘rahmat-Allâhi ’alaih’ . A few of them are translations of letters by Hadrat Muhammad Ma’sûm ‘rahmat-Allâhi ’alaih’. The remaining chapters are taken from many valuable books. Maktûbât by Hadrat Imam-î Rabbânî consists of three volumes (I, II, III) and they contain five hundred and thirty six letters. All of them were published in two volumes in Pakistan in 1392 [1972 A.D.], and it was printed by offset in 1397 [1977 A.D.] in Istanbul. Maktûbât by Hadrat Muhammad Ma’sûm, his son, is also of three volumes (IV, V, VI). The volume number and the number of each letter translated is given below. The additions in brackets are explanations made by the translator, (i.e. Hadrat Hüseyn Hilmi Işık 'quddisa sirruh'.). Subjects relating to belief of ahl as-Sunnat are quoted from famous Ahl as-Sunnat scholars' books.
The Turkish original of the book Se’âdet-i Ebediyye consists of three parts, all of which add up to more than a thousand pages. We have translated the entire book into English and have published six individual fascicles. Se’âdet-i Ebediyye is a book prepared according to the Hanafî Madhhab. There is not a bit of knowledge or word which does not confirm the creed of the Ahl-i Sunnat and Jamâ’at in this book. This is the first fascicle. We invoke Allâhu ta’âlâ to help us deliver it to our dear readers.
There are two hundred and forty (240) chapters in Se’âdet-i Ebediyye, and it consists of three parts. Forty-one of the ninety-eight chapters in the first part, thirty-four of the seventy-two chapters in the second part and thirty-three of the seventy chapters in the third part are translations of the letters in the Persian original of Maktûbât (The Letters) by Hadrat Imâm-i Rabbânî ‘rahmat-Allâhi ’alaih’ . A few of them are translations of letters by Hadrat Muhammad Ma’sûm ‘rahmat-Allâhi ’alaih’. The remaining chapters are taken from many valuable books. Maktûbât by Hadrat Imam-î Rabbânî consists of three volumes (I, II, III) and they contain five hundred and thirty six letters. All of them were published in two volumes in Pakistan in 1392 [1972 A.D.], and it was printed by offset in 1397 [1977 A.D.] in Istanbul. Maktûbât by Hadrat Muhammad Ma’sûm, his son, is also of three volumes (IV, V, VI). The volume number and the number of each letter translated is given below. The additions in brackets are explanations made by the translator, (i.e. Hadrat Hüseyn Hilmi Işık 'quddisa sirruh'.).
Subjects relating to belief of ahl as-Sunnat are quoted from famous Ahl as-Sunnat scholars' books.
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taqwâ [that is, avoiding all the harâms and the dubious], the great<br />
blessing, the grand fortune will have been obtained. If this cannot<br />
be obtained, it will be a blessing as well to make tawba for some<br />
sins and to avoid some of the harâms. Maybe, the blessings and<br />
lights of some of them will suffuse all and will open the way to<br />
making tawba for all the sins and for being a man of perfect wara’.<br />
It was stated: “If something cannot be obtained as a whole, one<br />
should not lose it all.” Yâ Rabbî! Grant us the lot of doing the<br />
things which Thou like! As alms for Muhammad Mustafâ ‘’alaihi<br />
wa ’alaihim wa ’alâ âli kullin min-as-salawâti afdâluhâ wa min-atteslîmâti<br />
akmaluhâ’, who is the highest and master of Prophets, the<br />
head of the travellers along the way of greatness and honour, do<br />
not make us cease from being in Thine religion and from obeying<br />
Thee!<br />
[Billions of people have lived in this world. They have lived for<br />
a certain time period; afterwards, they have died. Some of them<br />
were rich, some were poor. Some of them were beautiful, some<br />
ugly. Some of them were cruel and some of them were kind. All of<br />
their characteristics are now non-existent and forgotten. Some<br />
were Believers – Muslims. The remaining ones were disbelievers –<br />
kâfirs. All of them will either be non-existent eternally or after<br />
Doomsday those who do not believe will be tormented eternally.<br />
But there will be no torment for those who are Believers.<br />
Disbelievers will experience an everlasting and extremely severe<br />
punishment. Those who will pass away as Believers are now at<br />
ease, and they are experiencing inner happiness. As for<br />
disbelievers, they are in fear of the prospects of burning in fire<br />
eternally. O, man, think carefully! A few years from now, you will<br />
be one of them. At that time, all of your life, activities and<br />
painstaking efforts will be an image or dream, as is the case with<br />
the years that have passed. Therefore, which group do you want to<br />
belong in? You cannot say that you do not want to belong to either<br />
group, which is impossible. You will be among either one at any<br />
rate. Even if it is merely a probability, do you want to be burned<br />
eternally in a fire? Wisdom, knowledge, and science prevent the<br />
rejection of the existence of Allah and a belief regarding Paradise<br />
and Hell. They cannot say that such things cannot happen. Those<br />
who do not believe are unable to show any documents or evidence<br />
supporting their rejection. However, the evidences that prove<br />
belief to be inevitable are innumerable. World libraries are full of<br />
books which spell out these proofs. Deceived by their nafs and<br />
pleasures, they reject. They think of nothing except their<br />
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