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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is, the Ahkâm-i-islâmiyya) of Muhammad ‘’alaihi-s-salâm’. How<br />
can they be honoured with attaining this blessing, those who are<br />
deprived of the honour of believing in seeing Allâhu ta’âlâ in<br />
Paradise in light of the famous saying, “He who rejects will be<br />
deprived”? On the other hand, it is not suitable to be in Paradise<br />
and not see Him, for Islam says that all of those in Paradise will<br />
see. It does not say that some of them will see and others will not<br />
see Him. We will quote for them the answer which Hadrat Mûsâ<br />
gave to Pharaoh, which Allâhu ta’âlâ declares through the 51st and<br />
52nd âyats of Sûra Tâhâ: “Pharaoh said, ‘What became of those<br />
who came and passed before us?’ He said in response, ‘My Allah<br />
knows their states and futures. It is written in Lawh-i mahfûz. My<br />
Allah never goes wrong or forgets anything. As for me, I am<br />
merely a born slave like you. I know only as much as He lets me<br />
know.’ ”<br />
Paradise also is a creature of Allâhu ta’âlâ, as everything is.<br />
Allâhu ta’âlâ does not enter or stay in any of His creatures. But His<br />
divine lights appear on some of His creatures. And others do not<br />
have that talent. The mirror reflects the images of the things<br />
opposite itself. But stone or soil does not reflect them. Though<br />
Allâhu ta’âlâ is in the same nisbat (relation) to each of His<br />
creatures, the creatures are not the same in respect to one another.<br />
Allâhu ta’âlâ cannot be seen in the world. This world is not<br />
convenient for attaining the blessing of seeing Him. He who says<br />
that He can be seen here is a liar, a slanderer. He has not<br />
understood the truth. If this blessing were attainable in this world,<br />
Hadrat Mûsâ ‘’alaihis-salâm’ would have seen Him before<br />
anybody else. Our Prophet ‘sall-Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam’ was<br />
honoured with this good luck in the Mi’râj [1] . Yet it did not happen<br />
in this world. He went into Paradise. He saw Him there. That is, he<br />
saw Him as He will be seen in the next world. He did not see Him<br />
in the world. While being in the world, he went out of the world,<br />
went into the next world and saw Him.<br />
Allâhu ta’âlâ is the creator of the worlds and heavens. He is the<br />
One who created mountains, seas, trees, fruits, metals, germs,<br />
animals, atoms, electrons and molecules. As He ornamented the<br />
first heaven with stars, so He ornamented the earth by creating<br />
human beings. He created simple substances, elements.<br />
[1] The Prophet’s ascent to Heaven. Please see the seventh of the<br />
Muslims’ ten sacred nights being dealt with in the sixtieth chapter of<br />
the third fascicle of <strong>Endless</strong> <strong>Bliss</strong>.<br />
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