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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this way, by râbita only, and have become Walîs. They have<br />
informed us in hundreds of books about the blessings and high<br />
degrees they attained by this way. Allâhu ta’âlâ’s mercy and<br />
blessings in this respect will continue until doomsday.<br />
When we say that we love someone, it is understood that we<br />
have a figurative affection for him. All Muslims, regardless of<br />
whether they are ignorant Muslims, bid’at holders, or pure and<br />
faithful Muslims, love Rasûlullah in this manner. Affection that<br />
much will suffice for being a Muslim. To attain love that will<br />
facilitate the reception of fayd, one must learn and love his words,<br />
actions, behaviour and morals. Someone is obeyed when he is<br />
loved in the full sense; he will be followed in every matter.<br />
A person will forget everything else if the love he has is<br />
powerful. This type of forgetting is called (Fanâ-i qalb). He will<br />
even forget himself. The forgetting of the self is also called (Fanâi<br />
nafs). In Makâtîb-i Sherîfa, in the 90th letter, it is stated that<br />
“When Fanâ-i qalb is attained, the hâtira (thinking of creatures)<br />
will not stay in the heart. But they still stay in mind. When Fanâ-yi<br />
nafs is attained, they will leave mind, too. Only the ahl-i tasawwuf<br />
can understand this writing of ours. It is not learned by being<br />
educated in high schools or universities.” So, when Fanâ is<br />
attained, that is, when an ’ârif is loved very much, fayd, lights, and<br />
sacred blessings, which are coming to that ’ârif from Rasûlullah,<br />
‘sall-Allâhu ta’âlâ ’alaihi wa sallam’ flow toward the heart of these<br />
lovers and they attain real ikhlâs. Hence, they enjoy worshipping,<br />
and they obtain the grace of Allâhu ta’âlâ. After this stage, “Fanâfir-Rasûl”<br />
will be obtained; that is, by deeply loving Rasûlullah<br />
‘sall-Allâhu ta’âlâ ’alaihi wa sallam’, a person receives fayd directly<br />
from his blessed heart. In this case, he no longer needs a murshid<br />
(a spiritual guide).<br />
The only way to attain happiness here and in the Hereafter is<br />
to be a Muslim. And being a Muslim requires believing the facts<br />
such as that Allâhu ta’âlâ exists and is One, that He sees and<br />
knows everything, that He is the maker [creator] of everything,<br />
that Muhammad ‘’alaihis-salâm’ is the Prophet, that after death<br />
there will be everlasting blessings and a sweet life in a place called<br />
Jannat (Paradise) and an everlasting burning in a place called<br />
Jahannam (Hell), that Muslims will go to Jannat and non-Muslims,<br />
i.e. those who deny Islam after hearing about it, will burn eternally<br />
in Jahannam. More than ninety-per-cent of the world’s population,<br />
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