Seadet-i Ebediyye - Endless Bliss Second Fascicle

hâls, the mawâjid, the ’ulûm and the ma’rifats, which the
wayfarers of Tasawwuf see on their way, are not things to be
aspired to. They all, like illusions and fancies, are transient. They
are nothing but a means for training and improving those
wayfarers. It is necessary to pass them all, to leave them behind,
and to reach the grade of ridâ. The end of the grades, stages on
the way of sulûk and jadhba is the grade of ridâ. For, the aim of
the way of tarîqat and haqîqat is to attain ikhlâs, which happens at
the grade of ridâ. They honour only one out of tens of thousands
of the travellers of Tasawwuf with attaining ikhlâs and the grade
of ridâ by rescuing him from three kinds of tajallîs and from the
mushâhadas that are based on ma’rifats. Those poor people who
cannot see the truth think of hâls and mawâjids as something.
They yearn for mushâhadas and tajallîs. Thus, they get stranded
on the way, being unable to get rid of delusions and fancies and
reach perfection in Islam. It is purported in the thirteenth âyat of
Shûrâ Sûra: “Allâhu ta’âlâ chooses whomever He likes of His
slaves for Himself. To those who turn away from others and want
Him only, He shows the way to attain Him.” Yes, to reach the
grade of ikhlâs and ridâ, it is necessary to go through these hâls
and mawâjid and to acquire these pieces of knowledge and
ma’rifats. They are the path that guide to the purpose. They are
the beginning of the purpose. Only after ten years’ travel on this
way was this faqîr (Imâm-i Rabbânî) enabled to know this fact.
Not before then did the beauty named Islam show its glory as the
alms of His beloved Prophet ‘sall-Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam’. I had
not gotten stuck in the hâls and mawâjid before, either. I had had
no other desire than that of attaining the haqîqat of Islam. But the
sun of haqîqat rose only ten years later. Much gratitude be to
Allâhu ta’âlâ for this favour of His. [The commands and
prohibitions of Allâhu ta’âlâ, as an ensemble, are termed the
Ahkâm-i-islâmiyya.]
The death of Mayân Shaikh Jamâl ‘quddisa sirruh’, who
attained Allâhu ta’âlâ’s forgiveness, has caused sorrow among all
the Muslims. I request that you offer condolence to his children
and recite the Fâtiha on behalf of this faqîr, and I send my salâm.
While your soul is in your body, perform dhikr.
Cleaning the heart is through dhikr of Rahmân.
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