Seâdet-i Ebediyye Endless Bliss First Fascicle

written first in the Lawh al-Mahfudh [1] . It is the Basmala that
descended to Hazrat Adam (alaihi-salam) first. Muslims will pass
the Sirat [2]
with the help of the Basmala. The Basmala is the
signature on the invitation to Paradise.
Here is the meaning of the Basmala: “I am able to write this
book with the aid of Allahu Taala who has been kind to all beings
by creating them, by keeping them in existence and by protecting
them against annihilation. The arifs [3] knew Him as the ilah. Beings
found sustenance through His Graciousness. Sinners are saved
from Hell through His Mercy.” Allahu Taala has begun the Quran
al-Karim with three Names (Allah, Rahman, Rahim) of His
because humans have three states: in the world, in the grave, and
in the Hereafter. If people worship Allahu Taala, He facilitates
their work in the world, pities them in the grave, and forgives their
sins in the Hereafter.
Alhamdulillah! If anyone thanks any other person in any
manner, for anything, at any place, at any time, all this thanks
belongs to Allahu Taala. Hamd (thankfulness) means believing
and saying that all blessings are created and sent by Allahu Taala.
Shukr (expressing gratitude) means to properly use all blessings
appropriate to Islam. Niymet (blessings) are those things that are
beneficial. Niymets are written about in the books of Ahl as-
Sunna scholars. Ahl as-Sunna scholars are the scholars of the four
well known madhhabs. For, He is the One who always creates,
trains and develops everything, who causes every favor to be done,
and who sends every goodness. He alone is the owner of strength
and power. Unless He gives us thought, nobody can will or desire
to do good or evil. After one receives a thought, they can will to do
something, but unless Allahu Taala wills and gives strength and
opportunity to that thought, nobody can do one bit of kindness or
evil to anybody. Everything that people want, happens when He
wills and decrees it. Only what He wills happens. He sends us the
[1] The Lawh al-Mahfudh is where the decree of Allahu Taala was
recorded in the Seventh Heaven, before the creation of all else. This
written destiny never changes and encompasses everything that will
be. Angels learn from the Lawh al-mahfudh.
[2] The hair-thin bridge which every person must pass to enter Paradise.
[3] Great scholars who comprehended through their hearts the
knowledge about Allahu Taala and His Attributes. For one to be an
arif, it is necessary to make progress and be promoted in a path of
Tasawwuf (purifying the heart, spiritual development).
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