By the Time

(Vel Asr)

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mam skender Ali M H R

The Mihr Publications

Translated from the Turkish by Nuri Aydomu

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El-Fatih together with the Blessings

I take refuge with Allah from Satan the Accursed.

Dear readers! We offer endless praise and thanks to Allah that we are together once again. Allah Teal has gathered us together once more in order that we can converse on Allahs zikir. Our topic is Vel Asr Sura. This topic will be composed of four chapters, God willing. We, wish to relate to you the first chapter of Vel Asr Sura, God willing. We offer never-ending praise and thanks to Allah that we are together again in a conversation of zikir, in order to speak of Allah, of happiness. My dear brothers and sisters, my intimate friends, my empathetic friends! Imam- fi Hz. Says so: The Glorious Qurn cannot be lost. Such a thing is not possible any more. But supposing the impossible that it might have been lost,

then Vel Asr Sura on its own would have been sufficient to relate the whole content of the Glorious Qurn. If so, we are speaking of a very special Sura: Vel Asr. We are going back to the time 14 centuries ago and looking at the lives of the Companions. Whenever and wherever the Companions are meeting each other, one of them is saying to the other: Peace be upon you and Allahs mercy. The latter is saying to him: Peace be upon you and Allahs mercy and His blessings. Then, one of them is absolutely reciting Vel Asr Sura to the other: Vel asr(asri). I swear by the Time. nnel insne le f husr(husrin).

In the Name of Allah the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate.

Most surely man is in utter loss. llellezne men. Except those who are men (who have wished to reach Allah spiritually before death and to surrender to Him). They are not those who are in loss. Ve amils slihti. and (except) those who do improving deeds, those who have begun the souls purification. Ve tevsav bil hakk(hakk). and (except) those who recommend the Truth (Hakk, Allah) (to others). Ve tevsav bis sabr(sabr). and (except) those who recommend Patience (to others).

Vel Asr Sura displays the scale, the spectrum, the deployment formed of 28 steps of this unique Religion of Allah and whose Arabic name is Islm. A spectrum, a whole composed of 28 steps of four times seven steps. Dear readers, my intimate friends, my empathetic friends! Why had one of the Companions said to the other: Peace be upon you and Allahs mercy and His blessings when this one had greeted him? Why had one of them absolutely recited Vel Asr Sura to the other? Because Vel Asr Sura encompasses the whole of the Glorious Qurn. It has gathered all the surrenders in it. What does Vel Asr Sura say then?

It says: Vel asr(asri). I swear by the Time. nnel insne le f husr(husrin). Most surely man is in utter loss. llellezne men. Except those who are men, those who have wished to reach Allah. What does Allah mean by this? What does being in loss mean? Whoever has more sins than his merits, he is the one who is in loss. Allah Teal says in the 103th verse of Al-Mu'minn Sura: And as for him whose scales (of good deeds) are light, these are they

who shall have lost their souls, abiding in Hell (forever). If so, dear readers, my intimate friends, my cordial friends! The place where those who are in loss will go is Hell. Well, what does Allah say in Vel Asr Sura? The men are in loss. That is to say, the place where all of the mankind will go is Hell. But illellezne men except those who are men, those who have wished to reach Allah spiritually before death and to surrender to Him. They are not in loss. To be men means to wish to reach Allah. Now, within such a content, Allah Teal wants the human beings to surrender to Him through the seven different phases, to reach guidance:

A religion composed of seven phases and four surrenders and resulting in the surrender to Allah of the spirit, the physical body, the soul and the free will. The Religion of Islm in its Arabic name, the religion of Hanf of Hz. brhm (Abraham), the religion of Hz. Ms (Moses), the religion of Hz. s (Jesus), the religion of all the prophets. Dear readers! This is the unique religion of the universe. So, men are in loss but those who are men are not in loss. The place where they will go is not Hell, but Paradise. This expresses the first 7 stages. ve amilsslihti and (except) those who do improving deeds. They also will not go to Hell, says Allah Teal. This is

a process comprising the second 7 stages. ve tevsav bil hakk() and (except) those who recommend the Truth (Hakk, Allah) (to others), those w h o recommend the Truth by reaching It. And finally, ve tevsav bis sabr() and (except) those who recommend Patience (to others), that is to say, after having their spirits reach Allah, those who have surrendered their physical bodies to Allah by rendering them muhsin (gooddoers), those who have surrendered their souls to Allah by rendering them ahsen (the Best, the Most Beautiful), those who have reached irshad (the 4th rank of the 28 stages, immaterial maturity) and have surrendered their free wills to Allah: all of these are included into this fourth chapter. In which case,

Vel Asr Sura is a whole: Let us consider together the content of this whole: We live some events at the 1st stage. We compare and evaluate them at the 2nd stage. If a person has turned against Allah, if he does not wish to reach Allah (spiritually before death), if he tries to cause others to deviate from the Way of Allah, to prevent them from wishing to reach Allah, he reveals himself involuntarily at this second stage. Allah Teal does not choose such persons as they will not wish to reach Allah. But all the others are chosen. That is, whoever does not wish to reach Allah but is contented only himself with not wishing to reach Allah, he is chosen (by Allah). Whoever from among those who do not wish to reach

Allah prevents other people from wishing to reach Him, from reaching His Way, he is not chosen. More than 90% of the human beings are chosen. Less than 10% of the people from among those who have been chosen wish to reach Allah. Whoever has wished to reach Allah is at the third stage. Allah begins to manifest Himself over him with his Name of All-Compassionate: He is at the fourth stage. With this manifestation of His, He takes out the hidden barrier (invisible veil, hicb- mestre) on our eyes, the heaviness (vakr, invisible weight) in our ears, the coverings (ekinnet) on our hearts, puts ihbat in place of ekinnet [Ekinnet: the Divine Computerized System that prevents a person from comprehending the words uttered by the The Divine murshid. hbat:

Computerized System that enables him to comprehend the words of the murshid]. Thus, the person attains to the 5th, 6th and 7th stages. These events manifest themselves over the person within a few minutes. Allah reaches the (souls) heart of this person at the 8th stage. He turns the light way of his (souls) heart to Himself. He slits (opens up) a light way from his breast to his heart so that Allahs lights can enter it at the 10th stage. The person begins to do zikir at the 11th stage. The mercy and virtue that come with zikir attain from the breast to the (souls) heart. But the heart is sealed. Out of the two lights named mercy and virtue, only the light of mercy can leak into the (souls) heart that is sealed. Both lights

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cannot enter the (souls) heart. But (the light of) mercy can leak therein only a little. When this leakage amounts to 2%, the person is at the 12th stage. He has become the owner of hushu (a feeling of awe). Later, Allah Teal shows him his murshid (in his dream). The person sees the post of irshad and reaches the murshid whom Allah has showed him at the 14th stage. Up to here, they are the second 7 stages. Thereafter, the person begins the souls purification. With each accumulation of 2% of light in his souls heart around the word of Belief (Faith), the spirit makes an ascent of one heavenly floor. An accumulation of virtue that will ensure a continuous purification in the souls heart begins.

The persons spirit surpasses the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th heavenly floors (layers) with an accumulation of virtue at the rate of 7% at each floor and reaches the Essence (Zt) of Allah with a vertical journey he has made towards Him from the final point of the 7th heavenly floor, from the Lote-tree of the farthest limit. This person is henceforth a personage who recommends the Truth. He has experienced this exceptional beauty. He begins to act in order to ensure that the others also can experience it and tries to cause them to attain to this aim. Whose spirit has reached Allah at the 21th stage, his spirit is annihilated in the Essence of Allah at the 22th stage and the fact that

his spirit has been annihilated in the Essence of Allah forms the foundation of his being a saint (a Friend) of Allah. His spirit has attained to Allah and has been annihilated (in Him). The person is at the stage of Fenfillh (Annihilation in Allah). This is the 22th stage. So, the spirits reaching Allah is realized at the 21th stage. There have been three 7 stages up to now and the Command of Allah has been thus fulfilled: Ve enb il rabbikum ve eslim lehu min kabli en yetiyekumul azbe. And head for (turn to) your Lord (repentant) and surrender to Him before there comes to you the (grave) torment (before death).

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So, dear readers! The spirit reaching Allah at the 21th stage is annihilated in the Essence (Zt) of Allah at the 22th stage. A (golden) throne is granted to that person at the 23th stage. The person becomes an ascetic (zhid) at the 24th stage. He begins to do zikir (during more than half of a day, and this person whose spirit has set off for Allah and has been annihilated in the Essence of Allah becomes a ascetic, becomes the owner of the asceticism when he does zikir during more than half of the day. Thereafter? Thereafter, more than 81% of light accumulates in the (souls) heart of this person. This person surrenders his physical body to Allah. Here is the 25th stage.

And after this, after the surrender of the physical body, the person will surrender his soul to Allah. Before this the post of ll elbb (the owners of the continuous zikir, of the treasuries of the Divine Secrets) comes true. The person becomes the owner of continuous zikir at the 26th stage. At the following stage, he surrenders his soul also to Allah as a hanf (upright by disposition). Here is the 27th stage. The personage has become muhlis (utterly pure), his souls heart has been completely cleansed. After this, the persons zikir will increase more and more. Allah Teal will invite him one day to the Irrevocable

Repentance (Tvbe-i Nash). Afterwards, that personage will wish to attain to irshad (immaterial maturity obtainable at the 4th rank of the 28th stage) and firstly the sins of that personage will be changed into merits (good deeds). These sins of him committed after his having reached his murshid will be firstly blotted out. Later, the Light of Improvement will be bestowed on him. Thereafter, his sins will be transformed into merits. He is at the first rank of the stage of the Improvement. Allah Teal will invite that personage to the Irrevocable Repentance and he will attain to irshad when his sins committed after having reached his murshid will be blotted out. And after this, he will wish to

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surrender his free will to Allah. Allah Teal will absolutely accept it, the personage will surrender his free will to Allah. Here is the end of the Way: The surrender of your free will also to Allah. So, such a design, my dear brothers and sisters, forms 28 stages, is the point where you have surrendered your free will to Allah. At this level, the personage is appointed for irshad, he becomes the owner of the post of irshad. Above him, there are messengers in all the nations. Above them, there is the Imam of the Era: The 6th and 7th ranks of the stage of the Improvement. Thus, Vel Asr Sura consists of these with such a succinct narration: You surrender to Allah with a total surrender

(teslim-i kull) by surrendering your spirit at the 21th stage, your physical body at the 25th stage, your soul at the 27th stage, your free will at the 5th rank of the 28th stage. Dear readers! My beloved brothers and sisters, my intimate friends, my cordial friends! This evening, we will relate the first 7 stages of Islm composed of 28 stages. After this panoramic view, this first glance over the whole of the stages, we come to the first stage. At the 1st stage, we experience the events. Everyone experiences them. At the 2nd stage, we compare and evaluate the events. When we experience the events at the 1st stage, we experience them in fact without knowing their content. Allah Teal says so in this matter: There are

such things that you love them, you think that they are good for you, but they are evil for you. There are also such things that you do not like them and you think that they are evil for you whereas they are good for you. Consider a thief. He has stolen something. There are two persons now: 1) A person something of whom has been stolen, that is, a person to whom a wrong has been done. 2) a person who has stolen something, the wrong-doer. The wrong-doer loses degrees. He has stolen for example a car. He will sell it. He will spend the money. And his world is such a world. He takes pleasure in this. In that case, what he has done is an evil. He has committed an action forbidden by Allah. He will lose degrees.

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All kinds of evils are the events that make lose degrees. As can be seen, the person rejoices at the events, the evils that make him lose (positive) degrees. And what about the other party? His property has been stolen, he will obtain the degrees of the other party and thanks to those (positive) degrees, he will have attained goodness. But the person feels grief. So, men may be sad at goodness and pleased with evil. In which case, while we have been experiencing the events, our manners of evaluating them are always erroneous. We are tested by Allah once or twice in a year through disasters (misfortunes) in our evaluation of the events. The second stage is the

evaluation of the events. Everyone evaluates the events within ones own standards at the level of the abilities one possesses. There are two categories of people among those who evaluate the events. The first category do not wish to reach Allah. But they do not wish for it because they are unaware of it. They are not informed of such a thing or they have not attached due importance to it. The second category also do not wish to reach Allah. They try to prevent other people from reaching Allah by distorting the verses, contradicting them, seeking to give them their own interpretation (by interpreting them in the

direction he pleases). 1) The verses being denied, 2) Their being negated, 3) Their being concealed. Especially the fact that the verses related to the human spirits reaching Allah before death have been concealed, negated, denied forms a series of contents coming one after another. So, whosoever prevents other people from reaching guidance by concealing, covering, negating, denying Allahs verses, he is not chosen (by Allah). These are those in whose (souls) hearts there is a swerving. These are those in whose hearts there is a disease. These are the persons in the (souls) hearts of whom Allah does not see any good(ness). These are not chosen.

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Those who have been chosen are more than 90% of the humankind. Only those who are ill-intentioned, especially those who try to keep people away from Allahs Way are not chosen. The 2th stage is that of being chosen. The great part of the human beings are chosen there. Those who have wished to reach Allah are absolutely among these chosen ones. Whoever among them wishes to reach Allah, then that person comes to the 3th stage. To wish to reach Allah is the most important decision of your life. Allah Teal writes in His Glorious Qurn that the salvation of the one who does not wish to reach Allah is not possible. Allah Teal decrees: The place where the person who does not wish to reach Allah is Hell.

If so, dear readers, my dear brothers and sisters! What Allah Teal declares in the 7 and 8th verses of Ynus Sura is exactly as follows: nnellezne l yercne liken ve rad bil haytid duny vatmeenn bih vellezne hum an ytin gfiln(gfilne). Ulike mevhumun nru bim kn yeksibn(yeksibne). Most surely, they do not wish (hope) for reaching us (they do not wish to make their spirits reach US before death) and they are pleased with this worlds life and satisfied with it; they are heedless of our Verses. (As for) those, their Abode is the Fire because of what (the negative degrees) they earned.

The men who are not conscious of Allahs verses, who are heedless of them. The men who will go to Hell for this reason. Whoever does not wish to reach Allah, his salvation is not possible. If so, you will make here the most important decision of your life. Either you will wish to reach Allah or you will not. My dear brothers and sisters, what did we see? The person who does not wish to reach Allah. 1) is heedless of Allahs verses. That is to say, he could not comprehend the meaning of Allahs verses that Allah wants to communicate to them. These people who are heedless of Allahs verses are the ones who cannot perceive where Allahs verses will lead them in Allahs design within all this content. Some of them prevent other

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people too from Allahs Way knowingly and willingly, remaining under the influence of Satan within a manner of behavior into which their pride and arrogance have dragged them. They also never enter Allahs Way. Allah Teal addresses this part from among those who do not wish to reach Allah in the 167, 168 and 169th verse of An-Nis' Sura: nnellezne kefer ve sadd an seblillhi kad dall dallen bad(baden). nnellezne kefer ve zalem lem yekunillhu li yagfire lehum ve l li yehdiyehum tark(tarkan). ll tarka cehenneme hlidne fh ebed(ebeden), ve kne zlike alllhi yesr(yesren). Surely, they are disbelievers and hinder

(men) from Allahs Way. That is, they are not in Allahs Way. They hinder other men also from Allahs Way. They prevent other men from reaching Allah, consequently from making their spirits reach Allah by making a journey on the Straight Path, they are in a remote Misguidance, says Allah Teal. Now, whoever hinders (men) from Allahs Way, they are not in Allahs Way anyway, they are not on the Straight Path, on the Way to rushd, irshad (immaterial maturity). They are on the Way to Gayy (to Satan, to Hell). And as they hinder other men from Allahs Way, they are in Misguidance. Allah Teal continues: They are both disbelievers and wrongdoers. Why are they the wrong-doers?

Because they separate other people from Allahs Way and they are not in Allahs Way, either. They cause other people to remain in Misguidance just like themselves. As they have hindered other men from Allahs Way, they have been doing wrong to them. For this reason, they are wrong-doers. As they have lost degrees because of this at the same time, they have also been doing wrong to themselves. Allah never forgives them, decrees Allah Teal. If they had wished to reach Allah, they would have absolutely reached their murshids. The instant they had depended (on them), all their sins would have been changed into merits (good deeds), according to the 70th verse of Furkan Sura. But Allah Teal says: Allah never forgives them. What does He say thereafter? He does

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not make them reach the Straight Road, He makes them reach only the Road to Hell. They will dwell therein forever. So, these men who do not wish to reach Allah, who hinder also other people from reaching Allah, from wishing to reach Allah, consequently from reaching Allah: They are those who have not been chosen. What did we see? We saw that the place where any person who has not wished to reach Allah will go is absolutely Hell. And if the person wishes to reach Allah? If he wishes to reach Allah, that person will absolutely be saved. In this respect, Vel Asr Sura has cast a clear light on the subject to the utmost degree. Allah Teal says:

Vel asr(asri). I swear by the Time. nnel insne le f husr(husrin) Most surely man is in utter loss. llellezne men Except those who are men, those who have wished to reach Allah spiritually before death. That is to say, they are not in loss. The 103th verse of Muminn Sura gives those who are in utter loss (husrn). Ve men haffet mevznuhu fe ulikellezne hasir enfusehum f cehenneme hlidn(hlidne). And as for him whose scales (of good

deeds) are light, these are they who shall have lost their souls, abiding in Hell (forever). The 178th verse of Al-A'rf Sura says that those who are in Misguidance are in utter loss. Men yehdillhu fehuvel muhted ve men yudlil fe ulike humul hsirn(hsirne). and whomsoever He leaves in Misguidance, these are the losers. And we are looking at the losers (at those who are in utter loss): These are they whose scales (of good deeds) are light, the place where they will go is Hell. They will abide therein forever. Now, when we look at the 8th verse of Yuns

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Sura, Allah Teal says that those who will go to Hell will go there because of the degrees they earned. Who are these men? Those who do not wish to reach Allah. The place where the men who do not wish to reach Allah will go is Hell because of the degrees they earned. That is to say, the degrees they lost are more than they earned. For this reason, the place where the person will go is Hell. But as for those who are men: It is declared that they remain outside of those who are in loss. In which case, the place where those who have wished to reach Allah will go is absolutely Allahs Paradise. The fact that they will go to Allahs Paradise, reach the

Salvation is evident because Allah makes them reach that goal. Allah Teal says in the 13th verse of AshShra Sura: Allah chooses for Himself whomever He will, and makes reach Himself him who heads for Him (turns to Him), him who has wished to reach Him. Allah Teal decrees in the 5th verse of Al-Ankabt Sura: Men kne yerc likallhi fe inne ecelallhi let(letin), ve huves semul alm(almu). Whoever hopes (wishes) to meet (reach) Allah (Whoever wishes to make his spirit reach Allah before death), the term appointed by Allah will then most

surely come. That is to say, Allah Teal will absolutely make that person reach Himself. As for this: it expresses the 3th layer of the Paradise. Thus, the person who has wished to reach Allah is a person who has absolutely attained the Salvation according to the 5th verse of Al-Ankabt Sura. He is also a person who has reached the Salvation according to the 1st and 2nd verses of Vel Asr Sura. Besides, according to the 8, 9 and 10th verses of Al-Mulk Sura, the place where he will go is Allahs Paradise. Here is what the 8, 9 and 10th verses of Al-Mulk Sura says: Tekdu temeyyezu minel gayz(gayzi),

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kullem ulkye fh fevcun seelehum hazenetuh e lem yetikum nezr(nezrun). Kl bel kad cen nezrun fe kezzebn ve kuln m nezzelallhu min ey'in entum ill f dallin kebr(kebrin). Almost bursting for fury. Whenever a (fresh) host is flung into it, its keeper(s) shall ask them: Did there not come to you a warner? They (shall) say: Yes, verily, a warner came to us; but we denied and said: Allah has sent down nothing: You are in a great Misguidance (Error). And they (shall) say: If we had heard [what the warner had said to us, that is, if the heaviness (vakra) had been taken out of our ears] or comprehended (his words, that is, if ekinnet had been taken away from our heart and ihbat had been put therein in place of it), we should not now

be among the inmates of the Burning Fire. It has been seen that Allahs Paradise is certain for the one who has wished to reach Allah. But it is not permitted for others. They are those who have not wished to reach Allah. Hell is destined for them. So, know that when we wish to reach Allah, He hears, knows and sees it in that instant. What does He do if He sees it? He manifests Himself over that person with His Name of AllCompassionate. Here, you are at the 4th stage. Allah Teal causes to speak Hz. Ysuf (Joseph) so in the 53th verse of Ysuf Sura:

Ve m uberriu nefs, innen nefse le emmretun bis s ill m rahime rabb, inne rabb gafrun rahm(rahmun). And I do not exonerate my soul, most surely the soul is wont to command (him to do) evil, except those over whom my Lord manifests Himself with His Name of All-Compassionate. So, dear readers, my beloved brothers and sisters! What happens if Allah Teal manifests Himself with His Name of All-Compassionate? 1) This manifestation takes out the hidden barrier (hicb- mestre, invisible veil) on your eyes. 2) It takes out the heaviness (vakr) in your ears.

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3) It takes away ekinnet (coverings) from your heart and puts ihbat therein in place of it. (Ekinnet: the Divine Computerized System preventing men from comprehending what the murshid says to them; ihbt = The Divine Computerized System ensuring their comprehending) And thus the first 7 stages have been completed. Allah Teal decrees so in the 45 and 46th verses of Al-Isr' Sura: Ve iz karatel kurne cealn beyneke ve beynellezne l yuminne bil hreti hicben mestr(mestren). Ve cealn al kulbihim ekinneten en yefkahhu ve f znihim vakr(vakran), ve iz zekerte rabbeke

fl kurni vahdehu vellev al edbrihim nufr(nufren). And when you recite the Qurn, We place between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter (the spirits reaching Allah while living in this world) a hidden barrier (an invisible veil). And We have placed ekinnet (coverings) on their hearts and a heaviness (vakr) in their ears lest they comprehend it, and when you mention your Lord Alone in the Qurn they turn their backs in aversion. They are dead, deaf and dumb. The same things (standards) have been expressed in the 179th verse of Al-A'rf Sura, too. Allah Teal says in the 178th verse of Al-A'rf Sura that those who are in Misguidance are those who are in loss and enumerates in the 179th verse the

standards of those who are in Misguidance: Ve lekad zeren li cehenneme kesren minel cinni vel insi lehum kulbun l yefkahne bih ve lehum ayunun l yubsrne bih ve lehum znun l yesmene bih, ulike kel enmi bel hum edallu, ulike humul gfiln(gfilne). And certainly We have created for Hell many of the jinn and the men; they have hearts with which they do not comprehend, and they have eyes with which they do not see, and they have ears with which they do not hear; they are as cattle, nay, they are more misguided (than them); these are the heedless ones. These are the men who do not wish

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to reach Allah. They are dead, You cannot make the dead in the graves hear (the message). They do not hear you, those dumb ones do not hear you, says Allah Teal. Only those who hear respond to the Invitation, says Allah Teal. If we had seen any good(ness) in their (souls) hearts, we would have caused them to hear (the Call). Those in the hearts of whom there is no good(ness) would have returned to Unbelief after their having reached guidance once again. So, although all these human beings are living, are alive, Allah Teal says that all of them are dead if they do not wish to reach Him. You see them looking at you. You think that they see. But they look at you, however they do not

see you, He says. Now, the manifestation of Allah with His Name of All-Compassionate takes out the hidden barrier on the eyes of those who have wished to reach Allah. They begin to see. They begin to see the post of irshad (murshid). He takes out the heaviness (vakr) in their ears, they begin to hear what the post of irshad (murshid) says to them. He takes away ekinnet on their hearts and puts ihbat therein in place of it. Then, their (souls) hearts begin to comprehend (messages). Allah Teal speaks of those men in the 54th verse of Al-Hajj Sura: Ve li yalemellezne tul lme ennehul hakku min rabbike fe yumin bih fe tuhbite lehu kulbuhum, ve innallhe

le hdillezne men il srtn mustakm(mustakmin). And that those who have been given the knowledge may know that it (what the post of irshad says to them) is the truth from your Lord, so they may believe in it and their hearts may be lowly before it [ihbat may be put into their (souls) hearts]. There are ekinnet on their hearts. They hinder the comprehension. Why are those men the ones who have been given the knowledge? Previously, they were not in a position to comprehend the knowledge. Only, they advance step by step towards the Divine Knowledge after their having wished to reach Allah in order to assume a quality suitable to be able to grasp it. The fact that Allah

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Teal takes out the hidden barrier on mens eyes, the heaviness in their ears, the coverings (ekinnet) on their hearts is realized within a few minutes. And when Allah Teal produces each of them, He gives them some degrees. When He takes out the hidden barrier on the eyes, He grants some degrees to them. When He takes away the coverings (ekinnet) on the hearts, He again grants them some degrees. When He puts ihbat therein, He grants them some degrees, too. He makes such a thing that the merits (good deeds) of that person become more than his sins (evil deeds). It is certain that the one whose sins are numerous is in a state worse than the one whose sins are few. If Allah Teal were to remove

completely this persons faults, the wrongs he has done to himself, then He would do wrong to those who have done less wrong to themselves. He does not do thus. He grants to anyone as many merits as to cover his sins (evil deeds). Then, the merits of the one whose sins are numerous remain few and when Allah changes his sins into merits in the future, as the sins, degrees of the one whose sins are numerous, his amount of sins changed into merits are few, which expresses the Justice of Allah Teal. You know thus that Allah Teal discloses the content gradually at the beginning, we knew that all the sins were changed into merits. Allah Teal had taught us that much. Now, He makes known to us that the sins are blotted out.

That is to say, the fact that the merits are more than the sins is at issue. When we take this into consideration, we see that the justice manifests itself in a more manifest fashion. Dear readers! The 7th stage is the end of the first 7 stages. As the merits of the person exceed his sins, it absolutely leads him to Allahs Paradise. If the person is to die immediately after he has wished to reach Allah, the place where the person will absolutely go is Allahs Paradise. In that case, the most important step of your life is to wish to reach Allah. We want to complete our words here, God willing, dear readers, with our prayers that Allah Teal makes you reach both the Bliss of Paradise and

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Al-Ftih together with blessings upon our Master the Prophet. Peace be upon you and His Mercy and His blessings.

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El-Fatih together with the Blessings

I take refuge with Allah from Satan the Accursed.

In the Name of Allah the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate.

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Dear readers, my intimate friends, my cordial friends! We offer endless thanks and praises to Allah that we live once again in a conversation on Allah, in the realm of Allah, in a triangle of happiness. Because we speak of Allah, of the Qurn and of the happiness that Allah and the Qurn show us as a goal. Our topic is Vel Asr Sura. Our subject is now the second 7 stages of Vel Asr Sura. That is, the stages from the 8th stage to the 14th stage: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14th stages. What had happened throughout the first 7 stages? At the 1st stage, we had experienced the events. At the 2nd stage, we had compared and evaluated the events. More than 90%

of the men are chosen by Allah Teal. Whoever among them wishes to reach Allah at the 3th stage, they are those who attain to the Salvation (Felh). If this person wishes to reach Allah at the 3th stage, this wish in his (souls) heart is heard, known and seen in that instant. What results if it is heard, known and seen by Allah Teal? Allah Teal begins to manifest Himself over that person with His Name of All-Compassionate (er-Rahm) at the 4th stage. What is the outcome of this Manifestation? At the end of this manifestation, the hidden barrier (hicb- mestre, invisible veil), invisible spectacles, on the eyes of that person preventing him from seeing the post of irshad (murshid) is taken out. He is at the 5th stage. The heaviness

(vakr) in the ears of that person is taken out. He is at the 6th stage. The coverings (ekinnet) on the (souls) heart of that person are taken away and ihbat (lowliness before Allah) is put therein in place of ekinnet. He is at the 7th stage. And this occurs within a few minutes. Thanks to the operations executed by Allah Teal, one part of his sins are blotted out in such a manner that the degrees in his merits will be more than those in his sins. At the end, as a result of these four operations, that person is absolutely the one who will go into Allahs Paradise. According to the 8, 9 and 10th verses of Al-Mulk Sura, that person will absolutely enter Allahs Paradise. Allah says in the 10th verse: If we had heard the words of the warner who had come to us, that is, if the heaviness (vakr) in our ears

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had been taken out, if we had seen him, that is, if the hidden barrier on our eyes had been taken out, and if we had comprehended his words, that is, if ekinnet had been taken away from our (souls) heart and ihbat had been put therein in place of it, should we now be among the inmates of the Burning Fire? There is a hidden barrier (hicb- mestre) on the eyes of those who will go to Hell. There is a heaviness (vakr) in the ears of those who will go to Hell. There are coverings (ekinnet) on their hearts and on account of these obstacles, they cannot hear, see and comprehend (the words of their murshids). All the human beings are blind, deaf, dumb from their births. But we saw that whoever wishes to reach Allah, all His doors closed previously to all the men

open then one by one. The person begins to see whereas he was blind. He begins to hear whereas he was dumb. He begins to comprehend whereas he was deprived of understanding. Dear readers! What happens after this? A way of light will be opened up from the breast of that person to his (souls) heart. Firstly, Allah Teal reaches the (souls) heart of that person for whom the operations we have enumerated have been completed, that is to say, the hidden barrier on his eyes had been taken out, the heaviness (vakr) in his ears had been taken out, the coverings (ekinnet) on his (souls) heart had been taken away and ihbat (lowliness before Allah) had been put therein in place of ekinnet and so he had begun to comprehend (the words of his murshid). Allah Teal says in the 11th

verse of At-Taghbun Sura: M esbe min musbetin ill bi iznillh(bi iznillhi), ve men yumin billhi yehdi kalbeh(kalbehu), vallhu bikulli eyin alm(almun). And whoever becomes amen to Allah (a believer in Allah) He reaches his (souls) heart (He puts guidance into his heart). Why does Allah Teal reach our (souls) heart? We find (see) the answer in the 33th verse of Qf Sura. Allah Teal decrees so therein: Men haiyer rahmne bil gaybi ve ce bi kalbin munb(munbin). Who has awe of the All-Merciful (Allah) in the Unseen and comes with a (souls) heart turned (to Allah).

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We speak of having a feeling of awe towards the All-Merciful (Allah) in the Unseen (without seeing him yet), of the human beings shuddering with awe (hushu). Allah Teal says in the 22th verse of Az-Zumar Sura: E fe men erehallhu sadrehu lil islmi fe huve al nrin min rabbih(rabbihi), fe veylun lil ksiyeti kulbuhum min zikrillh(zikrillhi), ulike f dallin mubn(mubnin). What! is he whose (souls) heart Allah has opened (slit) for Islm (Surrenders) so that he is in (upon) a light from his Lord [like the hard (dark, sick) hearted]? Allahs light can reach only the

(souls) hearts of those whose breasts are slit and thus a way (of light) has been opened up from there to their (souls) hearts. As for the 23th verse of Az-Zumar Sura, Allah Teal decrees so therein: Allahu nezzele ahsenel hadsi kitben mutebihen mesniye Allah has sent down the Best (the most Beautiful) Statement (the Best Lights He produces) similar to a Book (to the Qurn and its contents) in pairs: Mercy-Virtue, Mercy-Blessings. takarru minhu culdullezne yahevne rabbehum The skins of those who have awe of their Lord shiver from it (these lights). Summe telnu culduhum ve kulbuhum il zikrillh(zikrillhi) Then their skins and their hearts soften to

(with) the remembrance (zikir) of Allah. zlike hudallhi That is the Guidance of Allah. yehd bih men yeu He makes reach therewith whom He wills. ve men yudlilillhu fe m lehu min hd(hdin). and whomever He leaves in Misguidance, for him there is no Guide (hidyetchi, the one who makes his spirit reach Allah). Allah Teal says that the two lights of Allah named mercy and virtue come into the (souls) hearts of those persons and that they reach guidance thanks to those lights. When the souls heart is purified at the rate of 51%, the person reaches guidance and when the spirit reaches Allah, the person reaches also guidance. The guidance of the spirit is

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realized at the 21th stage. The spirit reaches Allah. Now, we are at the beginning of our subject. Allah had taken out the hidden barrier on the eyes of the person, the heaviness on his (souls) heart, the coverings in his (souls) heart and put ihbat therein in place of the coverings. Now, He reaches the (souls) heart of that person and turns his heart to Himself. Here is the 9th stage. What is there at the 10th stage? At the 10th stage, Allah opens up (slits) a light way from the breast of that person to his heart. Now let us remember the 22th verse of Az-Zumar Sura: Allahs light can reach only the heart of the person whose breast Allah has slit and He opened up a (light) way from his breast to his heart.

Allah asks: Are the hearts of these persons and those of the others equal? When we consider the content in such a design, we see this, dear readers, my dear brothers and sisters: Allah Teal slits the breast of that person and opens up a light way from his breast to his heart. Here is the 125th verse of Al-Anm Sura: Fe men yuridillhu en yehdiyehu yerah sadrehu lil islm(islmi)... And whomsoever Allah wills to make reach guidance He slits his breast to slm (Surrenders). That is, He opens up a light way from his breast to his heart. Why? lil islmi, for slm, in order that He should surrender them to Himself,

He should make them muslim (slm), that they make become servants surrendered to Allah. He slits it so that they may become muslim (slm), that they may surrender their spirits, physical bodies, souls and free wills to Allah. Now, Allah Teal opens up a light way from the breast of the person to his heart. Why? Allah Teal was saying the reason for it in the 22th verse of Az-Zumar Sura. Allahs lights can reach only the (souls) hearts of the persons whose breasts Allah Teal slits in order to open up a light way from their breasts to their hearts. Thus, there is a (souls) heart into which Allahs lights come. Allahs lights mercy and virtue will reach that heart. Allah Teal says in the above mentioned 23th verse of Zumer Sura that those lights will come

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therein in pairs: mercy-virtue and mercyblessings. Now, at this level, Allah Teal opens up a light way from the breast of that person to his heart according to the 125th verse of Al-Anm Sura. We look at this light way that Allah has opened up, dear readers! When is this way opened by Allah of use? When a person does zikir (when a person repeats the Name of Allah, as Al-lh, Al-lh, Allh), do the lights of mercy and virtue come from the Presence of Allah to the breast of that person? If that person has wished to reach Allah, they come therein. Why? Because Allah Teal manifests Himself with His Name of AllCompassionate only over those who wish to reach Allah. Allahs lights can have a function only in the bodies over which the

Name of All-Compassionate manifests itself. Otherwise, they can not have it. Because of the manifestation of the Name of All-Compassionate, the hidden barrier on the eyes, the heaviness in the ears, the coverings (ekinnet) on the (souls) hearts were taken away. The light door of the heart has turned to Allah Teal. hbat was put into the (souls) heart in place of ekinnet. Allah opened the light way from the breast of that person to his heart. What happens if the person does zikir after the light way has been opened up? The two lights named mercy and virtue that come from (the Presence of) Allah reach the breast of that person. If that person were to do zikir before wishing to reach Allah, what would happen? Nothing at all would happen. In case he did not zikir, neither Mercy nor Virtue would come to the

breast of that person from (the Presence of) Allah, because there is not the manifestation of the Name of AllCompassionate over that person. Unless that person does not wish to reach Allah, the Name of All-Compassionate does not manifest itself over him. If he does not, the mercy and virtue of Allah do not come to the breast of that person when he does zikir. But now, the situation has changed. Allah Teal has made some changes in this person. He has opened the doors closed to Him. His eyes were closed, blind. Henceforth, he is seeing. His ears were deaf, he is hearing now. His (souls) heart was deprived of comprehension, he is understanding now. The light door of his (souls) heart has now turned to Allah and a light way has been opened up from his breast to his heart. It is at this point that a

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pair of lights named mercy and virtue come from (the Presence of) Allah to the breast of that person. As the Name of AllCompassionate manifests itself now over him, when he does zikir, the mercy and virtue will absolutely come down on the breast of that person. Allahs lights named mercy and virtue arrive at the (souls) heart of that person passing through the electronic door designed in accordance with the lights of Mercy and Virtue, through that way opened with the breast being slit. But there, they encounter a surprise. Because that (souls) heart is still sealed. What is worse, the word of Unbelief is still written therein. So, when this person does zikir, two lights mercy and virtue come to the breast of that person, and from his breast to his (souls) heart. But the door of the heart is sealed. Neither mercy nor

virtue can enter it through that sealed door. But the light of mercy can leak therein. Now, when the light of mercy begins to leak into the (souls) heart bit by bit through Allahs zikir whereas the light of v i r t u e cannot enter and leak therein in any way, the person has attained to the 11th stage. He has done zikir and mercy has begun to leak into his souls heart. Here, we see that the mercy and virtue enter it through the slit part of the breast. What was Allah Teal saying in the 125th verse of Al-Anm Sura? Let us repeat it once again: Fe men yuridillhu en yehdiyehu yerah sadrehu lil islm(islmi), ve men yurid en yudllehu yecal sadrehu dayyikan

haracen, ke ennem yassaadu fs semi, kezlike yecalllhur ricse alllezne l yuminn(yuminne). And whomsoever Allah wills to make reach Himself He slits the breast of that person. He opens up a light way from his breast to his heart. For what? for slm. In order that that person becomes a Muslim (slm) in the real sense of the word by surrendering his spirit, his physical body, his soul and his free will to Allah. slm means Surrender. The Qurn comprises the four surrenders, the surrenders of the spirit, the physical body, the soul and the free will. Allah opens up a light way so that these surrenders can be realized by the slitting of the breast. What happens then? Allah Teals mercy begins to leak into

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the (souls) heart. Here is the 11th stage. When this leakage amounts to 2%, then that persons heart reaches hushu (a feeling of awe). Allah decrees so in the 16th verse of Hadd Sura: E lem yeni lillezne men en tahea kulbuhum li zikrillhi ve m nezele minel hakk ve l yekn kellezne tl kitbe min kablu fe tle aleyhimul emedu fe kaset kulbuhum, ve kesrun minhum fsikn(fsikne). Has not come for those who are men (who have wished to reach Allah spiritually before death) that their (souls) hearts have awe for (with) Allahs zikir and that which (the light) has sent down from the Truth (Hakk, Allah)?

Mercy cannot enter that persons heart more than 2%. Why cant it enter it? Because, if it enters it more than this amount, the repulsive force of the word of Disbelief in the souls heart repels the mercy from the sphere where it is dominant. When 2% of mercy has accumulated in the (souls) heart of that person, then he has reached hushu (a feeling of awe). What happens if he has reached hushu? Then he has a right to seek his murshid from Allah. Allah too has a promise. He absolutely causes that person to reach his murshid. Come on! Let us go together to the Al-Ftihah Sura, my dear brothers and sisters! What was Allah Teal saying in Al-Ftihah Sura (Opening Chapter)? To be

more exact, what have we been saying with that Al-Ftihah Sura that we recite 40 times in a day and with which we supplicate and entreat Allah? We say: Ezbillehimineeytnirracm. Bismillhirrahmnirrahm. I seek refuge with Allah from Satan the Rejected (Accursed). In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate. The Name of All-Merciful (Rahmn) is for everybody, whereas the Name of AllCompassionate is for those who have been men, only for them. Those outside them cannot benefit from the Name of AllCompassionate (Rahm). El hamdu lillhi rabbil lemn(lemne). All praise be to Alh, Lord (Sustainer) of

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All the Worlds. Er rahmnir rahm(rahmi). the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate. Mliki yevmid dn(dne). Master of the Day of the Religion. yyke nabudu Only You do we serve (worship). Ve iyyke nestan(nestanu). From You Alone do we seek (special) Help. What do we mean by saying: Only You do we serve (We become servants to You Alone)? Allah Teal says in the 56th verse of Adh-Dhriyt Sura: Ve m halaktul cinne vel inse ill li yabudn(yabudni).

And I did not create the jinn and the men (mankind) except that they should serve Me (Alone) (they should be servants to Me). That is to say, let them surrender their spirits to Us so that their spirits can be servants to Us. Let them surrender their physical bodies to Us so that their physical bodies can be servants to Us. Let them surrender their souls to Us so that their souls can be servants to Us. Let them surrender their free wills to Us so that their free wills too can be servants to Us. We have created the human beings for this purpose, not for any other thing. Here also, Allah Teal says, to be more exact, we say to Him: yyke nabudu Only You do we serve.

Because Al-Ftihah Sura is our entreaty, supplication, prayer to Allah. Just conformable to the gist (essence, spirit) of the Qurn. Because we will recite AlFtihah 40 times in a day at the least, if we perform every day five timed prayers, including the sunnas (the Practices of the Prophet) Our community recites much more than this, because we perform every day the prayers for two past days to get out of debt. We absolutely perform every day a prayer for praise and thanks (4 rakats, rakat: complete act of worship with the prescribed postures). So, dear readers! What has happened? Allahs lights have begun to enter the persons heart. These lights have attained to 2%. The person has been possessed of hushu (awe). Now, we

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consider the content of the one who has had hushu: We have said: yyke nabudu You Alone do we serve (To You Alone are we servants). Ve iyyke nestan(nestanu). From You Alone do we seek (special) Help. That is from You Alone do we want to learn who is our murshid. stiane (special help) is the Help of Allah concerning Allahs making known to us who is our murshid (who will make our spirit reach Allah). Allah Teal declares: Ve alallhi kasdus sebl(sebli) And upon Allah is the responsibility to determine the Way.

That is, the initial way that will be the means to make men reach Allah and that constitutes the firs part of the Straight Path. Well, if our spirit quits our physical body and attains to this Way, that is, the murshid, what happens then? If our spirit enters it, at the moment we reach our murshid, the spirit of the Imm of the Era comes immediately over our head. He is a Bounty for us. Al-Ftihah Sura continues thereafter as follows and makes known to us why we seek the special help (istine) from Allah:

Here the riddle is unraveled: Srtallezne enamte aleyhim The Path of those over (the heads of) whom You have bestowed Your Bounty. Whosoever may be and whenever he may be, if he can attain to his murshid with 12 favors (ihsan) by passing through this process, the spirit of the Imm of the Era trained in the Presence of Allah comes immediately over his head and settles there. This is a Bounty for him. Allah Teal speaks of a Bounty, dear readers! A Bounty is at issue. The spirit of the Imm of the Era comes over the head of the person and the Straight Path (Srt- Mustakm) is only the Path of those who carry the spirit of the Imam of the Era over their heads as

hdinas srtalmustakm(mustakme). (O our Lord!) Make us reach the Straight Path (with this special help of You).

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a Bounty. Only their spirits can attain to the Straight Path. Gayril magdbi aleyhim ve laddlln(laddllne). Not (the Path of) those upon whom Your Wrath is brought down (the Unbelievers), nor of those who go astray (who are in Misguidance, who could not reach their murshids). So, dear readers, my intimate friends, my cordial friends! We are speaking of a content in the Presence of Allah. Pay close attention to the fact. In such a design, the person is made to have a right to seek the special help (istine) from Allah. We say to Allah Teal: From You Alone do we seek the special help (Iyyke nestan). Make us reach the

Straight Path with this special Help of You, that Straight Path that is the Path of those over (the heads of) whom the spirit of the Imm of the Era is found as a Bounty. Because the determination of the ways that lead (men) to Allah is incumbent on Him. Everyone enters this Way at the dervish convent to which he has adhered. The first way (sebl) includes the distance from there to the Main Dervish Convent of the Imm of the Era. And Allah Teal shows us how we will seek the special help from Him in the 45 and 46th verses of Bakara Sura:

And seek the (special) assistance (from Allah) through Patience and Prayer (the requirement Prayer), and most surely it is a very hard thing except for the humble ones (the ones who are possessed of a feeling of awe). Ellezne yezunnne ennehum mulk rabbihim ve ennehum ileyhi rcin(rcine). Who are certain that they shall most surely meet (reach) their Lord (in this life of the present world) and that they shall most certainly return to Him (after death). The verse proclaims that the spirit has two sort of returns (to Allah). 1. The first is Allah Teals making our spirit reach Himself while we are living.

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2. The second is this, that our spirit comes back again and settles over our head immediately after our death. The angels charged with our death carry our spirit back to Allah. In the first, we send our spirit to Allah with our own free will. We believe with utter certainty that this will be so. If so, who are those men who are possessed of this feeling of awe (hushu)? 1. They believe in Allah. 2. They have wished to reach Allah, they believe that mans spirit will certainly reach Allah before death. 3. They believe that this is an obligation (farz) upon them. 4. They believe that Allah will absolutely make their spirits reach Himself.

covering (gvet) on our sight (basar). Those owners of hushu seek the special help (istine) from Allah through Patience and the (requirement) prayer and this is not hard for those who are possessed of awe (hushu), and Allah absolutely shows them their murshids when they perform the requirement prayer. And there, at the 14th stage, they reach their murshids, kneel down in front of them and make their repentance. At the 14th stage where the second 7 stages have been completed, Allah has completed his 12 favors, too. His 1st Favor: He takes out the hidden barrier (hicb- mestre) on our eyes. His 2nd Favor: He takes out the His 3rd Favor: He takes out the heaviness (vakr) in our ears. His 4th Favor: He takes out the seal on our hearing (sem) His 5th Favor: He takes away the coverings (ekinnet) on our (souls) heart. His 6th Favor: He takes away the seal on our (souls) heart. His 7th Favor: He puts ihbat (lowliness before Allah) into our (souls) heart. His 8th Favor: He reaches our (souls) heart (He puts Guidance into our (souls heart.)

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His 9th Favor: He turns the door of our (souls) heart to Himself. His 10th Favor: He opens up (slits) a light way from our breast into our (souls) heart. His 11th Favor: He causes us to reach hushu (a sense of awe). His 12th Favor: He shows us our murshid when we perform the Requirement Prayer We reach our murshid by means of 12 favors. Take heed: Allah Teal speaks of the Companions (sahbe) in the 100th verse of At-Taubah Sura: Ves sbiknel evvelne minel muh-

cirne vel ensri velleznettebehum bi hsnin radyallhu anhum ve rad anhu ve eadde lehum cenntin tecr tahtehel enhru hlidne fh ebed(ebeden), zlikel fevzul azm(azmu). As for the former competitors (who occupied the most superior stations of (Ull elbb, hls and Salh): some of them were the Immigrants (Muhacirn) (those who migrated from Mecca to Medina), some of them were the Helpers (Ensrs, the citizens of Medina who helped and gave aid to the Immigrants) and also those who depended on them with favors (ihsn). The dependent ones who had depended on the Companions had depended on them with favors, that is, they had obtained all the 12 favors. Whomever

of the Companions Allah Teal had shown them, they had reached that Companion and depended on him. Each one had depended on an other one. Those who had depended have been named the dependent ones (tbin). The ones on whom the dependent ones had depended with favors have been named the Companions consisting of the Immigrants (Muhcirn) and the Helpers (Ensr). The dependence is realized with 12 Favors. When we reach our murshid and depend on him with 12 favors, Allah Teal grants us 7 Blessings: 1st Blessing: The spirit of the Imam of the Age comes and settles over our head: The Increaser of the degrees and the Possessor of the (Divine) Throne (Arsh)

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makes reach a Spirit from His Command (a spirit that will communicate the decrees of Allah) over the person He wishes to make reach Himself) (over the head of the person Allah wants to make reach Himself as he wants to reach Him, too) in order to warn him that the day of his reaching (Allah) has come. (40/Ghfir-15) 2nd Blessing: Allah writes (the word of) Fatih in the (souls) heart of that person: You will never find a community (kavmen) who believes in Allah and the Last Day loving those who oppose Allah and His Messenger even if they are their fathers or their sons or their brothers or their tribes. He has written (the word of) Fatih into their (souls) hearts and supported them with a spirit (trained in His Presence) from

Himself and He introduces them into Gardens beneath which rivers flow. They will dwell therein eternally. He is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him. These are the Party of Allah. Pay heed! Verily, it is the Party of Allah that will reach the Salvation (Felh, the Bills of the Afterlife and the Happiness of this world). (58/Al-Mujadilah-22) 3rd Blessing: Allah Teal changes our sins (evil deeds) that we have committed until that day into recompenses (good deeds) according to the 70th verse of Al-Furqn Sura and raises the degrees (recompenses) He grants us from 10 to 1 to 700 to 1 recompense according to the 261st verse of Al-Baqarah Sura: The punishment multiplies for him on the Day of Resurrection (Doomsday) and

remains therein for ever in abjectness; excepting the one who has repented (before his murshid) and (as the Faith has been written into his souls heart by repenting in front of his murshid) become a believer (whose faith has increased) and (for the same reason performed acts improving the soul. Allah will change his evil deeds (sins) into good deeds (recompenses, rewards). And Allah is Most Forgiving, Compassionate (Allah is the one who changesevil deeds into good deeds and sends (the light of) Mercy.) 25/Al-Furqn 69, 70 The parable of those who spend their property (goods) in the way of Allahis like the parable of a grain that causes seven spikes (ears) to sprout (grow). In each spike there are hundred grains. And Allah

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augments (the sustenance) for the ones He wishes. And Allah is the All-Embracing, the All-Knowing. (2/Al-Baqarah-261) 4th Blessing: Our spirit leaves our physical body and arrives at the Straight Path (leading to Allah). That (Day) (the day when the hand of the murshid is kissed and one depends on him) is the Day of Truth (Hakk, Allah). Whoever wishes ( to reach Allah) takes a way (the Straight Path) that causes him to reach his Lord. (Allah) is a Refuge (for the one who has reach Allah). (78/An-Naba-39) 5th Blessing: We begin the souls purification: Whoever commits sins (evil deeds) will be only punished with its equal. And whoever does good deeds (ameliorating deeds, the souls purification) from either males or females -

and he (she) is a believer- they will enter Paradise and be provided therein with incalculable sustenance. (40/Ghfir-40) 6th Blessing: Our free will begins to be strengthened in proportion to the decreasing of the darkness(es) in our (souls) heart, because the free will is the power opposing the vices of. Our soul (s heart). In reality, the free will does not change, but as the resistance of the darkness(es) diminish, the free will is strengthened automatically. 7th Blessing: Our physical body begins to be fortified against Satan because of the decreasing of the vices in the soul(s heart). So, my dear brothers and sisters! These events are completed at the end of

the second 7 stages. Let us consider now together Vel Asr Sura: Vel asr(asri). I swear by the Time. nnel insne le f husr(husrin). Verily, man is in (utter) loss. llellezne men Except those who are men (those who have wished to reach Allah spiritually before death). Ve amils slihti And those who do improving deeds (who do deeds that improve (purify) the soul (s heart). It is here that the second 7 stages of

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Vel Asr Sura are completed, dear readers! One more beauty is being completed here. I am living the happiness of making an exceptional conversation with you, of explaining the second 7 stages of Vel Asr Sura to you. To be with you is a great pleasure for me, dear readers! Endless praise and thanks be to Allah because Allah Teal has caused me to taste this delight. We wish to complete here our words, God willing, with our prayers that Allah Teal may make you attain to both the Bliss of Paradise and the worlds happiness. Al-Fatih together with the Blessings. Peace be upon you and His Mercy and

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Dear readers, my intimate friends, my cordial friends! We offer endless praises and thanks to Allah that we are in a beautiful togetherness of Allah. You, we and Allah, we are all together. We are making a conversation of zikir (remembrance) of the Qurn. We are together, inallah, (God willing) in order to relate to you the third 7 stages of the 28 stages of Vel Asr Sura. Our duty is to relate them to you and your duty is to give ear to them. Thereafter? Thereafter, you will make known these beauties to others. You will cause them to take delight in the beauties of Allah. You will relate the Guidance to them, the guidance already forgotten in the Qurn, the Islm already

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forgotten in the Qurn. I am addressing you who are the lights of the Age of Guidance, dear readers, the dear adherents of the University of Allah! We offer endless praises and thanks to Allah that He addresses us in a magnificent fashion in Vel Asr Sura. It is that Vel Asr Sura that contains the whole of the Glorious Qurn. The entirety of the Glorious Qurn, all of the 28 stages are present in Vel Asr Sura. Let us enter the subject by mentioning once again Vel Asr Sura: Vel asr(asri). I swear by the Time. nnel insne le f husr(husrin). Men are in utter loss That is, the place where they will go

is Hell, to abide therein forever. Those whose sins are more that their merits are in loss, consequently in Hell. llellezne men. Except those who are men (those who have wished to reach Allah spiritually before death). Ve amils slihti. And (except) those who do improving deeds, who do the souls purification. Those who are men comprise the first 7 stages, those who do improving deeds begin at the second 7 stages. Improving deeds begin at the second 7 stages. Ve tevsav bil hakk(hakk). And (except) those who

(recommend) one another to the Truth (Hakk, Allah). This expresses the third 7 stages. Now, our topic now is to relate to you the situation of those who exhort one another to the Truth (Hakk, Allah). One can recommend the truth to others if one can attain to the Truth, can experience the Truth. Who are at the fourth 7 stages? Those who exhort (recommend) one another to the Patience. Ve tevsav bis sabr(sabr). Our subject is the task of those who exhort one another to steadfastness (patience), who attain to the Truth and experience this beauty and desire that all those around him also may experience the happiness he himself has been

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experiencing. This zealous endeavor is aimed at this: if you are happy, you ought to make reach this happiness all round you. The Companions had achieved this, they had fully performed their duties. Here is the 100th verse of At-Taubah Sura: Ves sbiknel evvelne minel muhcirne vel ensri velleznettebehum bi hsnin radyallhu anhum ve rad anhu ve eadde lehum cenntin tecr tahtehel enhru hlidne fh ebed(ebeden), zlikel fevzul azm(azmu). As for the former competitors: some of them were the Emigrants (Muhjirs) and some the Helpers (Ensrs) and some others were those who depended on them with favors. So, dear readers! Those who had depended on the Emigrants and the Helpers (the Companions of the Prophet)! The Emigrants (those who had emigrated from Mecca to Medina) and the Helpers (those who were the citizens of Medina and had helped those Emigrants). The dependants had depended on those personages, that is, the latter had become the possessors of the posts of irshad. If so, all the Companions had surpassed all these stages and thereafter performed their duties of irshad, of conveying the message and thus become the owners of the posts of irshad. So, dear readers, my intimate friends, my cordial friends! Allah be praised, we have begun a conversation

once again peacefully. Our subject is the 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21st stages that begin after the 14th stage. What had the person done? He had wished to reach Allah (spiritually before death). And what had Allah done? He had granted him 12 favors: He had taken out the hidden barrier on his eyes, the covering on his sight, the heaviness (vakra) in his ears, the seal on his hearing, coverings (ekinnet) on his heart, the seal on his (souls) heart, put ihbat instead of ekinnet, reaches his heart, turned his light door to Himself, slit (opened up) a light way from his breast to his heart, made him reach hushu (a feeling of awe), shown him his murshid, made him reach his murshid whom He had shown him and ensured his dependence (on his murshid). We had remained there. Thus, we have related 12 favors and 7 bounties.

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And the person makes the souls purification in a new phase. What is the souls purification? The person does zikir by repeating as Al-lh, Al-lh, Al-lh silently or audibly or from his heart. Dear readers, my dear brothers and sisters, my intimate friends, my cordial friends! What do we see so? The person does his zikir, performs his duty of zikir that Allah has made obligatory upon him. He repeats the Name of Allah. What happens then? Mercy-virtue and mercybenedictions that come from (the Presence of) Allah arrive at the breast of the person and from his breast into his heart. They apply pressure on the seal of the heart, push it towards the door of darkness and under the pressure of (the lights of) mercyvirtue and mercy-benedictions, the seal

reaches the door of darkness, seals it, closes it. How long? As long as the pressure of mercy-virtue and mercybenedictions (salavt) on the seal continues. How long does it continue? As long as you do zikir. If so, with zikir that is done, such a thing is formed in the (souls) heart of the person. Zikir (Remembrance) keeps the door of darkness completely locked during zikir thanks to (the lights of) mercy-virtue and mercy-benedictions. Well, what is the result of mercy-virtue and mercybenedictions that reach the (souls) heart? Virtues possess a magnetic field that is opposite to the force of attraction of the word of Faith. As the two opposite poles will attract each other, the word of Faith (Belief) attracts the (light of) virtue to itself.

Virtues that enter the field of attraction accumulate around the word of Faith, adhere to it. As the magnetic field continues uninterruptedly, virtues do not leave the inside of the (souls) heart, they occupy it by adhering to it. Zikir continues; during zikir, virtues settle around the word of Faith, occupy more and more extensive sphere. It is not possible for these lights settled around this word of Faith to depart from there under normal conditions. As long as the word of Faith remains in the (souls) heart, as it is stuck on the inner side of the heart, virtues too that are stuck to it will occupy the (souls) heart together with it (the word of Faith), will remain therein together with it. As long as the word of Faith will remain in the heart, a beauty will be experienced continuously. This, the process of the accumulation of

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the virtues in the souls heart is named the souls purification. With what had it begun? It had begun with the entering of 2% of mercy, not with that of virtues into the souls heart of that person. The person had thus reached hushu (a feeling of awe) at the 12th stage. But the purification of the soul (s heart) is not the settlement of the mercy into it, it is the settlement of the virtues that will fill up the souls heart at the rate of 98% in addition to 2% of mercy. That is, it is the improving deeds, it is the actions that will improve the soul (s heart), that will make man reach the improvement (salh). So, dear readers! In this way, you will be face to face with the beauties of the soul step by step as long as the souls heart is filled with the lights. The lights in

the souls heart reach 7% beginning from 1%, 2% etc. What are these lights? These are 7% of virtues beyond 2% of mercy. When these virtues pervade completely your souls heart, you become a virtuous human being. That is to say, you assume a quality thanks to which your souls heart is filled with virtues, you obey all the Commands of Allah, you never commit the actions forbidden by Him. If so, dear readers, my dear brothers and sisters, my intimate friends, my cordial friends! If there is 7% of accumulation of light in your souls heart, if this is completed therein, what happens? At that point, you are at (the stage of) the EvilCommanding Soul. 7% of light has been constituted in your souls heart. Virtues have a peculiarity, a constitution that fulfils all the Commands of Allah and never

commits the actions He has forbidden. As for the vices that formerly occupied your souls heart 100%: They have a property that rebels all the Commands of Allah, never wants to execute them but desires to commit all the actions He has forbidden. Satan and these vices are turned to the same goal. For this reason, it is not at all possible for Satan to have a dominance over man. Because what Satan commands are the actions forbidden by Allah. Because what Satan commands is this, that which Allah commands should not be fulfilled. In which case, Satan commands men not to perform the Commands of Allah. The vices of the soul too have the same nature. They desire not to obey the Commands of Allah. Satan wants them to commit the actions that Allah has forbidden. They also have this constitution

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in any way. They have been created as being turned to desire all that Allah has forbidden. So, it is very easy for Satan to act upon them. Because both Satan and the vices of our souls heart have the same nature. That is, the vices of our soul (s heart) have a nature that will play into Satans hands. And while your souls heart is filled with vices 100%, firstly 2% of mercy enters it at the 12th stage. After the 14th stage, when you have arrived at the 15th stage, an accumulation of 7% of virtues in your souls heart has been realized. When this is realized, where are you then? You are at (the stage of) the Evil-Commanding soul. Hz. Ysuf (Joseph) says: Ve m uberriu nefs, innen nefse le emmretun bis s ill m rahime rabb,

inne rabb gafrun rahm(rahmun). I cannot exonerate my soul. Most surely, (mans) soul is wont to command (him to do) evil, except such as my Lord has had mercy on [except those over (the heads of) whom my Lord manifests Himself with His Name of All-Compassionate]. So, the manifestation of Allah with His Name of All-Compassionate (Rahm) has begun upon that person, the light of mercy that is a sign of the Name of AllCompassionate has entered the (souls) heart, has settled therein. The advance outpost has come, taken place there. The advance forces, that is, lights have settled into the (souls) heart at the rate of 2%. Thereafter, the remaining 98% will be virtues. What happens when the first 7% of virtues has accumulated? You know that

your soul is an hostage in your physical body. Allah Teal decrees so in the 38, 39 and 40th verses of Al-Muddaththir Sura: Kullu nefsin bim kesebet rehneh(rehnetun). ll ashbel yemn(yemni). F cennt(cenntin), yeteseln(yeteselne). Every soul is held in pledge (is a hostage) for what (the degrees) he earns. That is, the degrees they have lost are more than these they have earned and they are thus the hostages. Except those who have fulfilled their vows (yemn). They are the souls that have been delivered from being hostages (They will be) in Gardens. So, know that your soul in your physical body. Unless is purified, your spirit cannot whereas Allah Teal has is a hostage this hostage reach Allah, made your

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spirits reaching Himself upon you obligatory just 12 times. Has He made? Let us consider this together: Ve enb il rabbikum ve eslim lehu min kabli en yetiyekumul azbu summe l tunsarn(tunsarne). And turn to your Lord (repentant) [wish to reach Allah spiritually before death] and surrender (submit) to Him before there comes to you the (grave) torment, then you shall not be helped. Direct your spirit towards Allah and then surrender your spirit to Allah. Then surrender your physical body, your soul and your will power (free will) to Him. The sacred verse comprises all of these. But at the beginning, particularly your spirit has to surrender. As for this surrender, your soul has to be purified at the rate of 51%,

that is, more than 50%. At (the stage of) the Evil-Commanding Soul, there is an initial accumulation of virtues at the rate of 7%. Your spirit ascends from the Ground Floor to the First Heavenly Floor (Layer), is authorized to prostrate himself there. As soon as the soul realizes an accumulation of virtues at the rate of 7%, the hostage (the soul) opens the door of the first heavenly floor to the spirit with a remote control. And then, the person will do more zikir. Meanwhile, the physical body of this person whose spirit can ascend to the first heavenly floor is delivered from being a servant of Satan at the rate of 7%. Because Satan cannot have control any more over the part of the souls heart where 7% of virtues has accumulated. The domination of Satan has completely terminated in that part. The virtues there

have assumed a particularity that fulfils all the Commands of Allah and does not commit any actions forbidden by Him. Well, the spirit has attained to the first heavenly floor. What happens? The person does much more zikir. As long as he increases his zikir, there will be an accumulation of light once, twice, three times, four, five, six, seven times. Let us consider once more the obligatoriness of your spirits reaching Allah before death. We have already mentioned one verse: 39/Zumer54. The second verse is 30/Ar-Rm-31: Munbne ileyhi vettekhu ve ekms salte ve l tekn minel murikn(murikne). Turn(ing) to Him (repentant), (wish to reach Allah) and be the possessors of takv! [and be careful of (your duty to)

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Him!] After such a wish, you spirit will reach Allah and you will be the possessor of takv anew means this verse. The 3rd verse is 89/Al-Fajr-28. 89/Al-Fajr 28: rci il rabbiki rdyeten mardyyeh(mardyyeten). Return to your Lord! reach your Lord by returning to Him! says Allah Teal to our spirit. The 4th verse is 51/Adh-Dhriyt-50. 51/Adh-Dhriyt 50: Fe firr illlh(illlhi), inn lekum minhu nezrun mubn(mubnun). Therefore flee to Allah! The Essence (Zt) of Allah is a Refuge and our spirits taking refuge with Him is essential. If so, we are charged with taking shelter in Him. The 5th verse is 31/Luqmn-15. 31/Luqmn 15: ...vettebi seble men enbe ileyy (ileyye) ... And follow the Way of him who turns to Me (repentant), reach Me. You too, by proceeding towards Me on the Straight Path he has followed, says Allah Teal. The 6th verse is 10/Ynus-25.

10/Ynus 25: Vallhu yed' il dris selm(selmi), ve yehd men yeu il srtin mustekm(mustekmin). And Allah invites (men) to the Abode of Surrender (that is, to His Essence that takes delivery of their spirits) and causes whom He pleases to reach the Straight Path. The Straight Path is the name of the way that leads (men) to the Essence of Allah. For Allah Teal says so in the 175th verse of An-Nis' Sura: Then as for those who believe in Allah and (wish to) hold fast by Him, He will cause them to enter into His mercy and virtue (grace) and make them reach a Straight Path (leading them) to Himself.

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In an other verse of the Noble Quran, Allah Teal says: Srt ileyye mustakm (15/41). The path directed at Me, the Way that will make men reach Me. The 7th verse is 73/Al-Muzzammil-8. 73/Al-Muzzammil 8: Vezkurisme rabbike ve tebettel ileyhi tebtl(tebtlen). And remember (repeat) the Name of your Lord and return to Him by detaching yourself from anything else. The 8th verse is 13/Ar-Ra'd-21. 13/Ar-Ra'd 21: Vellezne yaslne m emerallhu bih en ysale ve yahevne rabbehum ve

yehfne sel hisb(hisbi). And they make reach that which (their spirits) Allah has commanded to make reach Himself and have awe of their Lord and fear the Evil Reckoning. The 9th verse is 42/Ash-Shra-47 42/Ash-Shra 47: stecb li rabbikum min kabli en yetiye yevmun l meredde lehu minallh(minallhi), m lekum min melcein yevme izin ve m lekum min nekr(nekrin). Answer (the Call of) your Lord before there comes a Day from Allah for which there shall be no averting. Return to Allah, make your spirit reach Allah before that day of death. We have seen what is the Call of

Allah: Allah Teal says: Reach the Essence (Zt) of Allah. The 10th verse is 6/Al-An'm 152. 6/Al-An'm 152: ve bi ahdillhi evf And fulfill Allahs Oath! That is, surrender your spirit, your physical body, your soul and your free will (will power) to Allah. 6/Al-An'm 153: Hz srt mustekmen fettebih(fettebihu). And that is My Path, the Straight One (directed at Me), therefore follow it. Reach Allah by proceeding on this

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Straight Path. The 11th verse is 5/Al-M'idah-7 And remember the Blessing of Allah on you and His Covenant with which He bound you firmly, when you said: We have heard and obeyed. Upon the demand of Allah, we had given Him our Word (Covenant) that we should surrender our spirit, our physical body, our soul and our free will to Him. And Allah had made our Covenant obligatory upon us. A Covenant that is equal to Allahs Oath (Ahdallah). The 12th verse is 4/An-Nis'-58. 4/An-Nis 58: nnallhe yemurukum en tueddl emnti il ehlih... Surely Allah commands you to render

back (make over) Trusts to His Owner (Allah). Our spirits reaching Allah before death had been made obligatory upon us 12 times. And this is the first Guidance (our spirits reaching Allah before dying). Allah Teal says in the 73th verse of l-Imrn Sura: nnel hud hudallh(hudallhi) inne surely, elhud the Guidance (hidyet) hudallh is to reach Allah He says in the 120th verse of AlBaqarah Sura: inne hudllhi huvel hud inne surely, of a certainty, hudallhi reaching Allah huve that (is), elhud the Guidance (hidyet).

And Allah Teal says also in the 13th verse of Ash-Shra Sura: erea lekum mined dni m vass bih nhan vellez evhayn ileyke ve m vassayn bih ibrhme ve ms ve s, en ekmd dne ve l teteferrek fh(fhi), kebure alel murikne m tedhum ileyh(ileyhi), allhu yecteb ileyhi men yeu ve yehd ileyhi men yunb(yunbu). Allah chooses for Himself whom He pleases and causes him who turns (to Him) [directs himself towards Allah] wishes to reach Allah] to reach Himself. In which case, reaching Allah is obligatory upon us twelve times and it is Allah who will make our spirit reach Himself. Now, the process (of reaching

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Allah) is beginning: our spirit is arriving at the first heavenly floor having an accumulation of 7% of light together with those who are ascending with him. Others are ascending to the more superior floors. Those who ascended together with our spirit are remaining there. Thereafter, we increase our zikir more and more: The second accumulation of virtues. What happens then? Our spirit ascends to the second heavenly floor. This is the point where we blame our soul, the stage of the Self-Accusing Soul: 75/Al-Qiymah 2: Ve l uksimu bin nefsil levvmeh(levvmeti). Nay! I swear by the self-accusing soul. At the stage where we accuse our

soul, our spirit ascends to the second heavenly floor with an accumulation of virtues in our souls heart at the rate of 7% for the second time. The hostage (our soul) opens the door of the second heavenly floor. A further accumulation of 7% of light (virtue): we are at (the stage of) the Inspired Soul. We begin to receive inspirations from Allah, but Satan too continues to inspire into us. 91/Ash-Shams 7, 8, 9: Ve nefsin ve m sevvh. Fe elhemeh fucreh ve takvh. Kad efleha men zekkh. And (by) the soul and Him that fashioned him (it) [designed him (it) in seven levels]. Then inspired him (it) with sin (fucr) and piety (takv) [then (Satans) fucr and (Allahs) takv are inspired into him (it)].

He has indeed prospered [attained the Salvation who purifies him (it)]. Thus, we attain to a floor where we begin to receive inspirations from Allah according to the 8th verse of Ash-Shams Sura. Here is the third heavenly floor. Thereafter, a further accumulation of 7% of virtues and the 4th heavenly floor. We are at (the stage of) the Satisfied Soul. 89/Al-Fajr 27, 28: Y eyyetuhen nefsul mutmainneh(mutmainnetu). rci il rabbiki rdyeten mardyyeh(mardyyeten). O Satisfied Soul! (Be) well-pleased (with Allah), well-pleasing (Him). He addresses the spirit: Return to your Lord! Let us look at the 28th verse of

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Ar-Ra'd Sura, too. What does Allah Teal say? El bi zikrillhi tatmainnul kulb(kulbu). Now surely by Allahs remembrance (zikir) are the hearts satisfied (set at rest). It is definite that the (souls) hearts will surpass the stages of Emmre (EvilCommanding), Levvme (self-Accusing), Mulhme (Inspired) and come to the stage of Mutmainne (Satisfied, set at rest). We attain to the stage of the Evil-Commanding Soul (Nefs-i Emmre) by way of the first accumulation of virtues at the rate of 7%. We are at the first heavenly floor. We attain to the stage of the Self-Accusing Soul (Nefs-i Levvme) by means of a second accumulation of 7% of virtues. We are

then at the second heavenly floor. We attain to the stage of the Inspired Soul (Nefs-i Mulhime) thanks to a third accumulation of 7% of virtues (in our souls heart). We are at the third heavenly floor. We attain to the stage of the Satisfied Soul (Nefs-i Mutmainne) through a fourth accumulation of 7% of virtues and our spirit arrives at the fourth heavenly floor. At the second heavenly floor, the spirits are immersed into the pools of immersion. They prostrate themselves at the third heavenly layer in a two-floored masjid (mosque). Thereafter, they pass from the third floor (layer) to the fourth one through the hole of touchstone (test). At the fourth floor, there is the original of the Beytul Makdes (the Farthest Mosque in Jarusalem). The spirit arrives there,

prostrates himself, remains there. We are at the stage of the satisfied Soul (Nefs-i Mutmainne). The person definitely realizes that all that Allah has granted him is sufficient for him. He thinks so: if Allah had given me more than these, perhaps I would have spent them wrongly; if He had given me less than these, maybe I would have rebelled against Allah. Surely, Allah knows what is the most suitable for me; what He has given me is the most fitting for me. The person is decisively satisfied with what Allah has granted him. Afterwards, the person increases his zikir much more, there is a fifth accumulation of 7% of light (virtue) in his souls heart and the person is at (the stage of) the Soul well-Pleased. He is well-pleased with Allah. The place where his spirit has attained is the original of the Beytul Haram (the Sacred Mosque at

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Mecca), is the fifth heavenly floor. The two Mosques have great differences from one another, but both have domes and portals. The original of the Beytul Makdes (the Farthest Mosque) is then at the 4th heavenly floor and that of the Mescidil Harm (the Sacred Mosque) at the 5th heavenly floor. Here we are at (the stage of) the Soul Well-Pleased. We become well-pleased with Allah at the Sacred Mosque where our spirit has ascended. Later, our spirit reaches the place of Sbgatullah (Allahs Hue). A phosphorous light dyes the skins of all the spirits with its own color and cracks them. The spirits becomes sbgatulah there (the spirits become dyed with Allahs Hue there). Here is the 6th heavenly floor. When we are dyed with Allahs Color there, He too is well-pleased with us.

Rdyeten mardyyeh(mardyyeten). (Be) well-pleased (with Allah), the 5th heavenly floor; (Be) well-pleasing (Him) [Obtain the Consent of Allah], the 6th heavenly floor]. (89/Al-Fajr-28). Thus, the spirit comes nearer and nearer to Allah at the 5th and 6th floors. When he accumulates 7% of light (virtue); he is at (the stage of) the Purified Soul). Ve men tezekk fe innem yetezekk li nefsih(nefsihi), ve ilallhil masr (masru). And whoever purifies himself, he purifies himself only for his own soul. Why? Because his soul had given his vow (yemn) to Allah in the Pre-eternity

concerning this, that he would surrender to Allah by purifying and refining himself. ve ilallahil masr. and his spirit returns to Allah. The spirit attains to the 7th heavenly floor, surpasses the Cells of Destiny, the Mother of the Book (Ummul Kitab), the Sea of Power, the Praised Station, the Council of the Improved ones, the Cells of Zikir (Remembrance), comes to the Divine Proximity (Ind-i lh) and to its highest point which is the Farthest Lotetree (the Lote-tree of the utmost boundary) and from there to the Essence of Allah with a vertical journey and is annihilated in Him, dear readers! The place where our spirit reaches the Essence of Allah is the place where the souls purification is realized. The spirit comes back to Allah, says the verse. What was Allah Teal saying in the 13th verse of Ash-Shra Sura?

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Allah chooses for Himself whomever He will, and makes reach him (among them) who turns to Him (is directed towards Him, wishes to reach Him) (repentant). Now, Allah has caused our spirit to reach Himself. What will happen thereafter? Thereafter, our spirit will take shelter in Him (our spirit will be sheltered by Him). He has reached Allah but he has not been sheltered by Him yet. He has not been annihilated in Allah yet. He has reached the Essence of Allah. The 21th stage is completed here. The 3rd 7 stages are formed within these standards. In which case, 7 times 7% of virtues (49%) plus 2% of mercy accumulated 51% of lights in our souls

heart. Before, our souls heart was filled with 100% of vices. 51% of these vices have been thrown out. What has Allah done? Firstly, He has taken out the word of Disbelief in the (souls) heart. What is His purpose for this? His purpose is this, that the word of Disbelief should not prevent Allahs lights from entering it. With its field of attraction, it could have prevented them from entering the souls heart. Firstly, He has taken it out. What has He done? He has written the word of Faith (Belief) so that the virtues may accumulate in our souls heart. The word of Faith has begun to bring together the virtues around it and 49% of virtues (7 times 7%) and 2% of mercy have been realized in our souls heart. The vices in our souls heart have decreased to 49% because of an accumulation of 51% of lights therein.

Allahs lights increased from 0% to 51%, are now preponderant. As for the vices in our souls heart: they have decreased from 100% to 49%. At this point, let us look at the equilibrium, my dear brothers and sisters! When Allah Teal brings us into the world, our souls heart is filled with 100% of vices. But, contrary to this, our spirits heart is filled with 100% of good qualities. Thus, we are in a state of perfect equilibrium, our spirit on our right side and our soul on our left side are counterbalanced (100% counteracted). One side calls to the evil, the other side to the good 100%. Within these standards we enter the lane in a state of perfect balance. Everbody enters the lane in an equality. Allah Teal decrees:

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Lekad halaknel insne f ahseni takvm(in). Summe redednhu esfele sfiln(sfilne). Certainly We have created man in the most beautiful mould Then We reduced him to the lowest of the low. That is, we have created the soul as a being that will be able to attain to the most beautiful design in a certain period of time (in a calendar = takvm). But, instead of attaining to this goal, if the person becomes a slave of his soul, his ego, his vices, then we bring him down (reduce him) to the Lowest of the Low, to the Bottom of the Hell. So, what has happened here? The vices in our souls heart have decreased from 100% to 49%. The virtues have increased from 0% to 49%, the mercy

from 0% to 2%. Thus, our souls heart is filled with 51% of lights (mercy and virtues). That is, 51% of our souls heart obeys all the Commands of Allah, does not commit the actions He has forbidden. Our spirits heart obeys all the Commands of Allah 100%, never commits that which He has forbidden. If we are to consider our spirit as a whole as 100 units and 51% of our souls heart as 51 units, 151 units in us wish to fulfill all the Commands of Allah and not to commit any actions He has forbidden. Only 49 units out of 200 units, that is, nearly 25%, do not obey the Commands of Allah, try to commit the actions forbidden by Him. My dear brothers and sisters! This amount has not so much importance. But, unfortunately, the Devil always tells lies to the man, always deceives him whom he reaches with his

terrible effort of influencing him, by imitating his thoughts with his voice. The devil busies him with all of you one by one. And you have to attain to continuous zikir and your hearts ear has to be opened so that you may hear Allah. But everybody hears Satan all the time. So, Satan is a creature authorized by Allah Teal to cause you to hear all the time his voice beginning from your childhood. He is the representative of the evil. And for this reason, when you take the lights in the souls heart and those in the spirits heart into consideration, the beauties that will obey Allahs commands and never commit His prohibitions are 75%, 76% or 151 to 200. As for that which opposes the Commands of Allah: they are only 49 to 200, but Satan is always there to intensify them. Therefore, your happiness goes only

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a little beyond it, beyond 50%. At this level, you cannot be happy at the rate of 75%. Here is the place where your spirit has attained. My dear brothers and sisters! Beginning from the moment you have wished to reach Allah, Satan has no dominance over you until you will attain to this point. Allah Teal says: nnehu leyse lehu sultnun alellezne men ve al rabbihim yetevekkeln(yetevekkelne). Surely he (Satan) has no authority over those who are men (who wish to reach Allah spiritually before death and surrender to Him) and put their trust in their Lord. Why has he no authority over them? Because the person is taken under protection (control) by Allah Teal just

after he has wished to reach Allah. Allah hinders Satan from influencing him beginning from the moment he wishes to reach Allah. Why? Because Allah has a promise: He says: Whoever wishes to reach Me, I shall make him reach Myself. In order that Allah makes him reach Himself, the person has to fulfill the duties that are incumbent upon him: He has to perform the prayers, to fast, to do zikir Allah Teal will make him fulfill all these duties by causing him to love them. Allah Teal absolutely nullifies (annihilates) the dominance of Satan over that person until he makes his spirit reach Allah. The person reaches Guidance. That is, Allah makes his spirit reach Himself, then the protecting shield is removed. From this point on, Satan will try to

influence him incessantly. He will always keep him under pressure from his right side, left side, from his front side, from his back side, he will try to cause this person who has already reached guidance to fall from it (into misguidance). Notice that two kinds of persons will reach this point of guidance: 1) The persons who have wished to reach Allah but failed to put their trusts in him. 2) The persons who have wished to reach Allah and put their trusts in Him. So, he is out of the sphere of influence of Satan both as he has wished to reach Allah Satan is unable to take him under his influence and as he has put his trust in Allah Satan cannot take him away

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from Allahs Way by influencing him. Both groups of people reach Guidance. Those who place their trusts in Allah can be easily discernable: The person whose spirit has arrived in Allah with 33.000 times of zikir, if he is to continue it as 35.000, 37.000, 39.000, 41.000 and above them, that person is the one who has put his trust in Allah (ehl-i tevekkl). Allah Teal says: If you believe in Me, put your trust in Me; if you do so, you are the most powerful. Satan cannot overcome you and cause you to fall from guidance (into Misguidance). But if the person has not put his trust in Allah, if he has merely wished to reach Allah, if Allah Teal has caused

him to reach Himself as he has only become men, if the person could not come to his senses while in the Way, then he begins to go down slowly after having reached guidance. His zikirs decrease, his prayers decrease; his worships for Allah become feeble slowly, dissolve insensibly and the person makes a journey downwards. Whoever among them forgets Allah, that is to say, whoever does not care of the performance of the prayers any longer, is not concerned at all about the fastings, the zikirs, the relations with Allah, has returned to his way of life prior to his entering tasavvuf (sufism), he falls into fsk. Dear readers! Then that person has forgotten Allah. This person will again oppose Allahs verses (signs), he will forget Allah just like he was before entering tasavvuf (Islm in the Qurn,

Sufism). Among those who have reached guidance, there are people also who do not pass through such a process. But as for those who have fallen into fsk, Satan takes them immediately under his influence after their having reached guidance, tries to cause them to deviate from the Way and in a very short period of time he manages to do it. They are few in number, one in thousand. But the Misguidance after Guidance is formed in this fashion. Consider well what Allah Teal says in the 257th verse of Al-Baqarah Sura: 2/Al-Baqarah 257: Allahu velyyullezne men, yuhricuhum minez zulumti ilen nr(nri), Allahu is the Protecting Friend of those

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who are men (of those who have wished to reach Allah spiritually before death), He brings them (their souls hearts) out of the darknesses into the light. That is to say, He causes them to arrive in Him. As for the second group of people: 2/Al-Baqarah 257: vellezne kefer evliyuhumut tgtu yuhricnehum minen nri ilz zulumt(zulumti), and (as to ) those who disbelieve, their friends are Tgt (Satans from the jinn and the men) who take them out of the light into the darknesses. But whoever has changed his nature after having arrived at Allah (vuslat), has

turned once more to Unbelief, then Allah Teal takes away the word of Faith in his (souls) heart, all the operations reverse: His spirit is rendered back to that person, the spirit of the Imam of the Era is taken from over him, the word of Faith in the (souls) heart of that person is taken out, the word of Unbelief is put again therein and his (souls) heart is sealed once again by Allah Teal. The way slit from his breast to his heart is annihilated, the door of light on the (souls) heart is brought again into a position turned to Satan. Ihbat in the souls heart of that person is taken out and ekinnet is put therein instead of it. Vakra (immaterial heaviness) is put in the ears and the hidden barrier (hicb- mestre) on the eyes. And the Name of the AllCompassionate of Allah is removed from

over that person. This is to fall from Guidance into Misguidance. Allah Teal declares this in the 257 verse of Al-Baqarah Sura: 2/Al-Baqarah 257: vellezne kefer evliyuhumut tgtu yuhricnehum minen nri ilz zulumt(zulumti), and (as to) those who disbelieve, their friends are Tgt (satans from the jinn and the men) who take them out of the light into the darknesses. So, dear readers, my intimate friends, my cordial friends! Here is the 21st stage where our spirit reaches Allah. The third 7 stages are completed here. Pay close attention to those who have placed

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their trusts in Allah that they do not leave their zikirs at 33.000, that they can go on increasing them more and more. They perform their prayers, fast willingly. They constantly raise everything to its most beautiful point in their relations with Allah. They are those who have chosen to attempt the uphill road (to assault the steep road). Dear readers, my intimate friends, my cordial friends! The third 7 stages, the third 7 stages of Vel Asr Sura are completed here. Let us consider again Vel Asr Sura: Vel asr(asri). I swear by the Time nnel insne le f husr(husrin). Most surely man is in (utter) loss

llellezne men Except those who are men (those who have wished to reach Allah spiritually before death, those who have surpassed the first 7 stages) Ve amils slihti. And (except) those who do improving deeds (those who have begun the souls purification) At the end of the second 7 stages, the souls purification begins. Ve tevsav bil hakk(hakk). and (except) those who exhort (recommend) one another to the Truth (Hakk, Allah). Who are those who recommend

(others) to the Truth? Those who have reached the Truth (Hakk, Allah). Now, the one who has attained to the Truth at the third 7 stages, who has tasted this great delight, experienced this happiness, the worldly happiness more than half, become Allahs Friend (Saint) by making his spirit reach Him will relate to others surrounding him zealously what he has been relating to them so that they also may be happy. It is they who recommend (others) to the Truth. They are those who recommend to the Truth by reaching It. For this reason, all of you are charged with recommending (others) to the Truth. Dear readers! One more beauty is completed here. We are ending our words here by beseeching from our Exalted Lord that He may make you reach that which is

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beyond this, this point where you will be of those who will surrender also their physical bodies, their souls and their free wills to Allah and that you may be made to possess both the worldly happiness and the eternal felicity of Paradise 100%. We pray to Allah for this. Dear readers, my intimate friends, my cordial friends! May Allah be pleased with all of you!

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El-Fatih together with the Blessings

El-Ftih together with the Benedictions. Peace be upon you and Allahs mercy and His blessings.

I take refuge with Allah from Satan the Accursed.

In the Name of Allah the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate.

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Dear readers, We offer endless praises and thanks to Allah that we are together once more in order to live a beauty of Allah, to make a conversation of zikir (remembrance) again. God willing (in all h), I want to relate to you the fourth 7 stages. You know that the Noble Qur n constitutes a spectrum, a whole of 28 stages. These 28 stages are formed of four times 7 stages. We had related to you the first, second and third 7 stages and we had completed the 21st stage. The spirit had reached Allah. The first guidance, reaching Allah (spiritually before death), had been completed. What happens thereafter? Now, our subject is this. After having reached Allah, our spirit is annihilated in Allah, in the Essence (Z t) of Allah. That is, he is

Fen fill h . Fen = being annihilated, f = in, Allah = Allah, God. Our spirit had come from Allah. He had breathed His Spirit into each man and placed 12 obligations into the Noble Qur an so that the spirit has to return to him while the person is alive. And within this design, our spirit had arrived in Allah before our dying. What had happened? At the 3rd stage, we had wished to reach Allah. Allah Teal had granted us 12 favors (ihsan). He had manifested Himself over us with His Name of All-compassionate (Er-rah m). He had taken out the hidden barrier (hic bmestre = invisible veil) on our eyes, the covering on our sight, the heaviness (vakr ) in our ears, the seal on our hearing, the coverings (ekinnet) on our (soul s) heart, the seal on our (soul s) heart, had put ihbat instead of ekinnet .

He had reached our (soul s) heart. He had turned the light door of our (soul s) heart to Himself. He had slit a light way from our breast to our heart. He had made us reach hushu (a feeling of awe) and shown us our murshid. We had taken the first step. What had we done? We had wished to reach Allah. If we had not wished, none of these would have been realized. Whoever wishes to reach Allah, only in them can the processes I have mentioned occur. Our spirit had left our physical body after we had reached our murshid and depended on him, our soul had begun to be purified. Our physical body had begun to be delivered from being a servant of Satan and to be a servant to Allah to the extent of the virtues constituted in our soul s heart. It is thus that an accumulation of 7

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times 7% of virtues had been realized in our soul s heart. Our spirit too had ascended to one further heavenly floor with each accumulation of 7% of virtues, had reached Allah after having surpassed the 7 heavenly floors. The 21st stage has been completed here. And what was the guidance of our spirit? Let us consider the 73th verse of l- Imr n Sura: innel hud hudall h inne most surely , elhud the Guidance hudall h (is) to reach Allah ; the 120th verse of Al-Baqarah Sura: inne hud ll hi huvel hud Most surely reaching Allah: that is the Guidance. So, our spirit has reached Allah, has attained to guidance. Allah has caused our spirit to reach Himself as we have wished to reach Allah. If our spirit reaches Allah, what happens to him? He (the spirit) is annihilated in the Essence of Allah. What

was the particularity of the person who had made his spirit reach Allah before his death? It was to be possessed of hushu (a feeling of awe). What sort of belief was the belief of those who were possessed of hushu ? The 46th verse of Al-Baqarah Sura defines it: Ellez ne yezunnne ennehum mul ku rabbihim ve ennehum ileyhi r cin(r cine). They know with certainty that they will most surely meet their Lord (they will reach Allah spiritually before death, that is, they will absolutely make their spirits reach Allah before death) and that they most surely return to Him, that is, their spirits will also return to Allah after death. And the spirit has reached Allah. We have come to the 21st stage. Here is the Station of Annihilation = Fen fillah , Fen f Allah, to be annihilated in Allah. Allah Teal says:

55/Ar-Rahm n 26, 27: Kullu men aleyh f n(in), ve yebk vechu rabbike zu l cel li ve l ikr m(ikr mi). Everyone on it shall pass away; and the Face (the Essence, the Person) of your Lord of Majesty and Honor will endure forever. What was the state of our spirit that came from Allah before its (his) being sent to us? He (It) was in the Essence (Person) of Allah and is returning now to the Place to which he belonged, to the Essence (Person, Z t) of Allah. Dear readers! The spirit returns to the Essence (Person) of Allah that is his real Place . He had come from the Essence of Allah, the Place where he

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should return was there and he returned to the Place to which he belonged. Now, dear readers! Our spirit s being annihilated in the Essence (Person, Z t) of Allah: Here is the 22nd Stage. After the 21st stage, the 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28th stages form 7 stages: The last 7 stages of the 28 stages. Allah Teal describes this Annihilation in the Essence (Person, Z t) of Allah as holding fast to Allah or as taking shelter in Him . Allah Teal says in the 39th verse of An-Naba Sura: Z likel yevmul hakk(hakku), femen ettehaze il rabbih me b (me ben). That is the Day of the Truth, so whoever desires may take refuge with his Lord [That is the Day of the Truth.] The one who wishes (to reach Allah) takes for himself the Straight Path (leading him to Allah) as a Way.

Whose spirit reaches Him, the Essence of Allah becomes a Refuge (a Shelter, me b) for that person s spirit]. And thus the spirit has taken refuge with his Lord. Allah Teal names evv b those who have taken refuge with Him. Evv b means those who have returned to Allah, have been annihilated in the Essence (Person, Z t) of Allah, have taken refuge (shelter) with Allah. Allah Teal (God the Most Exalted) decrees so in the 175th verse of An-Nis Sura: Fe emmellez ne men bill hi va tesam bih fe se yudh luhum f rahmetin minhu ve fadl n ve yehd him ileyhi s r tan mustek m (mustek men). Then as for those who are men to Allah (believe in Allah) and wish to hold fast to Him: He will cause them to enter into His

mercy and virtue (grace) and cause them to reach a Straight Path (leading them) to Himself. Dear readers, my intimate friends, my cordial friends! Thus, when we consider our relations with Allah, we see that it is necessary for our spirit that is a Trust from Allah to reach Him, to return to Him and we have realized this at the third 7 stages, we are the Possessors of the Station of the Annihilation. Our spirit has annihilated in the Essence (Z t) of Allah, has attained to the Refuge, has taken shelter in Him. Allah Teal says in the 14th verse of l- Imr n: vall hu ndehu husnul me b(me bi) And Allah is the Best (Most Beautiful) Refuge in His Proximity (Immediacy). [The

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Best (Most Beautiful) Shelter in the Divine Immediacy (Proximity) is the Essence of Allah]. And we attain to the Refuge. Our spirit reaches Allah, takes refuge with Him. A process of holding fast to Allah is completed. Here is the Station of the Annihilation. Thereafter we do more zikir. When we do much more zikir, the lights in our soul s heart increase and when these lights amount to 61%, (when our spirit had reached Allah, these lights were at the rate of 51%, at the station of the Annihilation, this amounts to 61%) Allah Teal grants us a throne, a golden throne. On that endless expanse where the Presence prayer is performed, you will see the golden thrones 30-40 meters ahead of the Imam of the Presence Prayer on the left

side, beginning at the height of 4 meters from the Ground. The thrones at the lowest row are of unalloyed gold. All the thrones there are of pure gold. But beginning from the second row, the thrones begin to be encrusted with jewels. The more we rise, the more we see the thrones decorated with jewels. The uppermost golden thrones are completely encrusted with jewels. And there, there is a standard named the Standard of Praise on a throne at the topmost point. So, dear readers, dear brothers and sisters, my intimate friends, my cordial friends! We offer endless thanks and praises to Allah that He enables us to converse with you, gives us the opportunity to relate to you that which He has been showing us. Wherever you may

be now, we are in the room, in the drawingroom in which you are. Wherever you are, we are there, my dear brothers and sisters! Allah Teal has not been showing us all these in order to show them only to us. It is essential that we may relate them to you. We are charged with absolutely conveying to you that which Allah has commanded us to make known to you. Now, one of those golden thrones is given to the person. Allah Teal says in the 127th verse of AlAn m Sura: Lehum d rus sel mi inde rabbihim ve huve veliyyuhum bim k n ya meln(ya melne). For them there is an Abode of Peace (golden thrones) with (in the Proximity of) their Lord, and He is their (protecting) Friend because of what they did.

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Those golden thrones in the Divine Proximity (Ind-i l h ) are within the standards we have described and you do much more zikir. The lights in your soul s heart increase more than 61%. When your zikir surpasses half of the day, that is, when you do zikir more than 12 hours in a day, then you will become an ascetic (z hid). You who are the possessor of the golden throne in the Divine Proximity will become an ascetic (z hid) Because you are giving preference to Allah and to immaterial eminence. This lowly world remains in the second order for you as you do zikir more than 12 hours in a day. So, you are turned henceforth not to the world but to Allah. You live for Allah much more than for the world. Now, you are the one who has been living for Allah, the one proving that you have been living so. By

doing more zikir than 12 hours in a day, you have been proving this to Him, to Allah Teal . Asceticism is announced so in the 20th verse of Yusf Sura: Ve erevhu bi semenin bahsin der hime ma ddeh(ma ddetin), ve k n f hi minez z hid n(z hid ne). And they sold him for a small price, a few pieces of silver, and they attached no value to him (his brothers were z hid towards Joseph). When you attach no value to this lowly world, when the treasures of Allah, immaterial blessings gain priority for you, they come before all other things, the world comes after them, then you will be an ascetic (z hid). Dear readers! What happens then? When you reach such a

state, what happens? My dear brothers and sisters! There, in your relations with Allah, in the Presence of Allah, you are a man more turned to Allah than to the world. For this reason, you are the possessor of the Station of the Asceticism (Zuhd) and you have been increasing your zikir. The lights in your soul s heart have amounted to 71% beginning from the day when you have attained to a zikir continuing more than half of the day. 69% of virtues, 2% of mercy have been formed. Afterwards, you do much more zikir and the lights in your soul s heart attain from 71% to 81%. How do you understand that it is so? At that point, your physical body assumes a quality that fulfills all the commands of Allah and never commits that which He has forbidden. If so, let us look at that point: Why is it so? The soul s heart has been

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filled with virtues, 19% of darknesses have remained. The spirit s heart is covered with 100% of lights, not with virtues but with good qualities (haslets), that is, your spirit possesses 100% properties that obey all the commands of Allah and never commit any actions that He has forbidden. Your soul s heart too obeys all the commands of Allah does not commit the actions He has forbidden at the rate of 81%. That is to say, 181 in 200 of your content wishes to obey all the commands of Allah and not to commit the actions forbidden by Him. 19 in 200 still remains, that is, 10%, and your physical body never takes them into consideration. No matter whether they may be present or not, they may object or not, they may do whatever they desire. The physical body begins henceforth to obey all the commands of Allah and never to

commit any actions He has forbidden. Here is the place where your physical body has surrendered to Allah. Have you attained to continuous zikir? No, not yet. There are still 19% of darknesses in your soul s heart. But your zikir increases each passing day. You have already begun to do zikir more than half of the day. You are approaching now step by step continuous zikir. Allah Teal decrees so in the 125th verse of An-Nis Sura: Ve men ahsenu d nen mimmen esleme vechehu lill hi ve huve muhsinun vettebea millete ibr h me han f (han fen), vettehazall hu ibr h me hal l (hal len). And who can be better in Religion than he who surrenders himself (his physical body, vech ) to Allah? And he is the doer of good (muhsin) and depends on the religion

(way, faith, millet ) of Abraham, the upright one (han f), and Allah took Abraham ( br h m) as a friend. So, dear readers, my intimate friends, my cordial friends, my beloved brothers and sisters! Here is the point where you have surrendered your physical body to Allah and you are given the name of muhsin (the doer of good) by Allah: The 25th stage. You are remaining with that much? No, you have approached continuous zikir. One day, you will attain to continuous zikir. Whenever you are possessed of continuous zikir, you are named l l elb b . Who are l l elb b ? Let us have a look at the 190 and 191 verses of l- Imr n Sura: li ul l elb b(ul l elb b ). Ellez ne

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yezkurnall he k y men ve kuden ve al cunbihim... Those who remember (repeat the Name of) Allah standing and sitting and lying on their sides What does Allah mean by the expression of lying on their sides ? You have made up your bed so that you take the kiblah (the direction of Mecca) on your right side and you are in bed on your side and you sleep turning to your right side. What happened? Your right ear is on your pillow. You move your ear a little to the right and to the left until you begin to sense the beating of your heart because of the pression on your ear. When it is so, you will recite the yete l Kurs (the Celebrated Throne Verse, 2/Al-Baqarah-255) three times successively. You will begin to repeat

the Name of Allah successively, inwardly with your silent voice: Al-lah, Al-lah, Al-lah. But not like I have been now repeating loudly, with the voice of your heart, with your inner voice, with your silent voice. Now, my dear brothers and sisters, after your physical body s surrender to Allah, no so much time passes any longer. One morning, you will wake up and see that you find yourself doing zikir. That is to say, you have passed all the night with zikir. There will be some omissions during a few days, later, you see again that you will wake up while doing zikir and after a short period of time, from this point on, there will not be any more mornings in which you will not wake up this way. Every morning you will see that you will wake up while doing zikir and you will control yourself during the daytime whether you are in continuous

zikir or not. Have you been hearing each instant your inner silent voice? In that case, that is all right. Your inner silent voice will continue to repeat in your inner world: Al-lah, Al-lah, Al-lah Now, you are there where you have attained to continuous zikir. Your name is l l elb b . Who are l l elb b? Those who vie with each other in goodness. l l elb b are the possessors of continuous zikir. l l elb b are the possessors of wisdom. They remember (repeat the Name of) Allah while standing and sitting and lying on their sides. At the same time, certainty at the degree of knowledge ( lme l yak n) has been definitely completed for that person. He has stepped into certainty at the degree of witnessing ( ayne l yak n). That is to say, from now on, that person will judge (decide) by seeing with his heart s

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eye. The fact that that person will gain four separate contents belonging to the four stations of wisdom at the new point he has attained is in question. So, my dear brothers and sisters! The first characteristic of this person is this, that he is the possessor of continuous zikir. An uninterrupted zikir is with him. Zikir never quits him. Your inner voice follows strictly the double beating of your heart. If it is accelerated, it too gains speed. If it beats normally, this voice also regains its normal speed. But take heed: when you have attained to such a point, you will notice parallelism of your voice with your heart, which will please you to the utmost degree. You will love Allah very much, praise him very much. Henceforth, you are the possessor of continuous zikir

throughout your lifetime. The first characteristic of those who are l l elb b is their being the possessors of continuous zikir. Their second characteristic is this, that all the vices in their souls hearts have been annihilated. 2% of mercy and 98% of virtues have accumulated around the word of Faith in the soul s heart. As a whole, the (soul s) heart is solely constituted of these lights. They possess a particularity that fulfill all the commands of Allah and never commit any actions He has forbidden, whether they may be mercy or virtues. The good qualities in the spirit ( s heart) too have the same characteristic. Both the spirit ( s heart) and the soul ( s heart) possess a particularity that fulfill 100% all the commands of Allah and never commit any actions forbidden by Him.

So, dear readers! Here is the final point. The place where all the vices in the soul s heart have completely vanished. Well, these are the two peculiarities. What is the third peculiarity? The third peculiarity is this, that Allah Teal absolutely opens the heart s eye of that person and his heart s ear. That is to say, Allah begins to show him that which belongs to the Unseen by means of his heart s eye. He explains to that heart s ear the content of the things He has shown him. Thus, He says to the heart s ear on which sacred verse of the Qur an, on which verse of which Sura that which He has said is based. Allah has thus been his Teacher . He teaches him the Unseen (Gayb). That is, He both teaches him the things that the men are unable to see physically and the verses of the Qur an

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related to them. Dear readers, my beloved brothers and sisters! Where are we arriving so? The soul s heart of that person is completely filled with 98% of virtues and 2% of mercy. No vices have remained therein. That is, all the spheres of influence of Satan are annihilated. Satan cannot cause that person to make the least mistake. He does not give up but it is not possible for him to succeed. He is defeated all the time. However, he goes on (trying to influence the person). Well, why is this person the possessor of wisdom? These four basic properties make that person acquire three conditions of attribute: 1. Condition of attribute: That person has been the possessor of deliberation (ehl-i tezekkur)

2. Condition of attribute: He has been the possessor of goodness (ehl-i hay r) 3. Condition of attribute: He has been the possessor of judgement (h k m) or the possessor of wisdom (hikmet) What does ehl-i tezekk r mean? The possessor of deliberation (ehl-i tezekk r) means both the possessor of zikir (remembrance) and the one who is authorized to speak about some matters with Allah. That person can speak with Allah. He relates the matters to other people by learning them from Allah. He asks questions to Allah Teal . He deliberate the allegorical verses with Allah, to learn them from Him. Allah Teal says in the 7th verse of l- Imr n Sura:

He it is Who has sent down the Book (the Qur an) to you; some of its verses are decisive (precise and clear in meaning, selfexplanatory) they are the Mother of the Book, and others are allegorical (their literal meaning is not readily apparent); then as for those with a swerving in their (souls ) hearts, they pursue the part of it which is allegorical, seeking to mislead (others) and seeking to give it (their own) interpretation, but none knows its interpretation except Allah, and those who are firmly rooted (grounded) in knowledge say: We believe in it; The whole of it (clear and unclear verses) are from our Lord, But none can deliberate except l l elbab. Then, who are those who are firmly grounded in knowledge? They are those whose spirits are disappeared (annihilated)

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in the Essence of Allah, who have obtained each a golden throne in the Proximity of their Lord, who are possessed of Asceticism (Zuhd), who have surrendered their physical bodies to Allah. They are those who have not attained yet to the Station of Wisdom. They are those who are on the bridge between ilme l yakin (= Certainty at the degree of knowledge, closeness through knowledge) and ayne l yakin (= Certainty at the degree of witnessing, closeness through witnessing). Those are the men who will not fall into the trap where those who have a versality in their (souls ) hearts would make them fall. The eyes of the (souls ) hearts may be opened, the ears of their (souls ) hearts also may be opened. But, they are not yet authorized to deliberate (matters) with Allah. If they had been authorized to delib-

erate them with Him, they could have deliberated them with Him in any case. Then, r sihn (= Those who are firmly rooted in knowledge) are those who are on the bridge between ilme l yakin and ayne l yakin . They have a firmly grounded knowledge. Their zikir goes as far as 80%, However, they could not attain to the continuous zikir yet. They are sure of Allah and they are certain that He has verses, Why this level of ayne l yakin is so named? Because the person has been seeing with the eye of his (soul s) heart. He has been the owner of the Belief through Verification. The beginning of the verified Belief is the shiver (shaking) that Allah has granted to the person. After this, there is the deliberation (tezekkur) with Allah beyond this shaking (tremble). The verified Belief increases with each passing day

with the opening of the soul s heart by Allah. That person is possessed of zikir and of tezekkur at the same time. The others ask him some questions and he asks them to Allah. Allah Teal announces these kinds of owners of deliberation (ehlez zikri) in the 7th verse of the Al-Anbiy Sura: And We sent not before you but men to whom We revealed. So ask the people of the Reminder (the owners of continuous zikir the owners of the divine mysteries) if you do not know. This means; Let the men ask questions so that We give them their answers. The Station of l l elb b is the station where you attain to continuous zikir. This makes you not only the owner of the deliberation (ehl-i tezekkur) which is the first condition of attribute but also the

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owner of good (ehl-i hay r) which is the second condition of attribute. Why? Because you have been the owner of continuous zikir. You absolutely gain degrees in each instant of your lifetime because of your zikir. Allah declares: He grants the Wisdom to whom He pleases, and he to whom the Wisdom (Hikmet) is granted is indeed granted abundant good. But none remembers (deliberates) except the owners of the divine mysteries). That person who is the owner of good is at the same time the owner of the Wisdom (Hikmet), of the Judgement (Hukum). No matter at what verse he may look, on a stairway of 28 steps, on an Islamic stairway, if this verse is related to these steps, he knows definitely and at once to what step that

verse is related. The owner of the Wisdom is trained and instructed by Allah Teal . They are excellent arbitrators and excellent judges. In reality, the justice is distributed by them, because they always decide by asking Allah about arguments to be decided. So, dear readers! The person has been here the possessor of wisdom at the Station of lu l elb b . Allah Teal shows the secrets of the Main Dervish Convent of the Ground Floor to your heart s eye that is opened. This means that your (soul s) heart that has attained to continuous zikir is ornated (embellished) at the first level. You see the secrets of the Ground Floor. You see what happens in the main Dervish convent, what exists therein, where the Golden Portal is, where a pile of golden

pieces is to be found, what this Immaterial Convent contains. You see there the men s spirits lined up by tens. There are lowreading desks in front of them and the Noble Qur ans on them. The first vertical road that constitutes the second part of the Straight Path (S r t- Mustak m) is named the Straight Road (Tar k- Mustak m). You enter the Straight Road through a Golden Portal, you see that Golden Portal there, too. After the peculiarities of this Main Dervish Convent is made to show you, the first heavenly Floor (Layer) will be shown you. Then, the Station of lu l elb b ends. The Sainthood has 7 stations. The fourth 7 stages comprise these 7 stations. The first is the station of Annihilation (Fen Makam ). We have related it. The second is the Station of Everlastingness (Bek Makam ). We have related it. The Station

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of Annihilation is the station where the spirit takes refuge in Allah, is annihilated in the Essence (Z t, Person) of Allah. The Station of Everlastingness is the station in which a golden throne is granted to the person. The Station of Asceticism is the station where the person s zikir surpasses half of the day. The Station of the Doers of Good (Muhsins) is the station where the person surrenders his physical body (Vech) to Allah. 14 centuries ago, all the Companions had attained to all these stations. Afterwards, my dear brothers and sisters, after the surrender of the physical body, the person becomes lu l elb b , becomes the owner of lubbs . Lubbs are the treasuries of the Divine Secrets. The doors of the transphysical worlds you cannot perceive by means of the five senses are opened to you one by one. You

hear and see with the senses beyond your five senses, with your heart s eye and ear. You are already the possessor of wisdom and of the certainty at the degree of witnessing. Your faith by verification (investigation) has been strengthened thanks to your heart s eye. What happens thereafter? Allah Teal shows you the first heavenly floor, later, the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh heavenly floors in succession. Whoever sees the seventh heavenly floor, he will also see that there are seven Worlds there. Allah Teal shows him all these seven worlds. The seventh World is the Divine Proximity (Indi l h ). The Divine Proximity is the Divine Presence. It is the Place where the Presence Prayer is performed. It is the Place where the golden thrones are suspended in an empty space (void, vacuum).

And Allah Teal shows it (to the person s spirit). The topmost point there is the Farthest Lote-Tree (Sidretu l Munteh ), a tree at the highest point. Whenever Allah Teal shows the Farthest Lote-tree to the person, then he has completed the Station of Utter Purity (Ihl s), too. Allah Teal Beyyine Sura: says in the 5th verse of

Ve m umir ill li ya budll he muhlis ne lehud d ne hunef e ve yuk ms sal te ve yu tz zek te ve z like d nul kayyimeh(kayyimeti). And they were not enjoined anything except that they should serve Allah (be servants to Allah) being utter pure in His Religion (and realize this) as upright ones, han fs , [who make their souls ( hearts)

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utterly pure for Allah s Religion]. When Allah Teal shows him the Farthest Lote-tree, he has surrendered his soul also to Allah and is invited to the Irrevocable Repentance (T vbe-i Nash) by Him. The Irrevocable Repentance indicates that the Station of Utter Purity has ended and the Station of Improvement (Sal h Makam ) begins. The Station of Improvement is the seventh station of the Sainthood and the 28th stage. The first level (rank) of the Station of Improvement is the Invitation to the Irrevocable Repentance. What Allah Teal says is repeated one by one and Allah Teal makes the person reach the standards where the Irrevocable Repentance is realizable. How does He show him that he has gone further? The person learns this

because Allah Teal makes known to him that his sins have been covered after his Irrevocable Repentance. Later on, Allah Teal will grant him a Light. The Light of Improvement. It seems to be a cloud, but in reality, it is a light. However, it is not a very bright, shining light. What will Allah Teal do later? He will transform his sins into rewards at the fourth level. These events occur according to the 8th verse of Tahrim Sura and the person attain to irshad (immaterial maturity). His (soul s) heart has been ornated 7 degrees at the Station of l l elb b , 7 degrees at the Station of Utter Purity ( hl s) and 4 degrees at the Station of Improvement (Sal h). That person has come to a position to surrender his free will to Allah.

Allah Teal decrees so in the 102 verse of l-Imr n Sura: Y eyyuhellez ne menttekull he hakka tuk tih ve l temtunne ill ve entum muslimn(muslimne). O you who are men (who wish to reach Allah spiritually before death and to surrender to Him)! Have takv towards Allah with a true takva [Be careful of your duty to) Allah with the care which is due to Him] and do not die unless you are Muslims (unless you are submitted to Him, unless you fulfill your four surrenders, that is, the surrenders of your spirit, your physical body, your soul and your free will). The personage who has attained to such a point is the one the free will of whom Allah has connected (bound) to

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Himself and he has surrendered (to Him) with a total surrender. From this point on, the person will not decide any more with his own free will. It is Allah who will decide and he will learn these decisions from Allah and put them into effect. His free will is tied (connected) to the Will of Allah. Allah Teal makes the person the owner of the Post of Irshad by the phrase: You are ordered and authorized to (lead men to) Irshad. Who are there beyond this Post? There are the messengers in all the nations: The 6th rank. Who is there beyond them? The Imam (Religious Leader) of the Era: The 7th rank. Behold, my dear brothers and sisters! all these men will go into the Gardens of Eden. That is to say, those who occupy the 5, 6 and 7th ranks of the Station of

Improvement, in other words, those who are ordered and authorized by Allah Teal to Irshad, all the messengers in all the nations and the Imam of the Era. Here, Ve l Asr Sura is completed. Ez billehimine eyt nirrac m. Bismill hirrahm nirrah m I take refuge with Allah from Satan the Rejected. In the Name of Allah, the AllMercifull, the All-Compassionate. Vel asr(asri). I swear by the Time. nnel ins ne le f husr(husrin). Mankind is in (utter) loss. llellez ne men Except those who are men.

Ve amils s lih ti. And (except) those who do improving deeds [and (except) those who have begun to improve the soul ( s heart)] Ve tev sav bil hakk(hakk ). And (except) those who recommend (others, each other) to the Truth (Hakk, Allah) by having already reached Him Ve tev sav bis sabr(sabr ). And (except) those who recommend (others, each other) to Patience (the possessors of the Stations of lu l elb b , Ihl s and Sal h . My beloved brothers and sisters, you see that, Ve l Asr Sura has contained the 28 stages of the whole Qur an. We want to complete, God willing, our words here with

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our prayers that Allah may make all of you reach both the Bliss of Paradise and the worldly happiness, dear readers, my intimate friends, my cordial friends. May Allah be pleased with all of you.

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together with the Benedictions

Peace be upon you and Allah s mercy and His benedicitions.

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