What is Islam

PREFACE

We thank our YUCE (great) RAB that He destined us to write this book. How happy for us that we, the ones who love ALLAH, who are the passengers on the way to ALLAH, are all together. Even though our locations are different, this book is a beautiful way for us to be together. We are a whole with you. We are the two pieces of a whole, 2 pieces which need each other. We convey to you the things which ALLAH tells us. We are trying to make you one of the EVLIYA (saints) of ALLAH. If you are already an EVLIYA, then we are trying to make you arrive at the stage of IRSHAD. But if we were alone by ourselves, we would be nothing. If we were not able to tell you the things ALLAH taught us and make you reach them, the things we learned would not be precious to you. So just like you need us, we also need you. We are a whole: those who say and those who listen, those who teach and those who learn. We are a whole, a whole who needs each other.

None of the MURSHIDS (those who help in reaching ALLAH) have a value without their MURIDS (students, followers of the MURSHIDS; those who depend on MURSHIDSB). He cannot be a MURSHID. A MURSHID is not a person who teaches himself. He is the one who teaches others and makes them live. We always say MURSHID, MURSHID. What does MURSHID do? First of all, he tries to make all of the people reach ALLAH and make them be saints. His aim or target is this. He is one of the pieces of the whole. He is the one who takes from ALLAH and gives to others, both the ones who still cannot take and those who can take from Allah.

ALLAH teaches him and he teaches the others. This road is a certain, safe road. It is under the protection of ALLAH. It is under the protection of the MURSHID. ALLAH says:

“ZILLET (abasement, degradation) mark is stamped on them, except the ones who embrace the rope of ALLAH and the rope of one of the human beings.” AL-I IMRAN 112

Thus the rope of ALLAHU TEALA, SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM is the road that makes you arrive at ALLAH. What about a rope among human beings? Well, it is the MURSHID. When you hold onto that rope, it makes you reach ALLAH. Everything is created only for you. ALLAHU TEALA wants all of you to live in endless prosperity and be happy. He only wants this for you. And you are the ones who would like to reach ALLAH. Thus, we are going to know this truth: that whoever wishes to reach ALLAH, ALLAH definitely wishes to make that one reach Himself. And He absolutely makes that person reach ALLAH. As you can see, the matter in question for all human beings is reaching ALLAH, arriving to ALLAH. That is being an “ERMISH” (Saint) as it is said in Turkish. In Arabic language, it is being a “VELI” (saint). And it is appropriated to Turkish as “EVLIYA” (the plural of VELI; saints)

It is seen that the only thing human beings look for is happiness. Being an EVLIYA (saint) definitely makes the person reach this happiness. Whoever succeeds in making his spirit (RUH) reach ALLAH, it becomes definite according to the Kuran that that person enters into heaven. But for us human beings, the happiness of heaven is not the only thing which is in question. ALLAHU TEALA made being happy on earth be a FARZ (obligatory order) for us, too. So we must also be happy in this world. And will you let me tell you something? What I think most is that ALLAH wants all of you be happy. He expresses this in a clear, open way in the Kuran. And all of you want to be happy. But you are not happy. Most of you aren’t happy. Being happy for those who do not live TASAVVUF (Islam in the Kuran) cannot be possible in any way. Then what can be done? There is only one simple thing, it is not knowing the secret of happiness. If ALLAH (who created you) wants you to be happy and if you want to be happy, you have to be happy in normal conditions. But you are not. Pay attention to this secret. Reaching heaven’s happiness for a person is possible only through wishing to arrive at ALLAH. You are going to wish to reach ALLAH. Wishing to be happy is not sufficient; everybody wishes to be happy. If you do not know the secrets of ALLAH which will make you reach happiness, then you cannot be happy. Being happy is a matter of the heart, a matter of desire (demand).

Being happy requires a description. If people are a little bit at ease, then they suppose that they are happy. But happiness is a continuous manner. That is to say, a happy person is happy at any moment. A period when he is unhappy does not exist. And more than that, happiness is a process that has to be lived in your 3 ALEM (world) alltogether. You have to be happy both in your interior world (this is a continuous happiness) and in your exterior world (this is also a continuous happiness) and also in your relations with ALLAH (and this is a continuous happiness, too.)
Thus, when we put the contents of happiness in their own place, I want you to know that you also deserve happiness. All human beings are created by ALLAH, just because ALLAH loves them. Otherwise they would not be created. You also exist, you are alive. Thus you are loved. If you are loved, then you should love ALLAH too. And ALLAH does not want anything from you other than to be loved. He does not want anything from you other than to love ALLAH. He loves you. He wants you to love Him too. In AL-I IMRAN Surah what He makes our Prophet Muhammad (SAV) say is the following:

“My Beloved tell them that if you love ALLAH, depend on me; so that ALLAH loves you” AL-I IMRAN-131

As you see, ALLAH binds his love upon human beings by a condition, which is depending on a murshid. But He expresses that it is impossible for those who do not love ALLAH to depend on a MURSHID. Only for those who love ALLAH is it possible to depend on a MURSHID, in order to arrive at ALLAH. Don’t forget, dear readers; one who loves, runs to his beloved.

In that case, you will say “then what is that fear of ALLAH, which is trying to be taught to us?”. Everybody wants to make us be afraid of ALLAH. Yes, I also agree with what you say. It is just like that. They try to make you be frightened of ALLAH. However, the command of ALLAH in the Kuran is: to love ALLAH, to love and to run, fly and take wing to ALLAH, desire passionately to arrive at ALLAH, running to ALLAH, in order to reach the beloved (darling), eternal darling, the creator which is loved the most in the universe, the creator which has to be loved. ALLAH wants that from you. He wants you to run, fly, take wing to ALLAH, to fall in love with ALLAH, with all of your love and at the end to admire Him.

So then, the relationship between Him and you takes the form that He wanted. All of the saints of ALLAH are afraid of ALLAH. How are they afraid? They are in a fear such as thinking, “if the love of ALLAH towards us can decrease”. This is an event which would deeply upset them. They love ALLAH so much that they got used to receiving reaction (response) of it from ALLAH. Whoever loves ALLAH, ALLAH loves them at least 1000 times more than they love ALLAH. So that saint (EVLIYA) of ALLAH loves ALLAH, loved Him a lot. He also knows how much ALLAH loves him. He is sure of that. That person is afraid. He wonders if the love of ALLAH on him, the love which is focused on him decreases. He is afraid of that. None of the saints of ALLAH are afraid of ALLAH because of the fear of hell or a fear similar to it. Yunus says: “From now on, why shall I be afraid of Him. He became a friend to me. He only wants to award a prize.”

Thus, what ALLAH wants from you is your happiness. Only this. He created all of the universe for you, because He loves you so much. Everything is created for you. All of the universe, the earth, the heavens, all of the stars in space, everything farther in the universe that we cannot see. They are created for you. This endless universe which ALLAH created, even non-existence, is created for you. So you are the most precious creature in ALLAH’s presence. Not sufficient. The universe is created for you. Not sufficient. It is given to your command (order). In order that you profit from them, all of them, everything ALLAH created, everything alive and lifeless, they are instruments for your happiness.

So, what do we see? What we see is very clear and definite. Everything is created for your happiness and you are created to be happy. And what a pity that even though all of the human beings are created to be happy, 90 % of them do not know how to be happy. They don’t know both the contents of heaven’s happiness and the contents of the world’s happiness. And because they do not know, the desire inside them to be happy can never make them arrive at happiness.

If you are one of those, dear readers of this book! If you are in inexplicable sufferings, if you are oppressed under hard conditions, if you are hopeless, if you do not want to live, if living seems to you a hard event...despite all of these factors I would like to tell you that it is possible for you to be happy. Further more I would like to say that it is definite that you could be happy no matter what conditions you are in, no matter in which part of the world you are, no matter if you are at the bottom level of poverty, no matter if you are sick and even have the worst illness, no matter if you have stress from A to Z, imagine that you are somebody oppressed under the effect of all bad conditions, ALLAH guarantees in His Kuran that you also can be happy. In every condition prosperity is a reachable goal for you. No matter what conditions you are in. You say that: “I am the one who is under the hardest conditions”. I accept that you are like that. You are a person who is in the hardest conditions, that is, who lives unhappiness in every dimension. But in spite of all of it I say definitely that (or I repeat what ALLAH says) you can be happy too. All of the conditions to make you happy are ready. Everything is ready for you to reach prosperity. You can live prosperity in every dimension. Being without money, being ill, all of the negative conditions that you are pushed in, which are produced by others, none of these are an obstacle to your happiness. One day you will absolutely reach prosperity. Thus think of that prosperity. Try to put it into the right place. What will you do? What will you do in order to be happy? What you have to do, in order to be happy, is only to wish to reach ALLAH. Everything is connected with this fact.

Now, maybe you are saying: “it does not concern me. I am unhappy under the conditions of the world, however you are talking about reaching ALLAH. Yes, I am talking about reaching Allah. And reaching ALLAH is possible for you in every condition”. This definitely makes you arrive at heaven’s happiness. After aiming for this target, what is important for you is to complete the happiness (you have reached it fifty percent) and to reach complete prosperity. Whoever carries out the PROMISE of his spirit that he gave ALLAH about making it reach ALLAH, that person becomes the owner of heaven’s happiness. This happiness is an absolute guarantee for him.

In order to reach a target, a goal like this, it is sufficient for you to wish to reach ALLAH. Why is it sufficient? Because ALLAHU TEALA has a promise. Whoever wishes to arrive at ALLAH, ALLAH definitely, but definitely, wishes to make him reach Himself. ALLAH makes the person, whom He wishes to make reach Himself, to definitely reach Him ( no matter in what conditions the person is ). Thus, you will never forget that being happy is just up to you. You have the authority of what you want to do. You are created with free will. If ALLAH wanted, He would create you as an angel. If He wanted, He would take all of you to His heaven. But then this would not have value. If ALLAH took everybody to His heaven, nobody would appreciate the value of this. Because happiness is something that should definitely be reached for a person. Here, you live in unhappiness because of this. You have to know and live, how bad, how annoying, how uneasy life is. Here you live and you know. And as a natural result of this fact, your result is UNHAPPINESS in the presence of Allahu Teala.
Well, even if you are at the bottom of this whirlpool of unhappiness, even if you are the most unhappy, the most uneasy person in the world, even if you are a person having the biggest agonies, it is certainly possible to get happiness and escape from this unhappiness. And this only depends on your desire which is wishing to reach ALLAH.

Let’s think that you have a request like this. ALLAH immediately wishes to make you reach Himself. And He definitely makes you reach Himself, because you have a request like this. If a person really wants to reach ALLAH, then he is the possessor of 4 beliefs:

1- He believes in ALLAH.

2- He believes that the spirit of a human being reaches ALLAH before dying. In the Kuran there are exactly 95 verses on this subject.

3- He knows and perceives that making his spirit reach Allah is an obligatory order which is commanded exactly 9 times.

Since ALLAH wants all of you reach prosperity, and the thing which is going to realize this is making your spirit reach ALLAH, ALLAH made it (making your spirit reach Allah) be an obligatory order 9 times upon you (just in order to provide your happiness).

4- He knows that, just like all other people, he is also created with the FITRAT (nature) of HANIF (being ISLAM). HANIF FITRATI is believing in one ALLAH, believing in reaching ALLAH and surrendering to ALLAH as a spirit, physical body and soul.

So, what does this person (who has these 4 beliefs) want? Look at the second factor carefully. He wants to make his spirit arrive at ALLAH before he dies. This is a condition which ALLAH made into an obligatory order (FARZ) for him, to make him happy.

Thus the subject which is in question for all human beings is their prosperity, their happiness. What makes all human beings reach happiness is going towards a target like this, wishing to arrive at ALLAH. You all reach the happiness of heaven (of Allah) because of such an easy reason. 14 centuries ago, all of the SAHABE (companions of our Prophet Muhammad SAV) made their spirits reach ALLAH. They carried out this reaching which ALLAH made FARZ for them 9 times. And so they reached this target of ALLAH. They all were the owners of heaven’s happiness. ALLAH writes this fact obviously in His Kur'an-ı Kerim. ALLAH writes that all SAHABE arrived at prosperity, and they all received the good news of heaven. What did they do? They made their spirit reach ALLAH before death.

I tell you that happiness is possible for all of you. It is such a happiness which will cover all of your personality, a happiness which will make you open the windows and scream outside and say that “I am happy”. You will want to make everybody hear that you are happy. This is going to be how you feel inside of you. When you start living this happiness fully, you will want all others around you live it too. And then you will see with amazement that they do not want to believe in this happiness you have. They all are going to look for happiness in other places, just like you did in the past. Today, all over the world, happiness is looked for in every place other than the Kuran which is the only place that should be looked at. Everybody is searching after a happiness different from each other’s. Even though the thing which is in question for everyone is happiness, everybody interprets happiness according to themselves and tries to live the happiness which is in their minds. For this reason, it is impossible to pass without saying that most of the people have reached the wrong places. Some go to sorcerers, some go to black magicians, witches, followers of transcendental meditations, followers of the occult. That is, to the servants of Satan. Those are all big mistakes on behalf of happiness in a human life.

Happiness is the total of the goodness' (HASLET) of the spirit. However, expecting help from sorcery, jinns, the soul's faults (AFET) and the occult is expecting help from the devil (Satan). Satan is the biggest enemy of human beings. Satan is a creature who has one target, which until today is making you unhappy. You also become unhappy because of using his system. Every day is filled with unhappiness and uneasiness. And you always found the mistakes in others. You thought you were unhappy because of the effects of other people on you. However, this is a totally wrong hypothesis. It is impossible for it to be true and accepted. Don’t forget, dear readers; the reason of your unhappiness, is the negative, worrying effects of events on you. Well, how much the negative effects (the worrying effects) of the events dominate you, it means that you are that much unhappy, that much uneasy.

Well, SUFISM (ISLAM in Kuran) is the only system which can annihilate the negative effects, the worrying effects of the events on you. It is the system of ALLAH. ALLAH who has created you is the one who knows by which standards you can reach happiness, and knows best how you can be happy. Allah only wants you reach prosperity and happiness in all dimensions. The subject which is in question for is your prosperity, your happiness. Allahu Teala just wants your happiness since you are His most beloved creature. He wants you to live a life that is at ease. And after death, after doomsday, He definitely wants you to enter into the heaven of ALLAH. He makes all of the rules in order to achieve this target. The only thing He wants from you is your happiness. Don’t forget, the event which creates your unhappiness is not outside of you. The reason for your unhappiness is only you. You cannot be happy by wanting to be happy. You must think like, “there must be a technique with which ALLAH can lead me to happiness” and ALLAH puts this technique in His Kuran. This technique is a kind of technique which will definitely lead you to prosperity. This technique of ALLAH has nothing to do with magicians, witch-doctors and even psychologists and psychoanalysts. ALLAH educates, trains you directly, and definitely makes you reach happiness. What you have to do is only to apply the prescription (recipe). Kuran is:

1- A happiness invitation for all human beings. ALLAH invites you to happiness.

2- A guarantee of happiness. ALLAH gives you a guarantee of happiness. He says; Wish to reach me, then I will definitely make you happy. He guarantees this.

3- A happiness prescription for all human beings. ALLAH gave you the prescription. He says: “here is My prescription, apply it.” Whoever applies that recipe, definitely reaches happiness. What will you do and how will you do it? Kur'an-ı Kerim explains this in all dimensions:

And we have the duty of teaching you this happiness prescription that Allah has taught us. Pay attention to this education. This education does not go together with bigotry. The Kuran is not open to bigotry (TAASSUP), doesn’t allow bigotry. There isn’t any compulsion in ALLAH’s religion. Nobody can force anyone. Thus, the factors which alienate people from religion are not from the Kuran. ALLAH wants to be loved. You have to love ALLAH and try to be worthy of Him. If you want to reach ALLAH, ALLAH definitely makes you reach Hıs prosperity.

The 78 audio cassettes, 103 video cassettes, lots of books, the monthly magazine MIHR, they are all published to make you reach happiness. We dedicated ourselves to your happiness and to ALLAH. We live only for this goal. Our life has only one meaning, one target. Making all human beings, all of you happy. We know and live that being happy can be realized only with the prescription of ALLAH in Kuran. But, unfortunately, this recipe is applied wrongly by everybody including the religious educators because it is not known. The time for the correction of these mistakes came. We are living in a period in which you all will live both the heaven’s happiness and the world’s happiness. This book will definitely make you reach happiness. It’s written to give you the prescription (recipe), the guarantee and the invitation of happiness and for making those who want to reach happiness, reach happiness.
And dear readers, you should know that you deserve to be happy and you will certainly become happy. We wish from our Great ALLAH that, all of you reach both the happiness of heaven and the happiness of this world. May ALLAH be contented with you.

With our prayers;
Iskender EROL EVRENOSOĞLU M.T.,Ph.D.
SHAYKH ISKENDER ALI MIHR

1-WHAT IS ISLAM?

In the 186th Verse of Bakara Surah there is an invitation to irshad.

“I reply when anyone invites me. But, they should also reply to my invitation. They should become Mumin, so that they reach irshad”

In the 208th Verse of Bakara Surah it is said:

“Those who are amenû, all of them enter together to silm (delivery)”.

We see that the verses tell us about irshad and submission. Both of them demonstrate the same point, the point at which our soul’s heart reaches complete shining. The darkness in our soul’s heart represents our soul’s faults. At the point of completely shining, our soul’s calamities have disappeared. This is the point where our soul is submitted to Allah, in other words, where the last submission has been realized. The heart being completely lit shows that irshad is completed. The heart has become muzeyyen and according to the 7th Verse of Hucurat Surah irshad has been completed. So,irshad is the name of the point where all of the submissions are completed, i.e. Islam is completed. In the 5th Verse of Maide Surah it is said:

“I have today completed your religion. I have completed all of my favor to you. I have chosen submission as your religion. I am contented with it”

Allah calls this religion, meaning submission (delivering) to Allah, ISLAM. In the 78th Verse of Hac Surah:

“There are no difficulties for you in religion. Follow your father Abraham’s religion. In the Holy Books sent to you before and in the Kuran, “those who submitted to Allah” gave you names, so the Prophet may be a witness for you and you be a witness for mankind”

We see that our Great Rabb uses the expression “Those who are submitted (delivered, surrendered).” Submission is a word coming from Silm origin. Silm

origin has three meanings. First is believing in one Allah, second is submitting (delivering, surrendering) to Allah all of three bodies (soul, spirit and physical body). Third is reaching peace and order. In the 84th Verse of Ali Imran Surah our Great Rabb says:

“Say: We are those who submitted to Allah”

So, we see that Islam comes together from three aspects. And delivering our three bodies to Allah is the basis of Islam. In the 4th Verse of Fetih Surah it is said:

“Allah is the One who has put peace and order into mumin’s heart to make their (belief) iman increase”

This situation of peace and order is the expression of endless happiness for everyone who is honored with entering into Islam. Such a situation does not mean monotony. In contrary, it is peace and order, a situation in which there is a complete harmony. But, it is also a complete fitting between your interior world and in your exterior world. So, what we firstly call happiness is the expression of a situation of fitting. This is just the meaning of peace. The realization of peace in the interior and exterior worlds of a person is possible only with carrying out submission (surrender). This is ISLAM.

1.1 INVITATION TO ISLAM

Our Great Rabb has created human beings consisting of three bodies. These are the physical body (Vech), the soul (Nefs) and the spirit (Ruh).
... and, Islam is the delivery of these three bodies to Allah.

One Soul (nefs), one Spirit (ruh), one Physical body (vech). Why has Allahu Teala chosen for the human being which is created in such a system (i.e. consisting of three bodies) the RELIGION called ISLAM (submission and peace and calm)? When we examine these properly, we see that there is only one basic factor for it. Allahu Teala wants the human being to be happy, to be in prosperity. When we look at the former celestial books and in the end to the Kuran, we see that Allahu Teala invites human beings to happiness through these celestial signs. Allah has prepared an invitation:

“The invitation to happiness for the human beings”

That is to say, when we say Islam, we see the basis of this invitation. First, when we move from the two basic meanings of submission and peace and calm, we should know that there has never existed any religion other than (submitting to Allah) ISLAM in the universe.

Because of that, it is said in the 19th Verse of Ali Imran Surah by Allahu Teala that:

“Absolutely the only religion in the sight of Allah

is Islam (Submitting to ALLAH)”

The reason for this is that all of the prophets and their followers who do homage to them have only lived ISLAM. That means, all of them have delivered their Spirits, Physical bodies and Souls to Allah and have reached peace and calm.

The commandment of Allah that He commands to all of the human beings is the delivery of our three bodies to Allah.

Whoever
1- believes in Allah.
2- delivers his three bodies to Allah.
3- so, reaches peace and calm (prosperity).. That one has reached the honor of SUBMISSION. All of the Prophets have done this. So, all of the Prophets were in ISLAM.

.... And so, there has never been any religion other than Islam. What is important here is the basic meaning of this word, which is SUBMISSION. In every language, the corresponding word means ISLAM (SURRENDERING).

2- HAPPINESS, PROSPERITY

Now, we are here to present to you the subjects of happiness and Islam. May Allah be content with all of you. When we say “happiness”, there appears a concept which we, mankind, always have to take into consideration. I wonder, is there anyone among you who is not looking for happiness or prosperity? Everybody is certainly going after the concept called happiness and prosperity, and everyone is oriented towards this concept. And his aim is to find happiness. But happiness is being searched for outside of the place where it has to be looked for, by everybody or in the general framework by society, by most parts of society and the societies all over the World. Well then, where are we going to look for happiness? I would like to give you an example. When you buy a television, you also get a handbook together with it. The one who wants to get the best performance must obey the rules given in the handbook of that television. The degree to which you obey the rules and regulations corresponds with the degree to which you get a bright and beautifully colored picture from your television. What is the reason for this? Because, the ones who produced that television surely know the performance of that television best. In this handbook they have given the description of the circumstances in which you will get the best results. Now, let us come to the human being: it is Allah who has created him with his physical body, soul and spirit, with these three different bodies, and it is Allah who knows surely how these three bodies can adjust the best to each other, how they can show the most proper behavior in different situations and as a result how human beings can reach prosperity in complete harmony. Then, let us look at the words of Allah.

Our Great Rabb expresses happiness in two stages:

1- Happiness of heaven
2- Happiness of the world

How we reach these stages of happiness:

1- We can reach happiness in heaven by realizing the three oaths we gave to Allah. This means: it is necessary to purify our souls, to make our spirits arrive at Allah before death, and to make our physical bodies the servant of Allah, not of Satan.
2- It is possible to reach the happiness in this world by first delivering our spirits, then our physical bodies and our souls to Allah.

2.1 THE HAPPINESS INVITATIONS AND HAPPINESS RECIPES OF ALLAH

Before everything else, the Kuran is the

1- Invitation to happiness
2- Recipe for happiness
3- Guarantee of happiness

We know that our great Rabb has sent four books to us until now. The Torah, the Psalms of David, the Bible and the Kuran have been sent to Moses, David, Jesus and our Prophet Muhammad SAV respectively. All of these four books are invitations to happiness. Especially the Holy Kuran, being the last book, shows its characteristic of being an invitation to happiness very clearly. Do not forget that Allahu Teala wants from you only one thing, that is your prosperity or in other words, your happiness. There is nothing else that our Rabb wants from any of the human beings. Do not also forget that Allah is MUNEZZEH from everything. Allah does not need your worship. But, you need that worship. Because, as long as worship is not given, you cannot reach the goals that Allah calls happiness and peace. Then let's pay attention to the reason for our existence. There is only one reason for our existence and living in this world. Reaching prosperity, or with today’s expression, catching happiness. Allahu Teala just wishes this for you. If so, an invitation is far away from expressing how to reach this goal as long as it stays an invitation. But, the Holy Kuran is not only an invitation to happiness, but it is at the same time a recipe for happiness, too. Allah guarantees this to all human beings by saying:

Our great Rab guarantees that whoever executes their 3 promises, will certainly reach the prosperity of this world. He also guarantees that whoever performs continuous zikir and irshad and surrenders his 3 bodies to Allah certainly attains the happiness of the world. As it is seen, the Kur'an is a guarantee of prosperity as well. And we are here to inform you about how you can reach this happiness, this prosperity.

2.2 WHO IS ABLE TO REACH ETERNAL HAPPINESS?

Happiness is a magnificent result that Allahu Teala wishes for and announces to all human beings. Don't forget that all human beings, including yourself are created with the nature of hanif, with the nature of Islam (surrendering oneself to Allah). This means you have the standards needed to reach endless happiness. Many people have told us that the things that you are saying seem to be very difficult. And how many of the human beings (living in our century) can reach this glorious happiness that you are talking about? We have given the following answer to their question: My beloved brother, even you, who are living by normal standards and have not any mental illness and who are adolescents (with the terms in the Kuran of âkil and bâlig) have the possibility of living in eternal happiness and reaching this endless happiness. This exists in the nature of human beings. In the 30th Verse of Rum Surah, Allahu Teala brings this big reality to light. Allah says that;
“Allah has created all human beings with the nature of hanif.”
Hanif (Godseeker) is the nature to:
1- Believe in Allah without attributing a partner to Allah.
2- At first surrender the spirit to Allah, and then to surrender the physical body and the soul to Allah.
3- Reach peace and calm, i.e. to reach an endless happiness.
That means, being hanif expresses three standards. And all human beings are created with the nature of hanif. All human beings are equipped with the ability to reach this endless happiness. Whoever uses this authority, will reach that endless happiness. Therefore, our humble advice to all of you would be this: live this nature of hanif, carry out the necessities of the nature of hanif. As long as you make the requirements for this happiness, for your own happiness, you are going to climb the steps of happiness one by one, and your sadness is going to diminish day by day, you are going to be closer to this goal step by step, your happiness is going to increase. And then such a day will come and you will certainly find yourself in this endless happiness. Then the answer to the question, how many people in our time can reach this goal, is everybody.
Everybody can certainly reach this endless happiness, since everybody has been created with the nature of hanif; it is enough that human beings direct themselves to this aim and do what they have to do.

2.3 WHAT IS HAPPINESS?

What is happiness? Happiness is a situation of harmony.

1- It is the case of accommodation between the spirit and the soul in the interior world of human being.

2- It is the accommodation between the other people and himself in the exterior world of human being, and finally,

3- The harmony between human being and Allah.

If the condition of these three accommodations exists continuously and without interruption, a person lives the reality of endless pleasure and endless happiness and becomes the owner of endless pleasure.

In the 35th Verse of Fussilet Surah Allahu Teala talks about the human beings who have reached eternal pleasure and this is called Hazzul Azim. And we are going one step further in this subject by saying that everybody is able to reach this goal of Hazzul Azim.

3- THE CREATION ENERGY

We know that Allah created a lifeless universe first in order to create the human being. It is a fact that this event which we call creation started with energy. This energy is called neutrons by today’s physics. This kind of energy consists of four energy spheres. If the first sphere turns right, the second sphere turns left, the third sphere turns right and the fourth sphere turns left. And these energy spheres move one inside the other and such that the first sphere is in relation with the second sphere, and the third sphere is in relation with the fourth sphere. There isn’t any relation between the second and third spheres. In the 4th verse of Hadid Surah, Allahu Teala expresses in which conditions this energy of Allahu Teala has what sort of activity, as follows:

“Allah is the One who knows best that which descends from the heaven and ascends again to heaven, that which goes into the earth and comes out from the earth”. If so, it is evident that energies come down from the heavens, from the floor of Allahu Teala to the earth. These energies are coming down to earth, performing a duty on earth then rising again, ascending to the heavens, returning to the level of Allah and passing over the heavens. And the 12th verse of Talak Surah shows that these energies descend and ascend in an infinite way; Our Great Rabb says that:

“The energy of Allah descends and ascends continuously between the heavens and the Earth”

3.1 EACH PARTICLE CONTINUOUSLY REPEATS (TESPIH) THE NAME OF ALLAH

Then our Great Rabb has an energy system that is reaching each particle of the universe. This energy reaches every point in the whole universe. It performs a duty there. But what is this duty? Allahu Teala explains this in the 44th Verse of Isra Surah as:

“There is no particle existing in all of the heavens and earth that that does not continuously repeat the name of Allah”

That is to say that each point existing in all the heavens and earth, in each coordinate, expresses that all creatures are in motion and they are repeating the name of Allah consciously but involuntarily. Tesbih is the repetition of the name of Allah in all the smallest particles of all the heavens and earth. We see that this tesbih or repetition, has been done continuously in every particle. How do we know this? Because the basic structure of our universe is electrons. Every study done in hundreds of laboratories of nuclear physics and nuclear chemistry in the world has proven this big reality: all of the electrons certainly sound a voice and sound the same voice during their spinning around themselves and around the nucleus. At the end of the 44th Verse of Isra Surah Allahu Teala says that:

“But you cannot understand their tesbih”

That means that all electrons are repeating the name of Allah, doing the tesbih of Allah, in each of their spins, but we do not recognize their vibration in our ears, that they are repeating the word of Allah. But Allah knows this big reality. Then, as many electrons and particles as there are... These electrons and counter-electrons are surely repeating Allah’s name continuously. Allahu Teala calls this repetition tesbih. How does Allahu Teala form this tesbih? To each electron with right spin direction arrives always a neutron (i.e. Allah’s energy), also with right spin direction. Endless amounts of energy particles reach this electron, transfer their power to it and make its spin infinite. In this way, these infinite energy particles coming from Allah have been setting the electrons in motion, and keep them on spinning in their own directions. The infinite energy particles coming one after another have been causing electrons to spin continuously. And the answer to Maxwell’s question “How can these electrons in the universe continue to spin in an infinite way since the universe has been created?” is hidden in 44th Verse of Isra Surah.

3.2 FORMATION OF MATTER

How can the will-power of Allah create these electrons and counter-electrons ? Allahu Teala explains this in the 36th Verse of Yasin Surah :

“Allah created everything, composed of its opposites and in pairs”

Existing (subsisted) with its opposite is expressed by the words of zevc and zevce. And there is also the creation in pairs by our Great Rabb. As it is a fact that Allahu Teala created everything we see in pairs, everything we cannot see is created in pairs, too. Our Great Rabb says in the 49th Verse of Zariyat Surah that:

“Allah created everything you see and you do not see in pairs, subsisted with its opposite”

Our Great Rabb uses the words of 'zevceyni' about this subject in this Verse. It expresses both zevc (husband) and zevce (wife) and also two pairs. Allahu Teala uses the word ezvace in 36th Verse of Yasin Surah. This means it is both in pairs and it exists together with its opposite. In the 49th Verse of Zariyat Surah visible things are in pairs among themselves, and invisible things are in pairs among themselves, too. If so, we are face to face with this big reality that there are electrons with left spins in the same amount as the amount of existing electrons with right spins. There are counter-electrons having left spins in the same amount as the amount of existing counter-electrons with right spins. Everything has been created in pairs because Allahu Teala does not create one single electron from one single neutron. It is absolutely necessary to have a pair of neutrons, because, as it has been mentioned before, a neutron consists of four energy spheres, the first and the second spheres are in relation with each other, and the third and the fourth spheres are in relation with each other, too. That is, Allah brings together a neutron having a right spin with a neutron having a left spin. Then Allah changes the partners of their second groups, that means the third and the fourth spheres because the first and the third dominant spheres would spin in opposite directions from now on. When the partners have changed, this energy is transformed into an electron. We can compare this to the motion of a boat. If a boat is moving, when we move the oars of this boat in the same direction, the boat will move in a linear direction. But, whenever you use one of these oars in the opposite direction, the side with the weak oar will make the boat turn around its center. That is, the movement of all neutrons, i.e. the energy of Allah, is linear. But, whenever the mentioned change occurs and a pair of neutrons forms a pair of electrons from the movement of this formation of these electrons, linear momentum has been transformed into angular momentum. Linear momentum gave way to angular momentum. For this reason while all neutrons move with an infinite speed and in a linear way outside of their world, the electrons move with an angular momentum, and since one electron is moving in its world the infinite speed decreases to electron speed. (This movement of a particle faster than the speed of light is only possible outside of its own world. The speed of light is the speed which is between two worlds on the light wall. A particle moves slower than the speed of light in its own world).

3.3 ATOMS

Thus, we see that Allahu Teala created everything which is visible and invisible in pairs and in counter balance with its opposite. What does this mean? We see how it reaches a serious result when we look at atomic structure. Allahu Teala has explained atomic structure in the 15th and 16th Verses of Tekvir Surah. Allah says that:

“I swear by one that has central attraction force and the one that (circulates) turns around it (on an elliptic orbit)”

When we examine the structure of an atom, we see that there is certainly a nucleus, a core at the center of it. It is possible to explain it in a more technical way by using the example of the hydrogen atom which is the simplest atom. There is a proton at the center of a hydrogen atom, and only one electron turns around it. This is the simplest atom and Allahu Teala has formed all atoms by bringing these atoms together, by bringing the hydrogen atoms together, for instance, by bringing two, three, four, five, six, or more hydrogen atoms together and so on. In what kind of equilibrium has this hydrogen atom been created? When we examine this balance we come across some knowledge that has not yet been reached by current world science. In the proton, of which the center is the core, there exists 3675 electrons with respect to 3676 counter-electrons. In this case, the number of electrons is one less than the number of counter-electrons. But, there is one electron around the proton. And, when we add this one electron too, the number of electrons balances the number of counter-electrons. Then, there are 3676 electrons and 3676 counter-electrons in a hydrogen atom. 1838 electrons form the first quark with right spin directions, the second quark is formed by the 1838 electrons having left spin directions. The first counter-quark is formed by the 1838 counter-electrons having right spin directions. The second counter-quark is formed by the 1838 counter-electrons having left spin directions. Unfortunately, the science of this world has not realized that both the number of counter-electrons is the same amount as the number of electrons and that the number of counter-quarks is the same amount as the quarks. Only De Broglie has brought up the concepts of waves in Quantum Theory. He put forward the theory that a quantum, a wave, accompanies each particle of matter. He also wrote the formula for this event. The formula is correct. The reality behind this is that one counter electron accompanies each electron. The rules that Allah put here are such that in spite of electrons having a certain weight, counter-electrons have a weight which is half of the electron’s weight and a negative weight. In this respect, we see the big reality that there are electrons having left spins in the same number as the electrons having right spins and that there are counter-electrons having right spins and counter-electrons having left spins in the same amount in a hydrogen atom. Thus, there is an eternal balance. Allahu Teala has made a numerical balance. But, Allahu Teala has created the counter electron as negatively weighted. Thus, if we could weight a matter without taking the counter electrons into consideration,we would see that this weight is double the normal weight. In this way, our Great Rabb has established a balance between electrons and counter-electrons. And, Allah has put counter-electrons in an atom as much as there are electrons in it, and Allah has made their weights to exist according to the Half Weight Law. Then, Atomic Structure appears as a result of the creation activity of Allahu Teala.

Note: If you wish to have more knowledge about electrons, counter electrons, photons and SPEED LAWS you may read our book, MATTER, ENERGY and SPEED LAWS.

3.4 THE CREATION OF THE UNIVERSE

We are face to face with a wonderful occurance. Because, whatever the truth of the atomic structure is in the micro universe, the solar systems express the same in the macro universe. The same omnipotence has created both the atom in the micro universe and the solar systems in the macro universe. There are solar systems in the macro universe existing in a similar way to how there exists a core at the center of an atom and electrons turning around this core.

In this system, the sun forms the center, the core (the nucleus), and the planets are moving around it. All of the planets are in motion in connection with a system of central gravity force. Thus, the same omnipotence creates a system which has gravity force by creating electrons, counter-electrons and central gravity while it creates the solar system on a very small platform in the macro universe. The same hand of omnipotence has designed both of them based on the same laws. When we go one step further, we see how Allahu Teala created the universe from this atomic structure. As a matter of fact, our Great Rabb mentions how He created the universe in the 30th Verse of Enbiya Surah:

“Formerly, the heavens and the earth were in one point. Afterwards, we tore them, we separated and dispersed them”

That is to say that the creation of the universe, all of the worlds, starts from one point, according to the 30 Verse of Enbiya Surah. This big reality, which our Great Rabb says in the Holy Kuran 1400 years ago, has recently been discovered by the West under the name of the Big Bang. Science is absolutely in the position to perceive a big reality, the reality of the Holy Kuran, as the days go on and with each change.

3.4.1 THE FAILURE OF EVOLUTION THEORY

Whenever science has a thesis which is outside of the knowledge that Allah brought to light 1400 years ago and that science of today has not reached yet, we see that science is getting stuck there and is becoming invalid after a while. During the creation of the universe, during the time of the existence of animals after a life-less universe, we see changes in the generations of apes from the longest tailed and smallest kind of apes to the kinds of ape without tails. Within this variety, making these animals reach such a point in which they look like human beings, has led some scientists to a goal. One of them, Darwin, said that: Mankind is derived from apes. When Darwin said this, the genetic codes were not discovered yet. The genetic codes were unknown. But now, the science of biology is based on genetic codes and even now, a wonderful branch of science called genetic code engineering has been established. This branch has brought the realities to light, these genetic codes have emphasized once more the realities in the Holy Kuran, and the theory of Darwin absolutely failed, never to return. Why? The experiments made on species of apes brought into light a series of genetic codes starting from 19 pairs of chromosomes. There are 19 pairs of chromosomes in each cell of the smallest kind of ape which has the longest tail. There is a progression in the genetic codes to have 21 pairs of chromosomes, 23 pairs of chromosomes, 25 pairs, 27 pairs, 29 pairs. 31 pairs and 33 pairs of chromosomes, when these ape species grow and their tails shorten. We reach chimpanzees with 33 pairs of chromosomes. The result would not change, even if science would discover apes having less than 19 pairs of chromosomes or more than 33 pairs of chromosomes. The important thing is the existence of ape species having less than 23 pairs of chromosomes, which is the chromosome number of human beings and the existence of an ape species having 23 pairs, and that the chromosome number of chimpanzees is more than the number of human beings. Chimpanzee is in a structure which is very similar to the human being because its tail has completely disappeared and it has started to walk on two feet (to stand in upright position). But, if human beings were really derived from the apes as a result of this evolution process, they should have come into existence as a new creature with 35 pairs of chromosomes. But, human beings have 23 pairs of chromosomes. An ape kind having 23 pairs of chromosomes is still alive, too. Thus, human beings are not a continuation of the ape generations. This has gained certainty. And, it has been proven that whatever was said in the Holy Kuran 1400 years ago is a reality. In the 30th Verse of Enbiya Surah, Allahu Teala says that in the beginning the heavens and the earth were in one point, and later on Allahu Teala separated them. It is with such a creation that the electrons were dispersed, through the formation of a very little universe by an explosion, later on the universe widens and widens as the distance between them (electrons and counter-electrons) grows. This widening has not stopped yet. The widening of the universe still goes on. You know that a telescope was sent into space a short time ago. The name of this telescope was the Hubble. Professor Dr. Hubble has won a Nobel prize. The reason that this award was given to him is that he has proven that the distance between the stars in space is still widening. It is seen that the universe is still continuing to get wider. After the beginning event called “The Big Bang”, the universe is still growing, growing and growing. Allahu Teala who has created such a lifeless universe, says later on that He started life from water, again in the 30th Verse of Enbiya Surah.

We see the spreading of life, which has started from creatures having one cell, i.e. the amoebae, gradually to the universe with animal kinds. Thus, there was an increase in the number of cells, later on, the formation of several fish and animal kinds in the seas and finally leading to life on land, continuing it also on land and the formation of several animal kinds.

4- CREATION OF THE HUMAN BEING

Whenever this planet named earth, the world, made it convenient to let the creature called human being live in its bosom, at that time Allahu Teala has sent Adam(AS) and Mother Eve to the world.

4.1 PHYSICAL BODY

The creation of the human being occurred in a different design from other creatures. As we said before, human beings were created from soil called “tiyn” or “salsalin”, the expression used in the Holy Kuran, not from the ape lineage. Our Rabb says in the 26th Verse of Hicr Surah that:

“We created the human being from a shaped and dry clay”

But, the human being is not a creature which is created only from one body. The human being, in addition to its physical body, consists of a soul and a spirit, too. So, whenever we say the human being, we have to remember three different bodies. The first body is the physical body and Allahu Teala says in the 26th Verse of Hicr Surah that Allah created it from mud called salsalin, a clay made from the soil of Ind-i Ilâhî (the presence of Allah).

4.2 THE SOUL

Let us go a step further and look at our souls. This time, Allahu Teala said in the 7the Verse of Shems Surah that:

“to the soul and who designed it”

“To design” means to form (give a shape), to pile up, to build (construct), and it is the case that our souls are designed just like the design of the heavens (skies). Because Allahu Teala says in the 29th Verse of Bakara Surah that:

“He is the One. He is that Great Allah who designed the heavens in seven stages”

We also see the design of our souls in seven stages following the design of the heavens in seven stages. It consists of seven stages. These seven stages of our souls are mentioned in several verses of the Holy Kuran with different names.
These names of the soul’s stages are:
1- EMMÂRE
2- LEVVÂME
3- MÜLHÎME
4- MUTMAINNE
5- RÂDIYE
6- MARDIYE
7- TEZKIYE

4.3 SPIRIT

Allahu Teala talks also about a third body in each of us and calls this body spirit. In the 9th Verse of Secde Surah. Allahu Teala says this:

“We blow into it, into human being from our spirit”

This time Allah used a different verb, the verb is to blow...

4.4 THREE BODIES
Why did Allahu Teala create three bodies by three different acts? Which acts were used? For our physical body Allahu Teala used the creation act, Allahu Teala says: “we created the physical body of mankind.” Then the expression used for our soul is “to design”, just like the designing of the heavens. Allah used the designing act. And what about our spirit? The expression Allahu Teala uses for our spirit is to be blown. Then, we have a created physical body, a designed soul and a blown spirit. Thus mankind consists of exactly three bodies.

5- THE HUMAN BEING IS THE MOST SUPERIOR CREATURE

We should know that among all those creatures that Allah created, the human being is the one which is at the top level. How do we know this?
Let us see what Allahu Teala says in the 29th Verse of Bakara Surah:

“He is the One, Great Allah is the One that created everything on earth for human beings”

So the whole earth was created for human beings. Just for human beings. The creation of this planet is to serve a purpose. It is for a creature called human beings, for a creature of Allah to be able to live and settle in the world. This is not valid just for the earth, which is just like a little dust particle in this universe, but for the whole universe. Because our Great Rabb says in the 13th Verse of Casiye Surah that:

“He is the One, Great Allah is the One that gave everything, He created all of the heavens and earths, i.e. in the whole universe, from his floor to human beings’ order”

So, Allahu Teala created all the heavens, the earths, and between them and everything created on earths and heavens; everything is created for human beings. In addition to this, it is offered to the order of human beings; it is put into the order of human beings. Then, if everything except human being is created for human beings, we are face to face with an obvious fact. That means the most precious creature in Allah’s sight is human beings. It has to be human beings, because all the creatures created by Allah besides human beings are created for human beings. This means that in the sight of Allahu Teala, human beings are the one Allah loves most among all of the creatures and beings living in the universe. The most superior one is the human being. To prove this superiority, Allahu Teala says about all of the jinns and angels around, when He created Adam (AS) as follows:(the 11th Verse of Araf Surah)

“We created you and then gave a (spirit and soul) shape. We told angels and jinns to prostrate themselves before Adam”

And all of the angels and jinns immediately prostrated themselves. But, there was an exception. Iblis (Devil), or in other words Satan (devil). The Devil did not prostrate himself. As for the angels, all of them prostratedthemselves without exception. All angels including the four big angels, all angels prostrated themselves before the human being. That is, all these angels and (genies) jinns which prostrated themselves before human being, express a big reality. If Allahu Teala did not see the human being as the most superior, He would not make all angels and genies (djins) prostrate before him. In such a situation the place of human being is on the top; on the other hand, because everything created in the universe except human beings is created for human beings and on the other hand because each creature prostrated before human beings. Allahu Teala gave only to human beings the authority to reach Allah. The system called spirit, one of the three bodies of human beings, has been given the authority by Allahu Teala to reach Allah and the authority that Allah will be a shelter for it. In 39th Verse of Nebe Surah our Great Rabb says that:

“That day is Allah’s day.The Person who wishes chooses (to reach Allah) for himself a Road leading to Allah. (For whom reaches Allah by following this road) Allah will be a shelter for him.”

For a human being to make the first step of worldly happiness depends on carrying out the three oaths that he has given to Allah.

6- GIVING THE THREE OATHS TO ALLAH

Our first oath is the Ahd (Covenant) of our physical body. This is expressed in the 60th and 61st Verses of Yasin Surah:

“Sons of Adam, didn’t I take a Ahd (Covenant) from you that you wouldn’t be the servant of Satan(Devil), because Satan (devil) is an obvious enemy for you? Did I not take a covenant from you to be My servant? This is being on SIRAT-i Mustakiym”

Our second oath is the Yemin (swear) of our souls. This is expressed in the 38th, 39th, and 40th Verses of Muddessir Surah:

“All souls are hostages(in hell). Only those who keep their Yemin (swear) given to Allah will be in heaven”

Our third oath is the Promise of our spirit. This is expressed in the 20th and 21st, Verses of Rad Surah:

“They carry out their Ahd (Covenant) given to Allah and do not break their Misak (promise). They make “the thing” reach Allah that Allah ordered to be (their spirit) delivered to Allah.

Arriving at this goal brings the good news of heaven for human beings together with it. Because whoever has carried out his three oaths, and so has become the servant of Allah, that means that whoever has carried out the Yemin (swear) of his soul for purifying it, carried out the Misak (promise) of his spirit for making it reach Allah and carried out the Ahd (Covenant) of his physical body to be the servant of Allah, will enter into heaven. Here are the 27th, 28th and 29th Verses of Fecr Surah; Great Allahu Teala says in these Verses that:

“Satisfied soul be contented with Allah and gain the consent of Allah”
This means “be purified”, correct your soul, clean it.

For the spirit is it ordered by Allahu Teala to reach Allah.

After this, Allahu Teala says to the physical body: “then enter among my servants”

So, it is first necessary to purify our souls, then to make our spirits reach Allah, and then to be a servant of Allah with our Physical body. And so the three oaths that we have given to Allah before time are realized. Whoever performs these three oaths, the 30th Verse of Fecr Surah comes into action for him. In 30th Verse of Fecr Surah, Allahu Teala says that:

“and, enter into my heaven”

So, if these oaths we gave to Allah before time, are being carried out, then we come across the good news of heaven for everyone. However, when we look at the background of the subject, in the 7th Verse of Maide Surah, Allahu Teala orders all of us to take three oaths and afterwards at the end of this Verse, Allahu Teala invites all human beings to carry out their oaths of spirit, soul and physical body. Allah says that,

“All of you are responsible for carrying out the oaths you have given to me”

So, human beings have sworn to Allahu Teala before time, and all are obligated to carry them out.

Allah says in the En’am Surah 7th Verse

“ Execute your 3 oaths (TESTAMENTS) with Allah.”

So that our 3 oaths are mentioned as obligatory mandates 2 times for us.

6.1- IT IS AN OBLIGATION FOR US TO CARRY OUT OUR OATHS

The Holy Kuran does not just remind us of the oaths that human beings give to Allah. But it goes one step further. Our Great Rabb makes our oaths that we gave to Allah before time an obligatory act for us. In the 21st Verse of Bakara Surah, in which our physical body’s Ahd (Covenant) is being made an obligatory act for us, our Great Rabb says that:

“Oh Human being! Be the servant of your creator, Allah”

This means: Do not be the servant of Satan (Devil). In fact, our covenant given to Allahu Teala before time was in this direction, too: That is to say that in the direction of being the servant of Allah, not of Satan (devil). The AHD (covenant) that our physical body has given to Allah, is made an obligatory act for us 3 times by Allahu Teala. And our Yemin (swear) that our soul has given to Allah, is made an obligatory act 3 times by Allah. Allahu Teala says in the 105th Verse of Maide Surah:

“To those who are âmenû, who want to make their spirit reach ALLAH, purifying your soul has been made an obligation for you”

“Those who are in dalâlet can not cause any harm to you, after you have reached the level of hidayet (reaching Allah through purifying your souls)”.

This means, purification of our souls is made an obligatory act for all of us 3 times by our Great Rabb.

As for our spirit’s Misak (Promise) given to Allah (being an obligatory act of this oath for us by Allahu Teala), it is repeated in the Holy Kuran seven times in seven different verses, in addition to two other times, so our Great Rabb made our spirit reaching Allah be an obligatory act nine times. Allahu Teala, who sees all, made our purification of our souls and being a servant of Allah with our physical bodies an obligatorymandate for us only three times whereas He making our spirit reach Allah an obligatory order for us exactly nine times. Here are the verses where Our Great Rabb says:

1- The 54th Verse of Zumer Surah

“Reach Allah as a spirit, arrive and surrender yourself to Allah before the time of agony comes with death”

Only one out of three bodies of human beings has the ability to reach Allah. This body is called spirit by Allahu Teala. And making our spirit reach Allah during our lifetime is an obligatory act for us. We see that our Prophet Hz. Muhammad Excellencies (SAV) says as the first sentence of the Ceremony in his first Friday prayer:

“Oh, Those people who are âmenû! reach Allah before you die!”

Our Prophet Hz. Muhammad Excellencies (SAV) clarifies the subject more and says “before you die.” Therefore, it is necessary to use the procedure for making our spirit reach our Rabb through using our selfcontrol, during our lifetime on this world, while we are the masters of our wills. The 54th Verse of Zumer Surah is only one of the obligatory verses. The other verses are the following ones.

2- The 31st Verse of Rum Surah:

“Return to Him, return to Allah, reach Allah”

3- The 28th Verse of Fecr Surah:

“Turn back to your Rabb, return to your Rabb, reach your Rabb”

4- The 50th Verse of Zariyat Surah

“If so, then escape to Allah, take shelter in Allah”

5- The 15th Verse of Lokman Surah

“Whoever arrived at Me, then you also follow his way.”

It means that the person has reached Allahu Teala by following SIRAT-I MUSTAKİYM. The order of Allahu Teala is obvious. He orders that:

“Also, you reach Allah through following that way, SIRAT’ı MUSTAKİYM”
This is an order that is given to all human beings.

6- The 47th Verse of Shura Surah:

“Accept the invitation of Allah before the day of death comes, the day that is impossible to be turned back”

Thus, there is an obvious invitation from Allah for us.

The 25th Verse of Yunus Surah:

“Allah invites us to the land of delivery, to Darusselam”

Here, our Great Rabb uses the word of “Darusselam” . Ed Darr means homeland. Es Selam means delivery, which comes from the root of Se-le-me. Allah invites us to himself. We see that it is an order of Allah. Without using the word invitation in the 208th Verse of Bakara Surah. Allahu Teala says that:

“Oh, The ones who became âmenû! all of you enter in delivery.”

This means that Allahu Teala invites all human beings, all of us to surrender to Allah. Delivery has three dimensions. We have three trusts of Allah. It is subject to surrender first our spirits, then our physical bodies and then our souls. It is subject to surrender our three bodies to Allah. Allahu Teala orders us to enter into delivery that comes from the root of se-le-me, that is, to surrender to Allah. Another Verse is parallel to this one. Allahu Teala used the word invitation. This Verse is the 186th Verse of Bakara Surah. In this Verse Allahu Teala orders;

“Whoever prays to Me, I certainly accept his invitation”

But Allahu Teala continues like this:

“But, they should accept My invitation to become mumin so that they reach irshad (the level of teaching unknown things in Kuran)”

Allahu Teala says “My invitation” and mentions reaching irshad. That is to say that Allahu Teala has an order for all human beings to reach the level of irshad. For human beings reaching irshad is the invitation of Allah. And as formerly mentioned the 47th Verse of Shura Surah is the sixth Verse. That is to say that our Great Rabb invites all of us to Allah, to surrender the trusts to Allah, and to be at irshad, i.e. to reach the level of teaching the unknown things from the Holy Kuran.

7- The 7th Verse is 8th Verse of Muzzammil Surah:

“Repeat the name of Allah and reach Him, dedicating yourself to Him utterly”

That means that our Great Rabb has ordered us nine times to reach Allah during our lifetime, and has made it nine times an obligatory act by these seven verses and En’am- 152 and Maide-7; each of them is an order.

6.2- BEING RETURNED TO ALLAH AFTER DEATH

Why has Allah made the reaching of our spirit to Allah an obligatory act nine times while making the purification of our souls and being the servant of Allah wıth our physical bodies obligatory only 3 times? Because this subject continues to have a discussible point. All human beings who do not have detailed information about this or those who should know about it have such the thought that a person dies and after death his spirit goes to Allah. There is no way for the spirit to arrive at Allah during the life time in this world, because it is thoughtthat a human being dies when its spirit leaves the physical body. However, Allahu Teala expresses in the Kuran just the opposite of this. For example, in this 11th Verse of Secde Surah. Allahu Teala says that:

“The death angels who are appointed for you will come. They will kill you first, and then you are going to be turned back to Allah”

That means that first death happens; after that, it needs to reach and return to Allah. There are 70 trillion cells in the human body. In each of these cells are electric generators called mitochondria. These electric generators are being turned off by Azrael (AS), through a special method at the time of death. That is to say that Azrael (AS) shuts off the engine. There is no more production of electrical energy in ourphysical body when he turns off the engine. This means that: the factory known as the physical body becomes unable to work from that moment on. Last activities are done by using the last produced energy and then life comes to its end. Imagine a textile factory. While the factory is working, you suddenly shut off the electrical current. At that moment all machines in the plant stop and are paralyzed. The production activities have ended. Vitality has ended. We see that magnetic areas are exhausted together withthe end of vitality in the human body, too. The body of the human being has a system of electromagnetic fields. The human body has a magnetic power, of which one pole is able to attract the spirit and the other pole is able to attract the soul to its innerstructure. So, the power of the physical body for holding up the spirit and the soul in its inner structure, declines to zero since the electromagnetic areas are being terminated through the termination of electrical energy. Therefore, on the one hand the soul, and on the other hand the spirit, leave our physical body just like the smoke of a cigarette and take a shape over our heads. The spirit settles on the right side and the soul on the left side. The object Azrael (AS) is interested in is our spirit. Azrael (AS) takes our spirit and they leave together for a trip consisting of seven stages. This trip which starts from the ground floor is extended to Allah through Sırat-ı Mustakiym. The spirit of the human being passes over Sidretil Munteha. Since Azrael (AS) is created as an angel, Azrael (AS) can not pass over Sidretil Munteha, which is a place at the boundary of the universe of existence, because the authority to move to “Adem”, that means the place of non-existence or absence, is given only to human being’s spirit among all of Allah’s creatures in the universe. No other creature but human being’s spirit can reach Allah. After death man’s spirit does not turn back to Allah, but it is being turned back. This is not an event, which is done by the human being oneself, but it is an indirect one. A human being’s spirit is being returned to Allah after death by another creature (Azrael AS). However, what Allah wants from us as said in nine Verses, is to make our spirits reach Allah while we are alive. Now,what did we understand from this explanation? This means that we do not die when our spirit leaves our physical body. We first die, then magnetic fields disappear, and then our spirits leave our bodies. Then, it is not the case that we die only because our spirits have left our bodies.

6.3- ARRIVAL OF THE SPIRIT TO ALLAH WHILE STILL ALIVE

The leaving of a human’s spirit from its physical body never causes death, because mankind’s spirit, which is equipped with virtues leading him to reach Allah, is programmed in such a way that the spirit never takes part in a sin which is committed by the human body through the influence of the soul. Whenever a sin is committed, the spirit leaves the physical body at once and watches the event from the outside of the bodyand torments the soul as much as the degree of the committed sin requires. Therefore, the spirit always has a character that torments the soul. Why does Allahu Teala give such an authority to the spirit? The spirit is a creature which must reach Allah, which is programmed in this direction and which is looking forward to achieve this goal. But the condition of reaching and arriving at Allah during one's lifetime is the purification of the soul. On each purification stage the human being’s spirit can go up only one of on heaven’s layers. Therefore, the completion of the level nefs-i emmâre by the soul expresses. The raising of the spirit to the first floor, the completion of the level nefs-i levvâme by the soul expresses the raising of the spirit to the second floor, the completion of the level nefs-i mulhîme by the soul expresses the raising of the spirit to the third floor. In this way, the spirit is going to rise one by one through each completed purification level of the soul. Finally the soul will reach the purification stage or will be purified, will be taken under control and the spirit will reach Allah by passing over Sidretul Munteha. Therefore, for the spirit to reach Allah is strictly dependent on the purification of the soul, and it is impossible for any spirit to reach Allah without the soul’s purification. There is only one obstacle to not reach Allah for the human being’s spirit: the soul. The spirit is programmed with the authority to be able to reach Allah, to which all the virtues are given in order to realize this. Since the human being’s spirit can not reach Allah while the soul is unclean, the authority to make the soul remember the existence of its duty is given to the spirit. Allah has given the spirit the authority to torment it, whenever it does something evil so that the soul realizes what its duty is and does it. Allahu Teala says about this subject:

“We torment the ones who do not use their minds (i.e. who do not think).”

The situation of not being able to use his mind is the situation of not being able to purify his soul. And the spirit of human beings is naturally not able to reach Allah unless the soul has become purified.

6.4- PRESENCE NAMAZ (SALAT) OF THE SPIRIT

Our prophet Hz. Muhammad SAV says “every namaz (salat) is a MIRACH (Our spirit is ascending to the presence of Allah).

Then what do we see from this? Whenever anyone reaches his Murshid he can send his spirit to Allah through Sırat-ı Mstakiym. In that case, whenever he performs namaz (salat), the spirit of the human being through the Sırat-ı Mustakiym rises to Allah’s presence, called as Ind-i ilahî, through passing over the seven layers of the heavens. The spirit finds its prayer rug there (remember that everyone has a prayer rug), reaches that prayer rug and performs its namaz (salat) there. Then let us never forget the word of our Prophet Excellencies (SAV) that “Each namaz (salat) is a mirach”. If so, whenever the physical body performs namaz, the spirit of the human being immediately reaches Ind-i Ilahî (by passing over the endless distance at once) and performs its namaz in the presence of Allah through realizing the phenomenon of mirach. This namaz is called presence namaz, because it is performed in the presence of Allah. Thus, our spirit has the authority to leave our physical body before we die without asking us, and we do not feel it. Before we reach our Murshid, our spirit is in our physical body, and our spirit has the authority to leave our physical body any time it wishes before we die.

6.5- THE SOUL CANNOT LEAVE THE PHYSICAL BODY WHENEVER IT WANTS

It is conspicuous that there is a difference between our soul and our spirit. The soul of the human being cannot leave the physical body whenever the human being wishes. The spinning number of counter-electrons of the soul is always the half of the spinning number of electrons of the physical body. Because of such a condition of being half, it is impossible for the soul to leave the physical body, whenever it wishes to. These spinning numbers can only come into balance in three cases:

1- When a person is sleeping

2- When a person faints

3- When a person is dead.

The spinning number of the electrons of the physical body decreases, and the spinning number of the electrons of thesoul increases at once, when one of these three cases occurs. The Soul leaves the physical body, at the moment when these two spinning numbers come into balance. Let us not forget that our souls leave our physical bodies every night and we live a system called dream with our souls. Since our minds command our souls, we feel everything so clear as if we were living the life of this world in this dream system that we live with our souls. This means that our souls are prisoners within our physical bodies. Ourphysical bodies are residences for our souls and our souls do not have the authority to leave our physical bodies whenever they wish. It can leave only in special cases. The reason for this fact is that the spinning number of electrons of our souls (or better said, the spinning number of counter-electrons) is half of the spinning number of electrons of our physical bodies.

6.6- WE FIRST DIE, THEN OUR SPIRITS LEAVE OUR PHYSICAL BODIES

As for our spirits, Allahu Teala has given them the possibility of adjusting the number of spinning cycles of their electrons with a special authority given to the spirit. The Spirit leaves us (our physical body) instantly whenever it wishes, through adjusting its number of spinning cycles of electrons to the number of spinning cycles of electrons of our physical bodies. We first die, then our spirit leaves our physical body. Therefore, this subject could not be discussed any more under the light of the commands of the Holy Kuran.

6.7- THOSE WHO ARE NOT WISHING TO MAKE THEIR SPIRIT REACH ALLAH DURING LIFETIME IN THIS WORLD DO NOT REACH SALVATION

Let's look carefully at why Allahu Teala has made reaching Allah be obligatory for us nine times for our spirits. This event is reaching Hidayet of the human being. This is the one and only factor that will rescue the human being. And unfortunately, it is not possible for the human being, who couldn’t reach this target, to reach the goal of heaven, too. That is, if a person has no information on the subject of reaching Allah with his spirit or if he doesn’t wish to reach Allah during the lifetime in this world since he does not know, if he has no desire in this direction, it is not possible for that person to be rescued according to the commands of Kuran. That person never reaches salvation in the sight of Allah. Allahu Teala says in the 7th and 8th Verses of Yunus Surah that:

“Those who don’t want to reach us during their life in this world, being contented and satisfied with life of this world, are unaware of our verses. The place where they shall go is the fire”

Thus, it doesn’t rescue the people who do not carry out this subject because of not knowing that it is an obligation to reach Allah for the spirit of human being during the lifetime in this world. Being unaware is not a cause for salvation.

6.8- THE ONES WHO CAN NOT MAKE THEIR SPIRITS REACH ALLAH ARE NOT ABLE TO BE RESCUED

We see that salvation is not possible for the human beings who do not want to reach Allah while they are alive. This can appear in two ways. In one case, as it is mentioned in the verse above, the person is not aware of the necessity of reaching Allah during the life time in this world. Being ignorant could never save that person. In the other case however he knows but violates it. Although he knows, he does not carry it out. It is subject that those who are from this second group are punished, too, according to the 45th Verse of the same Surah, i.e. Yunus Surah. Allahu Teala says in this Verse that:

“They are the ones who frustrate their souls, since they deny the verses which are about reaching Allah. And they can never reach Hidayet”

Thus, there are such people who know Arabic, who have examined the Kuran, have seen the Verses; who have also seen that it is obligatory for human beings to reach Allahu Teala while living the life in this world according to these Verses, too. But in spite of these, they say that the Verses like these are not valid, we violate them, we deny these Verses. That is, they say that although it is told about reaching Allah in these Verses, they say this reaching is something happening after life in this world ends, i.e. after death. Such a thing does not occur while we are living the life in this world. Allahu Teala says that people who say this are frustrating their souls in the 9th Verse of Araf Surah:

“Those who frustrate their souls are the ones who tyrannize over the Verses of Allah and their merits are less than their sins”

And in the 103rd Verse of Muminun Surah it has been ordered that:

“Those, whose merits are less than their sins are the ones who tyrannize over their souls. They will stay in hell forever”

Thus, in accordance with this Verse and parallel with the 9th Verse of Araf Surah, since the person has denied the Verses on reaching Allah duringthe lifetime in this world, he has tyrannized those Verses. Since the one who tyrannizes the Verses frustrates his soul, and since the one who frustrates his soul is going to stay in hell forever, there is no salvation for those who deny reaching Allah during the lifetime on this world. Allahu Teala emphasizes again the same goal in the 40th Verse of Araf Surah. And His sign is as in the following. Allahu Teala says that:

“For those
1- who tyrannize over our Verse,
2- who are arrogant, the doors of heaven do not open for them”

It is certain that the human being is absolutely going to reach Allah after death, because Allahu Teala says that:

“All of you are going to be returned to ME as spirits” in many Verses. Thus, none of the human beings is an exception to this. Everyone is absolutely going to make his spirit reach Allah, by means of the Angel Azrael (angel of death), at the end, after death, even though he has not made his spirit reach Allah while living the life in this world and has not obeyedsuch an obligation. And, the doors of heaven are open to all human beings after death. The doors of heaven certainly are open to the spirits of all human beings without any exception because Azrael is together with them. But, there is a big gap: the matter which Allah has ordered was not carried out. And therefore, it is not possible for that person to reach salvation. In fact, the arrival of the spirit of the human being at Allahu Teala after death is not a reaching but a being reached. This is an event realized by Azrael. It is seen that it is not possible for those who deny or do not carry out the requirements of the Verses about reaching Allah during the lifetime in this world to reach salvation.

6.9- THE RESULT OF THE THREE OATHS

As it was mentioned before, the human being is not carrying out such an obligation because of two reasons.

1-Since he does not know the Verses, he doesn’t wish to reach Allah. But this does not save him.

2-The person is denying or not carrying out the Verses in spite of knowing them. This also cannot save him.

In any case, a person must fulfill the oaths he gave to Allah before time. So, we see the oaths we gave to Allahu Teala on one side, and on the other side, making these oaths obligatory upon us (by Allah), forcing us to carry out these three oaths we gave to Allah. I repeat that the oaths which Allah made obligatory upon us and which we gave to Allah are the YEMİN (SWEAR), MISAK (PROMISE) and AHD (COVENANT). The SWEARING for our souls to be purified while we live the life in this world, the PROMISE that our spirit to reach Allah during the lifetime in this world, and the COVENANT for our physical bodies to be the servant of Allah. As a matter of fact, Allahu Teala says in the 56th Verse of Zariyat Surah that:

“We created human beings and jinns (genies) for nothing else but to be the servant of Us”

Thus, all human beings have been created in order to be servants of Allah and this aspect already exists in the content of our oaths entirely. As we just told you, whoevercarries out his three oaths will go to paradise. We have given these three oaths to Allah before time. Allahu Teala has told us immediately after these three oaths that:

“Whoever among human beings fulfills the three oaths that they have given to ME, I promise them My heaven”

Thus the oaths we gave to Allah and Allah’s promising His heaven to us in return for these oaths have created an agreement between our Great Rabb and us. This oath is called a “TESTAMENT with Allah” by Allahu Teala in our Holy Kuran. As I have told you before in the 7th Verse of Maide Surah. Allahu Teala says that:

“I engaged all of you with (carrying out) the oaths, that you have given to Me”

On the other hand we see in the 31st and 32nd Verse of Kaf Surah that Allah has given usa promise in that day, because, Allahu Teala says in the 31st Verse of Kaf Surah that:

“The heaven is made to get closer not farther for the owners of takva”
In the 32 Verse of Kaf Surah, Allahu Teala says that:

“this is the heaven that is promised to you”

Thus, Allahu Teala has given us a promise before time, on the “Elestu birabbikum” (“Am I not your Lord?”) day, “Kâlu belâ” (They said, “Yes, You are.”) day. Because of this promise we gave to our Great Rabb, a testament has been created and we have entered into an agreement with our Great Rabb. One of the parties is Allah who has made a promise, who will accept us into His heaven. The other party is us. We gave Allahu Teala three oaths at the same time, too. Our first oath is the purification of oursouls, our second oath is being the servant of Allah with our physical bodies, our third oath is reaching Allah with our spirits. And our Great Rabb orders us to carry out all of these three oaths in a very clear way in the 152nd Verse of Enam Surah. The Ten Commandments that Allahu Teala has given to all of the Prophets have also been mentioned in our Holy Kuran; Allah gave them to our Prophet Excellencies, too.

Allahu Teala sets up these Ten Commandments as follows in the 151st, 152nd and 153rd Verses of Enam Surah.

1- Treat your mother and father with favor
2- Do not kill your daughters because of poverty
3- Do not attribute a partner to Allah
4- Do not kill anyone unjustly
5- Don’t carry out the measures and weights in an incorrect way
6- When you have to bear witness, certainly tell the truth, although it may be (against) your closest relatives.(even if a near relative is concerned)
7- Do not touch the property of the orphans(except to improve it)
8- Do not get close to any obvious or secret prostitution
9- Do carry out your AHD (TESTAMENT) with Allah
10- Do not separate into sects. What is our COVENANT with Allah? It is the three oaths that we have just told you. Allahu Teala explains how we are going to carry out these oaths in the 153rd Verse of Enam Surah and says that:

“This is to be on Sırat-ı Mustakiym.

Thus, there is a way to reach Allah. The person who could reach Him in this way is the one who begins to act in order to carry out his oaths with Allah. In the relationship between Allah and us we see that Allahu Teala wants us to carry out our three oaths we gave Allah before time, in an obvious and clear way. Allah has made them obligatory for us and we have to carry them out. In the 153rd Verse of Enam Surah Allahu Teala says the tenth commandment that:

“don’t separate into sects, be only in one sect in which people are on Sırat-ı mustakiym”

We have mentioned just before what we are going to reach if we keep these oaths given to Allah. According to the 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th Verses of Fecr Surah Allahu Teala says to the soul:

“Be contented with Allah, gain the consent of Allah (i.e. be purified)”. Then Allah addresses the spirit:

“You also return to your Rabb”

Then, Allah addresses the body:

“Then, enter among My servants”

And in the 30th Verse Allah says:

“And enter into My heaven”

It is evident to certainly go to the heaven of Allah for such a person who realizes these three oaths that he gave to Allah. As a matter of fact Allahu Teala says the same thing in the 9th Verse of Shems Surah:

“Whoever purifies his soul, absolutely reaches Felah (salvation)“

If we carry out any one of our three oaths given to Allah,we would carry out the other two, also. Because whoever has reached Allah by means of his spirit has certainly purified his soul. And also the physical body of that person has become the servant of Allah. Similar to this case, whoever has purified his soul, his spirit has reached Allah and his physical body has become the servant of Allah. Whoever is accepted among the servants of Allah has certainly purified his soul, and also his spirit has reached Allah. Thus, when we carry out whichever one of these oaths, we have certainly carried out the other two oaths because of the one which has been carried out. In this case, it is seen that carrying out these oaths given to Allah before time is salvation for us. It is safety. We reach the goal of carrying out our oaths with Allah, in the sight of Allah, because of this salvation. What we have explained up until now expresses the first part of our relationship with Allah. It is necessary for this relationship to consist of two parts. In the first part there are the oaths we gave Allahu Teala and reaching heaven is a result of carrying them out. Until now, we have carefully gone over only the first stage of the system consisting of two levels, two stages. That means to say that this is the first stage, there are the oaths that a man gave to Allah, carrying out of these oaths and reaching heaven as a result of carrying them out. So, these oaths form the first and initial stage of our relationship with Allah and the reward of them is happiness in the life after death, happiness in paradise. The person who has realized these oaths cannot reach happiness in this world yet. Happiness in this world is the second stage.The only thing valid for that person is happiness in heaven. When we look at our relationship with Allahu Teala in this direction, we see that neither the oaths we gave nor the goals we have reached as a result of them are the final goals. Because the second goals are high level goals which are beyond the oaths of the first stage. They are happiness in this world. Whoever realizes his SWEAR, PROMISE and COVENANT is living the Islam which is in in Holy Kuran. Living the Islam in the Kuran is SUFISM. 14 centuries ago, in the era of the Prophet Muhammad SAV, He and all of sahabe were living the Islam which is in the Holy Kuran, that is SUFISM. After 14 centuries, the Islam in the Holy Kuran is not being lived out.

7- ZIKIR (REPEATING THE NAME OF ALLAH)

The fulfillment of the three oaths we gave to Allah can provide us only with heaven’s happiness. It does not provide happiness in this world. Or, we could say that the completion of the three oaths we gave to Allah can provide happiness in this world, but only gives happiness during the time we spend in zikir, repeating the name of Allah. So, while we are living the life in this world, we are performing a worship called zikir, and when we are performing this worship, we see that we are happy during the time we spend in zikir, i.e. while we are repeating the name of Allah. In the sight of Allah, zikir is seen as the biggest of all of the kinds of worship in the universe,. Allahu Teala says in the 45th Verse of Ankebut Surah that:

“My Beloved! Do read from thebook I have revealed to you, perform namaz (salat) since namaz keeps a person away from their immorality and unlawful things. But, zikir to Allah is the greatest”

Thus, zikir to Allah is a more important activity than namaz (salah) and reading the Kuran. When we look at this activity, we see why zikir has such importance. Zikir is the only continuous worship commanded by Allahu Teala. Allahu Teala has put no continuity on any other worship. Allah does not command an endless fasting and does not command an endless namaz. Namaz (salat) is performed only five times, six times or seven times in a day. On the other hand, we fast only during the month of Ramadan and in addition to this, every Monday and Thursday. But, the command to fast every day is not given to any Prophet. The top level command which was commanded to the Prophet David about fasting was to fast every other day. This means one day fasting, one day not!

7.1- CONTINUOUS ZIKIR

Let us look carefully at zikir. The commandment of Allahu Teala is as in the following verse, the 103rd Verse of Nisa Surah:

“Always do zikir of Allah while sitting, standing and lying down.”

So, we see the command of an endless zikir for us, the human being. Why is this an endless command? Because, the human being can only be in the three positions of:

1- sitting
2- standing
3- lying down

But, a fourth position is not possible for anybody. Thus, it has been desired from every person in each situation he is in to repeat the name of Allah continuously. Well, are there such people? Yes, Allahu Teala calls them Ulul-Elbab, the owners of Lubbs, i.e. the owners of the treasures of the secrets. In the 191st Verse of Ali Imran. Allahu Teala has described them as follows:

“Those are My Ulul-Elbab servants. They always repeat the name of Allah while they are sitting(1), standing(2), and lying(3)”

So, Allahu Teala mentions such persons who are repeating the name of Allah (doing zikir) while they are sitting, who are doing zikir while they are lying and also while they are standing.

The meaning of this is: These people are inside of a continuous zikir . Continuous zikir does not mean holding the prayer beads in one’s hands for 24 hours and telling one’s beads. Within the physical body of the human being there is an organ called the heart. Allahu Teala has signed His signature on this heart. The word Allah in Arabic letters is seen very clearly on the heart of every human being. Hundreds and even thousands of photographs taken on this subject tell us this big reality. Allahu Teala signed the signature Allah on the hearts of all human beings. Because of this signature our Great Rabb signed, although people think that all of the hearts sound similar to a drum, in fact they are repeating Allah’s name continuously. So, what Allah wants from us depends on the beating of our heart as Allah. It is necessary that we repeat the word of Allah with each beat of our heart. We repeat it within ourselves i.e. as a type of inner speech. And this repetition does not keep us from our work. Allahu Teala says in the 39th Verse of Necm Surah that:

“There is nothing else more valuable for the human being than his working”

So, the human being must work. Allahu Teala commands it again and again. The human being must be the owner of continuous zikir. Then, zikir should be such a thing that does not prevent us from working, although we are always repeating the word of Allah, i.e. doing zikir. Such a zikir is the heart’s zikir. How we are going to do the heart’s zikir is very obvious. The beginning practice of it is as the following. We put our hands on our pulse and feel the pulse of ourselves. We stick our tongues to upper palate. Later on we repeat the word of Allah within ourselves with each beat of our hearts without moving our tongues and without making any sound. Such a repetition is the repetition of the word of Allah with the voice inside of us. Although we take our tongues away from our upper palates, we continue to repeat the word of Allah inside of us. And, when we take away our hand from ourpulse, we still continue doing it because we can repeat the name of Allah endlessly (continuously) without making any noise, whether our hand is on our pulse or not, and whether our tongue is stuck on our upper palate or not.

7.2 ZIKIR PROVIDES ALLAH’S MERCY (ALLAH’S RAHMET) TO REACH OUR HEART

Whenever we repeat Allah’s name in such a way we will see the big fact that repeating the name of Allah one after the other, repeating the word of Allah together with every beat of our heart or parallel to this beat will never be an obstacle to doing our work of the world. At that time we will see that an eternal happiness has covered us. Because zikir makes us keep one promise to Allah. Allahu Teala says in the 186th Verse of Bakara Surah that:

“When you pray to Me, I do always reply to the request of those who are praying”

So, what we see in this case is that Allahu Teala replies to everyone who is praying when we are doing zikir. Allahu Teala immediately replies to our invitation. And Allah begins to send His RAHMET (mercy) and FAZL (virtue)

to our soul’s heart. RAHMET and FAZL are kinds of energies that flow from Allah to us. And if you possess the conditions, those energy particles of Allahu Teala certainly reach your heart by passing through some paths. They start a cleaning process in your heart, and they bring you a feeling of relaxation. So, a person who does continuous zikir, a person who is continuously repeating Allah’s name, will be in a state of endless relaxation.

7.3 ZIKIR SHOWS ITS RELIEVING EFFECT ON EVERYONE

Zikir absolutely shows its relieving effect in any case besides continuous zikir. We do not want anyone to have big anxieties. But, if anyone of you is subjected to a big trouble (worry), a big disaster, he should not cling to tranquilizing medicine. What he should do is very simple. That person will use the biggest tranquilizer of Allah on this universe: He will take his

prayer beads and first will say:

“Euzubillahiminesseytanirracim Bismillahirrahmanirrahim”

(i.e.) begin with the name of Allah who is All-Compassionate and All-Merciful, and then he will do zikir by saying Allah, Allah, Allah.... repeating the word of Allah with each bead. Five minutes of this zikir will certainly cause him to be relieved, to relax, no matter how big his pain is. It should not be forgotten that Allahu Teala absolutely keeps his promise. Because Allah says in the 186th Verse of Bakara Surah that:

“When it is prayed to me I certainly reply to the invitation”

Thus, in any case, Allahu Teala considers Himself responsible for sending Allah’s RAHMET and FAZL to our hearts during the repetition of the word Allah (doing zikir) and when we carry out the oaths that we gave to Allah. That means that the RAHMET and FAZL which come during doing zikir make us feel relaxed and because of this we feel relief. We must never forget that this relief that we feel is a very important effect for us.

7.4 PSYCHOLOGY IS IN A DILEMMA

Allah’s RAHMET will absolutely provide us with a benefit that no tranquilizing medicine can do. Essentially the dilemma of psychology lies here. People become addicted to relaxing medicine or tranquilizers in psychological treatments. The narcotics such as hashash or other similar ones inside of these tranquilizers which cause addiction make the person who uses them become numb. People relax during the period that they continue to use them. But, this turns into an addiction, and it makes the person become addicted to the medicine. What the person gets from these medicines is unfortunately never reaching a result in the direction of happiness. Because the RAHMET and FAZL that reach our heart through Allah’s zikir give us relief and clean the darkness that represents unhappiness or uneasiness. It makes our heart shine and be relieved. Nothing else other than Allah’s RAHMET can provide this cleaning of the heart. Tranquilizers never provide it.

But, unfortunately the importance of zikir is generally unknown in psychological treatments. However, Allah’s most relieving medicine is repeating Allah’s name without taking any medicine. Because of this reason zikir is a more superior factor than tranquilizers in providing relief in the universe. This result we obtain by doing zikir, repeating Allah’s name continuously, tells us at the same time, a big reality.

7.5 THE FORGERY OF SATAN (TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION)

You know that the biggest enemy of human beings is Satan. How do you know this? Because, when Allahu Teala ordered them to prostrate themselves in front of Adam before time, Satan did not prostrate himself. Allahu Teala said: “I order you to go away from My presence, and I will punish you in hell because you did not obey My command and you became rebellious and at the same time a heretic. I will certainly punish you in hell.” Satan said: “My master! I am more blessed than him, you created me from energy and him from mud.” But, Allahu Teala was decisive to punish him and Satan said, “My Master, give me time until doomsday. If you keep me alive till doomsday, then I will try to make people leave your way and You will not find most of them praising You”. Our enmity with Satan better said the enmity of the Devil to the generations of human beings starts here. And Satan has been still continuing his enmity in this direction since then. And unfortunately Satan also performs his duties successfully and as a result, it is definite that He is going to gain a victory. Because in the 20th Verse of Sebe Surah Allahu Teala says:

“Satan has realized his promise given to mankind on doomsday and all of the sectsbecame the servants of Satan, became the companions of Satan, except only one sect consisting of the mumins”

So, among all of these human beings, only one group will be able to be rescued. These are those people who could be mumins. It is sufficient to be a mumin, which is the sign of salvation, in order to get out of the Devil’s circle. The Devil always tries to make human beings be out of the way of Allah, because of his enmity to man, and unfortunately keeps on doing it successfully. Since the matter of zikir that Allahu Teala informed us in the Holy Kuran has such important results, the Devil has recourse in his relationship with human beings to make a deception, a forgery. Allah’s zikir provides something under certain circumstances. If there has been opened a path from your breast to your heart, if your heart has been turned to Allah, if the seal on your heart is opened, then Allahu Teala’s zikir will certainly take you to certain goals and will make you the owner of an endless happiness at the end because Allah’s mercy (rahmet) will reach your heart by means of zikir. Because Allah says in the 186th Verse of Bakara Surah that:

“When it is prayed to Me, I reply to the invitation of him who prays”

Whenever we call Allah by repeating the word Allah one after another, Allah replies to this invitation. And Allah’s RAHMET and FAZL reach our breast. It reaches there if there has been a path opened from our breast to our heart (Enam 125). If Allah has written the word iman (faith) inside of our heart (Mucadele 22) RAHMET, FAZL and SALAVAT (three kinds of NUR) push the seal down and close the door of darkness. The RAHMET, FAZL and SALAVAT (three kinds of NUR) start cleaning our soul through entering into our heart as wide as the door of mercy which has opened. This RAHMET, FAZL and SALAVAT clean all the darkness in our heart, and this causes an absolute relaxation and easiness. Do not forget that in the relationship of you and Allah, the love of Allah to you is directly proportional to the zikir that you havedone during a day. How much time a day you spend with zikir, the love of Allah to you is in that degree. Because Allahu Teala sees you as a candidate to have eternal happiness and wants to make you the owner of endless happiness. And the basic factor for this is doing zikir. Moving from this point, Satan realizes an imitated type of zikir called transcendental meditation. Instead of repeating Allah’s name, Satan gives you a word usually in the Sanskrit language. This word is called a mantra. You reach a temporary relaxation when you repeat this word because your thinking system is concentrated on this word.

But, Allah’s RAHMET, FAZL and SALAVAT (rahmet) never enter into your heart while you are repeating that word called a Mantra. Your heart never getsfree of darkness. Because, during transcendental meditation, the Devil continuously sends his darkness into your soul’s heart, but no RAHMET, FAZL or SALAVAT come from Allah. Thus, the darkness in your heart does not decrease, but it increases at the end of the seance of transcendental meditation. In spite of feeling a temporary relaxation during the meditation, it cannot make no one reach relaxation and easiness. It is just a forgery of the Devil to keep mankind away from doing zikir. So, repeating an unintelligible word with a dark heart does not relax you nor keep one away from the Devil’s way. You can never reach the marvelous result that you get by repeating Allah’s name through transcendental meditation. The Devil wants to keep you far away from the way of Allah by means of some traps. Until this point, we have talked about the oaths that we gave to Allah. And we have reached the final results of these oaths. This includes only the first part of our relationship with Allah.

Zikir is the locomotive of Islam. Nobody can live Islam without zikir. What a pity that today zikir does not exist among the obligatory mandates of Allah. For this reason most human beings can’t live Islam all over the world.

8. SALVATION (REACHING HEAVEN)

8.1 HOW ARE WE GOING TO CARRY OUT OUR OATHS ?

The Holy Kuran is an invitation to happiness and at the same time a recipe for happiness. Until now we could only give you the first part of this recipe. It discusses the subject of happiness for human beings both in this world and in heaven. However, carrying out our oaths we gave to Allah can only provide us with heaven, that means it gives us the good news of an endless life in heaven. But, what Allah wants for us is not being happy only in heaven, but He also wants for us to be happy during the lifetime in this world. And the creature called human beings, whom Allah loves most, for whom everything has been created, is the candidate for this eternal happiness. In addition to this, the human being is able to do it too because the human being has been created with this nature. The 30th Verse of Rum Surah shows this reality. Allahu Teala says that:

“We have created all of the human beings with the nature of hanif”

That means that the human being has been created with the nature of;
1- Believing in Allah,
2- Submitting to Allah,
3- The ability to reach peace and calm which is an endless happiness.

All human beings have been created in this manner. In the previous chapters we have explained the stagesbefore the delivery of happiness. In this part, after we explain how we can carry out our oaths, how we can reach this goal, and how we should reach it, we are going to explain to you the result of our oaths. After that, we will try to present you with how we can reach happiness in this world beyond pyhsical things, i.e. passing over the happiness in heaven. Our starting point is, how can a person carry out his three oaths that he gave to Allah? Let us begin by giving the answer to a question which is directed very often to us. It is asked, if a person takes the Kuran, stays at home and performs namaz, fasts, gives his alms, and carries out the five obligations of Islam, can this person reach salvation? Unfortunately he cannot. The commands of the Kuran tell us this definitely.

8.2 WHAT IS HIDAYET AND DALÂLET?

Allahu Teala has made some conditions for humans to reach salvation. These conditions will be evident by explaining the difference between hidâyet and dalâlet. Being in hidâyet or in dalâlet is dependent on a condition of Allahu Teala. Our Great Rabb says in the 50th Verse of Kasas Surah:

“My Beloved! If they do not accept your invitation, you should know that they follow their own fancies and desires. Whoeverfollows his own fancy and desire .i.e. follows his soul, instead of following an inviter of Allah, there is no one more in dalâlet than this person”

Therefore, it is possible for a person to be in dalâlet by following his soul and on the other hand to bein hidayet, to start hidayet, only by following a guide who is sent by Allahu Teala to reach hidayet.

Our Rabb says the same thing in the 123rd Verse of Taha Surah that:

“Now then, all of you go down from there, go down as being enemies to each other. Our guide for hidayet will come to you during the era you live in. Who depends on him certainly gets free from dalâlet and does not go to hell.”

So, when are we freed from dalâlet? Whenever we depend on a guide for hidayet. This is the point at which we get free of dalâlet. When do we enter into hidayet? At this point when we start hidayet, we begin hidayet. So, getting free from dalâlet and starting hidâyet for a person occurs under these circumstances.

Allahu Teala talks about Hidâyet in the Kuran. Hidâyet is the arrival of the spirit of human beings to Allah before dying. It is a pity that all of the commentaries and explanations of the Kuran use the name DOGRU YOL (the right road) for Hidayet (just like using that name for SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM). However HIDÂYET is not a road. HIDÂYET is the human spirit reaching ALLAH before dying from a road called SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM by passing 7 stages of the sky in a journey called SEYR-I SULÛK. HIDAYET is a process that begins with reaching your MURSHID and ends with reaching ALLAH.

Here, three of these verses tell us this:

Kehf 17: Whoever ALLAH made reach Himself (whose spirit He made reach Himself) then that person certainly reaches HIDAYET. Whoever is deviating (DALÂLET), a saint (VELI) MURSHID can not be found for him.

Al-i Imran 73: Say that; reaching HIDAYET is definitely reaching ALLAH. (spirit reaching ALLAH before dying)

Bakara 120: Unless you do not depend on (follow) their religion, neither Jews nor Christians (never) will consent to you. Say; “It is certain that reaching ALLAH is HIDAYET. After having this much science that came to you, if you conform to their desires, neither a friend nor a helper from ALLAH comes to you.

So HIDAYET is the reaching to ALLAH by the human being's spirit. And some invisible hands work to destroy this notion (the notion of the spirit of human beings reaching ALLAH before dying) and they wrote down, and explained the word HIDAYET in all of the commentaries (TEFSIR) of the Kuran as “right road, way”. However, as we said, HIDAYET is not a road, it is the phenomenon of reaching ALLAH from a road, from SIRAT- I MUSTAKIYM.

HIDAYET, that is, our spirit (RUH) reaching ALLAH before death was made a FARZ (religious obligation, religious precept) for us 9 times.

8.3- BEING IN HIDÂYET, BEING IN DALÂLET

It should be known that in Allah’s presence there are only two types of human beings:
1- Those who are in HIDÂYET
2- Those who are in DALÂLET
A human being is in aberration (DALÂLET) from the moment he is born. Being in aberration continues until the day he reaches his HIDAYETCHI (guide to HIDÂYET, MURSHID). Everybody who did not reach his MURSHID, who did not repent in front of his MURSHID (those who assist in reaching ALLAH) are in aberration (DALÂLET). We do not say this, the Kuran says it.
Dear owner of religious knowledge; we know that you are going to talk about the books. And you are going to say; “In our books it says that those who carry out the 5 conditions of ISLAM are in HIDAYET”. But the Kuran (KURAN-I KERIM) does not say that; it says what we have just told you. Here, the 10 verses:

1- KASAS-50
“My Beloved, if they do not accept your invitation, you should know that they have depended on their fancies and desires. Whoever depends on his own fancies and desires instead ofdepending on an inviter of ALLAH, then who is in deviation (DALÂLET) more than that person?”

2- KEHF-17
“Whoever ALLAH makes reach Himself, that person reaches HIDÂYET (a process that starts with reaching a MURSHID and ends with reaching ALLAH)” “And whoever is left in deviation (DALÂLET), a VELI MURSHID (saint MURSHID) can not be found for that person”

3- TAHA-123
“All of you come down from there as being enemies to each other. Whoever depends on our HIDAYETCHI (PROPHET or MURSHID) when our HIDAYETCHI comes in the period (era) you live in, they are not in deviation (DALÂLET) (they reach HIDAYET) and are not in rebellion (SHAKI)

4- CASIYE-23
“My Beloved, don’t you see those who have made their fancies and desires (their souls) deify to themselves (those who depend on their souls' desires), ALLAH leaves them in deviation (DALÂLET) with the science they learned and seals their heart, the hearing (SEMI) center in their heart, and conceals the seeing center in the heart (BASAR) of them with a curtain. Who makes them reach HIDAYET after ALLAH? Don’t they think?”

5- CUMA-2
“He is that, (that ALLAH) who brings into life, creates RESULS (PROPHETS or MURSHIDS) among the illiterate, in order that they read the verses of ALLAH (in their language) topeople (to the people of the tribe they belong to), in order that they purify their souls, and they teach them the book and teach them HIKMET (Divine Wisdom). Before depending on these RESULS they were in an obvious (clear) DALÂLET (aberration, deviation)”

6- ALI IMRAN-164
“We bring into life (create) a RESUL among them in order to be a NIMET (benefaction, favor) over them in their time. He reads them the verses of ALLAH, purifies them and teaches them the book and Divine Wisdom. Before that (before having depended on that MURSHID)they were in an obvious aberration”

7- AHKAF-32
“I call (says ALLAHU TEALA) the ones those who do not depend on the inviters of ALLAH, (those who invite to ALLAH). Do they suppose that they are going to baffle ALLAH on earth? However, they don’t even have a friend other than ALLAH. They are in an obvious deviation (DALÂLET) (because of not following, depending on the inviter of ALLAH.)”

8- NAHL-36
“We bring into life RESULS in every community of believers (ÜMMET). These RESULSsave people (people living in those tribes) from being a servant of SHEYTAN (Satan, Devil) and make them be the servants of ALLAH. Some of them reached HIDAYET (reached ALLAH) (because, they depended on those RESULS). And some of them deserved DALÂLET (because of not depending on those RESULS, MURSHIDS).”

9- ZÜMER-23
“Here is ALLAH’s HIDAYET; ALLAH makes those, whom He wishes, reach HIDAYET (ALLAH) with that” “Whoever He leaves in deviation (DALÂLET), there is not any HIDAYETCHI (MURSHID) for that person.”

10- ARAF-186
“Whoever ALLAH leaves in deviation (DALÂLET) there isn’t any HIDAYETCHI (MURSHID) for that person. ALLAH leaves that person in his rebellion in a bewildered (confused) position.”

Abdülkadir Geylani Hz. gives the truths about this subject in his book “SOHBETLER”:

Page 275: As long as you do not conform (follow) to ALLAH’s Book, to the moral quality of RESULULLAH and to the MURSHIDS (those who assist you in reaching ALLAH) you can never find prosperity and you can not reach salvation.

Page 188: Oh soul and the servant of nature and desires! You are satisfied with your own ideas and opinions; you did not have a MURSHID who would train you by teaching you the truth.

Page 201: Adhere to SÂDIKS (honest) and SÂLIHS (pious) people join them; if you can not distinguish between SÂLIH and MÜNÂFIK (hypocrite) stand up and perform two REKAT (prescribed posture) of NAMAZ (ritual worship, prayer) at night. And say:

“Oh my RAB! Show me your SÂLIH slaves, show me the people who will guide me in coming to you.”

The right of choosing their MURSHID does not belong to human beings, it belongs to ALLAH.

“We become servants only to you and we want ISTIANE (a special help wanted from ALLAH) only from you.” FATIHA-5

“Make us reach your SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM”
FATIHA-6

Thus, we want ISTIANE from ALLAH so that He makes us reach His SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM (the road that takes us to ALLAH). ISTIANE is wanting the person (MURSHID) who will take us to SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM.
Through NAMAZ (ritual worship) and patience we want ISTIANE.

“Want ISTIANE (only from ALLAH) with patience and ritual worship (HACET NAMAZI - required worship) andthis is hard work. But not for those who possess reverence (HUSHU) (It is, straight away, shown to those who possess HUSHU).
BAKARA-45

“Want the cause (the person who makes you reach Allah ) from Allah. MAIDE-35

It is seen that reaching a MURSHID is made a FARZ (obligatory command of ALLAH). Because unless the person reaches a MURSHID, he is in deviation (DALÂLET). And being in DALÂLET (deviation) ends painfully.

8.4 THE SITUATION OF A PERSON IN DALÂLET

Now, under which conditions does the situation of a person being in dalâlet occur? Allahu Teala gives the answer to this question in the 2nd Verseof Casiye Surah. If a person follows his soul, he is in dalâlet in an obvious way. Allah says in the 23rd Verse of Casiye Surah that:

“My Beloved! don’t you see those who have made their own fancies and desires deify to themselves. (Who makes his own fancies and desires deify to himself), that person is left in dalâlet by Allah according to a science”

1- The heart of that person is sealed, it is sealed by Allahu Teala
2- The hearing center in the heart of that person is also sealed
3- There is a curtain called gishavet over the seeing center in the heart of that person.

Therefore, for whoever is in dalâlet, the hearing center in the heart of that person is sealed and there is a curtain over the seeing center. So, a person who couldn't reach hidayet, who is in dalâlet , is a person whose heart is curtained and whose heart does not hear ( perceive ).

8.5 THOSE WHO ARE IN DALÂLET GO TO HELL

What happens if the person is in aberration (DALÂLET)? Is it important? The Kuran gives the answer to this question very obviously. They are going to the hell.

Here are the verses:

8.5.1- Nisa-167, 168, 169: Those who are cursed and divert (deflect) from the road of ALLAH (from SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM, from the road which will make them reach ALLAH). They are in distant (far) aberration. They are certainly cursed. ALLAH does not forgive them (does not transform their sins into goodness) and does not make them reach TARIYKA (TARIKI MÜSTAKIYM, the road that takes to ALLAH); He makes them only reach the road of hell (to the road which takes to hell)

8.5.2-Araf 178: Whoever ALLAH makes reach Himself (that person) reaches HIDAYET. Whoever He leaves in DALÂLET they are the ones who are ın devıatıon (lost).

Müminun 103: And the ones whose balances weigh light... Well, they are those who have disappointed their souls, they are those who stay in hell forever.

8.5.3- Araf 179 : We created hell for most human beings and Jinns. They have hearts but do not realize the truth with them. They have eyes (in their heart) but do not seewith them. They have ears (in their heart) but do not hear with them. They are like animals; besides they are in deviation (DALÂLET). They are unaware (GAFIL).

8.5.4- Isra 97: Whoever ALLAH makes reach Himself, (that person) reaches HIDAYET, whoever He leaves in deviation (DALÂLET) for that person a friend other than Him (ALLAH) can not be found. On doomsday, they are going to be assembled as being blind, deaf and dumb. Their place is hell.

8.5.5- Kehf 104, 105, 106: They are those who are in deviation (DALÂLET) in their works on earth. And they calculate (suppose) that they do the best works (AMEL). They concealed (hid) the verses of their RAB and reaching ALLAH (making their spirit reach ALLAH before dying). Their works are in vain. We do not calculate their MIZAN(balance) on doomsday. Well, they are the ones whose punishment (sanction) is hell because of being cursed and because of making fun of my verses (ALLAH’s verses) and RESULS...

8.5.6- Furkan 34: They are going to be assembled to the hell on their face. Their place is bad (Hell). And they are in aberration (DALÂLET).

8.5.7- Yasin 62, 63: The Devil has made most of you be in aberration (DALÂLET). Don’t you still think? Well, this is the hell which is promised to you.

8.5.8- Kamer 47, 48: It is certain that MÜCRIMS (criminals) are in aberration (DALÂLET) and will be in hot fire. On that day they are going to be dragged to hell on their faces and it is going to be told them to taste hell.

8.5.9- Mümin 50: (Watchman of hell) Did not RESULS come to you with obvious, clear proofs? They say; “yes (they came), and if so, pray”. The prayers of KÂFIRS (unbelievers in ISLAM) are not useful. They are the only ones in aberration (DALÂLET).

It is seen that the ones who are in aberration (DALÂLET) will go to hell. If so, shouldn't the religion teachers be helpful in order to make all human beings reach HIDÂYET?

8.6 A PERSON CAN NOT REACH HIDAYET BY HIMSELF

How will a person reach hidayet? How will a person be Allah’s beloved? What is the way to it? We want to start this chapter by giving the answers to these questions.

Which is the first oath, the initial oath that human beings gave to Allah before time, that must be carried out? The purification of the soul. Because if the soul is not purified the spirit cannotreach Allah, and the physical body of the human being cannot be the servant of Allah. So, there is the purification of our souls at the beginning. If the purification of the soul is not done, then these events cannot occur in any case. So what are we going to do for the purification of our souls? I have asked this question to see if it is possible for anyone to be able to purify his soul by staying at home, reading the Kuran, and making all of his worship alone. No, he can not. Nobody can purify his soul by himself. Allahu Teala tells us this big reality with three Verses in the Kuran. Our Great Rabb says in the 49th Verse of Nisa Surah that:

“My Beloved! Don’t you see those who assert that they have purified their souls? No, not like that; nobody can purify his soul by himself. Only Allah purifies the soul of whom Allah wishes”

Our Great Rabb says in a second verse, which is the 32nd Verse of Necm Surah, that:

“ Those who say that they have purified their souls, do not say that. It is boastful.”

The third Verse is the 21st Verse of Nur Surah. Allahu Teala says that:

“If the RAHMET (Mercy) and FAZL (Virtue) of Allah were not on you, not one of you could purify your souls, ever”

These three Verses tell us three big realities. The first truth is that no one can purify his soul by himself.

The second truth is that only Allah purifies the soul of whom He wishes.
The third truth is that Allah purifies the soul of whom He wishes by sending His RAHMET (Mercy) and FAZL (Virtue) to the heart of the soul of that person.

So, for a person to reach soul purification it is only possible through Allah’s RAHMET and FAZL reaching the heart of that person.

8.7 THE HELP OF THE PROPHETS

Here we see that the MERCY of Allah does not reach us by educating ourselves, by training ourselves, or by our own effort. We certainly do need other people to whom Allah has given this duty. Who is that person who will complete the soul purification that we can not do by ourselves, who will help us with purifying our souls? The first answer to this question is the Prophets. And Allahu Teala says in the 150th Verse of Bakara Surah that:

“Do not be afraid of others, be afraid of Me and do that so that I will complete MY favor upon you and so that you reach HIDAYET (Your spirit arrives at Allah)”

The expression of Allahu Teala: “I will complete my favor and make you reach hidayet” constitutes the basis of this Verse. Well, what is needed for us to reach hidayet? The answer to this question is in the 151st Verse of Bakara Surah. Allahu Teala says that:

“(In order to make you reach hidayet.) Oh companions! We have sent you a prophet who is among you”

This Prophet is our Prophet Excellencies Muhammad (SAV). Allahu Teala tells us his duties: We learn that his first duty is to read theVerses of Allahu Teala in the Kuran to his companions. We learn that his second duty is to purify the souls of his companions. We see that his third duty is teaching the book to his companions. His fourth duty is to teach HIKMET (wisdom), his fifth dutyis to teach them the things beyond HIKMET (wisdom), more than HIKMET (wisdom), that they do not yet know. So, our Prophet Excellencies (SAV) was charged with purifying his companions’ souls.

8.8 THE HELP OF MURSHIDS

Then, If we were living in the time of our Prophet Excellencies (SAV), the event we call soul purification, purification of a person’s soul, would be realized by following, by depending on our Prophet. He would purify our souls.

Now, let us speak about a big reality. All human beings have given YEMİN (Swear) to Allah in order to purify their souls. But, some of them lived during the time of the Prophets, and some of them were not living at the time of the Prophets. Jesus Christ was the Prophet 2000 years ago. 600 years after Him our Prophet Excellencies (SAV) was the Prophet and the world has been existing without a Prophet for the last 1400 years. So, those persons who lived during the time of a Prophet, have completed their souls’ purification, by obeying them, by doing BIAT (homage) to them. But, how are those people who live in the time after the Prophets, in the time in which there are no more Prophets, going to complete their soul purification since there are no prophets existing? First of all, I would like to talk about the two names of Allahu Teala. One of them is El- Hakk (Right, righteous, rightful). Allahu Teala absolutely does what is Right, never let it be denied. He gives everyone what he is due. The second name is El-Adl (Just). Allah is the eternal symbol of justice, the biggest symbol. Allah does not move without justice. He is the biggest symbol of it. Allah does not act without justice. So, it is never said that since they do not live in the era of Prophets, some people are not obligated to carry out their oaths. Allahu Teala will certainly create a reason for them to carry out their oaths, too. We see that it is valid in every era. There arepersons instead of the Prophets, who are entrusted with the duty to make other people reach hidayet.

8.8.1 THE HELP OF THE MURSHIDS IN REACHING ALLAH

The ones who are entrusted with the duty to make others reach Allah. This is the first characteristic of Murshids, who are explained in the 24th Verse of Secde Surah, where Allahu Teala says:

“We appointed imams, (leaders, murshids) who will lead Allah among them with our commandment, because of their patience and their closeness to our verses”

Why should mankind be close (yakin) to the Verses? Because, without being close to Allah’s Verses, it is not possible to read them to others, to interpret them, and to explain them in such a way that they can understand. All human beings can not understand the ambiguous verses of the Kuran. Even if a person has a deep knowledge in science, he cannot understand the ambiguous Verses of the Kuran. Understanding of the Kuran’s ambiguous Verses depends on one’s being Ulul-Elbab. That means it depends on his reaching continuous zikir.

This subject is explained in the 7th Verse of Ali Imran Surah. Our Great Rabb says that:

“Our Verses in Our Kuran are:

1- MUHKEM (protected) Verses (i.e. of which meaning is obvious)
2- MUTESHABIH (ambiguous) Verses (i.e. of which meaning is hidden)

Protected Verses are the ones of whose meanings are obvious and form one part of the UMMUL-KITAB (fundamental book). On the other hand, no one other than Allah knows the meanings of the ambiguous Verses, only Allah knows. Those who have wickedness in their hearts want to spoil the friendship existing between people (and they want to set people at odds with each other and put enmity between them) by using these ambiguous Verses. Those who are râsihûn, well-grounded in knowledge, say that they are sure, they have certainly believed that these ambiguous Verses are certainly from the side of Allah. But, these people (no matter howwell grounded they are) also cannot interpret these ambiguous Verses. The ones who can interpret the ambiguous verses of the Kuran are only the ones who are Ulul-elbab. That means, those who have reached continuous zikir. Allahu Teala describes Ulul-Elbabin the 191st Verse of Ali Imran Surah as:

“These Ulul-Elbab (about whom we said are such persons that) repeat the word of Allah while they are sitting, standing and lying”

8.8.1.1 WHAT ARE THE BASIC CHARACTERISTICS OF MURSHIDS?
(Those who assist us in reaching ALLAH):

1- ALLAH has revealed Himself over him with His RAHIM (merciful) name (ESMA).

“My RAB, I can not make my NEFS (soul) clear, restored to health, because the soul commands sins (badness). But the souls on which my RAB is revealed with the name RAHIM (merciful) are exceptions.” YUSUF-53

2- VAKRA (an obstacle in the ear of the heart which prevents people from hearing ALLAH’s verses) has been taken from a MURSHID. For this reason, the MURSHID has reached IRSHAD (carrying out the 3 oaths) by hearing the things his MURSHID told him.

3- EKINNET (an obstacle in the heart which prevents the person from perceiving the things that his MURSHID told him) which is in the heart has been taken away and IHBAT is put in its place. Thus, he has reached IRSHAD by perceiving (FIKIH) what the stage of IRSHAD told him. Our RAB expresses that EKINNETis put to the hearts and VAKRA is put to the ears of those who do not enter into the way of ALLAH and who keep people away from ALLAH’s road.

“We put a secret curtain between you and those who do not believe in ÂHIRET (the next world) when you read the Kuran.” ISRA-45

“We put an obstacle (EKINNET) over their hearts which prevent them from perceiving (FIKIH) and put a weight (heaviness) in their ears (VAKRA) to prevent them from hearing you. When you talk about your RAB’s unity in the Kuran they turn their backs with hate...” ISRA-46

The 19th verse of HUD SURAH says that those who do not believe in the next world are those who keep people back from entering into the way of ALLAH.

“They are the ones who keep us away from ALLAH’s road and want to make us deviate. They are those who do not believe inthe next world, the other world (AHIRET).” HUD-19

“IHBAT (a favor which provides perception) is put in their hearts so that those to whom science is given will know that this is a right from their RAB. And it is definite that ALLAH makes those who are ÂMENÛ (Believing in reaching ALLAH), reach SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM (the road that takes to ALLAH)” HAC-54

It is definite that since the MURSHID has reached ALLAH, VAKRA (from his ear) and EKINNET (from his heart) are taken and IHBAT is put into the EKINNET’s place.

4- ALLAH put HIDAYET into the heart of the MURSHIDS and this HIDAYET made the heart of the MURSHID turn to ALLAH.

“Unless ALLAH gives permission, any bad event does not occur! Whoever believes in ALLAH, HIDAYET is put in his heart.” TEGABUN-11

“That person who feels reverence (HUSHU) to RAHMAN in GAYB (the invisible world, absence) and comes (to the presence of ALLAH) with a heart turned (to ALLAH)” KAF-33

5- “All of the MURSHIDS are saints (VELI, EVLIYA) That is, they became the friends of ALLAH. They delivered their spirits (RUH) to ALLAH. THIS IS THE FIRST DELIVERY (TESLIM).

“Whomever ALLAH makes reach Himself, (that person) then reaches HIDAYET and whoever He leaves in DALÂLET (deviation) a VELI MURSHID (saint MURSHID) can not be found for him.” KEHF-17

6- All of the MURSHIDS are those to whom a golden throne in IND-İ ILÂHÎ (the top point of universe of the 7th stage of the heavens) is given as a favor (bestowed) and ALLAH becomes their friend.

“Well, this is the SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM (the road that takes to ALLAH) of your RAB. ALLAH explains for a community which discusses the verses of ALLAH.” ENAM-126

“There is TESLIM YURDU (delivery home) for them in the presence of their RAB and ALLAH became the VELI (friend) of them because of their AMEL (works).” ENAM-127

7- A MURSHID is the owner of ZUHD (pious, asceticism) He has proven to ALLAH before becoming a MURSHID that he is ZÂHID (ascetic) towards not doing ZIKIR (repeating the name of ALLAH) by reaching a kind of ZIKIR for more than half a day.

“They sold Joseph for a little DIRHEM (ancient Arab coin) for a cheap price, they were ascetic (negative, mean) toward Joseph) .” YUSUF-20

8- A MURSHID is a person who has delivered his physical body to ALLAH and has become one of the MUHSINS (the delivery of physical body is done at this stage). THIS IS THE SECOND DELIVERY (TESLIM)

“He is that person who delivered his VECH (physical body) to ALLAH and has become one of the MUHSINS. Who is more ahsen (most beautiful) than him in religion. He depended on the religion of Abraham as being HANÎF. And ALLAH made Abraham a beloved”. NISA-125

9- A MURSHID is the one who is the owner of DAIMI ZIKIR (repeating the name of ALLAH continuously). He has reached the honor of being ULUL ELBAB.

“There are verses about the creation of the skies andthe ground and about the difference between night and daytime for ULUL-ELBAB (owner of the secret treasures) AL-I IMRAN-190

“They do ZIKIR of ALLAH while they stand up, sit down and lie down. They think about the subject which is Allah's creation of the skies and the ground.” AL-I IMRAN-191

10- A MURSHID is the one who has destroyed all of the calamities (AFET) in his soul and got free from all of the negative habits. He is the owner of a pure soul which only consists of HASLETS (merits) and FAZL (virtues) of the spirit. He received the title of MUHLIS (pure, sincere). Thus, he delivered his soul to ALLAH, too. THIS IS THE THIRD AND LAST DELIVERY. And he has reached the honor of being ISLAM (ISLAM according to ALLAH)

“They are not commanded anything but to be MUHLIS (pure, sincere) slaves in religion as being HANIF and to perform NAMAZ (ritual worship) and give ZEKAT (alms). Here is the religion which is KAYYIM (religion of all periods, the only religion)” BEYYINE-5

11- A MURSHID is the one who has reached IRSHAD (carrying out the 2 orders of ALLAH: to be the owner of continuous ZIKIR and to deliver his three bodies to ALLAH) just like SAHABE did. As it is known, SAHABE (the companions of our prophet Muhammad SAV) were also MURSHIDS.

“You should know that without a doubt, ALLAH’s RESUL (prophet) is among you. If he obeyed the requests, the demands coming from you, you would get into difficulties, and nevertheless he made you love IMAN (belief, faith). He showed you FISK (returning to DALÂLET after having repented), cursing and rebellion as detestable. They are those who became IRSHAD.” HUCURAT-7

12- The eye of the heart and the ear of the heart of MURSHID are opened.

“It is definite that there is a warning in this for whom his hearing (SEMI) center (to the ear of his heart) is inspired and for whom witnessed (witnessed with the eyes of his heart, witnessed by seeing)” KAF-37

13- A MURSHID is the owner of 3 YAKIYN (understandings) which are ILM’EL-YAKIYN (understanding scientifically), AYN’EL-YAKIYN (the understanding obtained by seeing with heart’s eye from the ground floor through the seventh floor of heaven) and HAKK’UL YAKIYN (the understanding obtained by seeing ALLAH).

1- Ilmel Yakiyn: The science obtained while the heart’s eye and heart’s ear are closed.

“Be careful, if you knew as being ILM’EL YAKIYN (close) (with a definite science)...” TEKASUR-5

2- Ayn’el Yakiyn: Seeing all existences (through the stages of heaven) with the eye of the heart after the heart’s eye is opened. (Seeing the heavens' stages until SIDRETÜL MÜNTEHA)

“After that you will see it (with your heart's eye) as being AYN’EL -YAKIYN.” TEKASUR-7

3- Hakk’ul Yakiyn: Seeing heaven and hell and finally seeing ALLAH.

“It’s define that this is HAKK’UL-YAKIYN” VAKIA-95

“And it’s certain that that is HAKK’UL-YAKIYN” HAKKA-51

14- A MURSHID is the one who has passed from the door of TEVBE-I NASUH (a repentance made with ALLAH which cannot be violated) after IHLAS (the 27th stage) by repeating the words of ALLAH (said) and the one who has reached SALAH POST (the 28th and most superior stage of the sainthood stages); He is the owner of ALLAH’s SALAH halo (NUR) in front of him and on the right of him. And ALLAH has concealed his sins.

“The owners of IMAN (belief, faith), repent with the repentance of NASUH (by repeating the words of ALLAH) so that ALLAH conceals your sins and puts you in to heaven in whichrivers flow under it. That day the prophet (PEYGAMBER) and the possessor of belief who are with Him are not going to grieve or be depressed. Their halos (SALAH halos) are going to be in front of and on the right of them.” TAHRIM-8

15- A MURSHID is the person who invites others to ALLAH and makes them reach ALLAH.

“Who has better speech than the person inviting others to ALLAH and doing SALIH (good, pious) works (AMEL) and saying I’m definitely one of those who is surrendered (to ALLAH).” FUSSILET-33

“We appointed IMAMS (MURSHIDS) from them. In order that they make (people) reach HIDAYET (ALLAH) with our command (order) SECDE-24

16- A MURSHID is the one who retaliates against bad (SEYYIAT) with good (SALIHAT).

“HASENAT (good works, pious deeds) and SEYYIAT (badness) can not be equal. Prevent badness with the thing that is most beautiful (AHSEN) (with a behavior which is most beautiful). That time the person who has enmity between you and him is certainly going to be a close friend.” FUSSILET-34

17- A MURSHID is the owner, possessor of patience and HAZZIN-AZIM (endless pleasure, endless happiness)

“Only the possessors of patience (those of whom all negative habits and the negative habit of impatience are destroyed and those who have reached the HASLET (virtue) of patience of the spirit) and owner of HAZZIN-AZIYM, are made to reach this. (Reach the virtue of preventing badness with goodness)”.

18- A MURSHID is the person who is appointed by ALLAH to the duty of IRSHAD. (He makes people reach HIDAYET, he is close to the verses of ALLAH.

“We appointed IMAMS (MURSHIDS) among them to make people reach HIDAYET (reach ALLAH) because of their patience and because of being close (YAKIYN) to our verses (ILM’EL-YAKIYN, AYN’EL-YAKIYN, HAKK’UL-YAKIYN).” SECDE-24

19- A MURSHID is the person whom ALLAH shows to those who perform HACET NAMAZI (REQUIRED NAMAZ) and want the person (their MURSHID) who will make them arrive at SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM (originally at ALLAH because SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM makes the person reach ALLAH) from ALLAH and to whom ALLAH shows in their dream for several times as a MURSHID.

That is, whoever ALLAH shows to those wishing their MURSHID, that person is a MURSHID.

If the person does not believe, he performs the required NAMAZ again and again. Even if the MÜRID (the students of the MURSHIDS, those who depend on MURSHIDS) want to reach somebody else, always the same person is shown to him. Even if he performs NAMAZ 100 times the same person that ALLAH chooses will be shown to him 100 times.

So, whenever we succeed in repeating continuously the word of Allah, reach continuous zikir, we also become close to the Verses of Allah. Why? Because Allahu Teala opens the curtain on the hearts of human beings at that stage and gives those people the ability to hear Allah’s words. When we were talking about the 23rd Verse of Casiye Surah, we said the following for people in dalâlet that:

1- The hearing centers of their hearts are sealed.
2- There is a curtain on the seeing centers of their heart. When we reach continuous zikir, RAHMET, FAZL and SALAVAT coming from Allah continuously make our hearts reach an endless lightness because of the continuous zikir. At that time Allahu Teala certainly opens the curtain of our hearts and we start to see with our heart’s eye. Then, Allahu Teala opens the seal on the hearing centers in our hearts and the person starts to hear Allah’s words at that stage. Thus, a person can only reach the level of being able to see everything that Allah wants to make him see, and being able to hear everything that Allah wants to make him hear, through continuous zikir. As we are going to talk about these levels in details, we want to finish this subject here without going into detail.

The person who has reached the level of continuous zikir is a person whose heart has reached a complete luminousness. He is able to see everything that Allah wants to show him with his heart’s eye. At the same time, he can hear everything that Allah says to him. And, he is at a stage where he can make announcements about Allah (TEBLIG).

He is also at a level where he is able to explain the ambiguous Verses of which the meaning can only be explained by the people who are Ulul-Elbab, i.e. who are continuously repeating Allah’s name. Only such a person can be a Murshid. When Allahu Teala has made person a murshid, that person is such a person who has already reached continuous zikir, and after reaching continuous zikir, he has also reached the level of Ihlas. All of the bad attitudes and calamities in his soul have disappeared and the person is continuously getting a revelation from Allahu Teala. For this reason, Allahu Teala talks about Murshids who make others reach Allah by the order of Allah. So, the person takes commands from Allah through revelation and he has the special ability to make human beings reach Allah. Thus, we see that Allahu Teala says to our Prophet Muhammad (SAV), in the 57th Verse of Furkan Surah as follows:

“My Beloved! say: I demand no compensation for this from you. My wage belongs to Allah. But, I just want for you to take a path that leads to Allah.”

This means, our Prophet Muhammad (SAV) wants from all human beings and all of his companions to take a way reaching Allah. The people who want such a way to be taken are the Prophet and the Murshids in the eras in which there is no Prophet, in which Prophets do not exist. As a matter of fact, we pointed out only one of the characteristics of a Murshid in the 24th Verse of Secde Surah that we have mentioned just before. It was the characteristic to make people reach Allah. How does he do this? By telling the orders he gets from Allah. These people make others reach Allah by the orders of Allah. The reason of this is their closeness to the Verses of Allah and the authority which is given to them by Allah to explain the Verses. In the 33rd Verse of Rahman Surah, our Great Rabb commands as follows:

“Oh community of human beings and jinns! Try to go beyond the environment of the world and skies, you cannot manage it, but only with a SULTAN.”

Reaching Allah by the spirit of the human being would be realized by transcending the heavens. None of the spirits can carry out its oath that they gave to Allah or reach Allah without the help of a SULTAN, i.e. MURSHID. So, what we see is that reaching Allah by our spirits can only be realized by means of a Murshid.

8.8.2 THE HELP OF MURSHIDS IN THE PURIFICATION OF THE SOUL

We see that besides the Prophets, there are also Murshids (who are occupied withthe purification of the souls of human beings) who will make the souls of human beings be purified. Both, the 2th Verse of Cuma Surah and the 164th Verse of Ali Imran Surah explain to us the levels of Irshad using the expressions of Allahu Teala. We also see that the people helping at the guidance levels are not only the prophets but also Murshids; Allahu Teala says that:

“We assign Murshids among them as a blessing upon human beings and these Murshids that we assigned among them,

1- Recite our Verses, explain them, (The words of the Holy Kuran)
2- Purify their souls,
3- Teach them the book, that means, teach them the first, second, third and forth spirits of the Holy Kuran
4- Teach them divine wisdom” (HIKMET)

(The fifth and sixth spirits of the Holy Kuran) We see that the subject has been completed here with these four missions. However, we have seen just before when we were talking about the duties of the Prophets that they also include a fifth one together with the above four missions. His fifth mission is, beyond wisdom, teaching people the things that they do not know about. As the Prophets have larger authority, they are charged with five missions. On the other hand, Murshids who exist in every era are charged with four duties, and their authority is less than the Prophets.

8.8.2.1 PASSING FROM THE WORDS OF THE KURAN TO THE SPIRITS

There is a point here which we must take into consideration. As long as a person does not purify his soul, he cannot pass from the word’s meaning of Kuran into its spirit. Because, both the 151st Verse of Bakara Surah and the 2nd Verse of Cuma Surah together with the 164th Verse of Ali Imran Surah express the same big reality. The first duty of Murshids and Prophets is reading and explaining the words of the Kuran’s Verses, the second duty is purifying the souls, the third duty is teaching the spirits of the Kuran. Both the first and third duties are related to the Kuran. But, Allahu Teala has put a door between the first and third stages in order to pass from the meaning of the words of the Kuran, i.e. from the first duty, to the meaning of the spirits of the Kuran, i.e. to the third duty. This door is the door of purification of the soul. Nobody can get into the Kuran’s spirit without purifying his soul. That means we first purify our souls, and only then, after purifying our souls through examining carefully the Verses of the Kuran can we only get into the first spirit of the Kuran. Then these spirits will increase up to the seventh spirit. The first, second, third and fourthspirits of the Kuran represent the learning of the Holy Kuran, that is, learning of the book. The fifth and sixth spirits represent learning divine wisdom (HIKMET); the seventh spirit represents the level beyond wisdom in which Allahu Teala explains the things that we do not know beyond wisdom. That is Salah. If we were living at the time of our Prophet (SAV), He would explain and teach us Salah. During the series of these marvelous events that our Great Rabb has said, before he purifies his soul, a person first listens to the Verses of the Kuran, examines them carefully, and gets an idea, becomes the owner of a thought and belief in that direction. Then, these people reach their Murshids or if they were living in the time of the Prophet, they reach the prophet. The prophets or Murshids purify their souls, and only afterwards teach them the book, teach them wisdom, and only the Prophets teach them more than the wisdom which they do not know. So, we have to pay attention here. The fact is that the purification of the soul that we cannot realize by ourselves is realized for us by Murshids or Prophets. We realize purification of the soul only with their help. Thus, purification of the soul for a person would only be realized by means of Murshids.

8.8.2.2 THE BLESSING ON TOP OF A PERSON’S HEAD

The 24th Verse of Secde Surah says that Murshids make other people reach Allah. The 2nd Verse of Cuma Surah and the 164th Verse of Ali Imran Surah express that the Murshid's spirit settles on top of the head of the person as a benefaction (nimet). Before these people reached their Murshids, they were in dalâlet. Actually, the 50th Verse of Kasas Surah and the 123rd Verse of Taha Surah, as we mentioned them above, were showing us a reality.

“Before reaching the guide that Allah sent to him, a person is in dalâlet”

These Verses tell us how a person reaches hidayet from dalâlet and for this reaching he needs a Murshid. Because in the 2nd Verse of Cuma Surah and the 164th Verse of Ali Imran Surah Allahu Teala says:

“Before they reached this guide, they were in obvious deviation. (DALÂLET)”

When they reached their guide they started hidâyet and on top of their heads a benefaction came into existence. We should dwell on this benefaction. Benefaction is the settling of the spirit of the guide on top of the head of a person who has taken this road. Such an event expresses a benefaction. And the meaning of benefaction here is the settling of a spiritual guide’s spirit on top of the head of a person when he has found his guide to hidâyet. In the 22nd Verse of Mucadele Surah our Great Rabb says for those who have reached their Murshids:

“We support them with a spirit that is educated at our floor”

The 15th Verse of Mumin Surah says it like this:

“Allah, who increases degrees and is the owner of the heavens, send a person who deserves a spirit from this order.”

8.8.3 MURSHIDS HELP BY MAKING THE PHYSICAL BODY BE A SERVANT

Our Great Rabb says in the 36th Verse of Nahl Surah:

“I swear we send all nations Messengers for making people abstain from Satan and making them servants of Allah”

We saw that there were three oaths we gave to Allah in this 7th chapter:

1- Our promise which is to reach Allah, which we can execute only with the help of Murshids

2- Our swear, which is the soul’s purification, which we can only do with a Murshid’s help

3- Our covenant, which is to keep our physical body from the devil and make it a servant of Allah. We can realize this only with a Murshid’s help. We see that it is not possible for any of us to carry out our three oaths by ourselves (alone).

8.8.4 REACHING A MURSHID IS AN OBLIGATORY ORDER OF ALLAH

Maide Surah the 35th Verse says:

“Him who makes you reach Allah, you demand him (from Allah)”.

In the whole verse Allah says, “you must be the owner of TAKVA and fight against your soul in the way of Allah.”

The purification of the soul begins after reaching a Murshid.

Ali Imran Surah the 112th Verse says;

“Wherever they are, they were sealed on their necks with the seal of vileness (despicableness), except those who hold Allah’s rope (SIRATI MUSTAKIYM) or hold a rope (a cord) from human beings.”

Allahu Teala ordered us to demand ISTIANE (a MURSHID) from Allah by salat and with patience. (Bakara Surah the 56th Verse) As you see, reaching a Murshid is mandated, ordered by Allah for everybody. Whoever wants to live Islam in the Kuran, that is SUFISM, for him it is a compulsory thing to reach a MURSHID.

9- HOW MURSHIDS CAN BE REACHED

In the sight of Allahu Teala, it is possible for a person to reach hidayet only through reaching a murshid. Now, let us look at how this process is realized through starting from the prayer Fatiha Surah. You all know the Fatiha Surah. We say it like this:

“Euzubillahimineşşeytanirracim Bismillahirrahmanirrahim”
I begin with the name of Allah who is Rahman (all-compassionate) and Rahim (all- merciful).

“Elhamdulillâhirrabbil âlemîn” Thanks to the Commander, Rabb of the universes.

“Errahmanirrahim” The All-Compassionate and All -Merciful (You know that the name Rahman of Allah is valid for all human beings, but Rahim is valid only for those who will follow the way of Allah). Then Allahu Teala continues,”

“Mâliki yevmiddîn” Sovereign of the day of Religion.

“Iyyakena’budu” We only worship you, serve you.

“Ve iyyake nestain” and we only demand istiane from you (a special type of help which can only be provided by Allah, to reach a MURSHID

“Ihdinas siratel mustakiym” Guide us to Sıratel Mustakiym

“Siratellezine” The path that,

“en’amte aleyhim” is the path of those whom You have put favor over their heads

“gayril magdûbi aleyhim” Not those who have incurred Your wrath

“Veleddaelîn” nor those who are in aberration. (they don’t arrive at their Murshids)

9.1 WHAT IS ISTIANE?

Now, something calls our attention in this Fatiha Surah. The first thing that we notice is the Verse “we ask for ISTIANE only from You” That means that there is a help called ISTIANE. This help can be wanted from no being other than Allah. It can only be desired from Allah. And in the case of Allahu Teala giving us this help, only then can we reach our Murshid, only then we reach hidayet. Here, Allahu Teala does not mean any help coming from the root of nasara (Christian people). This is a help that can be desired only from Allah, and it is called ISTIANE. This help is Allah’s help to make us reach our Murshid. And Allahu Teala is ready to give this help to everyone who wants to reach his Murshid. But this help is not free help. Everything occurs under some definite rules. Everything is explained in our Holy Kuran and also put in a shape. We certainly need this help of Allah, called ISTIANE, in order to take the way to Allah. When does Our Great Rabb see us to be taking this help? We know that ISTIANE can only be desired from Allah. We are face to face with such an event of ISTIANE that can only be desired from Allah. Allahu Teala explains in the 45th Verse of Bakara Surah that this ISTIANE can be wanted such that:

“Want ISTIANE from Allah with patience and required namaz. This is a hard thing, but not for those who are the owners of HUSHU (Reverence)”.
So, in our relationship with Allahu Teala, we see that these relations are occurring in a top level design. Our Great Rabb has explained to us clearly in this Verse how we are going to get this result at the end of these relations. We will ask for ISTIANE from Allah with patience and namaz. ISTIANE is the help we want from Allah for a Murshid. But to be capable of getting the answer of the ISTIANE, it is desired from us to be the owner of HUSHU (Reverence). So, for a person to ask for help from Allah, to reach his Murshid and get the answer of this help, is dependent on condition of being the owner of HUSHU given by Allahu Teala. The basic point for a person is reaching a way leading to Allah. As a matter of fact, when we look at what this istiane is, Allahu Teala says in the Fatiha Surah the following:

“Make us reach Your Siratel mustakiym. That way which is the way of those on whom you gave favor. (It is not the way) of those whom You get in a rage. And (it is not the way) of those who are in dalâlet”.

So ,this help of our Great Rabb is valid for those who wish to reach Allah’s way, in order to reach a goal. What is this goal? It is reaching our murshid. What is the subject? It is ISTIANE . Why is it necessary to want ISTIANE from Allahu Teala? Because, this ISTIANE is aimed at the goal of providing us the demand of a murshid from Allah. Such a thing has the special feature to make us reach Sırat-ı Mustakiym. Because our Great Rabb says that after we demand from Allah to make us reach, we will reach Sırat-ı mustakiym. But, reaching Sırat-ı Mustakiym is dependent on some conditions; we will reach it only by wishing ISTIANE from Allahu Teala. The answer of the question, “why do we want ISTIANE?”, is that Allah will make us reach Sırat-ı Mustakiym.

9.2 WHAT IS SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM?

In this part we feel the necessity of explaining what Sırat-ı Mustakiym is. Sırat-ı Mustakiym is the road that leads Allahu Teala. Here is the 88th Verse of Enam Surah where Allahu Teala describes the Sırat-ı Mustakiym:

“Sırat-ı Mustakiym is the hidâyet road of Allah, such that Allah makes those whom Allah wishes reach hidâyet by means of this road”.

So, Sırat-ı Mustakiym is Allah’s hidâyet way, and Allah makes those whom He wants to, reach hidayet. You will get a sense of Sırat-ı Mustakiym by us explaining what hidayet is. Hidayet is explained as in the following 3 verses of our great RAB. The first Verse is the 73rd Verse of Ali Imran Surah. Our Great Rabb says in this Verse that:

“Without a doubt, hidayet is reaching Allah”.

The 120th Verse of Bakara Surah and the 71st Verse of Enam Surah:

“Reaching Allah, without any doubt, that is HIDAYET”.

So, what hidayet is in our relationship with Allah gets clearer. If we summarize, hidayet is reaching Allah. Whoever has reached Allah has reached hidayet. By which way? By Sırat-ı Mustakiym. In the 39th Verse of Nebe Surah our Great Rabb says that:

(The day concerned with starting a journey towards Allah)

“That day is the Truth (Hakk, Allah) day (The day concerned with starting a journey towards Allah). For those who wish to take for themselves a path leading to Allah (for those who reach Allah by following this path), Allah is a shelter.”

In the 57th Verse of Furkan Surah the command is like this:

“My Beloved! Say that I do not want any compensation from you. My wage belongs to Allah. I only want you to take a road leading to Allah”.

So, what is SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM? It is the road that leads to ALLAH. Is this explanation or saying true? YES.

The 175th verse of NISA Surah says:

“For those who embrace ALLAH by having faith in Him, ALLAH is going to put them into His RAHMET (mercy) and FAZL (anur, light of ALLAH representing the merits of the SPIRIT) (coming) from Him and is going to send them to SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM which makes them reach Himself”

So HIDÂYET is the human being's spirit reaching ALLAH before death. SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM is the road that makes people reach HIDÂYET. That is to say that SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM makes people reach ALLAH and reach HIDÂYET.

We read the FATIHA Surah exactly 45 times in a day. In FATIHA Surah we always say to ALLAH:

“Ihdinassiratalmustakiym”

That means:

“Oh My RAB! Make me reach your SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM”

But the concept of SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM has been changed into a very complex concept by the help of IBLIS (the Devil, Satan) and now it doesn’t mean anything for people. Ask religious individuals what SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM is? They would answer, “it’s the right road.”

If you also say that SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM is the right road as these people say, I would like to make it clear that this explanation is wrong and insufficient. ALLAH would never leave a subject in the Kuran without enough explanation. In other words, the concept of SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM is the name of the road that makes human beings' spirits reach ALLAH before death and also after death. This road has only one basic aim. The 8th verse of MUZEMMIL Surah says:

“vezkurisme rabbike ve tebettel ileyhi tebtiyla”

“Repeat the name of ALLAH (do ZIKIR with the name of ALLAH, do ZIKIR with your RAB’s name) and reach Him; reach ALLAH, dedicating yourself to Him utterly”

“ve lekad halakna fevkakum seb’a taraika.” says ALLAH.

“I have created 7 TARIK (roads) over you.”

(I have created 7 roads) from the ground floor to the 1st floor, is the 1st road and there are 7 roads that connect all of the floors (stages) to each other. All of them together are called TARIK-I MUSTAKIYM. If you add the rest of SIDRETIL-MUNTEHA (a tree on the top point of the end of the universe of existences) (beyond this tree is ADEM, non-existence) then it becomes SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM. SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM is the name of the road that takes human beings’ spirits from the ground floor and makes them reach ALLAH. So, the concept of “right road (way)” does not make any sense.

So if you say to ALLAH, “Oh my RAB! Make me reach your SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM”, 45 times a day and if reaching SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM is reaching ALLAH, then you say to ALLAH 45 times a day that you want to reach Him.

Why did SAHABE (the companions of our Prophet Muhammad SAV) do this 14 century ago, although they carried out their SWEAR, PROMİSE and COVENANT given to ALLAH? Because they wanted to obey ALLAH’s obligatory commandments. So look at ALLAH’s obligatory commandments (FARZ) very carefully. 14 centuries ago companions of our Prophet Muhammad (SAV) carried out these religious precepts (binding duties, religious obligations).

9.3 THE CONDITIONS OF WISHING ISTIANE

If we, mankind, are performing namaz five times a day, we have to read the Fatiha Surah exactly 45 times each day. We say toAllahu Teala “make us reach Your Sırat-ı Mustakiym,” which means “make me reach You”, because Sırat-ı Mustakiym is the way that leads us to Allah. By saying that, we want istiane for this reason. All those who are performing namaz among one billion Muslims on the earth are saying 45 times a day to Allahu Teala, “Oh My Rabb! make me reach You”. But they have nearly no idea about how to reach Allah, about how a person can reach Allah. How can we wish istiane from Allah and when and how will Allah answer this? For the occurrence of such a process, the person has to start by carrying out the command of Allahu Teala in the 152nd Verse of Enam Surah:

“Do carry out your oaths (given) to Allah”

(TESTAMENT) The person has to carry out his three oaths. The first one is the purification of the soul, and we have seen that no one can do that by himself. We must certainly reach our murshid to whom Allah gave the authority to purify souls and whom has been entrusted with this duty. Only he can purify our souls. Our soul can be purified only by his help. If we were alone, it would be impossible for us to purify our souls. So, how are we going to reach this Murshid whom we wish from Allahu Teala to make our souls be pure? Howare we going to wish this Murshid so that we can reach salvation, so that this murshid makes us reach soul purification, so that he makes our first oath reach its goal?

Relationships between Allah and the human being are the basis of living ISLAM in the Kuran, that is SUFISM, to live ISLAM consisting of 28 steps. Surah VEL-ASR contains those 28 steps.

VEL ASR SURAH

ALLAHU TEALA brought down (sent) VEL ASR Surah as in the following:

Our Great RAB says:

1- I swear to the ASIR (to time)

2- It is certain that human beings are in frustration

3- But except the ones who are ÂMENÛ (those who want to reach ALLAH) (those who have passed the first 7 stages) and those who make AMILUSSALIHAT(soul purification) (those who have passed the 2nd set of 7 stages) and those who recommend to others to reach HAK (by reaching ALLAH as spirit) (3rd set of 7 stages) and those who recommend patience to others (those who have passed the 4th set of 7 stages).

VEL ASR Surah was being read by the SAHABE each time they encountered one another 14 centuries ago. “Esselamü aleyküm ve rahmetullah” the answer; “esselamü aleyküm ve rahmetullah ve berekatühü” and after that, the Surah of VEL ASR was read. Both of the SAHABE who met each other would read the VEL ASR Surah. Thus, an era (age) of Prosperity and Happiness in which the ASR Surah was read had been lived.

Thus what do we know about the VEL ASR Surah?

The VEL ASR is a Surah of ALLAHU TEALA which contains the whole Kuran. Here IMAM-I ŞAFİ Hz says.:

“If the Kuran was lost, the VEL ASR Surah could embrace the whole contents of it.”

In the UNSIYET (familiarity) of human beings with ALLAH, there are exactly 28 steps or stages. There are four sets of 7 stages. The VEL ASR Surah contains all of these 28 stages. In the relationship between ALLAH and His servants, we see that, as human beings pass each set of 7 stages, they become creatures who are closer to ALLAH, and what ALLAHwants from all human beings is that they all reach both AHIRET SAADET (happiness of the next world, heaven) and also happiness in this world.
Well, this Surah, in which both happiness in this world and the next world are embraced, gives us these four sets of 7 stages. And at the end of the 4th set of 7 stages, the person arrives at the top stage (that is the post of SALAH) that a person has to reach. Well, this is living SUFISM, which makes the person surrender his spirit, physical body, and soul to ALLAH, and makes himself reach both happiness in heaven and in the world, and makes the person be ISLAM.

10- STAGES (28 STAGES)

The relationship between Allah and the human being is the basis of living ISLAM in the KURAN. This is SUFISM. Living Islam consists of 28 stages. The Vel Asr Surah contains these 28 steps.

FIRST PHASE OF SEVEN STAGES

1. First Stage:

Something occurs around us (some kinds of actions, incidents and events)

2/Al-Baqarah-216:

Fighting is prescribed upon you and you dislike it. But it is possible that you dislike a thing which is good for you and that you love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knows it, and you don’t know. Allahwants to make every human being reach the ways of Allah (sebils), this is his only demand.

Allah wants human beings to reach His sebils (the ways of Allah) to get happiness in paradise.

2. Second Stage:

Looking at the events, evaluating and comparing them. (76/Al-Insan-3)

We showed him the way whether he be grateful or an unbeliever.

3. Third Stage:

We make decisions to reach Allah. (2/Al-Baqarah-256)

“There is no compulsion in the religion. The way of irshad and the way of Satan have been announced. Whoever denies Satan and becomes mumin holds the strongest handle.”

4. Fourth Stage:

Allah knows our hearts and sees our purpose and manifests Himself upon us with his name of mercy. (12/Yusuf-53)

Oh My Rabb! I can not make my soul clean because my soul commands sins. But the souls on which my Rabb has manifested Himself with His Rahim (all merciful) name are excepted.

5. Fifth Stage:

Allah takes out the “Hicâb-i Mestûre” (secret curtain) which is an obstacle between us and our saint guide (Murshid). While you read the Kuran, we put an invisible curtain (HICÂB-I MESTÛRE) between you and those who do not believe in Ahiret (the Last Day). (5/Al-Maidah-16)

“Allah will guide those who have gained His consent to the paths of surrender; He will lead them, with His permission, from darkness to the light; He will make them reach Sırat-ı mustakiym.

6. Sixth Stage:

Then He takes out from the ears of our souls another obstacle (vakra) that prevents us from understanding what we hear.

“We put barriers (ekinnet) over their hearts (so that they don't understand or perceive what the Kur'an says) and vakra (obstacle) into their ears (so that We prevent them from hearing you) when you read the Kuran and when you say there is only one Allah. They turn their backs and flee (with hatred).” 17/AL-ISRAA-46

“If Allah had found in them any goodness, he would indeed have made them understand, but they would have turned away and declined.” 8/AL-ANFAL-23

“Those, who hear (perceive), accept the invitation. Allah gives life back to the dead, then they will be returned unto Him.” 6/AL-AN’AM-36

7. Seventh Stage:

10.1 THE SEVENTH STAGE (BEING ÂMENÛ)

A person who has reached the seventh stage becomes âmenû according to the expression in the Holy Kuran. There is such a change in his interior world that while this person’s mind was accepting everything his soul told him previously, now he has started to not accept everything his soul tells him. The mind has found itself a new friend within the physical body of the human being. The name of his new friend is the spirit. A complete parallel has been established between the mind of the human being and the spirit that was already programmed to reach Allah during the lifetime on this world. The soul is now left alone, and the spirit and mind have come together. They have made apartnership, an agreement, a treaty. We call this the holy alliance. Allahu Teala gives an assistant to these allied groups and names it the conscience. Thus in the inner world of the human being, the will, mind and spirit come together as a trio. And these three existences that came together in this direction will reach the goal by getting help from Allah. The soul, however, can only get help from Satan. In the 29th verse of Hud Surah by means of Noah His Excellency, Allahu Teala says that whoever becomes âmenû will certainly reach Allah.

Noah His Excellency says that:

“I can not drive away from those who are âmenû and together with me from my side. Because all of them will certainly reach Allah”

Thus, it means that there is such a fact of reaching Allah for the spirit of a human being while he is living the life in this world. And whoever can pass these initial seven stages, reaching Allah occurs as an absolute, unavoidable event for him, and it is an event from which turning back is impossible. In order for a human being to reach this goal it is necessary to pass three stages;

1- He should believe in Allah

2- He should believe in reaching Allah during the lifetime in this world. And he should evaluate the 95 Verses.

3- He should believe that it is obligatory to reach Allah in the lifetime on this world.

In order to realize this, he has to evaluate seven Verses carefully. This causes a change in his inner world and the person becomes “âmenû” as it is expressed in the Holy Kuran. We see that whoever becomes âmenû certainly reaches Allah. How will he reach Him? The answer to this question is given one by one in the following Verses which I am going to give you.

THE SECOND PHASE OF SEVEN STAGES

8. Eighth Stage

To whoever becomes âmenû, Allahu Teala gives him first aid by putting hidâyet into his heart. In the 11th Verse of Tegabun Surah Great Rabb says that:

“Whoever is âmenû to Allah, we put hidayet into that person’s heart”

He who puts hidayet into a person’s heart is Allah Himself. So, into whose heart hidayet is put, at the moment when hidayet is put into his heart, that person has reached the eighth stage of the way leading to Allah.

9. Ninth Stage

But, what will we get by having hidayet put into our hearts by Allah? It will make our hearts, i.e. hearts of our souls, which were initially turning to Satan, turn to Allah. This is an extremely important fact. Because Allahu Teala says that returning to Allah is parallel with turning the heart to Allah. Here are the 32nd and 33rd Verses of Kaf Surah. Allah mentions that:

“This heaven was promised by Allah. Those whom Allah reached (EVVAB) as his heart is returned to Him are the owners of reverence (HUSHU).”

In the 27th Verse of Rad Surah our Great Rabb says that:

“Him whose heart, (whose soul’s heart) has turned to Allah (He is ENAB), that person certainly reaches ALLAH. It is dependent on the condition that this person’s heart is turned to Allah.”

In the 5th Verse of Ankebut Surah Allahu Teala says that:

“To him who wants to turn back to Allah, (to reach Allah during the lifetime in this world) certainly will come that day which appointed Allah (that person certainly will reach Allah)?”

Because we want to reach Allahu Teala, Allah wants to make us reach Himself too. Because in order to make us reach Allah, Allahu Teala has put hidayet into our hearts. But, how will Allah make us reach Him?

10.2 HOW DOES ALLAH'S MERCY (RAHMET) LEAK INTO THE HEARTS OF OUR SOULS?

10. Tenth Stage
The answer to this question is in the following Verse. This Verse is the 125th Verse of Enam Surah. Allahu Teala says in this Verse that:

“Allah wants to make everyone reach HIMSELF. Allah slits, operates on the heart of that person and opens a path from the breast to his heart, makes him deliver himself”.

So, for whomever Allah wants to make reach Himself, and any person who comes to this stage wishing to reach Allah, Allah opens a path from the breast of that person to his heart. What is the importance of this road? Here Allahu Teala says “yesrah sadrehu”, that is to say that he slits the heart of that person, operates on it and opens such a path. So, it is necessary for the person's breast to be split open and to have a path opened into his heart by Allahu Teala. Earlier when we were talking about zikir, repeating the name of Allah, we said that Allah has made a promise. Allah says that whenever we invite Allah, Allah will reply to our invitations (186th Verse of Bakara Surah). When we repeat the name of Allah, Allahu Teala replies to the invitation with respect to our calling Him. What does Allah do? Allah sends His mercy (RAHMET) into our breast. This mercy coming from Allah while we are repeating the name of Allah turns back if such a path is not opened from our breasts to our hearts. But, if this path (which is mentioned in the 125th Verse of Enam Surah), is opened from our breasts to our hearts, then the mercy (RAHMET) of Allah reaches our hearts through following this road. But, mercy reaching our hearts does not cause all of the mercy to enter into our hearts. Why? Because, according to the 23rd Verse of Casiye Surah, our hearts are still sealed. In the 23rd Verse of Casiye Surah our Great Rabb says that:

“My Beloved! Don’t you see those who deify their fancies and desires to themselves? Allah leaves them in dalalet according to a science, their heart is sealed, He seals off the hearing center called SEMI in the hearts of their souls, and covers the seeing center, called BASAR, with a curtain called GISHAVET”

The seals on our hearts are not opened yet. We do not become mumin yet; we haven’t reached Allah’s Murshid yet. On this level, since our hearts are sealed off, it is not possible for Allah’s mercy to enter into our hearts in the way and dimension that Allah has ordered and to purify our souls while we are repeating the name of Allah. It can only reach our hearts through leaking into them around the seal.

10.3 TWO DOORS IN THE HEARTS OF OUR SOULS

Here, it is useful to inform you about our hearts, the hearts of our souls. There are two doors in the hearts of our souls. One of these doors is called the door of mercy (RAHMET); the second one is called the door of darkness (ZULMET). The mercy door is for the entrance of Allah’s mercy (RAHMET) and virtue (FAZL) into our hearts. The darkness door is for the entrance of the darkness of the devil into our hearts, into the hearts of our souls. There is no barrier against the entrance of the darkness coming from devil into our hearts, However, the entrance of Allah’s mercy into our hearts is prevented by a seal. As long as we do not do our duties, as long as we do not take a way to realize this goal, this seal on our hearts will always stay there and the mercy and virtue of Allah will never cause the purification of the soul. Now, if we have reached the tenth stage, in order to get Allah’s mercy into our hearts, if Allahu Teala has opened this road from our breasts to our hearts, then the mercy and virtue comes from Allah while we are repeating the name of Allah. First it reaches our breasts. Since a way is opened from our breasts to our hearts, it will reach our hearts, the hearts of our souls. And, it is going to leak into the hearts of our souls.

11. Eleventh Stage:
This leakage will cause an event. The mercy of Allahu Teala reaches our hearts. This event is explained in the 22nd Verse of Zumer Surah as in the following. Allahu Teala says in this Verse that:

“Only the ones whose breast has been split (and a road has been opened toward their hearts by Allah), only their hearts can join the mercy of Allah.”

So, the arrival of Allah’s mercy and virtue to a person’s heart is dependent on the opening of a road from the person’s breast to his heart by Allahu Teala. Allahu Teala says in the 22nd Verse of Zumer Surah that the mercy of Allahu Teala, the light (NUR) of Allahu Teala, only arrives at such people’s hearts. Allahu Teala explains how this mercy door and darkness door are working in the 257th Verse of Bakara Surah such that:

“Allah is the friend to those who are ÂMENÛ. Allah takes them out from darkness to light (NUR)”

How? Allah makes the light reach the person’s heart by sending mercy and virtue through the mercy door. The Verse continues like this:

“They are the ones who are infidels, they are the friends of Satan and they are brought out from light to darkness”

How? By receiving the darkness of the devil through the darkness door. Then what happens? Afterwards Allahu Teala makes another event occur in the heart of this person. What is this event?

12. Twelfth Stage:
10.4 TWELFTH STAGE: FEELING HUSHU (REVERENCE)

Feeling reverence in a person’s heart through the mercy and virtue coming down from Allah is the subject. This event is explained by Allahu Teala in the 16th Verse of Hadid Surah. Our Great Rabb says, “Hasn’t the time come yet of feeling reverence (hushu) in the heart of that person through repeating the name of Allah and through mercy descending down from Allah?” So, there are two basic conditions for the formation of feeling reverence in the heart of a human being. The first one is repeating the name of Allah. If Allahu Teala opened a path from our breasts to our hearts and at the same time if our hearts turned to Allah, the mercy coming down from Allah to our breasts because of the repetition of the name of Allah that we do, reaches our hearts through this path. Afterwards it reaches our breasts around the seal which is on our hearts and enlightens it through leaking into our hearts from there. Well, does Satan not send his darkness to our hearts? He does. But, in spite of the arrival of Satan’s darkness at our hearts, since the mercy coming from Allah is stronger, it enlightens our hearts. Allahu Teala calls this enlightenment to be feeling hushu (reverence, awe).

10.5 REQUIRED NAMAZ

What does the feeling of reverence bring us? Now let us remember the 45th Verse of Bakara Surah. What was Allahu Teala saying in this verse?

“Ask for help (istiane) from Allah with patience and required Namaz. This is a hard work but not for the ones who feel reverence”

So, when we arrive at the twelfth stage in our relationship with Allah by one stage after the other, we feel reverence. Allah will absolutely show us our murshid when we perform this namaz, in accordance with the 45th Verse of Bakara Surah. Required Namaz consists of four prescribed postures (Rekat) and it is necessary to have a clean body before performing it. In the first posture after reading the Fatiha Surah, “Ayetel Kursi” is read three times; in the second posture, after reading Fatiha Surah, the Surahs of Ihlas, Felak and Nas are read. In the third posture after the Fatiha Surah, the Surahs of Ihlas, Felak and Nas are read; in the fourth posture after reading the Fatiha Surah, again the Surahs of Ihlas, Felak, and Nas are read. As you can see, in three postures the Surahs of Ihlas, Felak, and Nas are read after reading the Fatiha Surah, except for the first posture. In the first posture however, Ayetel Kursi is read three times after reading the Fatiha Surah. What does this mean for us? It means that we have performed the required Namaz and have asked for our murshid from Allah.

13. Thirteenth Stage:
Among all the people who have performed the required Namaz, Our Great Rabb shows their murshids only to the ones:

1- Whose hearts have turned to Allah,
2- Whom Allah has opened a path from their breasts to their hearts,
3- Who feel hushu (pious, reverence, awe). If the person performing the required Namaz does not have these three basic conditions, Allahu Teala is not going to show him his murshid in any way because that person is not able to reach such a goal yet and it is not possible to carry out his oath for the purification of his soul and naturally to reach his murshid. So, it comes out that there are conditions for a person to reach his murshid. First, we have to be âmenû in order to reach this goal. Then, our hearts have to turn to Allah. Then, a path from our breasts to our hearts has to be opened. And then we have to feel reverence. And whenever we feel reverence, then Allahu Teala shows us our murshids.

14. Fourteenth Stage:
So, we reach our murshid and we repent in front of him. This is the fourteenth stage. Now, let us repeat the stages once more:
1- The events occur around us.
2- We compare and evaluate events.
3- We make a decision about reaching Allah.
4- Allah sends us his mercy (RAHMET) and virtue (FAZL).
5- Allah takes away the secret curtain (HICÂB-I MESTÛRE) from our soul’s heart.
6- Allah takes away an obstacle (VAKRA) from our ears.
7- Allah takes away EKINNET from our soul’s heart. This operation makes us ÂMENÛ.
8- Allah puts our heart inside HIDAYET.
9- HIDAYET turns our heart’s mercy (RAHMET) door to Allah.
10- Allah opens a way from the breast to the soul’s heart.
11- We make zikir and Allah’s mercy (RAHMET) starts to leak into our soul’s heart.
12- We are the owners of reverence (HUSHU).
13- We perform the required (HACET NAMAZI) namaz (Salat) and demand a MURSHID from Allah. And Allah shows us our MURSHID.
14- We reach our MURSHID and repent in front of him.

Which Verses of which Surah show us what happens when we reach our Murshid? The 69th, 70th, and 71st Verses of Furkan Surah. Allahu Teala mentions those who will go to hell. Our great Rabb says in the 70th Verse of Furkan Surah that:

“They will go to hell, except the ones who have repented. By this repentance the person becomes Âmenû, starts the purification of his soul, and all his sins are transformed into merits.”

And in the 71st Verse of Furkan Surah it is said that:

“Whoever starts doing acts of improvement (starts the purification of his soul) through repenting in such a way, that person reaches Allah as a spirit and his repentance is accepted”

Now, let us look at the signs of this repentance. Allahu Teala says that this repentance:
1- Makes a person become mumin
2- Starts the purification of a human's soul. We have seen until now that it is not possible to start on soul purification without reaching a murshid. So, now we see definitely that this is a repentance done in front of a murshid.
3- All sins of this person are transformed into merits.
4- This person goes into heaven, not into hell.
This repentance is such a repentance that makes the person who repented go into heaven, not into hell. This means that Allahu Teala forgives all the sins of this person and makes him mumin by a repentance made in front of a murshid. In the 71st Verse of Furkan Surah Allahu Teala says the following:

“Whoever carries out such a repentance and starts doing ameliorating acts (starts soul purification) that person certainly reaches Allah as his repentance is accepted”

So, this repentance is a kind of repentance which makes the person reach Allah.

10.6 THE RESULT OF REPENTING IN FRONT OF A MURSHID
Now, look at the conditions of such a repentance that has been made. What does such a repentance bring us? How can such a repentance make a human being reach heaven? We have to examine these standards one by one. Here in the 102nd Verse of Muminun Surah Allahu Teala says that:

“Those whose merits are more than their sins, we will take these people into heaven”.

So, it is evident that Allahu Teala puts those people whose merits are more than their sins into heaven. Well, what kind of people are they? All the sins of the person are not only forgiven, but at the same time transformed into merits at the moment when the person kisses the hand of his Murshid. Imagine that there is a zero level and if a person, who has sins at the amount of (x) below this zero level, kisses his hand, first his sins are forgiven through the event that Allah showed his murshid to him and so the level reaches zero, and then he acquires merits at the amount of (x). Therefore transformation of all sins into merits is such a special event that it makes the person not only reach the level of zero sins, but transforms all of his sins into merits too. So what happens if such a person dies before committing a new sin, i.e. reaches the mercy of Allah through deceasing? That person absolutely will go into heaven, according to the 102nd Verse of Muminun Surah. So what we see is an extremely clear event. If the ones who repented with such a repentance, die after this repentance and before reaching Allah (since death is a destiny), those people will certainly go to heaven because their merits are absolutely more than their sins.

10.7 THE RESULT OF CARRYING OUT THE THREE OATHS

Well, what happens if this person lives? If he lives, then as we have said before, the arrival of such a person at Allah as a spirit, has been guaranteed in the 29th Verse of Hud Surah. Since the moment when he becomes âmenû, in the 27th Verse of Rad Surah, it has been said that the person will certainly reach Allah if his heart is turned to Allahu Teala. We see that if a person does not die and stays alive, he will certainly reach Allah. So, in the case of the death of a person before reaching Allah, that person would certainly reach Allah as a spirit and enter into heaven. If we were alive, then we would go into heaven also. Let us say that the person has reached his Murshid. Then he has carried out all of the orders that his murshid gave him in the way that they should be done. Therefore, he has reached Allah as a spirit, purified his soul, and his physical body has become the servant of Allah. In this case, the place that this person is going to go is heaven. Because our Great Rabb says in the 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th Verses of Fecr Surah that:

“Oh satisfied soul! Be content with Allah and gain the consent of Allah (i.e. be purified) (Oh spirit!) return to your Rabb (arrive at Allah), (Oh physical body!) enter among my servants. (Oh physical body and soul!) enter into my heaven”

That is to say, whoever purifies his soul, makes his spirit reach Allah and makes his physical body be the servant of Allah, in short carries out his three oaths, that person reaches the heaven of Allah. We know that whoever has reached Allahu Teala, has certainly purified his soul; he certainly made his spirit reach Allah; he is certainly the servant of Allah. So, the place of a person who carried out his oaths that he has given to Allah is certainly heaven.

11- SEVEN EVENTS OCCURING BY REPENTING IN FRONT OF A MURSHID

The 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th Verses of Fecr Surah explain this big reality. So, what happens at the moment when a person, possessing the standard to enter into heaven, reaches his murshid? Exactly seven events occur.

11.1 THE FIRST EVENT IS THE SETTLING OF THE IMAM OF THE AGE’S SPIRIT OVER THE HEAD

When the person reaches the murshid whom Allah has shown him by performing the required namaz, the first event immediately occurs. What is it? It is the settling of the murshid’s spirit over the head of that person as a favor to him. Allahu Teala says in the 22nd Verse of Mucadele Surah:

“We support them (who have kissed the hand of their murshid) through (sending) a spirit which is educated at our stage”

So for whoever kisses the hand, but only the hand of the murshid that Allah showed him, the spirit of this murshid that Allah sends immediately settles over the head of that person. The 15th Verse of Mumin Surah also tells us this big reality. What is the fact stated in the 15th Verse of Mumin Surah for us? The matter Allahu Teala expressed in the Verse of Mumin Surah is as follows:

“Allah, who is the owner of the heavens (ARCH) and increases the degrees, sends a spirit which is from the command of Allah over the head of His servant worthy of it, (Allah makes a spirit which will reach Allah by the command of Allah rest over the head of that person) in order to inform them of the day of talak” (The day to reach Allah)

Allahu Teala says in the 11th Verse of Rad Surah that:

“This spirit is a guard of protector. And Allahu Teala does not take this favor from over their heads as long as the human beings do not violate their oaths”

Allahu Teala expresses that this spirit of our murshid coming over our head is a guard of protection. On the top of our head, it protects us from all kinds of devilish sciences. It lies over our head from back to front of us; it is a guard (protector). This guard is a favor for us. And if we do not violate our oaths, if we do not disobey the commands of Allah, Allah will never take back this favor over our heads. But, if we begin to doubt, if we do not appreciate the favor that Allah gave us through the favor on our heads and if we fall into “FISK” (i.e. a type of sinning based on suspicion), then Allahu Teala takes back the favor from over our heads. So, the first event is that a favor has occurred over our heads by Allah. That means the spirit of our murshid takes its place over our heads. This is the first event.

11. 2 THE SECOND EVENT IS THE TAKING OFF OF THE SPIRIT TOWARDS ALLAH

Well, what is the second event? It is the case that the spirit which is settled over our heads, immediately gets in touch with our spirits in our physical bodies and takes into the convent. Then, our spirit reaches Sırat-ı mustakiym. Sırat-ı mustakiym is a road going to Allah. The 39th Verse of Nebe Surah explains us this big reality as in the following:

“That day is the truth day. The person who wishes takes a road going to Allah, and Allah is a shelter for that person who has reached Allah by following this road”

Thus, on that day, on the day of truth (HAKK), the day when he has kissed the hand of his murshid, the person reaches a road leading to Allah. The person reaches Sırat-ı Mustakiym”.

Sırat-ı Mustakiym is the name of the road that takes us to Allah. As a matter of fact, Allahu Teala says in the 152nd Verse of Enam Surah such that:

“Do carry out your Covenant with Allah.”

This means: reach your murshid and start purification of the soul. In the 153rd Verse of Enam Surah, our Great Rabb says about carrying out our Covenant that:

“This is being on Sırat-ı Mustakiym”

In the 39th Verse of Nebe Surah Allahu Teala says that:

“The person takes a road going to Allah on that day (on the truth day)” (HAKK, ALLAH day)

It is seen that in our relationship with Allahu Teala it is fundamental to follow a road going to Allah, to take such a road,. On that day, on the day on which we kissed the hand of our murshid, our spirit leaves our physical body and reaches that road. This road is Sırat-ı Mustakiym. At this point, one of the commands of Allahu Teala is carried out. We have reached Sırat-ı Mustakiym; we have entered the road going to Allah.

11.3 THE THIRD EVENT IS BEING MUMIN AND HAVING IMAN (FAITH) WRITTEN ON THE HEART

What is the third event? The third event is the event that makes us mumin. In the 22nd Verse of Mucadele Surah Allahu Teala says that:

“We write iman (faith) on their heart at that time”

When? On the day when we kiss the hand of our murshid, iman is written on our heart. What does this mean? It means that we are mumin. Let us stop here. Allahu Teala has described being mumin in a specific way. When it is asked of people what mumin is, the answer we generally get, is that: whoever believes in Allah is mumin. Who does not believe in Allah is an infidel (KÂFIR). But, for Allahu Teala, believing in Allah is one of the conditions of being mumin. The 5th Verse of Hucurat Surah is like this:

“Arabs have said that they became mumin. My Beloved! say no, you did not become mumin. Do not say we became mumin, only say “we entered into the circle of Islam, because iman did not enter your hearts yet”...(is not written on your hearts)”

Thus, the instruction of Allahu Teala on this topic is obvious and certain. A person does not become mumin by kissing the hand of any murshid. That person must kiss the hand of his murshid in order to reach Allah. How is this going to be accomplished? Only if a person becomes âmenû, if he believes in reaching Allah during the life time in this world. If he believes in that, this reaching is obligatory for him, and then if he reaches his murshid by performing the required namaz and kisses the hand of his murshid in order to reach Allah, in order to purify his soul, briefly said, in order to carry out the oaths he has given to Allah, then at that time this person becomes mumin. Because that murshid is the murshid whom Allah determined for him before time. And, this person was seen as qualified (competent) to reach the murshid Allahu Teala showed to him. That person became the owner of hushu. Because of this he became competent to see his murshid. If this is the case, then it is the case for that person to reach Allahu Teala. As a matter of fact, Allahu Teala says this in the 20th, 21st, Verses of Rad Surah:

“They carry out their AHDs (TESTAMENT) given to Allah and do not violate their Promises. They reach Allah with the thing (their spirits) that Allah ordered to reach Himself and they feel reverence (HUSHU)”.

But, this Verse says that they are the owners of hushu. So, the prerequisite to reach Allahu Teala is becoming the owner of hushu. When we become the owner of hushu, only then we can perform the required namaz so that we would able to get the result. And, we perform the required namaz under the condition that we became the owner of hushu. Allah shows us our murshid. So, this murshid whom we must reach is the murshid whom Allah has determined for us before time. Then, all of these events we call seven events realized. First, the spirit of our murshid settles over our head. Then, our spirit goes and takes its place in the convent (DERGAH), and a low reading desk is given to it. And the teaching of our spirit at this desk starts called rahle. In this case, we are granted a favor of our Allahu Teala, the writing of iman on our heart. For a person, being mumin is only possible at this point. What was Allahu Teala saying about Arabs?

“Arabs said: we became mumin. My Beloved! Tell them no, you did not become mumin. Do not say we became mumin, only say: we entered into the circle of Islam. Because, iman has not entered into your hearts yet... (is not written)”

So, unless iman is written in the heart, unless iman entered into the heart, it is impossible to be mumin. In fact, if it could enter, those people would be saved. Because, in the 40th Verse of Mumin Surah. Allahu Teala says that:

“Those who have started purification of the soul (started islah-i nefs) are the ones who are mumin, and Allah will take mumins into His heaven, whether they are men or women, and will provide them with endless sustenance”

That means that being mumin is the basic standard in order to be accepted into heaven. Now, let us review our relationship with Satan. Allah’ Teala says in the 20th Verse of Sebe Surah that:

“Satan has carried out his promise to mankind on doomsday. All of the sects except one sect, consisting of mumins, followed Satan”

11.4 THE FOURTH EVENT IS BEING MUMIN AND THE SOUL PURIFICATION

So, there is only one sect which is not following the Devil, the mumins. Who are they? They are the ones who have reached their murshids and in whose heart is written iman. On the day on which iman is written in their hearts, their hearts were honored by the iman word; their hearts were honored by that honor. Those people became mumin. And being mumin caused them to have a fourth factor: Soul purification. Because from the moment at which iman is written on our hearts, Allah’s mercy (RAHMET) and virtue (FAZL) realize the purification of the soul by filling our hearts as wide as the mercy door. We experience such an event. What is valid for us from the moment at which iman is written into our hearts is the following:

We are doing zikir. When we are doing zikir, the mercy and virtue from Allah reaches our breast. Allahu Teala has opened a road from our breast into our heart. So, Allah’s mercy and virtue are reaching our heart from our breast. What happens on top of the seal existing on our heart, according to the 23rd Verse of Casiye Surah, when iman is written on our heart?

This seal on the heart of our soul is pushed forward to the inside of our heart, by the mercy and virtue coming from Allah (they are energy particles) because of the energetic power of these energy particles. Mercy and virtue come, push the seal on the heart of our soul towards the inside of our heart, it pushes and pushes, and takes it down to the bottom of our heart. This is the devilish door through which the darkness of Satan reaches our heart. When we are doing zikir, if iman is written on our heart, the seal becomes mobile. And the seal goes into our heart and closes the darkness door completely. In this way, during the period in which we are doing zikir, it is impossible for darkness coming from Satan to reach our heart. That door is closed. Which door is open? The door that was closed because of the seal on it through which Allah’s mercy and virtue (they are Allah’s lights, NUR) will enter into our heart is opened now, and zikir has invited Allah’s NUR. That NUR has first reached our breast, has come to our heart, by means of the road opened from our breast to our heart, and has opened also our heart’s door, has pushed the seal towards the inside. Now, our heart’s door is open. And during the time we do zikir, Allah’s NUR fills our heart. And after performing the cleaning process in our heart, this mercy will turn back. An endless number of energy particles comes from Allahu Teala, enters into our heart, and returns from our heart again to Allah. And during this cleaning process, an endless number of energy particles come eternally one after the other, clean our soul’s heart, and turn back. This cleaning process is called soul purification by Allahu Teala. So, the purification of the soul is possible (when iman is written on our heart) with zikir. Now, let us look together at the 21st Verse of Nur Surah. What was Allahu Teala saying in this Verse?

“If Allah’s mercy and virtue would not reach you (your soul’s heart), none of you could purify your soul forever”

So, the purification of our soul is dependent on a condition; this purification is possible only by Allah’s mercy reaching our heart. What was Allahu Teala saying? Murshids do your soul purification. What was Allahu Teala saying? Only Allah purifies the soul of whom Allah wishes. Now, both of these events have occurred. Since, we have reached our murshid. Allahu Teala has opened the seal on our heart and has written iman into it. If we had not reached our murshid, iman would never be written on our heart. If iman was not written on our heart, the mercy and virtue coming from Allah would never enter into our heart in a cleaning nature. The darkness coming into our heart from Satan would continue to come into our heart and soul purification would never be realized. But, what is happening now? Since iman is written into our heart, we are preventing the darkness of Satan (from entering into our heart) while we are doing zikir. On the other hand, the mercy and virtue coming from Allah reaches our heart and performs a cleaning process. This real cleaning event in which the darkness goes away and the light (Allah’s mercy and virtue) comes instead of them, is called soul purification by Allahu Teala. What enters into our heart is not only the mercy and virtue coming from Allah because of zikir. Our murshid’s spirit has settled over our head. In the 8th Verse of Tahrim Surah Allahu Teala says:

“Their halo is over their heads, in front of them and on their right sides”

Our MURSHID has a halo over his head. This halo is a transformer. The mercy and virtue particles coming eternally from Allah reach this halo called the salah halo. When they reach this halo, this halo decreases their high voltage. Decreasing the high voltage means decreasing it to a level at which every human being can resist it. This mercy and virtue coming from Allah reaches our heart. What this halo of salah reaching our heart makes for us, the goal it makes us reach is, it causes an eternal light in our heart while we are doing zikir. During the time when we are doing zikir (repeating the name of Allah), both the light of virtue coming from Allah, and the mercy of Allahu Teala reaching our heart enlighten our hearts by causing a light. A third one is often added to them: SALAVAT. If we are joining the conversations of a murshid, there is also the light called SALAVAT that is reaching our heart from the halo over the head of the physical body of our murshid during the conversation. When these different kinds of lights (one of them is called virtue, one of them salavat, one of them mercy) reach our heart, Allahu Teala has placed iman into our heart. So, the entrance of iman into our heart and the writing of iman on our heart occurs under these circumstances. And we became mumin according to both the 40th Verse of Mumin Surah and the 14th Verse of Hucurat Surah. What was saved by being mumin? Let us remember the 20th Verse of Sebe Surah. Allahu Teala was saying that:

“Satan has carried out his promise to mankind on doomsday. All of the sects, except one sect consisting of the mumins, followed Satan”

Thus, only one sect consisting of mumins can go to heaven, but all of the other sects besides this one followed Satan. That means they go to hell. So, we see that the basic condition for our salvation is being mumin. What matters for us, what approves our salvation, what realizes our salvation, what causes us to reach heaven, is the writing of iman on our heart and our being mumin. It is seen that being mumin is not free of charge, and soul purification is also not free. What was needed for soul purification? Allah’s mercy, virtue and salavat reaching our soul’s heart are needed. At this point, we see that Allah’s mercy is reaching our soul’s heart. The 21st Verse of Nur Surah was saying that:

“Allah purifies the soul of whom Allah wishes”

How? By sending His mercy, virtue and salavat to the soul’s heart of that person. On the other hand, Allahu Teala was saying that soul purification was made by murshids. How does it happen? When we reach our murshid, Allahu Teala writes iman on our heart. And only because of this iman written on our heart, the NUR (lights of Allah) perform the cleaning process. This event in which the cleaning process is realized is called soul purification. And this forms the fourth event that happens when we reach our murshid. The fifth event is the transformation of all of our sins into merits according to the 70th Verse of Furkan Surah.

11.5 THE FIFTH EVENT IS THE TRANSFORMATION OF SINS INTO MERITS

Our Great Rabb says in the 70th Verse of Furkan Surah that:

“Only those who repent (in front of a murshid),and therefore become mumin, and do acts of improvement (redemptive actions which lead to purification) are excluded (those will go to heaven), and their sins are transformed into merits”

We see that the repentance made in front of a murshid:

1- Makes a person become “mumin”,

2- Starts soul purification,

3- Makes him reach heaven,

4- Makes him reach a point at which all of his sins are transformed into merits.

11.6 THE SIXTH EVENT IS ALLAH’S FAVOR OF SEVEN HUNDREDS TO ONE

The sixth event takes place in the 261st Verse of Bakara Surah. Allahu Teala gives favor to all human beings as ten to one (i.e. Allah rewards human beings with ten degrees if they do a merit valued at one degree). But whenever the goal which has to be reached by a person is realized so that the person reaches his murshid, from that moment on Allahu Teala’s favor starts as one hundred to one, and increases to seven hundred to one. Allahu Teala says in the 261st Verse of Bakara Surah that:

“The situation of those who maintain Allah’s way is like a plant consisting of seven spikes and each of them having one hundred grains”

So, it is evident that Allahu Teala’s favor is like a wheat shaft having seven spikes. Since each of those spikes of favor contains one hundred grains, it causes the person to get a merit, and be rewarded with one hundred degrees to one at the first stage, two hundred degrees to one at the second stage, three hundred degrees to one at the third stage, and it increases one hundred by one hundred in the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh stages and at the seventh stage is seven hundred degrees (merits) to one. So, the favor of Allahu Teala increases from ten to one to seven hundred to one. This is the sixth event.

11.7 THE SEVENTH EVENT IS TO START PRACTICE

The person until that day has changed his mind and made plans that he will join Allah. But, he could not put this into action because he did not have the requirements, the necessary conditions. But, when he has the requirements and became the owner of the necessary conditions, in short, when he became the owner of hushu, he has performed the required namaz and has reached his murshid. Then that person will certainly reach Allah because Allah has started the soul purification in his heart. And since this person has promised Allah that he will do soul purification, since he has sworn to Allah, and he has taken the way in order to remain loyal to his oath, he has performed the required namaz. Therefore, he has seen his murshid and started to purify his soul. Allahu Teala says in the 49th Verse of Nisa Surah that:

“Don’t you see those who say they have purified their souls? No, it is not like that. No one can purify his soul by himself. Only Allah purifies the soul of those Allah wishes”

Allahu Teala says in the 32nd Verse of Necm Surah:

“They should not say uselessly that they have purified their souls. Because Allah knows who the owner of takva is (those who have purified their souls)”

Allahu Teala explains in the 21st Verse of Nur Surah that it is possible for a human being to start soul purification only by Allah’s mercy and virtue and salavat reaching their hearts. That means that reaching his murshid for a person is the thing which starts soul purification because iman is written into the person’s heart who has reached his murshid. And Allah’s mercy and virtue and salavat fills our hearts, through getting inside of the seal which causes the purification of our soul. If a person does not live these events, soul purification does not start, and people can not carry out the oaths they have given to Allah. This is to say that, first the person has actually started to realize the goal that was formerly a thought. He has taken the first step that is going to take him to the goal. The practice has started. This is the seventh event. Carrying out the three oaths, which was initially a thought, is going to be realized now. In order to carry out our oaths we have to pass a road with fourteen levels. The chain of events consisting of seven stages, the trip consisting of seven stages which we start to live when we reach our murshid and become mumin, open to us the doors of heaven. Reaching Allah and getting into heaven are the goals that have started with the previous efforts of the person. Let us say that the person has reached the goal. This means he has started soul purification, with the help of his murshid, and his spirit is raised from the ground floor to the seventh floor. His soul has completed the stages of Emmâre, Levvâme, Mulhîme, Mutmainne, Râdiye, Mardiye, and Tezkiye.

His physical body became the servant of Allah through being occupied with those efforts and performing worship at such a level that certainly made his soul be purified and he goes to heaven. When Allah describes the Sırat-ı mustakiym, He says that:

“It is the Road leading to Allah”

For example, Allah says in the 42nd Verse of Necm Surah that:

“Your Rabb is the end of this road”

Thus, this road, Sırat-ı mustakiym, is a road leading to Allah. The 17th Verse of Muminun Surah says that:

“I swear that I have created seven ways (seven paths) over you.”

So, there are seven paths starting from the ground floor and passing over the stages of heaven one by one. There are seven paths reaching from the ground floor to Allah.

On this path that is leading us to Allah, our spirit made its trip from one stage to the other. On each purification level of our soul, our spirit rises one more stage and by passing Sidretul Munteha, reaches Allah. This reaching Allah is not an event occurring at the very top level. It is only the execution of the swears human beings gave to Allah. And this makes the person obtain heaven’s happiness. And this is only the first phase of the happiness Allah has showed mankind as a target.

12- STAGES OF SOUL AND SPIRIT’S REACHING TO ALLAH (THE THIRD PHASE OF 7 STAGES)

12.1 EMMÂRE SOUL

15. Fifteenth stage

It is a fact that Allahu Teala has designed our souls and designed them with seven stages. The lowest stage of them is nefs-i emmâre (emmâre soul, the soul commanding sin). According to the 53rd Verse of Yusuf Surah. Yusuf (RR) says to Our Great Rabb as follows:

“Oh, My Rabb! I cannot make my soul clean because my soul commands me to sin. But the souls on which my Rabb has manifested His Rahim ( merciful) name are excepted”

In other words, or as in its original expression, it is the soul on which one of the names of Allah, which is Rahim (all merciful), has been manifested. Thus the name of Rahim appears on some special people. It is necessary for such a person who enters into the way of Allah. The spirit leaves him and reaches SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM of whomever starts actions in order to live this endless happiness, to walk towards the stages above the level of emmare. And it is seen only on such a person that the name of Rahim of Allahu Teala appears. On the other hand, the name of Rahim is valid for only the ones who enter into the way of Allah. So, we see that the beginning stage of our souls is named nefs-i emmâre. And at this time, our souls are continuously inspiring wickedness in us. This is the lowest stage of our souls, i.e. nefs-i emmâre. At the beginning everybody is at this stage. Whenever anyone completes NEFS-I EMMÂRE (by accumulating in his soul’s heart 7% virtues) his spirit reaches the first stage of heaven.

12.2 LEVVÂME SOUL

16. Sixteenth stage

Allahu Teala calls the upper stage of nefs-i emmâre as nefs-i levvâme. In the 2nd Verse of Kiyame Surah Allahu Teala says:

“I swear by that levvâme soul”

The levvâme soul has three characteristics.

The first one is that, the person is still committing some type of sin in spite of his big efforts to purify his soul. Since these sins are being committed by his soul, the person blames it. Thus, there is a situation in which the soul is being reproached. We see a system consisting of three stages in which first the mistakes are done, the sins are committed, and therefore uneasiness and distress are felt. Then the soul is reproached, and finally a big penitence comes and settles in that person. Allahu Teala says that whoever is at these stages is at the stage of nefs-i levvâme, which is the second stage of our soul. Whenever 14% virtues are accumulated in the soul’s heart, nefs-i Levvâme is completed for him, and he reaches the second stage of heaven.

12.3 MULHÎME SOUL

17. Seventeenth stage

Allahu Teala gives the third stage of the soul a different name: nefs-i mulhîme. The word mulhîme comes from ilham, which means inspiration. And the event at this stage has the characteristic of starting to be inspired. The inspiration comes from both Allahu Teala and unfortunately also from Satan. Allahu Teala says about the “mulhîme soul” in the 8th Verse of Shems Surah that:

“Takva and fuccur are inspired in that soul”

The inspiration of Allah called takva (piety) and the inspirations of the devil called fuccur (wickedness) reach our souls. That means that Allahu Teala calls us to heaven, to all of the beauties and goodness, by His inspiration called takva, and Satan calls us to hell, to the darkness; by his inspiration called fuccur. Thus, from the one side, Allahu Teala is calling us to His beauties from heaven wıth the name takva. And from the other side, Satan is calling us to his darkness from the lowest level called esfel-i sâfiliyn, from hell. His invitation is on the direction of taking us to hell together with him. Thus, the person who listens to the inspiration of Allahu Teala becomes pious, ebrar, as named in the Quran. On the other hand, the person who obeys the wishes of the Devil (Satan) becomes fuccar (heretic, infidel). Thus, we see that the friends of Allahu Teala are the ones who take a way towards Him. And the ones who take a way towards the Devil (Satan) are the devil’s friends. Whenever anyone completes MULHÎME, his spirit reaches the third stage of heaven by accumulating 21% virtues in the heart of this soul.

12.4 MUTMAINNE SOUL

18. Eighteenth Stage

We come to another event by passing this stage and arriving to the upper level. Allah-u Teala explains this event as nefs-i mutmainne (satisfied soul). That is the fourth stage of our souls. Nefs-i Mutmainne is expressed in the 28th Verse of Rad Surah by Allahu Teala as follows:

“Notice that hearts can only be satisfied by repeating the name of Allah.”

Being mutmainne means being satisfied. And whoever overcomes the fault of his soul called eagerness, whoever succeeds at this, at that time after overcoming the fault of his soul called eagerness, reaches the stage of mutmainne. This stage, in which 28 percent virtues are accumulated in the soul’s heart, is nefs-i mutmainne. The person has reached satisfaction. From now on, everything that is granted to him by Allah seems sufficient. However, the things that the person formerly possessed were insufficient for him because his passion was showing the favors of Allahu Teala as insufficient to him. And the person was always uneasy and stressed. But, what happens now? The person has overcome his passion and realized that everything Allah gave to him is the optimal, appropriate for him, and from now on, everything Allah has granted him seems to be sufficient. Thus, the person has reached satisfaction, and his spirit has reached the forth stage of heaven.

12.5 RADIYE SOUL

19. Nineteenth Stage

Further on the stage of nefsi mutmainne, there is the stage of nefs-i râdiye. This one is explained in the 28th Verse of Fecr Surah. Râdiye is a word meaning that we are contented with Allah. Everything Allahu Teala offers us is to make us happy and make us mature. Whenever we realize that the things Allah gives us are enough for us and carry us to satisfaction, then at that time the factors which prevent us from being content with Allah are removed and we become contented with Allah. This stage is called the content stage. Our being contented with Allah is placed in the 28th Verse of Fecr Surah wıth the name Râdiye. For whoever completes RÂDIYE, his spirit reaches the fifth stage of heaven. At that stage the accumulation of virtues in the soul’s heart reaches a level of 35 percent.

12.6 MARDIYE SOUL

20. Twentieth stage

The same Verse contains another new word. This new word is nefs-i mardiye. This is a stage in which Allah is contented with us, too. That is to say that, the stage in which we are contented with Allah is called Râdiye, and the stage in which Allah is contented with us is called Mardiye. Whenever we are content with Allah, at the same time Allah is contented with us. In this way, two contendets meet each other. We are contented with Allah; Allah is contented with us. A magnificent togetherness is being established. And the spirit reaches the sixth stage of heaven. The accumulation of virtues is at 42 percent.

12.7 TEZKIYE SOUL

Everyone who manages to overcome these six stages passes over to the next stage, to Tezkiye (purification). This is the seventh and the last stage of the soul where it is cleaned and is purified. Allahu Teala says about this stage :

“Whoever purifies his soul, makes it for himself and his spirit reaches Allah.”

Allahu Teala says this in the 18th verse of Fatir Surah. It is seen that the purification of our soul in seven stages plays a role of a guide in leading our spirit to Allah. And for whoever could purify, clean and clear the soul in seven stages, 49 % + 2 % (from HUSHU stage) = 51 % virtues are accumulated ın the hearth of the soul and the spirit certainly reaches Allah. So the system called by Allah as the soul is a system that consists of seven stages. Let us repeat their Names:

NEFS-I EMMÂRE : Soul demanding sins.

NEFS-I LEVVÂME : Soul that repented and that blames itself.

NEFS-I MULHIME : Soul receiving inspiration from Allah.

NEFS-I MUTMAINNE : Soul reaching satisfaction, satisfied soul.

NEFS-I RADIYE : Soul that is contented with Allah.

NEFS-I MARDIYE : Soul with whom Allah is contented.

NEFS-I TEZKIYE : Purified, cleaned and cleared soul.

So, our souls consist of seven stages.

13- REACHING HAPPINESS IN THIS WORLD

What Allah wants for human being is not only the happiness in heaven. Until now, we have seen the carrying out of the oaths of a person gives to Allah. The person has reached Allah’s heaven. The second goal, the second stage Allah shows, that means reaching the happiness in the world, which is important for a person, is starting from this point on. The life of the happiness in this world is dependent on the time that is spent with zikir. The person is happy as long as he does zikir. He is protected from the darkness of Satan and is enlightened with Allah’s mercy. Since these will not occur during the time he does not do zikir, the person will be unhappy and uneasy again. So, how can the human being realize the happiness in this world, continuous easiness, the situation of being in harmony and at peace?

How will he reach Irshad (i.e. guidance) in order to define the stages of sainthood?

THE FOURTH PHASE OF SEVEN STAGES
STAGES OF VELÂYET (SAINTHOOD)

13.1 THE STAGE OF FENÂ (THE DELIVERY OF THE SPIRIT TO ALLAH)

22. Twenty-second Stage
Whoever purifies his soul, and makes his spirit reach Allah, since he has made his spirit reach Allah, that person has become (EVLIYA) a saint. He has become the friend of Allah. In the 25th Verse of Yunus Surah Allah says that:

“Allah calls them to darusselam, i.e. to the delivery home”

The delivery home is Allah Himself. Ed-Darr is one of the 99 names of Allah and signifies homeland. On the other hand Esselam is another name of Allah coming from the origin of Silm and means delivery. Here Allah invites us to Himself with two of His names and says that:

“Whomever Allah calls to delivery-home, Allah guides them to Sirat-i Mustakiym”

Because Sırat-ı Mustakiym takes the spirit of the person from the ground floor and makes it reach Allah. So, there has been established a relationship between Allah and this person. This relationship means taking his spirit from the ground floor and making it reach Allah Himself. When it has reached Allah, Allah has become a shelter for this person, for the spirit of this person.

Ali Imran Surah 14. Verse

“Certainly Allah is the best (MEAB) shelter (for human beings’ spirits) in the sight of Allah”.

The spirit has been delivered to Allah.

THIS IS OUR FIRST DELIVERY.

The person has become a saint (EVLIYA, VELI). That means, he has become one of the friends of Allah. Has Allah also become the friend of this person? There has not yet been established a friendship in the same degree. The friendship of Allah will occur at the next stage and will appear in another form. When?

13.2 THE STAGE OF BEKÂ

23. Twenty-third Stage

In the 125th and 126th Verse of En’am Surah it is said that:

“There is darusselam (delivery-home) for them at the sight of Allah”

And this delivery-home has been granted as a throne by Allah. Ind-i Ilâhî is the place where we perform the presence namaz in the presence of Allah. It is the name of that endless place. Everyone has a prayer carpet there. Namaz is performed on them. This is also the place where we are going to gather on the day of Judgement. So, Allah grants thrones in Ind-i ilâhî to the saints. The spirit of this saint comes to ind-i ilâhî and settles there on his throne. In this way, the person has reached the second stage of sainthood. According to the 125th and 126th Verses of Enam Surah:

“Allah has also become their friend”

Why? “Because of their acts”

So, at the first stage of sainthood we become the friend of Allah. However, at the second stage Allah becomes the friend of us. We call the first stage fenâ. The word fenâ is used for annihilation, disappearance. because when our spirit has reached Allah Himself, it disappears under the standards of that universe. It takes its place at Allah Himself. In other words, Allah Himself becomes a shelter for our spirit because your spirit reaches Allah Himself and you cannot see your spirit. There is only Allah and your spirit has disappeared into Allah Himself. Therefore, Allah calls this stage fenâ, which means disappearing.

In the second stage, the stage of beka, our spirit gets a golden throne in ind-i ilâhî. This is a golden throne covered with valuable jewelry and called sürur. The spirit will be baki there. (i.e. will permanently stay, become an inhabitant) in ind-i ilâhî. So, the first stage is fenâ, the second stage is bekâ.

13.3 THE STAGE OF ZUHD (ASCETICISM) THE STAGE OF ZÂHITS (ASCETICS)

24. Twenty-fourth Stage

We became ascetic at the fourth stage, at the stage of asceticism. One day has 24 hours. If we do zikir less than half a day, that is, less than 12 hours, this means that we are doing little zikir. But, if we are doing zikir more than 12 hours, we are spending more than half of a day with zikir. Then, we become ascetic or the owner of asceticism.

The word asceticism is used in Yusuf Surah in the story the Prophet Yusuf being sold to the slave traders such that:

“They have sold him for a little bit of money because they were ascetic towards him.” Our Great Rabb says in the 103rd Verse of Nisa Surah that:
“Always do the zikir of Allah while you are sitting, standing, and lying.”

It is seen that being ascetic is used for not giving importance.

Who ever increases his zikir to be over a time which is more than half of a day (i.e. if the total in which the person does zikir passes over 12 hours) that person becomes ascetic towards not doing zikir.

The further on asceticism needs a more difficult stage. Because, being an ascetic person shows that this person does has passed half of the way of reaching continuous zikir.

13.4 THE STAGE OF MUHSINS (THE SUBMISSION OF THE PHYSICAL BODY TO ALLAH)

25. Twenty-fifth Stage

We become more exalted, and at the same time, our zikir is also increasing. It has been said in the 125th Verse of Nisa Surah that:

“Those people who have surrendered their physical bodies to Allah and become one of the muhsins(who have become one of those who surrendered their physical bodies to Allah), who is more ahsen (most excellent) then these people.”

So, whoever submits his physical body to Allah reaches the fourth stage of sainthood. Our physical body is still our physical body, but we realize that Allah is the real owner of our physical body. We are not the owner of this physical body. It is entrusted by Allah to us. In this stage, we have to use this physical body following of the commandments of the real owner of the trust. If we do not do so, we would be betraying the trust of Allah. If the physical body of a person performs all kinds of actions in complete accordance with the commandments of Allah, by living in such a way that it does not do anything that Allah has forbidden, he therefore submits his physical body to Allah. Then:

1- We deliver our spirit at the first stage.

2- Allah grants a throne to our spirit at the second stage.

3- Our ZIKIR passes over 12 hours every day at the third stage.

4- We submit our physical body to Allah at the fourth stage.

THIS IS OUR SECOND DELIVERY
By the way, zikir is the most important matter that should not be forgotten. We are increasing our zikir, to a level of continuous zikir at the fifth stage.

13.5 THE STAGE OF ULUL ELBAB (THE STAGE OF THE OWNERS OF LUBBS)

26. Twenty-sixth Stage

The person who has reached continuous zikir is called ulul elbab in the sight of Allah. Allahu Teala says in the 191st Verse of Ali Imran Surah that:

“Those are My ulul elbab servants who always do zikir while they are sitting, lying and standing”

So, being ulul elbab means always repeating the name of Allah. If the person is the owner of continuous zikir, this means that the person has become the owner of lubbs. Lubbs means treasures of secrets. How does the person become the owner of the treasures of the secrets when he reaches continuous zikir? When the person is continuously doing zikir, the nur (light) is endlessly attracted to that person through zikir. The mercy and virtue and salavat which are coming continuously, because of zikir, start to push the seal, which is on the heart of the soul of the person on which iman is written now and which closes the divine door (the door of which the Mercy, virtue and salavat of Allah come in and go out), into the inner parts of the heart. And it makes this seal to go down over the devil’s door, the bottom of the heart, and it closes this door.

So, by one act two results are obtained:

1- The seal holds the darkness door closed continuously and because of this, the darkness of Satan can never enter into our heart.

2- This seal is the seal on Allah’s door. Since the door of Allah becomes completely open when this seal leaves, Mercy, virtue and salavat (3 kinds of NURS of ALLAH) pour into the heart of our soul continuously as wide as the door. These particles of nur (lights of Allah) return by taking the dirt and darkness called kasiyet together with them. And, our heart gets rid of kasiyet completely and consists of nur (light), completely.

This heart receiving the nur continuously has become gleaming, spotlessly clean and cleared by Allah’s light. And the person has became ulul elbab.

How the person becomes the owner of the treasures of secrets, i.e. the lubbs, will be explained in the stage of Ihlas which is the continuation of the stage of ulul elbab. The stage of ulul elbab is the first level of “HIKMET”. (Divine wisdom)

13.6 THE STAGE OF IHLAS (THE STAGE OF BEING PURE)

27. Twenty-seventh Stage

Ihlas means being cleaned, being enlightened and being purified completely.

Our Rabb explains Ihlas in the 5th Verse of Beyyine Surah:

“They are not ordered, but ordered only with being the servants as muhlis who have delivered their souls to Allah”

When do we become muhlis? There must occur such a light in the heart of our souls that would be an absolute light which would never fade. Filling our heart with light completely, refining our soul from everything that destroys the content of it, reaching that eternal light for the heart of a person is being the owner of “ihlas”. It is our soul’s refining from all of the negative factors that can destroy the content of it. We know that there are 19 calamities which make negative marks on our souls. With respect to these, there are 19 merits having positive power on our spirit. So, we reach a point at which all of the calamities of our souls have disappeared (because, darkness represent the calamities of our souls), and virtues coming from Allah have taken their place under the name fazilet, merits, virtues. Since the mercy of Allah performs this purification in the heart of our soul, since these virtues settle in our souls through the lights coming from Allah, that means, since they come from the level of Allah, not from our spirit, these virtues are called virtues, fazilets, but not as merits (haslets). So, we see that the heart of our soul has reached a complete light which will never fade. This makes us be muhlis, it makes us be refined from all of the factors that can destroy the content of the soul. It means that we purified all of the calamities of our souls and the merits of our spirits have taken their places under the name virtues, fazilet. At this point we deliver our soul to Allah.

THIS IS OUR THIRD AND LAST DELIVERY
We are also faced with the new and top level favors of Allah at this point. We have told you formerly about the 23rd Verse of Casiye Surah. It has been said in this Verse that:

“My Beloved! don’t you see those who deified their fancies and desires to themselves? Allah leaves them in dalalet according to a science, seals off their heart and seals off the hearing center called semi in the heart of their soul and covers the seeing center called basar with a curtain called gishavet”

This means, while a person is in the level of emmâre soul, the heart of this soul is sealed. This is a dark heart. The first thing Allah does, at the point when the heart is cleaned, is opening the seal on the hearing center of that heart. This means that we start to hear from now on what Allah says to us. On the other hand, Allah takes away the curtain on the seeing center of our soul so that we come to see everything that Allah shows to our heart. It happens that we start to see everything that happens beginning from the ground floor and what will occur in the seven heavens above through our heart’s eye. And the person at this point hears everything that Allah says. He sees everything that Allah shows him. Because of this Allah calls them ulul elbab, owners of lubbs. The owners of secret treasures. Because the others can not hear what Allah says, they can not see what Allah shows. But these people hear the words of Allah and see what Allah shows. Our Great Rabb calls what Allah says to us vahiy (revelation), the center that makes us hear (ears on our heart) semi, and the seeing center on our heart basiret or basar. Now, this person has a special ability. He knows the things that the others do not know. The 7th Verse of Enbiya Surah says that:

“If you do not know, ask ehle zikir (the owner of continuous zikir)”

Because ehlezzikir (zikir ehli) are the owners of continuous zikir. They have the ability to hear what Allah says, to see what Allah shows. These people also have the authority to explain and interpret the ambiguous verses. Allah shows them the secrets of the ambiguous verses by means of revelation. So, this person becomes the owner of the secrets that Allah grants only to His ulul elbab servants who have the revelation ear of the heart. They also become the owners of the secrets of the ambiguous verses.

Our Great Rabb says in the 7th Verse of Âl-i Imran Surah:

“That is who has sent you the Kuran. One part of it consists of muhkem, steadfast, verses. They form the basis of the Ummul Kitap (the mother of the book). The other are muteshabih, ambiguous verses. Those who have zeyg (wickedness) in their hearts follow these ambiguous verses and intentionally misinterpret the ambiguous verses by wishing to spoil the friendship (among the human beings). But, no one but Allah knows the interpretation of them. Those who are grounded in science, the important scientists (Râsihs) say that they are sure that all of the verses are from the level of Allah (their Rabb), but also they can not explain or interpret these ambiguous verses, but only ulul elbab can interpret them”.

This verse shows us clearly that it is not sufficient to be grounded in science in order to explain these ambiguous verses. Only ulul elbab (those who get inspiration from Allah through becoming the owners of Hikmet) can interpret them. The stage of IHLAS is the second and the last stage of HIKMET.

13.7 THE STAGE OF SALAH (THE STAGE OF IMPROVEMENT)

28. Twenty-eighth Stage

After the stage of Ihlas, the stage of Salah, improvement, comes. In order to reach this stage, the person has to get through a door. This door is named the door of Tevbe-i Nasuh. The person has to be invited to Tevbe-i Nasuh by Allah. One night at the time of SEHER (daybreak) Allah invites that person who will be one of the Salihs to Tevbe-i Nasuh. This repentance is made by repeating the words said by Allah.This is such a repentance that could not be violated. Nobody can make Tevbe-i Nasuh by himself. Even if he makes it, this will not be valid as Tevbe-i Nasuh because this is such a repentance that a person can not perform it without overcoming all of his sins. This repentance can never be violated. Whoever has gotten rid of all of the calamities of his soul, since he reached such a level, he is invited to this repentance of Tevbe-i Nasuh which is impossible to violate. Allah initiates this repentance that can never be forgotten or violated because what is going to violate this repentance is the calamities of the soul. These calamities are going to invite us to make sins which will make us violate our repentance. The 19 wickednesses of our soul always call us to violate our oaths. But, whenever we get rid of these faults (calamities), that is, whenever we remove the bad attiudes of our souls, then there are only the virtues of our spirits left for us. The faults of our souls that are calling us to violate our oaths have disappeared, so there is no condition that will cause us to violate our oaths. If a person will come to the stage of guidance, irshad, then he will come to this stage. There is salah, improvement, at this point. Allah says for those who are at the stage of “Salah”, in the 69th Verse of Nisa Surah that: “They are together with the Prophets, Siddiks, and martyrs” Entering into heaven among the Prophets without being a prophet shows that this person has reached the stage of salah. Salah is the upper stage of sainthood further than hikmet. Since all of those who are at the stages of ulul elbab, ihlas and salah possess the secrets, they are the owners of lubbs (secrets) i.e. Ulul-elbab. Another name for those who are in these three stages is SÂBIKÛN. The 3 winner stages in the competition in hayir (goodness).

14. COMMANDMENTS THAT MAKE HUMAN BEINGS REACH HAPPINESS IN THIS WORLD:

Our Great RAB gave 3 commandments to make all human beings reach happpiness in this world.

14.1- THE COMMANDMENT OF CONTINUOUS ZIKIR (repeating the name of ALLAH continuously)

In the 103rd verse of NISA Surah our Great RAB says as in the following:

“..Always do the ZIKIR of ALLAH while sitting, standing and also while lying down (leaning to one side)”

Thus, not only ZIKIR (repeating the name of ALLAH) but also continuous ZIKIR (repeating the name of ALLAH continuously) is a FARZ-I AYIN (obligatory order of ALLAH).

We see that all SAHABE (the companions of our Prophet Muhammad SAV) reached CONTINUOUS ZIKIR.

In the 18th verse of ZÜMER Surah ALLAH says:

“They hear the words and depend on the most beautiful of them, they have reached HIDÂYET (reached ALLAH) and became ULUL-ELBAB”

In the 190th and 191st verses of ÂL-I IMRAN Surah ULUL-ELBAB is described as “those who always do the ZIKIR of ALLAH (repeat the name of ALLAH) both while sitting, standing and lying down.” Thus, all SAHABE reached CONTINUOUS ZIKIR and became the possessors of happiness in this world.

14.2- THE COMMANDMENT OF IRSHAD (To be the owner of the pure soul)

186th verse of BAKARA Surah says:

“...When they pray to me I accept the invitation of the one who prays. But they should also accept my invitation to be MÜMIN (believer in ISLAM) and reach IRSHAD.”

Thus IRSHAD is a FARZ-I AYIN (religious obligation, obligatory mandate of ALLAH). Did all SAHABE reach IRSHAD? In the 7th verse of HUCURAT Surah ALLAH says the following:

“You should know that among you without a doubt there is the RESUL (PROPHET) of ALLAH. If he conformed to your demands, you would get into difficulties. Nevertheless ALLAH made you love IMAN (belief, faith, creed) and made your hearts MÜZEYYEN (embellished, bright, clear). (When writing IMAN into your hearts) you started doing soul purification and at the end reached TASFIYE. Thus there are not any AFET (negative habits, bad habits) left in your NEFS (soul) and your hearts became MÜZEYYEN) And He showed you FISK (returning to DALALET after having repented), rebellion and cursing as bad, detestable. They are those who have reached IRSHAD.

At this point all of the calamities of the soul went out, and all of the virtues of the spirit have taken their places.
It is seen that all SAHABE reached IRSHAD.

14.3- THE COMMANDMENT OF TESLIM (DELIVERY)

In the 54th verse of ZUMER Surah ALLAH says this:

“Before the (KABIR AZABI) anguish and torment of the grave comes, turn to ALLAH (reach) and surrender to Him (to ALLAH).” Did all SAHABE surrender to ALLAH? In the 64th verse of ALI IMRAN Surah our RAB says:

“Oh SAHABE! say: It is definite that we are the ones who have surrendered to ALLAH.” So, all SAHABE (the companions of our Prophet Muhammad SAV) surrendered to ALLAH. They have delivered their spirits, physical bodies and souls to ALLAH and became the possessors of the world’s happiness. That is, they have attained both the happiness of heaven and the happiness of the world, and became ZÜLCENAHAYN (with 2 wings). It is seen that ISLAM in the Kuran made SAHABE reach TESLIM (delivery). By applying the same system it made everybody be INSAN-I KÂMIL (mature human being, perfect human being) by making them reach VELÂYET (sainthood) and TESLIM (delivery). That is, SAHABE have surrendered to ALLAH and so they became ISLAM.

15. HAPPINESS AGE - ASR-I SAADET (The century of happiness, the era of our Prophet Muhammad SAV)

Fourteen centuries ago, we see that our Prophet (SAV) with all his companions (SAHABE) lived in happiness. Because of this, that century was called the HAPPINESS AGE (ASRI SAADET). Why and how have those people reached happiness? We see that all of them were the possessors of continuous ZIKIR (DAIMI ZIKIR). This has made them ULUL- ELBAB (EHL-I ZIKIR, possessor of continuous zikir, possessor of LÜBB-secret-) A person reaching this situation shows that he has delivered 3 of his bodies to ALLAH and has also completed the last delivery (TESLIM), that is the delivery of the soul. And the soul has reached the sixth stage of sainthood (VELAYET) which is making all calamities (negative habits) of the soul disappear and replacing them with the spirit’s HASLETS (moral qualities, virtues). This is reaching IRSHAD and living in happiness without interruption.

In the 119th verse of ALI IMRAN Surah our RAB says:

“Although they do not love you, you love them. Because you obey (depend on) the whole book”

It is seen that loving the ones who do not love you is possible. This is only the behavior of someone who got rid of his soul’s bad habits and made them disappear.

In the 100th verse of TEVBE Surah ALLAH SUBHANEHU says: Those earlier SÂBIKUN consist of MUHÂCIRÎN (who have moved from Mekke to Medine) and ENSAR (helper in MEDINE) and from those who depend on them with IHSAN. ALLAH

is contented with them. They are also contented with ALLAH. ALLAH has prepared heavens for them under which rivers are flowing. They will stay there forever. This is the biggest salvation (FEVZUL AZIYM)”

Being SABÎKÛN means competing in goodness and going forward in goodness (HAYIR) race. In all of the competitions, as you know, there are three awards. First, second and third. The SÂBIKÛNS who come in first in this HAYIR (goodness) competition are those who are in SALAH. (The 7th and the most superior stage of the sainthood stages). The second SÂBIKÛNS are those who are MUHLIS. The third SÂBIKÛNS are those who are ULUL-ELBAB. We see that all companions of our prophet SAV are in these categories. In the 7th verse of HUCURAT Surah it is said:

“ALLAH showed you FISK (returning to aberration after having repented) and ISYAN (revolt, rebellion) as bad. ALLAH made your hearts MÜZEYYEN (embellished, bright, clear). They are those who reached IRSHAD.”

It is seen that SAHABE reached IRSHAD, they reached FEVZUL AZIYM (The biggest salvation). They delivered up to ALLAH their 3 bodies, and their hearts were embellished (shining) completely with ALLAH’s NUR (halo) .The whole community consisting of the people who reach IRSHAD will certainly live in happiness, and they have lived a period of happiness, an age of happiness. So, calling this period as the happiness age is not in vain.

16. ISLAM IS SURRENDERING TO ALLAH

In the 186th verse of BAKARA Surah there is an invitation to IRSHAD.

“I accept the invitation of those who pray to me. But they should also accept my invitation. They should become MUMIN (believers in ISLAM) and so reach IRSHAD.”

In the 208th verse of BAKARA Surah it is said:

“Those who are ÂMENÛ (who believe in reaching ALLAH, all of you enter together to silm (to Islam, to delivery).”

It is seen that the invitation to IRSHAD and TESLIM is mentioned. Both of them show the same point: the point at which our soul’s heart reaches complete light (NUR). Since the darkness in our soul’s heart represents our soul’s calamities (bad habits) at the point of the formation of complete light, our soul’s calamities have disappeared..

This is the point where our soul is delivered to ALLAH, in other words, where the last delivery has been completed. (the heart reaching complete light) shows that IRSHAD is completed. The heart has become MUZEYYEN (embellished, shining), and according to the 7th verse of HUCURAT Surah, it has reached IRSHAD. So IRSHAD is the name of the point where TESLIM (delivery) is completed; that is where the person becomes ISLAM. In the 3rd verse of MAIDE Surah He says:

“Today, I have made your religion reach perfection (maturity). I have finished, I have completed my NIMET (favor) (KURAN-I KERIM) upon you. I have chosen ISLAM as your religion. I’ve consented to it.”

ALLAH SUBHANEHU calls this religion ISLAM, the religion of delivery, surrender. In the 78th verse of HAC Surah it says:

“He did not give you any difficulty in your religion. Follow (adopt) your father IBRAHIM’s (Abraham) religion. In the Holy Books that were sent before you and in the Kuran, he gave the name of MUSLIMIYNE ( those who surrender), so that the prophet becomes witness for you and you become A WITNESS for people.” (Mankind)

We see that ALLAH uses the name of “Those who have surrendered. “ISLAM is a word coming from the Silm origin. The Silm root word has three meanings. The first one is believing in one ALLAH, the second one is surrendering to ALLAH. The third one is reaching peace and quiet and order: In the 84th verse of AL-I IMRAN Surah ALLAH says: “Say: we are those who surrendered to ALLAH.” So, we see that ISLAM is formed from three components. And surrendering our 3 bodies to ALLAH is the basis of ISLAM. In the 4th verse of FETIH Surah it is said:

“ALLAH is the one who puts peace and order into MUMINS’ hearts to make their (belief) IMAN increase”

This situation of peace and order expresses endless happiness for everyone who is honored with ISLAM. Such an order does not mean numbness. On the contrary, it is a peaceful and quiet situation in which there is a complete harmony within your interior world and in your exterior world. So what we call happiness first of all expresses a situation of harmony. This gives the same meaning as peace. The formation of peace in the interior and exterior world of a person is possible with carrying out these deliveries.

This is being ISLAM.

17. ISLAM AND HAPPINESS

ALLAHU TEALA has created human beings from three bodies. These are the physical body, the soul and the spirit.

...And ISLAM is the delivery of these three bodies to ALLAH. One soul, one spirit, one physical body. Why has ALLAHU TEALA chosen for human beings who are created in such a system the Religion named ISLAM (delivery, peace and quiet)? When we examine these properly, we see that there is only one basic reason for it. ALLAHU TEALA wants human beings to be happy, to be in prosperity. When we look at the former holy books and finally at the Kuran, we see that ALLAHU TEALA invites human beings to happiness with these holy messages. ALLAH prepared an invitation.

“The invitation of happiness for human beings”

When we say ISLAM, we see the basis of this invitation in the definiton of this word. First, when we look at the two basic meanings of ISLAM, delivery and peace and calm, we should know that there is no religion in the universe other than ISLAM.

Because in the 19th verse of ALI IMRAN Surah ALLAHU TEALA says,
“It is certain that the only religion in the sight of (according to) ALLAH is ISLAM.”

The reason for this is that all the prophets and those who depend on them have only lived ISLAM. That means, all of them delivered their spirits, Physical Bodies and Souls to ALLAH and reached peace and order. The commandment of ALLAH for the happiness of all human beings is the delivery of our three bodies to ALLAH.

Whoever
1. believes in ALLAH
2. delivers his three bodies to ALLAH
3. so, reaches peace and order,

That person has reached the honor of being ISLAM. All of the prophets have done this. So, all of the prophets were ISLAM.

...And, so there has never been any religion other than ISLAM.

18. HAPPINESS

18.1- WHY ARE HUMAN BEINGS UNCOMFORTABLE?

18.1.1- THE SITUATION IN A PERSON’S INTERIOR WORLD

All people, before entering into the way of ALLAH, are in NEFS-I EMMÂRE (the soul which commands badness, sins). So when we examine if a person is really happy or not, we see that a person in NEFS-I EMMÂRE is not happy; he is uneasy and stressed. Why? Let us start from his interior world. In the interior world of that person there is a quarrel, and because of this quarrel (fight) the person is unhappy and stressed. Why is there a fight? His soul invites him to SHER (badness) and his spirit to HAYIR (goodness). Each time the soul invites him to badness, the spirit will oppose and invite him to goodness; so there will certainly be a fight between them. This fight means war in the country of the body. If there is a war, there is no peace or quietness. So in the interior world of a person in NEFS-I EMMÂRE there is war, there is uneasiness, there is distress. This is the first event.

First, because of this, the person is uneasy and distressed in his interior world. Second, this person’s soul does not only invite him to sin (badness), but also convinces the mind to commit badness. It makes sin seem nice and brilliant and makes us commit sin. Whenever the physical body commits a sin, the soul will be uneasy and distressed because of committing a sin.

Afterwards, the spirit applies a torment on the soul. According to the degree, to the value of the committed sin, the spirit applies a torment on that person, in that person’s soul, so the person does not only feel stress while committing the sin, but he will feel it again because of the torment of his spirit on him. The next step is feeling regret. The person suffers pangs of conscience which is prodded by the spirit, and he feels regret. So, this person is a person in EMMARE soul, because of the fight between his spirit and soul; he is not in peace and calm, but in a war inside him. Because of this, he is uneasy. He is uneasy because his soul commits sins. He is uneasy while he's committing sins, and he is unhappy again while his spirit causes his soul to suffer. So it is not possible to talk about peace or happiness in this person’s interior world.

18.1.2- THE SITUATION IN A PERSON’S EXTERIOR WORLD

Let us come to the exterior world of the person. In the exterior world of this person there is again uneasiness and distress because his soul has bad habits, first of all envy. The success of others makes him jealous. He does not like it; he gets angry with the success of others. If others are better than him on any subject, he can not bear them on the other hand because of the bad habits in his soul; he is aggressive and behaves wrongly at every moment. That is, he treats everybody cruelly because of the negative habits in his soul. But each cruelty invites a cruelty in reprisal. So the cruelty this person does will certainly cause the others to be cruel to him.

And again, when cruelty is done to this person, he will feel uneasy again. First, this person is uneasy and distressed when he is cruel to others. Why is it like that? Because the person being cruel has committed a sin and each person committing a sin will feel the worry and stress of committing that sin. Just like a person who has done something good feels peace and happiness, a person who commits a sin will feel regret and stress while committing it. So if this person is cruel to others because of his soul, with each cruelty he will be uneasy. Afterwards his spirit will cause suffering to his soul. Because of this reason, the person is uneasy and distressed.

Because of the fact that each cruelty invites another cruelty, others will be cruel to him too. And because the others are cruel to this person, he will be unhappy again. Why? Because there are negative habits in his soul. Anger will show itself at once. He will say “How can he be cruel to me?” Then revenge will show itself. And this will make the person take revenge. This person is strongly wishing to take revenge. In front of that person there are two alternatives. If he can take revenge, he will do it. And if this person takes revenge, he will be uneasy because of having taken revenge. Because, when the other person behaved cruelly to him, he became uneasy because of having committed a sin (badness). And when this person behaves the same way, he will be cruel to the other person. Thus he will be uneasy because of having committed badness.

Afterwards his spirit will cause suffering to his NEFS (soul). So such a person can never be at ease in his exterior world if he is taking revenge when a cruelty occurs.

Let us think about the second alternative. The person wishes strongly to take revenge but he can not manage to take revenge because the other person is too strong.What happens then? The subconscious stress starts. If this stress increases, that person will have to go to a psychologist. So it is not possible to talk about quietness and peace in relationships with other people for someone in the stage of EMMARE soul. On the contrary, he is unhappy; he is uneasy and distressed. If he takes his revenge or not he will be unhappy. He is not in harmony with his environment.

18.1.3- THE SITUATION BETWEEN ALLAH AND THIS PERSON
Now let us have a look at the situation with ALLAH; there is no sign of happiness in there, too. Why? Because ALLAH has given orders for human beings to carry out and be happy. Because of the fact that these orders and commandments, are not carried out the person is uneasy in his interior world. This person has no objection to do the prohibited things. So he is committing each forbidden thing. Because each forbidden thing is a badness, a sin, he feels the uneasiness of that sin. So this person is also uneasy, stressed and unhappy in his relationship with ALLAH.

18.2- REACHING HAPPINESS (BEING ISLAM)

Happiness is a situation of harmony, a continuous harmonious situation. It is a situation of harmony between the interior and exterior world of a person and in his relationship with ALLAH. So we can say that happiness is a continuous harmonious situation, in a person’s interior world, exterior world and in his relations with ALLAH. All of those 3 situations can not be found in a person in NEFSI EMMARE.

Our soul is so dominant that we are in complete disagreement with the people around us. But, whenever we reach the target...Which target? The target of being ISLAM, the standards of being ISLAM. So, what is then? Reaching happiness. But how can this be realized? By making all of the bad habits (calamities) of our soul disappear and doing all of the good habits of our spirit. So what we have to do is obvious and definite. Whenever ALLAH gives us the authority to make all the bad habits of our soul disappear and replace them with the goodness of our spirit, in short whenever ALLAH gives us the honor of being ISLAM, then happiness comes with it. Why?

Because our soul reaching this goal, that is replacing its bad habits with the spirit’s goodness, takes him to a big purpose. To which purpose? Let’s have a look at the person’s interior world, exterior world and his relationship with ALLAH.

18.2.1- HAPPINESS IN THE INTERIOR WORLD

We say that whoever has reached this goal has reached happiness in his interior world. Why? Because, there are no more negative habits in his soul. All of the bad habits of this soul are gone, and the spirit’s virtues (goodness) have taken their place. It has turned into the identity of the spirit and is only wishing goodness. From now on, as the soul starts to wish goodness, it is not possible to have a disagreement between the soul and spirit. On the contrary, both will cooperate; instead of stopping each other, they will have a common passion.

For example, imagine an airplane. There is a propeller in the front, making it fly. But there is another propeller at the back, pulling it in the opposite direction. This is our situation whenever our soul and spirit are fighting; we can not move forward. Our soul pulls back, our spirit pushes forward. But, as they are both working at the same time, the plane cannot move. But, when our soul is transformed into spirit, there is one more propeller in the front. When we put the back propeller at the front, our spirit and our soul can make the plane move in double the speed. Then we start to act with a double speed. Now, our soul, just like our spirit, is able to make the airplane fly. The plane does not stay in one place, to the contrary it starts moving with double speed. So, when our soul and spirit are in the same direction, if the spirit wishes goodness and the soul that is transformed to the identity of spirit wants goodness, then the war between the soul and spirit is finished. Peace and quiet have taken the place of war. What ALLAH expects from ISLAM is peace and quiet. We see that in our interior world peace and quiet has appeared. This is the first meaning of the formation of peace and order in our interior world.

How can the second meaning of peace and quietness be realized? If we were at NEFSI EMMARE, our soul would convince our mind and make us commit badness. We were going to feel the uneasiness of it and afterwards our spirit was going to punish our soul. This is not possible any more. Why? Because our soul has changed into spirit. It does not want to commit badness anymore. It does not invite our mind to sin. As it is not inviting us to badness, all the invitations coming from the soul are to goodness. So, our soul is inviting us to goodness. The spirit was always inviting us to goodness. The mind has two advisers: soul and spirit. As the advice of both is in the direction of goodness, the mind can only do goodness. For this reason, the mind always does goodness. So if goodness is always executed in that country of the body , it’s impossible for that person to feel uneasiness. He will always feel happiness and will always be at ease. So, it will never be possible for his spirit to cause his soul suffering. In the interior world of this person from three aspects, from the three aspects that make the person in EMMARE soul, it’s impossible to be unhappy or uneasy. On the contrary, ease and happiness are felt forever.

18.2.2- HAPPINESS IN THE EXTERIOR WORLD

Let us look at the exterior world of a person. There, we will see the same thing. Now, as this person managed to clean his soul of bad habits, it is impossible for him to be cruel to others. If there is no cruelty committed by him (we are talking about the beginning, the first act) he will not feel the unhappiness that cruelty would bring with it.

Now, let us move to the second step. Because this person is not being cruel to the others, does not mean that others won’t be cruel to him. Others will be cruel to him, but not as much as in the beginning because nobody can take revenge on him. Why? Because he could not commit badness.

The effect is obvious and definite. This person does not get angry, does not feel hate, does not wish to take revenge. Because these habits do not exist in his soul anymore, they are gone. So, in which situation is this person? This person comes to a point that whatever another person does to him, he will not take any revenge. The first reason for this, the most important one, is that there are no more bad habits in his soul. For this reason he does not dare to take revenge. But there is another reason as important as this one. This person perceived a big reality. This reality does not signify an importance for a person at NEFSI EMMARE (soul commanding badness, sin), but for this person it is very precious. What is this?

He knows that the cruelty others to do him makes them lose degrees (DERECAT). And he knows that because of that cruelty he will gain degrees. So, the person who has treated him cruelly lost degrees. And he, because of the cruelty he received, gained degrees. For this person, the situation among people is not important at all. For this person, the situation in the presence of ALLAH is important. The cruelty that is done to him is an event that makes him gain degrees and takes him to goodness.
Since our Kuran expresses gaining degrees as HAYIR (goodness) and losing degrees as SHER (badness), this person knows that the cruelty others do to him brings him HAYIR. That person, the one that is being cruel to him, is a door of goodness for him, a door that brings only goodness. For this reason he does not get angry at the one treating him cruelly. As he has no bad habits he cannot feel any revenge, any anger. He can not feel any revenge because he does not have any negative habits. He would not do it anyway, but because of this he cannot do it at all.

So, now we are reaching a result. Such a person can never take revenge on another person. He does not even want to take revenge. So it is impossible for him to feel uneasiness because of having taken revenge. As he will not take revenge for the same reason; it is impossible for his spirit to cause his soul to suffer for having convinced the mind to commit sin. So for a person who reached this stage, who reached the honor of being ISLAM, in his relationships with the others there will never be an uneasiness but will always be in harmony. This person finds happiness also in his exterior world.

18.2.3- HAPPINESS IN THE RELATIONSHIP WITH ALLAH
A person with a soul that is embellished with the spirit’s goodness and a person who is honored with ISLAM honor is obeying ALLAH’s orders to the utmost. Instead of performing NAMAZ (ritual worship) five times a day, with KUSHLUK NAMAZ and TEHECCUD NAMAZ, this person performs namaz 7 times a day.

After fasting during the entire RAMADAN month (month of fasting) he is also fasting each Thursday and Kandil days (night of a MUSLIM feast). Even on Mondays he is fasting. As for ZIKIR, he is the owner of continuous ZIKIR. So this person performs ALLAH’s worship at the highest level. So, for executing the orders, this person is in complete balance with ALLAH.

What about the prohibitions? It is impossible for this person to do any forbidden thing. Something forbidden by ALLAH can not be done by this person because there are no more SHER sources in his soul that can call him to commit sins. The soul’s bad habits are completely gone. So, from inside there will not be any invitation for sin. To the contrary, as he gained the spirit’s goodness, all the invitations inside are not for committing sins, but in the direction of doing goodness. What is inside him is not to commit sins. So it is impossible for this person to commit sins. If so, the situation is clear and definite. Then it is not possible for this person to be uneasy because of having committed a sin, as it is impossible for him to commit any sin. This person is again happy and at ease in his relationship with ALLAH.

18.3 RESULT

We see that for this person the situation of harmony in his interior world and the situation of harmony in his exterior world exists in every dimension.

So the definition of happiness, which is harmony in a person’s interior world, a situation of happiness and harmony in a person’s exterior world and harmony in the relationship with ALLAH, has occurred for this person in three dimensions.

Everything has settled just in place. This person has become according to the 35th verse of FUSSILET Surah, possessor of HAZZUN AZIM. Endless pleasure, endless prosperity, endless happiness, endless contentment. This person has become according to the 64th verse of Yunus Surah, owner of FEVZUL AZIM. Endless success, victory and salvation at the highest level.

This person according to the 9th verse of MAIDE Surah has become possessor of ECRUN AZIM, ALLAH’s endless payment.

So this person has also reached the world’s happiness that ALLAHU TEALA has shown us as our goal.

19. SUFISM EQUALS ISLAM

1- Sufism is to act with the whole Kuran. That means not only with the verses of the Kuran about our physical body, but at the same time about our soul and spirit.

2-Sufism is living the life of our Prophet (SAV) and his companions (SAHABE).

3-Sufism is delivering our 3 bodies to ALLAH (spirit, physical body and soul). And it is being ISLAM. ISLAM is first of all to believe in a single ALLAH. Second, it is delivery (TESLIM). Third, it is peace and quiet.

For whoever reaches the honor of being ISLAM, that person reaches endless happiness from three points of view:

1-In the interior world, as all the Merits or virtues of the spirit (RUH) passed to the soul, he has reached peace and order because there isn’t any struggle between the soul and spirit .

2-He has reached peace and order with the ones in the exterior world because the bad habits (AFETS) of his soul don’t exist any more.

3-The best relationship has been found with ALLAH. All of the commandments and prohibitions of ALLAH are carried out. The merits, virtues which the soul owner of them completely really wants to obey the commandments and the prohibitions.

As you see, ISLAM is a compulsory thing for all human beings to live in endless happiness. (FUSSILET 35) As we see, being ISLAM is achieved by obeying all the Verses of the Glorious Kuran. Obeying all the verses is the submission of our three bodies (spirit, physical body and soul) to ALLAH. Submitting our three bodies to ALLAH is SUFISM, the place where SAHABE reached, with the IRSHAD of our Prophet (SAV), and the life they lived. That is to reach the honor of being ISLAM. In that case SUFISM equals ISLAM.

19.1- SUFISM IS FARZ (AN OBLIGATORY MANDATE)

In the 186th verse of BAKARA Surah it is said:

“Whenever you pray to me I reply to your invitation. But also they should reply to My invitation, believe in Me and reach IRSHAD”

In the 47th verse of SHURA Surah our RAB says.

“Do accept ALLAH’s invitation before the day of death arrives that you cannot send back”

With these Verses, ALLAH’s IRSHAD invitation is made obligatory two times. ALLAH has also made submission obligatory. In the 208th verse of BAKARA Surah it is said: “Those who are AMENU (possessor of IMAN) do enter all together into SILM (submission, surrender to ALLAH)” Surrendering to ALLAH is submitting our 3 bodies to ALLAH. Only then is our submission completed. And we become ISLAM.

In Zumer Surah 54th verse ALLAH says:

“Return to your RAB (ALLAH) before coming AZAP upon you and deliver yourself to ALLAH.”

IRSHAD and submission (TESLIM) are pointing out the same point the point where our soul’s heart reaches complete enlightenment, the point where our soul, because of this enlightenment, releases its bad habits.
As both ISLAM and submission are obligatory, to be ISLAM is also an obligation. The only way to reach the world’s and heaven’s happiness is to be ISLAM.

19.2- HAPPINESS EQUALS SUFISM AND IT IS EQUAL TO ISLAM

By reading this book we have seen that ALLAH has given us three trusts named as the spirit, the physical body and the soul.

Submitting these three trusts to their owner gives us the honor of being ISLAM. Submitting these trusts to ALLAH is SUFISM.

...And reaching the goal of PROSPERITY that is HAPPINESS is possible again by submitting these 3 trusts to ALLAH.

Thus HAPPINESS, SUFISM and ISLAM are realized at the same time and at the same point. We can easily say this in that case that
HAPPINESS equals SUFISM, and it is equal to ISLAM.

20. ISLAM’S POSITION TODAY

We would like to tell you a truth. ALLAHU TEALA wants to give happiness to us, to human beings. He wants all human beings to both enter into heaven and so reach heaven’s happiness, and also wants all human beings to live the happiness of the world. Well, at the opposite side of this target of ALLAH, there is a creature: IBLIS (Satan, devil). IBLIS wants all human beings to enter into hell with himself and does not want them to reach the world’s happiness. ALLAHU TEALA has explained all the necessary things about reaching heaven in KURAN-I KERIM (Kuran); He put FARZ (Obligatory Mandates). He says to all the coming generations that SAHABE (the companions of our Prophet Muhammad SAV) realized these obligatory commands, and they will enter into heaven. By saying this, ALLAH wants to point out that this is not a useless, narrative (tale); SAHABE arrived at the target by living these beauties. But Satan makes a very serious effort to destroy all of the beauties and goodness of ALLAH, and what a pity that he has achieved it.

20.1- ALLAH LOVES HUMAN BEINGS THE MOST

So, let’s open our subject a little bit more. We human beings are the owners of 3 bodies. And we see that ALLAH took SWEAR, PROMISE and AHD, 3 different oaths from each of our bodies in the past eternity (before time). Here are 3 of our bodies: In the 26th verse of HICR Surah ALLAHU TEALA says:

“We created human being from a shaped and dry clay.”

Thus we have a physical body which is created. The second one is our NEFS (soul). In the 7th verse of SHEMS Surah ALLAH says:

“To that soul and to the one who built, designed it.”

Our third body is our spirit. ALLAHU TEALA says that He blew our spirit into us. The 9th verse of SECDE Surah says:

“We blew into him (into human being) from our spirit.”

Thus we human beings are the owners of 3 bodies which are: a created physical body, a designed, built soul and a blown spirit. On the other hand ALLAH loves human beings the most in the universe. It is definite that it’s human beings whom He loves and who are the most superior creatures in this world. In the 29th verse of BAKARA Surah ALLAHU TEALA says:

“He is the One, He is that Great ALLAH who created everything in ARZ (on the earth) for you Oh! Human beings.”

Thus this world is created for us with every thing in it. ALLAHU TEALA says the same thing about the universe (KAINAT) in the 13th verse of CASIYE Surah:

“He is the ONE, He is that Great ALLAH that gave everything, He created in all of the heavens and earths (worlds) from His stage to the EMIR (command, order) of human beings”

Thus, all the universe with its heavens, and earths, that is with everything created other than human being, is created and given to the command of human beings. These two AYET-I KERIMES (verses) point out a definite truth that we human beings are the most precious creatures. We are the creatures He appreciates the most because all the universe is created for us. If this is the situation, it is definite that ALLAH loves human beings the most. Well, ALLAH loves the human being the most in the universe. ALLAH ordered the other creatures to prostrate themselves to the human beings. He does not want anything else from his creature (Human being) He loves the most and only wants him to be happy.

20.2 HAPPINESS IS THE TARGET (AIM) OF THE KURAN

ALLAH does not want anything from any of you, other than being happy. The Kuran was sent because of this basic target.
1- The Kuran invites all human beings to happiness.
2- The Kuran is a happiness guarantee for all human beings. For whoever wants to be happy, by using the recipe given by ALLAH, it is guaranteed by certain rules and commands of the Kuran that that person is going to reach happiness by ALLAH (he will reach both heaven’s happiness and the world’s happiness by ALLAH)
3- The Kuran is a happiness recipe (prescription) for all humanity. And this recipe is written place in the Kuran obviously and certainly. The definite rules and commands, on the subject of what people will do to reach happiness or how they will reach happiness, are in the Kuran. If so, it is certain that ALLAH does not want anything in the Kuran other than the happiness of human beings.

20.3 THE OBLIGATORY MANDATES OF HEAVEN’S HAPPINESS

SWEAR, PROMISE AND AHD (3 OATHS)

We see that in order to make us reach this happiness, ALLAH made some religious obligations for us to reach heaven’s happiness, 3 religious obligations have to be fulfilled. These 3 obligatory orders of ALLAH consist of one oath for each of our bodies.

20.3.1- ALLAHU TEALA made our soul purification (that is the domination of the lights (NURS) of ALLAH over the darkness of our soul) a religious obligation for us. And first He took a swear (YEMİN ) from us before time. Here are the 38th, 39th, 40th verses of MUDESSIR Surah:

“All souls are hostages in consideration of the degrees (DERECAT) they acquired. But the owners (possessors) of SWEAR (that is the souls who carry out their SWEAR and get the title of the owner of SWEAR) they are going to be in heaven (they are going to reach the prosperity of paradise)”

If so, ALLAH has taken SWEAR from us in the past eternity.

20.3.2-After that, ALLAHU TEALA took AHD (COVENANT) from our spirits before time. The 20th and 21st verses of RAD Surah explain this. ALLAHU TEALA says:

“They carry out all their testaments they have given to ALLAH and do not break their AHD (COVENANT) (that is, they fulfill it). And they make their spirit (the thing that ALLAH ordered to reach him) reach ALLAH.

The SWEAR of our soul is made an obligatory order for us, 3 times and the PROMİSE of our spirit 9 times.

20.3.3- When we look at our physical body, it gave ALLAH an AHD (VOW). ALLAH took an AHD (VOW) from our physical body in the past eternity. The 60th and 61st verses of YASIN Surah explain this subject. ALLAHU TEALA says:

“Oh sons of Adam (ADEM), didn’t I take an AHD (VOW) from you, that you won’t be the servant of SHEYTAN (Satan) because Satan is an obvious enemy for you. And didn’t I take an AHD (VOW) from you that you will be My servants?”

20.4- OBLIGATORY ORDERS OF ALLAH ABOUT THE 3 OATHS
So, as we see, 3 of our oaths appear: Our SWEAR, PROMISE and VOW: Just like separating our 3 bodies with different verbs, He also separated each SWEAR that He gave to each body with different names as SWEAR, PROMISE and VOW in the Kuran.

Our YEMİN (SWEAR), PROMİSE (COVENANT) and AHD (VOW) have been made religious mandates for us in two verses. That is, 3 of our oaths which have been made FARZ for us are together in 2 verses.

1-In the 7th verse of MAIDE Surah ALLAH says:

“You said, you heard and obeyed. And I made these a FARZ for you.”
Before time, according to the 172nd verse of ARAF Surah ALLAH gathers us together and asks:

“Am I not your RAB?”

And we answer:

“Yes, you are our RAB.”

After this, ALLAH SUBHANEHU wants YEMİN (SWEAR) from our soul, AHD (COVENANT) from our spirit and AHD (VOW) from our physical body in the 7th verse of MAIDE Surah. And He asks us:

“Did you hear my words?”

We answer:

“We heard.” ALLAHU TEALA says:

“If so, then obey.”

And our souls give YEMİN (SWEAR), our spirits give AHD (COVENANT) and our physical bodies give AHD (VOW). And so in the presence of ALLAH with our 3 bodies we give SWEAR, PROMISE and AHD to ALLAH. And ALLAH says that He makes these to be religious mandates for us. He says that He tied us up with these 3 OATHS. This is the first FARZ (OBLIGATORY MANDATE) for our 3 oaths.

2-In the 152nd verse of ENAM Surah ALLAH gives the name of “AHD (vow) with ALLAH (OUR TESTAMENT WITH ALLAH) together with the SWEAR PROMISE and AHD of our soul, physical body and spirit. “Fulfill your TESTAMENT with ALLAH (carry out the 3 oaths you have given to ALLAH).” So the fulfillment of our 3 oaths are made obligatory orders for us, for the second time, with this verse. ALLAH is not satisfied or contented with this. In the 105th verse of MAIDE Surah He makes our soul purification FARZ for us for 3 times. “Oh those who are AMENU (the owners of belief who wish to reach ALLAH), the responsibility of your souls (NEFS) (that is purifying your soul) is a FARZ (obligatory order) for you.” says ALLAHU TEALA.

3- ALLAHU TEALA makes being a servant of Allah with our physical body an obligatory mandate for us for the 3rd time. The 21st verse of BAKARA Surah says:

“Oh human beings; be the servant (KUL) of ALLAH who created you. (That is save yourself from being a servant of the devil and be the servant of ALLAH).”

20.5-OUR AHD (COVENANT) IS FARZ (RELIGIOUS MANDATE) 9 TIMES

ALLAHU TEALA makes our SPIRIT’s reaching ALLAH before death a FARZ (obligation, mandate) 7 more times for us. In total makes 9 times. Here we see that the subject of our SPIRIT reaching ALLAH before we die is made an obligatory mandate (religious precept) 7 times:

1-In the 54th verse of ZUMER Surah ALLAH says:

“Before AZAP (torment, agony) (KABIR AZABI agonies in the grave, tomb) comes over you, turn to ALLAH (make your spirit turn ALLAH and make it attain Him) and surrender to ALLAH”

2- 28th verse of FECR Surah:

“Turn back to your RAB, return to your RAB; reach your RAB by turning back.”

3- 31st verse of RUM Surah:

“Turn to Him (turn to ALLAH, make your spirit return to ALLAH, make it reach Him)” says ALLAHU TEALA.

4- 50th verse of ZARIYAT Surah:

“If so, then run away to ALLAH (escape to ALLAH)”

5- 15th verse of LOKMAN Surah:

“Whoever arrived at Me, you too, depend on his way. (That is, by following the same road, SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM, you too, attain Me)” says ALLAHU TEALA.

6- 25th verse of YUNUS Surah:

“ALLAH invites them to TESLIM YURDU (delivery home) and makes them (those He wishes to make reach the delivery home) reach SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM (the road that leads to ALLAH)”

SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM, as explained in the 175th verse of NISA Surah, is the road that makes the spirits of human beings reach ALLAH. If so, then that “SELAM YURDU” is originally “TESLIM YURDU” (delivery home) which is ALLAH. (Because the spirit of a human being reaches ALLAH by means of SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM). ALLAHU TEALA says:

“For whoever ALLAH wishes to make reach Him, He makes them arrive at SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM (by means of SIRAT-I MUSTAKIYM He makes them reach Him).”

7- 8th verse of MUZEMMIL Surah:

“Do ZIKIR with the name of ALLAH and turn to Him, ceasing from everything (make your spirit attain ALLAH)”

What did we see? In the past eternity (EZEL) ALLAH took YEMİN (SWEAR) from our NEFS (SOUL) in order that we purify our soul and made this a religious obligation for us 3 times. After that we saw the PROMİSE (COVENANT) of our spirit. According to this PROMİSE our spirit has to reach ALLAH before dying. ALLAH made this FARZ for us 9 times. After that we saw the AHD (VOW) that our physical body gave ALLAH. ALLAH made this FARZ (OBLIGATORY MANDATE) 3 times.

20.6 THOSE WHO CARRY OUT THEIR SWEAR, PROMİSE AND AHD DEFINITELY ENTER INTO HEAVEN

So ALLAHU TEALA makes the 3 oaths He has taken from the 3 bodies of us FARZ (religious precept) for us. Why? Because it is certain that whoever carries out these oaths will go to heaven. Here in the 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th verses of FECR Surah ALLAH says:

“Oh satisfied soul, be content with ALLAH and gain the consent of ALLAH (that is get purified, carry out the YEMİN (SWEAR) you have given ALLAH)”

And He calls to our spirit (RUH):

“Turn back to your RAB. (That is carry out the PROMİSE you gave Me). Make your spirit reach ALLAH before you die”

He calls to our physical body:

“Then (when you realize your SWEAR by purifying your soul, when you realize your PROMİSE by making your spirit reach me, at that time) you enter among My servants. Come on, come and enter among My servants.”

Thus, it means that the person carried out 3 of his oaths. ALLAHU TEALA gives the result:

“And enter into my heaven”.

The result is: Whenever somebody carries out the SWEAR of his soul given to ALLAH and purifies his soul, whenever he carries out the AHD he has given ALLAH and saves his physical body from being a servant of the Devil and makes it the servant of ALLAH, then the place of this person is heaven.

Thus we are face to face with a big truth. ALLAH definitely wants the creature He loves most (that is, the human being) reach heaven because He has made everything that will make human beings reach heaven FARZ (religious obligation) for him. Soul purification, which makes human beings reach heaven, is a religious obligation 3 times. Reaching ALLAH with his spirit before dying is FARZ 9 times. Being a servant (KUL) of ALLAH with his physical body is FARZ 3 times. It is seen that ALLAH wants all human beings (definitely all human beings) to enter into ALLAH’s heaven. He does this by directing them towards these religious obligations.

20.7 ALL SAHABE (Companions of our Prophet Muhammad SAV) ARE GOING TO ENTER INTO HEAVEN

Well, 14 centuries ago, we see that, all SAHABE kept these religious obligations and all of them were announced with the good news of heaven. In the 17th verse of ZUMER Surah ALLAHU TEALA says as in the following:

“That SAHABE, they saved themselves (abstained) from being the servant of the Devil, they turned ALLAH. They made their spirits arrive at ALLAH. And there is good news for them in the world and Heaven. Announce to My servants the good news.”

So, all SAHABE abstained from being a servant of the Devil and reached a position where ALLAH says “My servants”. They all became the servant of ALLAH; they achieved being the servant of ALLAH and not being the servant of Satan (SHEYTAN). In the following AYET-I KERIME (verse) ALLAH says that “all SAHABE reached HIDAYET” (reached ALLAH), that is made their spirit attain ALLAH. HIDAYET is reaching ALLAH with the spirit of the human being. The 73rd verse of AL-I IMRAN Surah, the 120th verse of BAKARA Surah and in the 17th verse of KEHF Surah ALLAH expresses definitely that HIDAYET is reaching ALLAH with the spirit of the human being before that person dies. And in the 18th verse of ZUMER Surah He says that SAHABE reached HIDAYET. That is, all SAHABE have made their spirits reach ALLAH. Well, did they purify their souls? Yes, they did. ALLAHU TEALA explains who purified their souls in the 9th verse of SHEMS Surah:

“Those who purify their souls reach FELAH (prosperity).”

Well, did all SAHABE reach prosperity?

Yes, they all did. In the 157th verse of ARAF Surah ALLAH says that all SAHABE reached FELAH (prosperity) and were announced with the good news. He says:

“Those who depended on that UMMI (illiterate), NEBI (prophets to whom Book is given) and RESUL (prophet), all of them reached FELAH, (announced with the good news of heaven).”

In this situation, what do we see? ALL SAHABE (the companions of our prophet Muhammad SAV) purified their souls. They carried out their YEMİN (SWEAR) they gave ALLAH. ALL SAHABE made their spirits reach ALLAH; they carried out their AHD (TESTAMENT) with ALLAH. ALL SAHABE made their physical bodies be the servant of ALLAH. They carried out their AHD (VOW) with ALLAH. And all SAHABE are announced with the good news of heaven. Not only the 157th verse of ARAF Surah but also the 100th verse of TEVBE Surah explain in a very clear way that all SAHABE were announced with the good news of heaven. ALLAHU TEALA says: “Those SABIKUNEL EVVELIN; some part of them were from ENSAR (helpers in MEDINA) and some from MEKKE from MUHACIRIYN (who have moved from MEKKE to MEDINE) and also from those who depended on them with IHSAN. (TABIIN). ALLAH is contented with them; they are contented with ALLAH. ALLAH prepared heaven under which rivers flow for them. They will stay there forever.”

It is clearly seen that ALLAH took 3 oaths from us in EZEL (past eternity): SWEAR, PROMİSE, COVENANT. All of these are FARZ (religious precepts) for us. ALL SAHABE carried out these FARZ. ALLAH guarantees that all of those who carry out these religious obligations will certainly enter into heaven. And all SAHABE acquired the heaven of ALLAH by carrying out these obligations (FARZ) of ALLAH.

20.8- 14 CENTURIES LATER, TODAY THE COMMUNITIES OF ISLAM ARE CONDEMNED TO HELL AND THE LEGS OF ISLAM ARE CUT OFF

And now let’s look at today all together. 14 centuries later, today these religious obligations we are talking about, that is these 3 religious obligations which will take human beings to heaven’s happiness, all of the 3 oaths, do not exist among the religious obligations any more. That is, the only commandments which will take human beings to heaven’s happiness do not exist among religious obligations anymore. Those who teach religion do not know them. They do not teach them to human beings. Neither in the 32 FARZ, nor in the 54 FARZ are these OATHS (we have given ALLAH, that ALLAH made religious obligations for us) thought of by human beings anymore. That is, the world of ISLAM is living a religious life, in which the basic religious obligations (that can take oneself to happiness in heaven) do not exist anymore. That is vegetable existence. That is, we see that the world of ISLAM is condemned to hell by making human beings forget those FARZ during the past 14 centuries; that is, we see that the legs of ISLAM are cut off.

20.9 ALL SAHABE REACHED HAPPINESS OF WORLD

And let’s look at the world’s happiness. 3 basic obligations are written in our Kuran about a person reaching happiness in this world.

1-DAIMI ZIKIR (repeating the name of ALLAH continuously) 14 centuries ago ALLAH made DAIMI ZIKIR a FARZ for us. The 103rd verse of NISA Surah says:

“Always do ZIKIR of ALLAH while standing, sitting and lying down.”

And all SAHABE were the possessors of continuous ZIKIR (repeating the name of ALLAH). The 18th verse of ZUMER Surah says that “all SAHABE were ULUL-ELBAB.” In the 190th and 191st verses of ALI IMRAN Surah Allah says:

“Those ULUL ELBAB servants of Me, they always do ZIKIR while sitting, standing and lying down (leaning to one side).”

As all SAHABE became ULUL-ELBAB, they became the owners of DAIMI ZIKIR, too. Well, then what is Allah’s second commandment for the world’s happiness?

2-Is IRSHAD an obligatory mandate? The 186th verse of BAKARA Surah says that IRSHAD is a religious obligation. ALLAHU TEALA says:

“When someone prays to Me, I accept the invitation of the one who is praying. But they should also accept My invitation and be MUMIN (believes in ALLAH) and reach IRSHAD.”

ALLAH’s commandment is obvious and definite: IRSHAD. 14 centuries ago, all SAHABE reached IRSHAD. The 7th verse of HUCURAT Surah says:

“Oh SAHABE! You should know that there is the RESUL (prophet) of ALLAH among you. If he behaved just like you wanted, (if he obeyed your desires), you would suffer harm from this. (You could also take the damnation of ALLAH). But ALLAH made you love IMAN (belief, faith). He showed you FISK (returning to deviation after having repented), revolt and cursing as bad and detestable and made all of your hearts shine, embellished. They are those who reached IRSHAD.”

ALL SAHABE reached IRSHAD which was a FARZ for them.

3- ALLAH’s 3rd Commandment is TESLIM (delivery)

It says in the 54th verse of ZUMER Surah:

“Before the agony (of the grave) comes (before KABIR AZABI) upon you, make your spirit reach ALLAH and surrender to Him (to ALLAH).”

Surrendering to ALLAH is a FARZ (OBLIGATORY MANDATE). Did all SAHABE surrender to ALLAH? Yes. In the 20th verse of AL-I IMRAN Surah ALLAHU TEALA says:

“My beloved, tell those owners of books and those UMMI (illiterate): those who depend on me, we all delivered ourselves to ALLAH”

We see that there are 3 religious obligations for happiness in this world, and SAHABE carried them out. All of them were the possessors of HAZZUL AZIM, the happiness of this world. And so we see that SAHABE were the owners of both the happiness of heaven and happiness of this world.

14 centuries later, reaching happiness in this world, all over the world of ISLAM, is impossible, and so ISLAM’s arms are cut off too. We come to today: Today human beings forgot totally (CONTINUOUS ZIKIR), IRSHAD and TESLIM which takes them to happiness in this world. Among the religious obligations not only DAIMI ZIKIR, (continuous ZIKIR) but also ZIKIR (repeating the name of ALLAH) do not take place even though ALLAH has made DAIMI ZIKIR, IRSHAD and TESLIM FARZ for us, according to the verses we gave. Even though all SAHABE realized them and reached HAZZUL AZIM (reached happiness in this life), 14 centuries later these 3 religious obligations (which will make us reach happiness in this world) are not found among the religious obligations any more. And so ISLAM’s arms are also cut off.

THUS ISLAM IS LIVING A LIFE OF VEGETABLE EXISTENCE WITH ITS ARMS AND LEGS CUT OFF AND IS LEFT TO DIE.

These FARZ (religious obligations) we told you, and especially the disappearance of these FARZ ( obligatory orders of ALLAH) are not written in any other book. For 14 centuries, the books that are written by people (which we call EMANIYYE) were only for making people forget the basic religious obligations (FARZ) which would take people to the heaven’s and world’s happiness. We are talking about a very definite thing: ALLAHU TEALA took SWEAR, PROMİSE and AHD from us, and made them FARZ for us in order to make people reach heaven’s happiness by the Kuran (He sent it 14 centuries ago). 14 centuries later, all of these religious obligations are forgotten. It is definite that these religious obligations were lost during the past 14 centuries, because SAHABE carried them out 14 centuries ago. And today they do not exist among the religious obligations. Well, this result is realized by the books called EMANIYYE.
The basic FARZ (religious obligations, obligatory orders) which take people to the world’s happiness are also lost. They do not exist among the other religious precepts. (Obligatory mandates)

20.10- THE RELIGIOUS MEN ARE NOT AWARE OF THE BASIC OBLIGATORY ORDERS

The religious men are not aware of the basic religious obligations. And as a result of this the basic FARZ which would take us to heaven’s and the world’s happiness do not take their place in any ILMIHAL (catechism) book. Neither among the 32 FARZ nor among the 54 FARZ, are these basic FARZ (which would take us to heaven’s and world’s happiness) found. That is, ISLAM in Kuran is not being lived all over the world. And those who suppose that they are living ISLAM are all condemned to hell. This is MURDER. Knowing FIKIH (Muslim code of law), knowing KELAM (words), knowing the Arabic language, knowing the Arabic grammar, knowing AKAID (articles of faith, catechism), knowing how to read Kuran with TECVID (art of reading the Kuran) do not save the person who knows all of these. It also does not save those whom he taught. And both himself and the people to whom he taught religion, despite the science, these educators (who spend all their lives teaching this science) all must go to hell. This is a big VEBAL (sin). And all religious men took this sin upon them. Well, when we inform people about all of these things, the religious men examine what we say, and they see that what we say is true. Imagine a kind of religious education in which neither the religious educators nor the religious learners can be saved.

21. EPILOGUE

We saw that ISLAM’s legs are cut off by taking away the basic religious obligations from the application which makes people reach heaven’s happiness. The World of ISLAM is condemned to hell. Reaching happiness in this world for ISLAMIC communities is prevented by taking the basic religious obligations (the obligatory orders of ALLAH) away from application. Thus ISLAM’s arms are also cut off.
The stiuation seems hopeless.
Today, the world of ISLAM is divided into pieces because the union of ISLAM does not live anymore, ISLAM in the Kuran, ISLAM which SAHABE lived. If so, how will the world of ISLAM unite? The world of ISLAM is going to learn that it is impossible to enter into heaven with the 5 conditions of ISLAM. The world of ISLAM is going to learn that in order to reach heaven, they have to carry out the SWEAR of the soul, the PROMISE of the spirit and the COVENANT of the physical body. They are going to learn that SAHABE carried them out and reached the happiness of heaven for this reason. And today’s ISLAMIC communities are going to apply the oaths. Because the one applying them is definitely going to enter into heaven, everybody is going to try to apply it. All over the world of ISLAM is going to become cheerful when learning that reaching the happiness of heaven is only connected with “WISHING TO REACH ALLAH”.
Everybody is going to try to carry out this demand (request), which is easy and guaranteed with heaven.
Whoever wishes to reach ALLAH, ALLAH also wishes to make him reach HIMSELF. And He will definitely make the spirit of that person reach Him before death. Thus, the soul of the person is going to be purified, and his physical body is going to be the servant (KUL) of ALLAH.
The person is going to have deserved the happiness of heaven because of having carried out the 3 oaths. And at the same time he is going to deserve heaven’s happiness because of being the owner of TAKVA (To make theır spirit reach ALLAH, to purify theır soul and to be the servant of ALLAH).
Thus, everyone who is the owner of TAKVA is going to receive at the honor of being the VELI (saint) of ALLAH.
Just like all SAHABE became the saints of ALLAH 14 centuries ago, today the ones who are the owners of TAKVA, that is the ones who carry out 3 of their oaths, are going to be the saints of ALLAH.
The communities of ISLAM are going to perceive that reaching IRSHAD (To provide purification of soul completely), DAIMI ZIKIR (repeating the name of ALLAH continuously) and TESLIM (To deliver the spirit, physical body and soul to ALLAH) are FARZ (religious obligations). They will learn that SAHABE reached happiness in this world by realizing those three orders. Everybody is going to learn that the one who carries out these religious obligations is definitely going to reach the world’s happiness and is going to wish to carry them out.
At that time, he is going to try to deliver first his spirit, then his physical body and then his soul to ALLAH. All of those who realize these 3 TESLIMS (deliveries) are going to attain the honor which ALLAH showed as a target and aim of being ISLAM according to ALLAH.
And they are going to reach the happiness of the world.
Thus, everybody applying these orders today is going to be the owner of heaven’s and the world’s happiness and will be the saint of ALLAH, and so, they are going to live the second ASRI SAADET (happiness era). Well, ISLAM in the Kuran is this ISLAM. It is ISLAM that SAHABE lived. ISLAM which is based on 100 % love. Brotherhood makes people come to the level of “sainthood” and makes them reach the happiness of heaven and the world.
This happiness, which has the characteristic of being reached easily, is going to attract the ones living out of ISLAM and make them reach happiness. Our Prophet Muhammad (SAV) says in one of his HADISI SHERIF (the Prophet Muhammad’s (SAV) sayings), “We are going to be the Prophet who is going to have the most dependents” Well in this last period, in which we approach the end of the world (DOOMSDAY) (KIYAMET), the above result is going to be realized because of these reasons. Whenever the countries of ISLAM start to live ISLAM in the Kuran, in that time everybody is going to be the owner of happiness in this world and in heaven; that is promised in the Kuran. Announce the good news all over the world of ISLAM. (ISLAM ALEMI); that day has come!
We praise and we are grateful to our Great (YUCE) RAB that destined us for preparing this book, and we wish that ALLAHU TEALA makes all of you reach the happiness of this world and heaven.
May ALLAH be contented with you.

With our prayers,
President of the MIHR Foundation
IMAM SHAYKH ISKENDER ALI MIHR

- A -

1. Abd : Servant of Allah, a person whose worship has reached such a level that it purifies his soul.

2. Abid : Person who makes worship, worshipper.

3. Adem : Non-existence, absence.

4. Afet : The soul’s bad attitudes and feelings.

5. Âkil and bâliğ : Being a legal adult with logic and reason.

6. Amel book : Book of life.

7. Amenu: Person who believes in Allah, who believes in reaching Allah, and who believes that it is obligatory to reach Allah, who wants his spirit to make reach Allah.

8. Amilussalihat : Acts of improvement, acts that ameliorate, purify our souls.

9. Ashab-i Swear : Those who carry out the three oaths that have been given to Allah before time.

10. Azap : Torture in Hell.

- B -

1. Ba’s : To return to life, to give life, to give a duty.

2. Basar: Seeing ability of the heart eye.

3. Basiret : To see with the heart eye.

4. Beka : The second post of sainthood where Allah bestows a golden throne to us at indi ilahi.

5. Beyyine : Proof, evidence that will take a person to Allah’s Path.

- D -

1. Dalalet : Situation of a person before reaching Sırat-ı Müstakiym, before reaching a murshid; ignorance, deviaton from the way of Allah.

- E -

1. Ebrar : Those who have reached the honor of Allah’s friendship; they get this attribute from the moment they reach their murshid; their fate-cells are Indi Ilahi.

2. Ecir : Price.

3. Efidet : See Fuad.

4. Emmare : The first level of the soul which orders one to commit sins.

5. Ensar : Helper, those who helped the immigrants from Mekke in Medine.

6. Esfel-i safilin : The lowest stage (the seventh stage) of hell.

- F -

1. Farz : Mandatory orders, compulsory orders.

2. Fazl : A kind of glory from Allah.

3. Felah : Salvation, to gain the right to enter heaven.

4. Fena : The first post of sainthood where the spirit disappears in Allah, takes shelter in Allah and where Allah becomes a shelter to this spirit.

5. Fevz : The most superior salvation.

6. Fuad : Feeling, perceiving center in our heart. Plural : efidet

7. Füccur : Negative influences that the devil sends to the heart of our soul.

- G -

1. Gayz : Strong anger.

2. Gishavet : The secret curtain between human beings and murshids (saints, messengers and guides) that prevents them from understanding what the murshid says.

3. Guide: Murshid, man who leads the spirit to Allah.

- H -

1. Habir : One who knows, who is aware of..

2. Hafizun : Person who carries the spirit of his murshid on his head as a favor from Allah, protected one.

3. Hak : A name of Allah meaning Truth.

4. Hanif : All humans are created with the nature to : 1. Believe in Allah, 2. Make the spirit, soul and body reach Allah, and 3. Make one community of believers.

5. Hasenat : Goodness, works that make one gain points.

6. Hatem : Seal on the soul’s heart.

7. (to be) Hayy : To be alive, to live.

8. Hazzül Azim : Greatest pleasure, endless happiness.

9. Hidayet : A process that starts with reaching a murshid and ends with reaching Allah.

10. Hidayetchi : Guidance of hidayet (prophet, murshid, saint).

11. Hikmet : 5th and 6th stages of Sainthood that begin with continuous zikir. 5th stage is Ulul Elbab, 6th stage is Ihlas.

- I-

1. Ibra : To clear, to be acquitted.

2. Idlal : To fall into dalalet ( ignorance), the situation of a person who has not reached hidayet.

3. Ihlas : To be pure, to be purified from all the negative habits of the soul that spoil the contents of it; second and last stage of hikmet; the soul becomes like the spirit.

4. Ihsan : Favor.

5. Ilka : To reach, to unite.

6. Illiyin: First universe of the 7th stage of heaven, where the faith-cells of the person go to heaven.

7. Indi ilahi : The Last universe of the seventh stage of heaven, the presence of Allah.

8. Irfan : Beyond science, the science after passing over the frontiers of this world.

9. Irshad : Leading others to Allah, teaching, letting them apply what they learn.

10. Istiane : The help that we ask for from Allah to find and reach our murshid (saint, guide).

- J -

1. Jinns : Good spirits in the world, genies.

- L -

1. Levvame : Second level of soul where the soul is being punished, blamed because of committing sins and where pangs of conscience are felt.

- M -

1. Maarif : Teaching irfan.

2. Mansur : One who is helped .

3. Mardiye : Sixth purification level where also Allah is also content with us.

4. Memnu : Forbidden.

5. Memnun : Interruption (gayri) memnun : without interruption.

6. (To be) Memnun : To cheer up, to be happy.

7. Mizan : The computer that includes all sins and merits with their points.

8. Muhacirin : Those who migrated from Mekke to Medine.

9. Muhsin : The fourth post of sainthood where the physical body has been submitted to Allah.

10. Muktesid : One whose spirit reaches Allah while alive; do not have continuous zikir.

11. Mülhime : The third stage of the soul where a person starts to get inspirations from Allah.

12. Mumin : Owner of belief in Allah.

13. Munezzeh : Allah is above all, not equal with anyone or anything.

14. Murshid : One who leads others to Allah; who does Irshad.

15. Müstefit : One who uses, who benefits.

16. Mutesabih : The secret meaning of verses that can be explained only by Ulul elbab servants who are in continuous zikr.

17. Mutmainne : The fourth soul stage of a satisfied person, of a person who has reached satisfaction.

18. Müzeyyen : Adorned, embellished; lighting of the heart; the mercy coming from Allah, i.e. the complete elimination of the bad attitudes of the soul.

- N -

1. Namaz : Worship.

2. Nas : Human beings.

3. Nefs : Soul, one of the three bodies (spirit, soul and physical body of human beings).

4. Nehiy : Prohibition, forbidden things.

5. Nezir : Those who warn people and give good news; all Prophets are nezir.

6. Nimet : Blessing.

7. Nur : Light from Allah.

- P -

1. Promise : The covenant that our spirit gave to Allah before time to reach Him in this life.

- R -

1. Rab : Lord.

2. Rahim : One of the 99 names of Allah which is only for those who are on the way of Allah ( Sırat-ı mustakiym).

3. Rahman : One of the 99 names of Allah for all the creatures.

4. Rahmet : A kind of Glory from Allah.

5. Raziye : The fifth soul level where we become satisfied with Allah.

6. Resul : Prophet, murshid, messenger.

7. Resulullah : Mesenger of Allah.

8. Ruh : Spirit, one of the three bodies of human beings.

9. Rüyet: To see with the face’s eyes.

- S -

1. Sabikun : Ones who are the winners in a race; in the race in Allah’s path; the Sabikuns consist of 3 groups: the Salihs, the Muhlis’ and the Ulul-elbab.

2. Sahabe : Disciples of the Prophet Muhammad.

3. Salah : The seventh and last and the most superior post of the sainthood. The post where a halo and a double amount of mercy is given and the human being enters heaven together with the prophets into Adn paradise

4. Salat : Prayer, worship which is done at least five times a day.

5. Salavat : A kind of glory from Allah.

6. Sekinet : The peace that Allah sends into human beings’ heart, quietness.

7. Semi : The hearing center in our heart.

8. Seyyiat : Acts that make us lose derecats ( degrees, demerits).

9. Shahid : One who witnesses, who sees all things Allah shows him and others cannot see.

10. Sherik : Partner.

11. Shirk : To attribute a partner to Allah.

12. Shühud : Opinion, to observe, to see, to be a witness.

13. Siccin : First universe of the 7th floor of Sirat-ı Cehîm that leads to hell and where the faith cells of those who will reach hell are located.

14. Siddiks : Those who only say facts and truths.

15. Sıdret-ül Münteha : Tree on the top point of the end of the universe of beings. Further on this tree is Adem: non existence.

16. Silm : Root word meaniing surrender, submission.

17. Sırat-ı cehim : Path leading to hell.

18. Sirat-i Mustakiym : The way that leads our spirit to Allah.

19. Spektrum : Spectrum.

20. Sufism : Islam in the Kuran , to execute all the orders of Allah.

21. Swear : The oath of the soul.

- T -

1. Taassup : Bigotry about religion, restrictive, fanatic, zealous.

2. Tarik : Road, path that leads to Allah.

3. Tarik-i müstakiym: Sirat-i müstakiym, path consisting of 7 tariks that reaches Allah by passing 7 stages of heaven.

4. Takva : The degree that a person gets when he executes his three oaths by reaching Allah with his spirit, being a servant of Allah with his physical body and purifying his soul.

5. Teblig : To tell others, notify, inform about religion or ideals.

6. Tekebbür : Sickness of being arrogant, proud of himself.

7. Testament : The three oaths connected with the physical body, spirit and soul.

8. Tezkiye : Purification of the soul.

- U -

1. Ukubet : Badness, something bad.

2. Ulul-elbab : Possessor of Lübbs, owner of the treasures of secrets, first stage of hikmet, fifth post of sainthood (velayet).

- V -

1. Vech : The spiritual body.

2. Vetire : Series of incidents, phenomena.

3. Vuslat : To reach Allah, to unite with Allah.

- Y -

1. Yakin : Deep knowledge; knowledge at the highest level; to be familiar with the knowledge of secrets, to have knowledge of secrets, deep understanding.

- Z -

1. Zikir : To repeat the name of Allah (continuous zikr ; to say “Allah” perpetually, without interruption with the inner voice (heart) to get the mercy of Allah.

2. Zühd : The third post of velayet (sainthood), the stage where the person spends the most part of his time with zikir ( more than 12 hours a day).