I love Islam
BismillahirRahmanirRahim
Islam is the Way of Association. And that Association, it is what Allah (SWT) designed for us. It is association with Holy Ones, association that connects us to Holy Prophet (AS), it brings us to being the kind of servants that Allah (SWT) wants us to be. And that time, the burdens of the ego, dunya, sheytan, and our desires, they leave us. And we return to that Peace that Allah (SWT) created us with.
As Seyh Mevlana is saying, “If a person is sitting with a true Murshid, he feels peace, rest and satisfaction, very happy. This is the sign. He forgets all of his troubles in his presence and feels just like a fish in the ocean. Why do people go to the sea-side? Because when they enter the water, they find rest and enjoyment. The soul is also asking for an ocean. In our lives we need one person who is like an ocean, so that our hearts can enjoy and be satisfied with that person. We have such bad characteristics. We need someone to give us good attributes; and they do not come through reading books. They come through one’s friends. By looking at a person’s friends, you may know his character. A bad character is contagious, like a sickness. Therefore, Allah Almighty sent Prophets as medicine. Prophets are not Angels; they are of mankind, and they know everything about human nature. Whoever sits with them absorbs good characteristics.”
This Dergah that our Sheykh established for us, it is a place to absorb those good characteristics. It is a place to find Peace from the troubles of dunya. It is a place where you make the Love of Allah, of the Prophet, and of His Friends, to become our cool water- and when you enter the Association with that kind of a heart, then yes, everything in the Association must gives you as much peace and relief as cool water on a burning hot day.
O Believers! The world around us is burning. Come to the place where you will find escape. Come to the place where you will find life. Come to the Caravan that will take you home.
- Sheykh Lokman Effendi Hz
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