Lauding His Infinite Praises

Salawat-e-Tunajjina
(Regarded as an important Salawat by Sheikh Effendi, recommending all those who can, to learn it by heart)
Salat-un-Tunajjina

Allahumma salli ‘ala sayyidina Muhammadin
(O Allah! bless our master Muhammad)

salatan tunjina bi-ha min jami’-l-ahwali wa-l-afat
(so that by this prayer You will deliver us from all
fears & evils)

Wa taqdi lana biha min jami’-l-hajat
(that you will satisfy all of [...]

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Mawlid at Dergah

Sheikh Abdul-Kerim Effendi giving Sohbet at the Osmanli-Naksibendi Hakkani Dergah on the occasion of Mawlid:
Click here to download:(Large file – 73 MB – MP3 format)
(Didn’t get a chance to post this earlier, but am posting it now Alhamdulillah for all those who wish to listen. It’s at megaupload – so click on the link, [...]

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The Value of Life

Sheikh Effendi on the Value of Life. Subhan’Allah.
There is not much more I can say. Subhan’Allah and Alhamdulillah for Sheikh Mevlana and Sheikh Effendi. Insh’Allah, we are smart enough to apply these sage thoughts into practice for ourselves, for there is success in that. True Success.
May Allah protect the rank and elevate [...]

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Defender of Truth

BismillahirRahmanirRahim,
As-Salaam wa Alaikum wa Rahamtullahi wa Barakatahu,
Subhan’Allah! Posted below is a beautiful Sohbet delivered by our dear Sheikh Effendi in response to the flagrancies committed against Him and the Osmanli-Hakkani order in the New York Times. He reminds us that no matter who may be against us, if we are on the side of Allah, [...]

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Sheikh Effendi on Manners and Discipline

BismillahirRahmanirRahim

MANNERS AND DISCIPLINE
Sohbet given by Sheykh Abdul Kerim el-Hakkani el-Kibrisi Friday 20 Muharram, 1425
March 12, 2004
39th Street Dergah, Manhattan, New York.

Selamun aleykum. Meded Ya Sayiddi, Ya Sultan Evliya,
Mevlana Sheykh Nazim al-Hakkani. Meded.
The most important thing that we are concentrating on is good manners. The Prophet (alayh salatu wa salam) said, “I have been sent [...]

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The Thick Line Between News and Nonsense

Bismillah-hir-Rahman nir-Rahim

As-Salaam wa Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatahu,
Subhan’Allah. My last entry was a weblog recommendation of a Brother who consistently rises to the challenge of countering today’s sensationalized substitute for ‘News’, by presenting historical facts and on-the-record quotes with their contextual integrity intact. Ironically, The New York Times ’s recent decision to peddle fiction of [...]

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Copenhagen Bound

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Dergah

Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim!

As-Salaam wa Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatahu,
Subhan’Allah! Just came back from Sidney Center,New York(upstate) where Shaykh Abdul Kerim Effendi and the Osmanli Naksibendi-Hakkani order host their Dergah. Spent the night in Dhikr, Sohbet, was blessed with a delicious dinner, dessert and after-dinner *entertainment as well as Fajr prayer, again followed by Dhikr [...]

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