Upholding Faith and Truth in An Era of Deception

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From the Realities of Mawlana (Q) as taught by Shaykh Nurjan Mirahmadi.

أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

A’uzu Billahi Minash Shaitanir Rajeem
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan
In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful

Alhamdulillahi Rabbil ‘aalameen, was salaatu was salaamu ‘alaa Ashrafil Mursaleen, Sayyidina wa Mawlana Muhammadul Mustafa ﷺ. Madad ya Sayyidi ya Rasulul Kareem, Ya Habibul ‘Azeem, unzur halana wa ishfa’lana, ‘abidona bi madadikum wa nazarekum.

Atiullah wa atiur Rasul wa Ulil amre minkum. Always a reminder for myself, ana abdukal ‘ajeez, wa dayeef, wa miskin, wa zhalim, wa jahl, and but for the grace of Allah (AJ) that we’re still in existence.

أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنكُم… ﴿٥٩﴾‏ …

4:59 – “…Atiullaha wa atiur Rasula wa Ulil amre minkum…” (Surat an-Nisa)

“…Obey Allah, obey the Messenger, and those in authority among you…” (The Women, 4:59)

Alhamdulillah, that Allah (AJ) gave us a life in which to be within this holy month and the secrets of Surat Al YaSeen ﷺ – heart of Qur’an, and alhamdulillah, the heart of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ. All that we see happening upon the earth and the difficulties that people experience in life, we pray that Allah (AJ) open our hearts towards Divinely rahmah (mercy) and the light of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ.

Live Like Paradise People to Enter the Heavenly Kingdom

That all that we talk about of the heavenly kingdom and all that people are arguing about as the inhabitants of that kingdom and its representatives. That our life is about being from that kingdom and exhibiting the characteristics of Allah’s (AJ) heavenly kingdom. For the ones whom exhibit that characteristic and within their heart and within their being, they carry the heavenly kingdom. Then those are the inhabitants of Allah’s (AJ) kingdom in the malakut (heavenly realm), in the world of light. It means you have to act and be from that in our dunya (material world), so that to even have a chance of entering within the akhirah (hereafter). So means those who want to enter into Allah’s (AJ) Divinely kingdom but they conduct themselves as inhabitants of hell, then how can they feel they have access to that reality?

Our life was to exhibit the characteristics of paradise. Be paradise people, act like paradise people, talk like paradise people. So that you are walking as a paradise people upon this plane. As a result, Allah (AJ) opens the heart of the servant to be like paradise people, and they carry the kingdom of Allah (AJ) within their being, within their wujud (existence), within their heart. All these Hadith then begin to describe them that “Qalb al mu’min baytullah.” 

قَال رَسُولَ اللَّه ﷺ، قَالْ اللَّه عَزَ وَجَلْ: ” قَلْبَ الْمُؤْمِنْ بَيْتُ الرَّب.” [حَدِيثْ اَلْقُدْسِي]

Qala Rasulallahi ﷺ, Qala Allah (AJ): “ “Qalb al mu’min baytur rabb.” [Hadith al Qudsi]

The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, that Allah (AJ) said: “The heart of the believer is the House of the Lord.” (Holy Hadith)

A Pure Heart is the Home of Divine Light

That if they clean their heart and purify their heart, purify their character, Allah (AJ) will make their heart to be His home. As a result, if Allah (AJ) occupies the heart of the servant with His light and with His grace, and His rahmah, this attracts then the reality of nabiyeen (prophets), siddiqeen (truthful), shuhada (witnesses) wa saliheen (righteous). Allah (AJ) described, ‘These are the best of company,’ those are the people whom are with Allah (AJ). 

وَمَن يُطِعِ اللّهَ وَالرَّسُولَ فَأُوْلَـئِكَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمَ اللّهُ عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَالصِّدِّيقِينَ وَالشُّهَدَاء (٦٩)وَالصَّالِحِينَ وَحَسُنَ أُولَـئِكَ رَفِيقًا

4:69 – “Wa man yuti’ Allaha war Rasola faolayeka ma’al ladheena an’ama Allahu ‘alayhim minan Nabiyeena, was Siddiqeena, wash Shuhadayi, was Saliheena wa hasuna olayeka rafeeqan.” (Surat An-Nisa)

“And whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger (pbuh) are in the company of those on whom Allah has bestowed His Favours/Blessings – of the Prophets, the sincere Truthful, the Martyrs/Witnesses to the truth (who testify), and the Righteous, and excellent are those as companions.” (The Women, 4:69) 

Then how can somebody walk the earth with the heart of Allah (AJ) occupied with the inhabitants of nabiyeen, siddiqeen, shuhada wa saliheen and not be then from the righteous and their conduct not to be righteous? It means it exhibits itself, it’s a truth that’s self-evident, not the lies of the tongue.

Truth Manifests Through Actions and Deeds, Not Mere Words

When we see Allah (AJ) describing the first thing when somebody dies, Allah (AJ) seals their mouth. Now we see everywhere everyone’s tongue is just flapping. Each one saying they’re great, they’re this, they’re that, they’re the righteous, they’re the chosen, they’re the best, this, this, this, this. Allah (AJ) gives to us, ‘Look, we’re going to seal their mouths, the first thing.’ Soon as they enter the grave they seal the mouth of the servant. 

(٦٥) الْيَوْمَ نَخْتِمُ عَلَىٰ أَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَتُكَلِّمُنَا أَيْدِيهِمْ وَتَشْهَدُ أَرْ‌جُلُهُم بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ

36:65 – “Al yawma nakhtimu ‘ala afwahehim wa tukallimunaa aydeehim wa tashhadu arjuluhum bima kanoo yaksiboon.” (Surat YaSeen)

“That Day, We will seal over their mouths, and their hands will speak to Us, and their feet will testify about what they used to earn.” (YaSeen, 36:65) 

It’s not the mouth that vindicates us in Allah’s (AJ) kingdom, it’s actions and deeds. Because that we see now, that that social media shows to us the mouths are very active. Everybody has… how fancy their mouth is. Then imagine then the graphics and all of then the illusions that they can add to everything. It’s the actions and deeds that signify that character.

Maintaining the Heavenly Conduct Amid Trials

What Prophet ﷺ brought for us and gave to us to follow, awliyuallah (saints) they represent the heavenly kingdom upon this Earth through their actions and through their deeds. That through our actions and our deeds, that we must be the inhabitants of paradise regardless of the effects of hell that surround us. Because hell has a tendency to make people shayateen (devils). So how to walk upon an Earth that is filled with hellfire inhabitants and keep the conduct and mannerisms and the way of paradise. That not to anger Allah (AJ) and not to distance ourself from the reality of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ. This becomes the difficulty in which Prophet ﷺ described that, ‘Your faith will be like a hot coal in your hand.’ 

عَنْ أَنَسِ بْن مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ :قَالَ رَسُولُ الله صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:« يِأْتِي عَلَى النَّاسِ زَمَانٌ الْقَابِضُ عَلَى دِينِهِ كَالْقَابِضِ عَلَى الْجَمْرِ » رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ.

Qala RasulAllah (saws): “Ya ti ’alan nasi zamanul qabidu ‘ala dinihi kal qabidi ‘alal Jamr.” (Rawahu Tirmidhi)

Anas ibn Maalik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessing be upon him) said: “There will come upon the people a time when holding onto the religion will be like holding onto a burning ember ((hot coal).” [Tirmidhi]

Because keeping the faith is not the yelling and the screaming, going out and ripping the cars and buildings and businesses and all of these bad characteristics that people do out of anger. But how through difficulty to carry one’s faith, that it becomes like your faith is burning your hand. That your faith itself is hard to carry, the ability to keep yourself straight and righteous, straight and no crookedness. That becomes the adabs (manners) and the practices, the importance, the immense, immense importance. That not to lose your co-ordinance and the safety of salawat (praises upon Prophet Muhammad ﷺ) and Durood Sharif (praising on Prophet Muhammad ﷺ).

Staying Firm on Your Faith Amidst Deception is Like Holding a Burning Coal

That when hit through difficulty and negativities of shayateen all around and people wanting to enter the streets and exhibit their angers, make your Durood Sharif. Make your salawats upon Prophet ﷺ, make your tafakkur (contemplation) and your connection. Then you’ve entered in the reality of Prophet’s ﷺ Hadith that, ‘In the last days keeping your faith would be like a fire within your hand, a coal.’ Your faith would be like a hot coal, not the dunya would be hot coal. But keeping your faith would be a hot coal in the face of every type of difficulty, every type of corruption, every type of deceit and deception.

Subhnallah, Allah (AJ) gave us the greatness of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ and perfected his nation. We’re not waiting for a fake Jesus; that’s for other people. But he gave to us deceit, dajjal (man of deceit), because this is the PhD Nation. This is not the nation closest to the baboons; these are the nation that are representing paradises and they’re under the sultanate (kingdom) of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ. He gave instructions for his nation that be careful of dajjal and the dajjal system of deceit, and everything that is a deception.

AI and the Rise of Deception: The Era of Dajjal

Now, artificial intelligence is the chief of that deception. They can make videos of you speaking any language, saying anything, and doing anything. The pinnacle of deception is just beginning, meaning what – that is dajjal. This is the greatness of Prophet ﷺ, because when his zuhoor (appearance) is beginning to open, dajjal, all his toys are becoming present. So, when you see AI, it means the presence of dajjal, deceit, artificial. Allah (AJ) gave everything in the words – He didn’t say this is intelligent, He said this is artificial intelligent. Be wary because it’s not what you think it is. This is the greatness of Prophet ﷺ giving to his nation. Oh, deception. So, everything is deception.

We now witness a genocide of people, and its own leadership are enjoying lifestyles in Qatar and Dubai, playing with billions of dollars, and children in private schools. They declared a war against an enemy much more powerful than themselves. They live in exile, while the people have been slaughtered worse than sheep. Who will stand for their rights from their own nation? Munafiqeen (hypocrites). Don’t worry about other nations; they have their own issue. From their own nation, their own leadership, they sold their people for a bag of coins. This is the deception. Then more people are deceived to go out on the streets and to be angered and angry, and they don’t know who they’re angry at. Their own leadership sold the people. Their own leadership are in exile and in estates and with billions and millions in their accounts. By a stroke of a pen, a telephone, and a command, they unleashed a horrific fire upon their own people. What kind of people do when their own leadership sells them, doesn’t care for them, less than trash for them? This is the great difficulty that the nation of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ has entered. 

Betrayal from Within: Every Day is Ashura, Every Land a Karbala

This was the reminder of Karbala for those whom don’t like to understand and don’t like to think. But those whom guided by Imam al Hussain (as), said: ‘This would never end until Saheb az Zaman (as) comes to bring his sword against 70,000 Muslim scholars,’ they will be killed. Their heads will be cut off in the bulk of their crime, we can see it upon this Earth. Unjust to their people, incorrect and deceitful to their own people, the immensity of deception they put upon their own people.

What Imam Hussain (as) represents for that? It wasn’t outside; it was his own nation that came to destroy him. His own nation that called them, ‘Come and give us guidance and bring for us the light of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ, your beloved grandfather, bring that light to us and guide us.’ When he entered into their region, they closed their windows and their doors and said, ‘We don’t know who you are,’ and left them in the hands of his own enemies from his own nation. It represents for us that everywhere for the Muslim nation is a Karbala and every day is an Ashura, in which their own amirs (leaders) and imams (religious leaders) sell them, neglect them, and leave them to be destroyed and with deceit and deception blame someone else.

This is the immense sadness of this reality, the immense sadness of what people are doing to their own people from our nation. The immense importance for people to contemplate. Seek out the Ulul Amr that represent the heavenly kingdom, not the dunya kingdom. The dunya kingdom; they are all intoxicated. If dunya was a wine, they’re all alcoholics. They’re so infatuated and intoxicated with their dunya they can no longer see right and wrong, and every decision is wrong. Everything that they do for the people is not for the people; it’s for themselves. How to declare a fight when you’re not amongst the fighting? It is cowardice, it’s leading people to slaughter. This is the leadership. People say, oh they’re going to issue like ‘To fights with people,’ a fatwa (Islamic ruling) to fight. What fatwa to fight with these crooks? These are not the people that anyone should stand behind. These are not the people that anyone should be listening to. These are the crooks and thieves of the nation of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ. These are of the 70,000 that their heads must be taken.

Stand Behind the Ulul Amr (Saints) Who Represent the Heavenly Kingdom

We wait for those whom are just and that their love for the nation and love for Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ. The Ulul Amr who would live and die amongst their own people, not hide in towers. Those whom Allah (AJ) deem to be righteous servants of the heavenly kingdom, they walk, they talk, they eat, and they breathe from the heavenly kingdom. They conduct themselves upon this Earth from the heavenly kingdom, regardless of the extent of shayateen and the influence of shayateen. ‘I walk through the valley of death, but I fear not. For I know that You are with me.’ Allah (AJ) through all His holy books described these servants. Not that they give in to the shaitans, become influenced by the shaitans, and then represent the shaitans.

But that their practices, their deeds, their actions exemplify the heavenly kingdom and the sultanate of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ. They conduct themselves with love, with kindness, with mercy, with whatever Prophet ﷺ established for a nation representing paradises. If they fight and they ask to surrender, you surrender. Not to harm the women, not to harm the elderly, not to harm the children, not to harm even the trees and the livestock. That they would fight in the face of oppression, as soon as somebody wanted to stop, they would stop and accept their repentance.

Lemon Test for Character

It means how one conducts themself in the face of agitation and aggravation like we said is the lemon test. When you conduct yourself through good times, it’s evident – it’s good, you’re good. But to be angered and through difficulty or war in combat, but to conduct yourself as if a paradise people. A paradise people who represent “Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem” that Allah (AJ), ‘I am Allah (AJ), The most Compassionate and most Merciful.’ This is the guidance and leadership of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ. That this conduct, this goodness, this love, this is heaven. To keep it in your hand is going to be like burning fire because satan and shaitan is all around you. Anybody who represents violence and hate and hatred and destruction is all from shaitan. Shaitan didn’t like Sayyidina Adam (as), and he definitely doesn’t like the children of Adam (as) and Eve (as).

So gave to us, Prophet ﷺ, everything to be clear. Kitab al Mubeen, Imam al Mubeen – everything in a clear book for us from a clear imam whom everything is written upon his soul ﷺ.

(٧٥) وَمَا مِنْ غَائِبَةٍ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ إِلَّا فِي كِتَابٍ مُّبِينٍ

27:75 – “Wa maa min ghaaa’ibatin fis samaayi wal ardi illaa fee kitaabim Mubeen.” (Surat An-Naml)

“And there is nothing hidden in the heaven or the earth but it is in a clear Book (kitaabun mubin).” (The Ant, 27:75)

That keep yourself in the light, keep your conduct in the light. Keep your heart in the light, regardless if the fire surrounds you of bad character and demons and devils. We pray that Allah (AJ) give us strength through difficult times and that we keep ourself in our conduct and our love and our attitude towards goodness and righteousness, inshaAllah.

Subhana rabbika rabbal ‘izzati ‘amma yasifoon, wa salaamun ‘alal mursaleen, walhamdulillahi rabbil ‘aalameen. Bi hurmati Muhammad al-Mustafa ﷺ wa bi siri Surat al-Fatiha.

Special thanks to our transcribers for their help with transcribing this suhbah.

Original Date of Suhbah: November 4, 2023