Why Aren’t Your Prayers and Duas Being Answered?
From the Realities of Mawlana (Q) as taught by Shaykh Nurjan Mirahmadi
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ ٱلْرَّجِيمِ
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
A’uzu Billahi Minash Shaitanir Rajeem
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem
I seek refuge in Allah (AJ) 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)
Jumadal Awwal Opens Ismullah: Al Wasi, The All-Comprehending and Ismur Rasul: Sayyidina Shahir ﷺ: The Famous
InshaAllah, welcoming the holy month… which month we now? The fifth lunar month – Jumadal Awwal. InshaAllah, Allah (AJ) dress us from the immensity of the realities of the fifth lunar month, the reality of 45 and Ismur Rasul (Name of the Messenger ﷺ) – Sayyidina Shahir ﷺ: The Famous. Ismullah (Name of Allah (AJ) that open all realities – Al Wasi: The All Comprehending. 45th surah (chapter) and one of the keys of the surah, ayatul kareem (the generous verse of Holy Qur’an) that is an immense doorway to a great understanding and realities. InshaAllah, surah 45, verse 13. Surah 45, verse 13, Hajji Shahid, inshaAllah. “Sakhkhara lakum”.
Audience: “A’uzu Billahi Minash shaitanir Rajeem Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. Wa sakhkhara lakum ma fis Samawati wa ma fil Ardi jamee’an minhu, inna fee dhalika la ayatin liqawmin yatafakkaron”. SadaqAllahu Aliyul ‘Azim.
﴾وَسَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعاً مِّنْهُ إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لَّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ﴿١٣
45:13 – “Wa sakhkhara lakum ma fis Samawati wa ma fil Ardi jamee’an minhu, inna fee dhalika la ayatin liqawmin yatafakkaron.” (Surat Al-Jathiya)
“And He has subjected/gave the authority to you [Sayyidina Mahmood (pbuh)], as from Him, all that is in the heavens and on earth: Behold, in that are Signs indeed for those who reflect/Contemplate [Meditate].” (The Crouching, 45:13)
Shaykh Nurjan Mirahmadi: Wa barakah Rasulul Kareem (the most generous messengers), Habibul ‘Azim (the magnificent beloved).
All Dominion of Creation is Under Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ (Holy Qur’an, 45:13)
So, alhamdulillah, that as we are getting deeper into the Muhammadan heart and to the immense realities of this Divinely Kingdom, this Earth is just one of the dots of this kingdom that manifests. The greater kingdom is that which is unseen and the Divine realities within that. Allah (AJ) draws our understanding in the 13th verse of surah 45. That, ‘And He has subjected to you, Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ, all that is in the heavens and all that are on the earth and what is between them – “Jamee’an”’.
That anything in between what we consider heaven and earth, from the manifest world to the unseen worlds, all of them have been subjected to you. It means they’re under the dominion of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ. ‘And behold, these are the signs for those who tafakkiroon – those who meditate and contemplate.’ Not anyone going to understand that. That we described at the beginning of the journey that much of this way, Allah (AJ) always gives this disclaimer, ‘None will know it except the people of tafakkur (contemplation).’ Allah (AJ) drawing that this kingdom none will know it except the people of tafakkur.
Allah (AJ) Subjected Everything, the Seen and Unseen, to Prophet ﷺ
So, when they say, ‘Oh, how you say that?’ and ‘Why is the Prophet ﷺ above all the other prophets?’ and ‘Who’s your proof on this?’ and ‘Where’s your proof on that?’, it’s a course that has to be studied throughout the year. But at this door tonight, this is then that tajalli (manifestation) for people to again understanding this year. That when we come into this fifth lunar month, then Allah (AJ) is giving us the decree of this kingdom.
That, ‘I have…’ “Sakhkhara lakum ma fis Samawati wa ma fil Ard.” (Holy Qur’an, 45:13) “Minhum” and that it’s from Hu, from the Divinely Presence, Allah (AJ) has subjected everything. Anything you can think between the physical and unseen world, and angels, and thrones, and arshes, and anything. Anything we can think of is subjected to the authority of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ.
Nobody Sees the Door of Authority But the People of Tafakkur
But who will see that door and the door of that authority? None but the people of tafakkur and contemplation. Just as physical people did not see the spider web when Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was hiding in the cave from enemies. They looked into a cave and they couldn’t see it. So that when people try to ask or ask questions and start off with a negative understanding, they’re not going to see it. So, why bother trying to explain it?
They have to be what? Trained in tafakkur because the mind and regular ‘aqel (intellect), the dunya (material world) mind is not going to comprehend these realities. These have to be people who have to have been trained to meditate, to contemplate, to connect their heart, to understand that we’re nothing. If we reduce ourself to the dot that we truly are, you can begin to see the vastness of God’s creation. That the creation is not ruling itself in anarchy, but Allah (AJ) has subjected everything to an authority. That supreme authority is Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ.
Our Understanding of Our Beloved Prophets Has Been Corrupted
So, this is a tremendous sign of might and qudra, power, Divinely blessings, and alhamdulillah. As a result, why go to any other door except the door of the king, Sultanan Naseera (Victorious King)? So, it means this becomes the evidence of why to love the prophetic reality whom represents all the prophets because the understanding of all the prophets are now corrupt. Which Jesus? Not the ones they say because they took him as a God and that is a dajjal (man of deceit). But the Isa ibn Maryam (as), the one that Prophet ﷺ is describing.
So, it means everything is encased within the authority of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ. Everything that exists upon this Earth now is deceit and deception. That’s what we described along the way. Sayyidina Musa (as) is black. So, who are these white people? Not the people of Sayyidina Musa (as). Sayyidina Isa (as) is Middle Eastern, thick black beard, sweaty, very tough, intolerant. Why they talk about friendly with a lamb? 12 disciples, and everyone else running. Very tough, very strong character.
Islam is a Shining White Light Brought By the Perfection of Divinely Presence
The one whom was merciful and compassionate, Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ, the perfection of Divinely Presence. 124,000 companions because of the rahmah (mercy). Allah (AJ) describe, ‘We would not have sent him except that he is the mercy.’
﴾وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا رَحْمَةً لِّلْعَالَمِينَ ﴿١٠٧
21:107 – “Wa maa arsalnaka illa Rahmatal lil’alameen.” (Surat Al-Anbiya)
“And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad (pbuh)], except as a mercy to the worlds/creation.” (The Prophets, 21:107)
Because he’s the king. He’s the door towards the Divinely Presence to bring people to the correct understanding of Allah (AJ), the correct understanding of the heavens, the disciplined and clear path to Divinely Presence and the non-corrupted doorway to Divinely Presence because it adheres to what Allah (AJ) wanted for this creation.
So, everything becoming darkened and Islam shining like a white light. Who are a people who keep 30 days of fasting? Who are a people whom their book is preserved by the Divinely blockchain of 1 billion hearts that have memorized the holy book? It means everything about the deen and the religion of Allah (AJ) is showing itself more and more every day. The non-corruptible religion, the religion in which you harm them and they scream louder into the Divinely Presence, ‘Allahu Akbar’ (Allah is The Greatest) and ‘Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illAllah’.
Emulate the Character of Prophet ﷺ to Draw Near to Perfected Oceans of Reality
So, it means the immensity and the beatific reality of this deen (religion) that Allah (AJ) has given to us as our responsibility. As we enter into this divinely month and holy month, Allah (AJ) grants from this reality, this ishq and love because all whom you love you’ll be with.
.”عَنْ أَنَسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: … فَقَالَ (رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ): ” أَنْتَ مَعَ مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ [اَلْمَصْدَرْ: مُسْلِمْ:. ٧٥٢٠ ]
‘An Anasin (ra): … Faqala (Rasulullahi) ﷺ: “Anta ma’a man ahbabta.”
Narrated Anas ibn Malik (ra) that …the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: “You will be with whom you love.” [Source: Muslim 7520]
If you’re with the one whom Allah (AJ) is describing that, ‘We have subjected to you everything within the earths, the physical world and all of the spiritual world and anything between them is subjected to you from Hu, from Allah’s (AJ) Divinely Essence.’ It means that that’s the one to love. That’s the one to emulate and copy the character. That’s the one whom if you draw near to the presence of Prophet ﷺ, you draw near to these power oceans and purified, perfected oceans of reality, inshaAllah. We pray that Allah (AJ) dress us and bless us from its immensity.
Allah (AJ) Gifts Us With His Divinely Love
A reminder for myself in a life that becoming more and more bombarded by dunya (material world) that Allah’s (AJ) gift to us because if we don’t remind ourself what is the gift, we allow shaitan (satan) to play within our mind, within our whispering. That we live in a world in which we have expectations and we want something from everyone. When we don’t get what we want, we have a disappointment. But many people now just go somewhere else, search for it with someone else and something else. But love for Allah (AJ) is not like that. It means the gift that Allah (AJ) gave to us is His Divinely love. This is the gift.
When Allah (AJ) loves the servant, He allows them to have this Divinely love. Without the Divinely love, you’re not interested in your Creator. You would be the 99% of the people whom looking in other directions. So, before we have all of these desires of what we want, the awliya (saints) come back and remind us that those are pretty much garbage. The gift that Allah (AJ) gave to us was this Divinely love. When Allah (AJ) increased that gift, He put into your heart to have the love of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ and the love of all His Divinely prophets. That was a gift from Allah (AJ).
We Mistakenly Associate Our Prayers as Gifts From Allah (AJ)
When Allah (AJ) gives that gift, He gives the love of the Ulul Amr (saints) – those who emulate and copy and represent the presence of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ, the way of these realities and the path of these realities. The gift was the love in the heart. That was the gift. Because everyone now, they pray for things. They pray for what they want. They pray for openings. They pray for more money. They pray for bigger this, bigger that, more opportunity. But unfortunately, they begin to associate the prayer as if that’s the gift from Allah (AJ). If you don’t get what you prayed for, then you have a falling out with your Creator. They seem to have wrapped the worshipness with requests. ‘Oh, He’s not listening to me. Oh, it’s not being answered. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.’
But that wasn’t the gift. Those were things that shaitan put into our hearts to ask and to want. But that’s not what Allah (AJ) put into the heart. He says, ‘I gave you the greatest gift which was My Divinely love. Without that love, you’re not even watching the channel.’ So, it’s not relevant to anyone who’s outside of that. Anyone watching this channel has been given a grant of Divinely love. Whatever they think their religion and denomination, it doesn’t mean anything. They have a yearning within their heart, a hunger within their heart. That was the gift.
Under Shaitan’s Deceit, We Become Disappointed When Allah (AJ) Doesn’t Give Us What We Asked For
Everything else shaitan comes to whisper to us, ‘Ask for this. Ask for that. Ask for that.’ Actually, the words of shaitan will come back to the person and say, ‘Look, He left you. He doesn’t even listen to you. I would listen to you all the time. I would never leave you.’ This is how shaitan’s operation runs: fear of missing out, lost opportunities, wanting, wanting, wanting. But that has nothing to do with the Divine.
That has to do with shaitan. Shaitan keep whispering to the servant that, ‘Oh, nobody’s listening to you. Leave that, leave that way. Oh, the Prophet ﷺ doesn’t love you. Leave that way.’ But none of that is true. It wasn’t a path based on asking for things, ‘I want this, I want that, I want this, I want that.’ When they don’t get those, they have an extreme disappointment. ‘Oh, God must not love me; I’m not getting what I’m asking for.’
How Can You Profess Your Love for Allah (AJ) or Prophet ﷺ When You Don’t Remember Your Shaykh?
But this wasn’t a religion in with the heavens – they bowed down to you and to me. We were supposed to bow down to Allah (AJ). It’s not what I’m asking for, but to be thankful, ‘Ya Rabbi, I love You for the sake of the love You’ve given to me and put into my heart. I could have been doing many different things, bad things, but You put a love within my heart to love You. Deeper than that, ya Rabbi, You put a love into my heart to love Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ.’ I do what I do out of that love. I want to eagerly do more so that to gain the attention of Prophet ﷺ and show the entire universe how much I have that love. Our path is based on: show your love. So, it means that your expression of love is the gift. This is what we were hoping for.
To have the love for one’s shaykh is such a deep love that no matter what happens in this world, it’s burned within your wujud (existence). It’s burned into the reality of the soul. It’s not at the level of the tongue. It’s at the level of the heart. When someone can’t remember their shaykh, can’t think about the shaykh, can’t feel a send of love towards the shaykh, how are they thinking that they have love for Allah (AJ) or for Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ when that which is in front of you, that which is accessible to you, you’re not able to express that love?
Nurture, Protect and Show Your Gift of Love From Allah (AJ)
Maybe it’s because they have expectations, ‘Oh, I didn’t get the job I wanted. Therefore, I’m not interested.’ Oh so, this probably how you feel about Prophet ﷺ too. You don’t get what you want, then you become distant and angered. You didn’t get a response from Allah (AJ). You become then distant and angered because we are putting the understanding of shaitan towards Rahman (The Most Compassionate). They don’t operate anything the same.
The mere fact Allah (AJ) has given me guidance, then this is an immense gift. My life is then to nurture this gift, protect this gift, take care of this gift, show my love and expression for that gift. What we’re teaching is then the nazar (gaze). Because then the nazar and the relationship grows, the khidmat and the service, the zeal of wanting to do more because I want my shaykh to be happy. I want the nazar to be upon me. All of this reality is then this deep reality of Divinely love.
This Path is About Submission, Not Getting What You Want
Because many people say, ‘No, no, I have love for Allah (AJ). I don’t know about the rest of you.’ But in reality, no, you don’t. It doesn’t work that way. To love the Divine and to declare that you love the Divine, but you don’t have a love for Prophet ﷺ and if you don’t have that overwhelming love for Prophet ﷺ that would carry over into the Ulul Amr because you want to be around Muhammadiyoon. You want to hear the Muhammadiyoon. You want to be in the presence of the Muhammadiyoon. Why? Because your love for Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ overwhelms you. As a result, all you want is their nazar (gaze). All you want is to do a khidmat and a service. That is the gift. This is the greatest battle now. Because shaitan, everyday, is playing with people, ‘You didn’t get this. They oh…they forgot about you. They don’t think of you.’ What kind of rubbish is that?
This was not about getting your satisfactions and your prayers to be answered. This was a path in which to submit. We didn’t take bay’at (pledge of allegiance). We came to give our bay’at, give my life, and give my service and give everything of myself to show my Creator my love, my love for the tariqah (spiritual path) which is the yellow brick road to the presence of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ.
Do You Feel More Love for Prophet ﷺ Now Than Before?
Every video I watch proves it. Every knowledge I hear proves it. Then ask yourself, do you feel more love for the presence of Prophet ﷺ since you’ve come to this door, to these teachings – from a month ago, from 6 months ago, from a year ago? From the day you came to where you are now in your life, do you feel more love for the presence of Prophet ﷺ? If so, that was the gift. Before we ask and become confused by shaitan of what we were going to try to get, not get, what we were supposed to receive, not receive – the gift that Allah (AJ) wanted for us was this love because it’s the love that we carry for us all of eternity.
What are you going to do with the job and everything else you asked for that ends in the grave? That wasn’t the gift. What Allah (AJ) wanted to give was that which is eternal. When against the love of the shaykh, you take that love for all of eternity. You take your last breath on this Earth. That love, its reality opens in the qabr (grave) and in the world of light to understand what that really was and who that really was. The love for Prophet ﷺ lasts for all of eternity, not 80 years on this Earth. But shaitan has us focusing on the wrong prayers, on the 80 years, on the dunya (material world) part and overlooking the importance of that which is eternal which you can’t even describe the magnitude of what Allah (AJ) gives you for eternity.
If You Take From Divinely Knowledges Now, Imagine What’s Waiting for You in Paradises
Could you compare that with what you’re asking from the 80 or 90 years of life on this Earth? So, the big – we’re losing sight of – and the small, shaitan’s entire focus is on that. That he actually talks to people and tells them, ‘I haven’t forgotten you. Just come to me. I grant you what you want. I’ll always be with you even to the day that I make you homeless and begging and destroying yourself and being attacked upon on the street.’ Because shaitan doesn’t promise anything, but the despair and destruction of humanity. We pray that Allah (AJ) give us a great understanding of what Allah (AJ) has given to us.
As a result, if we awaken to understand this love, we would never stop our service. We would never stop showing the love. We would live a life of immense happiness that Allah (AJ) has given everything to us. He gave us the love of a sultan whom is authority over everything and granted us to live and eat and to take the knowledges of Ulul Amr who represent the Divinely kingdom and the Divinely table of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ in which we eat from his Divinely table. That Divinely table in the world of light is knowledge. They don’t feed food up there. It’s a world of light. To take from the table of Prophet ﷺ is to eat and drink from his holy Kawthar (the Fountain of Abundance). To be taking that in dunya (material world) is an immense system, is an immense sign for those whom contemplate. Imagine if this is what you eat and drink in dunya, what Allah (AJ) has in store for you in paradises? InshaAllah, Allah (AJ) open for us these immense lights, immense blessings.
Subhana rabbika rabbal ‘izzati ‘amma yasifoon, wa salaamun ‘alal mursaleen, walhamdulillahi rabbil ‘aalameen. Bi hurmati Muhammad al-Mustafa wa bi siri Surat al-Fatiha.
Special thanks to our transcribers for their help with transcribing this suhbah.
Original Date of Suhbah: November 16, 2023
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