{Khutbah (Sermon) of Shaykh Al-Islam Ibrahim Niasse (RA)..
..from
“Jawahir Ar-Rasa’il”, delivered in Mauritania}
Interpreted from the Arabic by Muhammad Abdullahi al-Tijani
al-Ibrahimi
Our Tariqa Tijaniyya is clearly established upon well-known
pillars just as our Deen is clearly established upon well-known pillars, such
as Salat & Sawm.
The Tariqa is established upon the 3 pillars of
al-Istighfar, Salat ‘ala Nabi(SAWS) and “La ilaha il Allah”.
Many people in this present time..., a time of the astonishing decline of the
Muslims, are being deceived into abandoning Salat and Fasting and we are
witnessing many others denying the Sufi leaders and their Turuq (Spiritual Paths).
The Sufi orders are only the Path of the Prophet(SAWS), they do not belong to Shaykh Abdul-Qadir al-Jilani(RA) or to Shaykh Ahmad al-Tijani(RA).
The Tariqa is nothing but the adoption of the Way of the
Prophet(SAWS) and it is this which people are summoned to. The Sufi orders are
given to cause benefit to humanity, by seeking the forgiveness of Allah,
offering prayers and salutations upon the Prophet, and delving deep into the meaning
of “La ilaha il Allah”.
Each of these 3 pillars can be found in numerous places in
the Holy Qur’an.
A (Wahabi-Salafi) scholar in Mecca once advised me to order
my followers to abandon the Tariqa Tijaniyya because it is innovation (Bid’a),
superstition (Kharafat), and disbelief (Kufr). He said that I, as a scholar,
should return to Senegal and do the work of getting people to leave the Tariqa
Tijaniyya.
I asked him to continue with speaking his thoughts on the subject and when he
finished talking, I asked him, “What is the Tariqa Tijaniyya?” He said, “I do
not know.”
I told him that is a good answer, but I know what the Tariqa
Tijaniyya and Shaykh Ahmad al-Tijani(RA) is all about! I said, “Since you do
not know anything about either the Shaykh nor his Tariqa, should you tell me
about this or should I be informing you?” He said, “You are correct, the one
who knows should be in the position of teaching.” I told him, “I asked you what
is the Tariqa Tijaniyya and you replied that you know nothing about the
subject, therefore I will tell you that the Tariqa Tijaniyya is only
al-Istighfar, Salat ‘ala Nabi, and “La ilaha il Allah”.
“Is it possible for you to advise your Muslim brother to
stop seeking the forgiveness of Allah and Allah says, “Ask forgiveness from
your Lord, verily, He is the Oft-Forgiving.”(71:10)? He said, “No.” I then
asked him, “Are any of us infallible? The Prophet was Ma’sum (infallible) and had his past
and future sins forgiven by Allah (48:1-2) and yet he continued to seek the
forgiveness of Allah more than seventy times a day; and in another narration,
he sought forgiveness more than one hundred times a day.
So, if the infallible Prophet(SAWS) is seeking the
forgiveness of Allah, what about you & I, can we afford to abandon making
Istighfar?” The man answered, “No.”
I then began to explain the importance of Salat ‘ala Nabi by
saying, “Allah orders the believers to send prayers and salutations upon him in
His Saying, “O you who believe! Send your Salat on him, and greet him with a
salutation of peace!”(33:56), and the Prophet himself said, “Whosoever offers
one Salat on me, Allah will offer ten Salat upon him.”; is it possible for you
to advise your Muslim brothers to abandon sending Salat upon the
Prophet(SAWS)?” He said,“No.”
I then asked him, “Is it possible for you to advise your
Muslim brothers to stop saying ‘La ilaha il Allah’? He answered,“No.” I then
said to him, “This is the Tariqa Tijaniyya: to offer al-Istighfar, Salat ‘ala
Nabi, and ‘La ilaha il Allah’, morning and evening.
If this is an innovation, it is a Bid’a which has come in
the Holy Qur’an and the Hadith! We begin our Wird al-Lazim by first saying, “I
seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Devil” and the recitation of Surah
al-Fatiha. Allah says, “So recite from the Qur’an as much as may be easy for
you.”(73:20); then we make al-Istighfar and Allah says, “Ask forgiveness from your
Lord, verily, He is the Oft-Forgiving.”(71:10); then we make Salat ‘ala Nabi
and Allah says, “O you who believe! Send your Salat on him, and greet him with
a salutation of peace!”(33:56); then we say “La ilaha il Allah” and Allah says,
“Remember Allah with much remembrance!”(33:41); and we do this morning and
evening, as Allah says, “And glorify His Praises morning and evening!”(33:42);
and “In houses which Allah has ordered to be raised, in them His Name is
remembered. Therein glorify Him in the mornings and the evenings. Men whom
neither trade nor sale (business) diverts them from the remembrance of Allah,
nor from performing Salat nor from giving Zakat. They fear a Day when hearts
and eyes will be overturned (out of the horror of the torment of the Day of
Judgment.”(24:36-37).
I asked the man, “Is it possible for you to order us to
abandon these three (3) pillars of the Tariqa Tijaniyya?” He said, “No, but you
should write a book to clearly explain what the Tariqa Tijaniyya is and how it
is safe and sound and so that we can distinguish between what is the truth from
the lies.” I told him, “Yes, the Tariqa Tijaniyya is only al-Istighfar, Salat
‘ala Nabi, and “La ilaha il Allah.”
LEVELS OF MEANING OF ‘LA ILAHA ILLA LLAH’
As I mentioned earlier in this sermon, “There is no god but Allah” has
different levels of meaning. It has a shell, a core and the core of the core!
To the common believers, “La ilaha il Allah” means that
there is none worthy of worship besides Allah (Laa Ma‘bud bi‘l Haqq Siwahu).
To those with a higher level of understanding, “La ilaha il
Allah” means that there is no desired objective besides Allah (Laa Maqsud bi’l
Haqq il Allah).
To those with an even higher comprehension of “La ilaha il
Allah” means that there is nothing in existence but Allah (Laa Mawjud bi’l Haqq
il Allah).
The 1st degree belongs to those who say “La ilaha il Huwa
(There is no god but He)”.
The 2nd degree belongs to those who say “La ilaha ila Anta
(There is no god but You)”.
The 3rd degree belongs to those who say “La ilaha il Ana
(There is no god but I)”.
As we stated before, the third degree is for those whose
remembrance is “Allah!” “Allah!”
The remembrance of Allah is the Key to Sainthood (Miftah
al-Wilaya), it is also the Beginning and End of Sainthood (Bidayat wa’l Nihayat
al-Wilaya), and it is also the End and the Begininng of Sainthood.
If the
beginning is sound, then the ending is also sound. We begin by saying “La ilaha
il Allah” and then we move onto “La ilaha il Anta” and then we move onto “La
ilaha il Ana”!
To Allah is the return! La ilaha il Allah!!
I am giving thanks and praises to Allah for the blessing of
us having attained to love of each other for the sake of Allah, Glorious &
Exalted is He! I am asking Allah to reward each of you with a great reward!
I am asking Him to increase your good, in both this life and
the Hereafter!
I am asking Allah to increase all of you in wealth and in
offspring, and to place tremendous Baraka in these blessings!
May Allah bless the land of Mauritania in general and to
protect it from every evil, epidemic, plague and disease!
I ask that Allah make us to be included among the most
distinguished companions of Shaykh Ahmad al-Tijani(RA)--in this life and in the
Hereafter! He is Able to do this and this is not difficult for Him!
Oh Allah, send peace and blessings upon our master Muhammad,
the Opener of what had been closed, the Seal of what had gone before; the
Helper of the Truth by the Truth, and the Guide to Your Straight Path--may
Allah's blessings be upon him and upon his Family, and may this prayer be
according to his real grandeur and surely his position is extremely great!
As-Salaamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Baraktuh!
His Eminence Shaykh Ibrahim ibn AlHajj Abdullahi Niasse al-Tijani al-Kaolacky
Interpreted from the Arabic by:
Imam Muhammad
Abdullahi al-Tijani al-Ibrahimi (Georgia,
Atlanta [USA])
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