Grandsheykh Mevlana Muhammed Nazim al-Kibrisi is the 40th Grandsheyh of the Most Distinguished
Osmanli • Nakshibendi • Hakkani Sufi Order. He is the Sultan of the Saints, the Qutub and the Ghaus of this era,
the one who represents the Prophet Muhammed (p) for these times, the one who holds the secrets of these “end of times”,
and of the Mehdi (as). He is a descendant of the Prophet (p), being both Hasani and Husayni from both his parents.
He is also a descendant of Ghaus Azam Abdul Kadir Jilani from his father’s side and from Mevlana Jelaludin Rumi on
his mother’s side, may Allah sanctify their secrets and raise their stations. He was born in Cyprus and constantly
travels around the globe bringing the message of peace and light to the whole world.
Sheykh Abdul Kerim al-Kibrisi is Mevlana Sheykh Nazim’s worldwide representative (halifah). He is blessed
not only with sacred lineage, being a descendant of the Holy Prophet’s family, but he is also blessed with
royal lineage of the Ottoman sultans. He was also born in Cyprus
and personally raised and trained by Sultanul Awliya Mevlana Sheyh Nazim. He was sent to North America at a
tender age to acquire invaluable life experiences and ultimately to spread the true teachings of Islam and
Sufism in this country and around the world.
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"Three things will never come back to a person-
Time that is wasted, the words that are spoken,
and chances not taken"
- Ali (r.a.)
Spiritual Mastery
The relationship between the shaykh or spiritual guide and his disciple is one of the more complex issues in the
practical dimension of Sufism and can only be touched upon in the present context. All Sufis agree that entering
the path without a shaykh is impossible. If someone thinks he has done so, in fact he has gone astray. The basic reason for
the absolute necessity of the spiritual master is that the path is unknown before it is traversed, and a person
cannot possibly prepare himself for the dangers and pitfalls that lurk on the way. The unknowability of the path
goes back to the unknowability of God. That which can be known is that which He has taught us through revelation.
Traveling the path is only possible through His guidance. Though the wide and easy path of the Shari'a is incumbant
upon all, the narrow and steep path of the Tariqa requires special qualifications on the part of the seeker and the
person who shows the way. A second important reason for the necessity of the master is the principle set down in the
Koranic verse, "Enter houses by their doors" (2:189). The door to knowledge of unseen things has been set up by God
and His Prophet, and only the inheritors of the Prophet, designated by the
silsilas or "chains of transmission"
of the Sufi orders, are qualified to open those doors for others. Any attempt to enter this house by other than its
door represents the utmost discourtesy toward God and His Prophet.
Even in Ibn al-Arabi's time there were people who claimed to be Sufi masters without possessing the proper qualifications.
Often these were seekers who began with good intentions, but were then "led on step by step" through the divine deception.
In other words, God continued to show them favors while they did not fulfill their part of the covenant. Instead of
acting in accordance with the rules of courtesy in every situation and observing all the intricacies of the Law, they
gradually were emboldened to the point of considering themselves beyond these affairs, which they saw as fit only
for the common people. Thus they forgot that the Prophet and all his Companions, not to mention every friend of God,
followed the Scale of the Law in all affairs...
The term "companionship"
(suhba) is a general designation for the disciple's relationship to the shaykh. There
is companionship in the specific sense of undergoing training at the hands of a master, and in the more general sense
of visiting the master and acquiring his blessing.
To revere the shaykh is to show reverence for none but God, so revere him out of courtesy toward God in God.
The shaykhs are the courteous, and proximity aids them in guiding and strengthening in God
They are the inheritors of all the messengers, so their words come only from God.
You see them like the prophets among their enemies, never asking from God anything but God.
But if a state should appear in them which distracts them from the Shari'a, leave them with God-
Follow not after them and walk not in their tracks, for they are God's freedmen in God.
Be not guided by him from whom the Shari'a has gone, even if he brings news from God!
When we saw that nowadays the disciples are ignorant of the levels of their shaykhs, we said concerning that:
Ignored are the measures of the shaykhs, the people of witnessings and firm rooting!
People consider their words low out of ignorance, though they stand in a lofty degree!
The shaykhs are deputies of the Real in the cosmos, like the messengers in their time. Rather, the shaykhs are the
inheritors, those who have inherited the knowledge of the revealed Laws from the prophets, though the shaykhs do
not set down the Law. It belongs to them to preserve the Shari'a for everyone; it is not theirs to make the Law. It
belongs to them to help the elect preserve their hearts and observe the rules of courtesy.
[The Sufi Path of Knowledge]
Men Arround the Messenger
Whole mankind today is not satisfied with anything. They have money. They still not comfortable.
They still not sitting properly. Always thinking always worrying. Because of one reason.
Allah subhana wa teala saying "ala bizikrillahi tatmayin kulub"- if you want your hearts to be satisfied...
to find satisfaction, must say Allah. You must say Allah. You must remember Allah. You must say Allah, Allah, Allah....
