The Aid Of The Lions - Hasan Dede

Roses are two kinds. The former has a color, but it has not an odour. The latter has both a color and an odour. If someone tries to follow Dear Prophet Muhammed’s examples, tries to serve like Him, in his own way, he will reflect some odour from Him. That man will begin smelling of mankind.
Goodness and aid for the sake of vanity and expediency is not acceptible. One can cheat all, even himself; but not God because He keeps His finger on the pulse. He sees everything since He possess them, sees through the universe. Small minded persons will just cheat themselves.
"Merciful and beneficient servants of God obtain the habits of Him to make things right. In rainy days, they outright and pity for the created.”
The farthest sample of generocity is Imam Ali. He bestowed recurrently His life for the sake of Prophet Muhammed. He was so generous, faithful and subserviant that can nobody could ever be. Therefore, He is the lion of God and the biggest symbol of being dervish among the contegration of sufism.
“The moment that lamentation of the oppressed starts increasing, the aid of the lions of God will come to the rescue.”
There are some profundities in salaah like touching foreheads, which is the most valuable part of the face, to the ground, in other words acting modestly; getting rid of conceit during fasting, adhering belly to back because of hunger; initiating people to unpretentiousness.
The aim of alms is to give the food and other things to the poors and be close to them. Then, try to do those what retain people from becoming haughty and enable them abasing themselves.

Shadowless Human – Hasan Dede

Translated by Zeynep Cansu Kaplantaş