Prof. Dr. M. Es’ad COŞAN


RAMADHAN

AND TAQWA

TRAINING

















.


Preparation

for publication:

Dr. Metin ERKAYA


English Translation:

Prof. Dr. Hasan Hüseyin ERKAYA

1. sayfanın 1. resmi
1
2. sayfanın 1. resmi
2

CONTENTS

COVER ...................................................................................................................................
1
CONTENTS ...............................................................................................................
3
PREFACE ...................................................................................................................................
9
ABBREVIATIONS ...................................................................................................................................
13
PROF. DR. MAHMUD ES’AD COŞAN ...................................................................................................................................
15
01. RAGHAIB NIGHT AND THE THREE MONTHS ...................................................................................................................................
27
a. Two Spiritual Seasons ...............................................................................................................
27
b. The Specialties of Rajab ...............................................................................................................
31
c. Enlivening a Special Night ...............................................................................................................
37
d. Importance of Offering Prayers in Congregation ...............................................................................................................
40
02. THE MONTH OF RAJAB ...................................................................................................................................
52
a. The Prayer of the Prophet SAS for Rajab ...............................................................................................................
52
b. Rajab is the Month of Repentance ...............................................................................................................
55
c. Rajab is the Month of Allah ...............................................................................................................
58
03.THE MONTH OF SHA'BAN ...................................................................................................................................
63
04. VIRTUES OF RAMADHAN ...................................................................................................................................
65
a. The Night of Power and I’tikâf ...............................................................................................................
67
b. Sacrifice on the Eid-al-Fitr ...............................................................................................................
69
c. Tarawih Prayer ...............................................................................................................
70
d. Seventy-Fold Rewards for Good Deeds ...............................................................................................................
72
e. The Month of Patience and Abundance ...............................................................................................................
73
f. Reward for Providing Food for a Fasting Person ...............................................................................................................
76
g. Month of Mercy and Forgiveness ...............................................................................................................
78
h. Do Plenty of Dhikr and Supplication in Ramadhan ...............................................................................................................
79
05. HAVE TAQWA ...................................................................................................................................
83
a. Fear Allah! ...............................................................................................................
83
b. Purpose of Fasting ...............................................................................................................
86
c. The Nafs Demands the Evil ...............................................................................................................
88
d. Fasting and Training Nafs ...............................................................................................................
92
e. What is Ihsân? ...............................................................................................................
94
f. What is Taqwa? ...............................................................................................................
99
06. REWARDS FOR FASTING ...................................................................................................................................
105
a. Value of Ramadhan ...............................................................................................................
105
b. The Sleep and Silence of Fasting Person ...............................................................................................................
109
c. Forgiveness for Offenses between two Ramadhans ...............................................................................................................
114
d. The Night Vigil (Tahajjud) Prayer ...............................................................................................................
116
07. TURNING AWAY FROM SIN ...................................................................................................................................
121
a. Withholdin Self from Committing an Offense ...............................................................................................................
123
b. The Sustenance is Predetermined ...............................................................................................................
126
c. Fulfilling the Obligations ...............................................................................................................
127
d. Generosity of the Prophet ...............................................................................................................
130
e. Good Treatment in return to Mistreatment ...............................................................................................................
134
f. Forgiving the Oppressor ...............................................................................................................
136
g. Almighty Allah looks at your Hearts ...............................................................................................................
140
08. DELAYING THE REPENTANCE ...................................................................................................................................
142
a. Hurry up to Repent! ...............................................................................................................
143
b. Human Interaction is Important ...............................................................................................................
147
c. Take the Righteous as Role Models ...............................................................................................................
154
d. Do Not Talk About Things You will Not Do! ...............................................................................................................
155
e. Beautify Your Grave with Good Deeds! ...............................................................................................................
157
f. Thankfulness for Blessings, Patience for Calamities ...............................................................................................................
160
09. MONTH OF OVERCOMING NAFS ...................................................................................................................................
167
a. Allah Invites His Servants to His Paradise ...............................................................................................................
167
b. Specialties of Ramadhan ...............................................................................................................
172
c. A Month of Blessing and Abundance ...............................................................................................................
177
d. Paying Zakah in Ramadhan ...............................................................................................................
181
e. Allah’s Mercy Showers in Ramadhan ...............................................................................................................
184
f. Beloved Servants of Allah ...............................................................................................................
189
g. Who is a Shaqî? ...............................................................................................................
194
h. Love of the Prophet ...............................................................................................................
197
10. THE SUPPLICATION BY A PERSON WHO IS FASTING ...................................................................................................................................
206
a. The Night of Power ...............................................................................................................
206
b. The Mercy of Allah Descents ...............................................................................................................
208
c. One who Fasts is Rewarded in Multitude ...............................................................................................................
210
d. Importance of Seeking Knowledge ...............................................................................................................
215
e. Ramadhan is Expiation for Offences ...............................................................................................................
218
f. Who is a Rebel? ...............................................................................................................
226
g. Thee People to Be Humiliated ...............................................................................................................
228
11. PEOPLE WHO ARE HEADED TO HELLFIRE ...................................................................................................................................
232
a. Prepare fort he Hereafter! ...............................................................................................................
232
b. The Month to Learn Acquire Taqwâ ...............................................................................................................
235
c. Two Things that Lead Man to Hellfire ...............................................................................................................
240
d. Those Who are Headed to Hellfire ...............................................................................................................
247
e. Repentence and Doing Righteous Deeds ...............................................................................................................
255
f. Have Mercy on Yourselves! ...............................................................................................................
256
g. Ramadhan is the Month of Forgiveness ...............................................................................................................
257
12. PREPARATION FOR THE HEREAFTER ...................................................................................................................................
260
a. Presentation of Deeds ...............................................................................................................
261
b. The Harm of the Sin on Other People ...............................................................................................................
263
c. Preparation for the Journey to Hereafter ...............................................................................................................
265
d. Month of Acquiring Taqwa ...............................................................................................................
268
e. Islâm is the Truth ...............................................................................................................
274
f. Ikhlas (sincerity) in Deeds ...............................................................................................................
277
g. Love for Allah ...............................................................................................................
279
h. Read about the Lives of the Righteous! ...............................................................................................................
281
i. What is Ihsan? ...............................................................................................................
287
13. DAILY DHIKR DUTY (INITIATION TO THE TARIQA) ...................................................................................................................................
290
a. Râbita of Mawt ...............................................................................................................
293
b. Râbita of Murshid ...............................................................................................................
295
d. Daily Dhikr Duty ...............................................................................................................
296
e. Supererogotary Prayers ...............................................................................................................
298
f. Voluntary Fasting ...............................................................................................................
301
14. DHIKR THROUGHOUT A DAY ...................................................................................................................................
306
a. Keeping Busy with Dhikrullah after Fajr Prayer ...............................................................................................................
306
b. Importance of Dhikrullah ...............................................................................................................
309
c. Pursuing Sustenance while Neglecting Obligations ...............................................................................................................
313
d. Performing Salah in Congregation at Mosque ...............................................................................................................
317
e. Makkah and Madinah in Ramadhan ...............................................................................................................
319
15. MONTH OF FORGIVENESS ...................................................................................................................................
326
a. Holy Qur’an is a Cure ...............................................................................................................
326
b. The Month of Forgiveness ...............................................................................................................
330
c. Prepare fort he Hereafter! ...............................................................................................................
332
d. Prophet Muhammad SAS will Enter the Paradise First ...............................................................................................................
335
e. The Degree of the Companions of the Prohet ...............................................................................................................
338
f. Torture in the Grave ...............................................................................................................
342
g. Try not to fall into Hellfire! ...............................................................................................................
344
h. Acquire Taqwâ! ...............................................................................................................
345
i. Training of Nafs ...............................................................................................................
351
j. Four Things in Ramadhan ...............................................................................................................
352
k. Three Supplications of Archangel Gabriel AS ...............................................................................................................
355
l. An Anecdote from Hajj ...............................................................................................................
360
16. PATIENCE, THANKFULLNESS AND HUMBLENESS ...................................................................................................................................
363
a. Importance of Patience ...............................................................................................................
363
b. Benefits of Humbleness ...............................................................................................................
366
c. Thankfulness ...............................................................................................................
367
d. Seeking Forgiveness ...............................................................................................................
368
17. CONDUCT AFTER RAMADAN ...................................................................................................................................
374
a. Failing to Benefit from Ramadhan ...............................................................................................................
374
b. Rewards for Fasting ...............................................................................................................
375
c. Three People to be Humiliated ...............................................................................................................
377
d. Departure after Ramadhan’s Fasting ...............................................................................................................
379
e. Five Things to Cancel the Reward of Fasting ...............................................................................................................
380
f. Rewards of I’tikâf in Ramadhan ...............................................................................................................
381
g. Reward of Fasting Six Days in Shawwal ...............................................................................................................
382
h. Maintain your Good State after Ramadhan, too! ...............................................................................................................
384
i. Five Enemies of a Believer ...............................................................................................................
389
j. Three Things to Enjoy the Taste of Imân ...............................................................................................................
392
3
8. sayfanın 1. resmi
8
PREFACE