Kırık Testi | Musibetlerin Yüzünde Okuduklarımız | M. Fethullah Gülen

0:00 Broken Jug [Music] What we read in the face of calamities is that the Quran, in hundreds of verses, tells the stories of past nations, the sins some of them committed, their struggles with their prophets, and how they were ultimately destroyed. The common characteristic of the destroyed nations is their denial of the truths revealed to them by God, their refusal to accept the message of their prophets, and

0:47 their insistence on denying their mistakes, sins, and injustices. However, when the relevant verses are examined carefully, it can be seen that each nation has its own unique characteristics, and accordingly, they exhibit different traits of denial and go to the extremes of certain sins. For example, the people of Prophet Noah (peace be upon him) worshipped idols they called Yavuz and Nazir as a sign of loyalty to certain people they loved. They associated partners with God. The people of Prophet Hud (peace be upon him) were strong people who split rocks and built buildings in them, defying nature.

1:33 They were also deceived by their strength. God forbid, and they were deceived by their power. They challenged the self, like some naturalists and materialists of today, they were stuck in atheism and denial. The people of Hazrat Salih (peace be upon him) were a people who lived closed to metaphysical considerations, did not believe in miracles, and did not accept the sovereignty of divine will. As for the people of Hazrat Lut (peace be upon him), they also followed a path contrary to the honorable created human nature and entered into a different kind of immorality and this sameness. These people who did not respond to the call of the prophets and insisted on disbelief and misguidance were subjected to mass destruction. The

2:22 extent of the sins committed today. In fact, if we look at today's world, we see that all the sins and evils that the past peoples desired have been committed. However, the Almighty has promised that he will not destroy the ummah of the end times collectively. He neither drowned them in water like the people of Noah, nor destroyed them with a violent storm like the people of Ad, nor sank them into the ground with terrible respect like the people of Prophet Salih, nor did he treat them with terrible respect like the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. He rained down stones from the sky.

3:12 In order to punish the tyrants or sinners who have gone astray or to warn the believers who have entered into attitudes and behaviors that do not suit their position, He makes them afflicted with certain troubles and calamities. Yes, those who do not recognize the law of the Almighty, who violate the law of the universe, and who are the rights of all living and non-living beings on earth and finally of human beings, may not be subjected to general destruction but may be punished locally. The real punishment for denying Allah is in the hereafter. However, if the rights of creation are violated along with the rights of Allah, Almighty Allah can

4:06 punish the tyrants in this world as well in order to comfort, relieve, encourage and give a message of hope to His oppressed and victimized servants. When we look at the disbelief and infidelity, oppression and injustice, rebellion and sins that exist today, you cannot help but say, "O my Lord, how forbearing are you, O my Lord, like Hz. Abu Bakr, who caused the destruction of the previous nations." All the sins are being committed today. The indecency and evil that the people of Lut committed in a single year are perhaps being committed in a single day. In many places, we are immersed in many blasphemy and inspiration. The most basic human rights are being violated with various kinds of oppression. People are being made to believe in God. They are criticizing the Prophet, interfering with the Quran, and raising

5:15 those who say "Allah." Some worship Satan. Some try to determine people's fate with jinn. Some even perverts are being committed under the guise of religion. What more evils and evils are wanted? It is possible to see all the work that Imam Ghazali discussed under the heading of "mudhikat" in today's world. Many who witness all this wish that God would give them the punishment they deserve. However, the wheels of fate turn according to our whims. God is the perfect judge of His decrees. All His works are wise above everyone's judgment. His judgment is above everyone's judgment. He knows best whom to treat and whom to punish, whom to forgive, and when to punish. He gives time and provides opportunities. But when the time comes, He warns by subjecting them to some troubles and calamities. It warns and finally punishes. As the Quran puts it, it also forgives many sins. There

6:01 is wisdom in everything. Allah does not commit absurd acts. Being able to look at disasters from a metaphysical perspective. Earthly and celestial disasters such as tsunamis, droughts, floods and earthquakes may have natural and material causes, but explaining everything with natural causes is an incomplete approach. Of course, the events that occur in the universe often have an explanation in terms of natural laws. This is precisely why science exists. It will reveal these laws that God has preached to the universe and we will take our positions accordingly. We will reveal our actions that look at our will and preferences by taking them into consideration. However, this is only one

6:47 aspect of the matter. In terms of the other aspect, it is necessary to go beyond physical considerations and see metaphysics, to also look at the background of the spouse, and to understand the wisdom behind the occurrence and timing of events. Because behind physical and material causes, there are also spiritual causes. If we believe that Allah has absolute control over the universe and that all beings on earth are under His dominion and control, then the events that occur are also His. We must believe that it happens according to one's will. It is a great contradiction in reality for a person to believe in the existence of Allah and the comprehensiveness of His divinity and yet ignore these debates.

7:34 However, being able to see and comprehend these depends on getting rid of naturalism and positivism in faith and having a firm belief in Allah based on the belief of Tawhid. God Almighty sometimes sends calamities as a Slap of Compassion, that is, he warns and admonishes his servants with these, telling them that the path they have taken is wrong. Sometimes he punishes those who forget Allah and plunge into a life of this kind. Sometimes he makes his servants rush to the aid of those shaken and overthrown by disasters, thus ensuring the formation of unity and solidarity, cohesion and solidarity among the members of society. It

8:22 revives the feelings of compassion and mercy, gratitude and gratitude in the conscience. It revives those who have withered, faded and brightened in terms of emotion and thought. It apparently causes them to experience loss, but through the disaster, it creates such a wave that with this, it changes the perspective and thought of the events. and it changes the course of the flow, prompting people to rethink, to feel, and to become aware of the life they live. Believers who believe in Allah should, on the one hand, try to understand the divine wisdom underlying such events whose outward appearance is ugly. On the other hand, they should turn to Him again with repentance and repentance. Because an important reason for troubles and tribulations is

9:08 sins, rebellions, and oppression. Some people prepare the ground for evil. Some call for it, some help it. Some remain spectators when they have the means, and some directly engage in it. When the time comes, Allah will punish those who play a role in this according to their degree, but when a general punishment comes, as the verse states, it is not limited to the oppressors. This is contrary to the secret of testing, but everyone is treated according to their position in terms of the afterlife. With the coming calamity, the oppressor suffers the punishment for his oppression, while the

9:53 innocent and the oppressed are cleansed of their sins because of the troubles they have suffered. Their degrees increase in the sight of Allah and in the hereafter. They ascend to lofty levels. Bediüzzaman Said Nursi's Second World As it was said on the occasion of the war, with the death of the oppressors, the oppressed are freed from their oppression. When the innocent die, they ascend to a kind of martyrdom. Everyone experiences a degree of attainment or exposure according to their merit. We call rain mercy because it is the embodiment of God's mercy. The people of God say that an

10:41 angel descends to the earth with every drop of rain, but the drops that descend to the earth can take a different form when they encounter our sins. They can cause floods. While mercy can turn to wrath, sometimes clouds become jealous of the raindrops they carry. God's mercy never descends to the earth, and this time, drought occurs. In such situations, the duty of believers is to turn to God with repentance and forgiveness, begging and pleading with Him. If there is a drought, we should take our family and children with us and go out to pray for rain, and our hearts should leap for a day, two days, a week, or two weeks, begging and pleading with Him. We

11:26 must mourn. Because if the imam of everything is his hand, that is, if Murat commands, the face of nature will change. Some may not care about such considerations or take them lightly. It does not matter. A believer is someone who believes that everything is under the control of his Lord and feels this in the depths of his heart. Is there a solid objective? Is there not? During the time of Prophet Moses (peace be upon him), there was a severe drought. Prophet Moses took the believers with him and went out to pray for rain. They continued in nature for several days, but no rain came. Prophet Moses presented his helplessness and poverty to God Almighty and asked the reason for this. God Almighty said that He did

12:13 not give rain because of a sinner among them. Although Prophet Moses asked who he was, God Almighty declared that He would not reveal the fault of His servant. Thereupon, Prophet Moses asked his companions to repent and seek forgiveness from God together. God Almighty sent His mercy. When a famine occurred, Prophet Omar put his head down and said, "O God, do not destroy the Ummah of Muhammad because of my sins." I wonder how many Muftis and Imams have gathered their congregations in the face of disaster. Perhaps God is punishing us for our sins. Come on, please. Let's perform the Prayer of Need until morning,

13:00 open our hands and pray to God. God, do not destroy the Ummah of Muhammad because of our sins. He called us: "Let's perform the Prayer of Need until morning, open our hands and pray to God. Let's say, 'God, do not destroy the Ummah of Muhammad because of our sins.' How many true believers are there who seriously account for their own selves in the face of these. If there is anyone we should hold accountable for the troubles and difficulties experienced, it is first and foremost ourselves. Our oppression and injustices are our own. What can you do? We are in a deep heedlessness that seems not to understand these. God sends all kinds of troubles, but we still do not confront our self, do not review the mistakes and sins we have made, do not

13:45 repent, do not return to Him. As long as we do not escape our heedlessness and do not wake up from our sleep, divine warnings will continue to come. Troubles and calamities will never cease to haunt us. We do not address the misfortunes that befall us with prayer and seeking forgiveness, nor with blindness and ingratitude. If we do so, we will double the calamity. Finally, it should be stated that prayer is not limited to times of trouble. If we look at the life of our master (peace be upon him) and his places, we will see that prayer is interspersed throughout life. If we

14:31 express our helplessness and weakness to God Almighty through nature at every opportunity, and take refuge in his strength and strength, this state of ours, God willing, will serve as a lightning rod against troubles and calamities. Therefore, we should not neglect contrition and supplication in our hearts and prayers with our tongues. With this, we should always show our need for God. We should never adopt a self-sacrificing attitude in this regard. We should be as free as possible towards people. Essentially, it is essential that we reveal our helplessness, poverty, weakness, and halal status before God. Let us meet the celestial and earthly disasters with prayer. Let us create shelters and shields against them with prayer,

15:18 and thus remain safe and free from their harm. Broken Jug [Music]