Gates of Paradise & Oceans of Mercy

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Shaykh Muhammad Nazhim Adil al-Haqqani (q.s.) said, “My Grand Shaykh used to say that the gates of Paradise are open for all to enter; and according to the hadits of the Prophet (s.a.w.), Allah (s.w.t.) has Parcelled out Paradise, Assigning to everyone his portion, and disallowing anyone from occupying the portion that has been assigned to another.  What this means is that Allah (s.w.t.) has Given to His servants before they ever ask for anything, has Given with a Generosity that is Absolute, as He does not wait for us to ask that He may give us according to our requests; He Gives unbesought. 

Our Grand Shaykh went on to say that Allah (s.w.t.) Treats His people in this life with the Absolute Mercy Emanating from His Divine Name, ‘ar-Rahman’.  No one can fall outside of the bounds of a Mercy and a Beneficence that is Boundless, as is the Mercy Implicit in ar-Rahman. 

Do not ever think that the Oceans of Mercy Belonging to this Divine Name has any shore – no – they are boundless and endlessly deep, and so they ever will remain.  You must know that Allah is never going to take back anything which He has Granted to His servants, and that even to think such a thing is disbelief and the worst thought that we can think about our Lord.  Yes, our Lord Gave to us all a grant never ending, and that grant is faith.”