In his khutbah of 28 June 2024, Ayberk Efendi reminded us that the Creator fashioned every part of existence in precise measure. Nothing comes into being without balance; divine wisdom is reflected in a universal scale that weighs every word, deed and intention.
Just as merchants weigh iron, nails and even bread before they sell them, Ayberk Efendi explained, the Divine Scale will one day weigh our inner and outer actions. Every word carries weight: heavy words settle like stones, while light remarks drift away without effect. Every step we take is counted as well. The great traveller Evliya Çelebi famously recorded the exact number of steps around fortresses and across rivers, showing that even physical movement can be measured.
This accountability goes beyond human judgment. We cannot ask Allah “why” or “how,” but He alone has the right to question us about every excess or shortfall on our journey. If we were told to take ten steps forward and took only five, He will ask about the missing steps and weigh our effort.
Through vivid images, such as iron being weighed at the balhoz (scale house) in the market, and the idea that empty deeds carry no weight, the khutbah urged us to live in awareness of this ever-present scale. Our service, kindness and sincerity are what will be weighed on the Day of Judgment.
May Allah guide us to act with care, to speak words of beneficial weight and to walk each path mindfully, so that when the Divine Scale is set up we are among those whose deeds count as blessings. To deepen this practice and walk the path with fellow seekers, join our live meetings, where guidance is given and Bayʿah can be taken within the Royal Ottoman Society.
