In this short teaching, Sheikh Bahauddin Adil Efendi reminds us that the light of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is not a metaphor but the foundation of all being. He calls it “the only thing in life we should truly cherish and protect” and urges us to turn to it whenever we seek strength, guidance or righteousness. Without this light, the Sheikh says, nothing else can sustain us: no worldly power, no authority, no personal virtue can compare.
We are called to ask for this light consciously in every prayer and intention: “Ya Rabb, we ask for the light of Muhammad.” By anchoring our hearts in it, we align ourselves with the prophets, saints and sheikhs who have walked this path from the past to the present. The teaching invites each of us to make the light of the Prophet the centre of our spiritual practice, trusting that it alone can illuminate every moment of existence.
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