A talk by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad given before sunrise on Jumu`a 7 Rabi`ul Awwal 1445 = Friday 22 September 2023 following a recent visit to Mawlana Shaykh Hisham Kabbani (q) in Fenton, MI in SafarRabi` 1445 = September 2023, recounting his first moments in the Naqshbandi Tariqa; special aspects of the muridShaykh heartconnection; the barzakh/interlife state that is the first abode of the hereafter; and the advice to Naqshbandi murids to show gratitude and renew their suhba with the Shaykh.