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When Allah, the Most High created the universe saying
'Kun' (Be! ) to it, the Influencing Power of the Name Raheem became activated and
every part and particle of the universe was given a shape and form. The Attribute
represented by the word Raheem was as long as in the form of the Implied Name its
Attributes in the form of knowledge only. But, after the word 'Kun' was uttered
by Allah, the Most Exalted, Raheem descended into the range of Substantial Names
from the position of Implied Names and a movement was produced in Raheem which was
in the form of knowledge only. After this because of its association with movement
the appellation Raheem became a Substantial Name.
At this stage Addressed the existents saying, 'Alusto
Bay Rubb-e-Kum' (Recognize! I am your Lord Allah) 'Balaa' (Yes, indeed. We do recognize
your Lordship), replied the souls spontaneously.
When the souls acknowledged the Lordship of Allah,
the Most Exalted Raheem descended from the position of Substantial Names and became
a Controlling Name.
The limits and jurisdiction of the Implied Names,
in the terms of Sufism, is called the Attribute of Divine Inclination. The Attribute
of Substantial Names is Innovation and that of the Controlling names is the creation.
Manifestation of the Attribute of the Controlling name is called the Prudence or
device. In the Holy Quran, where inspiration of the soul by Christ has been related
by Allah, all these three Attributes of the name Raheem have been indicated therein
and manifestation of the third Attribute is termed as 'inspiration of soul'.
Here, it is necessary to understand that In the
form of Firmly Affixed Inscription (Sabitu) man has been adorned with the Attribute.
Divine Inclination of the name Raheem and due to
this, Allah gifted ability he can restore the dead to life or create anything.
Then the
second descent of Raheem is present in the Substantiality of man (Aayan) in the
form of Substantial Attribute Man is fully equipped with abilities to make proper
use of the same. The Controlling property of Raheem is infused in the Confluence
of man (Jowviyah) and he also has the divine right, granted by Allah, the Most Exalted,
to use this Attribute This blessing has been explained by Allah by citing the example
of Christ. If someone wants to exercise the property of this ability he has to establish
this thinking in his Sabita, Aayan, and Jowviyah through Muragbah that his self
is associated with the Attributes of Raheem. During the course of practising this
he should try to establish in his observation that the Attribute of Raheem is transferring
from his Sabita, Aayan and Jowviyah in the form of soul to the dead he wants to
restore to life.
It is a fact that all the forms, figures and shapes
of existents are luminant conglomerations of the Attributes of the appellation Raheem.
The whole collection of these forms is possessed by the human soul. In this way,
to some extent the human soul Possesses Divine Inclintion, to some extent it is
an Innovator and to some extent it is a creator After mastering this thinking when
he would intend to fashion this Attribute of Raheem into an independent form, his
authority will be executed because of the Attribute of Divine Inclination, contrivance
will be initiated because of the Attribute of Innovation and the creativity will
be actuated and administered because of the Attribute of creation. And, manifestation
of all these three Attributes will take the form and figure of that living being
which is to be brought to existence.
Composition
Attribute of Divine Inclination Allah's Contriving Attribute
Elohistic Authority
+ Complete form and figure of
Firmly Affixed Inscription anything Substantiality
(Sabita) (Ain)
Allah's Attribute of Creation Manifestation
Actions and functionalities = Phenomenal
Existence
of life Being
Jowviyah)
Our worldly observations are evident upon the fact
that first we acquire informations about something. If something about which we
have no prior information is by chance caught by our sight, we simply fail to see
it.
If a picture framed in an extremely transparent
glass is placed before a person at an adequate distance and he is asked as to what
is there before his eyes. His sight because of the transparency of glass will only
catch the picture and the glass will not be sighted by him. Now, if the person is
told about the glass over the picture, his sight will see the glass first and then
the picture. In the first case although the sight passed through the glass, it did
not feel the presence of glass. Where upon, in the second case, after having the
information anybody would first see the glass and then the picture. This is an example
of sight.
A hill which used to be there in Hiroshima even
after its annihilation in the atomic explosion kept on appearing in its true form
from a distance. When people tried to feel it tangibly, it never existed. This experience
tells that only the knowledge of the observer acts as sight.
It is a common observation that deaf and dumb can
see but hearing and speech are alien for them. Inability to hear and speak is a
proof of the fact that their knowledge remains limited to their sight, that is,
although their sight substantiates their knowledge, it fails in describing the seen
objects. The faculties which transform knowledge into hearing and speech do not
exist for them. Their knowledge, therefore, remains confined to the sight only.
From here, gradual transformation of knowledge into various forms is revealed There
could be thousands of such examples in this regard. Thus the conclusion will be
that if the knowledge about something is not there the sight is zero for that matter.
The knowledge, anyhow, is of primary importance. and the other senses are of second)
importance.
Every sense, whether it is sight, hearing or touch,
is a branch of the knowledge. Knowledge provides basis to it. All the senses without
knowledge are just equal to a naught. It is not possible to see or hear a thing
if the knowledge of that particular thing is not there In other words, the knowledge
of something is the existence of that thing. If we are not furnished with informations
regarding a particular thing then that thing does not exist for us.
Since knowledge is the basis of every sensation
therefore actually knowledge is the sight, knowledge is the hearing, knowledge is
the speech and knowledge is the touch, id est, the complete character of a person
is only knowledge.
Knowledge and only knowledge is existent. The existents
have no significance other than knowledge.
Knowledge is reality and nonexistence of knowledge
is non-entity Attributive Names are the existents. First existence of the
Attributes is named as Imposition (Itlaq), second
one is the Substantiality (Ain), the third is called the Control (Kon) and the collective
name of all these three existences is. Manifestation or the Being.
Unification of the Knowledge of Imposition, Substantiality
and the Control is called the Being or the Manifestation.
Sight= imposition + Substantiality + Control=Knowledge=The
being
Hearing= Imposition
+ Substantiality + Control =Knowledge=The
being
Speech= Imposition + Substantiality + Control =
Knowledge= The being
Smell=Imposition + Substantiality + Control = Knowledge=
The being
Touch= Imposition + Substantiality + Control = Knowledge=The
being
Sight +Hearing +Speech +Smell + Touch = The existing being Knowledge
In view of the above stated facts the existing beings
are only a reflection of the Attributes of the Elohistic Appellations. Every Elohistic
Appellation is an Attribute of Allah. Every Attribute of Allah is the knowledge
of Allah and Allah's Knowledge is reflected in three ways, id est, in the form of
Imposition, Substantiality and Control.
Conglomeration of all these three reflections is
the manifestation or the being. Actually, the basis of any existing being or the
Manifestation is the Attributes of Elohistic Appellations and the universe has come
into being by the six descents of Elohistic
Appellations. Descent of an appellation is the Attribute.
Descent of an Attribute is the knowledge. Descended, three reflections; Imposition,
Substantiality and Control came into being when these three reflections made their
descent these manifestation or the being was formed. The ‘being’ has already been
described above and it has been proved that the being is only knowledge. Since reflection
of the Attributes is the being, therefore the reflection of the Attributes is also
Knowledge. Since the Appellation is an Attribute therefore the relation between
the Attributes and knowledge is also proved When the appellation will descent it
will become knowledge and the very knowledge, in its own form and shape, will be
the controlled manifestation ( Mazhar-E-Koniya)
These are the same Appellations which have been
mentioned in the holy Quran.
KHWAJA SHAMS-UD-DEEN AZEEMI
Alshaikh Khwaja
Shamsuddin Azeemi, Chief Editor of the monthly Roohani Digest, the renowned
spiritual scholar, founder of the chain of Muraqba Halls the world over has had
the honour of learning the spiritual sciences from his spiritual mentor, His
Divine Grace Qalander Baba Auliya, the sage of this age. In order to teach him
the spiritual sciences Qalander Baba Auliya made Alshaikh Azeemi to pen down
the words that he used to narrate. Alshaikh Azeemi being a devoted disciple not
only noted the contents but also did his best to understand what he was taught.
The eventual out come of his dedicated work took the form of the ‘Loh-o-Qalum’,
the first ever book that comprises the whole syllabus of the spiritual science.
Who else was more suitable to explain the contents of this document but
Alshaikh Azeemi, the very able student of Qalander Baba Auliya. Dissemination
of that knowledge, which is the legacy of prophets and had reached him in
disciplic succession, has become an obsession for Alshaikh Azeemi because, according
to him, this knowledge is the only elixir and the antidote for the ailing
humanity in present times.