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After years of searching and investigation, physical science has
revealed that all the energies that operate in the universe, which were
considered to be four in number before, are only of three types. Due to lack of
knowledge, one type of energy was being identified as two. It was this
discovery which won the Pakistani Scientist Doctor Abdus Salam a Nobel Prize in
physics.
A view has also come forward that, with the advancement of
knowledge and investigation, twenty-five, fifty, or one hundred years from now,
science will prove the fact that, in realty, there is only one energy that
operates the universe, which due to lack of knowledge was considered to be of
four, three, or two types.
Additionally, scientists have invented tools and methods in
photography such that pictures taken by their means show that each material
object is surrounded by a coloured light, named "aura", the study of
which can reveal certain mental mid physical states which are hidden from the
naked eye.
Thirdly modern psychology has reached that level of discovery
where it has revealed that, when human mind focuses on a thought with complete
concentration, its subconscious is able to transform that thought into material
phenomena.
Everyone knows that, along with all other affairs, the progress
of knowledge and discovery is also governed by universal laws. Nations that
strive to adhere to these laws achieve prosperity. When the European nations
and the United States of America gave precedence to matter confined in
[natural] resources, universal laws came into action and started to reveal the
concealed abilities and powers of material resources, and thus today these
nations have gained superiority based solely on their educational excellence.
Present day science, on the path of exploration and discovery,
has come to the conclusion that the entire universe is a manifestation of a
single power. This revelation is not new. Many among our ancestors have
declared that a single energy controls the universe, and that energy is
directly related to Allah the Exalted. The Holy Quran illustrates this reality
in these words:
Allah is the light of the heavens
and the earth.
[The Holy Quran, chapter 24: verse 35]
When we compare material sciences to the knowledge of our
ancestors, we are left standing in awe at witnessing that, about eight
centuries earlier, Hadhrat Shah Abdul Qadir Jillani(r.a) was one such great scientist
who was familiar with the universal laws, and through whose blessed person,
hitherto concealed universal laws were revealed. Today's science, even after
having spent billions of dollars, has not been able to discover the ways taught
by Hadhrat Shah Jillani(r.a) for the utilization of nature's laws, and the path
determined by him to understand these laws.
A key factor in the success and progress of scientific fields of
knowledge is the presence of electricity. And now it has become clear that
electromagnetic waves are present in every object that exists. These waves
operate in varying quantities and ratios in different objects, and a basic
energy gives life to these waves. It is these waves which sustain life, and all
aspects and movements related to life.
Sheikh Muhiuddin Abdul Qadir Jillani(r.a) " had stated that
the earth and the heavens exist on a light which is fed by Allah's noor ('pure
light'). If mankind can change the focus of its mind from matter towards that
light, man will have the power to ascertain the enormous transcendental
abilities stored within him, with the use of which he can not only make
subservient all earthly objects, but can utilize the energy and waves within
those objects in fulfillment of his needs. The entire universe will come before
him in form of a point or a circle. At this stage, man no longer remains
dependant on material
Resources. Material stand
in servitude to him.
When we look at the teachings of the Holy Quran and the life of
the Holy Prophets (saw) and then observe the condition of the Muslims, We are
left with nothing but disappointment. This is because a great distance lies
between the actual teachings of the Holy Quran and the practices of the
Muslims. The path determined by the Holy Quran and the path taken by the
Muslims, follow two separate lines that never meet.
Allah has made man His vicegerent [or assistant]; He has
instilled in him the knowledge of His attributes; He has created in His own
image. Being a vicegerent does not mean that, when the king of a country does
not depend on pen and paper in execution of his authority. As Allah rules
without dependency on resources, His vicegerent too should be free of
dependence on resources. Just as God said 'kun' ['be'] and gave existence to
the universe, his vicegerent too, by the activity of his mind, can make use of
God’s creation. This is because Allah's vicegerent is aware of the fact that
all manifestations of the universe are related to same being.
The Muslims, [today], are destitute in direct proportion to the
treasure of transcendental knowledge that they possess. The ancestors of the
Muslims have left an inheritance of enormous treasures for them to be able to
rule and conquer the universe, but they are an unfortunate nation, as they have
mistaken these diamonds for stones, rejected them, and have thus lost the
ability to benefit from these riches. All of this is because the Muslims have
been pushed far away from the path of reflection for certain reasons, and they
have reached that point where all their actions are for mere commerce.
How absurd it is that, while the Holy Quran is declaring our
rule and sovereignty over the entire universe, and is opening the doors of rule
and sovereignty for us, we only use the Holy Quran to adorn our shelves as a
book of blessings. When a calamity falls, we recite a few verses from it and
pray to be relieved of worldly trials, but our attention is diverted from the
fact that,
If we make reflection of the Holy
Quran our habit, and step into the field of action based on that reflection,
then our rule over the entire universe is guaranteed.
It is a pity that we have disregarded these treasures and have
become dependent on others. According to the Holy Quran we have been made
rulers over the sun, the moon, the stars, the earth, and the heavens all, and
have been told ways to achieve this sovereignty, yet in every facet of life we
have settled for the crumbs left by others and have considered that the purpose
of our life.
Our life has been limited to achieving this world only. Our
worship too is reserved only for show and only for the sake of gathering
worldly blessings. We give so much importance to the physical aspect of
actions, but do not take even a drop from the ocean flowing within. The
unmatched sun on the Horizon of knowledge and insight, the expert in the
formulas of conquering the universe,
Hadhrat Adul Qadir Jilani(r.a), may Allah’s mercy be on him, says:
O hypocrites! Listen to the Prophet's message.
'Those of you who sell the hereafter in exchange for this world!
Those of you who sell The Truth in exchange for mere creation!
Those of you who barter the Everlasting for the mortal!
All your commerce is a lost transaction; your wealth is pushing
you towards the abyss of complete ruin—how pitiable you are. You are becoming
the object of Allah's wrath!
KHWAJA SHAMS-UD-DEEN AZEEMI
Science has made immense progress, yet many believe that, even with all of the modern tools at our disposal, human beings function at no more than 10% of their mental capacity. This leads to the question of what exactly it is that comprises the remaining 90%. Yet another question that arises is this: If it has taken man four and a half billion years to be able to apply only 10% of his ability, how long will it take for him to make use of the remaining 90%?