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Thus, every individual, living or nonliving, enjoys
the sense of the community life because of the super-formation. Warmth of the sun
is felt by a goat because both are associated to each other within the limits of
the Persona major. If someone does not possess the understanding to the level of
the personal minor he cannot recognize a member of another species nor its usage
would be known to him. Man’s memory preserve the species of the stars when the same
sighted by the man’s eye for the first time. This ability of the memory is acquired
by virtue of the persona major but when a fellow of his own species is witnessed
he feels an attraction toward him. This property of attraction is the characteristic
trait of the persona minor. A line of distinction can be drawn between the sub-formation
and the super-formation. The former is the name of the attraction of the nearness
and the latter is the name of the remote attraction.
Mutual relationship of the remote attraction is
produced by the current of the beatific vision in all types of creatures. The same
beatific vision on its descent becomes the attraction of the nearness after taking
the form of the Noor (the invisible light). In its third stage the beatific vision
is converted into the ordinary light in the mutual attraction of the two-person
individuals of the same species is brought into action.
Involuntary activity, in the spiritual world is
named as the attraction and a voluntary activity is named as the action. All the
involuntary activities take place because of the will of the persona major and all
the voluntary activities of an individual take place because of the individuals
own well. As far as the properties of the channels of black draft, abstraction and
evidence work in human self it’s name is the persona major and in enforcement of
these properties is collective, whereas placement of the human self becomes individual
from where the properties of the channel of manifestation (Neher-e-Tazheer) comes
into action.
Any metaphysical change that takes place in the
limits of the channels of Black Draft, abstraction and the evidence is known as
the wonder making (Kramat) Where as any metaphysical activity in the limits of the
channel of the manifestation is known as sorcery (Istadraj).
As mentioned earlier, Allah, the most high as stated
in the Holy Quran, ” Allah is the light of the Earth and the heavens”. To elaborate
this point further: All the existents whether they are of higher cadre are of the
lower grades are created from one single origin. Order of the Structural formation
can be elucidated by the following example.
Such as, there is a big globe of glass and enclosed
is another globe. There is a third globe of glass contained therein in the second
one. Movement is exhibited in the second one. Movement is exhibited in the third
globe through form and figure, matter and body. The first or outer-most globe in
terms of Sufism is called the Channel of black draft (Neher-e-Tasweed)or the Beatific Vision This Beatific Vision
keeps on flowingintermittently through each and every particle of the existents
in order to feed their origin (Basis). The second globe is called the Channel of Abstraction
(Neher-e-Tajreed) or Noor which also flows like Beatific Vision intermittently
through every particle of the universe. The third globe is called
the Channel of Evidence( Neher-e-Tashheed) or the light and its duty is to
maintain life. The fourth globe is that of the Nasma which is a conglomeration
of gases. Concentration of the very Nasma is responsible for the material forms
and figures and manifestations.
The same thing has been stated in the Bible in
following words.
ACTS: Chapter
17, Verse 24 to 28
No.1 Verse
24
"God that made the world and
all things therein,
seeing that He is the Lord of the earth and
heavens, dwelleth not in temples made with hands"
The Channels of the Black Drafts and Abstraction
have been mentioned in this Verse. The Creative Power of Allah is encompassing
every particle of the universe. Enforcement of the same Power is
called,according to spiritualism the Channel of Abstraction or the Light(Noor).
(Made the World
and all the things therein=The Channel of Black Drafts-Being Lord of the earth
and heavens=the Channel of Abstraction) No. 2. Verse: 25
Neither is worshipped with men's hands as though He needed
anything,seeing He giveth to alllife,and breath and all things; "
(Life=The Channel
of Evidence, All things=The Channel of Manifestation( Neher-e-Tazheer) or the
Nasma)
No. 3.
The Channel of Evidence or the light which has
been termed by the Gospel as the life,is being continuously bestowed since
Eternity (the Remotest Beginning) to Infinity (the Remotest Ending).
No. 4.
The current of the Channel of Manifestation which is also
named as Aura(Nasma)keeps the material bodies of the universe guarded and
kinetically energized.
Note: (a) All these four Controls of Allah are
permanent,constant and continuous. If any one of these Controls is disconnected
the universe would be destroyed,whether it is the control of the Creativity,
Ownership, Bestowalof life or that of the Grant of Nasma.
No.1. The Unconscious of the Universe, Channel of Black Drafts.
No.2. The
Conscious of the Universe, the Channel of Abstraction.
No. 3. The will of the Universe, Channel of
Evidence.
No. 4. The Movement of the universe is
the Channel of Manifestation.
Note: (b) All the movements are the actionsof Nasma. For
instance,a person claims, "I ate" or "I wrote", he never
says that ‘My mouth ate' or My hand wrote'. All the actions are obviously
claimed to be conducted by the Nasma and the same is responsible for the
performance of the good or the evil. Verses 27 and 28 explain the same.
“That they should
seek the Lord,if haply they
might feel after Him and find Him,though He
benot far from every one of us; "(The Channel ofAbstraction) For in Him we
live, (The Channel ofEvidence) and Move, (The Channel of Manifestation) and
have our being (The Channel of Black Drafts).
Note: (c) Both the verses are also indicative of
the four Channels,one of which is theChannel of Manifestation or the Nasma The
Same thing has been stated by the Holy Prophet (PBUH) when he said. "One who recognizes his self,cognizes
his Lord". This means that the Lord is very much adhering to the rational
self. Here it could occur to the reader that Good and Evil all are created by
Allah. It is true, Islam testifies the same but Allah beingt he Creator of the
Good and the Evil cannot be held responsible for performance of any deed
especially when man has been granted the authority to do good or bad. First
example of the same was the prohibition of approaching the Prohibited Tree for
Adam. It clearly indicates that before imposing the prohibition, Adam was
granted the authority whether he likes to approach the Prohibited Free or not. Obviously
in such a case to be the Creator of the Good and Evil is Allah's Attributive
characteristic but it is man's own choice whether he do good or commit against
it.
We shall now discuss the potentialities of Nasma',. Certain parts of this
discussion are special references regarding the Sorcery (Istadraj).
It is the verdict of the Holy Quran that the Command of Allah is enforced since
Eternity to Infinity and Allah is Encompassing every thing.
“Ah! Indeed,are they in doubt
concerning the meeting with their Lord? Lo,indeed it is He that doth encompass all
things". (Verse 54; Surah XLI)
It is impossible for anything to be out of the Knowledge of Allah and to
infringe with the Command of Allah. In other words one record is that of the
Knowledge which is an Attribute of Allah and one is that of the Command
which is cognition of Allah.
Allah's Cognition is rooted in times immemorial and it will last like Allah. Forever. Hence,both these records are present in
Allah's Attribute of Knowledge and the Attribute of the Command. The Attribute
of the Knowledge is called 'The Knowledge of the Pen' and the 'Preserved
Scripturum' is the name of the Attribute of the Command. Existence of both
these records is indicative of such an Unseen World from where begins this
world of ours. All the Commands of the Preserved Scripturum arepresent in the
Unseen World in the form of lllustrations and the same descent in
detail,according to the Elohistic Knowledge,in the Phenomenal world i. e. ,the
material world. ACcording to the Ouranic Words, Allah has Stated. "I have
created every thing with two sides".
This descent also has two sides. One is the Angels who get the Commands enacted
and the other side is the Creatures of the Phenomenal World who act upon these
Commands.
The four Channels are ascribable to four Realms:
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The range of the Channel of the Black Drafts is
the Realm of Divinity (Lahoot).
Range of Channel of Abstraction is the Realm of
Omnipotency (Jabroot).
Range of the Channel of Evidence is the Angelic
Realm (Malakoot).
And the, range of the Channel of Manifestation
is the Phenomenal Realm (Nasoot).
The Realm of Divinity is that circle in which Elohistic
Knowledge is present in the form of the Unseen. Within this circle of the
Beatific Vision there are incalculable rings which after emerging from the
tiniest point expand and spread to encircle the whole universe. Every Point of
the Beatific Vision when it converts into a ring, it is bigger and larger than
any formerly existing ring constituted from any point. These countless
rings of the Beatific Vision are the Basis of all the bases of the universe. This
'Unseen' can be termed as that which is Above the Ultra-conscious (Unseen of the Unseen). Basis of the
species of the Universe originates from these very ringsof the Beatific Vision
which is the basis of the Unconscious. If we look for the
Formational Construction of the potentialities of all the existents
collectively, our search would finally encounter the rings of the Beatific
Vision whichwould be visible only to the sight of the soul which is the origin
(basis) of Creation.
When this Beatific Vision descends,it takes the
form of the Concept,the Formational Structure of the Species of the universe. Generally
speaking,it could be termed as the Unconscious (Unseen). The limits of such
Formation in Sufism are known as the Channel of Abstraction which after
descending from its limits becomes the Conscious and the limits of the
Conscious has been named as the Channelof the Evidence. This Channel of
Evidence, after descending from its limits,enters into the limits of the
Tangible Realm which is also known as the Phenomenal World or the Material
world. This is the world which is the Manifestation of the Movement and the
same, in terms of Sufism ,is called the Manifested (Mazhar).
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.