The Immortal Spirit of the Mankind

The Immortal Spirit of the Mankind

(Views of some Muslim Scholars & Mystics)

Muhammad, The Last Prophet, (Peace Be upon Him) says, “There is a piece of flesh in the mankind’s body, which is called the Heart”. The Soul is in the heart. The Sirr (The Secret) is in the Soul. The Mystery (Khafii) is in the Sirr. Concealment (Akhfa) is in the Mystery. The persons who have knowledge; they know that ego (anaa) is in the concealment. This ego points towards GOD (ALLAH).

 

Mawlanaa Roomi (may GOD have mercy on him) says, sorrow, hundred times sorrow on the mankind, who has liked that food for himself, which was for his ass. Namely, whose purpose of life is only eating, drinking and intercourse? He is not better than his donkey. The person, who thinks always that what is entering into his belly, his cost is that thing, which is discharged from his belly.

 

Body and soul are common among the  both, the mankind and the animal. Soul is also called, the spirit, which causes the life to exist in the body and seat of whose is “the heart”. But the person is a mankind because he has a human soul, which is called spiritual soul.

          Revelation of GOD

To earn is not the real purpose of the mankind. Earning or employment is only for living. Actual purpose of living is approach unto GOD, to achieve HIS Vicinity and HIS Revelation. GOD says in HIS Holy Word, Al Qur’an, “wa  Maa khalaqtul   jinna  wal  ‘insa  ‘illaa  li- ya’-buduun” (WE have created jinn and mankind, only for Our worship). As long the Revelation of GOD is not achieved, till then, we can’t worship as we have to do.

So the Saints and the most learned persons of Islam try to achieve the position of mortality for the sake of GOD through their devotions, attempts and worships, where devotee is praised with the virtues of GOD. Then soundly he becomes the slave of GOD. It is the place, where in the phrase of mysticism, is called Eternity (Baqaa) for GOD. Now it is found that the Eternity is impossible without Mortality (Fanaa) and the worship is difficult without Eternity. A Muslim becomes actual Believer at that time, when he acquires self-purification through devotions, Attempts and worships. That is to say; he empowers his soul to fly towards the sacred world after purification of his soul from bodily pollutions through getting relief from selfishness, sensual-ness, love of wealth and property, greediness and temptation, being praised from love, brotherhood sympathy, faithfulness and the truth, because the mankind is a collection of muddy body and the soul.

The soul is a thing of sacred world. It attracts the mankind upward, whereas the Body is made of mud, which pulls the human being downward. But when, the strength of sensual wishes becomes less by self-purification, then, the soul brings the person towards the sacred world easily. Individual is examined by putting him in the struggle among the body and the soul that whether he goes to the sacred world or he likes to be drowned in the inferior world. Cause of life of every person is to be examined that who has a good character, who is lover of beauty, who is fond of knowledge and wisdom. But in fact, all of them are lovers of real beloved ‘GOD’. It is the intention of Islam that all the people are brought towards the right & straight path.

 

Reality of the Soul

          “QUL-LIR-RUUHU  MIN  ‘AMRI  RABBI” (AL QUR’AN)

          ‘Say, the soul is from the Order of GOD. You are given a little knowledge about it’. It doesn’t mean that the knowledge of the Holy Messenger, Muhammad (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) is a little. It means that the knowledge about the soul is so vast that although You (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) are given much knowledge about the soul, but even then, Your (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) knowledge about soul is very less in comparison to the Knowledge of GOD. Because on this topic, Messenger of Allah Almighty (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) guides us in His (peace be upon Him) Holy Sayings (‘Ahaadith). From these Sayings we have come to know that His (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) knowledge about the soul was much vast. Some of Holy Sayings are appended below:-

·         The Skies and the Earth have not too much space that GOD may be contained in to them. But at the other hand, HE may be contained in the heart of HIS worshippers.

·         The Heart of the worshipper is Abode of ALLAH.

·         Frighten from the wisdom (spiritual vision) of a Believer because he sees with the Vision of GOD.

·         GOD commands us, “whenever my worshipper desires to acquire my Proximity through prayers, I love him. I come so near of him that he looks with MY eyes, listens to with MY ears and works with MY Hands.

·         GOD is the Light (Noor) and Soul of the skies and the earth.

It has been proved by science now that the soul is running in all things of the universe, like beasts, vegetation, fossils and minerals etc.     

Collected, translated and written by: Muhammad Sharif

Lord Almighty and His Creature

Lord Almighty and His Creature

’A-‘UUZU   BILLAAHI  MINASH-SHAYTAAN IR - RAJIIM 

(I SEEK REFUGE IN GOD (ALLAH) FROM SATAN THE OUTCAST) 

BISMILLAAH IR- RAHMAAN IR- RAHIIM         

IN THE NAME OF GOD (ALLAH), THE BENEFICENT, THE MERCIFUL

          It is better to be a mankind than Angels

          But it needs more tendency  and  labors

          Prophet Adam (peace be upon Him) to Messenger Muhammad (SallALLAAHU  ‘Alayhi wa  ‘Alihii Wasallam) more or less than one hundred, twenty four thousand Prophets (peace be upon them) came in this world. Preaching of all of them was the same, “GOD is one. Worship that one GOD, Who is CREATOR of the entire worlds. No devotion but for HIM only. Worship that LORD, WHO grows the grain from the earth. Obey the Commands of ALLAH, WHO creates without mother as He created Eve (the mother of all the mankind), without father as He created Jesus, without father and mother as He created Adam (peace be upon Them), WHO creates living from the dead and dead from the alive, WHO is The MASTER of the entire universe and the worlds (including the Day of Judgment). Earth, skies, sun, moon, stars, animals, minerals, vegetation etc. all are created by one GOD. Everything belongs to HIM and everything will go back to HIM.

“NAHNU  ‘AQRABU  ‘ILAYHI  MIN  HABLIL  WARIID” - (AL QUR`AAN)

(We are closer than his(/her) jugular vein).

          ALLAH is looking everywhere, in the universe as well as out of the universe. HE has neither any relative nor any partner in any matter. Laa  ‘ilaaha  ‘illALLAAH “There is none worthy of worship but ALLAH”. Meditate deeply in it. When there was nothing, there was ALLAH (GOD), when there will be nothing, there will be ALLAH. The entire universe is HIS model. Limited human mind is unable to understand the essence of GOD, though forever mankind has to try his best. So, our elders avoided to explain this fidelity and left it in abridgment.

          ALLAH is incomparable and without similarity. HE is excluded from the part and the entire. HE does not have body or organs. HE cannot be divided. HE has besieged everything. He has contained everything and HE cannot be contained in anything. HE is unlimited. HE is the Light of the earth and the skies.

          ALLAH draws our attention, “I was a Hidden Treasure. I wished that I would be viewed. So I created the universe”. During creating the universe, GOD made a mirror for HIMSELF, so that, HE may see HIS Own Beauty. That mirror is the mankind. GOD says, “WE produced Our Trust over the skies, over the earth and over the mountains, but they all frightened and denied to accept it. The mankind accepted it because he is tyrant and ignorant”.

Mankind is a collection of two things (body and soul). The Soul side was Bright, while the Body side was dark. Any Glass cannot become a mirror until its one side should be bright and the other side dark. The Angels (peace be upon Them) were created entirely from the Light, the earth and mountains were made of material. So those were unable to be a mirror. Only mankind was a thing, which was able to be a mirror, because his soul side was bright and body side was dark. So he was chosen to become a mirror. Now he was able to become a reflector of the Beauty of GOD.

 It is revealed that the words of tyrant and ignorant, used for mankind in the Holy Qur’an are not for censure but are for his utmost praise, which GOD has given a charter to HIS assistant, Caliph (Viceroy) of GOD on the earth, who is called mankind. So it was necessary that the mankind should have contained the characteristics and virtues of GOD. On being praised by the virtues of GOD, he was made a mankind, worshipped of the Angels & Caliph of GOD on the earth.

                   

  Collected, translated and written by: Muhammad Sharif

First Pillar of Islam – Part III

First Pillar of Islam – Part III

Second part of the testimony is, that, Muhammad (peace be upon Him) is Messenger of GOD. In the dignities of inventions, this dusty body, which is called a social animal, is a perfect person, a perfect mankind and an independent itself. Muhammad, Messenger of Allah (peace be upon Him) is the most perfect eminent and complete appearance of ALMIGHTY. Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is the real Caliph of GOD on the earth.

Muhammad (peace be upon Him) said: First of all, The CREATOR created my Light, from my Light, He created the entire universe. Islamic scholars, saints and connected people (may ALLAH have Mercy on them) are assistants and caliphs of Messenger (Peace be upon Him). It is revealed in Holy Quran: Say! If you love GOD, be loyal to me, GOD will love you. We knew from it that the person, who follows the Messenger (Peace be upon Him), is bestowed with the rank of God’s beloved, which is the highest place.

Perfect love with Messenger (peace be upon Him) is the basic condition for perfect Belief. Love will be perfect when the love with Holy Messenger (Peace be upon Him) is more than the love with one’s parents, wives, children, wealth and property. So, that individual, who claims love with GOD without the love with Holy Prophet (Peace be upon Him), is a liar and is rejected in the court of Allah Almighty.

It is said that a person requested Messenger (Peace be upon Him), O Messenger (Peace be upon Him) of GOD! When shall I be a true and pure orthodox? He was replied: Whenever you will love GOD. He requested again, when my love will be with GOD? He was replied: when you will love HIS Messenger (Peace be upon Him). Then he requested again: When my love will be with Messenger (Peace be upon Him)? He was replied: When you will follow the Footprints of Messenger (Peace be upon Him), you will love them who love the Messenger (Peace be upon Him), you will put malice against them who put malice against the Messenger (Peace be upon Him). If you love someone, have love for the sake of Messenger (Peace be upon Him) and if you have enmity with anyone, have enmity for the sake of Messenger (Peace be upon Him).

Then Messenger (Peace be upon Him) said, “Faith of people is not equal. Moreover, as much anyone loves Me (Peace be upon Him), his faith will be so strong. Like this the infidelity of the people is not equal. As much someone has malice against Me (Peace be upon Him), his infidelity will be so strong. Be cautious! Who has not my love in his heart, is not Believer, who has not my love in his heart, is not Believer, who has not my love in his heart, is not Believer.

Khawaaja Baa Yaziid Bustaamii (may ALLAH have mercy on him) said: Perfect rank of common believers is the basic rank of the pious, perfect rank of the pious is the basic rank of martyrs, perfect rank of martyrs is the basic rank of faithful, perfect rank of faithful is the basic rank of prophets, perfect rank of prophet is the basic rank of Messengers, perfect rank of Messengers is basic rank of Muhammad (Peace be upon Him). And nobody knows the rank of Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) but ALLAH.

Obtaining favor of GOD is impossible without sake and support. That sake and support is kindness of the Messenger (Peace be upon Him). For this purpose GOD commands us in the Holy Qur’an: Without any doubt, GOD and HIS Angels send Blessings upon the Messenger. O! Believers! You should also send the Blessings upon Him (Peace be upon Him).

‘Abii bin Ka`b (may GOD be agreed upon him) requested Messenger: O Messenger (Peace be upon Him)! I want to send Blessings upon you, how much should I send”? He was replied, “as much as you can” He asked again, “should I offer Blessings from the 1/4th time of worship and prayer”? He was then replied, “as much as you can, however if you can do more than it, it will be better for you”. He requested again: If it is better, then why should not I send Blessings on you from half of the remaining time of worship and prayer? Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) said: Your will, if you do more than it, it will be better for you. He requested once again: 2/3rd time can I send? Messenger (Peace be upon Him) commanded: Your pleasure, if you do even more than it, it will be better for you. He requested: O my Chief! Can I send Blessings upon you whole the time instead of worship? Listening to this, the Merciful over the worlds Messenger (Peace be upon Him) said: If you do so, your all acts will be corrected automatically and your all sins will be forgiven”. (Tirmzi, Mishka`t)

Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon Him) says: O people! Without any doubt, that person out of you will be released from the fear of Hereafter and difficult paths on Doomsday, who sent much Blessings upon Me (Peace be upon Him) in this world. On the Day of Resurrection; some parties will come on my Pond. I shall recognize them due to their sending much Blessings upon Me (Peace be upon Him). Commit your mind to that time, when the sun will be entirely near, the earth will be so hot like burning coal, there will be NO space to hide for anyone, no water to drink. Then, Messenger (Peace be upon Him) will give water to His followers from the pond of paradise. That lucky person, who sends much Blessings upon the Messenger (Peace be upon Him), will succeed in obtaining a draught of water. The Heat of Doomsday will not harm him.

Collected, translated and written by: Muhammad Sharif

First Pillar of Islam – Part II

First Pillar of Islam – Part II

The testimony, that “there is none worthy of worship but ALLAH (GOD)”. This is the speech which refuses all kinds of plurality of GOD completely. It gives us lesson “Worship only one GOD”.

The Speech tells us that if you worship, worship ALLAH, WHO is neither son of anyone, nor father/mother of anyone, and there is none equal to HIM.

This is the advice that Prophets and Messengers (Peace be upon them) of God used to invite and preach their followers and nations towards oneness of GOD, although these were great sovereign states and super powers against one of the each Messengers (Peace be upon them) always. They, Messengers, (Peace be upon them) were tried to be stopped from conveyance of the Messages of GOD.

Abraham (peace be upon Him) was thrown into the fire-base to prevent Him from communication of the Message. Here, it is said, “Unhesitatingly love plunged into the fire of Nimrod”. But, see the grace of GOD, that fire-base was changed into the Garden (Paradise).

Moses (peace be upon Him) was raised against Pharaoh. When tyrannies vexed a lot to the Israelite, GOD helped them to cross the river without boats and ships. Pharaoh and his army, who were following the Israelite, were drowned into the river Nile at that same time and the same place.

GOD gave the tongue to Jesus (peace be upon Him) in the cradle to speak the truth about His innocent Mother, Mary (compliments upon her). The tongue for speech was given to the Jesus (compliments upon Him) at that time when none can believe the speech of so little child.

Whenever the Holy Persons, GOD`s beloveds drown in the commemoration of The CREATOR, they have a concept, “there is none to be worshipped but GOD (laa  ma’-buuda  ‘illALLAAH)”. “There is none to be intended but the MASTER (laa  maqsuuda  ‘illALLAAH)”. “There is none existing but LORD (laa  mawjuua  ‘illALLAAH)”. They imagine at that time, THOU art the “Spiritual Guide” and THOU art the ALMIGHTY, there is none spiritual guide except THEE, O my CREATOR.

The last Prophet, Muhammad (SallALLAAHU ‘Alayhi wa ‘Aalihii Wasallam), guides us that the person, who speaks, “there is none worthy of worship but ALLAH (GOD)”, he will go to the Heaven (Paradise). I request to quote here that in the holy time of the Last Messenger (SallALLAAHU ‘Alayhi wa ‘Aalihii Wasallam), there were also some hypocrites who used to recite this speech “there is none worthy of worship but ALLAH” (LAA ‘ILAAHA  ‘ILLALLAAH) along with the believers. But because they were not the believers, so they will not be sent to the Heaven. They will be thrown into the Hell.

  

When I say, I am a Muslim, I tremble because I know that after reciting, “there is none worthy of worship but ALLAH”, many restrictions will be restored upon me. I should be bound to take care The Divine’s rights, I should abstain from plurality of the CREATOR, I should act upon HIS Commands, I should love the servants of GOD, I should love the creature of the CREATOR. I should not dis-hearten anyone, I should not eat the forbidden, I should serve my parents, I should bring up my children and members of my family in a better manner, I should not make a water in the way and I should remove the thrones lying in the way, I should not take the interest, I should not get a bribe, I should bear in mind the rights of neighbors, I should feed the hungry and so on. That is to say; I should act upon all the orders received from my CREATOR and instructions received through the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SallALLAAHU ‘Alayhi wa ‘Aalihii Wasallam) with pleasure. I should have patience and not quarrel due to customary things. But whenever I have to fight against the enemies of GOD, I should not turn away and fight steadily. “In the company of the friends, be soft like silk and be like steel in the battle between false & true”. I should keep in mind that murder of a person is murder of the whole humanity.

It is said, “Frighten from the wisdom of the Pious, he looks with the vision of GOD”. Now, a little, we should peep and see in our collars, are we really Muslims? Real Muslims are like Umar (may GOD be agreed upon him), Who had already sent the Army under command of Saria to fight against the enemy. It was a trick of the enemy to hide and attack from behind the hill side. Doing so, the paces of the Muslims would be pulled out. At that time; Umar (may GOD be agreed upon him), Who was preaching the audience in Madinah, suddenly shouted “Yaa Saariah ‘ilal Jabal (O Saariah towards the Hill)” and Saariah listened to this voice in the battlefield and strengthened his defence from the hill side and won the war.

Or the Believers are like Tariq bin Ziad. With a handful army he has to fight against the enemy, who is deployed on the opposite bank of the sea. The enemy has much more worldly force, Arms and equipment comparatively. After landing on the sea-shore, the boats are burnt. Tariq narrates powerfully, “Enemy is ahead and the sea is on your back. Death is ahead as well as on your back. If you die during fight against the disbelievers, you will be called martyrs and will go direct to the Heaven. If you withdraw, you will drown and die in the sea and it is suicide. If you do so, you will go direct to the Hell. Then dear Sirs and Madams! This handful Army, who believed in “there is none worthy of worship but ALLAAH (GOD)”, annihilated the enemy and returned with glorious victory.

Collected, translated and written by: Muhammad Sharif

The First Pillar of Islam : Part - 1

The First Pillar of Islam : Part - 1

The testimony, that there is none worthy of worship but ALLAH and Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is HIS Messenger.
The greatest blessing of ALLAH is Islam in the world. As per dictionary Islam means peace and safety. If we desire to pass a safe and satisfied life, we have to choose Islam as our religion. Because our CREATOR commands us in HIS Holy Word, “WE have completed the blessings on you and approved for you the religion Islam”.

So he, who adopts the religion ‘Islam’, is called ‘Muslim’. But know! Who is the Muslim? The person, who has become loyal to the real religion against his wishes & during his entire life, will be a Muslim. Neither does his love independent from Islam nor does his enmity independent from Islam. His prayers, his sacrifices, his life and his death (all) should be for the GOD, WHO is our MASTER, our CREATOR and WHO gives us livelihood.

The Testimony is although a collection of some words, but only a few people know the depth of its meanings and causes. These some words have changed the thoughts, the acts and characters of the human beings. Before reciting these words the person was only an animal. He was animal nature mankind, who was rebellious, cruel, disloyal and tyrant. But after reciting the Testimony, he became scared from cruelty, rebelliousness, disloyalty and tyranny. Yes, before reciting the Testimony, he was violent of the CREATOR but now he is beloved. At that time he was fuel for the Hell, but now he is a flower of Paradise.

On the other hand when a person recites the Testimony and promises that he is a Muslim, he announces that if there is any law that is law of the GOD. If there is any order, that is of the GOD. As though on becoming a Muslim he has left his independence. Now he can’t say, “This is my opinion and that is the custom of my dynasty, my atmosphere or my society. As after reciting the Testimony, he has lost his right to produce anything against the orders of the GOD and sayings of the Messenger (peace be upon Him).

He, who says himself a Muslim, should understand properly that he will remain Muslim till the time he remains bound under the limitations of Islam. Now for him it is impossible to have belief in the truth of Holy Qur’an, Sunnah [practices of the last Prophet (peace be upon Him)] and on the other hand he supposes needful to follow his sense and devil.

Everything in the world has its own purpose. Nothing is useless, without purpose or advantage in the universe. Why water is drunk? It is used for quenching the thirst. But after drinking it still anyone remains thirsty. In that case the water is useless for him. Why patient takes medicine? He takes medicine to recover from illness. But if he still remains ill after taking the medicine, the medicine is useless for him. On it, imagine! The Testimony, as though, is nectar for the thirsty person and medicine for the patient. Alone purpose of giving the example of water and medicine is living acclamation change in the field of thoughts and acts. Till now this change has not come in our lives. If after drinking this nectar (reciting the Testimony) still the living acclamation change of thoughts and acts doesn’t come into us, then what is the difference between faith and infidelity?

So, it is learnt that the Testimony turns a Muslim towards heavy responsibility. It is the Instruction, which ALLAH gave us through the Holy Messenger (peace be upon Him). We should accept it whole heartedly. After having faith in it we should act upon this brilliant instruction with the intention of sincerity. Not only with the tongue, should we prove, but also with our acts, that if there is any law, that is only law of ALLAH which is mentioned in the Holy Qur’aan. If there is any system, that is only Divine’s law of religion. If there is any super power on the earth that is the RULER of the rulers. If there is a way to follow the foot-prints of anyone, that is the Spiritual Guide of the Prophets, Hadrat Muhammad (peace be upon Him).

Yes, it is the first and last purpose of the Testimony, that praying to one GOD, following the one last Messenger (peace be upon Him), acting upon one, the last Holy Book “Al Qur’aan” and remaining as one nation in the world.

It is the Testimony, due to which a person has become entirely independent from the worship of hundreds and thousands of the liar gods. History tells us that ashes were enlightened with the rays of the sun due to this Testimony. The shepherd and camel-drivers that lived in the deserts became able to wear the crowns of Caeser and Kisra.

Collected from the Book “Guldasta e-Taqaarir, written by Raees Muhammad Akram and translated by Muhammad Sharif

'ALAA BI- ZIKRILLAAHI TATMA-'INNUL - QULUUB

SATISFACTION OF THE HEARTS

Praise belongs to ALLAH ALMIGHTY and HE is sufficient for us. Compliments & Peace be upon Muhammad (SallALLAAHU Alaihe wa Aalehi wasallam), HIS Prophets, Messengers (peace be upon them) and chosen servants.

Every person wishes to earn Extra Money. Some of them want to become the richest in the world. Some of them desire to live in the society with honor, which is impossible without wealth & property. Some of them attempt to bring up their children to see them successful in their life. Some people are too poor to live. They need food, they need clothes and they need accommodation for themselves and their family.

They all are in search of their heart satisfaction. Their wishes have no end. There was a time when people lived in the caves. They arranged their food by hunting. They wore leaves of the plants/trees instead of clothes.

Then they ploughed earth. They got grain and cotton for their food and clothes. They made their homes with mud and bricks. They invented wheel. From wheel they invented machinery and then industry etc. But they could not satisfy their heart till now.

Each creature that is born is to die. After death he will be resurrected. He will be asked about his acts and deeds done during his first life (in this world). When he comes in this world, he weeps and the people (his parents and other near relatives) laugh and when he dies, he laughs and the people weep. He will be answer-able/responsible for his good and bad deeds on the Day of Resurrection.

For satisfaction of our hearts ALLAH ALMIGHTY commands us in his Holly Book (ALQUR-AAN), “'ALAA BI- ZIKRILLAAHI TATMA-'INNUL - QULUUB” (Satisfaction of the Hearts is in the mentions of ALLAH ALMIGHTY). It may be obtained by recitation and praying to GOD. Good deeds and honesty will bring him to Heaven. Evil and bad acts will pull him to the Hell. For proceeding to the Heaven, Faith in one GOD is needful. Detail is as under:-

DETAIL OF FAITH (EEMAAN E MUFASSAL)

I believe in:-

• One GOD, WHO is called ALLAH, The CREATOR.
• And HIS Angels (who are created from the Light).
• And HIS Books and Journals (which were descended by HIM on HIS Prophets (Compliments upon Them).
• And HIS Prophets and Messengers (Peace be upon Them)
• And the Day of Judgment and Resurrection
• And Fate – good or vice from the directions of ALLAH ALMIGHTY.
• And Resurrection on the Day of Judgment after death.

SUMMARY OF FAITH (EEMAAN MUJAMMIL)

I believe in GOD (ALLAH) as HE is known by HIS names, by HIS characteristics (virtues) and I accept all HIS orders and instructions. I promise this with my tongue and have faith in my heart.

Foundation of Islam

Islam is based on following pillars:-
• The Testimony, that there is none worthy of worship except ALLAAH and Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is HIS Messenger.
• Abide by offering prayers.
• Fasting during the holly month of Ramadan.
• Paying the Zakaat (2.5% from the wealth on which one year is over).
• Performing the Hajj (Pilgrimage to Makka)

Collected & Written by: Muhammad Sharif