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What is the most important key to understand the one named as
“Allah”, the universal system defined as the Religion of
“Islam” as well as the answers to the questions “who and
what am I”?
Why are some deviations in question about these subjects?
Why do we get stuck on somewhere about it and fail to see the
holistic picture of the matter?
Why can we not assess the Koran thoroughly, and contemplate the
matter with all its clarity?
These are definitely the problems of thinking minds! There is no
such problem for those who live without questioning and simply by
following what they are told.
We
need to realize the following two points of fact very clearly in
order to properly understand the statements declared by Hadhrat
Mohammad as well as to realize the value of and appreciate the
clarifications the Koran
informs:
1.
The universal dimension of the system that we are told,
2.
The personal dimension of the system that we are told.
Two kinds of contemplations are mentioned in Sufism, which is an
endeavor of thinking deep, feeling and experiencing these subjects:
1.
Subjective contemplation (sayri afaqi —looking outward) which
is the realization of outer universal truths,
2.
Objective contemplation (sayri anfusi —looking within) which
is the realization of inner personal truths.
The first of these two contemplations is the process of
recognizing the universal system and the order, that the One
named as “Allah” created within Hu’s knowledge (ilm).
It is called as subjective contemplation.
The second one is the practices of a person to understand his own
truth (haqiqat), his true self (nafs).
The Koran,
in its many verses, explains and emphasizes the necessary truths to
be realized with regard to both “objective” and “subjective”
contemplation.
If
the person restricts himself to only one side of those verses in his
understanding, and denies himself of the other meanings, he
experiences a deviation in mind in that way.
Why does it happen so?
Because, as a result of a misunderstanding, the Koran will be taken
as if it is a “command book of a God from above” instead of it being
the book which explains the universal system (SunnatAllah)
and its creator! It is therefore that all the Sufi masters of all
times tried to explain people that this is not the way it is and
they tried to make people realize it.
We
have tried to discuss about what the One named as “Allah”
is in our book entitled “Mohammad’s Allah”, as never been
discussed so far.
If
we could understand that book, make best of those explanations by
setting off from the reality of HOLOGRAPHIC UNIVERSE, we can
notice how the existence of the One named as “Allah”
become manifest in human.
The truth that Hadhrat Mohammad Mustafa has explained and
tried to make us realize is what the One named as “Allah” is,
as well as the nonexistence of a god or a concept of god. This is
what the Koran tells and explains!
Therefore, despite the criticism of those unqualified to “READ” what
we have written, we, often by saying “Hu’s name is Allah”, keep
writing all the time that “Allah” is only a name, a noun, and
drawing the picture of that name should be avoided; it is needed to
be understood what is indicated with that name.
Yes…
The essence (zhat) of the universe stands upon the essence of
the One, the Self-Subsisting (Qayyum).
But, universe is not a god!
The Essence of human, stands upon the Essence of the One, the
Self-Subsisting (Qayyum).
But human is not a god!
Universe exists with the properties of the Names and the Attributes
of the One named as “Allah” and this lasts the same
forever!
Human exists with the properties of the Names and the Attributes of
the One named as “Allah” and this lasts the same
forever!
Universe is Hayy (alive - vivid) because Allah
is Hayy [limitless, infinite, eternal, undivided,
unbroken life and soul]!
Human is Hayy (alive- vivid), because Allah is
Hayy!
Universe is conscious because Allah is Alim
[limitless, infinite, eternal, undivided, unbroken alive information
and consciousness]!
Human is conscious, because Allah is Alim!
The unfoldment of the attribute “ilm” is called as
consciousness!
Behind the name and the image of universe is the “Rabb
of the universes” (rabbul alamin) that becomes evident
with Hu’s singularity (wahiddiyyat) as a result of Hu’s
divine holiness (uluhiyyat). The “Rabb of the
universes” through Hu’s attribute of Rahman, keeps
creating and forming anew in every moment and so brings whatever Hu
wills into existence!
Behind the name and the image of human is the “rabb
of the universes” (rabbul alamin) that becomes evident
with Hu’s singularity (wahiddiyyat) as a result of Hu’s
divine holiness (uluhiyyat). The “Rabb of the
universes” through Hu’s attribute of Rahman, keeps
creating and forming anew in every moment and so brings whatever Hu
wills into existence!
Behold, by this way, every spiritual stage unfolded through
universe, is in human exactly as it is and with its micro, that’s
why he knows the universe at the degree as he knows himself.
While creating the essence of human, the Reality of “divine
holiness” (haqiqat of uluhiyyat) made it a mirror for Hu’s
self, and rendered it single (wahid) with Hu’s singularity,
and brought about from human his creation through Hu’s attribute of
“rahman” every moment, and became the creator (Halik)
of all acts of human with Hu’s “Rububiyyat” (lordship)!
There are “throne”, “qursi”, seven heavens and seven
levels of earth in universe!
There are “throne”, “qursi”, seven heavens and seven
levels of earth in human!
There is universe with all angels!
There is human with all angels!
And those that were bestowed the total awareness of Allah (marifatullah)
at the fourth step following the experience of haqiqat, can “READ”
all these metaphors very well as to what they indicate in the
system! They know what is aimed for with the throne “arsh”,
what qursi indicates and what kind of potentials of the
system the angels are!
The sign: “Seek in you for whatever you look for” is based on
this fact. If you know yourself as microcosm; you may know the
universe as macrocosm.
And in this way, you may know who and what the Rabb of the
universes is.
Subjective contemplation (looking within) is an issue recognized as
“knowing one’s self”, that we have already discussed in our article
“What is Nafs (self)”.
Mind travelers of sayri anfusi who start to learn this
reality will begin considering themselves to be Haqq (God) at
a certain level of understanding. Beyond this, they stuck at the
point of “I’m god, I do whatever I want, and everything is
permissible (mubah) for me”. This is called “inspirational
consciousness of self” (mind, which gets inspiration about its
truth) or “whirlpool of inspired soul”, that the details of the
subject is in our conversation Inspirational Consciousness. If he
cannot overcome this and reach to the conscious of tranquility (mutmainna),
then the conscious of Ammara (commanding self) becomes
heavier after a little while, and he begins feeling himself like a
pharaoh with the knowledge of mulhima (the stage of inspired
self), seeing everything false, but himself perfect, and leaves the
world in such a spiritual state!
“Many, have been be headed in this way, no one has asked about” is a
metaphoric saying, with which the losses at this stage are implied!
Despite the truth that makes up his reality, human is also
responsible for his own deeds done by himself! In other
words, at every moment of his life he has inevitably to live the
consequences of what he has done before! We should emphasize
that, he is obliged to live the results of whatever thought or
act comes out from himself.
With another saying, your day is the result of your yesterday!
If
all these that we have told are understood, let’s talk about the
ropes, the most important and the key fact of the subject…
Let’s try to understand this keystone of the issue without ignoring
the truth that Hadhrat Abu Bakr emphasized perfectly:
IT IS TO COMPREHEND ALLAH TO COMPREHEND THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF
COMPREHENDING ALLAH.
We
need to consider the events explained in the Koran connected with
the name “Allah”, always both from the point of their “universal”
aspects, being aware that they are found within the origin of
universe, and of their personal aspects as they are also found
within the origin of what is called as “human”.
As
I have pointed out, whether the Chapter of Throne (ayat-al qursi),
or the Chapters of Humans and Dawn break (Nas and Falaq),or
all other definitions starting with huvallahullaziy explains
both those that are unfolded with all universal dimensions, and also
the properties of their spiritual stages (martaba) that come
out under the name of human! In this case, the masters of matter
will understand where and what the “Rabb” that is taken
refugee is, what the “Malik” (the absolute ruler) is, where “ilahen
nas” (the deity of humans) that should be taken refugee is
[which are mentioned in those chapters]!
In
other words, Names of Allah are the properties in Lordship (Rububiyyat)
station both in universal dimension and in the
existence of human.
That’s why we have to notice that, when we start to read the
Koran for the purpose of understanding it, all the attributes
that are told to be belonged to Allah, construct our truth
and moreover all the events we will face in future, will appear
within the context of these attributes.
As
a summary:
In
order to understand the Koran, it must be our priority to become
aware that it is not a command coming from a God at a distance. What
should be done next is to take steps on the path of advancement by
comprehending that through the name “Allah”, this glorious book
explains the properties and the “sunnatallah” within the
origin of both the “universe” and “human”.
Certainly it is necessary for us to know without negligence that the
one named as “Allah” is the one that has created all the universes
within one another as well as the human with the attributes that
Hu’s Names refer to and within Hu’s consciousness (ilm).
Neither of humans nor of the universe can the “godlike characters”
be in question!
As
a matter of fact, no conscious person has ever claimed to be
Allah!
AHMED HULUSI
May 30, 2005
NC, USA
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