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By Mawlana Faizani
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Contents
Chapter 4: Arguments for Proving the Existence of Almighty God through Logic
Chapter 6: The Privileges of Man's Intellectual Position and the Secrets of his
Success
Chapter 14: Not Acting upon the Secrets of the Heart, What did we do?
Heedlessness
Chapter 17: If these Things had Happened, What Things would not have Happened?
We do hope that by reading this Epistle, the intellectual faithful, will uncover, within the
proposed questions, truths which may not be apparent to them from many readings of the books
of the Interpretation of the Quran and Hadith.1
Hence, before explaining each topic under its own particular heading within a few limited lines,
we are trying, by God's willingness, to draw the reader's attention to separate headings. One
after the other they will increasingly strengthen your ability to explore the eloquent secrets of
this treasury of Insight into Almighty God.2 They have been prepared with the purpose of
fortifying the Light of Faith in the reader and reaching and discovering the Forth Dimension (The
World invisible to us).
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Interpretation of the Quran refers to Tafaseer, and Hadith or Ahadith is a narrative record of the sayings or customs
of Muhammad, peace be upon him.
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Ma'rafa
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Finding Glorious God's Greatness, Magnificence, and Perfection in
Things
While we struggle to unravel the truth of this secret (perceiving the Essence of His Being), we
lack the words to describe it. How, then, can it be possible for us to achieve this goal? Namely,
to perceive the Perfection and Glory of His Great and Eternal Being, with all the deficiencies of
comprehension that we must endure.
It is obvious that we can appreciate the station of a Force, only if at the very least, we
have an equivalent capacity within ourselves, or if we know of its corresponding likeness.
Whereas, if we merely ponder the amount of intelligence and understanding bestowed by
Glorious God from the beginning of the universe up until our age, we shall experience nothing
but perplexity and astonishment.
For example: In order to comprehend, just consider the magnitude of understanding and
intelligence that the Almighty Great Omnipotent Being has bestowed upon each human being,
from the beginning to the end of the creation of the world. If we were to collect and lump it all
together, it would come to hundreds of billions of tons, metaphorically speaking.
Today's world population is upwards of four billion. Suppose that Almighty God has
bestowed about an average of half a kilogram of intelligence and understanding upon each
person. That would make about two billion kilograms, which, when converted to tons, would
come to a rather staggering amount. At the end, we are plunged into a world of perplexity and
astonishment. According to this standard, if one ponders on what quantity of intelligence and
understanding has been bestowed upon mankind in each century or generation, from the
beginning of the world up to today, it would be an astonishing and imperceptible issue. One
would clearly find out that, Praise be to God, the Greatness, Perfection, Knowledge and
Understanding of Him Almighty, Whose favors are indiscriminately abundant, is totally beyond
our understanding and perception. Moreover, if you add the amount of understanding and
intelligence of three other inhabited worlds on our side (i.e., of the Jinn, the Angels, and the
Devils) to that of our world, what would it add up to?
If one considered the five other sides along with this side3 encompassing eighteen
thousand worlds, what could be reached? If one were to include the animals' instinct as well,
what would then be the outcome, other than perplexity upon perplexity? The case can be
compared to the situation where, for instance, one small ant had the task, according to its own
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In the 6th Goblet or the Alphabet of the Secrets of Quran, it is stated as follows: "Our perishing and
permanent worlds: one side from six sides." This indicates that the entire system consists of six sides of
probably a cube, three thousand worlds on each side, making eighteen thousand worlds altogether.
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ability, to do the statistical and organizing work of the president of a country. Could the ant ever
accomplish such a task? No, never.
Thus man, according to what we have said, is not at all able to perceive and fathom the
Perfection and Force, and even to estimate the Plans of His Almighty Being. Therefore, when
Khidher was explaining to Moses while they were riding on a boat, peace be upon them, the
limits of man's knowledge when compared to Almighty God's, Khidher pointed to a sparrow. The
sparrow perched on the side of the boat, dipped its beak into the ocean, and then left. Khidher
asked Moses: ”How much water did this sparrow take from the ocean by plunging its beak into
it?” Moses answered, Compared to the ocean's greatness, consider it nothing.
Khidher replied: Similarly, you can imagine that the total of all of humanity's knowledge
and understanding, from the beginning of the world until the end, does not amount to a drop
from the ocean of Almighty's Knowledge and Understanding.4
Thus the unworthy position of some among the underdeveloped, tempted by Devils, allows
them to show off. Compared to more educated people or the inhabitants of other globes,
however, they are zero plus zero. Furthermore, there are some people who might possess a
limited knowledge granted to them by the Power of His Glorious Great and Unique Hand in the
science of matter and technology. These people intentionally, unintentionally, and egotistically
give themselves the permission of wishing to reach the Precious World (Proximity to His
Almighty's Presence), without having acquired the proper means, or reached the proper path.
This is illusion, absurdity, and insanity.
Thus, primarily, we hereby draw your attention to a series of brief discourses on topics
that may enlighten as well as explain the Perfection and Greatness of His Almighty.
Second, we shall try to explain why man does not try to acquire this fortune, even though
he is inclined by nature to acquire it.
Third, we will briefly explain the methods one can use in making that effort.
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This story is mentioned in Chapter Al-Kahf in the holy Quran, but this particular incident is narrated in
Hadith Al-Bukharee, chapter Kitab-ul-Tafseer
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Insan is a Quranic word for man or human being.
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Ism-e Mubalagha
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that, if separated from them, he would suffer as much as if he were inwardly attached to
them, leading to all happiness turn into agony.
About his separation from the Presence of His Glorious Supreme Being, however, he does
not feel unhappy. He does not even sense it.
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Sa'dee was a great Muslim scholar and poet who lived in Shiraz, Iran in the year 1184, and has
enriched the world with many of his noble books
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God everywhere, observing the things, and hence finding His Glorious Artificer's Perfection
and Magnificence.
Commentary
Now we are somewhat introduced to the value of humanity's eminent position and we
understand it. Basically, to some extent we have been ungrateful and have behaved in such a
manner. By observing everything, wee have appreciated its maker, but by observing all these
gifts and rewards, and the variety of creation in the world, we have not felt any responsibility
towards the Greatness of the Great God. At most, we have tried to establish relationships with
people of high authority, rank, and position; however, we have not wished to establish any
relationship with the Creator and Artificer of this entire universe, though our creation has existed
and exists for seeking this truth in this small, trial world.
It is a question of demonstrating to His Almighty's All-Seeing Knowledge,8 whether we
are to be so amazed by His handiworks that we forget Him Almighty altogether. Or that, during
our involvement, we would behave in the Presence of the Exalted Evolver, revealing our own
pull and attraction while doing good deeds and refraining from evil actions, or the opposite.
In the end we conclude the following:
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'Ilm-e Mushahidatee
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Are we trying to establish a relationship with and develop love and affection for
Almighty God, or with someone or something other than Him, whatsoever and whosoever it may
be?
Regarding the question of how to establish this relationship, here we shall draw your
attention to some topics concerning the "Secret of Union." Afterward, we shall draw your
attention to the human narrow-mindedness and weakness of knowledge, which, in spite of the
Presence of Almighty God, still cause the denial of His Existence. After that, we will focus your
attention on the study of objects, which are expressive of the Greatness of the Glorious and
Exalted Supremacy.
2. Question: Could man possibly become worth of the preliminary steps of becoming
received by His Holiness, the Mighty and Sublime, through the shortest path (shorter
even than these)?
Answer: Indeed, after the deniers fully believe, essentially acknowledge, and after the
ignorant ones sincerely repent, they will be welcomed to the Fourth Dimension.
However, one can acquire the merits of Nearness to the Presence of Him Almighty by
increasing the practice and acquisition of refinement9 and cleansing.10 Even though some
people of good nature have obtained the merits of Nearness as soon as they have received
faith or repented -- but this is rare, hence, Almighty God has taken faith and practice as
being correlative in 625 verses of the Holy Quran. The best deeds are in one's efforts to
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Tasfiya
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Tadhkiya
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spread the monotheism,11 to acquire Insight into Almighty God,12 and to serve God's
creatures for the purpose of His Happiness.
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Tawheed
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Ma'refa
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Arguments for Proving the Existence of Almighty God through Logic
B. The secondary maker is man. He prepares and organizes the objects and things
needed for himself and his contemporary generation out of the cooked and raw
resources created by Almighty God.
Indeed, our honorable readers have felt an inner enlightenment after they have perused
the above questions. As the Light of Certainty about this subject keeps growing brighter in you,
the Nucleus of Monotheism16 or the Luminosity of Faith builds up. Here, according to the
person's ambitions and activities, his relationship with Glorious God will become stronger and
stronger.
We must mention that, in the past, the path for noble servants in their approach to the
Nearness was to extinguish or mortify the Ego,17 and that was fulfilled by going through hard
and ascetic work. Until recently, this has been the path prescribed. Even so, some recent
followers have exaggerated and practiced it in a very self-effacing manner. Fourteen hundred
years have passed from the time of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. According to
God's tradition, the path of approaching Nearness to Almighty God should have become shorter
during these past thousand years or so, as the religious difficulties during the time of Moses,
peace be upon him, and others, become gradually less difficult as we approach the time of the
Prophet Muhammad, God bless him and grant him peace.
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Wajib-ul-Wujood
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Qayyoom
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Qaadir
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Hasta-e Tawheed
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Hereby, Great God through His Grace and Generosity has produced these Epistles.
Just reading these Epistles and practicing accordingly will cause the Inner Light to grow instant
by instant, and this will increase with every repeated reading. The proof of this state in you
enthusiasts of faith, whether as reader or an audience, is that all at once, there will be ideas,18
appearing in your inner self as well. You should write them down and pass them on to the
Instructors and Experts of this subject. This fortune is the replacement for today's humanity for
the exhausting mortification of Ego.
With the Grace of Almighty God, the Generous, the Bestower!
Hence, in the following section, ponder on a portion of the study of Almighty God's
Greatness in things. Please contemplate it with ambition and serious attention.
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Nafs
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"Their intention is to extinguish the Light of Almighty God's Greatness and Oneness
by blowing with their mouths and nonsensical reasons. But Almighty God will
complete His desired Light, even though the unbelievers may detest it."19
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Ideas similar to the subject being studied, namely reflecting Glorious God's Magnificence and
Perfection in His arts
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As-Saff, Chapter 61, verse 8
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7. Question: Who is man?
Answer: Man is the being who smells a variety of fragrances from the earth through flowers,
and feels pleasure in them. Unfortunately, however, he has not reflected that it was the
Creator of this universe Who created all these pleasant aromas out of the worthless and
humid soil. Then what kind of pleasant aromas and goodness would His Excellency
Almighty God Himself possess? Actually, the heart and brain can hardly perceive it now.
Hemistich:
"The second painting of the Painter, will come out better than the first one."
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Soul reentering the body
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10. Question: Who is man?
Answer: Man is the being who has seen a great deal variety of colors in the collection of
direct and indirect artistry of the Almighty Sacred Being in the fashioning and creation of
things. Bu he did not understand what Being was the Unique Glorious Owner of all this
Greatness and Perfection, what Potency, and what Perfect Mightiness possessing all kinds
of Perfection and Glory. We do not have words worthy enough to explain it, or to praise the
subject of these truths.
Preface
Have you pondered how excellent man's original position is? Some superficial
observers, however, as soon as they have acquired a limited knowledge for explaining and
understanding some parts of biology and other sciences, think that they have arrived at an
understanding of humanity's excellent station. This is itself a complete error. Becoming
acquainted with the truth about humanity is quite a different thing.
To better pay attention to and sooner understand the spirit of this discourse, can anyone tell us
please how man, with all his intelligence, can be malevolent at one time and benevolent at
another?
Why does this happen? What insidious things still drive this faultless being to the pit of
cruelty, cannibalism, and other atrocities?
In order not to be intimidated by lengthy discussion, it is appropriate to say that man has not
known his own self yet.
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Do you consider it as a result of knowing humanity's station, that at least four to five
thousand airplanes, millions of tons of explosive materials and other mechanized weapons were
consumed in wars in Korea, Vietnam and so forth? The expenses wasted there were double or
triple the capital capable of enriching all the poor people on earth. They destroyed millions of
living creatures including man. Can this be considered as indicative of knowing humanity's
station? Of course not!
We should say that man has not tried to censor his corrupt desires and has not subdued them.
Therefore, man's offspring should not be able to fulfill humanity's wishes for peace and
happiness, through the progress achieved in secular sciences unless they have really perceived
the divine knowledge.
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The struggle against Ego and Satan
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Answer: Man is the being who knows everything by a name and title. If the thing does not
have a name, immediately he gives it a name; according to –
"Almighty God taught to his holiness Adam, peace be upon him, the names of all
things (the secrets of all things)" etc.22
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Al-Baqarah, Sura 2, verse 31, Quran
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the massive storage capacity of man's brain is scientifically estimated to be about 100 trillion bits of
information
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The International Morse Code is a system of dots and dashes that can be used to send messages by a
flash lamp, telegraph key, or other rhythmic devices such as tapping finger. There are, of course, many
other similar modern codes systems serving the same purpose.
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presence of the person, he can convey his messages even through the motions of the eye
and the eyebrow, or with special phrases and words.
Commentary
In this chapter the following was elucidated: the ingenuity and masteries that the being named
man or the vicegerent28 of Almighty God of the earth and time and all the hidden and exposed,
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Rooh
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Nafs
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'Aql
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Vicegerent or Khalif: Having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of
another.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc
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possesses. It was also well clarified as to what purpose he was created and the reasons for
which he has come to be here on earth.
On the basis of this criterion, please ponder for what task, and with what ability and
mastery, have we arrived here? Now, we have changed the trajectory of the journey; and what
errors we have committed! Instead of finding the Artificer, we are lost in an insignificant portion
of artifacts. Finally, what level this heedlessness is at or will reach? What is all this insanity,
despite our intelligence and the claim for civilization? Are all these tools for killing and all the
plunder of mankind the results of sound intelligence? No never!
Do you realize that the Muslims and all the monotheists on earth are the first ones to be
responsible for this? For, they knew the truths of monotheism's light but they made no effort to
spread it. We refer especially to the followers of Islam, to whom all secrets of the path of Union
are explained in detail, in more than 250029 verses in the Holy Quran.
Unfortunately however, some group of human and jinni-devils30 has been driving
mankind to become addicted to these deviations, one after the other, and has considerably
narrowed his wide perspective. This is worth pondering.
Now, it will be wise to further examine what will happen to this being. Where is he heading?
2. Question: What will be the result of all these processes of man's life?
Answer: Outwardly the final rocket stage of each individual reaches to the edge of old age.
In reality however, he has been sent in this direction by the Intention of his Launcher and
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The whole Quran consists of 6666 verses out of which 2500 verses are about Fikir or reflecting
Glorious God's Magnificence and Perfection in the creation
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Devils are generally of two kinds: of the species of jinn who are invisible creatures, and the species of
mankind who physically are human beings but spiritually are as corrupt as devils
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'Alam-e Quds
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'Aql
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Bringer (His Highness, the Glorious Supreme Being). This can last up to whenever God
may will; namely, the appointed hour of death.
6. Question: What is the effect of the death of young children of unbelievers and
agnostics?
Answer: For the fathers and mothers, by observing these children, to discover that if they
were left at least with their inborn faith, without denial of confession for the existence of
Almighty God's Oneness, they would deserve this favor (Paradise). Hence, they would be
saved from the tortures, and have a shelter in Paradise or in the Ismuth.34
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'Ilm-e Mushahidatee
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Barzakh: the abode located between Hell and Paradise
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7. Question: What kind of people would be released by Intercession?
Answer: The people in whose hearts is left a particle of either inborn faith or acquired faith.
NOTICE!
In the contents of this chapter, after perceiving the substance of man as well as
searching for and showing the approaching path to the Almighty Creator of this universe, it
would not be out of place to draw your attention to a portion of those truths which most certainly
shall shed light on the existence of the Permanent World35 and the Visitation with Exalted and
Mighty His Holiness Supreme Being. The perception of this precious fact is of course, a
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'Alam-e Baqa
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convincing sign of the existence of the Fourth Dimension. Or, it is a guide for everybody,
especially for the faithful ones, in finding the secrets of Union and the mysteries concerning it.
Fortunately in our age, Almighty God has opened the doors of all these outward favors,
through inventions of technological and scientific tools and instruments, allowing them to be
accessed by man in such a way that their likeness has rarely been made available; in the past,
probably only to kings.
Ponder this: it was prophet Solomon's miracle to spend one day flying a distance which
would otherwise have taken one month.36 Now, however, it is made available, to any auspicious
or inauspicious person, to travel by plane a distance of one or two months or more in just one
hour. There are hundreds of other similar examples.
Observing the abundance of such favors bestowed upon all children of mankind, we place such
hope in His Unique One Being, the Almighty Absolute Bestower,37 and you may say Amen and
undertake practical efforts so that He may soon give to all mankind the success of having His
favor of the fortune of faith globalize through the leadership of this humblest servant, and all
assistants, and the noble ones of the world. So that the sun of Oneness will be shining all over
the earth; and the notional and practical Insight of Islam would radiate; and that justice would be
worldwide to its highest degree, such as has never occurred in the past and would not be seen
in the future.
Hoping for the favor and grace of the Generous, the Bestower, and the Most
Compassionate.38
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it can be further researched in Arabic (Ibn-Kathir), Persian (Huseini), Urdu, or other detailed
Interpretations of Quran in the following Chapters: AL-Anbia 21 verse #81, Saba 34 verse #12, Sad 38
verse #36; or in some other Islamic books
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Wahhab
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al-Kareem, Wahhab, and ar-Raheem
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Answer: Man is the being whose perceptions, when taken from a text, especially if the
hidden truths about the eternal world are contained in it, are at different levels. For example,
the perception of the above mentioned factual truth is not a problem in the view of wise and
clear-sighted people.
The scientists for instance, are certifying the age of the planet of the earth as being
approximately more than millions of years.39 Could not the Creator and Owner of all this
power then, bestow upon us billions of years of lifetime in Paradise?
The answer is Yes, but there are those who can rarely understand this fact.
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The life of the earth is estimated to be 4.6 billion years
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Basically this period of being an Actor in life for each individual is for the purpose of
completing the "movie" of his life. As soon as the Soul is out of the body, according to its
summary of good and bad deeds, it will be placed in one of the Paradise(s) or Hell(s).
Therefore, death is the minor resurrection and the Day of Judgement is the major
resurrection for the union to the Permanent World with positive acknowledgement (seeing).
In the preface to the chapter on Soul and the corresponding questions, from the outset we
felt the necessity to qualitatively propose two questions with their answers. After studying these
two questions, you will well perceive the truths pertaining to finding the excellence and value of
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Khallaqiyat and Razaqiyat
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The cycle, cyclic order or Interconnecting-Order (Nezam-e Tasalsulee): An example would be Water
Cycle, where water starts off as the sea then, by being warmed by the sun it slowly turns in to vapor
which rise to form clouds. These clouds then travel over the land and when they burst it starts to rain,
snow or hail. Most of it then filters down through the hills and rivers until it reaches the sea again. There
are many other systems working in the same order. Another example would be the earth's products
consumed by man, and the wastes going back to the earth. Further discussions on this can be found in
the Sixth Goblet by the same author.
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the human Soul, and the high intact position of the Quran and the guidance of the Messenger
of God, Muhammad, peace be upon him.
Hereby, within two items, we present the reasons substantiating the existence of Soul.
Afterwards, we will draw your attention to its essence, and then we will briefly mention some
topics about the attributes, which man has carried along by inheritance from his first parents,
Adam and Eve, peace be upon them. In turn, we would like to talk about heedlessness and
clarify some vices associated with it. Finally, we will draw your attention, God Willing, to matters
concerning the finding of the positive and negative spiritual customs.
2. Question: Are the tools for finding the secrets of the Fourth Dimension found within
the person?
Answer: Sure! First: Soul, second: Knowledge (Intellect)42 and third: Heart.
If man fortifies his spiritual power and is always acquiring Insight into God, worshipping Him
Almighty and serving God's creatures for the happiness of His Almighty, then the Ego will be
improved from the stage of Enjoining-unto-Evil43 to the stage of At-Peace.44
Indeed, the Heart will be really filtered out of the "affection for anything other than
Almighty God", and the Soul's True Eye, with its other main attributes, will become active.
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'Ilm ('Aql)
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Ammarah
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Mutma'inna
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There, the person becomes able to observe God's Glory and Perfection45 through the eye
of the inner or Soul.
It is right during this occasion that the person's hand, eye, ear, foot and all his motions
and domination shall belong to His Almighty's particular Hand of Power.
The Messenger of God, Muhammad, peace be upon him, reports from the Almighty
Nourisher in a direct divine transmission.46
"Glorious God stated: ...The servant makes perseverance in performing volunteer
prayers,47 until, through this, he finds nearness to Me so that I shall make him My
Beloved. Thus, the Signs of My Excellency's Nearness to man are that he hears
through Me, he sees through the power of My Exalted Sight, and grabs with My
Imperceptible Hand, walks with My Particular Power which is not possible for others"
etc.
This servant's disturbance is the Disturbance of God; his happiness would be the fulfilling of
Almighty God's Satisfaction.
"Glorious God stated: Whosoever shows enmity to someone devoted to Me, I shall be
at war with him." etc.48
These servants of God are the true believers49 and have succeeded in finding the real
position of Islam and humanity.
Hence, what the Holy Quran has been trying to teach is this great secret of approach to
Almighty God through the establishment of the relationship of the servant to His Holiness
Almighty Supremacy.
If the main purpose in this trial abode were not the relationship of mankind to Almighty God,
then why would the Holy Quran explain the secrets of Satan's distractions in more than 156
verses? Why would faith and practice in 625 verses synonymously convey the requirements of
practical Islam, and may other similar secrets? Among those secrets for example, why would
the domination of Solomon, peace be upon him, and his companions be mentioned; where they
brought the Throne of Queen of Sheba50 by just a blink of an eye, from the long distances of
more than two months of travel?
Why are similar occurrences mentioned? Take, for example, the following scenarios: a few
birds, cut into pieces and mixed, came back to life and rushed towards Abraham, peace be
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Glory (Jalal) and Perfection (Kamal)
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Hadith Qudsee: Those messages directly conveyed from Glorious God to the Messenger
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Nawafil
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(The complete Hadith can be found on page 104 of the book FORTY HADITH QUDSI, by Imam an-
Nawawi). (Hadith Qudsee, Bukharee)
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Mu'mineen
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Queen of Sheba or Belqis (Quran: chapter Al-Naml (the Ant #27), verse #40)
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upon him, when he called them.51 Jesus, peace be upon him, and his companions built
statues out of mud, and the statues came to life; there was a revivification of the dead in their
hands,52 and hundreds of other examples.
Why and for what purpose are these occurrences mentioned?
Consider the true meaning of what the Messenger of God, Muhammad, peace be upon him,
said:
"The practicing religious scholars among my followers are comparable to the
prophets of the Children of Israel."53
If we understand what secrets and mysteries are contained in this narration, then we will clearly
realize that the practicing and learned believers of this Islamic nation could also have inner
secrets and masteries possessed by the prophets of the children of Israel.
While reading these questions you might ask once again; why did Muslims not make any efforts
to perceive and find this fortune?
We cannot deny their efforts; they discovered secrets many times better in terms of
quality and quantity.
There are books, such as “Muslim Saints and Mystics”54 and some other writings, which
mention the narration and truths about those people who, were devoted to the Truth.
However, the reason why most of our contemporary believers have fallen short in this
search can be accredited to the laziness of our Muslims.
Now, however, through the special Grace of the Glorious Being, the opportunity has arrived
where this fortune can be acquired with a lot of ease and simplicity, and without all kinds of hard
spiritual work or mortification of Ego.55
The easy methods and the short path are only related to the excellent perception and
knowledgeable understanding of the “Analysis of Man's Atom”56 and this is it.
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(Quran: chapter Al-Baqarah (the Cow #2), verse #260).
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(Quran: chapter Al-Imran (the family of 'Imran #3), verse #49)
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This important Hadith can be found in the books of Sheikh Al-Siuti and Sheikh Al-Manawi. Sheikh
Qonawi quotes it in his book of al-BariqaSharhal-Tariqa page 16. It is also mentioned in the books of
Tadhkirat ul-awlia' and Mazhar ul-ajaeb wa Mazha by Shaeikh 'Atar.
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Tadhkirat-ul-Awlia: The famous book about short biographies of great Muslim saints written by Sheikh
Farid uddin Attar in the fifth century A.H (Islamic calendar) translated into English by A.J.Arberry.
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Riyazat
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“Tajeziya wa Tahleel-e Atom-e Insan” or “Analysis of Man’s Atom” The series of highly advanced books
of Madrasa -i- Tawheed, written by Mawlana Faizani, dealing with detailed explanation of man's spiritual
analysis and solution.
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Praise be to God, the basic teachings and Epistles of this knowledge with all its ultimate
principles, are fully organized, with the help of Great God. They are drafted in accordance with
the current age and modern epoch, with a broad worldview. Hence, they are accessible to those
interested in the true Islamic movement, so that they can receive them one after the other. Let
us hope for the quickest openings in the near future and the gathering of seekers of His
Almighty, on land and in the ocean and even on other globes.
With the Grace of Almighty Generous
Amen! O' Cherisher of the Worlds!
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Vicegerent or Khalif: Having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of
another.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc
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4. Question: Who is man? What is the nobility of man's Soul over the other animates'
Souls?
Answer: This is an undeniable truth that the verse -
"I breathed something from My Holiness, called the Soul, into man" etc.,60
is clear evidence of the human spiritual superiority over animals in that Glorious God has
ascribed man's Soul to Himself.
Therefore, blessed by this Soul, and the nobility of Knowledge, man rules over all
existents.
5. Question: Would you please clarify a bit more the superiority of man's Soul!
Answer: Sure! Man’s Soul at the beginning, in its natural state, can be equivalent to that of
an angel's and of those residing in that station. After purification, however, it rises with the
energy of the Ego' atom,61 which is not available for the noblest of angels. Therefore, the
Messenger of God, Muhammad, peace be upon him, deigns the common faithful of mankind
to be superior to those of the common of angels, and the noble faithful of mankind to be
superior to the nobles of the angels.
58
Al-Baqarah, S.2., verse 30
59
The position, function, or authority of a vicegerent.
60
(Al-Hajir, S.15, verse 29)
61
Ego’s atom: The analogy is made with the rocket's ascension, where it needs a particular or at least a
different fueling system than the regular airplanes travelling only within the earth's atmosphere. For the
rocket to go beyond the earth's atmosphere, something more powerful or radioactive or probably
something similar to atomic energy is needed. Similarly Soul, after a certain degree of ascension, needs
the assistance of the at-Peace (Mutma'inna) Ego to head towards the Proximity of Glorious God,
otherwise spiritually it always remains within the inferior world's atmosphere due to the impurities of the
Enjoining-unto-Evil (Ammarah-bis-Soo) Ego and the Accusing (Lawwama) Ego.
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The third and highest state of Soul
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Human Soul (Rooh-e Insanee) The second and lower level of Soul
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the Human-Soul will be transformed to Animal-Soul.64 Hence, in such a case, man is in
the cloth of humanity; he is, however, worse than wolves or other savage beasts, with all
kinds of deceitful morals, hundreds of times more cunning. Even when this person knows
that he will certainly be departing from this world toward the Permanent World, still, for his
own comfort and pleasure, he makes efforts which cause distress to individuals or society.
On the contrary, he does not pay enough attention to undertaking actions which are fully for
the benefit of social welfare and for the purpose of Almighty God's Happiness, as
recommended in the Islamic intact jurisprudence of the Holy Quran.
7. Question: If man's nobility is due to his Soul, then why have animals, all of which
have Soul, not had this nobility bestowed upon them?
Answer: Man's nobility is not only due to his excellent Human-Soul, rather, it is due to his
God-given exploring Intellect.
We should, however, know so much that man's Soul is not of the same kind as that of
animals, and it cannot remain in that form, unless he leans toward corruption in which case
his Soul is called Animal-Soul or even worse; according to –
"But they are more misguided and miserable than beasts, and they are heedless of
practicing upon the truths of the commands of the intact Quran of Islam."65
Even though, in its complete form, the above verse is for identifying those signs, which
describe the unaware believers of men and jinn,66 we mention this portion of it as proof of
what we have said before, and that is it.
8. Question: What is the difference between the Soul of mankind and the Soul of
animals?
Answer: To think of human Soul as similar to that of animal's psyche is a complete mistake,
and it comes from narrow-mindedness. For further clarification, it would be appropriate to
pay attention to the following example in order to compare the real value of man's Soul to
that of animal.
As you know, all mineral substances that have metallic properties are called metal. None,
however, is as valuable as white and yellow gold.
64
Animal-Soul (Rooh-e Haywanee): The lowest level of Soul
65
(Al-A'raf, S.7, verse 179)
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Creatures of the unseen world, invisible to us
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9. Question: Would you please give another example explaining the difference
between the Soul of mankind and animals!
Answer: Likewise among the stones, other stones are not as precious, nor do they have
such cherished qualities as turquoise, lapis, ruby, and garnet, even though apparently they
are also stones, or from the same class and category of stones.
10. Question: Would you please give another example so that the value of the human
being's Soul can be understood more clearly?
Answer: Likewise, opium and its likeness are from the family of plants and grasses. Do
other plants have the same qualities and values that they have? No, never!
There is also a kind of plant observed along both the Mississippi and Amazon Rivers in
North America which, as an animal touches it, sticks to the animal, and melts and digests
the animal right away.
13. Question: What kind of people are these majestic ones whose inner perfection
continues after death as well?
Answer: They are those majesties who have insured the peace of God's creatures through
the spreading of Monotheism, the establishment of justice, and other good deeds in the light
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some new astronomers have estimated the age of the universe to be about twelve billion years, but
there are always newborn stars, therefore, thousands may cover them all
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all those stars which have similar properties as the sun
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powers associated with Ego
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of Theism. Or, they might have bestowed Sound Children or Continuous Charities71 upon
society; and they might have enlightened people, outwardly and inwardly, through excellent
Islamic teachings.
The founders and promoters of those Continuous Charities and Ongoing Reward72 are
granted their rewards to the extent that God may will, even after death, so long as their
beneficial job lasts. It is given more especially to the doers and promoters of this kind of
effort in the present age.
14. Question: Is there any equal punishment for the founder of evil customs?
Answer: Corrupt actions and unlawful traditions harm individuals or society, instantaneously
or in the long run. These actions may be imitated by successive generations. This,
according to the verses of the holy Quran, is the proof of the evil-mindedness of people who
originated or founded them, and the Hadith states the following about it -
“Whosoever introduces a good practice in Islam, there is for him its reward and
the reward of those who act upon it after him, without anything being diminished from
their own rewards [until the day of judgement]. And whosoever introduces an evil
practice in Islam, will shoulder its responsibility and the responsibility of all those
who will act upon it after him, without anything being diminished from their own
responsibilities [until the day of judgement].”73
Of course that person is responsible for the equivalent punishment of the number of his
followers. So long as that evil custom lasts, the punishment of the founder keeps increasing
and multiplying. The worst of the evil customs ever to be established are, respectively, the
denial of Almighty God, polytheism, and the like.
This is actually categorized more accurately by the Islamic jurists.
COMMENT
Now, you are informed about the inherent substance of the Soul and a portion of its
authorities. Next, it is necessary to know why human beings, in particular Muslims, have not
appropriately used this super power, possessing all kinds of authorities along with the
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powers associated with Soul
71
a good deed, which continuously benefits people and other creatures
72
Thawab-e Jaree: an accomplished job which remains as time runs, thus its rewards run as well, such
as building a school, etc.
73
(Hadith Muslim)(This Hadith can be found in the chapter Innovator of Doing Desirable Deeds or
Reverse of the book RIAAD AS-SAALEHIN. Compiled by Imam Yahya bin Sharaf-ud-Din An-Nawawi.)
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battery of faith which man has had from birth. Hence, it has caused all this backwardness.
In answer to this question, you must pay attention to the two main factors of this
carelessness.
First: Since Satan is the obvious enemy of mankind, he is always trying to drive mankind
from the right path into the dungeon of deviation. He does this through any means and
methods. This is according to the commitment he has made and the oath taken in the
Presence of Almighty God.
"Satan said: I swear by Thy Greatness and Glory O! Almighty God! That I will
indeed make them all rebellious and violent."74
Finally, Satan will either cause those actions and obediences of man, which could have
taken him to God's Proximity to deteriorate, or he will deprave them in the form of discrete
polytheism.75
If Satan succeeds, he will try to bring man into total denial of Almighty God's Existence.
As we see, this corrupt and malicious immorality is intensifying in our age through the
cooperators of Satan in a variety of ways and through different tools.
Second: On certain occasions, Soul has made the body impatient and aware of searching
for the Gifts of the Permanent World. The Soul has roared in these occasions and has called
up the person to search for Almighty God and the righteousness. Man is still not facing
these wishes of the Soul. What is the reason?
It is because, from the beginning, the person had not fortified his spiritual power. Ego,
therefore, with the help of Satan, has used these opportunities to draw his attention, like that
of a child, toward this perishing world, instead of making efforts to search for the pleasures
of the Permanent World's favors. Finally, Ego and Satan try to deceive the person here and
there by making use of whichever source, in any possible way.
For this reason, capitalists and people of authority are somewhat uncomfortable,
nostalgic, and more distressed. For gathering the worldly materials through unlawful ways is
deluding man and the Muslim's spirituality.
The fact was mentioned that man's Soul notifies him occasionally to search for the
secrets of Proximity to His Presence and to seek the Favors of the Permanent World. This is
74
Sad, S.38, verse 82
75
Shirk-e Khafee: A simple and brief definition would be covertly or subconsciously associating partners
with God, in terms of intention, fear, hope, and reliance etc. For instance, in a good action, where the
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due to Souls having seen that Place and those Favors at the beginning of the creation of
Adam, peace be upon him.
For this reason, man has distress in his inner76 to prompt him to search for that Place
and those Favors, but Satan, using this situation, draws man's attention to the fulfillment of
the person's proper requirements of Ego. Namely, Satan makes a kind of parallel inversion
and draws man's attention to worldly favors and pleasures. For example, instead of reaching
for the Houris77 and Palaces in the Everlasting Heavens, Satan will make man become
obsessed with looking for women, building apartments, and possessing gardens in this
world. But the difference is enormous. The person will still not find his heart's satisfaction
from these worldly favors; that is, if he ever acquires them.
Hereby, we will explain some of the spiritual characteristics of the Heavenly World,
which have journeyed with man to this world. These qualities always create an inner
discomfort for man to obtain them. Ego and Satan make a variety of uses out of these
situations. They draw man's attention towards gathering worldly property and wealth through
let alone legitimate as well as, often, illegitimate ways. By these means, Ego and Satan
bring man under their control and domination. These kinds of people are namely human
beings in appearance, but savage wolves in spirit.
intention is something other than His Almighty's happiness, such as fame, authority, and other personal
gains.
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Baatin
77
Lady companions for the dwellers of Paradise
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from those pleasures and favors, some of which we will explain in the following
examinations. At most, some of us have benefited more and some have benefited less.
4. Question: Why man gets concerned about his weakness in everything, especially
aging and so forth?
Answer: Because, in Paradise, he was not actually seeing in himself weaknesses in
anything at all. Hoping for that permanence in this impermanent world, man subconsciously
finds himself being tortured. Hence Soul feels discontented when intermixed with the Ego.
However, if Soul is purified, then the difficulty will cease, because the Union of Friend to
Friend is the release of the Soul from the mold.
"Death is a bride uniting lover to beloved." Hadith
5. Question: Why is man made content by receiving service and submission from his
own species?
Answer: Because the elevation of his Ego puts him beside his complete authority over
material things, to crave authority over people of his own social but lower class. This quality
originates from Love of Leadership that is an inheritance of Paradise, where Adam and Eve,
peace be upon them, were served by Ghulmaan,78 but this quality has grown unfairly in most
human beings under the influence of sensual desire and egotism.
78
the handsome Lads dwelling in Paradise
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6. Question: Could you elucidate the previous question a bit more?
Answer: Basically, the young and handsome generations of the Holies79 were busy serving
Adam, peace be upon him, in Paradise. Pertaining to this nucleus, his children are also
naturally interested in having this authority in receiving and giving service to the same
species.
7. Question: What other additional secrets and wisdom would be behind this?
Answer: Some heedless and mean people of this world will have inferior positions in the
Everlasting World, due to their nonsensical past deeds. Some of them will even beg to be
among the servants and devotees of the noble people, because they would be saved from
torture by the intercession of these noble people.
8. Question: Why does man want to use various inner means, the effect of God's
Names,80 the verses of the Holy Quran, and so forth, besides the physical tools and
the power that he already has, in order for his commands and desires to be fulfilled
and to miraculously acquire the things he wants?
Answer: Because the commands of his ancestors Adam and Eve, peace be upon them,
were carried out not just by the paradise Houris and Ghulman and other Cherubim, but also,
by using some secrets of God's Names. At the moment that the Heart longed for something
in Paradise, that thing was instantaneously within their grasp due to the blessings of reciting
God's names.
9. Question: Why does man want his commands to be executed as influentially and
promptly as possible?
Answer: Because the commands of his ancestor Adam, peace be upon him, were enforced
and possible to be fulfilled immediately. Having inherited this attribute, man pays as much
attention to the execution of his desires as to their fulfillment. Also relating to his nature
according to -
"man is created in haste, namely having qualities such as rashness and quickness"81
man, by essence, is rushed in action. The wise ones, by knowing and observing all aspects
of their affairs, may pay special attention and become practically superior.
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the residents of the holy world
80
Asma-Ullah
81
Quran: al-Anbiaa (prophets), S 21 verse: 37
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Answer: Because one of the most manifest ornaments from every viewpoint and
everywhere is Paradise, besides the excellent secrets and wisdom behind the utilization way
of things, is the decoration of things with colors and fascinations. Meanwhile, these colors
shift through spectrums, are shiny and completely alive.
11. Question: What is the effect of human beings being in the loins of Adam, peace be
upon him, as sperms82 in Paradise upon their arrival into this world?
Answer: Man is also now enjoying the excellent human morals as an effect of that fortune,
provided he has equipped himself with the necessary purification of Heart and cleansing of
Ego.
Some of the clean-spirit believers demand the virtues of the Everlasting World and the
Nearness of Him Almighty Unique Being in return for the acquisition of this nobility. They
also want to succeed in fulfilling their wishes by mastering the secrets the Names of His
Holiness, the Lord of Might and Glory.
On the other hand however, there are those sensual people who, according to that
inherited taste, put all their efforts into illegitimate means of obtaining property, position, and
the best lodging for the comfort of Ego.
Otherwise, man, similar to other mammals, should have been disinterested in acquiring all
these pleasures.
12. Question: How would this command83 on God's Names be possible for man?
Answer: In two ways!
First: Man may follow his Ego and the seduction of Satan, while getting access to God's
Names, then he, as a consequence, moves away from Theism and makes an effort in
annoying people solely for his own benefit. He becomes dependent on magic. Through
illegitimate and illegal actions a person may complete some prayers, and as a result, he
succeeds in mastering the methods of magic. In the long run, the future of this kind of
people will become darker and darker, because of the disloyalties they committed and are
still committing.
13. Question: Would you please explain the second, correct way?
Answer: The second part of this command revolves around the Theism. The first step
toward this Insight can be acquired through observing the handiwork and creatures of His
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Nutfa
83
Tasarruf
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Almighty such that, one observes the Magnificence and Performance of His Almighty
Unique Artificer in each work. This is called Material Sightseeing.84
"Almighty God intends every facility for you; He does not want you to be entangled in
unbearable difficulties" etc.85
Of course there is Spiritual Sightseeing86 as well. They shall keep up with piety, cleanse the
Ego, and purify the Heart; and subsequently pay attention to the secrets in the recitation of
God's Name and His Word, and should remain persistent. Finally, they will attain different
ranks respectively, for observing the Sacred World.
They will be the discoverers of the Fourth Dimension and the owners of true authorities in
the World of Spirits.87 They will be resurrected in the category of God's great Saints88 and
higher, on the Day of Judgement.
You will find detailed discussion of this issue, with God's help, in the Epistle: "Analysis of
Man's Atom". The Qur’an has also dealt briefly with it, and it refers to the term “to reach
Notional Certainty and to reach Tangible Certainty.”89
COMMENT!
Through the aforementioned questions and answer, it is fundamentally clear, that there is an
excellent worth in humanity, much higher than what man sees in a portion of possessions in
matter. This truth becomes revealed to man, when the powers of Faith and Soul in him are
improved toward the state of excellence. In other words, man prevails over most of the secrets
of the three dimensional or material world through his exploring Intellect. In the same way, by
means of Soul and the fortification of Soul, man can rapidly discover and know the mysteries of
84
Sayer-e Afaqee
85
Al-Baqarah, S.2, Verse 185
86
Sayr-e Anfosee
87
Alame-e Arwah
88
Awliya-Ullah
89
'ilm-ul Yaqeen & Ein-ul Yaqeen, see Quran chapter 102 verse 6 & 7
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Sayr-e Anfaqee
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truths about the secrets of the Forth Dimension or the present visible and invisible world and
all living creatures, and also the Heavens and Hell(s), and the rest of that Everlasting and
Permanent World. He could even observe the aforementioned truths either in brief or in detail,
according to his capacity.
It is an appropriate question. In response, we must say that man has never dominated
anything unless his knowledge has first explored that thing.
Therefore, you should deeply study the topics of this Epistle and all the Epistles containing the
key to the secrets of the Forth Dimension, which are sent to me, so that you may understand,
with God's help, what you have been looking for.
You can use the help of this school's teachers in solving problems concerning the
aforementioned issues.
Pay close attention to the following chapter dealing with Devils where they, by using the
desires of Ego, have increased man's mindlessness and heedlessness. Let us hope to attain
the help and conquest of Almighty God as soon as possible.
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Sayr-e Anfosee
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Answer: Man is the being who has explored the oceans and has built dams and canals in
order to dominate and make proper use of them. As for the enormous flood of spiritual
powers in himself and in his fellow-creatures however, he has not built any dams except for
some political containments, and that based on Ego.
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Al-Kahf, S.18, verse 109
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Satan or sometimes Angel. Regarding Angels, man still does not try to strengthen those
angelic inspirations.93
COMMENT!
First Stage: At the end, once again, your attention will be deeply drawn to the fact that Soul,
and spirituality, with their negative and positive impacts, each has in its essence, exclusive
qualities and particular secrets. This means that, the lower the spiritual power goes in a human
being, the weaker and weaker angelic inspirations become to him.
Such effects can be seen clearly in people. A person may seem to be very delightful verbally
and optimistic to all proposals, though in practice nothing comes from him but absolute refusal.
The two involved parties realize from the beginning that the person is making flattering
overtures simply to make the other side happy while, in his heart, he has no true interest in
joining and helping. The other side realizes that the person is not ready to take on the smallest
difficulty for his sake and, even if the person were ready, he would have no success in his
physical practice of it.
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Ilhamat-e Malakee
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Second Stage:
In this kind of society, no matter how high the standards of living reach or how much comfort
is accessible to the public, peace of heart sill does not exist in the society. On the contrary, each
individual feels some kind of fear and restlessness within himself.
In fact, this is an indication of the prevalence of Soul's pressure on the body warning the
person of the wrong path that he has chosen to follow. Therefore, some kind of grievous
depression makes the person worry and feel sad, without giving the cause.
Right there, Satan perceives the situation. Using this opportunity, Satan chooses one of two
ways to instantaneously make some arrangements.
In the first way, Satan tries to keep the person busy with singing songs or melodies, or with
illegalities and this or that story. Utmost, he gets the person to hum or whistle a song.
In the second way, if the person is alone, then Satan, by presenting the index of the Mental
Files94 into the Heart and Brain, one after the other, tries to bring on sensual, grievous, or
worrisome matters and thereby to keep the person busy.
These are all signs of the Soul's distress and the effect of the Heart's discomfort in a person,
due to his paying attention to corrupt inhuman matters.
1. Question: How do the inward or spiritual characteristics of man differ with those of
the animals?
Answer: Modesty95 and shame are two special agents in man. At certain times and specific
locations he does not engage in things mostly enjoyable to him; out of modesty, he refrains.
This brief explanation may not well clarify the truth of this characteristic.
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the occurrences recorded through our five external senses in their corresponding specific locations in
the brain
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3. Question: Who is man?
Answer: Man is the being who inwardly appears to be up to twenty, thirty, one hundred or
more times greater than he is, in that he has developed himself from the perspective of Soul
or Ego. But Rumi96 says from the standpoint of wise people, angels and devils
Couplet:
"The body is not veiled from the Soul, and the Soul from the body
But Soul remains veiled from everyone."
6. Question: How then, can man reach a superior station and in what cases does he fall
to an inferior station.
Answer: By following the Ego, should man tend to lean toward extreme lowliness and
meanness, he is outwardly a human being but inwardly a very deceitful and fraudulent
beast. By taking advantage of humanity's position, he makes harmful exploitations, because
his Soul has descended to the level of Animal-Soul97 with the only difference being the
availability of chance for people still in this situation to return to Almighty God. By making
efforts, they could still reach the perfect and true human position or rank. Also, on the
opposite side, as long as his Soul has not reached the position of Jaann98 and his Ego the
position of At-Peace,99 then there exists a 25 - 30 % probability that he may go astray.
95
haya
96
Mawlana Jalaludin Balkhy (or Rumi): the very famous Afghan religious scholar of the seventh century
A.H. (Islamic calendar); Mathnawi is one of his famous books.
97
Rooh-e Haywanee: the third lowest rank of Soul
98
the third and highest rank of the Soul
99
Mutma'inna
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13. Question: What privileges do these skills and authorities prove for him?
Answer: He is just showing examples and declaring evidence of his excellent intelligence
and qualities granted to him by Almighty God, which he possesses quantitatively and
qualitatively above all other existents.
14. Question: Why are all other beings except man created in a horizontal form?
Answer: So that their heads may reach the ground as quickly as possible for the purpose of
eating and drinking. Therefore, they are deprived of spiritual ascent.
15. Question: Why, on the contrary, is man the only one among living creatures on the
earth to have been created in an upright shape?
Answer: The perception of this secret is related to the fact that if man's spiritual powers
ascend, he will go directly to the Highest-of-High.100 And if, on the contrary, Ego should
prevail over him, then he will go down to the Lowest-of-Low.101
16. Question: What inner aspect is this Ascent and Descent a result of?
Answer: The Soul is from the Presence of the Glorious Supreme Being, it manifests itself in
the form of life in the body, and knowledge is represented by intellect in the body. Both Soul
and Intellect have been entrusted to man's body from the Sacred World. Likewise, Ego,
which is the essence of our malicious world, inferior world, or the earth, is also instilled in
man's body.
Therefore, each of these factors is trying to reunite with its origin. This means that, if
Soul is fortified, then the person will directly ascend to the Highest-of-High; and if the Ego
should prevail, then it will take man down to the Lowest-of-Low.
17. Question: Where would man's abode be, if the states of Soul and Ego were equal in
him?
Answer: The main purpose of all these life scenarios is actually to be tested and
consequently to acquire Insight into Glorious Him. It is to find and perceive the Greatness,
Glory and Perfection of the Creator of the earth and sky. It is to accept with complete faith,
all the rest of the hidden and exposed things as proof of His Almighty's unique Perfection
100
'Ula-Uliyeen (the highest heavenly station, or the maximum spiritual ascent for man
101
Asfal-ulSafileen (the lowest of Hell(s), or the minimum spiritual descent for man)
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and Magnificence; and to recognize Him as without opposition or likeness. These are
some of the methods of establishing the relationship with Him Almighty.
The sign of the establishment of this relationship is such that, the owners of this fortune
benefit God's creatures, always and everywhere, for the sake of His happiness, without
thinking of any personal gain.
Almighty God has bestowed upon us the entire honor, favors, gifts, kindness, and
compassion from the beginning of the creation. Therefore, according to this criterion, if a
guilty or disobedient person is not saved from the torture by a particle of faith through the
intercession of some pious servant of God, then the person will taste the torture for a limited
time in Hell. Afterwards, for the sake of his original faith, he will be taken out of Hell and
placed in his abode in a Paradise or in the Ismuth.
18. Question: Will this intercession for the guilty people be accepted only from the elite
human beings?
Answer: No! If a person has made the hearts of a fellow human being or of some other
living creatures happy by fulfilling their desires and hopes when they were facing a disaster,
then he will be saved by that creature's good prayer, as well.
Likewise, if the person did a favor for a harmless animal or a small animate such as an ant,
and he has saved it; then he will be pardoned by the Glorious Gracious, Great, Almighty
God, through the intercession of that living creature.
Undoubtedly, you have gained a certain knowledge thus far from the study of these
collections of secrets of the holy Qur’an and the Hadith. Hence, I believe the clean-hearted
faithful religious scholars have well perceived as to what these collections of meaningful and
enlightening secrets under the different titles of Monotheism are. Who can obtain these secrets?
And what has been the purpose of man's creation?
They have certainly clearly understood all the aforementioned issues, and the fact that
Almighty God with His Grace wants to spread this fortune theoretically and practically in the
simplest of ways. But, unfortunately, man has gone astray quite often. Where has he gone?
Why has he deviated from the right path? This leaning gives him nothing but damage.
"But their businesses are profitless and they have lost true direction."102
In this situation, they will certainly achieve nothing, but they still go and search, they will even
run. A minority will return.
Where does the cause of all this ignorance and heedlessness in mankind emanate from,
and why has it absorbed mankind so much into it? These are all appropriate questions. After
excessive pondering, the divers into the ocean of hope and forgiveness of His Praiseworthy and
Noble Almighty God, have fully obtained these mysterious truths and enlightening fresh pearls,
and they have handed them to us.
Truly, we succeed to eradicate a disease or calamity only when we have theoretically
understood it in depth from every viewpoint and have diagnosed it. Therefore, physicians fully
study the specifications and symptoms of diseases and the modes and circumstances of the
patient before issuing prescriptions. Sometimes, they even do laboratory tests such as testing
urine, feces, blood, or saliva in order to diagnose the disease, the kind of microbe, and the
location of the pain as best as possible. These preliminary steps shorten the path to find the
disease and to eradicate it.
Likewise, we wish to cure and fight the spiritual diseases as soon as possible, with the
help of Almighty God and the cooperation of sincere companions, to transform this abode of
land and sea to a free garden ready for enjoyment and a true peaceful abode of all mankind for
the sake of humanity's life, so that they may therein live happily with no trouble an no difficulty.
This hope can materialize and this truth can be proven, once we know where the source of all
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Al-Baqarah, S.2, verse 16
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the wickedness and cannibalism have originated from, and how they have overcome and
defeated us.
Hereby, with the help of Almighty God, we have put at your access the materials
demonstrating these secrets one after the other, so that you may deeply, faithfully and
ambitiously study them. You should practice accordingly as far as your understanding leads
you, and control your deeds and words therewith. At the end, you may become a
knowledgeable person and a dynamic Muslim in your society, and proceed towards activities.
Fortunately, the Holy Quran and the Orphan Messenger, Muhammad, peace be upon
him, have clearly entrusted us with the key to these secrets, they state as follows:
“…There is a piece of flesh in the body. If it is purified, then the whole body becomes
sound; if it is perverted then the whole body will go to corruption and perversion. Be
informed and aware that this piece of flesh is the Heart.”103
Hence, taking each other’s hand, we pass through the garden of the Heart and glimpse
this computer’s secrets. This can be of much use to us in becoming more successful than ever
before at correcting and improving our behaviors.
2. Question: What special position has the existence of the Heart taken in man and in
the world?
Answer: There is a need for mirrors in a house and the need for televisions in the country to
help mankind see things. Likewise in man's body, the Heart, with its special mirror, can
possibly serve man in better determining the nature and the methods of utilization of all
things.
"Indeed, it is not the eyes that grow blind, but it is the Hearts, which are within the
bosoms, that grow blind"105
[Sight of the Heart]
4. Question: How could all these properties be contained in the Heart, whereas it seems
to be a piece of flesh?
Answer: The tongue is a piece of flesh, as well, but each part of it is specified to feel
particular tastes. For example, the tip of the tongue is fixed for sweetness, its sides for
sourness, its end for bitterness, and it has other partitions as well.
Likewise, the Heart has its separate Nuclei for the perception of things.
The same way, the brain is one piece but, through the Grace of Almighty God, each part
of it is arranged for conservation and perception of specific matters of our five senses.
6. Question: How would the nature of the Heart be illustrated in man's body?
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Hadith, Bukhaaree and Muslim
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Al-A'raf, S.7, verse 179
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Al-Hajj, S.22, verse 46
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Al-Baqarah, S.2, verse 10
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Answer: Man's Heart serves as a transmitter and receiver from person to person and
from servant to Glorious God.
7. Question: where are the locations of Soul and Ego in the heart?
Answer: The station of Soul and its center of junction in the body are based on two poles.
First: The Brain
Second: The Heart
Likewise, the location for the Ego has been fixed on the lowest part of the Heart.
8. Question: How could the relationship between the Heart and the Brain in the body be
exemplified?
Answer: The specific cells of the Heart can be compared to the telephone equipment in
each office, and the Brain as the network connecting them all. This means that if a cell of
distinctive property appears to be more inflamed, then, Satan, by magic, dials the particular
number of that cell. When that particular number is dialed, then the corresponding matters of
that cell will automatically appear in the Brain's archive.
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anwaar
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out of order, or transforms it to a tool specified for mischief to the advantage of Satan and
disadvantage of his own fellow human beings.
Us and Vigilance,
Ego and Deceitfulness
After perceiving the true capabilities of man, a portion of which you just studied, we believe that
you might be deeply surprised as to why man, who possesses all this intelligence and efficiency,
is still committing suicide and genocide, and is still busy warring on the battlefields.
Truly, all seditions are due to Ego. The Ego is their main source. Hence, it has caused
individual and social discomforts. Mankind must wake up and hurry to stop it with the help of
Almighty God, especially in these critical times when the East and the West are facing the wild
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flames of fire (atomic bombs or other world destructive bombs of hydrogen etc.,) from impious
people. We must give deep thought to this issue. If the faithful enlightened ones and the true
humanistic people do not focus as soon as possible on controlling this violent fire of Ego and
Lust, then certainly this calamity will sooner or later plunge humanity into the dragon's throat of
annihilation, and humanity will pass to the world of gloom and flames. This is a warning.
Could you carefully observe the human losses by man himself for his egoistic purposes,
and other crimes and plundering committed by him? There, you clearly observe that the
fratricides committed by this being are incomparably greater than all the human loss caused by
reptiles and wild animals from the beginning of time up until to today.
If we were only to take the statistics of all the people killed in the twentieth century or the
Nuclear Age, or World War Two, it will not turn out to be half or even an equal amount, but
many times greater, compared to the human loss caused by his enemies, such as snakes,
scorpions, wolves, lions, tigers, and even by natural catastrophes such as storms, floods,
earthquakes, and so forth.
Why did those ones then, claiming to have reached the truth, not halt these genocides?
Why did they not establish schools promoting peace and soundness, and why did they not
organize scholastic programs, which could have saved man from these fratricides? These are
awakening questions.
Thereby, you clearly understand that man has focused on studying and paid attention to
everything except himself! He has researched everything except his own self. He has
succeeded in controlling rebellious oceans and mountains, but not in controlling himself!
Likewise, there are many other questions. Thus, we will, with the assistance of Almighty
God, inform you knowledgeably, through the latest and simplest systems according to the
teachings of the intact Qur’an, about a brief Analysis of the human body, to understand how to
control mankind. In the following pages, we will make you aware of some truths concerning the
Ego.
• Enjoining-unto-Evil (Ammarah-b-Ssoo)
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• The Accusing Ego (Lawwama)
• The Ego at-Peace (Mutma'inna)
4. Question: Would you please explain the above question a bit more?
Answer: Since the animals of each globe are dependent on the properties of the greatest
creature among them on their globe or firmament, and, therefore, on Earth, the animals on
land and in the seas have to participate in some way in consuming some of the food and
drink consumed by their globe's noble one (man), so that man may show some tendency to
make use of these animals. For all these animals are created for man, and man is created
for acquiring insight into and getting acquainted with the Creator of this entire hidden and
exposed world. So that, by means of Remembrance,110 Observation of the Exhibition,111
Humbleness, Thanksgiving, and Serving God's creatures, man may establish a relationship
with his Creator.
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The Generous Quran (chapter and verse): Yusuf verse 53, Qiyamat verse 2, Al-Fajr verse 27
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Dhikr
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Fikir
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6. Question: To what is this ascent and descent of Ego due?
Answer: Since Soul and Intellect, the signs of which in the body, are life and knowledge,
have been entrusted to this box of the body from the Sacred World; and likewise, the Ego,
which is the essence of the inferior would or the planet Earth, is instilled in the body,
therefore, each one is trying to prevail over the other and to unite the person to its own
origin. In other words, Soul is trying to unite with the Sacred World or the Fourth Dimension,
while Ego is trying through illegitimate means to get access to worldly pleasures, and to
consequently fully submerge in this perishing world.
7. Question: Where would a person's abode be if his Ego and Soul were at equal levels?
Answer: The main purpose for presenting these scenes is for firmly orienting oneself, either
towards Glorious God, or the world. Ultimately, to obtain proximity with the Creator of the
earth and the sky, by means of faithfully observing these hidden and exposed things and to
recognize Him Almighty as Unique and as having no partner and no similitude. Almighty
God has freely bestowed upon us all honor, favors, gifts, kindness, and compassion from
the beginning of Creation. According to this criterion, He Almighty wants to resettle each
individual human being after the test of life, in one of the abodes—Heavens or Hell(s).
Therefore, the human body is placed between the two oppositions and the person is subject
to conflagrations. With the equality of the states of Soul and Ego, however, the double or
manifold divine rewards for goodness and charitable deeds are the cause of Ego reaching
salvation.
8. Question: How long will the test of life last, and when will its result become available?
Answer: Man is subjected to the conflagrations of Soul and Ego, and the good angelic
inspirations and the evil satanic temptations. He is caught in this situation from the
beginning of puberty, as mandatory, according to religious law, and before that optionally
according to recommended religious precepts.112 Meanwhile the Honorable Angel
Recorders113 are with him recording his words and deeds, with their well-ordered cameras
and cassette players, so to speak. As soon as the appointed instant for death arrives, the
Soul will instantaneously be faced with the projection of one of the places, the favors of the
Heavens or the torture of Hell. This is called the minor resurrection. Of course, after the
gathering on major resurrection in reality, the people of good deeds will be permanently
settled in all those favors and enjoyments of the Heavens, and the people of evil deeds in
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Mustahabb: actions which if fulfilled, there is a reward; if not fulfilled, no sin is considered
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see Quran chapter 82 verse 11: Kiram an-Katibin, the honorable angels recording the deeds and
words of the individual human being
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the distresses of Hell.
14. Question: Is it possible for man to live without outward and egoistic restrictions?
Answer: Sure! Once he understands the atrocious acts caused by the prevalence of Ego
and sensuality, and once he prevails over them both outwardly and inwardly, it is only then,
that the control for application of outward laws114 ceases; the laws, which are actually a halt
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Laws dealing with he outer world of man, such as, social, civil, etc.
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on the hidden desires of Ego for the aggressors.
COMMENT
Before beginning the discussion on the heedlessness of the Ego, as you have noticed, you
briefly studied the nature of Ego and the attainment of its different stages. Consequently,
you might have drawn the conclusion that, in such cases, the Ego has to be something
completely harmful and designed for the absolute destruction of man. No never! The truth is
that the existence of Ego has been created fully for the improvement of man's material,
spiritual, perishable, and everlasting life. For, if Ego did not exist, then how could the lack of
bodily molecules be felt?
Likewise, if Ego becomes Ego-at-Peace, like atomic energy, it will serve man in many ways
in the rise of the Soul up to the proximity of His Almighty Presence. Or, in other words, Ego
can be a tool of both man's nearness or remoteness to Almighty God. Namely, if Ego is
purified, it will cause the faithful to be successful in both worlds; if it becomes corrupt, then
the person will be disgraced in both worlds. Some people might use their agility, and try,
through imposture and cleverness, to portray their bad actions as good in this world, but
how could they ever be set even this much free from the Presence of the Great and All-
Knowing Glorious God.
In summary, if we imagine the Ego as fertilizer, it is the cause of growth of Soul's tree. If the
fertilizer is in abundance the tree will die or will get extremely weak. This is the simplest
illustration to understand the position of the Ego in man's body.
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Radiya and Mardiyya are the two most high levels of Ego
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the two kinds of Devils: the visible one of the human kind, and the invisible one of the jinn kind
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with the help of Glorious God. Of course, relationship and companionship with clean-
hearted friends are the first signs of finding this fortune.
It is clarified to some extent that man's body is not just the manifestation of all its
performances in this world, but there are quarrels going on inside it. As a matter of fact, the
radiation of organs' actions and reactions is apparent to the eye from the effect of those
processes. If these actions are good, then they are the result of Angelic Inspirations. If they are
evil, then they are based on Satanic Disguises.117 Therefore, the person always finds himself
facing a kind of contention in carrying out affairs. The question here arises that why, in carrying
out the affairs that have been decided upon, does the person find himself unconsciously under
the influence of the dilemmas of "Do it" and "Do not do it."
Sure, this situation clearly proves that we are under the reign of two Angelic and Satanic
forces and their attracting means, namely, Soul and Ego. Now the question comes down to,
what should we do so that we may free ourselves from under the yoke of Satanic Temptations,
and to continuously keep the Angelic Inspirations relaying to the computer of the Heart? This is
an appropriate question.
The answer to this question necessitates explaining the knowledge which, with the help
of Almighty God, for the first time on the face of the earth, is hereby presented in this summary
of all heavenly books, especially the Mother of Islamic books (the Holy Quran). The mysterious
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Satanic Disguises (Talbeesat-e Shaytanne): a particular strategy of Satan is to make something evil
look good, or to give it nice cover to something ugly, thereby, making the person willing to act upon
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and mystical secrets of this summary are undisputed guidance towards the peace an
harmony of all individual human beings in the world. It is the unifier of the seekers of Truth to the
Fourth Dimension, and the conveyance of the noble human descendants to the Court of His
Presence up to higher ranks that God may will.
We should not distance ourselves from the topic. In the following example you will see the
unbalanced appearance of a person while giving an insignificant donation. Ponder! Why is he
involuntarily facing this and other conflicting processes of "Give" and "Don't give," and "Do it"
and "Do not do it"? It will not be inopportune if I mention that all inspirations to good and all
temptations to evil are often the result of the outcomes of five senses, which, either at the
present or their radiation in the aftermath, entangles the person. Sometimes, these inspirations
or temptations are relayed to the person without any previous records, which we have
explained, as required, in a separate Epistle " Lessons of Monotheism,”118 but it is out of scope
now.
In summary, as soon as the unknown or known rays of goodness arrive, if the cells inside
the Heart were under the influence and arrangement of the Soul, then the computer of Intellect
receives them and will subsequently fulfill and execute them automatically. For example: while
you are going along your way, you see a beggar. Immediately, the Nucleus of Sentiment, by
encountering this sight, will prompt you to catch the corresponding Waves of: "Doing good to
God's creatures for His happiness." Consequently, with no hesitation, you will give him the
necessary help according to your ambition. This is an example of the effect of benevolent
inspirations, and there are many other kinds, which you meet daily. You may ponder, why are
we occasionally prevented from carrying out the good deeds and other charitable acts?
Answer: Sure! If the corrupt Nuclei of Jealousy and Parsimony among the Heart's cells are
fortified due to unnecessary and inhuman instincts, then during the arrival of these kinds of
inspirations, before observing the pitiful situation mentioned above, Satan, by using the
occasion, will make manifest his disguising, corrupt, tempting propaganda through various
tricks. He prevents the person from accomplishing that charitable deed.
For example: in the previous occurrence, before deciding to give a donation to the
beggar, it will be whispered in the Heart that, "that person should work," "they are too used to
laziness," or "don't give to this person; give it to another person who is your relative, or to that
poor person who lives in that other place," and so on.
In summary, Satan prevents the person from giving the donation right on the spot.
Afterwards Satan will stop him from giving the donations and helping in other places as well,
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through the same temptations. This is the smallest and commonplace example of Satanic
Temptations, and Satan's devilishness in our life. You may think now of greater ones.
1. Question: Why does man suffer as a result of abandoning a bad or good habit?
Answer: This issue is essentially clear that whenever the actor is righteous, it is due to the
motivation of angelic forces, and whenever he is in unrighteous, then it is due to the
encouragement of corrupt satanic forces, that he has become accustomed to that habit.
Therefore, it is possible to abandon that habit whatsoever it may be. However, how could
the temptations for practicing or the inspirations for adapting a habit be prevented? Hence,
abandoning either one becomes the cause of disturbance for the addicted person.
Therefore, there is a proverb, which says: "the abandoning of habit will cause a disease."
These good and evil motivations are proof of the existence of the two angelic and satanic
forces in man.
7. Question: How can the signs of these two forces of good and evil be sensed in man's
outer or inner self?
Answer: It is difficult at the beginning to make perceptible these two undeniable, invisible
truths and to enlighten them in this summary, but the perception of these two pleasant and
unpleasant truths can be sought inwardly by the heart and outwardly by the outer senses.
8. Question: Why does man find himself inwardly and involuntarily busy with other
things while engaged in leisure or work?
Answer: The cause for this occupation, especially in our time, is very often from the side of
Satan and Ego.
9. Question: Are the hindrances from beneficial deeds carried out only by jinni-Devils,
or do human-Devils have a hand in it as well?
Answer: Actually, in some of these good and evil scenarios, sometimes there is human
assistance in beneficial ways and, other times, human-satanic cooperators in evil ways
collaborate in the executing or not-executing of deeds. This is especially the case in this
age, when there are many people outwardly human looking but inwardly cooperating fully,
partially, or instantly with the jinni-Devils in causing a sound person to be robbed. Thereby,
they force that person towards wickedness, malevolence, and destruction.
"And share (Devils) with them (people) wealth and children" etc.119
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his business, somehow his mind and heart are subconsciously busy examining those
occurrences, especially if they concern suffering and worry. He does not know what forces
him to be busy examining those tragic occurrences. Truly, these are Satanic Temptations,
and that is it.
18. Question: Could man become a good person by making this much effort?
Answer: Sure! Provided that he comprehends and distinguishes through these questions
and answers, all the general good and evil attributes of mankind, and his own shortcomings.
Afterwards, he should distance himself from what he thinks are the sources of deficiencies
in society and try to eliminate them. He should join with concerned, active, and
knowledgeable individuals so together, according to their capability, they could take greater
steps towards healing. If he may fail on occasion, to have taken these steps, then he should
at least be sorry for not having tried.
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Verily, these kinds of people will become examples of perfect and real human qualities,
and are the sound members of society. They shall be of great use in the path of Almighty
God, and also in the improvement and organization of society.