A Thousand Wisdoms - Chapter Kha'

Chapter Kha'

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309 - Kharra

He fell:

Spiritually man has come to this world from heaven, therefore his return and abode is heaven, if he attains the recognition of God. If he cannot attain recognition, then this is shirk (association with God). This is tantamount to falling from the heights of the heaven (purport of verse 22:31). Read verses (22:26-33) carefully.

310 - Khardal

Mustard, mustard seeds:

It is said in verse (31:16): "O my son, verily, though it be equal to a mustard seed in weight, and though it be in a rock, or in the heavens, or in the earth, Allah will bring it forth. Verily, Allah is subtle and aware." In this verse it is alluded that soul exists even in things like stone.

311 - Khaza'in (sing. khazinah) (1)

Treasures:

There is nothing which does not come from the Divine treasures, whether it is the inventions of material science or the discoveries of spiritual science. If there are extremely great and inexhaustible treasures of God, the pure and crystal clear river of their countless blessings has to flow forever to the people of the world (15:21).

312 - Khaza'in (2)

Treasures, treasures of God:

Question: Where in the wise Qur’an are the treasures of God mentioned?
Answer: They are mentioned in verse (15:21).

Question: What are the things contained in these treasures?
Answer: They contain everything, i.e. every bounty.

Question: How can the chosen things of the treasures of God be obtained?
Answer: They can be obtained through obedience, knowledge and recognition.

Question: What is the supreme bounty amongst these bounties?
Answer: The supreme bounty is the vision of God in whom you have to annihilate yourself, so that you may find yourself alive in Him in azali and abadi state.

Question: Where are the treasures of God?
Answer: They are in the personal world.

Question: Who guides the people to the treasures of God?
Answer: The manifest Imam, i.e. the Imam of the time.

313 - Khaza'in (3)

Treasures, treasures of God:

It is necessary to reflect upon verse (15:21) again and again, because by doing so can be discovered the secrets of the recognition of Divine treasures from it. These Divine treasures are indeed the Universal Intellect, the Universal Soul, natiq, asas and Imam, and they are full of the precious gems of lahut (the world of divinity), jabarut (the world of Divine attributes) and malakut (the world of angels).

314 - Khaza'in (4)

Treasures, treasures of God:

O my dears! Never forget the pleasant point that the chosen things of God are the most noble and the most exalted. For instance, the Divine Pen is not like a worldly pen, without soul and intellect, rather the Divine Pen and Tablet are two great angels. Similarly, His treasures too, are in the form of angels. Furthermore, it should also be remembered that there are two kinds of angels, physical and spiritual. Thus, God by His perfect power and profound wisdom, has created five such treasures for the people of the heavens and the earth, in reaching which there is no obstacle of time and space.

315 - Khaza'in (5)

The treasures of God which are in the form of great angels:

One of the examples of how the Divine treasures, which are the great angels, work can be found in verse (33:43): "He it is Who sends blessing on you and His angels also, that He may bring you forth from darknesses into light." The meaning of "sending of blessings by God" is that He only commands, but the duty of sending is accomplished by the great angels who have the status of being His treasures, whether it is blessing (salah) or anything else. It should be noted that the command is higher than the action, thus the action is subordinate to the command. Therefore, it is the glory of God that He does not work in order to accomplish any work, He simply commands.

316 - Khaza'in (6)

Treasures of God:

Another example is that if Allah willed, He Himself would have sent blessing upon mu'mins, but He did not do so, rather He commanded the supreme angel of the earth and His supreme earthly treasure (natiq), i.e. the holy Prophet: "And send upon them blessings. Verily your blessing is a source of (spiritual and intellectual) peace for them." (9:103).

317 - Khaza'in (7)

Treasures of God:

It is said in verse (15:21): "And there is not a thing but its treasures are with Us, and We do not send it down but according to known measure." It is a crystal clear fact, rather, it is Divine law that nothing is outside the Divine treasures. Thus, science and its products have come from the Divine treasures according to the endeavour and knowledge of the people. This shows that spiritual science and material science are the same thing in the higher world.

318 - Khaza'in al-arz

The treasures of the earth:

In verse (12:55) God says: "He (Yusuf) said: Set me over the treasures of the earth. Verily, I am a protector and knowing." That is, the mustawda` (Entrusted) Imam Yusuf said to the mustaqarr (Permanent) Imam: Make me the custodian of the treasures of the personal world so that they may be used with protection and knowledge.

319 - Khaza'in Rabbika

The treasures of your Lord:

In verse (52:37) God says: "Or do they own the treasures of your Lord?" That is, they do not own such treasures; rather all His treasures are in the blessed personal world of the Imam-i mubin in whom God has encompassed everything. (36:12)

320 - Khaza'inuhu

His (Allah's) treasures:

It is said in verse (15:21): "And there is not a thing but its treasures are with Us." These treasures of God are in the holy Imam of the time, who is His Treasure of treasures and who has His special proximity.

321 - Khalq

Creation:

In verse (7:54) God says: "Verily, His are the creation and the command." The creation means the lower world and the command, the higher world.

322 - Khalq ar-Rahman (1)

Creation of the Compassionate God:

O my dear! In the unique kingdom of God, on the one hand there are ranks (darajat) and on the other, there is equality (musawat). O dearer than my own soul, may I be sacrificed for you! You should also note that there are ranks among people in this world and in the next, but there is equality in azal and abad. This equality has been termed by the wise Qur’an as the “creation of the Compassionate”, as it is said in verse (67:3): "You do not see any difference in the creation of the Compassionate God." In order to make this concept understandable, Hazrat Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah, salawatu'llahi `alayhi wa salamuhu, has presented the concept of Monoreality, which is the key to the Treasure of treasures of knowledge and recognition.

323 - Khalq ar-Rahman (2)

Creation of the Compassionate God:

The holy Qur’an is one, but from the beginning to today, it has innumerable copies. Yet, this holy heavenly Book is the same book. This is an excellent example, in the light of which a wise mu'min can understand the concept of "Monoreality".
Another example of equality and monoreality is the blessed personality of the Perfect Man, innumerable copies of which are made, so that the people of ma`rifat in paradise may be both one and innumerable at the same time.
It is not wise to ignore the examples of the marvels and wonders of science. Take the example of television: How many copies of a single person's image and voice can be made, and where, how far and how many homes can they reach! There is nothing without an allusion of wisdom.

324 - Khalq jadid

A new creation:

It is said in verse (50:15): "Rather they are in doubt about a new creation." That is, they are unaware of the life of the subtle body.

325 - Khalil

Intimate friend:

According to Imam Ja`far as-Sadiq, God made Hazrat Ibrahim His servant (`abd) before making him a Prophet (nabiyy) and made him a Prophet before making him a Messenger (rasul) and made him a Messenger before making him an intimate friend (khalil) and made him an intimate friend before making him an Imam. (al-Kafi, I, 329; al-Mizan, I, 276; see also Translation of the Qur’an, by Maqbul Ahmad, p. 22).

326 - Khayr

Opposite of evil, good, good deed:

O my dear! In reality, the entire Qur'an is an account of spiritual and intellectual marvels and wonders. A magnificent example of this is that during the individual resurrection in the personal world, after passing many stages, one comes to the destination of Intellect where the annihilation of the world is observed. That is, God enfolds the universe. In this state, let alone the good, even the evil turns into the good in the hand of God. This is an exegesis and ta'wil of verse (3:26): "In your hand is the good."

327 - Khayr al-warithin

The best of inheritors:

It is mentioned in verse (21:89): "You are the best of inheritors." The wisdom of this verse is that fortunate people attain the rank of fana’ fi’llah and baqa’ bi’llah. In this sense, Allah is their best inheritor. Further, in reality, they are not dead, they have in fact become eternally alive (zindah-yi azal-u abad).

328 - Khiyarah

Choice:

It is said in verse (33:36): "And it is not for a believing man and believing woman to have any choice in their affair when Allah and His Messenger have decided a matter." The ta'wili purport of this verse is that in the personal world of a believing man or believing woman, when their spiritual progress reaches the place of tawakkul and the word "Be", then God, the real wakil limits the choice of such a person to a great extent.

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