Book of Healing - Healing Through Knowledge - Examples of Qur'anic Marvels and Wonders Part Two
Examples of Qur'anic Marvels and Wonders Part Two
Tags: Divine Vision, Pearl of Intellect
1. Subtle Nourishments: It is the wisdom-filled command of God: "O Messengers! eat of the good things and do good" (23:51). Had this command been only about the external and material good things, the mu'mins would also have been mentioned together with the Messengers in this command. But it is not so, only the Messengers are addressed in it. This shows that in this command (only) the subtle nourishments which are available in the form of fragrances are mentioned. The holy Prophet used to like physical fragrance as well, which was as an example and a symbol of spiritual fragrances.
2. Shirt of Yusuf: In verse (12:7), God says: "Certainly in Yusuf and his brothers there are signs for the inquirers (sa'ilin)". Here it is necessary to duly reflect on the word "sa'ilin" which means inquirers, beggars. Thus if a Muslim beggar (darwash, faqir) goes to the sacred door of his True Messenger, begging for the charity of the secrets of the Surah of Yusuf, it is certain that he will receive this charity in the signs of knowledge and wisdom. This means that God wants to give spiritual charity to those of His servants who are beggars in the real sense. Whether a mu'min experiences the shirt of Yusuf in this world or not, it is evident from this argument that it will be the attire of every mu'min in Paradise (12:93-94), which you can also call jism-i mithali; with which there are subtle nourishments full of fragrances.
3. Flying Saucers: Although at present scientists are unaware of the reality and recognition of flying saucers, in the future this great secret will be revealed that, they are those living shirts for mankind, which are mentioned in verse (16:81). Although they have always been there, for some time now these Divine phenomena have been appearing in the sky. It seems that by subjugating them a great revolution will come about in the world. This subjugation is possible by some means. (31:20; 45:13).
4. The Meat of Birds in Paradise (56:21): Although bird meat is a delicious and nutritious food in this world, it is after all not a subtle nourishment for the people of Paradise. For, dense nourishment is not eaten in paradise. If this is so, tell us what is the reality alluded to in the meat of birds? Answer: Birds mean angels and souls and meat means meeting with them and knowledge and wisdom, whose sweetness and spiritual and intellectual strength is unique (56:21).
5. Sanduq-i Sakinah (The Chest of Peace, 2:248): There are nine places in the wise Qur'an where those people who, due to their wrong-headedness, consider the stories of the Qur'an the stories of the ancients, are condemned. This was the extreme ignorance of the unbelievers, for in the entire noble Qur'an and in each of its stories, in addition to countless exhortations and lessons, there are also precious spiritual gems. For instance, take the story of the chest of peace: If the Perfect Guide has been appointed according to the will of God and the Messenger, the door of spirituality will open to some of his followers. He is the same chest of peace in which God, the Sustainer of the World, has kept the tranquillity of ma`rifat (taskin-i ma`rifat) and all the spiritual and intellectual relics of the Prophets and awliya' (2:248). One can see that this story is related, not only to the past, but also to the present and the future.
6. Divine Treasures (15:21): "And there is not a thing but with Us are the treasures of it, and We do not send it down but according to the known measure (of the people)". If we look into this heavenly teaching from an exoteric point of view, the question may arise: What are the things and bounties which can come down all the time? Is the holy Qur'an on the earth or in Heaven? Is it not among the great treasures of God from which things continue to come down? Answer: The things which continue to come down from the treasures of God have neither enumeration nor estimation. They are not only external, material and worldly, but also internal, spiritual and religious. The glorious Qur'an, with respect to space, is on the earth, but with respect to honour and closeness to God, is in heaven, and without any doubt it is an extremely great treasure of God. Thus, from the above-mentioned treasures, varied bounties continue to come down all the time according to the knowledge and good deeds of the people.
7. Various Examples of the Reality of Realities: In the material world things come into being in two ways. First, when the sapling begins to grow, the seed is already dissolved, and when the chicken comes out, only the shell remains. Secondly, when a book is written with a pen, the latter remains intact, and when things are made in a mould or in a workshop, neither the mould nor the workshop disappears. In the light of these clear examples, we have to discuss whether the Pearl of Intellect from which God, the Supreme Creator, created the universe of the earth and the heaven, is extinct? No, no. Not at all. For the Pearl of Intellect can be compared neither with the seed of a tree nor with the egg of a bird. However, there is no doubt that only the pen can be an example of the Pearl of Intellect. And it is for this reason that the Pearl of Intellect is called the Divine Pen. And the same is the Reality of realities, whose subsidiary examples are of various types.
8. To Enfold the Universe (21:104; 39:67): If you want to know a great secret of the Act of God related to the world of command, then reflect on this blessed verse (33:37): "And every Act of God has been accomplished (in azal)". That is, even now the universe is enfolded in the hidden pearl, but the majority of people will be able to see the tajaddud-i amthal of this extremely great miracle only after death. It is in this respect that in the following verse, the Act of God is mentioned in the future tense, namely: "On the day when We shall roll up the heaven as a scroll for writings is rolled up" (21:104).
9. Ascent (Mi`raj) and the Divine Vision: The concept of the Divine vision (didar-i ilahi) is as important as it is high. Let us therefore cure our intellect and soul by mentioning it. The concept of Divine vision has two aspects: from one aspect, it is impossible and from another it is possible, as the holy Prophet had attained it first in the world of creation and then in the world of command, i.e. in the Ascent (mi`raj). The references to the Divine vision which the holy Prophet had in the world of water and clay i.e. the world of creation, are: ...illa wahyan (except by the sign of manifestation, 42:51), ...bi'l-ufuqi'l-mubin (on the clear horizon, 81:23), … bi'l-ufuqi'l-a`la (on the highest horizon, 53:7) and the reference to the Divine vision which he had in the world of soul and intellect, i.e. the world of command, is: ...`inda sidrati'l-muntaha (at the lote-tree of the utmost boundary, 53:14).
10. Divine Vision of Hazrat Musa and the Rank of Fana' Fi'llah (7:143): Hazrat Musa also attained the Divine vision in one sense, but not in another. Thus when God manifested Himself on the mountain of Intellect, from this manifestation of knowledge and wisdom, the mountain of Intellect was scattered into gems of knowledge and gnosis and under the influence of this Divine vision, he became effaced and annihilated.
11. Divine Vision (ru'yat, didar) is for the Sake of Given Knowledge (`ilm-i ladunni): The Divine vision which is possible is specified for the demonstration of the secrets of azal and abad. Thus those wise mu'mins and Muslims who protect themselves from intellectual diseases and continue to seek the secrets of knowledge and gnosis, will God willing, gradually climb the ladder of certitude and gnosis and will one day be honoured with this Holy vision. Amin!
N. N. Hunzai,
Tuesday 11 Dhu'l-Hijjah 1408
26 July, 1988.
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