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Caskets of Pearls Vol. 1 - Casket of Pearls 41

Casket of Pearls 41

Tags: Language, `Illiyyin, Burushaski, Tamathil, Luminous Movies, Mountains, Quake

Q391 Spiritual science is one of the terms coined by you and it is your favourite subject as well. Thus, please tell us in its light whether the linguistic bounties of one's own language exist in paradise for everyone? If so, what is its proof?
A391

• The wise Qur'an has repeatedly declared that everything in paradise is according to the desire of people. The phrase "ma yasha'una" (what they like) has occurred in five places in the Qur'an (16:31; 25:16; 39:34; 42:22; 50:35).
• In verse (30:22) the brightest proof regarding languages is that God considers them among His signs (ayat), which He is going to show them. It is evident from this that we are going to see the wonders and marvels of our own respective languages.
• Another authentic proof in this connection is that languages are preserved in the records of deeds of the people of the previous times. You should carefully study the wisdom-filled subject of the record of deeds in the holy Qur'an.

Q392 This is a very interesting and extremely useful discussion. Kindly furnish more proofs for us.
A392

• Imam-i mubin (36:12) is the guarded Tablet in which all things including languages are preserved and recorded.
• `Illiyyin means the exalted Imams who are a written book in which the record of deeds of all the righteous ones is preserved (83:18-20), and the record of deeds is in the language of every individual.
• See verses (99:7-8) that man is going to see each and every particle of his word and deed. This shows that every word of the language is preserved.
• In verse (18:9), there is an allusion that just as God had miraculously preserved the people of the cave, He preserves the ancient languages and inscriptions as well. Praise belongs to Allah!

Q393 This shows that people can see the miracles of their languages in luminous dreams, spirituality and paradise, so please tell us what wonders and marvels of Burushaski did you see and what are the expectations from the holy Lord's infinite mercy?
A393

• I have been continuing to describe all my states to the wise people in the way of wisdom.
• However, I would like to mention a few things here. The entire story of my spiritual revolution has been in Burushaski. I was extremely amazed by the Burushaski speech of the ruhanis. Frankly speaking, I used to be ashamed of my child-like Burushaski.
• Every mu'min fears God and also has expectations of His mercy. Thus, everything including the great bounty of religious books is in paradise.

Q394 It is mentioned in verses (82:10-11): "And verily there are over you the honourable scribes who remember (your deeds)." How do these angels remember the words and deeds of human beings and how do they write? Do they record the language spoken by human beings or do they translate this into a particular language? Do the angels write with their hands?
A394

• If you accept that the silent revolution of ta'wil has come, then the answers to these questions are easy. The angels record all our deeds through spiritual pictures (tamathil). Tamathil is the name of spiritual films.
• They record human speech as it is without translating it.
• Angels do not write with the hand as human beings do.

Q395 By tamathil (sing. timthal) you have meant spiritual films. In what way? Could you please elaborate further?
A395

• God willing, we will explain precisely.
• First of all, it is necessary to know that the tamathil are both in the external as well as the internal world and in both places they are still as well as moving, silent as well as speaking.
• This means that in the internal world those tamathil (pictures) that move and speak are luminous movies in the language of spiritual science.

Q396 In the proof of luminous movies your well-substantiated explanation was wonderful. However, two difficult questions arise as a result of it. That is, the word tamathil is used in two places of the wise Qur'an (21:52; 34:13) and their literal translation differs from yours. Could you present the two verses as proof and evidence of the luminous movies?
A396 God willing! Verse (21:52) is a description of the people of Abraham (May peace be through him), and how they used to worship tamathil (pictures, idols) in which Azar was leading them. In addition to the external world, these tamathil were also in the internal world. In the initial stages of spirituality the most beautiful pictures which appear are not God at all, rather they are idols. Thus, Hazrat Abraham (May peace be through him) condemned the two kinds of idolatry. This does not negate the existence of luminous movies, just as condemning sun worshipping does not negate the sun.

Q397 The other question relates to tamathil in verse (34:13). Please tell us what kind of tamathil the jinns used to make for Hazrat Solomon (May peace be through him), physical or spiritual?
A397

• The holy Qur'an always speaks of internal and spiritual wonders and marvels because material things are common to us all in this world.
• The great favours of God that the jinns, by His command, used to accomplish great spiritual feats are mentioned in the verse under discussion. One of them was making luminous movies.
• Sometimes, jinn is used instead of angel, in order to try the people and to hide a secret, because the obedient jinn is called angel and a disobedient one, satan.

Q398 You say that every favour of God is unique, therefore the progress of time does not depreciate its value. What is the proof of this fact?
A398

• The proof is that were the Throne of Solomon (May peace be through him) in a physical state instead of being in a spiritual state, then in comparison to this the aeroplane would have been an all-reaching universal miracle. However, this is not so. The Throne of Hazrat Solomon (May peace be through him) is in spirituality and is God's favour, which is unprecedented and everlasting.
• Similarly, the tamathil that are made by jinn are in spirituality. You may be amazed to know that it is your inner powers, which are the jinns and angels, because you, within yourself, are a complete world, namely the personal world.

Q399 It is mentioned in verse (59:21): "Had We sent down this Qur'an on a mountain, you would have certainly seen it humbled and rent asunder for fear of God." You say that all wisdoms are gathered first in the personal world and finally in the sacred Sanctuary. Accordingly, please tell us where the mountain in the personal world is?
A399

• Undoubtedly there are two mountains in the personal world: the mountain of the soul and the mountain of the intellect.
• These two mountains of Hazrat Moses (May peace be through him) were smashed into pieces by the theophany of God. However, it should be remembered that God's Book is not separate from His light or theophany. Thus, the inner light of the Qur'an smashed the two mountains of the personal world [of Hazrat Moses (May peace be through him)] into pieces.

Q400 Recently a dear student requested: Dear teacher, kindly explain what the quake of resurrection is? Is it physical or spiritual? Please also explain the wisdom of verses (22:1-2).
A400

• Many wisdoms are hidden in the quake of resurrection. Indeed, it is an extremely intense quake.
• Since resurrection is an internal and spiritual event, therefore the quake of resurrection is also internal.
• The intensity of it is such that every suckling mother forsakes her baby. The ta'wil of this is that during the resurrection, no teacher can teach his students.
• It is said that every pregnant female shall drop her load. The ta'wil of this is that during that time, the soul of every teacher is seized repeatedly.
• It is said that people will appear drunk, yet they are not drunk. Rather, this condition of theirs is because of negligence and is a severe intellectual punishment of God.

⁹⁴ Jalalu'd-Din Rumi, Mathnawi, ed. R. Nicholson (Leiden, 1925-33), I, verse 136.