Caskets of Pearls Vol. 2 - Casket of Pearls 64

Casket of Pearls 64

Tags: People of Dhikr, Divine Vicegerency, Manam, Sleep

Q631 It is said in Surah-yi Anbiya' (21:7): "[And O Prophet] We sent not before you, but men to whom We revealed, so ask the people of dhikr if you do not know." Please tell us who the people of dhikr are who recognise all the Prophets of the past?
A631

The people of dhikr = Qur'an, are the people of the house of the Prophet (ahl-i bayt), that is the exalted Imam (May peace be through him), whose personal world is the mirror of God's kingdom.
The best method of seeking the secrets of recognition from the Imam is that you die through your True Imam's real obedience and love and then revive. This is one good explanation of merging in the Imam (fana' fi'l-Imam).

Q632 It is said in verse (21:10): "Indeed We have sent down to you a book in which you are mentioned. What, do you not then understand?" Please tell us how people are mentioned in the Qur'an?
A632

Firstly, the Qur'an overall addresses all people.
Secondly, these people were also represented in the past or in other words, in the beginning they were all included in the army of souls.
Thirdly, they were also present in Hazrat Adam (May peace be through him)'s world of particles as well as in his progeny. They were also among those who prostrated and as well the one who was prostrated to.
Fourthly, read the Verse of Alast (7:172) and the Verse of Hal ata (76:1), and check how many times the word and the title humankind (ins, insan and nas) have been mentioned in the great Qur'an.
In short, since there is the mention of everything in the wise Qur'an (16:89), why should there not be in it the mention of the outer and inner states of people?

Q633 Whatever you have explained is excellent, especially regarding being present in the ones who prostrated as well as in the one being prostrated to (i.e. Hazrat Adam (May peace be through him)). This is the Qur'an's answer to those who are always despondent. Now our question is: After Hazrat Adam (May peace be through him), Khalifatu'llah, has every Prophet and every Imam been his inheritor and the one to whom the angels prostrated? If this is so, what is its proof?
A633

Since Divine vicegerency is to last as long as the world does, therefore every Prophet and every Imam in his respective time is certainly the successor of Adam (May peace be through him) and the vicegerent of his own time. Together with all the other attributes and perfections, he is also the one to whom the angels prostrated. Many proofs can be furnished for this reality, but here it suffices to say that Adam (May peace be through him)'s nobility is Allah's sunnat and there is no change in His sunnat.

Q634 In verse (21:101) it is said: "Inna'lladhina sabaqat lahum minna'l-husna ula'ika `anha mub`adun." Please tell us the ta'wili wisdom of this verse.
A634

Translation: "Verily those for whom We from the beginning decreed goodness, they shall be kept away from it (hell)."
The decree of goodness from Allah is made from the beginning for those who have been blessed with the treasures of the knowledge of certainty, the eye of certainty and the truth of certainty.

Q635 Verse (21:103) states: "The great terror shall not grieve them, and the angels shall meet them (saying): 'This is your day which you were promised'." Who are these people who will not be grieved by the 'great terror'? What is the reason for this?
A635

This is the qiyamat which takes place before the physical death, for the sake of the knowledge of the hereafter (27:66) and the vision and recognition of Allah.
These are the mu'mins who keep the vigil of the night, aspire to such a qiyamat and are the lovers of Hazrat Qa'imu'l-qiyamat (May peace be through him). Such people consider the qiyamat to be the day of victory and they are not grieved by trials and tribulations.

Q636 You had said that there are certain people upon whom the angels descend, so the question is: what type of people are they? What is the cause of this great fortune?
A636

They are the saliks who die whilst still alive in the context of the jihad-i akbar.
As a result, they undergo qiyamat and the angels descend upon them.
Read Surah-yi Ha Mim as-Sajadah (41:30) with wisdom, since this secret of secrets of the Qur'an is extremely revolutionary, al-hamdu li'llah!

Q637 Yes, indeed. This is not an ordinary secret rather it is the greatest of revolutionary secrets. Please explain the wisdom of the key words of this noble verse.
A637

"Inna'lladhina qalu Rabbuna'llahu" = Those (who remember Allah) said (with the language of ism-i a`zam) our Lord is Allah; "thumma'staqamu" = then they (being revived from death under the influence of qiyamat) stood up ...
It is not appropriate to translate in an ordinary way a verse which is most special.
The word qiyamat stems from the root of qaf, waw and mim, therefore its meanings are hidden in its many forms.
The same wisdom is also mentioned in Surah-yi Ahqaf (46:13).

Q638 Verse (39:42) in Surah-yi Zumar says: "Allah seizes the souls of people at the time of their death and of those who do not die, during their sleep." Please tell us the wisdoms of this noble verse.
A638

Three types of death are mentioned in this heavenly teaching: physical death, spiritual death and sleep.
The word manam (dream, sleep), which is mentioned in this verse is the sleep of negligence of the common people whereas in the chosen ones it is the sleep of spirituality.
Thus, even in the sleep of the Prophet, the Imams and the `arifs some souls continue to leave or enter the body.

Q639 It is said in Surah-yi Saffat (37:102): "Ibrahim said to his son: 'O my son, verily I saw in a dream that I was sacrificing you'." Please tell us what type of dream this was.
A639 This was a Prophetic dream, it was a spiritual and luminous dream. Had it not been certain (yaqini) like heavenly inspiration, it would not have been acted upon.

Q640 It is said in Surah-yi Jathiyah (45:23): "Have you then seen him who takes for his Allah his own vain desire? Despite his knowledge, Allah has left him astray, sealed his ears and heart and veiled his eyes." What are the reasons for such people going astray?
A640

This going astray is due to not following the light which is appointed by Allah and His Prophet for the guidance of people.
He has had an exoteric and ineffectual knowledge and has remained deprived of true knowledge, therefore Allah sealed his ears and heart and veiled his eyes.

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