Caskets of Pearls Vol. 2 - Casket of Pearls 86

Casket of Pearls 86

Tags: Renewal of Similitudes, Dunya, Akhirat, Angel, Jinn, Juththah-yi ibda`iyyah

Q851 Another question arises from your wonderful explanation above: Is it possible that in Allah's eternal kingdom there may still be many such secrets which are unknown even to the perfect ones and they are preserved only for the people of paradise?
A851

It is not so, since there is a system of the renewal of similitudes in Allah's eternal kingdom and He erases knowledge from the surface of time and also re-writes it (13:39).
It is the same system of the renewal of similitudes and new creation (14:19) by which Allah takes the aged women of the world to paradise and transforms them into virgin and untouched paris.
In this context, what difficulty can prevent Him from filling the personal world with the secrets of recognition!

Q852 In the above wisdom it is indicated that to forget is evil from one angle but good from another. Is this view correct?
A852

Yes, it is quite correct. A wise person is the one who knows from the start whether a matter is good or evil.
Here there is a special point to note, which is that self-effacement as a result of Allah's remembrance is a very great blessing.
The greatest success is that a mu'min should constantly remember God and forget himself, and in doing so it would not be surprising that one day the gate of spirituality may open for him.

Q853 Please tell us the literal meaning of the words 'dunya' (this world) and 'akhirat' (the hereafter) and their wisdom.
A853

'Dunya' means near, close, that is, this world, and 'akhirat' means the end, last, the hereafter, the eternal world or the next world.
The perfect ones and the `arifs observe qiyamat and the hereafter in this world. Therefore, they possess a treasure of the knowledge of the hereafter. As for a mu'min, he sees the next world and qiyamat practically only when he dies, but with respect to the [duration of the] age of the whole ummah, qiyamat is still far away.

Q854 The following question is perhaps extremely necessary: Is there a verse in the Qur'an whose wisdom shows that the believers have returned to this world after having satisfactorily lived in paradise and this secret is revealed to them when they begin to eat the fruits of knowledge of paradise again?
A854

Yes indeed, there are many such verses. However, your indication is to the following noble verse: "And whenever they shall be given fruits as food (in paradise) they shall say: 'This is what was given to us before' (2:25)."
The interval of coming out of paradise is itself a veil over it (paradise) today, yet the people of insight can see it.

Q855 You have said that Allah, in His endless mercy, transforms even aged women of this world into untouched hurs. Would you kindly indicate the verse concerned and also explain it.
A855

It is said in Surah-yi Waqi`ah (56:35-36 ): "Indeed We created them (those women) in the world and nourished them as should be, then We made them virgins (that is, transformed them into subtle bodies)."
I believe that it is a great revolutionary secret that in paradise the subtle body is not only for hurs but also for all its inhabitants.

Q856 Danishgah-i Khanah-yi Hikmat's spiritual science is really amazing and whatever praise one bestows on its universal knowledge is insufficient. Based on this confidence, we have a question: Are great souls, angels and jinns (the male and female paris), etc., manifestations of human beings themselves?
A856

Yes indeed this is absolutely correct, because this is the meaning of the subjugation of the universe.
This is also the meaning of everything being present in the personal world and the wisdom of al-qabiz and al-basit also shows this.
The law of treasures also affirms this as well as [the law] that no bounty is impossible in paradise.

Q857 Had you really seen the king of jinns as you have mentioned in one of your interviews?
A857

Yes indeed, it is absolutely true that during the spiritual revolution I had observed countless wonders and marvels and two extremely great miracles of Hujjat-i Qa'im and Hazrat Qa'im took place in front of my physical eyes.
In the ecstasy of love I called the first of the two the 'king of jinns' and indeed this is also completely correct.
It was the ibda`i body (juththah-yi ibda`iyyah) of the Sulayman (May peace be through him) of the time and was truly the king of jinns, an extremely beautiful and subtle human form, [spoke] your language, a beatific vision as well as a veil, he did not even touch the door, in fact it was opening and closing with the tremendous speed of spiritual lightning.

Q858 Two more important questions arise from this: First of all, why is it necessary for a jinn or ibda`i body to use a door whilst it is subtle and no door or wall can stop it? Secondly, is their existence like lightning?
A858

Juththah-yi ibda`iyyah does not need a door, however, coming through the door is symbolic of the fact that he is from among the hudud-i din.
Furthermore, there can also be the indication in this that if a mu'min is incarcerated in some enemy's prison, by Mawla's pleasure he can be released from there. However, for Allah's friend to remain in prison is a wisdom-filled act.
Juththah-yi ibda`iyyah is from the essence of luminosity, therefore you can say that it is a lightning creature or it is from the essence of fire, since the Qur'an says that jinn is created from fire.

Q859 With reference to Surah-yi Ma'idah (5:27) there is a question: Is it possible that the sacred fire which had accepted the sacrifice of Habil, could be the juththah-yi ibda`iyyah? Since material fire is devoid of intellect and soul, how can it represent Allah and judge between the pious and the impious?
A859

Your question is very good, intellectual and logical and indeed the question itself is its answer.
Without doubt there must be many such great miracles of juththah-yi ibda`iyyah, which have been in the veil of secrecy until now.

Q860 For us humble and indigent people, Allah's trials are really amazing. For example, from one angle there is the definitive statement that everything is encompassed in the Imam-i mubin, that is, no miracle or knowledge or secret is outside the Imam's personal world. Simultaneously many other things have also been mentioned in order to test what people think about the Imam. What is your opinion?
A860

This great trial lasts until a mu'min immerses in the ocean of knowledge and love.
You can attain much help from dhikr, `ibadat and giryah-u zari and the knowledge of certainty is a great blessing [in this connection].

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