Caskets of Pearls Vol. 2 - Casket of Pearls 90

Casket of Pearls 90

Tags: Divine vicegerency, Hazrat Qa'im, Mail coats

Q891 With reference to Surah-yi Nur (24:55) please tell us which earth's khilafat (vicegerency) is referred to? To which rank of mu'mins is the promise of the khilafat made? Which type of people had Allah made His khalifah (vicegerent) in the past?
A891

It is the earth of the personal world, then that of paradise, on which Allah wishes to make His true mu'mins khalifah (vicegerent).
Prior to this promise, amongst those whom Allah had made khalifah, first comes the name of Hazrat Adam (May peace be through him), otherwise Allah's sunnat is not such that in the beginning the vicegerency is extremely great and then gradually continues to decrease in its position.

Q892 In the above-mentioned noble verse, the condition to attain Divine vicegerency is to have faith and to do good deeds. The question is: Have there not been such people in the religion of Islam who have fulfilled these requirements of Divine vicegerency?
A892

Indeed, there have been such people in every time who had duly brought faith and performed good deeds with knowledge and wisdom, and then God, according to His promise, granted them the vicegerency of the personal world and paradise.
How amazing that many people wish to attain the great rewards of God in the physical world, whereas they belong to the batin and the hereafter.
It is incumbent upon wise mu'mins to recognise God's physical and spiritual bounties in the light of knowledge and wisdom.

Q893 It is said in Surah-yi Fajr (89:22): "Wa ja'a Rabbuka wa'l-malaku saffan saffa = And your Lord shall come with the angels rank on rank." Will this wondrous and marvellous event of qiyamat occur physically?
A893

The act of coming and going is ascribed to God allegorically, therefore it has ta'wil. That ta'wil is that God is present everywhere and is all-seeing. He is that ocean of light (24:35) in which the entire universe is submerged.
Since there is not even a single particle of empty space in this ocean of light, the question of God coming and going does not arise. Therefore, in this verse, by the coming of God is meant the manifestation of Hazrat Qa'imu'l- qiyamat (May peace be through him).

Q894 Today by God's grace you have unveiled the greatest secret for the lovers of light, al-hamdu li'llah! Kindly tell us more secrets related to Hazrat Qa'imu'l- qiyamat (May peace be through him).
A894

Hazrat Qa'im, who is from the progeny of Muhammad (May Allah send blessings and peace through him and his progeny), is the representative of qiyamat on behalf of God and His Prophet. Since he is the locus of manifestation (mazhar) of God's light and His representative of qiyamat, therefore his coming in the world of religion is like God's coming.
Note carefully that God, may He be purified and exalted, is the Absolute King. He alone commands, therefore all His work is carried out by the angels, Prophets and Imams.

Q895 More secrets, please!
A895

"Await they (any other miracle) than that Allah (i.e., His representative of qiyamat) should come to them in the shadows of the clouds along with the angels and the matter be decreed?" (2:210)
This is a great trial for people. See the wise Qur'an in (42:51): God has a veil, and by the veil is meant His mazhar (locus of manifestation).

Q896 More secrets, please!
A896

The meaning of "Everything being in the Imam-i mubin" is that the complete treasure of the Qur'an's ta'wil is in Hazrat Qa'im's light, therefore qiyamat occurs in the personal world with Hazrat Qa'im's manifestation, and with it comes ta'wil.
It is mentioned in Surah-yi A`raf (7:53): "Do they wait for [any other qiyamat] but its (Qur'an's) ta'wil?"
From this it becomes evident that qiyamat is the living ta'wil of the Qur'an, which is linked with Hazrat Qa'im.

Q897 More secrets, please!
A897

Alas, if only people could attain the recognition of Hazrat Qa'im, the qiyamat, the world of particles and the personal world! Or if they could keep studying the books of the knowledge of certainty carefully!
The world of particles is that representative universe of people in which not only are human beings present but also everything in the form of particles. There are countless key wisdoms hidden in this.
A noble hadith says: Al-arwahu junudun mujannadah (Souls are arrayed armies).³⁶ It is these souls which are certainly the world of particles.
Dharr means tiny ants, as well as motes scattered in the air.

Q898 More secrets, please!
A898

The order of obedience is: God's obedience, the holy Prophet's obedience and the obedience of the ulu'l-amr (the Imam (May peace be through him) of the time). Together with it there is the order of love and merging, which is: fana' fi'l-Imam, fana' fi'r-Rasul and fana' fi'llah.
It should be remembered that fana' is not simply a belief but also a necessary action. Although it is voluntary yet what a magnificent death!

Q899 More secrets, please!
A899

O `azizan! It would not be surprising if the entire Qur'an describes love and effacement because it enfolds and spreads every universe and the lovers of God see this great Divine miracle in the Qur'an itself.
That is, whichever topic they wish to see in the Qur'an continues to spread from its beginning to the end.
Because God, by His perfect power, has made the unity of meaning of Qur'anic words in the Sacred Sanctuary and which gradually multiplies in its descent [to this world].

Q900 More secrets, please!
A900

As mentioned in the wise Qur'an (34:11), God taught Hazrat Dawud (May peace be through him) how to make physical and spiritual mail coats, commanding him to measure their links properly.
From this we come to know that spiritual mail coats and those related to knowledge are linked to one another like physical mail coats. That is, all the links of spiritual knowledge are firmly interconnected. Congratulations if you note one link of Qur'anic or spiritual wisdom, because the rest of the links are related to it.

³⁶Lughatu'l-hadith, J, p. 111.

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