Caskets of Pearls Vol. 2 - Casket of Pearls 98

Casket of Pearls 98

Tags: Dhu'l-Qarnayn, Qiyamat, Hazrat Idris, Hazrat Maryam, Language, Record of deeds

Q971 Who is Dhu'l-Qarnayn? What is its lexical meaning? What is its wisdom?
A971

The lexical meaning of Dhu'l-Qarnayn is the one with the two horns.
Its wisdom is the lord of the naqur or the lord of the sur, that is, Mawla `Ali (May peace be through him).
A Bedouin once asked the holy Prophet: O Prophet, what is the sur? The Prophet replied that it was a horn, that is, it is the sound of the horn. According to the Qur'an these are two sounds which is why the word Qarnayn came into use.

Q972 You have said that every Prophet has undergone a personal and spiritual qiyamat. Please tell us where in the Qur'an Hazrat Adam (May peace be through him)'s qiyamat is mentioned?
A972 Hazrat Adam (May peace be through him)'s qiyamat is mentioned in those verses in which, by God's command, the angels prostrated to him: (15:29; 38:72; 2:34) etc.

Q973 In which noble verse of the Qur'an is Hazrat Idris (May peace be through him)'s qiyamat mentioned?
A973

Hazrat Idris (May peace be through him)'s qiyamat is mentioned in Surah-yi Maryam (19:56):
'O Prophet, remember Idris in the book of spirituality, he was truthful (siddiq), that is, he testified to all the realities and recognitions of qiyamat and he was a Prophet.
And We raised him to an exalted station, that is, the Sacred Sanctuary'.

Q974 In which Qur'anic verse is there a clear mention of the beginning of Hazrat Nuh (May peace be through him)'s qiyamat?
A974

In Surah-yi Hud (11:40).
In Surah-yi Mu'minun (23:27) where in the example of the deluge his personal world was the ark of salvation and in the meaning of qiyamat, it was its centre.
His qiyamat came to an end when it reached the Sacred Sanctuary.

Q975 In which Surah is the spiritual qiyamat of the Chief of the Prophets, Muhammad (May Allah send blessings and peace through him and his progeny) mentioned? How did it happen?
A975

Read Surah-yi Nasr (110:1-3 ): 'When God's help and victory came,
that is, when Israfil and Mika'il came and the spiritual qiyamat took place,
and you saw all the people enter God's religion (i.e., your personal world) in troop upon troop,
therefore do the tasbih of your Lord with hamd and pray to Him for forgiveness'.

Q976 What is Mawla `Ali (May peace be through him)'s farman regarding qiyamat?
A976

This is Mawla `Ali (May peace be through him)'s saying:
"Ana's-sa`atu'llati li-man kadhdhaba biha sa`iran",
That is, 'I am that sa`at (qiyamat) which, if a person belies it, hell is inevitable for him'.⁵¹

Q977 Had Hazrat Maryam (May peace be through her) received the ism-i a`zam? Had she undergone the spiritual qiyamat?
A977

Yes.
The story of Hazrat Maryam (May peace be through her) is full of the secrets of ism-i a`zam and qiyamat.
The most amazing and greatest secret is that her intellectual birth and that of her son had taken place simultaneously in the Sacred Sanctuary (23:50).

Q978 It is stated in Surah-yi Rum (30:22): "Among His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the variety of your languages and your colours. Verily there are signs in this for those who know." Could you tell us a secret about this?
A978

In sha'a'llah, when the people of faith will be in paradise, and they wish to listen to Hazrat Adam (May peace be through him)'s language, they will be able to do so and they will be most amazed by it.
They will also be able to listen to their own ancient language which was used thousands of years before.
Such an original language is preserved in the record of deeds of your ancient forefathers.
Which bounty of knowledge and known things are impossible in paradise?

Q979 Is it allowed to look at the record of deeds of others in paradise?
A979

Yes, why not? In fact the reality is that there every person wishes that all should read his record of deeds.
Since in paradise, praise for every success is highly appreciated.
See Surah-yi Haqqah (69:19).

Q980 What will be the glory of the record of deeds of those who, according to God and the Prophet's command, love and have friendship for the Imam from Muhammad (May Allah send blessings and peace through him and his progeny)'s progeny and really merge in him?
A980

In such a case those true lovers will receive the great favour of the Imam himself becoming their record of deeds.
Because the speaking Book, which is with God and which speaks the truth, is the true Imam himself, and certainly also the record of deeds of the people of faith (23:62; 45:29). Al-hamdu li'llahi Rabbi'l-`alamin!

⁵¹Kawkab-i durri, Chapter 3, manqabat 27, p. 200.

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