Caskets of Pearls Vol. 2 - Casket of Pearls 99

Casket of Pearls 99

Tags: Recognition, Signs of God, Wajh-i Din, Hazrat Abu Talib, Hazrat Khadijah, Zayd bin `Amr, `Amr bin Nafil, Maysarah, Ha'-Mim, al-hayyu'l-qayyum, Hazrat Hujjat-i Qa'im, Hazrat-i Qa'im

Q981 Those fortunate people who merge in the Imam also merge in the Prophet and in God. What is your belief in this matter?
A981

This soul-nourishing point is absolutely correct and is the reality,
because God has made the Imam-i mubin the treasure of treasures (36:12).
The Imam (May peace be through him) of the time is indeed God's Supreme Name, by which the personal and spiritual qiyamat occurs in the `arif's personal world with countless benefits.
Is qiyamat not the Day of Judgement, and is judgement not decreed in it between truth and falsehood?

Q982 How many stages of the Imam's recognition are there?
A982

There are three stages of the Imam's recognition, one of which is external and the other two internal.
The external stage of the Imam's recognition is [in the form of] the knowledge of certainty.
The other two which are internal are [in the form of] the eye of certainty and the truth of certainty, which are in the `arif's personal world.

Q983 Do you call certainty (yaqin) recognition (ma`rifat)?
A983

Yes, because Hazrat Ibrahim (May peace be through him)'s certainty was in the sense of recognition (6:75), since in his personal world, he had attained the recognition of the secrets of the kingdom of the heavens and the earth.
You can do the following ta'wil of Surah-yi Baqarah (2:1-2 ) in "Kitabu la rayba fihi", which means 'the Book in which there is no doubt' = that is, there is certainty in it = that is, there is recognition of it.
Therefore, there is recognition in Alif, lam, mim, by which is meant Mawla `Ali (May peace be through him), as he has said: Ana dhalika'l-kitabu la rayba fihi, that is, 'I am that Book in which there is no doubt',⁵² rather there is certainty, in other words only recognition.

Q984 Read Surah-yi A`raf (7:40) carefully, where the question arises: Which are the signs (ayat) of God that are belied?
A984

God's signs are the pure Imams, who are belied by ignorant people.
Just as Mawla `Ali (May peace be through him) has said: "Ana ayatu'llah wa aminu'llah = I am the signs of God and His trustworthy".⁵³
Apart from this ta'wil there is no logic in belying God's signs.

Q985 In which sense are the pure Imams God's signs?
A985

The Imams are God's greatest miracles.
The true Imams are the speaking Book and all its ayat.
The Imams are the Qur'an's wisdom and its ta'wili secrets.
The guiding Imams are God's sacred signs and miracles who manifest in the `arif's personal world.

Q986 This question is about Surah-yi Hajj (22:46): "What! Have they not travelled in the earth that they could have hearts to understand or ears to hear? Verily it is not the eyes that are blind but blind are the hearts which are in the breasts." Does this indicate to travelling in the earth of the personal world?
A986 Yes. The one who is blind of heart is unable to have the grace of recognition in this world and he remains in the same state in the hereafter too (17:72).

Q987 It is stated in Surah-yi Ibrahim (14:10): "Their messengers said to them: 'Do you doubt God Who is the originator of the heavens and the earth'", please give us its wisdom.
A987

This means that there is no doubt in God, rather there is certainty.
If there is certainty, then in other words there is recognition.
Among the marvels and wonders of wisdom, this is a method of keeping the description of recognition in a veil. However this is God's very great favour.

Q988 Could you please tell us the names of the holy Prophet's spiritual hudud and their mazahir (loci of manifestation)?
A988 God willing!

The names of the spiritual hudud are: sabiq, tali, jadd, fath, khayal.
Their manifestations are: Hazrat Abu Talib (May peace be through him), Hazrat Khadijah (May peace be through her), Zayd bin `Amr, `Amr bin Nafil, Maysarah.⁵⁴

Q989 How was the love for Hazrat Hujjat-i Qa'im (May peace be through him) and Hazrat-i Qa'im (May peace be through him) created in you in the very beginning?
A989

I benefitted greatly from the renowned book Wajh-i din of Hakim Pir Nasir-i Khusraw.
This blessed book which has been written over a thousand years ago is a great treasure of the knowledge of certainty.
This blessed book contains the well-grounded explanation of Hazrat Hujjat-i Qa'im (May peace be through him) and Hazrat-i Qa'im (May peace be through him) in several places. All of this happened by the mercy of the holy Lord.
By God's mercy and grace I was born into a family which was religious and was among the friends of the ahl-i bayt.

Q990 Please share more secrets.
A990

Hazrat Hujjat-i Qa'im (May peace be through him) and Hazrat-i Qa'im (May peace be through him) are the two Supreme Names of God, which is why they are al-hayyu'l-qayyum in the Qur'an and in spirituality.
They are at seven places of the Qur'an as ha' and mim: ha' = al-hayy, mim = al-qayyum.
They are the centre of the greatest qiyamat and the wise Qur'an is full of their luminous description.
The Imam's recognition becomes complete with their recognition.

⁵²Kawkab-i durri, Chapter 3, manqabat 28, p. 200.
⁵³Kawkab-i durri, Chapter 3, manqabat 80, p. 208.
⁵⁴See Sara'ir, page 81.

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