Confluence of Spiritual Science and Material Science - Part 81

Part 81

In the name of God, the most Compassionate, the most Merciful

Hazrat-i Mawlana Sultan Muhammad Shah (May peace be through him) says: "You will go to paradise in the luminous body."¹⁶ It has become known that the luminous body is the ibda`i body. There are many names of it in the wise Qur'an. There is a highly wisdom-filled allusion in the story of Prophet Saul (May peace be through him) about the ibda`i body in verse (2:247), which runs as follows: "Verily Allah has chosen him over you, and has increased him abundantly in knowledge and body."

Ta'wil: In order to attain the luminous body, it is extremely essential to have true knowledge and wisdom. If the true lord al-hayyu'l-qayyum grants you the ibda`i body, then this worldly life also transforms into paradisal life. In this verse the phrase "He has increased him (zadahu)" is a subtle allusion. That is, the luminous body contains light, which has total access to the past and the future. Thus, the successful and pleasant luminous movie of your entire life, which is a part of paradise, is recorded in the luminous body.

Al-hamdu li'llah for His favours and munificence!

11-5-05

¹⁶Sultan Mubammad Shah (Imam), Kalam-i Imam-i Mubin (Bombay, 1950), I, 54.

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