Coolness of the eye - Some Wisdoms of the Surah of Qari`ah (Clatterer, 101)
Some Wisdoms of the Surah of Qari`ah (Clatterer, 101)
Tags: Surah-yi Qari`ah, Clatterer, Moths, Mountains, Hawiyah
In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful
(101:1) The Clatter! (101:2) What is the Clatter? (101:3) And what will make you comprehend what the Clatter is? (101:4) The day that men shall be like scattered moths, (101:5) and the mountains will become like carded coloured wool. (101:6) Then, as for him whose scales (of knowledge and good deeds) are heavy, (101:7) he will have a pleasant life. (101:8) But as for him whose scales are light, (101:9) his abode shall be the abyss. And what will make you comprehend what it is? (101:10) A burning fire.
Wisdom 1: Al-Qari`ah or Clatterer means the noise of spirituality and the personal Resurrection, knocking of the ears, knocking on the door of the house of existence by the external souls, etc. Because there are many examples of the Resurrection. One of them is that the door of the heart is forcefully knocked on in order to open it.
Wisdom 2: Here attention is drawn to this amazing and astonishing event. And great wisdom lies hidden behind the question of God.
Wisdom 3: Certainly people are negligent and careless of the events of the Resurrection, whereas they should be thinking about it and making practical preparations throughout their lives.
Wisdom 4: That day men shall be like scattered moths, i.e. the souls of people will be scattered in the form of subtle particles. Here allusion is made to the fact that spirituality and Resurrection is in the "world of particles", which is the world of the particles of the subtle body. In this verse, the parable of moths has numerous wisdoms. Firstly, just as caterpillars are resurrected in the form of moths, similarly, the Resurrection of the Perfect Men is in the complete subtle body while the rest of the human beings are resurrected in subtle particles. Secondly, where Resurrection takes place in the Perfect Man, there all souls gather towards the light of the ism-i a`zam, just as moths gather around a lamp.
Wisdom 5: Until spirituality and Resurrection take place, the human soul remains solid and frozen like a mountain. But when Resurrection takes place, the solidity of the mountain of the soul breaks up completely, and the smashing of the mountain into particles, not only represents the innumerable people, but captivating exquisiteness and colourfulness are also created in it. And this meaning is not separated from the colour of God (2:138).
Wisdom 6: On the Day of Resurrection, those good deeds which are done with intellect, understanding, knowledge and wisdom, will have great weight, for the abundant good is linked to wisdom (2:269). On the other hand, it is true that those who do not have religious intellect today, will deplore it tomorrow in Hell (67:10).
Wisdom 7: In verse: "He whose scales of knowledge and good deeds will be heavy, will be in a pleasant life" is alluded the kingdom of Paradise, which is mentioned in verse (76:20). In "pleasant life" are mentioned the supreme bounties, by which is meant the kingdom of Paradise.
Wisdom 8: He whose scales are light due to ignorant deeds, will be a loser and disappointed.
Wisdom 9: The abode of such a person will be hawiyah. Hawiyah means Hell, falling, sinking, by which is meant the ignorant one who himself has fallen and sunk and causes others to fall and sink too.
Wisdom 10: You do not know what hawiyah is? It is the place of falling and causing others to fall.
Wisdom 11: It is a burning fire, means the ignorant one and his practise of ignorance which spreads and destroys people. For ignorance is the fire of Hell, in which lies great intellectual torment.
Nasir al-Din Hunzai, Karachi,
12th September, 1982.
Chicago IL 60625, U.S.A.,
31st July, 1991.
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