Gems of Qur'anic Knowledge and Wisdom - Part 60
Part 60
Tags: Sima, Nur-i jabin, Manifestation
By the Name of Allah, the most Compassionate, the most Merciful.
The last verse of surah-yi Fath (48:29) is a Divine gem which praises and mentions the example of the chain of light upon light (silsilah-yi nurun `ala nur) and such praise has been mentioned in all heavenly scriptures. Here the word sima means the light of the forehead (nur-i jabin), which as the self-speaking light of the Supreme Name (ism-i a`zam), is in the blessed forehead of the true Imam. Its witness is every mu'min who has attained the luminous vision (didar) of his Imam of the time with his inner eye. A silent reflective resurrection is present in surah-yi Hadid (57:3) from which a wise person may benefit if he wills.
My heart asks me whether God is sometimes the First (Awwal), sometimes the Last (Akhir), sometimes the Manifest (Zahir) and sometimes the Hidden (Batin) or does it mean that He always has all four manifestations? O ignorant heart! Omnipotent God is the light of the universe and He can make each of the countless particles of the universe a world of manifestations and sustain it. A universal answer to all such questions is already available: "He has knowledge of everything." (57:3).
Saturday 19 February 2005
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