A Letter of Knowledge in Modern Style (3)
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1. My cazizan in Houston (USA): Ya cAli Madad! God helped the holy Prophet through Hazrat-i cAli (Kawkab-i Durri, chapter II, manqabat 16). Read the sayings of Hazrat-i Mawlana Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah with heart and soul and with ardent love. They contain special guidance and tremendous inspiration for spiritual progress. The miraculous door of spiritual progress opens when one fully and unconditionally follows the physical guidance of the Imam. This is the door of resurrection, which the holy Qur'an mentions from beginning to end, as it says in surah-yi Zumar: "And they did not esteem Allah as is His right to be esteemed, and the whole earth shall be in His handful on the day of resurrection, and the heavens shall be rolled up in His right hand" (39:67). This refers to the earth and the heaven of the personal world, and is [thus] the mention of the subtle universe.
2. The beloved constituents of my dear soul: Noor Ali Momin, Yasmin Noor Ali, Nadir Noor Ali, Yasmin Nadir, Nasreen d/o Noor Ali, Zahir Momin, Irfan Hemani. These seven cazizan are Life Governors. Amin Qasim and Riyaz are also performing golden deeds. The house of Noor Ali and Yasmin is indeed my own house, so I keep remembering this beloved abode with virtuous prayers. I want to see all of my cazizan in the world of imagination. Imagining and visualising is not difficult, but it requires the light of spirituality.
3. In this letter, I am presenting a precious gift to all my friends: There are two kinds of examples in the wise Qur'an: positive and negative. Do not think that it is only the positive examples that contain knowledge, while the negative examples are devoid of knowledge. I want to tell you that nothing in the glorious Qur'an is without knowledge and wisdom (6:80, 7:89, 20:98, 40:7). For example, the exoteric meaning of the story of Gog and Magog in the wise Qur'an (18:94, 21:96) contains nothing but wickedness and mischief. However, a wonderful and great treasure of knowledge and wisdom lies in its esoteric aspect.
Margala Towers, Islamabad Monday 29 Dhu'l-Hijjah 1418 AH / 27 April 1998
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