A Letter of Knowledge in Modern Style (8)
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1. My cazizan in France: Ya cAli Madad! This explanation relates to surah-yi Hadid (57:25): The balance (scale) required for the heavenly book is the Imam, who is the master of ta'wil. There are at least three ta'wils of God's sending down of iron: (a) The mineral soul of iron was sent down, which created the iron mine, (b) Spirituality was revealed to those worthy of it, Spiritual knowledge was given to those who deserve it. In it there is an intense (spiritual) battle as well as benefits for the people….
2. God, the Exalted, had made iron as soft as wax for Hazrat-i Dawud (34:10), that is, iron, spirituality and knowledge, so that complete chain mail could be made. This shows that chain mail is of three kinds: physical, spiritual and intellectual. Battles are also of three kinds, of which two are of great importance, namely the spiritual and the intellectual battle (i.e., the struggle for knowledge).
3. Although my intimate friend, my companion in knowledge, and the dear one of my soul, Karim Imamdad, seems to be all alone in France, in reality he is not alone. An enormous host of souls is with him. He is very fortunate to be often blessed with the holy vision (didar) of the exalted Imam. It seems that all our souls go and attain the bliss of the sacred didar of our Imam through his eyes. I pray for the safety and every kind of progress of my very dear friend Karim Imamdad and his beloved son Salman.
4. The battle of knowledge is the greatest and the ultimate battle. That is why the entire Qur'an mentions only knowledge, in both apparent and hidden ways. Thus, a prudent mu'min repeatedly performs giryah-u zari for the sake of the vision of knowledge (cilmi didar). Who are we not to supplicate and be humble for knowledge, while God, the Exalted, commanded His beloved Prophet: "And say: 'My Lord! Increase me in knowledge'" (20:114).
Margala Towers, Islamabad Saturday 5 Muharram al-Haram 1419 AH / 2 May 1998
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