The Esoteric Aspect of the Story of Saul (Talut)
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1. A brief explanation of the noble verses from surah-yi Baqarah (2:246-251) is that al-qital (battle = spiritual battle) is resurrection, which is also the final invitation to the true religion. Malik (king) is the Imam without whom the spiritual battle, i.e., the resurrection, is not possible (17:71). Bacatha is derived from bacth, which means to breathe life into someone, to raise someone, to become alive, to send. It means that Hazrat-i Talut came to life after death by God's command. Thus, God and His Prophet Samuel (Shamu'il) made Saul (Talut) the king (Imam) of Bani Isra'il. Moreover, earlier and later, God granted him seven great spiritual miracles as mentioned below:
2. (a) To revive after death. This is a very great miracle. See its details in our books. (b) Universal knowledge.
Universal body, i.e., the ibdaci body (juththah-yi ibdaciyyah), as it is said: bastatan fi'l-cilmi wa'l-jismi (abundance in knowledge and stature).
(d) The inheritance (mirath) of the prophets, which contains great spiritual things. (e) Imamat, which is unique and unprecedented, that is, there cannot be another person like the Imam in his time. (f) God's guidance. (g) Resurrection or spiritual battle, through which the whole universe is subjugated.
3. It is said in surah-yi Racd: "And everything with Him is measured" (13:8). This means that the dimension of paradise is equal to the universe. The extent of knowledge is also equal to the universe, since there is nothing to be known outside it. The journey of the subtle body is within the boundaries of the universe. This noble verse also alludes to the fact that the universe itself, or the universes as a whole, are according to a measure, although they expand, but are enfolded again. God, the Omnipotent, creates limitless things out of finite things, just as He creates week, month, year, century and infinite time out of the renewal of day and night.
Margala Towers, Islamabad Tuesday 8 Muharram al-Haram 1419 AH / 5 May 1998
Note: The above-mentioned Qur'anic wisdoms are indispensable for the recognition of Imam.
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