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Qur'anic Minarets - Intellect is Adam (May peace be through him) and Soul is Hawwa (May peace be through her)

Intellect is Adam (May peace be through him) and Soul is Hawwa (May peace be through her)

Tags: I, Hazrat Adam, Lineage

  1. The Treasures of the Qur'an: How can the wonders and marvels of knowledge of the Qur'an come to an end when the Divine treasures are endless? Since new precious gems are being received every time from this blessed mountain and this pure ocean always remains full of invaluable pearls, let us devote a special part of our life for the acquisition of this heavenly wealth. The bliss of both worlds lies for us in being attached to the Qur'an and the Imam, so that we may obtain the Divine secrets. This is possible only if we do a reflective study of the wise Qur'an in the illumination of the light of guidance in the best way.
  2. Paired Wisdoms: You may have read the article "Wisdom of Contraries" and you may have seen several such points in other subjects as well and consequently you have attained the certainty of the fact that every wisdom in reality is not one, but it is in a pair. For instance, the human "I" is considered to be one, but in the light of spiritual science, it has been ascertained that it is in a pair, namely the higher "I" and the lower "I", because the noble Qur'an says that one of them is real and the other one is its shadow (16:81). Thus, the human reality which is eternally (azali and abadi) linked with the Higher world (the world of Command) and cannot be separated from it even for a moment, is called the higher "I" and its shadow which has come to this world is called the lower "I".
  3. The Two "I"s of Hazrat-i Adam (May peace be through him): The two "I"s of Hazrat-i Adam (May peace be through him) and his children are among the pairs of fruits of the paradise of knowledge. However, how are they pairs? Are they like those things whose reality becomes known simply by casting a single glance at them? No, it is not like that! They are like a grain of wheat or any other seed, such as a walnut that is apparently one, but there is a pair within it: one part is male and the other female, which is known only to the people of knowledge. Thus, Hazrat-i Adam (May peace be through him) had two "I"s, but with respect to his higher "I", he always remained in paradise and with respect to his lower "I" he was sent to this world. Thus, most of the people did not duly recognise God's vicegerent into whom was breathed the Divine Spirit. We may call it spirit or light, its example of coming in the human body is like the bright sun in heaven and its reflection in a mirror on the earth. One may ask the question here: if that is the case, what was the purpose of Hazrat-i Adam (May peace be through him)'s giryah-u zari and repentance? Answer: The purpose is not too different from the case of a real mu'min, because he does the same giryah-u zari and repentance so that he may be able to see paradise and his higher "I".
  4. The Upper End and the Lower End of Soul: God says: "When the souls will be in pairs." (81:7) That is, when due to the resurrection and the unveiling of spirituality, it will become known that every soul has another soul in its background, as mentioned in verse (36:36) that the souls of people are in pairs. Thus, one of the two is the permanent "I" (ana-yi mustaqarr) and the other is the entrusted "I" (ana-yi mustawda`) (6:98), so that the upper end as a tree always remains in the world of Command and the lower end like its shadow comes to the world of creation (16:81).
  5. The Supreme Soul and its Shadow: We are convinced about the "Higher I", however, it does not mean that it is an ordinary personality. Rather, we are sure that it is the Supreme Soul, which is one, but due to being the Single Soul, it is all souls. In addition to many other realities, as mentioned in the book "What is Soul?" every soul is a compendium of countless souls therefore it is a universe within itself. In the light of this proof, we can say that all souls are gathered together in the Single Soul and each individual in this world is its shadow. Thus, it is worth reflecting on this example that when the shadow comes closer to the tree, its darkness continues to decrease. This is a very good indication of the reality that as human beings advance in knowledge and recognition, they also become closer to the Supreme Soul and when they see the sun of lights, their own recognition appears to be the recognition of the light.
  6. The Intellect and Soul are the specimens of Adam (May peace be through him) and Hawwa (May peace be through her): Adam and Hawwa are also in the personal world and they are the intellect and the soul whose highest recognition is the recognition of Hazrat-i Adam (May peace be through him), the father of humankind. It is for this reason that the Qur'an says in verse (7:11): "And verily We created you (physically), then We fashioned you [spiritually and in the Compassionate's] forms, then We said to the angels: Prostrate yourselves to Adam." These are God's friends, i.e., `arifs, who in connection with the stations of recognition and the renewal of similitudes undergo Adam (May peace be through him)'s event, which is full of marvels and wonders and abounds in key wisdoms.
  7. Hazrat-i Adam (May peace be through him) and Paradise: He entered the paradise of the spiritual and intellectual bounties when God's Spirit was breathed into him. That is, the Spirit is the Light in which is hidden the kingdom of the universal paradise. The angels prostrated to Hazrat-i Adam (May peace be through him) twice in paradise: first in the world of particles and secondly at the station of the intellect. Initially, the angels were in the form of luminous particles, but at the rank of the intellect, they were [in the form of] a perfect united light, because the universal (jami`) Angel of all great angels is only one. The same one Angel is two and all of them. Note well that the same law is for all the great souls as well.
  8. What was the nature of the angels' prostration? This question has arisen because all the creatures of the heavens and the earth are prostrating to God. However, most of the creatures are such that they prostrate to Him in the sense of their respective actions. About the angels you have to necessarily reflect on how they perform their prostration where they are [in the form of] the particles of light or [in the form of] the complete light, [do they do so] with their forehead [touching the ground] or in the sense of obedience? Also, it is necessary to reflect on why Hazrat-i Yusuf (May peace be through him)'s parents prostrated to him falling down from the throne. What is the secret in it? Remember that the main purpose of Hazrat-i Adam (May peace be through him)'s vicegerency could not be fulfilled by one or two customary prostrations of angels therefore, by God's command they also obeyed him at the station of the soul and the intellect. This established the Divine vicegerency for him. For examples of prostration, see verses (13:15; 16:49; 22:18).
  9. Five Kinds of Adam and Hawwa: In the macrocosm, they are the Universal Intellect and the Universal Soul; in the great cycle, Adam (May peace be through him) and Hawwa (May peace be through her); in the cycle of Prophethood, every natiq and every asas; in the cycle of Imamat, every Imam and every bab and in the microcosm, intellect and soul so that God's promise about the major and minor vicegerecy may be fulfilled (24:55) and the doors of recognition and spiritual knowledge remain forever open in every age. This is so because there is no impediment (22:78) in the religion of Islam, while the light of guidance is always present and while the treasures of Qur'anic knowledge and wisdom are in front of us (5:15).
  10. Father and Son (90:3): These two names are among the names of light because the light in the personal world on one side is a father and on the other side is children. Thus, Hazrat-i Yusuf (May peace be through him), in connection with the spiritual ascension and progress of the personal world, raised the light and its supreme hujjat (bab) on the throne of the intellect (12:100), then they who were also called the sun and the moon (12:4) performed the prostration of obedience to him, as the angels had done to Hazrat-i Adam (May peace be through him). Note that Hazrat-i Yusuf (May peace be through him) and Hazrat-i Ya`qub (May peace be through him) were in the chain of entrusted Imams.
  11. On the Day of Resurrection every Lineage will come to an End (23:101): It is said: "When the sur is blown, there will be no lineages between them that day, nor will they ask after one another." (23:101) It is a hidden secret that when an Adam experiences the personal resurrection, the collective resurrection is hidden in it and internally and spiritually all the people of the world are gathered in the Adam (May peace be through him) of the time and then they are dispersed. In other words, on Israfil (May peace be through him)'s invitation, the souls of all people are gathered together and with that, they all become the progeny of the present and living Adam (May peace be through him), and their previous lineages come to an end. Then all these souls return to their respective bodies. This is a specimen of gathering and dispersing, the end of the previous lineage and the beginning of the new lineage.
  12. The Subject and Concept of the Divine Sunnat (habit, law): Have you studied carefully all those verses which are full of the secrets of the Divine sunnat? Is God's sunnat and habit, not that which has passed in His chosen servants, i.e., the Prophets and Imams and will continue to pass in the present and the future as well? Is it not the mention of the resurrection occurring time and again? Indeed, this fact is alluded to, because there is no command of God the occurrence of which is awaited, rather, every command of His has been acted upon (33:37).

29 Rabi` I1410 AH/29th November, 1989 AD

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