Spiritual Experiences - The Pleasant Mention of Sublime Blessings
The Pleasant Mention of Sublime Blessings
Tags: Guidance
1. There are extremely great favours of Allah, the Blessed, the Exalted, on the people of recognition, which it is commanded to mention gratefully. The mention of the sublime blessings of religion is `ibadat and an expression of gratitude, as well as knowledge and wisdom for the friends. It is these mentions which are the bouquets of the garden of spirituality, which can be offered as gifts to dear friends. How fortunate are those who receive the evergreen and fragrant flowers of paradise.
2. The subject of physical and spiritual (zahiri and batini) blessings is really magnificent in the wise Qur'an. Read the topics of the Qur'an separately and also read the subject of blessings in conjunction with the related verses, so that you will come to know the secret of the unfathomable happiness of its great secrets.
3. The extremely pleasant subject of the never-ending blessings of Allah starts with (1:6), in which it is said: "(Guide us) on the path of those upon whom You have bestowed Your favours". If someone asks: Who are the ones who have received the greatest favours of Allah? Its answer is in verse (4:69), which is: "whoever obeys God and the Apostle, such people are in the company of those whom God has shown favour, that is the Prophets, the truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous", i.e., the Prophets, asases, Imams and hujjats. Thus, it is evident that in this verse, in "guide us" is hidden the wisdom of following the hudud-i din, particularly the Imam (May peace be through him) of the time.
4. If God Himself has taught the people of faith the above mentioned prayer (du`a), it is evident that in all spiritual and intellectual blessings all the believing men and women are also together with the higher hudud-i din. Study verse (4:69) carefully and also reflect on the hadith-i nawafil that if God becomes the ear, eye, tongue and hand of His beloved servant, which blessings can be impossible for the `arif at that level?
Al-hamdu li'llahi Rabbi'l-`alamin!
Zulfiqar Abad, Gilgit, 9th May 1997
Friday, 1 Muharramu'l-harām 1418 A.H.
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