Spiritual Experiences - Universal Science - Soul of the Planet Earth
Universal Science - Soul of the Planet Earth
Tags: Ka'inat, Kawn, Kawnayn, World, Universe, Earth, Universal Soul, Iron, Mountains
Analysis of the word ka'inat (universe) Al-kawn is an infinitive which means "to be", "to exist"; al-ka'in is a present participle which means "something existing", or "some event/accident happening"; al-ka'inat is its feminine form and its plural is ka'inat which means created things, existents, the world. Kawnayn means both worlds, the two worlds, the world of religion and this world; this world and the hereafter. Thus, by thinking and reflecting on the meaning of ka'inat, we come to know that in it, through God's command, the beginningless and endless chain of accidents (new things), events and creations always continues. We shall now present some Qur'anic proofs in order to establish the soul of the planet earth.
First Proof: The earth does indeed have its own special soul due to which its countless parts and particles are centred, assembled and united in a spherical shape. Its example is like that of a man who as long as he is alive, his existence subsists and continues, but when his soul leaves the body, his body gradually becomes decomposed, separated and scattered. Since, by God's grace, our earth is presently alive and when according to God's magnificent program, it will be close to dying, first all the water will gradually finish, as mentioned in the wise Qur'an (18:7-8; 23:18).
Second Proof: It is said in the Qur'an (24:35): "Allah is the light of guidance of the heavens and the earth". That is, He Who is purified from materiality and body is the light of guidance for everyone's soul in the heavens and the earth, since God is greater than everybody (Allahu Akbar). Therefore, through the mediation of the Prophets and Imams, where God is light for human beings, who are the most eminent of the creatures, how is it possible for Him to be directly light for stone and mud (earth)? However, it is correct and a reality that God, may He be glorified, is the light of guidance for the soul of the earth. Thus, from this clear proof, it is established that the earth has a great soul.
Third Proof: By examining verse (51:20-21) with wisdom, it becomes evident that whatever signs and miracles of God's omnipotence are present in a human being, especially in the Perfect Man, they are in the physical (zahir) and spiritual (batin) of the earth. It is evident from this that the earth is not without soul and intellect.
Fourth Proof: Remember that none of the words or examples of God and His Prophet is without meaning. Therefore, with regard to some atheists, God commanded His Prophet (May Allah send blessings and peace through him and his progeny) to say: "(O Prophet) say that you become stone or iron (or anything else which you think is hardest) (17:50-51)". From this it is clearly known that there is also a soul of its own kind in stone, iron etc. and so it is correct to say that the earth has a great Universal Soul.
Fifth proof: It is said in verse (57:25): "We sent down iron". That is, we sent down the soul of iron which made iron from soil or stone in some special places. From this we came to know that the things which are apparently called inanimate too have a soul according to their need, such as a mountain in which precious stones are being made; such a mountain is alive in which the soul continues to do this great work of creation and origination by God's command. Thus, the earth has a soul due to which the mountains also have a soul.
Sixth Proof: In (31:16) there is the wisdom-filled allusion that when the individual and representative resurrection of a mu'min-i salik begins to occur, souls come and gather in his personal world in the form of particles from everywhere and every place, to the extent that the storm of souls even gush forth from the rocks (mountain), the heavens, and the earth. From this, it is clear that nothing is without soul.
Seventh proof: The grandeur and exaltedness of ayatu'l-Kursi (2:255) is because of its grand secrets of recognition. Carefully examine these blessed words: "His Kursi enfolded the heavens and the earth in itself." That is, the entire universe is immersed in the ocean of the luminosity of the Universal Soul (Supreme Soul = Soul of souls), the example of which is a piece of iron which is amidst burning live coal and due to which it has become a red live coal. In this situation, no particle of iron can prevent itself from becoming fire. Therefore, every particle of the heaven and the earth is the abode of a silent soul.
Eighth Proof: In the topic of "", the way in which the wisdom of the verse of nature (30:30) is written is very important. According to this, there are many common and similar things in the creation of the universe and human beings. The most important point is that humans have a body, the body has countless cells, and in every cell live numerous souls. The name of the unity and integrity of these hundreds of thousands of millions, rather countless souls, is the human soul. Human beings also have an intellect. Similarly, the universe has a universal body, in every particle of which there are numerous souls. Their sum is the encompassing ocean of the Universal Soul, which is under the Universal Intellect. From this we came to know that the planet earth, like other heavenly bodies, is immersed in the ocean of the Supreme Soul whose example is like that of a fish born in water and which can only be alive in water.
Ninth Proof: See verse (57:4): "Allah knows whatsoever enters the earth, and whatsoever comes out of it, and whatever descends from the heaven and whatsoever goes up to it." That is, it is the souls which enter into the earth and come out of it. They descend from the heaven and they also ascend to it, because the perpetual movement of the soul continues in the universe.
Tenth Proof: It is said in verse (23:12): "Verily we created man from an extract of clay." The wisdom of this verse is truly amazing that, in it there is the mention of the complete creation of a human being and together with this, it is the beginning of creation as well. Its explanation is that, man is an all-embracing reality, is subtle as well as dense, spiritual as well as physical, he is in the higher world as well as in the lower world. Thus, with respect to the lower world, man has been created from the extract of clay. This clearly shows that soul is hidden in the earth.
Eleventh Proof: In (71:17) it is said: "Allah has caused you to grow from the earth as a growth." As mentioned above, man is an all-embracing reality and therefore his lower soul is from the earth and his higher soul is from the higher world.
Twelfth Proof: It is said in a noble Hadith: "Indeed everything has a heart and the Qur'an's heart is Yasin" (). Every universal law, every farman made by the Prophet (May Allah send blessings and peace through him and his progeny) is very great, wisdom-filled, all embracing and universal. Therefore, what we can understand from this Hadith is that every seed, every animal and every human being has a heart. The solar system also has a heart which is the sun. Certainly, together with the stars, the earth also has a heart and that is its centre. In it, there can be the heart of the very soul, which by God's command, had gathered the scattered particles of the earth.
I think that the above-mentioned arguments are enough for the proof of the soul of the earth. The saying of the sufis is correct that the universe is a great man and in relation to this, man is a small universe. They also say that the external world is a macrocosm and man is a microcosm (personal world). How amazing is the wisdom that the macrocosm is encompassed in man! Yes, the subjugation of the universe happens in this way.
The people of recognition have seen the reality with their inner eye and say with complete certainty that Hazrat-i Nuh (May peace be through him)'s real deluge was that of souls, in which there was the rain of the particles of souls from the heaven and from the earth just as if the fountainhead of souls had been released. In this sense, it is said in verse (11:44): "O earth, swallow your water, O sky stop. And the water went down and the matter finished". Spiritual science, Qur'anic science and universal science is the same one knowledge. The fact is that it has two great conditions: the recognition of the Qur'an and the recognition of the Imam. The same is the door to self-recognition and God's recognition. Thereafter, the recognition of everything is possible. If one person has a great successful experience such as this, then it is necessary for him to write down his experiences with the zeal of sincerity. Otherwise he would get the same punishment as Qu'ran was given because the religious due (zakat) is obligatory not only on wealth, rather the religious due (zakat) of knowledge is more obligatory.
Karachi, 10th September 1997
Wednesday, 7 Jumada I, 1418 A.H.
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