A108
Surah: 012 - Ayah: 108
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12:108
It is necessary to know what is the basirat. It is the sight of the heart, namely, to observe the spiritual realities with the inner eye. As God says about the Prophet: "Say thou: This is my way: I do invite unto God. I and he who follows me are on basirat (12:108).
This shows that along with the Prophet, his follower, Mawlana Ali, also was on basirat. i.e. both of them had observed the realities and gnoses of the spiritual world of the Qur'an with the inner eye, and therefore, whatever they had said about the true dawat (dawat-i haqq) was based on basirat.
Dawat (Invitation) with Insight:
The verse (12:108) sheds complete light on this subject, that the religion of Islam is the path of the Holy Prophet, whose spiritual stages he traversed and when he did so, the body of Islam came into existence. Then in accordance with the observation of the inner eye, and in view of the countless mercies and blessings, the Holy Prophet and his follower (i.e. Imam Ali), invited people to the path of Islam. That is, they invited people to the exoteric and esoteric aspects of Islam, because the main centre of the true mission or dawat-i haqq is the esoteric aspect and spirituality.
Q320 According to me the question related to recognition is among the great questions. Please give us the reference of the verse, according to which the entire Qur’an becomes the subject of recognition.
A320 It is verse (12:108): “Say (O Muhammad!) This is my way, I and he who follows me invite unto Allah on the basis of the inner eye (basirah). Allah is free from every attribute and I am not of the polytheists.”
- The path of the holy Prophet and his follower (i.e. Imam cAli(c)) is the path of basirah, i.e. the path of spiritual observation and recognition.
- The entire Qur’an is the subject of this dacwat based on the inner eye and recognition.
- Those who will accept this luminous dacwat of the holy Prophet in a true sense will definitely be able to attain the treasure of recognition.
This verse has been referred 8 times.