A056
Surah: 019 - Ayah: 056
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19:56
Sublime Paradise on Stars: Here I remember two titles of my writings, which are: "Subtle Life on Stars" (Qur'ani Minar, p. 87) and "Indication of Abdul-Ahad" (Lal-u Gawhar, p. 41). Indeed, my humble attempt is in the light of true religion. Now, I would like to mention some wisdoms from section ten of the epistle on music. In this section as in Section 7, light is shed on the reality of the heavenly melodies, and it is mentioned that the purpose of this sacred music is that man may be enriched with the bounties and pleasures of the higher world through obedience, dhikr-u ibadat, knowledge and good deeds, just as Hazrat Idris reached the higher world spiritually during his physical life (19:56-57).
One of the mentions of Hazrat Idris, may peace be on him, is made in the noble Qur’an in this way: “(O Prophet!) And make mention in the Scripture (Qur’an) of Idris. Lo! he was a siddiq and a Prophet” (19:56). Such a mention is also made of Hazrat Ibrahim, may peace be on him (19:41). These examples show that every Prophet first becomes a wali, and then a Prophet. Now, in the light of the above-mentioned diagram, an important question is answered. The question is: “To what extent is the spiritual progress of a woman possible? Had a woman become a Prophet at any time? If not, what was the reason for it?” The answer is that there is no difference between the spiritual progress of a man or a woman, for their place of return and destination of annihilation is the same, which is the world of divinity, where all have to become annihilated individually. A bright example of the spiritual progress of women is that of Hazrat Maryam, may peace be upon her, that she was a siddiqah, namely, a female wali or waliyyah. That is, she was among the perfect awliya'. See in the above-mentioned diagram that the final destination of siddiqin is the destination of divinity. Thus certainly the pure soul of Hazrat Maryam, a siddiqah, may peace be on her, (5:75) and other fortunate women like her, can reach the world of divinity. In my opinion, due to this bright proof of the equity of the Compassionate (musawat-i Rahmani), the remaining part of the question should cease automatically.
This verse has been referred 5 times.