A046
Surah: 034 - Ayah: 046
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34:46
Q81 Is there any mention of spiritual death and spiritual resurrection in a wisdom-filled way in verse (34:46): “Say: I give you but one admonition, that you stand unto God, two by two and one by one and then reflect.”
A81 Yes, spiritual death or spiritual resurrection is mentioned in this Divine command, which is: The supreme and greatest exhortation of religion is that all people of faith must act on the command of the major jihad, so that they may die and resurrect spiritually in this life. In this major jihad, in order to go from multiplicity to unity, first they have to stand up (revive) two by two and then at the rank of Intellect, one by one. This is the ta’wili wisdom of standing up for God two by two and one by one.
Thus the one who is matchless in his time and whose excellence is demonstrated by the example of numbers, is the Perfect man, i.e. the Imam of the time and this evidence of the external world confirms the evidence of the Quraan, which is: “(O prophet!) Say! I exhort you about one (reality).” (34:46).
Part 56
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
It is mentioned in the wisdom-filled verse (34:46): “Say [O Muhammad!] I exhort you to one thing only: that you [dying by the spiritual resurrection] stand [i.e. resurrect] for Allah’s sake, in pairs and singly. Then think carefully [about the secrets of macrifat] so that you may have the recognition that your companion is not possessed [he is the true Messenger of Allah].”
The law of resurrection must be remembered that the spiritual resurrection first takes place in plurality and duality and then finally in the sacred Sanctuary in single (fard) and singularity (fardaniyyat), so that after becoming a single individual a human being finally becomes annihilated in one God. In every spiritual resurrection there is one central soul whose Qur’anic name is nafs-i wahidah. In the beginning of the resurrection, although there gather together countless souls, they have the characteristic of becoming one, therefore, eventually they become one.
In verse (81:7), it is said: “And when the souls will be in pairs.” What does the allusion of two gardens in paradise mean (55:46)? What does the allusion of two other gardens under them mean (55:62)? What is the wisdom-filled secret in that the fruits of paradise are in pairs (55:52)? What is the ta’wÄl of the fact that other than God (dhat-i subhan), everything else is in pairs (36:36)?
Q165 Although reflection is necessary at every step and every destination of the journey of knowledge and there is no occasion when it has no importance, it is likely that there is also a special place where, due to the sublime places of knowledge and recognition, great secrets are discovered by it. Is such a sublime place for reflection possible?
A165 Yes, indeed it is possible. There is an extremely wisdom-filled verse (34:46), which implies that God expands the guidance(s) and advices of religion and also contracts them. This is the implication of this verse, which is: “Say (O Muhammad): I exhort you to one thing only [which is the compendium of all exhortations] that you stand for Allah’s sake, in pairs or singly.” [i.e. you accomplish the work of resurrection in this very life and die spiritually and resurrect. This is the meaning of standing.] The meaning of “in pairs or singly” is to go from multiplicity to duality and from duality to unity. Now, this is the most sublime place of the inner eye and reflection to attain the secrets of recognition, as mentioned: “Then reflect carefully.”
Q166 According to you, the importance of reflection increases greatly after the spiritual and individual resurrection. If that is the case, could you kindly give us some examples?
A166 By resurrection one attains the light of recognition, in the illumination of which one hopes to attain great and useful results by reflecting on everything, and sometimes treasures are found. Whether you reflect on the Qur’an or on your own self, or on the universe, or on the hudud-i din, everywhere you will find brilliant gems of knowledge and wisdom. During the resurrection, countless wonders and marvels of the external and internal worlds and the great miracles of the Prophets and Imams were experienced. However, those experiences were such that there was no time to reflect on any of those things. The time for reflection comes only when the universal deluge stops. This is further explanation of the above-mentioned verse (34:46). Praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the worlds!
This verse has been referred 3 times.