A024
Surah: 055 - Ayah: 024
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55:24
The above explanation is about unconscious annihilation or perdition. Now, we want to explain the conscious and luminous annihilation that, every Prophet and every Imam in the beginning becomes annihilated in the luminosity of his predecessor and attains the rank of Face of God. Reflect upon verses (55:24-28). The concept of annihilation according to Sufis is: annihilation in the Shaykh , annihilation in the Messenger and annihilation in God. According to us however, it is the Imam of the time who is the true and perfect murshid. Thus, although the luminous annihilation is in three levels, they are linked together.
Arshuhu (His Throne)
Only the great bounties are mentioned in the chapter of Rahman (55). One of them is that there is a unique ark (55:24) in the ocean of every personal world, which is also the Divine Throne on the water (11:7) and the laden ark (36:41), the embarkees of which become annihilated in the “Face of God” (55:26-27). It should be noted that by the Face of God is meant the holy Imam. Imam as-Sadiq says: “We (the Imams) are the Face of God.” (al-Mizan, XIX, 103).
This verse has been referred 5 times.